Is indeed good news, for some reason the people in charge of this stuff look to california like it is the only sentient being on emmisions. Whatever Ca does the other emissions areas do one at a time over the next few years. It's like they don't know what to do and can't figure it out for themselves, so they just do as California does! I to like the no inspection we have here. Antiques have none at all, DD's have anual safety inspections though. -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Kelly Hardie" <ramblinguy.kelly@xxxxxxxxx> > I'm glad to hear it. I wrote several letters to my legislator when I lived > in SoCal, I'm happy they seem to have worked. Of course, I'm even happier > to live where there are no inspections at all :) > > Kelly > > On 9/24/07, Nolanatcamelot@xxxxxxx <Nolanatcamelot@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Congratulations to all you California members who contacted the > > California > > Senate Appropriations Committee about killing this bill. But...watch out > > for > > next year. The Assembly member who introduced this bill will likely try > > again > > next year. > > > > nolan dehner > > Nor Cal AMCs > > Windsor, Ca > > > > > > > > ( > > > http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/ct.php?t=2097384&c=1097229081&m=m&type=1&h=9C66E05 > E3A03447C621AEE265670D6E1 > > ) > > _Click here to view the newsletter as it was printed._ > > ( > > > http://echo.bluehornet.com/ct/ct.php?t=2097385&c=1097229081&m=m&type=1&h=9C66E05 > E3A03447C621AEE265 > > 670D6E1) > > > > California Emissions Testing Bill Dead For the Year > > Enthusiasts Rally to Defeat Legislation Requiring Annual Smog Check > > In a major victory for enthusiasts in California, the Senate > > Appropriations > > Committee rejected SAN-opposed legislation (AB 616) that threatened to > > require annual smog-check inspections for vehicles 15 years old > > and older. After > > having been previously approved by the full California Assembly and the > > Senate > > Transportation Committee, the bill is dead for the year. > > "Car clubs and individual hobbyists across the state loudly and > > forcefully > > objected to passage of this bill," said SEMA Vice President of Government > > Affairs Steve McDonald. "Ultimately, the lawmakers in Sacramento heard > > their > > message." > > Through thousands of phone calls and e-mails, SAN members were able to > > convince committee members that these vehicles constitute a small portion > > of the > > overall vehicle population and are a poor source from which to look for > > emissions reduction. > > In correspondence to his constituents, Senator Dave Cox expressed his > > opposition to the bill, "I have not yet seen any evidence that > > 15-year-old vehicles > > pollute our air substantially more than 14-year-old vehicles. Declaring > > all > > vehicles 15 years or older are guilty of being gross polluters without > > any > > empirical data is backwards and does not reflect the spirit of the law." > > Of additional concern to the enthusiast community were provisions in the > > bill that would have required that funds generated through the additional > > inspection fees be deposited into an account which could be used to scrap > > older > > cars. "We are especially indebted to those legislators who opposed the > > bill > > because it would have placed an undue burden upon car owners simply > > because > > their vehicle is older than an arbitrary date set in law," McDonald > > added. > > The SAN would like to thank the countless individuals and car clubs whose > > dedication and persistence in contacting lawmakers in Sacramento as this > > bill > > moved through the legislative process. 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