JZ33 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I was on Zilvia and came across this thread (should be able to view it, if not let me know!) http://zilvia.net/f/south-western-states/442760-attention-ca-members.html I just wanted to know how some of the other CA members feel and if this is ACTUALLY happening or just more hype over nothing... I would fully support it if this is not just some failed attempt... Quote Link to comment
Npdavies. Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 http://community.rat...cles-from-smog/ A lot of members are on board. If people actually pushed for it, it should help some. I mean, why not try? It'll open up soo many interesting possibilities in the Jap scrap world. :lol: Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 I already emailed all the senators... You should too.. I mean cereal, some 280zs can be smog exempt, and 620s or b210s!!!! Think of all the possibilities!!!!! Quote Link to comment
JZ33 Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 ^^^ Thats exactly what I was thinking! And so many other cars too! Quote Link to comment
Newkid Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 pass this bill damnit lol I need a weber or a motor swap, it needz moar powaa captain Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I sent emails a few weeks ago, lot's of "out of the office" replies ... but still, contact these folks! There is still time to "be heard" ... The hearing scheduled for March 27, 2012 on California Senate Bill (S.B. 1224) has been postponed until April 10, 2012. Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Dear ACCC Supporter, Well SB1224 LaMalfa fell two votes short (3 yes & 1 no) of passing the Senate Trans Committee today. However, if LaMalfa can round up two more votes then the bill passes through that committee. Those who voted in favor of the bill are Senators Gaines, Harman and Wyland. Those who voted against are Senators DeSaulnier, Lowenthal, Pavley and Simitian. Senators Kehoe and Rubio did not vote on the bill. In the meantime, I urge you to Contact Senators DeSaulnier, Lowenthal, Pavley, Simitian, Kehoe and Rubio *(Contact Info Below)* Immediately to Request Their Support for S.B. 1224. Please do not email these Senators, we have found that they do not read their emails. Please phone or fax your support of this bill. In addition, please feel free to use any of the following information in your calls or faxes. In the bill analysis from members of the American Lung Association; Sierra Club; and the Bay Area Air Quality folks we found some of the statements to be false, a bit confusing, and often times misleading. Below is the rebuttal. 1.* “This bill exempts from the smog check program many vehicles contributing the highest levels of pollution”.* If the smog checks are being performed properly every two years on the approx 162,000 vehicles and the program is successful then how can these vehicles be the highest contributors? 2.* “In 2004 CARB estimated that, by 2010, pre-1982 cars would account for more than 1/5 of the hydrocarbons and 1/10 of the nitrous oxide emissions”.* This is an estimate and I repeat an estimate from over 8 years ago on vehicles pre 1982. What are the numbers today and not from 2004. I would suggest that if CARB is doing their job these numbers should be and are probably lower than stated in the analysis. In addition, this bill talks about pre 1981 not pre 1982. 3. The statements regarding the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) is also somewhat irrelevant. Paying up to $500.00 for repairs to the vehicle’s smog system when repairs are often $1000.00 or more just for a CARB approved catalytic convertor doesn’t help lower income folks. Also BAR providing $1000.00 to retire the vehicle doesn’t help the same lower income folks who need a car to get back and forth to work. 4. Collector Car owners of vehicles 1976 through 1980. i.e. Corvettes, Mustangs, Porsches, Mercedes, Mopars, etc. are all well maintained and the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) is very low in comparison to the overall fleet. 5. At the last and final meeting of the California Inspection Maintenance & Review Committee (IMRC) November 2011 the IMRC stated and I quote; *“Although some argue that pre-1976 model-year vehicles also contribute significant emissions, the reality is that this portion of the fleet has a very low Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fraction of the overall fleet. As a result, the cumulative emissions from these vehicles is probably insignificant”.* 6. This bill recognizes the minimal impact of pre-1981 vehicles on emissions and air quality and acknowledges that pre-1981 vehicles still constitute a minuscule portion of the overall vehicle population and are a poor source from which to look for emissions reduction. 7. This bill endorses the fact that pre-1981 vehicles are overwhelmingly well-maintained and infrequently driven (a fraction of the miles each year as a new vehicle). 8. For years, legislators, regulators and stationary source polluters have felt the heat from failed efforts to meet air quality goals and have looked to older cars as a convenient scapegoat, using false data and inflated annual mileage assumptions to further their case. S.B. 1224 helps validate the truth. The old car hobby should not continue to carry the burden of past mistakes! *CONTACT INFORMATION* *Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Chair * *State Capitol, Room 5035 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4007 Office * *916/445-2527 Fax * *________________________________________* *Senator Ted Gaines, Vice Chair * *State Capitol, Room 3056 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4001 Office * *916/324-2680 Fax * *________________________________________* *Senator Tom Harman * *State Capitol, Room 3070 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4035 Office * *916/445-9263 Fax * *________________________________________* *Senator Christine Kehoe * *State Capitol Room 5050 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4039 Office * *916/327-2188 Fax* *________________________________________* *Senator Alan Lowenthal * *State Capitol, Room 2032 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4027 Office * *916/327-9113 Fax * *________________________________________* *Senator Fran Pavley * *State Capitol, Room 4035 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4023 Office * *916/324-4823 Fax * *________________________________________* *Senator Michael J. Rubio * *State Capitol, Room 2066 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4016 Office * *916/327-5989 Fax* *________________________________________* *Senator S. Joseph Simitian * *State Capitol, Room 2080 * *Sacramento, CA 95814 * *916/651-4011 Office * *916/323-4529 Fax* *________________________________________* *Senator Mark Wyland * *State Capitol, Room 4048* * Sacramento, CA 95814* *Phone: (916) 651-4038* *Fax: (916) 446-7382* Thank you, Association of California Car Clubs Quote Link to comment
MegatherioN Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Go to this thread to watch the hearing videos in case you missed it. http://community.ratsun.net/topic/41496-california-bill-to-exempt-pre-1981-vehicles-from-smog/page__gopid__670030#entry670030 Quote Link to comment
Hardwyre Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Seriously, the Sierra Club can go fuck themselves. Rich pricks have bought their way into their own private little wild kingdoms, then use legal bullshit to make sure "their" nature doesn't get despoiled. The ALA can also get bent. 1 Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm guessing this didn't get passed... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Yeah and fuck Ducks Unlimited too!!!! Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 so did it bill get passed?? is it to late???if soo then i am gonna look for a extended <king cab> truck Also there should be a pettion at JCCS so i can and will sign it.. Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I think it didn't pass.. Actually it failed.. and is still up for reconsideration. Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 kinda had a feeling it would..i watch the videos.. the guy was like "OH 24 tons per day.." but in reality it was like less then 3% Quote Link to comment
whitey01 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 The sierra club was set up by the U.S goverment to squash stuff like this they are all on the same side it is a shell game but there is no pea under any shell. 3 card monty!! Quote Link to comment
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