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I never thought I'd live to see the day that California would move the smog 
exemption year from 1974 ... but I received the attached message from the SEMA 
SAN this morning.  It is unfortunate that they are not proposing the exemption 
cover the years the urq was imported, but it is close!  To think that should 
this law pass I could pick up another Fox GTI and not have to worry about smog 
... 


To urq fans in California ... please take a few minutes to contact your 
representatives and express your support for this bill.  In fact I'm going to 
suggest that they consider reinstating the automatic annual incrementing feature 
that was in the original bill.  


Steve Buchholz




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From: SEMA Action Network (SAN) <san at sema.org>; 
Subject: California Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions 
Inspection Requirement 

Sent: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 5:13:07 PM 


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California Introduces Bill to Exempt pre-1981 Vehicles From Emissions Inspection 
Requirement
In 2004, legislation was enacted to repeal California’s rolling emissions-test 
exemption for vehicles 30 years old and older and replace it with a law 
requiring the lifetime testing of all 1976 and newer model-year vehicles. This 
year, a bill has been introduced in the California Senate (S.B. 1224) by Senator 
Doug LaMalfa (Senator.LaMalfa at senate.ca.gov ) to exempt all motor vehicles prior 
to the 1981 model year from the emissions inspection requirement.  The bill will 
be considered in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on March 27, 
2012.
We Urge You to Contact All Members of the Senate Transportation and Housing 
Committee (Contact Info Below) Immediately To Request Their Support for S.B. 
1224
	* S.B. 1224 recognizes the minimal impact of pre-1981vehicles on emissions and 
air quality.


	* S.B. 1224 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.


	* S.B. 1224 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).


	* 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!
DON’T DELAY!  Please contact members of the California Senate Transportation and 
Housing Committee immediately to request their support of S.B. 1224.  
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem at sema.org.  Also, 
please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts.  Urge them to join the 
SAN and help defend the hobby!  Thank you for your assistance.
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
To e-mail all members of the Committee, copy and paste the email address block 
below:
senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov; senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov; 
senator.harman at sen.ca.gov; Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov; 
Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov; senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov; 
michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov; senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov; 
Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov
Senator Mark DeSaulnier (Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4007
Email: senator.desaulnier at sen.ca.gov
Senator Ted Gaines (Vice Chair)
Phone: (916) 651-4001
Email: senator.gaines at senate.ca.gov
Senator Tom Harman
Phone: (916) 651-4035
Email: senator.harman at sen.ca.gov
Senator Christine Kehoe
Phone: (916) 651-4039
Email: Senator.Kehoe at sen.ca.gov
Senator Alan Lowenthal
Phone: (916) 651-4027
Email: Senator.Lowenthal at sen.ca.gov
Senator Fran Pavley
Phone: (916) 651-4023
Email: senator.pavley at sen.ca.gov
Senator Michael Rubio
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Email: michael.rubio at sen.ca.gov
Senator Joe Simitian
Phone: (916) 651-4011
Email: senator.simitian at sen.ca.gov
Senator Mark Wyland
Phone: (916) 651-4038
Email: Senator.Wyland at senate.ca.gov
    
 
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