Legislative Alert Washington State

[cookiedan@domain.elided (Daniel Nees)]

From SEMA SAN Network.
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Washington Attempts to Subvert Emissions Exemption
Remember the law passed last year in Washington exempting older vehicles
from the state's emissions inspection? Some legislators are now trying
to delay this enthusiast-friendly law. The Washington State Senate has
passed legislation (H.B. 5886) to delay the start-up date for the
exemption from January 1, 2000, to January 1, 2002. The bill now moves
to the House of Representatives for consideration.
               In 1998, the Washington Car Club
Council, allied vehicle enthusiasts and SEMA undertook an intensive
statewide campaign to exempt vehicles 25 years old and older from the
emissions inspection program. Washington Governor Gary Locke signed the
bill into law last spring. Now the Washington State hobbyist community
has again united to urge House legislators to vote to maintain the
January 1, 2000, startup date. Car clubs have instituted a massive mail,
e-mail and phone effort to protect this hard-fought legislation. As
Washington State enthusiast Rady Helseth points out, "This bill punishes
the hobbyist. [We] need to get involved now or it will be too late and
the [emissions exemption] will be history, not historic."
               In discussions with House members,
enthusiasts and SEMA have pointed out that the reasons for preserving
the original exemption are as valid today as they were last year:
Vehicles over 25 years old have a minimal environmental impact,
constitute a small portion of the vehicle fleet and are overwhelmingly
well maintained and infrequently operated. We are all hopeful these
legislators get the message.

_____Dan Nees_____
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