Re: Smog Cops at it again in California...

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

Doesn't much matter WHEN it takes effect, the entire concept of the bill is
ludicrous, and trying to get rid of it is certainly a most worthy cause.
Perhaps enough so to add Sacramento to the list of Californicated cities in
need of nuclear assisted urban redevelopment !

Greg

At 11:22 PM 8/23/02, James Montebello wrote:
>On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Steve Richards wrote:
>>   What is AB1493?  The bill the our current Governor, Gray Davis, signed
>> allows for CARB (California Air Resources Board) to designate
>> fees/assessments to any California Vehicle that produces 3Green House
>> Gasses2 ie: Carbon Dioxide.  As the bill is written, any vehicle registered
>> or not, used on public road or not, is covered.
>
>Either the bill number above is incorrect, or this statement doesn't
>jibe with my reading of the same bill.  The full text of the bill as
>signed is available on the web (http://www.assembly.ca.gov).
>
>It's a short bill, and the thrust appears to be aimed at reducing the
>greenhouse gas emissions of *future* vehicles.  It won't take effect
>until 2006, and will only affect motor vehicles made for or after the 2009
>model year.  Not a lot of Alfas in California will be covered by that. :-)
>
>My reading is the bill doesn't involve applying fees to any existing
>motor vehicles.  Indeed, it says exactly the opposite:
>
>(a) No later than January 1, 2005, the state board shall
>develop and adopt regulations that achieve the maximum feasible and
>cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from motor
>vehicles.
>[...]
>   (d) The regulations adopted by the state board pursuant to
>subdivision (a) shall not require any of the following:
>   (1) The imposition of additional fees and taxes on any motor
>vehicle, fuel, or vehicle miles traveled, pursuant to this section or
>any other provision of law.
>[from SEC 3]
>
>It's late, I read the bill quickly, I'm not a lawyer or a legislator,
>I may be completely wrong.
>
>james montebello
>san mateo, ca
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