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| lapuwali |
 Apr 27 2004, 03:50 PM
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Not another one!  Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743   |
Been watching this one.
An analysis done on the 21st stated that an obstacle to the law is the DMV states they need to know if 1976 cars will be exempt or not by July of this year in order to get proper notification out to owners of 1976 cars. However, with the legislative process being what it is, the analyst felt that it couldn't get to Schwarzenegger's desk before September. So, they suggested moving the cutoff to 1977 to solve the timing problem with the DMV. So far, no word on whether or not this will happen. If so, all 914s would be exempt, and they'd be COMPLETELY exempt, as in they'd be exempt from the regulation, not just the test. If not, there's a chance this may die in the appropriations committee (where it's sitting now) from lack of attention. In any case, there's a decent chance owners of '76s be able to escape this. If it were reintroduced next session, it would have to have a '77 or later cutoff date. |
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| lapuwali |
Apr 28 2004, 02:50 AM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Well, I suppose I'm just a bit more trusting of government and the law, at least in the long run.
Keeping this on-topic (cars), the NOx requirements existed with the first emissions requirements in CA. However, the available technology didn't allow it to be tested effectively, so it wasn't tested at the smog check. The requirement was still there, however. They refined the tests, and started to measure NOx. Now they've refined the tests furthur and added dyno testing in some areas. Same requirements, different test. It's a slippery concept, I'll admit, but this isn't a case of a retroactive law. To become retroactive, they'd have to change the actual requirements for older model years. Retroactive laws are unconstitutional (Article 1, Section 9), so even if they do manage to get passed, they'd not hold up in court, and I'm sure some car guys with enough money (like Jay Leno) wouldn't have any problem helping someone challenge such a law to get it struck down. Unless this was changed very recently, btw, the Bay Area is not one of the areas that requires dyno smog testing. At least not all of the Bay Area. |
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lapuwali More on AB2683 Apr 27 2004, 03:50 PM
dmenche914 So is it that pre76 (or 77) cars will be totally e... Apr 27 2004, 04:24 PM dmenche914 i read the bill twice now, i do not see any provis... Apr 27 2004, 04:46 PM lapuwali The text of the bill was amended on 24 March, to r... Apr 27 2004, 04:49 PM RocknRollFrenzy i'm guessing that the 29 year time frame comes... Apr 27 2004, 05:03 PM lapuwali QUOTE
dmenche914 Guess we need to find out who made the admendment,... Apr 28 2004, 01:05 AM dmenche914 I believe much of the San Fransisco Bay Area was r... Apr 28 2004, 11:08 AM Demick QUOTE
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