This legislation orders state bureaucrats to reduce greenhouse gases from California cars and trucks. It doesn’t say how.
Bureaucrats writing these idiotic bills are driving big SUV's???, What a crock
What's next they will want you to reduce greenhouse gases from a fart.
Look me like a scare tactic and it won't pass.

http://www.wedrive.org/index.html

Dogface

 

Dogface

I should say that even I see no harm in reducing greenhouse gases (I don't feel a necessity, but see no harm), but I feel that the legislators often fail to consider 1) all the true evidence as to safe levels of gases and 2) coordinating with the real-world (i.e. business owners) to understand the impact and get a timeframe on when such changes should be implemented.

There is nothing worse than a law that mandates "50% less carbon dioxide emissions from factories within the state by 2004." Is a 50% reduction really necessary or did the EPA just bully their way in? Is a 50% reduction able to be met by businesses or will the businesses dump tons of money complying and/or going out of business because they can't comply.....

 

Well still be able to have our big trucks, they will just have to sell a few more hybrid vehicles out that way to drop the overall pollution average.

-Jon

 

Hey, I did my part.



BOB

 

I don't think so Jon. I've heard the bill includes a motion to add a tax to trucks, SUVs and minivans. Also, the more miles we put on our vehicles the more taxes we pay.

And this from a bunch of morons that get "driven" to work in a Town Car.

 

didn't we recently get rid of a tax like that.
ie: the gas guzzler tax. vehicles with poor economy had to pay it, not sure if it was state or fed. but i haven't seen it in a few years and didn't have to pay it on the truck.

 

wildchild

Don't know what may have been eliminated in your state, but in reference to United States Code (USC) Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code, Subtitle D - Miscellaneous Excise Taxes, Subchapter A - Automotive and Related Items, Part I - Gas Guzzlers, Sec. 4064 - Gas Guzzler Tax has not been repealed to the best of my knowledge, unless the change has been so recent as it is not in my copy of the IRC.

 

This Bill was Introduced 02/23/01 By Pavley
Back when we had all the power outages Thanks to Governor Davis & ENRON.
Here is some info

CURRENT BILL STATUS


MEASURE : A.B. No. 1058
AUTHOR(S) : Pavley (Principal coauthor: Simitian) (Coauthors: Chu,
Cohn, Firebaugh, Frommer, Jackson, Koretz, Nation, and
Shelley) (Coauthors: Senators Perata and Romero).
TOPIC : Vehicular emissions: greenhouse gases.
HOUSE LOCATION : SEN
+LAST AMENDED DATE : 04/17/2002


TYPE OF BILL :
Active
Non-Urgency
Non-Appropriations
Majority Vote Required
Non-State-Mandated Local Program
Fiscal
Non-Tax Levy

LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 04/17/2002
LAST HIST. ACTION : Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on
APPR.
COMM. LOCATION : SEN APPROPRIATIONS
HEARING DATE : 04/29/2002

TITLE : An act to amend Section 42823 of, and to add Section
43018.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to air
quality.





Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary

1058 (Pavley)

Hearing Date: 4/29/02 Amended: 4/17/02 & LCR
#0209223
Consultant: Nora Lynn Policy Vote: EQ 5-2
__________________________________________________ __________
___
BILL SUMMARY:

AB 1058 requires the Air Resources Board (Board), by
January 1, 2005, to develop and adopt regulations, to take
effect no earlier than January 1, 2006, to achieve the
maximum cost-effective and technologically feasible
reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor
vehicles.

Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

Major Provisions 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Fund

Regulations: start-up,
implementation $100 $100
$100Special*
Report MinorSpecial*
Reductions certification NoneSpecial**
* Motor Vehicle Account
** Energy Resources Program Account

STAFF COMMENTS:

ARB staff estimates costs to the Board of $100,000 in FY
2002-03 for start-up costs and an additional $100,000 per
year through FY 2004-05 to develop GHG regulations and
implement AB 1058. Energy Commission (Commission) staff
indicates there are no costs to the Commission to adopt
procedures and protocols for the reporting and
certification of reductions in GHG emissions from mobile
sources as these duties are consistent with the
Commission's mandate as set out in SB 1771 (Sher, 2000).

ARB staff indicates the Board intends to fold the
regulations for the reduction of GHG emissions into the
next round of passenger vehicle emission regulations that
are expected to come before the ARB governing board in FY
2004-05. Public hearings, workshops, consultations with
auto manufacturers and other stakeholders would be expanded
to include GHG along with other emission reduction
strategies.

The author will offer amendments in committee to apply AB
1058's regulations to vehicles manufactured in the 2009
model year or after; clarify that regulations adopted
pursuant to AB 1058 must comply with Title 13 of the
California Code of Regulations, Section 1961 (a)(9); and
that in providing compliance flexibility, the Board may not
impose mandatory trip reduction measures or land use
restrictions.


Nearly two-thirds of California's greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. This bill directly addresses that sector curtailing emissions that come from passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks and other vehicles used for personal transportation in the state.

In a country that is the world's most egregious global warming polluter, California is second only to Texas in carbon dioxide emissions. Any emissions we cut here will be significant on a national and international scale. AB 1058 is supported by over 50 environmental, business, religious, and public health organizations. However, support in the legislature is unsure. It is important that your assemblymember hears from you. There is no doubt they are hearing from the auto and oil industry

* Another 50-cent-per-gallon increase in gasoline taxes.

* A two-cent tax on every mile driven for all passenger vehicles.

* Extra fees of $3,500 on minivans, light duty trucks, and sport utility vehicles to discourage consumers from buying them.

* Reducing the speed limit to 55 miles per hour.


Find your State Senator and urge him/her to vote No on AB 1058.

To find your State Senator, visit http://www.senate.ca.gov/~newsen/sen...oursenator.htp

We all paid for a Low Emissions clean air vehicles and are taxed enough.
I have sent emails to Governor Davis – governor@governor.ca.gov
and my State Senator remember Majority Vote Required

Dogface