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Originally Posted by Got the Bug
Ron,
I'll put a short letter together and get it out in the mail early next week. Just curious, what is Senator Benoit's angle/motivation to sponsor the bill?
We might get more interest if there was some talking points that could be included in the letter. Do you know if Senator Benoit has any angle on the economic benefits to the state? Based on the health of our State budget, any new potential revenue for the state could spur additional interest in the legislature.
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Those are some of the very main ponts that he is using is that the state is losoing millions in registration of these cars and that they are not driven enough to make any noticible contribution to the smog problem. The aide I talked to was well informed about the bill and he told me they had figured out how much they take in on the 500 numbers and if hey would multiply that by the amount they could take in for cars and vehicles that would not contribute any measurable amount to the smog no more than they are driven it would be a major point to use. My understanding was he is working with some car club in his districtand sponsering the bill for them after talking to their membera and finding out about the cars, how much they are driven and used and so forth. Also the more expensive the car, the more registration they take in. In my letter I stressed the aboveplus the fact that more manufacturers may move into the state if they can get the cars registered and that would provide some jobs. It would also open up the market for Californians to buy out of state cars and have them registered here which would bring in a lot of money.
Here is the Sacrament Phone Number if anyone wants to call and ask more about the bill, but it is a straight forward plainly written one that keeps the originalSB-100 process for registration but does away with the 500 number limit.
916-651-4037
Ron
