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CA folks: I'm sure all of you know what a PITA the biennual smog check is. Well, here is our chance to fight back! Recently I started corresponding w/ Assemblyman Alberto Torrico about a proposal to change the CA smog check rules. This is my current proposal:
If a car passes the tail pipe emissions test, but fails the visual test, a 'visual waiver' will be granted, provided:
- a visual waiver fee of $50 (or TBD) is paid. This money will go towards the state CARB.
- gas cap passes the pressure test
- no visible liquid gas leak
- PCV system is present
- Fuel evaporation system is present
- engine change is specifically allowed provided all the above conditions are met, and the engine passes the tail pipe emissions test.
[Cliff Notes]: You're free to mod all you want provided the car still passes the tail pipe test.[/Cliff Notes]
BTW- everyone is WELCOME to make any suggestions to add to or polish up this proposal.
Now Assemblyman Torrico is looking into this, but he's raising some probing questions which need some serious research to answer. Here are the questions I need to answer:
1. statistics: how many people will benefit from this
2. Prior or similar legislation (bill number, support/opposition, final outcome)
3. Key legislators who are likely to support or oppose this
4. Likely position of Dept of Finance.
5. Affected State Agencies
6. Interest groups
7. What are you (meaning me, you and us
) willing to do advocating on behalf of this bill.
I need help in researching and answering these questions... and beyond that, if this proposal becomes a bill we'll need all the help we can get to push this bill into law. For the time being I need some quick help in answering these questions for Torrico so this can go forward ASAP. Who wants to pitch in & make this happen?
If a car passes the tail pipe emissions test, but fails the visual test, a 'visual waiver' will be granted, provided:
- a visual waiver fee of $50 (or TBD) is paid. This money will go towards the state CARB.
- gas cap passes the pressure test
- no visible liquid gas leak
- PCV system is present
- Fuel evaporation system is present
- engine change is specifically allowed provided all the above conditions are met, and the engine passes the tail pipe emissions test.
[Cliff Notes]: You're free to mod all you want provided the car still passes the tail pipe test.[/Cliff Notes]
BTW- everyone is WELCOME to make any suggestions to add to or polish up this proposal.
Now Assemblyman Torrico is looking into this, but he's raising some probing questions which need some serious research to answer. Here are the questions I need to answer:
1. statistics: how many people will benefit from this
2. Prior or similar legislation (bill number, support/opposition, final outcome)
3. Key legislators who are likely to support or oppose this
4. Likely position of Dept of Finance.
5. Affected State Agencies
6. Interest groups
7. What are you (meaning me, you and us
I need help in researching and answering these questions... and beyond that, if this proposal becomes a bill we'll need all the help we can get to push this bill into law. For the time being I need some quick help in answering these questions for Torrico so this can go forward ASAP. Who wants to pitch in & make this happen?