The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding that high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions endanger the health and welfare of current and future generations of Americans. The decision comes nearly two years after the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority and duty to consider regulating CO2 emissions.

SEMA reached agreement with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on an alternative to legislation that originally sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor-vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles."

Under the negotiated agreement, the new bill would only give the Department authority to adopt the present California certification process for aftermarket emissions-related parts, allowing parts manufacturers to meet one uniform standard, rather than a patchwork of multiple state standards. The amended legislation will also incorporate a California law that requires state regulators to develop a tire fuel-efficiency program for passenger-car and light-truck replacement tires.

As in California, Oregon will include a SEMA-drafted provision to exempt limited production tires (15,000 or less annually), deep-tread snow tires, limited-use spares, motorcycle tires and tires manufactured for use on off-road vehicles.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

SEMA reached agreement with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on an alternative to legislation that originally sought to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor-vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles."

Under the negotiated agreement, the new bill would only give the Department authority to adopt the present California certification process for aftermarket emissions-related parts, allowing parts manufacturers to meet one uniform standard, rather than a patchwork of multiple state standards. The amended legislation will also incorporate a California law that requires state regulators to develop a tire fuel-efficiency program for passenger-car and light-truck replacement tires.

As in California, Oregon will include a SEMA-drafted provision to exempt limited production tires (15,000 or less annually), deep-tread snow tires, limited-use spares, motorcycle tires and tires manufactured for use on off-road vehicles.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

While hobbyists and related businesses have worked diligently to defeat proposals in Washington, D.C., to create a national Cash for Clunkers program, a bill (H.B. 1207) has been introduced in the North Carolina State Legislature that would implement a state vehicle scrappage program for passenger vehicles that are at least 14 years old.

Participants would receive around $1,000–$1,500 to scrap their car and purchase a current-year vehicle under 10,000 lbs., or one from the previous three model years. The participant’s family income must be less than 300% of the current federal poverty level. ALL trade-in vehicles could be destroyed, regardless of their historical value or collector interest.

If this effort is successful, hobbyists could be denied the availability of vintage cars and parts for restoration projects. For more information about the North Carolina vehicle scrappage program, click here.

For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

A SEMA-supported bill (H.B. 6226) has been introduced in the Connecticut State Legislature to provide an exemption from property taxes for antique, rare and special-interest vehicles. The bill is pending in the Joint Transportation Committee for consideration.

Connecticut law defines an "antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle" as a motor vehicle 20 years old or older, which is being preserved because of historic interest and is not altered or modified from the original manufacturer's specifications.

For more information on H.B. 6226, click here. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.