The comprehensive restoration plan presented to save the Bonneville Salt Flats.
In an effort to counter intellectual property (IP) theft, President Obama signed into law a SEMA-supported bill that enables businesses to protect their trade secrets using federal law.
Legislation to re-establish the authority of the Bureau of Trails to permit larger off-highway recreational vehicles at Jericho Mountain State Park was signed into law by Governor Maggie Hassan.
The racing community has been instrumental in getting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule that threatened the future of racing and modification equipment, and in getting dozens of Congressional Reps to co-sponsor the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act. But the threat isn’t over.
“The way I see it, if you’re going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?” explained Dr. Emmett Brown in the blockbuster film “Back to the Future.” As any movie buff will tell you, the car Doc Brown spoke of was the DeLorean DMC-12. Unfortunately for movie lovers and gearheads alike, the DeLorean hasn’t been in production since 1983. However, thanks to a new SEMA-supported law, that’s about to change.
Earlier this week, SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting testified before the U.S House Science, Space, and Technology Oversight Subcommittee, urging the group to continue allowing street vehicles to be modified and converted for motorsports competition.
The House Natural Resources Committee passed legislation that requires the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reopen the 75,000-acre Clear Creek National Recreation Area (NRA) in San Benito and Fresno counties for recreational use, including off-highway vehicle (OHV) access.
Our cover story this month calls attention to a significant shift in how the federal government regulates replica cars. Enactment of this law was a great victory for SEMA and the industry, but exactly how this win was achieved is, perhaps, even more important. In many ways, we can chalk it up to a long-term effort to build key relationships.
A new law championed by SEMA and industry-friendly lawmakers in Congress has made it easier to manufacture replica cars in the United States.
Through a variety of programs initiated over the years, the industry has connected with some of the most important contacts: politicians.