URGENT FEDERAL SCRAPPAGE ALERT
U.S. Senate Bill Would Fund Scrappage Programs Nationwide

A bill (S. 1766), authored by Senators Daschle (D-SD) and Bingaman (D-NM), has been introduced in the
U.S. Senate containing a provision (Section 803) that would federally fund state scrappage programs for vehicles
over 15 years old. Owners who turn in vehicles for crushing would receive a "minimal" payment and a future
credit toward purchasing a newer vehicle, all in a misguided attempt to improve the overall fuel economy of the
country's vehicle fleet. This bill represents the most formidable Federal legislative threat to the vehicle
hobby in many years.

Oppose the Use of U.S. Taxpayer Dollars for Scrappage

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 would give states that don't currently operate scrappage programs an extra incentive
to create a program due to generous federal funding.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 requires that federally funded state scrappage programs crush every car. It threatens
enthusiasts nationwide with the loss of valuable parts and parts-cars for repair, restoration, and customization
projects.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 does not require states to determine the fuel efficiency of vehicles being scrapped or
that scrapped vehicles are being replaced by more fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 ignores the fact that cars turned in for scrappage often barely run or are rarely driven
second or third vehicles that have a minimal impact on overall fuel economy.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 will diminish the availability of affordable transportation and repair parts to low-
income drivers as more and more older cars are crushed.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 does not guarantee that low-income individuals will be able to afford to purchase new
vehicles - let alone more fuel efficient vehicles - with the money provided by scrappage programs.

• Section 803 ofS. 1766 ignores more socially responsible and cost-effective policy options like voluntary
vehicle repair and upgrade programs that maximize the fuel efficiency of existing vehicles.

Contact Your U.S. Senators to Oppose Section 803 ofS. 1766

Protect American vehicle enthusiasts and low-income drivers. To find out who your U.S. Senators are,
call the SEMA Washington, D.C. office at 202-783-6007 or access this information via the Internet at
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/legisla...egislator.asp. For assistance in turning this alert into a letter to your
Senators, consult the SEMA document "How to Lobby Elected Officials." This guide is available at
www.enjoythedrive.com/san.

Please fax a copy of your letters to us at 202/783-6024 or mail to:

SEMA Washington Office
1317FSt.,NW,Ste.500
Washington, D.C. 20004

Headquarters: P.O. Box 4910, Diamond Bar, Calif. 91765-0910

Telephone: 909/396-0289 • Fax, general office: 909/860-0184 • Fax, publications: 909/860-1709
SEMA 1317 F Street N.w., Ste. 500, Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: 202/783-6007 • Fax 202/783-6024


Q.S.Tuso

 

Flaco, thanks for posting this. It is a reminder that we have to work to keep the "right" to have our hobby. As a reminder to everyone who writes to your Congressman, Senator or local newspaper, be businesslike, to the point and polite. Nothing hurts a cause more than nasty, inflamatory letters to politicos and newspapers. Remember the last time you read someone's letter to the editor demanding the right to hunt ducks with a MAC10.

Do everything you can to insure that everyone in the hobby calls or writes to Washington. It doesn't hurt to write, call AND email.

Later


bryant
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