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SEMA Action Network · 01-28-2011, 11:01 AM

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In another misguided attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, legislation (A.B. 1318) has been reintroduced in the New York State Assembly to establish a progressive purchase surcharge for some new motor vehicles based on state calculations of carbon emissions. Depending on the vehicle purchased, this surcharge could require owners to pay up to $2,500 more for the vehicle. Funds collected under the program would be used in part to fund discounts for hybrids and electric cars. If this effort is successful, the effects on your ability to purchase the vehicle of your choice, not to mention vehicle safety, will be dramatic.

We Urge You to Contact the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Members (List Below) Immediately To Request Their Opposition to A.B. 1318

A.B 1318 will limit consumer choice in purchasing vehicles by making popular performance and luxury cars, as well as SUVs, light trucks and minivans, substantially more expensive to own.
A.B. 1318 will potentially lead to more deaths on New York’s highways as higher taxes on larger, safer vehicles forces consumers into smaller cars with higher accident fatality rates.
A.B. 1318 will not conserve energy. Greenhouse gas emissions depends on a host of other factors such as total miles traveled.
A.B. 1318 will do little to improve air quality. Air quality has more to do with overall basic vehicle maintenance than it does with owning and operating any particular class of vehicle.

DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the New York Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their opposition to A.B. 1318.

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.

New York Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee

Assemblymember Robert Sweeney - Chair
Phone: 518-455-5787
Email: sweeneyr@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Daniel Burling
Phone: 518-455-5314
Email: burlind@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember William Colton
Phone: 518-455-5828
Email: coltonw@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Marcos Crespo
Phone: 518-455-5514
Email: crespom@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz
Phone: 518-455-5214
Email: cymbrowitzs@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Gary Finch
Phone: 518-455-5878
Email: finchg@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Deborah Glick
Phone: 518-455-4841
Email: glickd@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Aileen Gunther
Phone: 518-455-5355
Email: gunthera@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee
Phone: 518-455-5118
Email: jaffeee@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh
Phone: 518-455-5506
Email: kavanaghb@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Micah Kellner
Phone: 518-455-5676
Email: kellnerm@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember George Latimer
Phone: 518-455-4897
Email: latimerg@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Barbara Lifton
Phone: 518-455-5444
Email: liftonb@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Peter Lopez
Phone: 518-455-5363
Email: lopezp@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Donna Lupardo
Phone: 518-455-5431
Email: LupardoD@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell
Phone: 518-455-5603
Email: odonnelld@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Phone: 518-455-5005
Email: peoplec@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Annie Rabbitt
Phone: 518-455-5991
Email: rabbitta@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Joseph Saladino
Phone: 518-455-5305
Email: saladij@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Teresa Sayward
Phone: 518-455-5565
Email: saywart@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Michelle Schimel
Phone: 518-455-5192
Email: SchimelM@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Fred Thiele, Jr.
Phone: 518-455-5997
Email: thielef@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Matthew Titone
Phone: 518-455-4677
Email: TitoneM@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Harvey Weisenberg
Phone: 518-455-3028
Email: weisenh@assembly.state.ny.us

Assemblymember Kenneth Zebrowski
Phone: 518-455-5735
Email: zebrowk@assembly.state.ny.us

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-28-2011, 01:07 PM

Immediately when I get home I will contact this a$$-clowns....

I hate living in this state.....

toesuf94 · 01-28-2011, 01:17 PM

I am trying to deliver some equipment to a customer in New York...they have a TAX on delivery trucks now - a $300 "City Fee". How anyone lives in New York is beyond me.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-28-2011, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toesuf94

I am trying to deliver some equipment to a customer in New York...they have a TAX on delivery trucks now - a $300 "City Fee". How anyone lives in New York is beyond me.

New York City is all sorts of f'd up....the rest isn't awful...a lot like some of our southern states actually...very country in this region....but since we're still part of the state...we get to deal with what the airheads in NYC and Albany come up with.

Xmicro_SS · 01-28-2011, 01:25 PM

If they keep banging the "average" midle class family and make it any harder to keep your head above water, they will have to come up with something to help fix the issues that occur with the mass exodus from this ridiculously overpriced region of the USA.

toesuf94 · 01-28-2011, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

New York City is all sorts of f'd up....the rest isn't awful...a lot like some of our southern states actually...very country in this region....but since we're still part of the state...we get to deal with what the airheads in NYC and Albany come up with.

I should have been clearer...NYC is what I disdain. I grew up in West Chester, PA and am a Penn State grad...up state NY and the areas out of the city are beautiful. I have been in those areas a lot, and love it...but NYC is an aquired taste.

Berean · 01-28-2011, 01:58 PM

Let them pass it. The more people that move out of these dysfunctional states, the quicker they will collapse.

MMC · 01-28-2011, 02:14 PM

I just had to renew my Silverado registration $93.50 for two years and then $20 more for a use tax. What is a use tax? A tax on what is a tax in the first place! I love NY.

Blownhotrodder · 01-28-2011, 03:12 PM

Move down to Ga. My buddy came down from Glens Falls and dont miss the snow one bit.

SEMA Action Network · 01-28-2011, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Immediately when I get home I will contact this a$$-clowns....

I hate living in this state.....

Thank you! We appreciate your activism!

Unfortunately with the economic state we're in, states are looking at us, the enthusiast, to balance budget sheets. We simply cannot allow that to happen. That's why we're here fighting for the hobby. We need passionate enthusiasts to stand-up and oppose these measures. SAN staff can't do it alone. We need as many people on our side of the ball as possible, so please join and urge your family, friends, and fellow enthusiasts to sign-up at www.SEMASAN.com. Why not? It's free!

*Mr. Wyndham* · 01-28-2011, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Berean

Let them pass it. The more people that move out of these dysfunctional states, the quicker they will collapse.

I'm not willing to stand by and let that happen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SEMA Action Network

Thank you! We appreciate your activism!

Unfortunately with the economic state we're in, states are looking at us, the enthusiast, to balance budget sheets. We simply cannot allow that to happen. That's why we're here fighting for the hobby. We need passionate enthusiasts to stand-up and oppose these measures. SAN staff can't do it alone. We need as many people on our side of the ball as possible, so please join and urge your family, friends, and fellow enthusiasts to sign-up at www.SEMASAN.com. Why not? It's free!

I will. I'll bet their logic is to make "good cars" more economically appealing than "bad" cars...and attract people to the state because of it....big problem..."good cars" aren't appealing right now....flawed logic...

CA is finally a little sane and has accepted the single, federal standard on this stuff....NY has no business meddling...

01-28-2011, 11:01 AM	#1
SEMA Action Network Drives: Camaro Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 118	New York Reconsiders Taxing “Gas Guzzlers” http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=62865 In another misguided attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, legislation (A.B. 1318) has been reintroduced in the New York State Assembly to establish a progressive purchase surcharge for some new motor vehicles based on state calculations of carbon emissions. Depending on the vehicle purchased, this surcharge could require owners to pay up to $2,500 more for the vehicle. Funds collected under the program would be used in part to fund discounts for hybrids and electric cars. If this effort is successful, the effects on your ability to purchase the vehicle of your choice, not to mention vehicle safety, will be dramatic. We Urge You to Contact the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Members (List Below) Immediately To Request Their Opposition to A.B. 1318 A.B 1318 will limit consumer choice in purchasing vehicles by making popular performance and luxury cars, as well as SUVs, light trucks and minivans, substantially more expensive to own. A.B. 1318 will potentially lead to more deaths on New York’s highways as higher taxes on larger, safer vehicles forces consumers into smaller cars with higher accident fatality rates. A.B. 1318 will not conserve energy. Greenhouse gas emissions depends on a host of other factors such as total miles traveled. A.B. 1318 will do little to improve air quality. Air quality has more to do with overall basic vehicle maintenance than it does with owning and operating any particular class of vehicle. DON’T DELAY! Please contact members of the New York Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee immediately by phone or e-mail to request their opposition to A.B. 1318. Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Thank you for your assistance. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance. New York Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee Assemblymember Robert Sweeney - Chair Phone: 518-455-5787 Email: sweeneyr@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Daniel Burling Phone: 518-455-5314 Email: burlind@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember William Colton Phone: 518-455-5828 Email: coltonw@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Marcos Crespo Phone: 518-455-5514 Email: crespom@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz Phone: 518-455-5214 Email: cymbrowitzs@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Gary Finch Phone: 518-455-5878 Email: finchg@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Deborah Glick Phone: 518-455-4841 Email: glickd@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Aileen Gunther Phone: 518-455-5355 Email: gunthera@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Ellen Jaffee Phone: 518-455-5118 Email: jaffeee@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh Phone: 518-455-5506 Email: kavanaghb@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Micah Kellner Phone: 518-455-5676 Email: kellnerm@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember George Latimer Phone: 518-455-4897 Email: latimerg@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Barbara Lifton Phone: 518-455-5444 Email: liftonb@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Peter Lopez Phone: 518-455-5363 Email: lopezp@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Donna Lupardo Phone: 518-455-5431 Email: LupardoD@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell Phone: 518-455-5603 Email: odonnelld@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes Phone: 518-455-5005 Email: peoplec@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Annie Rabbitt Phone: 518-455-5991 Email: rabbitta@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Joseph Saladino Phone: 518-455-5305 Email: saladij@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Teresa Sayward Phone: 518-455-5565 Email: saywart@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Michelle Schimel Phone: 518-455-5192 Email: SchimelM@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Fred Thiele, Jr. Phone: 518-455-5997 Email: thielef@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Matthew Titone Phone: 518-455-4677 Email: TitoneM@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Harvey Weisenberg Phone: 518-455-3028 Email: weisenh@assembly.state.ny.us Assemblymember Kenneth Zebrowski Phone: 518-455-5735 Email: zebrowk@assembly.state.ny.us

01-28-2011, 01:07 PM	#2
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Immediately when I get home I will contact this a$$-clowns.... I hate living in this state..... __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

01-28-2011, 01:17 PM	#3
toesuf94 Drives: THR #11 E-force supercharged Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 4,746	I am trying to deliver some equipment to a customer in New York...they have a TAX on delivery trucks now - a $300 "City Fee". How anyone lives in New York is beyond me. __________________ Cars and women are both going to give you problems...but you can pay somebody else to fix your car!

01-28-2011, 01:25 PM	#5
Xmicro_SS Thank You GM Drives: Sky Redline & Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,876	If they keep banging the "average" midle class family and make it any harder to keep your head above water, they will have to come up with something to help fix the issues that occur with the mass exodus from this ridiculously overpriced region of the USA. __________________ ITS HERE! : 2010 Camaro 2SS / 6 Speed Manual (No other way) / Silver Ice Metallic / Inferno Orange Interior Accent / RS Package / Polished Wheels / SOLO MACH X CAT BACK

01-28-2011, 02:14 PM	#8
MMC Drives: CGM 2SS/RS, 1987 & 2014 Silverado Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Spencerport, NY Posts: 1,012	I just had to renew my Silverado registration $93.50 for two years and then $20 more for a use tax. What is a use tax? A tax on what is a tax in the first place! I love NY. __________________

01-28-2011, 01:58 PM	#7
Berean Drives: Truck Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Home Posts: 2,439	Let them pass it. The more people that move out of these dysfunctional states, the quicker they will collapse.

01-28-2011, 03:12 PM	#9
Blownhotrodder Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarkesville , GEORGIA Posts: 1,859	Move down to Ga. My buddy came down from Glens Falls and dont miss the snow one bit.