Legislation (A.B. 2) to provide that classic vehicles and classic rods would be exempted from emissions inspections if owners pay a one-time $6 fee and submit a certification that their vehicle will not be driven more than 5,000 miles per year was passed by the Senate Transportation Committee and will now be considered by the full Nevada Senate. The bill has already been passed by the Nevada Assembly. Currently, classic rods and classic vehicles are subject to a 2,500 mile per year limit to qualify for an emissions exemption and must pass an initial two-speed idle emissions inspection to qualify. Also, each year the owners of classic rods and classic vehicles must fill out a certification that their vehicles have not been driven more than 2,500 miles during the previous year and the certification must be verified by a DMV emissions technician. Under A.B. 2, the initial emissions inspection would no longer be required.
We Urge You to Contact All Members of the Nevada Senate Immediately to Request Their Support for A.B. 2
* Existing law only exempts 1967 and older MY vehicles from emissions inspection.
* A Classic Rod is defined as a vehicle with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less and manufactured not earlier than 1949, but at least 20 years before application.
* A Classic Vehicle is defined as a vehicle with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 1 ton or less that was manufactured at least 25 years before the application is submitted to the department and contains only the original parts which were used to manufacture the vehicle or replacement parts that duplicate those original parts.
* A.B. 2 acknowledges the relatively minimal environmental impact of older vehicles, such as the classic rods and vehicles targeted for this exemption.
* A.B. 2 recognizes that such vehicles constitute a small portion of the vehicle fleet and are well-maintained and infrequently operated.
DON'T DELAY! Please contact members of the Nevada Senate immediately by phone or e-mail to request their support for A.B. 2.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. 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.
Nevada Senate
To email all members of the Nevada Senate, copy and paste the email address block below:
sbreeden@sen.state.nv.us; gbrower@sen.state.nv.us; bcegavske@sen.state.nv.us; acopening@sen.state.nv.us; mdenis@sen.state.nv.us; dgustavson@sen.state.nv.us; ehalseth@sen.state.nv.us; jhardy@sen.state.nv.us; shorsford@sen.state.nv.us; bkieckhefer@sen.state.nv.us; rkihuen@sen.state.nv.us; jlee@sen.state.nv.us; sleslie@sen.state.nv.us; mmanendo@sen.state.nv.us; mmcginness@sen.state.nv.us; dparks@sen.state.nv.us; drhoads@sen.state.nv.us; mroberson@sen.state.nv.us; mschneider@sen.state.nv.us; jsettelmeyer@sen.state.nv.us; vwiener@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Shirley Breeden
Phone: 775/684-1457
Email: sbreeden@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Greg Brower
Phone: 775/684-1419
Email: gbrower@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Barbara Cegavske
Phone: 775/684-1445
Email: bcegavske@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Allison Copening
Phone: 775/684-1475
Email: acopening@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Mo Denis
Phone: 775/684-1431
Email: mdenis@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Don Gustavson
Phone: 775/684-1480
Email: dgustavson@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Elizabeth Halseth
Phone: 775/684-1421
Email: ehalseth@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Joe Hardy, M.D.
Phone: 775/684-1462
Email: jhardy@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Steven Horsford
Phone: 775/684-1429
Email: shorsford@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Ben Kieckhefer
Phone: 775/684-1450
Email: bkieckhefer@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Ruben Kihuen
Phone: 775/684-1427
Email: rkihuen@sen.state.nv.us
Senator John Lee
Phone: 775/684-1424
Email: jlee@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Sheila Leslie
Phone: 775/684-1433
Email: sleslie@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Mark Manendo
Phone: 775/684-6503
Email: mmanendo@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Mike McGinness
Phone: 775/684-1442
Email: mmcginness@sen.state.nv.us
Senator David Parks
Phone: 775/684-6504
Email: dparks@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Dean Rhoads
Phone: 775/684-1447
Email: drhoads@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Michael Roberson
Phone: 775/684-1481
Email: mroberson@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Michael Schneider
Phone: 775/684-6502
Email: mschneider@sen.state.nv.us
Senator James Settelmeyer
Phone: 775/684-1470
Email: jsettelmeyer@sen.state.nv.us
Senator Valerie Wiener
Phone: 775/684-1422
Email: vwiener@sen.state.nv.us