odds and ends

Here are some things other states are trying that make sense to me from the SEMA newsletter-

Arizona Collector Cars: Legislation has been introduced in the Arizona State legislature for the 2006 session that would provide for a $16 one-time registration fee for vehicles 25-years old and older. The bill also provides for a $50 one-time license plate fee and a one-time $34 vehicle license tax for these vehicles. The measure would further allow the director of the state's Department of Environmental Quality to exempt 25-year old and older vehicles from mandated emissions inspections. Under a law enacted last year, qualified collectible vehicles (at least 15-years old) could be exempted from emmisions inspection if approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of Arizona's state plan for air quality.
Illinois Inoperable Vehicles: SAN-opposed legislation has been introduced in Illinois to redefine inoperable motor vehicles to include vehicles incapable of being driven under their own power for a period of seven days. Under current law, these vehicles must be undriveable for a period of at least six months to be deemed inoperable and thus subject to disposal by a county. Last year, the SAN stalled Illinois legislation that threatened to further restrict the ability of Illinois hobbyists for manitaining inoperable vehicles on private property. That bill removed historic vehicles over 25-years of age from a list of vehicles exempt from county inoperable vehicle ordinances if the are not kept within a building.
SAN is the SEMA Action Network, a group of volunteer old car hobby people who try to keep legislation regarding old cars sane.
On a local note it would seem the new council is fence setting on issues that were the crux of their campaigns. Is this more of the same without the Laurel and Hardy mentality? Time will tell.