Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts

BanningZ · 02-08-2009, 08:20 PM

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2009 SEMA - Oregon is Trying to Ban Aftermarket Parts

Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts

At the request of Governor Theodore Kulongoski, the Oregon Speaker of the House has introduced legislation (H.B. 2186) to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.” The bill is primarily focused on aftermarket tires and would authorize the Environmental Quality Commission to implement enforcement regulations, likely based on a rolling resistance calculation.

We Urge You to Contact Oregon Speaker of the House Dave Hunt and Members of the Environment and Water Committee (Contact Information Below) Immediately to Request Their Opposition to H.B. 2186

H.B. 2186 would regulate vehicle fuel economy, an authority reserved to the federal government.

H.B. 2186 could ban tires that may have improved performance, handling or appearance features, based solely on a rolling resistance rating. In addition, this program could easily distract consumers from focusing on more important safety issues such as tire inflation and overloading of vehicles.

H.B. 2186 would force consumers to purchase only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) tires because the program essentially exempts OEM-selected tires and unfairly implies that they are superior to aftermarket products.

H.B. 2186 could prohibit aftermarket parts designed to either personalize or optimize specific vehicle performance attributes including handling, towing, suspension, fuel economy, etc.

H.B. 2186 provides broad authority to government regulators and could limit a range of aftermarket parts currently available to consumers based on the subjective determination of government regulators.
DON’T DELAY! Please contact Oregon Speaker Dave Hunt and the House Environment and Water Committee immediately to urge his opposition to H.B. 2186.

Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt
Phone: 503/986-1440
Email: rep.davehunt@state.or.us

Oregon House Environment and Water Committee

Representative Ben Cannon – Chair
Phone: 503/986-1446
Email: rep.bencannon@state.or.us

Representative Jules Bailey
Phone: 503/986-1442
Email: rep.juleskopelbailey@state.or.us

Representative Phil Barnhart
Phone: 503/986-1411
Email: rep.philbarnhart@state.or.us

Representative Cliff Bentz
Phone: 503/986-1460
Email: rep.cliffbentz@state.or.us

Representative Deborah Boone
Phone: 503/986-1432
Email: rep.deborahboone@state.or.us

Representative Vic Gilliam
Phone: 503/986-1418
Email: rep.vicgilliam@state.or.us

Representative Bob Jenson
Phone: 503/986-1458
Email: rep.bobjenson@state.or.us

Representative Jefferson Smith
Phone: 503/986-1447
Email: rep.jeffersonsmith@state.or.us

BanningZ · 02-08-2009, 08:33 PM

Oregon introduces bill to ban aftermarket car parts - Autoblog

Oregon is Trying to Ban Aftermarket Parts - Google Search

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Cars are such an easy target for politicians looking to bolster their green image. The latest is Oregon Governor Theodore Kulongoski, who has had the Speaker of the House introduce a bill that could make many aftermarket parts unavailable.

Tires are the main aim of the bill, which seeks to prohibit parts availability if there are choices that decrease greenhouse gas emissions. It amounts to a back-door fuel economy standard, which is the jurisdiction of the federal government unless you're California –and even they need a waiver. The prospect of fitting Pilot Sports to your Geo Metro will be out the window if H.B. 2186 finds traction, and it could stick you with zero alternatives based on some myopic metric like rolling resistance. Putting our legislators in charge of what equipment should be fitted to our cars doesn't strike us as the brightest idea. Hit the linked article for contact information, so you know who to call and excoriate. Thanks, Charlie!

par4bmw · 02-08-2009, 09:19 PM

WOW

I will send emails. That is outrageous. No increasing performance.

They might as well only sell autos that are 35+MPG and low emissions in the state. That would get the results faster and better than what they are suggesting. Everyone would vote it down fortunately.

The sad thing is they might be able to slide a bill passed like the one you have posted. Most people do not care about modding and if it helped the environment, why not vote yes. Scary.

BanningZ · 02-08-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by par4bmw

WOW

I will send emails. That is outrageous. No increasing performance.

They might as well only sell autos that are 35+MPG and low emissions in the state. That would get the results faster and better than what they are suggesting. Everyone would vote it down fortunately.

The sad thing is they might be able to slide a bill passed like the one you have posted. Most people do not care about modding and if it helped the environment, why not vote yes. Scary.

Yeah think thats bad? This bill would make aftermarket rims illegal. Only OEM for us.

Crash · 02-09-2009, 03:49 AM

That bill won't pass.

That's going to hurt the pockets of everyone. State taxes, federal taxes, fix-it-tickets, auto-part stores, vendors, manufacturers... That'd be like cutting your nose off the spite your face.

California tried to raise the taxes on the Porn Industry another 25% (putting the income tax WAY above 50%) and the bill wasn't passed because it'd hurt EVERYONE... Not just the porn industry.

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Crash A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,853 Drives: 02 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 589	That bill won't pass. That's going to hurt the pockets of everyone. State taxes, federal taxes, fix-it-tickets, auto-part stores, vendors, manufacturers... That'd be like cutting your nose off the spite your face. California tried to raise the taxes on the Porn Industry another 25% (putting the income tax WAY above 50%) and the bill wasn't passed because it'd hurt EVERYONE... Not just the porn industry. __________________ 2002 Corvette Z06 - Totaled 2003 Corvette Z06 50th Anniversary

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par4bmw Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 267 Drives: 09 370 M6 Touring/Sp Rep Power: 445	WOW I will send emails. That is outrageous. No increasing performance. They might as well only sell autos that are 35+MPG and low emissions in the state. That would get the results faster and better than what they are suggesting. Everyone would vote it down fortunately. The sad thing is they might be able to slide a bill passed like the one you have posted. Most people do not care about modding and if it helped the environment, why not vote yes. Scary.