| ACTION NEEDED: Contact your State Representative
in his/her home legislative office prior to April 29, 2008,
when the Illinois Legislature reconvenes. Ask your representative
to sign on as a cosponsor and vote for the Clean Car Act,
HB 3424. Through the passage of the Clean Car Act we can:
Cut global warming pollution by 27% by 2030; Reduce Illinois's
11% asthma rate; and Save roughly $400 per car, per year in
gas savings.
BACKGROUND: The LWVUS Natural Resources
Position on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control
supports the preservation of the physical, chemical and biological
integrity of the ecosystem and maximum protection of public
health and the environment. Under Air Quality Guidelines the
League supports measures to reduce vehicular pollution, including
inspection and maintenance of emission controls, changes to
engine design and fuel types and development of more energy-efficient
transportations systems. The Clean Car Act, HB 3424 would
help reduce vehicular pollution.
The Illinois Clean Cars Act (H.B. 3424/S.B. 2238) follows the model of California's Pavley Law, which sets
standards requiring automakers to increasingly reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by cars
and light trucks on a fleet-wide average basis between 2009 and 2020. Thirteen states representing 39% of the U.S.
automobile market have already adopted clean car standards to address their global warming output, which means
automakers are building cleaner cars for them and dirtier vehicles for our state and others. Clean car standards
in Illinois would represent an economic tipping point for manufacturers who would decide it's in their best interests
to build cleaner cars for the entire nation.
BILL STATUS: Right now, HB 3424 is in 3rd
reading in the House, and must be voted on by May 9th. It
has 37 co-sponsors but needs even more support to pass. Please
take a few minutes today to call your state representative
in his/her home office and ask for a Yes Vote on HB 3424.
A fact sheet may be found at http://www.illinoisclimateactionnetwork.org/attachments/clean_cars.pdf
To find your representative's name and contact information visit, www.ilga.gov.
Working to pass the Clean Car Act is one easy
way you can protect the environment!
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