Calif. Board OKs Rule to Limit Emissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's air-pollution board voted to limit emissions from lawn mowers and other gas-powered tools in an anti-smog effort that conflicts with a bill making its way through Congress.

The California Air Resources Board rule, adopted Thursday, requires that by 2007 all small gas- or diesel-powered equipment sold in the state must come with catalysts, improved carburetors and leak-proof fuel tanks and lines.

The state estimates the plan will add about $45 to the price of a lawn mower and will cost the industry about $85 million a year.

California seeks the new restrictions to aid its fight against some of the nation's worst smog. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has said they would cut emissions by 50 tons a day, the equivalent of removing 1.8 million cars from the state's roads.

The plan could face a congressional challenge, however. Legislation passed by a Senate committee would prevent states from regulating lawn-care equipment and any other off-road engines, such as irrigation pumps.

Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo., said California's regulation would kill jobs in his state, home to two factories owned by Wisconsin-based engine maker Briggs & Stratton Corp.

Air board chairman Alan Lloyd said the board would strongly defend its rule.

"We're not going to cave in to the political pressure in Washington, D.C," he said.

One of these days, industry is going to all decide at one time to tell CA to go to hell and quit shipping to CA.

California will have the cleanest air in the world, because no one will ship or build anything for California. We'll be BOYCOTTED back to the stoneage!

As a side note, I actually heard Cruz BustaMecha say that jobs are not leaving California like Gov. Arnold said. And he added that our economy in CA is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Talk about total denial! I guess that's what political anylist call "The Big Lie". (look it up)

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As a side note, I actually heard Cruz BustaMecha say that jobs are not leaving California like Gov. Arnold said. And he added that our economy in CA is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Talk about total denial! I guess that's what political anylist call "The Big Lie". (look it up)
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Just another of MANY reasons to vote REPUBLICAN!!!!!!

the others being Enron, Iraq, the economy, cutting benefits for soldiers, deficit spending, environmental havoc like oil drilling on the Pacific coast and in ANWR, clearcutting Nat'l Forests, gutting EPA protections, removing a woman's right to choice, forcing Christianity down everyone's throats--you support Repubs? :shock:

BLUESKY IS AN INTERNET TROLL. DO A SEARCH FOR THE TERM AND IT WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THIS MEANS. HE'S BEEN BANNED FROM MANY MESSAGE BOARDS AND IS AMAZED THAT HE STILL EXISTS HERE.

PLEASE DON'T FEED THE TROLL.

Vicki

Whatever happened to land of the free? Seems like every time I turn around somebody else is telling ME how to live. How long before they start regulating how many children we can have? >:< >:<

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the others being Enron, Iraq, the economy, cutting benefits for soldiers, deficit spending, environmental havoc like oil drilling on the Pacific coast and in ANWR, clearcutting Nat'l Forests, gutting EPA protections, removing a woman's right to choice, forcing Christianity down everyone's throats--you support Repubs?

Yep!

I'm vote Democrat. I force Homosexuality, diversity and drug use down everyone's throats! :mrgreen:

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removing a woman's right to choice

WTF does that have to do with OHV use and envrionmental issues?

<censored for disparaging flies>

Ewwwwwwwwwww! RAOFLMAO!!!! Sick, but funny!

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I'm vote Democrat. I force Homosexuality, diversity and drug use down everyone's throats

Not to mention, the excellent job they did running California into the ground! :roll: :shock: :x

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by JET


enjoy your thoughts!

BLUESKY IS AN INTERNET TROLL. DO A SEARCH FOR THE TERM AND IT WILL EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THIS MEANS. HE'S BEEN BANNED FROM MANY MESSAGE BOARDS AND IS AMAZED THAT HE STILL EXISTS HERE.

PLEASE DON'T FEED THE TROLL.

Vicki

funy!!! , i cant tpye iam laufing so frekin hard !. Why doo yu bother blowsky !!! ?

Sorry, didn't mean to disparage flies like that. :dis:

As ussual, feinstein has her head where the sun don't shine. Putting restriction on lawn mowers would be like removing 1.8 million cars from the roads? Yeah, right. What a moron.

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Putting restriction on lawn mowers would be like removing 1.8 million cars from the roads? Yeah, right. What a moron.
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And you know better, right?

Anyone else find it ironic that blueballs has the status of dune master, even though hes never really every been to the dunes? :roll: