Resolutions

Resolution Number ANAL07.07

Supporting California Clean Car Discount Programs

WHEREAS, global warming, left unchecked, can lead to coastal flooding, increases in wildfires and in the number of poor air-quality days, and decreased snow-pack runoff and water supplies, thereby increasing agricultural and business costs, leading to economic and job losses which could decrease the State’s competitiveness; and

WHEREAS, creating a system of “Clean Car Discount” consumer rebates on new cleaner, low-emission vehicles funded by one-time surcharges on new gas-guzzling, high-emission vehicles, thereby creating an economic incentive that will decrease sales of high polluting vehicles while increasing sales of cleaner, low emission vehicles, leading to reductions in global warming pollution from cars and light trucks;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party calls upon the Speaker of the Assembly to support legislation that enacts “Clean Car Discount” programs, and encourage his fellow Assemblymembers to pass such legislation, to reduce vehicle-produced pollution and thereby improve public health, increase the state’s energy independence, reduce its emissions of global warming pollution and ultimately enhance business opportunities and job growth for the world’s 8th largest economy while maintaining California’s role as the nation’s leader in environmental protection; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party will transmit a copy of this resolution to the Speaker of the State Assembly, the State Senate President Pro Tem, Democratic Members of the State Legislature, the Chairperson of the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Submitted by Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Stephen M. Hubbard, Member, LACDP/ Democratic Club of Pasadena Foothills

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Adopted by the Executive Board
Of the California Democratic Party
At Its Executive Board Meeting
Sheraton Hotel, Anaheim
November 18, 2007