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                                                                  ACR 152
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          Date of Hearing:   April 22, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                 ACR 152 (Hernandez) - As Introduced:  April 7, 2010
                       (As proposed to be amended:  RN1010824)
           
          SUBJECT  :   National Car Care Month

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes the contributions of the automotive  
          aftermarket to the state and consumers and its efforts to  
          educate the motoring public about the benefits of proper vehicle  
          maintenance.  Also, recognizes and supports the designation of  
          April as National Car Care Month and encourages all citizens to  
          participate in activities that promote proper vehicle  
          maintenance.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)The automotive aftermarket is committed to educating motorists  
            about the benefits of regular vehicle care, maintenance, and  
            repair to ensure that vehicles are safer, more dependable and  
            fuel efficient and run more cleanly, by participating in  
            consumer awareness initiatives like the Car Care Council's "Be  
            Car Care Aware" campaign and the designation of April as  
            National Car Care Month.

          2)The automotive aftermarket promotes a long running sustainable  
            practice of recycling and utilizing remanufactured and  
            recycled automobile parts to conserve materials and energy.

          3)The automotive aftermarket is committed to providing parts and  
            service options, and choices so that proper vehicle  
            maintenance and repairs are available to all socioeconomic  
            levels of society, improving fuel efficiency, gas mileage, and  
            safety for vehicles of all ages.

          4)The automotive aftermarket strongly promotes career and  
            technical education options for students in high school and  
            community college in order to provide an educated workforce  
            and gives back to the community by providing educational  
            scholarships to students pursing careers in the automotive  
            industry.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None









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           COMMENTS  :   The committee recommends adopting the proposed  
          amendments submitted by the author which provide clarification  
          on the various statistics found in the resolution.  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA)
          California Automotive Wholesalers' Association (CAWA)
          Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE)


           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800