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<BR><BR>SHANNON L. DILLON<BR><BR><BR> <BR>
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From: Antonette.Sorrick@dca.ca.gov<BR>To: bbarragan@socal.rr.com; tbsfolsom@sbcglobal.net; ERIC@EPHOLM.COM; ericholm@att.net; lauriemehta@yahoo.com; kenmetz@sbcglobal.net; shannonldillon@hotmail.com; frank-welte@sbcglobal.net; egoodman@gddca.org<BR>CC: jneidich@sbcglobal.net; lschnaidt@aol.com; jxavier@dor.ca.gov; Michael.Santiago@dca.ca.gov; Cenne.Jackson@dca.ca.gov<BR>Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 17:09:06 -0700<BR>Subject: Legislative Committee Update - H.R. 734 (Rep. Towns) - Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act - Study<BR><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">H.R. 734 (Rep. Towns) – Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act </SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><U><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:7:./temp/~bd6etE::|/bss/|</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Tahoma color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Update: An omnibus bill captured the request for a study to be conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration would in two phases accomplish the following:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">1) Whether hybrid vehicles were quieter than other cars.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">2) What the minimum sound requirement should be.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">The bill will be amended to encourage regulations be adopted with the results of the study in mind – to be followed by car manufacturers for future hybrid vehicles.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt"><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Contact: Emily Khoury (Rep. Town’s D.C. Office)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Board Position: Support</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">A copy of study can be accessed online at</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <A>http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/NVS/Crash%20Avoidance/Technical%20Publications/2010/811304rev.pdf</A> </SPAN></FONT></P>
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