MEMA, its affiliate associations Automoti ve Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), the AASA / MEMA Brake Manufacturers Council (BMC) and the HDMA Heavy Duty Brake Manufacturers Council (HDBMC) have opposed the legislation since the industry will be implementing reductions in copper content following the passage of similar bills in Washington State and California in 2010.
“The brake industry has agreed to massive changes in formulations and content to meet the concerns of states and the environmental community,” says Steve Handschuh, AASA’s president and chief operating officer. “The Oregon legislation would have created redundant paperwork requirements at a time when the industry must focus all of its efforts toward reducing copper content while providing the motoring public with safe and reliable brakes.”“We welcome this development and will continue to work with all states to assure compliance with the aggressive requirements of the California and Washington statutes,” says Ann Wilson, MEMA’s senior vice president of government affairs. “Those state laws represent a balanced policy approach that works to reduce the copper content in brake friction materials while at the same time protects the economic viability of our industry.”
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