STATE MEETING JUNE 11, 2016 SEBRING WE NEED TWO DELEGATES Please see Alfy to make plans to go.

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1 Volume 100 Issue 6 June 2016 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC Daytona Beach Chapter Dedication To Freedom Of The Road STATE MEETING JUNE 11, 2016 SEBRING WE NEED TWO DELEGATES Please see Alfy to make plans to go. Also, see event flyer for October BASH! REMINDER!!!!! NEXT CHAPTER MEETING June 2, :30 PM

2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Get ready to Party!! Just got the flyer from the State office with the dates for the ABATE OF FLORIDA'S "FALL STATE BIKER BASH" located at the Peace River Camp grounds in Arcadia, Florida which is a few miles N/E of Port Charlotte. You will have time to plan this one way in advance as it isn't starting till October 7th and runs thru the 9th with live bands, a scavenger hunt and a swap meet just to name a few of the events. Check out the flyer at Abateflorida.com for all the info!i want to thank everyone that attended the last meeting in May and hoping to see everyone again for the final elections on June the 2nd at 7:30 pm. The way it looks..everyone on the board of directors/officers will stay same as last year. The members are still making plans for a fun run/party in August and I will update you all (y'all as spoke in southern) in the next newsletter. Till then..ride safe and support your local Abate Chapter..Daytona Beach!! Geno President of the best Abate Chapter in Florida Daytona Beach Abate of Florida Inc. Daytona.abateflorida.com VP MESSAGE Well another month has come and gone. Looks like elections are all set and I would like to thank everyone for their support and congratulate the board and officers for there service over the past year, most are continuing on in there positions and wish all the best of luck throughout the year to come. It takes some hard work and dedication to keep things moving, without you and the work you all do ABATE would not exist. Our next state meeting is in Sebring on June 11th, I will be riding down and most likely back that night if anyone wants to come along just let me know, it looks like about 3 hours each way. Take it easy on the wet roads now that the rain is back, they can get a bit slick after long periods of dry weather. Hope everyone gets out and puts on some miles... Till next month, stay safe out there!!! Alfy Vice President ABATE of Florida, Inc.

3 CHAPTER OFFICERS JUNE 2015 JUNE 2016 President Geno Lessig Vice Pres. Alfye Fyock Secretary Kathy Holland Treasurer John Banta Sgt. At Arms Deninis (Grog) Snyder Legislative Officer John Banta Membership Steve Fritze Safety Director Mike Knezevich PR/Communications Ken Holland Products Frank Roush Newsletter Editor Kathy Holland Webmaster Kathy Holland State Delegate Gene Lessig State Delegate Chapter Contact Alfye Fyock Geno Lessig MONTHLY YEARLY IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT The Daytona Beach ABATE newsletter FULL PAGE $42.60 $ HALF PAGE $21.30 $ QUARTER PAGE $15.98 $ BUSINESS CARD $10.65 $90.53 ONE ISSUE SPECIAL EVENT FLYER $42.60 (full page only) Full and half page ads get one month free Full payment must accompany Ad Copy. All ads must be camera ready. Advertisements will receive one (1) copy of each issue of the newsletter which their advertisement appears. All Special Events advertisements will be billed on an individual basis. is the official publication of Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE of Florida, INC. Published monthly (12 times a year) ABATE of Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach Chapter Contact Ken Holland Public Relations/Communications or kenjholland@gmail.com if you would like to advertise in the Daytona Beach ABATE newsletter.

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6 Daytona Beach Chapter Chapter Meeting May 5, 2016 Fraternal Order of Eagles 7:30 p.m. President: - Geno - Nominations tonight VP: Alfy Went to State Meeting in April. Secretary: Kathy H. stated that last month s minutes were printed in the newsletter. Motion made to accept minutes as printed. Motion passed. Treasurer: John Banta read the treasury report regarding the Chapter finances for the month of December. Motion made to accept report as reported. Motion passed. Membership: Steve- 1 renewal. State has come up with incentive of recruiting Members. See Steve about the incentive. Products: We have products here at the Eagles. Legislative: See John s report in newsletter Newsletter: Kathy H Newsletter is on the website and printed copies for anyone that would like the newsletter hard copy. PR Communications: - Ken absent Safety: Mike Knezevich Mike brought in some State products and talked about hearing 2 counties in Florida with motorcycle check point and we need to watch for that. Sgt. At Arm: Nothing tonight State Reps: Bylaws to vote on again Our Chapter voted to vote same as we voted on last month. See Masterlink on the State Website. Webmistress: Kathy H - see the newsletter for new advertisers. Old Business: Nominations same as we ve had for the last year that was nominated last month. Mike talked to OB about having a party at OB s. We need to supply food. Mike is still working on this fun run. No charge but will take donations. New Business: John mentioned the fact that we never did anything for Mac after he passed. We voted that we are sending his spouse money as we do for anyone else that passes. Good of the Order: Mongo s having a party in July. Will get more details. 50/50: Alfy and donated money to our Chapter Meeting adjourned: 9:00 PM

7 Legislative Report May 17, 2016 John Banta Out of date as soon as I write it Go on to the ABATE of Florida Website Click on the Legislative Information Center and subscribe to list. Ideally you would get the latest legislative news and press releases. Contact the State Legislative Trustee, Darrin Brooks, to get on his list for alerts when bills are in committee. At that time we can contact legislators outside our district. He sends news reports of legislative activities on a myriad of topics, not necessarily those that ABATE is involved in. Consider signing in to the MRF or AMA alerts. Sometimes issues do move quickly. Sometimes the alerts actually give the bill numbers. There are many interesting bills that affect us; however, I try to report only on motorcycling and our life style. Elections Qualifying ends in June. August 30 will be the primaries. People are jumping in and out and the list changes. There will be important elections for even non-partisans to vote (Sheriff, County Council). You have 30 days to change to a party affiliation. That means before July 30. Consider switching to Republican, it is a crowded field. Be aware that some of those running do not support all our issues. ABATE of Florida cannot endorse candidates. We can report on the voting record and their views on the issues that affect motorcyclists. From Darrin: JUSTICES GIVE GREEN LIGHT TO STOPS OVER LICENSE PLATES In a case that started with a dangling tag light, the Florida Supreme Court made clear Thursday that police officers have broad authority to pull over motorists whose license plates are not fully visible. Justices, in a 5-2 decision, rejected an appeal from Jermaine D. English, who was stopped by Orlando police because a tag light and wires were hanging down over the license plate on a vehicle he was driving. Evidence found during the stop led to English being charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and paraphernalia. In seeking to suppress the evidence, an attorney for English contended that police did not have cause to stop the vehicle. But the Supreme Court upheld a 2014 decision by the 5th District Court of Appeal, which found that state law requires numbers and letters on license plates to be "plainly visible at all times." A major part of the dispute centered on whether the law applies only to license plates that have been defaced or covered in substances, such as grease, that would prevent them from being easily read --- or whether it also applies to situations such as bulbs and wires hanging down. "We conclude that the plain language of (the section of state law) is clear and unambiguous, and requires that a license plate be plainly visible and legible at all times without regard to whether the obscuring matter is on or external to the plate,'' said Thursday's ruling, written by Chief Justice Jorge Labarga and joined by justices R. Fred Lewis, Peggy Quince, Charles Canady and Ricky Polston. But Justice James E.C. Perry, in a dissent joined by Justice Barbara Pariente, wrote that the law was intended to prevent motorists from "physically altering or obscuring the license plate." "Under the majority's view, the licensing statute could lead to potentially outrageous results," Perry wrote. "For example, families and avid bikers who utilize rear bike racks will now be guilty of unlawful activity if any part of the bicycle or bicycle rack --- or the nylon straps which are used to secure the bike to the rack --- covers the license plate. The possibilities under which law enforcement may now detain drivers under this statute are limited only by the imagination, potentially placing in the hands of law enforcement unfettered discretion to enforce the statute." In going to the Supreme Court, English's attorney argued that the 2014 ruling by the 5th District Court of Appeal conflicted with an earlier decision by another appeals court. That decision, by the 2nd District Court of Appeal, found that police could not stop a vehicle because a trailer hitch blocked the view of a license plate, according to a brief filed last year by English's attorney. The Supreme Court majority, however, sided with the 5th District Court of Appeal and rejected the earlier ruling. "The plain language of (of the section of law) requires that a license plate be 'clear and distinct' and 'free from defacement, mutilation, grease, and other obscuring matter;' it does not suggest that matter external to the license plate may constitute a permissible obstruction under the statute,'' Labarga wrote.

8 Washington DC There is a lame duck session after the elections. End Motorcycle Profiling Act of 2016 We do not have sponsors yet. News from The AMA U.S. Reps. Bill Flores (R-Texas), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.) and Cedric Richmond (D-La.) introduced H.R. 5180, the Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016 today. The American Motorcyclist Association supports this bill. The bipartisan legislation would cap mandated ethanol content in the nation s fuel supply at 9.7 percent and institute a provision that automatically reverts the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s annual Renewable Volume Obligations to the previous year s percentage if the EPA misses its Nov. 30 deadline. And, finally, the bill would ensure commercially available cellulosic and advanced ethanol has a place under the 9.7 percent cap. In other words, the bill would stop the federal government from forcing E15 fuel (15 percent ethanol by volume) into the market. Capping the ethanol mandate helps ensure the availability of safe fuels like E10 and a continuing place in the market for ethanol-free gasoline (E0) for older motorcycles. This is important, because the last RVO rule issued by the EPA decreased the E0 supply to just 130 million gallons from 9.2 billion gallons in 2016, despite the fact that the demand for E0 doubled. Tell your representative to support H.R From The MRF For Immediate Release April 21, 2016 Modified Motorcycles Potentially Under Attack Members of both Houses of Congress have introduced proposed legislation that would protect the rights of Americans to modify their vehicles for racing purposes. Dubbed the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016 (RPM Act, H.R and S. 2659), this legislation would ensure that converting any motor vehicle (including street motorcycles) into a competition-only vehicle remains legal. This proposed legislation became necessary after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under the guise of maintaining emissions as outlined by the Clean Air Act, announced plans to regulate the conversion of street motorcycles and other motor vehicles into race vehicles. This attempt is reminiscent of the EPA's efforts back in 2003 to regulate motorcycling through another unrelated proposed regulation aimed at heavy equipment, steam engines and diesel engines that would have prohibited owners from changing anything on their motorcycles except for paint color or chrome. Through the Color and Chrome initiative, the MRF was successful in separating motorcycles from the EPA s regulations and created exemptions to protect the custom and aftermarket industries and our lifestyle. On April 15, 2016, the EPA announced that, under pressure from Congress, it would drop the language from its proposed regulations; nevertheless, it shows the clear intent of the EPA to attempt to overstep its bounds, as outlined by the Clean Air Act, in an effort to strip motorcyclists of the rights to modify their motorcycles as they see fit. The MRF urges its members to contact their U.S. Representative and Senator and ask them to support H.R. 4715/S. 2659, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2016, so that the EPA makes no further attempts to erode motorcyclists rights. MEMBERSHIP May Membership -No Renew and no New members Due in May Mike Blacklock, Joe Branton, Carl Brock, Alphonce Cucuzella, David Malone, Steve Michalowski, Raymond Norris, ason smith, Walt Smith, Bobby Tackett, Glen Thompson, Troy Tillery and Jeff Vega Due in June John Atwood, Jim Bourne, Chris Durost, Dennis Morgan and Raymond Wells Due in July Dave Dillon and Memo Figuero Please renew a month early to avoid expiring. Dues can be paid at the Iron Horse, ask for Steve or at the Eagles on Nova Rd. at our meeting on the first Thursday of the month. You can also mail your membership check to : PO Box Daytona Beach FL Thanks, Steve Fritze Membership Trustee

9 ***************************Write Your Legislators*********************09/2015 US Capitol Bill web site Governor Rick Scott Florida Web site The Capitol, 400 Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL Use to the Governor, which is public record US Senate************************************************************** Bill Nelson Marco Rubio 225 E. Robinson St. 716 Hart Bldg. 284 Russell Bldg. 201 South Orange Ave. Suite 410 Washington, DC Washington, DC Suite 350 Orlando, FL Orlando, FL FAX FAX US House*******Send letters to the district office********************* District 7 District 6 John Mica Ron DeSantis 840 Deltona Blvd., Suite G 1000 City Center Circle 2nd Floor Deltona, FL Port Orange, FL FAX FAX Rayburn House Office Bldg. 427 Cannon House Office Bldg. Washington, DC Washington, DC FAX FAX Use this website to navigate to send an Florida Senate***************************************************** District 6 District 8 District10 Travis Hutson Dorothy Hukill David Simmons 4875 Palm Coast Pwy. 209 Dunlawton Ave. 251 Maitland Avenue Suite 5 Unit 17 Suite 304 Palm Coast, FL Port Orange, FL Altamonte Springs, FL Senate Office 305 Senate Office 400 Senate Office All at 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Florida House*********************************************************** District 24 District25 District 26 District 26 Paul Renner Fred Costello Dwayne Taylor David Santiago 4877 Palm Coast Pwy 209 Dunlawton Ave North Nova Rd 849 Deltona Blvd. Suite 1 Unit 15 Suite 201 Palm Coast, FL Port Orange, FL Holly Hill, FL Deltona, FL Capitol Bldg 1301 Capitol Bldg All at 402 South Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Capitol Bldg Tallahassee, FL Capitol Bldg Tallahassee, FL Go thru the and use Representative s or Senator s homepage contact for *************************************************************************

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15 DEDICATED TO FREEDOM OF THE ROAD ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Goals and Purposes To become a powerful and viable force in legislative matters concerning bikers. To promote safe riding habits without infringing on individual rights. To motivate the biker to write letters to their legislators before, during and after the legislative session in regards to biker/individual freedom legislation. To provide a monthly Newsletter to keep all bikers informed of upcoming legislation, whether it is favorable or discriminatory to the biker, and also of events, runs, parties etc. in different areas of Florida and the United States. MEETING LOCATION: EAGLES HALL 190 S. NOVA RD. ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA WHEN: FIRST THURSDAY of EACH MONTH 7:30 pm APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 18 YEARS OR OLDER NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE/PROVINCE: ZIP/POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE: CELL PHONE: (please print clearly) Registered Voter? YES NO (Circle One) DUES: $20.00 (US) 1 year membership $ (US) LIFETIME membership Includes: Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Membership card Monthly newsletter and Bi-Monthly State Newsletter Mail application to: Daytona Beach ABATE PO Box Daytona Beach, FL MUST BE 18 OR OLDER TO APPLY

16 ABATE of Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach Chapter PO Box Daytona Beach, Florida DON T LET YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRE! American Bikers Aimed Toward Education BUT STILL A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments Florida s ONLY MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION You made the decision to ride a motorcycle, now make the decision to help preserve the right to RIDE FREE!!!! We will Lobby and Educate the Government and General Public to Promote Motorcycling in a Safe and Positive Image.