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The proposed passenger boat regulations under consideration by CARB
are draconian and will crush an entire industry, most of which is
made up of small independent owners and businesses. This, in turn,
will affect the thousands upon thousands of Californians who love
to fish, whale watch, and otherwise enjoy time on the water. While
protecting California's air quality is important, consideration
must be given to the massive negative impacts to those affected. I
ask that you consider a step-wise approach to achieving CARB's
mission and goals. Implementation of new regulations must be
incremental so as to provide reasonable time and opportunity for
compliance. Honest consideration must be given to the fact that
these CARB regulations require more than 80 percent of passenger
sportfishing and whale watching vessels to be removed from the
water because boat owners can't comply with regulations that
mandate technology that does not exist (much less proven safe at
sea). Don't destroy local businesses and local economies. There
must be a better way.