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Dear Chair Randolph and Members of the Board, 


I live within a mile of a major California port. Ships are one of
the worst air polluters in California, and harbor boats are one of
the top three cancer risks for Californians living near the ports
of Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego and Oakland. California must
stop investing in diesel operated harbor boats and instead invest
in clean technologies and jobs. 

The technology exists to transition commercial harbor craft to 100%
clean fleets today. Already, there are over 300 operating
zero-emission ships powered by batteries worldwide, with another
194 on order.  

Given the climate emergency that we are facing, we need bold
climate leadership. I'm asking you to strengthen the Commercial
Harbor Craft rule: 

1. Require a 100% zero-emissions transition for the majority of
harbor boats by 2035, including tugboats and barges, which are
excluded from the current rule 

2. Add language to allow the Board to revisit the rule as the
zero-emissions boat market evolves to ensure the regulation
achieves maximum emission reductions 

3. Increase funding for zero-emissions boat pilots and retrofits to
spur innovation 

This is a critical time to protect the health of port-side
communities, Californian families, and our environment. 

Thank you for your attention to this important issue.

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For port community members: 
Subject:  Proposed Amendments to the Commercial Harbor Craft
Regulation
Hello Chair Randolph and Members of the Board,

I live in a portside community and we bear the brunt of toxic
emissions from ships on a daily basis.

Diesel harbor craft are one of the top three cancer risks in my
community as a result of their particulate matter emissions.
Fortunately, just like for cars and trucks, the technology now
exists to transition ships off of fossil fuel propulsion and phase
in 100% zero-emission ships for nearly all vessels in the harbor.
As written, however, CARB's draft harbor craft rule misses the
opportunity to fully embrace this technology transition.

While California claims to be a leader on climate action, we
continue to concentrate impacts in low-income communities and
communities of color.

We need to strengthen the rule to eliminate fossil fuel pollution
and advance zero-emissions technologies.

This is critical for protecting the health of my family, community
and myself.