| First Name | David |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Lynch |
| Email Address | d_lynch@cox.net |
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| Subject | Protect families that operate sportfishing boats in CA! |
| Comment | Protect the families that operate hundreds of passenger sportfishing and whale watching boats in California. The State's plan is to mandate engines too big to fit in existing engine rooms. This is a BIG PROBLEM. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) insists that boat owners can simply buy new boats that would range in cost from $4.6 million to $5.7 million. CARB insists that boat owners can pay for these expensive new boats through increased passenger ticket prices. To buy new boats, one-day fishing and or whale watching trips would have to Triple in Price. There is no way sports fisherman can afford to take themselves or their families out on the ocean at those prices. This will mark the beginning of the end for sportfishing businesses, their livelihoods - and sports fishermen's access to the sea. There are thousands of jobs that will be lost as a result if this. STOP THE MISGUIDED BUREAUCRATIC TINKERING WITH THIS INDUSTRY'S AND THESE FAMILIES LIVELIHOODS! |
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| Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2021-11-13 17:39:03 |
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