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Requiring commercial small passenger vessels  to install Tier 4
engines is not economically, technologically or financially
feasible.
Our industry strongly supports clean air initiatives but this
proposal will force many small passenger vessel owners to go out
of
business. As a result many low to middle income California
families
will lose their access to the Pacific ocean's resources-food,
healthy outdoor recreation and student marine environmental
education opportunities.
The small passenger vessel industry does support going to TIER 3
engines (with appropriate grant funding made available) to
significantly reduce diesel particulate emissions.
We ask you to please adopt this reasonable and viable compromise
which serves all parties well. Thank you for your consideration.