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Although I am a Landscape Architect, I work closely with the green
industry leaders, licensed landscape contractors who install and/or
maintain residential, commercial and municipal properties. The
amendment proposes banning gas-powered engines of 25HP or less and
replacing them with very expensive batteries that are not capable
of lasting throughout a work day, demanding multiple batteries for
any private or public landscape maintenance company. These
batteries are not recyclable needing assistance from the coal
industry and will ultimately end up in landfills polluting our
soils and contaminating our ground water. It is environmentally
unethical and costly, specifically to be put in place by 2024. The
CARB committee should extend the date until 2028 when this new
battery powered devices can be manufactured and maintained
effectively and economically so that existing landscapes can be
properly maintained. Please also consider the economic impact the
change to this new ruling to the owners and tax payers will be to
properly make this change throughout California. Please consider
the extention.