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I have been following the latest discussions on the proposed new
diesel regulations, as it affects my business greatly. 
  We all want a cleaner California, and business has been trying
to do it's part, but the passage of the new restrictions on off
road diesel engines over 25 hp is way too restrictive, way too
costly, and unachievable by most.
  Even if the technology was available to bring older equipment up
to these standards ( which it is not!), there are not enough
trained mechanics, or facilities, or even replacement equipment,
if you could afford them, to meet the regulations.
  It would put small business, out of business, or severly hurt
them, which would put a much larger drain on California, than we
could handle.
  Government and politicians think it is just a matter of passing
along our costs to the customer, which if we could, that would be
bad enough on the economy, but in the real world of private
business, it doesn't work that way. In the real world of
competition in the private sector, you are bidding against "all
comers" and unlike the monopolies of government, you rarely can
pass anything on. 
  In conclusion, if you want to destroy what economy we have left
in California, then go ahead and pass it, but at the very least,
you have to wait until the technology is available, and give
business a lot longer to change over

Allen Litten   President

El Camino Building supply