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Your regulations as they stand now will put me out of business. I
have a 1989 Peterbilt transfer rig with a 3406B Cat motor. Its a
mechanical motor that will not pass your proposed regulations. My
problem is I just bought this truck 2 years ago for $75,000.00. I
have a note I need to pay for 3 more years. According to your time
table I have only 2 more years before I will have to scrap my
truck. What gives you the authority to tell me that not only do I
have to junk my truck, but that I also lose the capital investment
that I already have in it? If you want to purchase my truck for
what I payed for it then fine. By all means I'll cooperate. But I
certainly cannot afford to abide by your proposed rules as they are
written at this time. That's like me telling you that that new car
you just bought isn't legal to operate on California roads anymore
and you will have to buy a new that that is legal. Oh sorry you
still have to make the payments on that car though. Give me a
break. Your grant programs are all well and fine but it doesn't
address my situation. I only had 3 more years to pay and I would be
out of debt. Your rules will force me to be in debt for a lot
longer then 3 years. You should know what costs are involved in
purchasing a vehicle that will conform. At the present time I still
owe over $43,000. Your grant program would give me about $50,000
with strings attached to purchase new equipment. Well the new
equipment costs over $175,000.00. That puts me in the hole for
$168,000.00. Do you realize what kind of monthly payment that will
work out to be that I will not be able to afford? You people really
need to look at what you are about to do. I am not against what you
are trying to achieve, however can you see to it that you pass
something that will give individuals like me some way to conform
without putting us in a hole that we cannot get out of? I'm only
asking you to work with me on this. Give me some way to conform
that I can afford. It's hard enough now with the economy the way it
is and the lack of work and the high cost of living in southern CA.
I only have one truck. That's it. Do the right thing and help me
instead of hurt me.

Thank you

Mark Binkley