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To whom this may concern,
We are writing on behalf to of our trucking company, and the
proposed amendments that are being considered.

We completed agree with CLEAN AIR not only here in California, but
for the planet earth.  However why does California and the people
who live and work in this state have to sacrifice our lively hood
for the entire world.  Why do we have to worry about our financial
future just because we choose to own a business, more specifically
a trucking company?

Can you at least put yourselves in our shoes?  I assume your jobs
are safe from layoffs, safe from any government agency putting you
out of business.  How would you feel if you were forced to purchase
a very expensive vehicle or a very expensive retrofit to stay in
business?  

We unfortunately could not afford to purchase a new truck.  Sure,
there was funding to help us with said purchase, but we were not in
a financial position to do so. The 2nd option was to purchase a
retrofit for our truck. We made many phone calls looking for
funding, but no one could help us. We questioned if there was truly
funding for retrofits.  I have yet to hear of ANYONE getting
funding. 

As a business owner, if by law you are required to abide by a
regulation, if you want to stay in business with a good, and honest
reputation, you must comply.  So in November of 2013, we were
looking for funding, or grants one last time.  We were left with
the options of going out of business, or getting a loan. In 3 years
we will pay a total of $21,780.60, with an interest rate of
17.190%.  We feel since we complied when we were required to, and
you amend this regulation, it's only fair to provide us a "GOOD
FAITH" effort by giving us credit/or funding toward our retrofit. 
If we had the luxury of waiting it out as some of the business
owners apparently did, we no doubt would have been in a better
financial position to abide by this.  

Why was this amendment not addressed in 2011? 2012? 2013?  A little
to late for I believe most of the businesses who did the right
thing.

Finally, we appreciate this opportunity to provide our input, and
hope you consider the big picture.  This is our livelihood, just
because we choose to own a trucking company in California, why is
our industry the only ones that seem to be carrying the  weight of
clean air for the entire world.

Sincerely

Sherman & Kim Bradshaw
S&K Trucking