CARB Scrambles to Reschedule Economic Impact Workshop Scheduled for December 3rd
December 1, 2009
The CARB Staff is scheduled to present their voodoo findings from this December 3 meeting to the full board on December 9 & 10
See link to that meeting: http://www.arb.ca.gov/board/ma/2009/ma120909.htm
The CARB staff wants the transportation industry to comment on its interestingly worded premise, that an “economic recovery is going to increase emissions”, instead of dealing with the 30-percent plus reductions in emissions that have come from the Great American Recession and California Construction Depression.
The on and off, and now on workshop is set for December 3rd, in Sacramento, and if possible, you should be there to represent the interests of your business and members. It will be a good time to get our collective heads together to discuss additional strategy in dealing with this out-of-control agency.
See link to Dec 3 meeting: scheduled meeting
More importantly, we need to get members and other fleet owners to sign up and testify at the December 9th or 10th Board meeting in Sacramento. We have been asked by some of the board members to have truckers and contractors and other fleet owners tell their stories about the impact of the state-wide downturn on businesses...and the level of activity of their fleets and or truck (small businesses).
We have included four documents/attachments/links to help you better understand how CARB’s economic impact numbers are derived and how they are not even close with their cost estimates and they appear to consistently not care.
- 1. The first document was excerpted from the LAO’s 2009-10 Budget Analysis Series (2-3-09) concerning Transportation and Caltrans.
Note that CARB’s estimated cost of compliance for ALL of state government was $60-million over the life of the rules. Caltrans reported back that the cost of just their compliance to four separate CARB diesel engine rules would be over $260-million ($240-million for the on-and off-road rules). Now that’s close - 300% off!
See More Cost – Effective Approach Needed To Meet Air Quality Regulations at this link: http://www.lao.ca.gov/analysis_2009/transportation/trans_anl09004007.aspx - 2. The second report is from CIAQC via a consultant (M. Cubed) from July 2007.
The cost of CARB’s rules on the construction industry (Off-road rule alone). See the end of the Executive Report on the bottom half of page two. Again, CARB estimated $3.9-billion and the report estimates $12.9-billion from 2010-2020. Close again at 330% off!
See first attachment. - 3. For the On-road rule CARB's estimates are $5.6-billion for the life of the rule 2010-25, see page 21-22 of the attached appendix “J” of the rule dealing with all the cost estimates.
CDTOA (CA Dump Truck Owners Assoc.) estimate that the On-road rule will cost $30-billion. CTA (CA Trucking Assoc.) told us that their estimates are closer to $50-billion over the life of the rule, through 2025.
See second attachment. - 4. This Caltrans report shows how all the profit has been basically bid out of all public works. This is a great Caltrans link to keep on-hand. Caltrans Bidder Activity Combined Report Link
- 5. California Diesel Consumption Statistics
The State Board of Equalization released a diesel consumption report, which shows that Californians consumed 17.1% less taxable diesel in August 2009 than the same month the year before. In fact, this year’s August consumption is down 30% from August 2007.
See report attachment.
It is suggested that you read these reports in the order above to better understand the absurd assumptions that CARB continually utilizes.
We hope to see you all at the meetings on the 3rd and then once more on the 9th & 10th.
