Silly Question
By T.L. Garrett
June 2, 2010
You have to love simple loaded questions, especially when the obvious answer is not the one expected. Recently, Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), was quoted in L.A. Times as asking "So either we create a backstop rule, or the federal government adopts regulations for us. Which one do the ports prefer?"
While I can’t speak for the Ports, I can respond for the maritime industry that uses the ports with a definitive “We prefer uniform federal regulations that apply equally to all Ports in the United States, regulations that will not create a competitive disadvantage for the SanPedroBay ports and drive trade away from this region.”
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