The Honorable Troy E. Nehls, Chairman, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Washington, DC 20515.

Unfortunately, the Biden Administration and the State of California remain intent on pushing an unwanted, radical Green New Deal agenda on the American people, regardless of the cost and consequences to our economic and national security.

We urge EPA to carefully consider the feasibility of the CARB rule as well as its potential impacts on freight shippers.

According to CARB's own analysis, the rule would require both BNSF and Union Pacific to replace their entire fleet of locomotives nationwide to comply with the regulation, which will cost billions, with a B, billions of dollars, and will make freight transportation and the cost of goods drastically more expensive.

The industry's response to this regulation should not be to sue CARB.

Unfortunately, the Biden administration and the State of California remain intent on pushing an unwanted, radical Green New Deal agenda on the American people, regardless--regardless--of the cost and consequences to our economic and national security.

Every year, extreme weather events strike with increasing frequency and severity as sea levels continue to rise.

Submissions for the Record by Hon Troy E. Nehls

In my opinion, CARB, in their development of the regulation, did not consider the interplay of their regulation with previous public investments made to reduce locomotive emissions.

The same analysis determined that the In-Use Locomotive Regulation will require California to invest between $780-$830 million or up to $2.1 billion in added power capacity just in California.

California cannot ``need'' this regulation.