FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A California bill is waiting for Governor Gavin Newsom’s stamp of approval.
If passed, it would add restrictions to new warehouse developments, where big rig trucks make routine deliveries.
Some Central Valley leaders oppose the bill, AB 98, saying it would jeopardize the future growth of our area.
“This legislation imposes a one-size-fits-all approach to a state as diverse as California,” said Annalisa Perea, Fresno’s City Council President.
Perea said AB 98 will hit businesses where it hurts the most.
“Not to mention the $50,000 fines for these cities who do not comply with AB 98,” she said.
But bill co-author Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes said the purpose of this bill is to stop transportation companies from polluting our air.
“Just imagine a school having bay where the trucks are coming in and out, being right next to the school where the children are breathing at,” Reyes said.
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