Wan Fang Wu opposes 561-A, 11, and 562 and supports 48

Good afternoon.

My name is Wan Fang Wu.

I oppose all of the bills except for Intro 48, which expands access.

I believe Intro 11 is going to destroy small businesses with unbearable fines.

Intro 561.

One will stop participation.

I don't think it's salvageable.

Right now, it takes the DEP, as we are aware, one year to issue a ticket, which is bad for everybody.

That backlog is finally starting to taper off as more citizens are helping out with the prosecutions by prosecuting themselves.

Because currently, if the DEP takes no action for 45 days, we can prosecute the complaint ourselves.

And I should do mine within 30 days when DEP gives me the green light.

However, 561 stops this in two ways.

First, it makes it so that if you self-prosecute the extra $25, it's going to...

Basically disincentivize this.

We have to show up for the oath hearings and participate.

And we don't know when oath is going to call us on the day of the hearing.

So that makes it no longer worthwhile.

There's also a 30-day term to issue this if you go the self-prosecution route.

However, it can take the DEP up to two months to process this.

They say that they don't have proper printer access for some special forms.

So 561 removes this pressure release valve that addresses a lot of the problems, such as this big backlog.

I also want to comment on Intro 562's transfer liability.

I think

That's a big loophole because if we let Amazon and other big companies try to pass this on to their last mile contractors, those contractors and outfits, they can just ignore the ticket, close up shop, and then

start a new company and just continue idling where at.

Thank you for your time.

Sure.

And if I could prevail upon you, Josh, once this panel, Josh and my legislative director, he's the guy that gave me the candy bar.

As if that matters.

Yeah, you made a lot of really good points in your testimony.

And, you know, Josh, after this panel is complete, Mr.

Wu, right?

Yes.

Okay.

If you could, you know, meet with my legislative director out in the hall and just give him, you know, like a...

Further download on the points that you made.

You know, because yours was a very compelling testimony.

And I want to make sure we get every drop of nectar sort of out of it.

And so, Josh, you got a notebook or whatever?

Are you going to type?

Whatever.

You guys will figure it out.

But so just you guys set up shop in the hallway, the desks out there, and just, you know, whatever.

Just want to make sure we have, you know, everything that you said, like, really.

enshrined.

Thank you.

Yes.