Wouldn't you do the same thing if you were in Boone's boots? By the way, he's not asking for mandates, he wants subsidies to move fueling of 18 wheelers along faster.
No. I have never found government involvement in my business to be in my best interest in the long run. T. Boone is more of a political and public personality than I ever want to be. I don't mind wealth. But government derived wealth comes with too many strings and can change to quickly with public opinion and a vote.
If you have a link, to what is actual request is, I would appreciate the information. I have searched: http://www.pickensplan.com/ It is long on description of why we need the plan and very short on description of what that plan actually is. In the past, Pickens has included mandates such as new governmental vehicles be Natural Gas fueled. His wind program included mandates as well for percentage of supplied power, assigning right-of-ways for new transmission lines, etc.