SENATE TO RESEARCH THE WATER
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER
GOOD MORNING AS WE CONTINUE
TO TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO
MANAGE ONGOING COVE IN NINETEEN
RICH THE SENATE CONTINUES
TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC IN ITS
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE TO
STATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PARTICIPATE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
IS THE PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE
NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS
POSTED ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AND WILL BE SHOWN ON YOUR
SCREEN I'LL ANNOUNCE IT NOW
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER
IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO
SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE IN
THE ACCESS CODE IS SIX ZERO
ONE FOUR EIGHT THREE TWO I
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING AS IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHOSE DESTRUCTIVE
MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED WILL HOLD
THEIR COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE
IN THE -- STREET BUILDING I ASK
ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE TO
BE PRESENT IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR
QUORUM -- BUT FOR NOW WE WILL
BEGIN AS A -- SUB COMMITTEE
OF ONE -- GIVEN THAT WE HAVE
A AN AUTHOR HERE -- AND WE
HAVE A PACKED DAY HERE IN THE
SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY --
SO WITHOUT HAVING ESTABLISH A
QUORUM -- SUMMER AGUIAR-CURRY
WE'D LEFT ASK YOU TO PRESENT
AND THEN -- WILL VOTE --
MOTIONS AND ALL THAT WHEN
MEMBERS GET HERE SO WELCOME
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR FILE ITEM NUMBER
SIX AB NINETEEN OH TWO FROM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY
AND AT YOUR DISCRETION THESE
BEGIN GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBERS I THANK YOU
FOR TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THE WORK ON THE ANALYSIS
OF THIS BILL THEY WILL I
WILL BE ACCEPTING COMMITTEES
AMENDMENTS AB NINETEEN OH
TO MODERNIZE IS A RESOURCE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW TO
REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES AND
TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANT
ROLE A RESOURCE CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS ARE PLAYING AND
CONDUCTING PROJECTS RELATED
TO CUT CLIMATE CHANGE IT ALSO
STRENGTHENS THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION AND OTHER STATE
AGENCIES RESOURCE CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS ARE SPECIAL DISTRICTS
THAT WERE FIRST FORMED IN THE
NINETEEN THIRTIES TO SERVE
AS THE LOCAL CONNECTION TO
STATE AND FEDERAL CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS A RESPONSE TO THE
DECIBEL SINCE THEN THE WORK
HAS EXPANDED WIDELY TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF THE RURAL URBAN
AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES --
HOWEVER THE LAW HAS NOT BEEN
CHANGED OR UPDATED TO REFLECT
THE CRITICAL OPERATIONS AND
MANAGEMENT THE R.
C.
D.
THESE DO TODAY RCTS ARE CUT
IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS THAT ARE INCREASING
CALIFORNIANS RESILIENCE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE MANY ARE WORKING
TO IMPROVE FOREST HEALTH
SUPPORT HOMEOWNERS CREATE
DEFENSIBLE SPACES IMPROVE
WATER EFFICIENCY WORK TO
REDUCE FLOODING AND RESTORE
ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITATS
MANY OF THE CALIFORNIA'S OUR
CD'S ARE UNDER RESOURCE AND
STRUGGLE TO ACCESS FUNDING FOR
THE CRITICAL WORK WE AGREED IN
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO REMOVE THE WAIVER OF THE
MATCH REQUIREMENT AFTER THE
COMMITTEES ASSURANCE THEY'D
BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN A
COMPROMISE BETWEEN NO MATCH
IN THE TWENTY FIVE PERCENT
REQUIREMENT IN CURRENT LAW I
WOULD ASK THAT YOUR COMMITTEE
WILL ALSO BE WILLING TO WORK
WITH US ON A COMPROMISE IN
THE MATCH REQUIREMENT ISSUE
PASSING A BE NINETEEN OH TWO
WILL ENSURE OUR CD'S CAN MORE
EFFECTIVELY PERFORM THE WORK
TO COMBAT AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE AND MAKE CLEAR THAT
THESE EXISTING ACTIVITIES
ARE EXPLICITLY AUTHORIZED IN
STATUTE I RESPECT FOR THE RIGHT
US RIGHT BUT WHEN IT'S TIME
AND WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY
IS KAREN BIRTH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF OUR CD'S AND
MY MARK FINS FINSTER MAKER
FOR THE PAUSE SEE A PACIFIC
POLICY GROUP IS ALSO HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK
YOU -- OKAY WE'LL JUST ONE
LISTED LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS SO
MISS BURKE -- PLEASE PROCEED
WELL GOOD MORNING THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY -- MY NAME IS KAREN
BERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
AND WE ARE SPROUT PROUD TO
SPONSOR AB NINETEEN OH TWO AND
THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER ID ARE
CURRY FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
THAT WERE FIRST FORMED IN THE
NINETEEN THIRTIES THE SERVICE
A LOCAL CONNECTION THE STATE
AND FEDERAL AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE
DECIBEL THE LOCAL CONNECTION
TO STATE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
IS STILL EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT
EVEN THOUGH IT'S EVOLVED
OVER TIME AND AS THE NEEDS TO
CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
HAVE LIKEWISE INVOLVED NOW ARE
CITIES OF THE STATE'S LOCAL
CONNECTION TO IMPLEMENTING
PROJECTS TO COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE AND WE HOPE IS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE BY
DEMONSTRATION IS NOW ADDRESSING
CLIMATE CHANGE THAT OUR CITIES
AND ONCE AGAIN SERVICE THAT
LOCAL CONNECTION ROLE RCTS
ARE CRITICAL IN MANY OF THE
STATE'S EFFORTS INCLUDING
QUALIFIERS FOREST HEALTH WORK
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
THIRTY BY THIRTY NATURAL
WORKING LANDS IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN JUST TO NAME A FEW OF
THE THINGS THAT WERE ENGAGED
IN DIVISION NINE IS OUR
FORMATIVE CODE AND IT HASN'T
BEEN UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN
OVER THIRTY YEARS THIS GREAT
SERVICE SEVERAL STRUCTURAL
CHALLENGES THE BERRIES BETWEEN
OUR CITIES AND RESOURCES AND
FUNDING AND OFTEN LEAD TO
CONFUSION IN OUR CITY IS BEING
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATION THAT
FUNDS THE WORK THAT THEY DO
AB NINETEEN OH TWO MODERNIZES
ARE CITY ENABLING STATUTE THE
REFLECTS HOW THE CONSERVATION
SERVICES ARE CITIES PROVIDE
HAVE HAD TO ADAPT TO THE
REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
MOREOVER AB NINETEEN OH TWO
ALSO IMPROVES THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN OUR CITIES IN THE
TOWN OF CONSERVATION PROVIDING
TO DEPART THE PEARL HARBOR
WITH ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO
ASSIST OUR CITIES -- AT AS
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS APTLY
POINTS OUT MOST RCTS RECEIVE
VERY LITTLE REGULAR FUNDING
THROUGH THE LOCAL TAXATION THAT
RELY HEAVILY ON COMPETITIVE
GRANTS AND OTHER TYPES OF
REVENUE AB NINETEEN OH TWO
WILL BETTER POSITION OUR
CITIES TO RECEIVE THOSE STATE
RESOURCES AB NINETEEN OH TWO
WILL STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY
OF OUR CITY TO SERVE THEIR
COMMUNITIES THEIR ACCESS TO
RESOURCES AND TO BE BETTER
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS
THAT ARE CRITICAL NEED TO THE
STATE'S CLIMATE AGRICULTURE AND
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
OBJECTIVES THANK YOU AND
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN
AYE VOTE EIGHTY NINETEEN OH
TWO OKAY THANK YOU -- ANY
WITNESS ANY LEAK WE HAVE NO
LEAD WITNESSES ACTUALLY IN
OPPOSITION SO WE'LL GO TO
-- AT FIRST -- FIRST ANYONE
IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO WAS
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT I THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR MARK FENSTER
MAKER REGISTERING SUPPORT FOR
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION THANK
YOU MANY OTHERS SEE NOW WILL
TURN TO THE LINE'S MODERATOR
WHICH PLEASE QUEUE UP AND WE
CAN TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB
NINETEEN OH TWO TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME AN INDICATION
YOU'VE BEEN PLACED IN THE QUEUE
AND IN EIGHTEEN T.
SPECIALIST WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH YOUR LINE NUMBER WHICH
WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY ONCE
AGAIN TO PUT TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NOT
MIND QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME
OKAY VERY GOOD WE'LL TURN
NOW ANY GENERAL WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING
RUMORS AND TESTIFY WELCOME
GOOD MORNING CHAIR REBEKAH
MARCHES ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL
RCTS INCLUDING GUADALUPE COYOTE
RIVERSIDE CORONA THEM AFRAID AT
SAN JOAQUIN -- LOCATED ACROSS
THE STATE WE ACTUALLY HAVE
MORE OF AN IN BETWEEN POSITION
RIGHT NOW -- WE OFFICIALLY HAVE
AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED THE
AUTHOR HAS TAKEN MANY OF OUR
AMENDMENTS WE OFFICIALLY HAVE
A CHANGE THAT BUT I JUST WANTED
TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE AMENDMENTS
AND ALL THE WORK THAT SHE'S
DONE WE DO I'M CONTINUE TO
HAVE A VERY NARROW OPPOSITION
JUST BASED ON THE AN EQUITABLE
FUNDING OF OUR CD'S THAT
CURRENTLY EXISTS AND THE AB
NINETEEN NINETY TWO EXACERBATES
AND WE HOPE TO I CONTINUE
WORKING ON THAT THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MANY OTHERS
SEEING NONE WILL TURN THE LINES
MODERATOR WOULD YOU PLEASE
KEEP ANYONE WISHING TESTIFIED
IN OPPOSITION TO A.
B.
NINETEEN OH TWO TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS
GERMAN THEIR ADULT LIVES IN Q.
OKAY --
WE'LL TURN BACK TO THE DICE
EVER GROWING DYESS OF NOW --
WE'RE ON AB NINETEEN OH TWO
SEPTEMBER AGUILAR CURRY'S
BILL AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS -- APPRECIATE YOU
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE --
WE HAVE AN I RECOMMENDATION
-- BARRING ANY LAST MINUTE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS --
HEADLIGHT CLOSE I RESPECTFULLY
ASK RIVAL THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT WE'LL --
WE'LL WAIT FOR A FULL QUORUM
BEFORE MAKE ANY MOTIONS BUT
APPRECIATE FIRST APPRECIATE
IT THANKS VERY MUCH OF IT OKAY
-- NEXT UP US MM FLORA WELCOME
AND NOW WHAT SO WE'RE TURNING
HERE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
AB ONE ONE SIX FOUR THANK YOU
VERY MUCH SENATOR AND MEMBERS
-- HERE TO PRESENT -- AB ELEVEN
SIXTY FOUR WHICH WOULD CLARIFY
THAT PUBLIC AGENCY REGULATE
RESERVOIRS USED FOR AGRICULTURE
PURPOSES ARE TO BE TREATED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRIVATE
REGULATED FACILITIES REGULATE
RESERVOIRS ARE SMALL RESERVOIR
CONSTRUCTED TO STORE WATER
THAT WOULD OTHERWISE SPILL
OVER INTO IT FROM THE CANAL
SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN CALIFORNIA
WATER CODE RECOGNIZES THE
BENEFIT OF THESE PRACTICES
AND CLEARLY STATES THAT THE
STRUCTURE USED TO STORE WATER
FOR AGRICULTURE PURPOSES
IS EXEMPTED FROM STRAIGHT
REGULATORY JURISDICTION
HOWEVER THE CALIFORNIA WATER
DEPARTMENT WATER RESOURCES
HAS ADOPTED CONTRARY TO ITS
PRIOR REVIEW INTERPRETATION
OF EXISTING LAW THAT EXCLUDES
PUBLIC IN THESE FROM TAKING
PART IN THESE OUR CULTURE USE
EXEMPTIONS AB ELEVEN SIXTY
FOUR WOULD ENABLE PUBLIC
IN THESE TO CONSTRUCT AND
MAINTAIN REGULATING RESERVOIRS
TO STORE CONFIGURATION ONE
IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRIVATE
A CULTURE KENNEDY'S HERE TO
TESTIFY SUPPORT ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AS GORE
NAMES FROM A DISTRIBUTION
DISTRICT AND ROBERT REED FROM
VALLEY OR CULTURAL WATER THANK
YOU VERY MUCH -- SO I I HAVE
FIRST LISTED MR BEANS BEANS
IN THIS STORY -- SO PLEASE
PROCEED OKAY THANK YOU GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND SENATORS
NAMES COURTNEY THIS ASSISTANT
GENERAL MANAGER FOR WATER
OPERATIONS AND THE REST OF
YOUR HOUSTON DISTRICT THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS YOU TODAY IN RESERVOIRS
OF ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AGENCIES
FOR MEETING WATER MANAGEMENT
CHALLENGES BROUGHT ON BY A
CHANGING CLIMATE INCREASED
DEMANDS OUR WATER SUPPLY FOR
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS THESE
CHALLENGES TRANSLATE INTO
IMPROVING CONSERVATION EFFORTS
THROUGH INCREASED IRRIGATION
EFFICIENCY AND ACHIEVING
SUSTAINABLE WATER LEVELS IN
OUR GROUNDWATER BASINS EVEN
THOUGH THESE RESERVOIRS A
RELATIVELY RELATIVELY SMALL
THEY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE
SERVICE TO OUR AGRICULTURAL
CUSTOMERS REDUCING RESPONSE
TIMES WHILE ALSO ENHANCING
OUR ABILITY TO RECHARGE LOCAL
GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS REGULATING
RESERVOIRS AND DAMS THE IMPOUND
WATER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE
REGULATED RESERVOIRS ARE SAFE
AND POSE MINIMAL RISK REGULATED
RESERVOIRS ARE INTERCONNECTED
WITH OUR EXISTING CANALS IN
IN LIKE A DAM ON A STREAM OR
RIVER INFLOWS ARE CONTROLLED
AND OPERATED ONLY WHEN AN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT IS RUNNING
WATER THROUGH ITS CONVEYANCE
SYSTEM THE WATER SERVICE
ELEVATION IS ABOUT THE SAME AS
THE CHASING CANAL WHICH MEANS
THAT THE RISK OF ECONOMIC LOSS
OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY DUE TO
A LEAK ONE BACON FAILURE IS NO
DIFFERENT THAN A LEAK IN THE
CANAL THE PROXIMITY OF FLOW
CONTROL STRUCTURES INSURANCE
ANY FLOW THROUGH LEAKS OR
BREACHES IN THE EMBANKMENTS
CAN BE QUICKLY ISOLATED BY THE
RELATIVE ELEVATION THE WATER
TO ADJACENT PROPERTY PREVENTS
WIDESPREAD FLOODING SECTION
SIX ZERO ZERO FOR THE STATE
WATER CODE PRISON PROVIDES AN
EXEMPTION FROM D.
TO BE OURS DIVISION OF SAFETY
OF DAMS OVERSIGHT FOR SMALL
PRIVATELY OWNED OFFICE DREAM AG
RESERVOIRS AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR
CLARIFIES THAT THE EXEMPTION
APPLIES TO BOTH PRIVATELY
AND PUBLICLY OWNED RESERVOIRS
AND PROVIDE SAFETY CRITERIA
FOR PUBLICATION SEES LIKE
MIT TO BE GRANTED EXEMPTION
STATUS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
WATER CONSERVATION ACT OF TWO
THOUSAND NINE AND SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT OF
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN PUBLIC
AGENCIES ALL OVER THE STATE
INCLUDING THE REST OF YOUR DAY
XIN DISTRICT ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING
PROJECTS SUCH AS THESE AND THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HELP GET THOSE
PROJECTS BILL SOONER AND COST
EFFECTIVELY THUS IMPROVING OUR
ABILITY TO CONSERVE WATER AND
RECHARGE OFFERS THE BENEFIT IN
CALIFORNIA AS A WHOLE THAT'S
ALL I HAVE BEEN HAPPY ENERGY
QUESTIONS OKAY VERY GOOD --
WILL TURN AND MYSTERY WITH
ONE MINUTE IF YOU DON'T MIND
THANK YOU US SENATOR MEMBERS
OF BABRI WITH READ GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE
BALLOT WATER COALITION I CONCUR
WITH THE PRIOR WITNESSES --
STATEMENT THIS BILL STRIKES
A VERY IMPORTANT BALANCE
BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE
ABILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER
SUPPLIERS TO MORE EFFICIENTLY
SERVE THE GROWERS THAT THEY
-- THAT THEY SERVE AND TO DO
SO IN A MANNER THAT RESULTS
IN WATER USE EFFICIENCY
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE MULTIPLE
BENEFITS -- CENTERS AND SO WE
WOULD -- JOIN IN MY D.
N.
REQUESTED I HAVE A VERY GOOD
THANK YOU THANKS I ANY OTHERS
WISHING TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT
OF THE MEASURE GENERAL SUPPORT
WITNESSES GOOD MORNING LISA
RODRIGUEZ FOR THE KOUAKOU
GROUP OUT HERE ON BEHALF OF
KINGS WATER INTEREST AND KERN
COUNTY WATER AGENCY IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU MANY OTHERS
SEEING NONE WE DON'T HAVE
ANY LISTED OPPOSITION BUT --
WILL TURN TO THE MODERATOR
FIRST THE SORRY FOR --
GENERAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
MODERATOR PLEASE GIVE ANYONE
CAN TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB
ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR HIS BIGGEST
SUPPORT PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE LINE
SECURING UP ONE MOMENT WHILE
WE PROVIDE THEIR LINE NUMBERS
THE FIRST OPEN UP LIGHT
EIGHTEEN GO AHEAD PLEASE
THE MORNING CARE NUMBERS
THIS IS JULIA HALL AT THE
INVITATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU THANK YOU BY TWENTY SEVEN
GOOD MORNING CHEN MEMBERS
THEIR TURN EVERYTHING OFF
AFTER AN ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF
OF TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU
LINE THIRTEEN
THANK YOU CARE MEMBERS DANNY
MERKLEY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
PARTY GIRL IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT MISTER CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NO
FURTHER LINES IN Q.
OKAY VERY GOOD WE'LL TURN
NOW IF WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING
DESPITE OPPOSITION SEEING AND
HEARING ROOM WILL TURN TO THE
LINE'S MODERATOR PLEASE KEEP
ANYONE WHICH DESPITE OPPOSITION
AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR YOU
TESTIFIED IN OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
GERMAN WE HAVE LONG LINES IN Q.
OKAY VERY GOOD -- WILL RETURN
TO THE COMMITTEE AND AND
AT THE OUTSET I WOULD JUST
SAY I I FIND MYSELF IN THE
UNFORTUNATE POSITION OF OF
STILL NOT BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT
THIS MEASURE -- WE APPRECIATE
FIRST OF ALL THE THE ROLE
THAT -- THESE KINDS OF OF DAMS
PLAY A UNITE THE THE THE THE
CHARACTERIZATIONS REGULATING
BASIN I DO APPRECIATE FOR MR
INNIS -- BUT NONE THE LESS
IN THE PERSPECTIVE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESOURCES THEY DO STILL
SEE THESE AS DAMS GIVEN THE
EMPOWERMENT WATER AND ALSO
THE THE POTENTIAL LOSSES
ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THEIR
FAILURE -- WE DO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY
BY THE WAY HAS A INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT INTEREST IN IN THIS
KIND OF WATER MANAGEMENT THE
THE PROBLEM IS THAT FOR OVER A
YEAR NOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO
FIND SOME -- ITERATIVE PROCESS
TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY
TO AT LEAST RETAIN SOME LEVEL
OF OVERSIGHT FROM DEPARTMENT
WATER RESOURCES THIS IS TRUE
IN A BIGELOW MEASURE THE CAME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WE MADE
A COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND WORK THROUGH
THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENED --
THEN WHEN THE BILL WAS HEARD
IN FAILED I WAS AGAIN GAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY BUT THAT STILL
HAS NOT HAPPENED -- AND THE
REASON AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY JUST
PROVIDE OF A BLANKET EXEMPTION
SO THE CONCERN IS NOT TO HAVE
SOME KIND OF -- WITH IT SOME
KIND OF TRUNCATED OVERSIGHT
AUTHORITY FROM DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES BECAUSE
I THINK THIS COMMITTEES BASS
FROM THE CHAIRS PERSPECTIVE
VERY OPEN TO THAT I THINK THE
THE LACK OF ANY ANY REGULATORY
AUTHORITY WHATSOEVER ANY
OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OR ANY
CONDITIONS ON -- ECONOMIC LOSS
EITHER TO NEARBY LANDOWNERS --
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS -- ANY
KIND OF LIABILITY MECHANISM
-- TO ME SEEMS LIKE A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY -- TO ACTUALLY
PUT SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE
TOGETHER HERE AND ACTUALLY
GET US A BILL -- I'M NOT GOING
TO BE SUPPORTING THE MEASURE
AGAIN TODAY FOR THE SECOND TIME
AT LEAST -- THIS THIS SEASON
-- BUT I'M I'M SURE YOU KNOW
WELCOME OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
INPUT OR PERSPECTIVE ON IT SO
-- THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR YES I
AM I APPRECIATE BILLS ASSEMBLY
MEMBER -- I WISH THAT YOUR HAD
A DIFFERENT OPINION S.
I CAN'T CHANGE THAT -- IT
SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE COMMON
SENSE THAT WE WOULD ALLOW --
OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
TO BE ABLE TO STORE WATER
SO THAT WE CAN GROW FOOD FOR
HIS DISTRICT WHICH HAS NO
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN IT
I'M IN DEBT I THINK THAT WAS
SIGMAN EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S
GOING ON -- WE HAVE THESE
RESERVOIRS -- THERE RESERVOIRS
THEY'D THEY ARE NEEDS SOME
TYPE OF DAM CERTIFICATION
I'VE DEALT WITH THAT WITH YOUR
RUSTIC FARMS WHERE THEY WERE
GROWING AND SOME CUTIES ARE
HALOS AS WHAT YOU COMMON TAKEN
FROM THE SAME PLACE THEY JUST
PACKAGE I'M DIFFERENTLY -- IN
SO AS AND THEY HAD A LOT OF
PROBLEMS GETTING THIS THROUGH
THE PROCESS SO THAT THEY COULD
STORM WATER THAT WAS ALREADY
ON THERE AT PROPERTY AND
THAT WATER JUST WENT TO WASTE
INSTEAD OF GROWING FOOD THAT
WE ALL EAT SO I DO WISH THE
CHAIR HAD A DIFFERENT OPINION
LET ME ASK YOU THIS I DON'T SEE
IT THE SAME WAY THAT SURE DOES
SO CAN YOU SHARE WITH US -- IS
THIS JUST A BLANKET GIVEAWAY
OR THERE'S NO AGENCY THAT
HAS ANY OVERSIGHT OVER THIS
ZERO SHARE SORRY YES GO AHEAD
PLEASE FOR THEM PLEASE RIGHT
THERE IS THERE ARE AS FAR
AS THE OVERSIGHT -- IT THERE
IS A CONTROL OVER YOU KNOW
WE DO HAVE A IS DESIGNED BY
A REGISTERED ENGINEER WE DO
PROVIDE THE PART OF THE BILL
IS TO PROVIDE YOU TO VIEW OUR
WITH A LIMITATION MATH AND
A DID YOU NOT GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE
TO THEM THAT THAT IS SAFE AND
BUT ALSO DURING WE ALSO HAVE
CONDITIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION
OF THESE DAMS OF THEIR
CONSTRUCTED PROPERLY AND --
AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU
COUNTY THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK
REVIEW OUR WORK AND APPROVE
ANY PERMITS NECESSARY SO THERE
IS NO JURISDICTION AS FAR
AS -- DID OF THE R.
BUT THERE IS OTHER LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS THAT DO HAVE
INPUT INTO HOW THESE RESERVOIRS
ARE DAMN CAN OPERATE OUR
CONSTRUCTION OPERATE SO BECOME
MORE OF A LOCAL ISSUE WHERE
EACH COUNTY WOULD DO THE
APPROVAL PROCESS AND YOU STILL
BE REQUIRED TO USE AN ENGINEER
YOU KEEP CALLING IT A DAMN
BUT YOU KNOW THEY CALL IT DOWN
BUT YOU GO AND IT'S LIKE A
TWO FEET THREE FEET I HAVE A
WATER IT'S NOT YOU KNOW IT'S
VERY AM I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR
IT GOES IN SOME CASES WHEN I
WENT WELL THE ONE THAT I SAW
WAS LIKE THREE TO FIVE FEET
READ THEM THEY WERE HAVING AN
IMMENSE PROBLEM TO GET AND IT
WASTED WATER THAT WE WEREN'T
ALLOWED TO USE FOR CROPS SO --
THERE IS OVERSIGHT YES BECAUSE
THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING
NOT TO CORRECT THE CHAIR BUT
THERE IS OVERSIGHT THAT'S
CORRECT OKAY AND THE OVERSIGHT
WE WE CAME FROM THE LOCAL
COUNTIES AND ALSO D.
W.
R.
HAS THAT ABILITY TO COMMENT ON
IT AS WELL OR NOT YES CORRECT
SO PART OF THE BILL AS TO WHEN
YOU ARE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION
OF THESE YOU SUBMIT A DESIGN
AND INNOVATION MAP POSITION
IN ADDITION CLAN SO THEY CAN
SEE IF THERE'S A FAILURE IN
THE ROOM IN THE BACKGROUND --
WHAT HAPPENS WHERE THAT WATER
SPORTS TO DO TO GUARD DOES HAVE
INPUT INTO THAT AND SO WHEN
YOU SUBMIT THAT D.
W.
R.
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
HAVE YOU CORRECT SOMETHING AND
HAVE A GO BACK TO YOUR ENGINEER
TO HAVE IT CORRECTED THAT'S FOR
IF THEY FEEL THAT THERE'S GOING
TO BE A DAMAGE OR SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THE
WATER DOES GET OUT OF THERE IS
A FAILURE THAT'S CORRECT SO D.
W.
R.
HAS SOME TYPE OF OVERSIGHT YES
AND THIS WOULD HELP US IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY PROVIDE FOOD
NOT ONLY THE CENTRAL VALLEY
BUT ALSO IN THE SALINAS AREA
IN PLACES TO PROVIDE FOOD AND
STORE WATER SO THAT IT JUST
DOESN'T GO AWAY THAT'S CORRECT
OKAY THANK YOU SIR SIR ASSEMBLY
MEMBER I TRULY SUPPORT THIS
BILL I THANK YOU FOR BRING
FORWARD IT I AM THE CHAIR
IS PRETTY REASONABLE ON MOST
THINGS AND I'M DISAPPOINTED
THAT HE WOULD NOT AND CONSIDER
THIS -- AS A SOLUTION IT DOES
OBVIOUSLY HAVE OVERSIGHT AND
I CAN IMAGINE ALL THE WATER
THAT WE'VE LOST OVER THE LAST
YEAR OF SIMPLY NOT BEING DONE
ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE
THE CHAIRED THE CENTRAL VALLEY
IS GOING TO BE HERE FOR ANOTHER
FEW YEARS AND I'D LIKE HIM
TO CAN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND
SEE HOW WE GROW FOOD AND AND
WE'RE ASSESSMENT AND SEE SOME
OF THESE WHAT THEY CALLED
DAMS BUT THEY'RE REALLY JUST
WATER RESERVOIRS THAT WAS
SICK THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
LANGUAGE AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW
WE REALLY -- OPERATE AND THAT
THEY'RE SAFE AND ENGINEERS ARE
AVAILABLE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE DON'T HAVE THAT LOSS OF --
OF THE FLOODING FOR ME IT'S NOT
ENOUGH WATER TO FLOOD ANYTHING
BUT IT DOES HELP US WITH OUR
CROPS ANYWAYS AND SO ARE YOU I
WILL MOVE THE BILL NGUYEN AND
APPROPRIATE WHEN WE HAVE MORE
THAN JUST THE CHAIR AND MYSELF
HERE FOR SURE VERY GOOD THANKS
THANK YOU -- SO JUST TO SET
THE RECORD STRAIGHT THESE THESE
DAMS WOULD THAT ACCORDING TO
THE REPORTS FROM D.
W.
R.
RANGE FROM TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET
IN HEIGHT SO TALLER THAN THE
SIZE OF THIS HEARING ROOM WITH
A CAPACITY OF -- OVER FOURTEEN
HUNDRED ACRE FEET -- AND ALSO
JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
IN MY DISTRICT INCLUDES INTER
COUNTY WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONE OF
THE CRITICAL AVOCADO AND LEMON
GROWING REGIONS IN THE STATE
MY FAMILY ACTUALLY GROWS THOSE
CROPS -- AS WELL AS RANCHES
IN PORTERVILLE WHERE WE'VE
HAD -- FAMILY RANCH FOR MANY
MANY YEARS -- SO I DO SHARE
A LOT OF THE CONCERNS FROM --
FROM MY GOOD COLLEAGUE HERE
AS WELL AS THE THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER -- THERE ARE THE THE
LARGEST CLASSIFICATION OF DAMS
IN THE STATE BY THE WAY OUR
HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONS -- FOR
LOW LOW RISK WHICH I THINK
WE COULD HAVE COMPROMISED ON
IF THIS BILL HAD JUST BEEN
LIMITED TO THE LOW RISK HAZARD
CLASSIFICATION THAT'S FORTY
DAMS -- THAT RANGE MUCH LOWER
RANGE IN HEIGHT THAT HAVE NO
PROBABLE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE
AND LOW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL
LOSSES BUT THOSE THAT HAVE
SIGNIFICANT HAZARD POTENTIAL
WHICH THIS DOES EXEMPT FROM
ANY OVERSIGHT OR REGULATORY
AUTHORITY FROM D.
W.
R.
IN YOUR ANALYSIS -- THOSE ARE
ONLY THERE'S ONLY SEVEN MORE
DAMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
HERE -- THAT ARE INCLUDED
IN THAT CLASSIFICATION SO
IF WE WERE ABLE TO RETAIN
SOME MINIMAL -- REGULATORY
AUTHORITY OR ABILITY TO LOOK
AT SAY ECONOMIC LOSSES OR
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE I THINK
TO BE VERY OPEN TO IT A FORTUNE
WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD ANY KIND OF
ITERATION -- NO COMMUNICATION
JUST A UNILATERAL AMENDMENTS
AND SO FOR THAT REASON WE'RE
IN A FORTUNATE PLACE OF NOT
BEING A SUPPORT THE BILL BUT
I WOULD ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE
AND YOU CAN COMMENT ON ANY YOU
KNOW ANY ANYTHING IN THE RECORD
THAT YOU WISH TO CORRECT OR OR
STATE -- AND DO APPRECIATE YOUR
ADVOCACY FOR YOUR DISTRICT ARE
YOUR TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE FOR
FOR AGRICULTURE IN YOUR FOLKS
-- COLLIDED CLOSE TO CLARIFY
THOUGH MISTER CHAIR JUST
BRIEFLY IS THAT AN AMENDMENT IF
YOU WERE WAY IF HE WAS WILLING
TO TAKE ON A MINUTE YOU WOULD
YES ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED
LET THIS GO FORWARD AND TAKING
THEM IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE TO
COVER THE FORTY DAMS YES AND
THAT BE A START YES JUST FOR
FY I YEAH THANK YOU FOR THAT
ALL RIGHT -- I KNOW IT'S A
LOT YEAH THOSE EARLY IN THE
MORNING HOPE YOU HAD YOUR
COFFEE THAT HAS ALWAYS THEIR
DESTINY IT'S JUST THE TWO OF
US WE HAVE TO KEEP I KNOW WE
REALLY COULD GO FOR HOURS OR
SALTY THIS MORNING I KNOW DON'T
START THIS IS OUR THING HAS
ALL THE SENATE IS A HOUSE OF
LORDS OVER HERE RIGHT HELLO
WELL I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS
THAT YOU KNOW FROM BOTH OF YOU
AND OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW CHAIR
WE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A
FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT ON
THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A DAM
IS -- COMING YOU KNOW BORN
AND RAISED IN OFFICE AND ARE
SENATE YOU WERE YOU KNOW AND I
COMMUNITIES WELL THAT BORN AND
RAISED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
WHAT WE SEE THIS AS IS QUITE
FRANKLY A SOLUTION TO A MASSIVE
PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN CREATED
OVER LAST TWENTY THIRTY FORTY
YEARS -- SUBSIDENCE IS A HUGE
ISSUE THE CENTRAL VALLEY THIS
COULD BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
TO THAT -- RECHARGE UNDERGROUND
AQUIFERS THIS COULD BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION TO THAT ONE
OF THE DISAPPOINTING -- FAX
OF THE AG COMMUNITY IS WORKING
WITH THE STATE WATER BOARD NDW
ARE AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THEIR
COMPLETE AND TOTAL INACTION
-- AND THEY TEND TO JUST KICK
THINGS DOWN DOWN THE ROAD
THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH
THINGS SO TO PUT THINGS IN A
LOCAL CONTROL TYPE OF POSITION
WHERE THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY
UNDERSTAND I MEAN YOU CAN TALK
ABOUT IT A FIFTEEN FOOT DAM --
TO ME THAT'S A RESERVOIR AND
I'VE BORN AND RAISED ON THOSE
RESERVOIRS I KNOW YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO
FORTY NINE HUNDRED ACRE FEET
I MEAN WITH THAT THING WERE TO
CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL IT WOULD
BARELY GET OVER YOUR ANKLES
OVER THE I MEAN IT'S JUST WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE KIND
OF WATER IT'S THERE'S NO HEAD
WATER BEHIND IT THERE'S NO
PRESSURE BEHIND IT TO TRICKLE
OUT OF THESE RESERVOIRS TO
SAY IT'S A DAMN I THINK IS A
VERY -- STRONG INTERPRETATION
OF THE LANGUAGE I THINK IT'S
THE LEVY IS MORE ACCURATE SO
I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR
CONCERNS -- WE DO DISAGREE
ON THE DEFINITION OF A DAM --
I LIKE LEVY A SIGNIFICANTLY
BETTER -- AND IT WOULD JUST
ADD THAT THIS IS A TREMENDOUS
BENEFIT TO THE AG COMMUNITY FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO STORE WATER
WITHOUT WASTING IT EXPRESSLY
WHEN WE'RE AND RECORD DROUGHTS
IT'S JUST SEEMS LIKE COMMON
SENSE TO ME SO WHEN THE TIME
IS RIGHT I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR -- AYE VOTES IN OF
THERE ARE THINGS WE NEED TO
WORK THROUGH NEXT MANY I'LL
BE MORE WILLING TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION THANKS SO MUCH
I THINK AND THE WE WE RETAIN
THAT WILLINGNESS AS WELL --
AND -- GOOD LUCK WITH THE VOTE
TODAY AND -- THANKS FOR ALL
YOUR ADVOCACY -- SO I FIGURED
LET'S JUST LET ME STAY TRUE
TO FILE ORDER HERE AND I THINK
WE HAVE A PATIENT IS A MEMBER
WARD WAITING FOR AB SIXTY FORTY
UNLESS AFFECT YES PLEASE FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE THE MEMBER
WARD THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
AB SIXTEEN FORTY REQUIRES THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING RESEARCH TO
DEVELOP AND PUBLISH GUIDELINES
REGARDING HOW ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
ME ESTABLISHED REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORKS EACH REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORK MAIN GAUGING ACTIVITY
SUCH AS A SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL
ADAPTATION MITIGATION PLANS
FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF BEST
PRACTICES AMONG LOCAL AGENCIES
AND STAKEHOLDERS CONDUCT
ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ON GOING
COORDINATION CAPACITY BUILDING
MANAGE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
AND APPLY FOR AND ADMINISTER
GRANTS THESE NETWORKS WILL
SUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS TO
ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CHANGES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES FACE HER
PLANNING AND COLLABORATING
WITH OTHER REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORKS LOCAL DECISION MAKING
AND FACILITATING FUNDING IN
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TO
REACH REGIONAL GOALS AB SIXTEEN
FORTY WOULD PROVIDE A MECHANISM
FOR THE STATE TO PROVIDE
EFFICIENCIES AND ECONOMIES OF
SCALE FOR REGIONS TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE ON THE
PHONE I HAVE MATH OF US A LOT
BECAUSE WHAT THE CLIMATE ACTION
CAMPAIGN TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
AND WHEN THE TIME COMES I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
THANK YOU ROBERT BAER YES
WELCOME PLACE FOR SAFE THANK
YOU GOOD AFTERNOON HEARING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THIS IS NOT
THE BOB BULLOCK INSTALLING
ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE ACTION
CAMPAIGN IN THE SENATE AGREE
NEW ALLIANCE SUPPORT OF AB
SIXTEEN FORTY ARQUEBUS THE
REGIONAL CREDIT NETWORKS AND
STANDARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL
CLIMATE ACTION PLANS IN
TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY
EIGHTEEN DIEGO SPEAKER TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENCE BASED
AND DATA DRIVEN ROADMAP TO
DECARBONISING REGION'S ECONOMY
CALL THE REAL DECARBONISATION
FRAMEWORK FOR OUR DECAF IT
PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SECTORS SUCH AS ENERGY LAND USE
TRANSPORTATION WORKFORCE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN ONE OF
THE NATION'S FIRST LOCALIZED
EFFORTS TO BOTHER REACHING
TOWARDS ZERO CARBON HOWEVER THE
RDF REVEALED THAT NO CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN IN THE REGION IS
ON TRACK TO REACH EMISSIONS
REDUCTION COMMITMENTS AND
THAT SOCIAL EQUITY COMPONENTS
ARE LIMITED INCONSISTENT AND
CONSPECIFIC IT HIGHLIGHTED
NOT EFFECTIVE OR EFFICIENT
TO WORK IN SILOS AND THAT
WE NEED FOSTER COORDINATED
REGIONAL RESPONSES TO ADDRESS
THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IN A WAY THAT BECAUSE THE
LIVELIHOODS OF OUR COMMUNITY AS
WELL AS THE DEMOCRATIC PROPERTY
CLIMATE CHANGE DOES NOT STOP
AT ANY PARTICULAR BOUNDARY
AND REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT
SHARED REGIONAL CHALLENGE
AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT THAT
REQUIRES REGIONAL SOLUTIONS AND
CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATIONS LOW
CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT
THAT SUPPORTS HUMAN ECOLOGICAL
HEALTH AS WELL AS ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY ANY INCONSISTENCIES
IN GLAZER POLICY ACTION WILL
ONLY INCREASE THE WORSENING
CLIMATE CRISIS ACCERN OUR
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
PARTICULARLY FOR WORKING
CLASS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO
CONTRIBUTE THE LEAST SUFFER
THE MOST FROM THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE OUR COMMUNITIES
AND OUR STATE CANNOT AFFORD
TO WAIT ANY LONGER TO ENACT
LEGISLATION THAT GUIDES
AND SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION
OF REGIONAL ADAPTATION AND
MITIGATION PLANS FOR THIS
REASON WE THANK ASSEMBLY WAR
LEADING ON THIS IMPORTANT
INITIATIVE OR RESPECTFULLY
QUESTION I VOTE FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON AB SIXTY FORTY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME AND LEADERSHIP THANK YOU
WE HAVE NO OTHER LEAD SUPPORT
WITNESSES BUT ANYONE HEARING
ROOM WISHING TESTIFIED IN
SUPPORT OF AB SIXTEEN FORTY
EIGHT NOW'S THE TIME TO COME
FORWARD SEEING NONE WILL TURN
THE LINES ANYONE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB SIXTY
FORTY ON THE PHONE LINES YOU
JUST BY IN SUPPORT PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME THE
FIRST OPEN UP LINE TWENTY
SIX BUT AMERO CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN COURT
THANK YOU NEXT NINE TWENTY TWO
GOOD MORNING HERE NUMBERS KIRK
BLACKBURN WITH THE SAN DIEGO
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
AND AG AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT NEXT I AM THIRTY TWO
GOOD MORNING MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS MORE ROOFTOP ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO AT THE PORT THANK YOU
NINE THIRTY
ERIN GILBERT SAID AT THE
EVENT NEED AND SUPPORT
THANKS BY EIGHTEEN
GOOD MORNING TERM MEMBERS
JULIA HALL WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
INTO COURT THANK YOU THANK YOU
LINE SEVENTEEN ONE MOMENT
PLEASE WHILE WE OPEN OUR LINE
GO AHEAD PLEASE THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JENNIFER
GALE HEALTH ON BEHALF OF THE
MID PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN
SPACE DISTRICT IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXT BUT NINE THIRTY
ONE GOOD MORNING MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS ROGER DICKINSON OR
CIVIC WELL FORMERLY IN THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION IN
SUPPORT THANKS VERY MUCH THANK
YOU THIS GERMAN WE HAVE NO
FOR THE LINES IN Q.
OKAY THANKS -- WE DON'T HAVE
ANY LISTED OPPOSITION BUT
ANYONE IN THE HEARING ROOM
WHICH DESPITE OPPOSITION
IS WELCOME COME FORWARD
SEEING NONE WILL TURN THE
LINES MODERATOR ANYONE WAS
TESTIFYING OPPOSITION YOUR
TESTIFIED IN OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NO
LINE'S QUEUING UP OKAY I WILL
TURN BACK TO THE DICE QUESTIONS
I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD I
I WOULD HOPE -- IS IT I JUST
HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS SO
-- IT RECALL IT'S FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THE ACCESS TO COMMUNICATE WITH
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WHO
GETS TO SELECT THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR THIS
A GROUP THANK YOU CENTER SO
YOU CAN COME TOGETHER WITHIN
THE BOUNDS OF I THINK SOME
OF THE CRITERIA THAT WERE
ESTABLISHING HERE THROUGH THIS
BILL IN ANY FORM OR FASHION
SO IT COULD BE YOU KNOW JUST
A COUPLE OF COUNTIES IT COULD
BE THE ENTIRE CENTRAL VALLEY
YOU HAVE A LOT OF COMMONALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS THAT ARE
AFFECTING THE SENATE CENTRAL
VALLEY FROM READING ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO BAKERSFIELD SO THAT
WOULD WE WANT TO BE FLEXIBLE
HERE IN COORDINATION WITH
OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OPR
TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
HAVE A SMALL OR AS LARGE OF
A OF A MEMBERSHIP IS IT IS IT
SHOWS SO IT SO -- AGAIN JUST
CLARIFYING WHAT I STEP THE BILL
WHAT I THINK THE BILL SAYS IS
IT'S JUST IT'S A -- IT ALLOWS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE
THESE COMMUNITIES ORGANIZATIONS
WILL COMMUNICATE ACROSS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT LINES ARE COUNTY
LINES BUT AND DOES THAT COUNTY
SELECT WILL EVERYBODY SUPPOSE
WE GO ALL THE WAY DOWN OF INTER
WHERE THEY CHERISHED FRIEND
THIS WINTER GET TO PICK ALL THE
PEOPLE ARE KERN COUNTY HAS A SO
IT THAT WOULD BE DECIDED WITHIN
THE FORMATION OF THAT REGIONAL
CLIMATE NETWORK AND REALLY IS
ABOUT SELF DETERMINATION OKAY
GREAT I APPRECIATE THAT THANK
YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT THANK
YOU THANK YOU AND I AND I WOULD
ALSO NOTE THAT -- THERE THERE
WAS PREVIOUSLY OPPOSITION BUT
-- GIVEN THE AUTHOR'S WORK
ON THE MEASURE -- I THINK ALL
OPPOSITION HAS BEEN REMOVED
INCLUDING FROM THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE SO -- I THINK YOU HAVE
A STRONG CONSENSUS ITEM HERE --
AND THIS KIND OF COLLABORATION
IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL WE KNOW
THAT WE UNDER INVEST IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS PLANNING ABILITIES
-- OFTEN IN ESPECIALLY THE
SMALLER CITIES AND COUNTIES --
ARE LEFT -- WITHOUT ABILITY TO
GET AHEAD OF THESE DISASTERS
BEFORE THEY HIT -- REALLY ANY
ABILITY TO GET AHEAD OF THEM
-- TO MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS
WHETHER IT'S -- ON THEIR GREED
-- ON THEIR BAG SYSTEMS -- OR
OR -- OR IN FLOOD OR FIRE --
FIRE RISK COMMUNITIES SO --
APPRECIATE THIS MEASURE WILL
HELP YOU GET THROUGH THIS
YEAR -- AND AT THE PROPER TIME
ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE THANK YOU
SENATOR AND I APPRECIATE THE --
OBSERVATIONS IN THE QUESTIONS
I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT
AND THANKS TO MY JOINT AUTHORS
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS MULLIN BENNETT
AND QUIRK WHO ALSO ARE VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS ISSUE
REPRESENT DIFFERENT PARTS OF
THE STATE ALSO EXPERIENCING
DIFFERENT SORT OF PRIMARY
CURRENT -- IMPACTS RELATED TO
CLIMATE CHANGE -- I APPRECIATE
THIS COMMITTEE'S REVIEW LAST
YEAR WE SENT -- SOMETHING
ONTO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
WHICH WHILE IT WAS HELD MUCH OF
THAT WAS ALL THROUGH THE STATE
BUDGET WE ARE BACK FOR ROUND
TWO THAT I THINK HAS WORKED
ON SOME OF THE OPPOSITION'S
POINTS THAT WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO BE MORE
EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE -- WITH
DELIVERING THESE ADAPTATION
MITIGATION STRATEGIES WHEN
THE TIME COMES I RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE OKAY THANK
YOU SOME MEMBER AND YOUR CITY
IN CARRY CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
HAVING YOU HERE YOU'VE BEEN
DILIGENT ON THESE ISSUES
SO MUCH APPRECIATED -- WE
ARE GOING TO -- WE DO HAVE
ANOTHER AUTHOR -- I WILL
LET ME JUST TAKE A BRIEF
PAUSE THE MESS THE AUTHOR
FOR OTHER
I SHOT AS WELL IF YOU
HEARD I'M NOT REALLY
ONE OFFICIAL -- BEFORE OKAY
-- WELCOME TO WERE ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A.
B.
SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER KNOWING THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR VOLUNTEER TO OVER
TWENTY TWENTY ONE OFFSHORE OIL
RELATED INCIDENT THAT AFFECTED
MY DISTRICT INCLUDES HUNTING
BEACH AND THE SURROUNDING
COASTAL CITIES IN ORANGE
COUNTY I JUMPED INTO ACTION
WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO CALL FOR
A FULL INVESTIGATION SEEKING
ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THOSE
RESPOND FOR THIS DEVASTATING
EVENT AN INVESTIGATION
DETERMINED THAT A CRACK PIPE
LINE CAUSED BY CARGO SHIP
THAT OCCUR POTENTIALLY SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO WAS A
SOURCE OF APPROXIMATE TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND GALLONS OF
OIL THAT LEAKED INTO THE
OCEAN AB SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN
WOULD REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES BE NOTIFIED
IMMEDIATELY OF ANY OIL SPILL
CURRENT OFF SHORE THEY AFFECT
STATE AND FEDERAL WATERS THIS
EXPANDS EXISTING NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND CAN HELP
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THESE
AGENCY RESPONDED TIMELY AND
IT AND EFFICIENT MANNER TO ANY
INCIDENT AS YOU CAN REMEMBER
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS I
PULL THIS BILL AT THE LAST
HEARING TO TRY AND ADDRESS
THE CONCERN THE SOME OF THE
MEMBERS HAD ON THIS COMMITTEE
THE LONG CONVERSATION WITH
THE MEMBER STAFFS STAKEHOLDERS
AND ALLEGED AND THAT'S
THEY'VE COUNCIL WE PRODUCE
AMENDMENTS THAT PRESERVE OUR
INTENT AND MOVES AWAY FROM
THE EXISTING CODE SECTION
THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN
DISRUPTING EXISTING REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS WE WENT BACK TO
THE DRAWING BOARD TO ADDRESS
THOSE CONCERNS AND WE'VE
IMPROVE THE POLICY INCORPORATED
ANALYSIS CONCERNS AND OTHER
FEEDBACK UNFORTUNATELY MISTER
CHAIRMAN HERE COMMITTEE STAFF
HAVE DECIDED NOT TO SET THESE
AMENDMENTS WHICH ALLOW THESE
COMMITTED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE
ON THE REVISED AMENDMENT
AND MOVE THE CONVERSATION
I'M PROTECTING OUR BEAUTIFUL
COAST AND BE PROACTIVE ON
THE ISSUES OF OIL SPILL OIL
RELATED INCIDENTS SAYS THAT
A CURRENT ON THE COASTAL
AREAS THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT WITH NO
OPPOSITION ON FILE AND HAS
SAILED THROUGH ON CONSECUTIVE
ON THE ASSEMBLY SIGH BUT NOW
HAS BEEN HELD HOSTAGE IN THIS
COMMITTEE WHAT IS FRUSTRATING
MISTER CHAIRMAN IS THAT
THIS BILL DIDN'T EVEN WAS
EVEN ALLOWED TO BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD WITH
THE AMENDMENTS THAT ADDRESS
EVERYONE'S CONCERNS AND I
KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T ADDRESS
YOUR CONCERN OF IT DOESN'T
GO FAR ENOUGH WHILE I RESPECT
YOUR PASSION AND POSITION ON
CALIFORNIA OIL DEPENDENCY ISSUE
THIS BILL HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THAT THIS BILL IS PURELY
TO ADDRESS WHAT I PERSONALLY
SAW DURING THE HUNTING BEACH
OIL SPILL LAST YEAR IN MY
DISTRICT IT WAS A FAILURE ON
HOW WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND
QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THE DELAY
NOTIFICATION OF THIS BILL NOT
ONE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT I
ATTENDED DURING THAT TIME IS
A TOPIC OF THE NOTIFICATION
NOT MENTIONED OR ASKED BY A
REPORTER OR TWO OR THREE OR
FOUR OR DOZEN OF THEM AND
EVEN THOUGH A FEW ASSEMBLY
OIL SPILL COMMITTEE THAT
HEARINGS THAT WERE HELD IN
ORANGE COUNTY AND SACRAMENTO
THE TOPIC OF NOTIFICATION
CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION SO TO DENY
MY DISTRICT THIS CORRECTION
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE NOTIFIED
IMMEDIATELY WHEN AN OIL SPILL
HAPPENS IS I'M SORRY IT'S PURE
POLITICS AND THAT'S ALL RIGHT
WRONG WHAT I UNDERSTAND YOU
WANT TO FURTHER DISCUSSION
AND MAYBE A COMMITTEE STAFF
WANT TO GO FURTHER YOU HAD
EVERY OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR
AND THAT ACTUALLY LIES AND
FELL IN THE SENATE YOU KNOW
WHAT BILL I'M TALKING ABOUT
TO HOLD MY BILL A SIMPLE
NOTIFICATION BILL FOR MY
DISTRICT WELL I SUGGEST
WAS THERE DAYS AND DAYS OUT
WEEKS AND WE'LL FOR TWO WEEKS
ON HAND ON THIS ISSUE KNEW
YOU WEREN'T HERE NOR YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF IN ORANGE
COUNTY WATCHING IT HAPPEN SO
IT'S EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING
FOR ME YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH
ALL MY BILL WE WORK THE BILL
AND GOT THE OTHER MEMBERS ON
YOUR COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT IT
PER THEIR CONCERNS WHEN THE
NEXT BILL WHEN NEXT WHEN THE
NEXT OIL SPILL CURRENT ORANGE
COUNTY WE CAN ALL COME BACK
AND THINK HELLO IT COULD HAVE
BEEN BETTER I DIDN'T BECAUSE
ON THIS DAY WE DENY THE PEOPLE
IN ORANGE COUNTY A FAIR OIL
SPILL NOTIFICATION SO I WOULD
NORMALLY AND MY PRESENTATION
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE BUT I KNOW BETTER
BECAUSE THE BILL HAS NO CHANCE
OF GETTING THERE GIVEN THAT I
COULD EVEN GET THE AMENDMENTS
BE HEARD TODAY AND EVEN BE
ADDRESSED BY YOUR COMMITTEE
A BUT TO THE OTHER MEMBERS
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR AN AYE
VOTE IN THE REVISION AMENDMENTS
THAT WE WORK WITH YOUR STAFF
TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS THANK
YOU MR CHAIRMAN THANK YOU SOME
AMBER -- MEMBERS -- -- JUST TO
TO CATCH IS A MEMBER I'M CENTER
LIMÓN UP A WERE ON A.
B.
SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN WHEN OIL
SPILLS -- I JUST SAY THE OUTSET
-- APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY ON
THESE ISSUES YES I UNDERSTAND
I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY SAY
BEFORE WE TURN TO SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION -- I DO APPRECIATE
YOUR ADVOCACY ON THESE ISSUES
I I WENT DOWN -- DID TO TOUR
THE SPILL SITE PERSONALLY
-- DURING THE HEART OF THE
PANDEMIC AS WELL AND IT WAS AN
AWFUL SITUATION -- THAT I DON'T
THINK THIS BILL CERTAINLY WOULD
SOLVE -- OUR OUR -- CONTINUED
GREEN LIGHTING OF OF OFFSHORE
DRILLING AND UNWILLINGNESS TO
TO PUT ANYTHING FORWARD -- THAT
ACTUALLY ADDRESSES THE END OF
OFFSHORE DRILLING IS IS REALLY
THE ONLY SOLUTION BUT -- BUT
IN TERMS OF THE JUST TO MAKE
SURE WE ALL HAVE THE THE RECORD
STRAIGHT -- THE AMENDMENTS
WERE SUBMITTED -- TOO LATE TO
CONSIDER BUT I APPRECIATE YOU
PUTTING THAT FORWARD THE THE
ISSUE IS THAT THE AMENDMENTS
SUBMITTED AROUND DISCHARGE --
ACTUALLY CREATED NEW ISSUES
SO JUST TO REITERATE -- WHITE
BY REDEFINING THREATEN THIS
CHARGE OF THIS BILL -- THE WAY
WAS DRAFTED IN YOUR AMENDMENTS
CREATED SOME NEW PROBLEMS SO
-- IT RAISED THE QUESTION OF
WHETHER WE BE UNDERCUTTING
EXISTING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR VESSELS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF IN THE OCS BY
SINGLING OUT CERTAIN FACILITIES
IT COULD UNDERCUT THE EXISTING
REQUIREMENTS -- THEY ALSO
IMPLIED AN OFFICER FACILITY
COULD NOT BE STAY IN STATE
WATERS WHICH IS INACCURATE AND
A RISK TO EXISTING REGULATORY
AUTHORITY -- THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT IS CONSTRUCTED
COULD HAVE BEEN INTERPRETED TO
CONTRADICT EXISTING LAW ON THE
STATE'S OFFSHORE BOUNDARIES
WHICH IS A SERIOUS CONCERN
-- THE JURISDICTION OF OF
THE STATE IS CRUCIAL IN TERMS
OF PROJECT THAT PREVENTING
SPILLS OR DAMAGING ITS OWN --
JURISDICTIONAL WATERS AND THEN
FUNDAMENTALLY -- THIS BILL
OFFSHORE IS EITHER SUBJECT TO
FEDERAL PORTING REQUIREMENTS
AND THE STATE'S IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFIED BY THIS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OR UNDERSTATE
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SO WE
DIDN'T WANT TO DO -- BECAUSE
I KNOW THE INTENT OF YOUR BILL
IS TO ACTUALLY EMMETT CONFUSION
AND IMPROVE NOTIFICATION -- THE
CONCERN WAS THAT WE ACTUALLY
MAKE IT MORE CONFUSING AND
REYES FURTHER JURISDICTIONAL
QUESTIONS -- WHO'S IN CHARGE
WHO HAS TO BE NOTIFIED AND
WHAT WATERS ARE WE IN HERE SO
THAT THAT'S THE BIG CONCERN I
APPRECIATE THAT -- THERE WAS
CONSENSUS ON THIS MEASURE AND
BY NO MEANS DO I INTEND TO
HOLD THIS BILL HOSTAGE -- WERE
IN FACT HAVING A HEARING ON
IT RIGHT NOW IF I OPERATED --
LIKE AN ASSEMBLY CHAIR I WOULD
NOT HAVE HEARD THE BILL YOU
WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE PRESENTED
THIS MEASURE THAT HAPPENED ALL
OVER THE PLACE CURRENTLY RIGHT
NOW TODAY YOU ARE HERE AND
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A VERY
FAIR HEARING AND NOT ONLY THAT
MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO VOTE AS
THEY AS THEY PLEASE SO I STILL
CAN'T SUPPORT THE MEASURE --
IN ITS CURRENT FORM OR WITH THE
LATE AMENDMENTS -- BECAUSE OF
THOSE -- THOSE AMBIGUITIES SAID
SO THAT'S REALLY THE CENTRAL
CONCERN BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE
YOU A VERY FAIR CHANCE TO TO
GET THIS BILL OUT AND MAKE
YOUR CASE AND WITH THAT WE WILL
TURN LEAD SUPPORT WITNESSES ON
THIS BILL TO COURT ACTUALLY WE
HAVE NO LEAD SUPPORT ON FILE
SO WE JUST ASK FOR GENERAL
SUPPORT WITNESSES -- TO BILL
THE WEIGH IN ON THIS MEASURE
SO ANYONE IN THE HEARING ROOM
WE CAN TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
AB SIXTY FIFTY SEVEN IS WELCOME
TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME
OKAY AND THEN I ANYONE
WISHING TESTIFIED ON THE
LINES MODERATOR PLEASE
GIVE POINTS AND WHICH DOES
FIND SUPPORT ON A.
B.
SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN THE
DESKSIDE SUPPORT PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
MISTER CHAIRMAN THERE ARE
NO LINES QUEUED UP OKAY
-- WILL NOT TURN ANYONE
WISHING TESTIFYING OPPOSITION
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NOT LIST
ON FILE THE HEARING ROOM
SEEING NONE WITHIN LINES
DESPITE OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
BUT YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
NO LINE TO FEUD UP
OKAY I WILL TURN BACK TO THE
DICE -- COMMENTS QUESTIONS
YES SIR GROUP THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
HOW WAS ORANGE COUNTY NOTIFIED
WHEN THAT TANKER VESSEL DRAGGED
ITS ANCHOR ACROSS UP BY PLANE
AND IT BUSTED WELL THAT'S WHERE
THE CONFUSION AS WELL AS -- I
ACTUALLY WAS NOTIFIED BY THE
CITY -- NOT TO ABOUT SIX PM
APPROXIMATELY OR IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND SO WE WERE NOT
NOTIFIED BY THE STATE WHICH IS
SUPPOSEDLY THE FADS THE ANGER
THE THE OIL COMPANY IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE ABOUT TWO
AM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND KEEP
IN MIND WE HAD THAT WEEKEND
WAS OUR LARGEST AIR SHOW WHICH
WAS IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AT STAKE AS WELL AND SO -- YOU
KNOW THE DATE THE NEXT DAY ON
SATURDAY I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE
AIR SHOW -- AT ANY EVENTS AND
PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT
AND THEY'RE LIKE DID YOU HEAR
THIS I'M LIKE WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT I I HEARD RUMORS
OF IT BUT WE'RE LIKE WE HAVEN'T
BEEN NOTIFIED BY ANYBODY SO
THAT'S THE CONFUSION THAT'S
WHY ALL THE PRESS CONFERENCES
THE PRESS AND THE DISCUSSION
AROUND ALL THE AGENCIES WHO
WAS SUPPOSED REVIEWS POSTED ON
FIRST SECOND AND THIRD BASE WHO
WAS WE DON'T KNOW AND SO THAT'S
WHERE THIS CURRENT LAW SAY
ABOUT WHO'S ON FIRST AND WHO'S
ON SECOND LIKE WHO'S WHO'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFICATION
FOR THIS TYPE OF THE BILL
SO IT DEPENDS -- IT IT COMES
DOWN TO IS WAS THE STARTING IN
THE FEDERAL WATERS THE STATE
WATERS -- BUT THE PROBLEM IS
THE ANCHOR THIS IS AND THIS
WAS NOT THE -- THIS IS A SO IT
LIKE I SAID IT IT DEPENDS ON
WHERE IT STARTS AND THEN THE
NOTIFICATION GETS OUT BUT IT'S
REALLY POINT THAT THE CITIES
AND THE COUNTIES GET NOTIFY
I'M NOT IN YOUR BILL NOT TO
INTERRUPT YOU BUT I KNOW THAT
WE'RE IN A SHORT TIME FRAME BUT
-- IN YOUR BILL WOULD REQUIRE
THE CITIES AND COUNTIES TO BE
NOTIFIED BY THE STATE AND THE
FEDS OKAY AND THE OIL COMPANY
OR THE PIPELINE OWNER OR THE
VESSEL OWNER WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO NOTIFY THE STATE YES OR THE
FEDS -- SO -- IF THE COUNTY
AND THE CITY HAD SOME TYPE OF
PROPER NOTIFICATION PROCESS
IS IT YOUR YOUR INTENT OF THIS
BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
HAPPENED SO THAT THEY DON'T
HAVE TO WAIT TWO DAYS TO FIND
OUT THAT THERE'S A SPILL YES
THE OCEAN THAT COMES TOWARD
YOUR SHORELINE YES AND ALSO
REALLY EVEN JUST THE NEXT DAY
BECAUSE WE HAD MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE ON THE BEACH FOR THE AIR
SHALL INCLUDE MYSELF OKAY ALL
RIGHT WELL I THINK I THINK IT'S
A GOOD DISTRICT BILL I REALLY
DO -- AGAIN -- I WISH THAT WE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT
THE AMENDMENTS OF THE CHURCHES
THEY WERE SUBMITTED LATE -- --
I'D IBM AND THEN I KNOW THAT
YOU WORKED WITH THE COMMITTEE
-- REGARDING THOSE AMENDMENTS
FOR QUITE SOME TIME SINCE THE
LAST HEARING YES SO AGAIN I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO BRING THIS BILL FORWARD
-- I'LL MOVE THE BILL AND
HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET AN AYE
VOTE -- FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS
BECAUSE I DO REALLY BELIEVE
THAT THAT A NOTIFICATION
OR PROPER NOTIFICATION IS
SOMETHING THAT THE CITIES
I MEAN IF IT WAS IF I HAD A
DISTRICT ON THE -- SHORELINES I
WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHERE I WANT
MY SITTING COUNTY TO KNOW MY
OFFICE OF PLANNING THOSE THINGS
I WOULD WANT THEM TO KNOW
-- IS IMMEDIATELY -- SO AND
AND I UNDERSTAND THE CHAIR'S
POSITION ABOUT THE BILL NOT
GOING FURTHER BUT THAT'S NOT
THE BILL BEFORE US AND YOU KNOW
TO ELIMINATE OIL -- IN THAT YOU
DON'T OFFSHORE PRODUCTION OIL
I MEAN HE'S MADE NO BONES ABOUT
THAT HE WANTS TO ELIMINATE OIL
AND GAS PRODUCTION EVEN HERE
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS
I THINK AND I'M PRAYING AND
HOPING THAT -- THAT COMES TO
A QUICK END WITH THE SITUATION
THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN
ECUADOR RIGHT NOW AND -- I AM A
I'M HOPING THAT IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS EVERYBODY'S EYES WILL BE
OPENED TO THE SITUATION IN THAT
IN THAT SITUATION THAT WE WILL
HOLD YOU KNOW I'M MAYBE YOU
KNOW JUST MAYBE WILL HAVE THIRD
WORLD PROBLEMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SEQUITUR CONTINUES
ON ITS PROMISE TO ELIMINATE
PRODUCING OIL FOR US SO -- S.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE CHAIR'S
COMMENTS BUT THAT'S NOT THE
BILL BEFORE US THE BILL BEFORE
US IS A NOTIFICATION BILL SO
THAT THE CITIES AND COUNTIES
IN ORANGE COUNTY CAN BE
NOTIFIED AT ALL MOVES ABILITY
APPROPRIATE TIME AND HOPEFULLY
WE'LL GET SOME AYE VOTES THANK
YOU SEVERAL MONTHS THANK YOU
I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY
THANKING -- YOU YOU WORKED HARD
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN BACK AND
FORTH ON TAX -- AND I KNOW THAT
THERE WAS CONFUSION AND BACK
AND FORTH WITH THE AMENDMENT
WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED -- AND
AND THIS IS BEEN HEARD BECAUSE
EIGHT EIGHT THINK I I KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AND
I WANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
-- HOWEVER I STILL REMAIN WITH
THE CONCERN THAT THIS BILL AS
BEING CHANGE ALL BECAUSE IT IS
A NOTIFICATION IT CHANGES HOW
WE'RE DOING NOTIFICATIONS AND
I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PUT POINT
TO THE ANALYSIS THIS TO BE VERY
CLEAR UP PAGE FOUR OF SEVEN TOP
OF THE ANALYSIS THIS BILL WOULD
AMEND THE EXISTING DEFINITION
OF THREAT AND DISCHARGE OF OIL
IN WATERS OF THE STATE TO MEAN
DISCHARGED FROM AN OFFSHORE
FACILITY AS PROVIDED THAT IS
KEY BECAUSE IF YOU GO TO PAGE
SIX OF SEVEN IN THE ANALYSIS
IT SAYS AS A WRITTEN IN THE
BILL NARROWLY DEFINED THREAT
IN DISCHARGE OF OIL IN WATERS
OF THE STATE TO ONLY SO IT
IS LIMITING THE WORD ONLY IT
IS LIMITING FROM AN OFFSHORE
FACILITY HOWEVER A THREAT IN
DISCHARGE OF AN OIL IN WATERS
OF THE STATE COULD BE FROM MANY
SOURCES NOT JUST AN OFFSHORE
FACILITY IN TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN REFUSE TO BE OIL
SPILL FOR EXAMPLE WAS FROM AN
ONSHORE PORTION OF AN OFF SHORE
PIPELINE THAT LEAKED ON TO THE
BEACH AND FROM THERE INTO THE
STATE WATERS AND SO MY ISSUE
HAS CONTINUOUSLY BEEN -- NOT
THAT I'M NOT I DON'T WANT TO
BE SUPPORTIVE BUT THAT EIGHTY
THIS BILL IN YOUR EFFORTS TO
NOTIFY ITS ALSO LIMITING THE
NOTIFICATIONS AND WOULD NOT
ALLOW FOR NOTIFICATION IN
SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES AS
HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS
AND SO FOR THOSE REASONS AND
BECAUSE THAT WILL STILL HAPPEN
IN MY DISTRICT AND I'VE HAD
MANY OIL SPILLS HAPPEN IN
MY DISTRICT -- I CAN'T BE
SUPPORTIVE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
WORK WITH YOU TO HELP YOU ALL
I MEAN FIGURE THIS OUT BUT THAT
PIECE IS -- SO KEY BECAUSE OIL
SPILLS DO HAPPEN IN DIFFERENT
WAYS AND WE CAN'T IGNORE
THAT WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTING ON SHORE AND OFF
SHORE -- IN THAT THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO CLEAR UP SO -- I
CAN'T BE SUPPORTIVE BUT I KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GO AND
I WANTED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
HELP -- BUT THAT IS AN ISSUE
-- UNIT YOU KNOW REALLY THAT
I'M POINTING OUT BECAUSE IT'S
AN ISSUE THAT WOULD IMPACT
OTHER OIL SPILL NOTIFICATIONS
IN THE STATE MAYES RESPONDS TO
CHEN YES PLEASE MADAM SENATOR
-- YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
THAT'S THE CURRENT BILL WAY
HEARING AND THAT WAS THE BILL
THAT I PULL LAST WEEK I HAVE
AN AMENDMENT THAT THE COMMITTEE
WOULD NOT LOOK AT WHICH YOUR
STAFF HAS WORKED WITH OUR
OFFICE AND HAS SUPPORTED I HAVE
THOSE AMENDMENTS HERE THE BILL
TODAY AND FORCE IS NOT THE BILL
THAT I WANTED TO PUT FORWARD
ANYMORE AND BECAUSE OF I GUESS
TECHNICALITY OF THE TIME FRAME
OF WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED GIVEN
THAT WE HAD A VERY SHORT TIME
PERIOD WE HAD TO WORK WITH
ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING
SOME OF THEM SENATORS ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE STAKEHOLDERS
-- YOU KNOW IN MY DISTRICT
AND AROUND THE STATE AS WELL
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE
AMENDMENTS BUT THOSE AMENDMENTS
ARE NOT BEFORE YOU TODAY
SO YOU'RE YOU KNOW YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT THOSE ARE NOT
THE MEMBERS I'M ASKING YOU TO
SUPPORT TODAY ALL OF THE BILL
TODAY THAT IS BEING HEARD NOT
AT MY -- YOU KNOW ABILITY TO
BE ABLE TO HEAR MY AMENDMENTS
TO THE BILLS HEARD TODAY IS THE
BILL THAT WAS OPPOSED BY YOU
LAST THE TWO WEEKS AGO WE SPOKE
-- ILL SO IF POSSIBLE WITH YOU
WOULD CONSIDER MAKING A MOTION
OR -- MADAM SENATOR GROW FOR
CONSIDER MAKING THE MOST MOTION
TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS
INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT BILL
THAT'S BEEN HEARD OF BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT I ACTUALLY WANTED
TO BE YOU TALKED ABOUT TODAY
NOT MY PREVIOUS BILL AND IF
I IF I COULD YOU ARE HERE FOR
THE INITIAL STATEMENT THE IN
ADDITION TO THE PROCEDURAL
ISSUE AROUND THE MEMONS BEING
THREE DAYS LATE WHICH OF MANY
OF US -- FFA'S THOSE PROCEDURAL
CHALLENGES AND NOT HAD BILLS
HEARD AT ALL I BILLS PULLED
FROM FILE IN LIGHT OF -- THOSE
PROCEDURE VIOLATIONS WE DO NOT
HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU OR OR
ONE OF BY THE BILL BUT IT'S
REALLY THE SUBSTANCE NOT THE
PROCESS THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD
A CONCERN WITH I WOULDN'T WANT
TO A DINGHY ON THE TECHNICALITY
IT'S THAT THE REDEFINITION OF
THREATEN DISCHARGED WHILE IT
TRIED TO SOLVE ONE PROBLEM MAY
HAVE CREATED CONFUSION AROUND
OTHERS AND I I I MENTIONED
IT BUT LET ME JUST BRIEFLY
AND IN SUMMARY REITERATE WHAT
THOSE WERE -- THAT BY SINGLING
OUT CERTAIN FACILITIES IN THE
OFFSHORE CONTACTS IN THE OCS
YOU COULD UNDERCUT EXISTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT VESSELS
IN THE OCS AFTER REPORT OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT AS
CONSTRUCTED IMPLIED THAT
AN OFFICER FACILITY CANNOT
BE IN STATE WATERS WHICH IS
NOT ACCURATE WE'VE SEEN THAT
IN YOUR DISTRICT AND MANY
OTHERS ON THE STATE AND IN
THE PROPOSED MEANT AMENDMENT
LANGUAGE IS CONSTRUCTED AND ALL
THIS WAS -- YOU KNOW -- SHARE
THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE WHEN THEY
WERE PRESENTED TO COMMITTEE SO
THIS IS NOT A STEP SHOULD NOT
BE SURPRISED ANYBODY -- AND WE
HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
THROUGH THOSE ISSUES BEFORE --
THIS UNFORTUNATE JUNCTURE --
BUT OTHER DATE COULD CONTRADICT
EXISTING LAW ON THE STATE'S
OFFSHORE BOUNDARIES AND SO IN
OTHER WORDS IF THERE'S IF WE'RE
GENERATING MORE CONFUSION ABOUT
STATE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN
OFFSHORE FACILITIES THE CONCERN
IS WE ACTUALLY TRUNCATE THE
BILL THE STATE'S REGULATORY
AUTHORITY -- BY REDEFINING
THREATEN DISCHARGE AND
UNDERCUT -- EXISTING REGULATORY
AUTHORITY WHICH IS A BIG
CONCERN -- ESPECIALLY IN THIS
ERA WHERE -- FOLKS ARE TRYING
TO FIND NEW WAYS TO EXTEND THE
LIFE OF THESE PLATFORMS AND
WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN
IS FOR -- SOME TROJAN HORSE
MEASURE TO TO MAKE ITS WAY
THROUGH INTO SAY EVERYTHING'S
ON CONSENT AND IT'S ALL GOOD
AND IT'S BIPARTISAN AND THEN
SUDDENLY FOR THERE TO BE --
JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTE --
WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEXT BILL
BECAUSE LET'S MAKE NO MISTAKE
THE NEXT BILLS COMING -- AND
WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO
PREVENT THAT AT THIS POINT
-- SO I I WANT TO LIMIT THAT
CONFUSION AND I KNOW THERE
WAS SOME CONFUSION AT THE TIME
ALTHOUGH WHAT I WILL SAY IS
WE CAN BLAME THE REGULATORY
AGENCIES ON THAT BUT THE
WITHHOLDING OF INFORMATION
FROM THE PRIVATE ACTORS IT
SEEMS TO ME TO BE AT THE
HEART OF THE DISPUTE WHETHER
IT'S THE THE SHIPPERS -- THE
VESSEL THEMSELVES -- OR -- THE
OPERATOR WHO -- MAY HAVE KNOWN
IN THE SERVICE OF THE SUBJECT
OF INVESTIGATION BUT I THE LAST
THAT LACK OF TIMELY NOTICE WE
DON'T PUT ANYTHING IN THE WAY
OF OF AN ABILITY TO TO GET OUT
IN FRONT OF THAT AND AND HAVE
ACCURATE INFORMATION SO REALLY
WE'RE TRYING TO FULFILL THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT HERE -- AND
I WISH WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ITERATE ON THAT AND IT WORK
THROUGH IT BUT THAT'S ALL WE
HAD TO WORK WITH AND THAT'S WHY
I'M IN THE POSITION I AM TODAY
SO -- BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO
TO SHARE YOUR AMENDMENTS WITH
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AYE AYE I
WOULD NOT DENY THAT OPPORTUNITY
THEY'VE ALL SEEN THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS YOU SHARE THEM IN
ADVANCE -- THEY CAN SEE IT NOW
AND -- AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
WE CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO MAKE
A MOTION WE STILL DO NOT HAVE
A QUORUM UNFORTUNATELY SO WE'RE
WE'RE SHORT OF VOTE -- BUT I
WOULD NOT DENY THAT OPPORTUNITY
SO THANK THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
IF FIGHT OF MED I'M I'M LIKE
YOU I'M AS FRUSTRATED WITH THE
ASSEMBLY CHAIRS WHEN IT COMES
IN HOT HEARING BILLS TRUST ME
ECHO SYMBOLS HI -- IT HURTS
MORE THE DEBT REPUBLICAN SIDE
WHERE MOST OF OUR BILLS DON'T
GET HURT EVEN THE ASSEMBLY SIDE
-- SO THIS SO I I CAN SHARE
THOSE CONCERNS WITH YOU AND AND
AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
ON THAT LET ME JUST SO YOU KNOW
WE MAY THREE AMENDMENTS CHANGES
-- AND SINCE YOU WERE VERY
SPECIFIC ON WHAT YOU WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT IN THE BILL LET ME
JUST TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT
AMENDMENTS THAT WE WANTED TO
SUBMIT OR SUBMITTED BUT NOT
HEARD TODAY IS THAT THE BILL
WOULD REQUIRE AN OPERATOR OF AN
OFFSHORE FACILITY WATERS THAT
ARE NOT WATERS OF THE STATE IT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE
OR THREATENED THIS CHARGE OF
OR THAT WHEN WATERS OF THE
STATE TO PUT THE DISCHARGE
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
IT ALSO STRIKES OUT REFERENCES
TO SECTION EIGHTY SIX SEVENTY
POINT THREE SUBDIVISION G.
LEAVE INTACT THE DEFINITION OF
FRIEND DISCHARGED AN OFFSHORE
FACILITY NARROWS THE DEFINITION
OFFICE OR FACILITY FOR THIS
SECTION ONLY THE WE DID NOT
TOUCH THE THREATEN DISCHARGE
THE LAST ONE IS THE DEFINITION
THERE WAS THAT IT WAS A FOR
PURPOSE OF THIS PARAGRAPH
OFFICER FACILITY MEANS IN
THE FACILITY LOCATED THE WARS
THAT ARE NOT WARS OF THE STATE
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO AN OIL RIG OIL PLATFORM I
WISH THERE IS EXPLOITATION --
FOUR OR EXTRACTION RECOVERY
POSSESSION OR STORAGE OF
NATURAL GAS OIL AGAIN WHILE
I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND
YOUR ADVOCACY ON THE END OF
ALL OFFSHORE DRILLING ON I GET
IT I'M BUT AGAIN THIS BILL IS
NOT WITH THAT ON AND I HOPE
THAT THE OTHER MEMBERS -- WE
CONSIDER THE AMENDMENTS NOT
THE CURRENT BILL YOUR BE IT IS
THAT'S BEEN HER TODAY BECAUSE
MY MEMBERS WEREN'T ABLE TO BE
HEARD AND -- I WAS JUST TOLD
BY MY STAFF THAT I UNDERSTAND
THAT EVEN IF WE WERE LATE --
THE COMMENTS YOU MADE TODAY
MISTER CHAIR WE WERE NOT TOLD
OF ANY CONCERNS BY COMMITTEE
FORCE TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE
CAME AGAIN BEFORE YOU WE SENT
IT OVER AND IT WAS SILENT
BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE CHAIR
IS NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS TO GO FORTH THAT'S
THE COMMENTS I RECEIVE AND SO
THAT COULD BE YOU KNOW EITHER
MISCOMMUNICATION I DON'T KNOW
BUT WE DO HAVE WORKED HARD AND
I KNOW THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE
SENATE SIDE IS THAT WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER BECAUSE RESPECTFULLY
DISAGREE AND WHEN IT COMES TO
DISTRICT PRODUCT IF WE ALWAYS
MADE SURE THAT WE WORK AND
HELP THAT MEMBER -- I KNOW I'M
NOT A SITTING SENATOR I AM ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE
IN SENSE OF THE OF THE CHAMBER
BUT I KNOW THAT THE SENATE IS
DIFFERENT IN THAT SENSE AND
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT
THIS IS A DISTRICT BILL THIS
IS A BILL THAT HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE CLIMATE CHANGE
THE OIL CHANGE WITH EVERYTHING
THAT YOU COULD THRIVE TO THROW
AT IT IT'S NOT IT'S A SIMPLE
NOTIFICATION BILL THEM THAT
ONE OF THE TOP TOP TOPICS THAT
WE TALKED ABOUT DOING THE OIL
SPILL IN MY DISTRICT LAST YEAR
AND SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT
YOU CONSIDER THE AMENDMENTS
THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON YOUR
DÍAS AND NOT SO MUCH OF THE
CURRENT BILL THAT'S BEEN HEARD
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN THANK
YOU -- SEE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS SORRY ONE MORE
QUESTION OR COMMENT THANK YOU
AND IT WAS A IT AND THIS IS
IF IT'S APPROPRIATE CHAIR AND
LIKE TO ASK -- THE COMMITTEE
FOR CLARIFICATION -- IT IS
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT DESPITE
WHEN THESE AMENDMENTS WERE
OR WERE NOT SUBMITTED THAT
THESE AMENDMENTS STILL THEY
DO NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE CITED
IN THE ANALYSIS THAT THESE
AMENDMENTS WOULD STILL LIMIT
THE ABILITY TO NOTIFY IN SUCH
SITUATIONS LIKE WE HAD -- IN
THE TWENTY FIFTEEN -- GABBY OTA
REFUGIO BEACH SPELL N.
M.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THERE'S
TIME TO MAKE THAT ANALYSIS I
THINK THAT I MEAN LOOK THIS
LOGISTIC MAKES IT VERY HARD
TO PRESENT AMENDMENTS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE COMMITTEE AND
NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE
A PROPER ANALYSIS THAT'S
REFLECTIVE IS ACTUALLY A THING
CREATING SOME OF THIS CHALLENGE
-- AND -- BUT NONE THE LESS IT
IS MY ABLE UNDERSTANDING THAT
THESE AMENDMENTS DON'T ADDRESS
THE ISSUE THAT I RAISED AND
SO IF IF WE CAN ANSWER IT WE
CAN ANSWER WE HAVE TO VOTE ON
THE BILL IN FRONT OF US BUT
IT AND I DON'T MEAN TO PUT
YOU ON THE SPOT I JUST WANTED
TO SEE IF YES SIR OKAY -- IF
IF IF I CAN JUST JUST WHAT IT
ONE SECOND PARDON ME -- BUT
-- THE WHAT THE COMMITTEE MAY
NOT HAVE HAVE TIME ABILITY TO
TO TO GIVE YOU THAT ANALYSIS I
WOULD JUST I WOULD PUT FORWARD
IT AS I JUST EXPLAINED IN THE
PLAIN READING OF THE LANGUAGE
-- THAT THE THREATEN DISCHARGE
-- ONLY INCLUDES AN OPERATOR
OF AN OFFSHORE FACILITY AND
THAT THE -- THE OFFSHORE
FACILITY MEANING FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS PARAGRAPH IF YOU LOOK
AT AMENDMENT THREE IT'S AS A
FACILITY LOCATED IN WATERS THAT
ARE NOT WATERS OF THE STATE
INCLUDING MY LIMON TO AN OIL
RIG AN OIL PLATFORM DOES NOT
SAY THE WORD VESSEL AND DOES
NOT SPECIFY WATERS OF THE STATE
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO CONCERNS
IS THAT IN THE FUTURE IN THEIR
VIEW HEROES SITUATION OR EVEN
IN THE PLATFORM EVEN SITUATION
ON -- PIPELINE I THINK THE
RECENT THE TWENTY TWENTY
ONE WEEK WHICH WAS SMALLER
OBVIOUSLY BUT I THOUSAND YEAH
A PIPELINE -- NINE ONE NINE --
THAT'S ALSO IN STATE WATERS AND
SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY CENTRAL
CONCERN IS IF WERE BEING VERY
SPECIFIC THAT IT APPLIES TO
NOT STATE WATERS BUT WE'RE NOT
CLARIFYING THAT -- ANY KIND
OF REGIME FOR STATE WATERS OR
FOR VESSEL OPERATORS THAT WE
CREATE SOME KIND OF CONFUSION
ABOUT AROUND THE NOTIFICATION
PROCESS WHICH IS PRECISELY
WHAT WE WANT TO FIX HERE SO
WHAT I WOULD COMMIT TO YOU IS
THAT I DO WANT TO SOLVE THIS
ISSUE AND AS YOU'LL HEAR IN THE
SUBSEQUENT BILL BEING HEARD HAD
INITIAL CONCERNS VERY SIMILAR
SITUATION WITH A COLLEAGUE OF
YOURS IN THE ASSEMBLY TRYING
TO BRING FORWARD ANOTHER BILL
ON OFFSHORE THAT YOU COULD
CALL THE DISTRICT BILL I
FRANKLY THINK OFFSHORE DRILLING
AFFECTS THE ENTIRE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA CERTAINLY MY
DISTRICT CEREMONIES DISTRICT
IN MANY OTHER DISTRICTS SO
I DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST
LIMITED TO THE CONFINES OF THE
HUNTINGTON BEACH REGION BUT I
THINK IT'S WORKING THROUGH THE
DETAILS MATTER AND SO WE'RE
WE'RE BEING STICKLERS HERE
I COMPLETELY ADMIT THAT AND
CONCEDED -- BUT WE WE DON'T
WANT TO BE -- SO DOGMATIC THAT
WE CAN'T WORK THROUGH THIS
STUFF SO I I WOULD COMMIT TO
YOU -- TO WORKING THROUGH EVEN
TOWARDS THE END OF SESSION
-- TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION
HERE AND TO GET THAT BACK AND
FORTH GOING WITH COMMITTEE
OUT WE KNOW THERE'S THERE'S A
WILL THERE'S A WAY SO -- I'M
-- PERRY OPENED AT IT'S THE
SUBSTANCE OF YOUR AMENDMENTS
-- THAT PROCEDURAL DEFECTS
INSIDE THE THOSE ARE CONCERNING
THAT'S WHY I'M NOT SUPPORTING
IT BUT IN YOUR CLOTHES --
YES AB SORRY WILL GO TO HELP
YOU WIGNALL VERY BRIEFLY
SENATOR LIMÓN YOUR CORRECTING
AND YOUR -- ASSUMPTION
OKAY -- SEE NO FURTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS PLEASE I LIVE
CLOSE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME OKAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND WHEN WE HAVE A
QUORUM ARE WE NEED ONE MORE TO
ESTABLISH QUORUM SO APOLOGIES
-- CENTER BOERNER HORVATH
PLEASE WELCOME IN THE MORNING
WELCOME PLACE FOR SIX GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MRES
FIRST I'D LIKE TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE A MOMENTUM
LIKE TO THINK YOUR STUFF ALL
ON THEIR WORK ON THE FILM
AB TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN
WOULD DIRECT THE STATE LANDS
COMMISSION TO COMPLETE -- AND
CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE COST
ANALYSIS OF A VOLUNTARY STATE
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASE
BUT FILED STRATEGY EXISTING
LAW ALLOWS OFFSHORE OIL AND
GAS OPERATORS TO PRODUCE OIL
AND GAS PURSUANT TO THEIR
STATE LEASE INDEFINITELY AS
LONG AS IT'S ECONOMICALLY
REASONABLE FOR THEM TO DO SO
THE DECISION TO DECOMMISSION
OR CONTINUE OPERATIONS
RESIDES WITH THE OIL AND GAS
OPERATORS UNLESS OPERATORS
DISCONTINUE PRODUCTION ON
THEIR OWN OR DEFAULT ON THEIR
LEASE THE STATE WE NEED TO
HAVE A STRATEGY TO BUY OUT THE
OPERATOR'S INTEREST IN THESE
LEASES AND OR TO DISCONTINUE
OPERATIONS AND BEGIN THE
DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS AND
TO AVOID SIGNIFICANT LEGAL
COSTS AND UNCERTAINTIES
CALIFORNIA'S ROLE AS A GLOBAL
LEADER IN CLIMATE PROTECTION
AND CHAMPION OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY NECESSITATES THE NEED
TO AN OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
PRODUCTION FOR THE TRANSITION
THE STATE TOWARDS A HUNDRED
PERCENT RENEWABLE ENERGY THIS
TRANSITION MUST BE CALCULATED
IT MUST BE THOUGHTFUL USING
DATA TO GUIDE THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS AB TWENTY TWO
FIFTY SEVEN WOULD REQUIRE
THE COMMISSION TO ANALYZE AND
REPORT THE ESTIMATED FINANCIAL
IMPACT IF THE STATE INITIATED
A VOLUNTARY BUYOUT OF THE
REMAINING ELEVEN OFFSHORE
OIL AND GAS LEASES IN STATE
WATERS DISCUSS STUDY WOULD
PROVIDE THE DATA NECESSARY
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS
AND ACT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
AND OFFSHORE GAS DEVELOPMENT
IN CALIFORNIA I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR EITHER AND WITH ME
TODAY TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL I HAVE CRISTINA
KUNKEL DEPUTY COMPTROLLER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE
STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE THE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND SHERI
PEMBERTON CHIEF OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATIVE
LIAISON AT THE STATE LANDS
COMMISSION THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MISS KUNKEL PLEASE PRETTY
THANK YOU KAREN MEMBERS GOOD
MORNING CHRISTINA CONGAL DEPUTY
COMPTROLLER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE
YOU TODAY ON AB TWENTY TWO
FIFTY SEVEN AND IMPORTANT BILL
THE CONTROLLER IS PLEASED TO
SPONSOR AS CALIFORNIA'S CHIEF
FISCAL OFFICER AND CHAIR OF
THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION
CONTROLLER HE UNDERSTANDS THE
NEED FOR CAREFUL COMPREHENSIVE
AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
APPROACH TO ENDING OFFSHORE
OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ENDING
OFFSHORE GAS AND OIL FACES
CHALLENGES THAT ARE DEEPLY
ROOTED IN CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORICAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
EXISTING LAW ON THE LEASES
THEMSELVES CONTAIN LANGUAGE
THAT ESSENTIALLY OPERATE
ALLOWS OPERATORS TO OPERATE
INDEFINITELY THE FIRST OFFSHORE
OIL WELL WAS DRILLED IN
EIGHTEEN NINETY EIGHT WE HAVE
BEEN EXTRACTING OIL AND GAS OFF
SHORE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY
WE CANNOT SIMPLY PULL THE PLUG
OVERNIGHT WITHOUT COMMITTING
THE STATE TO SIGNIFICANT
LEGAL COSTS AND UNCERTAINTIES
AN INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION
WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY EXTENDS
THE LIFETIME OF THESE LEASES
WELL OPERATORS DEFEND THEIR
BINDING CONTRACTS IN COURT AND
MY LEGAL COSTS TO TAXPAYERS
ACCUMULATE THIS IS WHY WE NEED
AB TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN WHICH
WILL PROVIDE THE STATE WITH
CONCRETE AND CRITICAL DATA
TO EVALUATE AND NEGOTIATE A
VOLUNTARY BUYOUT STRATEGY THE
COMPLETE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE
TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT FULLY
UNDERSTANDING THE COSTS AB
TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN IS A
CRUCIAL INVESTMENT TOWARD OUR
RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSITION THE
CONTROLLER URGES YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS AND GUIDE THE STATE
ON A PATHWAY TO A FOSSIL FREE
FUTURE THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MISPERTON WELCOME
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
SENATOR SHERRY PEMBERTON ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LANDS COMMISSION IN SUPPORT
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BILL IS
TO GATHER THE INFORMATION
NECESSARY FOR THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW
TO PROCEED WITH ENDING OFFSHORE
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN
CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE STATUTORY
FRAMEWORK IN THE TERMS OF THE
EXISTING LEASES THE OFFSHORE
OIL AND GAS LAST SEASON
OPERATORS HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT
AN OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE OIL AND GAS AS LONG AS
IT'S ECONOMIC FOR THEM TO DO
SO THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION
IS AWARE OF THE IRRATIONALITY
OF THIS CURRENT SITUATION
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE CLIMATE
CRISIS AND WHILE CALIFORNIA'S
ENERGY POLICIES OF THE NINETEEN
FIFTIES AND SIXTIES ARE NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR POLICIES
AND VALUES TODAY THE STATE
IS BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE
CONTRACT ENTERED INTO DECADES
AGO NO UNILATERAL OFFSHORE
OIL AND GAS LEASE TERMINATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE WITHOUT AND AGO
SEATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
COMMISSION AND ALESSI'S THIS
BILL WILL YIELD THE INFORMATION
NECESSARY TO NEGOTIATE
SUCCESSFUL AGREEMENTS THAT
WOULD RESPONSIBLY SHUT DOWN
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
THE COMMISSION'S OF LEASES AND
STATUTORY AUTHORITY POSITION
US TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE
STUDY REFLECTS THE UNIQUE
SITUATION RELATIVE TO EACH
LEASE AND IF CALIFORNIA WANTS
TO END OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT IT NEEDS TO INVEST
IN THIS TYPE OF STUDY SO THIS
BILL IS THE FOUNDATION FOR A
METHODICAL DATA DRIVEN STRATEGY
TO RESPONSIBLY FOR SALE AND
THEN TO OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
PRODUCTION STATE WATERS THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISS
PEMBERTON -- NOW WILL TURN TO
GENERAL -- WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
ANYONE IN THE HEARING ROOM
WISHING TESTIFIED AB TWO TWO
FIVE SEVEN IS WELCOME TO COME
FORTH AT THIS POINT C.
NG NINE MODERATOR CAN WE
TURN THE LINES IN WASHINGTON
TO FIND SUPPORT OF AB
TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN
YOU'D LIKE TO VOICE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR AB TWENTY TWO
OF FIFTY SEVEN PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
WE DO HAVE A LINE HERE LINE
NUMBER THIRTY FOUR YOUR LINE
IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD AND
OVERHEAD AT THE EVENT IN AID
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANY OTHERS
THERE ARE NO OTHERS AT THIS
TIME PLEASE GO AHEAD SIR OKAY
VERY GOOD WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LISTED LEAD OPPOSITION OR
OPPOSITION ON FILE HERE BUT
TURN THE COMMITTEE ROOM ANYONE
WAS TESTIFYING OPPOSITION
SEEING NINE WILL TURN LINE'S
MODERATOR PLEASE SKIP ANYWAYS
DESPITE OPPOSITION AB TWENTY
TWO FIFTY SEVEN IF YOU WISH TO
VOICE OPPOSITION TO AB TWENTY
TWO FIFTY SEVEN AT THIS TIME
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
THERE ARE NO LINES QUEUING UP
FOR THE PLEASE GO AHEAD SIR
VERY GOOD WE'LL TAKE IT BACK
TO THE DICE -- ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS I'LL JUST SAY
THE OPPOSITE -- I APPRECIATE
SOME MEMBER WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND THEY TOLD YOU
AND EVERY OTHER MEMBER COMING
FOR THIS COMMITTEE ON OFFSHORE
DRILLING ISSUES WE WE DON'T
WANT TO DO -- HAND WAVING AND
FAKE WORK HERE WE DON'T WANT
TO JUST PASS BILLS FOR THE
SAKE OF PASSING BILLS BECAUSE
THERE WAS A CRISIS -- AND
TAKE CREDIT FOR THINGS THAT
EITHER DO NOTHING OR ED WORST
ADD CONFUSION THE BILL THAT
ORIGINALLY CAME TO COMMITTEE
I THINK -- WAS MAKING A GOOD
FAITH EFFORT IS THE -- THE
LANDS COMMISSION NOTED -- TO
TRY TO GET INTO THAT ANALYSIS
IN THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S
OFFICE NOTED -- TO REALLY GO
EYES WIDE OPEN INTO THIS --
CRITICAL CONFRONTATION WITH
-- WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTAL
CONTRADICTION BETWEEN -- OUR
CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC POLICIES
AND AND THESE THESE LEGACY
CONTRACTS WE HAVE ON FILE BUT
-- WITH THE AMENDMENTS I AM
SUPPORTIVE OF THE BILL AND DO
APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I THINK
IT THE INTERNAL PORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE CERTAINLY WILL --
GET HIS INFORMATION BACK IN A
TIMELY MANNER SO WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
TWENTIETH DECEMBER THIRTY
FIRST TWENTY TWENTY THREE TO
HAVE INFORMATION BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT TO STALL -- AND
WAIT FOR ANOTHER CRISIS TO
OCCUR BUT THE PUBLIC INPUT
PROCESS WE ALSO THINK WILL
BE CRITICAL AS WELL AS THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WE'VE ASKED FOR
CONSISTENT WITH THE FINDINGS
IN SECTION ONE OF THE ACT SO
-- WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO
PROMPT CRITICAL ACTION WE'RE
EXCITED TO SEE THAT THERE'S
A BUDGET MEASURE ACCOMPANYING
THIS IN THE CURRENT BUDGET
TO GET THE RESOURCES NEEDED
TO THE COMMISSION TO DIG IN
AND DO THIS WORK AND I HOPE
THAT AS THE CHAIRS ROTATE --
AND AND THAT WE SEE BOTH THE
STATE COMPTROLLER'S LEADERSHIP
BUT ALSO LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AND HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE ORGANISED SEE THAT
SAME ENTHUSIASM THAT SEEING
THIS THROUGH -- IN CONTROL
EASE ABSENCE ON THIS IS
CRUCIAL BUT I I DO THINK THIS
WILL HELP GIVE US THE TOOLS
WE NEED TO REALLY TACKLE
THIS ISSUE SO -- SEEING NO
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
THAT ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE YES
A REALLY APPRECIATE AGAIN
HERE COMMITTEE WORKING WITH
US ON AMENDMENTS I COMPLETELY
AGREE THAT THE INTERIM
REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE
WILL BE VALUABLE -- NO THAT
I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT
THIS AND WE WILL BE WATCHING
THIS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
THANK YOU SO MUCH -- SO WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM IT SO NO
MOTION BUT AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME WE WILL ENTERTAINMENT
THANK YOU SO MUCH -- AND
IT -- THE SERVER FONG VERY
GOOD -- YOU HAVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE EIGHTY FIVE
TWO TWO SO PLEASE PROCEED
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
AS WE ALL KNOW WILDFIRES HAVE
DEVASTATED HOMES AND ENTIRE
COMMUNITIES AND SADLY LIVES
HAVE BEEN LOST REDUCING FUELS
AND PROPERLY MANAGING FORCE
LANDS ARE PROVEN METHODS
OF PREVENTING FUTURE FIRES
WITHOUT THE HELP OF PRIVATE
LANDOWNERS THE STATE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE
FORCE HEALTH AND WELFARE
RESILIENCE THIS IS CRITICAL
OF THE STATE IS GOING TO MEET
ITS ANNUAL GOAL OF TREATING
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES
PREVENT CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES
BEFORE HARVESTING TIMBER ON
PRIVATE LAND LANDOWNERS MUST
SUBMIT A TIMBER HARVESTING
PLAN PREPARED BY REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS THE
OUTLINES THE SIZE SCOPE
LOCATION AND METHOD OF THE
HARVEST HOWEVER LANDOWNERS MAY
BE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT
IF THE TIMBER HARVEST IS
LIMITED THREE HUNDRED ACRES
AND REDUCES THE RATE DURATION
FEEL IGNITABILITY AND INTENSITY
OF FIRE SPREAD THE CURRENT
FORCE OF FIRE PREVENTION PILOT
PROJECT EXEMPTION HAS ENABLED
PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE'S
MISSION OF PREVENTING A FUTURE
FIRES AND DAMPENING THEIR
INTENSITY WITHOUT THE EXTENSION
OF THIS PROGRAM FORCED COULD
CONTINUE TO BE OVERGROWN AND
FILLED WITH DEAD AND DYING
TREES AND BRUSH BY EXTENDING
THE SUNSET DATE OF THE PILOT
PROJECT AB FIVE TWO TWO ONE
POWER LANDOWNERS TO SUSTAINABLY
INCREASE THE PACE AND SCALE
OF HEALTHY FORCE MANAGEMENT
AND HELP CALIFORNIA ACHIEVE
ITS FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRE
GOAL HAVE TREATED LAND I'M JOHN
JOINT VIA PHONE BY BRIAN WHITE
REFUSING TO FORCE LANDOWNERS
OF CALIFORNIA I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR IBM THANK YOU SO MUCH
MISTER WHITE ARE YOU ON THE
LINE I AM THANK YOU WELCOME MR
MEMBERS BRING PIPE REPRESENTING
COURSE LANDOWNERS OF CALIFORNIA
AND ALSO THE CALIFORNIA LICENSE
FORCES ASSOCIATION ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF AB FIVE TWO TWO
AS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
THE FORCE LANDOWNERS OF
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTS SMALL
PRIVATE NON INDUSTRIAL FOREST
LANDOWNERS WHO ARE ACTIVELY
MANAGING THEIR LANDS WHICH
PROVIDE MULTIPLE BENEFITS
INCLUDING ALIVE HABITAT NUMBER
RBG QUESTRADE ASIAN ON WATER
QUALITY THE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS
COLLECTIVELY MANAGE MORE THAN
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
ACRES OF PRIVATE TIMBERLAND IN
ALL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND
MOST INTRACTABLE ENGINE SIZE
FROM FORTY ACRES TO SEVERAL
THOUSAND ACRES THE PORT EIGHTY
FIVE TO TWO WHICH WOULD EXTEND
THE SUNSET DATE FOR THE FOREST
FIRE PREVENTION EXEMPTION OR
DEDUCTION OF TWO YEARS WHILE
THE PREFERRED AT THE SUNSET
BE PERMANENTLY REMOVED PROVIDE
MORE CERTAINTY AND ALLOW FOR
INCREASED MAKERS THAT COULD BE
TREATED THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
VALUE IN EXTENDING THE CURRENT
EXEMPTION AS WILL ENCOURAGE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FORCE
MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE SOME
CERTAINTY IN THE MEANTIME LIKE
WHAT THE STATE'S REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS
REPRESENTED CLASS HEALTHCARE
LICENSE COURSES LOCATION AWFUL
SUPPORT EIGHTY FIVE TO TWO THEY
BELIEVE THAT LARGE CATASTROPHIC
WILDFIRES THAT WE HAVE SEEN
WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY AND
SEVERITY OVER THE YEARS CAN
BE GREATLY REDUCED IN FACT
OF COURSE MANAGEMENT ALLOWING
DENSE FORCE TO BE PAINFUL
FOR FOREST FIRE PREVENTION
IT WILL STILL BE INVOLVED
IN HAVE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT
WITH LANDOWNERS DURING THE
PROCESS IN SHORT AB FIVE TWO
TO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY
CREATES A LOT A LOT OF SPORTS
MANAGEMENT TOOL WITHOUT
RELYING ON PREREQUISITES
THAT ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED
THREATENING GRANTS ALONE
EXEMPTION TO CONTINUED FOR
DISMISSAL YEARS WILL CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE A VALUABLE TOOL
AND HELP LANDOWNERS MANAGE
THEIR LANDS REDUCE WILDFIRE
THREATS FOR THESE REASONS
WE HOPE HARLEY'S SUPPORT THE
BILL RESPECTING QUESTION RIVAL
THANK YOU THANK YOU M.
WE HAVE NO OTHER LEAD SUPPORT
WITNESSES BUT IN GENERAL
SUPPORTS WALKING COMFORT THIS
TIME HI GOOD MORNING MISTER
CHAIR KRISTI KELLY ON BEHALF
OF HUMBOLDT MENDOCINO REDWOOD
COMPANIES IN SUPPORT CAN I
JUST ADDRESS A QUICK QUESTION
THAT YOU WOULD RAISE WITH
ME EARLIER YES WE WERE AND
WE'RE JUST INFORMED THAT THE
DIRECTOR OF CAL FIRE IN HIS
MOST RECENT REPORT TO THE
BOARD OF FORESTRY INDICATED
THAT ABOUT MORE DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS UNDER THE EXEMPTION
ARE BEING REVIEWED AND THAT
SHOULD COMPLETE THEIR REVIEW
MISTER CHAIR THANK YOU VERY
GOOD INFORMATION TO APPRECIATE
THAT UPDATE WELCOME YES HELLO
CHRIS ROSE ON BEHALF OF HEALTH
FORCE IN SUPPORT OKAY THANKS
-- SEE NO OTHERS IN SUPER
COURT WE'LL TURN NOW TO ANY
OPPOSITION WE DO HAVE ONE LEAD
I'M SORRY LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES FOR SUPPORT APOLOGIES
BATTERY WOULD YOU PLEASE
CUBAN WISHING TESTIFIED IN
SUPPORT OF AB FIVE TWENTY TWO
AT THIS TIME IF YOU WISH TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY
BY TWENTY TWO PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND ZERO AT THIS TIME WE DO
HAVE A A LINE UP HERE A LINE
NUMBER TWENTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN
GO AHEAD PLEASE THANK YOU GOOD
MORNING THIS IS YELLING AT WORK
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS IN FROM SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
HEY IN THE NEXT LINE THAT WE
HAVE IS LINE NUMBER THIRTY
FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN GO
AHEAD PLEASE HEY GOOD MORNING
KATIE IN WITH THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
AND STRONG SUPPORT VERY GOOD
THANK YOU NEXT TEXAS LINE
EIGHTEEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN GO
AHEAD PLEASE THE MORNING CARE
MEMBERS TRULY ALL LOOK AT THE
VISION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN
SUPPORT SURE PLEASE CONTINUE
OKAY VERY GOOD WE HAVE ONE
LEAD OPPOSITION WHEN THIS ON
FILE MISTER BROD WITH SIERRA
CLUB ARE YOU ON THE LINE I
AM THANK YOU HI GOOD MORNING
DANIEL BROWN ON BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION AB FIVE TWENTY
TWO WHICH WOULD EXPAND
THE FOREST FIRE PREVENTION
EXTENSION AMBER ARE MISSING
PLAN EXTENSION THAT ALLOWS
TREES TREE REMOVAL OPERATIONS
TO OCCUR WITHOUT DETECTION
FIREMEN OR IF YOU OVERSIGHT FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT T.
H.
E.
R.
INTENDED TO ENSURE THAT LOGGING
OPERATIONS YOU'RE NOT DAMAGE
THE FACT IT DOES WILDLIFE OR
WATER QUALITY THAT SAID THAT
THC TO REMOVE OPERATION HAS
THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBSTANTIAL
DAMAGE TO FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATERSHED
INTEGRITY FOR THESE REASONS
WE OPPOSE THE EXPANSION WHEN
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PASSED IN
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND WE
MUST OPPOSE EXTENSIONS TODAY
PROTECTING COMMUNITY AND
URBAN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND
MITIGATING WILDFIRES WILL TAKE
NOT COORDINATED PLAN J.
P.
SHOULD BE VIEWED AT THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS
AT THE ALLOWED KNOWLEDGEABLE
AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS TO
MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE IN FORCE
PRACTICES EVEN THOUGH GAC THERE
STILL FILED BY A REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL FORESTERS THEY
UNDERGO FAR LESS SCRUTINY THAN
AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT T.
H.
B.
YEAH AND EVEN THOUGH POWER
BUYERS EXPERIENCE AFTER TIMBER
OPERATIONS HAVE OCCURRED AT
THE CANADIAN OUT TO INDICATE
ANY VIOLATIONS THEY FIND
ARE OFTEN NOT CORRECTABLE
ACTUALLY ANALYSIS POINTS
TO ELEVEN VIOLATIONS UNDER
EXEMPTIONS THAT WERE MOSTLY
ACT CORRECTABLE MANY OF THE
VIOLATIONS WERE FOR WORK
FOR REMOVING TREES THAT WERE
LARGER THAN THIRTY INCHES
IN DIAMETER OTHERS PREFER
OPERATIONS AND WATERCOURSES
AND LYFT PROTECTION LARGE
TREES ARE THE MOST FIRE
RESISTANT NIKOLAI JACKLEY
IMPORTANT TREAT A LANDSCAPE
AND WATER RATES ARE OBVIOUSLY
IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTALLY
SENSITIVE FIREPLACES ARE DIG
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SENDING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND
OVERSIGHT AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
CAN HELP COUNTER PRODUCTIVE
YOUR RECORD ALL CONSEQUENCES
AB FIVE TWENTY TWO RUNS COUNTER
TO THE PURPOSE OF ACTIVE
COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AND HAS DANGEROUS
IMPLICATIONS ABOUT THE L.
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH --
ANY OTHERS GENERAL WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING
ROOM CA NINE WILL TURN TO THE
LINES INTO WISHING TESTIFIED
OPPOSITION AB FIVE TWENTY TWO
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION ON AB FIVE
TWENTY TWO AT THIS TIME
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
THERE ARE NO LINES QUEUING
UP HERE PLEASE CONTINUE THANK
YOU -- SO SEEING A NORTHERN
OPPOSITION WILL TURN BACK TO
THE DYESS -- QUESTIONS COMMENTS
MEMBERS YES CENTER GROVE THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR THINK YOU
SIMPLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD I THINK IT WILL
BE VERY BENEFICIAL IN HELPING
TREAT THE ACREAGE THAT WE'RE
REQUIRED TO TREAT AND -- I DO
HAVE A QUESTION M.
I'M READING IN THE ANALYSIS
HERE THAT IT SAYS THAT -- YOU
KNOW THE FTP EXEMPTIONS THERE
WERE ABOUT A HUNDRED SEVENTY
NINE THAT WERE ACCEPTED FIVER
RETURNED INTO WITHDREW AND
OUT OF ALL OF THOSE THERE IS
A TREAT OR WILL TREAT ABOUT
FIFTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
SIXTY SEVEN ACRES THAT'S TO
HELP -- WITH THE FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ACRES THAT WE NEED
TO TREAT RIGHT ON PRIVATE LAND
YES OKAY SO IT IS BENEFICIAL
IN THAT SENSE AND THEN --
BUT IN ADDRESSING THE THE
OPPOSITION THAT WAS JUST --
ON THE PHONE I'M I'M LOOKING
AT THAT AND IT SAYS THAT THERE
ARE THREE VIOLATIONS FOR CIVIL
PENALTIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET
BEEN REACHED FOR RESOLUTION
AFTER CAL FIRE WITH INTO THE
EXPECTATION ONE VIOLATION WAS
THIRTY INCHES IN DIAMETER BUT
THE OTHER VIOLATIONS INCLUDED
AND SIMPLE THINGS LIKE MISSING
FIRE TOOLS -- SO I APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
BECAUSE IT DOES HELP WE DO HAVE
A FIRE -- ISSUE WE DO HAVE TO
DO FORCE MANAGEMENT THAT'S ONE
OF THE BIG THINGS AND I LET
MY HUSBAND IS IT HUNTINGTON
LIKE WE'VE BEEN GOING THERE MY
FAMILY SINCE NINETEEN FIFTIES
AND THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC
THE CREEK FIRE ALMOST TOTALLY
DESTROYED THAT COMMUNITY AT
THEIR END -- YOU KNOW WHAT
WE'VE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS
THAT WAS SO THICK THE BRUSH WAS
SO THICK YOU COULDN'T WALK TO
THE LAKE AND THAT'S JUST FUEL
ON THE GROUND AND I JUST THINK
THAT I'M NOT ONLY ON EXISTING
FEDERAL AND STATE LANDS SPENT
ALLOWING PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNERS TO BE ABLE TO MITIGATE
AND DO PROPER MANAGEMENT
LAND MANAGEMENT IS A VIABLE
SOLUTION FOR AND THE STATE
AND IN OUR FIRE PREVENTION
SO I WOULD HOPE THE TERRORS
AND INTO THE ATTIC SUPPORT
THANK YOU CENTER GROVE -- NO
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
I'LL I'LL JUST BRIEFLY COMMENT
-- I DID SUPPORT SB NINE A
ONE WHEN IT ORIGINALLY CAME
THROUGH IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN TO
TO -- TO ENACT THIS THIS --
THIS EXEMPTION PILOT -- AND
THAT'S WHAT IT WAS INTENDED
TO BE WAS A PILOT THE IDEA OF
A PILOT IS THAT YOU GET DATA
BACK WE HAVE SOME INITIAL DATA
BACK AND I DO APPRECIATE SOME
OF THE FEEDBACK ON A PENDING
PROJECT INSPECTIONS THAT --
THAT ARE STILL ONGOING WE DO
NOT YET HAVE A WROTE A REPORT
ON HOW HIS TEMPER HARVEST PLAN
EXEMPTION -- IS FUNCTIONING
IN THE FIELD WE HAVE SOME
INITIAL DATA -- BUT -- BUT
WE ALSO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL
TIME OR TWENTY TWENTY TWO --
AND THE THE EXEMPTION LASTS
UNTIL TWENTY TWENTY FOUR SO --
THE THE CONCERN I HAVE RIGHT
NOW IS THAT WE HAVE STILL
NOT RECEIVED CAL FIRE SUPPORT
-- SO IT'S NOT A FUNDAMENTAL
SUBSTANTIVE DISAGREEMENT THE
PURPOSE OF THE BILL OR THE
THE THE NEED TO TO TREAT THESE
FORCE I WENT TO SUMMER CAMP
AT IT HUNTINGTON LAKE AND --
SAID -- YOU KNOW IT IT AFFECTS
EVERY FIRMANDO IS NATIONAL
FOREST -- TO PADRES ALL THE
WAY THROUGH THE STATE THE
CONCERN IS THAT WITH THE WHAT
LOOKS LIKE ABOUT A FIVE PERCENT
VIOLATION RATE RIGHT NOW --
WE'RE WE HAVE EVEN LIKE ELEVEN
VIOLATIONS ROAD RESULTING FROM
JUST NINE INSPECTIONS THAT
THERE ARE THERE ARE PROBLEMS
-- NOW SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS
MAY BE TECHNICALITIES -- AS
YOU MENTIONED LACK OF FIRE
TOOLS OR THINGS THAT ARE EASILY
CORRECTABLE SOME NOT CREDIBLE
AT ALL EVER MORE SERIOUS
ISSUES THAT WERE WE MAY NEED
TO TIGHTEN UP THE PROGRAM SO
MY CONCERN IS JUST BY THIS SORT
OF SIMPLE EXTENSION -- OUT TO
TWENTY SIX WITHOUT ANY OF THAT
DATA BACK TO THIS LEGISLATURE I
THINK WE'RE NOT OPERATING WITH
FULL INFORMATION SO -- AGAIN I
DON'T IT'S AN ONGOING TEAM HERE
BUT -- I DON'T WANT TO BIAS
THE COMMITTEE'S VIEW PER SE --
BUT YOU KNOW IN MY VIEW IT'S
PREMATURE TO BRING THE BILL
FORD UNTIL WE HAVE THAT DATA
BACK I HOPE THAT CALIFORNIA
CAN GET US THAT REPORTED TIMELY
MANNER IF THEY ONLY HAVE EIGHT
PROJECTS LEFT IN IT IS THE KIND
OF THING WHERE EARLY ON NEXT
YEAR -- WE COULD TRY TO PUSH
THIS MEASURE THROUGH BUT I DO
WELCOME -- YOU KNOW THE THE
AUTHORS ADVOCACY IN THIS ARENA
-- AND YOU KNOW THE THE CONCERN
IS THAT IF WE HAVE TO MAKE
CHANGES -- ESPECIALLY FOR THESE
INCREDIBLE VIOLATIONS WHEN WE
LOSE BIG TREES THEY'RE GONE
FOREVER -- AND THAT HABITAT
VALUE THE WATER VALUE I KNOW
AQUA TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT BUT
THE THE THE WATER PUNISHMENT
VALUE AS WELL AS THE FIRE
RESILIENCE VALUE OF OF BIG
TREES -- WE KNOW THERE'S A
MARKET VALUE AND THERE IS AN
INCENTIVE OUT THERE FOR THE THE
LESS RESPONSIBLE LAND OPERATORS
TO HARVEST THIS BECAUSE THERE
IS A WOULD SHORTAGE AND PEOPLE
WANT TO HARVEST THAT WOULDN'T
AND TAKING MARKET -- BUT IN
THESE PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTS
THAT'S NOT THE PROPER USE OF
IT AND IT VIOLATES UNDERLYING
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND RESOURCE
LAW WHICH IS THE OBLIGATION
IS THIS COMMITTEE TO PROTECT
SO AT THIS POINT I FEEL THE
BILL IS PREMATURE -- BUT --
SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT
TODAY BUT DO APPRECIATE THAT
-- THE AUTHOR WANTS TO BRING
IT FOR NONETHELESS AND -- AND
SO WITH THAT I WOULD ALLOW
YOU TO RESPOND MAYBE TO SOME
OF THOSE ISSUES RAISED AROUND
INTRACTABLE VIOLATIONS LACK OF
DATA COMING BACK FROM CAL FIRE
AND THE OUTSTANDING ISSUE BUT
I JUST WANNA SAY -- FOR THE
STAKEHOLDERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE
A AS AN INTEREST IN IN THIS
-- FORCE LANDOWNERS -- SOME OF
THE THE LARGER TIMBER COMPANIES
THIS COMMITTEES VERY WILLING
TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE
DETAILS AND -- AN ENTERTAINER
AN EXTENSION THE PROGRAM BUT
NOT UNTIL WE HAVE COMPLETE
INFORMATION SO AT WITH THAT AND
ALLOW YOU TO CLOSE YOUR BUT LET
ME JUST ADDRESS A FEW POINTS
FIRST AND FOREMOST -- THEY OURS
TO GET THERE ARE GUARDRAILS
-- THE FLOW FOR THESE --
PROJECTS -- AND THEY IT MUST
-- ABIDE ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD
OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
OF YOU AND IS AN EXTENSIVE
LIST OF OF OF OF REQUIREMENTS
THAT HAVE TO BE MET -- THE OF
COURSE I EAT MISTER CAREY YOU
AND I ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT
WE DO NEED MORE DATA FROM CAL
FIRE SO YOU UP NO ARGUMENT
FOR ME AND WE NEED MORE DATA
ACCORDING TO CAL FIRE THOUGH
AT BETWEEN TWENTY NINETEEN
IT THROUGH THE END OF TWENTY
TWENTY A TOTAL OF A HUNDRED
ONE EXEMPTIONS WERE ACCEPTED
ALMOST SIXTEEN THOUSAND ACRES
AS AS -- -- AS MY COLLEAGUE
FROM KERN COUNTY HAS AS
MENTIONED HAVE BEEN TREATED
EXEMPTION SO WE CERTAINLY
WANT TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY
BECAUSE WE WANT MORE PEOPLE
TO PARTICIPATE THE THE THE THE
EFFICACY OF THE PILOT PROJECT
IS FOR FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IF
WE CREATE A PILOT PROJECT WITH
NO CERTAINTY NOT PARTICIPATE
AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET --
WE'RE NOT GOING TO ACTUALLY
ACHIEVE THAT THE GOALS AND
AND MITIGATE WILDFIRES WHICH
WE NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF --
NEAR THE PROTECTING THE BIG
TREES AND AND -- IS CERTAINLY
DOING NOTHING -- PUTS A
LOT OF THESE LARGE TREES AT
RISK -- I RECENTLY TOURED --
THIS QUITE NATIONAL FOREST
NINETEEN PERCENT OF OUR ICONIC
A SEQUOIAS WERE DESTROYED
IN THE FIRES THAT THAT -- MY
MY COLLEAGUE AND KERN COUNTY
MENTIONED AND WITHOUT A
SENSE OF URGENCY WITHOUT THAT
CERTAINTY WITHIN THREE TO FIVE
YEARS OUR PERCENT OF THOSE GUYS
OF COURSE WILL BE DESTROYED
WITHOUT EDUCATION OUT OF COURSE
THOSE AREAS ARE NOT GONNA BE
TREATED OTHER DSPS BUT THIS I
THINK IT SHOWS THE THE NEED FOR
MORE FOCUS AND MORE CERTAINTY
AND MORE AND MORE ACTIVITY IN
THE VEGETATION SPACE SO -- THE
WITH WITH ALL THOSE REASONS
-- I WISH I RESPECT AS FOR IBM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
CLOTHES -- WE DO HAVE A QUORUM
WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION --
SHE POINTS THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO MUCH SELLER -- LET ME LOOK
IN FILER JUST SOLELY PLAYFAIR
HERE -- TO AUTHORS -- I THINK
FIRST UP -- MISTER KALRA AB
TWENTY TWO SEVENTY EIGHT OF
AND I'M SORRY MISTER KALRA
WILL ALSO BE PRESENTING --
-- MISTER REVERSES BILLS YEAH
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WHICH
I WILL START WITH THAT ONE
SINCE EARLY IN THE FULLER --
SURE THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS -- PRESENTING AB
TWENTY ONE OH WAIT ON BEHALF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ROBERT RIVAS
THIS BILL -- ELEVATES THE
VOICES OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM
WATER POLICIES AB TWENTY ONE
AWAY DOES THIS IN TWO KEY WAYS
FIRST THE BILL DESIGNATES ONE
SEAT ON THE STATE AND REGIONAL
WATER BOARDS TO BE FILLED
BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OR
TRIBAL COMMITTEE MEMBER SECOND
REQUIRES COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AND INCORPORATES ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE CONSIDERATIONS INTO
THEIR APPROVAL PROCESS FOR
MAJOR WATER PERMITS FIFTY
YEARS AGO FIFTY YEARS AFTER
THE PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL
CLEAN WATER ACT MANY LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR STILL LACK
ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER MANY OF
THESE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
ARE HOME TO LOW INCOME WORKERS
WILL LOCKED RESOURCES TIME
AND ACCESS TO ADVOCATE FOR
OR AGAINST POLICIES THAT HAVE
MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR
HEALTH SAFETY AND QUALITY
OF LIFE WITH ME HERE TO
TESTIFY WHO THE L.
SALDIVAR BEHALF THE COMMUNITY
WATER CENTER AND SHAUN BOTHWELL
FROM THE CALIFORNIA COAST
KEEPER ALLIANCE IS HERE TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
THANK YOU VERY GOOD WILL TURN
FIRST TO -- -- REAL SELDOM
MORNING WELCOME -- GOOD MORNING
TERM MEMBERS WE HAVE SOMETHING
THAT WITH THE COMING OF OUR
CENTER -- WE'RE A COMMUNITY
BASED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION WHERE STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY ONE
AWAY BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS A
CRITICAL TOOL FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE
MANY OF WHICH WE WORK ALONGSIDE
WITH TO ADDRESS A DEEPWATER
INEQUITIES -- SPECIFICALLY AB
TWENTY ONE AWAY WHEN SURE THAT
THESE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE IN
CRITICAL WATER POLICY DECISIONS
AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL WATER
BOARD THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED
THE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ABOUT
-- AT THE TONE ARM IMAGES
AND TEXT OF THEIR DECISIONS
-- MEASURES IN THIS BILL
FURTHER THE HUMAN RIGHT TO
WATER -- IN THE A MILLION
CALIFORNIANS DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO SAFE AND AFFORDABLE
DRINKING WATER AND WE CANNOT
LET THIS PROCESS RELATING
TO ISSUES A WATER QUALITY
SUPPLY OR FOR THE BILITY WHICH
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THE STATE
WATER BOARD WAS CREATED IN
NINETEEN SIXTY SEVEN BUT TO
THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE IT
WASN'T UNTIL GOVERNOR NEWSOM
APPOINTED -- OR FIRESTONE THE
COMMITTEE WATER CENTERS CO
FOUNDER AND TWENTY NINETEEN
THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE
ON THAT BOARD FOR THE PROVEN
TRACK RECORD OF ADVOCATING
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
THIS AFTER FIFTY TWO YEARS
-- THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITY AND FINALLY HAD TO
-- ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION
AND CONSIDERATION ON THE BOARD
FOR THESE ISSUES AND EIGHTY
TWENTY ONE OH EIGHT INCHES OF
THIS TYPE OF REPRESENTATION
IN YOURS AND IS --
PROCESS FOR THESE HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE ALSO THAT
COULD BE TWENTY ONE AWAY IS
NOT CHANGED AT THE CURRENT
TIME FIGURATION OF THE OF THE
STATE WATER BOARD AND CONTAINS
IDENTICAL LANGUAGE FOR SOMEONE
WITH AN AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND
-- IF AGRICULTURALIST TRYS ARE
EIGHT AFFORDED THIS TYPE OF
REPRESENTATION AT THE STATE
WATER BOARD -- WHY CAN'T THE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST
SEVERELY IMPACTED BY ISSUES
OF WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION
BEFORE THE SAME REPRESENTATION
FOR THESE REASONS WE STRONGLY
ASK FOR YOUR IPHONE THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH -- THREE
OF US TECHNICAL INNOCENT BUT
IF YOU'RE IF YOU WANNA MAKE A
QUICK COMMENT YOU CAN DO THIS
BILL MISTER REAL FAST US ON
BOTH ORDERS ARE DIFFICULT FOR
ME BECAUSE HE PLANS FOR THE
SPONSOR THE BILL ON HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
THANKS SO MUCH MANY OTHERS
WAS JUST FINE SUPPORT THE
MEASURE IN THE HEARING ROOM
TODAY WELCOME RUNNING STRUCTURE
MEMBERS MIKE MULLIGAN -- NOT IN
SUPPORT -- THE DALLAS REFLECTS
THAT THE STATE BUILDING TRADES
ARE OPPOSED TO THIS BILL --
WE SUBMITTED A LETTER REMOVING
OUR OPPOSITION BUT I DIDN'T
DO IT IN A TIMELY FASHION SO
I'D LIKE TO APPEAR HERE TO
LET THE COMMITTEE KNOW THAT WE
ARE NEUTRAL ON THE BILL OKAY
THANK YOU FOR THAT WE WILL NOTE
FOR THE COMMITTEE I ANY OTHER
JUSTICE FIND SUPPORT WELCOME
HIS HIDE AMATO FROM K.
STREET CONSULTING ON BEHALF
OF THE TOUCHY CENTERS IT
RENTERIA AS WELL AS THE TO A
RIVER TRIBE IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU SO MUCH OTHERS SEEING NONE
LET'S TURN LINE'S MODERATOR
TO HAVE ANYONE ELSE WISHING
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWENTY ONE AWAY YOUR TESTIFIED
FOR THESE PRODUCTS ONE THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE
LINE CHEWING UP ONE MOMENT
WHILE THE PROVIDER LINE NUMBERS
I WILL FIRST GO TO
LINE SIXTEEN GO AHEAD
HELLO THIS IS ERIN WOOLLEY
ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU
THE NEXT WE WILL OPEN LINE
TWELVE GO AHEAD HI MY NAME IS
CODY PHILLIPS AND ON BEHALF
OF THE SEVENTH GENERATION BY
VOTERS MONOPLANE COMMITTEE
CLEAN WATER ACTION CALIFORNIA
DROUGHT BERMAN FROM THE FENCE
ON BECAUSE OF MY MEDICAL
RECOMMENDATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
BERMAN SO VOTERS SPEAKING
SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY ONE AWAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH MANY OTHERS
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NO
FOR THE LINES INTO OKAY VERY
GOOD -- LET'S TURN NOW TO I
THINK ONE OF A LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESS ON FIVE WE DO HAVE SOME
OPPOSITION LIST ON FILE ANYONE
WISHING TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL CAN COME FOR
THANKS GOOD MORNING BRENDA BASS
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WE ARE OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED BY
-- LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH THE AUTHOR TO
RESOLVE ARMENT REMAINING
CONCERNS THANK YOU VERY GOOD
THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY OTHERS
RISK TEST BY IN OPPOSITION SEEN
ON THE HEARING ROOM WILL TURN
THE LINES MODERATOR HE'S CUTE
SORRY WHICH MR MURRAY WOULD
YOU FEEL IF ANYONE WAS
TESTIFYING OPPOSITION TO AB
TWENTY ONE OH EIGHT YES TO
PROTEST BY OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO WE'LL GO FIRST
TO LINE THIRTY SIX GO AHEAD
PLEASE GOOD MORNING HERE
NUMBERS ARE BACK TO BACK AND
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT
EMISSIONS CALIFORNIA THAT
DISMANTLED CALIFORNIA FRESH
FRUIT ASSOCIATION AND WESTERN
GROWERS ASSOCIATION ANOTHER AG
ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE PUT
THEM AT THE MINUTE DECISION AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUT
LAST ELECTIONS THAT THE FUNDS
ARE NOT THERE THANK YOU THANK
YOU MANY OTHERS MISTER CHAIRMAN
WE'LL NUMBER THE LINES IN Q.
OKAY VERY GOOD -- WILL BRING
BACK TO THE DICE THAN MEMBERS
COMMENTS QUESTIONS WE CAN'T DO
MOTION AT THIS POINT WE STILL
SUBCOMMITTEE BUT THE SEEING
NONE -- DEPRECIATE THE THE
MEASURE -- I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE
AND -- LE YOU TO CLOSE YES
MY LOOK OKAY THANK YOU I WILL
MOVE ON TO PRESENTATION OF YOUR
MEASURE BEFORE IS AB TWENTY
TWO SEVENTY EIGHT MISTER KALRA
PLEASE PROCEED THANK YOU SO
MUCH MISTER JERRY BETWEEN TWO
SEVENTY EIGHT WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENCY PROVIDE AN
ANNUAL PART ON THEIR PROGRESS
AND PLANS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER
AND EIGHTY TO TWENTY ALSO
KNOWN AS THIRTY BY THIRTY THREE
THIRTY PERCENT CONSERVATION OF
OUR LANDS AND WATERS BY TWENTY
THIRTY THIS BILL CREATES A TOOL
TO ENSURE THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE PUBLIC CAN REGULARLY BE
UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AND MAY
STILL NEED TO MAKE TO REACH
THE STATE'S GOAL OF THIRTY BY
THIRTY CALIFORNIA IS TAKING
THE FIRST STEPS TO PROTECT
OUR HABITATS WILDLIFE AIR AND
WATER BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT
OF WORK TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS GOAL AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY
EIGHT WILL HELP US BE BETTER
INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS
MADE TO REACH THE STATE'S
CONSERVATION GOALS AND BILL
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO ACHIEVE
OUR GOALS CONSERVING THIRTY
PERCENT OF OUR LANDS AND
WATERS BY TWENTY THIRTY WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
BY PHONE AS KIM DELFINO WITH
AUDUBON CALIFORNIA ANNELIES
RIVERO WITH COLLEGE TROUT
THANK YOU -- WE WILL TURN INTO
LEADS SUPPORT I THINK THEY'RE
ON THE LINE IT'S MORNING
GOOD MORNING CAN YOU HEAR
ME YES HELLO BUT WHAT
I'M SORRY CAN YOU HEAR ME
OKAY GREAT GOOD MORNING SORRY
HIMSELF YOU KNOW I'LL BE HALF
OF THE FOSTER ONLINE CALIFORNIA
AND ALSO REPRESENTING DEFENDERS
OF WILDLIFE HELLO I FOR
THE FIGHTING IN THE NUMBER
AND TRY TO MAKE YOUR AROUND
THE WORLD IN THE STATE OF
CRISIS WRITING OUR PLANET AND
HUMANITY AND THE MOST RECENT
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON
CLIMATE CHANGE OF THE I.
P.
C.
REPORT WHICH WAS RELEASED
THIS YEAR THANK ITS STATE OF
BIODIVERSITY LOSS XCELERATED
AFTER THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE
CHANGE AND THAT THEY PARTY
IN STRENGTHENING NATURE IS
A KEY SECURING A LIVABLE
FUTURE IN OTHER WORDS THE
BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION IS
A CLIMATE SOLUTION LUCIEN AN
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF BLANKETS
ISSUED A REPORT IN TWENTY
NINETEEN AND WHAT THEY SAY
THAT THAT PROTECTING THIRTY
PERCENT OF ALL LANDS WATERS
AND OCEAN HABITATS WORST
WORK WORLDWIDE IT'S A FAIR
MINIMUM NEEDED TO TAKE MAJOR
CALIFORNIA WE HAVE A LOT TO
LOSE OR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY
HOT SPOT AND THE STATE'S
THIRTY BY THIRTY INITIATIVE
IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THE
BIODIVERSITY CLIMATE RIGHT
WHILE ALSO WORKING ON PROVIDING
MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS FEATURES
BENEFITS WE APPRECIATE THE
AGE RELEASED THE PATHWAY TO
THIRTY BY THIRTY REPORT ON
EARTH DAY THE REPORT ALONE
WILL NOT GET TO OUR GOAL WE
HAD EIGHT YEARS TO PROTECT
APPROXIMATELY SIX MILLION ACRES
THEREFORE YOU MUST FOCUS ON
IMPLEMENTATION TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AB TWENTY TWO
SEVENTY EIGHT IS AN IMPORTANT
FIRST STEP BY REQUIRING AN
ANNUAL REPORT THE DETAILS
OF THE STATE MAKING PROGRESS
ON THIS GOAL REPUBLICAN
GAUGE MEANT PARTNERSHIP YOU
SCIENCE SECRETIVE ACQUISITION
RESTORATION AND FUNDING FOR
EACH REGION RETURN WE ARE
URGENT I THOUGHT AB TWENTY
TWO SEVENTY EIGHT THANK
YOU THANK YOU -- IT'S RARE
YES GOOD MORNING I REMEMBERED
MY NAME AND IN ONLY TO
BURROW CALLING IN ON BEHALF
OF CAL TROUT IT TO THE NEWS
MINISTRATION REINFORCED IN
THE SECOND QUARTER THAT THE
THIRTY BY THIRTY GOAL SHOULD
ALSO EXPAND -- TO CRITICAL
ACCESS AND RECREATION FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS EFFORT WILL
BUILD ON EXISTING PARTNERSHIP
ALSO PRESENT THE OPPORTUNITY
CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIPS SUCH
AS ENTERING INTO CO MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT -- TRIED BILITY
TO CONSERVE LAND AND NATURAL
RESOURCES IN A WAY THAT RESPECT
TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND BY
WORKING WITH RANCHERS FARMERS
ANOTHER PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNERS WHO VOLUNTARILY DECIDE
WHERE THIRTY BY THIRTY AND
CLIMATE MARKLE'S A PATH WITH
A THIRTY BY THIRTY REPORT IN
THE FIRST HALF OF THE STATE
EFFORT COMMUTERS IMPORTANT
CALL AT MINIMUM GARY SHOULD BE
REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE
PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING THAT
GOAL LATER IN THE PUTS A
PUBLIC ENSURE WE'RE ON THE
RIGHT TRAJECTORY TO SECURE
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONAL SIX
MILLION ACRES IN THE NEXT YEAR
AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY EIGHT
TAKE THAT PART BIRTH THAT BY
REQUIRING THAT REPORT ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS FOR THESE REASONS
WE URGE I FELT IT TWENTY TWO
SEVEN MUCH THANK YOU I AM
NOW TRYING TO GENERAL SPORT
WITNESSES ANYONE THE HEARING
ROOM WHICH TESTIFIED SUPPORT
PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW HER
NAME IS AFFILIATIONS C.
NG NINE -- WILL NOW TURN TO
THE LINE'S MODERATOR PLEASE
GIVE ANYONE WISHING TESTIFIED
IN SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY TWO
SEVENTY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME WILL OPEN UP LINE SIXTEEN
GO AHEAD HELLO THIS IS ERIN
CALLING ON BEHALF OF SIERRA
CLUB CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
IF YOU HAVE ONE SEVENTEEN
BUT SEVENTEEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN GO AHEAD
WILL BE GONE WE HAVE NO
FURTHER LINES IN Q.
OKAY VERY GOOD -- WILL TURN
THEN TO WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LEADS SUPPORT WITNESS THEM
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES
ON FILE HERE BUT ANYONE IN
THE HEARING WAS TESTIFYING
OPPOSITIONS WALKING CONFORTI
THIS TIME SEEING NONE MODERATOR
PLEASE TURN THE LINES IN
WHICH DOES FIND OPPOSITION
AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY
UP PLEASE GIVE ANYONE WISHING
TO TESTIFY SIR GOOD PAGE
TOUCHED BY AN OPPOSITION PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
MISTER CHAIRMAN THERE ARE NO
LINES KID UP OKAY VERY GOOD
WITH TURN COME BACK TO THE DICE
-- JUST WANTED ALSO CLARIFY
FOR THE COMMITTEE ARE YOU
-- ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS
YES OKAY VERY GOOD AND I DO
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH
THE COMMITTEE NOT JUST ME
AUTHORS AMENDMENTS BUT REALLY
FLUSHING THE BILL OUT AND
ADDING SOME GRANULARITY TO WHAT
THE PROPER SPORTS ARE GONNA
LOOK LIKE -- AND HOPEFULLY
THE ACTIONS THAT ARE GOING
TO A COMPANY A COMPANY --
THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION I THINK THE
GOVERNOR'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE
LEADER ON THIS ISSUE -- AND
REALLY TAKING THE LEAD BUT NOW
IT'S THE LEGISLATURE TIME TO
STEP UP AND ACT SO YOU BRING
THIS FORWARD AND BARRING ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS LIKE
CLOSE I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE A CORPORATION PARTNERSHIP
OF BOTH FROM YOURSELF MR
CHER AND YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
WITHOUT RESPECT ASKED WHEN
I LOOK AT THE REPAIR TIME
OKAY VERY GOOD WE'RE STILL A
SUBCOMMITTEE SO WE'LL WAIT FOR
A QUORUM BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT
-- SUMMER CALDERON SEE YOU HERE
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING OUR
CALL OUR OWN FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWELVE AB TWENTY FIVE SIXTY
SIX NO WELCOME IN THE MORNING
GOOD MORNING I THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS -- FIRST I'D LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFFER
WORKING MY OFFICE AND I WILL
BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS WHICH ARE
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS I'M HERE
TO PRESENT AB TWENTY FIVE SIXTY
SIX WHICH THUS FAR HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AB TWENTY
FIVE SIXTY SIX WILL CREATE A
GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT K.
THROUGH TWELVE SCHOOL
GREENING EFFORTS PARTICULARLY
FOR SCHOOLS LOCATED IN
DISADVANTAGED OR LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES IT'S CALIFORNIA
IS EXPERIENCING ESCALATING
INCONSISTENT EXTREME HEAT DAYS
DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE CHILDREN
WHO ATTEND URBAN SCHOOLS WITH
LITTLE TO NO TREE CANOPIES
OR EDIT INCREASE RISK OF HEAT
RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE SKIN
CANCER AND ASTHMA BY CONVERTING
PAVED AREAS INTO GREENER SPACES
THIS LEGISLATION WILL HELP
MEDIATE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND
IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH
AND WELL BEING OF STUDENTS
HERE WITH ME TODAY SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF AB TWENTY FIVE SIXTY
SIX IS ALFREDO ERA DANDO ON
BEHALF OF TREEPEOPLE AND SASHA
HOROWITZ LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
ON BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THANK
YOU SO MUCH -- WELCOME MISTER
DON'T KNOW A GOOD MORNING
MISTER CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS OF FEDERAL UNTIL OUT
OF ON THE BALKANS EMONI HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE TREAT PEOPLE
-- SPONSORS OF THE THE MEASURE
ALONG WITH SOMEONE OR CALDERON
-- NOT SURPRISINGLY THE
COMMITTEE STAFF DID A REALLY
STELLAR JOB WITH THE AND ALSO
SAW KEEP MY COMMENTS REALLY
SHORT I THINK WE'VE IDENTIFIED
A REALLY UNIQUE WELL A GROWING
PROBLEM IN EXTREME HEAT AND A
VERY UNIQUE -- SITUATION IN OUR
SCHOOLS WHERE -- THE NEED TO
ADDRESS THE THE EXTREME HEAT
INSTANCES THERE IS X.
SPECIALLY ACUTE AS AS IT
HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE
EXTREME HEAT FRAMEWORK AS
WELL -- WE KNOW THAT WORKING
WITH SCHOOLS THIS IS CRITICAL
TO SUCCESS IN THIS AND THE
CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT EXIST --
DON'T REALLY FOCUS ON SCHOOL
GREENING AS A PARTICULAR ITEM
OF FOCUS AND WITH AB TWO FIVE
SIX SIX WE KNOW THAT WE CAN
REALLY ACCELERATE A LOT OF
THE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE ESPECIALLY WHERE THE THE
MOST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
EXIST -- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- WHICH IS
WHY IT'S BEEN REALLY IMPORTANT
TO CENTER THE SCHOOLS IN THE
LEGISLATION AS WELL AND I
KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM
LA UST WE SPEAKING TO THAT A
LITTLE BIT MORE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME FACULTY QUESTIONABLE
THANKS SO MUCH RICHARD AND
-- NEXT UP WE HAVE -- SO
SHORT WELCOME IN TURN MEMBERS
SUCH OVER WITH WITH THE LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENTS DESERVE ACCESS TO
OUTDOOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
AND A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT AB TWENTY FIVE
SIXTY SIX FURTHERS THE STATE
COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS FOR
MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF
EXTREME HEAT AND SCHOOLYARDS
PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS
WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBERS AND
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS THE B.
TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX SIMPLY
ESTABLISHES A PROCESS THAT
ENSURES THAT GREENING PROJECTS
ARE FEASIBLE APPROPRIATELY
SCOPED AND HAVE BUY IN
FROM THE DISTRICT WHILE
ALSO FACILITATING GENUINE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD OFF THE
EXPERTISE OF LOCAL NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC
AGENCIES THANK YOU AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I'VE
THANK YOU SO MUCH OF WHAT
TURNED OUT TO GENERAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT WELCOME
CHRIS WAS ON BEHALF OF HEALTH
FOREST IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
MANY OTHERS WAS TESTIFYING
SUPPORTERS MEASURE SIGNAL
TEN LINES MODERATOR PLEASE
COMPANY MISSION TO ANYONE
WISHING TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT
OF AB TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX
IDENTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE HAVE NO
LINES INTO OKAY WE DON'T HAVE
ANY OPPOSITION LIST ON FILE
BUT ANYONE WISHING TESTIFYING
OPPOSITION HEARING ROOM CAN
COME FOR THIS TIME SEEING
NONE MODERATOR PLEASE TURN
THE LINES AND WE CAN TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION DOES THE BY
IN OPPOSITION PRESS ONE THE
BILLINGTON YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
OKAY ARMS WILL BRING BACK TO
THE DICE WE STILL DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM BUT IF THEIR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS HERE WHEN
THEY'RE TELLING THEM I JUST
WANNA SAY AS A MEMBER THANK
YOU FOR COMING IN -- TO THIS
PROCESS -- WITH A HEAD OF STEAM
AND REALLY -- INSISTING ON THIS
KIND OF TARGETED PROGRAM --
YOU KNOW I THINK OF ALL THESE
SCHOOLS IN THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY WHERE I REPRESENT ALONG
WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE -- AND
THE UN SURVIVABLE CONDITIONS
IF PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY IN --
AND THE NOT JUST THE DISCOMFORT
BUT THE FRANKLY THE THE ALL
AT RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH --
FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE YOUNG
PEOPLE TO TO ELDERLY SENIORS TO
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES -- THESE KINDS
OF URBAN HEAT ISLANDS NEED TO
BE BROKEN UP WE DESPERATELY
NEED -- THESE URBAN FORESTRY
SOLUTIONS AND I APPRECIATE
THE SORT OF TARGETED APPROACH
-- WE SEEN SOME EXCITING NEW
PROPOSALS COMING OUT OF L.
UFT IN PARTICULAR WHERE --
THE NEW GREEN SCHOOLS PROGRAMS
-- ARE BEING -- INITIATED
BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME
SOME STATE LEVEL SUPPORT AS
WELL SO -- VERY SUPPORT OF
THE MEASURE -- AND DO WANT TO
CLARIFY I THINK THERE WERE A
COUPLE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON A
ONE THAT'S IN THE ANALYSIS
-- AND -- THERE'S THERE'S FOR
THE WORK THAT WE MAY BE DOING
DOWN THE HOME STRETCH IS TO
TIGHTEN IT UP AND GET GET THE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT YOUR LEAD
SUPPORT WHAT THEY WANT BUT JUST
WANNA CLARIFY YOU'RE WILLING
TO ACCEPT THOSE YES OKAY VERY
GOOD -- SEEING NO COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS YES SOMETHING THANK
YOU THINK YOU MISTER CHAIR --
YEAH I WAS JUST GONNA THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD ALSO
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT I THINK I
WAS SHARING WITH MY COLLEAGUES
I HAD OCCASION TO BE DOWN IN
THE LOS ANGELES AREA TWO WEEKS
AGO WITH -- MY DAUGHTER AND ONE
OF HER FRIENDS THIRTEEN -- AND
DRIVING AROUND THIS FREEWAYS
DOWN THERE AND SEEING AND
STAYING AND AND AND INNER CITY
-- IT IS IT IS -- IT WAS IT
WAS SO APPARENT TO MY TWO GIRLS
EYES AND INSTRUCTED WE ARE NOT
THE -- THE BED THE BASTION OF
A PRIVILEGE BY ANY BY ANY MEANS
-- BUT FOR TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL
KIDS ABLE TO SEE WITH THEIR OWN
EYES LIKE WOW THIS IS REALLY
HOT AND COMPRESSED IN CROWDED
AND FREEWAYS AND -- SO I THINK
ANY KIND OF STEP WE CAN MAKE
TOWARDS MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT
BETTER FOR KIDS IS A IS IS
A GOOD STEP SO THANK YOU FOR
BRING THIS FORWARD THANK YOU
SENATOR OKAY -- LATER CLOSE --
I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
AND SUPPORT FOR THE BILL AND
ALSO THE COMMITTEE STAFF --
AND I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
MOMENTS AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN IPHONE OKAY VERY GOOD
WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM WILL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH -- AND WE
WE ARE WAITING ON OTHER OFF
AUTHORS SO WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF
PAUSE NOT RECESS JUST YET IN
THE HOPES THAT SOMEONE SAN
--
YEAH THAT'S RIGHT YEAH
US TOO OKAY JUST ONE MORE
RIGHT
YEAH
THE COMPANY
YEAH YES
WHAT IS WHICH HE SAYS
IT'S AMAZING
YEAH
THIS IS A VIABLE
HE WAS A MEMBER OF
YEAH IN THIS WE'RE
ARE WE HAVE OUR FINAL
PRESENTING AUTHOR WITH US
-- MEMBERS THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN AB TWENTY THREE
SEVENTY SEVEN THINK THAT'S A
HISTORIC FIRST -- REMEMBER --
PLEASE PRESENT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH OF A LOTION THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND SENATORS
BUT THIS IS A SIMPLE BUILT
BUT ALL HIGH I KNOW YOU HEARD
THAT BEFORE BUT -- AB TWENTY
THREE SEVENTY SEVEN IS REALLY
TRYING TO BUILD ON EXISTING
AND -- AND PREVIOUS EFFORTS TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING OF
A WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS
-- I'M SURE THIS COMMITTEE AND
ALL THE MEMBERS HAVE HEARD TIME
AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT -- THE
MULTIPLE PERMITS -- NEEDING TO
NEEDED TO CONDUCT THE -- THE
THE FOREST THINNING AND ALL THE
WHILE FIVE MITIGATION EFFORTS
THAT WE NEED TO WRAP UP IN
ORDER TO FIGHT THE EVER GROWING
-- WHAT FAR CRISIS BUT WITH
ME HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT TEST
FOR IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL --
IS JOHN ANDERSON REPRESENTING
THE HUMBOLDT REDWOOD COMPANY
BUT -- BEFORE TURN OVER TO
JOHN I'D LIKE TO ACCEPT ALL
OF THE AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED
IN THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS AS
AUTHOR AMENDMENTS AND THANK
THE COMMITTEE AND YOUR STAFF
FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL
THANK YOU AND APOLOGIES BUT IF
WE CAN PAUSE BRIEFLY BEFORE WE
LOSE IT I DO WANT TO ESTABLISH
A QUORUM -- SO G.
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SHE'S FINE WITH THE LEAST
TALK DON'T DON'T DON'T BITE
ON DUMPSITE ALL RIGHT SENATORS
STERN HERE HERE STERN HERE
JONES ALLEN EGGMAN EGGMAN HERE
GROWTH GROWTH HERE HERTZBERG
YEAH HERTZBERG HERE MYSELF
LIMÓN LIMÓN HERE SKINNER OKAY
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM A -- SO
KNEFEL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED
-- WE DO HAVE -- ONE LEAD
SUPPORT WITNESSES AS A MEMBER
YES -- ANDERSON WELCOME --
JOHN ANDERSON DIRECTOR FORCED
POLICY WITH HUMBOLDT MENDOCINO
REDWOOD COMPANY THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO JUST
THE -- COMMITTEE I'M EVER AS
WE'VE SEEN YEAR AFTER YEAR
UNFORTUNATELY AS ESPECIALLY AS
A LICENSED FORESTER IT'S VERY
DISTURBING TO SEE THE LOSS OF
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES
OF FOREST BURN UP EVERY YEAR IF
NOT MILLIONS -- IN SOME YEARS
AND -- WE HAVE -- INCREASE
THE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF THE
PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO DO
TO GET TO THIS FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ACRE GOAL BUT THERE'S
A COUPLE POLICY IDEAS THAT THIS
BILL ADDRESSES THAT HELPS US
INCREASE THE PACE SCALE AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE FORCE
TREATMENTS -- IN THOSE ARE
PERMANENT SYNCHRONIZATION AND
KAY AND FURTHER DESCRIBING
THIS GOAL OF GETTING TO
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES
AND HOW WE CAN DO THAT MORE
EFFECTIVELY SO FIRST OF
PERMITS SYNCHRONIZATION OF
THE CURRENT PROCESS WE HAVE
THE -- TIMBER HARVEST PLAN
THAT CALIFORNIA OR REQUIRES
THAT IT TO BE SUBMITTED AND
OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES PROVIDE
COMMENTS THAT INCLUDING THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
BOARDS AND DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE AND THEY -- SMITH
COMMENTS IN A CONDITIONS THAT
TIMBER HARVEST PLAN BUT YET
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE
PERMITS SO WE HAVE THREE THREE
PERMIT PROCESS THAT IS VERY
DUPLICATIVE IN ABOUT TEN YEARS
AGO WE TALKED ABOUT -- IN THE
LEGISLATURE -- IT STREAMLINING
THIS PROCESS MAKING ALL THESE
PERMITS -- SYNCHRONOUS -- FOR
STAR IN AB FOURTEEN NINETY
TWO IN TWO THOUSAND TWELVE
I CALLED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN
AND THEN WE HAD TO EXECUTIVE
ORDERS ONE FROM BROWN IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND ONE FROM
NEW SOME IN TWENTY TWENTY --
TO TO SYNCHRONIZE THESE PERMITS
AND AGAIN WE STUCK STILL DO
NOT HAVE ANY MOVEMENT AND ALSO
THE -- WILDFIRE AND FOREST
RESILIENCY TASK FORCE HAS SENT
A REPORT TO STREAMLINE THE
PERMITS -- THEY PUT A SELF GOAL
-- TO GET THAT DONE BY THE END
OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE AND THAT
HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED YET
SO CLEARLY WE NEED TO HAVE
SOMEONE WITH AUTHORITY IN
CHARGE OF GETTING TO THIS GOAL
-- COMPLETING IT AND SO THIS
BILL -- PUTS THAT IN CHARGE
OF THE -- SECRETARY NOW TO
RESOURCES AND THEN IN REGARDS
TO THAT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
ACRE GOAL -- CAL FIGHTER PLANS
TO COUNT -- TIMBER HARVEST PLAN
ACRES TOWARDS THAT GOAL OF --
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES
AND WHILE THOSE TO THIN OUT
FORESTS AND REDUCE FUELS --
WE'VE HAD TIMBER HARVEST PLANS
SINCE NINETEEN SEVENTY FOUR
AND THE WILDFIRE SITUATIONS
ONLY GOTTEN WORSE SO THIS FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES NEED TO
BE IN ADDITION TO THE TIMBER
HARVEST PLAN ACRE CENTER WITHIN
EACH YEAR AND -- THAT ALSO BUT
IT THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS PUT
IN THE HANDS OF THE SECRETARY
NOW TO RESOURCES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH -- WILDFIRE AND FOREST
RESILIENCY TASK FORCE SO FOR
THOSE REASONS WE ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE AS AMENDED THANK YOU
THANK YOU ARE WILL TURN TO
THE OTHER GENERAL WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT AND IN THE HEARING ROOM
WHICH JUSTIFY SEEING NINE WILL
TURN THE LINES MODERATOR PLEASE
FEEL BEEN WISHING TESTIFYING
SUPPORT AB TWENTY THREE SEVENTY
SEVEN WE CAN SUPPORT THESE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME WE'LL GO TO LINE THIRTY
EIGHT GO AHEAD PLEASE KERRY A
MEMBER AT LEAST L.
ABOUT HALF OF THE
AMERICAN OR ASIAN SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU
ANY OTHER SISTERS YOUR
INTERLOPER THEIR LINES IN Q.
OKAY -- TURNING OUT WE DON'T
HAVE ANY LISTED OPPOSITION
ON FILE BUT ANY IN THE
HEARING ROOM WHICH IS JUST
FINE OPPOSITION PLEASE COME
FORWARD THE NORMAL TURN THE
LINES MODERATOR PLEASE SIGN
UP HERE THANKS BUT ME PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
MISTER CHAIRMAN WE
HAVE NO LINES IN Q.
OKAY I WILL COME BACK TO THE
DOES MEMBERS COMMENTS QUESTIONS
-- MOTION FROM SENATOR GROWTH
WELL -- CHOMPING AT THE BIT
EASIER -- SO -- SOME MEMBER
LIVE CLOSE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH RESPECT LAST WEEK I BOTH
OKAY THANKS -- SO THE MOTION
IS -- TO PASS AS AMENDED THE
FIRST AMENDED REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CHIEF COMMITTEE SYSTEM
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE
ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN AB TWENTY
THREE SEVENTY SEVEN SENATOR
STERN HI STERN HI JONES ALLEN
EGGMAN EGGMAN AYE GROVE GROVE
I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG I HUESO
MYSELF LEVINE LIMON LIMON
HI SKINNER OKAY WE'LL LEAVE
THAT MEASURE ON CALL FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS THANK YOU SOME
MEMBER EXPERIMENTS -- TURNED
OUT TO WILL WILL NOT SERVE THE
STATE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
FIRST -- I WOULD ENTERTAIN A
MOTION POSTER CENTER EGGMAN --
SHOULD FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE
FIVE EIGHT IS THIRTEEN AND
FOURTEEN -- CHIEF COMMITTEE
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
RIGHT OUR CONSENT CALENDAR
FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE EIGHTY
EIGHTEEN ELEVEN FILE NUMBER
EIGHT AB TWENTY ONE FIFTY TWO
FILE ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN AB
TWENTY EIGHT OH FIVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOURTEEN TWENTY NINE
SIXTY FOUR MOTION IS TO PASS
THE CONSENT CALENDAR SENATOR
STERN RIGHT STERN AYE JONES
ALAN EGGMAN EGGMAN HI GROVE
GROVE I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG AYE
WHO SO WESSEL ISLA MON MON HI
SKINNER OKAY OKAY A MOVIE THAT
MEASURE ON CALL FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS -- THAT WAS THE CONSENT
CALENDAR -- THE MOST ARE THE
TOP FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB
FIVE TWENTY TWO -- THIS IS --
FONG AND THE MOTION -- DID WILL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE IS
ONE SO MOVED -- CHIEF COMMITTEE
AND SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB FIVE
TWO TO THE MOTION IS TO PASS
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR STERN NOT VOTING JONES
ALLEN EGGMAN EGGMAN HI GROVE
GROVE I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG
FIVE WESSEL WESSELS ISLA MON
SKINNER OKAY OKAY WE'LL LEAVE
IT ON COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS
AS FOR VOTES FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR
YES -- SCANNERS FILLING IN FOR
SENATOR LAYERED -- TODAY YES
THERE IS NO MOTION CURRENTLY
ON FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR
SENATOR GROW MAKE SOME MOTION
THE MOTION IS TO PASS BUT
FIRST THE RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE AND APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SYSTEM PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR SENATOR
STERN NOT VOTING JONES ALLEN
EGGMAN EGGMAN AYE GROVE
GROVE I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG
AYE HUESO WESEL EINE LIMÓN
HURT SKINNER OKAY LEAVE THAT
ON CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS
NEXT UP FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION
MOTION FOR CENTER EGGMAN --
BUSH IS TO PASS THE FIRST
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE
AB SIXTEEN FORTY CENTER STERN
I STERN AYE JONES ALAN EGGMAN
WAR YES FILE IN NUMBER THREE
AB SIXTEEN FORTY SENATOR EGGMAN
I GROWTH GROVE I HERTZBERG
HERTZBERG BY WESSEL WESSELS
I LIMÓN LIMÓN HI SKINNER
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE THAT CALL
THAT MEASURE ON COFFEE
ABSENT MEMBERS NEXT UP
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR --
AB SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN WHEN
THE MOTION FROM SENATOR
GROVE -- THE MOTION IS TO
PASS THE FIRST REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
I FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB
SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN SENATORS
STERN NO JONES JONES I.
ALAN EGGMAN
GROWTH GROW BY HERTZBERG
HERTZBERG NO WESSEL WESSELS HI
LIMÓN LONO SKINNER OKAY OKAY
WE'LL LEAVE THAT THE MEASURE
ON COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS --
TURNING NEXT TO FILE THE NUMBER
SIX AB NINETEEN OH TO ADD
YEAR CURRY -- WOULD ENTERTAIN
A MOTION MOTOR CENTER EGGMAN
TO PASS AS AMENDED THE FIRST
AMENDED REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS -- PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM NUMBER
SIX YOUR AB NINETEEN OH TWO
SENATOR STERN AYE STERN AYE
JONES JONES AYE ALLEN EGGMAN
EGGMAN FIVE GROVE GROVE I
HERTZBERG HERTZBERG I WAS SO
WESO ISLA MON LIMON I SKINNER
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON
COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS PHONE
NUMBER SEVEN WOULD ENTERTAIN
A MOTION THAT'S AB TWENTY
ONE OH EIGHT SIMILAR RIVAS
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION A
MOTION CENTER EGGMAN DO PASSED
THE FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB TWENTY
ONE OH EIGHT SENATOR STERN
ALL RIGHT STERN HI JONES
JONES NO ALLEN EGGMAN
EGGMAN I GROWTH GROVE NO
HERTZBERG HERTZBERG AYE
WHO SO WESSEL I LIMÓN
HI LIMÓN HI SKINNER
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE A MEASURE
OF COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS NEXT
UP WE HAVE FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE AB TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN
BOERNER HORVATH IT ENTERTAIN A
MOTION SOME OF THESE THANK YOU
CENTER EGGMAN -- THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST
AMEND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE AB TWENTY TWO FIFTY SEVEN
SENATOR STERN AYE STERN AYE
JONES JONES NO ALLEN EGGMAN
EGGMAN AYE GROVE GROVE NO
HERTZBERG HERTZBERG AYE HUESO
WESSEL I LIMÓN I MON I SKINNER
OKAY IT WILL BE THE MEASURE
ON CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS
AS FIVE VOTES FILE ITEM NUMBER
TEN AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY
EIGHT KALRA WOULD ENTERTAIN A
MOTION BUT TRUMP CENTER HUESO
DO PASSED AS AMENDED THE FIRST
AMENDED REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN
AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY EIGHT
SENATORS STERN ALL RIGHT STERN
HI JONES ALLEN EGGMAN EGGMAN
I GROWTH GROVE NO HERTZBERG
HERTZBERG I WAS SO WESO I
LIMON LIMON I SKINNER OKAY
WE'LL LEAVE IT ON COFFEE ABSENT
MEMBERS THE FOLLOWING NUMBER
TWELVE AB TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX
HOW THE ROMAN WOULD ENTERTAIN
A MOTION CENTER EGGMAN MAKES
A MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED
THE FIRST AMENDED REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWELVE AB TWO FIVE SIX
SIX SENATOR STERN RIGHT STERN
HI JONES JONES I.
ALAN EGGMAN EGGMAN I GROWTH
GROVE I HERTZBERG HERTZBERG
I REQUEST SO BY SO I
LIMÓN MALONE I SKINNER
OKAY I WILL LEAVE THAT ON
CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS
-- MOST OF YOUR VOTE ON ALL
OF THEM BUT WE WILL LET'S
LET'S LOOK THE CALLS WILL RUN
BACK THROUGH IT -- FOR THE
MEMBERS STILL PRESENT HERE
-- LET'S START AT THE START
OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR --
THIS CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SENATORS JONES OF CURRENT
LOTUS SEVEN ZERO SURE VOTING I
OKAY SENATORS JONES JONES
AYE ALLEN SKINNER LEAVE IT
ON COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB
FIVE TWENTY TWO HE A THE
CURRENT LOTUS FOUR ZERO
SURE NOT VOTING SENATORS JONES
JONES AYE ALLEN SKINNER OKAY
WE'LL LEAVE IT ON CALL FOR THE
NUMBER TWO AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR
FLOOR THANK GOD CURRENT VOTE
ON A BILL IN A SIXTY FOUR IS
FOUR ZERO A CHAIR NOT VOTING
AT SENATORS STERN REFEREE OKAY
CENTERS JONES JONES AYE ALLEN
LAMONTE OKAY WE LIVE IN A
COFFEE ABSENT MEMBERS L.
AS THE FOLLOWING NUMBER THREE
BE SIXTEEN FORTY OKAY A CURRENT
LOTUS SIX ZERO SENATORS JONES
ALLEN SKINNER OKAY LEON COFFEE
ABSENT MEMBERS FILING NUMBER
FOUR AB SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN
WHEN CURRENT POTUS THREE
THREE WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
NO AND THE VICE CHAIR VOTING
I CENTERS ALLEN EGGMAN SKINNER
THE TO ELIZABETH OKAY GOT IT
-- OKAY WE'LL MOVE TO FOLLOW
NUMBER SIX AB NINETEEN OH
TO ACT I KNOW NO OUR MISSION
OKAY SIR WE'LL SKIP AHEAD
THEN LIFT THE CALL FOR FILE
ITEM ELEVEN AB TWENTY THREE
SEVENTY SEVEN OR TWO BUT
ANY SORRY THE RISK OF OTHERS
NO HE IF HE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR
FILE ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN
AB TWENTY THREE SEVENTY
SEVEN CURRENT VOTERS SIX
ZERO CHAIR VOTING I CENTERS
JONES JONES I ALLEN SKINNER
OKAY WE'LL LEAVE IT ON
CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS
AND -- I THINK THAT'S IT
FOR THE MOMENT SO WE WILL
WE'LL PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT TRY TO ASSESS THE
AVAILABILITY ABSENT MEMBERS
BY THE WAY FOR
THE ABSENT MEMBERS
-- IN LIGHT OF OF OTHER
COMPETING COMMITTEES AND
SCHEDULES AND MEMBERS SCHEDULES
-- WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLES OPEN
BUT WE WILL HAVE TO RECONVENE
UNTIL AFTER CAUCUS AND THEN
WE WILL -- RECONVENE AT ABOUT
ONE THIRTY SO WE'LL EXPECT
MEMBERS BACK HERE IN ABOUT ONE
THIRTY AND FOR NOW THIS THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE IN RECESS
OKAY -- SENATE RESOURCES
IT WILL NOW RECONVENE TO
LIVE CALLS FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS -- SO LET'S START
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR
MEMBERS -- SHE'S COMMITTEE
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR OUR
ITEMS NUMBER FIVE AB EIGHTEEN
ELEVEN FILE NUMBER EIGHT AB
TWENTY ONE FIFTY TWO FILE
ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN AB TWENTY
EIGHT OH FIVE AND FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOURTEEN AB TWENTY
NINE SIXTY FOUR IN THE CURRENT
VOTE IS SEVEN ZERO WITH BOTH
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING
BY SENATORS ALLEN ALLEN HI
SKINNER SKINNER I OKAY -- THAT
THOSE THE CONSENT CALENDARS
OUT WILL GO TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE EIGHTY FIVE TWENTY TWO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL A.
B.
OF FIVE TWENTY TWO THAT THE
MOTION IS TO PASS BUT FIRST
BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS THE CURRENT
POTUS FIVE ZERO WITH CHAIR
NOT VOTING AND VICE CHAIR
VOTING BY SENATORS ALAN
SKINNER
OKAY THE FOOD BY THAT BILL IS
OUT WITH FIVE VOTES OKAY F.
R.
THE NUMBER TWO SB ELEVEN
SIXTY FOUR FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO AB ELEVEN SIXTY FOUR THE
MOTION IS TO PASS THE FIRST
BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS THE CURRENT
VOTERS FIVE ZERO SHARE NOT
VOTING AND VICE CHAIR VOTING
I CENTERS ALLEN ALLEN HI
SKINNER OKAY SIX APPLE OKAY
THE BILLS OUT -- PHONE NUMBER
THREE AB SIXTEEN FORTY FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE AB SIXTEEN
FORTY THE CURRENT VOTE IS
SIX ZERO WITH CHAIR VOTING
I AND VICE YOU'RE NOT VOTING
SENATORS ALAN ALLEN I SKINNER
-- THIS IS SIXTEEN FORTY
WARD AND I WAS IT WILL ENSURE
WAS AN AYE VOTE SKINNER I
OKAY -- THE BILL'S OUT
-- NEXT NEXT ITEM FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A.
B.
SIXTEEN FIFTY SEVEN FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR AB SIXTEEN FIFTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH CHAIR CHAIR VOTING CURRENT
LOTUS THREE THREE AND THE
CHAIR IS VOTING NO INVESTORS
VOTING I SENATOR ALAN ALLEN
NO CENTER SKINNER SKINNER NOW
GET A MEASURE FAILS -- FILE
ITEM NUMBER -- RECONSIDERATION
GRANTED IT -- WITHOUT OBJECTION
WE DIDN'T HEAR YOUR LAST TIME
OKAY OKAY AT OBJECTION THE
RECONSIDERATION IS GRANTED A
FILE NUMBER SIX AB NINETEEN
OH TWO FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX AB
NINETEEN OH TWO THE CURRENT THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
THE FIRST AMENDED RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
THE CURRENT LOTUS SEVEN ZERO
WITH BOTH CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING I CENTER ALAN
C.
ALLEN AYE SKINNER SKINNER HI
OKAY THE BILLS OUT A FILE AND
SEVEN AB TWENTY ONE AWAY FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB TWENTY
ONE OH EIGHT THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED THE FIRST BE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
IN THE CURRENT VOTERS FIVE TWO
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I AM THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO CENTER
ALAN ALLEN I SKINNER SKINNER HI
OKAY BILLS OUT -- PHONE NUMBER
NINETY TWO TWENTY TWO FIFTY
SEVEN BOERNER HORVATH FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE AB TWENTY TWO FIFTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AS AMENDED THE FIRST AMENDED
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTERS
FIVE TO WHICH YOU'RE VOTING I
AM VICE CHAIR VOTING NO CENTER
ALAN ALLEN I SKINNER SKINNER
HI OKAY BILLS OUT FILE NUMBER
TEN AB TWENTY TWO SEVENTY EIGHT
FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB TWENTY
TWO SEVENTY EIGHT THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED BUT
FIRST AMENDED RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CURRENT VOTERS FIVE ONE WITH
CHAIR VOTING I AND THE VICE
YOU'RE NOT VOTING CENTER ALLEN
ALLEN AYE SKINNER SKINNER HI
OKAY BILLS OUT AB TWENTY THREE
SEVENTY SEVEN FILE ITEM NUMBER
ELEVEN MURATSUCHI FILE ITEM
ELEVEN AB TWENTY THREE SEVENTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AS AMENDED THE FIRST AMENDED
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT LOTUS
SEVEN ZERO BOTH CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING I CENTER
ALAN ALLEN I SKINNER SKINNER
HI OKAY BILLS OUT LAST ITEM
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE AB
TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX CALDERON
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE AB
TWENTY FIVE SIXTY SIX THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AMENDED THE
FIRST AMENDED RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
THE CURRENT VOTERS SEVEN ZERO
WITH BOTH CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
VOTING HI CENTER ALAN ALLEN I
SKINNER SKINNER HI OKAY BILLS
OUT -- SEEING AS -- THIS IS
OUR FINAL POLICY COMMITTEE
HEARING OF THE YEAR I DO WANT
TO THANK THE STAFF FOR -- NOT
JUST THIS HEARING INCREDIBLY
PROFESSIONALLY -- STAFF BUT
ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE'VE
NAVIGATED NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
MEASURES AND YOU ALL OF CONDUCT
YOURSELF THROUGH A CHAOTIC YEAR
WITH HUGE PROFESSIONALISM SO
THANK YOU SANDRA AND TODD AND
-- THE THE DOES NOT HERE AS
WELL CATHERINE MORE CATHERINE
BAXTER AND -- WOULD GO WITHOUT
SAYING OUR CHIEF CONSULTANT
THE TRUSTEE DENNIS O'CONNOR SO
THANK YOU ALL FOR AN INCREDIBLE
YEARS AND NATURAL RESOURCE
AND WATER WITH THAT THIS
MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED