THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY,
UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
WILL BE WILL NOW COME TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE THE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS
TO BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY'S
PARTICIPATION NUMBERS 1844291.
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS 14111.
FOR ZERO. I WILL MAINTAIN THE
QUORUM DURING THE HEARING, AS IS
CUSTOMARY AT ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS
BEAUTY. WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE
STREET BUILDING. I ASKED THAT
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
BE PRESENT IN ROOM 1200 SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH A FORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. WE HAVE FIVE BILLS
ON TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM. 5 2038
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER O'DONNELL HAS
BEEN PULLED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM TWO A. B 29 06 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATERSON AND
ITEM THREE A B 1962 OR ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. BEFORE WE HEAR
THE PRESENTATION ON THE BILLS
LIST ESTABLISHED A QUORUM CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. WHISTLE
HERE HERE, DOLLY! DELI HERE.
BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD DODD
DODD HERE, EGGMAN EGGMAN HERE.
GONZALES GONZALES HERE, GROVE
GROVE HERE. HERZBERG HERZBERG
HERE. MCGUIRE MEN MEN HERE,
RUBIO STERN. OKAY, UM. WE HAVE A
QUORUM PRESENT. UH CAN I
ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? WE HAVE A
MOTION. CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR A
B 1960 A B 29. OH, SIX. WHISTLE
I DALI DALI I BECKER GORGEOUS
BRADFORD DODD. DOT DOT AYE.
EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GONZALEZ.
GONZALES. I GROVE GROVE. I
HERTZBERG HERTZBERG? AYE MCGUIRE
MEN. MEN. I RUBIO RUBIO. I STERN. NICE. THAT BILL HAS WHAT ARE
NINE VOTES. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NOW I
UNDERSTAND THAT SENATOR GONZALEZ
GOING TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF,
UH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA
, MAYBE 20 TO 56 YOU WANT TO DO
IT FROM YOUR CHAIR? SURE.
HOWEVER YOU LIKE FROM HERE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. UM I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SHE
WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS, UM,
AGAIN, PRESENTING A B 2 TO 56 ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SHARON QUIRK-SILVA. THAT WOULD
ADD TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT SEATS,
THE STATE'S MIDDLE MILE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE AS WE KNOW, LAST YEAR,
WE PASSED SB 1 56 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF OVERSEEING THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATE'S 3.25
BILLION MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND
NETWORK. BY CREATING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATION ON THE
MIDDLE MILE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE IS
CONSIDERED AND THAT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WILL
HAVE A FORMAL VENUE TO ADVISE
AND MAKING THE PROGRESS
SUCCESSFUL. HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. TODAY WE HAVE CO
SPONSORS OF THE BILL SUPERVISOR
LOUISA ALEJO'S FROM MONTEREY
COUNTY AND JEFFREY NEIL FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
SORRY, WEREN'T YOU WEREN'T YOU
INFORMED THAT WE'RE ONLY
ALLOWING TESTIMONY ON THE PHONE,
SIR? THAT'S ALRIGHT. DROVE THREE
HOURS EACH WAY. WE'RE VERY SORRY
ABOUT THAT INDULGENCE, MR
CHAIRMAN, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE JUST
MESSING WITH ME HERE. WELL GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. I'M A SUPERVISOR, LOUISA LEO
TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE MONTEREY
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE
CO SPONSOR OF HB 22 56. THE
COVID PANDEMIC HAS UNDERSCORED
THE CRITICAL UTILITY OF
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM
THE HOMEWORK GAP AND WORKFORCE
ADAPTIONS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH
CARE SERVICES AND E COMMERCE.
BROADBAND IS NOW THE KEYSTONE TO
OUR NATION'S RESPONSE TO THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC, AND IT'S
IMPERATIVE TO BUILDING A
RESILIENT AND FUTURE READY
COMMUNITIES. THE LACK OF
RESILIENT BROADBAND IS A MAJOR
ECONOMIC BARRIER AND THE LEADING
DRIVER OF SOCIAL ECONOMIC
INEQUALITY IN MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. IN AUGUST 2020 A
PHOTO OF TWO LITTLE GIRLS
SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH
THEIR LAPTOP OUTSIDE OF TACO
BELL IN MY DISTRICT IN THE
SALINAS TO USE THE WIFI WENT
VIRAL SHINE IN THE NATIONAL
SPOTLIGHT ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
, WHICH EXISTS IN MONTEREY
COUNTY AND MANY OF THE
COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR STATE AND
OUR NATION. THIS WAS ONLY ONE
EXAMPLE OF THE LACK OF INTERNET
ACCESS THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTS SOME OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE COUNTY RESIDENTS
BECAUSE INTERNET ACCESS IS NOT
AVAILABLE IN THEIR AREA OR IS
UNAFFORDABLE. LAST YEAR, THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR,
HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND
EXEMPLIFIED OUR STATE'S DEEP
COMMITMENT TO CLOSING THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE. EXPANSION OF
BROADBAND SERVICES IN OUR COUNTY
WILL BENEFIT ECONOMIC
ACTIVITIES, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
AND EDUCATION. THE MIDDLE MILE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT OVERSIGHT ROLE AND THE
DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND PROJECTS
. HOWEVER THE COMMITTEE
CURRENTLY DOES NOT INCLUDING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT VOICE. WE
BELIEVE IT IS CRITICAL THAT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BE DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN THE STATEWIDE
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, OVERSIGHT,
OVERSIGHT AND DISCUSSION. THE
CALIFORNIA STORY MUST BE THAT
GLOBAL GOVERNMENTS WERE AT THE
TABLE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR
STATE. FOR THESE REASONS,
MONTEREY COUNTY BELIEVES IT IS
BENEFICIAL TO, INCLUDING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, VOICE AND
PERSPECTIVE BY PLACING A NEW
GOVERNMENT, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COMMITTEE
WE SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD PLACE AN
ADDITIONAL SEAT ON THE COMMITTEE
, GIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT TWO
SEATS ON THE COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR CHAIRMAN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK WITH
ALL YOU ONCE AGAIN TO SEE MY
FORMER COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO HAVE IT
APPEARS JEFFREY NEIL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, JEFF NEAL, WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES, ALSO IN SUPPORT FOR
ALL THE REASONS SUPERVISOR
ADVISOR ALEJO'S MENTIONED OUR
STRONG SUPPORT FOR 1 56 LAST
YEAR AND THE DEEP PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN COUNTIES AND IN THE
STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH NOW WILL GO TO ANY OTHER,
UH, UH, SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT HERE
IN THE GALLERY ON THIS BILL ON
THIS MEASURE ANYONE WE'LL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES IF WE HAVE OUR
MODERATOR. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE ACCU SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT
OF A B 22 56. SER LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 22 56 1ST WANTED THEM
THERE ON YOUR PHONE. WE ALREADY
ALIGNED NUMBER AND THEN PLACED
BACK IN CUTE. YOU'RE USING A
SECRET PHONE. PLEASE JUST PICK
UP THE HANDSET BEFORE PRESSING
THE NUMBERS ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT TRUST LONDON ZERO
CAN ONE MOMENT WHILE WE WAIT
FIRST CUES. ALRIGHT MR CHAIR. WE
DO NOT HAVE ANYONE QUEUING UP AT
THIS TIME ME CONTINUE. OKAY,
VERY WELL. WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS
AND OPPOSITION ANYONE HERE IN
THE GALLERY AND OPPOSITION. SEE
NO ONE IS AN OPPOSITION WILL GO
TO THE MODERATOR. MODERATOR CAN
YOU PLEASE ACCU SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION TO MAYBE 20 TO 56?
UH, IF YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION OF
BABIES 56, PLEASE FIRST WARNING
THEM ZERO ON YOUR PHONE. AS
OPPOSITION ONE, THEN ZERO. AND
MR CHAIR. I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE
QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME. VERY
WELL. OKAY SO WE'LL COME TO THE
COMMITTEE NOW FOR COMMENTS. WE
HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
BILL. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER
COMMENTS OF CLERK. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. A B 2 TO 56
QUIRK-SILVA. MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
WHISTLE H
CKER GORGEOUS BRADFORD DODD.
DODD. AYE, EGGMAN. SIGMUND I
GONZALES GONZALES. I GROVE
GROVE. I HERTZBERG PITTSBURGH.
I'M MCGUIRE MEN. MEN. I RUBIO
RUBIO. I STERN. 99 VOTES. OKAY
THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH TO GET OUT.
WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL UP IN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. NOW UM, ON WE
HAVE ONE MORE BILL. DO WE HAVE
ANY? UH OKAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE
MAYBE 10 78 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PRESENT PATERSON PRESENTED BY
CENTER DOLLY FROM HIS CHAIR.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
PRESENTING A B 178 FOR ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, PATTERSON. HE'S WILLING
TO TAKE THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. UM MAYBE 178 WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW. THIS WILL
PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FOR
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
RULING THAT REQUIRED ALL NEW
CONSTRUCTION. MIKE WORKING BY
THE WAY. MY CLOTHES ON CAN HEAR
ME. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MM
UH, NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES IN
THE STATE HAVE SOLAR PANELS
BEGINNING IN 2020. THE EXEMPTION
WAS ONLY FOR, UH VICTIMS WHOSE
HOMES WERE DESTROYED IN NATURAL
DISASTER THAT OCCURRED DURING
THE GOVERNOR DECLARED STATE OF
EMERGENCY, ADDITIONALLY FOR THE
EXEMPTIONS TO APPLY INCOME
SQUARE FOOTAGE, LOCATION AND
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS HAD TO BE
MET. THIS NARROW EXEMPTION TO
THE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION IS GEARED TOWARDS
LOWER INCOME CALIFORNIANS WHO
ARE BEING FORCED TO REBUILD
THEIR HOMES THAT WAS DESTROYED.
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.
MAYBE 10 78 WHAT IT'S SIMPLY
EXTEND THE PROVISION OF A B 1 78
TO NATURAL DISASTERS THAT
OCCURRED IN 2020 TO ENSURE THOSE
VICTIMS WHO WERE TREATED FAIRLY
UNDER THE LAW. BASICALLY I HAD
THE SAME EXACT BILL A COUPLE
YEARS AGO. MINE WAS 1 78. IF
YOU'RE HOME BURNED DOWN AND YOU
DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE FOR SOLAR.
THIS EXEMPTS YOU TO BE ABLE TO
PUT ON A RESPECT. WE ASK FOR MY
VOTE. VERY WELL. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT. ARI
ARROYO WITH THE PINE RIDGE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. ON
THE PHONE. IS ARI HERE? YES, I'M
HERE. OKAY. YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. MY
NAME IS ARIA ROYAL. I LIVE IN
SHAVER LAKE AND I COME HERE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THOSE
IMPACTED BY THE CREEK FIRE FROM
SEPTEMBER 2020 AND I'M IN SORT
OF BUILD A B 10 78. I'M A
FIREFIGHTER ON THE PINE RIDGE
FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE BOARD OF
THE PRIMARY PROPERTY OWNERS AS
WELL. MOST IMPORTANT, HOWEVER,
I'M A FULL TIME RESIDENTS AND
ONE OF THE FEW IN MY COMMUNITY
WHO DID NOT LOSE THEIR HOME IN
THE CREEK FIRE. BECAUSE I WAS SO
LUCKY. I'VE BEEN DOING
EVERYTHING I CAN AID THOSE WHO
DID LOSE EVERYTHING. A B 10 78
IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO
AID IN THE RECOVERY AND
REBUILDING OF OUR MOUNTAIN
COMMUNITIES. FINANCIAL BURDEN TO
THOSE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND
EVERYTHING THEY OWNED TO THE
CREEK FIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES, INCLUDING
THE DIXIE AND CALLED OR FIRES IS
ASTRONOMICAL. AND THE ADDED
REQUIREMENT OF SOLAR PANELS IS A
HUGE BURDEN, WHICH CAN SOME
INSTANCES MAKE REBUILDING
UNVIABLE. MARCHING INDIA ALONE
WE LOST 75% OF OUR HOMES. AND
ALMOST ALL OF THOSE HOMEOWNERS
HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY WANT TO
REBUILD. THEY HAVE, HOWEVER,
ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO THE
TOUGH ECONOMY WE ARE IN AND THE
HIGH COST OF BUILDING, INCLUDING
REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS SOLAR
PANELS. CHANNEL THEY ARE UNABLE
TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. I CANNOT
FULLY EXPRESS OUT BREAKS YOUR
HEART TO HAVE YOUR NEIGHBORS
TELL YOU WITH TEARS IN THEIR
EYES THAT THEIR GREATEST WISHES
TO COME BACK HOME, BUT THEY
SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO WITHOUT
A B 10 78. NOT ONLY WILL MANY
NOT BE ABLE TO REBUILD BUT THEY
MAY BE FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR
COMMUNITY AND POSSIBLY EVEN TO
LEAVE THE STATE. THERE ARE
COUNTLESS FINANCIAL BURDENS THE
CROSS AND IF WE CAN LEAVE IT AT
LEAST ONE OF THOSE HURDLES,
BYPASSING A B 10 78. THE IMPACT
WILL BE HUGE. I I'M BEING HALF
OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR
HOMES. IN ONE OF THE CALIFORNIA
WILDFIRES. I ASKED YOU TO VOTE
IN FAVOR OF A B 10 78. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
HERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NOW
TO, UH, SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT HERE
IN THE GALLERY, ANYONE? AND
SUPPORT OF SB 10 78 IN THE
GALLERY. IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO THE
MODERATOR COULD PLEASE QUÊ
SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF A B 10
78. THE VIEWER IN SUPPORT OF A B
10 78 1, THEN ZERO ON YOUR
PHONE. YEAH, AND WE DO HAVE A
FEW IN. Q HERE WE HAVE LINE
NUMBER 16, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
PRESIDENT COUNTY AND THE
WESTERNS. PROGRAM PETROLEUM GAS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THERE'S
NO COUNTY AND THE WESTERN
CONTROLLING GAS NEGOTIATION.
NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU. WE WILL
GO TO LINE NUMBER 14 GO AHEAD.
HI JOHN KENNEDY WITH THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO SENATOR DOLLY AND
SENATOR PATTERSON
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATTERSON.
OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU,
AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE
INHUMAN CHAIR, GO TO SPEAKERS
AND OPPOSITION. WE HAVE. TWO
SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION WILL
SPLIT THEIR TIME AND TWO
BEGINNING WITH DANIEL MORAD.
WHAT THE SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA
IS ON THE PHONE. DANIEL BORRADOR
YOU ON THE LINE. YES, SIR.
PLEASE BEGIN DANIEL DANIEL BROWN
ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. ÁP 10 78. WE DEEPLY
SYMPATHIZE WITH THE VICTIMS OF
WILD FIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS
AND RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL
BURDEN OF REBUILDING. WE ALSO
STRONGLY SUPPORT APPROPRIATE
MEASURES TO HELP COMMUNITIES
RECOVER. HOWEVER EXEMPTING
BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT
WILL REDUCE ENERGY USE MAY COME
MORE OF A SALIENT AND LOWER
ELECTRICITY BILLS. THIS
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE THE ENERGY
COMMISSION ONLY APPROVED CODE
IMPROVEMENTS THAT RESULT.
HOMEOWNERS SAVING ON ENERGY CUTS
FROM THE DAY THEY MOVE IN
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LIFETIME
OF A HOME. ADDITIONALLY SOLAR
PANELS CAN MAKE HOMES AND
COMMUNITIES MORE RESILIENT,
PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE APPEARED
STORAGE. WE NEED AS MUCH ZERO
EMISSION ENERGY AS POSSIBLE IF
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY CHANCE
COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, INCREASING
THE FREQUENCY AND SCALE OF
DISASTERS, THE LEGISLATURE
SHOULD LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP
COMMUNITIES REBUILD STRONGER AND
CLEANER SUCH AS SIMPLY COVERING
OR HELPING, WITH THE COST OF
SOLAR PANELS ON HOME BEING
RIPPED OUT AFTER THE MASTERS.
RATHER THAN EXEMPTING THEM FROM
REQUIREMENT. THAT ARE IN PLACE
TO CLEAN THE AIR AND TO SLOW THE
CLIMATE CRISIS. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE MUST RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED A B 10 78 AND ASK FOR
YOUR NOTEBOOK. AND WE HAVE BEN
DAVIS WITH THE CALIFORNIA SOLAR
AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION IN HERE,
OKAY? GOOD AFTERNOON, SENATORS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE OUR CONCERNS WITH A B 10
78. A B 10 78 WHEN BOILED DOWN
IS A MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO HELP
FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST THEIR
HOMES TO WILDFIRES. WE'VE SHARED
OUR CONCERNS WITH YOUR STAFFERS
ON ALL THE REASONS WHY, BUT I'LL
SHARE ONE EXAMPLE HERE. LET'S
TAKE A LOWER INCOME FAMILY,
WHICH IS DEFINED IN THIS BILL.
AS AT OR BELOW THE MEDIAN INCOME
FOR THE COUNTY. THAT LOSES THEIR
HOME TO A WILDFIRE. NOW WE KNOW
SOME FAMILIES ARE UNINSURED AND
UNDERINSURED, BUT MANY FAMILIES
HAVE INSURANCE THAT WOULD COVER
SOLAR. BECAUSE SOLAR IS REQUIRED
BY TODAY'S BUILDING STANDARDS.
CALLED HOME UPGRADE INSURANCE,
AND IT COMES STANDARD OR AS AN
ADD ON ON MANY INSURANCE
POLICIES. NOW WITHOUT THIS BILL
AND THE ORIGINAL BILL FROM THREE
YEARS AGO. THAT LOWER INCOME
FAMILY. THAT HAS BEEN THROUGH SO
MUCH. WOULD GET A ROOFTOP SOLAR
SYSTEM. PAID FOR BY THE
INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE SOLAR
WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND INSURANCE WOULD
NEED TO COVER IT. WITH THIS
BILL, THOUGH. SOLAR FOR REBUILD
HOMES WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED, AND
THEREFORE THE INSURANCE COMPANY
WOULD BE OFF THE HOOK. THE
RESULT WOULD BE. THAT IN THE
COMMUNITIES PLAYED WITH
WILDFIRES AND POWER SHUTOFFS,
THERE WOULD BE LESS SOLAR TO
HELP KEEP THE LIGHTS ON BOTH FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL HOMES AND THE
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE NEED
MORE CLEAN ENERGY. IN OUR
COMMUNITIES FOR THE SAKE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. RESIDENTS. AND THE
GRID. BUT THIS BILL BUT
UNFORTUNATELY ACCOMPLISHED THE
OPPOSITE. THANK YOU. THANK YOUVERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL GO TO
ANYONE HERE IN THE GALLERY LIKE
TO SPEAK AGAINST THE BILL. OKAY
WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINE
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ
SPEAKERS AND OPPOSITION OF AB 10
78. IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 10 78 IS ONE THEN ZERO ON
YOUR PHONE. AGAIN THAT'S
OPPOSITION ONE THEN ZERO. WE DO
HAVE SOMEBODY QUEUING UP. IT'LL
BE JUST A MOMENT WHILE THEY GET
THEIR LINE NUMBER.
10 MONTHS AGAIN IS OPPOSITION
ONE, THEN ZERO. AND THEY'RE
GETTING THEIR LINE NUMBER HERE.
IT'LL BE JUST A SECOND. OKAY.
NEXT WEEK WILL GO TO LINE
NUMBER. EVEN LEVIN. BUT I'M HERE
THAT THEY'RE BACKING QUÊ HERE.
OKAY OKAY. THEY DIDN'T REPLY.
BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TRY AND
OPEN IT UP. WE HAVE BLIND NUMBER
11, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, JOHN DOHERTY ON BEHALF
OF SUNRUN, SOLAR AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. ANYONE ELSE? WE DO
NOT HAVE ANY MORE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. OKAY, WE'LL COME NOW
WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. IF THERE ARE ANY
COMMITTEE COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS,
ANYONE WE HAVE A MOTION DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE CLOSING? SENATOR
RUBIO. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
AND I KNOW I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF A
BILL LIKE THIS PREVIOUS YEARS. I
THINK THERE'S GREAT INTENTIONS
ON BOTH SIDES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
ONE SIDE TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE REBUILD AND NOT HAVE
TO ENCOURAGE COSTS OUT OF POCKET
COSTS AND THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH
I UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, WE'RE
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO
RIGHT BY THE OUR COMMUNITIES
CLIMATE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT WE
BUILD A MORE RESILIENT
COMMUNITY. BUT I JUST HAVE TO
SPEAK FROM SOME OF THE
CONVERSATIONS I HAD PERSONALLY
FROM VICTIMS THAT LOST THEIR
HOMES AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE
REALLY STRUGGLING. AND SO WHEN I
THINK OF THE MOMENT AND WHAT
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, AND WHEN
THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO JUST HAVE
THE ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. YOU
KNOW, I HAVE TO JUST THINK OF
THE TRAUMA NOT ONLY OF LOSING
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE, BUT NOT
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
REBUILD. AND SO I REALLY HAVE TO
SAY THAT BASED ON THE
CONVERSATIONS I HAD THE
GENTLEMAN MENTIONED THAT THEY
COULD PURCHASE HOME UPGRADE
INSURANCE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE
REALITY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT MOST PEOPLE
DIDN'T BUY THAT INSURANCE AND SO
THAT IS WHY I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE THAT ALREADY SUFFERED
BY LOSING THEIR HOMES DON'T
CONTINUE TO SUFFER BY NOT BEING
ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR
LIVES. SO WITH THAT I WOULD UM,
MOVE THE BILL. I THINK SENATOR
GROVE ALREADY MOVED IT BUT I
WILL SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DODGERS. YOU WANT TO
MAKE SOMEBODY THAT'S REPRESENTED
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST
EVERYTHING AND STILL DON'T
HAVEN'T REBUILT. THEIR HOMES
BECAUSE THEIR INSURANCE WAS
TOTALLY INADEQUATE. AH! YOU
KNOW, I THINK. THERE'S JUST NO
WAY I COULD SUPPORT THAT. THEY
COULDN'T SUPPORT THIS BILL
TODAY, SEEING YOU KNOW, TO THE
COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE,
SENATOR RUBIO. I THINK SHE'S
SPOT ON AND SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BUILDING. SENATOR
BECKER. JUST HAD A QUESTION. THE
IS IT TRUE THAT INSURANCE WILL
PAY TO REBUILD WITH SOLAR. IT
WAS 1 78 WAS MY BILL THE
PREVIOUS ONE AND LOOK, IF YOUR
INSURANCE IS IF YOU'RE ABLE TO.
IF YOU'RE INSURED TO REBUILD IT,
YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO DO THAT.
OBVIOUSLY YOU WOULD WANT THAT.
BUT IF YOUR INSURANCE THAT THIS
BILL IS NOT MAKING YOU BUT SOLAR
ON IF YOU HAVE IT INSURED,
YOU'RE GONNA PUT IT BACK ON
THERE BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT
THING TO DO SO THAT'S THE ANSWER
TO THAT QUESTION. ANYTHING ELSE?
ANYONE MAJORITY OF THE MAJORITY
OF FOLKS. HOLD ON, SIR, YOU
ANSWERED. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD
JUST DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? DID YOU WANT TO MAKE
CLOSING COMMENTS? YEAH CLOSES
THE TESTIMONY OF MY TWO
COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF ME.
THERE YOU GO. OKAY. AH, WE HAVE
A MOTION. AND AGAIN, THE MOTIONS
DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CLERK. PLEASE
CALL THE RULE. MAYBE 10 78 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATERSON DO
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
HUESO, I DALI DALI. I BECKER
GORGEOUS. BRADFORD DODD. I GOT I
EGGMAN. PIGMENT. I GONZALEZ
GROVE. DROVE I HERZBERG HERZBERG
, MCGUIRE MCGUIRE. AMEN. RUBIO
RUBIO. I STERN. WE'RE GONNA
WE'RE GONNA NOW CALLED, UH, THAT
BILL IS OUT WITH EIGHT. ANY
VOTES, EIGHT VOTES. HAS ENOUGH,
OKAY HAS ENOUGH. WORLD NOW GO TO
CALL ABSENT MEMBERS. SO WE'LL
BRING UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CLARK, CAN YOU PLEASE COLLAPSE
AND MEMBERS? ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR A B 1960 29 OH, SIX.
MM. BECKER. BACK OR I BRADFORD.
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE? AYE. STERN. SO
EVERYBODY. 11 BUT BUT BILL HAS
11 VOTES WILL CLOSE THE ROLE.
WELL NOW GO TO, UM, ABSENT
MEMBERS ON ITEM FOUR A B 22 56
BY QUIRK-SILVA. AH! CLERK PLEASE
CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS, MAYBE
20 TO 56 D PASSED AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATION CURRENT VOTE 90.
BECKER BECKER I, BRADFORD.
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE? AYE. DOES HAS
11 ALSO. OKAY THAT 11 OH, THAT
BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES. IT'S OUT
, SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE END
OF THE CALENDAR. WE'RE GOING TO
ADJOURN HERE. NOW. UM I WANT TO
THANK ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY. IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO
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