GOOD, OKAY? ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY,
UH. WANT TO WELCOME AND THANK MY
COLLEAGUE CENTER GONZALES FOR
HELPING US START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE WITH THE PERMISSION
OF OUR FRIENDS FROM THE MINORITY
STAFF. UH WE'RE GONNA WE'RE
GONNA BRING THIS HEARING TO
ORDER. AH AND I AM GOING TO TALK
A LITTLE ABOUT COVID 19. SO UM,
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC. WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING
ACCESS TO BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE.
THE PARTICIPANT, TOLL FREE
NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE. I CAN
ANNOUNCE IT NOW. THE PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS 8442916364. THE ACCESS
CODE IS 133744. IN THE
NUMEROLOGISTS AMONG YOU CAN
DEBATE WHAT THAT MEANS. SO I
WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING. WE'RE GOING TO BE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
AS YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE OFF
STREET BUILDING, AND WE'RE
ASKING ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO PLEASE COME ON
DOWN. HELP US ESTABLISH A QUORUM
SO WE CAN GET TO THE VERY
LENGTHY CALENDAR THAT WE HAVE.
WE'VE GOT 17 BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. WE'VE GOT ONLY ONE ON
THE CONSENT. CALENDAR SO IT'S
GOING TO BE A LONG DAY. UH
ANYHOW, LET'S GET STARTED. I SEE
A COUPLE OF MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE
TO PRESENT I SEE A FAMILY MEMBER
AWARD. LET'S WHY DON'T WE START
WITH YOU? WE WILL. WE WILL START
WITH YOUR BILL. A B 16 40 THIS
OPR BILL. AND YOU MAY PROCEED
WHEN READY. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND SENATORS. A B
16 40 REQUIRES THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND RESEARCH TO DEVELOP
AND PUBLISHED GUIDELINES
REGARDING HOW ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
MAY ESTABLISH REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORKS. INTO REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORK MAY ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIONAL
ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PLANS
FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF BEST
PRACTICES AMONG LOCAL AGENCIES
AND STAKEHOLDERS. CONDUCT
ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT ONGOING
COORDINATION AND CAPACITY
BUILDING, MANAGE EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITIES OR APPLY FOR AND
ADMINISTER GRANTS. CLIMATE
CHANGE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
GRAVE IMPACTS ON CALIFORNIA OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES. THESE
NETWORKS WOULD SUPPORT LOCAL
EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE
CHANGES THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES
ARE FACING THROUGH PLANNING AND
COLLABORATING WITH OTHER
REGIONAL CLIMATE NETWORKS, LOCAL
DECISION MAKING AND FACILITATING
FUNDING AND PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION TO REACH REGIONAL
GOALS. E 16 40 WOULD PROVIDE A
MECHANISM FOR THE STATE TO
PROVIDE EFFICIENCIES AND
ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOR REGIONS
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. WITH
THAT I HAVE MATTHEW VESSEL
AQUEOUS WITH THE CLIMATE ACTION
CAMPAIGN ON THE PHONE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S
GO TO YOUR YOUR WITNESS ON THE
CALL MATTHEW VESSEL AQUEOUS.
YES, THANK YOU. CAN EVERYONE
HEAR ME? YES, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT.
THIS IS MATH. GOOD AFTER GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS
IS MATTHEW FOSSIL AQUEOUS
STYLING IN ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE
ACTION CAMPAIGN AND THE STANDING
OF GREEN IN THE ALLIANCE AND
SUPPORT OF A B 16 40, WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE OPR TO FACILITATE
THE CREATION OF REGIONAL CLIMATE
NETWORK. IN 2021 COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO, SPEARHEADED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENCE BASED
AND DATA DRIVEN ROADMAP TO DE
CARBONIZED, THE REGION'S ECONOMY
CALLED THE REGIONAL
DECARBONIZATION FRAMEWORK, OR
RDF. TO PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR SECTORS SUCH AS ENERGY, LAND
, USE, TRANSPORTATION, WORKFORCE
AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND HAS BEEN
ONE OF THE NATION'S FIRST
LOCALIZED EFFORTS TO GUIDE THE
REGION TOWARDS ZERO CARBON.
HOWEVER THROUGH THAT PROCESS,
THE RDF REVEALED THAT NO CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN IN THE REGION IS ON
TRACK TO REACH ITS EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS, COMMITMENTS OR
RESILIENCY, STRATEGIES AND THE
SOCIAL EQUITY COMPONENTS. ARE
LIMITED AND CONSISTENT SECIFIC
. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THAT IT IS NOT
EFFECTIVE OR EFFICIENT TO WORK
IN SILOS AND THAT WE NEED TO
FOSTER COORDINATED REGIONAL
RESPONSES TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN A WAY THAT
SAFEGUARDS THE LIVELIHOODS OF
OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. CLIMATE
CHANGE DOES NOT STOP AT ANY
JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY THAT
REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT SHARED
REGIONAL CHALLENGE AND
pREGIONAL SOLUTIONS AND CROSS
SECTOR COLLABORATIONS FROM OUR
CLIMATE, RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT
THAT SUPPORTS HUMAN AND
ECOLOGICAL HEALTH. ANY
INCONSISTENCIES AND DELAYS IN
POLICY ACTIONS ONLY INCREASE THE
RISK OF WORSENING CLIMATE DRIVEN
IMPACTS ON OUR SOCIAL ECONOMIC
SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY FOR WORKING
CLASS PIECE COLOR, OUR
COMMUNITIES AND OUR STATES
CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT ANY LONGER
TO ENACT LEGISLATION THAT GUIDES
AND SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION OF
REGIONAL ADAPTATION AND
MITIGATION PLANS. FOR THIS
REASON, WE URGED THE COMMITTEE
TO SUPPORT A B 16 40 THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD FOR
LEADING ON THIS IMPORTANT
INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. LET'S HEAR
FROM PEOPLE HERE WHO WANT TO
VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. THIS
IS A B 16 40 SHE LIKE TO COME TO
THE MIC. EAST DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MELISSA
ROMERO, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS IN SUPPORT. ROSARIO
CORTEZ CAPELLE, ER CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION
STRONG SUPPORT. OKAY LET'S GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO VOICE SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINES FOR A B 16 40. THANK
YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 16 40, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. WE'LL GO TO
LINE 53. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. ERIN
GILBERT FOR THE CITY OF
INCINERATED IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU LINE. 30. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF KIRK BLACKBURN ON BEHALF OF
THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENT, SANDBAG AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 13.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
. THIS IS AARON WILLIAM ON
BEHALF OF STAIR CLUB, CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT OF 80, 15 40. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 81. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MORNING MR CHAIR
ROGER DICKINSON ON BEHALF OF
CIVIC WELL, FORMERLY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMISSION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 28. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MORNING CHAIR ANDREW COSTAR WITH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
CALLING IT SUPPORTIVE ÁP 15 40.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 65
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. UH LARA ON
FROM DR BRONNER'S MAGIC SOAPS IN
VISTA, CALIFORNIA CLIENT SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER
LINES IN SUPPORT. THESE CONTINUE
OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GO TO THE ANY OPPOSITION
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO RAISE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL. I DON'T
KNOW THAT WE HAVE ANYONE WHO
SIGNED UP TO MAKE FORMAL
OPPOSITION COMMENTS AND I DON'T
SEE ANYONE HERE. IN THE CHAMBER%
. I KNOW THERE'S NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION EITHER ON THE BILL SO
BUT ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINES
YOU WANT TO VOICE CONCERNS OR
OPPOSITION ABOUT A B 16 40.
THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION OF A B 16 40, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME.
AND THERE ARE NO LINES IN THE
QUEUE. THANK YOU. OKAY ALL
RIGHT. LET'S BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. WELCOME SENATOR
EDMUND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
THOUGHTS ON THIS BILL. IT'S BEEN
MOVED. I MEAN, I KNOW AND I KNOW
I SHOULD JUST I DO WANT TO THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND ALSO
JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE
DILLONLIAM MULLEN. WHO HAS BEEN
DOING A LOT OF WORK IN THIS
SPACE FOR SOME TIME AS WELL. AND
SO I THINK HE DESERVES HIM. SOME
CREDIT, AND I KNOW HE'S A CO A
JOINT AUTHOR. SO LET'S HOPE THAT
YOU KNOW, SO THIS TIME WE CAN WE
CAN GET IT THROUGH SO IT'S BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR OH, I'M SORRY.
WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM, SO WE'LL
TAKE IT UP WHEN WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY. YEAH, SHE DIDN'T.
SHE DIDN'T MOVE IT. SHE WAS JUST
PRETENDING. SHE WAS JUST
PRETENDING. OKAY WELL, WE'D LIKE
TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO, UH, THANK SENATOR
ARSENE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COLON AS
WELL AS OUR OTHER JOINT AUTHORS.
SOME OF THEM ARE BENEFITING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK. ARM WHO
PUT A LOT OF ENERGY INTO THIS.
YES IT'S THE THIRD TIME THAT
WE'RE SEEING AN ITERATION OF
THIS. WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT.
WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR LOCALS
THAT THIS WILL BE A REALLY GOOD
LINK BETWEEN AND THEN SOME
STANDARDIZATION THAT WE NEED TO
BE ABLE TO MORE MEANINGFULLY AND
EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS CLIMATE
ADAPTATION. WHEN THE TIME COMES,
I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH LET'S
INVITE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. TELL
ME OVER, LET'S INVITE SOMEONE
VERY SPECIAL. MY STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, THE BIRTHDAY BOY.
BIRTHDAY BOY, REALLY HIS LAST
BIRTHDAY AS A LEGISLATOR. AH
SOMEONE UNNECESSARY, MR. VERY
SAD TO SEE LEAVE THE LEGISLATURE
. UH WE APPRECIATE YOU, RICHARD.
A GREAT DEAL. LET'S HEAR FROM
YOU. AH ITEM 10, MAYBE 20 TO 47.
MR BIRTHDAY BOY. STOP ALREADY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
. LET ME UM WELL, I DON'T KNOW
IF I SHOULD THANK YOU ANYMORE,
MR CHAIR, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR CO AUTHORING THIS BILL.
UM AND ALSO THANK COMMITTEE
STAFFER WORKING WITH MY STAFF ON
THE ON THE BILL. UM QUITE
SERIOUSLY. CONCERNS ARE MOUNTING
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ABOUT THE
TOXICITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PERSISTENCE OF THOSE CHEMICALS.
THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, CALIFORNIA AND MANY
OTHER STATES HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO CURB THE FOX POLLUTION. BY
SETTING CONTAMINATION LIMITS AND
RESTRICTING THE USE OF FIFA'S
AND PRODUCTS, BUT FIFA'S IS
EVERYWHERE. UBIQUITOUS PREFACE
IS IN OUR DRINKING WATER,
WASTEWATER. RAINWATER WE FIND IT
IN OUR BODIES, THE BODIES OF
WILDLIFE WORLDWIDE SO REGULATORS
ARE NOW TRYING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND. HOW PETE FOX IS
SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE
ECOSYSTEM, AND THEY ARE ASKING
THE QUESTION. WHERE IS IT ALL
COMING FROM? BECAUSE WE REALLY
DON'T KNOW. AND A B 20 TO 47
WOULD REQUIRE A MANUFACTURER OF
PETE FOSTER MANUFACTURER OF A
PRODUCT OR A PRODUCT COMPONENT
CONTAINING PEOPLE. UM. TO REPORT
THOSE PRODUCTS AND THE AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE TO STAY CONTAINED TO A
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATABASE.
EVERY YEAR. THE BILL INSTRUCTS
THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL TO WORK WITH
THE INTERSTATE CHEMICALS
CLEARINGHOUSE TO CREATE AND
MAINTAIN THAT DATABASE PLATFORM.
FOSS OR CLASS OF APPROXIMATELY
12,000 TOXIC MAN MADE CHEMICALS
THAT CAN BE FOUND IN MANY
PRODUCTS SUCH AS NON STUCK
NONSTICK COOKWARE. WATER
REPELLENT, CLOTHING, FURNITURE
AND CARPET, HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS
AND A MYRIAD OF INDUSTRIAL
MATERIALS. EXPOSURE TO P. FAS
HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A WIDE
RANGE OF HEALTH CONCERNS,
INCLUDING CANCER, REPRODUCTIVE
HARM, HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND
REDUCED IMMUNE RESPONSE AND
VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS. WE KNOW
THAT PEOPLE. FOSS IS IN MANY
PRODUCTS AND EVEN IN INDUSTRIAL
SUBSTANCES, BUT BECAUSE IT HAS
SO MANY USES, AND HIS ONLY
MINIMALLY CONTROLLED THE
CHEMICALS COULD BE USED BY ANY
PRODUCT SECTOR OR INDUSTRY. WE
FEAR THAT THE PEOPLE S USES WE
HAVE ONLY STARTED TO REGULATE,
SUCH AS FOOD, PACKAGING, CARPETS
, TEXTILES, COSMETICS AND
FIREFIGHTING FOAM. ARE ONLY THE
TIP OF THE ICEBERG AGAIN. WE
REALLY DON'T KNOW IN ORDER FOR
REGULATORSAND OTHER DECISION
MAKERS AND BUSINESSES TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND HOW TO MANAGE PEOPLE
POLLUTION. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW
IT'S ENTERING OUR ENVIRONMENT,
SO WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. AND
MAYBE 20 TO 47 WILL GIVE US THIS
INFORMATION. BY REQUIRING
MANUFACTURERS TO REPORT TO THE
WHICH IS A NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION PROGRAM. CALIFORNIA'S
ALREADY A MEMBER OF IT, AND WHEN
THEY, UH THIS REPORTING WILL
HAPPEN WHEN THEY IMPORT INTO THE
STATE PRODUCTS OR SUBSTANCES
CONTAINING P. FOSS. THE
INFORMATION IS NOT ONLY NEEDED
BY WASTEWATER REGULATORS WHO ARE
WITH ME TODAY, BUT ALSO DECISION
MAKERS AT EVERY LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT AND TO FORWARD
THINKING BUSINESSES. WE CAN'T
CONTROL POLLUTION AND EXPLOSION
AND EXPOSURE WITHOUT KNOWING
FROM WHERE IT ORIGINATES. YOU
MAY HAVE HEARD THAT SOME SECTORS
OF INDUSTRY ARE REQUESTING
EXEMPTIONS, BUT I MUST REITERATE
THAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW
AND WHERE PEOPLE FOSTER ENTERING
THE STATE AND HOW THEY'RE USED.
AND SO WE REALLY NEED A FOR AN
ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH
THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
BETTER IDENTIFY WHICH USES OF
FIFA'S ARE ESSENTIAL IN
PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HEALTH. A B 20 TO 47 WILL HELP
US ACCURATELY IDENTIFY HOW MUCH
PEOPLE LOSSES COMING INTO THE
STATE. GIVING THE STATE THE
AUTHORITY TO COLLECT. THIS DATA
WILL ENABLE US TO EXPLORE HOW TO
BEST MITIGATE ITS HARMFUL
IMPACTS. WITHOUT THIS
INFORMATION, WE CANNOT TAKE
MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARDS
PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF
CALIFORNIANS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
IN THE LONG TERM. WITH ME HERE
TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL ARE ANDREW VENTURA OF
CLEAN WATER ACTION, AND JESSICA
GALLAGHER OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION
AGENCIES. OKAY, LET'S GO TO
YEAH. OKAY, HERE WE GO. THANK
YOU AND GOOD MORNING CHAIR ALAN
AND SENATORS. UM, AS YOU HEARD
MY NAME IS ANDREA VENTURA WITH
CLEAN WATER ACTION, WHICH, ALONG
WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING
GROUP AND CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION. OF SANITATION
AGENCIES IS CO SPONSORING THIS
BILL. NOW YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TODAY. WHAT ARE
THEIR P FASTER LINKED TO SERIOUS
HEALTH IMPACTS? UM BUT IN
ADDITION, REGARDLESS OF THE SO
CALLED TYPE OF PEACE TO SEE, ALL
OF THESE CHEMICALS PERSIST AND
TRAVEL BROADLY IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. CREATING A
SITUATION THAT WE CANNOT IN THE
END. TREAT OUR WAY OUT OF THIS
COMMITTEE HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS IN HELPING TO ERADICATE
SOME OF THE MORE AGREE GIS AN
ESSENTIAL USES OF FAST BUT AS
YOU ALSO HEARD, THIS IS THE TIP
OF THE ICEBERG. UM BASICALLY
BASED ON A FEW PFS APPLICATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN WELL PUBLICIZED.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NO ONE
BE THE DECISION MAKERS SUCH AS
YOURSELVES. REGULATORS PUBLIC
AGENCIES, CONSUMERS AND
BUSINESSES HAS A GOOD SENSE OF
HOW THESE CHEMICALS ARE BEING
USED THROUGHOUT THE MARKET. OVER
THE COURSE OF 2021 UNUSUAL
COALITION OF STAKEHOLDERS FROM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH
COMMUNITY AND THE WASTEWATER
COMMUNITY DECIDED TO TRUST EACH
OTHER AND JOINTLY IDENTIFY
SOLUTIONS RELATED TO PFS AND
OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR OF
DISCUSSIONS. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY
AGREED THAT GIVEN THAT WE DO NOT
MAKE PFS AND CALIFORNIA THE
BIGGEST BARRIER TO FUTURE
SOLUTIONS IS OUR LACK OF DATA
ABOUT IN WHAT FORM AND HOW THESE
CHEMICALS ENTER THE STATE, AND
THIS BILL IS THE RESULT OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT
THOSE SUPPORTING THE BILL COME
FROM A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS.
THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION FOR
CALIFORNIA IS HOW DO WE KNOW
WHERE TO GO NEXT TO RESTRICT
FIFA'S? HOW DO WE DECIDE WHAT IS
ESSENTIAL? AND WHAT ISN'T HOW DO
WE TAKE ACTION TO MANAGE THEM IN
SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THEY'RE
NOT RELEASED INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT? YOU AS LEGISLATORS
NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE UNKNOWN
BUT PRIORITY SOURCES OF PFS ARE
OUT THERE AS YOU DECIDE ON
RESTRICTIONS THAT MAY BE
NECESSARY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND BUSINESSES NEED THAT
INFORMATION. THAT'S WHY WE ASK
YOU TO PASS THIS REASONABLE
BILL, AND WE THANK THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I'M JESSICA GALLAGHER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SANITATION AGENCIES HERE TODAY
AS A PROUD CO SPONSOR OF 20 TO
47. P PASSES QUICKLY BECOME A
VERY SIGNIFICANT TOPIC IN WATER
AND WASTEWATER IN THE UBIQUITY
OF THESE CHEMICALS, COUPLED WITH
THE URGENCY FOR FINDING
SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING THEM HAS
COMPELLED US TO BEGIN
CONSIDERING PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT
OPTIONS. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING
WITH THE WATER BOARDS TO
IDENTIFY THE LEVELS OF FIFA'S
AND OUR SYSTEMS THROUGH A
STATEWIDE MONITORING AND
REPORTING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY
RESULTS FROM THE FIRST PHASE OF
THIS EFFORT INDICATE THAT WE ARE
SEEING CONSISTENT LEVELS OF FOX
AND WASTEWATER FROM BOTH THE
RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
DISCHARGES. IT'S COMING FROM
SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THOSE THAT WE
CAN CURRENTLY REGULATE THROUGH
THE INDUSTRIAL PERMITS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, SO THAT INDICATES
THAT'S BEING USED IN PRODUCTS
PEOPLE ARE USING IN THEIR HOMES
AND BUSINESSES AND IMPORTANTLY,
WE SEE CONSISTENTLY THAT THERE'S
MORE PREFACE COMPOUNDS IN THE
INFLUENCE. I'M EXCUSE ME IN THE
EFFLUENT COMPARED TO THE
INFLUENCE, SO THAT'S INDICATING
THAT SOME OF THESE CHEMICALS
HAVE A TENDENCY TO TRANSFORM
INTO MORE HARMFUL COMPOUNDS
DURING THE CONTROLLED TREATMENT
PROCESS. THIS TENDENCY IS
REPRESENTATIVE OF HOW THESE
PERSISTENT COMPOUNDS REACT IN
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. AS
AGENCIES WERE GOING TO HAVE TO
GET TIGHT ABOUT ABOUT TIME
DEADLINES TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.
THIS BILL WOULD GIVE US THE
INFORMATION WE NEED TO SUPPORT
LOCAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, AND
WE WOULD URGE HER I VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
ALRIGHT LET'S HAVE OTHER FOLKS
WHO'VE WENT ONE OF VOICE THEIR
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. AND BEFORE
WE DO THAT, LET'S ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. UM, SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATOR ALLEN
ALLEN HERE, SENATOR BATES BATES
HERE, SENATOR DOLLY SENATOR
GONZALEZ. SENATOR SKINNER,
SENATOR STERN. SENATOR EDMUND.
OKAY I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MADAM VICE CHAIR.
LET'S PROCEED WITH HIM. ALSO.
MELISSA ROMERO, CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT.
SUSAN LITTLE WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, ONE
OF THE CO SPONSORS OF THE BILL
AND START STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. DANIEL BLASTED HAYDN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT MORNING JUST IN MILAN
FOR THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH DIRECTORS HEAL THE BAY
AND CLEAN SEAS LOBBY COALITION.
IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE
BILL WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE
ACCOLADES OF THIS ESTEEMED
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. MARY MUNSON
FOR INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES
AGENCY IN CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. ALYSSA,
STILL HIGH WITH THE CITY OF
SANTA ROSA, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, ROSIE THOMPSON
WITH METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT. ORTEZ CAPELLA,
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION, ALSO STRONG
SUPPORT. MORNING JENNINGS STREAM
WITH CALIPER CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP IN
SUPPORT. ELENA ORTIZ WITH NRDC
ACTION FUND AND BREAST CANCER
PREVENTION PARTNERS IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT LET'S GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE
BILL HB 20 TO 47. TIM, WE SEE
YOU. WHO WANTS TO VOICE SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL. THIS IS A B 20 TO
47. THANK YOU. ANYONE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE. PRESS 10 WILL
GO TO LINE 34. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. JENNIFER WILLIAMS, EAST
BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU LINE 70.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AARON EVANS ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE 56. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL
DAFTWITH A PRAYER AND MICHAELI
ON BEHALF OF REPUBLIC SERVICES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE 94. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JIM
LINDBERG ON BEHALF OF THE FRENCH
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION IN
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 78. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SYLVIA SALAS,
SEAN BEHALF OF THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE 92. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ERIC TURNER ON BEHALF OF THE
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 65. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BORA
ON ON BEHALF OF DR BRONNER'S
MAGIC SOAP IS SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 85. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KIM
CONTI AND STRONG SUPPORT OF NOT
TAXING NEIGHBORHOOD. AND HAPPY
BIRTHDAY. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
THANK YOU. HI, 95. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING ROXANNE ARIA
FARM BEHALF OF UPS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE ONE OR
FOUR. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ADAM CONGONHAS ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
LINE 41. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CATHERINE DIED ON BEHALF OF
FAMILIES ADVOCATING FOR CHEMICAL
AND TOXIC SAFETY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 49.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS
SHARON GREENE WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICTS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER
LINES IN THE QUEUE. PLEASE
CONTINUE. OKAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALRIGHT. LET'S GIVE THE
OPPOSITION OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY. SEE TIM CHEST IQ HERE
WITH THE AMERICAN CHEMISTRY
COUNCIL. AND I KNOW THAT ROB
SPIEGEL FROM A C M T. A AND WILL
BE TESTIFYING ON ON THE PHONE. I
KNOW WE GOT DONE HERE AS WELL. I
ASSUME HE'S HERE REPRESENTING
CMT A. SO LET'S GO. LET'S GO TO
YOU, MR CHESTER, MR. CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. TIM
CHEST WITH THE AMERICAN
CHEMISTRY COUNCIL APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FEW
COMMENTS TODAY AND FIRST OFF. I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS FOR THE DISCUSSION THAT
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING OVER THIS
BILL AS IT'S MOVED THROUGH THE
PROCESS. WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND
AND APPRECIATE THE OBJECTIVES,
BUT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS
WITH THE BILL AS IT'S CURRENTLY
WRITTEN. PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON
HOW HOW IT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AS
FOLKS MAY KNOW. THESE
CHEMISTRIES ARE USED IN A
VARIETY OF INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
AND PRODUCTS, SMARTPHONES
TABLETS, AIRCRAFT, SOLAR PANELS
, TURBINES, LITHIUM BATTERIES
ELECTED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES,
ENGINE WIRING. GASKETS AND WHAT
HAVE YOU SO THE SCOPE OF THIS
BILL IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. BUT
WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIFIC
CONCERNS OF HOW THIS REQUIREMENT
WOULD INTERSECT WITH A SIMILAR
REPORTING ROLE THAT IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY AT U. S ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY. WE'RE ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS
INFORMATION MAY BE USED AND
MAYBE BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC
AND TO CONSUMERS AND WE'VE ALSO
NOTED THAT THE BILL DOES NOT
CURRENTLY CONTAIN ANY SORT OF
TRADE SECRET PROTECTIONS FOR
INFORMATION THAT MAY BE
PROPRIETARY SUBMITTED BY
MANUFACTURERS. THAT I MENTIONED
IN TERMS OF THE U. S. EPA RULES
ARE SET TO FINALIZE A
COMPREHENSIVE REPORTING RULE
LATER THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURERS
OF THE FAUCET ARTICLES THAT
CONTAINED FIFA'S MOST REPORT A
VARIETY OF INFORMATION TO US
CPA. CATEGORIES OF PROPOSED
CATEGORIES FOR USE OF VARIOUS
PEOPLE, FAST SUBSTANCES,
DESCRIPTIONS OF BYPRODUCTS
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH,
POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS AND
WORKER EXPOSURE. WE DO THINK
THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
CALIFORNIA TO LEVERAGES
INFORMATION BETTER UNDERSTAND
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF EXPOSURE
ALLOW, FOR EXAMPLE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOXICS OR SOME
OTHER STATE AGENCY TO PRIORITIZE
POTENTIAL FUTURE REGULATORY
ACTIONS. IN ADDITION THAT SHARES
SP 502, CURRENTLY MOVING IN THE
ASSEMBLY WOULD GRANT THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC EXPANDED
AUTHORITY TO COMPEL
MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE
SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT COULD
BE USED TO FILL DATA GAPS AND
INFORM REGULATORY ACTION. SO WE
DO URGE A COMMITTEE TO AT LEAST
CONSIDER THE EXISTING ARRAY AND
ADDITIONAL TOOLS THAT MAY BE
AVAILABLE FOR, UH, PRIORITIZING
AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL
REGULATORY ACTIONS. THAT COULD
BE THE FOCUS OF ANY CALIFORNIA
EFFORT. AS I DO MENTIONED
EARLIER I MENTIONED EARLIER. WE
DO THINK AT A MINIMUM, THE BILL
SHOULD INCLUDE SOME LANGUAGE
AROUND PROTECTIONS OF TRADE
SECRETS. AND WE DO QUESTION
WHETHER A DATABASE OF THIS SIZE
AND REQUIREMENT SO VAST IN TERMS
OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
MANUFACTURERS THAT THEY WOULD
ABLE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH A 2025
DEADLINE SO THAT WE ARE
CURRENTLY OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
WE DO APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
DIALOGUE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS, AND I, TOO
WILL WORK. WISH MR BLOOM A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THE NEXT OPPOSITION. UM
IT'S FROM ROB SPIEGEL. UM
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. IS HE HERE? OR ON
THE PHONE. I AM GOOD MORNING,
MA'AM. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU FOR THE COUCH. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. ROB SPIEGEL, CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION OF CMT, A ALSO IN
OPPOSITION TO 20 TO 47, MY
COLLEAGUE WITH A C C IS PRETTY
MUCH TAKEN MOST OF MY ARGUMENTS,
BUT IT'S REALLY HIT ON KIND OF
THE COMPLEXITY OF WHAT IT IS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISCLOSURES
AND MAYBE 20 TO 47. WE STILL
FIND THIS BILL TO BE LARGELY
UNIMPLEMENTED BELOW AND I THINK
THE COMMITTEE IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND. REALLY THE
COMPLEXITY OF WHAT'S BEING ASKED
SO THE LEGISLATION IS ASKING FOR
A DEEPER DISCLOSURE. THAT JUST
ADDED THE FINISHED PRODUCT
SLOWED IN THE STORE, BUT NOW
MUST ALSO IDENTIFY THOSE
INTERNAL COMPONENTS. SO FOR THAT
, GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, SOME OF
WHICH COULD CONTAIN LIKE 30,000
VARIOUS PARTS, WIRES, BATTERIES
MEDALS. EXCUSE ME, NUTSBOLTS
FLUIDS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT
CONTAIN P POSS, BUT PROPERTIES
LIKE FIRE AND WEATHER
TEMPERATURE, CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
OF THAT CHEMICAL. IT'S LIKELY
EMBEDDED IN SOME OF THOSE
INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THAT
MANUFACTURED PRODUCT. MOST OF
WHICH WILL NEVER EVEN HAVE
DIRECT EXPOSURE. CONTACT TO THE
OWNER. MR SPIEGEL YOU HELLO, MR
SPIEGEL. YOU HAVE THE TIME. I
DON'T THINK HE CAN HEAR ME.
THERE'S A TIME LIMIT ON ANOTHER
PRESENTATION, SO THANK YOU. AND
WILL NOW GO BACK TO THE ROOM TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY OF PEOPLE
HERE IN THE ROOM THAT WHICH IS
SPEAKING OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. GOOD MORNING, NICOLE
KENYANS ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OPPOSED
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING LAUREN
DAY. VALENCIA REPRESENTING THE
AMERICAN CODINGS ASSOCIATION,
OPPOSED AS WELL, THANKS MORNING
DON KEPT KIÞM ACCU CAPTAIN
ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF THE AIR
CONDITIONING, HEATING AND
REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE, AS WELL
AS THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL
OF CALIFORNIA. BOTH OPPOSED.
THANK YOU. EMILY PAPPAS AND
EMAIL PAPPAS AND ASSOCIATES ON
BEHALF OF ANIMAL HEALTH
INSTITUTE OPPOSING THIS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. JOHN WINGER ON BEHALF
OF THE ADVANCED MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, ALSO
HAVE AN OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
POSITION. EDU. GOD MORNING,
CHRIS ROSE ON BEHALF OF SEMI,
WHICH IS THE NATIONAL TRADE
ASSOCIATION FOR THE
SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. I DON'T
SEE ANYONE ELSE AND WE'LL GO TO
THOSE OPPOSING WHO WANT TO UM,
SPEAKING OPPOSITION WHO ARE ON
THE PHONE LINES. THANK YOU. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10 OR
COLD LINE. 108, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MRCHAIRMAN MEMBERS SOVIETS A
LEASH ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL. WE ARE ACTUALLY IN
SUPPORT, FORGOT TO MENTION
PEOPLE. WILL BE JUST A MOMENT
FOR OUR NEXT PERSON.
FIND 62. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, STEPHANIE MORE WELL ON
BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU LINE 63.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
CHRIS QUIGLEY PLASTICS INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION THANK
YOU LINE 89. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN FOR
DAVID GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENTIST
ASSOCIATION WITH AN OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION BY
LOOKING FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR FDA
REGULATED MEDICINES. THANK YOU
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE
OFFICE. THANK YOU LINE 90.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. KITTY PENTAGON,
ARNOLD AND PORTER ON BEHALF OF
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, TEXTILE
ORGANIZATIONS IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER
LINES IN. Q. PLEASE CONTINUE.
THANK YOU. THEN WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE AND ASK IF ANY
OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE A
QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR. YES.
SENATOR GONZALEZ. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR, AND I JUST I DO
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW
AND SPEAKING TO MANY OF MY WATER
SORT OF DISTRICTLEADERS ABOUT
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
REGULATION, OVERPAY FAS AND
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF
SOLUTIONS FOR THE ISSUE. BUT I
WANTED TO ASK ABOUT BECAUSE I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A
VERY SUCCESSFUL PLATFORM AS
WELL. SO WHAT? WHAT ARE THE
THOUGHTS ON? IMPLEMENTATION AND
SINCE THIS IS NEW TO THE TWO
AGENCIES WOULD WORK. CAN YOU
GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE? I
MEAN, I KNOW THE ANALYSIS POINTS
OUT A FEW, UM DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS AS WELL IN TERMS OF
HELP BUSINESSES WOULD COMPLY.
BUT WHAT CAN YOU PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INSIGHT, CALIFORNIA
ALREADY AND THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. SENATOR CALIFORNIA
ALREADY WORKS WITH THE
INTERSTATE CHEMICAL
CLEARINGHOUSE. UM AND SO THE
CREATION AND THE MAINTENANCE OF
THE DATABASE PLATFORM. UM WILL
BE ESSENTIALLY CONTINUITY WITH
THE EXISTING WORK THAT THEY
ALREADY DO. WE WILL BE ADDING TO
UH, TO THAT WORK, BUT THIS IS IN
THE NATURE OF WHAT THEY ALREADY
DO. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THE OTHER QUESTIONS. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? SURE.
MOTION YOUR BILL. AND SO WE WERE
BLEW ME MAY YOU KNOW? GIVE YOUR
CLOSING REMARKS AND I THINK
ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN RAISED. I THINK
SENATOR GONZALEZ BROUGHT UP ONE
OF THOSE, BUT VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE DO HAVE A PLATFORM THAT
CAN HANDLE THIS BECAUSE THERE
ARE SO MANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE A
COMPONENT OF THE FAR COMPONENT,
AND I THINK THAT'S THE MAJOR
CONCERN IF WE'RE REALLY GOING TO
BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING
WITHOUT BURDENING MANY OF OUR
BUSINESSES WITH THE REPORTING ON
THEM. PRODUCTS THAT ARE SO
MINUSCULE, UH, WOULD HAVE A
MINISCULE COMPONENT OF THE FAR
IN THEM. SO YOU COULD JUST
ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT
IN YOUR CLOSING. THAT WOULD BE
VERY HELPFUL TO US. SURE TO BE
SURE, THIS IS A MAJOR
UNDERTAKING. WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE
HAS BECOME UBIQUITOUS IN OUR
ENVIRONMENT AS YOU'VE HEARD OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. AND SO IT IS
GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
EFFORT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH INDUSTRY, UM TO TRY AND
ACHIEVE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS AS
YOU'VE HEARD, AND WILL CONTINUE
TO DO THAT, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL
HAVE SOME FAVORABLE OUTCOMES IN
THAT REGARD. BUT WE DO WANT TO
WORK WITH INDUSTRY. THIS REALLY
NEEDS TO WORK FOR EVERYBODY AS
WELL AS POSSIBLE. LARGE SCALE
EXEMPTIONS ARE PROBABLY NOT A
GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE WE REALLY
JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE. UM THE
SUBSTANCE IS COMING FROM SO
THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO WORK
THROUGH. ALSO UM, WE HAVE SOME
TIME TO DO THAT BEFORE THE FINAL
VOTES ON THE BILL, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AND THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? ADAM NUMBER 10,
MAYBE 20 TO 47 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. ALLEN. BATES?
NO, IT'S NO DOLLY. SALLY NO
EGGMAN I GONZALES GONZALEZ. EYES
SKINNER STERN. YOU'RE THE ONLY
GOOD EDITORIAL HAVE. I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU AFFECTED NINE.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AGAIN.
YEAH, IN ISRAEL. OKAY. UM, NO.
HEY. HI. ALRIGHT. OKAY. ALAN.
ALAN, I. OKAY I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE WHILE HE'S STILL HERE
FOR HIS BIRTHDAY THAT HE HEARS
MY VOTE. UM THANK YOU. YOU MAY
PROCEED WITH YOUR NEXT BILL.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. WITH THIS
SUBSEQUENT VOTE. MY DAY WILL
HAVE BEEN MADE IF YOU YEAH, WELL
, THIS SECOND ONE I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH MORE
CONTROVERSIAL. THIS IS A B 26 38
, WHICH WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC QUÊ THROUGH 12
, STUDENT TEACHER AND STAFF
MEMBER HAS ACCESS TO FREE, SAFE
AND APPEALING DRINKING WATER. BY
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF
WATER BALL BOTTLE FILLING
STATIONS IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE
EASILY ACCESSIBLE WHEN THE
FACILITIES BOND IS APPROVED FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
. CHILDREN ARE NOT CONSUMING THE
AMOUNT OF WATER THEY NEED TO BE
HEALTHY. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE
HERE. A 2000 AND NINE THROUGH
2012 NATIONAL SURVEY FOUND THAT
ONE IN TWO CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 19
IN THE U. S IS NOT ADEQUATELY
HYDRATED. WITH ADDITIONAL
DISPARITIES BY RACE AND GENDER.
FOR SOME CHILDREN SCHOOL, MAYBE
THEIR MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF
SAFE AND APPEALING DRINKING
WATER, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO A
CHOICES LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP REPORT THAT EXAMINES
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
DRINKING WATER IN CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS, ONE IN 10 SCHOOLS
REPORTED HAVING NO ACCESS TO
FREE DRINKING WATER, WHERE MEALS
ARE SERVED DESPITE STATE AND
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT IT BE
AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY ONLY ONE
IN FIVE SCHOOLS REPORTED MEETING
CRITERIA CONSIDERED THE STANDARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN WATER ACCESS.
EXCUSE ME. ON AVERAGE KIDS DRINK
ABOUT 2.4 OUNCES OF WATER WHEN
THEY DRINK DIRECTLY FROM A WATER
FOUNTAIN THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A CONDIMENT CUP IN SCHOOLS
WHERE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER
BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS,
HOWEVER. THEIR WATER INTAKE
INTAKE CAN INCREASE BY AS MUCH
AS TRIPLE THE AMOUNT. INCREASED
ACCESS TO FREE, SAFE AND
APPEALING. DRINKING WATER LEADS
TO INCREASE CONSUMPTION, WHICH
IS NUMEROUS PROVEN HEALTH
BENEFITS LEADS TO IMPROVED
HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HELPS
IMPROVED STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN
THE CLASSROOM. EARLY PROMOTION
AND EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF
CONSUMPTION OF WATER CAN HAVE
POSITIVE LIFELONG IMPACTS
ENGAGING IN THIS TYPE OF
INTERVENTION IN THE K THROUGH 12
SETTING. ISN'T IDEAL ENVIRONMENT
TO ENCOURAGE THIS CRITICAL
BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND PLEASED TO
BE JOINED BY NICOLE CURIA, A
POLICY ANALYST WITH CALIFORNIANS
AGAINST WASTE. AND DR ANISHA
PATEL, PEDIATRICIAN AND
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
PEDIATRICS AT STANFORD TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTED THE BILL.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE
COULDN'T FIND SOMEBODY FROM CAL.
BUT SO ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO.
WE'LL GO TO YOU NEXT CLINICAL.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS IN ADDITION TO
BRINGING BRIDGING THE GAP IN
WATER, ACCESSIBILITY,
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT REUSE
SYSTEMS, REFILLABLE WATER
BOTTLES AND OTHER REFILLABLE
CONTAINERS IN SCHOOLS CAN
PREVENT AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
POLLUTION AND WASTE. AROUND 60
MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES END UP
IN LANDFILLS EVERY SINGLE DAY,
AND AMERICANS ALONE SEND MORE
THAN 38 BILLION WATER BOTTLES TO
LANDFILLS EVERY SINGLE YEAR OR
THE EQUIVALENT OF 912 MILLION
GALLONS OF OIL. OR EXTRACTION
USE HAVE EXACERBATED THE
DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE, WHICH IN TURN EXACERBATE
CALIFORNIA'S PROBLEMS WITH WATER
QUALITY, AVAILABLE AVAILABILITY
AND AFFORDABILITY. ACCORDING TO
THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD
ASSESSMENT, NEARLY ONE MILLION
CALIFORNIANS LACK ACCESS TO
CLEAN WATER. THE PUBLIC POLICY
INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA ALSO
REPORTS THAT DURING THE 12 4016
DROUGHT AT LEAST 2600 WELL
DEPENDENT HOUSEHOLDS IN
CALIFORNIA FACE DRINKING WATER
SHORTAGES, WHILE MORE THAN 150
WATER SYSTEMS APPLIED FOR
EMERGENCY STATE FUNDING TO
ADDRESS SUPPLY AND QUALITY
PROBLEMS. ENSURING WATER BOTTLE
REFILL STATIONS ARE AVAILABLE
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS NOT ONLY
IMPROVES STUDENTS ACCESSIBILITY
TO CLEAN, SAFE DRINKING WATER,
BUT ALSO CREATES LASTING SUPPORT
FOR STUDENTS FORMING EARLY REUSE
HABITS. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY URGENT. I VOTE
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT LET'S
GO TO DR PATEL FROM STANFORD. GO
BEARS. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. MY NAME AFTER INITIAL
PATEL I'M A PEDIATRICIAN AND
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
PEDIATRICS AT STANFORD. I HAVE
OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON
PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES
AMONG CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR
EXPERTISE ON DRINKING WATER AT
SCHOOLS AND MANY TIMES AND THE
UC SYSTEM OF DR BLOOM. UM, I'D
LIKE TO PROVIDE THREE REASONS
WHY THIS BILL IS CRITICAL FOR
CHILD HEALTH AND LEARNING FIRST
TO PROMOTE HEALTH. WE WANT
CHILDREN TO DRINK WATER, NOT
SUGARY BEVERAGES. DRINKING WATER
INSTEAD OF SUGARY DRINKS CAN
PREVENT OBESITY AND CAVITIES,
WHICH ARE TWO MAJOR CHRONIC
CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN. THIS IS
MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER, AS
STUDY SHOW INCREASED WEIGHT GAIN
DURING THE PANDEMIC 46% OF
CALIFORNIA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS HAVE OVERWEIGHT AND
STUDIES ALSO SHOW THAT THING
HYDRATED, SUPPORTS COGNITION AND
THEREFORE LEARNING FOR OUR
STUDENTS. SECOND CHILDREN SPEND
MUCH OF THE DAY AT SCHOOL SINCE
SETTINGS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR
PROMOTING HEALTHY HYDRATION
CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF
COLOR UNDER HYDRATED AND STUDY
OF LOS ANGELES STUDENTS. 63%
WERE UNDER HYDRATED AT SCHOOL.
AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN
GET ONLY A FEW STEPS OF WATER
FROM TRADITIONAL DRINKING
FOUNTAINS. WE DON'T WANT
PURCHASED BOTTLED WATER TO BE
THE ONLY WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GET
ENOUGH WATER AT SCHOOL AND EASY
ACCESS TO SAFE AND APPEALING.
DRINKING LETTER AS THROUGH THE
BILL HAD NO CHARGE CAN PROMOTE
HEALTH EQUITY. THIRD WE KNOW
THAT WATER BOTTLE FILLING
STATIONS WORK. STUDIES SHOW THAT
INSTALLING WATER BOTTLE FILLING
STATIONS IN SCHOOLS CAN INCREASE
STUDENTS. WATER INTAKE,
DECREASED THEIR INTAKE OF SUGARY
BEVERAGES AND PREVENT OBESITY.
IN OUR STUDY OF OVER 1000
CHILDREN AND LOW INCOME BAY AREA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE FOUND
THAT STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS WITH
NEW WATER BOTTLE FILLING
STATIONS HAD 70% LOWER ODDS OF
OVERWEIGHT PROFESSOR URGE YOU TO
PASS THIS BILL. GREAT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE
IT. AND PLEASE, PLEASE STAY ON
THE LINE. IN CASE YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS. OKAY LET'S GO TO
OTHER FOLKS WHO WANT TO ADD IN
SUPPORT AND WEIGH IN ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, JAMIE MORGA NON
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION, THE SPONSOR OF THE
BILL AND SUPPORT JUSTIN DILLON
FOR HEAL THE BAY AND CLEAN SEAS
LOBBY COALITION IN SUPPORT.
JENNIFER FEARING I APOLOGIZE, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS I'M JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF THE
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
OKAY. UM APPRECIATE IT. LET'S
BRING IT. LET'S GO TO OPPOSITION
. I KNOW THERE'S NO REGISTER
OPPOSITION. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE
WHO SIGNED UP TO GIVE LEE
TESTIMONY ANYONE. ON THE PHONE
ON THE PHONE LINES. YES, AND I'M
SUPPOSED TO START ASKING YOU.
OUR FRIENDS FOR SUPPORT, BUT FOR
SUPPORT PHONE FOR SUPPORT ANYONE
ON MODERATOR WE WERE WE WANT TO
KNOW HOW MANY CALLERS ON THE
LINE WHEN WE ASK BOTH FOR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP ON OUR
SCREENS. SO UM OH, PLEASE LET US
KNOW. BUT YEAH, WELL, LET'S GO
TO SUPPORT FIRST. CERTAINLY IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS
ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE
CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE. AND THAT'S
INCREASING. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
BEGIN? YES, PLEASE. YES, PLEASE.
OKAY. LINE. 1. 12, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS JESSICA MORAN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 1 15, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. SYLVIA'S POLICE SHOT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA PRODUCT
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 13.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
ERIN WILLEY ON BEHALF OF YEARS
CLUB, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF A
B 26 38. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 86. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, KATHY SCHAEFER'S SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY CLIMATE REALITY
PROJECT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 51. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. RUTH ABBY, REPRESENTING
ZERO. WASTE USA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 52. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MONICA WILSON MEDEA, THE
GLOBAL ALLIANCE INCINERATOR
ALTERNATIVES AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU LINE 85. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
KIM COPY AND SUPPORT FROM NON
TOXIC NEIGHBORHOOD. SO NO OTHER
LINES IN THE QUEUE. PLEASE
CONTINUE. OKAY LET'S NOW GO TO
OPPOSITION. DON'T SEE ANYONE
HERE IN PERSON. ANYONE THE PHONE
LINES? I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY
REGISTRAR POSITION FOR THIS
BILL, BUT ANYONE ON THE PHONE
LINES MODERATOR. IF ANYONE IS IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND THERE IS
NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. PLEASE
LET'S BRING THIS BILL BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS. GOVERNOR DOLLY MOVE
THE BILL. OKAY UM, BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED AND REQUESTS AND I VOTE.
LET'S GO TO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
. ADVICE QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE
I WANT TO SUPPORT THE BILL. IT'S
GREAT, BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT IT
HAS ON IT DOES HAVE A YOURSELF.
COVENANT ON IT THAT IF THE
SCHOOL BOND DOESN'T PASS, THEN
THIS IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE AND
THERE IS A BUDGET REQUEST IN
THAT IF THE SCHOOL BOND DOESN'T
PASS THAT WE WOULD FIND SCHOOL
FACILITIES WITH THE GENERAL
FUND. SO ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT
HAPPENS TO YOUR BILL AND VOTING
FOR IT? IF THE SCHOOL BOND
DOESN'T PASS, AND WE WOULDN'T
HAVE THIS IS AN EXCELLENT YOU
KNOW, ADDITION TO OUR SCHOOL
FACILITIES. THAT QUESTION HAS
NOT COME UP. I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE
ONE OF, UH, ANYBODY WITNESSES
CAN ANSWER THAT. AT LEAST IT
SAYS THAT IN OUR ANALYSIS IS
REMEMBER BLAMES. SO PERHAPS IF
YOU'RE NOT AWARE YOU MIGHT WANT
TO CHECK INTO THAT, BECAUSE
DEFINITELY LOOKING NICE TO AMEND
THAT OUT AND HAVE IT THERE AND
WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOND GRADE IF
WE HAVE A BUDGET YOU KNOW,
ALLOCATION APPROPRIATION. GREAT.
WE MAY HAVE AN. SURE THANKS FOR
THE QUESTION. THAT AMENDMENT WAS
REQUESTED IN ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, SO WE ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THE FACT THAT IF A BOND IS
NOT APPROVED, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO
FIND ANOTHER WAY TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS ISSUE. BUT THAT IS
SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO. IN
TERMS OF THE BUDGET. ASK THANK
YOU. MAYBE MAYBE THAT CAN
CHANGE. LET'S HOPE IT DOES
ANOTHER GREAT BIRTHDAY PRESENT
FOR YOU. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING
TO HAVE EVERYONE SING, BUT I
THINK THAT WOULD BE OVERKILL.
DON'T BOTHER. I'VE ALREADY UH AS
AS I MENTIONED TO THE SENATOR UP
AND WISHED A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BY
THE, UH, THE ONLY ONE I SHOULD
SAY THE ONLY GUBERNATORIAL
CANDIDATE WHO HAS WISHED ME A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. YEAH THE THERE
YOU GO. HOPEFULLY IT WAS SAFE
DRINKING THE DAY IS STILL YOUNG
. YEAH THERE MAY BE OTHERS WHO
WANT YES, THERE MAY BE. WELL,
THAT'S YEAH, OKAY. MAYBE WE'LL
CALL AND SOME CHIPS WITH THE
GOVERNOR TO GET THAT BIRTHDAY
MESSAGE. CENTER EGGMAN THANK
YOU. AND I'M JUST I'M JUST
SUBBING HERE TODAY, BUT, UM, HOW
LUCKY AM I TO SEVEN THIS
COMMITTEE AND GET TO SAY HAPPY
BIRTHDAY ALSO. TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM, AND I
DIDN'T SPEAK ON THE LAST ONE.
BUT I'VE BEEN HEARING HIM TALK
ABOUT THE PHOSPHOR A SINCE WE'VE
KNOWN EACH OTHER, SO IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU. YOU FINISHING STRONG
ON THAT AND I JUST REALLY WANT
TO THE I LOVE THIS BILL. I LOVE
WATER BOTTLE REFILLS. EVERYWHERE
I GO. I SEE HIM. I USE THEM. I
JUST THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT. GREAT FOR KIDS. AND
AS A MOM. THAT'S MY ANSWER FOR
EVERYTHING. HAVE A GLASS OF
WATER. DRINK SOME WATER. HOW
MUCH WATER? HAVE YOU HAD
ANYTHING A HEADACHE CAN GO
WHATEVER IT IS, DRINK SOME
WATER, SO I JUST THINK IT'S A
FANTASTIC AND A GREAT OPTION.
FOR KIDS TO BE ABLE TO REFILL
THE BOTTLES RATHER THAN JUST
GETTING SOMETHING SWEET OR
DRINKING. THREE STEPS OUT OF THE
PASS IT SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE. ON BEHALF
OF THE HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA'S
CHILDREN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. OKAY. AH, SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
NUMBER 11 A B 26 38 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSPORT FIRST RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALLEN. ELLEN I.
BATES BATES DELI DELI. I EGMOND.
EGGMAN I ONZALEZ GONZALEZ ICE
SKINNER. STERN STINE STERN. AYE.
ANYONE WHO'S. IS IT STILL SHOULD
WE WILL LEAVE IT ON CARL. IT'S
ON CALL BIT. YOU HAVE ENOUGH
VOTES. THANK YOU ALL. YEAH.
WELCOME. AND, UM YOU HAVE. I GOT
TO GET ON THE SCHEDULE HERE. A B
18 57. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
BEGINNING STARTED CORRECT RIGHT
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO START BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT REDEFINE
FOLLOWED WAYS DISPOSAL LISTED ON
PAGE EIGHT OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. MAYBE 18 57 CORRECT
THE DEFICIENCY IN OUR WASTE
MANAGEMENT LAW AT A COST HARMON
OR BURNING COMMUNITIES FOR OVER
THREE DECADES. THE INTEGRATED
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT MANDATES
SUCH JURISDICTIONS MUST DIVERT
AT LEAST 50% OTHER WAYS AWAY
FROM LANDFILLS AND PERMITS
JURISDICTIONS TO COUNT UP TO 10.
OF THE WAIST. THAT THEY SENT TO
THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND
SENATOR INCINERATORS TOWARDS
OBLIGATION TOWARDS I'VE ALREADY
AND AT LEAST 50% OTHER WASTE
AWAY FROM LANDFILLS. THIS BILL
SIMPLY REMOVES THE 10% DIVERSION
CREDIT. MAKING IT CLEAR THAT
BURNING TRASH IS NOT RECYCLING
TRASH. IT HAS PASSED THROUGH
THAT THE LEGISLATURE UPDATED
STATEWIDE POLICY AND MUNICIPAL
INCINERATORS TO BETTER ADVANCE
EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT LAW AND MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT BURNING TRASH IS IN
RECYCLING ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT'S
HARD TO IGNORE THE 30 YEARS OF
LEGAL EXPERIENCE FROM FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES, WHICH LIVE NEAR AN
INCINERATOR AND THE SCIENTIFIC
DATA THAT SHOWS THE HARMFUL
HEALTH IMPACTS FROM THOSE
FACILITIES. MOREOVER CALIFORNIA
NEEDS TO SUPPORT SARAH WASTE
STRATEGIES WITH FUNDING AND
POLICY CHANGES TO BETTER
LEVERAGE OUR INVESTMENTS GOING
FORWARD. THE BILL ALSO FUND
INVESTMENT IN SEVERAL WAYS,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS IN
FINLAND, COMMUNITIES MOST
IMPACTED BY THE INCINERATORS.
WITH MARY TESTIFIED TO THEIR
HAVE THOMAS HUM WITH THE VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND JOHN
VICTOR AND THE SAN WITH STR
COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AND I VOTE WHEN IT'S
APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. MHM AND
WE HAVE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
THE, UM. FIRST LEAD SUPPORT.
THOMAS HELM FOUNDER VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. ARE THEY ON
THE PHONE? I THINK SO. THEY'RE
ON THE PHONE. HOPEFULLY GET SOME
HERE. YOU WANTED T UP THE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT THOMAS
HELM. THIS LINE IS OPEN. YES
GOOD MORNING, CHAIR, ALAN.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS THOMAS HELM I GREW UP IN
CURRENTLY RESIDE IN STANISLAUS
COUNTY, WHERE I CO FOUNDED
VALLEY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
SINCE OUR FOUNDING A DECADE AGO
. WE'VE BEEN RAISING AWARENESS
ABOUT THE TRASH INCINERATOR IN
WEST STANISLAS AND ADVOCATING
FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE WASTE
PRACTICES. THIS IS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUE FOR
US IN 1984 REPORT COMMISSIONED
BY THE STATE'S WASTE MANAGEMENT
BOARD STATED THAT RURAL LOW
INCOME CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OR
THE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LESS
TO WORK IN FARMING AND RANCHING
WOULD BE THE LEAST LIKELY TO
OPPOSE THE SIGHTING OF AN
INCINERATOR. ONE YEAR LATER,
CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVANTA
STANISLAS INCINERATOR BEGAN IN
WEST STANISLAUS COUNTY AREA
HISTORICALLY HOME TO FARM
WORKERS WITH THE POPULATION AS
NEARLY 80% OF PEOPLE OF COLOR,
MAINLY LATINOS. THIS FACILITY
AMIDST TOXIC SUBSTANCES. AIR
POLLUTION GREENHOUSE GASSES,
WELL, INCENTIVIZING, THE
CREATION OF MORE TRASH AND
DISINCENTIVIZE IN MORE
SUSTAINABLE WASTE PRACTICES IN
1972, THE CITY OF MODESTO HAD
ONE OF THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL
CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAMS. IN
THE COUNTRY BUT WAS PHASED OUT
DECADES AGO. TODAY RECYCLABLE
MATERIAL THAT'S THROWN AWAY IN
THE TRASH CAN IS BURNED AT THE
INCINERATOR. IN ADDITION OVER
100 CITIES SINCE AND SEVERAL
LARGE CORPORATION SEND WAYS TO
THE INCINERATOR EVERY YEAR
BURNING 800 TONS A DAY. OUR
COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT BE JUMPING
GROUND FOR THE STATE, PLEASE. I
APPRECIATE IT AND I'D VOTE ON A
B 18 57. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
UM, NEXT SUPPORT LISTENING,
WITNESSES JAN VICTOR AND THE SUN
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. HELLO. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? YES. GOOD MORNING.
HONORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JEN VICTOR
AND THAT SENATE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER AND NUMBER WITH EACH
JOKERS NEEDS JUSTICE AND
ORGANIZATION THAT USES A
NONPROFIT STRUCTURALLY CORP OUR
RESIDENTS AMONG THE STUDIES
DELAY DELAY. FIGHT AGAINST
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND ADDRESS
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. I ORGANIZE AND LIVE
DIRECTLY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
ACTIVATED SOUTHEAST RESOURCE
RECOVERY FACILITY INCINERATOR.
80% OF INCINERATORS INCITED AND
CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
INCLUDING BOTH SERVING COVANTA
IN COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE LOATH
PREDOMINANTLY LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ALREADY
OVERBURDEN WITH MULTIPLE
INDUSTRIAL SOURCES OF POLLUTION.
INCINERATED THE INCINERATOR
INDUSTRIES ATTEMPTING TO REBRAND
ITSELF AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY SIDE BY MAKING
THEMSELVES WASTE TO ENERGY, BUT
THEY ARE OUTDATED AND
INEFFICIENT SOCIETY THAT IS
COSTLY TO GET A MINIMAL AMOUNT
OF ENERGY AND RETURN. IT IS NOT
. IT NEVER MADE SENSE ALLOWED
THESE FACILITIES TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR ANY DIVERSION CREDIT I CAN
USE THAT HAD AND CONTINUED TO
SUFFER FROM EMISSIONS OF THESE
FACILITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
THE POOR AIR QUALITY IN OUR
REGION. SERVE. OUR LOCAL
INCINERATOR HAS REPEATEDLY
EXCEEDED THE EMISSIONS ALLOWED
BY PERMIT, BUT IT HAS AVOIDED
ACCOUNTABILITY. THEY'RE CLAIMING
STARTUPS SHUT DOWN AND NOT
FUNCTION EXEMPTION. LONG BEACH
BURNS THE MAJORITY OF THE
PLASTIC 52% OF THERAPY. BURNING
PLASTIC AND DIOXINS, WHICH ARE
HIGHLY TOXIC AND CAN CAUSE
CANCER. IT IS NOT ONLY CORE AIR
QUALITY AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY,
BUT OVERALL HEALTH IS AT RISK
WITH FACILITIES LIKE THEY'RE
EXPECTING MORE THAN OUR LUNGS.
OUR BODIES ARE CONTINUALLY UNDER
ATTAC BECAUSE HE'S FACILITIES
CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN PROXIMITY
TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK PLAY
AND PRAYED. FOR THESE REASONS. I
ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO PLEASE
SUPPORT AND BOTH ION 80 56 18 57
SPORT IS NOT COMPATIBLE FOR
THIS. SO IT IS A BOOK TO DEFEND
THE HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS OF
BUILD THAT LIVE IN COMEDIANS AND
RADIOS. THANK YOU.THANK YOU,
AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
ROOM. THOSE WHO ARE HERE IN
SUPPORT. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MELISSA ROMERO, CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. ELENA ORTIZ ON BEHALF
OF NRDC ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT.
BILL MCGOVERN COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR SUPPORT. ANDREA
VENTURA WITH CLEAN WATER ACTION
. WE HAD NOT GET GOTTEN IN A
WRITTEN COMMENT, BUT WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. NICOLE KOREAN,
CALIFORNIA INDIANS WASTE AND
PROUD SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT.
JENNINGS STREAM WITH CALIPER CAN
SUPPORT. MAY WE GO TO THE PHONE
LINE AND SEE THOSE WHO ARE ON
THE PHONES THAT WISH TO REGISTER
AS SUPPORTERS OF A B 18 57.
THANK YOU LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO. GO TO LINE 100, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WHITNEY FRENCH IS EASTERN
COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF
SB 18 57. THANK YOU LINE 67.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
BETTER COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH
EASTERN COMMUNITIES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 1 22,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. VINCE,
WE'RE AT NAJA WITH THE CLIMATE
CENTER IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 1 19, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. DOOLITTLE IN COLORS AND I
AM SUPPORTIVE AS THE EATING 57.
THANK YOU LINE 24. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 9 24. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO. THIS IS WHAT YOU AND MAYA
FROM LUMBEE STAND WITH EASTER
COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 18 57. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 1 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO
YES, A LEASH ON BEHALF OF THE
TOP PLATES SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 1 26, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. SHARON
MEMBERS GENEVIEVE ABADDON ON
BEHALF OF THE 11 QUEEN SEES
LOBBYING COALITION
ORGANIZATIONS. IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE 86. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
KATHY SCHAEFER ON BEHALF OF SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY CLIMATE REALITY
PROJECT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 94. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JIM LINDBERG ON BEHALF OF
THE FRENCH COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 51. PLEASE GO AHEAD. RUTH
ABBY, REPRESENTING ZERO. WASTE
USA IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 13. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING AND WILLIAM BEHALF OF
STEER CLUB, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT OF 18 57. THANK YOU LINE
37. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING
ALEX TROY, WITH THE STORY OF THE
PROJECT IN STRONG SUPPORT, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE 42. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, PAMELA
MAYA FROM EASTERN COMMUNITIES
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE
85. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KIM CONTI
FROM NON TACTIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 96. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BY 96
YEAR LINES OPEN. WHEN THE RESULT
IS EASIER COMMUNITIES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FROM THE
WEST LONG BEACH AREA FULLY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 57 THANK YOU. 9
57, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MURDERED
MORE ON BEHALF OF CORE THE
CENTER FOR OCEANIC AWARENESS,
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS, BILL, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 27, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. FLORIDIAN ON BEHALF OF
THE ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF A B 18 57. THANK YOU
LINE 75. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KILLED
A GUY 10 FROM 20 LATINO
ASSOCIATION IN ORDER LUMBEE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 1 13,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES, THIS IS
MARVIN NORMAN, WITH THE CENTER
FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
OTHER OTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
PLEASE CONTINUE. AND THERE ARE
TWO LEAD OPPOSITION, UM MEMBERS
TYLER, BONANNO, CURLY AND
CHRISTINE. ZERO ARE THEY HERE IN
THE ROOM? OR ARE THEY ON THE
PHONE LINES? MODERATOR. YOU WANT
TO CALL THEM, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
THEIR LINES ARE OPEN. THANK YOU.
AND GOOD MORNING I'M TYLER
BONANNO, CURLY WITH THE CITY OF
LONG BEACH, WHERE WE OPERATE ONE
OF THE TWO REMAINING WASTE TO
ENERGY FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
. LONG BEACH IS A LEADER IN
IMPLEMENTING ZERO WASTE
PROGRAMS. WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
LEGISLATION'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE
STATE FUNDING FOR ZERO WASTE.
BUT WE OPPOSED THE PROPOSAL TO
REMOVE THE 10% DIVERSION CREDIT.
JURISDICTIONS RECEIVED FOR
UTILIZING TRANSFORMATION
FACILITIES. WAIT TO ENERGY IS
THE DEFINITION OF DIVERSION. THE
FACILITY REDUCES THE VOLUME OF
WASTE GOING TO LANDFILLS BY 90%
AND RECYCLED THOUSANDS OF TONS
OF METALS ANNUALLY THAT
OTHERWISE WOULD GO TO LANDFILL.
THE FACILITY PRODUCES MORE THAN
200,000 MEGAWATTS OF ENERGY PER
YEAR. EQUIVALENT TO POWERING
30,000 HOUSEHOLDS. WE ALSO
PERFORM HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND
FEDERAL REGULATIONS THAT SHOWED
NO RISK TO THE SURROUNDING
POPULATION, AND THE FACILITY IS
ALMOST TWO MILES FROM THE
NEAREST PRESIDENT. FOR EVERY TON
OF WASTE PROCESS OF OUR
FACILITY. WE AVOID A TON OF CO
TWO EQUIVALENT EMISSION. WITH
THE ENERGY IS A PART OF THE
CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION AND
ADAPTATION PLAN GOAL. TO REDUCE
METHANE AND TRUCK EMISSION BY
DIVERTING WASTE FROM LANDFILLS.
MY BIKE ROWBOAT PROPOSING TO
REMOVE THE DIVERSION CREDIT,
MAYBE 18 57 WILL HAVE THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF
INCENTIVIZING LAND SELLING, IT
IS MUCH CHEAPER TO BURY TRASH.
THAN TO REPURPOSE IT FOR
ELECTRICITY. WITHOUT A VIABLE
ALTERNATIVE TO LAND FILLING.
WE'LL SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
IN DIESEL TRUCKS TRANSPORTING
WAYS TO LANDO. FOR LONG BETWEEN
ALONE WE ESTIMATE WELL OVER HALF
A MILLION ADDITIONAL MILES
ANNUALLY. THIS WILL MEAN MORE
DIESEL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD.
EXACERBATING AIR QUALITY IMPACT
IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE
. SO WE ASK THAT THE LEGISLATION
BE AMENDED TO RETAIN THE 10%
DIVERSION CREDIT FOR
TRANSFORMATION FACILITIES WHILE
BOLSTERING STATEWIDE TRANSITION
TO ZERO WAYS. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DIVISION OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES
REPRESENTATIVES 86 CITY IN THE
COUNTY. WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
A B 18 57 TO REMOVE THE 10%
DIVERSION CREDIT THAT'S
JURISDICTIONS RECEIVED FOR
UTILIZING ENERGY FILLED WITH
THESE LIKE THE LONG BEACH SERVE
WITHOUT PROVIDING A VIABLE NEAR
TERM ALTERNATIVE FOR WASTE
DIVERSION. WHILE APPROXIMATELY
65 JURISDICTIONS IN THE GREATER
L. A COUNTY REGION RESPONSIBLY
UTILIZE THE LONGEST SERVING A
SMALL NUMBER USED TO SERVE FOR
DIVERSION CREDIT. SOME OF THESE
CITIES ARE LITERALLY LESS THAN
10 MILES AWAY FROM THE SERVICE.
ELIMINATING DIVERSION CREDIT
COULD FORCE THESE CITIES TO SEEK
THEIR DIVERSION CREDIT
FACILITIES AND OTHER PARTS OF L,
A COUNTY OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OR
EVEN OUTSIDE THE STATE,
RESULTING IN INCREASED TRAVEL
AND GHG EMISSIONS. IN A REGION
ALREADY IMPACTED BY POOR AIR
QUALITY. 18 37 DOES NOT OFFER A
LOCAL ALTERNATIVE FOR DIVERGENT
CREDIT. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
NO VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
THAT ARE HERE IN THE ROOM. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? DO WE
SEE ANY DO NOT. AH MODERATOR, DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES QUEUED UP
ON THE TELEPHONE LINES?
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. RYAN 52,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 52 YEAR LINE
IS OPEN. OH, YES. THIS IS A
PARDON ME. THIS IS MONICA LIP
AND ACTUALLY CALLING HIM STRONG
SUPPORT. BUT I HAD TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS. I'M CALLING FROM GAIA,
THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE TRANCE
GENERATOR ALTERNATIVES AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 23,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. TASK FORCE.
REJECTED EXACTLY IN OPPOSITION.
SUGGESTING AMENDMENTS TO
TRANSFORMATION TO BE CHANGED TO
INCINERATION. THANK YOU. QUÊ AND
THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN THE
QUEUE. THANK YOU, AND THEN WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE, SENATOR GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND I
FIRST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN ONGOING FOR DECADES AND OUR
COMMUNITIES, OUR MUTUAL
COMMUNITIES, THIS, UM,
INCINERATOR WASTE TO ENERGY.
WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE TO CALL IT
IS CURRENTLY IN THE CITY OF LONG
BEACH. AND SO I KNOW THAT MANY
OF MY RESIDENTS HAVE, YOU KNOW
LONG WANTED A SOLUTION FOR THIS
AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW,
WE'RE YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO
WORK ON THIS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS BILL COULD, YOU KNOW BE ONE
OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. BUT IN
THE MEANTIME, I DO HAVE
QUESTIONS BECAUSE THE BILL HAS
COMPONENTS OF GRANT PROGRAMS
BOTH ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ZERO WASTE SIDE. I HAVE
QUESTIONS ON THE WORKFORCE.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE LABOR
COMMITTEE, I THINK THAT THERE'S
ABOUT 50 UNION WORKERS I B W
LOCAL 11 WORKERS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN THE LONG BEACH. ON
THE LONG BEACH INCINERATOR AND
THEN JUST OUTCOMES. WHAT'S THE
NEXT STEP BECAUSE THERE IS SOME
CONCERN ON ALTHOUGH WE DON'T
WANT RECYCLING. ARE YOU KNOW THE
BURNING OF TRASH TO BE, UM,
VIEWED AS A RECYCLING. WE GET
THAT. BUT WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES
BECAUSE THE LANDFILLS SITUATION
ISN'T ANY BETTER. WE HAVE TOXIC
MATERIALS, MANY OF WHICH, YOU
KNOW, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE
PUTTING INTO THIS INCINERATOR.
AS YOU KNOW, AS WE SPEAK. AND SO
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO
THAT, BUT SPECIFICALLY WITH THE
GRANT PROGRAMS LIKE ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE, WHAT DOES
THAT LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE IT'S
VERY CLOSELY TO YOU KNOW, MOVE
FORWARD TO SOMETHING ELSE. BUT
WHAT IS WHAT ARE THE THOUGHTS
THERE? UM, I WILL SAY THAT WE? I
THINK SITTING IN THE GOAL AND
MAKING IT CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT
RECYCLING STARTS TO FORCE THESE
QUESTIONS OR WHAT DO WE DO? THIS
BILL DOES NOT CLOSE DOWN. THIS
INCINERATORS. IT JUST GOES BACK
TO WHAT THE WASTE MANAGEMENT
CALLED DIVERSION, WHICH WAS
RECYCLING AND REUSING AND
COMPOSTING ACTIVITIES AS WE WORK
TO IMPLEMENT SB 13 83 BY MR LARA
MORE COMPOSTING, HOPING
HAPPENING IN THAT WAY AND LESS
GOING INTO OUR LANDFILLS. I
THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN
THE AREAS WE'RE WORKING ON
RECYCLING OR WORKING ON BILLS
LIKE ELIMINATING SINGLE USE
PLASTIC WE'RE LIMITING IT. I
THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT WE'RE
PUSHING SO THAT WE HAVE THESE
ALTERNATIVES AS WELL OUT THERE.
I THINK THAT WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN? THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT
NATIONS AND TO DEFINE HOW THIS
GOES OUT TO MAKE SURE THE MONEY
STARTED THERE. THERE IS THERE IS
REAL PRESSURE THAT NEEDS TO BE
ADDRESSED 50 EMPLOYEES THAT YOU
TALKED ABOUT OUR 50 FAMILIES.
IT'S NOT JUST 50 EMPLOYEES,
RIGHT? AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT
WE DO WHAT WE DO THERE, BUT I
THINK WE ALSO NEED TO HONOR. YOU
KNOW WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, AND WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING IN THE
HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES THAT LIVE AROUND THESE
INCINERATORS AND THEIR HEALTH AS
WELL. I THINK THAT THAT IS AN
ISSUE THAT I'M WILLING TO ENGAGE
IN AND FURTHER DEFINED. AND
REFINED, I THINK WOULD BE THE
BETTER WAY TO SAY IT TO GET TO A
PLACE THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
GREAT BECAUSE YES, I WOULD LOVE
TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT WITH
YOU BECAUSE IT'S THESE ARE
FAMILIES LIKE YOU MENTIONED
THOUSANDS OF THEM BEING AFFECTED
50 OF THEM WORKING THERE. SO WE
DO NEED TO HAVE ANSWERS AND ON
THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE AND ZERO
WASTE PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, I I'M
A LITTLE PARTIAL, BUT YOU KNOW,
WORKING IN THE CITY OF LONG
BEACH FOR 13 YEARS IN VARIOUS
CAPACITIES AS A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER NOW AS A STATE SENATOR,
AND BEFORE THAT, AS A MEMBER OF
STAFF MEMBER YOU KNOW, THE CITY
OF LONG BEACH HAS DONE REALLY
GOOD WORK, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF
BANNING STYROFOAM RECYCLING OR
BETTING BAGS AND STRAWS EVEN
BEFORE THE STATE ENACTED ANY OF
THAT. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE DONE
REALLY GOOD WORK IN THAT SPACE.
THEY CAN DO MORE. I KNOW, BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THEM AND WITH
YOU AND OF COURSE, WITH THE
OTHER LOCATION TO BE ABLE TO GET
THIS RIGHT. SO WE DO HAVE A
PLAN. AND SO IT'S VERY CLEAR
BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF
RESIDENTS EVEN THOUGH THEY WANT
THE INCINERATOR GONE. WE ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A
PLAN FOR WHAT'S TO COME NEXT.
AND IF THAT LOOKS LIKE A BUDGET
REQUEST, I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE, UM AND THEN AND THEN
AGAIN, BRINGING LABOR TO THE
TABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE A PART OF
THIS EQUATION, TOO. SO I AGAIN
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS AT LENGTH
AND I THINK YOU KNOW IT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO WORK
TOGETHER ON THIS SO THANK YOU
AND I'LL MOVE THE BILL. KIND OF
PROBLEM. ANY OTHER COMMENTS
QUESTIONS AND WE DO HAVE EMOTION
DID YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S? YEAH I WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR FOR HER
COMMENTS. DEFINITELY LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON A
BUDGET REQUEST. WE DO HAVE
SOMETHING MOVING THERE AS WELL.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THIS
IN A WAY THAT'S FAIR TO EVERYONE
ALLOWS US SO THAT WE ALL GET A
WIN WIN AT THE END OF THE ENTIRE
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AS
WELL AND RESPECTFULLY AS FRIEND.
I VOTE, OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO A
B 18 57 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDED.
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALLEN FAKES. NO,
IT'S NO DOLLY. ACTUALLY NO
EGGMAN, SIGMUND I GONZALEZ EYES
SKINNER. STERN. AYE. 3 TO 2.
WILL HOLD THAT BILL, UM FOR
OTHER MEMBERS, PLACE IT ON CALL
. THANK YOU APPRECIATE THAT FOR
YOUR NEXT BILL, MAYBE 20 TO 14
22 13, MR DALI. IT'S NOT MY
BIRTHDAY, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO
BIRTHDAY EARLY AND YES, ON THIS
AS WELL, UM A B 22 14. EXISTING
LÀ REQUIRES PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
FOLLOW CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE APPROVING AND BUILDING
NEW SCHOOLS. PRIVATE SCHOOL
SYSTEM. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO MEET THE SAME CITY
REQUIREMENTS AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEFORE BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL. AS
A RESULT, THERE ARE CASES IN
CALIFORNIA, WHERE SCHOOLS HAVE
BEEN BUILT IN UNSAFE LOCATIONS
NEAR SOURCES OF HAZARDOUS
SUBMISSIONS. SUBSTANCES ARE A
WASTE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FREMONT
OF PRIVATE SCHOOL WAS BUILT
RIGHT NEXT TO A CEMENT PLANT,
EXPOSING THE CHILDREN AND STAFF
TO HARMFUL AIR TOXICS IN MY OWN
BACKYARD AND CUT AHI. THERE ARE
PLANS TO BUILD A NEW ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL ON LAND THAT CONTAINS
TOXIC SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING LEAD
AND ARSENIC. A COMMUNITY GROUP
FILED THE LAW STUDENT WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE
CONSTRUCTION UNTIL A FULL SECRET
REVIEW AND MITIGATION IS
COMPLETED. MAYBE 20 TO 14
INSURERS, THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS IN SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA BY
REQUIRING PRIVATE AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY NEARBY
SOURCES OF OUR POLLUTION,
CONSULT WITH THEIR LOCAL ART
DISTRICT. THE CHAIRMAN, THAT THE
PROPERTY IS NOT A HOUSE ON A
HAZARDOUS SITE ON TO SAY THAT
CAN POTENTIALLY RELEASED
ASSERTED HAZARDOUS EMISSIONS
SUBSTANCES OR WASTE. THIS IS
SIMILAR TO WHAT OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALREADY.
RECENTLY 120 PEOPLE WITH
CONNECTIONS TO SOME HIGH SCHOOL
IN NEW JERSEY HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN TUMORS DUE
TO SCHOOL BEING BUILT NEAR AN
INDUSTRIAL SITE. THIS WILL
SIMPLY REQUIRES PARITY SO THAT
ALL STUDENTS WHETHER THEY ATTEND
A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR PRIVATE
SCHOOL OR CHARTER SCHOOL ARE
FREE FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE. AND,
UM, EMISSIONS WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK WITHIN. I VOTE.
WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE AN L IN
ABS WITH THE BAY AREA QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AND AT LEAST COOL
START DAILY, WHO REPRESENTS THE
CUTTER HEADLINES FOR JUSTICE ON
THE PHONE. COME FORWARD.
WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, VICE
CHAIR BATES AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M ALAN ABS, THE
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER WITH THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND SPONSOR OF HB 22 14
. AND WE THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT BILL TO
PROTECT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. IN
CURRENT LAW PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTING A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
OR PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER
SCHOOL SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ARE
REQUIRED TO PERFORM SEVERAL ACTS
OF DUE DILIGENCE TO BETTER
ENSURE THE HEALTH OF THEIR
FUTURE STUDENTS AND SCHOOL
STAFF. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE
PROPERTY TO BE BUILT UPON IS NOT
A CURRENT OR FORMER HAZARDOUS
WASTE SITE OR HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES RELEASED SITE AND
THEY CONSULT WITH STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES AND MAKE A
FINDING THAT THE HEALTH RISKS OR
OTHER POLLUTION SOURCES DO NOT
AND WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL ENDANGERMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO PERSONS WHO
WOULD ATTEND OR BE EMPLOYED AT
THE SCHOOL. THIS INCLUDES
WORKING WITH THE LOCAL AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT OR
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
TO IDENTIFY BOTH PERMITTED AND
NON PERMITTED FACILITIES WITHIN
THAT DISTRICT AUTHORITY AND
WITHIN 1/4 OF A MILE OF THE
PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE THAT MIGHT
REASONABLY BE ANTICIPATED TO
EMIT HAZARDOUS AIR EMISSIONS.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT DOES
NOT CURRENTLY APPLIED TO PRIVATE
SCHOOLS IN SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS
. AND WHILE WE ARE NOT CLAIMING
THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THE
SCHOOLS ARE POORLY SIGHTED,
INCREASING LAND USE DENSITY AND
REPURPOSING INFILL SITES RAISES
THE POSSIBILITY THAT WITHOUT DUE
DILIGENCE. FUTURE SCHOOLS MAY BE
CONSTRUCTED IN THE VICINITY OF
POLLUTION SOURCES THAT
UNNECESSARILY EXPOSED CHILDREN
IN SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND CREATE
AN UNHEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT. A
B 22 14 REQUIRES THE SCHOOL
AUTHORITIES TO ASSESS THE
HAZARDOUS WASTE AND AIR
POLLUTION CONDITIONS ON AND IN
THE VICINITY OF THE PROPOSED
SCHOOL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS
INFORMATION AND IF NECESSARY TO
USE IT. IN THEIR DECISION MAKING
PROCESS WHEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR
SCHOOL ON BEHALF OF THE BAY AREA
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
. I AGAIN THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM
NEXT WITNESSES ON THE PHONE
LINES, MISS DALY. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR, ALAN AND HONORABLE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ELISE COSTAR DAILY. I AM
FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
COSTAR. DAILY LIFE. A PC, CIVIL
RIGHTS, ANTI DISCRIMINATION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FIRM. I'M
PLEASED TO SUPPORT A B 22 14. IT
ENSURES THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS AND
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA
BY REQUIRING PRIVATE AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS. TO MEET THE SAME,
CITING REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC
SCHOOL WELL. CURRENT CALIFORNIA
LAW PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL, CITING AND IF
NECESSARY, CLEAN UP THE POSITIVE
WASTE ON PUBLIC SCHOOL SITES.
STILL LIVE IS NOT REQUIRE
SUFFICIENT INVESTIGATION OF THE
IMPACT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE AND
POLLUTION ON PRIVATE AND CHARTER
SCHOOL SITES. AND DOES NOT GIVE
REGULATORS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES
THE POWER TO ENSURE THESE SITES
ARE SUFFICIENTLY WELL MEDIATED
BEFORE SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED. MOST
CONCERNING LEE, WHILE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
REQUIRE CLEANUP FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. ON POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS
WASTE SITE. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE
SAME AUTHORITY TO DO SO FOR
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHARTER
SCHOOLS. THIS PLACE IS CHARTER
AND PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT
RISK. OF EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS
GRACE AND POLLUTION. THE CURRENT
REGULATIONS UNFAIRLY PLACED THE
BURDEN OF ENFORCEMENT AND
OVERSIGHT ON PRIVATE CITIZEN.
I'VE SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES OF
THIS LOOPHOLE FIRSTHAND. I
REPRESENT KATA HAY ALLIANCE FOR
JUSTICE THAT WE CALL KATAGIRI
GRASSROOTS, LATIN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE GROUPS AND SOUTHEAST LOS
ANGELES SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEMENT DAILY
. YOU'VE EXCEEDED THE TIME. SO
WE NEED TO COME BACK TO THE ROOM
AND THOSE WHO ARE HERE IN THE
ROOM. I WISH TO SPEAK AND
SUPPORT. PHILIP CRAB ON BEHALF
OF SOUTH COAST, HMD AND SUPPORT
SEE ANOTHER ONE. LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES, THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. MAYBE 20 TO
14. THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS
102 LINE. 53, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ERIN GILBERT FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO IN SUPPORT. TO BE ONE
MOMENT FOR OUR NEXT LINE. THANK
YOU.
LINE. 41, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 41.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THERE'S NO
RESPONSE ONE MOMENT. MM. 91 21,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
JAN WARREN. I LIVE IN WALNUT
CREEK, AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF A B
2 TO 14. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES
FROM THE CUE. THANK YOU WILL NOW
GO TO THE OPPOSITION AND WE HAVE
TWO MEMBERS SPEAK, WANTING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. MARY HELEN
AND JOHN WINGER. MISS HOULIHAN
IS ON THE ON THE TELEPHONE
LINES. CAN I PROCEED? GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT TODAY. MY NAME IS MARY
GRACE, WHO LAND A PROJECT
DIRECTOR WITH PACIFIC CHARTER
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, PCF D, AND
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF PCS. DIY
SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION TO A B 22
14. PC S D IS A NONPROFIT
STARTED IN 2000 AND FOUR TO
ADDRESS THE SINGLE GREATEST
HURDLES FACED URBAN CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND THAT SECURING
ADEQUATE FACILITIES, CSD IS
BUILT A RENOVATED OVER 100
SCHOOLS FACILITIES TODAY. MY 35
YEARS OF EXPERIENCES OF PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE LAND DEVELOPMENT AS
A CIVIL ENGINEER, LAND SURVEYOR,
FORMER PUBLIC WORKS STRUCTURE
AND A CURRENT PLANNING
COMMISSIONER PROVIDE ME A
SIGNIFICANT UNDERSTANDING OF THE
LOCAL ENTITLEMENT PROCESS. AN
AGENCY STAFFING IMPACTS
RESULTING FROM THE BURDENSOME
PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS. PRIVATE
AND CHARTER. PRIVATE AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS ARE SUBJECT TO RIGOROUS
LOCAL AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENTITLEMENT AND PERMITTING,
WHICH DO INCLUDE SEQUA AND
REGULATORY COMPLAINTS, PUBLIC
REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE PROCESS
RESULTS IN SAFE REGULATORY
COMPLIANT PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS
LOCAL COMMUNITY CONCERNS. A B 22
14 CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS
CONFLICT WITH LOCAL MUNICIPAL
CODES. AND ADD DUPLICATIVE STATE
LEVEL PROJECT REVIEWS, WHICH
HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICT SITES THAT ARE EXEMPTED
FROM LOCAL REVIEW. THESE
REDUNDANT REQUIREMENTS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED PROJECT
COSTS AND TIMELINES, MAKING AN
ALREADY DIFFICULT PROCESS EVEN
MORE CHALLENGING AND FURTHER
OVERLOAD OF LOCAL AND STATE
AGENCY STAFF. IF IT'S IN THE
ACTED, THIS BILL WILL HAVE VERY
REAL IMPACT ON CURRENT PCS. DIY
PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE, DEBATE
TECH MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT
, WHICH IS INITIATED THE
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS TO DEVELOP A
PERMANENT HOME FOR THE SCHOOL.
SCHOOL HAS MOVED NUMEROUS TIMES,
AND IT'S 21 YEARS OF EXISTENCE.
THE STUDENT POPULATION IS MORE
THAN 89% MINORITY, UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY AND THEIR GRADUATION
RATE IS 100. THE PROJECT.
ENTITLEMENT INCLUDES SEQUEL,
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND
SUCCESSFUL REDEVELOPMENT WILL
BRING AN EXISTING BUILDING BACK
TO LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY
BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY AS WELL
AS THE STUDENTS, MAYBE 20 TO 14
NEW REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1ST 2023 WILL CAUSE
DELAY INCREASING COSTS, MAKING
THIS PROJECT AND SIMILAR
PROJECTS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. I
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY AND
I WOULD HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THINK YOU'RE NEXT.
THE WITNESS. STIR WANGER. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JOHN WINGER. I'LL BE OFF THE
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION. I THINK MISS HOLEN
DID A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING ALL
THE RIGOROUS LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
THAT GO INTO ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW FOR PUBLIC CHARTER
SCHOOL. PROJECTS I WOULD JUST
NOTE THAT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT
THIS BILL CREATES PARITY BETWEEN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC
CHARTER SCHOOLS. AS MISS
HOOLAHAN NOTED, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE EXEMPT FROM ALL OF THE LOCAL
REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED
TO FOLLOW RIGHT NOW AND SO
WITHOUT ANY LOCAL FLEXIBILITY
LIKE THEY HAVE. IT'S NOT PARODY.
IT'S INCREASE IN INEQUITY, AND I
WOULD JUST ALSO NOTE THAT OUR
OUR FUNDING STREAMS ARE NOT
QUITE THE SAME AS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. THERE'S ABOUT $3
BILLION OF NEW MONEY IN THE
BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR SCHOOL
FACILITIES, ALL OF WHICH WERE
JUST ABOUT CUT OUT OF AND SO,
PUTTING STATE REQUIREMENTS ON
TOP OF RIGOROUS LOCAL
REQUIREMENTS WITHOUT ANY STREAMS
OF ADEQUATE FUNDING IS JUST, UM,
UNTENABLE FOR US AND FOR OUR
PROJECTS, AND SO FOR THOSE
REASONS WE ARE OPPOSED. THANK
YOU. WILL GO TO THOSE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. THERE ANY HERE? THEN
LET US GO TO THE PHONE LINES AND
ASK FOR THE OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE LINED
1 25, PLEASE GO AHEAD. UH THIS
IS BOB NAYLOR, REPRESENTING
FIELD STEAD AND COMPANY, A. A
PHILANTHROPIST STRONGLY OPPOSED
TO THIS BILL. THERE IS NO OTHER
LINES IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU.
THEN YOU'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AND SENATOR GONZALEZ.
BACK AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
AGAIN. AH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I'D LOVE
TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. I
KNOW YOU TRIED LAST YEAR WITH
THIS BILL, AND THIS BILL SPEAKS
SPECIFICALLY, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY
TOO MANY SCHOOLS BUT LIKE IN THE
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY
CUT A HEY. WHERE UM, YOU KNOW,
THESE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN
LITERALLY DUMPED ON BY JET FUEL
AND THEN WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDERNEATH
THE GROUND THAT, UM, CONTINUE TO
CONTAMINATE THE SOIL AND THE
WATER AND WE KNOW THE WHOLE
STORY. I THINK THESE ADDITIONAL
, UM ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
ARE NEEDED. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO
THE CUTAWAY PARENT ALLIANCE AND
TOO MANY OF THE FAMILIES WHO
HAVE SPOKEN UP AND REALLY PUSH
TO ENSURE THAT THIS BILL SEES
THE LIGHT OF DAY. SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. I JUST ALSO LIKE
TO THANK THE STONE MEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND HER
HER LONGTIME DEVOTION ON THIS
ISSUES AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. I HAD OCCASION TO BE
DOWN IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD THIS
THIS LAST WEEKEND WITH WITH TWO
ADOLESCENTS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL.
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND THEY
WERE THEY WERE TAKEN ABACK BY
THE WHERE THE SCHOOLS WERE, AND
JUST KIND OF THE CROWDING OF
THEM AND AROUND FREEWAYS AND
AROUND AROUND ISSUES, AND WE
SHOULDN'T HAVE KIDS EXPERIENCING
THAT KIND OF, UM, I THINK
DISPARITIES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHERE A CHILD'S EYES
CAN SEE THIS LOOKS REALLY
DIFFERENT THAN THAN THAN WHAT WE
HAVE. AND CERTAINLY I LIVE IN
STOCKLAND, SO IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT
THE HOTBED OF ENVIRONMENTALISM.
UM BUT BUT CHILDREN CAN STILL
SEE THE DIFFERENCE. SO I
APPRECIATE THIS BILL. KILL. KIÞM. UH YEAH, WE DO HAVE EMOTIONS.
SO UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
OR SOMETHING? NEVER. GARCIA.
YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THIS FOR
ME, THIS BILL IS REALLY SIMPLE.
AND YOU KNOW, THE OPPOSITION
TALKED ABOUT AN EXAMPLE OF THE
SCHOOL THAT IS 89% MINORITY. BUT
I ASKED MYSELF IF A MINORITY OR
ANY KID SHOULD BE NEXT TO OUR ON
TOP OF A TOXIC LAND. I THINK
THEY DESERVE BETTER OUT THERE,
AND THE REALITY IS THAT THE
CURRENT SYSTEM IS BROKEN. THE
CURRENT SYSTEM LEAVES
COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE BEHIND AND
TELLS US THAT WE DESERVE LESS.
AND THAT WE'RE NOT EQUAL OUT
THERE. AND SO, UH, THE COST OF
THEIR HEALTH IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT AS ANYONE ELSE'S. AND
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT IN
COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE SOME SOME
OF THE ONLY SPACES WE HAVE LEFT
ARE BROWNFIELDS. ARE
CONTAMINATED FIELDS TO DO
HOUSING OR SCHOOLS OR PARKS. AND
I WANT THOSE THINGS UP, BUT I
WANT TO CLEAN UP TO A STANDARD
THAT IT'S GOING TO KEEP US
HEALTHY AND SAFE AND ALSO GIVE
US THOSE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
AND THAT'S ALL THIS BILL IS
ABOUT AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AND I VOTE. CULTURAL, OKAY. ITEM
NUMBER 3 22 14 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION. ALAN BATES. NO, NO,
DOLLY! EGGMAN GONZALEZ GONZALEZ
EYES SKINNER. STERN. 20 AND I
APOLOGIZE. I WILL ADD. MISS
GONZALES IS A QUARTER. KRATZMANN
SUTTER. THANK YOU, BILL IT DOWN
HOUSE TO TWO VOTES. UM AND WILL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN UNTIL MEMBERS
RETURN. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ASSEMBLY BILL
18 97 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING THIS COMMITTEE AND
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US ON
THIS BILL AND ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS OUTLINED IN COMMENT.
FOUR OF THE ANALYSIS A B 18 97
SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES THE CIVIL
PENALTIES. A CEILING FOR
REFINERIES VIOLATING AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS WHEN IT DISCHARGED
RESULTS IN A SEVERE DISRUPTION
TO THE COMMUNITY. IN RECENT
YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A
SIGNIFICANT DECLINE AT ALL OIL
REFINERIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH
AIR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.
COVERED WITH INCREASING AND
FLARING EVENTS THAT WERE
RELEASED TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS
INTO NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
REFINERY FLARING CAN RESULT IN
SHELTER IN PLACE NOTIFICATIONS,
SCHOOL CLOSURES AND A SURGE OF
VISITS TO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
FOR MEDICAL CARE. IN THE BAY
AREA. REFINERIES ARE SOME OF THE
LARGEST SOURCES OF AIR
POLLUTANTS SPECIFICALLY IN MY
DISTRICT, INCREASED FLARING
EVENTS HAVE LED TO INCIDENCES
THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED
HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND
IMPACTED SCHOOLS IN THE
SURROUNDING AREA. MAYBE 18 97
INCREASES THE CIVIL PENALTY
SEALING FOR REFINERY VIOLATIONS
OF STATE OR LOCAL AIR QUALITY
RULES TO $30,000 IF THE
VIOLATION RESULT IN A DISRUPTION
TO THE COMMUNITY. SUBSEQUENT
VIOLATIONS WITHIN A 12 MONTH
PERIOD COULD RESULT IN INCREASE
INCREASING PENALTIES OF UP TO
$100,000. THESE HIGHER FINES ARE
NOT AUTOMATIC, AND AN ALLEGED
VIOLATOR CAN ALWAYS DISPUTE
CITATIONS BEFORE A COURT SERIOUS
DISRUPTION CAUSED BY FLARING OR
SIMILAR. DISCHARGES AT A
REFINERY ARE OCCURRING TOO
OFTEN, REFINERIES MUST BE HELD
MORE ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY
POLLUTE THE AIR. THE
CONSEQUENCES FOR ERROR QUALITY
VIOLATIONS MUST BE SEVERE ENOUGH
TO DETER TO DETER A DISCHARGE
BEFORE IT OCCURS, SO REFINERIES
DON'T SIMPLY TREAT FINES FOR
CAUSING COMMUNITY DISRUPTION AS
AN ACCEPTABLE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTER ALLEN ABS
ON BEHALF OF OUR SPONSOR, THE
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT. AND BILL AH MAGOVERN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA COALITION
FOR CLEAN AIR, RESPECTFULLY,
ASPIRIN. IN PERSON. WE HAVE MR
ALLEN AND WELCOME GOOD MORNING
AGAIN. VICE CHAIR BATES AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. ALLEN
ABS, THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICER IN
THE BAY AREA, AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND SPONSOR
OF HB 9 18 97. PEOPLE THAT LIVE
IN REFINERY COMMUNITIES
EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE HIGHEST
CUMULATIVE HEALTH BURDENS IN
CALIFORNIA, EVEN IN
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE
REFINERIES ARE OPERATING WITHIN
ALL THEIR PERMIT CONDITIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY REFINERIES DON'T
ALWAYS OPERATE WITHIN THEIR
PERMIT CONDITIONS. AND IN 2021
ALONE, THE AIR DISTRICT ISSUED
OVER 240 NOTICES OF VIOLATION.
TO THE FIVE REFINERIES IN THE
BAY AREA REFINERY. COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS ALSO EXPERIENCED AT
LEAST 30 FLARING EVENTS IN 2021
. THIS IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE IN
FLARING COMPARED TO 2019 WHEN
REFINERY COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCED
72 FLARING EVENTS. THAT'S A
FLARING EVENT EVERY FIVE DAYS
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE TOLD TO STAY
INSIDE. YOUR CHILD MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL OR WHERE
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SEEK MEDICAL
CARE BECAUSE OF EXCESS EMISSIONS
OF SULFUR OXIDES PARTICULATE
MATTER IN TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS
. THE PENALTY SEALING FOR THESE
EVENTS WAS $10,000 IN THE YEAR
2000. IT WASN'T RAISED WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A B EIGHT A B 6 17
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY HERE IN
2017, AND THIS PENALTY HAS RISEN
ONLY 9% IN 22 YEARS. IMAGINE
BEING A REFINERY COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS AND KNOWING THAT THIS
TYPE OF DISRUPTION IN YOUR
COMMUNITY IS ONLY WORTH SLIGHTLY
OVER A $10,000 FINE AT MOST IN
THE COMPANY IS MAKING RECORD
PROFITS. I'D LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND AUTHORING A B 18
97, WHICH TAKES A SMALL STEP
TOWARDS BETTER ALIGNING
PENALTIES FOR REFINERIES,
VIOLATING AIR QUALITY PERMITS,
CAUSING COMMUNITY DISRUPTIONS
AND ENDANGERING PUBLIC HEALTH. A
B 18 97 PROPOSALS OF MODEST
INCREASE TO $30,000 FOR CERTAIN
PENALTIES AT REFINERIES AND A
FURTHER INCREASE FOR REPETITIVE
VIOLATIONS THAT BURDEN REFINERY
COMMUNITIES. WHILE THESE MODEST
AMOUNTS CAN'T FULLY MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES, WE
HOPE IT DISCOURAGES THINKING
ABOUT THESE EVENTS AS A MINOR
COST OF DOING BUSINESS. THANK
YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS BILL.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. GOOD MORNING, SENATORS
BILMA GAVIN, WITH THE COALITION
FOR CLEAN AIR IN SUPPORT.
REFINERIES UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE
BEEN RELEASING TOXIC CHEMICALS
INTO NEARBY COMMUNITIES AND
VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE DOWNWIND OF REFINERIES.
OUR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO
BE SUBJECT TO THESE TOXIC
RELEASES. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE
PENALTIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN
PLACE HAVE CLEARLY NOT BEEN
ENOUGH. TO BE A DETERRENT. UM
BECAUSE IN FACT RELEASES HAVE
ACTUALLY BEEN INCREASING
COMPLIANCE HAS ACTUALLY GONE
DOWN, AND THAT'S NOT AN
ACCEPTABLE SITUATION. IN FACT, I
THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE OUTRAGED
BY THAT. SO THE LEAST WE CAN DO
IS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES
WHEN THERE ARE VIOLATIONS BY THE
REFINERIES. YOU KNOW THEY CAN
AVOID THESE PENALTIES SIMPLY BY
OPERATING IN COMPLIANCE. WITH
THE LAW. SO I AGREE THAT THESE
INCREASES ARE MODEST, BUT IT'S
AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE CURRENT
LAW. SO WE SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SUPPORTERS IN THE
ROOM. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PHILIP CRAB ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTH COAST. A CANDY AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. SEE ANY OTHERS AND
WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF A B 18 97, PLEASE.
CALL HIM UP. THANK YOU. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS 10. THE CODE OF LIKE ONE.
OH, ONE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MADELINE COOPER WITH NIELSEN
MARK'S MURDER ON BEHALF OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 34,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING
WILL BEAR IT WITH THE AMERICAN
LUNG ASSOCIATION AND STOP
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. BRIAN 13,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
AARON WILLIAM BEHALF OF THE
AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
OF 80 18 97. THANK YOU. MY 41.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
CATHERINE DODD FAMILIES
ADVOCATING FOR CHEMICAL AND
TOXIC SAFETY. UM, WHEN YOU START
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 48. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU MEMBERS. JED HOLTZMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE B, A. U. M D
NETWORK AND UNINCORPORATED
COLLABORATIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND FRONTLINE
COMMUNITY GROUPS FROM THE
BARRIER FINERY CORRIDOR AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE OVERDUE
REFORM WITH THANKS TO THE AUTHOR
AND SPONSORS. THANK YOU LINE 1.
21, PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHEN WARREN
WITH INTERFAITH CLIMATE ACTION
NETWORK OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN STRONG SUPPORT. OF A B 18 97.
THANK YOU LINE 1 36, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 91 36. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MY NAME IS CASSANDRA BOYS
ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF 18 97. THANK YOU LINE
85. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KIM QAZI
FROM NONTOXIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN
THE CUTE POLICE CONTINUE. THANK
YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LEAD.
WITNESS WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
ON LISTED. ARE THERE ANY IN THE
ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME
FORWARD? POSITION TO MAYBE 18
97. AH GOOD MORNING, SENATOR
ZACH LEERY ON BEHALF OF THE
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO A B 18 97. OUR
CONCERNS CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO
THREE CATEGORIES FIRST. THE
ARBITRARY INCREASE OF 200% FOR
THESE PENALTIES WOULDN'T CALL
200% INCREASE MODEST. ALSO THE
BILL SETS UNCLEAR CRITERIA ON
WHAT VIOLATIONS WOULD BE SUBJECT
TO THESE NEW PENALTIES. AND THEN
THIRD. UM TRADITIONALLY, THE
LEGISLATURE HAS TREATED TITLE
FIVE FACILITIES EQUALLY UNDER
THE LAW WITH REGARDS TO
PENALTIES. THIS NEW APPROACH IN
UNDER 18 97 CREATES A TWO TIER
SYSTEM TREATING TITLE FIVE
FACILITIES DIFFERENTLY, EVEN
THOUGH IF THERE'S A SIMILAR AIR
QUALITY VIOLATION. AH ONE
FACILITY WOULD HAVE ONE
VIOLATION. ANOTHER FACILITY
WOULD HAVE ANOTHER VIOLATION,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SIMILAR. AIR
QUALITY VIOLATIONS, SO WE ARE IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION AND ASK
FOR YOUR NO VOTE TODAY. THANK
YOU. AND THE OTHERS IN THE ROOM
THAT WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
THEN WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE
LINES. FOR THOSE WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 18
97. THANK YOU FOR LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. WILL BE JUST A
MOMENT FOR FIRST LINE.
LINE 14. CAROLINE IS OPEN. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
KENDRA DEJAGAH ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE, REGRETFULLY AND, UH,
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL ECHO THE
CONCERNS OF WHISPER. THANK YOU
LINE 1 38, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS DEAN
TALLY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. D
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU THERE
ANOTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
PLEASE CONTINUE. IS TAX. IT'S
GOING TO BE 19.
WE'RE DONE. OKAY. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. UM, ANY
QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION. AND. SOMEBODY MEMBER WICKS. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
CALL THE ROLL. ITEM NUMBER FOUR
A B 18 97 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WICKS. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND IN RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE AND
JUDICIARY, ALAN BATES, NOT
VOTING. IT'S NOT BOOTING DELI.
PAULINO EGGMAN, SIGMUND I,
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ I SKINNER
STERN. THAT BILL HAS TWO VOTES
WILL HOLD THE ROLL UP UNTIL
OTHERS RETURN. THANK YOU. TWO IS
OUR NEXT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS
WHO ARE HERE?
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR AUTHORS
, WE CAN TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER
NINE A. B 27 37 BY ASSEMBLE A
MEMBER CARILLO. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ITEM NUMBER NINE MOTION IS
DUE PAST AND BE ORDERED THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALAN BATES,
ALRIGHT, I DOLLY. ELLIE I EGGMAN
I GONZALEZ GONZALEZ ICE SKINNER
STERN. WE HAVE. THAT'S THREE
VOTES AND WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN UNTIL OTHER MEMBERS RETURN.
YES, I SEE IT. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FRIEDMAN WERE OH, GO AHEAD. OH,
THAT HAS BEEN PULLED, OKAY? YEP,
I GOT IT OFF. I'VE GOT TOO MANY
THINGS. I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT A
B 1931 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
THREE OF US HAS BEEN PULLED FROM
THIS HEARING. IS OFF THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
CHAIR. WE HAVE TWO BILLS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN. WE
HAVE A B 2026 A B 27 71 PREPARED
TO DO BOTH OF THOSE. YES I CAN
START WITH 2020 CM NUMBER SIX.
MAYBE 2026. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
TAKE THE THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL OF THEIR
WORK ON THIS BILL. I'M GOING TO
BE ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT MENTIONED ON
PAGE NINE OF THE ANALYSIS AND
COMMENT THREE CHANGING THE
BASELINE YEAR TO 2023. THE
AUTHORS. AMENDMENTS MENTIONED ON
PAGE 10 COMMENTS SIX. THESE
AUTHORS AMENDMENTS REFLECT MY
COMMITMENT MADE ON THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR TO CHANGE A B 2026 FROM A
TOTAL BAN OF PLASTICS AND
EXPANDED PIRATE POLYSTYRENE USED
IN E COMMERCE SHIPPING. TO A
POLICY THAT REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT
AND DURABLE REDUCTIONS OF SINGLE
USE PLASTIC AND EXPANDED
POLYSTYRENE THAT ACCOMPANIES
ONLINE SHIPMENTS BY 2023.
INSTEAD OF PHASING OUT THIS
MATERIAL, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH INDUSTRY THE
AFFECTED INDUSTRY ON THIS AND TO
MAKE THIS BILL WORKABLE FOR
THEM. IT'S NOT OUR GOAL TO DO A
BILL THAT'S ASPIRATIONAL. IT'S
OUR INTENT TO DO A BILL THAT IS
WORKABLE, AND THAT PUSHES
INDUSTRY A LITTLE BIT PAST THEIR
COMFORT LEVEL. BUT BUT TO A
PLACE WHERE THEY KNOW THEY CAN
ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THESE
REDUCTIONS, SO WE ALL KNOW EVERY
TIME WE OPEN A BOX THAT COMES
FROM AN ONLINE SHIPPER. THAT WE
SAY. HEY, THIS WIDGET WASN'T
EVEN BREAKABLE. WHY IS THERE ALL
THIS PLASTIC AND THEN WHEN YOU
FIND OUT AS A PROPER AS A
HOMEOWNER, FOR INSTANCE, THAT
THE MATERIAL IS NOT RECYCLABLE,
AND YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR TRASH
FEES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE YOUR
OWN CITY IS HAVING TO PAY TO
DISPOSE OF THIS MATERIAL IN A
LANDFILL IN MY CITY. WE HAVE A
LANDFILL THAT'S GOING TO CLOSE
BEFORE ITS TIME BECAUSE OF ALL
THE PLASTIC THAT'S CONTINUALLY
GOING INTO IT. SO GLOBALLY, THE
E COMMERCE INDUSTRY USED NEARLY
£3 BILLION OF PLASTIC PACKAGING
IN 2020 AND OF THAT E COMMERCE
BUSINESS IN THE US GENERATED
£601 MILLION OF PLASTIC
PACKAGING WASTE. LAST YEAR,
CONSUMERS SPENT $861 BILLION
ONLINE WITH US MERCHANTS, WHICH
WAS UP 44% OVER 2019. AND WITH
ALMOST A THIRD OF THE WORLD'S
POPULATION NOW BUYING ONLINE.
THE AMOUNT OF PACKAGING
GENERATED IS ESTIMATED TO MORE
THAN DOUBLE BY 2026. THE
STAGGERING GROWTH IS CREATING A
WAVE OF SINGLE USE PACKAGES AND
PLASTIC AND ALMOST ALL OF WHICH
RIGHT NOW GOES TO LANDFILL. IF
WE'RE LUCKY, IF WE'RE UNLUCKY,
IT ENDS UP IN OUR OCEAN IN OUR
ENVIRONMENT. UM NOW WE KNOW THAT
THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS. WE
KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE R
AND D COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. DEVELOPING
COMPOSTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
FORMS OF PACKAGING, AND WE'RE
STARTING TO SEE THEM MORE AND
MORE. EVEN SAMSUNG TVS ARE NOW
BEING SHIPPED. IN CARDBOARD,
SPECIALLY MOLDED BOXES THAT ARE
MUCH MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN
POLYSTYRENE. A B 2026 WILL NOT
PROHIBIT ANY PURCHASE OF
PRODUCTS ONLINE. IT'S FOCUSES ON
PLASTIC FILMS AND EXPANDED
POLYSTYRENE BECAUSE THESE TYPES
ARE ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC. IT
ALSO EXEMPTS PACKAGING USED FOR
FRESH PRODUCE MEAT,
PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL
DEVICES. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
THOSE ARE SENSITIVE. WE HAVE
WORKED WITH WESTERN GROWERS, THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION
PROCTER AND GAMBLE, CALIFORNIA
LIFE SCIENCES. BIO COM.
CALIFORNIA AVID MED CONSUMER
HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
ANIMAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, AND
THEY ARE ALL NEUTRAL ON THIS
BILL AT THIS POINT. SOME THINGS
REMAIN TO BE DETERMINED AND
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND ALL OF THESE
ISSUES ALONG WITH THIS COMMITTEE
AND JUDICIARY. WE PLAN TO MAKE
SURE THE BUILD IS NOT CONFLICT
WITH THE CHAIRS BILL. SB 54.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT, OR ASHLEY
DRAEGER PACIFIC POLICY AND
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER WITH
OCEANA AND LAURA DE HAAN, STATE
DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA AND I BELIEVE MISS
EKSTROM IS HERE IN PERSON.
WELCOME. GREAT HELLO. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JENNY EKSTROM AND I AM THE STATE
DIRECTOR FOR CAL PIRG, WHERE A
CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS ACROSS
THE STATE AND STUDENT CHAPTERS
AT THE UCS. AND WE'RE PLEASED TO
CO SPONSOR EBBED 2026, ALONG
WITH OCEAN AND ENVIRONMENT,
CALIFORNIA WE THANK YOU REMEMBER
FRIEDMAN FOR HER LEADERSHIP, AND
SENATOR STERN FOR CO AUTHORING
ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, ALAN FOR
HIS COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING
PLASTIC WASTE. THIS IS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION THAT WILL HELP
ADDRESS THE GLOBAL PLASTIC
CRISIS BY REDUCING THE
UNNECESSARY AND UNACCEPTABLE
AMOUNT OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC
USED TO SHIP PURCHASES IN INTO
CALIFORNIA. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT
A DUMP TRUCKS WORTH OF PLASTIC
ENDS UP IN OUR ENVIRONMENT,
EVERY 30 SECONDS. MOST PLASTIC
DOES NOT GO AWAY AND SAID IT
BREAKS INTO SMALLER PIECES THAT
HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN EVERY
CORNER OF THE GLOBE LITTERING
OUR STREETS, INCLUDING THE OCEAN
AND HARMING WILDLIFE.
MICROPLASTICS HAVE EVEN BEEN
BANNED INSIDE HUMAN BLOOD.
POTENTIALLY EXPOSING US TO
HEATHER HAS COMPOUNDS AND
ADDITIVES. PLASTIC PACKAGING
ADDED TO ONLINE PURCHASES DURING
SHIPMENT, INCLUDING PLASTIC
MAILING ENVELOPES, AIR PILLOWS,
BUBBLE WRAP AND EXPANDED
POLYSTYRENE ARE A SUBSTANTIAL
CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS CRISIS. MOST
ALL OF THIS PLASTIC PACKAGING IS
DISCARDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER A
PACKAGE IS OPENED, AND HIS
NEITHER REUSED OR RECYCLED
PLASTIC INSTEAD BECOMES LANDFILL
BURNED OR ENTERS OUR ENVIRONMENT
WHERE IT CAN PERSIST AS A
POLLUTANT FOR GENERATIONS.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE GROWTH OF
ONLINE SHOPPING. WE KNOW
CONSUMERS WANT ALTERNATIVES THAT
DON'T POLLUTE OUR ENVIRONMENT,
HARM PUBLIC HEALTH OR COST
COMMUNITIES RESOURCES CLEANING
UP GOOD NEWS IS THAT RECYCLABLE
AND THE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO
SINGLE USE PLASTIC FILM IN
POLYSTYRENE ARE AVAILABLE AND
SUBSTITUTES ARE ALREADY BEING
USED IN COMPANIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. SO SENSIBLE AND
IMPORTANT BILL AND WE URGE YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. MR EGGERS ON
THE PHONE LINES. GOOD MORNING,
MR TERRY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ASHLEY BLANCO, DRAEGER AND I'M
THE PACIFIC POLICY AND
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE
OCEAN CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION
, OCEANA ON BEHALF OF OUR MORE
THAN 132,000, CALIFORNIA
MEMBERS. OCEANA IS PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR A B 2026 WITH CAL PERK
AND ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA TO
REDUCE THE HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL
, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF
UNNECESSARY SINGLE USE. PLASTIC
PACKAGING USED FOR SHIPMENT SENT
DIRECTLY TO CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS
FROM ONLINE RETAIL PURCHASES. OR
A COMMERCE PLASTIC PACKAGING
USED TO SHIP ONLINE RETAIL
ORDERS IS DESIGNED TO LAST FOR
GENERATIONS. YET IT'S USED
BRIEFLY AND THEN DISPOSE OF THE
VAST MAJORITY IS LAND FILLED OR
ENTERS THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE AS
A POLLUTANT FLEXIBLE PLASTIC,
THE CATEGORY OF PLASTIC USED IN
E COMMERCE PACKAGING IS THE
DOMINANT CATEGORY OF PLASTIC
WASTE IN CALIFORNIA AND IN EVERY
REGION OF THE US, IT MAKES UP
72% OF PLASTIC POLLUTING THE
OCEAN. AND IS THE DEADLIEST TYPE
OF PLASTIC TO MARINE MAMMALS.
WAS 80 2026, CALIFORNIA IS
LEADING THE NATION ON THE FIRST
EVER STATE POLICY TO
MEANINGFULLY REDUCED PLASTIC
POLLUTION GENERATED IN THE E
COMMERCE MARKETPLACE. AND THE
NEW FRAMEWORK IN 18 2026 IS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT
CALIFORNIANS WANT, WHICH IS
POLICIES THAT REDUCE SINGLE USE
. CLASSIC RECENT POLLING BY
OCEANA, RELEASED IN APRIL FINDS
THAT 73% OF VOTERS SUPPORT
POLICIES THAT REDUCE THESE OF
PLASTIC PACKAGING FROM ONLINE
SHOPPING. AND A SURVEY CONDUCTED
LAST SUMMER REBUILD THAT 71% OF
AMAZON CUSTOMERS IN THE U. S.
WOULD USE PLASTIC FREE
ALTERNATIVE PACKAGING S OFFER.
PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE
USE. PLASTIC FILM AND
POLYSTYRENE PACKAGING ARE
AVAILABLE. THREE MINUTES 2020
AMAZON INDIA ANNOUNCED IT HAD
ACHIEVED A 100% SUCCESSFUL
TRANSITION AWAY FROM SINGLE USE
PLASTIC PACKAGING. LESS THAN A
YEAR AFTER THEIR DECLARATION TO
ACT. ACCORDING TO RECENT NEWS
ACCOUNTS. AMAZON PLANS TO
ELIMINATE SINGLE USE PLASTIC
PACKAGING IN GERMANY, ONE OF THE
COMPANY'S LARGEST QUÊ FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. WE'VE REACHED THE END
OF YOUR TIME LIMIT, SO WE WILL
GO TO THOSE IN SUPPORT WHO ARE
HERE IN THE ROOM? LIKE TO COME
FORWARD. MORNING MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JENNIFER FEARING ON
BEHALF OF OCEAN CONSERVANCY AND
SUPPORT. MELISSA ROMERO,
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
IN STRONG SUPPORT. KAYLA
ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF NRDC
ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. JUSTIN MILLER ON BEHALF OF
HEAL THE BAY AND CLEANS HIS
LOBBY COALITION IN SUPPORT. LET
US GO TO THE PHONE LINES, THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IF YOU WISH TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO WE'LL GO TO
LINE 1 33, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JORDAN WELLS ON BEHALF OF THE
NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP, ACTION
COUNCIL AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 45,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MICHAEL JARED,
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY AND
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU LINE 1 47,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA PRODUCT
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL, ALAMEDA
STOP WASTING IN SAN FRANCISCO
BORDER SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 86.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. KATHY SCHAEFER
ON BEHALF OF THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 94. PLEASE GO AHEAD. JIM
LINDBERG BEHALF OF THE FRENCH
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 46, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, LUCAS
FRERICHS ON BEHALF OF THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY IN SUPPORT OF A B
2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M
1 40, PLEASE GO AHEAD. TELL WE'D
ON BEHALF OF THE DEMOCRATS OF
ROSS MORE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 1 36, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY
NAME IS CASSANDRA VOICE WITH
ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF, UM AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 1 17, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORNING I'M SHEILA MAURA
BODY ON BEHALF OF HABITS OF
WASTE AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH UPS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 68. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BEAUTY
STORY, UH, VOLUNTEER WITH 35. OH
THE AREA ACTION ON BEHALF OF OUR
18,000 SUPPORTERS. WE SUPPORT
2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE
85. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KIM CONTI
IS NONTOXIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE 1 51, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS,
DAVID GONZALEZ, UM, HAVING THE
CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENTISTS OC
ATION. WE WITH THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS WERE NOW IN NEUTRAL
ON THE BILL WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE OFFICER WORKING WITH US AND
HER STAFF AS WELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 1 52, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THE MORNING NICOLE CURRY
WITH CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 13. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING AND WOOLY ON BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF 2020. THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINES IN
THE QUEUE. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
THANK YOU. THEN WE HAVE ONE
SPEAKER IN A LEAD OPPOSITION
SPEAKER ADAM RYGEL. WELL BY
PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY THAT IS
ON THE TELEPHONE LINES. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
MEMBERS ADAM WRIGLEY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFONIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, IMPERCEPTIBLE
OPPOSITION RECOMMENDED SEPTEMBER
AND ITS MEMBERS AGREE THAT
INCREASED EFFORTS ARE NEEDED TO
ENSURE PACKAGING MATERIALS ARE
RECOVERED, RECYCLED AND MORE
FEASIBLE SOURCE REDUCED. TO THAT
END, CAL CHAMBER AND EOS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, WASTE COLLARS AND
OTHER BUSINESS GROUP. AND
EXPENDED HUNDREDS OF HOURS THIS
YEAR ALONE AND ONE OF THE MOST
DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER PROCESSES
HE'S EVER SEEN. WORKING TOWARDS
A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN
CALIFORNIA. NOW SANDERS COMING
REFLECTS OUR STRONG OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL WE SEE IN PRINT. WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR
FULFILL YOUR COMMITMENT TO
MOVING STILL AWAY FROM A BAND
TOWARDS THE SOURCE REDUCTION.
COMMITTEE TODAY. DON'T LINE
WOULD THAT BE 54 TO AVOID
CONFLICT? FORTUNATELY IT'S NOT
POSSIBLE FOR COUNT CHAMBER IN
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO
DISCUSS WITH ANY REAL FIFTIES, A
POLICY IMPACT ON A B 2026.
BECAUSE THE SOURCE REDUCTION
PERCENTAGES ARE LEFT ON THE
BLANKET AND SPECIFIED IN THE
THINK ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ARE
UNCLEAR, HOWEVER, BASED ON
COMMENTS FROM THE OPPORTUNITY WE
ARE OPTIMISTIC WE CAN CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE OFFER AND
SPONSORS FOR THE SOLUTION ON
THIS ISSUE. WILL BE CONTAINED.
STATICALLY TODAY IS THAT THE
VERY PACKAGING COVERED UNDER
STILL DOES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN
ENSURING GOOD SHIFT TO
CALIFORNIANS ARRIVING BROKEN ON
SPOILED YOU DISAGREE WITH THE
NOTION THAT SUBSTITUTE PACKAGING
CANCER BY THE SAME LEVEL OF
PROTECTION THAT EXISTS TODAY,
AND THEREFORE WE BELIEVE
STRONGLY IN IN IN THE FRAMEWORK
OF A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. COUNT
CHAMBER WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR AND ADDRESSING
THIS ISSUE OF ELIMINATING
UNNECESSARY PACKAGING JEAN JUST
CLASS IN THAT THEY ARE AN
ARBITRARY SOURCE PRODUCTION
TARGET, NOT GROUNDED IN DATA OR
MARKET AVAILABILITY OF
SUBSTITUTE. THREATENING ALREADY
FRAGILE SUPPLY CHAIN COULD
INCREASE CONSTANT CONSUMERS
EXACTLY INFLATION AND CONSTANTLY
UNCERTAINTY FOR BUSINESSES.
FURTHERMORE GETTING THIS WRONG,
WE BELIEVE CAN BE TO WORSE
ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES. THERE'S
PRODUCTS SUCH AS TELEVISION,
REFRIGERATOR, STOVE, COMPUTERS,
FURNITURES AND MANY OTHER GOOD
SELF NEED, RIGHT, BROKEN OR
DAMAGED. WHICH LEADS TO NEW
RETURNS. MORE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS, MORE LAND FILLED
ITEMS REMAKING THE SAME ITEMS IN
RACIALLY KNOWS THAT DECALS CATCH
CHAMBER LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE AUTHOR THE LEGISLATURE
TO CRAFT A BETTER APPROACH,
DISCOUNTING THE ECONOMY AND
ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR 100. THANK YOU. UM.
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT MAY WISH
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. A B
27 70 2026, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. TIM CHEST WITH
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS THAT
THE AUTHORS TAKING TODAY IN OUR
OPENNESS TO CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSION ON THIS BILL, LOOK
FORWARD TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
MANDY LEE ON BEHALF OF THE
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. WE'RE
STILL REVIEWING THE AMENDMENTS
AND HAVE TO REGISTER OPPOSITION
TODAY. THEN LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. ANYONE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO A B
2026? THANK YOU LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. WILL GO TO
LINE 83. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS JAMIE HUB WITH
THE CIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA. WE WOULD ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH THE CHAMBERS IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANKS SO
MUCH. LIKE THANK YOU. LINE 1 31,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS RYAN
ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO THE LANTERN COMMENTS
WITH THE CHAMBER IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 53,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
LAURA SUCCESS STATUS ON BEHALF
OF THE CHOICE ASSOCIATION,
ALIGNING OUR COMMENTS WITH HTC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NUMBER.
1 10, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS
IS MORNING AGUILAR ON BEHALF OF
THE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLISHING IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. ALSO IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 1 55
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DEAN TALLY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION LIKE YOUR
LINER COMPOSITE SAU CHAMBER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
LINE 31. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS JACOB CASSIDY. AND
WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR HOME
APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS. WE
REMAIN OPPOSED AS THERE IS NO
VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO MPS FOR
THE STATE SECURE STORAGE AND
SHIPPING OF APPLIANCES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 57, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. WINNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JERRY DESMOND WITH
PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS
INTERNATIONAL, MY ALSO IN
OPPOSITION IN THE LINER COMMENTS
WITH THE CHAMBER A, C C AND C M
TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINES
63, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 63 YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. NO RESPONSE. LINE.
23, PLEASE GO AHEAD. WAS THAT 23
SORRY. THAT'S CORRECT. MINUS
OPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. REX W HEIMLICH,
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS PROPERTY
ASSOCIATION IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION, ALIGNING OUR
COMMENTS ON THE COUCH CHAMBER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE ARE
NO FURTHER LINES IN CUTE. PLEASE
CONTINUE. AND WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND SEE IF
SENATOR GONZALEZ. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. UM VERY WORTHY, BILL. I
KNOW YOU'VE BEEN YOU'VE TAKEN
SOME AMENDMENTS AND, UM, THAT
HAVE MADE THE BILL YOU KNOW, I
THINK AMENABLE IN SOME REGARD TO
THE OPPOSITION, BUT BESIDES THAT
, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO
DO. THERE'S A LOT OF UNNECESSARY
POLYSTYRENE AND PLASTIC THAT
COMES AS MANY AS COMMERCE HAS
GONE UP ANDUP AND UP, AND OUR
PORTS ARE JUST STUCK WITH ALL OF
THIS ADDITIONAL POLLUTION AND
THEN THIS PLASTIC POLLUTION. SO,
UM, THANK YOU. I KNOW THE CHAIR
HAS BEEN, OF COURSE, VERY, VERY
ACTIVE WITH YOU AND ENSURING
THAT THIS. THESE BILLS SEE THE
LIGHT OF DAY HE'S GOT HIS BILL
MOVING FORWARD AS WELL. AND SO I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE SINCE HE'S
NOT HERE THAT HE WAS RECOGNIZED
IN THAT WORK WITH YOU, SO THANK
YOU. AND I'LL MOVE THE
APPROPRIATE MOTION MAKE IT ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FRIEDMAN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES UM WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH
INDUSTRY AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR%
THEM ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE BILL
HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT. I
WASN'T HAPPY TO MOVE THIS TO
SOURCE REDUCTION FROM A BAN.
THEY WEREN'T HAPPY TO BE TOLD
WHAT TO DO AT ALL. AND I THINK
WE'RE MEETING IN THE MIDDLE IN A
REALLY GOOD PLACE WHERE WE'RE
ALL A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF OUR
COMFORT ZONE, WHICH IS WHAT A
COMPROMISE IS ALL ABOUT. BUT WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY, VERY
HARD WITH INDUSTRY AND THE
REASON THAT THE TARGETS RIGHT
NOW OUR BLANKETS BECAUSE WE ARE
IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN
DO THIS. THE INDUSTRY GROUPS
THAT ARE GOOD ACTORS AND THAT
ARE REALLY, REALLY TRYING HARD,
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LEVEL
PLAYING FIELD WHERE EVERYBODY
HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO SOME
EXTENT, SO THAT OUR CALIFORNIA
COMPANIES AREN'T AT A
DISADVANTAGE WITH WITH WITH
PRODUCTS THAT ARE COMING IN FROM
OVERSEAS. BUT MOSTLY WE HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING. WE'VE ALL GOT THE
KIDS AT HOME DOING PROJECTS
ABOUT THE WHALES STRANGLED IN
PLASTIC, THE ONLY USED FOR THIS
BUBBLE WRAP IN PLASTIC FILM THAT
COME IN OR IS MY CHILD STOMPING
HIM ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY GO
TO LANDFILL. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE
HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY. WE'VE PUT A
ROVER ON MARS WITHIN A FOOT OF
WHERE WE WANTED. I KNOW WE CAN
MAKE, UH, SUSTAINABLE PIECE OF
PACKAGING THAT'S GOING TO YOU
KNOW, WE CAN GET IT TOMORROW
SAFELY. WE CAN GET IT, YOU KNOW,
ACROSS THE STATE SO I HAVE ALL
THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD THAT
ARE COMPANIES CAN ACTUALLY DO
THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN WITH
THAT I WOULD ABSOLUTELY REQUEST
TO VOTE AND I VOTE FROM YOU ALL.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
NUMBER SIX A B 2026 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY ALLEN. BATES NOT
VOTING. IT'S NOT VOTING, DOLLY!
ALL WE KNOW IGMAN GONZALEZ.
STERN I'M SORRY, SKINNER STERN.
HAS ONE VOTE. BUT WHILE OUR
MEMBERS ARE OTHER PLACES, SO.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN BEYOND CALL,
THEN YOU CAN YOUR NEXT BILL, YOU
CAN START A B 2026. NO, WE JUST
DID THAT. SORRY, MAYBE 27 71.
I'VE GOT TOO MANY PAPERS UP HERE
THAT GAVE ME THE SAME. SAME HERE
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, CHAIR
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MAYBE
2071 PROHIBITS BEGINNING JANUARY
1ST OF 2025. ANYONE IN THE STATE
FOR MANUFACTURING OR OFFERING
FOR SALE ANY COSMETIC PRODUCT
THAT CONTAINS INTENTIONALLY
ADDED FOSS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO
TRY TO PRONOUNCE THE TWO
CHEMICALS THAT MAKE UP THAT
CLASS OF CHEMICALS. WE ALL HAVE
HEARD. THE ABOUT THE HEALTH
CONCERNS OF PASSES THESE FOREVER
CHEMICALS CHEMICALS THAT DON'T
BREAK DOWN THAT ARE NOW
AMBIGUOUS AND OUR WATER SUPPLY
MUCH OF THE CHAGRIN OF OUR WATER
AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. THEY
ARE FOUND IN HUMAN BLOOD, AND
EVEN IN THE BLOOD OF FETUSES AND
BABIES THAT ARE BORN, WE KNOW
THAT THEY HAVE HEALTH EFFECTS. I
MYSELF WHO HAD BREAST CANCER IN
MY THIRTIES. WONDER WHETHER IT
WAS MY MOTHER COOKING IN TEFLON
PANS OVER ALL THESE YEARS THAT
MAYBE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT WE
DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE BEEN SLOWLY
IN CALIFORNIA WEEDING THESE
UNNECESSARILY USE PRODUCTS OUT
OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. BUT DID YOU
KNOW THAT THEY COULD BE IN YOUR
LIPSTICK? THEY COULD BE IN YOUR
EYE SHADOW. REALLY? FOR NO GOOD
REASON. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
AGAIN WITH INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE EMPHASES ARE NOT
INTENTIONALLY USED. UM AND
BEFORE WE INTRODUCED THIS BILL,
WE REACHED OUT TO INDUSTRY WHO I
HAVE TO SAY HAS BEEN REALLY
GREAT ABOUT WORKING WITH US AND
SAYING THAT THEY DON'T WANT THIS
MATERIAL IN THEIR PRODUCTS,
EITHER. THE EU HAS ALREADY
BANNING P. FOSS FROM PERSONAL
CARE PRODUCTS, AND IT'S ABOUT
TIME THAT WE DO IT ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES, BUT BUT NOT TO
WAIT FOR THAT ACTION IN
CALIFORNIA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN YOU DO BY YOUR
FABULOUS LIPSTICK THAT YOU KNOW
THAT IT'S SAFE TO PUT ON YOUR
BODY. UM, WE DO YOU HAVE
WITNESSES HERE AND, UM,
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OUR DAVID
ANDREWS, SENIOR SCIENTIST WITH
THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
, AND CHEN ANGSTROM, THE STATE
DIRECTOR OF CAL PRICK, AND I
WOULD ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE
ARE SEVERAL SUPPORTERS OF THIS
BILL FROM INDUSTRY COSMETIC
COMPANIES LIKE CREDO, BEAUTY AND
UNILEVER. THERE'S PUBLIC HEALTH
GROUPS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND
WATER AND SANITATION AGENCIES
WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY.
EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO
TRY TO GET THIS STUFF OUT OF THE
WATER SUPPLY. I WOULD URGE YOU
FOR EVERYBODY'S PUBLIC HEALTH TO
VOTE ON THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU
START WITH MISS AND ANGER FROM
SHE'S HERE IN PERSON. GREAT
THANK YOU. UM, SO GOOD MORNING
AGAIN. MEMBERS AND CHAIRMEN NAME
IS JEN EXTRA MONEY IN THE STATE
DIRECTOR OF KELBERG AGAIN, WHERE
A CONSUMER ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION. AND WE'RE PLEASED
TO CO SPONSOR A B 27 71, ALONG
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
IN BREAST CANCER PREVENTION
PARTNERS AGAIN WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN AND
ALSO SENATOR SKINNER FOR CO
AUTHORING CONCERNS ARE MOUNTING
WORLDWIDE ABOUT THE TOXICITY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PERSISTENCE OF
FAST CHEMICALS ARE LINKED TO A
RANGE OF HEALTH EFFECTS,
INCLUDING BREAST AND OTHER
CANCERS, IMMUNE SUPPRESSION,
REPRODUCTIVE HARM AND MORE.
CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY
PROHIBITED THE ENTIRE CLASS OF
FIFA'S CHEMICALS FROM BEING USED
IN FIRE FIGHTING FOAM FOOD,
PACKAGING AND JUVENILE PRODUCTS
. YET THERE IS NO STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE
USE OF THESE TOXIC FOREVER
CHEMICALS IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS.
THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE A
RECENT STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOUND
HIGH AMOUNTS OF FIFA'S AND OVER
HALF OF THE BEAUTY AND PERSONAL
CARE PRODUCTS THAT THEY TESTED.
PRODUCTS WE USE IN OUR BODIES
EVERY DAY SHOULDN'T CONTAIN
TOXIC INGREDIENTS THAT PUT OUR
HEALTH AT RISK. BECAUSE FIFA'S
CHEMICALS DON'T BREAK DOWN. THEY
ALSO POLLUTE OUR WATER WHEN
THESE PRODUCTS ARE WASHED DOWN
THE DRAIN AND THE WASTEWATER
ENDS UP IN OUR ENVIRONMENT. FOX
CHEMICALS HAVE ALREADY
CONTAMINATED THE DRINKING WATER
OF MORE THAN 16 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS. A B 27 71 WILL
HELP PROTECT CALIFORNIANS HEALTH
AND OUR DRINKING WATER BY
BANNING THE USE OF INTENTIONALLY
ADDED FIFA'S CHEMICALS AND
BEAUTY AND PERSONAL CARE
PRODUCTS. FOR ALL THESE REASONS
, WE RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I
VOTE ON THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE X
SUPPORT WITNESS ON THE PHONE,
DAVE ANDREWS. THANK YOU, CHAIR
ALAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DAVID
ANDREWS, SENIOR SCIENTIST FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP HAVE
A PHD IN CHEMISTRY CO AUTHORED
FIVE PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
DETAILING PEOPLE, THE CURRENTS
AND HEALTH RISK. CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED
THAT PEOPLE AUTHORITIES TO HELP
JUST LAST WEEK, THE U. S C T
CONFIRMED THAT EXPOSURE LEVELS
PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WELL STUDIED
FIVE OR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
TIMES LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT. URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED
TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE ARE ALL
PEOPLE ENTIRE CLASS OF CHEMICALS
SO THAT ONE TOO FAST ISN'T
SUBSTITUTED FOR ANOTHER. IN
CALIFORNIA SCIENTIFIC,
REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE
PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET TO
REGULATE ALL THE PRESIDENTS AS A
CLASS. GTSI AND OTHER STATE
AGENCIES HAVE TO FIND TWO
THOUGHTS IN THE SAME WAY AS THIS
BILL. WERE SIMILARLY CONCERNED
ABOUT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A
BOX USED BY THE TSB AND ANOTHER
LAWS HAVE BETTER STATE AGE OLD
RIGHT DOWN TO PERSISTENT AND
NOBLE. HE THOUGHT POLLUTANTS
THAT CAN CAUSE IN AN IRON
STATION TO AQUATIC LIFE, AND
THEY CALLED REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
OR OTHER LONG TERM HEALTH OF
ACCIDENT FULL ENOUGH. I HOPE
THAT THEY ARE INCREASING AROUND
THE WORLD. THERE IS NO NEED FOR
ANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING NATURE TO
BE USED IN COSMETIC. FUNCTIONAL
ALTERNATIVES TO PEOPLE AND H FO
ALREADY EXIST. HAPPENED ABC 771
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD.
AND REDUCING UNNECESSARY,
POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO THE
ENTIRE CLASS OF HARMFUL
CHEMICALS, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANK YOU. IT WILL COME TO THE
ROOM NOW AND THOSE WHO MIGHT BE
IN PRESENT HERE WHO WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. GOOD MORNING
JESSICA GAGA WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION
AGENCIES IN SUPPORT. ELENA ORTIZ
ON BEHALF OF BREAST CANCER
PREVENTION PARTNERS, A CO
SPONSOR AND STRONG SUPPORTER OF
THE MEASURE, AND WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO REGISTER SUPPORT FOR CONSUMER
FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU. CHRISTIE SEPULVEDA BIRCH,
IT OF EDUCATE ADVOCATE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. MCKENNA EUROPE, SAINT
JOHN ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HEALTH, COALITION ADVOCACY AND
SUPPORT. MELISSA ROMERO,
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, ROSIE
THOMPSON WITH METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, JASON GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT AND SUPPORT GOOD
MORNING. ROSARIO CORTEZ KAPPLER
, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES ARE CALLING UP
THOSE WHO WISH TO SUPPORT A B
20. WHERE AM I? I LOST MY PLACE
AGAIN ANYWAY. THOSE WHO WISH TO. SPEAKING SUPPORT. PLEASE COME
FORWARD ON THE PHONE LINES. IF
YOU'D LIKE 71 FAVOR, PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. BLIND 63,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 63.
BLIND 1 29, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
BRIAN SPENCER ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF O B. G. Y N
DISTRICT NINE IN SUPPORT. FINE.
WELL, 62, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
FLYING 34, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JENNIFER WILLIAMS, EAST BAY
MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT. LINE 1 37, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS AARON EVANS ON
BEHALF OF THE CYNICAL CLARA
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. BLIND 1 63,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. JORDAN WELLS
WITH THE NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP,
ACTION COUNSEL AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. BLIND 1 43, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING AND THANK
YOU. THIS IS EMILY ROGERS ON
BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST
RESEARCH GROUP IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A B 27 71. LINE. 13, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. AARON WOODLEY ON
BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF A B 27
71. BLIND 94, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JIM LINDBERG ON BEHALF OF THE
FRIENDS COMMITTEE LEGISLATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. LINE.
85, PLEASE GO AHEAD. IN TYPE C,
WITH NON TOXIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES IN. Q. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THEN WE WILL NOW GO TO
THE OPPOSITION. WE HAVE TO, UM,
LEAD OPPOSITION VOICES OUT OF
CONTROL. THERE YOU ARE. BUT SHE
SAID, WE WERE FINISHED. I
APOLOGIZE. SOMEONE DID DIDN'T
DISCONNECT. BUT GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. SHE'S SPEAKING ABOUT
GOING AHEAD ON THE PHONE, OR SHE
WANTS OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD, READY
FOR THE SURGERY. IT'S KENYANS.
THANK YOU IN PERSON TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. NO ZERO AT THIS. OH,
SORRY. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'M
SORRY. NO NO, WE HAVE. WE ARE
NOW IN THE ROOM WITH THE LEAD.
OPPOSITION WITNESSES NOUS NICOLE
BONEV GO AHEAD, BABY CHAIR. 7 71
. YES NICOLE KIDMAN IS ON BEHALF
OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION ARE MEMBERS
INCLUDE BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
AEROSOL INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN.
THE BROAD DEFINITION OF P FACE
AND MAYBE 27 71 WOULD REMOVE H
FOS THAT ARE USED AS AEROSOL
PROPELLANTS FROM THE COSMETIC
MARKET, H FOS HAVE EMERGED AS A
NEXT GENERATION AEROSOL
PROPELLANT THAT THE U. S E P A
HAS DEEMED ACCEPTABLE AS IT
RELATES TO HUMAN HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. H F. O S HAVE A
VERY LOW GLOBAL WARMING
POTENTIAL AND REDUCE GROUND
LEVEL OZONE FORMATION, GIVING
THEM AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
REACHING CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE H F 01234 Z E
AEROSOL PROPELLANT IS VITAL FOR
MANUFACTURERS TO HAVE AVAILABLE
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH UPCOMING
LOWER VIDEO SEE LIMITS
ESTABLISHED BICARB. IN CONTRAST
TO FIFA'S FOS ARE NOT PERSISTENT
OR BIO ACCUMULATIVE FURTHER. THE
U. S. C P A IS WORKING
DEFINITION FOR THEIR P FAST
REPORTING ROLE ESTABLISHED UNDER
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WOULD
NOT INCLUDE H F. O S AND THE
EPA'S MASTER LIST OF 9000
PREFACE DOES NOT INCLUDE AGENT
THIS PARTICULAR HF Ó. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN
AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE USE OF HF
OS AS APPROVED AS EXEMPT DOCS BY
THE U. S AND P A, GIVEN THEIR
ROLE AGAIN IN ACHIEVING
CALIFORNIA'S OVERALL CLIMBING
AMBITIONS AND PROVIDING SAFE
PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS IN
HOPE OF ADDRESSING THESE
CONCERNS. AND DO YOU THINK THANK
THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED
MEETINGS ON THIS ISSUE? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NEXT, MISS MANDY
LEE. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, MANDY
LEE ON BEHALF OF THE PERSONAL
CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL. I JUST
WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO THE
AUTHOR FOR HER ITERATIVE AND, UH
VERY THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS
THAT LED TO THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL TO
TIGHTEN UP INTENTIONALLY ADDED
INGREDIENT. THERE WAS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE
BILL, BUT WE CONTINUE TO ALIGN
OUR COMMENTS WITH THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKER AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE CHANGES THAT SHE OUTLINED
RELATIVE TO THE HF Ó PROPELLANT
ISSUE. AND LET'S GO TO
INDIVIDUALS IN THE ROOM WHO WISH
TO COME FORWARD AND TESTIFY AND
OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. TIM CHEST WITH
THE AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
ALIGNED MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE
OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AND
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS OPENNESS TO CONTINUE
INTO THE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE? AND LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. THOSE WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A B 27
71. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. LINE 32, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FLYING 32. WE RECEIVED NO
RESPONSE WAITING FOR THE NEXT
LINE. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. LINE.
49, PLEASE GO AHEAD. COME, MADAM
VICE CHAIR. MY APOLOGIES. THIS
IS SHARON GREENE WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT. AND I'M IN SUPPORT
TODAY OF THIS BILL. LINE 65,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS DEAN TALLY ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION LIKE YOUR
LINER COMMENTS WITH MICHIGAN
UNIONS. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. THEN WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND ASKED
FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, FEW THAT WE HAVE WE
HAVE EMOTION. SENATOR GONZALEZ
IS MOVED THE BILL AND SOMETHING
NEVER FRIEDMAN, YOU MAY CLOSE.
SURE. SO REALLY THE ONLY, UM UH
, CONCERN WE STILL HAVE OUR FROM
THE COMPANIES THAT USES HFCS,
WHICH IS A VERY, VERY SMALL
GROUP. I WILL JUST SAY THAT THE
PROBLEM WITH THE FOS IS THAT
THEY DO BREAK DOWN INTO ANOTHER
COMPOUND, WHICH IS CALLED, UM
THEY CALLED ALPHAS, WHICH HAS
TRIED TO TRIED TO FLORRICK ACID
, WHICH EVIDENCE SHOWS DOES
ACCUMULATE. AND CAUSE A PROBLEM
TO MARINE LIFE AND OTHER
CREATURES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
SEEN THIS CONSTANT SUBSTITUTION
BY INDUSTRY OVER THE YEARS WITH
CHEMICALS THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE
A PROBLEM WHEN THERE'S ONLY A
FEW OF THEM, BUT AS THEY BECOME
MORE READILY USED IN THE
ENVIRONMENT, THEY START TO BUILD
UP AND WHICH ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
HAVE THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. THAT
THE ISSUE IS THAT WE ACTUALLY
HAVE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE KNOW
ARE BENIGN, LIKE COMPRESSED AIR,
NITROGEN OR CARBON DIOXIDE.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MEDICAL
DEVICES HERE. WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HAIRSPRAY, AND THERE'S
REALLY NO EXCUSE TO USE ANYTHING
THAT WE THINK EVEN COULD CAUSE A
PROBLEM IN THE ENVIRONMENT. WE
JUST DON'T NEED IT. I DON'T WANT
IT SPRAYED ON MY BODY. I
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT IT IN THE
WATER AND YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST
URGE AN AYE. VOTE ON THIS. THANK
YOU, THEN. COLOR. OH, PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A. B 27 71 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT DO BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, ALAN BATES.
NO, NO, DOLLY! EGGMAN AND I,
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I SKINNER
STERN. THAT BILL HAS TWO VOTES,
AND WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL UP AND
FOR THOSE CAN BE FORWARD. AND
WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT ON THE AGENDA A B 2059 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2059. WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE BUSINESSES THAT SUPPLY
AND MOVE HAZARDOUS MATERIALSTO
MAKE SALES, SHIPPING AND
TRANSFER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TO THE LOCAL CERTIFIED. LOCAL
CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM
AGENCIES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS KU
PAS THAT WORK ALONGSIDE OUR
FIREFIGHTERS TO IDENTIFY LARGE
QUANTITIES OF HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
STORED AND MOVED AROUND IN WAYS
THAT THEY CANNOT TRACE. THE BILL
WILL ALSO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE BY
NARROWING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
A RETAIL EXEMPTION AND EXEMPTION
THAT HAS ALLOWED BAD ACTORS TO
STORE LARGE QUANTITIES OF HIGHLY
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY FROM
HAZARDOUS WASTE CONTROL LAWS. ON
MAY 16TH OF 2020. A FIRE STARTED
AT A BUILDING ON BOYD STREET IN
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES TO FIRE
COST A LARGE EXPLOSION BECAUSE
OF A COLLECTION OF BEAUTY AND
GAS PRESENT. A COLLECTION OR
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROFESSIONALS HAD NO WAY OF
KNOWING WAS PRESENT UNDER OUR
CURRENT OF REPORTING AS A
RESULT OF THAT VERY LARGE AND
VERY SET IN FIRE, 11 LOS ANGELES
CITY FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED.
MAYBE 2059 AIMS TO PREVENT
FUTURE TRAGEDIES BY ALLOWING
ACCESS TO EXISTING DOCUMENTS
THAT WOULD ALLOW HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN
REPORTED TO THE STATE TO BE
UNCOVERED AND IT'S COMMON SENSE
NARROWLY TARGETED SOLUTION THAT
GIVES THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR
KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.
ANOTHER TOOL IN THEIR TOOLBOX.
AVAILABLE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
OR TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THIS
TOPIC, JUST IN MILAN, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ADMINISTRATORS AND MR ROYCE LONG
CUBA COOPER, PROGRAM COORDINATOR
FOR THE LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT AND VICE CHAIR OF THE
KOOPA FORUM BOARD. WELCOME.
JUSTIN MYLAN FOR THE SPONSORS OF
THIS BILL, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH ADMINISTRATORS AND AGAIN
I'D LIKE TO SING OUR PRAISES TO
THE AUTHOR BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT
THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME SHE
STEPPED IN TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITY. THIS IS INTENDED TO
BE A NARROW SCOPE BILL. THIS
DOESN'T CREATE A WHOLE NEW
REPORTING PROGRAM. IT'S INTENDED
TO FILL UP PRETTY SMALL GAP IN
CURRENT LAW. WHICH WILL ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION PRIMARILY ABOUT THE
SHIPPING THE MOVEMENT OF LARGE
QUANTITY OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
IT'S NOT JUST THE STORAGE. IT'S
THE MOVEMENT FROM ONE PLACE TO
THE NEXT IN LARGE ENOUGH
QUANTITIES TO CAUSE THE
DEVASTATING FIRE THAT THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAS REFERRED TO
WE HAVE TAKEN TWO SIGNIFICANT
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. AT THE
REQUEST OF INDUSTRY. WE HAVE
CLARIFIED THE QUANTITIES AND
WE'VE ALSO ENSURED THAT WE'RE
USING A MORE READILY AVAILABLE
CHARACTERIZATION. THE CURRENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SO
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS, WE
BELIEVE WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE INDUSTRY, AND WE
HAVE AN EXPERT FROM L. A TO TALK
ABOUT WHY THIS FIRE OCCURRED AND
WHY THE BILL WILL HELP TO
PROTECT THE COMMUNITIES AND
PREVENT FIRES IN THE NEXT PLACE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS IS ROYCE LONG VICE CHAIR
, CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM
AGENCY FORM AND BILLY ON THE
PHONE LINES. YOU DON'T SEE HIM.
ON THE PHONE. NOT NOT THERE.
META MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ON THE
PHONE LINE? WE CAN MAKE PRESS 10
IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO EUROPE
AT THIS TIME, BUT NO ONE IS ON
THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME.
THE ONE MOMENT PLEASE. I BELIEVE
I HAVE SOMEONE ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. SOMEBODY ONE
PERFORMANCE.
BLIND 1 64 YEAR LINE IS OPEN.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ROY STRONG
AND I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COOPER FOR ABOARD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA DISCUSS
THE VOID STREET, UTAH AN
EXPLOSION IN 2020 11 55 DEGREES
OF BURN TRAUMA. L A CITY FIRE
FLIES MAY BE PROTECTED THAT CUBA
HAD THEIR DATA FROM THE TANK
SUPPLIER LOCATIONS WHERE THEY
SPEAKING HAVE BEEN SOLD AND
SHIPPED WITHIN THE CITY. ALL WE
KNOW ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC
INCIDENT IS DEBUTING HIS SHIP
THEM ALL FROM OVERSEAS AND ENDS
UP INTO LEGITIMATE STORAGE
WAREHOUSES IN L. A COUNTY. FROM
THERE, IT ASSAULTS YOU UNRELATED
BUSINESSES AND SHIPPING TOO
SMALL DIDN'T WEAR WITHIN THE
CITY. MANY OF THESE IN THE CITY
OPERATIONS DO NOT DISPOSED TO
HAVE STORAGE AND CONSEQUENTLY,
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT
FIND THEM UNTIL THERE'S A FIRE
OR EXPLOSION. WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO LOCATE THE MATERIAL SUPPLIER
SUPPORTING THESE OPERATIONS
PROVIDED RECORDS OF WHERE IT WAS
SOLD IN SHAPE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE
ON OCTOBER 6 2021 3 STORY
COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN THE CITY
FIRE AFTER THE FIRE, LEFFE
COOPER, INVESTIGATORS WERE
PICKING THROUGH THE BURNT RUBBLE
AND THE STEROID LEADING TO A
BASEMENT. ON ENTRY INTO THE
BASEMENT. INVESTIGATORS FOUND
£18,000 OF UNBURNED, FLAMMABLE
BEAUTY. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY
BEEN ANOTHER REPEAT OF THE VOICE
TRADE EXPLOSION OR WORSE,
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE
BUILDING WAS THAT ACTIVE
TARGETS. THE STATE OF OUR
COMMUNITY AND THE STATE OF THOSE
WHO ARE SWORN TO PROTECT US. IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT WE APPLIED THE
AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE SUPPLIES
LIKE HANDLING THIS MATERIAL TO
DISCLOSE THE INTENDED SHIPPING
DESTINATION OF THOSE MATERIALS.
INDUSTRY HAS RAISED CONCERNS
ABOUT POTENTIAL DUPLICATION IN
THE BILL AS LARA BUDDING
BUSINESSES ALREADY DISCLOSED
ASSESSMENT MATERIAL STORIES IN
THE STATE ARE BASED CALLED TO BE
CLEAR. THIS BILL IS ABOUT
SHIPPING INFORMATION AND NOT
STORAGE SHIPPING IS REGULATED BY
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, WHICH THERE IS
NO DOUBT NO DATABASE FOR THE
CUBANS TO ACCESS FOR THE
MOVEMENT OF HAZMAT ACROSS THE
STATE. SHIPPING REGISTER LONG
YOU HAVE EXCEEDED THE TIME LIMIT
. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND WILL NOW GO TO
THOSE WHO ARE HERE IN THE ROOM
THAT WISH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF A B 2059. WENT HERE. AND LET
US GO TO THE PHONE LINES. ANYONE
ON THE PHONE LINES THAT WISHES
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF A B
2059. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND ONE MOMENT, PLEASE FOR
THE LINE. ONE MORE MOMENT,
PLEASE. AND 11 MOMENT. LINE. 22,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIVE FRACTION.
ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL FOR BAY
AREA CITY TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WHO PERFORM AS THIS
PAST CHAIR AND CURRENT MEMBER IN
SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY ON BEHALF
OF DOUG SUPERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. NO FURTHER
LINES AT THIS TIME. THEN UM, I
DO NOT HAVE ANYONE LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM, WHICH IS TO OPPOSE
A B 2059. SEEING NONE. I WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINES, MADAM,
MODERATOR. ANYONE ON THE PHONE
LINES WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 2059.
AND FOR OUR PHONE LINE, IF YOU
LIKE SPEAKING OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY
WE HAVE NO LINE. NO. ONE IN Q.
THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AND ASK ONE OF OUR
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WOULD
MOVE THE BILL. WE HAVE EMOTION
ON THE BILL. UM. MADAM WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER
CARILLO? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I FEEL THAT A LARGE
PART OF THE WORK THAT I HAVE
DONE IN THE LEGISLATURE AND THAT
WE ALL DO IS TO ENSURE THAT
EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS
CALIFORNIA IS SAFE AND THE RIGHT
TO LIVE IN A FREE AND DANGEROUS
ZONE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL UM
, PROFESSIONALS HAVE ACCESS TO
THE DATA THAT THEY NEED TO
ENSURE THAT WHEN THEY GO INTO A
BURNING BUILDING, THEY KNOW
WHAT'S ACTUALLY IN THERE AND NOT
RISK THEIR LIVES. AT THE SAME
TIME, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND
I WILL. CULTURAL ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT A B 2059 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALLEN. SPEAKS.
ALRIGHT I DALI EGGMAN SIGMUND I
GONZALEZ. SKINNER STERN STERN.
AYE. YOU HAVE TWO VOTES AND WILL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN UNTIL OTHERS
RETURN. THANK YOU. WELL, I'M
SORRY. THREE VOTES. I VOTED ON.
CUTE THANK YOU. I JUST DIDN'T
SEE YOU DOWN THERE. SORRY.
WILSON IS HERE. 2% IS ITEM
NUMBER 12. MAYBE 23 50. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS TODAY I PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 23 50, WHICH WILL
CREATE A CONSUMER REBATE PROGRAM
FOR CONVERTING CARS INTO ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. AS CALIFORNIA
DRIVER'S ACL ENOUGH YOU CHUR,
CONSUMERS AND THE CAR INDUSTRY
HAVE BEGUN CONVERTING USED
GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES INTO
HYDROGEN OR ELECTRIC ZERO
EMISSIONS VEHICLES. MAJOR
AUTOMAKERS, INCLUDING FORD AND
GENERAL MOTORS, HAVE UNVEILED
ZERO EMISSION CRATE MOTORS THAT
COULD BE USED TO REPLACE THE
ENGINES AND A GAS POWERED
VEHICLE. TO MEET CALIFORNIA'S
CONSUMERS DEMAND FOR MORE
AFFORDABLE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS. THE STATE NEEDS NEW AND
CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKE XEV
OWNERSHIP MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE, CREATING A CONSUMER
REBATE PROGRAM FOR CONVERTING
USED GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES.
INTO ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES. A B
23 50 WILL HELP THE STATE MEET
ITS AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS.
THIS BILL HAS UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND HAS NO
OPPOSITION ALSO WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. BUT I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE
FORMALLY ADOPTED AND
TRANSPORTATION NEXT WEEK. SHOULD
THE BILL PASS TODAY I ALSO HAVE
CHRISTIAN ROBINSON FROM
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET
ASSOCIATION JOINING ME TODAY TO
PRESENT THE BILL. I BELIEVE HE'S
ON THE PHONE. YES, SHOW THAT
HE'S ON THE PHONE LINES.
FIRMANDO MODERATOR, WE HAVE OUR
LEAD. ARE YOU HERE? GO AHEAD.
YES I'M HERE. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY ABOUT A B 23 50, WHICH
WOULD CREATE A NEW PROGRAM TO
INCENTIVIZE CONSUMERS TO CONVERT
GASOLINE OR DIESEL POWERED
VEHICLES INTO ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES THROUGH A $2000 RE
MEET. WELL SETTING COSTS AND
INCOME CAPS ALIGNED WITH THE
CLEAN VEHICLES. WE'VE A PROGRAM
, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS
SAID IN AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR
IMPROVING AIR QUALITY AND
REMOVING POLLUTING VEHICLES FROM
THE ROAD, INCLUDING AIMING TO
HAVE ALL NEW CARS SALES. ZE'EVI
BY 2035. UNFORTUNATELY IN THE
CURRENT MARKETPLACE, NEWSY E. V
S ARE OUT OF REACH FOR MOST
CONSUMERS, ACCORDING TO
BLOOMBERG. A RECENT REPORT
INDICATES THAT ROUGHLY 15% OF
DRIVER'S ONLY 15% CAN AFFORD
NEWS. THE EBS. CONSIDERING THESE
FACTORS TOGETHER, TWO THINGS ARE
CLEAR. CONSUMERS NEED MORE
OPTIONS CONSIDERING AS THE E V
FUTURE AND THE NEEDS AND
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN. A B 23 50 AIMS TO
TAXABLE AT THE 2021 CM, A SHOW
IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH WAS THE
LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE TRADE SHOW
AND NORTH AMERICA SINCE THE
PANDEMIC CONVERSIONS LITERALLY
STOLE THE SHOW WITH VEHICLES
POWERED BY CHEVY Z CREATE AND
FOR ITS ILLUMINATOR ELECTRIC
CREATE VOTERS. ADDITIONALLY MANY
AFTERMARKET COMPANY HAS OFFERED
COMPLETE CONVERSION KITS TO
CONSUMERS, WHICH START AS LOW AS
$8000, AN INCREASE IN PRICE
DEPENDING ON THE DESIRED RANGE
AND THE BELLS AND WHISTLES,
PURCHASER DESIRES. CONSUMERS CAN
ALSO INDIVIDUALLY PURCHASED
DESIRED COMPONENT PARTS SUCH AS
AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR
APPROXIMATELY 3000. OR THE
CONTROL UNIT FOR 2 TO 3000 AND
BATTERIES FOR ROUGHLY $1000
EACH. DEBT CONVERSION PRODUCTS
CAN BE USED TO BRING NEW LIFE TO
A USED DAILY DRIVER OR PAY
TRIBUTE TO CLASSIC VEHICLES,
WHICH IS TRADITIONALLY HIGHER
FAILURE RATE WHEN GOING THROUGH
THE SMOG CHECK PROCESS.
CONVERTING OLDER CARS AND
CLASSIC VEHICLES HAVE USING
MOTORS LIKE THESE, WELL OUR
CONSUMERS TO PRESERVE
CALIFORNIA'S RICH CAR CULTURE
WHILE HELPING TO ELIMINATE
CARBON EMISSIONS. HOWEVER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON
INDICATED THERE IS NOT CURRENT
STATE SUPPORTED PROGRAM TO
INCENTIVIZE THESE CONVERSIONS TO
RUN ON HYDROGEN OR ELECTRICITY.
UH TO ME. CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS
DEMAND FOR MORE AFFORDABLE CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
OPPORTUNITIES. MAYBE 23 50 WILL
ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL FOR THESE
REASONS TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU. WILL NOW GO TO THOSE OTHERS
IN THE ROOM HERE WHO MIGHT WISH
TO COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF A
B 23 50. ANYBODY. APPROACHING
THE C OH, NO. THAT IS COMING
FORWARD. THEN LET US GO TO THE
PHONE LINES AND CALL. UM ANYONE
WHO'S ON THE PHONE LINES THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT A B 23 50.
THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SUPPORT A B 23 50, PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. AND I'M SEEING
NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. PLEASE
CONTINUE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE
TO COME FORWARD, UH, TO OPPOSE A
B 23 50. KNOWING IS APPROACHING
AND LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINES,
AND YOU WENT ON THE PHONE LINES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
OPPOSITION OF A B 23 50. IF YOU
WERE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 23 50
, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND THERE ARE NO LINES IN THE
QUEUE. THANK YOU. THEN WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE ON
ANY COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? YES.
SENATOR STERN. YEAH THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND REMEMBER, THIS
IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO MEET YOU.
UM AND HAVE A FIRST INTERACTION
HERE ON THIS LEGISLATION. UM,
APPRECIATE THE BILL. I'M
ACTUALLY ELECTRIC GT HAS BEEN
DOING SOME OF THIS MANUFACTURING
AND CHATSWORTH RIGHT IN THE
HEART OF SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IN
MY DISTRICT. AND YOU KNOW, I
WENT THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF
TRYING TO HELP MY FATHER IN LAW
WITH A 1978 FORD ECONOLINE. HE'S
PLUMBER DRIVING THAT PLUMBING
TRUCK FOR WAY TOO LONG. AND
TRYING TO GET INTO COMPLIANCE
WITH SMOG CHECK AND NOT JUST THE
ZEV MANDATE. BUT JUST IN
GENERAL, TRYING TO UM NOT DRIVE
A CAR AROUND. L A. THAT'S GONNA
GIVE KIDS ASTHMA. UM AND SO IT'S
VERY EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE
COMPANY AND SORT OF THE GROWTH
AND NOW IT SOUNDS FROM SEMA LIKE
IT'S NOT JUST ELECTRIC GT. IT'S
KIND OF VERSIONING INDUSTRY
HERE, SO I THINK THERE'S REALLY
BIG POTENTIAL. UM AND I'M
EXCITED. I I'D LOVE TO MAKE A
MOTION AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
AND ALSO BE ADDED ON HIS CO
AUTHOR OF POSSIBLE TO YOUR
LEGISLATION, THEIR AMENDMENTS
PENDING BUT I APPRECIATE YOU
MAKING A PUSH IN THIS SPACE AND
YOU KNOW, I REALLY WE'VE GOT TO
FIND A WAY TO CAPTURE. NOT JUST,
UH YOU KNOW? THE IMAGINATION OF
PEOPLE, BUT BUT ALSO DEAL WITH
THIS FLEET. THAT'S JUST OUT
THERE THAT'S GOING TO BE RUNNING
ON GAS AND DIESEL FOR A VERY
LONG TIME, SO I'D MOVE THE BILL.
VERY GOOD MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE AND REMEMBER, WILSON?
THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR THE
COMMITTEE OF AMENDMENTS. AND I
ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
SENATOR STERN AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. YOU WANNA CALL
THE ROLL? THEM. ITEM NUMBER 12
ITEM NUMBER 12 A B 23 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION ALAN BATES.
ALRIGHT, DOLLY. EGGMAN EGGMAN
GONZALEZ SKINNER. STERN STERN.
AYE. THANK YOU THAT HAS THREE
VOTES AND I WILL HOLD THE WORLD
OPEN THE OTHER STREET EARN.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN.
WELCOME OUTSIDE ITEM NUMBER 13 A
B 24 19 IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS
CORRECT. PLEASE BEGIN. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS I
RISE TODAY TO PRESENT A B 24 19,
THE JUSTICE 40 ACT. WHICH WOULD
ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WITHIN THE STRATEGIC GROWTH
COUNCIL COMPOSED OF STAKEHOLDERS
FROM FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES,
LABOR OR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES,
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,
COMMUNITIES AND OTHERS. THIS
COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND
RECOMMEND PROJECTS TO TRACK THE
EXPENDITURE OF THE FUNDS FROM
THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT IN JOBS ACT. AND WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN
CALIFORNIA, TOO. LEAD THE REST
OF THE NATION AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE $44 BILLION COMING TO OUR
STATE ARE DISPERSED IN A WAY
THAT IS EQUITABLE AND REMEDIES.
SOME OF THE HISTORIC
DISADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES. AH! THIS BILL SETS
40% OF I J FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS
PROJECTS SERVING SPECIFICALLY
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, AN
ADDITIONAL 10% SPECIFICALLY
EARMARKED FOR LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. JOB OPPORTUNITIES
WILL OPEN UP AS WE DISPERSE
THESE DOLLARS. THAT'S CARPENTERS
, MACHINISTS, WELDERS,
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS,
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS. AND
MORE. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE
GREATEST RESPONSIBILITIES WE
HAVE. WITH THIS NEW MONEY COMING
IN. THIS BILL IS SUPPORTED BY
MORE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT I CAN NAME
BUT ALSO THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION AND THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. AND I NOTICED YOU HAVE TO
SUPPORT WITH WITNESSES IN
PERSON. MELISSA ROMERO. MELISSA
HERE. COME FORWARD. THIS ONE.
THANK YOU. CHAIR ANDCOMMITTEE
MEMBERS, MELISSA ROMERO WITH
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
IN THE YEARS AHEAD, CALIFORNIA
HAS A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE MASSIVE INVESTMENTS. IN THE
CLIMATE, RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE KNOW WE
NEED TO COMBAT THE CLIMATE
CRISIS. WHAT WE MUST ENSURE IS
THAT THESE INVESTMENTS ARE MADE
EQUITABLY PRIORITIZING
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED FROM
MOST FROM THE MOST. LEGACY OF
TOXIC POLLUTION AND
DISINVESTMENT. THE FEDERAL
JUSTICE 40 INITIATIVE IS AN
IMPORTANT FIRST STEP JUSTICE 40
IS A FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO
DIRECT 40% OF CLIMATE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. AND
WHILE THIS IS A STRONG FEDERAL
GOAL THAT WE SUPPORT STATES WILL
ULTIMATELY DETERMINE MUCH OF THE
DETAILS OF HOW THIS IS CARRIED
OUT. CALIFORNIA IS SET TO
RECEIVE OVER 44 BILLION IN
FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS
FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS AND JOBS ACT. AND IS
ELIGIBLE FOR EVEN MORE AND
COMPETITIVE GRANTS FROM PROGRAMS
COVERED BY JUSTICE 40. WE HAVE A
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO INFUSE
THIS THIS FEDERAL FUND TO INVEST
IN COMMUNITY THAT THAT NEED IT
MOST CREATE GOOD JOBS AND
ADVANCE OUR CLIMATE GOALS. A B
24 19 IS A CRITICAL AND CRUCIAL
AND NECESSARY BILL IN ORDER TO
ENSURE EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION
OF JUSTICE 40 IN CALIFORNIA BY
COMMITTING FUNDING TO
DISADVANTAGE AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES. MAYBE 24 19 BUILDS
OFF OF A STRONG FEDERAL GOAL AND
ACTUALLY PUTS EQUITY AT THE
CENTER OF OUR INVESTMENTS. WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THE DECISIONS WE
MAKE NOW WILL LOCK IN STRUCTURE
OF OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT OVER
THE DECADES TO COME. WE MUST
ENSURE THAT THESE INVESTMENTS
HELP FACILITATE OUR CLIMATE AND
CLEAN ENERGY GOALS AND THAT THEY
SUPPORT GOOD UNION JOBS. IF
PASSED, A B 24 19 WILL BE A
MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY ON HOW STATES CAN
DELIVER THE PROMISE OF JUSTICE
40 AND FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
MERRILL. MISS MASON. GOOD
MORNING, VICE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RAQUEL MASON, AND I AM THE
POLICY MANAGER FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ALLIANCE OR SAY, HA HA IS A
STATEWIDE ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE
JUSTICE PRIORITIES. HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN'S
LEADERSHIP AND PLEASED TO SHARE
OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR A BEFORE
24 19 TODAY. FOR TOO LONG.
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA HAVE BORNE THE BRUNT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION WHILE
ALSO BEING OVERLOOKED AND LEFT
OUT OF NEEDED INVESTMENTS, A
HISTORY OF RACIST INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICIES AND DISINVESTMENT. HAS
PREVENTED THESE COMMUNITIES MOST
OFTEN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR FROM BENEFITING FROM THE
MANY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT
COME WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS WITH THIS NEW
INFUSION OF FEDERAL CLIMATE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS. WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO START TO REPAIR
SOME OF THESE HARMS AND INVEST
IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT.
MOST. GIVE YOU 24 19 IS AN
IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY STEP TO
ENSURE WE USE THIS HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THE
DECADES LONG FIGHT TO DISMANTLE
ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND ENSURE
THAT ALL COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE.
24 19 TARGETS AT LEAST 40% OF
CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS TO DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AND AN ADDITIONAL
10% TO LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
THAT HAS LONG BEEN A CHAMPION
FOR THE CALEN VIRUS SCREEN TOOL
AND FOR USING IT TO IDENTIFY
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA. WE
ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT AT TIMES,
OTHER DEFINITIONS MAY BE MORE
APPROPRIATE. A B 24 19 TAKES A
BOTH AND APPROACH GIVING
PRIORITY TO THE CALEN VIRUS
SCREEN DESIGNATION OF
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, BUT
ALSO ALLOWING STATE AGENCIES TO
USE ALTERNATIVE DEFINITIONS THAT
HAVE TO EXTORT HAVE HISTORICALLY
USED AND EQUITABLY TARGET FUNDS.
WE KNOW THAT THEY CAN YOU WRAP
UP. OF COURSE I CAN SKIP. I'LL
JUST REITERATE. THIS IS WANT TO
SAY HAS PRIORITY BILLS THIS
YEAR. UM WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEADERSHIP AND
RESPECTFULLY URGENT. I VOTE.
THANK YOU. OTHERS WHO WISH TO
COME FORWARD AND SUPPORT. BILL
MCGOVERN WITH COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR SUPPORT. ELENA ORTIZ
ON BEHALF OF SERIES AND RDC
ACTION FUND IN CENTRAL COAST
ENERGY SERVICES AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN. JEREMY SMITH YOU ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL,
ALSO IN SUPPORT. MELANIE MORALES
, REPRESENTING THE GREENLINING
INSTITUTE AND SUPPORT ALONG WITH
CO SPONSORS, A PEN AND STRONG
SUPPORT FROM GRID ALTERNATIVES.
LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR A NEW
ECONOMY, MOVE L A AND BLACK
WOMEN FOR WELLNESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES NOW AND SEE WHO'S ON THERE
THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 24 19. THANK YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. PLEASE PRESS
ONE THING ZERO. WE'LL GO TO THE
LINE. 13, PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO
ERIN WILLEY ON BEHALF OF THIS
YEAR CLUB, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
OF A B 24 18. THANK YOU LINE 1
72, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE TANNER
ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUAL
CALIFORNIA GREEN TEAM AND STRONG
SUPPORT, BABY 24 19. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. LINE 40, PLEASE. YES
HI LEANING PATRICIA HARRIS ON
BEHALF OF ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF
A B 24 19. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
GRID. THANK YOU. LIONS 70,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PLANE 1 70.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. RIGHT MY
GALINDO OCCURRED CALIFORNIA
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A B 24 19.
THANK YOU LINE 1 75, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW,
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
IN CALLING IN SUPPORT, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. LINE. 10, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS OMAR
HERNANDEZ. I'M WITH THE
POTENTIAL TRANSIT EMPOWERMENT
OWNER SLEAZY AND I'M CALLING
STRONG SUPPORT FOR A B 24 19.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 50.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HIS ZACH LOU
WITH THE CALIFORNIA GREEN NEW
DEAL COALITION, ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, COMING IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 1
73, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS
IS NINA TURNER, WITH THE CLIMATE
CENTER CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE
1 40, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 91 40.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THIS IS CAROL
. WE'D IN, UH, SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF 3 50 BAY AREA ACTION
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 98. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. ENRIQUE WORKER WITH
CLIMATE RESULTS. CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF PROBABLY 24
19. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE
85. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HIM KANSI
OF NON TACTIC NEIGHBORHOODS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE 1 13, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
1 13 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. AH YES,
THIS IS MARVIN NORMAN COMMUNITY
ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 1
76. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. JIM
LINDBERG ON BEHALF OF THE
FRIENDS MEETING ON LEGISLATION
OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 1 18. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GARCIA ECONOMY
HALF OF POSSIBLE LINKCALLING
SUPPORT AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR
24 19. THANK YOU LINE 1 77. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. EDUARDO MARTINEZ
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
91 68 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. KATHY
SCHAEFFER FOR THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
, MADAM CHAIR. THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY
LISTED OPPOSITION RIGHT HERE.
BUT WE WILL FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS THAT THERE'S ANYBODY
WANTING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
UH THIS TO THIS BILL, PLEASE
STEP FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
SEEING NONE WILL FOLLOW. SAME
PROCESS GOING TO THE PHONE
LINES. MODERATOR ARE THERE ANY
CALLS IN OPPOSITION? IF YOU'RE
IN OPPOSITION OF A B 24 19,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO WILL
GO TO LINE 1 71. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ADAM JONAS ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES.
RESPECTFULLY WE DO HAVE AN
OPPOSING LESS AMENDED POSITION
ON THE BILL. AWKWARD REPRESENTS
OVER 460 PUBLIC NONPROFIT WATER
AGENCIES. MANY OF WHOM ARE IN OR
SERVE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
WE APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF
MAYBE 24 19 WE HAVE ADVOCATED IN
THE PAST FOR FUNDING FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
INCLUDING SB 200 FROM 2019,
WHICH ESTABLISHED THE SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER FUND,
AND THAT ONE PROVIDES $130
MILLION A YEAR PARTICIPATED
COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE STRUGGLING
TO MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
ACCEPTING AMENDMENTS THAT
BROADENED THE DEFINITION OF
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY. THOSE
AMENDMENTS WILL ENSURE THAT MANY
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA ARE STILL
PRIORITIZED FOR FUNDING.
REMAINING CONCERNED WITH THE
BILL IS THE MANDATE THAT IS
CONTAINED, UM, THAT ESTATE
AGENCY SHALL ALLOCATE A MINIMUM
OF 40% OF FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT
PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFITS TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
AGAIN. WE SUPPORT THE INTENT.
BUT WHILE 40% MAYBE THE
APPROPRIATE NUMBER FOR SOME
TYPES OF FUNDING, IT MAY NOT BE
FOR OTHERS. AS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IN
CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A DEDICATED
FUND ALREADY FOR CLEAN DRINKING
WATER ACCESS FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. AND SO 40% MAY NOT
BE ACHIEVABLE. UM FOR WATER
SPECIFIC FUNDING. IN ADDITION,
THE FEDERAL JUSTICE FOR YOU
INITIATIVE PHYSICAL ONLY, UM,
AND IT PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO
THE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO MEET
THAT GOAL. UM THOSE FEDERAL
AGENCIES ARE STILL IDENTIFYING
HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE 40% GOAL.
AND TO FURTHER COMPLICATE
MATTERS, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT
DEFINITION OF DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE STILL
DEVELOPING. SO THIS BILL MIGHT
GET AHEAD OF THAT FEDERAL
PROCESS. AND IF PASSED, YOU
COULD HAVE A SITUATION WHERE
CALIFORNIA IS DIRECTING FUNDING
TO COMMUNITIES. THAT MAY NOT
SATISFY THE FEDERAL GOAL, SO WE
WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD ALIGN
WITH THE FEDERAL PROCESS, WHICH
IS ONGOING. AND INSTEAD OF A
MANDATE, UM THE BILL COULD
PERHAPS PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO
STATE AGENCIES REGARDING
FUNDING. DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AGAIN APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR AND TAKING AMENDMENTS
THAT IMPROVE THE BILL, AND WE'RE
HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND THAT THAT TOOK THE
OPPOSITIONTESTIFYING TIME. SO
ANYBODY ELSE CALLING AN
OPPOSITION? PLEASE? JUST NAME AN
ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU LINE 76.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM SHARE OF RICHARD
MARX IN FOR THE WESTERN
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION. YOU KNOW, I
APOLOGIZE. BUT YEAH. EXCUSE ME.
WE ALREADY WE ALREADY USED AT
THE TIME. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY
LISTED OPPOSITION. I'M GONNA
LISTED OPPOSITION, BUT NO LISTED
PEOPLE TESTIFYING. THE TIME HAS
ALREADY BEEN USED. SO I
APPRECIATE. UM I APPRECIATE YOUR
INPUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. BEND HERE. THERE
ARE NO FURTHER COLORS IN THE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRINGING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. UM MANAGER I'M A CO
AUTHOR OF THE MEASURES SO HAPPY
TO MOVE THE BILL. I DID. I DID
WANT TO ASK THE AUTHOR, UM ANY
THINKING ON. HAD TO NAVIGATE
SOME OF THOSE OUTSTANDING ISSUES
AT THIS POINT. UM YOU KNOW, I'M
I'M THINKING OF JUST LIKE A
WATER PROJECT LIKE THE CARSON
FACILITY WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO
UPGRADE OR HYPERION. SO L A IS
YOU KNOW? PROBABLY A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF COMMUNITIES BEING
SERVED BY THAT ARE DISADVANTAGED
IN FACT, BUT THE WAY WE DO. THE
MATH UNDER THIS LEGISLATION IS
THAT IF SAY THAT THAT WATER'S
GOING IN THE PIPE RIGHT? IT'S
SERVING THE ENTIRE METROPOLITAN
WATER DISTRICT. IT'S GOT IT'S
GOT TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT. DO YOU
SEE HIM GETTING OUT? LIKE ONCE
THE ANSWERS THE WHOLESALE WATER
SYSTEM. HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU
SORT OF ANALYZE DIRECT BENEFITS?
AND MAYBE THE SPONSORS HAVE AN
IDEA TO? I JUST THINK IT'S
SOMETHING MECHANICS WISE. WE
WANT TO WORK THROUGH. UM BECAUSE
I KNOW I'M HUNGRY FOR THOSE
FUNDS TO GET DOWN SOUTH AND FIX
UP OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
AMONGST MANY OTHER PROJECTS, BUT
COMMENT ON THAT FRONT OR NEW
THINKING ON THAT FRONT. HOW? HOW
WE'D ACTUALLY ADMINISTER IT.
YEAH, NO, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
FOR YOUR QUESTION, SENATOR. ONE
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND IN VERY CLOSE
COLLABORATION WITH THE BODY AND
ADMINISTRATION. THESE THINGS ARE
DONE IN IN SOLIDARITY AND NOT IN
AN ADVERSARIAL FASHION, RIGHT?
UM I THINK PART OF WHAT MAKES
THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL
IS THAT YOU WILL HAVE FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES AT THE TABLE, SO I
DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY MY
PLACE TO SAY. TCARSON. HOW WE
SHOULD FIX THEIR WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MOST
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE LABORPARTNERS AND
TRIBAL PARTNERS AND OTHER
LEADERS SHOULD COME TO A TABLE
TO DECIDE. WHAT THE BEST WAY TO
DO. THAT IS AND THAT'S THAT'S
WHAT THIS ADVISORY TASK FORCE IS
RECOMMENDING. AND SO I THERE
COLLECTIVE
A SLICE. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I
THINK YOU'VE STRENGTHENED THE
BILL. AS I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE
MANDATE FALL OUT. I DON'T WANT
TO SEE THIS BECOME A AIMLESS
GOALS BILL, SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU
TO STAY STRONG ON THAT FRONT AND
MAKE SURE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF
THE BILL REMAIN, BUT JUST
PLEDGING MY ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT AS THIS MOVES FORWARD,
HOPEFULLY CLEARS COMMITTEE TODAY
AND KEEPS GOING, BUT UM, JUST
WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE
DETAILS, THINKING ABOUT, FOR
INSTANCE, UM, MONEY THAT MAY GO
TO, UM, HOME BY HOME LIKE MULTI
FAMILY, UH, BUILDING EFFICIENCY,
WHETHER IZATION DECARBONIZATION
LABOR RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY
THERE ONLY SEEKING PREVAILING
WAGE ON CERTAIN STANDARDS OF
PROJECTS. NOT EVEN A P L A ON
THAT FRONT, SO IF THERE'S IF
THERE'S LIKE. A $10 MILLION
RETROFIT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECT THAT. UM YOU KNOW YOU'RE
INSTALLING, SAYING NEW A C UNIT
THAT'S GOING TO BE PETE POMP AND
ZERO MISSION. JUST HOW DO WE
WORK THROUGH ALL OF IT? SO, UM
THE BILL STRONG. UM WE WANT MORE
FROM THE FEDS. WE'D LIKE TO SEE
AN ENTIRE CLIMATE AGENDA. MOVE,
BUT FOR PRESENT, UM I APPRECIATE
UH, YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
FRONT. PUTTING FRONTLINES FIRST.
UM AND I'M I'M PROUD TO MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, AND I'D ALSO
LIKE JUST JUST THE TIMING ISSUES
ALWAYS KIND OF IMPORTANT TO WORK
OUT AS YOU AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.
THIS BILL DOES. GOING TO ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. IT SHOULD HAVE PASSED
THIS ONE TODAY. AND COULD YOU
ADDRESS THAT TIMING ISSUE IN
YOUR CLOTHES? ABSOLUTELY AND SO
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE
EXAMPLES WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY
BEEN A LOT OF LIBERTY GIVEN TO
THE STATES FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND THE JUSTICE 40
EXECUTIVE ORDER, AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
ALWAYS LEAD WITH EVERY TIME
WE'VE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO
SET A PACE FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY, AND SO I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. IT'S VERY RARE THAT
WE HAVE BILLS COME THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE OR ANY OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,
COMMUNITY AND LABOR AT THE TABLE
IN SOLIDARITY, TALKING THROUGH
THE DETAILS, MAKING SURE WE GET
THIS RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I
COMMITTED WHEN I CAME INTO THE
LEGISLATOR, AND THAT'S WHAT WE
ARE DOING. HERE SO TO THAT
QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE BUILD D
RETROFITS AND OTHER THINGS I
TRUST MY PARTNERS AT THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES TO SIT DOWN AT
THE TABLE AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE
DO THIS INEQUITABLE WAY AGAIN.
THESE ARE NEW RESOURCES, AND
THOSE NEW RESOURCES NEED TO GO
TO SKILLED AND TRAINED JOBS AND
THE KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT'S SUSTAINABLE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND SO I DON'T
THINK WE JUST HAVE A OPPORTUNITY
TO PASS THIS BILL. I THINK WE
KIND OF HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAD A
MOTION BY SENATOR STERN. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ITEM NUMBER 13 24
19 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ALLEN
BATES DELI. EGGMAN TONIGHT.
GONZALEZ SKINNER. STERN STERN?
AYE. THAT BILL IS 20. WELL, HOLD
IT OPEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NEXT UP BY SEA.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN WELCOME.
I'M SITTING ON THE COMMITTEE
TODAY. AND I AM SUBBING HIS
CHAIR SO THERE YOU ARE, OKAY?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
PROCEED. YOU HAVE BEFORE US
TODAY. ASSEMBLY A BILL 24 40?
YES UM, THANK YOU, SENATOR.
SUBSTITUTE CHAIR. UM MAYBE 24 40
WOULD CREATE A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE
SYSTEM FOR CALIFORNIA'S TO DROP
OFF BATTERIES FOR PROPER
DISPOSAL. BATTERIES ARE BECOMING
MORE PREVALENT IN OUR EVERYDAY
LIVES, AND THE LACK OF
CONVENIENT DISPOSAL OPTIONS IS
LEADING TO HIGHER LEVELS. OF
TOXIC BATTERIES ENTERING OUR
WASTE STREAM, ACCORDING TO A
2018 SURVEY OF 26, CALIFORNIA,
MERV'S 20 FACILITIES EXPERIENCED
AT LEAST ONE FIRE DURING THE
PRIOR TWO YEARS OF WHICH
BATTERIES CAUSED 65% WE MUST DO
BETTER WITHOUT DRAMATICALLY
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BATTERIES
ENTERTAIN ENTERING CALIFORNIA'S
WASTE STREAM. WE WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY SUFFER ADDITIONAL
FIRES THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS
OF LIFE. LIFE'S LIVE LIFE. LIFE
AND WILL JEOPARDIZE CALIFORNIA'S
RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE
HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF
STAKEHOLDERS, AND I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
WORK ON THIS BILL. THANK OU
VERY MUCH ARE YOU HAVE LEAD
WITNESS HERE? JOE REMEMBER
RIHANNA FROM RETHINK WASTE?
CLEARY IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND EACH SIDE WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES, SO PLEASE
PROCEED. THREE MINUTES IN TOTAL
. THANK YOU. THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
WELCOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOE. LET MARIANA I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RETHINK
WASTE. WE ARE A MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE AGENCY ON THE SAME
FRANCISCO PENINSULA. WE
REPRESENT THE JURISDICTIONS FROM
EAST PALO ALTO TO BURLINGAME. WE
HANDLE ABOUT HALF A MILLION TONS
OF WASTE MATERIAL A YEAR AND WE
HAVE BEEN CONFRONTED WITH THE
ISSUES OF BATTERIES BEING PART
OF THAT UNKNOWN MATERIAL THAT WE
HANDLE. AND IN SEPTEMBER OF
2016. WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FIRE
AT OUR RECYCLING PLANT. HAD A
CLOSE IT FOR FOUR MONTHS. IT
COST $8.5 MILLION TO REBUILD
ABOUT 60. PEOPLE WERE FURLOUGHED
DURING THAT TIME. I'M VERY HAPPY
TO SAY NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO THERE WAS
A FATALITY AT A SIMILAR INCIDENT
IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY. AND
THAT TIME IS COMING. ANYTIME YOU
HAVE FIRE AND MAJOR PRODUCTION
FACILITIES. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN
SINCE THE FIRE. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE
TAKEN A LOT OF WORK TO HARDEN
THE FACILITY DO A LOT OF
TRAINING. AH BUT WE HAD A COUPLE
OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VERY,
VERY NEGATIVE. THAT'S HAPPENED.
WE USED TO HAVE ONE INSURER. NOW
WE HAVE 14. WE JUST GOT QUOTES
LAST WEEK 14. NOBODY WILL TAKE
ON THE RISK PREMIUMS WENT FROM
$180,000 A YEAR TO $2.1 MILLION
, THAT'S ALL PUBLICLY FINANCED
MONEY. UM AND LAST YEAR WE HAD
12 FIRES IN 10 OF THEM WERE
DEEMED TO BE LITHIUM ION BATTERY
RELATED. SO THIS IS A REAL
PROBLEM, AND WE SEE IT GROWING
THROUGHOUT OUR INDUSTRY. UM
EXPONENTIALLY. SO WE WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF A B 2440, WHICH
WE FEEL IS CRITICAL AT DIVERTING
BATTERIES AND PRODUCTS FROM THE
WASTE STREAM TO PROTECT OUR
WORKERS, PROTECT OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. WE RESPECTFULLY AND
I PASSIONATELY ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER, AND I VOTE ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND NEXT UP, WE HAVE JASON
SCHMELZER WITH CALIFORNIA
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL. AND
YOU HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE AND A
HALF LEFT. THANK YOU, MALCOLM
SHERIFF. UH JASON SMELTER,
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL. I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.
ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT FOR THE
NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION
COUNCIL, ALAMEDA COUNTY STOP
WASTE WESTERN PLASTER WASTE
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND WHAT WE
WANT TO BE CLEAR AT THE OUTSET
THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT
DEMONIZING ANY PARTICULAR
PRODUCT. I PERSONALLY LOVE THESE
PRODUCTS AND USE A LOT OF THEM.
THEY KEEP ME AND MY KIDS SAFE
AND WE'RE BACKPACKING. THERE'S A
NUMBER OF GREAT USES. BUT WHAT
THEY DO DO IS CREATE AN UNDUE
BURDEN ON THE SOLID WASTE SYSTEM
WHEN THEY END UP IN OUR WASTE
STREAM, SO THIS ISN'T ABOUT
DEMONIZING THE PRODUCTS. IT'S
ABOUT MITIGATING THAT WASTE THE
E P R STRUCTURE IN THE BILLS
VERY FAMILIAR TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND THE SENATE. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH US SO DILIGENTLY,
NOT EVEN JUST THIS YEAR, BUT
OVER SEVERAL YEARS, IT'S REALLY
BEEN A GREAT AH, CREDIT AND
IMPROVEMENT TO THE BILL ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE FORMER
OPPOSITION THAT IS NOW WORKING
VERY COLLABORATIVELY WITH US.
IT'S MY OPINION THAT WHEN WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SIT
DOWN AND WORK ON POLICY
TOGETHER, WE ALWAYS COME OUT.
WITH BETTER LEGISLATION AND I
FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE WE ARE
THIS YEAR, SO HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS THE MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE AND JUST DRIVE OUT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH PERFECT
TIMING. NOW WE'LL JUST TAKE
OTHER PEOPLE WANTING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. JUST YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE IN THE
ROOM. GOOD MORNING, JONATHAN
CLAY AND BAD FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO AND SUPPORT HELLO,
CALEB ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF CRN,
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THINKING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN NOBODY
ELSE LINING UP, PLEASE. WE'LL GO
TO THE PHONE NOW MODERATOR.
THESE PEOPLE SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT, JUST NAME AND
ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU FOR LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT FOR US ONE
AND ZERO WILL GO TO LINE 1 52,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 91 52 YEAR LINE
IS OPEN. FIND THE CORCORAN WITH
CALIFORNIA SINCE WE'RE
SPONSORING SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
LINE. 56, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SUBSTITUTE CHAIR
EGGMAN. THIS IS MICHAEL DAFT
WITH THE PRAYER AND MAKELELE ON
BEHALF OF REPUBLIC SERVICES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT CALLER. THANK
YOU. ZAIN 85, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
INCONSTANCY AND SUPPORT NONTOXIC
NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU LINE
49. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
THIS IS SHARON GREENE WITH THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE 1 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
1 63 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. NO
RESPONSE, MADAM. SURE, THERE ARE
NO FURTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL DO
THE SAME THING ON THE OPPOSITION
SIDE. PEOPLE SUPPORTING TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. I DON'T HAVE ANY
PEOPLE LISTED. BUT PLEASE COME
FORWARD. WELCOME GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR, UM AND, UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HERE. LAWRENCE
ASSESSMENT IS HERE AND WE HAVE
THE TOY ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
ACTUALLY NOT REGISTERED IN
OPPOSITION. I JUST WANTED TO GET
UP AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION
OF THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS
WORKING WITH US TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE CONCERNS IN THE HOROSCOPE
OF THE BILLS, UH, RELATED TO
BATTERIES IN THE SENATE AND THE
ASSEMBLIES, SO WE REALLY DO
APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANTED TO
FLAG ONE ISSUE WHICH I'VE BEEN
RAISED WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
WITH REGARDS TO COVERED
BATTERIES AND MANUFACTURERS WHO
INCLUDE BATTERIES COVERED
BATTERIES IN THEIR PRODUCTS. WE
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE MANUFACTURERS AREN'T UH,
DOUBLE PANE INTO A PROGRAM AND
SO AGAIN, WE DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE UM EVERYBODY'S
EFFORTS ON THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS,
PERSON, PLEASE. JOHN WINGER ON
BEHALF OF THE ADVANCED MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. WE ALSO
DON'T HAVE OFFICIAL OPPOSED
POSITION. WE'VE BEEN HAVING
GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
SPONSORS AND THE AUTHOR ON
LANGUAGE AROUND MEDICAL DEVICES
AND EMBEDDED BATTERIES AND ON
THE LOOSE BATTERY SIDE, AND WE I
FEEL PRETTY GOOD WERE THE
CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING AND LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THOSE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WANTING
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEE.
NONE WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
AT THIS POINT, JUST YOUR NAME
AND ORGANIZATION IF YOU WANT TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO.
PLANE. 1 63, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY
SISTER. APOLOGIES I HAD ISSUES
WITH THE PHONE LINE, AND THIS IS
JORDAN WILSON BEHALF OF THE
NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP ACTION
COUNCI IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B
222440. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
JORDANS. WHO ELSE? ANYONE ELSE?
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINES IN
THE QUEUE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
, LET'S GO TO. I KNOW WE DON'T
HAVE ANY FOLKS WHO HAVE GONE
THROUGH IT ALL OKAY? LET'S BRING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT
, SUSAN? YES? YES SENATOR.
EDMUND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
JUST WANT TO SAY GOOD BILL, AND
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S STILL
MORE TO BE DONE. AND WE KNOW
THERE'S BATTERIES COMES IN ALL
SHAPES AND SIZES. I REPRESENT A
DISTRICT THAT HAS A LOT OF
WAREHOUSES AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
FIRES, AND SOME OF THESE ARE
CAUSED BY THESE KINDS OF ISSUES
SO WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S
STILL A BIT MORE TO WORK TO DO.
CONGRATULATIONS GETTING SO FAR
AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I KNOW
STILL SOME WORK, I GUESS IS
UNDERWAY WITH SENATOR NEWMAN. UM
WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH
SENATOR NEWMAN AS UH, SENATOR
EDMUND ALLUDED TO THIS HAS BEEN
WE'VE BEEN. THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN
MADE OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS AND
, UM, OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN VERY
COLLABORATIVE TO TRY TO GET IT
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE WITH THE
SENATOR. AND WITH ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS, OKAY? THANK YOU.
GREAT SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ITEM NUMBER 14 24 40 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN MOTION IS
DUE PASS BUT FIRST BE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALAN BATES
VALLEY. EGGMAN EDMUND I.
GONZALEZ SKINNER STERN. OKAY SO
WE'RE GONNA HOLD THAT OPEN FOR
OTHER FOLKS THAT ON NOW IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING YOUR THE JOINT
AUTHOR ON 27 84. WHICH IS SO DID
YOU WERE YOU WERE PREPARED TO
PREPARE TO PRESENT THAT I
UNDERSTAND. YES OKAY, GREAT.
DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT?
THAT'S ITEM 15 ITEM. 15 8 27 84.
SO A B 27 84 IS A FOLLOW UP FROM
LAST YEAR'S A B 478, WHICH
ESTABLISHES A TIMELINE FOR
THERMAL FORM FOOD PACKAGING
MANUFACTURERS TO USE MINIMUM
RECYCLED CONTENT IN THEIR
PLASTIC CONTAINERS, STARTING
WITH 10% IN 2025 20% IN 2028 30%
IN 2030 THERMAL FORMS OF FOOD
CONTAINERS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS
CLAMSHELLS. THEY'RE FREQUENTLY
USED AS PACKAGING FOR VARIOUS
VARIES LEAFY GREENS TAKE OUT
CONTAINERS AND MORE. 27 87 ALSO
BUILDS ON THE PREVIOUS ACTION
TAKEN BY PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
TAKEN BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING
AND MYSELF TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM
RECYCLED CONTENT. FOR UM,
PLASTIC BOTTLES. AND WE NOW IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE THE HIGHEST
RECYCLING CONTENT OF FOR
REQUIRED FOR, UM. FOR PLASTIC
BOTTLES, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE ALSO THAT BOTTLES ARE
RECYCLED INTO BOTTLES AND FORMS
ARE RECYCLED INTO THERMAL FORMS
. THE RECYCLING PROCESS FOR
PLASTICS IS A ONE WAY STREET.
ONCE MADE INTO THERMAL FORMS.
THE PLASTIC CANNOT BE PAID BACK
INTO A BOTTLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT
THEREARE CONCERNS UM, AND THAT
THIS BILL IS ONE PIECE AND A
BROADER SCOPE OF RECYCLING BILLS
BEING CONSIDERED THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD MANY PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
AND I AM COMMITTED TO FINDING
WORKABLE SOLUTIONS. AND OUR
WITNESS IS BOB. DAVID DUKE, CEO
OF PLANET EARTH. THANK YOU. I'M
BOBBED AVENUE CHAIR ALAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE CO
FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE COMPANY
OR POINT AT EARTH. OUR PLAN ON
EARTH IS PROUD TO SPONSOR A B 27
84, WHICH WILL CLOSE THE LOOP ON
THOROUGH FORM CONTAINERS USING
FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS
IN CALIFORNIA. BY ESTABLISHING
MINIMUM RECYCLED CONTENT
REQUIREMENTS UTILIZING OST
CONSUMER FROM REFORM CONTAINERS.
OUR PLANET EARTH IS THE WORLD'S
FIRST COMPLETELY VERTICALLY
INTEGRATED RECYCLER AND
MANUFACTURER RECYCLED PE TI,
ALSO KNOWN AS OUR PET PACKAGING
AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO RELY FROM
POST CONSUMER BAILED CONTAINERS.
BOTH BOTTLES AND THERMAL FORM
CONTAINERS. THERMAL FORM
CONTAINERS HAVE CONTAINED THE
MOST CALIFORNIA RECYCLED CONTENT
OF ANY FOOD PACKAGE IN THE
UNITED STATES. RECYCLED CONTENT
, HOWEVER, CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF
RECYCLED PTT PLASTIC BEVERAGE
BOTTLES. AS THE BEVERAGE
INDUSTRY MOVES TO INCREASE THEIR
OWN RECYCLED CONTENT TO COMPLY
WITH A B 7 93. WE RECOGNIZE THE
NEED TO CLOSE THE LOOP ON
THERMAL FORM CONTAINERS. REFORM
CONTAINERS ARE HIGHLY RECYCLABLE
WHEN PROPERLY COLLECTED, SORTED
AND PROCESSED. MAYBE 27 84
REPRESENTS UNIQUE SITUATION
WHERE MANY COMPANIES IN THE
THERMAL FORM INDUSTRY OR
DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP TO
ENCOURAGE THE COLLECTION OF
CALIFORNIA POST CONSUMER REFORM
CONTAINERS AS FEEDSTOCK NEEDED
TO MAKE NEW THERMAL FORM
CONTAINERS. TO CREATE A CLOSED
LOOP SYSTEM. REDUCE WIND FILLING
A VERY VALUABLE COMMODITY THAT
CAN BE THAT CAN BE RECYCLED OVER
AND OVER AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS IN
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AND TO
PROVIDE A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
FOR ALL USERS OF REFORM
CONTAINERS. WE WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN AND KING
AND SENATOR SKINNER FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. MAYBE
27 84. WE'LL HELP THE STATE
MOVED TOWARDS ITS WASTE
REDUCTION IN CLIMATE CHANGE
GOALS. BEYOND THE CLIMATE
FRIENDLY REDUCTION AND RESOURCE
USE AND GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. PLASTIC RECYCLING
GENERATES JOBS AND ECONOMIC
BENEFITS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
CREATING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO
PRODUCE COLLECT, RECYCLED AND
REPROCESS POST CONSUMER PLASTIC
THERMAL FORM CONTAINERS INTO NEW
CONTAINERS. ON BEHALF OF
EVERYONE AT OUR POINT OF THE
EARTH WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A B 27
84. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, UM AND I
THINK WE'RE HEARING NEXT FROM
OKAY. LET'S SEE IF FOLKS HERE
WANT TO EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT AT
ON. SUPPORT. NO OKAY. HOW ABOUT
ON THE PHONE LINES? THIS IS FOR
A B 27 80 FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO
VOICE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT A B 27 84,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO. WE'LL
GO TO LINE 13, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
WELL, THIS IS ERIN WILLEY ON
BEHALF OF SPEARHOOK, CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT OF A B 20. 78. OKAY.
THANK YOU. WHO'S NEXT? THANK
YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN
THE QUEUE. PLEASE CONTINUE. OKAY
WILL NOW GO TO OPPOSITION. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE ON THE CO HOST
LINE. LAUREN AGUIAR FROM
AMERICAN WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK.
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. MS
AGLER, CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO
AND SO MY NAME IS THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LAUREN
AGUILAR. I REPRESENT AMERICAN,
WHICH IS THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
FOR PACKAGING IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE A COALITION
OF PACKAGING PRODUCERS, USERS
AND END OF LIFE MATERIAL
MANAGERS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO
IMPROVING PACKAGING AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY
OPPOSED TO A B 27 84, WHICH
WOULD ESTABLISH CERTAIN POST
CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOME REFORM
PLASTIC CONTAINERS. WE BELIEVE
THAT 80 27 84 IS INFEASIBLE AT
THIS TIME. EVEN WITH THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHOR
AND THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, THE BILL REMAINS
IMPOSSIBLE. SO WE'VE GOT WITH
MULTIPLE CONCERNS. AH CONCERN
NUMBER ONE. THERE'S NO
COLLECTION MANDATE OR NO OR NO
SORTING, MANDATES, MATERIAL
RECOVERY FACILITIES AND NO
INCENTIVE FOR THOSE MURPH TO
SEPARATE THEM REFORMS INTO THEIR
OWN BALES. WHICH WILL MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE FOR PRODUCERS TO GET
THE RECYCLED CONTENT NEEDED TO
MEET THE MANDATES THAT ARE LAID
OUT IN THE BILL. NOT ONLY ARE WE
CONCERNED WITH THE AVAILABILITY
OF PCR SELF BIG LIMITED TO FOOD
AND BEVERAGE FIRM REFORM WERE
CONCERNED WITH THE AVAILABILITY
OF THE FDA APPROVED PCR CONTENT
NEEDED OF FOR PCR SERMON FORUMS
AND ALSO WE HAVE A CONCERN WITH
THE NEW PRODUCER DEFINITION IN
THE BILL, CURRENTLY, UH,
CONFLICT WITH OTHER BILLS BEING
CONSIDERED IN THE LEGISLATURE.
SO ARE MEMBERS. AH REMEMBER
COMPANIES STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
USE OF PCR CONTENT IN THEIR
PACKAGING AND PRODUCTS, AND WE
WELCOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICIES
THAT STRIVES TO ENCOURAGE ITS
USE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE
CANNOT SUPPORT A B 27 84. I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GOODBYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT OTHER FOLKS
WHO WANT TO RAISE CONCERNS TO
SEE LOU BROWN HERE. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, THE COMMITTEE LOUIS
BROWN TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY
COMMISSION, CALIFORNIA GRAPE AND
TRUTHFUL LEAGUE, OTHER
AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AS
WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA GROCERS
ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA GROCERS
ASSOCIATION. I'LL START THERE.
UM CAME IN OPPOSITION AFTER THE
AMENDMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY,
WHICH TOOK THIS FROM A PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY MANUFACTURER
BASED UH, BILL TO ONE NOW
PRODUCER IS DEFINED AS THE
ENTITY THAT ACTUALLY FILLS THE
PRODUCT. SO FILLS THE CONTAINER
. SO IF WE PUT BAKERY GOODS IN
ONE OF THESE CONTAINERS WERE NOW
THE PRODUCER, WE HAVE NO CONTROL
OVER THE CONTAINER. HOW IT MADE
HOW MUCH POST CONSUMER CONTENT
AND IT'S RECYCLE ABILITY, ALL
THAT, BUT WE'RE NOW THE ONES
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING ALL THE
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE BILL. UM
SO DEFINITELY. THAT'S AN ISSUE
THAT WE BELIEVE HAS TO BE
ADDRESSED. IT HAS A CONCERN WITH
OUR AGRICULTURAL CLIENTS AS WELL
AS THOSE THAT ARE BEING THE ONES
THAT FILL. THOSE WERE VERY
CONCERNED THAT IT'S SUCH A SMALL
UNIVERSE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON
HERE LESS THAN 1% OF THE WASTE
STREAM. THAT'S REALLY ONLY FOOD
PRODUCTS THAT HOW DO WE ACTUALLY
CREATE THE SYSTEM? THAT
ULTIMATELY RESULTS IN THE GOALS
THAT ARE IN THE BILL. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN
DONE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS, WATER
BOTTLES AND LIKE THEY HAVE
REDEMPTION PROCESS. THEY HAVE AN
INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY
PUT THOSE IN THE RECYCLING
STREAM AND FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
THERE IS NO SUCH SYSTEM FOR
THESE CONTAINERS, AND THERE IS
NO INCENTIVE FOR THE MURPH SAYS,
AND OTHERS TO CHANGE THEIR
PRACTICES TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS
HAPPEN. WE WANT TO BE PART OF
THIS. WE WANT TO SEE A CLOSED
LOOP RECYCLING SYSTEM TO ALLOW
THIS TO HAPPEN. OUR STRAWBERRY
GROWERS, UM AS HIS ONE EXAMPLE
LEAD THE EFFORT IN USING
RECYCLED CONTENT IN THESE
CONTAINERS, BUT WE JUST FEAR
THAT THE WAY THAT THE BILL IS
SET UP RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT SET UP
FOR SUCCESS. AND THEREFORE WE
HAVE TO ASK FOR A NO VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY
MAYBE I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
UM I KNOW. I SEE. POETRY HERE
COULD SPEAK IN SUPPORT LATER.
BUT OKAY, LET'S LET'S GO BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. LET'S GO. I'M
SORRY. LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES. AND SEE IF ANYONE WANTS
TO VOICE CONCERNS OUR OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. THANK YOU. IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 27
84, PLEASE PRESS 10. QUOTE A
LINE 1 83, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO TERROR MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN GENEVIEVE
ABADDON, RESPECTFULLY CALLING AS
AN IN BETWEEN ER ON BEHALF OF
THE CLEAN SEEDS, LOBBYING
COALITION AND SAFER STATE STATE
GENERALLY SUPPORT RECYCLED
CONTENT. WE HAVE CONCERNS AROUND
PERPETUALLY RECYCLING TOXIC
CHEMICALS INTO THERMAL FORM
SPECIFICALLY USED FOR FOOD,
CONTACT MATERIALS. AND
PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY ARE
COMEDY GOLD WITH TOXIC
RECYCLABLES THAT END UP IN
CURBSIDE. SO FOR THIS REASON, WE
WOULD LOVE TO ALSO SEE THE
THERMAL FORMS COLLECTED IN A
CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING SYSTEM TO
AVOID CROSS CONTAMINATED WITH
TOXIC AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION
AROUND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS,
UM, THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? 91 59,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THIS
IS GAIL DELAHANTY WITH WESTERN
GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND WE ARE
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M 1 87,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS DEAN TALLY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. WE REMAIN OPPOSED
TO THE BILL. HOWEVER, WE ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU LINE 1 85,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS THAT BUTTON
WITH THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
. WE ARE OPPOSED BASED ON THE
DEFINITION OF PRODUCERS THAT NOW
MAKES RESTAURANTS AND PRODUCER
OF THESE MATERIALS. THAT REASON
WE ARE OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THERE
ARE NO OTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
POLICE CONTINUE. OKAY LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS. THAT'S COMMENTS.
SENATOR ADMIN. THANK YOU. I JUST
WONDER IF YOU COULD SPEAK A
LITTLE BIT TO THE TO THE
OPPOSITION. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
A LOT OF EGG IN YOUR AREA AS
WELL. AND SO THIS IS, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A DIFFICULT BILL TO DO.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE DID THE BOTTLE%
MINIMUM RECYCLED CONTENT FOR
BOTTLES. THAT WAS A THREE OR
FOUR YEAR EFFORT AND WE FINALLY
GOT ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER. UM RECYCLING THERMAL
FORMS AND MAKING SURE THERMAL
FORUMS GOING TO THERMAL FORMS IS
THE NEXT STEP IN IN IN ENSURING
A CIRCULAR ECONOMY, BUT IT'S A
VERY FINE BALANCE BETWEEN ALL
THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AND,
UM SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO
ACHIEVE THAT BALANCE. SOMETIMES
AMENDMENTS GET PUT IN THAT THAT
, YOU KNOW, DRAW IN ADDITIONAL
OPPOSITION AND DROP OFF. SUPPORT
I WILL MENTION ONE THING THAT
THERE IS ALREADY A EXISTING FDA
LETTER OF NON OBJECTION PROCESS
FOR FOOD CONTACT AND POST
CONSUMER PLASTICS. I THINK THAT
ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP. THERE IS
ALSO MONEY IN THE BUDGET. WE
HEARD A COUPLE OF THE, UH
OPPOSITION SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT
INCENTIVE, SO THERE IS MONEY IN
THE BUDGET FOR INCENTIVES FOR
SMURFS RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE
BOTTLE, BILL, THE INCENTIVES ARE
A LITTLE, UM, SKEWED. THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY WANT TO SEPARATE THE
THERMAL FORMS FROM THE PLASTIC
BOTTLES. SO IT'S A BALANCING ACT
, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO. WE
REALLY ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE
OFFICE AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET THE RIGHT BILL
MOVING FORWARD WHERE WE DON'T
WANT TO, UM FORCE ANYTHING
THROUGH AND I'M SURE IF YOU TALK
TO MOST OF THE OPPOSITION OR
YOU'VE HEARD FROM THEM, THEY'VE
BEEN IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH OUR
OFFICE AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE
IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. AND
BECAUSE OF THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU AND I KNOW YOUR WORK. I
TRUST THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE
WORKING TO UNTIL WE GET THIS
RIGHT AND I WOULD MAKE A MOTION
TO MOVE THE BILL. OKAY? MAY I?
YES, SIR. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN.
SO I HAVE CRYSTAL GEYSER, WHICH
IS A WATER BOTTLING PLANT IN MY
DISTRICT. I TOURED IT LAST YEAR
IN THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO EVEN
GET THE RIGHT KIND OF PRODUCT TO
DO RECYCLABLES FOR WATER, OR I
ALSO HAVE THE STRAWBERRY
INDUSTRY IS HUGE. IN MY DISTRICT
, 97% OF THE WORLD'S
STRAWBERRIES ARE GROWN IN MY
DISTRICT, THE PLANT, NOT THE
BERRY, BUT THE PLANT. SO, UM.
TRYING TO GET FOOD GRADE QUALITY
RECYCLABLE. PRODUCT. IS VERY
DIFFICULT, SO THAT'S THE
CHALLENGE WITH THE I THINK THAT
THAT'S THE MAIN CHALLENGE WITH
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION DO WE
ALL WANT TO RECYCLE? DO WE WANT
TO PUT MANAGED TO PUT A MANDATE
MANDATE? THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM,
WHICH IS WHERE MY FOLKS ARE AT
CRYSTAL GEYSER. THEY CAN'T GET
THE PRODUCT. UM SO I'M GONNA I'M
GONNA OPPOSE. I'M GONNA LAY. I'M
GONNA VOTE NO ON THE BILL TODAY.
I DON'T THINK IT'S COOKED. I
THINK THERE NEEDS O BE A LOT
MORE RESEARCH GOING INTO AND
THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR THE
INDUSTRY. THE INDUSTRY WANTS TO
DO IT. BUT THE ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO GET IT RIGHT AND ALLOW
THEM TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE
PRODUCTS THAT WE NEED. UM IN THE
QUALITY. WE NEED THEM, I THINK
IS THE CHALLENGE HERE. SO FOR
THOSE REASONS, I WON'T BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY AND
THIS THIS IS GOING TO MAKE IT
MORE DIFFICULT ON THEM. IF YOU
PASS THIS BILL AND REQUIRE THEM
TO DO SOMETHING, IT'S GOING TO
BE HARDER. UM I APPRECIATE THAT
. AND IT IS ESPECIALLY WITH YOU
RECOGNIZE, REPRESENTING THAT
MUCH OF THE WATER BOTTLES ARE
ALREADY PART OF THE PREVIOUS
BILL, AND, UM I MADE SURE THAT
IN THE PREVIOUS BILL THERE WERE
OFF RAMPS IF THEY WERE UNABLE
TO, UM. TO GET THE AMOUNT OF
RECYCLED MATERIAL THAT THEY THEY
NEEDED. BUT YOU CAN'T CREATE
THIS CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNTIL YOU
SAY THERE HAS TO BE A MINIMUM
RECYCLED CONTENT, AND IT WAS. IT
HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING TO KNOW
WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS OF PEPSI
AND SEVEN UP AND COKE. OF ALL
FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES. THEY
ARE NOW EVEN THOUGH INITIALLY
THEY HAD FOUGHT THE PREVIOUS
BILL. UM, WHEN IT PASSED, THEY
WERE SO EXCITED THAT THEY'VE
BEEN DOING TV COMMERCIALS ABOUT
THEY'RE 50% OF, UH, MINIMUM
RECYCLED CONTENT. SO WHEN YOU
FINALLY GET TO STAKEHOLDERS ON,
THEY CELEBRATED, AND THEY TAKE
ALL THE CREDIT THEMSELVES, SO
WE'RE HOPING TO GET TO THAT
POINT. WITH THIS THERMAL FORM,
BILL AND YOU KNOW IT'S THIS HAS
BEEN ALREADY A TWO YEAR EFFORT
AND HOPE TO GET IT DONE THIS
YEAR. BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT
OF COMPLEXITIES. I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THOSE
COMMENTS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT THE IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN
TO THE STORE LATELY. THE COST OF
EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND TIS
IS GOING TO DRIVE THE COST UP
FOR CALIFORNIANS. THE COST OF
FOOD. AND IT IS SKYROCKETING DUE
TO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS, BUT
THIS IS ADDED TO THAT AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
THAT WHEN YOU GO IN THE STORE,
CALIFORNIA IS SUFFERING RIGHT
NOW. BUT THE COST OF GASOLINE
AND THE COST OF FOOD AND THOSE
ARE CONNECTED ALONG WITH
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT COMING
OUT OF THIS LEGISLATURE, SO JUST
CAUTION THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE
SUFFERING WITH SO MUCH RESPECT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW THEY'RE THEY'RE
CAVERNS ARE ALSO SUFFERING WITH
INCREASING EVER INCREASING WASTE
MANAGEMENT RATES. SOMETHING OUT
OF SEVEN OUT OF 10 CITIES HAVE
JUST SAID THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO RAISE THEIR RATES REALLY
SIGNIFICANTLY. OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS. WE JUST SAW
SACRAMENTO COUNTY RAZOR. FOR
WASTE FOR THEIR WASTE FOR THE
WASTE HAULERS. DID IT'S BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MUCH CRAP OUT THERE
THAT YOU KNOW THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO MANAGE.
SO THERE, SO IT'S YOUR RIGHTAND
THE CURRENT DYSFUNCTION OF OUR
SYSTEM WRIT LARGE IS COSTING
CONSUMERS A LOT OF MONEY AND
THAT THAT DOESN'T GET TOLD A
LOT. ANYWAY WE GOT SOMEONE BACK
HERE WHO WANTS TO ADD ON AND
MEET TWO IN OPPOSITION? UM
PLEASE. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS
A LOT OF ORDER, BUT I GUESS HE
DIDN'T HEAR WHEN I CALLED UP. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THE STANDING BRUCE
MIGNONI ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF PLASTICS
RECYCLERS. IT'S WITH REGRET WERE
PUTTING HER OPPOSITION OUT
THERE. WE SUPPORTED 7 93 BECAUSE
IT HAD THE BUILT IN ON RAMPS FOR
COLLECTION, AND THAT'S MISSING
HERE WITH THIS BILL. WE NEED
THOSE ON RAMPS TO ACTUALLY GET
SORT OF A SHININ COLLECTIONS, I
THINK, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW. I MEAN,
COMPLICATED BILL. TOUGH BILL AND
YOU KNOW, IN LEGITIMATE
CONCERNS. UM CAUSE YOU'RE ALSO
ADDRESSING A LEGITIMATE CONCERNS
WITH THIS AND WHAT'S YOUR SENSE
OF HOW THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE
GOING NOW WITH THE OPPOSITION? I
KNOW IT'S GETTING LATER AND
LATER, BUT NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER
MONTH IN THE SESSION AND WORKING
VERY CLOSELY WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING. WE HAVE
GREAT STAFF THAT ARE TRYING TO
GET THIS DON AND THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF OTHER PLACES THAT IT
WOULD BE STOPPED. IF WE DON'T
HAVE THE ANSWER, RIGHT. SO STILL
HAS TO GO THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS. I BELIEVE AND
THEN. ON THE FLOOR, SO WE KNOW
WE HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT. OKAY
I'LL TAKE THAT AS YOUR CLOSE. UH
OH. I'M SORRY. HEY, ARE WE WHAT
ARE WE UTTER CHAOS HERE. UTTER
CHAOS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
PALTRY. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME?
OKAY RETREAT ON BEHALF OF OUR
PLANET EARTH. I DON'T KNOW IF
BOB DAVID DUKE STILL ON OR NOT.
BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW PART OF
THE REASON FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
DIDN'T GET BANNED. BUT THERE'S
ONLY SO MANY CONTAINERS YOU CAN
USE FOR BERRIES AND VEGETABLES
RIGHT. THAT WAS PART OF THE
REASON FOR BRINGING IT TO BEGIN
WITH. AND YOU KNOW THE IDEA OF
REFORM. THE THERMAL FORM WOULD
BE VERY NICE. THE INCENTIVES
NEED TO BE THERE. WE THINK
THROUGH THE SOME OF THEM EARTH.
HOLLING UM, COSTS THROUGH THE
BUDGET WILL HELP WITH THAT. UM
BUT IT'S THIS QUANDARY OF TRYING
TO MAKE A PRODUCT THAT YOU CAN
RECYCLE OVER AND OVER SO IT
DOESN'T GO INTO LANDFILL AND AT
THE SAME TIME THAT YOU KNOW?
BUSINESS AND RECYCLING. YOU
KNOW, IT'S NOT FREE, BUT WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE. I
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. I'M
SURE THE SERGEANT'S DID NOT UH,
BUT, UM, SINCE I'M TAKING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING SPOT, YOU
KNOW, WE HAD KIND OF DIVIDE THE
WORK A LITTLE. AND SO WE HAD TO
HAVE A LITTLE WILL SAY YOU'RE MR
TING. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO
. MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT. UM, NO,
I'M SO SORRY. I THINK WE GET IT.
YEAH, WE'RE OR WE GOT WE GOT. WE
GOT SOME, BUT I I'M SORRY. WE'RE
GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE. WE'RE
GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE. I
APOLOGIZE, SIR. UM LET'S UH,
WORRY. YEAH. UM LET'S GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE ROLE. IT'S BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR EDMUND. ITEM
NUMBER 15 MAYBE 27 84 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING DO PASS,
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. ALAN
ALAN I. BATES. DELI. SALLY NO
EGGMAN EGGMAN I. GONZALEZ
SKINNER, STEARNS. OKAY IT'S VERY
MUCH TO ONE. UM, WE JUST HEARD.
GOVERNOR. DOLLY SUPPORTED BAN
SUPPORTS THAT'S NEWS FLASHES.
THERE'S MEDIA HERE. UM THAT'S
NOW. PART OF THE PLATFORM IS
PART OF THE PLATFORM. ANYHOW
IT'S A HE'S GONNA ALREADY THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SAM. REMEMBER HE
DID YOU A GREAT FILTERING
IMPERSONATION? UH LET'S HAVE YOU
COME UP SOMEWHERE. GARCIA. NICE
TO SEE YOU. VERY SNAPPY JACKET.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND.
GOVERNOR TALI. I'M GONNA BE
QUICK AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL AS
WELL. 28 36 WOULD EXTEND THE
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CAR LOYAL
PROGRAM TO A BROADER RANGE OF,
UM AREAS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS BY
2034 RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR
TWO WITNESSES ARE GOING TO BE
VERY BRIEF AS WELL. OKAY THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO YOUR
WITNESSES. MR CHAIR MEMBERS
BRENDAN TO WORK ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FROM ALL 35
LOCAL AIR DISTRICTS. UM THESE
PROGRAMS ARE REALLY A SUCCESS.
STORY GREAT SUCCESS STORY ON
IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH, AND
THEY'RE CRITICAL TO REAUTHORIZE
THESE SO THAT WE CAN MEET
FEDERAL AND STATE. ATTAINMENT
STANDARDS AND WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. CHAIRMAN ALAN
AND MEMBERS BILL MCGOVERN, WITH
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR AND ALSO
ON THIS BILL, VOICING THEIR
SUPPORT FOR THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION AND OTHER HEALTH
GROUPS. THIS CARL MOYER FUND IS
HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD OF BEING
COST EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL,
AND THAT'S WHY IT HAS SO MUCH
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. YEAH. HEY,
LET'S HAVE SOME MEAT TO USE.
NICE TO SEE YOU. MELISSA ROMERO
, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS IN SUPPORT. MR CHAIR
CHRIS MCKAY LI ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NATURAL GAS VEHICLE,
COALITION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
LOUIS BROWN, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COTTON GROWERS AND
JENNER'S ASSOCIATION, WESTERN AG
PROCESS ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA
CITRUS MUTUAL AND A WHOLE HOST
OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
ELLEN ABS WITH THE BAY AREA AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT,
ALSO A CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL
AND SUPPORT GREAT. PHILIP CRAB
ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH COAST.
ACM D, ALSO A CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, AND IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, LET'S UH BRING IT BACK TO
THE PHONE LINES. FOR FOLKS TO
ADD ON AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU
SHOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
+10. LINE NUMBER 84, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
SENATORS EGGMAN AND DOLLY
BOBILLIER ON BEHALF OF UPS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE 13.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. OH AND WILLIE
ON BEHALF OF FEAR CLUB,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF A B 28
36. THANK YOU LINE 1 84, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS REX W HI. I'M ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU LINE 1 50,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. DECLARE MEMBERS
CHRISTIAN MOTO AT THE CALIFORNIA
TRUCKING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE 1 94,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBER SYLVIA SALAS SHOW ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT,
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR AS WELL AS
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS FOR THE COUNTY OF
FRESNO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE 49. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MR TURIN MEMBERS SHARON
GREENE WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICTS IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE 1 20, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 1 20, OR LINE IS
OPEN. NO RESPONSE. THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE.
PLEASE CONTINUE. OKAY LET'S GO.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY
REGISTER OPPOSITION. BUT IF
THERE'S ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL
AND THE ISSUES. ANYONE ON THE
PHONE LINES. LINE 1 20, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LINE 1 20. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. AND NO RESPONSE. MR
CHAIR. IT WOULD MOVE THIS BILL.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINES.
OKAY, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
AH GOVERNOR DOLLY, SO I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO SAY NOW HERE'S A
PROGRAM THAT REALLY REDUCES
POLLUTION AND I GLAD TO SUPPORT
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
FANTASTIC. UM IT'S UH, IT'S
KUMBAYA ALL AROUND. WE'RE GONNA
LET YOU CLOSE CALLED
BIPARTISANSHIP. GOOD
LEGISLATION. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR ARRIVAL. THANK YOU, UH,
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
IS MOVED BY SENATOR EDMUND QUÊ.
ITEM NUMBER 16 28 36 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALLEN. AYE BATES
, DOLLY, DOLLY, I EGGMAN SIGMUND
I. GONZALEZ SKINNER STERN. OKAY
SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL, PLEASE?
WE'RE GONNA SANTIAGO IS ON HIS
WAY. I'M GONNA, UM CALL THE
MAJORITY LEADER IF THE MEMBERS
COULD COME BACK. THANK YOU. I'M
GONNA I'M GONNA HAND THIS OVER
TO YOU IN CASE SANTIAGO SHOWS
UP.
AND WE HAVE ONE FINAL MEMBER TO
PRESENT THAT IS A SILLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO IF HE IS ANYWHERE
CLOSE, PLEASE COME TO THE
COMMITTEE ROOM.
WE DID NOT HAVE A QUORUM ON OUR
FIRST BILL. WE HAVE A MOVEMENT.
A MOTION BY SENATOR DOLLY ON A
B. 16 40. BESIDES AS A MOTION ON
A B 16 40. BY SENATOR DOLLY.
BILE ITEM ONE COURT. COULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 16 40 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. UM
EGGMAN. I'M SORRY, ALAN. BATES
DELI DELI. I EGGMAN GONZALEZ
SKINNER STERN. 20 HOLD THAT
OPEN. AND THE NEXT ONE WILL
OPEN. IS FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
SECRETARY IF YOU COULD READ THAT
NUMBER HIM, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
NUMBER SEVEN A. B 27 71 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FREEMAN
FRIEDMAN. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH. THE MOTION
IS I'M SORRY. THE VOTE IS 21.
HERE HASN'T VOTED, UM, VICE
CHAIR VOTING? NO DOLLY DOLLY!
NO! SKINNER STERN. TO HOLD THAT
ROLE OPEN AT PILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT. I FELT I DIDN'T NUMBER
EIGHT A B 2059 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS 30
VICE CHAIR. VOTING I VALLEY.
CHARLIE NO. GONZALEZ SKINNER
STERN. 321 AND WE WILL HOLD THAT
OPEN FILE. ADAM NUMBER 12. ITEM
NUMBER 12 18 23 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION. THE VOTE IS 30
CHAIR. I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR
VOTING I DELI. BELLY. I GONZALES
SKINNER STERN. OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. FILE ITEM NUMBER 13.
MHM ITEM NUMBER 13 24 19 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE
VOTE IS 20. ALAN BATES, DOLLY
DOLLY, NO! GONZALEZ SKINNER.
RIGHT AND FINALLY VIOLATED
NUMBER 14. ITEM NUMBER 14 A B 24
40 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS 20
CHAIR VOTING I BATES DALLI DALLI
? NO GONZALEZ SKINNER STERN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF THE
SERGEANT COULD PLEASE CALL ALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS? WE HAVE OUR
FINAL AUTHOR HERE. AND WE WOULD
WELCOME MR SANTIAGO TO PRESENT A
B 29 10. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. YOU PULL UP. GIVE ME
ONE SECOND HERE. IT'S A BUSY DAY
FOR ALL OF US. I THINK I GRABBED
THE WRONG FOLDER. LET ME GRAB
SOMETHING ELSE APOLOGIZE. THERE
WE GO. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL,
I WANT TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR
HELPING US TO WORK ON THIS BILL
TO MAKE IT MUCH BETTER BILL.
THIS BILL WOULD FIGHT AIR
POLLUTION BY INCREASING MAXIMUM
STRICT LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE.
PENALTIES FOR AIR QUALITY.
POLLUTION AND VIOLATORS. THIS
BILL WOULD TRIPLE THE STRICT
LIABILITY FINDS UP TO 45,000 AND
RE INVEST THOSE FUNDS BACK IN
THE HARM COMMUNITIES.
SPECIFICALLY IT WOULD MOVE FINDS
THAT ATTEMPT FROM 10,000 TO
30,000 DAY FOR VIOLATING ANY
STATE LAW RULES YOUR
REGULATIONS. 15 TO 45 PER DAY.
IF IT'S ACTUALLY CAUSES ANY
INJURY, OR, UH, TO THE HEALTH OR
TO THIS SAFETY AH! SORRY I
DIDN'T BRING MY GLASSES TO
CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OR
THE PUBLIC. THE MAXIMUM
PENALTIES ARE CURRENTLY TWO
LOST. HE HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN OUR AREA. TO THE BOTTOM LINE
. WE HAVE AIR QUALITY POLLUTERS
AND MANY CASES. UH WHAT HAPPENS
IS THAT THE THAT THE PENALTIES
CURRENTLY ARE JUST BUILT INTO
THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. AND
IT'S TOO EASY TO CONTINUE TO
VIOLATE, AND WE FEEL THAT IF WE
INCREASE THE PENALTIES, AND IT
BECOMES SOMETHING OF A DETERRENT
TO BE ABLE TO NOT POLLUTE OUR
COMMUNITIES ANYMORE, AND
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA THAT
MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW VERNON IS
AN AREA THAT THAT IS VERY CLOSE
TO MY DISTRICT. BUT THERE'S
HEAVY INDUSTRY WE'VE DEALT WITH
EXCITE. NOW WE'RE DEALING. AH
WITH WITH WITH OTHER AIR QUALITY
VIOLATORS OR CONTINUE TO POLLUTE
, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT IF WE CAN
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FEES AND
THOSE THOSE MONEYS COME BACK TO
THE COMMUNITIES TO MITIGATE THE
AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS THAT IT
WILL ACTUALLY HELP TO FINALLY
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE
HAD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND
WITH ME, I HAVE ONE WITNESS
VICTORY FROM THE, UH SOUTH COSTA
QUÊ, MD. PLEASE. FIRST WITNESS.
YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE
MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
VICTOR YIP AND I AM THE
ASSISTANT DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR THE COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AT THE
SOUTH COAST. AQMD. WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 29 10 AND
ARE PLEASED TO SERVE AS THE
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, WHICH
WOULD PROVIDE MORE MEANINGFUL
DETERRENCE AGAINST AIR QUALITY
VIOLATIONS BY RAISING THE LIMITS
ON CIVIL PENALTIES. THIS WOULD
HELP REDUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS
FROM FACILITIES, ESPECIALLY IN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. UNDER
EXISTING LAW, A COMPANY OR
FACILITY THAT VIOLATES AIR
QUALITY RULES, REGULATIONS OR
PERMIT CONDITIONS IS STRICTLY
LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF NO
MORE THAN $10,000 PER DAY. THIS
IS BY FAR THE MOST COMMON LEVEL
OF CIVIL PENALTY THAT WE USE IN
OUR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. BUT IF
THE VIOLATOR ESTABLISHES AN
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT THE ACT
WAS NOT INTENTIONAL OR
NEGLIGENT. THEN THAT STRICT
LIABILITY PENALTY CUP GOES DOWN
TO $5000. WHILE THOSE AMOUNTS
MAY BE SIGNIFICANT TO SMALL MOM
AND POP TYPE BUSINESSES, THE
CURRENT PENALTIES FOR AIR
QUALITY VIOLATIONS HAVE VERY
LITTLE DETERRENT VALUE TO BIG
COMPANIES OR OTHER WELL FUNDED
VIOLATORS. THE $10,000 MAXIMUM
IS OFTEN JUST A SLAP ON THE
WRIST OR SEEN AS THE COST OF
DOING BUSINESS. COME AND ALSO
IT'S ALSO WORTHY TO NOTE THAT IT
DOESN'T MATTER HOW EXTENSIVE THE
AIR QUALITY VIOLATION IS, FOR
EXAMPLE, WE DO HAVE OUR
RENDERING PLANTS IN THE LOS
ANGELES AREA THAT PROCESS RAW
ANIMAL MATERIAL AND EMIT
TERRIBLE ODORS, WHICH CAN IMPACT
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. NO MATTER
HOW FAR ITS GEOGRAPHIC REACH AND
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED,
THE RECOVERY WILL STILL BE
CAPPED AT $10,000, OR $5000 PER
VIOLATION PER DAY AT THIS
PENALTY LEVEL, DESPITE BEING
SUBJECT TO REPEATED ENFORCEMENT
ACTION. VIOLATORSOFTEN CONTINUE
LIMITS APPLY TO ALL KINDS OF
FACILITIES WHERE WE SEE
NONCOMPLIANCE, INCLUDING OIL AND
GAS DRILLING OPERATIONS,
LANDFILLS. NATURAL GAS
FACILITIES AND POWER PLANTS JUST
TO NAME A FEEL AND MANY OF THEM
ARE LOCATED IN OR NEAR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WHAT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT THIS
BILL SHOULD NOT IMPACT SMALL
FAMILY RUN BUSINESSES. THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE OR CODE
ALREADY LISTS SEVERAL MITIGATING
FACTORS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED
WHEN DETERMINING CIVIL PENALTIES
FOR AIR QUALITY VIOLATIONS. THIS
ENSURES THAT PENALTIES ARE FAIR
AND MATCH VIOLATORS ABILITY TO
PAY. THAT'S WE RESPECT IT.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS IMPORTANT BILL
THAT WILL HELP DETER AIR QUALITY
VIOLATIONS AND PROTECT THE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE ALL SERVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT
TODAY, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO
THE MICROPHONE NOW. ELLEN EBBS
WITH THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING
NOBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINES, OPERATORS OR
ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES,
WILLING WANTING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF 29 10. YES, THANK
YOU. LINE 200, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
LINE 200. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. NO
RESPONSE. IF THERE IS ANYONE
ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO. AND
THERE ARE NO OTHER LINES IN THE
QUEUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
DON'T HAVE ANYBODY LISTED AS
LEAD OPPOSITION, BUT IF THERE'S
ANYONE IN WANTED TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD
NOW. SEEING NO ONE WILL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES OPERATORS IN ONE
OF THE PHONE LINES WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO 29 10. THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE
AN OPPOSITION OF 29 10, PLEASE
PRESS 10. LINE. 14, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UH THIS IS
KENDRA. DIJO GO ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE. OUR MEMBERS STRIVE FOR
100% COMPLIANCE. UM WE
RECOGNIZED TH VALUABLE ROLE
THAT INCENTIVE BASED COMPLIANCE
PROGRAMS PLAY IN MEETING THEIR
QUALITY AIR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
AND PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH,
PERHAPS, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED
THAT INCREASING PENALTIES COULD
UNDULY PUNISHED FACILITIES FOR
IMPLEMENTING CRITICAL PROCESS
SAFETY MEASURES, AND WE MUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WANTING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION AND PLEASED
AT THIS POINT, JUST YOUR NAME
AND ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE NO
OTHER LINES IN THE QUEUE. PLEASE
CONTINUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BRINGING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. UM, APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS FORWARD ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. UM OUR COMMUNITY WENT
THROUGH AN INCIDENT. AT LEAST
KANYE WITH THE BLOWOUT AND. A
LOT OF THOSE PENALTIES ACTUALLY
NEVER FOUND THEIR WAY BACK TO
THAT COMMUNITY. UM SOMEONE GOT
SHIPPED OFF TO THE CENTRAL
VALLEY TO DO A RENEWABLE NATURAL
GAS PROJECT AND A FEW OTHER
PLACES, SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT I
LIKE THE BILL FOR THE MAKING
CIVIL PENALTIES MEANINGFUL, BUT
THAT BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY, I THINK WILL GIVE
EVERYONE A SENSE THAT THERE'S
SOME KIND OF JUSTICE BEING DONE,
AND YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO CLASS
ACTION LAWSUIT TO GET THAT DONE,
SO I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR OF POSSIBLE WITH THE
AMENDMENTS PENDING BEFORE
COMMITTEE AND I WOULD MOVE THE
BILL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE HAS
BEEN A MOTION ON THAT BILL
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONAUT VOTE, PLEASE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALWAYS NICE TO
SEE YOU. WE HAVE EMOTION ON THAT
BILL FROM SENATOR STERN CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. AND, UM,
NUMBER 17 A B 29 10 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO AND DO
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDING WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY ALAN BATES BATES, NO
DELI. EGGMAN EGGMAN I. GONZALES
SKINNER. STERN STERN. AYE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S 2 TO 1 WILL
HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OKAY
, THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR
TODAY. AGAIN I WOULD ASK FOR ANY
MISSING MEMBERS TO COME ON DOWN
SO WE CAN CLOSE THE ROLE. I KNOW
WE'VE BEEN CALLING YOUR OFFICES.
BUT IF YOU'RE WITHIN THE SOUND
OF MY VOICE, PLEASE REPORT TO
COMMITTEE ROOM 1200 IN THE SWING
SPACE.
OKAY? THANK YOU MEMBERS AND I
WANT TO. I JUST WANT TO ASK MIKE
I WANT TO. I LIKE TO EXPRESS MY,
UM YOU KNOW, BOTH APOLOGIES AND
GRATITUDE TO THE TO THE TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR YOU KNOW, SOME OF
YOU KNOW, I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF
TRYING TO LAND A VERY
CHALLENGING DEAL SO ANYWAY. OKAY
YES, ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S LIFT
CALLS. LET'S LIFT CALLS. LET'S
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FUN THING TO
DO. LET'S UM LET'S LIFT COST, SO
LET'S START WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THIS IS ITEM NINE
CARILLO BILL. AH SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. AND THEN,
AS WE LIFT THE CALLS WERE JUST
ASKING THE MEMBERS TO COME BACK
SO THEY CAN ADD ON AND MAKE SURE
TO CAST THEIR VOTES. SO LET'S
START WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND WE WILL GO THROUGH AS THE
MEMBERS RETURN ON THE CONSENT
ITEMS NUMBER NINE. THE MOTION IS
DO PASS AND BE ORDERED TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALLEN AYE.
SKINNER. RIGHT SKINNER I STERN
STERN. AYE. ALRIGHT 70, SO
THAT'S THAT IS DONE. FANTASTIC
OKAY, LET'S START AT THE TOP
CELL MEMBER AWARDS A B 16 40.
OKAY? ITEM NUMBER ONE A B 16 40
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. THE
VOTE IS 20 ALAN BATES. STATES
NOT VOTING, DOLLY. I'M SORRY,
GONZALES SKINNER. A B 16 40 ITEM
ONE. OKAY SKINNER. I STERN
STERN. AYE. OKAY. 5 TO 0 WITH
ONE ABSTENTION. WE'LL LEAVE THAT
OPEN FOR GONZALES TO ADD ON OKAY
, 501 OUT OF COURTESY TO OUR OUR
FRIEND SUSAN EGGMAN WHO IN SPITE
OF BEING THE SUB WAS THE HAD
BEST ATTENDANCE TODAY. AH SO THE
ONE BELL SHE HASN'T HAD THE
CHANCE TO VOTE ON LIKE TO GIVE
HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT
WITH YOUR FORBEARANCE. LET'S GO
TO ITEM SIX. MAYBE 2026 ITEM
NUMBER 6 2026 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. THE VOTE IS 11. ALAN
HI, I BATES. EGGMAN EGGMAN. I
GONZALES. I'M SORRY, SKINNER.
2020 26 FREEMAN'S BILL. SKINNER
I STERN STERN. AYE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE. IT WAS GREAT
HAVING YOU AT THE EQ COMMITTEE.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK. AND. WILL TELL YOU THAT WE'LL TELL
WIECKOWSKI THAT YOU'RE GIVING
HIM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY WITH
YOUR YOUR REPLACEMENT. OKAY
THANK YOU. WE WILL. THAT BILL IS
OUT. WE WILL, UM 5 TO 1. WE WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL ON THE FRIEDMAN
BUILT. OKAY, LET'S GO TO
CHRISTINA GARCIA'S A B 18 57.
ITEM NUMBER TWO A B 18 57 BY
SOMEBODY REMEMBER CRISTINA
GARCIA. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDING
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS 32.
VICE CHAIR VOTING NOW, ALAN, I
SKINNER. SKINNER. AYE. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S 5 TO
2 WILL CLOSE THE ROLE ON THAT.
LET'S NOW GO TO CHRISTINA
GARCIA'S BILL. NEXT BILL A B 22
14 ITEM NUMBER THREE A B 22 14
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CRISTINA
GARCIA DO THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. UM FOOD
IS 2 TO 1 WITH THE VICE CHAIR.
VOTING NO, ALAN AYE. SKINNER
SKINNER. I STERN STERN. AYE.
WITH HER YET. FIVE TO WIN. ARE
WE STILL WAITING ON A MEMBER? ON
THAT ONE. 5 TO $1 ABSTAIN. OKAY,
SO 511 WILL CLOSE THE ROLE ON A
B 22 14. THANK YOU. LET'S GO TO
WICK'S A B 18 97 ITEM 4 18 97
NUMBER 48 A B 18 97 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMENDED, WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
THE VOTE IS TO ONE BASE TURNOUT
VOTING ALLEN ELLEN I. SKINNER.
SKINNER I STERN STERN. AYE. 51
DO WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON,
ADDING ON WE ARE RABBIT. WE'RE
CLOSE IT OFF. 5 TO 1. OKAY, 5 TO
1. SO WE CLOSED THE ROLE ON THE
WEEKS BILL. THAT'S 18 97. THANK
YOU MEMBERS. LET'S NOW GO TO I
HAVE A CYLINDER OF FRIEDMAN'S
BILL A B 27 71. THIS IS ITEM 7
27 71. PLEASE. FIVE WAS PULLED
AND THEN SIX. WE JUST DID. WE
FINISHED UP SIX. SO LET'S GO TO
SEVEN. THAT'S A B 27 71 ITEM
NUMBER 78 27 2027 71 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FREE FRIEDMAN.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH. THE VOTE IS TO THE VICE
CHAIR OF VOTING. NO, ALAN I.
SKINNER SKINNER I STERN STERN. 5
TO 2. OKAY WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLE
ON THAT ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MEMBERS. LET'S NOW GO TO WHEN HE
KOREA'S A B 2059 ITEM. 8 2059.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A. B 2059 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE MOST OF THEM
VOTE IS 31 VICE CHAIR VOTING
AYE. ALAN I GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I
SKINNER SKINNER. AYE. GREAT.
WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLE THAT'S 6 TO
1 WILL CLOSE THE ROLE ON THAT
ONE. I DON'T THINK THAT IF YOU
IS THAT SOME OF HER I'M SORRY.
SENATOR GONZALEZ HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. YES. OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. SO WE'RE. YEAH, OKAY. BUT
LET'S LET'S KEEP GOING, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO TO A
BLOOM THAT'S A B 20 TO 47 ITEM
NUMBER 10, MAYBE 20 TO 47 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS
THREE. TO THE CHAIR. VOTING I
VOTE VICE CHAIR VOTING NO.
SKINNER. SKINNER I STERN STERN.
AYE. 5 TO 2. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
CLOSE THE ROLE ON THAT ITEM.
LET'S NOW GO TO BLOOM'S OTHER
BILL, AND BY THE WAY MEMBERS,
IT'S RICHARD BLOOMS. LAST
BIRTHDAY AS A LEGISLATOR. SO
PLEASE WISH HIM HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
LET'S GO TO ITEM 11 A B 26 38
ITEM NUMBER 11 80 26 38 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS 60
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I AND THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING I. SKINNER.
SKINNER. AYE. 7 TO 0. OKAY,
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT OUT.
LET'S GO TO WILSON'S BILL A B 23
50. ITEM NUMBER 12 A B 23 50 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON THE
MOTION IS DO PASS. EFFORTS WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION. THE VOTE IS 30,
THE VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE. UM
ALAN? I GONZALEZ GONZALEZ I
SKINNER SKINNER. AYE. OKAY, 7 TO
0. SO THAT BILL IS WE'RE GONNA
CLOSE THE ROLE ON THAT. LET'S
NOW GO TO ITEM 13 A B 24 19 BY
ISAAC BRIAN ITEM NUMBER 13 A B
24 19 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION. THE
VOTE IS 21. ALAN I BATES BATES.
NO GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ. I
SKINNER. SKINNER. AYE. 5 TO 2.
OKAY GREAT. WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLE
ON THAT. LET'S GO TO JACKIE
IRWIN'S RESPONSIBLE BATTERY ACT
. LET'S GO TO ITEM. 14 24 40.
ITEM NUMBER 14 20 TO 40 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN 24 40,
RIGHT. WHAT DID I SAY? RIGHT
MAYBE 24 40 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
IRWIN. DPASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE VOTE IS 2 TO
1 CHAIR OF VOTING. I BEATS BATES
. NO GONZALEZ GONZALEZ. I
SKINNER SKINNER. I STERN AND I
SORRY. 5 TO 2. OKAY, SO WE'RE
GONNA CLOSE THE ROLE ON THAT
ITEM. LET'S NOW GO TO SOME
MEMBER TINGS A B 27 84 THERMAL
FORM. ITEM NUMBER 15 A B 27 84
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TEACHING.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. THE VOTE IS 31 WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I BATES NO,
IT'S NO GONZALEZ GONZALEZ. I
SKINNER SKINNER. AYE. OKAY FIVE
AND TWO WILL CLOSE THE ROLE ON
THAT. 27 84. LET'S NOW GO TO
EDDIE GARCIA IS A B 28 36 CARL
MOYER. NO OPPOSITION. WHAT'S THE
WHAT'S THE VOTE ON THIS? ITEM
NUMBER 16 A B EIGHT A. B 28 36
BY GARCIA AND THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
. THE VOTE IS 30 WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I BATES I GONZALEZ
GONZALEZ. I SKINNER SKINNER. I
STERN STERN. AYE. OKAY IF YOU
COULD JUST ANNOUNCE IT ON THE
MIKE TOO, SO I CAN HEAR
SOMETIMES I CAN HEAR YOU. SO 7
TO 0. GREAT. OKAY WE'LL CLOSE
THE ROLE IN THAT. FANTASTIC
OKAY, LET'S GO NOW TO THAT 7 TO
0. OKAY. NOW, LET'S NOW GO TO
SANTIAGO ITEM 17. THIS IS A B 29
10 NUMBER 17 18 29 10 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST AMENDMENT WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
THE VOTE IS 2 TO 1 WITH THE VICE
CHAIR VOTING? NO I AM SORRY,
ALAN. ELLEN I, UH DOLLY. SALLY
NO. GONZALEZ GONZALEZ ICE
SKINNER SKINNER. AYE. 5 TO 5 TO
TWO. OKAY GREAT. SO THAT IS OUT.
OKAY SO WE'VE CLOSED THE ROLE IN
THAT, SO LET'S GO BACK TO THE
TOP OF THE AGENDA. LET'S GO TO
ITEM ONE AGAIN. THAT'S
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARDS. 16 40.
ITEM NUMBER ONE A. B 16 40 BY
SIMPLY MEMBER AWARD. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER. THE
VOTE IS 5 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING,
AYE. VICE CHAIR, NOT VOTING.
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ A OKAY, GREAT.
AND THEN I THINK THAT 6 TO 0 AND
I THINK THE LAST THING IS THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. EVERYONE
SIGNED ONTO THE CONSENT COLOR.
CLOSE THE ROAD. OH, YEAH. WHEN
YOU WALKED IN EXACTLY OK. GREAT
GREAT. GREAT GREAT. OKAY GUYS.
THANK YOU, UM, LONG AGENDA LOTS
OF THINGS GOING ON, BUT I REALLY
DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S HARD
WORK, ESPECIALLY OUR STAFF. THEY
WORKED SO HARD TO GET US A
SMOOTH MEETING. IN SPITE OF SO
MANY BILLS. WE ARE GOING TO BE
BACK NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER
AMBITIOUS AGENDA. NOT QUITE AS
LONG AS THIS BUT SOME, BUT
CERTAINLY LONG. SO WE'LL BE BACK
NEXT WEDNESDAY, NINE O'CLOCK. IN
THE MORNING AND I DO APPRECIATE
EVERYONE. UH THEREFORE BEARING
SO THIS MEETING IS HEREBY
ADJOURNED.