THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY,
UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME GOOD
AFTERNOON AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE
SOME PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE THE
MANAGE THE ONGOING COVID 19
RISKS. THE SENATE CONTINUES TO
WELCOME THE PUBLIC AND HAS
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE THAT
PARTICIPANTS TOLL FREE NUMBER
AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE IF IT WILL
PROBABLY BEEN DISPLAYED ON
SCREEN NOW YOU AND I WILL
ANNOUNCE IN ADDITION TO THE
SCREEN, TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS 1877. 2268163 AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 1 TO 29718. I
WILL MAINTAIN THE QUORUM DURING
THE HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY AND
INDIVIDUAL ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED AND
THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE OR
HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE
ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE STREET
BUILDING. I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN
ROOM 2100 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH
REQUIREMENT BEGIN OUR HEARING.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HEARING. AND
TAKE UP OUR FIRST BILL AND JUST
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE BENEFIT
OF THAT OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR
AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED. AND
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CHANGES TO
OUR AGENDA. A B 12 79 BY
MURATSUCHI AND A B 27 40 BY
HOLDING THOSE TWO, UH, AGENDA
ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED AND WILL
NOT BE HEARD. TODAY WE WILL MOVE
ON WHAT THE REST OF OUR
CALENDAR. AND I BELIEVE OUR
FIRST WE DO HAVE A CONSENT ITEM,
MAYBE 2075, WHICH WILL BE TAKEN
UP WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND I
BELIEVE THAT OUR FIRST BILL WILL
BE PRESENTED BY AS A SENATOR
BECKER YES. AND JUST, UM.
CORRECT ME HERE. WHICH ONE?
WHICH BILL IS THAT? OKAY THEN
WE'LL BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER
THREE A. B 22 OH, FOUR BY
ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOERNER HORVATH.
SENATOR BECKER. QUICK AFTER NOON
, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS HAPPY TO
PRESENT A B 22 ON 44 ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOERNER HORVATH
, MAYBE 2 TO 4 WOULD CREATE THE
OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE
WITHIN THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE,
FILM AND AGENCY. EXCUSE ME. TO
MONITOR AND TRACK CARBON NEUTRAL
PROJECTS, AS WELL AS TO CREATE A
ROBUST WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY TO SHIFT TO A CARBON
NEUTRAL ECONOMY. THERE ARE MANY
EFFORTS LOCALLY REGIONALLY AND
STATEWIDE TO TRANSITION FROM
FOSSIL FUELS TO A CLEAN ENERGY
FUTURE. TO REACH OUR AMBITIOUS
CLINICAL WHETHER THAT BE SP ONE
HUNDRED'S TARGET OF 100% CARBON
NEUTRAL RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2045
, REDUCING REDUCING PHDS AND
EMISSION VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE
TO MOVE PEOPLE AND GOODS WITH
DURABLE ENERGY. WHETHER EITHER
THOSE GOALS IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
WE HAVE STATEWIDE OFFICE THAT
HOLDS ALL THE GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS TRANSITION.
EVERY 2 TO 4 SEEKS TO ESTABLISH
THE OFFICE OF CLEAN ENERGY
WORKFORCE, WHICH IN COORDINATION
WITH RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES AND
STAKEHOLDERS WOULD MONITOR AND
TRACK CARBON NEUTRAL PROJECTS.
AND CREATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY TO SUPPORT WORKERS,
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AS THEY
TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE AND
EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
AFTER SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSING
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD ALIGN THIS
BILL WITH THEIR TRANSITIONAL
STRATEGIES GOALS. TRANSITION
TRAGEDY CALLS IN THE BUDGET
LANGUAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN
JULY. THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN COMMITS
TO SHARING THAT LANGUAGE WITH
COMMITTEE STAFF AND MEMBERS TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE ON THIS BILL. THE
CONCEPT IS THE SAME. THESE
AMENDMENTS WOULD REALLY JUST
ADDRESS ANY IMPLEMENTATION
CONCERNS. THUS I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. VERY
MUCH GREAT PRESENTATION WILL GO
TO SPEAKERS. IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THERE ARE THERE IS NO
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION EITHER IN
SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION, SO
WE'LL JUST GO TO THE PUBLIC TO
HEAR FROM SUPPORTERS OF THE
MEASURE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE
IN THE GALLERY? THAT WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 22.
OH, FOUR. LITTLE GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
STEPHEN MEYERS ON BEHALF OF
CENTRAL COAST ENERGY SERVICES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THERE'S NO ONE
ELSE WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINES. MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE? QUÊ SPEAKERS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 22. OH, FOUR.
GENTLEMEN TO SUPPORT OF MAYBE 22
OR FOUR PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
RESPONDENTS. THANK YOU. WE'LL
NOW MOVE TO SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION. ANY SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION OF 22 4 HERE IN THE
GALLERY. I DON'T SEE ANYONE WILL
GO TO THE MODERATOR FOR SPEAKERS
AND OPPOSITION ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ SPEAKERS AND
OPPOSITION OF 22? OH, FOUR. THE
VOICE. OUR OPPOSITION OF 22 OH,
FOUR. PLEASE PRESS 10 WITH THIS
TIME. AND AGAIN, MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO RESPONDENTS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'LL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY COMMENTS.
I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE AUTHOR. I
THINK THIS IS A BILL. THAT WORKS
WELL WITHIN THE SOME OF THE.
GOALS THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS
WORKING ON. MY COMMENTS TO HER
IS THAT SHE WORKED AS CLOSELY AS
SHE CAN WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THERE'S A DIALOGUE HAPPENING
THERE. BUT THE IDEA THAT THIS
BILL, UH, CONFORM TO SOME OF THE
LANGUAGE AUTHORITY IN THE BUDGET
THAT WE INTEND TO VOTE ON. AND I
THINK THE AUTHOR HAS EXPRESSING
INTEREST TO DO THAT, AND HAS
ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS AND I
THINK THAT WILL HELP US BUILD.
ALONG IT'S A GOOD BILL, AND I
HOPE THAT WE CAN RESOLVE THAT.
DID ANYONE ELSE WANT TO MAKE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR
ANYTHING ELSE DID YOU WANT TO
MAKE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS WERE
JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
AND WE HAVE CORN. OKAY WAIT FOR
QUORUM. FOR THAT. I WANT TO GO
TO THE CLERK AND ASK IF THERE IS
ANY OTHER. MEMBERS THAT ARE
WAITING TO PRESENT OR IF THERE
ARE ANY OTHER BILLS THAT CAN BE
TAKEN UP AND WHICH ONE WOULD
THAT BE? SENATOR BECKER 716.
2716 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN ON THAT BILL.
THANK YOU. THE AUTHOR. THIS IS A
HALF OF SOME OF THEM WERE
GRAYSON TO 716. HE FIRST LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS IMPORTANT
BILL AND WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. I
MAYBE 2716 WILL UPDATE SAFETY
TRAINING FOR RIDESHARE DRIVERS
AND REQUIRE THEM TO TAKE
TRAINING EVERY TWO YEARS OVER
THE PAST DECADE, TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANIES LIKE UBER AND
LYFT HAVE BECOME WIDESPREAD
pCOMPANIES AND THE DRIVERS
PROVIDE IMPORTANT SERVICES TO
MANY CALIFORNIANS, WHEN YOU
ENTER A CAR WITH A STRANGER YOU
DO HAND OVER. YOUR SAFETY TO
THEM. THE CBC ALREADY REQUIRES
TNCS TO PROVIDE SAFETY TRAINING
TO THEIR DRIVERS. HOWEVER, THE
CPC CURRENTLY DOES NOT SPECIFY
WHAT THAT TRAINING MUST INCLUDE.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL HAS
HIMSELF EXPERIENCE BEING IN A
COLLISION WHILE USING A
RIDESHARE SERVICE. THESE TRAFFIC
COLLISIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND
FRIGHTENING. AND WE MUST TAKE
STEPS TO PREVENT THEM. THIS IS A
SIMPLE MEASURE A B 276 TO ENSURE
DRIVERS RECEIVED TRAINING ON
DEFENSIVE DRIVING, DISTRACTED
DRIVING AND PASSENGER DE
ESCALATION EVERY TWO YEARS UNDER
A B 2716 DRIVERS WILL BE
COMPENSATED FOR COMPLETING THIS
TRAINING. THIS WILL ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF PASSENGERS.
PEDESTRIANS ARE LIKE WE HAVE A
WITNESS DENNY RITTER WITH THE
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. STENY
RITTER HERE. YOU'RE NOT GONNA
RITTER. I'M FILLING IN FOR
DENNY, IF THAT'S OKAY. MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS IMMEDIATELY ON
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PROPERTY
CASUALTY INSURERS HERE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2714. 82 716 WILL
REQUIRE THE DRIVERS FOR TNCS TO
UNDERGO A DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING
COURSE EVERY OTHER YEAR AND SETS
BASIC GUIDELINES FOR THAT
TRAINING. ÁP CIA IS SUPPORTIVE
OF PROACTIVE EFFORTS TO EDUCATE
DRIVERS ON SAFE DRIVING
PRACTICES. MAYBE 27161 SURE THAT
THE TRYING THE TRAINING DRIVERS
RECEIVE IS EFFECTIVE,
COMPREHENSIVE TO IMPROVE THE
SAFETY OF PASSENGERS,
PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS ALIKE
ACCORDINGLY, FOR THE
AFOREMENTIONED REASONS. WE'RE
DRIVING. VERY WELL. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO, UH, SPEAKERS AND
SUPPORT NOW HEAR FROM THE
GALLERY. ANYONE IN THE GALLERY
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. OKAY
WE'LL GO TO THE MODERATOR AND
THE TELECONFERENCE LINES.
MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE ACCUSE
SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF A B 27
16? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DO
VOICE YOUR SUPPORT. 27 16 PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO RESPONDENTS CURE. OKAY
VERY WELL. WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS
AND OPPOSITION. THERE'S NO
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL, SO WE'LL
GO TO THE GALLERY FOR ANYONE
SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION. NOW WE
GO TO THE MODERATOR. MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ? SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION OF 27 16 ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. MR CHAIR TO
VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO 27 16
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. AND MR
CHAIR. THERE ARE NO RESPONDENTS
IN QUÊ. AND THAT IS THAT IS
AMAZING THAT A BILL LIKE THIS
COULD NOT HAVE OPPOSITION A FEW
. JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAD
PREDICTED THAT WE WERE GOING TO
NEED THIS BILL AND ACTUALLY
PUSHED FOR A SIMILAR LANGUAGE TO
CREATE TRAINING IN THIS PROGRAM
BECAUSE BACK THEN THE DEBATE WAS
TAXICABS VERSUS YOU KNOW, UBER
AND THAT WAS A BIG DEBATE, AND I
REMEMBER ALL THE NEGATIVE
ARTICLES IN THE ATTACKS. THAT
THAT THIS WAS UNWARRANTED AND
NECESSARY. AND LOTS OF DEBATES
ON THE FLOOR. AND HERE WE ARE
TODAY WHERE THERE IS JUST A
CONCURRENCE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE. AND WHY
WOULDN'T WE DO THIS? YOU KNOW,
WHY WOULDN'T WE REQUIRE TRAINING
OF PEOPLE IN THE SERVICE OF THE
PUBLIC PUBLIC. IN AN AREA THAT
IS JUST SO IMPORTANT. TO THE
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO THE
THIS IS THIS BILL'S LONG OVERDUE
. I THANK THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
IN THIS AREA. AND IT REALLY HAS
TAKEN A LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS
TO FINALLY GET US THERE. NOW,
THAT WAS REALLY UNNECESSARY.
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, UH,
EIGHT YEARS AGO WHEN IT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN DONE AND A LOT OF THIS
COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IN THE
PUBLIC AS FAR AS ALL THESE
INCIDENTS AND THE HARM THAT HAS
COME FROM THE LEGISLATURE, NOT
ACTING SOONER TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN, SO I AM VERY GLAD TO
WORK IN THIS AREA. FINALLY, WRAP
THIS UP SUPPORT THIS BILL. AND
IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IF
NOT, WE'LL TAKE UP. AH! EMOTION
WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM. DO WE
HAVE A QUORUM? BUT WE HAVE A
QUORUM. THANK YOU KNOW WE NEED
ONE MORE. WE NEED ONE MORE. WE
NEED ONE MORE. SO IF WE CAN GET
SOME MEMBERS TO SHOW UP, THAT
WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. SO WHEN
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WILL MOVE
FORWARD. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE
ANY CLOSING COMMENTS AS YOU SAID
IT TOOK EIGHT YEARS, AS WELL AS
AN ACCIDENT THAT THE AUTHOR
WASN'T PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN
AND APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND
WILL ASK FOR MY VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME.
OKAY WE'LL WAIT FOR THAT. I'M
GOING TO PRESENT A BILL NOW, SO
I'M GOING TO PATCH IT PASSED THE
TORCH TO OUR VICE CHAIR. MR
CHAIR. UM, I'LL PASS THE. SO I'M
GOING TO TAKE UP A B 27 49 BY
pOKAY, PROCEED. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS AND
PUBLIC I ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOMAN QUIRK.
SILVA UH, SHE ACCEPTS THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
AND. THERE THERE HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND TO THE PUBLIC. AS
YOU'RE ALL AWARE. IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, CALIFORNIA INVESTED $2
BILLION INTO THE CAST PROGRAM TO
ADDRESS LAST MILE BROADBAND. A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT
MONEY IS FEDERAL FUNDING. THERE
MUST BE SPENT BY 2026 OR
RETURNED BACK TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. THE CPUC HAS ADOPTED
PROGRAM RULES TO BEGIN ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL
FUNDING ACCOUNT. BUT SO FAR HAS
NOT BEGUN TO AWARD GRANTS.
SIMPLY PUT A B 27 49 WILL ENSURE
THAT THE CPUC IS WORKING
EFFICIENTLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY TO
AWARD GRANTS TO BUILD BROADBAND
IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE
STATE. SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL
WOULD REQUIRE THE CPUC TO REVIEW
CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES.
SERVICES FUND FEDERAL FUNDING
ACCOUNT. GRANT APPLICATIONS
WITHIN 180 DAYS AND PROVIDES
THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE DEEMED
APPROVED IF THE COMMISSION DOES
NOT DENY THE APPLICATION OR MEET
THE 180 DAY DEADLINE. THIS
TIMELINE IN THIS BILL APPLIES
SPECIFICALLY TO THE FEDERAL
FUNDING ACCOUNT WITH THE TIME
LIMITED FEDERAL FUNDS, AND IT'S
CONSISTENT WITH THE CPUC ZONE
GUIDELINES FOR REVIEWING
APPLICATIONS. THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE
CPUC POSITION TO ADEQUATELY
REVIEW THE CSF APPLICATIONS IN A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME BY
SPECIFYING THE TIMELINES APPLY
TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS. THIS
BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT IN THE ASSEMBLY. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR AWAY. SO DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES? IN IN
THIS BILL, WE HAVE YES, YOLANDA
BENSON. THANK YOU. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS, YOLANDA
BENSON ON BEHALF OF US TELECOM
BROADBAND ASSOCIATION. WE
REPRESENT WIRE LINE BROADBAND
PROVIDERS IN CALIFORNIA. AS YOU
KNOW THIS BODY YOU PASSED THIS
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MONEY LAST
YEAR IN SP 1 56 TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE REACHING AS MANY AND
UNDERSERVED AND UNSERVED AREAS
IN CALIFORNIA. THIS HISTORIC
LEVELS OF TIME SENSITIVE FUNDING
THAT CSF MUST NOW ATTRACTS
SUFFICIENT PARTICIPATION FROM
BROADBAND PROVIDERS. TO BRIDGE
THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TO ENSURE
THAT ALL THESE COMMUNITIES IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE 21ST CENTURY
CONNECTIVITY. 27 49 DOES JUST
THAT BY INCREASING AND
ACCELERATING THE COLLABORATION
REQUIRED TO CONNECT CALIFORNIA.
REMAINING COMMUNITIES THAT NEED
SERVICE. WE BELIEVE THE CURRENT
CSF RULES DO NOT GO FAR ENOUGH
TO ACHIEVE ACHIEVE THESE
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPEDIENCY THAT
WE NEED. MAYBE 27 49 PROVIDES
THE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS TE
CURRENT DEFICIENCIES WITH THE
CURRENT SERIOUS F, GRANT AND
APPLICATION AND RESOLUTION
PROCESS EFFICIENCIES THAT HAVE
CREATED LENGTHY DELAYS,
INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS TO
APPLY. MAYBE 27 49 INCLUDES
NUMEROUS STREAMLINING PROVISIONS
, INCLUDING A DATE CERTAIN FOR
APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF AN
APPLICATION. AND IF DENIED THE
REASON FOR THAT DENIAL. A B 27
49 PROVIDES THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS
AND EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF
STATE AND FEDERAL BROADBAND
FUNDING. WE ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. YOU WOULD LIKE TO HIT
THE CORN. WHY WE HAVE A CORN
BEFORE. MY SENATOR LEAVES RIGHT
HERE, BLAMING PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WHISTLE. PRESENT PRESENT.
DOLLY DOLLY! HERE! BECKER BECKER
HERE, GORGEOUS BRADFORD BRADFORD
HERE, DODD. EGGMAN. GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ HERE. GROVE DROVE HERE
. HERZBERG MCGUIRE MEN IN HERE.
RUBIO PRESENT PRESENT STERN.
THANK YOU. OKAY CHAIR. WE HAVE
ONE MORE SPEAKER IN THE
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION COLUMN.
AND THAT IS NATE SOLOVE WITH
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS IF HE'S
PRESENT YOU ON THE PHONE. OKAY,
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS NATE SOLO ON BEHALF OF
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS
FRONTIERS, BUT AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT IN THE FEW SEES
EVENT SERVICES FUND PROGRAM.
WE'VE BEEN AWARDED 20 GRANTS IN
RECENT YEARS AS WE WORK TO
PROVIDE HEIGHTS, THE INTERNET,
CALIFORNIANS AND HARD TO REACH
PARTS OF THE STATE. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT 2749 BECAUSE IT IS
NEEDED NOW, MORE THAN EVER. WE
ALL HAVE THE SHARED GOAL OF
GETTING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
FUNDING OUT OF THE DOOR AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AT ALL
CALIFORNIANS CONNECTED TO
BROADBAND STATE ONLY HAS A
COUPLE OF YEARS TO PUSH THROUGH
$2 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
THAT'S WHY THE SHOT CLOCKS AND
STREAMLINING REQUIREMENTS IN THE
BILL ARE SO CRITICAL COMPARE
THIS TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH
THE PROGRAM OVER THE LAST DECADE
AND OVER 10 YEARS, THE PROGRAM
HAS ONLY FUNDED A FEW $100
MILLION WORTH OF PROJECT. YET
THEY WILL NEED TO APPROVE $2
BILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS WITHIN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE CORE OF
THE BILL WAS A REQUIREMENT THAT
THE BC APPROVE OR DENY AN
APPLICATION WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
THIS IS A VERY REASONABLE AMOUNT
OF TIME THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED
BY THE AUTHOR. SIX MONTH SHOT
CLOCK WILL BENEFIT ALL
APPLICANTS, BOTH PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC SECTOR APPLICANT. BECAUSE
ALL APPLICANTS BENEFIT FROM THE
STREAMLINED PROCESS BECAUSE NONE
OF US WANT DELAYS AND NONE OF US
WANT TO GO BEYOND THE FEDERAL
DEADLINE AND RISK LOSING ONCE IN
A LIFETIME BROADBAND FUNDING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100
WISHING TO SUPPORT PLEASE COME
UP TO THE MIKE NOW. NAME AND
AFFILIATION. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS TERRY
NICOLE BACA, MINISTER SYSTEM
VICE PRESIDENT FOR 80 AND T AND
A. T AND T STANDS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN
2100. CAN WE GO TO THE MODERATOR
AND PLEASE QUEUE UP? WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
TO VOICE YOUR SUPPORT OF 27 49
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. WE DO
HAVE ONE COMING COUPLE OF AND
GIVE US JUST A MOMENT TO GET
THOSE LINE MEMBERS.
MANAMA JUST SHARE.
WE'LL GO FIRST TO LINE NUMBER
45, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS STEVE CARLSON. FOR
SETIA. WE ARE THE TRADE
ASSOCIATION FOR THE WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 27 49.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS LINE 17,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS PAM LOOMIS AND I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS AND
C I, P C. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT IS MINE NUMBER 19, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. YES GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY
IMPORTANT DEAL. MY NAME IS KEN
GARNET AND THE CHIEF STRATEGY
OFFICER KILLED INTERNET WE'RE IN
A HIGH SPEED. BASED EASTERN
SACRAMENTO. AND WE OFFER FIXED
WIRELESS AND FIBER AND COVER A
LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL
NAME AND ORGANIZATION AND
SUPPORT, PLEASE. I AM KING
GARNET CAL DOT NET INC AND WE
SUPPORT THE BILL PROVISIONALLY,
WITH ONE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU.
AND UM, THANK YOU IMPORTANT FOR
THIS TO BE TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL
ORGANIZATION. MODERATOR, PLEASE.
GO TO THE NEXT LINE. MR CHAIR.
THERE ARE NO OTHER RESPONDENTS
IN CUBA. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE
HAVE LEAD OPPOSITION, WHICH IS
ERNESTO FALCON. JERICHO HUESO IF
I SHARED DOLLY AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, MY NAME IS
ERNESTO FALCON, AND I'M, THE
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FOR
THE ELECTRONIC FRONTIER
FOUNDATION, ALTHOUGH WAS KNOWN
AS THE FF. I BRING WITH ME
NEARLY 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
WORKING ON BROADBAND POLICY, AND
MY RESEARCH IS INFORMED FROM
YEARS OF WORKING WITH LOCAL,
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROVIDERS.
THE FF IS OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
ON A B 2749 BECAUSE OF THE 180 A
SHOT CLOCK REVIEW LACKS THE
NECESSARY FLEXIBILITY NEEDED TO
ENSURE PROPER VETTING OF
APPLICATIONS, PARTICULARLY ON
THE NARROW GROUNDS OF TECHNICAL
AND FINANCIAL REVIEW. EVERYONE
HERE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITH
SP 1 56, CALIFORNIA IS EMBARKING
ON AN INFRASTRUCTURE EFFORT THAT
WILL BE ON PART WITH RURAL
ELECTRIFICATION FROM DECADES
AGO. BUT THE SIZE, COMPLEXITY
AND VOLUME OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO
BE DONE IS EXTRAORDINARY. AND
THIS AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
WORK AHEAD. WE SHOULD DRAW
LESSONS FROM THE FCC'S EFFORTS
TODAY. AT THE FCC. AFTER EIGHT
MONTHS OF REVIEW, THE FCC HAD TO
SEND 197 LETTERS TO GRANTEES
BECAUSE THEY SOUGHT TO SPEND
GOVERNMENT MONEY IN AREAS THAT
ALREADY HAD BROADBAND. YELLEN
MUSK IS NEW COMPANY STARLINK
AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR REVIEW
HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE ON SHAKY
GROUNDS FINANCIALLY THAN
ORIGINALLY PROJECTED WITH
SERIOUS TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS ON
THE VIABILITY OF THE PROPOSALS.
IN DELIVERING BROADBAND AND
MOUNTAINOUS OR FORESTED AREAS.
THESE THINGS CAME FROM CAREFUL
OVERSIGHT OF GRANTEES. AND SO
THE FF HAS ASKED FOR THE BILL BE
AMENDED TO ALLOW REVIEWS
NARROWLY BASED ON TECHNICAL AND
FINANCIAL ASSESSMENTS TO GO
BEYOND THE 100 DAY SHOT CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF THESE
FUNDS WILL BE CRITICAL TO ENSURE
THAT THE PROMISE OF 1 56 CAN
BECOME A REALITY. LASTLY I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE DEADLINES
ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, AND I WANT
TO FLAG WITH THE NEW BIDEN
MINISTRATIONS. ANTILLA GUIDANCE
EMPHASIZES THAT STATES DRAFT
FIVE YEAR FIBER INFRASTRUCTURE
PLANS WITH ALTERNATIVES FOR
EXTREMELY QUOTE UNQUOTE
EXTREMELY HIGH COST AREAS. THAT
WILL REQUIRE SOME CAREFUL
AMENDMENTS IN TERMS OF HOW
WIRELESS IS INCLUDED IN THE
USAGE OF THE STATE MONEY BECAUSE
THE ANTI WILL ALLOW US TO DRAW
DOWN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL $100
MILLION AT THE END OF THIS YEAR
WITH MATCHING STATE FUNDING. SO
I CAUTION HOW INCORPORATE
WIRELESS AND SO THAT WE DON'T
FORECLOSE ON THAT FUTURE
OPPORTUNITY THAT IS ON THAT IS
ON ITS WAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE HAD A SECOND LEAD
OPPOSITION. I THOUGHT THIS IS A
TRACY RYAN WITH RURAL COUNTIES.
MY CORRECT OKAY. ARE YOU STILL
IN OPPOSITION? GO AHEAD. WE ARE
? YES OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, TRACY RYAN, WITH THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE OF
CALIFORNIA, ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES. UNFORTUNATELY WE DO
REMAIN OPPOSED UNLESS CEMENTED.
27 49. SPECIFICALLY OUR CONCERNS
ARE AROUND THE DEEMED APPROVED
REMEDY FOR THE 180 DAY SHOT
CLOCK. UM WE ARE REQUESTING THAT
THE CLOCK ITSELF STARTS AT THE
SAME TIME FOR ALL APPLICANTS. UM
THE REASON IS THAT THE WAY THAT
THE ADULTS SETS UP THE PROCESS,
THE CLOCK IS IFFERENT FOR EACH
APPLICANT, DEPENDING ON WHEN THE
APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED IN THIS
REALLY DOES UNDERMINE THE CPCS
DECISION ON HOW TO PROCESS THAT
APPLICATIONS USING THE SCORING
RUBRIC, WHICH REALLY IDENTIFIES,
WHICH WHICH OF THE PROJECTS IS
THE BEST USE OF STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING. UM CPUC INTENDS
TO REVIEW THE REVIEW THESE
APPLICATIONS HOLISTICALLY, WHICH
MEANS THAT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT
ALL THE APPLICATIONS THAT COME
IN DURING THE FUNDING ROUND. AND
THE SHOT CLOCK AGAIN WOULD
UNDERMINE THAT. UM WE DO ASK IN
A LINER COMMENTS WITH MR
FALCONE, WHO TESTIFIED BEFORE US
TO AMEND THE BILL TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S MORE ACTIVE ALL UM,
PROCESS FOR LOOKING AT THESE
APPLICATIONS. THANK YOU. GO TO
THE LINES NOW FOR, UH WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. WELL WAIT. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM? ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
2100? SEEING THAT NOW WE WILL GO
TO THE MODERATOR FOR OPPOSITION.
AND TO VOICE OPPOSITION FOR A B
27 49 PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME AND
WE HAVE A COUPLE IN Q WILL GO
FIRST TO LINE NUMBER 46. ONE
MOMENT, MR CHAIR. LINE 46 THREES
. GO AHEAD, JOE AND PARK ON
BEHALF OF BLU CALIFORNIA ACTION
, AND WE WILL ALSO BE OPPOSING
THE BILL. UNLESS UNITED THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU HAVE A
COUPLE OF OTHERS WHEN WE GET
THOSE LIGHT NUMBERS?
ONLINE. 44, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
JUDGES TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
UTILITY REFORM NETWORK IN
OPPOSITION. IN LINE NUMBER. 14,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 14 YEAR. LINES
OPEN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. ALOHA
THIS IS SEAN TO QUETTA
MCGLOTHLIN WITH ACCESS HUMBLE IN
EUREKA. WE ARE OPPOSED TO A B 27
49. BECAUSE WE THINK THE PUC
SHOULD HAVE MORE AUTHORITY AND
JURISDICTION NOT LESS. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR. THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS AND QUÊ.
OKAY THANK YOU. WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. I JUST I
HAVE A COMMENT. I'M GOING TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, BUT I DO
WANT TO REFERENCE HE STARLINK
CONVERSATION THAT TOOK PLACE ON
THE OPPOSITION SIDE OF IT. I
REPRESENT PART OF A ROLE
COMMUNITY AND A LOT OF ISRAEL.
BUT IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS OF
WOODY AND GLENVILLE AND ALL
THOSE PLACES THERE WERE MONTHS
WHEN THEY HAD NO CELL PHONE
SERVICE AND NO BROADBAND SERVICE
AND NO INTERNET SERVICE. AND
THEY COULD NOT EVEN GET OUT ON
THEIR LANDLINES BECAUSE THEY'RE
SO POORLY. UH, SERVICED, I GUESS
OR POORLY IN THE GROUND OR
POORLY ACCESSIBLE, UM, AND THE
MAJORITY OF THEM ARE SIGNING UP
WITH STARLINK GET A LITTLE BOX
INTO THEIR HOME. THEY PUT IN
THEIR CAR THEIR MOTOR HOME. THEY
PUT IT IN THE TRAILER. THEY PUT
IT IN THEIR HOUSE. AND IT'S VERY
INEXPENSIVE AND IT SEEMS TO BE
WORKING FINE. SO TO SAY THAT
IT'S HAVING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THEIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY STUFF
, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A
LOT OF CONSTITUENTS EQUIPMENTS
WITHOUT SERVICE, AND THEY ARE
REALLY LIKING THE IDEA OF HAVING
STARLINK SO JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT'S CLEARED UP.
THANK YOU. THE YES, SENATOR
GONZALEZ. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
WOULD DIRECT MY COMMENTS TO THE
AUTHOR. BUT SHE IS NOT HERE
TODAY, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY
DISCUSS WITH HER. YOU KNOW MY
OPINIONS ON THIS AS WELL, BUT
I'M SURE HOPEFULLY SHE'S SHE'S
SEEING THIS TOO. I KNOW WE'RE
ALL VERY BUSY. BUT I THINK THIS
IS A BILL THAT I CANNOT SUPPORT
TODAY. UM IT IS A BILL THAT I
FEEL IS A BIT PREMATURE. JUST
GIVEN THE FACT THAT UM, AS
MENTIONED BY. THE OPPOSITION TO
FOLKS WHO HAVE WHICH WORKED VERY
HARD TO ENSURE THAT WE GOT SB 1
56 AS BEFORE A B 14 PASSED LAST
YEAR. BUT I AGREE WITH THE
THOUGHT THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
NEW FEDERAL GUIDANCE. WE HAVEN'T
EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH
THIS FIVE YEAR PLAN, AND NOW
WE'RE ALREADY SETTING THE SHOT
CLOCK. WHAT MY CONCERN IS
SPECIFICALLY IS THAT MANY OF
THESE COMMUNITIES THAT WANT TO
CREATE MUNICIPAL BROADBAND LOCAL
COMMUNITIES IN MY AREA LIKE
SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES RURAL
COMMUNITIES THAT MAY WANT TO DO
THAT WE HAVEN'T EVEN EXPENDED.
AND OLD OUT THE TECHNICAL
DOLLARS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
APPLY. AND THEY DON'T EVEN THIS
IS A VERY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
SORT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM SO
180 DAYS. I DON'T KNOW. ALLOWS
THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY
GET INTO THE SYSTEM TO CREATE
THE SYSTEM OF COMPETITIVENESS IS
WHICH, EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THAT EVERYONE CAN COMPETE?
WHETHER YOU'RE A SMALL ISP, A
LARGE ISP MUNICIPAL, UH, YOU
KNOW, GOVERNMENT. I DON'T THINK
THAT THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW THAT
. OR AT LEAST IT'S VAGUE AND I
DON'T SEE WHERE THERE'S
OPPORTUNITY THERE. SO YOU KNOW,
WHEN FRONTIER SAYS THEY HAVE 20
GRANTS THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED,
THAT'S GREAT, BUT MANY OF OUR
LOCALS HAVE NOT EVEN RECEIVED
ONE GRANT. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. SO
THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE,
UM I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE
TALKING MORE ABOUT THIS TO SEE
HOW WE CAN FIX THIS AND MAKE
THIS EASIER FOR OUR LOCALS TO
ACTUALLY RECEIVE DOLLARS. THE
TECHNICAL SINCE ASSISTANCE THAT
THEY NEED BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT
THIS IS THE VEHICLE TO DO THAT.
SO I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COMMENT?
SEEING NOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE SENATOR WESSEL? YES THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND I APPRECIATE
THE COMMENTS IN THIS DISCUSSION
AND JUST FROM OUR FROM MY POINT
OF VIEW, HAVING LOOKED AT THIS
LEGISLATION AND UNDERSTANDING
THE PROCESS AND UNDERSTANDING
THAT WE HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME CLOCK TO CONTEND WITH. AND
CALIFORNIA IS A BIG STATE AND
OUR PROCESS IS ALWAYS INTENDED
TO BE FAST AND RESPONSIVE. AND
THIS BILL WOULD KIND OF ADD TO
THAT. BUT I MUST POLITELY
DISAGREE THAT THE SHOT CLOCK
PROPOSALS BILL WOULD ADVANTAGE
CERTAIN PROVIDERS OVER OTHERS.
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE IN THAT IN
OUR PROCESS OR HOW THIS BILL IS
WRITTEN. SO UH, YOU WE ARE
SITTING ON A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY
AND THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS PROCESS AND WE WANT PEOPLE
TO GEAR UP AND START MAKING THE
PROPOSALS. AND WE WANT TO WORK
WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEW IDEAS
AND TO DO THAT. I THINK THIS
BILL IS GOING TO BE VERY
IMPORTANT ONCE IT IS SIGNED. AND
I, YOU NOW, I HOPE IT IS AND I
HOPE WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT ONCE
IT IS THE. WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS STILL
SOMETHING THAT IS MOVING AND
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN THAT,
SARAH GONZALEZ, BUT WE HAVE THIS
BILL ALLOWS US TO ADJUST FOR
WHAEVER DECISIONS ARE FINALLY
DERIVED AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO
I HOPE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS
AND I RIP LATELY. AS FOR NIGHT,
I VOTE THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THE BILL HAVE EMOTION
BASED SENATOR MAN. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. MAYBE 27 49
QUIRK-SILVA PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS WHISTLE, DOLLY
BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD. DODD.
EGGMAN GONZALEZ GONZALEZ. NO
GROVE GROVE, I HERZBERG MCGUIRE
MEN, MEN I RUBIO STERN.
EVERYONE. 321. THAT BUILDS 31
WILL HOLD IT OPEN FOR THE
MEMBERS TO SHOW UP. YOU'RE GOING
TO TRANSFER THE YOU WANT TO
ANNOUNCE IT, THOUGH? ALL RIGHT.
I'M COMING BACK HERE SHARE OF
THE COMMITTEE. UH, IT'S GREAT TO
BE BACK. ALL OF YOU WERE GOING
TO TAKE UP ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FRIEDMAN. WITH. MAYBE 26 67 ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. WELCOME,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE
STAFF, MR CHAIR FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK ON THIS BILL, I AM GOING TO
ACCEPT THIS SUGGESTED COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS MENTIONED ON PAGE SIX
AND SEVEN AND THE ANALYSIS WITH
THE EXCEPTION WITH YOUR
PERMISSION OF THE SECTION
REGARDING. TO 18, WHICH I'M TOLD
THAT YOU'VE HAD A CONVERSATION
WITH SOME OF OUR ALLIES AND
ORGANIZED LABOR, AND YOU'RE
WILLING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW US
TO WORK ON THAT WITH YOU AND
YOUR COMMITTEE. I WILL LEAVE
THAT TO YOUR DISCRETION. YES AND
THAT WILL HAVE SOME COMMENTS
ABOUT THAT AS WELL. SO OKAY,
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND WE WERE HAPPY TO CONTINUE
WORKING ON THAT AND WHATEVER
AGREEMENT WE CAN ALL REACH,
WE'LL TAKE THAT IN
APPROPRIATIONS. YES PLEASURE.
THANK YOU. I AM PLEASED O
PRESENT A B 26 67 A BILL TO
CREATE A NEW INCENTIVE PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY COMMISSION TO SUPPORT
INNOVATIVE NEW APPROACHES TO
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY. RESOURCES
ADOPTION. AS CALIFORNIA FACES
CLIMATE TRIGGERED EXTREME
WEATHER EVENTS, NATURAL DISASTER
, ITS RELIABILITY, PLANNING
CHALLENGES DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCES CAN BE USED TO REDUCE
NET PEAK LOAD AND HELP WITH
RELIABILITY CHALLENGES FACING
THE GRID. THEIR DEPLOYMENT COULD
BE A CRITICAL TOOL TO SUPPORT
STATEWIDE AND ECONOMY WHERE I
DECARBONIZATION AND RESILIENCY
AND EQUITY OBJECTIVES. CURRENTLY
MANY CUSTOMERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
LIMITED TO STATE MANDATED
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
ONLY THROUGH THE I. O. U S.
WHILE SOME COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS ARE ABLE TO
RELY ON DEMAND MANAGEMENT
SERVICES BY A DIRECT ACCESS
PROVIDER FOR CUSTOMERS SERVED BY
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. LIKE MOST
OF THE CONSTITUENTS IN MY
DISTRICT, THE OPTIONS ARE MUCH
MORE LIMITED FOR ON SITE,
ELECTRICITY DEMAND MANAGEMENT. A
B 26 67 WOULD ALLOW FOR RETAIL
PROVIDERS TO BETTER CUSTOMIZED
CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND ALIGN
CUSTOMER VALUES WITH THE NEED OF
THE ELECTRIC GRID TO SUPPORT
RELIABILITY AND CLEAN
RESILIENCY. A B 26 67 STATES OF
THE INCENTIVES FOR DISTRIBUTED
ENERGY RESOURCES OVER 15
KILOWATTS OR PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS AND THEREFORE MUST
PROVIDE PREVAILING WAGE
TESTIFYING AND SUPPORT TODAY ARE
MICHAEL COVE IN WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND BY
TELEPHONE. AND I BELIEVE REBECCA
LEE WITH THE ENERGY IN PERSON,
AND I WOULD URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SO WE'LL GO
TO THE ORGANIZED PRESENTATION.
BEGINNING WITH REBECCA LEE. 10
MEMBERS WERE BACK AWAY ON BEHALF
OF NRG AS A DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCE PROVIDER, AS WELL AS A
COMPETITIVE RETAIL SERVICE
PROVIDER IN CALIFORNIA. WE THINK
AT THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR THIS
MEASURE AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
MEASURE WOULD HELP NOT ONLY
SCALE CUSTOMER INVESTMENTS AND
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES BUT
ALSO HARNESSED THE VALUE TO
PROVIDE A COLLECTIVE BENEFIT TO
THE GRID SYSTEM AT A TIME WHEN
CALIFORNIA IS FACING RELIABILITY
AND RESILIENCY NEEDS. WE URGE
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE ALSO HAVE MICHAEL COLVIN
WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
FUND'S COLVIN. IS BY PHONE. YEAH
HE'S NOT ON THE PHONE. OKAY
MAYBE UP UP WHEN THEY TAKE THE
MAYBE WHEN WE TAKE A COMMENTS
AND SUPPORT OKAY, I AM HERE.
SORRY I WASN'T ABLE TO GET UP TO
IN HERE. PLEASE PROCEED. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY. YOU
HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF. THAT
TIME. MY NAME IS MICHAEL COLTON
. AND I'M, THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY PROGRAM AND
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. PBS
SUPPORT 82 667. WILL CREATE AN
INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCES INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO
BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ENERGY
COMMISSION. CLEAN DISTRIBUTED
ENERGY RESOURCES ARE AN
IMPORTANT CHOICE FOR
CALIFORNIA'S CUSTOMERS. THE ERS
CAN PROVIDE SUPERIOR QUALITY
ENERGY SERVICE WHEN COMPARED TO
THE ELECTRIC GRID. THE ERS
INCLUDE CUSTOMER DEMAND
MANAGEMENT OF SCALE, RENEWABLE
GENERATION ENERGY STORAGE. ARE
CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
AND CLEAN BACKUP POWER. AS
DRAFTED. A B 2667 DOES NOT
UTILIZE RATE PAIR FUND AND WILL
NOT IMPACT CUSTOMER ENERGY
BILLS. TO BUILD DOES IS OPEN TO
ALL CUSTOMERS ON A STATEWIDE
BASIS, WHICH CREATES MORE
OPTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS. TO BUILD
YOUR EXCEPT THESE INCENTIVES
FUNDS BE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED
WITH A PRIORITY OF THE ERS THAT
REDUCED POLLUTION WITHIN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
PROVIDE RESILIENCE TO VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES. INCLUDING INCOME,
QUALIFIED RENTERS AND THOSE IN
THE ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS
POPULATION. THE BILL ALSO
INCLUDES LANGUAGE OR PRIORITIZED
CRITICAL CARE FACILITIES AND
THOSE PROVIDING SERVICES TO I
MEAN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS AND THE TIMES OF
NATURAL DISASTER. LAST I WANTED
SPOTLIGHTS AT 2667 CONCLUSION OF
MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY. THERE'S
VEHICLES VEHICLES AREN'T
EMERGING CATEGORY WHICH CAN
FUNCTION AS THE DISTRIBUTED
EDITORI RECOURSE. WITH THE STATE
THREE SENATE DOCUMENT ADVANCING
TRUCK ROLL PENDING CONSIDERATION
OF THE EVENTS. FLEET RULES. THE
STATE IS STANDING AT AN
INFLECTION POINT OF
DECARBONIZATION AND MAJOR
PORTION OF THE ECONOMY. DIESEL
TRUCKS AND BUSSES ARE SOME OF
THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO
LOCAL AIR POLLUTION AND THE GHG
EMISSIONS. C
CENTIVE FUNDS FROM THIS
PROGRAM TO HELP AND MUCH MORE
CHARGING THE ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES BY TREATING THEM AS A
DISTRIBUTED ACTUALLY, RESOURCE
COULD BE TRANSFORMATIONAL TO
BOTH POLLUTION BURGER AND
COMMUNITIES INTO THE STATE AS A
WHOLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND
I'VE ENCOURAGED HER. THANK YOU,
SO WE'LL GO TO THE GALLERIES FOR
SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT OF A B 26
67. AND PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO YOUR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARE. HUESO KYLER
JOAQUIN WILL BE AFTER THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND THE
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA UTILITY
EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
COULD YOU PEASE ACCU SPEAKERS
IN SUPPORT OF A B 26? 67 WILL
ASK FOR ASKING THAT YOU LIMIT
YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR NAME YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL AND ANY
AFFILIATION YOU MIGHT HAVE. THIS
TIME IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF THE BILL BEFORE YOU A B
2667 PLEASE HIT ONE, THEN ZERO.
ANYONE. NO ONE'S QUEUING UP IN
FAVOR. OKAY WE'LL GO TO THE LEAD
OPPOSITION ON THE BILL. WE HAVE
LED TRIO. IS SHE PRESENT? OKAY,
THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU HAVE A
MINUTE AND A HALF. THANK YOU.
TRY HùHUESO AND SENATE ENERGY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. MY NAME
IS ALI G TRIO AND I'M, THE
SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE MICRO
GRID RESOURCES COALITION. HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE MRC AND OUR
COALITION PARTNERS SUBMIT AN
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION
AND A B 2667 AFTER THE JUNE 14TH
AMENDMENTS. WE ARE PART OF THE
ORIGINAL COALITION OF SUPPORTERS
FOR THE BILL, AND WE'RE REALLY
APPRECIATIVE THAT THE COMMITTEE
AND ASSEMBLYWOMAN FRIEDMAN HAVE
CREATED A PROPOSED TO CREATE A
CLEAN DDR INCENTIVE PROGRAM. UM
HOWEVER, WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE RECENTLY.
UM UH, PROPOSED ON SECTION 2 18
IN THE OVER THE FENCE RULE. UM
WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE 2 18
AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THIS RAISES A
LOT OF ISSUES RELATED TO
RESILIENCY AND MICRO GRIDS THAT
ARE ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED AT
THE CPUC DOCKET ON MICRO GRIDS
AND RESILIENCY WITH LIVE ISSUES
AND TRACK FOR PHASE TWO THAT ARE
SCOPED THROUGH THE END OF 2022,
PROBABLY 2023. IT WOULD BE
PREMATURE TO PUT ANYTHING INTO
LEGISLATION ON SECTION 2 18 OR
MICROGRIDS UNTIL THE CPUC IS
FINISHED TRACK FOR WE HAVE
FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND OTHERS TO WORK
WITHIN THE VENUE OF THAT
PROCEEDING IN GOOD FAITH TO
ADVANCE OBJECTIVES RELATED TO
MICRO GRIDS AND RESILIENCE
THERE. SECTION 2 18 AND ITS
SCOPE IS A GREAT PUBLIC POLICY
QUESTION FOR THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE FUTURE
OF CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY SYSTEM.
THIS SUBJECT DESERVES TO BE
EVALUATED ON ITS OWN MERIT AND
ITS OWN DISTINCT LEGISLATIVE
VEHICLE NOT INSERTED INTO AN
OTHERWISE UNRELATED BILL ON D ER
INCENTIVES. UM WE HAVE QUESTIONS
ABOUT OTHER DETAILS OF THE BILL.
HOWEVER SECTION 2 18 IS THE MOST
PRESSING CONCERN FOR OUR
COALITION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING
FURTHER AMENDMENTS AND
APPRECIATE THAT OUR CONCERNS ARE
TAKING SERIOUSLY. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THE AMENDED
BILL IN PRINT AND WILL
RECONSIDER OUR OPPOSITION AT
THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND CONSIDERING THE
PERSPECTIVES, THE MICRO GRID AND
ER INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORRYING
WE'RE WORKING ON ENERGY RESULTS
YOUR TIME WE'RE GOING TO KIM
STONE WITH CALIFORNIA SOLAR AND
STORAGE STORAGE. MR CHAIR. SHE'S
STUCK IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
YEAH, THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU.
ERIN IMOLA, REPRESENTING THE
ENERGY OFFICIAL MINUTE AND A
HALF THANK YOU. ERIN IMOLA,
REPRESENTING THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL. WE HAVEN'T OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION ALSO
HERE ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUE
WITH HEALTH CALIBER AS ESSAY,
ELSA UM, WHO THE THESE TWO
ORGANIZATIONS WERE VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL AND STILL
VERY MUCH, UM, SUPPORT THE
INTENT. APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR,
UM, AND HER STAFF FOR ALL THE
WORK AND THE SPONSOR ON THIS
ISSUE. SO WE AGREE WITH THE
CONCEPT EMBEDDED IN THE BILL.
REMAINING CONCERNS ARE REGARDING
SUB F AND THE BILL RELATING TO
PUBLIC WORKS. IN SPEAKING FOR
THE EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. THESE ARE
SOFTWARE ISSUES, THEY SHOULD NOT
BE PART OF TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
WORKS AND THEN SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF CAL SAW IT IS FAR
THESE ARE FAR TO THE PROJECTS
ARE TOO SMALL, AND THERE'S TOO
MUCH PRIVATE CAPITAL INVOLVED.
FOR THEM TO BE CONSIDERED
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS. SO WE'RE HOPING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND ALSO WANT TO THANK
YOUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK
AND THE AUTHORS OFFICE ON SUBWAY
AS WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY SO WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. HERE IN THE
GALLERY IN THE PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO NAME AND AFFILIATION
YOUR YOU MAY HAVE A NEW POSITION
ON THE BILL JULIE MALINOWSKI
BOUGHT ON BEHALF OF BEHALF OF
CAPSTONE GREEN ENERGY. FOR ALL
THE REASONS THAT WE'RE JUST
STATED, WE HAVE AN OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION. I WANT
TO GET BACK TO SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE?
CHAIR AND MEMBERS DAN CHAWL WITH
CHARLES STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF
EAST BAY. CLEAN ENERGY. A IN THE
SYNTHESIS KOBE AREA. WE TOO, HAD
A PREVIOUS SUPPORT POSITION ON
THE BILL UNTIL THE LATEST
AMENDMENTS. WE ARE.
UNFORTUNATELY OPPOSING, LESS
AMENDED. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
WHAT COMES OUT OF DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE PROPONENTS OF THE OF
THE BILL. EAST BAY. CLEAN ENERGY
IS CONCERNED THAT THE OVERLY
BROAD NATURE OF THE SECTION 2 18
LANGUAGE IN PRINT WOULD HAVE
EFFECTIVELY PREVENTED IT FROM
DEVELOPING PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
CHARGING STATIONS. WHICH THE
CPUC HAS ALREADY FOUND IS EXEMPT
FROM UTILITY REGULATION. WE'RE
ALSO DISAPPOINTED BY THE
ELIMINATION OF SUBDIVISION E BUT
LOOK LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE AUTHOR TO MAKE LLCS.
LIKE SICA'S ELIGIBLE FOR
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS TO HELP ITS
CUSTOMERS REDUCED PEAK LOAD.
HAVING SAID THAT WE APPRECIATE
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE AUTHOR ON
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION? WE'LL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES TO ANY SPEAKERS. IN
OPPOSITION AND FULLNESS.
MODERATOR POLICE ACCUSE SPEAKERS
AND OPPOSITION OF 26 67. AND FOR
ALL OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO MAYBE 2667
PLEASE PRESS LONDON ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND WE DO HAVE A
OPPOSITION FROM LINE NUMBER 53.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. YES THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS KRISTIN OLSEN OF
CALIFORNIA STRATEGIES HERE ON
BEHALF OF ENCHANTED ROCK. WE ARE
OPPOSED RECOMMENDED FOR THE
REASONS ALREADY STATED RELATED
TO PUBLIC WORKS. THANKS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE? YES I GOT
A PROPOSITION FROM LINE NUMBER
52. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. YES JENNIFER TANNER,
INDIVISIBLE CALIFORNIA GREEN
TEAM HAS AN OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED DUE TO THE TWO AND EIGHT
PROVISIONS AND ALL THE OTHER
STATUS. WE WOULD LOVE TO REMOVE
IT. THANK YOU. EVERYONE ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION. WE DO HAVE
ANOTHER ONE LINE NUMBER 33. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
HELLO I AM SCOTT ADLER,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE. COMMUNITY ENERGY. WE
SUPPORT LOCAL CLEAN ENERGY
RESOURCES THAT BRING
ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE BENEFITS. SUPPORT
OF THE OPPOSITION OF THE BILL.
WE URGE THE COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE
THE DECISION UNLESS AMENDED FOR
THE SIMILAR REGIONS JUST
PRESENTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT ANY OTHER
ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? THERE
ARE NO FURTHER LINES EXPRESSING
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME. OKAY
WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
OR THERE. ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
SENATOR STERN THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
SOME CLARITY HERE. I APPRECIATE
UM. THE OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES, BUT I
MISSED THE PRESENTATION. YOU'RE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS NOT ON THE 2 18
PROVISIONS ON THE 2 18 TO WORK.
WITH THE COMMITTEE MOVING
FORWARD AND WITH THE FORMER
SUPPORTERS NOW OPPONENTS WHO ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT IT. WE HOPE THAT
WE CAN FIND A BALANCE THAT
ADDRESSES LABOR'S CONCERNS, AS
WELL AS THE CONCERN OF THE
ENERGY COMPANIES. GOT IT. SO IN
OTHER WORDS, THE YOU E IS BEING
STRUCK. SORRY THAT THE THAT
SECTION. UNLOAD SERVING ENTITIES
. THAT PROVISION IS BEING STRUCK
. BUT THE FINDING ABOUT, UH
ABOUT 2 18 IN THE OVER DEFENSE
ROLES. NOT THAT THAT'S NOT BEING
ACCEPTED. GOT IT. OR DO I HAVE
THAT WRONG? YOU ARE STRIKING THE
2 18 LANGUAGE. YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE
RETAINING THE 2 18 COMMITTEE,
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENT ONTO
18 IS BEING STRUCK. OUR ORIGINAL
TO 18 LANGUAGE IS REMAINING. ARE
THE ORIGINAL SECTION. I WILL
WORK WE WORKED OUT IN A
APPROPRIATION WILL WORK ON THIS
ISSUE. TO TRY TO ADDRESS LABOR'S
CONCERNS ABOUT COMPANIES USING
MICRO GRIDS TO BASICALLY BECOME
ENERGY PRODUCERS THAT THEY CAN
THEN SELL TO OTHER ENTITIES. I
THINK I BELIEVE IS THE CONCERN.
I STILL TRYING TO LEARN A LOT
ABOUT WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE, UM
, SO THAT I IS CONCERNED THE
PUBLIC WORKS INTERNAL SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT IS THAT WE'RE USING A
CHUNK OF TAXPAYER MONEY. AND
THAT LABOR HAS AN EXPECTATION
THAT THAT THERE THAT WILL ALSO
CONTAIN
WAGE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN OTHER
PUBLIC WORKS. WE SUPPORT THAT
THAT'S REMAINING IN THIS IN THIS
MILK. OKAY SO THE PUBLIC WORKS
15 KILOWATT THRESHOLD THAT THE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND
RESPONSE COUNCIL DOESN'T LIKE N
SOFTWARE THAT'S REMAINING
CORRECT. THE BUT THE PROVISION.
IN THE BILL IN PRINT ON ALL
THESE FINDINGS AROUND SECTION 2
18. THOSE ARE BEINGS. THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
BEING STRUCK, BUT NOT ANYTHING
ELSE IN THE BILL ABOUT 2 18. AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
WITH THE COMMITTEE. ZEBRA MOVED
THE OPPOSING LESSON DOES THAT
MOVE TAKE OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
TO BACK TO SUPPORT THE OPPOSITE
. OKAY OPPOSITE. THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
MY UNDERSTANDING JUST SAY FROM
MY PERSPECTIVE. I THINK THE 218
CONVERSATION IN SOME WAYS
DISTRACTS FROM THE UNDERLYING
PURPOSE OF THE BILL BECAUSE I
THINK THE CORE OF THE BILL IS
REALLY GOOD TO HAVE AN
INTEGRATED PROGRAM. I MEAN,
WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH PS PS
INCIDENTS AND ALL KINDS OF
ISSUES AND IN OUR DISTRICT WHERE
YOU KNOW, WE DO WANT, UM, FOLKS
TO BE INVESTING IN AN INTEGRATED
WAY, AND SO I DON'TI'M NOT I'M
UNCOMFORTABLE. MAKING THIS THE
BATTLEGROUND FOR THE OVER THE
FENCE RULE. SO UM, I JUST NEED
TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS NOT
GOING TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF
THIS BILL, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THE 15 KILOWATT THRESHOLD.
ISSUE DEALT WITH IN THOSE
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE
BROUGHT UP FOR THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY DEMAND RESPONSE
COUNCIL WHEN IT'S NOT HARD
PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO
LAND ON. THAT CAN YOU IN YOUR
CLOTHES OR WHENEVER YOU WANT,
MAYBE COMMENT ON THAT. THAT
SPECIFIC APPLICATION FOR THE 15
KILOWATT THRESHOLD KIND OF
PROJECT WHEN IT IS JUST SORT OF
A SOFTWARE APPLICATION. HAPPY TO
LOOK AT THAT, OKAY? YEAH. ALL
RIGHT. SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR. I THINK I SHOULD
JUST ECHO WHAT EVERYONE SAID
JUST TO STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS
HERE. UM I'VE ALSO RECEIVED A
LOT OF CONCERNS FROM A LOT OF
PEOPLE. I HAVE MY OWN CONCERNS,
BUT I YOU KNOW WHAT WORRIES ME
IS THAT AT SOME POINT YOU HAD
AGREEMENT AND YOU KNOW THEY WERE
SUPPORTERS. NOW YOU DON'T AND I
JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET THOSE
FOLKS THAT WERE IN AGREEMENT.
NOW YOU KNOW THAT TO SUPPORT THE
BILL FARM, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT
COMMITMENT, YOU KNOW? AND I
HEARD YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THIS AND THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS.
I CAN SUPPORT IT NOW BUT
CAUTIOUS CAUTIOUSLY. UM.
SUPPORTING THIS AGAIN BECAUSE I
DON'T I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FULL
BILL SUCH AS RESERVE THE RIGHT
TO LATER CHANGED MY MIND, SO I
WILL SUPPORT IT AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
SURE COMMENT. I JUST I CAN'T
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, BUT I
WANT TO TELL YOU THAT YOUR
STATESMAN PRESENTATION AND YOUR
KNOWLEDGE OF THE BILL IS, UM
VERY IMPECCABLE. AND I JUST SAY
THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT OFTEN DO WE
GET THAT, AND, UM SO I JUST
APPRECIATE THE WAY THAT YOU
PRESENTED THE BILL WORKING WITH
BOTH SIDES OF THE OPPOSITION AND
THE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO MAKE
SOMETHING HAPPEN. AGAIN I'M
OPPOSED TO THE POLICY, BUT I
JUST I REALLY WANTED TO COMMENT
ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT
SOMETHING I SEE VERY OFTEN. SO
THANK YOU INSULTED. YEAH IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO
MAKE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS? JUST I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMENT. SENATOR
AND I APPRECIATE THE COURTESY
VOTE. CERTAINLY WE HAVE SOME
THINGS TO WORK OUT. IT'S BEEN A
LITTLE BIT OF A SEE SAW A BIT
TRYING TO MAKE ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS BE A LITTLE BIT
HAPPY. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY
TO FIND THAT BALANCE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR FOR YOUR WORK. THANK
YOU. AND YOU'VE DONE FANTASTIC
WORK AS WELL. SO I WANT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THIS. UH SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DID WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS
BILL? OKAY, WE HAVE EMOTION.
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 82
667 FRIEDMAN D PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS HUESO SO I
DOLLY! SALLY NO. BECKER GORGEOUS
BRADFORD DODD EGGMAN GONZALEZ
GROVE GROVE. NO HERZBERG MCGUIRE
MEN. RUBIO RUBIO. I STERN. YOU
TOO. OKAY, WE HAVE WILL KEEP THE
ROLE OF BUT PERHAPS THAT MEMBERS
WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH US
SENATOR I MEAN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WARD. FUTURE SENATOR WORK.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
FIRST. I WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL
BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK
COMMITTEE STAFF SINCERELY
FURTHER WORK ON THIS BILL. AS
YOU ALL KNOW, CALIFORNIA HAS
SOME OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS
RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS IN THE
WORLD. AND WHILE THE STATE HAS
MADE GAINS IN THE CLEAN ENERGY
DEPARTMENT, SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS
TO CONSUMER PARTICIPATION DO
EXIST. FOR EXAMPLE, 45% OF ALL
CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS AND 70% OF
ALL LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE
RENTERS, WHICH IN NEARLY ANY
SITUATION PREVENTS ON SITE SOLAR
OPPORTUNITIES. NOW, ONE WAY WE
CAN ADDRESS THIS IS THROUGH THE
USE OF COMMUNITY RENEWABLE
PROJECTS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY
SMALLER SCALE SOLAR
INSTALLATIONS BUILT ON LANDFILLS
, FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITES OR
SMALL PARCELS OF PRIVATE LAND.
THESE PROGRAMS CAN OPERATE IN
ONE OF TWO WAYS. CUSTOMERS CAN
EITHER SIGN UP SUBSCRIBERS TO
LOW COST SOLAR POWER, PAYING A
MONTHLY FEE AND THEN EARNING
CREDITS ON THEIR ELECTRICAL
BILLS OR CUSTOMERS MAY PURCHASE
HERE'S PROPORTIONATE TO THEIR
ENERGY NEEDS AND OWN A SET
AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY RENEWABLE.
PROJECTS POWER GENERATION
CAPACITY. THESE COMMUNITY
RENEWABLES ARE A PRACTICAL COST
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION WHICH ALLOW
MORE CALIFORNIANS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY
RESOURCES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE
LOCKED OUT OF THE BENEFITS OF
RENEWABLE ENERGY. ATTEMPTS THAT
COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY
PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN FUTILE OR
SIMPLY TOO NARROW IN SCOPE AND
REACH. THIS HAS CREATED A
SIGNIFICANT MARKET GAP IN OUR
ABILITY TO REACH ENERGY EQUITY
PRIORITIES. THIS BILL IN 2023 16
REQUIRES A BETTER PROGRAM TO
EXPAND RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS
AMONG MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS
AND CREATE A COMMUNITY RENEWABLE
PROGRAM THAT IS BOTH EQUITABLE
AND INNOVATIVE. IT'S BEEN
TAILORED. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
NOTE TO AVOID NEW COST THE
RATEPAYERS AND REQUIRE STORAGE
FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR PROJECTS IN
ORDER TO EXPAND SOLAR ACCESS FOR
WITNESSES. I HAVE CHARLIE CAUCUS
ALL WITH THE COALITION OF
COMMUNITY SOLAR ACCESS, AND
ALEXIS, SAID HERMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ALLIANCE. AND I WANT TO REMIND
EACH OF THE ORGANIZED PRESENTERS
. THERE'S NO LEAD POSITION
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION. EACH OF
YOU GET A MINUTE AND A HALF AS
SO IF CHARLIE CHARLIE KOGA
SHELLS HERE. YEP. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. MY NAME
IS CHARLIE KANSEN WITH THE
COALITION FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR
ACCESS, OR C. C S, A, WHICH IS A
NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION WITH
NEARLY 100 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
, INCLUDING BOTH FOR PROFIT AND
NONPROFIT THAT ARE ENGAGING,
COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY RENEWABLE
MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ROBUST MARKETS REPRESENTING
MULTIPLE GIGAWATTS OF CAPACITY
EXISTS IN THE MID ATLANTIC,
NORTHEAST MIDWEST AND THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS AND THE VIæT
ADMINISTRATION HAS A TARGET OF
DEPLOYING ENOUGH COMMUNITY SOLD
TO BENEFIT FIVE MILLION
HOUSEHOLDS BY 2025. YEAH WELL,
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY AND
DEPLOYMENT THAT HAS FALLEN SHORT
ON COMMUNITY RENEWABLES, AND
THAT HAS LEFT A MASSIVE GAP AS
ASSEMBLY. MORE MEMBER. WORD HAS
DESCRIBED NONE OF CALIFORNIA'S
PROGRAMS IN EXISTENCE TODAY
CURRENTLY PROVIDE OR CAPABLE OF
PROVIDING THE COMPREHENSIVE AND
SCALABLE SOLUTIONS ENVISIONING
MAYBE 23 16, WHICH IS MODELED
OFF THE MOST INNOVATIVE
COMMUNITY RENEWABLE PROGRAMS IN
THE COUNTRY AND WOULD DIRECTLY
RESPOND TO CALIFORNIA'S MOST
PRESSING ENERGY NEEDS. A B 23 16
WILL CREATE A MARKET DRIVEN,
COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAT
PRIMARILY TARGETS, PARTICIPATION
AND BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS. ALSO PROVIDING A
VEHICLE TO SUPPORT OTHER STATE
POLICY OBJECTIVES, SUCH AS THE
NEW CONSTRUCTION SOLAR MANDATES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE'S
BUILDING CODE. COMPENSATION FOR
THE PROJECTS WERE GOING TO
SUBSCRIBERS IN THE FORM OF BILL
CREDITS AND BE BASED ON THE TIME
DIFFERENTIATED WHAT IT COSTS
VALUE TO AVOID SHIFTING COSTS.
OTHER RATEPAYERS, WHICH WILL IN
TURN DRIVE THE INCORPORATION OF
ENERGY STORAGE WITH ANY SOLAR
PROJECT AND RESULT IN THE
DEPLOYMENT OF GENERATION OF THE
DIRTIEST HOURS OF THE YEAR, WHEN
THE GREATEST MOST AT RISK OF
RELIABILITY. IN SUMMARY, IT
WOULD ENABLE ACCESS AND BILL
SAVINGS OF THE MOST UNDERSTAND
TO THE MOST UNDERSERVED
CUSTOMERS WILL SUPPORTING OTHER
INCREASINGLY URGENT STATE
POLICIES SUCH AS THE BUILDING
CODE AND IMPROVE GRID
RELIABILITY. AND WOULD YOU ALL
OF THIS THAT AVOIDED COSTS WHILE
CONTAINING RISK ON THE PROJECT
DEVELOPERS RATHER THAN ON THE
RATEPAYERS? LASTLY VERY MUCH.
WE'LL GO TO ALEX LETTERMAN NOW.
ALEXIS. SEDIMENT. SORRY. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR WITH SOME
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEXIS LETTERMAN AND I'M, THE
ENERGY EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER AT
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ALLIANCE, OR SPEAKING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF 23 16. THEY
HAVE REPRESENTS WORKING CLASS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ACROSS
CALIFORNIA WHO ARE RIGHT NOW,
BUT YOU THINK CUMULATIVE ENERGY
PRESSURES INCLUDING POLLUTION
FOR AIR QUALITY, EXTREME HEAT,
POWER OUTAGES AND RISING ENERGY,
DEBT AND ENERGY BURDEN. THE
TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY
OFFERS A CHANCE TO ALLEVIATE
SOME OR EVEN ALL OF THESE
PRESSURES, BRINGING RELIEF TO
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS AS WE
ADVANCE THE STATE'S CLIMATE
GOALS. UNFORTUNATELY DATA SHOWS
THAT THE LARGEST BENEFICIARIES
OF DISTRIBUTED CLEAN ENERGY HAVE
BEEN WEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND
HOMEOWNERS. WELL, FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES HAVE THE MOST TO
GAIN FROM OWNING AND GENERATING
THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY. THEY FACE
CRITICAL BARRIERS, SUCH AS
LACKING THE CAPITAL, CREDIT OR
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP TO INSTALL
SOLAR ON THEIR ROOF. EVERY 23 16
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THESE HISTORICAL
BARRIERS BECAUSE COMMUNITY SOLAR
CAN BE DONE OFF SITE SUCH AS ON
COMMUNITY CENTERS OR VACANT LOTS
. THIS PROGRAM WOULD EXPAND
ACCESS TO THE MORE THAN HALF OF
CALIFORNIA TO RENT AND ALSO
THOSE WHO HAVE LOW INCOMES.
COMMUNITY SOLAR IS NOT A NEW
CONCEPT. IN FACT, MANY STATES
HAVE IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND ACCESS,
PROVIDE MEANINGFUL BILL SAVINGS
AND BRING MORE WERE NOT RELIABLE
ENERGY ONTO THE GRID YET WELL,
CALIFORNIA HAS MADE ATTEMPTS ITS
EFFORTS HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO
GET PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND.
FEELING TO OFFER A WORKABLE
PROGRAM IN A SOLAR RICH STATE IS
UNACCEPTABLE FOR FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES. MAYBE 23 16 IS
MODELED AFTER THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY SOLAR
PROGRAM ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
WHICH IS WHY WE REJECT THE
NOTION THAT CALIFORNIA IN THE
COMMISSION NEED TO SPEND YEARS
MORE EVALUATING HOW TO CREATE A
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. THANKS VERY
MUCH FRONT LINES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT. WE
URGE YOUR IBOOK. THANK THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL GO TO ANY
SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROGRAM HERE IN THE GALLERY,
PLEASE STEP FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
BRIAN WHITE ON BEHALF OF CYPRESS
CREEK RENEWABLES. WE ARE ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE TO
ADDRESS SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
ABOUT PUSHING THAT DATE OUT. I
THINK THAT WAS SLOW INVESTMENT,
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS
THANK YOU. LEAH BARRELS ON
BEHALF OF ARCADIA, AND I JUST
WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUE BEFORE ME, AND WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
TELL ATRAN ON BEHALF OF ASIAN
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK,
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND IN
BOTH SOLAR AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GENESIS TACK ON BEHALF OF
CLEANER TASK FORCE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. CARLA WALKING ON BEHALF
OF THE COALITION OF CALIFORNIA
UTILITY EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PECKED YOU
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBER
STEVEN MYERS ON BEHALF OF THE
NRDC ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL
GO TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ SPEAKERS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 23 16? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. THE VOICES SUPPORT OF
MAYBE 23 16, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME WE DO HAVE ONE IN
SCHOOL TO LINE NUMBER 59, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. AND THIS IS SANTIAGO
RODRIGUEZ WAS CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ANYONE ELSE? ONCE AGAIN,
THE VOICE YOUR SUPPORT THE BEST
10. AND WITH THE SECOND PROMPT
MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
RESPONDENTS. NOW WE'LL GO TO
SPEAKERS AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE
HERE IN THE GALLERY THAT LIKE TO
SPEAK AGAINST 23 16, PLEASE STEP
FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
BRANDENBURG WITH PACIFIC GAS AND
ELECTRIC. WE DO HAVE AN OPPOSED
POSITION ON THE BILL. THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED THE
ANALYSIS, WHICH I'M NOT SURE
HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO. YET
THERE'S A PROMISING AS FAR AS
NOT PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE
HORSE. WE WANT TO STUDY TO BE
DONE ABOUT ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT
EXIST. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS JASON
INCURRED WITH EDELSTEIN GILBERT
ROBESON SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE
ASSOCIATION. TRULY REGRETTABLY,
HERE WITHIN OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION TODAY WE'VE HAD
GOOD, RESPECTFUL CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSOR.
HELP TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERN,
WHICH IS SIMPLY THIS WHEN CUS
WHEN THE LEGISLATURE GRANTED
CIRCUS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE
AUTHORITY TO FORM THERE WAS AN
IDEA THAT THEY WOULD HAVE LOCAL
AUTONOMY OVER THESE TYPES OF
PROGRAMS. WE ARE GENERALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WANTS TO DO,
BUT IT IS VITAL TO US THAT WE
PRESERVE OUR LOCAL AUTONOMY. AND
SO UNTIL THE BILLS AMENDED TO DO
SO, WE MUST REGRETTABLY REMAIN
OPPOSED TO IT. THANK YOU. KIM
STONE STONE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA SOLAR AND
STORAGE ASSOCIATION. BIG FANS OF
THE AUTHOR BIG FANS OF THE
SPONSOR. BUT HAVING OPPOSED
UNLESS ADMITTED POSITION AS TO
THIS PARTICULAR BILL, WE FEAR
THAT IT MIGHT UNDERMINE THE NEW
SOLAR ROOF REQUIREMENT AND MUST
RESPECTFULLY HAVE THAT OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION AS I
DETAILED IN OUR LETTER, OKAY,
VERY WELL. ANYONE ELSE WILL GO
TO THE MODERATOR TO THE PHONE
LINES. MANY SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 23 16
MODERATOR. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
TO VOICE OPPOSITION TO 23 16 10
AT THIS TIME. AND WHILE WE WAIT
, WE ARE ASKING HIM. OKAY WE'RE
ASKING THAT THE COMMENTS BE
LIMITED TO THE NAME POSITION ON
THE BILL AND ANY AFFILIATION.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION? WE DO HAVE A COUPLE
OF QUEUING UP. WE'LL GO FIRST TO
LINE 44 AHEAD, PLEASE. HI SORRY.
THIS ISN'T ORIGINALLY MEANT TO
BE FOR SUPPORT, BUT THE UTILITY
REFORM NETWORK AND SUPPORT OF A
B 23 16. VERY WELL. NEXT SPEAKER
NEXT TO THE LION 16. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON SHARING
MEMBERS. ANDREW KAZI DART WITH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED TO REPAIR
SUBSIDIES IN A B 23 16. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
RESPONDENTS. THANK YOU. YOU SAID
ONE MORE. NO, NO ADDITIONAL MR
CHAIR. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL COME TO THE COMMITTEE NOW
FOR ANY DISCUSSION ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
ANYONE DO WE HAVE EMOTION ON A B
23 16? CAN I ASK A QUESTION?
SURE YOU JUST DID, TOO, THEN. SO
REMEMBER, I DO WANT TO
APPRECIATE THE BILL. I WANT TO
MOVE IT. UM MAYBE MAYBE IN YOUR
CLOTHES YOU CAN. YOU CAN ADDRESS
SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES
WITH FILL THEIR STORAGE
COMMUNITIES, QUESTIONS. I DIDN'T
QUITE GET WHAT THEY WERE SAYING
ABOUT THE NEW SOLAR HOMELESS
PARTNERSHIP IN CONFLICTS WITH
THAT, YEAH, SO I DIDN'T PICK UP
ON THAT IN THE ANALYSIS, BUT
MAYBE YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT NOW
WE'RE IN YOUR CLOTHES. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. AND I'M HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE
AS WELL FROM THE OPPOSITION. I
THINK WE HAVE WORKED WELL
TOGETHER. WE WANT TO SEE ALL
THESE PROGRAMS SUCCEED. I HOPE
THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF ONE, UM,
POTENTIALLY BEING PERCEIVED AS
BEING IN COMPETITION. WITH
ANOTHER KIND OF PROGRAM. THIS I
THINK IS VERY DIFFERENT CUSTOMER
BASE HERE AND SO WE ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AS
WELL. IF AND SHOULD BILL MOVE
FORWARD TO TRY TO FIND THAT THAT
MEETING IN THE MIDDLE AS WELL AS
THE OTHER OPPOSITION AS WELL
FROM COMMUNITY CHOICE?
ASSOCIATION THAT IS SOMETHING
THAT'S BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
. I WAS PROUD WHEN I WAS ON CITY
COUNCIL TO GET OUR SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY POWER UP AND RUNNING
AS WELL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE
ADDRESSED TO EVERY EXTENT
POSSIBLE. THAT'S THAT'S
COMFORTING TO HEAR. APPRECIATE
BOTH THOSE ADDRESS WORKING WITH
BOTH THOSE COALITIONS, AND WITH
THAT I'D MOVE THE BILL. OKAY
VERY WELL. SO DID YOU WANT TO
MAKE ANY COLLUSION? COMMENTS ARE
THOSE YOUR CLOSING COMMENTS?
LEAVE IT AT THAT SENATORS. SORRY
JUST OKAY, JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION WHO ACCEPTED THE
EVENT? THAT'S CORRECT, SENATOR.
OKAY I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
OKAY, MY HAND. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY,
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST HER. I VOTE
FANTASTIC. WE HAVE A MOTION. UM
QUICK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MAYBE 23 16 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WARD. D PASS TO BE AMENDED IN
LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT WHISTLE. SO I DALI
DALI, NO BECKER GORGEOUS
BRADFORD. DODD EGGMAN EGGMAN I,
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I GROVE
GROVE. NO HERZBERG MCGUIRE MEN.
RUBIO RUBIO ICE TURN. OKAY THANK
YOU. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL UP AND
PERHAPS, AND MEMBERS WILL TAKE
ON ITEM 10 80 27 52 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD AS HE
MAKES HIS WAY TO THE PODIUM CAN
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ON 2075 THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE A
MOTION CLEAR CLEAN. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WHISTLE, DOLLY! DOLLY
I. BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD
DODD EGGMAN GONZALES GONZALES, I
, GROVE GROVE. I HERZBERG
MCGUIRE MEN, RUBIO. V STERN.
OKAY WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WHEN YOU'RE READY YES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH CHAIR HUESO AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO START BY
SAYING THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN THE
ANALYSIS AND WANT TO THANK YOU
AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE BILL. THE AMENDMENTS
RESOLVED ISSUES THAT THE CPUC
HAD AN IMPLEMENTING MY BILL. A B
41 SENATOR COPY. AH ROSE BILL SB
28, BOTH OF WHICH PASSED THROUGH
THIS COMMITTEE LAST YEAR.
MEMBERS MIGHT CHANGE MY CHARGE
WITH THIS BILL IS SIMPLE. WE
NEED MORE DATA TO IDENTIFY THE
BARRIERS TO BROADBAND ACCESS
ACROSS THE STATE, THE MAPS THAT
ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TODAY DO
NOT FULLY CAPTURE THE GAPS IN
ACCESS FELT LIKE IN PLACES LIKE
MY DISTRICT. TO END THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE. WE NEED THE APPROPRIATE
REGULATORY BODIES TO UNDERSTAND
THE CHALLENGES THAT CALIFORNIA'S
FACE ACCESSING RELIABLE
BROADBAND SERVICE AT A HOUSEHOLD
LEVEL, ABSENT ADDRESS SPECIFIC
DATA, THE INFORMATION THAT
GUIDES RESEARCH AND POLICY IN
OUR STATE WILL CONTINUE TO LACK
THE TRUE NUANCE OF THE DIGITAL
DIVIDE. I WANT TO NOTE THAT I
TAKE PRIVACY SERIOUSLY, AND
WHICH IS WHY THIS BILL CLARIFIES
THAT ALL INDIVIDUAL AND
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION REMAINS
CONFIDENTIAL AND ONLY IN THE
HANDS OF THE APPROPRIATE
REGULATORY BODY. MEMBERS AS IT
STANDS TODAY. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE DON'T KNOW. WITH REGARDS TO
BROADBAND ACCESS. BETTER DATA
WILL ALLOW US TO FRAME THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE IN A WAY THAT
WILL BE MORE MEANINGFUL TO
INFORM POLICY. HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE
ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
IS ERNESTO MALCOLM. THANK YOU
AGAIN. THANK YOU, CHAIR WHO
HUESO AND INVITES SHARED, UM AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. SO I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOODS BILL,
WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE STATE'S
DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS TO
BETTER IMPLEMENT CALIFORNIA'S
HISTORIC BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM HISTORICALLY HAS
BEEN THE BUTT OF SEVERAL JOKES
WITH THE ENDLESS EXAMPLES OF
AREAS BEING MAPPED AS SERVED TO
BE DISCOVERED. THERE WAS NO
BROADBAND THERE AT ALL THE
REVENUE INACCURACIES IN FEDERAL
DATA WERE PRIMARILY THE RESULT
OF LAX DATA COLLECTION.
DEPENDING ON SELF REPORTING. AND
IN RESPONSE, CONGRESS PASSED A
NEW FEDERAL BROADBAND MAPPING
LAW THAT WILL PRODUCE NEW MAPS
AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. IT WILL
BE PART OF RELEASING THE NEW
NEXT WAVE OF $45 BILLION IN IN
CONGRESS AND FEDERAL DOLLARS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOODS BILL HERE
SHOULD BE SEEN AS ADDITIVE TO
THAT EFFORT BECAUSE IT WOULD
ALLOW CALIFORNIA TO FURTHER
ENHANCE THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF
BROADBAND ACCESS IN OUR STATE.
THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION IS
CRITICAL CRUCIAL FOR LOCAL
PLANNING EFFORTS AND THE PASSAGE
OF SB 1 56 HAS UNLEASHED A
TORRENT OF LOCAL ACTIVITY. AND
PLANNING FOR THE GRANTS AND
LOANS THAT ARE TO COME. MORE
DATA SUPPLIED BY THE STATE TO
THEM IN THE COMING YEARS, WILL
ONLY IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF
THESE LOCAL EFFORTS. SO IT IS
TRUE THAT THE FEDERAL START
COMMUNICATIONS ACT AS HAS BEEN
CITED BY OPPOSITION RESTRAINTS
THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCESS TO
SUBSCRIBER DATA, HOWEVER, THAT
SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE CPUC
SHOULD COLLECT PICTURED ONLY
COLLECT DETAILED CARRIER DATA
BUT HAS BEEN DECOUPLED FROM
INDIVIDUALS SUBSCRIBERS FROM
WHAT THEY ARE PURCHASING. THAT
COULD BE DONE IN AGGREGATE OR
STATISTICAL DATA. AND THE
NEIGHBOR IS A NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVED OR UNSERVED OR
UNDERSERVED. WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE
IS AVAILABLE TO THEM IS THEIR
DIGITAL REDLINING OCCURRING WHEN
COMPARING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN A
CITY VERSUS ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD
IN THAT SAME CITY. THESE ARE THE
TYPE OF ANSWERS WE WILL GET FROM
ENHANCING OUR DATA COLLECTION
EFFORTS AND WHY E F F IS IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL?
THESE ARE DATA INTENSIVE
INQUIRIES THAT ALREADY NEED TO
BE COLLECTED FROM BOTH FEDERAL
AND STATE PURPOSES. AND THIS
BILL ONLY IMPROVES AND HELPS
THOSE EFFORTS. SO I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
GO TO ANYONE HERE IN THE IN THE
GALLERY, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
A B 27 52 SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT
WILL GO TO THE MODERATOR AND THE
PHONE LINES. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE QUÊ SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT
OF A B 27 52, PLEASE. LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO YOUR POSITION ON
YOUR BILL. YOUR NAME AND ANY
AFFILIATION YOU MAY HAVE THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR TO VOICE YOUR
SUPPORT ON A B 27 52 PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. WE'RE GOING OUT OF
LINE NUMBER 14, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALOHA THIS IS SEAN TO CATCH THE
MCLAUGHLIN WITH ACCESS HUMBOLDT
IN EUREKA. AND WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. AND ONCE
AGAIN THE VOICE SUPPORT PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS INTO
YOU. OKAY WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS
IN OPPOSITION. WE HAVE AN
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION BY BERNIE
OROSCO. WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CABLE AND TELECOM COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION IS ON THE PHONE OR
YOU ON THE PHONE, MR ODO SCHOOL?
YES, SIR. PLEASE PROCEED. MR
CHAIRMAN, BERNIE ROSS WITH THE
COUNCIL TABLE AND TELL ME
CATIONS ASSOCIATION HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO EIGHT THE 27 52 IN
PRINT. SOME GREEN SOME BACK FEET
HERE. WE HEAR YOU JUST FINE. YOU
HEAR ME? OKAY. SO THE CONCERN
THAT THE CABLE ASSOCIATION HAS
IS THAT A B 27 52, AS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN, WOULD AUTHORIZE THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO
COLLECT PRIVATE INFORMATION
ABOUT INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS FROM
BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN
VIOLATION OF PRIVATE PEOPLE. AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT DEVIATES
FROM THE URGENT NEED TO
EXPEDITIOUSLY COMPLETE THE
STATE'S PROJECT AND MATH
IDENTIFYING UNSERVED AREAS. YOU
KNOW, IN THE AREA OF CONCERNS OF
PRIVACY, ALTHOUGH A B 27 52
PROHIBITED B FROM DISCLOSING
CONSUMER PRIVATE INFORMATION,
THERE'S TWO PROBLEMS WITH THIS.
FIRST BILL FAILS TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE APPROPRIATE EXISTING
PRIVACY PROTECTIONS, THE POST
STATED FEDERAL LAW, WHICH IS,
UH, THE KILL CODE SECTION 637.5
IN THE CABLE ACT 47 U. S. T. 55
1 SUBSECTION C PROTECTS CABLE
CUSTOMERS' PRIVATE INFORMATION.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PROVIDE
PERSONAL INFORMATION TO ANYONE,
INCLUDING STATE AGENCIES BY
COMPULSION OF LAW. THEY WOULD
TAKE THIS SUBPOENA. BUT BUT WE
UNDERSTAND THE URGENT NEED TO
GET CLEAR, DEFINED UNSERVED
BROADBAND AREAS, AND THAT'S WHY
WE WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE
RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS. THAT'S
THE COMMITTEE PUT OUT WHICH IS
TO NARROW THE FOCUS OF THE DATA
REQUEST. TO IDENTIFY SERVICEABLE
AREAS, SO THIS IS NOT VERY
SPECIFIC TO ANY PARTICULAR
HOUSEHOLD. BUT IT WOULD SAY IN A
CERTAIN REGION. THESE ARE THE
HOMES THAT YOU CAN SERVE. UM IN
THE COLLECTION OF ADDRESSABLE
LEVEL TYPE DATA FOR STREET IF
THE COLLECTION OF ADDRESSED
LEVEL TYPE THAT OVER 15 LIMITED
TO JUST EMPLOYMENT DATA SHOW
SERVO LOCATIONS. AND NO PERSONAL
CONSUMER DATA. THAT WOULD BE
WORKABLE, SO BUT UNTIL WE SEE
THE MEASURING PRINT, WE WOULD BE
OPPOSED. WE WOULD URGE THE
COMMITTEE TO GET THE STATE TO
WORKING ON THIS MAP QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. PROPOSED AT THE MOMENT
. OKAY VERY WELL. APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS WILL GO TO MEMBERS
IN THE PUBLIC AND THE GALLERY
AND ANYONE IN THE GALLERY LIKE
TO SPEAK. IN OPPOSITION TO MAYBE
27 50 TO ANYONE AT ALL. NO ONE
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE CUE ON
THE TELECONFERENCE LINES AND HE
SPEAKERS AND OPPOSITION TO 27
52. AND WE ASKED THE LIMIT THEIR
COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME. POSITION
ON THE BILL AND ANY AFFILIATION
THAT MAY HAVE LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, THE PHONE TO VOICE
THEIR OPPOSITION TO 52 PRESSED
10 AT THIS TIME. MM MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO RESPONDENTS INTO OKAY,
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION WILL COME
TO THE COMMITTEE NOW FOR
DISCUSSION OR MOTION. ANYONE
OKAY? WE HAVE A MOTION BY AH!
SORRY. HERE. HOLD ON A SECOND.
REAL QUICK. WHERE'S MY. OKAY SO
WHERE WAS I? WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR MEN. THE MOTIONS DO PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS? JUST THIS THAT IN
RESPONSE TO THE OPPOSITION, THE
RECENT AMENDMENTS CLARIFY THE
ABILITY OF THE CPC TO COLLECT
ADDRESS LEVEL DATA FROM INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDERS WHILE
PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF
CONSUMERS. THE DATA WILL NOT BE
MADE PUBLIC OR NOT BE IDENTIFIED
AT THE HOUSEHOLD LEVEL AND THUS
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
AND FEDERAL LAWS. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR URIBE. OH,
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE MOTION. 27 52 DEPRESSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS HUESO.
HI, MY DOLLY. SALLY I. BECKER.
GORGEOUS BRADFORD DODD. EGGMAN
EGGMAN I GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I
GROVE HERZBERG MCGUIRE. MEN I
RUBIO RUBIO. I STERN STERN. AYE.
OKAY. AH! THAT BILL WILL HOLD
THE ROLL UP AND PERHAPS THAT
MEMBERS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WILL NOW GO TO
ASSEMBLYWOMAN BANTA. ON ITEM
NUMBER NINE. MAYBE 27 50.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND MEMBERS
WANT TO START OUT BY ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AND
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK AND
CONTRIBUTIONS AS AMENDED. A B 27
50 DIRECTS THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION TO DEVELOP
A STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN IN
ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT AND TO
APPLY FOR OVER $2.5 BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDS. DIGITAL EQUITY IS
A CONDITION WHICH ALL
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CAPACITY NEEDED FOR FULL
PARTICIPATION IN OUR SOCIETY,
DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY. DIGITAL
AGREE WAS INCLUDED IN THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT AS
COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR STATE AND
NATION URBAN, RURAL AND THOSE IN
BETWEEN NEED UNIVERSAL,
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE.
BROADBAND FOR CIVIC AND CULTURAL
PARTICIPATION, EMPLOYMENT,
LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACCESS TO
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. AS PART OF
CALIFORNIA'S DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN
. A B 27 TO 50 ALSO INCLUDES THE
CREATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
CONNECTS CORE, WHICH WOULD HELP
LEVERAGE THE SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL
INVESTMENT NOT JUST INTO DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT ALSO HUMAN
CAPITAL THROUGH I T WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND DIRECT OUTREACH
TO COVERED POPULATIONS. THANK
YOU. AND WITH ME TODAY AS A
WITNESS, I HAVE AMY HAMLIN,
POLICY ADVISOR AT NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA ON THE FARM. OKAY
VERY WELL. AND SO WE HAVE. AMY
HAMLIN IS SPEAKER AND SUPPORT
AND THERE IS NO SPEAKER IN
OPPOSITION JUST TO TAKE THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION. SO MISS
HAMLIN WITH NEXT GEN ON THE
PHONE LINE, ARE YOU THERE? YES I
AM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
THE MEMBERS AMY HEMPEL IN HERE
WITH NEXT IN CALIFORNIA. NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA, IS PROUD TO SUPPORT
THE 27 50 TRULY TACKLE, BUT
DIGITAL PROVIDE STATES MUST
DEVELOP A FAN TO ENSURE ITS
UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENT IN
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
DIGITAL PROGRAMMING ARE
STRATEGICALLY TARGETED. SO THAT
THOSE CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED AND
DISCONNECTED NOT ONLY GAIN
ACCESS TO FAST, AFFORDABLE AND
RELIABLE INTERNET BUT ALSO
RECEIVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
SUPPORT AND SKILLS TRAINING TO
ENSURE THAT THEY CAN FULLY TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED BY HIGH
SPEED INTERNET. CREATING A STATE
DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN. NOT ONLY IS
THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE
CALIFORNIA MEETS ITS GOALS FOR
DIGITAL INCLUSION. BUT IT WILL
ALSO MAKE THE STATE ELIGIBLE TO
APPLY FOR $2.5 BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION. NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA, WAS ESPECIALLY
PLEASED TO SEE THE AMENDMENT FOR
A CALIFORNIA CONNECT CORE
INCLUDED IN THE PLAN. THE CORE
WOULD OPERATE AND UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES CONDUCTED OUTREACH
ABOUT FREE AND SUBSIDIZED
INTERNET PLANS AND DEVICES
ASSISTING WITH ENROLLMENT
TEACHING DIGITAL LITERACY
SKILLS. PROVIDING FREE IDEAS
ASSISTANCE. AND OTHERWISE
CONNECTING RESIDENTS WITH
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. IN OTHER WORDS,
COR MEMBERS WOULD SERVE AS
DIGITAL NAVIGATORS TO THEIR
FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH
IS ONE OF THE MAIN
RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE NATIONAL
SKILLS COALITION TO ADDRESS THE
DIGITAL BUT BUT ALSO LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT THE CALIFORNIA CONNECT
COURSE TWO COMPLEMENTARY GOALS.
CONNECT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
AND ALSO TO PROVIDE I T CAREER
TRAINING FOR THE DIGITAL
NAVIGATORS SERVING IN THE CORE.
WITHOUT A DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN,
AND THIS MUCH NEEDED INVESTMENT
IN HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE NEXT IN
CALIFORNIA, IS CONCERNED THAT
THE HISTORICAL INVESTMENT IN
BROADBAND ACCESS WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL
IMPACT IN HELPING TO CLOSE THE
DIGITAL DEVICE. I HEARD YOUR
EYES FOR THIS IMPORTANT BILL TO
TACKLE ONE OF OUR MAJOR CIVIL
RIGHTS ISSUES OF THE 21ST
CENTURY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL GO TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE IN
THE GALLERY. ANYONE WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 27 50
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DELYLAH CLAY ON BEHALF
OF A T AND T AND SUPPORT THANKS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WILL GO
TO THE MODERATOR AND THE PHONE
LINES. MODERATOR PLEASE QUÊ
SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT OF A B 27
50. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR TO VOICE
YOUR SUPPORT OF 0.7 50 PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME, AND WE ALREADY
HAVE SOME FUTA. WE'RE GOING TO
LINE 27. HE'S GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. YEAH, REALLY MAGADAN
ON BEHALF OF SILICON, I MEAN,
NOT WORKING IN A COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU. CAN
ANYONE ELSE NEXT SPEAKER? NEXT
IS LINE 14. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALOHA TO GET THE MCLAUGHLIN WITH
ACCESS HUMBLED IN EUREKA AND WE
SUPPORT PLANNING FOR DIGITAL
EQUITY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER. LINE. 41, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOING UP AND NOON COMMIES
HERE WITH COMMON SENSE MEDIA IN
SUPPORT. NEXT SPEAKER. LINE 49
IS FOR HELP. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AT LAWRENCE GREENWOOD WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CABLE AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION,
AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT 27 50.
LINE. 60, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU. THIS IS TRACY MCCONNELL
BEHALF OF MEDIA ALLIANCE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 27 50. MR CHAIR.
THE QUEUE IS CLEAR. OKAY VERY
GOOD. WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS IN
OPPOSITION. ANYONE HERE IN THE
GALLERY IN OPPOSITION OF A B 27
50. WE'LL GO TO THE MODERATOR
AND THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
CAN YOU PLEASE ACCUSE SPEAKERS
IN OPPOSITION OF 27 50? THE
VOICE OF OPPOSITION. MAYBE 27 50
+10, PLEASE, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO YOUR POSITION ON THE
BILL. YOUR NAME AND ANY
AFFILIATION YOU MAY HAVE. MR
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION
QUEUING UP. WE'LL COME TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY COMMENTS AND
MOTIONS. DID YOU WANT TO MAKE
ANY COMMENTS ABOUT TO MOVE THE
BILL, BUT NEVER MIND. JUST
KIDDING. I JUST WANT TO THANK
THIS ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A
GREAT VILLAIN. I KNOW THAT WE
THERE WAS SOME AMENDMENT TAKEN
TO CHANGE FROM DEPARTMENT OF
TECH TIP C. SO THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REALLY GREAT
BILL. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU. WE HAVE EMOTIONS. YOU
WANT TO MAKE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS? THIS IS REAL QUICKLY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY WHAT A GREAT
BILL AS WELL AND THANK
EVERYTHING. BUT THANK YOU FOR
THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE
ENTHUSIASM FOR THIS BILL THAT I
THINK WILL HELP TO GROUND
CALIFORNIA AND WHAT WE ALL WANT,
WHICH IS ULTIMATELY ACCESS FOR
EVERY ASPECT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THE STATE OUR STAKEHOLDERS
WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT I VOTE. THANK YOU, AND WE
HAVE A MOTION CLICK. POLICE
CALLED ABOUT MAYBE 27 50
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA, WHO
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
HUESO, DOLLY DOLLY I. BECKER.
GORGEOUS BRADFORD DODD EGGMAN
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I, GROVE
GROVE, I HERZBERG MCGUIRE MEN,
MEN. I RUBIO RUBIO. I STERN
HI. AYE. OKAY. THAT BILL HAS
ENOUGH VOTES APPEARS WILL HOLD
THE ROLL UP AND FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU WILL DO BEFORE WE
PRESENT THE NEXT BILL. WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE UP VOTES ON
OUTSTANDING VOTES ON THE ON THE
BILLS, TOO. ON ABSENT MEMBERS,
BEGINNING WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER TWO CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
MM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
BECKER. BRADFORD DODD. HERTZBERG
MCGUIRE MEN, MAN. I. YEAH WELL
COLLAPSE THAT MEMBERS ON ITEM
NUMBER 3 22. OH, FOUR. WE NEED A
MOTION, SIR. OKAY WE DIDN'T HAVE
A MOTION. OKAY ITEM NUMBER 3 22
4. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND THE
MOTION IS UH, DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CLARK PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SO I DALI DALI,
NO BECKER. GORGEOUS BRADFORD,
DODD, IGMAN. GONZALEZ GONZALEZ,
I, GROVE GROVE. NO HERZBERG
MCGUIRE MEN, RUBIO. RUBIO ICE
TURN. 62 OKAY, WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN, PERHAPS, AND MEMBERS
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A. B 23 16
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CÁC BECKER, REDFORD
DODD. HERTZBERG MCGUIRE MEN, MAY
I. OKAY, WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL UP
IN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. ITEM
NUMBER 5 26 67 CLERK. PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS. BECKER.
BRADFORD. DIED EGGMAN. EGGMAN I
GONZALES GONZALES. AYE.
HERTZBERG MCGUIRE MEN NICE TURN.
OKAY WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN.
PERHAPS THAT MEMBERS ON ITEM
NUMBER SIX A. B 27 16. CAN WE
ENTERTAIN A MOTION? ON ITEM
NUMBER SIX. WE HAVE A MOTION
CLERK. POLICE CALLED THE
ABSOLUTE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS CLERK
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL WITH SO I
DALI DALI. I BECKER GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD DIED EGGMAN EGGMAN I
GONZALES GONZALES. I GROVE.
NUMBER ITEM SIX. MAYBE 27 16 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON. GROUP
GROVE. I HERZBERG MCGUIRE MEN. I
RUBIO RUBY. I. WILL HOLD THE
ROPE AND ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 8
27 49 BY SIMILAR NUMBER QUICK
CIVIC, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION
THAT WE HAVE ONE. WE ALREADY
HAVE A MOTION. CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL ABSENT MEMBERS ON ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT. DOLLY! BECKER.
BRADFORD. DODD EGGMAN. 27 49.
CURE ME ABOUT YES. IS THE
QUIRK-SILVA. HERTZBERG. MCGUIRE
RUBIO RUBIO I STERN. WE'LL GO TO
ITEM NUMBER 10 IF YOU COULD CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS OF MAYBE 27
52. UM BECKER. BRADFORD DIED.
GROVE. HERTZBERG MCGUIRE. OKAY
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN PER
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL GO TO NOW.
ITEM 11 ITEM 11 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUILAR CURRY.
IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY
OUR VERY OWN. SUSAN EGGMAN
SENATOR EDMUND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MEMBERS AS AS A CHAIR SAID
I'M PRESENTING FOR SENATOR.
REMEMBER IGOR CURRY? I WILL
START BY SAYING THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION WAS NOT CONSENTING
THE LAST CALENDAR. AND THIS BILL
WOULD ESTABLISH THE FOREST WASTE
BIOMASS UTILIZATION PROGRAM TO
BE ADMINISTERED BICARB TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET THE BIOMASS AND
WASTE DO WE NEED TO HAVE OUR
FOREST? I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. WE
HAVE TO ORGANIZE SPEAKERS IN
THIS BILL, BUT WE HAVE JOHN
KENNEDY WITH THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES AND ERIC WHITE.
UH THEY ARE ON THE PHONE LINES,
SO WE'LL GO TO JOHN KENNEDY. YOU
HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF SER.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
JOHN KENNEDY. WITH R. C R C AND
I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO
SPONSOR 80 28 78. WE REPRESENT
39 WORLD CALIFORNIA COUNTIES AND
OUR COUNTIES HAVE EXPERIENCED
SOME OF THE WORST WILDFIRES IN
THE STATE'S HISTORY. AND NOW
WE'RE EXPERIENCING SHARPLY
DECLINING ENERGY RELIABILITY.
MAYBE 28 78 COMMENDABLY ATTEMPTS
TO DEAL WITH BOTH OF THESE
PROBLEMS. FIRST WE'RE FINALLY
MAKING PROGRESS ON LONG OVERDUE
FOREST HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND
WILDFIRE RISK PRODUCTION
INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVE USE OF
BIOMASS RESIDUALS LEFT OVER FROM
THOSE PROJECT. THESE RESIDUALS
ARE TRADITIONALLY EITHER LEFT IN
PLACE TO DECOMPOSE NATURALLY, OR
FUEL FUTURE WILDFIRES FOR THEIR
PILED AND BURNED IN THE OPEN. BY
FINDING PRODUCTIVE USES FOR
THOSE RESIDUALS. MAYBE 28 70
WILL HELP GET THE FUEL OUT OF
THE FOREST. AVOID FUTURE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AND
SECOND. THIS BILL ALSO SEEKS TO
IMPROVE LOCAL ENERGY RELIABILITY
, MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES
SUFFERING FROM RECENT OUTAGES
ARE ENFORCED THAT AREAS WHERE
RESIDUAL BIOMASS IS ABUNDANT AND
WHERE THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES
TO SAY SMALLER FARM ASK,
FACILITATE OUR LOCAL MICROGRIDS.
AND ENHANCE LOCAL ENERGY
RESILIENCY FOR ALL OF THESE
REASONS, WEIRD EUROPE TODAY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
UH, WILL GO NOW TO ERIC WHITE,
YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF
SER. GRAPPLING CHAIR WITH. OH
HAVE I SURE DOLLY AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE MY NAME IS ERIC
WHITE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE
PLASTIC COUNTY AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT
IS PLEASED TO TESTIFYING SUPPORT
THIS AFTERNOON AS ONE OF THE TWO
CO SPONSORS OF 80 28 78 BELIEVE
THIS BILL IS CRITICAL AND
SUPPORTING THE STATE'S WILDFIRE
REDUCTION IN CLIMATE GOLD. AND
THAT WILL PROVIDE THE TOOLS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
VEHICLES ARE SUCCESSFULLY
ACHIEVED. THE BILL RECOGNIZES
THAT REDUCING WILD PART SEVERITY
AND RESTORING HEALTHY AND
RESILIENT FORESTS REQUIRES
ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT. PORK
MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING FORCED
STANDING AND FEWER REMOVAL AND
HIGH FIRE HAD BEEN SEVERITY
AREAS. AS THIS WORK COMMENCES,
NEW, INCREASED AMOUNTS OF FORCED
WEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE FOREST. WE MUST BE READY
TO MANAGE THIS WASTE RESOURCES.
SIMPLY PILOTED IN THE FOREST AND
BURNING IT OR LEAVING IT TO
EXASPERATE WILDFIRE SPREAD IS
GROUND LADDER FUEL OR BE LEFT TO
DECAY IN THE METHANE ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES. THE BILL
WOULD DIRECT VARIOUS STATE
AGENCIES TO COORDINATE EFFORTS
TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE FORCE,
BIOMASS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE
ADAPTATION EFFORT. FOREST
BIOMASS WASTE UTILIZATION WILL
CREATE JOBS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IN MANY OF THE
POOREST REGIONS OF THE STATE,
INCREASED ENERGY RESILIENCE IN
THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST
VULNERABLE TO POWER DISRUPTIONS.
AND HELP TO CREATE A CIRCULAR
ECONOMY IN CALIFORNIA'S FOREST
COMMUNITIES. WE ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE IN SUPPORT OF A B 28 78.
AND SUPPORT. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. BRIAN TAP ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN FORCES FOUNDATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. CHRIS
ROSA ON BEHALF OF CAL FORESTS
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I WILL
GO TO THE FRONTLINES MODERATOR,
PLEASE QUÊ SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT
OF A B 28 78. TAKEN MR CHAIR TO
VOICE YOUR SUPPORT OF MAYBE 28
78 +10. AT THIS TIME WE ASK THAT
YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR
NAME POSITION ON THE BILL. IN
ANY AFFILIATION YOU MAY HAVE THE
FIRST TO LINE 37. HE'S GOING
AHEAD. ANESTHESIA KOVALCHUK WITH
CALIFORNIA ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF
MY ENERGY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF 28-7.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT? LINE. 36,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS HIGHLY RIGHT
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2878. THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER. LINE. 56, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. PIONEER IN HILLIARD. I
AM WITH WIDE FOOT AND REIMAGINE
POWER IN SUPPORT OF TH 17. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR. THE KEY WAS
CLEAR. OKAY WE'LL GO TO SPEAKERS
IN OPPOSITION. WE DO NOT HAVE AN
ORGANIZED PRESENTATION ON THIS
BUILD. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
THE GALLERY AND OPPOSITION OF A
B 28 78? I DON'T SEE ANYONE WILL
GO TO THE MODERATOR, MODERATOR,
PLEASE ACCUSE SPEAKERS AND
OPPOSITION TO MAYBE 27 28 78.
THE BOYS ARE OPPOSITION TO A B
28 78 1ST 10, PLEASE. MR CHAIR.
WE HAVE NO CALLERS IN QUÊ. OKAY
WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THIS BILL
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR
MOTIONS, EMOTIONAL RUBIO. THE
MOTION BY ROUTE FROM SENATOR
RUBIO. THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS SENATE
SENATOR EGGMAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MAKE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGORA CREEK.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
OKAY WE HAVE MOTION CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. WHISTLE I
DALI DALI I BECKER GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD. DIED EGGMAN EGGMAN I
GONZALES GONZALES. I GROVE
HERTZBERG, HERZBERG MCGUIRE MEN,
MEN I RUBIO. RUBIO ICE TURN.
OKAY? FOR WHAT CAN YOU CALL THE
ABSENCE? CAN YOU CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS ON THIS BILL AGAIN?
BECKER. BRADFORD. DODD GROVE.
MCGUIRE. OH, MCGUIRE? AYE. HOW
MANY VOTES IS THAT? 99 THE VOTE
. THE BILL HAS ENOUGH TO GET
OUT. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL UP IN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NOW WE'LL
COME BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF
OUR AGENDA AND TAKE UP ITEMS TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MAYBE 2075
CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. BECKER BRADFORD DODD
HERTZBERG MCGUIRE MCGUIRE. AYE.
10 0. CARE THAT BILL HAS 10
VOTES ENOUGH TO GET OUT. UH WE
WILL HOLD THE ROLL UP IN.
PERHAPS THAT MEMBERS. ITEM
NUMBER THREE. MAYBE 22 OF FOUR.
BY BURNING HORVATH OF CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE 62. BECKER
BRADFORD DIED. HERTZBERG
HERZBERG? AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE
AYE. MEET 2 TO 8. THE BILL HAS
ENOUGH VOTES TO GET OUT. WE'LL
HOLD THE ROLL UP IN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL TAKE ABOUT AT
NUMBER 4 23 16 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE SIX TO
BECKER. BRADFORD DODD.
HERTZBERG. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE? AYE.
PITTSBURGH. I HERZBERG? AYE.
THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO
GET OUT. WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. ITEM
NUMBER FIVE A B 26 67 BY
ASSEMBLYWOMAN FRIEDMAN CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT VOTE FIVE TO BECKER,
REDFORD DIED HERTZBERG HERZBERG
? AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I 70
SEVEN WILL HOLD THE ROLL UP IN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. MAYBE 27 16
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON,
PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. CURRENT
VOTE. 80 BECKER BRADFORD DIED
HERTZBERG, HERZBERG MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE? AYE. 10 0. SORRY. HAS
10 VOTES ENOUGH TO GET OUT?
WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL UP IN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. CLERK CLEAN.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
ON ITEM NUMBER 8 27 49. CURRENT
VOTE FOR ONE BECKER BRADFORD
DIED. HERTZBERG HERZBERG? AYE,
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE? AYE. 61 COULD
YOU CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS ON
THIS BILL AGAIN? A B ITEM NUMBER
8 27 49 BY QUIRK-SILVA. BECKER
BECKER I, BRADFORD. GOD. ONE
MORE HIT 71. SEVEN VOTES WILL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN. AH, ITEM
NUMBER NINE A B 27 50 BY SIMILAR
WOMAN BAN TAP. CLERK POLICE CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS CURRENT VOTE
80 BECKER BECKER I, BRADFORD.
GOD. HURTS ME. HI HERZBERG. AYE.
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE? AYE. 11 0. 11 0
11 HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO GET THAT
WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL GO TO ITEM
NUMBER 10. MAYBE 27 52 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD CLEAR
POLICE CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS
. CURRENT VOTE 70 BECKER BECKER
I, BRADFORD. DIED. GROVE
HERZBERG, HERZBERG. MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE. AYE. 90. 90 THE BILL
HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO GET OUT.
WE'LL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS ITEM AT 11. A B
28 78 BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN
AGUIAR-CURRY CLERK, POLICE
CALLED THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. NO
CURRENT VOTE. 90 BECKER. ALRIGHT
ER I BRADFORD. DIED. GROWTH.
HIM. NO BILL HAS IN EFFORTS TO
GET OUT. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL UP,
AND PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS WILL GO
BACK TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL
THE ABSOLUTE MEMBERS. MM HMM.
CURRENT VOTE. 10 0 BECKER. AND
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I, ER I
BRADFORD DODD. 11. HOW MANY
VOTES? OKAY, UM. THE BILL HAS 11
VOTES HAS ENOUGH TO GET OUT.
WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ITEM NUMBER
THREE, MAYBE 20 TO 4 BY
BOERNER HORVATH. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE
EIGHT TO BECKER BECKER I,
BRADFORD. DODD. 92. HAS NINE
VOTES ENOUGH TO GET OUT CALLED
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS ON ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE SAY B 23 16.
CURRENT VOTE EIGHT TO BECKER
BECKER I, BRADFORD DODD. 92. HAS
ENOUGH VOTES WILL GO TO ITEM
NUMBER 5 26 67 BY SIMILAR MEMBER
FRIEDMAN, PLEASE CALL THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE
SEVEN TO BECKER BECKER I,
BRADFORD DODD EFFORTS TO GET
OUT. WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN
FOR, UH, PERHAPS MEMBERS. ITEM A
B 27 16 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GRAYSON. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE. 10 0
BECKER. RIGHT, ER I BRADFORD
DODD. 11 OKAY, WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN. PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS
WERE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT BY QUIRK-SILVA 27 49.
CLERK, POLICE CALLED THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTES
71 BRADFORD. DIED. OKAY UM, WHAT
OTHER BILLS IS THAT PRINTED ON
HIS 9 10 OR 11? YEAH, HE'S ON
ALL THOSE 9 10 11. OKAY SO WE'RE
GONNA DO IS WE'RE GOING TO
RECESS FOR, UH, 20 MINUTES AND
THEN WE'LL BE BACK. TO FINALIZE
THE VOTES IN THIS COMMITTEE WILL
TAKE A 20 MINUTE BREAK. LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, AND WE'LL BE
BACK.
AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE BACK
FROM THE BREAK. SO WE'RE GOING
TOTAKE UP ABSOLUTE MEMBERS ON
THE TODAY'S CALENDAR, BEGINNING
WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO. MAYBE 2017
5 BIS SIMILAR MEMBER THINK THIS
IS A THING THAT THIS IS A KILLER
THAT CONSENT CALENDAR CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CURRENT
VOTE 11 0 BRADFORD BRADFORD, I
DODD. WE'VE GOT TO, UH, ITEM
NUMBER THREE A B 22. OH, FOUR.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. HMM. CURRENT VOTE NINE
TO BRADFORD BRADFORD. I DODD. 4
22 OR FOUR. ITEM NUMBER 4 23 16
BY SIMILAR MEMBER WARD CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT VOTE NINE TO BRADFORD.
BRADFORD. I DODD. YES WE'LL GO
TO ITEM NUMBER 5 26 67 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN CLERK
, PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE EIGHT TO
BRADFORD. MY OPINION YOU HAVE
AND THIS IS. I HAD A POINTY ONE.
OH, HERE IT IS.
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. CRAFT DROPPED
BRADFORD. I DIED. CURRENT BUILT
19 ITEM NUMBER SIX A. B 27 16 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON CLERK.
POLICE CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS
11 0 BRADFORD BRADFORD, I DODD
ZERO. WE'VE GOT THE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT A B 27 49 BY SIMPLY WOMAN
QUICKSILVER CLERK. PLEASE CALL
THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. CURRENT
VOTES. 71 BRADFORD BRADFORD, I
DODD 81. ITEM NUMBER NINE. MAYBE
27 50 BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN BANTER.
CURRENT VOTE 11 0 BRADFORD
BRADFORD, I DODD. ZERO ITEM
NUMBER 10. MAYBE 27 52 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS
. CURRENT VOTE 10 0 BRADFORD.
YES. BRADFORD. I DODD. 11 0.
REMEMBER 11 80 28 78 BY
ASSEMBLY. WOMAN A YEAR. CURRY
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE 10 0
BRADFORD BRADFORD I DODD DOT
AYE. FROM ZERO. SO WE'RE DONE
WITH THAT. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. DOWN
THERE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. PARENT VOTE 12 0. DODD
DOT AYE. ITEM NUMBER THREE A B
22 4 BY BOERNER HORVATH. PLEASE
CALL THE OPPOSITE MEMBERS. VOTE
TEND TO DODD DOT AYE. ITEM
NUMBER 4 23 16 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD CLERK.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT VOTE TEND TO DODD DODD.
AYE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 5 26 67.
BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN FRIEDMAN.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT VOTE NINE TO DODD DI.
ITEM SIX A. B 27 16 BY SIMILAR
MEMBER GRAYSON, PLEASE CALL THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. CURRENT VOTE
12 0 DODD DOT AYE. ITEM 8 27 49
BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN QUICKSILVER
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
CURRENT 81 DODD DOT AYE. ITEM
NUMBER 9 27 50 BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN
BUNTER. CURRENT VOTE TUESDAY. 12
0 DODD DOT AYE. ITEM NUMBER 10 A
B 27 52 BY SIMILAR NUMBER WOULD
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. CURRENT 11 0 DOT DOT
AYE. OKAY SO THIS BRINGS US TO
THE END OF OUR CALENDAR AND
APPEARS ALL THE BILLS HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY. AND MOVED FORWARD
TO THE NEXT POLICY COMMITTEES. I
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
THEIR PARTICIPATION. IN THIS
PROCESS FOR ALL THOSE THAT WERE
WISHING TO TESTIFY, BUT COULD
NOT PLEASE. SO YOU CAN SUBMIT
YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING OR
POLICE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE UM
, FOR THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU,
EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. WE HAVE CONCLUDED
THE AGENDA, THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND
COMMUNICATIONS IS NOW ADJOURNED.