ALL RIGHT LET'S GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE COMMITTEE TO ORDER- AS
A SUB COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE DON'T
YET HAVE A QUORUM HOW WE'RE
CONTINUING TO WELCOME PUBLIC
COMMENT THROUGH I JUST ME TO USE
FOLKS ARE ADDING ON MAKING SURE
THAT THEIR POSITION IS KNOWN- SO
IF YOU WANNA CALL AND DURING THE
HEARING THE PARTICIPANT NUMBER
877-226-8163 THE ACCESS CODE IS
. SEVEN THREE SIX TWO EIGHT
THREE FOUR. WE'VE GOT A TOTAL OF
THIRTEEN BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
UNFORTUNATELY ONE IS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR- THAT'S SB FIVE
SIX FIFTY NINE NUMBER FIVE. AND
WE HAVE A SPECIAL ORDER SO WE'RE
GONNA GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM
CENTER CORTESE I WAS PRESENTING
SB SEVEN FORTY YOU MAY COME UP
AND RECEIVE ALREADY.
GOOD MORNING TURN MEMBERS SOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
UPDATE PERCENT SENATE BILL SEVEN
FORTY- PETITE ALL OF YOU TODAY-
I KNOW WE HAVE- THE CHAIR AND
PERHAPS SOME OTHERS THAT WERE
HERE VERY VERY LATE LAST NIGHT
SO- WE APPRECIATE TO WE
APPRECIATE YOU BEING BACK HERE
EARLY IN THE MORNING TO HEAR
BILLS. SB SEVEN FORTY EXTENDS
THE SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS NOW
APPLICABLE TO PETROLEUM
REFINERIES TO ADDITIONAL
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES INCLUDING
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES FOR
HYDROGEN MANUFACTURING BIOFUELS
MANUFACTURING CARBON DIOXIDE
CAPTURE. AS WITH PETROLEUM
REFINERIES THE SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS.
WILL APPLY TO CONTRACTORS
PERFORMING ON SITE WORK AT THESE
FACILITIES THE BILL DOES NOT
AFFECT IN HOUSE WORK AT A
FACILITY. THIS BILL WILL KEEP
COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS SAFE.
MANUFACTURES CHEMICALS LIKE THE
ONES IDENTIFIED IN SIR SB SEVEN
FORTY IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS
WORK. EXPOSURE THESE CHEMICALS
CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR
WORKFORCE UNTRAINED IN THEIR
IMPACTS. HISTORICALLY THE STATE
IS CHOSEN USES SKILLED TRAINED
WORKFORCE IN HIGH RISK
ENVIRONMENTS. THE BILL WAS
MODELED VERY MUCH AFTER SENATE
BILL FIFTY FOUR- SB FIFTY FOUR
WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE OF THE
VULNERABILITIES EXPOSE AFTER
RICHMAN REFINERY FIRE IN THE
RESULTING COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE
CONCERNS. SINCE THE PASSAGE OF
THE PRIOR SENATE BILL FIFTY
FOUR. OF THERE HAVEN'T BEEN SUCH
FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS. AS WITH
ANY OTHER INDUSTRY INDUSTRIAL
MAINTENANCE CONSTRUCTION. SHOULD
REQUIRE AN ADEQUATE SKILLED.
WORKFORCE EQUIPPED PREVENT
REDUCE RISK OF FIRES EXPLOSIONS
LEAKS OBNOXIOUS ERROR SOLVENTS
OR OTHER SUBSTANCES. IN ANY AND
ALL ADEQUATE INDUSTRIAL
PROTECTIONS TO PROTECT THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WITH
US- TO TESTIFY HERE TODAY WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS JEFFERIES.
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE BOILERMAKERS. THANK YOU AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME OF ELEVEN
MUCH FREER VOTE THANK YOUR
INDULGENCE- SENATE I LOVE TO THE
SOUTH QUORUM FIRST. I WAS GONNA
STAB DECORUM YES SUBSTANCE THANK
YOU- SECTOR PLEASE CALL. THE
COMMITTEES OKAY SO. ALLEN HERE.
DALLY GONZALEZ HERE. HER TADO.
MENJIVAR JONES SKINNER. OKAY
WE'VE GOT A QUORUM. THANK YOU
YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU FOR
SENATE ALLEN MEMBERS THE
COMMITTEE MORNING MY NAME IS
TIMOTHY I SERVE OUR COUNTRY
TWELVE YEARS UNITED STATES
MARINE. AND AS BREAD WRONG WRONG
THANK YOU CAN IT WOULD READ REP
THE INTERNATIONAL OF
BOILERMAKERS. INFORMATIVE VISIT
MANAGEABLE ALL FIVE POINT AND
CAL. I STAND BEFORE YOU AND
SUPPORT SB SEVEN FORTY IN THIS
COMMITTEE A LOT OF BEEN SAID
ABOUT JUST TRANSITION THE BILL
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY PUT
TEETH IN THAT TERM. SENATE BILL
SEVEN FORTY WILL ENSURE THAT WE
TAKE THE TURN WITH THAT WE WILL
TAKE THE TURN FROM TRADITIONAL
FALL OFF FUEL SOURCES AND POWER
GENERATION TO NEW INNOVATIONS
LIKE BIO FUELS. HYDROGEN CARBON
CAPTURE RELATED CHEMICAL PLANTS
WE DO THIS WITH THE CLIMATE
CRISIS SAFETY AND. WORKERS
ALMOST PRIORITIES. SB SEVEN
FORTY WORK THE SKILL AND TRAIN
WERE BECAUSE OF THESE PRESS IN
THAT THE COMMUNITY. THAT HOST IS
ARE PROVIDING KILL TRAINED WORK
FORCE TO ENSURE THAT THE
CONTRACTED OUT CONSTRUCTION
MAINTENANCE WORK. BEING DONE IS
PERFORMED BY THE HIGHEST TRAIN
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO
PRIORITIZE. COMMUNITY SAFETY AS
THEIR NUMBER ONE CONCERN BY
UTILIZING GRADUATES FROM
EXTENSIVE STATE CREDIT BRIGITTE
PROGRAMS. ON THE PART OF ON ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF MY JOB
IS TO DO- THE OUT REACHING FOR
THE APPRENTICESHIPS. THIS
INCLUDES GOING INTO MUSIC
COUNTRY COURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT COLLEGE BOUND IN OUR
PRINTER PROGRAMS. THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS BOAST THIRTY FIVE
THOUSAND STRONG. AND THREE
QUARTERS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
WE'RE PROUD TO SAY. THAT THERE
ARE MORE WOMEN IN FRIENDSHIP
PROGRAMS ANY OTHER PROGRAM IN
OPERATION PROGRAMS.
APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE TRADES
ARE LIFE LONG ARE LIFE CHANGING
THAT YOU THREE TO FIVE YEAR
TRIAL PRECIP TRAINING PROGRAMS
WERE PRINCES LEARN. IN BOTH
CLASSROOM AND HANDS ON ON THE
JOB AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE
APPRENTICESHIP JOURNEYMEN AND
WOMEN HAVE THE PRIDE OF A
PROFESSION THAT CAN ALLOW THEM
ACCESS TO THE MIDDLE CLASS A
PATH THAT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE
FOR MOST OTHER. BLUE COLLAR
CALIFORNIA. COME NOT PRESS.
RAMPS TO SOME. CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM NOT ONLY DOES. TO YOUNG
CALL. WERE WORKING HARD. IN
OPERATION PROGRAM TODAY BUT
SOMEWHAT. CLASSES AS AS AS THE
ASSUMPTION IS THAT ALL MANUAL
LABOR IS INTERCHANGEABLE IF YOU
WORK WITH YOUR HANDS IT'S ALL
THE SAME. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT
IS NOT. MY TRADE OR MY SKILL IS
MY PROFESSION. I WILL BE THE
SAME YOU'LL BE THE SAME AS
SAYING. MOST I'M NOT GONNA SAY
THAT SB SEVEN FORTIES EXPANSION
OF THE LANDMARK SB FIFTY FOUR
PASSED AND SIGNED BY THEN
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN DECADE AGO
A QUARTER BY CENTER SKINNER
SKINNER. SB FIFTY FOUR PLY TO
CONTRACTORS CONTRACTED OUT
CONSTRUCTION MADE TO WORKERS AT
ALL AT WILL REFINERIES. SB FIFTY
FOUR HAS UNEQUIVOCALLY MADE
REFINERY SAFER. IT IS ALSO LEFT
A WORKERS PRIVATE SB FIFTY FOUR
WE HAD TENS OF THOUSANDS OUT OF
STATE WORKERS MOVING AROUND OUR
STATE WHO LACK THE TRAINING TO
DO WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTED TO
PERFORM. THESE WORK OF A PAY DAY
RATES NO BENEFITS AND WHEN THEY
WHEN THE WORK WAS DONE. THEY
LEFT THE STATE WITH THAT PAY
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT
COMMUNITIES TO CHILDREN GO TO
SCHOOL THERE WAS NO TIES TO THE
COMMUNITY. SB FIFTY FOUR CHANGE
ALL THAT LOCAL WORKERS WERE
LIFTED UP CHANGED ARE AT THE-
TRAIN OPERATION PROGRAM
REFLECTING THE COMMITTEES THAT
CAME FROM. THESE COMMITTEES
BECAME STRONGER SAFER BECAUSE OF
IT THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
WHEN SB. SEVEN FORTY BECOMES
LAW. I LIKE. I LIKED DRESS SOME
THE COMEDY. AND BRIEFLY. THE
CONCERNED SB SEVEN FOUR SEVEN
FOUR TO A SLOWDOWN ABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT CLIMATE INNOVATION
SAFETY STANDARDS LABOR
PROTECTION SHOULD NEVER BE.
SACRIFICED FOR SOME SOME
UNSUBSTANTIATED. CONCERN FOR
SPEED. THAT'S EXACTLY TO
RHETORIC HAS BROUGHT A SHODDY
ENDANGERS CONSTRUCTION LABOR
STANDARDS AND HAS ALLOWED THE
UNDERGROUND ECONOMY TO FLOURISH
IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS. BUT
CALIFORNIA'S BETTER THAN THAT
AND IT SHOULD BE THIS IS
CALIFORNIA. ALSO THERE IS A
CONCERN FOR WORKFORCE THAT IS
NOT RELEVANT TO THIS BILL WE
HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT
WITH THE STEEL WORKERS AND I
MYSELF WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE
STEEL WORKERS. WORKING
OPERATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. BUT THEY
ARE NOT A CONTRACTED OUT
WORKFORCE. AND THEREFORE THIS
BILL WILL NOT AFFECT THEM
NEGATIVELY. AND MOST LIKELY WILL
HELP THEM RETAIN MORE WORKERS AT
HIGHER WAGES AND OPERATIONAL
SIDE AS THEY NEGOTIATE THAT THEY
NAVIGATE FORWARD IN THESE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES. THE BOILERMAKERS
HAVE BEEN TRANSITIONING FOR OVER
A HUNDRED YEARS. WE STARTED THE
TRADE THAT BUILT THE MAGNIFICENT
STEAM STEAM ENGINE. THAT ALLOWED
AMERICA'S WESTERN FRONTIER TO BE
OPENED UP DURING THE GREAT WARS
WE BUILT BATTLESHIP THAT FARC
FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY. AND OUR
ALLIES IN EUROPE WE BUILT THE
POWER GENERATION. THERE'S A LOT
CALIFORNIA BE THE FIFTH LARGEST
ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND NOW
WE'RE BUILDING THE CARBON
CAPTURE FACILITIES THAT CARP HAS
STATED WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
MEET OUR EXISTING. CLIMATE GOALS
WE ARE BUILDING A MASSIVE
OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES ALLOWING
ACCOUNT. COUNT COUNTRY TO HARD
TO WIN FOR GREEN POWER
CONVERTING POWER PLANTS THE
HYDROGEN. IN PART IN TO BRING
NEW FEELS TO MARKET THAT ALLOW
CALIFORNIA KEEP MOVING FORWARD
SAFELY ECONOMICALLY AND SAFELY.
IF ON BEHALF OF THE BALL OF
EXTERNAL BEHALF OF HAPPEN
MILLION MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH
STATE BUILDING TRADES WE THANK
CYNICAL TESSIE. FOR LEADERSHIP
OF CENTERS SKINNER FOR CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS IN THIS
COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION AND
WE ARJUN. J. VOTE ON THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. MUCH THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MUCH
THANK YOU FOR SERVICE. I OKAY-
SCOTT ARE YOU ARE YOU DON'T ME
DO ARE YOU GONNA DO CENTER MY
YEAH. COME ON UP. THE HEAR FROM
YOU. RAN FROM ANOTHER BUILDING.
MISTER MEMBERS. SCOTT WHICH A
THE CAL. STATE TRADES COUNCIL.
STATE ASSOCIATION OF A- WORK.
THE WESTERN STATE SENATORS
MIDDLE OR- THE ELEVATOR CARE.
UNION IN THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES
I. JUST WANT TO. THANK THE
COMMITTEE CHAIRED STAFF FOR ALL
THE WORK ON THIS BILL. I JUST
LIKE TO STRESS. REMINDED
COMMITTEE. THIS BILL ONLY
APPLIES TO WORK. IS CONTRACTED
OUT RIGHT. AND THAT IS A SECTOR
FOR WHICH THE BILL BE TRADES.
HAS THOUSANDS OF CONTRACTORS. WE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE TO THE
COMMITTEE THIS WORK THAT WE DO
NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
DO WITH URGENT ABOUT THANK YOU
THANK YOU MR RETRIBUTION. ALL
RIGHT- LET'S NOW OF. WANTED JUST
ADD ON IT'S A. EXPOSURES
INFORMATION. BACKGROUND ON
INSTANT PRESSURES. DIFFERENT
GROUPS. GOOD MORNING TO. MY NAME
IS BEEN A GROUP ON BEHALF SHEET
METAL WORKERS LOCAL OF FOUR WERE
IN SOME. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
MY NAME'S STOMACH LOOSER ON
BUSINESS H. AFFORDABLE MAKERS-
JUST. ARE YOU MY SUPPORT NOT
READING YEAH OKAY I GOT THE IN
BEHALF OF MY BROTHERS AND
SISTERS IN THE IN THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES A SUPPORT THIS
BILL AGREES AVAILABLE PRESENT
YOUR WE'RE GOING TO TESTIFYING
IN MEMBERS WILL KNOW THEY CAN
ASK HIM QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE.
MORNING MY NAME IS A JOHN
HERSHEY- WITH YOU A LOCAL FOUR
FOUR SEVEN PLUMBERS AND
PIPEFITTERS- URGING YOUR SUPPORT
ON SEVEN FORTY THANK YOU THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING KEVIN FERRER
OF CIRCUS HERE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL. AND
WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
AS WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAJOR
HAYES WELL MAKERS LOCAL FIVE
FORTY NINE AS WELL ONE OF OUR
PARTNERSHIP INSTRUCTORS I ALSO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
AND YOUR CAREER JOURNEY WOMAN AT
A LOCAL FIVE FORTY NINE
BOILERMAKERS PITTSBURGH AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING ZACHMAN IN LOCAL
FOUR FOUR SEVEN PLUMBERS AND
PIPEFITTERS I SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING OUR LITTLE CHILL OUT
LOCAL SIXTEEN INSULATORS ON
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
SELLING IT AROUND A TREE TO
MEANING IN SUPPORT OF SB SEVEN
FORTY THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
ANTHONY ASKEW SO ALSO WITH LOCAL
SIXTEEN HEAT AND FROST
INSULATORS BUSINESS AGENT- IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS RANDY THOMAS
I'M THE BUSINESS MANAGER
SECRETARY TREASURER BOILERMAKERS
LOCAL FIVE FORTY NINE GRADUATE
APPRENTICE AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. GOOD MORNING- GOOD MORNING
MY NAME THOSE BASEL PROJECT
BUSINESS AGENT FOR BOILERMAKERS
LOCAL FIVE FORTY NINE STRONGLY
SUPPORTS AND FORTY THREE Q. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS GALLAGHER
AYE. FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOCAL NINETY TWO OR MAKERS I
SUPPORT HIS BILL TO THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING YOGA SONORA A
BUSINESS AGENT OUT OF LOCAL
NINETY TWO SO THE CALIFORNIA
THIS BILL THANK YOU MUCH. OKAY I
. LET'S NOW GO TO OPPOSITION-
MAYBE CATHERINE HERE FROM THE
STEELERS. HELLO GOOD MORNING
CHAIR ALLEN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS KATHERINE
HOUSTON AND I'M WITH UNITED
STEELWORKERS DISTRICT TWELVE.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY MAKING IT
VERY CLEAR THAT WE SUPPORT THE
INTENT OF THE BILL AND WE
CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY
OF THIS WORK DONE BY NON UNION
EMPLOYEES. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS INCLUSIVITY
FOR ALL THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND
SKILLED CURRENT AND FUTURE UNION
WORKFORCES WHO PERFORM THESE
INDUSTRIAL JOBS AND THEN
TRANSITIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE
AS WE SEE THE INDUSTRIES WE ARE
EMPLOYED IN TRANSITION OVER TO
THE NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AS
THEY ARE DEVELOPED AND
IMPLEMENTED. FOR DECADES USW
UNION MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
FAITHFULLY PERFORMING
OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE WORK
IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITH A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF LONG TERM
EXPERIENCE SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND
SAFETY. THIS IS BEEN ACHIEVED
THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN
PROGRAMS AND PROCESSES JOINTLY
DEVELOPED IMPLEMENTED AND
MAINTAINED BY U. S. W. IT'S
MEMBERS AND IT'S EMPLOYERS.
THESE PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT EVERY
WORKER IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE
NECESSARY JOB SKILLS
QUALIFICATIONS AND
CERTIFICATIONS. HAS PROVEN
KNOWLEDGE OF ALL SAFETY
PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS. THESE
TRAINING PROGRAMS BECOME
INCREASINGLY CRUCIAL IN THE
ONGOING EVOLUTION WITHIN THE
CLEAN ECONOMY AS THE WORK IN
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES CHANGES
AND WE ADVANCE OUR CLIMATE GOALS
TOWARD THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CARBON
NEUTRALITY. MEMBERS OF OUR
CURRENT CONTRACTING WORK FORCE
TRAIN THROUGH THESE COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS HAVE AN AVERAGE OF TEN
TO FIFTEEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
RIGHT NOW THE LARGEST
CONCENTRATION LIVE AND WORK IN
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AREA AND
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. OUR MEMBERS
TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES IN THE WORK THEY DO
AND IN THEIR SAFETY RECORDS.
TODAY WE ARE HERE ASKING YOU TO
PROTECT THE LIVELIHOODS OF THESE
MEMBERS THOSE CURRENTLY
ADVANCING THREE THEIR TRAINING
PROGRAMS AND THE FUTURE WORKERS
WE KNOW WILL BE COMING. AS THE
FOSSIL FUEL SECTOR CONTINUES TO
TRANSITION AND CONTRACT THERE
MAY BE MORE HIGHLY QUALIFIED
LONG TERM WORKERS ENTERING JOBS
IN THE GREEN ECONOMY. AND WE
FIRMLY BELIEVE WE CAN ALL BE A
PART OF THESE CHANGES AND
ADVANCEMENT TOGETHER AS UNION
MEMBERS. AS A LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S RECOGNIZE THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SHOULD NOT BE CUTTING
OFF WELL TRAINED HIGHLY
QUALIFIED UNION WORKERS. FROM
GREEN JOBS IF IT WISHES TO MEET
ITS AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TODAY TO
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT OF THE VALUE
OF THESE UNION MEMBERS. BY
AMENDING SB SEVEN FORTY TO ALLOW
FOR WORKERS TRAIN THROUGH
PROGRAMS JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS TO BE
ACCEPTED AND WE APPRECIATE THE
EFFORTS OF ALL WHO HAVE ENDEAVOR
TO ADVANCE THE DIALOGUE ON SB
SEVEN FORTY. THANK YOU. THREE Q.
THREE Q. OKAY ANYONE ELSE WHO
WANTS TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION OR
CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL ONE OF
THE SOME. OKAY YES SIR. MORNING
MY NAME IS CARLOS PRESS ON THE
BEAT IS MINE I GET FOR LOCAL
NINETEEN FORTY FIVE. IST YOUR
WORKERS- NO CONTRACT YOU
WORKFORCE THEY SAID THAT
EVERYTHING IS PROPRIETARY
WORKERS ARE HERE- WE ARE AT USED
TO BE ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CONTRACTING. I UNITS FOR STEEL
WORKERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IN ORDER TO CALIFORNIA AS WELL.
AT THIS TIME A MOMENT US GOT
THAT INFORMATION. WE ARE. WE DO
REPRESENT A LARGE CONTRACTING
WAR FORCE IN HEARD COUNTY OR SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. THANK YOU WE A
NET GAIN ARE GOING TO REPEAT
WHAT CONDENSATES RIGHT. UNITED
STEELWORKERS DISTRICT TWELVE. WE
DO NOT OPPOSE THE INTENT OF THE
BILL. WE ASK DO BELIEVE THAT IT
DOES SAM PROVIDE OUR CURE
REMEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE IN THEIR JOBS WHICH ARE
. MIDDLE CLASS JOBS. AS WELL
WITH BENEFITS RIGHT. GOOD OR BAD
. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT RIGHT
I CANNOT REALLY COMPARE WHAT MY
BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM THE
BILLION ENTRIES HAVE. TO WHAT MY
MEMBERS HAVE. WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR
THOSE BENEFITS AN HOUR WAGES. A
GAME. I WOULD. REQUEST IS THE
BILL TO BE AMENDED TO ALLOW A
TRAINED WORKFORCE. AS THE
STEELWORKER HAS SAID THIS
MOMENT. TO CONTINUE IN THEIR
JOBS THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR
APPRECIATE. THE PHONE LINES-
IT'S CONFORMANCE THE FOR FOLKS
WANT TO WEIGH IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION THE BILL. CERTAINLY
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ON THE
PHONE LINES IF YOU WISH TO QUEUE
UP PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. WE DO A LOT SICKENING
TO AT THIS TIME WE'LL GET A LINE
NUMBER TWENTY TWO THAT'S TO YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU MY NAME
IS JOHN CORSO I'M A
REPRESENTATIVE YOU A LOCAL
THIRTY EIGHT PLUMBERS AND STEAM
THAT ARE HEARING THAT PROCESS
BILL. AND WITH THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL THANK YOU. AMERICAN
ALLY NUMBER FIFTY THAT'S FIVE
ZERO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS DANNY RIGHT
I'M THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF
PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL
TWO FOUR SIX AND FRESNO. WE
REPRESENT FRESNO MADERA. COUNTY
WE STAND WITH THE BUILDINGS
TRADES IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU WILL GET A LINE NUMBER
THIRTY SIX THAT'S THREE SIX YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MORNING MY NAME IS
SCOTT DEAL WITH LOCAL FOR SIX
SEVEN OF THE PLUMBERS AND
REFRIGERATION FITTERS SANDHILL
COUNTY AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
SB SEVEN FORTY THANK YOU. WELL
NUMBER FIFTY ONE THAT'S FIVE ONE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. A GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS ROBERT TO
BETTER TRAINING DIRECTOR FOR THE
AREA ALMOST I CAN REFRIGERATE
FITTERS A PARTNERSHIP. AND WE
ARE IN STRONG OF AT LEAST
SEVENTY ZERO THANK YOU. YEAH
THANK YOU ORDER LINE NUMBER
TWENTY ONE THAT'S TWO ONE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MORNING MY NAME IS
ANNA PEOPLE DONAL. IN ORGANIZER
WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS. LOCAL FORTY WAIT KERN
COUNTY. ON BEHALF OF OUR LOCAL
WE SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU
. HELLO I NUMBER SEVENTEEN
THAT'S ONE SEVEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THE MORNING HONORABLE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS CHRIS CANNON- WITH THE
LOS ANGELES ORANGE COUNTY.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND AN INVOLUNTARY WHAT
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES IN
SUPPORT OF SB SEVEN FORTY THANK
YOU. THANK YOU WHAT A LINE
NUMBER TWENTY SEVEN THAT'S TWO
SEVEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING RENDON LEVIN BURKE
BUSINESS THEY DON'T FOCUS YOU
FORCE THANK BOMBERS H. FACT TECH
HAS CALIFORNIA AND WE AND WITH
THE STATE MEDICAID IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB. SEVEN FORTY.
THANK YOU ORDER LINE NUMBER
FORTY ONE THAT'S FOR ONE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING.
INTERMENT. YES WE CAN HEAR YOU.
OKAY YES MY NAME IS JOHN HENRY
LOPEZ I'M WITH THE PLUMBERS
PIPEFITTERS. LOCAL TWO FOUR SIX
REPRESENTING FRESNO MADERA
TULARE KING COUNTY. AND WE N.
STRONG SUPPORT OF S. B. SEVEN
FORTY. THANKS FOR THE LINE
NUMBER TWELVE THAT'S ONE TWO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. INSPECTED
THIS MEASURE PROMISING A LOCAL
FIVE NINE MARTINEZ HELP. WHICH
AGAIN IS A OF S. SEVEN FOUR
THANK YOU. NOW IT'LL NUMBER FOR
SEVEN THAT'S FOR SO YOUR LINE
OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
MARK LIAM WITH THE I. B. E. W.
IN KERN COUNTY AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT AS THE SEVEN
FORTY. BUT A LINE NUMBER FORTY
TWO THAT'S FOUR TWO YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING THIS IS GOT
TO MORE BUSINESS AGENT IBEW
LOCAL FOUR TO WORRY MUCH CUSHION
UNION WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF REST BEFORE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU WILL GET A LINE NUMBER
THIRTY EIGHT THAT'S THREE EIGHT
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YES GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS FRANK CAMACHO
BUSINESS AGENT FOR YOU WAY
NOTICED LOCATION INFINITE LOWER
THAN A FRIEND AS LOCAL TO FIFTY
LAKH ANGELES IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF S. B. FORTY. THANK YOU HAVE
TWO MORE KERR IN CUBA IT'LL
NUMBER TWO FOUR THAT'S TO YEAR
LINE IS OPEN. HI GOOD MORNING
NAME'S THERE WITH I. LOCAL OH
TWO COSTA COUNTY AND ARE
BUSINESS SUPPORT OF SB SEVEN
FORTY THANK YOU. HAVE A LINE
NUMBER TWENTY THAT'S TWO ZERO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
TIMBER DANDO YOU A LOCAL FOUR
EIGHT OR AND DISTRICT COUNCIL
SIXTEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
STAND WITH BUILDING TRADES AND
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF S. B. SEVEN
FORTY. THANK YOU ENSURE WE HAVE
EXHAUSTED THE QUEUE AT THIS TIME
PLEASE CONTINUE. OKAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LET'S BRING
THE ITEM BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AND- WERE YOU KNOW. GOSH WILL
LIVE IF YOU DON'T MIND LET ME
START WITH A COUPLE COMMENTS-
THIS BILL HAS GOTTEN AND- YOU
KNOW WE'RE WE'RE OBVIOUSLY- AT
FIRST A LET ME THINK THAT THE
AUTHOR FOR BRING THE BILL
FORWARD- YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO.
CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE WE'RE
OUT WE ON A WE'RE WE'RE PLAYING
A BIG ROLE IN CREATING THAT
CHANGE. LET ME START BY SAYING
THAT YOU'RE TO ALL THE UNION
MEMBERS HERE BOTH ON THE TRADE
SIDE IN THE AND STILL WORKERS.
YOU'VE GOT DODD DID- STRONG
UNION LEADERS AND ENTER MEREDITH
FROM THE TRADES AND KATHERINE
HOUSTON FROM THE STEEL WORKERS-
WHEN I GOT TO SEEING THEIR
ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS
UP FRONT- I THINK OUR OUR
INITIAL WAS THAT YOU KNOW THAT
THIS ISSUE THAT'S BEEN RAISED IN
FRONT EVERYBODY COULD BE. WORKED
ON CUT QUIETLY WITHIN THE LABOR
COMMUNITY BUT OF COURSE OR SPEND
SOME LONG STANDING DISAGREEMENTS
OVER. A LOT OF THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF HOW TO APPROACH THESE KINDS
OF QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO.
AND YOU SKILLED AND TRAINED IN.
AND- THEN WE BROUGHT EVERYONE
TOGETHER JERRY WAS THERE AS WELL
I'VE GOT TO. CUT IT CUT IT KIND
OF HERE AND- ALL THE
DISCUSSIONS- BUT ARE YOU REALLY
IN IN IN IN BOTH YEAH I THINK I
ALL THE ALL THE UNION MEMBERS
HERE SHOULD FEEL FOR IT SHOULD
FEEL LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOU'VE GOT
SOME PEOPLE- YOU KNOW. HELPING
TO RUN YOUR UNIONS THAT ARE
THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR
YOU LOOKING OUT FOR THE WORK
FORCE TRYING TO. TRY TO DO RIGHT
BY THE MEMBERSHIP BOTH ON THE
STEEL WORKERS SIDE AND ALSO THE
BUILDING TRADE SIDE. HI SO. YOU
TO D. THE QUESTION IS. WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS IF
THERE WAS SOME WAY FOR US TO
RECONCILE SOME OF THE VERY
DIFFERENT. POSITIONS YOU KNOW WE
CERTAINLY HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE'D
COME UP WITH A REASONABLE
PROPOSAL. THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR.
SOME OF THE EXISTING TRAINING
PROGRAMS THAT EXIST WITHIN THE
STEEL WORKERS TO USE TO MOVE
FORWARD- I UNDERSTAND THAT
STILL- THAT'S THAT'S RAISE SOME
CONCERNS WITH THE AUTHOR AND
SPONSORS- BECAUSE I THINK
THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING
AN ALTERNATIVE PATH TO STILL TO
SKILLED AND TRAINED WHICH OF
COURSE HAS BEEN SUCH AN
IMPORTANT PRIORITY FOR THE
TRADES. THROUGH A LOT OF BILLS
THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE- LAST
FEW YEARS- YEAH THIS IS A BIG.
BIG BILL IS OBVIOUSLY COVERS A
LOT OF. OF OF DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES. INDUSTRIES THAT ARE
OF REAL IMPORTANCE TO YOU ARE
MEETING OUR CLIMATE GOALS AND
ALSO INDUSTRIES THAT. HAVE
THERE'S A LOT OF IMPLICATIONS
REGARDING. THE FUTURE OF WORK
AND LABOR IN THE STATE AND- AND
VERY CONFLICTING NARRATIVES
QUITE FRANKLY OVER THE
IMPLICATIONS IN THE OUTCOMES OF
SB FIFTY FOUR AND AS IT
IMPACTED- THE UNITED STEEL
WORKERS- SO. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH
AND TOUGH TIME I THINK.
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COMMITTEE
THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE- YOU KNOW
THIS IS THIS IS A STRANGE THING
THIS BILLS IN THIS COMMITTEE AND
IT HAS TO DO WITH SOME
INTERESTING HISTORY FROM TWENTY
THIRTEEN LONG BEFORE ANY OF US
WERE HERE- WHEN. TRUE YES RIGHT
- SO I SO SORRY NANCY. YES
SKINNER WAS VERY INVOLVED IN
THAT- THANK YOU FOR THE
CORRECTIONS- SO IT IS A FUNNY
WAY WE'RE WE'RE WE ARE WE HAVE
BEEN UNFORTUNATELY TASKS WITH
THAT WITH WITH TRYING TO SEE IF
WE CAN RESOLVE THIS THIS LABOR
DISPUTE IN IS PROVING
CHALLENGING. SO YOU KNOW WE'VE
BEEN- I'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE
WITH- THEY HAD SOME OF THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE TRADE THIS
MORNING WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT- YOU KNOW- A POSSIBLE
SUNSET. I'M BEEN TRYING TO WORK
OUT SOME OF THE DETAILS
INCLUDING REPORTING BACK. AND
AND- SO WE CAN GET A SENSE OF
HOW. A BILL IS AMBITIOUS AND
BROAD IS THIS KID- FINOS IS
IMPACTING THE MARKET THE LABOR
FORCE AND- OUR ABILITY TO MEET
OUR CLIMATE GOALS. SO IT'S I'D
LOVE TO HEAR DISCUSSION- IT WAS
CERTAINLY INFORM WE ARE CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TRADES-
BUT AYE AYES AYE LET EVERYONE
HERE FOR THE MEMBERS IT'S MY
PREFERENCE THAT WE- WE HAVE
OBSERVED THIS IS THE VERY FIRST
BILL THAT MORNING WE GOT A LOT
OF OTHER BILLS IT'S MY
PREFERENCE THAT WE NOT TAKE A
VOTE NOW WE CAN WORK OUT.
CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS AND-
AND TICKLE OF A DEVOTE LITTLE
BIT LATER TODAY I'M CERTAINLY
HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN. MOVE
FORWARD- BUT ANYWAY LOVE TO HEAR
PEOPLE'S- AND MANY ALSO JUST
POINT THAT. I SEND WHEN- IT WAS
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY AND WE
ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE. A
CENTERED BRAND JONES HERE IN AS
HER REPLACEMENT. ACERTAR WELL
JUST TO OF RISK OF NOT GETTING
CHASTISED BY THE CHAIR WHO
SOMEBODY WHO. HASN'T WE HAVE
BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY
ONGOING APPARENTLY- SO THAT'S
WHY I WANT TO HEAR PEOPLE'S
THOUGHTS. WELL OKAY SO IS THERE
A MEMBERS I'VE SPOKEN TO. YEAH
WE DID SPEAK ABOUT IT BUT I KNOW
THERE'S BEEN SOME LAST MINUTE
NEGOTIATIONS AND SO. MAYBE YOU
COULD SPEED IS UP FOR IT SO. I'M
I'M IN THE DARK OF- WE'RE JUST
WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. THE
TRADES. I DID NOT LIKE THE
AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED IN THE- IN
THE IN THE IN THE ANALYSIS-
HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT WITH AS TO
WHAT THEIR RATIONALE IF YOU LIKE
BUT BUT WE'RE NOW HAVING
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS
AND- WHAT A SUNSET. FOR THE BILL
MIGHT LOOK LIKE- THEY WOULD BE
GIVEN OPPORTUNITY. FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO SEE HOW. THE
IMPLEMENTATION IT ALL PLAYS OUT
NOW. I THINK ON THE TRADE SIDE
THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT. MAKING
SURE THERE'S ENOUGH TIME TO.
INVEST IN THE GROWTH OF THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN THE
TRAINING PROGRAMS- ON THE
INDUSTRY SIDE INVESTING IN LONG
TERM- RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
TRADES. I. YOU KNOW I THINK ON
THE ON THE ON THE OTHER SIDE IS
WE YOU KNOW THIS IS THIS BILLS
ASKING FOR REALLY. MASSIVE
CHANGE IN BIG PORTION OF THE OF
THE- OF THE ECONOMY THAT
CERTAINLY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH
THAT BROAD BASED CLIMATE GOALS
THAT WE SHARE IS A COMMITTEE
AND- AND THERE AND THE DESIRE.
ON THE PART OF THE E. Q. TEAM
THAT WE BE ABLE TO MONITOR AND-
STAY ABREAST OF HOW. SUCH A BIG
CHANGE IN. IN LABOR STANDARDS
LATELY PLAY A ROLES- MIGHT MIGHT
IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO MEET
OUR CLINICALS END QUITE FRANKLY
A LOT OF THE- CONCERNS ABOUT.
THE EMPTY ABOUT THE IMPACTS ON
ON THE ON THE ON THE LABOR FORCE
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE
OPPOSITION FROM THE UNITED
STEELWORKERS. THAT'S THE
CONTOURS OF THE CONVERSATION-
BUT CERTAINLY LOVE YOUR THOUGHTS
AND INTERESTS AS WE TRY TO
FIGURE THIS OUT. YEP YES I'M
INTERESTED IN ANSWER TO A. THE
SO MANY THOUGHT SEWER PROJECTS
HAVE BEEN ARE COMING OUT- AS- R.
AS I WANT THEM TO. AND YOU KNOW
I WAS IN HERE BACK WHEN THESE
CONVERSATIONS HAPPENED SOME
TRYING TO. FIRST WRITE MYSELF UP
INTO. WHERE WE DISCUSS THE LABOR
IN EQ- BUT GETTING PAST THAT.
MEANS YOU CAN TELL US ALL ABOUT
THAT. GETTING THAT AND YOU KNOW
MY BROTHER THE COR POINTED OUT
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN- IN THE
FRONT FOR ME AND IT'S NOT JUST
TRANSITION PARK RIGHT. THESE ARE
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN THE FOSSIL FUEL-
SPACE FOR THINKING ABOUT
INSURING THAT THEY ALL HAVE JOBS
AS WE TRANSITION. AND MAINTAIN
THE SAME WORKFORCE AND ENSURING
THEY HAVE PRIORITY I SEE THIS AS
A JUST TRANSITION TOWARDS ARE
MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT AND I
KNOW YOU KNOW I'M TALKING TO THE
CENTER AND THE AUTHOR THE
CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD
SPECIFICALLY TO PERHAPS ONE
ENTITY. AND PERHAPS THOSE
CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD IN
IN COMMITTEE THAT HAS MORE.
BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE IN
LABOR- MIGHT BE. WHERE WE SHOULD
GO PERHAPS RIGHT WHERE. MAYBE
APPROACH AND ASSEMBLY LABOR
COMMITTEE CAN HAVE MORE CAN DIVE
MORE INTO THAT- YEP. THEY WERE
UP TO ME THIS WITH THIS BILL
WOULD NOT BE THIS COMMITTEE I
GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU
CENTERS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT THE JUST TRANSITION ISSUES
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE
STEEL WORKERS TO- I'VE YIELDED
TO. GOOD SENATOR. BUT I JUST
WANT. TO MAKE A COMMENT YEAH.
LABOR'S GONNA HAVE THEIR FIGHTS
AND THAT'S OKAY WITH ME THEY'LL
FIGURE THAT OUT- BUT I WANT TO
BUY THE ENVIRONMENT I THINK AT
THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS MORE
ABOUT. WHAT HOW WE GONNA
TRANSITION AND WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE FIVE YEARS. IS NOT
ENOUGH TIME I DON'T THINK FEE IF
YOU SET TO SUNSET WE WILL GET
THESE PROJECTS ON THE GROUND
WILL REALLY WAS C. I DON'T THINK
THAT SO I THINK THAT I'M NOT IN
FAVOR OF THAT A SUNSET. I THINK
WE'RE GONNA BE ALL UP QUITE A
WAYS ON THIS AND SO I'M PREPARED
TO VOTE FOR THE BILL THE WAY IT
IS- AND THEN YOU KNOW LABOUR.
NEEDS TO GO TO LABOR COMMITTEE
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE
GONNA DO WITH LABOR ON MY PART I
THINK FOR THE ENVIRONMENT- AND
FOR THE BEST FOR CALIFORNIA
WE'RE GONNA LEAD THE WAY WE NEED
TO. WE NEED TO MOVE IN THIS
DIRECTION AND WE NEED TO MOVE AT
A FASTER PACE IN MY OPINION.
THAT WE ARE- TO HELP WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT AND- LOOK WE'RE
WE'RE EXPORTING JOBS. ALL ALL
YOUR JOBS TO SOME OTHER PLACE
BECAUSE WE- WERE NOT GETTING
AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON. THE
BILITY DO THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND WE NEED TO DO IN CALIFORNIA
FOR GONNA SHOW SO THAT'S WHERE I
COME FROM. ON THIS BILL- IN AND
I'M NOT SO MUCH CAUGHT UP IN THE
LABOR PART OF IT I'M MORE CAUGHT
UP IN IT HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
FORWARD- ON THE ENVIRONMENT
THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMITTEE. IS
REALLY FOCUSED SHOULD BE FOCUSED
ON IN MY OPINION SO THAT'S WERE
I B. ONE OR AMOUNT THAT'S FOR
SURE. THANK YOU SENATE AND I
THINK THAT. YOU KNOW THEY'RE
GONNA HAVE THEIR FIGHTS AND-
THEY CAN FIGURE THAT OUT
SOMEPLACE ELSE BUT I THINK WE
NEED TO GET THESE TECHNOLOGIES
ON THE GROUND AND GET A- AND
PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY DO THESE THINGS. YEAH
FRIGIDA CENTER- TADO AMENDMENTS
AS SCARE. THANK MISTER CHAIR I.
WANTED MIKE. AND THEIR CO. IN A
WAY THE JUST. YOU'RE QUITE
FRANKLY THE- CLIMATE CHANGE IS
ALREADY HERE. AND I. ALREADY BE.
A NUN. TRENDS AND SO I. I THINK
WE DO NEED TO. MOVE YOUR
EXPEDITE- THIS THIS PROCESS OF A
JUST. TRANSITION AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE AS- UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WE CAN AND- EAT.
YOU KNOW I. I PERSONALLY WHAT
WITH ALL RESPECTED I THINK THAT
THE BILLS I HAD. IN FRONT OF US-
I DON'T. I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO GO UNTIL MIDNIGHT. NINE OUT
OF EVERY. ROOM VISITS. AND SO I
WOULD LOVE. TO I MEAN THE BILL
IS HERE AND I THINK THAT THE
CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO BE
I'M GOING TO- NEGOTIATIONS AT.
THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BE ON GOING AND-
AND- I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO.
JUST YOU KNOW BE ABLE TO VOTE ON
THE BILL AS IT IS IN FRONT OF US
AND IF IT'S GOT THE SUPPORT
THEN. IT GOES OUT AND IF IT
DOESN'T- CALM THEN IT DOESN'T
RIGHT BUT THEN I GUESS THE
CONVERSATION. BUT I REALLY THINK
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE THIS
AGENDA FORWARD IN THE
CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE TO
HAPPEN THANK YOU SENATOR. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR- I WON'T. GO
INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL ON HISTORY
ANALYSIS DOES A GOOD JOB OF IT
BUT- THE ORIGINAL BILL THAT
THIS- THIS- THIS CURRENT BILL
REFERENCES THAT WAS DONE IN
TWENTY THIRTEEN I WAS SAID. CO
AUTHOR AND IT WAS DUE TO A- VERY
SERIOUS REFINERY INCIDENT AT
CHEVRON REFINERY IN MY DISTRICT.
AND WHAT AS THE NOW SAYS POINTS
OUT WHAT WE HAD WAS AND YOU KNOW
A LOT OF- OWNERS EMPLOYERS TO DO
THIS. THEY WILL GO FOR CHEAP
CONTRACT LABOR. AND THAT CHEAP
CONTRACT LABOR DOES NOT MEET THE
SAFETY STANDARDS THAT OUR-
SKILLED TRADE LABOR DEBTS. AND
WHO- WE ARE NOW EXPANDING INTO
BECAUSE THE CLIMATE CRISIS INTO
MANY NEW AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY AS-
ARCHERS POINTED OUT WHETHER
HYDROGEN LITHIUM. VARIOUS OTHER
THINGS. ALL THAT HAVE. YOU KNOW
I'M NOT GONNA SAY COMPARABLE BUT
HAVE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH
COULD RAISE SAFETY ISSUES. AND
TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE
OWNERS THAT MIGHT HAVE A DESIRE
TO GO WITH THE CHEAP LABOR THAT
DOES NOT HAVE THE PROPER SAFETY
TRAINING I THINK THIS KIND OF
BILLS ESSENTIAL. AND THE
ANALYSIS RAISES SOME LEGITIMATE
POINTS. BUT THERE'S NOTHING YOU
KNOW SAYS THAT WOULD SUGGEST
PUTTING THE SUNSET SO THAT'S A
LITTLE BIT YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW
THAT YOU DESCRIBED WAS
CONVERSATION EVEN HAVING BUT
THERE'S NOT ANYTHING IN THE
ANALYSIS THERE IS THAT. NOW YOU
KNOW PERHAPS YOU COULD ASK FOR A
REPORT IN FIVE YEARS SO THAT
THERE COULD BE SOME INFORMATION
ABOUT WHETHER ANY OF THESE-
WEATHER MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION
HAS CAUSED ANY PROBLEMS. US
EITHER SLOWNESS OF THE ROLLOUT
OF- YOU KNOW COURSE I DON'T WANT
TO NECESSARILY RECOMMEND THAT
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO ADD COST TO A BILL- IN A TIME
WHEN WE HAVE A SHORTFALL BUT
THAT'S A MESSAGE TO GET. TO YOU
KNOW HALF THE LEGISLATURE BE
UPDATED WITHOUT NECESSARILY
PUTTING IN A SUNSET BUT I
CERTAINLY WOULD NOT SUPPORT A
FIVE YEAR THAT IS TOO SHORT. AND
I'M WILLING AND READY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL AS IS. I SENATORS WOULD
MOVE IT BUT I THINK IT'S
APPROPRIATE FOR THE CHAIRED I
APPRECIATE THAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WILL IT WILL ACCEPT MOST
AND WHEN. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
I YOU KNOW I CAME IN HERE AGAIN
NOT PREPARED TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON
THE BILL BECAUSE I JUST I HATE
BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE-
SHE'S DISTRESSED ACTIONAL-
ISSUES. BUT KNOWING THAT
ESPECIALLY SOMEONE OF THAT IS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER THAT PUSHES
FOR THE TWENTY THIRTY FIVE GOALS
TO MOVE US YOU KNOW FROM-
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES OVER
TO HYDROGEN AND FAN AND ELECTRIC
AND REALLY. WHAT WE'RE REALLY
TRYING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE OF
CALIFORNIANS AND WE HAVE TO DO
SO CAN LIKE I ALWAYS SAY
WITHOUT. WITH THE WORK FORCE AT
THE TABLE WE HAVE TO DO SO. I
DON'T LIKE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE
OF FIGHTS BETWEEN MY FRIENDS AND
U. S. W. R. BUILDING TRADES BUT-
I KNOW THAT- HAVING THE GOOD
AUTHOR WHO IS THE CHAIR OF
LABOR- AND KNOWING THAT I KNOW
HE'S GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING
AND CONTINUE TO. TO TALK TO OUR
FRIENDS AND ON ALL SIDES. OF
THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE AT THIS
POINT MOVING THIS FORWARD IN
ENSURING THAT WE CAN STILL HAVE
A DISCUSSIONS. AND ALSO
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA AS AS AS
SENATOR SKINNER MENTIONED I
THINK. YOU KNOW WE DON'T WANT
TO- FOLKS FROM OUT OF STATE
COMING TO WORK ON THESE PROJECTS
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT I
THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT- NON
UNION WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS
AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT-
YOU KNOW. ANY ANY ADDITIONAL YOU
KNOW ISSUES WITH CONTRACTORS
THAT ARE GOING TO GIVE US A
PROBLEM ON THESE VERY SPECIFIC
PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO
REALLY TURN. THE CURVE ON THE
GREEN ECONOMY- BUT I'D ALSO LIKE
TO DATE ON HOW MANY STILL
WORKERS ARE ACTUALLY GOING
THROUGH THE SKILLED AND TRAINED
PROGRAM WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE
PROGRAM NOW LOOK LIKE I HAVEN'T
EVEN SEEN IT MYSELF. ON THE-
LABOR MANAGEMENT- SITE FOR U. S.
W. WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE WHAT
THAT LOOKS LIKE SO WE CAN FIGURE
OUT WHAT THE NEXT. ROAD HAD-
COULD BE. BUT WITH THAT- YOU
KNOW. WITH TO MOVE THIS BILL
FORWARD AND CONTINUE THE
DISCUSSIONS AND I KNOW AT CHAIR
YOU'LL YOU'LL DO THE SAME THING
AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT I
THINK WE'RE ALL I MEAN LOOK I
THINK. THIS POINT IT'S JUST A
IT'S A FEW DETAILS- SO. YOU KNOW
I FEEL CONFIDENT WE'LL GET A
MEANINGFUL BILL DONE TODAY. BY
BY TWELVE NOON NOT TWELVE
MIDNIGHT- SO APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR- AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT
LEFT LEG AFTER THE CLOSING WILL
ON WITH YOUR INDULGENCE WILL
TAKE A VOTE ON THIS BILL. IT'S A
LITTLE LATER. YEAH THANK YOU- OF
COURSE IT'S BEEN MOVED. BUT I'LL
ACCEPT THE MOTION WENT RATA DEAL
BE SHARING THE LABOR COMMITTEE-
NEXT IN AND DISLIKE RESCUE IN
TWO OR THREE OTHER COMMITTEES
TODAY SO. OF THE EIGHT I. YOU
KNOW OBVIOUSLY OUR PREFERENCE
WOULD BE- TO CALL THE QUESTION
NOW. BUT LET ME SEE AS PART OF
MY CLOTHES THAT I APPRECIATE-
THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE CHAIR IN THE COMMITTEE STAFF
PUT INTO THIS INCLUDING. I THINK
AN HOUR AND A HALF IN MY OFFICE
YOU KNOW TALKING TO PEOPLE
TRYING TO GET TO. YOUR THE
KERNEL OF SOMETHING THAT- YOU
KNOW MIGHT- GET US TO THE POINT
WHERE- YOU KNOW WE WOULDN'T BE
HERE TODAY TALKING ABOUT AN
AMENDMENT SO. OF THE- AS WE
OFTEN HEAR FROM FROM OTHER
AUTHORS AT THIS. STAGE OF THE
GAME- IT'S AN EARLY AND LONG
NEGOTIATION I THINK I HAVE A
REPUTATION OF BEING DILIGENT
AND- AND VERY MUCH IN GOOD FAITH
IN IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE. OF
DOWN THE ROAD TO TRY TO GET TO.
A PLACE WHERE YOU KNOW CONCERNS-
YOU KNOW HAVE BEEN RESOLVED- YOU
KNOW I KNOW THE SPONSOR- IN IN
THE PERSONAGE OF INTERMARRIAGE
WITH WITHIN OUR DISCUSSION- THE
- YOUR LAST YOU KNOW DISCUSSION-
THAT- THE TEACHER WAS. YOU KNOW
IT WOULD BE TO- INFORMING
EVERYONE ABOUT. YOU KNOW AND IN
SAID. STRAIGHT UP YOU KNOW IF WE
HAD. YOU KNOW THE INFORMATION
THE NARROWLY TAILORED LANGUAGE
THAT- YOU KNOW IS SOMEHOW
REQUIRED NOT TO IMPACT OTHER
EMPLOYEES OR OTHER WORKERS- YOU
KNOW THAT'S FINE- WE DON'T. HAVE
THAT TODAY- END HERE THE IDEA
OF- LET ME JUST SAY STRAIGHT UP
OF THE IDEA OF A FIVE YEAR
SUNSET. TEN YEARS AFTER SB FIFTY
FOUR WE'RE REALLY GETTING THE
DATA NOW YOU KNOW THAT THE
TRADES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
DEMONSTRATE WITH REAL DATA THAT
THERE'S TWICE AS MANY
APPRENTICES NOW. IN THIS SPACE.
APPRENTICES I JUST WORKERS
APPRENTICES IN THE SPACE YOU
KNOW WHAT. THE CALIFORNIA FOR
ALL. THEN- THE NEW TEN YEARS AGO
AND YOU KNOW THAT'S A DIRECT
EFFORT OF THE SKILLED TRADE
LANGUAGE AND CENTER SKINNER'S
EFFORTS ANOTHER EFFORTS- TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE HIGHEST. OF
STANDARDS OR OR AT WORK SO- IT
WE FEEL. VERY VERY GOOD ABOUT
THE BILL WHERE IT'S AT- RIGHT
NOW AND- YOU KNOW THE- WITH HIM
CERTAINLY. ABSENT OF ANYTHING
SPECIFIC THAT WE CAN HANG OUR
HAT ON THAT WORKS AND I WOULD
CERTAINLY US THE COMMITTEE
RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMITTEE.
A TO LET US MOVE THIS BILL
FORWARD- AS IT'S NOW IN PRINT
AND- IT WILL KEEP WORKING ON IT
JUST LIKE WE ALWAYS DO. THANK
YOU MISTER CHECKING REGISTERED
THIRTY MISTER AUTHOR. MR CENTER.
LABOR CHAIR OPPOSITE WHAT WILL
WE WILL- THE PRESENT ONE COME IN
AND- AND I DO I DO KIND OF
REITERATE THE- MY ADMIRATION FOR
THE ADVOCACY AND- OF- AND THE
LEADERSHIP OF INTERMARRIAGE FROM
THE TRADE CENTER. AND FROM THE
STORE. SO STAY TUNED WE'LL GET
THIS THING WAS VERY SHORTLY
LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH
OUR CHAIR. IF YOU DON'T MIND
JUST A QUICK QUESTION SINCE I'M
NEW. TODAY CAN YOU JUST KIND OF
REITERATE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS
THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THIS
BECAUSE IT'S- IS KIND OF AN
UNUSUAL. ORDER THAT YOU'RE
ASKING FOR SO IF YOU CAN JUST.
FOR THOSE OF US HERE BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN I LOOK I MEAN YOU KNOW
IT AND I THINK WE'VE GOT LET'S
GO AHEAD AND DO THIS I THINK YOU
KNOW AS I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND
FORTH OF THE INTERVIEW- HE HAD
SUGGESTED A- I TENURE SENSE THAT
WE WANT TO WORK OUT. KIND OF A
LOOK BACK- ASSESS SIX IMPORT
SERVER. PROCESS SO THAT'S
SOMETHING WE WANT TO WORK OUT
WITH HIM- BUT I DON'T THINK WE
NEED TO. FIGURE OUT THE DETAILS
ON THAT NOW WE WE'VE WE'VE
GOTTEN THAT- IT GOES APPROACH
FROM HERE BECAUSE A PERSON HAS A
DETAILS IN A MOMENT SOME OF US
RAUNER PROBES SO DO YOU DO YOU.
THAT DO WE WANT TO- I'VE JUST GO
AHEAD AND MOVE IT WITH THAT
UNDERSTANDING. I THINK
INDIFFERENCE TO THE AUTHOR HE
DID HE DIDN'T ASK FIRST OKAY ALL
RIGHT LET'S. DO THAT THAT'S FINE
WITH ME. THAT YEAH. OKAY SO
MOVED SO MOVED BOTH WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL
STILL BE DISCUSSIONS FOR WHETHER
THERE'S SOMETHING TO ADD TO A
PROBE INTO PROBES ARE NOT.
PERFECT OKAY LET'S LET'S MOVE
ENOUGH WITH THAT WITH
UNDERSTANDING AND- IT'S- SUCH A
KALRA. OKAY FILE ITEM TEN SB
SEVEN FORTY. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS ALAN HI. ALAN
I DOLLY. DALY AYE GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ I HER TADO. HER TADO
I'D MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR I'D JONES
. JONES I SKINNER. OKAY I THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. GREAT
LET'S SAY THE BILLS OUT. GREAT
ALL RIGHT LET'S NOW HEAR FROM.
SENATOR WIENER WHO'S HERE. TO
PRESENT SB TWO SEVENTY THAT'S
ITEM TO IN YOUR GENDER.
REPRESENTED. WELCOME WORK IT OUT
. OKAY. THANK YOU MAY PROCEED
CENTER THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO- TODAY I'M
PRESENTING SENATE BILL TWO
SEVENTY- EFFORTS I WANT TO
REALLY THANK THE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
US ON ON THIS BILL- THIS BILL
IS- FOLLOW UP TO SB EIGHTY SIX
FROM LAST YEAR WHICH THIS
COMMITTEE PASSED IN THE GOVERNOR
SIGNED INTO LAW- TO. STREAMLINE
THE APPROVAL OF- OF STUDENTS ON
CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING AT UCCS
YOUNG COMMUNITY COLLEGES WE KNOW
WE HAVE A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF
STUDENT HOUSING- IN OUR PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
RESULTING IN HIGH RATES OF
STUDENT HOMELESSNESS- AND WE
NEED TO FIX THAT- SO THIS BILL-
IT- SERVICE STARTS THE PROCESS
OF. DOING SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND
CLEAN UP TO SB EIGHTY SIX TO
MAKE A AS WORKABLE AS POSSIBLE
THE BILL WILL ADJUST THE
PROVISION OF THAT LAW WHICH WAS
AN AMENDMENT IN THIS COMMITTEE
REQUIRING THE PLAN I'M CHANGING
IT TO A VERSION OF LEED GOLD-
THE CHAIRMAN I'VE COMMITTED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK. WITH EACH
OTHER- WE ANTICIPATE- TALKING
ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL
ADJUSTMENTS AND CLEAN UP- WHICH
WE WHAT WOULD ONLY INCLUDE IN
THE BILL WITH THE PERMISSION OF
THE- OF THE COMMITTEE AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD- WE KNOW-
FROM- RECENT ACTIONS OF THIS
LEGISLATURE SURROUNDING SOME OF
THE FIGHTS AT UC BERKELEY BUT
THAT'S THAT THIS LEGISLATURE
HIGHLY PRIORITIZES. STUDENT
HOUSING- UC CSU COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IT'S NOT BEEN A
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE IT'S
RECEIVED BROAD BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT- AND I HOPE THAT WE'LL
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER I
WITH SB TWO SEVENTY AND AGAIN
THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR COMMITTEE
STOP. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I. BOATS- AND I DO NOT. THINK I
HAVE A WITNESS TODAY AND. SO- I
WILL. WE WILL IN YOUR HANDS I
THINK SOME SENATOR I'M- ANYONE
WHO WANTS VOICE FOR THE BILL
EXPRESS SUPPORT- OPPOSITION IN
HAS OPPOSITION TURN OUT WE DON'T
ANY REASON. ALL RIGHT THE GO TO
THE PHONE LINE AS TWO IN WHO
WANTS TO IN SUPPORT OF HIS SB.
SEVEN THANK YOU IF YOU'D LIKE
THAT PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO ON YOUR TELEPHONE
KEYPAD AT THIS TIME. AND SURE
THERE'S NO ONE COMING UP AT THIS
TIME PLEASE CONTINUE OKAY- LET'S
BRING BACK TO THE MEMBERS
THOUGHTS QUESTIONS CONCERNS
CENTERVILLE. WELL ACCEPT THE
MOST WHEN APPROPRIATE. MAYBE
IT'S APPROPRIATE NOW- WHICH YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU CENTER FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THIS- YOU
KNOW I THINK WE'VE WE'VE I THINK
WE GOT TO A- PRETTY. REASONABLE
PLACE HERE. I TO ENSURE THAT YOU
KNOW IF WE'RE GIVING FLEXIBILITY
UNDER UNDER SYKORA- YOU KNOW WE
REALLY WANT TO SHOW. SERIOUS
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP WE ALSO
UNDERSTAND IT'S HARD TO GET. THE
LEAD PLATINUM DESIGNATION BEFORE
. YOU FOLKS MOVED INTO THE
BUILDING AND SO ON THIS IS A
VERY REASONABLE. COMPROMISE THAT
THE TIME. THAT I'M I'M SO HAPPY
TO SUPPORT- SO IT'S REMOVED BY
CENTER TYLER YOU- I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU
AND YOUR STAFF- MISTER CHAIRMAN
AS WE MOVE FORWARD I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
THANK YOU CENTER ISAAC TO BE
KALRA. SB TWO SEVENTY THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED A HOUSING.
SENATORS ALAN RIGHT ALAN I DALY
. DALY AYE GONZALEZ. HER TADO.
HER TADO I'D MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR
I JONES. JONES I SKINNER. THE
KIDS. YES YEAH YEAH I'M THANK
YOU THAT'S FIVE ZERO WILL LEAVE
THE ROLL UP AND FURTHER STAFF ON
WAS AS CENTER LATEST IS. HIS WAY
TO THE TO THE DAIS- CENTER
JUDGES MOVE THIS CAN. OKAY THE
BILLS ON CONSENT IT'S JUST ONE
BILL IT'S SB SIX FIFTY NINE BY
ASHBY ADAM FIVE. SECTOR PLEASE
KALRA. OKAY SENATORS ALAN HI
ALAN I A DOLLY. DALI I.
GONZALEZ. HER TADO. HER TADO I.
MENJIVAR. AYE MENJIVAR AYE
JONES. JONES I SKINNER. OKAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT THE WORLD WHAT
WAS IT WILL WILL THE LEADER
OFTEN FOR A COUPLE OF OTHER
MEMBERS THAT I CENTERS LARRY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
YOU'RE HERE PRESENTING ITEM
NUMBER THREE SB FIVE AWAITS YOU
MAY RECEIVE ALREADY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- LET ME JUST SAY FIRST
I'LL BE ACCEPTING THE- THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS LISTED ON
PAGE SIX AND SEVEN OF THE
ANALYSIS. AND THIS IS. THE THIS
IS SIMPLE IN GOAL BUT THERE'S A
LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY TO THIS AND
I THINK AT THE HIGH LEVEL THE
REAL IDEA IS IN GENERAL THERE'S
SEACOR IS REQUIRED TWICE FOR
VARIOUS PEOPLE IN THE CANNABIS
REGULATORY SYSTEM ON THE SAME
OUR PROJECT AND WE'RE TRYING TO
GET A TO ONE. BUT OVER ALL THE
REAL ISSUE IS THAT AS WE MOVE
INTO A LEGALIZED CANNABIS
PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA THERE'S
A WHOLE HOST OF REGULATORY
ISSUES THAT MAKE IT REALLY HARD.
OF FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE TRYING
TO ENTER THE SYSTEM AND WE STILL
HAVE COMPETITION FROM THOSE NOT
IN THE SYSTEM AND SO I THINK
IT'S INCUMBENT ON US. TO MAKE
THE SYSTEM WORK. AND WE'VE BEEN
HEARING A WHOLE HOST OF BILLS IN
THE LAST FEW DAYS. I HAVE
ANOTHER ONE ON. ON ALLOWING THE
WATER BOARD TO HAVE THE SAME
REQUIREMENTS TO GO IN ON IN A
LEGAL GROWTH THAT. OUR SHERIFFS
HAVE SO THERE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
ADVANCE NOTICE- OF IT AND-
SENATOR CAFIERO BELIEVE HAD
ANOTHER RELATED BUILT YESTERDAY
ON THE DIVERSION OF WATER AND
THOSE ARE BOTH. AS MUCH
ENVIRONMENTAL BILLS AS THEY ARE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT BILLS. AND I
THINK THE THERE ARE SOME OVERALL
DIFFICULTIES NOT JUST IN THE
REGULATION THAT I MENTIONED. BUT
IT THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO TILT
AGAINST THE SMALLER GROWERS AS
OPPOSED TO THE BIGGER ONES AND
THAT IS OUR GOAL AND IN MY
DISTRICT ONE OF THE CLASSIC
CASES. IS THE LEGACY FARMERS IN
THE BIG SUR AREA AND THEY ALL BY
NATURE OF THE TERRAIN SMALL
FARMERS AND YET THE SYSTEM JUST
KEEP SQUEEZING HIM OUT AND IT.
THEY WERE SQUEEZED OUT. OF BY
MONTEREY COUNTY I DON'T WANT TO
LAY IT ON THE STATE THE COUNTY
INITIALLY HAD A REQUIREMENT FOR
A FEW YEARS THAT YOU HAD TO DO
IT IN A GREENHOUSE. AT AND THAT
HELPED ON USE GREENHOUSES AT THE
SAME TIME. IT IT ALLOWED NO
PASSED FOR LEGACY SMALL FARMERS
THAT ARE OUTSIDE TODAY. THEY
HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING SO. THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS CRITICAL
SHOULD BE COMPLETED BUT FOR ACT
ACT FOR APPLICANTS TRANSITIONING
THEIR PROVISIONAL LICENSES TO
THE ANNUAL LICENSE. IT'S TIME
CONSUMING IT'S EXPENSIVE IT'S
DUPLICATIVE CENTRUM VITAMIN A
REVIEW IS DONE AT THE LOCAL AND
THE STATE WHILE. I AUTHORED A
SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR WHICH
PASSES COMMITTEE WITH UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. BUT SINCE
THE PROBLEM REMAINS AS A BARRIER
TO ENTRY ON HERE ONCE AGAIN THAT
BILL DID NOT MAKE IT OUT. OF THE
LAST PROCESS TO THE FLOOR. IN
THE ASSEMBLY. AND. I THINK. ONE
OF THE DAY THERE ARE A FEW
OPPOSITION LETTERS AND I SHOULD
NOTE THAT- THERE'S CONCERN.
ABOUT CORRUPTION THIS BILL I
DON'T THINK PLACE TO THAT IN ANY
WAY ANOTHER ITEM IS INTENT
LANGUAGE IT WAS INCLUDED IN A
TRAILER BILL. THAT ITS ATTEMPT
AT NO FURTHER EXEMPTIONS BE DONE
THIS IS NOT AN EXEMPTION. THERE
IS STILL A REQUIREMENT OF. THAT
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. BE DONE
AND IN A OF SENATE B. AND P.
HEARING OVERSIGHT HEARING A FEW
WEEKS BACK THERE WAS A ROBUST
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN
STILL UPHOLD. PROPOSITION SIXTY
FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
THERE'S ALSO A LETTER THAT
STATES THE PROBLEMS. ALL ACROSS
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND TRIES TO
PUT THEM ON THIS BILL. IT AND
THAT'S NOT OUR WHAT THIS BILL IS
DESIGNED TO DO ALTHOUGH I WOULD
BE HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE IN
WHATEVER THAT IS- ONE INDICATOR
OF THE ILLICIT MARKETS THREAT TO
THE LEGAL AND REGULATED MARKET.
IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALMOST A
HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR ALLOCATED IN
THE STATE BUDGET IMPASSE BUDGET
TO CLEAN UP AND REMEDIATE THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND I
WORKED WITH THAT. IN MY PRIOR
JOB SO. LET ME JUST. TRY TO MAKE
THAT PRESENTATION IS COMPACT AS
POSSIBLE AND HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS MARK
SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE ORIGINS
COUNCIL AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
AT THE RIGHT TIME MISTER CHAIR
AND MEMBER- ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
THANK YOU MISTER SMITH HERE IS.
HERE IS GOING TO WASHINGTON.
BROWN CAPITAL OKAY NO ALL RIGHT
I ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. GO YEAH
MISTER SMITH. MAY YOUR- ALL
RIGHT ALICIA PRIEGO ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CANNABIS
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT FIGURE. OPPOSITION ANY
CONCERNS YEARS MISTER SMITH YES
. ALL RIGHT. IT IS HEREBY THAT.
HE HAS MOVED A LOT FURTHER AWAY
FROM THE CAPITAL. WHAT SORRY
ABOUT THAT. SENATOR LAYERED
CATCH MY BREATH- CHAIR ALAN MARC
SMITH ON BEHALF OF ORIGINS
COUNCIL. WE'VE BEEN ENGAGE WITH
THE LEGISLATURE ON SPEAKER
RELATED CANNABIS POLICY ISSUES.
SORRY THINGS ARE GENERATED
TWENTY NINETEEN. SINCE THAT TIME
PROVISIONAL LICENSE CANNABIS
OPERATOR STATEWIDE HAVE BEEN
FACING ONGOING. MANAFORT AGAIN
SHAPE. WORKING ON THAT TOO MUCH
CANNABIS MAYBE YEAH. THIS THAT
TIME PRISON LICENSED OP STATE
WIDE OPEN FOR ON. LICENSE AND
CYCLE EXACT EXISTENTIAL ISIS IN
CRISIS IS ALL DUE TO THE STATE
MANDATE FOR SITE SPECIFIC SEEK
REVIEW OF EVERY SINGLE
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS LICENSING
PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA AND
ANOMALOUS APPLICATION OF SEEK
WHAT. FUNDAMENTAL TOOLS FOR
REGULATORY EFFICIENCY AUTHORIZED
UNDER SEEK WHERE FOR EVERY OTHER
INDUSTRY ARE DENIED TO CANNABIS
LICENSEE APPLICANTS AND THE
LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES THAT
REGULATE THEM. THIS YEAR YOUR
LICENSING IS OFF THE TABLE LOCAL
GENERAL PLANS AND EXISTING
ZONING CODES ALSO OFF THE TABLE
THIS DISRUPTION TO NORMAL SECRET
PROCESS FLOW HAS HAD A SYSTEMS
WIDE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON
LICENSING. FIVE YEARS INTO
LEGALIZATION HALF HALF OF THE
LICENSED CANNABIS BUSINESSES IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA STILL
HAVE NOT ACHIEVED FULL SEQUEL
COMPLIANCE AN ANNUAL LICENSE-
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BEING
CONSIDERED TODAY SIGNIFICANTLY
UNDERMINE THE UTILITY OF THIS
BILL. TO HELP OUR INDUSTRY
ACHIEVE SEQUEL COMPLIANCE MORE
EFFICIENTLY WHICH IS CLEARLY
NEEDED. AS EVIDENCED BY
LICENSING ITS STATISTICS TO DATE
WE HAVE WATCHED THE LEGISLATURE
KICK THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR
FIVE YEARS NOW. AND THE PROBLEM
MUST BE SUBSTANTIVELY ADDRESSED
. SENATOR LAYERED MENTIONED THE
BNP COMMITTEE HEARING ON
CANNABIS OVERSIGHT. TO A PERSON
. EVERY INDIVIDUAL I CAME TO
THAT COMMITTEE TO TESTIFY SPOKE
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WITH
SEQUEL. SO I YOU KNOW IF YOU
HAVEN'T SEEN THE HEARING I
RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO I ASK THAT
YOU DO I IMPLORE YOU TO BECAUSE
WE KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM THE PROP
SIXTY FORCE CREATED IS
FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. WE WANT
CANNABIS FARMERS TO BECOME
LICENSED THEY RECEIVE STATE
WATER BOARD OVERSIGHT THEY
RECEIVE CDFW OVERSIGHT THIS IS
THE PATHWAY FORWARD. TO PREVENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION TO
ENSURE THAT THESE FOLKS ARE GOOD
ACTORS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT WHAT
ARE THE ALTERNATIVES IF WE CLOSE
THE DOOR TO THEM. WHERE THEY GO
. THEY'VE GROWN FOR GENERATIONS.
THE JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES PARTICULARLY
ON THE NORTH COAST DON'T EXIST.
ASK YOURSELF WHAT HAPPENS IF WE
DON'T CREATE A PATHWAY TO
LEGALIZATION AND FINALLY GET IT
RIGHT. THANK YOU I APOLOGIZE FOR
BEING LATE. IN FOR BEING SO OUT
OF SHAPE HOW ARE YOU GOOD. GOOD
WELL THEN. I APPRECIATE ALL
RIGHT LET'S- AS WE'VE HEARD
FROM- SUPPORTER OF ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS. OKAY
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL OKAY. I
THINK ARE A LAUGH. THANK YOU
SURE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
OUT SLIMMER ON BEHALF OF
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND CALIFORNIA
TROUT TROUT UNLIMITED THE
CALVARY BECAUSE PROTECTION
NETWORK THE PLANNING
CONSERVATION LEAGUE DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE THE CALIFORNIA PLANT
SOCIETY. AND ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION INFORMATION CENTER
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND
EFFORT STAFF TOOK ON THE
ANALYSIS AND PROPOSE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WE REMAIN IN
OPPOSITION IS THIS BILL WOULD
STILL REMOVE IMPORTANT STATE
OVERSIGHT WHICH HAS PROVEN
ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT. AND IT'S
INCONSISTENT WITH THE VOTER
INTENTION PROP SIXTY FOUR AS
NOTED THE ANALYSIS WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE
AND- THANK YOU TO THE SENATOR
FOR YOUR INTENT WE SHARE YOUR
INTENT TO TRY AND- SEE THE
SUCCESSFUL LEGAL MARKET AND WE
HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
OKAY I'M ARE YOU FEELING I MEAN.
YEAH WELL SEE WE- THERE IS SOME
SUBSTANCE IMPORT AMENDMENTS ON
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE THAT I
THINK MAKES ME AND ALLOW YOUR
KEY GOALS I CERTAINLY HOPE TO
KEEP WORKING- TOGETHER AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD. HI AND-
OTHER FOLKS ONE RAISE CONCERNS
WITH THE BILL. HEY ERIN WOOLLEY
ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB
CALIFORNIA WE AGREE WITH THE
COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY THANK YOU-
LET'S GO AHEAD AND. GO TO THE
PHONE LINES SB FIVE OH EIGHT
FOLKS ONE ALWAYS CONCERNS OR
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. ON THE
PHONE LINES. WAIT SEVEN IF YOU
LIKE TO QUEUE UP FOR FIVE ELITE
SPORT PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. NO NO IN THE QUEUE
OKAY ONE MOMENT PLEASE WE JUST
WANTED TO CURING UP LAST MOMENT
ONE MOMENT.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO LINE
NUMBER FIFTY SEVEN FIVE SEVEN
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WHAT THE
COMMITTEES THAT RODRIGUEZ POLICY
DIRECTOR FOR GOOD FARMERS GOOD
NEIGHBORS- BASES NUMBER COUNTY
REPRESENTING OUTDOOR SUN GROWN
CANNABIS FARMERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB FIVE THERE RIGHT.
MORE FOR THE- IT'S- SURE WE HAVE
ELSE I THINK IT WAS A MINOR OKAY
GREAT LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR CONVERSATION
THOUGHTS COMMENTS GONZALEZ.
THANK YOU- MISTER CHAIR AT
JUSTIN ABROAD- QUESTION ON HOW
YOU RESPOND TO THE OPPOSITION
AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM AND- I KNOW THIS IS
WELL INTENDED BUT SPECIFICALLY-
AS RIGHT RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
NOTES- IN THE OPERATIONS CAN
CAUSE DAMAGE IN A LOT OF THE-
THE- APPLICATION COULD BE POORLY
SITED IN SOME CASES- AND THEN
THEY ALSO A REFERENCE THE TWENTY
TWENTY ONE CANNABIS BUDGET
TRAILER BILL. ABOUT NOT. THE
LEGISLATURE NOT SEEKING
ADDITIONAL A CANNABIS SYKORA
EXEMPTIONS SO. ON THOSE TWO
FRONTS IF YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT-
I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I
ADDRESS THOSE IN MY OPENING
STATEMENT AND YOU I'M SORRY I
WAS SO BUT LET ME REPEAT OKAY.
LET ME REPEAT THEM THE TWENTY
TWENTY ONE BUDGET TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE IMPLIED OR STATED THERE
WILL BE NO FURTHER EXEMPTIONS
THIS IS NOT AN EXEMPTION THIS
GOES FROM TWO SEQUEL REVIEWS TO
ONE. AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT EXIST IT WITH YOUR OTHER
QUESTION. IS A WORRY THAT IF
THERE'S NOT ADEQUATE. A SEQUEL
REVIEW AT THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT
THAT WILL BE LET GO AT THE STATE
LEVEL IF YOU IF YOU NARROW THE
NUMBER OF C. CORE REVIEWS I
THINK IT'S REALLY CLEAR. OUR
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
THEIR PROCESS IS NOT REALLY
INCLUDED IN THIS DIRECTLY THEY
STILL DO IT AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF CANNABIS CONTROL HAS MADE IT
CLEAR. THEY REVIEW EVERYONE AND
THEY MAKE SURE IN THEIR OWN WAY
THAT IT IS ADEQUATE. A AND I
THINK THAT IS THE NATURE OF SOME
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OPPOSITION
IS THEY WILL CALL OUT TWO OR
THREE COUNTIES IN PARTICULAR
THAT THEY THINK. THERE IS AN
ADEQUATE LOCAL CONTROL AND I
THINK THIS BILL DOES NOT MAKE
FACT THE LAST WORD IN THE
PROCESS BUT IT AND MY
EXASPERATION. WITH SOME OF IT IS
AND I ALSO SAID IN THE OPENING
IS THAT THERE'S A BROADER
CRITIQUE OF THE SYSTEM. AND
THEY'RE TRYING TO LOAD THAT
ENTIRE CRITIQUE ON THIS BILL.
AND IT AND THIS BILL IS TRYING
TO ADDRESS THE DUPLICATING
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW NOT THE
OVERALL SYSTEM ALTHOUGH I'M
TOTALLY OPEN TO WORKING ON THAT
AND BELIEVE THAT SOME THINGS
NEED. TO BE ADDRESSED AND THEN
THE OTHER HALF OF THAT. IS THAT
I'M LOOKING FOR. PRACTICAL
CHANGE SO. IF YOU HAD THAT AS A
PROBLEM AND YOU DON'T THINK THIS
BILL DEALS WITH IT WHAT IS THE
PATH THERE WERE TWO YEARS INTO
THIS AND IT'S BATES- YOU MIGHT
WANT TO GO OVER HERE YOU COULD
CONSIDER THIS. THAT'S NOT GOOD
ENOUGH IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH HOW WE ARE TRYING. TO TAKE
TO REVIEWS AND GET HIM TO ONE.
AND MAKE. THIS SYSTEM WORK WHAT
IS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR MAKING
THE SYSTEM WORK BECAUSE THERE'S
A CERTAIN URGENCY OUT THERE
PARTICULARLY AMONG THE SMALL
GROWERS THAT JOSH CAN'T NAVIGATE
THE SYSTEM AND HI. IT MAY BE
UNFAIRLY. READ SOME OF THIS IS
WHAT WE REALLY DON'T CARE THE
INITIATIVE WAS WRITTEN THIS WAY
AND IF IT REALLY DISADVANTAGES
TO SMALL GROWERS THAT IS NOT OUR
PROBLEM. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO
ADDRESS THIS AND END. IT WITH
THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE HAPPILY
TALK. SOME OF MY SUPPORTERS ON
THIS BILL WE'RE NOT VERY HAPPY
BECAUSE THEY SAID ONCE AGAIN
YOU'RE JUST GET LOST IN THE
PROCESS AND IN THE END RESULT
WE'RE NOT THERE. AND SO THOSE
ARE THE ISSUES AND THAT'S WHY
I'M CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS- I
WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF MATH
THERE ARE CRITIQUES. IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO JUST MAKE TO CRITIQUE
WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY DO TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO
BE A TIME IF WE DON'T ADDRESS
IT. THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY
WHAT HAPPENED. R. WHY DID ALL
THESE PEOPLE GO UNDER WHERE WERE
YOU WELL THAT'S THE DEBATE RIGHT
HERE RIGHT NOW. AND SO- ACTION
HAPPY WORK HERE FOR THE- BECAUSE
IT ALLOWED ME TO YES THAT
STATEMENT AND YOU HAD A GREAT
STATEMENT SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND NOW YOU'LL CONTINUE WORKING
WITH- BOTH SIDES OF THE OF THE
ISSUE AND I THANK YOU FOR BRING
THIS SPORT. THANK YOU AND I
THINK THE FACT THAT. THIS BILL
MOVES ALONG AND HOPEFULLY IT
WILL TODAY WE'LL SEND THE
SIGNAL. THAT THERE SERIOUSNESS
ABOUT WORKING ON THIS. AND THAT
SOME PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAVE NOT
ENGAGED IN A SERIOUS WAY WILL
ENGAGE IN A SERIOUS WAY BECAUSE
WE WELCOME IT WERE OPEN TO IT WE
WANT TO DO IT. I SENATOR. I KNOW
OUR OFFICES HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THIS YOU KNOW I'M I'M
HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY YOU KNOW
MY DISTRICT ARE PERCENT MAJORITY
LATINO DISTRICT THAT. EVERY TIME
I'M IN THE DISTRICT I HEAR
CONCERNS FROM STUDENTS FROM
PARENTS THAT OF THE REVIEW OF
THESE LOCATIONS AREN'T. TOUGH
ENOUGH- THE IMPACTS THAT THEY'RE
SEEN IN MY DISTRICT ARE OUT
WAYNE- WHAT I BELIEVE YOU KNOW
SUPPORTIVE OF THE SPA BUSINESSES
AND- OTHER CANNABIS- BUSINESS AS
A WHOLE IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WHEN
YOU SAY THAT THERE'S NO
EXEMPTION HERE WHAT I READ IT'S
YOU GO FROM TWO TO ONE. YOU'RE
EXEMPTING ONE SOLD BY DEFINITION
THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO SEE
QUICK BECAUSE YOU'RE REMOVING
ONE. THAT'S HOW I'M READING
THIS- AND YOU KNOW YOUR POINTS
REGARDING THE BROADER CRITIQUE.
ABEAM PILED INTO THIS BILL I CAN
RESPECT THAT ABOUT THE SAME TIME
THIS IS INCLUDED THIS IS PART OF
THE BROADER CRITIQUE- AND- I'M
TRYING TO ADJUST OR TRYING TO
ADDRESS STEP ONE OR SKIPPING THE
DRESSING STEP ONE OF. YOU KNOW I
DO RECOGNIZE THAT. IN THE PAST
TWO YEARS OR IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS
WE HAVE BEEN REALLY HAD DONE
THIS RIGHT- I PERSONALLY THINK
IN MY OPINION THAT WE SHOULD
DRESS STAFFERS. BEFORE OAK
SKIPPING A COUPLE STEPS IN
REMOVING A REVIEW THIS
ADDITIONAL REVIEW THAT COULD
PERHAPS IS OVERSIGHT IS IN
PLACE. TO CATCH SOME OF THINGS
AREN'T BEING CALLED IN THE LOCAL
LEVEL THERE'S A LOT OF CRITIQUE
IN MY LOCAL DISTRICTS IN MY
LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES OF IT NOT
BEING ADEQUATELY DONE- ALL THAT
TO SAY- THAT RAMBLING JUST TO
SAY THAT I JUST. FOR ME IT'S A
LITTLE DIFFICULT GIVEN MY
DISTRICT AND JUST GIVING MY
CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS AROUND
THIS WORLD WELL LET ME SAY. ON
THE VERY FIRST PART OF YOUR
STATEMENT. WE JUST HAVE A
DISAGREEMENT- I THINK REQUIRING
THAT THERE'S AN ABSOLUTE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS NOT AN
EXCEPTION. IT IS JUST MAKING
THAT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
WORKABLE AND UNDER DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS
CONTROL OVER THE LAST YEAR. THEY
HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR. THAT
REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF
THIS BILL THEY DO A HARD REVIEW.
IN A WAY THAT THAT THESE ISSUES
GET ADDRESSED AND AS I SAID
EARLIER IN THE DEBATE THIS IS
PARTICULARLY TRUE IN A FEW
PLACES AND THAT IS DRIVING A LOT
OF THE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
BILL. IS THERE ARE A FEW
COUNTIES WHERE THEY BELIEVE THAT
THERE'S MORE OF A TEXTBOOK CASE
THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING AN
ADEQUATE REVIEW AND THERE BEEN A
FEW COUNTIES. THAT KEEP PASSING
OR NOT PASSING THEIR OWN
INITIATIVES THAT SORT OF COLOR
THIS. AND SO WHAT WE REALLY WANT
TO DO IS MAKE SURE THERE IS A
THOROUGH REVIEW. JUST ONCE THAT
THAT'S THE DEAL AND IF IT'S NOT
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THEN WATCH
HAVE IT BE. ARE THERE AT THE AT
THE STATE LEVEL WITH WHAT THEY
DO AND SO AND NAY. THE
DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS CONTROL
HAS BEEN A STRONG PARTNER IN
THIS BILL ADVISING US GIVING
TECHNICAL ADVICE BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO MAKE IT WORK. AND THEY
REALLY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THEY SEE THAT. THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE DRIVEN
OUT OF THE SYSTEM IN THERE
ALMOST ENTIRELY THE SMALL
PEOPLE. AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S A REVIEW. AND
A STRONG REVIEW JUST NOT
MULTIPLE REVIEWS. THAT PRICE
PEOPLE OUT OF BEING ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN ONLY LEAVES THE
BIG CORPORATE PEOPLE AS TO ONE
STATE ROAD SYSTEM. N. AND YOU
ARE NOT ALONE. IT SEEMS GROUND
ZERO FOR A LOT OF THIS IS SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY AND I HEAR FROM
THEM IN MANY WAYS. MENDOCINO IS
ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY KEEP
VOTING ON THINGS AND SO IT'S
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. HOW TO
HAVE SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYBODY AND STILL ADDRESSES
SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUAL
SITUATIONS AND WE WILL BE HAPPY.
TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS. OKAY
YOUR MAILING. YOU GET TO IT WILL
BE WILL BE HERE TILL- EARLY AT
LEAST WELL YEAH YEAH PROBABLY
TWELVE SO MAYBE. OKAY OKAY I'M
GONNA MOVES VICE CHAIR AND
THAT'S IT NOT GONNA QUESTION
UDEL. GIVE ME A PATH ALL RIGHT.
MAN I NEED TO BE DOING MORE
BILLS TODAY- OKAY IDEAS. OKAY
ALL RIGHT SO IT'S REMOVED BY- BY
AS CENTER DOLLY- THANKS FOR FROM
THE COMMITTEE. AND LET ME JUST
SAY IN CLOSING I APPRECIATE THE
WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE I
APPRECIATE SOME OF THE COMMENTS
AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO WORK
WITH PEOPLE ABOUT SPECIFIC
THINGS THAT THEY THINK. WOULD
MAKE THIS WORK RIGHT AND I
APPRECIATE ALL THE EXCHANGES ARE
REQUEST FOR RESPECTFULLY ASKS
FOR NINE MONTHS OKAY IT'S BEEN
MOVED- SECTOR PLEASE KALRA. SB
FIVE OH EIGHT MOTION DUE PASSED
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS ALLEN AYE
ALLEN AYE DALLY. DALLI I.
GONZALEZ. HER TADO. MENJIVAR.
JONES SKINNER. I BELIEVE THE
ROLL UP AND FOR FOLKS ALLEN
THANK YOU. OKAY I SEE SENATE
CAREER HERE SHE'S HERE TO
PRESENT ITEM- NUMBER ONE. THANK
YOU YOU MAY PROCEED THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MISTER CHAIR AND
SENATORS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SB TWENTY THREE WHICH
SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK
FOR CALIFORNIA TO STREAMLINE THE
REGULATORY PERMITTING PROCESS
FOR WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD RISK
REDUCTION PROJECTS WITHOUT
COMPROMISING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. FIRST I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
WORK ON THE BILL AND- IN THE
CHAIR FOR ALL OF THE INPUT AND I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WHICH ADDRESSED I
THINK A MAJORITY OF THE CONCERN
THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE
ANALYSIS. FROM TWENTY TWENTY
FROM TWENTY TWENTY TO TWENTY
TWENTY TWO CALIFORNIA
EXPERIENCED THE DRIEST THREE
YEAR PERIOD ON RECORD ABOUT
THREE SHORT MONTHS AGO THIS
PROLONGED DROUGHT WITH MET WITH
THE SERIES OF ATMOSPHERIC
RIVERS. AND A BOMB CYCLONE THAT
BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
RAIN AND SNOW LEADING TO
WIDESPREAD FLOODING RESIDENTIAL
AND AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY DAMAGE
AND EVACUATION ORDERS FOR TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND IN
MY DISTRICT THEY WERE
FARMWORKERS THAT WERE REQUIRED.
RETURN BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING.
THE HABIT OF THE LAST FEW MONTHS
HAS RESULTED IN AT LEAST TWENTY
TWO FATALITIES IN THE STATE AND
THOUSANDS OF DISPLACED
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. NOT TO
MENTION MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OUT
AGRICULTURAL LAND INUNDATED WITH
CONTAMINATED WATER DELAYING
PRODUCTION IN THIS ON THE BACK
OF HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF LAND
THAT WAS FOLLOWED- LAST YEAR.
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
WATER IN MERCED COUNTY ALONE
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS
HAD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE
INCLUDING THEIR VEHICLES
REQUIRING THEM TO FILE FOR
ASSISTANCE THROUGH FEMA. IN
MONTEREY COUNTY OVER TWENTY FIVE
HUNDRED RESIDENTS HAVE HAD TO
LEAVE THEIR HOMES WITH HUNDREDS
ENDING UP IN SHELTERS FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AS I
SAID MOSTLY FARMWORKERS.
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION HAS
SUFFERED FAMILIES HAVE SUFFERED
BUSINESSES HAVE SUFFERED I BRING
THE STATE FIGURES TO LIGHT
BECAUSE Y. YOU WILL HEAR MUCH
ABOUT HOW THE OUTLOOK OF OUR
STATE WATER SUPPLY. IS STILL NOT
NORMAL STORMS OF THIS IMPACT
HAVE A TANGIBLE EFFECT ON
PEOPLE'S LIVES IN A DRASTIC AND
SUDDEN MATTER. NOT TO MENTION
THE AREAS IN THE STATE THAT ARE
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.
OVERLAP OR CALIFORNIA'S LOWEST
INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED
AND- IF THAT ISN'T ENOUGH THAT
THIS SNOW MELT IF IT HAPPENS
FAST ENOUGH THOSE SAME
COMMUNITIES WILL BE INUNDATED
BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THE WORK
THAT WE NEED TO DO- TECH TO
CLEAR THE CHANNELS AND TO. MAKE
SURE THAT THAT THAT WE DON'T
HAVE THE FLOODING- THAT WE SAW
WHEN THE CYCLONE CAME THROUGH.
IT IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE DID
I SAY SOMETHING IT'S ALL OF A
SUDDEN COMMITTEE EMPTIED OUT-
ENGLISH. AS IS SIMPLY NOT
ACCEPTABLE FOR CALIFORNIA'S MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO BRED
THE MAJORITY THE RECESSED
LIGHTING CANNOT BE PROPERLY
MEDICATED. THE UNNECESSARILY
LENGTHY PERMITTING PROCESS FOR
WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD RISK
REDUCTION PROJECTS IS A
CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS PROPENSITY.
THE STATE'S LONG AND EXPENSIVE
PERMITTING PROCESS IS NOT A WELL
KEPT SECRET DELAYS IN PERMITTING
FOR WATER SUPPLY AND FLOOD
PROTECTION HAVE AFFECTED
PROJECTS IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
OUR DISTRICTS. DESPITE THE NEED
FOR OVERSIGHT THE PERMITTING
PROCESS IN MY IS MIRED IN DELAYS
CAUSED BY OVERLAPPING
JURISDICTIONS. CONFUSION OVER
WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR A COMPLETED
APPLICATION AND STATE AGENCY AND
PROJECT AB APPLICANT STAFFING
ISSUES. AS DELAYS OCCURRED COST
INCREASE AND DEPENDING ON THE
SIZE OF THE PROJECT DELAYS CAN
ULTIMATELY COST WATER RATEPAYERS
AND TAXPAYERS TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS. THIS REGULATORY GRID
LIKE GRIDLOCK CAN ALSO LEAD TO
WORSE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES AND
DELAY PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT
THE QUALITY AND NATURAL
RESOURCES. ON THE STATE HAS
INVESTED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN
RECENT YEARS WHICH WILL BE
ESSENTIAL TO MANAGING A-
EXTENDED DRY CONDITIONS AND
INTENSE PARTS PRECIPITATION
EVENTS. BUT WE MUST RECOGNIZE
THAT IMPROVING WATER SUPPLY
RELIABILITY IN ECOSYSTEM
RESILIENCY THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRES EFFORTS
TO MODERNIZE REGULATORY SCHEMES.
AND THAT'S THE REASON THAT S. B.
TWENTY THREE WAS INTRODUCED OVER
WHICH WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE
SOLUTIONS TO STREAMLINE A
MULTITUDE OF PROJECTS MEANT FOR
VARIOUS HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS. SB
TWENTY THREE IDENTIFIES
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE AND
STREAMLINE THE REGULATORY
REGULATORY PERMITTING PROCESS
WHILE PRESERVING ESTABLISHED
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. SO
THESE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS ARE BUILT AT THE PACE
AND SCALE OF NEEDED TO PREPARE
FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. PROTECT
FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE
AFFECTED BY THE DELAYS INHERENT
IN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM.
STREAMLINING PROJECTS INCENTIVE
INCENTIVISES INVESTMENT IN WATER
PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT NOT ONLY PREPARE
CALIFORNIA FOR CHANGING CLIMATE
THEY GENERATE JOBS AND
CONTRIBUTE TO STATE AND LOCAL
ECONOMIES THROUGH TAXES AND
PURCHASING A PROJECT PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES. STREAMLINING
PROJECT WILL HELP TO STABILIZE
OUR WATER SUPPLY AND MOST
IMPORTANT THEY WILL HELP TO KEEP
OUR COMMUNITY SAFE THANK YOU AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR EYEBALLS
SHAPE WITH ME TO TEST TRANSPORT-
ADAM KENYON IS WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES. AND MARILYN COFFEE
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT. YEAH GOOD
MORNING MISTER CHAIR- AND
MEMBERS ADAM KIANA SOME WE HAVE
TO THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
WATER AGENCIES. REPRESENTING
OVER FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY PUBLIC
WATER AGENCIES THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA WANT TO THANK THE
SENATOR FOR HER CONTINUED
LEADERSHIP ON WATER ISSUES IN
GENERAL BUT CERTAINLY ON THIS
BILL- I THINK SHE COVERED REALLY
THE NEED FOR THIS BILL- REALLY
WELL BUT SINCE I HAVE MY TWO
MINUTES I WILL USE IT. WE ARE
ALL TOO AWARE OF THE IMPACTS. OF
CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER
MANAGEMENT- AS THE SENATOR SAID
FROM ONE OF THE DRIEST PERIODS
ON RECORD TO HISTORIC. RAINFALL
AND SNOWPACK. I'M YOU KNOW WHAT
THE STATE HAS TO RESPOND- NOW.
IF I CAN DRAW A COMPARISON WITH
THE ENERGY SECTOR AND OUR
RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. I
WHAT WE DID WAS WE REALLY
ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION WHICH IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT IN THE
WATER SECTOR AS WELL. BUT WE
ALSO BUILT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
OF PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT CAN
RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE. AND
WE HAVE TO DO THE SAME I IN THE
WATER SPACE. I'M AND THAT'S
REALLY WHAT THIS BILL DOES IT
PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR THE
STATE TO BUILD RESILIENT WATER
MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. AT THE PACE
AND SCALE THAT IS NEEDED TO
RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE. AT
THE BILL DOES THIS IN A FEW
WAYS. AT FIRST BY ADDRESSING THE
PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS IT
ESTABLISHES SOME TIME LINES.
BETWEEN THE PROJECT APPLICANTS
IN THE STATE AGENCIES.
OFTENTIMES THERE ARE LENGTHY
DELAYS AS THE SENATOR MENTIONED
IN THIS PROCESS EXTENSIVE BACK
AND FORTH. AND THIS BILL WOULD
ESTABLISH A REALLY CLEAR PROCESS
AND TIMELINES FOR THAT. A SECOND
THE BILL WOULD DIRECT THE WATER
BOARDS TO IMPLEMENT THE DREDGE
AND FILL PROCEDURES INCLUDING
PROVISIONS THAT ARE ALREADY
THERE TO STREAMLINE THE
APPLICATION PROCESS. I'M IN
FINALLY STATE AGENCY STAFFING
AND RESOURCES IS OFTEN AN ISSUE-
TO EXPEDITE PERMITTING. THIS
BILL WOULD CREATE A MECHANISM
WHERE PROJECT APPLICANTS COULD
PROVIDE RESOURCES- FUNDING FOR
EXAMPLE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF
TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS MORE
QUICKLY. I'M IMPORTANTLY WITH
THIS BILL INTENDS TO ACCOMPLISH
IS WITH IN THE EXISTING
REGULATORY PERMITTING FRAMEWORK.
SB TWENTY THREE WOULD NOT SHORT
CUT OR COMPROMISE ANY STEPS IN
THE SECRET PROCESS IT IS NOT
ABOUT LESSENING ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW. IT'S ABOUT BUILDING
WATER PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
TO ACHIEVE. WATER RESILIENCE AND
MISTER CHAIR FIVE EIGHT YOU KNOW
WE'RE WE ARE WORKING ON A- WATER
BOND FOR TWENTY TWENTY FOUR. I'M
WITH YOU AND IN THE ASSEMBLY AS
WELL- IF THE FUNDING IS GREAT
BUT WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET
PROJECTS BUILT IN A TIMELY
FASHION. TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE SO WITH THAT I
HEARD YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
THANK YOU. OTHER FOLKS ONE OF
VOICE SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS I MARILYN
COFFEE REPRESENTING SANTA CLARA
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT- VALLEY
WATER. FOR TWO MILLION PEOPLE OF
SANTA CLARA COUNTY VALLEY WATER
IS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
AGAINST DROUGHT GROUNDWATER.
OVERDRAFT INTENSIFIED URBAN
FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
FIRST LET ME TOUCH ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY PERMITTING
SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION
PROJECTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO
PROTECT MANY OF CALIFORNIA'S
MOST DISADVANTAGED. IN THE BAY
AREA THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION HAS
ESTIMATED THE COST OF THESE
PROJECTS THREE TWENTY FIFTY AT A
HUNDRED AND FORTY SIX BILLION
DOLLARS. THE SHEER NUMBER OF
PROJECTS IDENTIFIED TO THIS
EFFORT IS DAUNTING BUT DELAYS IN
PERMITTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE
PROJECTS INCREASED COSTS BY TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR
OF DELAY. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
LEAVE FLOOD PRONE COMMUNITIES
AND AN UNACCEPTABLY HIGH █K
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
VALLEY WATERS ON THE FRONT LINES
OF THIS ISSUE WITH THAT SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE
PROJECT NOT ONLY IS MORE STATE
AND FEDERAL FUNDING URGENTLY
NEEDED. FOR THIS PROJECT BUT
ALSO WE NEED TO EXPEDITE
PERMITTING TO PREVENT FURTHER
DELAY RELATED COSTS AND TO
PROTECT SOUTH BAY COMMUNITIES
BEFORE HARM STRIKES. ADAPTATION
PROJECTS TYPICALLY TAKE MORE
THAN A DECADE TO EXILE TO DESIGN
PUBLICLY VETS ENVIRONMENTALLY
REVIEW. AND THEN WE HAVE THREE
TO TEN YEARS OF PERMITTING
BEFORE PROJECT DELIVERY TO HELP
ADDRESS THIS DELAY SB THREE
TWENTY THREE SETS A GENEROUS
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIVE DAY
TIMELINE. FOR AN ACTION ON A FOR
A ONE SEARCH. THE TIMELINE
ENSURES THAT BOTH THE LOCAL
AGENCY PROPONENTS AND STATE
PERMITTING AGENCIES ARE WORKING
EXPEDITIOUSLY TO PROTECT
COMMUNITIES. THERE'S ALSO AN
ADDITIONAL NINETY DAY EXTENSION
OF THE TIMELINE IF FINAL SECRET
DOCUMENTS NOT SUBMITTED IN A
TIMELY WAY TO THE WATER BOARD'S.
THIS TIMELINE SUFFICIENT EVEN
FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS AND IS FAR
MORE GENEROUS THAN THE THREE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DAY
PRESUMPTIVELY REASONABLE PERIOD.
FOR ISSUING FOR A ONE
CERTIFICATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL
CLEAN WATER ACT THAT
PRESUMPTIVELY AT APPROPRIATE
TIME PERIOD A YEAR IS YOUR INTO
THE MOST TIME IS. RUNNING REAL
SHORT. VERY GOOD. VALLEY OF FOR
THESE REASONS TO GET THAT
EXPEDITING VALLEY WATER
RESPECTFULLY URGES YOU YOUR AYE
VOTE ON SB TWENTY THREE TO
DELIVER CRITICAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION PROJECTS THANK YOU
THOSE WISHING TO. SPEAK IN
SUPPORT NAME IN ASSOCIATION
PLEASE. GOOD MORNING TURN
MEMBERS ANY GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF
OF MID. MID PENINSULA REGIONAL
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT IN SUPPORT.
HEIDI HANNAH MEN ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
- ERIC TURNER WITH- ON BEHALF OF
TURLOCK IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
IN SANTA MARGARITA WATER
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING BRENDA
BASS CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND I WESTERN GROWERS
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. MORNING
STARS DAVIS WILL MISS WATER
DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY
COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT
UNLESS BURGESS MISSED WATER
STREET IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MICROBES ON BEHALF THAT RANCHO
CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MORNING
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS GLENN
FARRELL ON BEHALF THE STATE
WATER CONTRACTORS AND CAL THE
SOLID SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING KRISTIN OLSON ON BEHALF
OF SAN LUIS DELTA MENDOTA WATER
AUTHORITY UNITED WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND
SPARK. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
MARK FENSTER MAKER FOR CINEMA
COUNTY WATER AGENCY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CATHERINE FREEMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. MORNING JOHN CAP HE
MCCUE CAP KEEPER DRONE ON BEHALF
THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
OKAY WE WILL GO TO OPPOSITION.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF. FOUR
MINUTES. THANK YOU MR VICE CHAIR
MEMBERS- WBG ON BEHALF OF THE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL. REALLY APPRECIATE THE
EFFORTS OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF
AND THE AUTHORS AMENDMENTS ARE
THE AUTHOR'S WILLINGNESS TO
ACCEPT THOSE AMENDMENTS WHICH
DID ADDRESS MANY OF OUR
CONCERNS. HOWEVER WE DO ENERGY
C. REMAINS OPPOSED TO S. B.
TWENTY THREE EVEN WITH THE
AMENDMENTS AND I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THREE CONCERNS.
AFFECTED PERMITTING OF WATER
SUPPLY AND FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
IS CRITICAL TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT DOWNSTREAM
COMMUNITIES AND RATE PAYERS WE
ALL HAVE NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF
POORLY DESIGNED PROJECTS THAT
HAVE FAILED. PROJECTS THAT HAVE
RUN OVER BUDGET. AND OUR
ECOLOGICAL CRISIS THROUGHOUT THE
B. DELTA IS PRIMARILY THE RESULT
OF UNSUSTAINABLE WATER
DIVERSIONS. AND POORLY DESIGNED
PROJECTS COULD WORSEN THOSE
PROJECT PROBLEMS. FIRST
INTERVIEWED THE BILL DOES NOT
ADEQUATELY ENSURE THAT PROJECTS
NOT JUST MITIGATE IMPACTS BUT
ACTUALLY AVOID AND MINIMIZE
THOSE IMPACTS. THAT'S CRITICAL
BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE IN
MINIMIZATION IS ESSENTIAL.
SECOND THE PROJECT DOESN'T
ADEQUATELY ENSURE THAT PROJECTS
ACTUALLY COMPLY WITH STATE WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS AND OTHER
APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OF
STATE LAW AS STATE AND FEDERAL
LAW BOTH REQUIRE. THIRD THE
TIMELINES FOR PERMITTING IN THIS
BILL ARE ACTUALLY SHORTER THAN
WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE PERMIT
STREAMLINING ACT AND THERE'S A
GOOD EXAMPLE IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS OF WHERE. PUBLIC
COMMENT WAS ESSENTIAL TO AVOID A
PER A WATER SUPPLY PROJECT THAT
COULD BE CONTAMINATED DRINKING
WATER FOR DECADES. AND BY
LIMITING FACT OPPORTUNITY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC REVIEW
WE'RE WORRIED THAT THIS LEADS TO
WORSE OUTCOMES. WE APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR'S WILLINGNESS TO
ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS AND WORK
WITH US BUT UNFORTUNATELY. WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE BILL
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS KIM DELFINO AND I'M HERE
ON THE BEHALF OF DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE. FIRST LET ME THANK
CHAIRMAN ALAN THE COMMITTEE
STAFF I AM THE AUTHOR OF FOR THE
DISCUSSION AROUND THE
AMENDMENTS- THEY DO ADDRESS THE
NUMBER OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE
RAISED HOWEVER WE MUST REMAIN
OPPOSED TO THE BILL- MISTER OBG
SPOKE TO A NUMBER THE CONCERNS
THAT WE'VE WE ALSO SHARE. BUT I
WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO
THE WETLANDS PROCEDURES PORTION
OF THE BILL. NAMELY THE BILL
CONTINUES TO PUT FORWARD A
MISINTERPRETATION OF HOW WE
PROCEED WITH THE USE OF
WATERSHED PLANS. WHEN THE
WATERSHED PROVISIONS WERE BEING
DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE LARGER
COMPROMISED TO GET TO THE
WETLAND PROCEDURE. REGULATIONS
IN TWENTY NINETEEN THE INTENT
WAS TO ALLOW THE REGIONAL BOARD
TO USE AN H. C. P. OR N. N. C.
C. P. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS. ENGINE
FOR MEDICATION OF A SPECIFIC
PROJECTS ONLY OF CERTAIN
FINDINGS ARE MADE. THE
PROCEDURES WERE NOT WRITTEN TO
THE BOARD TO MAKE SOME KIND OF
FINDING THAT IN H. C. P. R.
NANCY C. P. AS A PLANNED WRIT
LARGE INDEPENDENT OF A SPECIFIC
PROJECT. AND THAT'S COULD BE
USED FOR ALL PROJECTS THAT WOULD
REQUIRE THE BOARD TO SOMEHOW
FORECAST. THAT ALL THE POSSIBLE
PROJECTS THAT COULD COME BEFORE
IT IN THE H. C. P. AREA. AND
THAT'S BRINKLEY- NOT POSSIBLE.
INSTEAD THE INTENT WAS FOR
PROJECT PROPONENTS TO INCLUDE AN
EIGHTY PNC CP IN THEIR
INDIVIDUAL PROJECT APPLICATION.
WITH AN EXPLANATION. THAT IT WAS
A WATERSHED PLAN AND IT COULD BE
USED TO SATISFY THE ALTERNATIVES
ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT SPECIFIC
PROJECT. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT.
IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS THAN
10% OF OUR WETLANDS LEFT IN
CALIFORNIA. AND WE MUST BE
FOCUSING ON AVOIDANCE FIRST.
MINIMIZATION NEXT AND THEN
MITIGATION. EIGHTY P. SENTENCES
P. SOMETIMES WILL NOT ADEQUATELY
ANALYZE THESE TYPES OF WETLANDS.
AND IT WILL JUMP IMMEDIATELY TO
THE MEDICATION. A PART. OF THE
ANALYSIS. UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE
CONCERNED THAT SB TWENTY THREE
CONTINUES THIS MISINTERPRETATION
AND THEN THEREFORE FOR THAT
REASON IN THE REASONS GIVEN BY
MR OBG. WE MUST RESPECTFULLY.
CONTINUE TO OPPOSE AN URGENT
ABOUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR
OTHER FOLKS WANNA RAISE CONCERNS
. WITH THE BILL OR VOICE OUR
OPPOSITION. METING OUT SLIMMER
I'M OF CAL TRY TROUT UNLIMITED
ANY MORAL AUTHORITY IN
OPPOSITION. REBEKAH MARQUESS
REPRESENTING THE UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS A POST
THANK YOU. EMILY ON BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. GRAHAM THANK YOU OUT
OF THE PHONE LINES- SB TWENTY
THREE. THANK YOU LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION. OUR ARE IN FAVOR OF
SB TWENTY THREE PRESS ONE ZERO
WE FIRST GO TO LINE SIXTY FOUR
ONE MOMENT PLEASE. AND GO AHEAD
ONE MOMENT. K. REMOVED HIMSELF
THANK YOU I POLITICS WILL START
WITH LINE NINETEEN YOU MAY GO
AHEAD. THEN YOU HAVE LOTS OF
HAYDN WITH A CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
AND OR. NEXT WE GO TO LINE SIXTY
ONE. GOOD MORNING- BACK ABOUT
AND ON BEHALF OF THE MIX. AT THE
GROCERY HEALTH NEEDS THAT YOUR
BILL AND OTHER AG ORGANIZATIONS
IMPORT THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO TO
LINE FORTY THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. GOOD MORNING HANNAH DAVIDSON
WITH THE HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE
COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. AND NEXT WE GO TO LINE
SIXTY TWO GO AHEAD PLEASE. THE
MORNING CARE MEMBERS ERIC
O'DONNELL ON BEHALF OF YOUR
BELINDA WATER DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT. NEXT WE GO TO LINE
SIXTY THREE AHEAD. EATEN ACRE ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA
AND BELMONT IN SUPPORT. AND WE
WILL HAVE ONE FINAL PERSON ONE
MOMENT PLEASE. AND LINE THIRTY
SEVEN GO AHEAD PLEASE. YES MY
NAME IS ANDREA VENTURA WITH
CLEAN WATER ACTION IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. AND THERE ARE NO
OTHER COMMENTS IN HIS ALL RIGHT
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT COMMITTEE
ON LET ME JUST START BY I WANT I
WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK AUTHOR-
MEN AND SPECIFICALLY- OTHER
STUFF MICHELLE. AND THE SPONSORS
FOR WORK WITH COMMITTEE STAFF
OPPOSITION. TO SUBSTANTIALLY
IMPROVE THE BILL IT MIGHT. OUR
CONCERN ABOUT THE BILL'S
PROVISIONS THAT WOULD LIMIT THE
STATE'S AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS- TO
MITIGATE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS. OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED- I
BELIEVE THE SPONSORS INTEND TO
CODIFY THE PROCESSES AND THE
PROCEDURES HAS BEEN REALIZE WHAT
THE COMMITTEE AMENDS I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE STILL
SOME CONCERNS OUT THERE ON THE
OPPOSITION SIDE I YOU KNOW WE'VE
HEARD THEM WE CERTAINLY WANT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THOSE ISSUES- BUT YOU KNOW I
THINK YOU MADE SUBSTANTIAL.
IMPROVEMENTS ON A FROM A
PERSPECTIVE WITH THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WE'VE ALL WORKED ON
TOGETHER AND- BUT I CERTAINLY
WELCOME CONTINUED DIALOGUE AND-
AS THE BILL MOVES ALONG BUT I'M
CERTAINLY COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING
IT TODAY- WITH THE CHANGES THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE. SO HI THE
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MICHELLE
FOR PROPER WORK SO- OKAY GOOD
QUESTIONS THOUGHTS CONCERNS
ISSUES. RIGHT SOME OF BY CENTER
DOLLY- SATURDAY YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- AND I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS JUST
KNOW THAT I AM. I'M AT THE TABLE
I WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT. I'M
NOT INTERESTED IN DOING ANYTHING
THAT'S GOING TO HURT THE
ENVIRONMENT- MERCED COUNTY IT'S-
MERCED AND PARTS OF MADERA
COUNTY HAVE- PART OF THE
WETLANDS THAT IS. I BELIEVE IT'S
A BIGGEST WETLANDS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA ALTHOUGH I THINK
OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO. TAKE THAT
THAT CREDIT- A GREAT PARTNERSHIP
HAS BEEN CREATED TO. CREATE THAT
WETLANDS THERE'S FEDERAL LAND
THEIR STATE LAND AND THEN
THERE'S- PRIVATE. LAND THAT IS
HAS BEEN COMMITTED BECAUSE OF
THAT COUNTRY. AND SO IT'S
SIGNIFICANT IT'S BEAUTIFUL DON'T
EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE AND- AND
THAT I AM THE LAST PERSON THAT
WOULD WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT
WOULD AFFECT THAT- I UNDERSTAND.
EXPLICITLY THE BENEFITS THAT
WETLANDS HAVE HAVE TO OUR
COMMUNITIES AND- AND I'M- I'M
TOTALLY COMMITTED TO IT SO I
WILL COMMIT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE
THIS DIALOGUE- WE WANT TO GET
THIS RIGHT BUT WE ALSO NEED TO
MOVE- SOME OF SOME OF THAT.
PERMIT PROCESS ALONG SO THAT WE
CAN. PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES IN
PARTICULAR ARE MOST VULNERABLE-
FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES THAT WERE
INUNDATED BECAUSE OF OUR LACK OF
A PERMIT SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I. BOATS THANK YOU CENTER
OKAY LET'S CALL THE ROLL. SB
TWENTY THREE MOTION DO PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS ALLEN. ALLEN
AYE DALLI. DALLI I. GONZALEZ.
HER TADO MENJIVAR. MENGE OF OUR
AYE JONES SKINNER. OKAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH SO MUCH CENTER
LET'S LED CENTER GROVE- PRESENT
I'M- SOMETHING VERY CINEMATIC
WILL PRESENT A BILL OVER AND
NINE SEVEN FIVE BUT- LET'S START
WITH THE CENTER GROVE. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
TODAY IMPRISONING SB SIX FIFTY
ONE I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND STAFF- FOR
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON THE
BILL I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO LIMIT
THE BILL. TO PROJECTS AND-
SIGMA. SB SIX FIFTY ONE AS
AMENDED TO SHORTEN THE JUDICIAL
REVIEW PERIOD TO TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY DAYS FOR PROJECTS
OUTLINED IN SEGMENT G. S. P.'S
NGS PEAS THAT D. W. R. MAY ORDER
TO BE ADOPTED. SIGNAL REQUIRES
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES TO ADOPT GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY PLANS THAT WILL
REDUCE PUMPING M. TO SUSTAINABLE
LEVELS BY TWENTY FORTY. MANY
GSA'S A PLAN TO REACH THIS GOAL
BY IMPLEMENTING GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE AND SURFACE WATER
PROJECTS UNFORTUNATELY MANY GF
GSA'S HAVE FAILED TO ACHIEVE
THEIR SHORT TERM IMPLEMENTATION
GOALS. BECAUSE THE DROUGHT AND
LONG DRAWN OUT LITIGATION WHAT
THIS BILL CALLS FOR IS NOT AN
EXEMPTION LIKE THE GOVERNOR'S
EMERGENCY EXECUTIVE ORDER LAST
YEAR WHERE WE STARTED BUT RATHER
IT CALLS FOR A SIMPLE
STREAMLINED FOR JUDICIAL
REVIEWS. THAT OCCUR WHEN THE
PARTY CHALLENGES THE RESULTS OF
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.
I CREDIT THE SENATOR FROM BIEBER
FOR RUNNING THE MEASURE- A TO
USE FOR PROP ONE PROJECTS TWO OF
WHICH ARE IN KERN. IN S. AROUND
IN DISTRICTS KERN FAN IN WILLOW
SPRINGS I'M ALSO SEEKING TO PASS
A SIMILAR MEASURE THAT WILL
STREAMLINE THE JUDICIAL REVIEW
PROCESS FOR PROJECTS OUTLINED IN
THE G. P. S. AS IN THE D. W. ARE
PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS SEGMENT.
WE SHOULDN'T WAIT TO CAPTURE
MUCH NEEDED WATER. FOR OUR
ENVIRONMENT FOOD PRODUCTION AND
COMMUNITIES AND AS I SAID MANY
MANY TIMES BEFORE AND I'LL SAY
AGAIN FOOD GROWS WHERE WATER
FLOWS. AND I DO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIVILEGE OF
REPRESENTING THE TOP THREE FOOD
PRODUCING COUNTIES IN THE WORLD.
I'M ADVOCATING FOR A PROACTIVE
APPROACH THAT WILL SPEED UP THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A CRITICAL WATER
PROJECTS. THE LONGER WE WAIT THE
LESS WATER OUR GROWERS
COMMUNITIES IN HABITATS WILL
HAVE CAPTURED TO SURVIVE THE
DRAW YEARS. SB SIX FIFTY ONE
WILL HELP GSA'S BUILD THE
PROJECTS THAT WE NEED WITH CIGNA
COMPLIANCE. AND TO HAVE THEM
REACH THAT COMPLIANCE WINDOW IN
JUST FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS. LAST
MONTH SIX PLANS WERE DEEMED
INADEQUATE BY D. W. R. MEANING
THAT THEY'RE A THREAT TO STATE
CONTROL THIS INCLUDES TULARE
LAKE CAHUILLA TO LEE AND KERN
RIVER SUB BASINS. ALL WITHIN OR
NEAR AND AROUND MY DISTRICT. THE
GSA'S BELIEVE THAT SB SIX FIFTY
ONE WILL HELP ACHIEVE THE
PRIORITIES THAT THEY SET FOR
THREE TO REACH THE SUSTAINABLE
YIELD WHILE NOT HINDERING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THE BILL
IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY NEARLY TWO
DOZEN STATE AND LOCAL
AGRICULTURAL AND BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS AND WATER
DISTRICTS. MEMBERS I ASK YOUR
AYE VOTE ON SB SIX FIFTY ONE.
UNFORTUNATELY MY MAIN WITNESS IN
SUPPORT OF REPRESENTING- VALLEY
WATER AIR COALITION HAD A
PERSONAL EMERGENCY ROOMS MORNING
WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. BUT
TESTIFYING IN PLACES DAVID
EDWARDS DAVID IS A FAN DAVID AND
HIS FAMILY ARE AG IN THE
AGRICULTURE BUSINESS IN MERCED
COUNTY. AND I'VE OPERATED THIS
INDUSTRY IN THIS INDUSTRY OVER
FIFTY YEARS HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE
WATER INDUSTRY AND WATER ISSUES.
HAS EARNED HIM A FULL RIDE
SCHOLARSHIP TO MCGEORGE
UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL AND HOPES
TO BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY
. THANK YOU MAY PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS- AS
SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN AGRICULTURE IN THIS VALLEY MY
ENTIRE LIFE. I ASKED THE
COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT SB SIX FIVE
ONE. HISTORICAL LACK OF WATER
BURDENSOME REGULATIONS AND FAN
PROFIT MARGINS ARE ALL TOO
COMMON IN OUR INDUSTRY. I
UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SEACOR
TO APPLY TO WATER SUPPLY
PROJECTS. HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
DONE IN A WAY FAST ENOUGH TO
ADDRESS WATER SHORTAGES AND
DRYERS. SB SIX FIVE ONE WELL
EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW
PROCESS FOR WATER PROJECTS
RELATING TO SIGMA. AT CIGNA IS
AN EMERGENCY IT SHOULD BE
TREATED AS SUCH IN THE COURT OF
LAW. GSA'S NEEDED EXPEDIENCY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
APPROVALS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH
THE DELAY AND EXPENSE OF A LONG
AND BURDENSOME LAWSUIT. BUT THIS
BILL ISN'T ABOUT ENDING OR
RESTRICTING A PARTY'S ABILITY TO
SUE. IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE WE
GET OUR PROJECTS BUILT ON TIME
TO COMPLY WITH CIGNA. AS THE
SENATOR SAID WE HAVE SEVENTEEN
YEARS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY
AND OUR PLANTS. THE CHANCE THAT
AT LEAST A FEW PROJECTS WILL BE
TIED UP IN SECRET LITIGATION
ACROSS THE SEVENTEEN YEARS IS
HIGH. OUR FARMS NEED WATER AND
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT YEARS
FOR A LAWSUIT TO FINISH IN ORDER
TO PUT A SHOVEL IN THE DIRT. SB
SIX FIVE ONE GIVES LOCAL GSA'S
THE ABILITY TO AVOID BEING
CLASSIFIED AS PROBATIONARY BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES. FIRE TIGHTENING
SEEKER RELATED LEGAL CHALLENGES
IN THESE INSTANCES WILL ALLOW
GSA TO CONTINUE MAKING DECISIONS
ABOUT WHAT ACTIONS BEST
REPRESENT THEIR WATER USERS
WITHOUT THE THREAT OF STATE
INTERVENTION. THIS LEGISLATION
IS NEEDED AND IS FOR THESE
REASONS THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT NAME IN
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR KRISTIN ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE SAN LUIS DELTA MENDOTA WATER
AUTHORITY AND UNITED WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT IN SUPPORT
. GOOD MORNING BRENDA BASS- ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND WESTERN GROWERS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. SEEING NONE.
POACHING WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
. TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS ERIN WOOLLEY ON BEHALF
OF SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA ALSO
ON BEHALF OF ENERGY SEE. WE
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S WORK
TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF
PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
UNDER THIS BILL- HOWEVER SIERRA
CLUB REMAINS OPPOSED- AND SAYS
CONCERNS REGARDING THE
STREAMLINING OF THIS SEQUEL
JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCESS. SINGLE
PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BY
FACILITATING PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY
HOLDING THE- GOVERNMENT I'M-
ACCOUNTABLE TO COMPLY WITH LAWS
TO PROTECT PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL
AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENSURING
THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
EQUITY ARE PART. OF THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS. SEACOR REQUIRES
THE PROJECT PROPONENT FULLY
ANALYZED PUBLICLY DISCLOSE AND
MITIGATE SIGNIFICANT OF THAT
AFFECTS OF. THESE PROJECTS.
JUDICIAL REVIEW IS AVAILABLE
WHERE SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DEEMED
TO BE AN ADEQUATE. SUCH AS ONE
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS ARE NOT ANALYZED OR NOT
PROPERLY MITIGATED THE JUDICIAL
REVIEW PROCESS ACCESS BECAUSE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AND
ENSURES THAT THE REVIEW PROCESS
IS PROPERLY FOLLOWED INCLUDING
ADDRESSING IMPORTANT PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
FULL IMPACT OF NEW WATER
PROJECTS INCLUDING IMPACTS ON
STREAMS AND RIVERS THAT HAVE
ALREADY BEEN HEAVILY- AFFECTED
BY EXISTING DIVERSIONS. AND AS A
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS NOTE SEEKER
VIEW IT IS ALREADY PRIORITIZE IN
OUR COURTS. ADDING NEW
RESTRICTED TIMELINES TO
STREAMLINE SICKENING SEE WHAT
JUDICIAL REVIEW UNDERMINE
TRANSPARENCY AND PUTS
UNNECESSARY PRESSURE ON OUR
COURT SYSTEM. CALIFORNIA MUST
MAINTAIN STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW INCLUDING FULL AND ROBUST
YOU TO SHOW REVIEW PROCESSES FOR
NEW PROP WATER PROJECTS THANK
YOU ON RESPECTFULLY ASTRONOVA.
THANK YOU ARE THE FOLKS
HONOREE'S CONCERNS OPPOSITION
THE BILL. PAREZCA PHONE LINES SB
SIX FIFTY ONE. FOR SB SIX FIFTY
ONE IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE ZERO. ONE
MOMENT WE GO TO LINE SEVENTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M SEVENTY
YOUR LINE IS OPEN DO YOU HAVE
YOUR PHONE ME TO. WE CAN BARELY
HEAR YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
LINE SIXTY NINE. GOOD MORNING
REBEKAH HAPPENS ON THE APPLE
APPLE A LOT YOU MENTIONED
CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT
ASSOCIATION OTHER AG
ORGANIZATIONS AND COURT THANK
YOU. SINCE AND NO OTHER COMMENTS
YOU MAY CONTINUE ALL RIGHT LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR THOUGHTS DISCUSSION. SMITH
BYE CENTER DOLLY. IF YOU IT
GOING TO CLOSE I THINK YOU THINK
YOU GET MISTER CHAIR IN THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
ME ON THIS BILL- IN JUST A FEW
COMMENTS TO THE OPPOSITION YOU
KNOW OUR FARMERS FAMILIES-
COMMUNITIES. OF HOMES AND- OUR
WETLANDS ARE EITHER IN SEVERE
DROUGHT OR UNDER WATER AND- WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO NOT LIMIT C.
CLASS BUT TO- AND NOT STOP
SEQUEL REVIEW AND HAVE AND STILL
HAVE AN IMPACT ON PUBLIC COMMENT
AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT THE
JUDICIAL REVIEW PROCESS SOME OF
THESE CASES COULD BE TIED UP FOR
THE SEVENTEEN YEARS THAT THESE
GSA'S ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED
TO HAVE THEIR PLANS COMPLETE
BEFORE STATE TAKEOVER SO I
WOULD- I WOULD- I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
. ALL RIGHT- LET'S CALDERON. S.
SIX FIFTY ONE THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS ALLEN ALLEN I DALLI.
DALLI AYE AGAIN SALAS. GONZALEZ
I HER TADO. MENJIVAR MENJIVAR
I'D JONES. JONES I SKINNER. OKAY
WITH SERVING HEARINGS. HI LET'S
ASK US INTO DOLLARS TO PRESENT
HER SB EIGHTY FOUR THIS IS FILE
ITEM ELEVEN YOUR AGENDAS MEMBERS
. MY LAST BILL. I AM SO EXCITED
. HI GOOD MORNING MISTER
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS I'M HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT SB EIGHTY FOUR WHICH
WILL EXTEND THE EXISTING FUNDING
FOR CALIFORNIA'S CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AN AIR
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM UNTIL TWENTY THIRTY
FIVE. AS YOU ALL KNOW THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IS THE
SINGLE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND
HARMFUL POLLUTION IN CALIFORNIA.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE IS A AND MEET OUR
AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS IS BY
SUPPORTING THE INNOVATIVE
PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP DRIVE THE
DECARBONISATION. SINCE THEIR
INCEPTION IN TWO THOUSAND SEVEN
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE DIRECTED
OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OF
FUNDING TO INCENTIVIZE
MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP NEW
TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
AND TO HELP ESTABLISH MARKETS
FOR THE MILLIONS OF ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. THAT ARE
NEEDED TO MEET OUR STATEWIDE
GOALS- SB EIGHTY FOUR WILL ALSO
PRIORITIZE EQUITY BY REQUIRING
50% OF THE CTP FUNDS TO BE SPENT
ON PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT
DIRECTLY BENEFIT OR SERVE
RESIDENTS OF DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. AND ALSO A SUPPORT
THE DEPLOYMENT OF MEDIUM AND
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES AS WELL AS
FILL THE GAPS IN LIGHT DUTY
VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE. I HOPE
YOU'LL JOIN ME IN ENSURING THE
MOST IMPACTFUL AND TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFORMING PROGRAMS NOT CEASE
TO EXIST IN SUCH A CRITICAL TIME
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT TODAY I
HAVE OR BILL THOMAS- WITH THE
STATE POLICY DIRECTOR WITH CAL
STAR AS WELL AS MISTER BILL
MCGOVERN POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. DOES A
GOOD MORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
SHARE OVER THOMAS CAL START
REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THESE. RE
AUTHORIZED FUNDING STRAPPED FOR
PROGRAMS- THE PROGRAMS IT WOULD
BE IMPERATIVE TO CONTINUE
CALIFORNIA'S MARCH TOWARDS
TEMPERATURES CLIMATE GOALS. AND
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE
GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY THAT WE
SEE IN THE BUDGET HAVING THESE
PROGRAMS. THAT PROVIDE. LONG
TERM FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AND
INCENTIVES. TWO ZERO MISSION-
TRUCKS ZERO EMISSION
INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE IDEAL
FOR ACHIEVING SERVE OUR EQUITY
AND CLIMATE GOALS. I WANT TO
FOCUS JUST REALLY QUICKLY ON
SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT UP IN OTHER
COMMITTEES NAMELY. THE DE
EMPHASIS OF HYDROGEN THIS
PROGRAM RE AUTHORIZATION WOULD
NOT. CUT HYDROGEN OUT IT WOULD
MAKE THE PROGRAM. COOL APPLY.
MORE WIDELY SO THAT THEY COULD.
HAVE A LARGER BUCKET TO. APPLY
FOR THE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAMS SO AS CAL START IS IT
GNOSTIC WE HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED
MEMBERS AS LONG AS WELL AS
BATTERY ELECTRIC. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE EMPHASIZED.
THAT WE THINK HAVING HYDROGEN
AND BATTERY ELECTRIC BOTH
COMPETE FOR THE SAME POOL OF
DOLLARS IS GREAT FOR THE STATE
AND IT WOULD ADVANCE THE BEST
PROJECTS FORWARD THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MR VICE
CHAIRMAN OF BILL MCGOVERN
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR AND ALSO
THE CHARGE AHEAD CALIFORNIA
CAMPAIGN- IN STRONG SUPPORT. AS
THE CENTRE GONZALEZ SAID THESE
PROGRAMS HAVE A PROVEN TRACK
RECORD. AND SHE'S MAKING SOME
IMPORTANT UPDATES. IN THE
PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY WITH THE
FOCUS ON EQUITY- WE ARE ARE VERY
PLEASED THAT THE BILL GUARANTEES
THAT AT LEAST HALF OF THE
FUNDING. IN THE QUEEN
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM WOULD GO
TO THOSE IN DISADVANTAGED AND
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THOSE ARE
THE FOLKS THAT ARE FARING THE
WORST BURDEN. OF OUR AIR
POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CRISES SO
IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN
CLEANING UP TRANSPORTATION. IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES- IN ADDITION
LIKE CAL START COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR SUPPORTS BOTH BATTERY
ELECTRIC AND FUEL CELL ELECTRIC
TECHNOLOGIES AS ZERO EMISSION
SOLUTIONS. SO WE AGREE WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE BILL THAT BOTH
TECHNOLOGIES WOULD BE FUNDED THE
ENERGY COMMISSION WOULD HAVE THE
DISCRETION IN DECIDING THE
BALANCE. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE. SO IN
CALIFORNIA THERE ARE ROUGHLY A
HUNDRED BATTERY ELECTRIC CARS
FOR EVERY FUEL CELL ELECTRIC CAR
. SO WE NEED TO EXPAND THE
CHARGING AND FUELING FOR BOTH
BUT IF WE GIVE A CARVE OUT TO
ONE TECHNOLOGY THAT TAKES AWAY
FROM THE OTHERS SO WE THINK THE-
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL APPROACH OF
THIS BILL IS BEST THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT
LET'S HEAR FROM OTHER FOLKS WANT
TO VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE BILL.
ONLY ROLES WITH THE GREEN LINE
INSERTED IN SUPPORT. ANY
GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF VALLEY
CLEAN AIR NOW IN STRONG SUPPORT
. REBECCA MARKETS ON BEHALF OF
THE UNION OF CONCERNED
SCIENTISTS AND HELP HER AGAIN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN MY NAME IS DAN JACOBSON
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT. WHEN SHARON MEMBERS
DAVID BOND REPRESENT ELECTRIC
CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING ASSOCIATION STRONG
SUPPORT AND ALSO TODAY
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION
COALITION STRONG SUPPORT. ANNALY
ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. DENTURE
FOR FLOW EVEY CHARGING IN
SUPPORT. CRISSCROSSING WITH THE
BRAND KAYLEE ON BEHALF OF
CHARGEPOINT SUPPORT THANK YOU.
OKAY GREAT LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES- THIS IS SB FOUR ANY
THOUGHTS FROM THE FRONTLINE-
OPPOSITION ELEVEN JAN NO I'M SO
SORRY MR BLATTER SORRY ABOUT
THAT IT WILL BE WITH YOU IN A
POSITION I APOLOGIZE. LET'S HEAR
FROM OPPOSITION SORRY. HI GOOD
MORNING I'M A JORDAN CURRENTLY
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HYDROGEN IN THE CALIFORNIA
HYDROGEN HYDROGEN BUSINESS
COUNCIL WHO ARE BOTH BOTH
OPPOSED TO SB EIGHTY FOUR UNLESS
IT'S AMENDED TO ALLOCATE 30% OF
PROGRAM DODDLE DOLLARS FOR A
TOTAL OF THREE HUNDRED MILLION.
TO CREATE A STATEWIDE AND SELF
SUFFICIENT FUELING NETWORK OF
ONE THOUSAND STATIONS WALLETS
EXCITING TO SEE THE STATE MAKING
SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENTS TO HELP RECHARGE
ZERO MISSION GOALS WE MUST
RECOGNIZE THAT INVESTMENTS IN
HYDROGEN HAVE FALLEN
SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND. FOR EVERY
HUNDRED DOLLARS THE STATE SPENDS
ON ZERO EMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE
LESS THAN FOUR OF THOSE DOLLARS
ARE FOR HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE MASSIVE INVESTMENT
DISPARITIES EVEN WITH THE 20%
HYDROGEN ALLOCATION MANDATED IN
CURRENT LAW WE CANNOT RELY ON A
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
THAT DOES NOT CONTINUE TO
SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATE FUNDING
FOR HYDROGEN. THE STATE
RECOGNIZES THAT THE HEIGHT THAT
HYDROGEN IS A CRITICAL PART OF
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. CARDS ADVANCE
CLEAN CARS PACKAGE STATES THAT
WE WILL NEED A MINIMUM MINIMUM
OF 17% OF THE ATHLETES TO BE
FUEL CELL BY TWENTY THIRTY FOR.
A TOTAL OF ONE POINT SEVEN
MILLION VEHICLES WHICH WILL
REQUIRE WELL OVER THE ONE
THOUSAND STATIONS. WE ARE AT A
CRITICAL POINT TO ENSURE SUCCESS
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME WE WILL
NOT REACH OUR GOALS AND LET'S
MAKE MEANINGFUL AND SERIOUS
INVESTMENT NOW IN HYDROGEN
FUELING STATIONS. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH US AND- IN THE
COMMITTEE AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT
WE CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE
CAN SEE SOME SPECIFIC DOLLARS
SET ASIDE SO WE CAN CATCH UP.
AND WHERE WE ARE AND WE NEED TO
BE FOR HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU. YES MA'AM. MORNING MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS VICTORIA
RODRIGUEZ BUT NIELSEN MARKS FROM
BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE FOR I'M
OF INNOVATION RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION UNLESS AMENDED. GREAT
ALL RIGHT- ANYONE ELSE OKAY NOW
YOUR THE PHONE LINES- SB FOR
SUPPORT IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
WE GO TO LINE SEVENTY THREE
FIRST PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CRISTINA GRINCH FOR THE
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
AND SUPPORT. NXE GO TO LINE
FIFTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MORNING THIS IS MY DEALER ROGER
WITH THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. AND
NEXT WE GO TO LINE SEVENTY TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH MY NAME IS
STEVEN ROSENBAUM REPRESENTING
CLIMATE ACTION CALIFORNIANS IN
SUPPORT OF THIS. FOR AND THERE
NO OTHER COMMENTS YOU MAY
CONTINUE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S BRING
THEM BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS COMMENTS THOUGHTS-
OKAY. I'M I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
YOUR BILL I RECOGNIZE CARPORT
DOWNTURN WELL YOU ARE YOU WERE
YOU IN THIS. YEAR OKAY SO WHAT
WHAT WHAT. ARE YOU ALLOWED TO
MOVE YOUR BILL. NOW WILL TAKE A
MOTION WHEN IT WHEN WE CAN- BUT
LET. OKAY YEAH THANK YOU THANK
YOU THANK YOU MR MEISTER RECEIPT
THAT- LET'S GIVE YOU THE OPTION
COST I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU-
FOR ENTERTAINING THIS AND THANK
YOU FOR THAT COMMITTEE ANALYSIS
I WANT TO THANK MY- MISTER
MCGOVERN A MISTER THOMAS FOR-
COMING FORWARD AND WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH- ARE OUR FRIENDS
AND HYDROGEN- OF COURSE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT. BOB
THIS IS TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL I
KEEP SAYING THAT I KNOW WE'RE
OVER EMPHASIZING THAT BUT IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT- AS WERE
DECARBONISING THAT WERE REALLY
ALLOWING ALL- BOTH ELECTRIC
HYDROGEN- TO REALLY UP PLAYED. A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN IN THE TO
CARBONIZATION BUT AT A PACE
THAT'S EQUAL- SO WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE AND
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THESE
CONVERSATIONS AS THEY MOVE
AHEAD. THANK YOU CENTER THANK
YOU OKAY- TERRITORY PLEASE KALRA
. SB EIGHTY FOUR MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SENATORS ALLEN. ALLEN
AYE DALLI. DALLI KNOW GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ I HER TADO. MENJIVAR
JONES SKINNER. ALL RIGHT TWO ONE
LET THAT I WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR FOLKS THAT ON NOT NEVER
GONNA HEAR FROM CENTER EGGMAN
WHO'S YOU'RE PRESENTING ITEM
SEVEN. THAT'S SB SIX EIGHTY
SEVEN. THE MORNING THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS. SB SIX
EIGHTY SEVEN CONCERNS THE HEALTH
OF THE CALIFORNIA BAY DELTA AND
CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY. THE
BAY DELTA COVERS OVER SIXTEEN
HUNDRED ACRES BY SQUARE MILES
AND IS THE LARGEST ESTUARY ON
THE WEST COAST HOME TO NEARLY
TEN MILLION PEOPLE. THE HEALTH
OF THE BAY DELTA WATER SUPPLY IS
CRITICAL TO PROVIDE DRINKING
WATER TO OVER TWENTY FIVE
MILLION PEOPLE AND PROVIDING
FOUR MILLION ACRE FEET. OF WATER
TO FARMLAND- IT'S SAFE TO SAY
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY- SB SIX
EIGHTY SEVEN REQUIRES THAT
BEFORE WATER CAN BE DIVERTED
FROM THE BAY DELTA THROUGH THE
DELTA CONVEYANCE THAT WATER
QUALITY PLAN. NEEDS TO BE
UPDATED AND THEN IMPLEMENTED
IT'S A COMMONSENSE APPROACH. AND
IT JUST MAKES SENSE IT HASN'T
BEEN UPDATED IN THIRTY YEARS
DESPITE HAVING ALL KINDS OF
CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. IN THAT
TIME WE'VE ALL BECOME REALLY
AWARE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPLICATIONS AND HOW THEY
AFFECT- THE STATE'S WATER SUPPLY
. THE UPDATE IS THIS LONG
OVERDUE JUST READ A LONG TIME
AGO AND IT WASN'T- SO WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE- UPDATING
THE PLAN IS COMPLICATED AND WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE DELTA
CONVEYANCE IS CONTROVERSIAL THIS
BILL IS NEITHER OF THOSE IS JUST
A- COMMON SENSE APPROACH BEFORE
WE- DECIDE HOW MUCH MY- WATER
WE'RE GONNA TAKE OUT AND HOW
PEOPLE ARE GONNA PAY FOR THAT.
THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THE WATER
QUALITY PLAN. IN PLACE BEFORE WE
DO THAT- AND WITH ME HERE TODAY
TO TESTIFY IS PAUL YODER ON
BEHALF THE DELTA COUNTIES
COALITION. AND DOUG OBG WITH THE
NRDC. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS GOOD
MORNING. WE HAVE THE DELTA
COUNTIES COALITION THAT SOLANO
SAN JOAQUIN SACRAMENTO- CONTRA
COSTA IN YELLOW- IS A GENIUS
STRAIGHTFORWARD ANALYSIS ON
THIS. THANK YOU TO THE
CONSULTANT OF THE COMMITTEE.
QUOTE FROM HERE SB EIGHT. SIX
EIGHT SEVEN SIMPLY REQUIRES THE
BAY DELTA PLAN TO BE UPDATED.
BEFORE THE STATE WATER BOARD
CONSIDERS WHETHER TO ISSUE
PERMITS. THE DEL TO CONVEY OF
CONVEYANCE PROJECT AND THAT THE
PLAN BE IMPLEMENTED IF THE
PROJECT IS OPERATED. THE SHOULD
HELP ENSURE THAT ANY DIVERSIONS
TAKEN TO SUCH A PROJECT IT HERE
TO THE APPLICABLES WATER QUALITY
INFLOWS STANDARDS. THUS AVOIDING
FURTHER HARM TO THE DELTA ONE A
QUOTE FROM THAT BECAUSE ONE
THING'S NOT NEAR NOTICES THE
HISTORY. IN THE LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER IN TWO
THOUSAND AND SEVEN. DID DID A
DEAL- AND THE DEAL. REQUIRED CO
EQUAL GOALS FOR THE DELTA. IN IN
TERMS OF THE HEALTH OF THE DELTA
THE DEAL IN TWO THOUSAND AND
SEVEN SAID. THE STATE HAD TO
PROTECT RESTORE AND ENHANCE.
WATER QUALITY IN THE DELTA.
RIGHT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS
TO GET THIS DELTA PLAN FINALIZED
AND FOR IT TO BE LEGITIMATE. THE
DELTA IS THE HUB OF CALIFORNIA'S
WATER SYSTEM IT PROVIDES TWO
THIRDS OF THE DRINKING WATER IN
CALIFORNIA. I. RESPECTFULLY URGE
AYE VOTE ON THIS BILL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND ALSO AS EXPRESSED
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN VERSE WBG ON
BEHALF OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES
DEFENSE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL SB SIX EIGHTY SEVEN
THOSE TWO THINGS WHICH REALLY
HELPS PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
DELTA COMMUNITIES AND RATE
PAYERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
FIRST IT REQUIRES THE STATE
WATER BOARD TO UPDATE THE LONG
OVERDUE BATTLE TO WATER QUALITY
CONTROL PLAN WHICH SETS THE
RULES FOR HOW MUCH WATER HAS TO
REMAIN IN THE DELTA TO PROTECT
FISH AND WILDLIFE. TO PROTECT
WATER QUALITY AND TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON IT
RIGHT NOW IN THE DELTA WE HAVE
AN ECOLOGICAL COLLAPSE OR SALMON
FISHERY IS CLOSED. WE'RE
WATCHING SPECIES GO EXTINCT. AND
DELTA COMMUNITIES FACE. HARMFUL
ALGAL BLOOMS THAT THREATEN HUMAN
HEALTH AND SAFETY. ALL TIED BACK
TO THE LACK OF ADEQUATE FLOWS.
WHAT THE BILL DOES HE SAID WE
JUST WILL WILL DO THIS PLAN
FIRST AND THAT WILL ENABLE NOT
JUST PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
BUT IT HELPS REPAIRS WERE
CONSIDERING PAYING SIXTEEN
BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE DELTA
TUNNEL. TO HAVE A BETTER SENSE
OF HOW MUCH WATER SUPPLY THEY
WOULD GET FROM IT AND WHETHER
IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT. SECOND
SB SIX EIGHTY SEVEN REQUIRES
THAT IF THE WATER BOARD DOES
APPROVE THE BATTLE TO DOES
APPROVE THE DELTA CONVEYANCE
PROJECT. IN THE FUTURE THE
PROJECT COULD BE OPERATED IF THE
WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN IS
NOT BEING UP IS NOT BEING
FULFILLED. IT SIMPLY SAYS WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
DEGRADE WATER QUALITY IN THE
FUTURE BY DIVERTING WATER
THROUGH THE NORTH DELTA. LEAVING
THE DELTA TURN SALTY LEAVING
THOUSANDS OF FAMILY FARMS
COMMUNITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
LEFT BEHIND. THE BILL DOES NOT
AFFECT ANY OTHER WATER PROJECTS
AND IT DOESN'T PRE JUDGE THE
OUTCOME OF PERMITTING DECISIONS
AROUND THE DELTA CONVEYANCE
PROJECT OR THE BATTLE TO
CONSERVATION PLAN. WE APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS WHICH
HE THOUGHT WAS SPOT ON I AGREE
THIS IS A COMMON SENSE BILL AND
URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MATT. GOOD MORNING SENATORS
MATTHEW BIGGER POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR PLANNING CONSERVATION LEAGUE
WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF JUST.
APOLOGIZE TO THE AUTHOR FOR NOT
BEING ABLE TO DO SO EARLIER.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT- OPPOSITION
FOLKS WANNA RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT
THE BILL. GOOD MORNING MISTER
TURNER EMBERS I'M JENNIFER
PIERRE AND THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE STATE WATER CONTRACTORS
AND WE REPRESENT. THE RATE
PAYERS THAT ARE PROPOSING TO
BUILD ON THE DELTA CONVEYANCE
PROJECT. THIS MORNING THE
COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED A NUMBER
OF BILLS THAT- ARE MEANT TO
STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING
PROCESS AND THIS IS THE EXACT
OPPOSITE THIS CREATES HURDLES.
FOR THE DELTA CONVEYANCE
PROJECT. WE AGREE WITH THE
SENATORS ARE TO SEE PROGRESS
MADE ON THE WATER QUALITY
CONTROL PLAN BUT ALL OF THE
PROPONENTS OF THE BILL ARE
ACTUALLY ACTIVELY OPPOSING NOT
ONLY THE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT BUT
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROGRAM AND
THE WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
STAFF PROPOSAL BY THE STATE
WATER BOARD. WE ARE TRYING TO
MOVE THAT FORWARD AND WE AGREE
THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN UPDATE
TO THE BAY DELTA WATER QUALITY
CONTROL PLAN. THE LEGISLATURE
HAS- IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF-
APPROVED A BUNCH OF FUNDING TO
HELP ADVANCE THE VOLUNTARY
AGREEMENT AND WE'RE FULLY
SUPPORTIVE OF DOING THAT AND
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO DO
THAT. BUT WE HAVE REALLY STRONG
CONCERNS OF THE TACTICS BEING
USED IN S. M. S. B. SIX EIGHTY
SEVEN TO LEVERAGE THE PROGRESS
ON THE WATER QUALITY CONTROL
PLAN. WE ALL OF THE PROJECTS IN
THE DELTA OR OUT IN THE DELTA
WATERSHED INCLUDING THE DELTA
CONVEYANCE PROJECT WILL BE
SUBJECT TO THE WATER QUALITY
CONTROL PLAN IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF IT'S A NINETEEN NINETY SIX
PLAN THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
PLAN OR SOME TWENTY THIRTY PLAN
WE ARE SUBJECT TO. THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THAT PLAN AND
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT IS
A CRITICAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION
STRATEGY FOR THE TWENTY SEVEN
MILLION CALIFORNIANS. THAT USE
THAT TAKE WATER FROM THE STATE
WATER PROJECT. WE HAVE TO GET
THIS DONE WE SAW THIS YEAR THAT
WE HAD PROLONGED DROUGHT
FOLLOWED BY THESE EXTREME
WEATHER PATTERNS. AND THE TUNNEL
IS MEANT TO ADDRESS THAT BY
MOVING WATER WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE
FROM THE DELTA INTO STORAGE FOR
USE OR IT'S NOT WHEN IT'S NOT
WET. THE LONGER THE PROJECT
TAKES TO BUILD. THE MORE IT'S
GOING TO COST RATEPAYERS AND WE
ARE GOING TO BUILD THIS PROJECT.
CALIFORNIA'S EXISTING WATER
SYSTEM AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
IS POORLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE
CLIMATE CHANGE. AND THE DCP IS
THE CENTERPIECE FOR MAKING SURE
THE STATE WATER PROJECT.
CONTINUES TO OPERATE INTO THE
FUTURE. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO
RATIONALE FOR HOLDING PROGRESS
ON THE DCP HOSTAGE. TO LEVERAGE
OTHER OBJECTIVES. BUT THE WATER
QUALITY CONTROL PLAN AND THE
DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECT.
PROCESS HE'S CAN AND SHOULD
ADVANCE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT
CREATING UNDUE CONFLICT OR
CHALLENGES FOR CALIFORNIA WATER
MANAGEMENT. FOR THESE REASONS
WERE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. TO SB
SIX THIRTY SEVEN. AND REQUEST
YOUR NOBLE ON THE MEASURE THANK
YOU. OTHER FOLKS WANNA RAISE
CONCERNS. MORTIMER'S CHAIR
MEMBERS A COMEDIAN MERKLEY WITH
THE GLOCK OF GROUP. ON BEHALF
OF- KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY
AND- KINGS RIVER INTERESTS IN
OPPOSITION. THAT IT'S ALL GONNA
BE HAVE A SANTA CLARA VALLEY
WATER AGENCY. AS WELL AS MASON
WATER. AS WELL AS SAN GABRIEL
VALLEY AND WD. ANNA IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING BRENDA
BASS ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WESTERN
GROWERS AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. HI GOOD MORNING
CINDY TUCK WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES IN
OPPOSITION. DEAN TALLY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. NICK
CAMMARATA BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
OPPOSED. OUR INSTRUMENTS- FOLKS
HAVEN'T WON AWAY IN ON SB SIXTY
SEVEN. FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO
COMMENT PRESS ONE ZERO WE GO TO
LINE SEVENTY SIX GO AHEAD PLEASE
. THIRTY CHURCH MEMBERS SPLIT
OPPOSITION GROUPS BRINGS BADLY
WALKING IN SUPPORT. ONE MOMENT
WE HAVE A FEW TIME.
MEXICO TO LINE SEVENTY EIGHT YOU
MAY GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE MY NAME'S SERRA MEDINA
WITH RESTORE THE DELTA THIS IS
DANA WATER CULTURE COORDINATOR
AND I SUPPORT BILL. SIX EIGHT
SEVEN THANK YOU. THE NEXT TO GO
TO LINE SIXTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
. ROGER MAMMON AND THE PRESIDENT
OF THE WEST DELTA CAP THE
CALIFORNIA STRIFE AFTER
ASSOCIATION AND I. REPORT OF AN
EIGHTY SEVEN. THANK YOU. AND WE
HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS YOU MAY
CONTINUE OKAY LET'S BRING THEM
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
COMMENTS THOUGHTS QUESTIONS-
SENATORS ALWAYS WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE BILL WHEN APPROPRIATE-
MAYBE MAYBE THE AUTHOR I MEAN
YOU'RE- THEIR OBJECTIONS OF THE-
OPPONENTS ABOUT THE TACTICS
BEING USED- IN THE BILL LOVE
YOUR- SEARCH IN YOUR ACTIONS
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION ARGUMENTS
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED TODAY SURE
I MEAN I COULD JUST GO BACK TO
THE GENIUS ANALYSIS- IN THE
BILL. THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE I
MEAN I THINK THE OPPOSITION TALK
ABOUT TACTICS I THINK WHAT THEY
BASICALLY SAID AS THEY WANT THE
WATER NO MATTER WHAT- AND WE
THINK THAT THE WATER QUALITY WE
SHOULD KNOW WHAT THE WATER
QUALITY IS GOING TO BE IN THE
IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. BEFORE
YOU DECIDE TO BUILD A CONVEYANCE
AND SHIP BUNCH MORE WATER DOWN-
I INVITE ANYBODY TO COME TO MY
DISTRICT IN AUGUST- WHERE THE
WATER IS FLUORESCENT YELLOW AND
GREEN FROM THE ALGAE BLOOMS AND
THE TOXICITY THAT REMAINS WHEN
YOU MOVE TOO MUCH WATER THERE'S
NOT ENOUGH IN THE SYSTEM. AND TO
BE ABLE TO KEEP A THINKS THINGS
CLEAN AS WE'VE HEARD THERE'S OUR
SALMON THERE'S NO SALMON- THIS
YEAR BECAUSE WE TOOK TOO MUCH
WATER- SO THIS IS THE WATER
QUALITY PLAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
DONE. WE'RE JUST SAYING IT
SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE WE DECIDE
HOW MUCH WATER YOU GONNA TAKE
AND AT WHAT TIMES YOU'RE GOING
TO TAKE IT IT SEEMS A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD- ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
BOATS CAN YOU CAN YOU TRUST THE
WATER BOARD TO DO THIS WORK. I
THEY ARE GIVEN AS PLAN TO BE
ABLE TO EVALUATE THE WATER
QUALITY YEAH. YEP THAT'S WHAT WE
ENTRUST THE WATER BOARD DUE. TO
AND DOES NOT A LOT OF IMPORTANT
WORK. IN GENERAL IN THE SPACE-
GREAT I APPRECIATE THAT I'LL
TAKE THAT AS YOUR CLOTHES- LET'S
CALL THE ROLL. SB SIX EIGHTY
SEVEN MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SENATORS ALAN HI. ALAN I VALLEY
. GONZALEZ GONZALEZ I HER TADO.
MENJIVAR MENJIVAR I JONES.
SKINNER. GREAT ALL RIGHT I
BELIEVE THE ROLE OF AN FOR FOLKS
THAT ARE LET'S- SPRING CENTER
ARCH LET US. SB SIX SIXTY THREE.
WITH THIS ITEM SIX SENIOR JANICE
MEMBERS. OKAY THANK YOU.
EVERYONE MR CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TODAY I'M
PRESENTING SENATE BILL SIX SIX
THREE RELATED TO. CALIFORNIA'S
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD
PROGRAM ALSO KNOWN AS OUR UP OUR
PS- I WOULD LIKE TO START BY
THANKING THE CHAIRED THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS- FOR WORKING
WITH ME IN WITH THE AMENDMENTS
AND- AND WE HAVE RECEIVED ALL
YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND WE ACCEPT
THEM. AND WILL BE WORKING
CLOSELY TOGETHER. SENATE BILL
SIX X. THREE DEFINES RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN AND ADD RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCE UNDER THE RENEWABLE
PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. SENATE BILL
SIX SIX THREE DEFINES RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR
R. P. S. LEGISLATION AND IN
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL WAY.
CALIFORNIA IS A LEADER IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTION WITH
ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS IN
THE UNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA
GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE 1100% CLEAN
ELECTRICITY BY TWENTY FORTY FIVE
AND IT'S R. P. S. PROGRAM HAS
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING
THIS GOAL. HOWEVER IN ORDER TO
MEET THIS TARGET IT IS CRUCIAL
THAT CALIFORNIA INCLUDES MORE
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN IN ITS R. P.
S. PROGRAM. RENEWABLE HYDROGEN
IS A SUSTAINABLE FUEL THAT CAN
BE PRODUCED FROM RENEWABLE
SOURCES SUCH AS SOLAR AND WIND.
IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE ALTERNATIVE
TO FOSSIL FUELS BECAUSE IT DOES
NOT PRODUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS
WHEN USED IN FUEL CELLS OR
COMBUSTION ENGINES. WHAT ARE THE
MANY ADVANTAGES ONE OF THE MAIN
ADVANTAGES RENEWABLE HYDROGEN IS
THAT IT CAN BE STORED AND
TRANSPORTED EASILY MAKING IT AN
EXCELLENT OPTION FOR ADDRESSING
CALIFORNIA. EMERGENCY ENERGY
NEEDS DURING TIMES OF PEAK
DEMAND. AS AS THE STATE
CONTINUES TO TRANSITION TO
RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES SUCH
AS SOLAR AND WIND THE NEED FOR
RELIABLE BACKUP POWER BECOMES
EVEN MORE CRUCIAL. BY INCLUDING
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN. IN THE R. P.
S. PROGRAM. A POWER SYSTEMS THAT
ARE BOTH RELIABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE. CALIFORNIA'S OUR PS
WAS ESTABLISHED OVER TWENTY
YEARS AGO. AND WHILE HYDROGEN
WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL
PROGRAM NO ONE COULD HAVE
PREDICTED THE ADVANCES IN
TECHNOLOGY HYDROGEN HAS MADE
SINCE THEN. SENATE BILL SIX SIX
THREE RECOGNIZES THAT PROGRESS
HAS THEREFORE UPDATES- AND THOSE
UPDATES ON OUR OUR PS CODE TO
ALLOW RENEWABLE. TECHNOLOGIES TO
UTILIZE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN TO
PRODUCE ELECTRICITY FOR THE
RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
CALIFORNIA HAS A STRONG CLEAN
ENERGY INDUSTRY AND BY INCLUDING
MORE RENEWABLE HYDROGEN IN THE
R. P. S. PROGRAM CALIFORNIA CAN
HELP CREATE NEW JOBS.
STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH OF
THE ENERGY SECTOR AND MEET OUR
STAGE AND BIGGEST AN AMBITIOUS
CLIMATE GOALS WITH WITH SENATE
BILL SIX SIX THREE CALIFORNIA
WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM
MARIN RELIANCE ON NATURAL GAS
AND INTO A CLEAN RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN FUTURE. FOR THESE
REASONS I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR
AYE VOTE ON SENATE BILL SIX SIX
THREE AND WITH ME TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. AND TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE I HAVE JANICE LYNN
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE
GREEN HYDROGEN COALITION. THANK
YOU SENATOR. GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME'S JANICE LYNN AND I'M WITH
THE GREEN HYDROGEN COALITION.
CHAREN OUT VICE CHAIR MEMBERS
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY TODAY WE'RE AN
EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT'S
DEDICATED TO A CLEAN AND JUST
ENERGY TRANSITION WE'RE PLEASED
TO SPONSOR SENATE BILL SIX SIX
THREE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
SENATOR ARCHULETA. AND SENATOR
SKINNER FOR AUTHORING THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. I WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN
STUDYING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SCALED GREEN HYDROGEN RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN ECONOMY FOR CALIFORNIA
FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS. AND
OUR FINDINGS ARE AMAZING. WHAT
WE FOUND IS THAT WE CAN AT SCALE
ACHIEVE. VERY LOW COST. SCALED
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN THAT'S
COMPETITIVE WITH FOSSIL FUELS.
THIS IS PROFOUND BECAUSE HISTORY
WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF SO HOW
DO WE GET THERE AND SENATE BILL
SIX SIX THREE IS ABSOLUTELY KEY
FOR THE REASONS THE SENATOR
MENTIONED. IMPORTANTLY IS
TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL SO IT ENABLES
COMPETITION AND INNOVATION
SECONDLY IT ALLOWS US TO
REPURPOSE EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE. TO PRODUCE LOW
CARBON. I'M SORRY LONG DURATION
ZERO CARBON POWER ON DEMAND SO
WITH THIS WE CAN ACHIEVE A 100%
RENEWABLES IN THE POWER SECTOR
WITHOUT AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL ZERO
CARBON FUEL LIKE GREEN RENEWABLE
HYDROGEN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
BURN NATURAL GAS. FINALLY SENATE
BILL SIX SIX THREE IS SO
ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE
POWER SECTOR IS AN IDEAL
APPLICATION TO SCALE DEMAND FOR
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN. DEMANDED A
SINGLE POWER PLANT CAN PROVIDE
NEEDED CERTAINTY TO INCENTIVIZE
LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION THEREBY
DRIVING DOWN COST LOWER COST
WILL ACCELERATE ADOPTION IN
OTHER SECTORS THAT ARE REALLY
HARD TO DECARBONISE LIKE HEAVY
DUTY TRUCKING AND AVIATION AND
TERMINAL OPERATIONS. THE POWER
SECTOR AND THE CHANGES
ENVISIONED IN SB SIX SIX THREE
ARE A NECESSARY CATALYST FOR
SCALED GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMY IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THANK YOU- THOSE WISHING TO
ADD ON IN SUPPORT NAME IN
ASSOCIATION PLEASE. ARE YOU TEST
ARE YOU TESTIFYING I'LL GIVE YOU
TWO MINUTES OF YOUR- CEMEX HERE
ON BEHALF CALIFORNIA HEDGING
COLLISION CALIFORNIA YOUR
COUNCIL- JUST. MY COMMENTS WITH
THE GREEN HYGIENE COALITION-
THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP IN
ENSURING- INVESTMENT IN
CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW-
CALIFORNIA'S HYDROGEN HUB IS
UNDERGOING REVIEW IT DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE
ONE OF. THE EIGHT WHO ARE ABLE
TO WIN- THIS TOOL IS CRITICALLY
NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENSURE
THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE NOT
LOST THANK YOU. THANK YOU THOSE
WHO WISH TO- NAME ASSOCIATION
PLEASE. A MAN EXCUSE ME MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS MIKE MONEY GOING
TO GET THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL IN
STRONG SUPPORT. HELLO SILVIO FOR
OUR IN BEHALF OF MAINSPRING
ENERGY IN SUPPORT.
OKAY LET'S NOW GO TO THE-
OPPOSITION. LET'S GO THE
OPPOSITION ANYONE WAS RAISE
CONCERNS WITH THE BILL. NO ALL
RIGHT WE'LL GO TO THE FRONT
LINES. THANK YOU WAIT UNTIL THE
PHONE LINES IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO ON
YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD. AND WE
WILL GO TO LINE NUMBER SIXTY
SEVEN THAT SIX SEVEN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING CARE
MEMBERS TENNIS DIGICABLE CHECK
ON BEHALF OF BY IN THEIR QUEUE
AT THE STATION OF CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOW
GET A LINE NUMBER SEVENTY TWO
THAT SEVEN TO YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. HELLO THIS IS THE BROKEN BONES
AREN'T REPRESENTING COMMON
ACTION CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION
. OKAY WE'LL GO TO LINE NUMBER
EIGHTY THAT EIGHT ZERO YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING CRISTINA
SYRINGE WITH THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU WILL ONE
MORE ONE MOMENT PLEASE HOLD THE
LINE NUMBER SIXTY THAT SIX ZERO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. BUT BETTER
CLAY WITH THE LOS ANGELES.
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS IN
SUPPORT. GIVES CHAIR YOU'RE OUT
OF COLORS IN THE QUEUE PLEASE
CONTINUE ALL RIGHT LET'S BRING
THE ITEM BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS AND
HIS OFFICE. YEAH THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND- THANK YOU
SENATOR ARCHULETA FOR BRINGING
OF FLORIDA ALTHOUGH I KNOW
YOU'RE TAKING THE AMENDMENTS
THAT REALLY- PREVENTS I THINK-
SORRY ABOUT THAT I HAD IT HERE-
THE NEED FOR HYDROGEN USE BY
ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITIES
TO MEET BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS
AND FOR LEAKAGE RISK TO BE
MINIMIZED CRACKED. OKAY YES
GREAT AND I THINK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
THAT BECAUSE- I KNOW AS YOU KNOW
IT'S VERY EASY FOR US TO TALK
ABOUT GREEN HYDROGEN AND KIND
OF. LOOSELY DEFINE IT BUT I
THINK THIS PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
GUARDRAILS AN ADDITIONAL-
PREVENTION OF ANY ISSUES BUT I
LOOK FOR TO WORKING WITH YOU AS
WELL ON THIS I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
AT YOUR PRESIDENT OF THE
HYDROGEN CAUCUS AND- YOU'RE
GONNA CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK-
AND IT CONTINUE TO. FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DEFINE GREEN HAT GREEN
HYDROGEN AND IN A WAY THAT I
THINK WILL PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO GET US TO
THAT DECARBONIZATION GOALS SO-
ALL SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT
ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS. MOVED BY
CENTER DOLLY. LET'S KALRA- AS A
- I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR IBOOK
. THANK YOU FOR THE CLOSE ALL
RIGHT. SB SIX SIX THREE MOTION
IS DO YOU PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SENATORS ALAN HI ALAN EYEING
DALI. DALLI I'D GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ I HER TADO. MENJIVAR
MANY OF OUR AYE JONES. JONES ICE
SKINNER. OKAY WE THAT OPEN.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
LET'S HEAR FROM CENTER OF THE
MONTH. WHO'S YOUR PRESENT ITEM
NINES SB SEVEN TWENTY EIGHT.
THANK YOU AT CHAIR AND SENATORS
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL AND I WOULD LIKE TO
ACCEPT THEIR SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
COMMIT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE COMMITTEE STAFF ON THIS
BILL. S. B. C. S. SEVEN TO EIGHT
IS A BILL THAT WOULD TRANSITION
THE STATE AWAY FROM THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC WITH
COULD GIVE CARDS BY JANUARY
FIRST OF TWENTY TWENTY SIX
TOWARDS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE GIFT CARD OPTIONS
I'M GONNA HAVE THE SERGEANTS
ACTUALLY PASS. AROUND WHAT THE
MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY OPTIONS ARE
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY THAT
ALREADY EXIST. MORE THAN THREE
POINT FOUR BILLION GIFT CARDS
WERE SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES
IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE ACCORDING
TO THE BEYOND PLASTICS REPORT
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE
PLASTIC GIFT CARDS AROUND TO
SEVENTY PERCENT. ARE MADE FROM
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PLASTIC PVC
CONSIDERED BY GREEN SPACE TO BE
ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST
ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING OF ALL
THE TYPES OF PLASTICS. SB SEVEN
TO EIGHT FOCUSES THE TRANSITION
AWAY FROM SINGLE USE PLASTIC
GIFT CARDS ON ALONG AN- ON A
SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN LONG
OVERDUE- TO LOOK AT. IN TERMS OF
THE SUPPLY OF THE WASTE FOR
PLASTIC. MANY BUSINESSES OFFER
MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
GIFT CARD OPTIONS LIKE PAPER OR
WEDDING GIFT CARDS OR EVEN
ELECTRONIC GIFT CARDS THAT ARE
PROVIDED- FOR MORE ECO. FRIENDLY
OPTIONS. WITH ME TODAY I HAVE ME
HÌ A LA GUARDIA A PLASTIC
POLLUTION POLICY MANAGER FROM
THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN SENATORS
MY NAME IS NATALY GEAR WITH THE
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION. SB SEVEN
TO EIGHT IS INTENDED TO ASSIST
IN THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM
SINGLE USE PLASTICS. BY FOCUSING
ON AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED PRODUCER
OF PLASTIC WASTE. PLASTIC WASTE
IS. IN GENERAL POSES A THREAT TO
THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES
FROM ITS ORIGIN TO END OF LIFE.
IT'S A PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCT
INNOVATIONS CARBON EMISSIONS AND
OTHER CHEMICALS DEPENDING ON THE
TYPE OF PLASTIC WHEN CREATED.
ONCE PLASTICS ARE CREATED THEY
DO NOT BREAK DOWN FOR HUNDREDS
AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS AND OVER
TIME BREAK DOWN INTO VERY SMALL
PARTICLES OF PLASTIC OR MICRO
PLASTICS THAT CAN BE INGESTED BY
WILDLIFE. OR EVEN HUMANS.
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PLASTICS
KNOWN AS PVC IS A TYPE OF
PLASTIC FOUND. IN PLASTIC GIFT
CARDS EMITS CARBON DIOXIDE IN
CERTAIN CHEMICALS UPON ITS
CREATION DEEMED HAZARDOUS BY THE
UNITED STATES. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY. THE SPECIFIC
CHEMICAL ADDITIVES FOUND IN PVC
CAN ALSO POSE ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES AND CONCERNS IF DISCARDED
IMPROPERLY. STEADIEST ON THAT
ONE. BURNED IT RELEASES
DANGEROUS CHEMICAL. INCLUDING
DIOXIN PAIRING AND HYDROGEN
CHLORIDE THAT BECOMES
HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN HUMAN
LUNGS. THE RECENT DISASTERS
DERAILMENT OF TRAIN CARS IN THE
TOWN OF EAST PALESTINE OHIO IS
FILLED WITH VINYL CHLORIDE AND
IS YET ANOTHER REMINDER THAT
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE
TRANSITION AWAY FROM SINGLE USE
PLASTICS. PLASTIC GIFTS GIFT
CARDS ARE ALSO DIFFICULT TO
RECYCLE IN PVC PRODUCTS IN
GENERAL TEND TO NOT BE RECYCLED.
THE U. S. EPA REPORTED THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF PVC RECYCLED IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN WAS NEGLIGIBLE. IF
CONSUMERS PUT THEIR PVC GIFT
CARDS IN A RECYCLING BIN MOST OF
THE CARS WILL LIKELY END UP
BURIED. IN A LANDFILL OR BURNED
IN AN INCINERATOR DUE TO THEIR
SMALL AND THEN SIZE INTERACTING
POORLY WITH RECYCLING MACHINERY
IN. MANY BUSINESSES HAVE ALREADY
MADE THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM
PLASTIC GIFT CARDS BECAUSE
THEY'RE CONSCIOUS OF THE
DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OF PLASTICS.
AND THIS BILL FOR THE EXPRESS TO
TRANSITION AWAY FROM PVC GIVE
CARDS. TO ALREADY AVAILABLE
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OTHER FOLKS ONE WHEN
SUPPORT. I SEE SOME PEOPLE WHO
WANT TO FOR YOUR SUPPORT
OPPOSITION- SUPPORT ACROSS.
KHLOE BROWN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE AND
CLEAN WATER ACTION IN SUPPORT
FOR THE REASONS LISTED BY
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION THANK YOU
GREAT THANK YOU. PALAZZOLO IS
WITH THE SUIT AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU SO MUCH. OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. I HATE OPPOSING THIS
AUTHORED BILLS. MARGARET GLAD TO
HEAR ABOUT HOW FOR THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
UNFORTUNATELY OPPOSED TO THIS
MEASURE AND WE DO APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR'S DESIRE TO REDUCE
PLASTIC. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW
THIS. THIS LEGISLATURE PREVIOUS
LEGISLATURES HAVE IT STOPPED AT
A NUMBER OF BILLS REDUCE PLASTIC
RETAILERS ARE DOING ALL WE CAN
TO COMPLY WITH THOSE LAWS GET
AHEAD OF THOSE LAWS. REDUCE OUR
USE OF PLASTIC AND ALSO REDUCE
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
SOME RETAILERS AS THE AUTHOR
POINTS OUT HAVE INDEED MOVED TO
NON PLASTIC CARDS THOSE CARDS DO
NOT WORK IN ALL APPLICATIONS AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO POST TODAY
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN- PLASTIC
NON PLASTIC CARDS CANNOT BE READ
BY THE EMV READERS. OF GAS
STATIONS ARE ONE EXAMPLE THERE
ARE OTHER TYPES OF EXAMPLES
WHERE THOSE CARDS WILL WORK OR
WON'T WORK POTENTIALLY OVER TIME
AS YOU MAY KNOW CALIFORNIA HAS A
LAW ON THE BOOKS WHERE GIFT
CARDS CANNOT EXPIRE SO IF THE
CARD IS A LARGE AMOUNT. IN IT AB
SOMEHOW GETS DESTROYED OVER TIME
THE CONSUMER MAY LOSE THAT VALUE
OF THE CARD. YOU CAN BE HARMED
BY THE READER YOU CAN SPILL YOUR
COFFEE ON IT AND MY FAVORITE
PERSONAL THING IS TO PUT IN THE
LAW IN THE LAUNDRY SO- THE HAVE
THEIR REASONS WHY THESE CARDS
DON'T WORK IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY
EVERY TIME- I WOULD ALSO SAY
THAT DIGITAL CARDS ARE NOT
ALWAYS AN OPTION FOR EVERYBODY.
GIVE IT SOMETIMES LACK OF CELL
SERVICE OR NOT EVERY CONSUMER
HAS A CELL PHONE SO FOR THESE
REASONS WE UNFORTUNATELY OPPOSE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BUT
THIS IS NOT- YOU SPEAKING ARE
YOU YES OPPOSITION JEFF SAVERS
ON BEHALF OF INCOME PAYMENTS WE
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE STAFF. GREAT JOB
ANALYSIS THE AUTHORS OFFICE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING
THE AMENDMENTS ON. PART OF IT I
JUST LIKE TO SOCIALIZE IN THE
COMMENTS. IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE
IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT A
MAJORITY ARE MOVING THAT
DIRECTION I THINK WE'LL- GET
THERE. AS TECHNOLOGY. CONTINUES
TO EVOLVE I THINK THE BIGGEST
ISSUE STILL REVISED AS MAGNETIC
STRIPES ON THE BACK THEY JUST
DON'T ADHERE WELL TO A LOT OF
OTHER PRODUCTS. WITHOUT PUTTING
ANOTHER PLASTIC CHEMICAL OVER IT
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID
THAT IT'S GETTING THERE IT'S
JUST. TAKING A LOT LONGER THAN I
THINK IS ANTICIPATED BY THIS
BILL WE HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR
WITH THE AUTHOR AND FIND A
SOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS DEAN
TELEVISA CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION WE CERTAINLY RESPECT
THE GOAL FROM THE AUTHOR BUT AT
THIS TIME WE ARE POST THANK YOU
. CASING NO OTHERS HERE IN-
TWELVE HUNDRED WE WILL GO TO THE
LINES MODERATOR THOSE. WISHING
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT YOU MAY PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME WE CURRENTLY
HAVE THREE ALREADY IN QUEUE.
WE'LL GO TO LINE NUMBER EIGHTY
SIX AT EIGHT SIX YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. EVERMAN THEMSELVES FROM
THE QUEUE WILL GO INSTEAD THE
LINE NUMBER EIGHTY TWO EIGHT TO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
REBEKAH ATKINS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERS ASSOCIATION
IN OPPOSITION THANK YOU. THANK
YOU THANK YOU WILL TRY LINE
NUMBER EIGHTY SIX AGAIN THEY
HAVE RE QUEUED YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. CHRIS QUICKLY WITH THE
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
OPPOSED THE MEASURE. YOU WILL
GROWING NUMBER EIGHTY FOUR
THAT'S EIGHT FOR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. JOHN WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT THE
CALIFORNIA FUELS AND CONVENIENCE
ALLIANCE IN OPPOSITION. AND
WE'RE GROWING NUMBER THIRTY
SEVEN THAT'S THREE SEVEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. NINE THIRTY
SEVENTY MAY HAVE STOPPED MUTED
YOURSELF PLEASE CHECK YOUR LINE
. THE APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING MIL
AUDIO FROM THAT LINE AND WITH
THAT WITH THEIR NO FURTHER ISSUE
THANK YOU WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS. IN ORDER JONES JUST A
COUPLE QUESTIONS WITH THIS APPLY
TO THE STATE. IN USING THEIR EBT
CARDS AND- THE MULTIPLE MILLIONS
OF. SUPPORT THAT THEY SET OUT TO
CALIFORNIANS SO AT THIS TIME I'M
NOT AWARE THAT IT APPLIES TO THE
STATE ACTUALLY ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS AT THIS BILL TAKE IN
THIS COMMITTEE IS AND TO CLARIFY
THE GIFT CARDS. AND SO THERE ARE
ALREADY SOME THINGS THAT-
BELIEVE IT OR NOT SAY GIFT
CARDS. ACT LIKE YOUR PARTS ARE
USE LIKE IF CARDS THAT ARE NOT
IN THE LEGAL DEFINITION SO- I
DON'T WANT TO SPECIFICALLY
CAUGHT WHICH COMPANIES OR WHAT
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE AND IF THE
IF. THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO
CLARIFY BUT THAT IS MY BELIEF
THAT AT THIS TIME THERE ARE THAT
WOULD NOT BUT- OKAY AND THEN THE
SECOND QUESTION YOUR OPENING
STATEMENT AND THEN EVEN THE
TESTIMONY FROM YOUR- WITNESS-
MENTIONED THAT MANY COMPANIES
AND BY YOUR DISPLAY AND- I'M
ACTION ARI I. CUSTOMER MYSELF SO
I GET THEIR ANNUAL GIFT CARD
FROM FROM THEM- ACTUALLY
WHATEVER THAT REWARDS CARD. IT
IS THE INDUSTRIES AND A LOT OF
PLACES ARE ALREADY TRYING TO GET
THERE ALSO AS DEMONSTRATED BY
THAT WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. SO
IS IT. I'M I'M KIND OF LIKE
STRUGGLING HERE THAT THE
GOVERNMENT REALLY NEEDS TO GET
INVOLVED IN THIS IF THE MARKETS
ALREADY MOVING THAT WAY DO WE
REALLY NEED TO. IMPOSE AND GET
IN THE WAY OF THIS OR CAN WE
JUST LET HIM GET THERE AS THEY
GET THERE SO EIGHT I WOULD SAY
THAT THE REASON THAT WE'RE
INVOLVED IN THIS IS TO HELP THEM
GET THERE FASTER I THINK WE
ACTUALLY. WE ALL KNOW THAT ALL
COMPANIES ARE DIFFERENT RIGHT
DIFFERENT SIZES SUMMER SOME ARE
ALREADY THERE THAT'S NOT A
PROBLEM. THERE'S OTHERS THAT ARE
WORKING TO GET THERE AND THERE'S
OTHERS THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO
PROBABLY NEED- SOME DIRECTION
FROM THE STATE EVEN THIS
DEFINITION OF WHAT A GIFT CARD
IS OR IS NOT AND WHAT'S
INCLUDED. WHO IS NOT INCLUDED I
BELIEVE IS MORE HELPFUL AS
OPPOSED TO DISADVANTAGE-
DISADVANTAGING AND I THINK THAT-
YOU KNOW THIS BILL IS A WORK IN
PROGRESS. AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT
WHAT THE DATE LOOKS LIKE WHAT
YOU KNOW THIS DEFINITION LOOKS
LIKE I THINK THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT YOU NEEDED AND
THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS IS
BECAUSE- MANY OF YOU. I MEAN
THEY'RE NOT GOING AWAY THE
CONCEPT OF A GIFT CARD IS NOT
GOING AWAY- MANY FOLKS ALREADY
USE A CARD AND DON'T KNOW THAT
IT'S- ALREADY MADE WITH YOU KNOW
THE BETTER AB YOU KNOW PRODUCT-
BUT THERE'S STILL. SOME THAT ARE
OUT THERE AND LIKE I SAID.
BECAUSE OF THE LEGAL DEFINITION
OF A GIFT CARD THERE ARE SOME
THINGS FOR SOME. USERS THAT WILL
NOT CHANGE AT ALL SPECIFICALLY
ON ONES THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED
WITH A CREDIT CARD. THANK FOR
THE- WE WILL LET YOU CLOSE I
RESPECT ASK FOR AN I. TO WE HAVE
A MOTION. OF MY- PLEASE CALL THE
- SB SEVEN TO EIGHT THE MOTION
IS DEEP PASSES AMENDED TO THE
FLOOR SENATORS. ALLEN DALLY.
DELANO GONZALEZ. HER TADO.
MENJIVAR MENJIVAR I JONES. JONES
NO SKINNER. WE GOT BILL HAS.
WHATEVER VOTES IN WILL HOLD AN
OPEN THROUGH TO GET THE REST.
STVO AND NOW ARE YOU ARE GOING
TO PRESENT FOR SENATOR STERN.
CORRECT I'LL BE PRESENTING AT SB
SEVEN TWENTY ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR STERN. THE AUTHOR
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THIS
COMMITTEE. REQUESTED BY SENATE
TRANSPORTATION REMOVE CALTRANS
WHO DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION
OVER GHG EMISSIONS AND THERE THE
BILL'S SCOPE TO ONLY THE LARGEST
AIRPORTS AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES THE SENATOR BELIEVES
THAT THESE THAT THESE IMPORTANT
CHANGES HELP TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS OF THE OPPOSITION AND
MAKE THIS BILL STRONGER AS
AMENDED THE BILL WOULD. REQUIRE
EVERY AIRPORT WITH FIFTY
THOUSAND PRIVATE FLIGHT TAKE
OFFS ANNUALLY IN AN E. J.
COMMUNITY TO REPORT ON THE
FOLLOWING TO CARVE ON THEIR
PROGRESS TOWARDS A NET ZERO GHG
EMISSIONS TO LOCAL AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ON THEIR
EFFORTS TO MITIGATE E. J. AND
AIR QUALITY CONCERNS. LASTLY IT
WOULD REQUIRE CARP TO CONSIDER
NOT MANDATE REGULATIONS TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF EMISSIONS
FROM- AVIATION. AVIATION JETS
AND GENERAL AVIATION ACCOUNTS
41% OF THE STATE'S TOTAL GHG
EMISSIONS. THOUGH THIS MAY SOUND
INSIGNIFICANT THIS IS A MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF TONNAGE PER PERSON
CONSIDERING IN THE YEAR TWENTY
SEVENTEEN AT LESS THAN HALF OF
THE U. S. POPULATION HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FLY AT ALL. SB
SEVEN TWENTY GIVES OUR STATE
DEPARTMENT'S KEY INFORMATION TO
IDENTIFY SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS
THAT ARE SUCCESSFULLY REDUCING
THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF FLYING
FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
AND EMPOWERS CARB TO RE EXAMINE
OUR REGULATORY PROCESS IN LIGHT
OF THIS INFORMATION. TO ORIENT
OUR STATE TOWARDS LONG TERM
SUSTAINABILITY IN AVIATION- HERE
TO SUPPORT THE BILL IS BILL AND
I GRINNED WITH THE COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR. THANK YOU. THE CASE
GOOD MORNING BILL MCGOVERN WITH
THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR IN
SUPPORT- AND I'LL BE BRIEF
BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS REALLY COVERS THE
ISSUES. VERY WELL I WANT TO CALL
OUT ONE IMPORTANT FACT FROM THAT
ANALYSIS WHICH IS THAT IN THE
SOUTH COAST AIR DISTRICT WHICH
HAS THE WORST SMOG IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY. IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 9%
OF THE EMISSIONS OF KNOX OXIDES
OF NITROGEN ARE COMING FROM
AVIATION SO KNOX IS THE KEY
POLLUTANT. IN THAT DISTRICT AS
IT IS IN IN MOST OF THE STATE IN
TERMS OF OUR SMOG PROBLEM. AND
9% IS REALLY A LARGE AMOUNT AND
AS WE'VE TAKEN ACTION TO REDUCE
A LOT OF THE OTHER SOURCES OF
KNOCKS. THAT PROPORTION IS ONLY
GOING TO GROW FROM AVIATION SO
THAT'S WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO
GET BETTER DATA. IN THIS AREA
AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
PROVISIONS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE IS OFTEN
THE POLLUTION IS GOING INTO.
DISADVANTAGED AND LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES WELL THE PEOPLE
BENEFITING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
TAKING MOST OF THE FLIGHTS
ACTUALLY ARE SOME OF THE MOST
ADVANTAGE PEOPLE. IN OUR STATE
SO- WE APPRECIATE THE BILL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OTHER FOLKS
IN SUPPORT. TO OPPORTUNITY C.
NINE. WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
GOOD MORNING JIM LIGHTS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
AIRPORTS COUNCIL AND THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
AIRPORTS. WHY ARE AIRPORTS
SUPPOSED TO THIS BILL WE'RE
OPPOSE BECAUSE WE ARE IN FACT
YEARS AHEAD OF WHAT THIS BILL IS
ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT. THERE
ARE THREE MAIN SOURCES OF
EMISSIONS AT AIRPORTS THE
AIRCRAFT SHUTTLE BUSES IN THE
GROUND SERVICE EQUIPMENT-
STARTING WITH GROUND SERVICE
EQUIPMENT MOST OF THAT IN THE
STATE HAS A IS ALREADY ELECTRIC
AND IN MOST CASES HAS BEEN FOR
OVER A DECADE. SO CARB HAS NOT
CHOSEN TO DO A RAG ON GSE
BECAUSE MOST OF IT IS ALREADY
ELECTRIC AS THE ANALYSIS POINTS
OUT ON SHUTTLE BUSES CARP HAS
ALREADY DONE A MANDATORY AIRPORT
ELECTRIC SHUTTLE BUS RAG-
SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN AIRPORTS
ARE CURRENTLY COMPLYING WITH
THAT IN THAT ALREADY CARRIES A
REPORTING REQUIREMENT. FINALLY
THE AIRCRAFT WILL FEDERAL LAW
PROHIBITS INDIVIDUAL STATES FROM
REGULATING AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS
HOW DO WE GET OUT THAT WELL WE
GET AT THAT THROUGH SUSTAINABLE
AVIATION FUEL WE'VE ASKED THE
AUTHORS OFFICE TO PARTNER WITH
US. TO TRY AND CREATE MORE
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
PRODUCTION IN THE STATE WHICH IS
VERY KEY THAT NOTION WAS
REJECTED IN FAVOR OF THE
LANGUAGE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU
TODAY. AND THAT REALLY DOESN'T
HELP AIRPORT'S MOVE THE NEEDLE
AND USING MORE SUSTAINABLE
AVIATION FUEL WILL HELP US GET
THERE TODAY AT SFO EVERY PRIVATE
JET. THAT TAKES OFF FROM THAT
AIRPORT IS FUELED WITH
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL WHAT
WE NEED TO DO IS FOCUS ON
POLICIES AND INCENTIVES TO BOOST
THAT PRODUCTION TO MAKE THAT A
TRUE STATEMENT AT EVERY AIRPORT
IN THE STATE. INSTEAD OF SF
HELLO- THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE
ADOPTING TODAY REALLY ENDS UP
CREATING A MIX OF RANDOM
AIRPORTS ABOUT TWENTY OR SO THAT
WOULD BE SUBJECT TO REPORTING BY
THIS BILL. AND MOST OF THEM
DON'T HAVE SHUTTLES THE GST IS
ALREADY ELECTRIC WE CAN'T DO
ANYTHING DIRECTLY ABOUT THE
AIRCRAFT SO WE DON'T SEE THE
VALUE IN THIS NEW REPORTING
REQUIREMENT WE ASK FOR YOU KNOW
VOTE. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE IN
OPPOSITION HERE TWELVE HUNDRED
SEEING NON WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR. THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT
NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. AS A
REMINDER YOUR PLACE YOURSELF THE
QUEUE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
PHONE LINES BY PRESSING ONE AND
ZERO. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR IN
Q. GOT A LINE NUMBER EIGHTY
EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING CRISTINA
ORANGE FOR THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU WILL GO TO LINE
NUMBER THIRTY TWO THAT'S THREE
TO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YEAH ALL
RIGHT WITH THE CALIFORNIA PILOTS
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL. YOU
WILL GET A LINE NUMBER EIGHTY
SEVEN AT EIGHT SEVEN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. AT LEAST ONCE IN
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
AIRPORTS. PRESIDENT OPPOSED. IF
YOU WERE GONNA LINE NUMBER NINE
THAT EIGHT NINE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. RAGAZZA COUNTY IMPOSSIBLE
AVIATION VICE PRESIDENT OF
ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA AIRPORT
OPPOSED. GUILDERLAND NUMBER
THIRTY FOUR THAT'S THREE FOR
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HOGGARD WITH
THE NATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MORE
THAN A HUNDRED AND FIFTY
AVIATION BUSINESS AS AN AIRPORT
IN CALIFORNIA. I WOULD URGE YOU
TO OPPOSE SB SEVEN TWENTY WE ARE
ASSOCIATION IS ACTIVELY WORKING
TO INCREASE THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY. I
UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH THIS BILL
IS AN EFFECTIVE AND REACHING. I
REMEMBER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
RESTRAINED YOU START MEDICARE
PART NAME AN AFFILIATION OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU
WILL I NUMBER EIGHTY FIVE EIGHT
EIGHT FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
I'M CAROL FORD THE PRESIDENT OF
THE CALIFORNIA PILOTS
ASSOCIATION WE OPPOSE BILLS AT
FIFTY SEVEN TWENTY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR THERE'S
NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT IN
QUEUE AT THIS TIME PLEASE
CONTINUE THANK YOU WE WILL BRING
IT BACK- ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND
ALLOW CLOSE HAVE A MOTION. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR NAY VOTE THANK YOU. ALL
. COOPER CULTURAL. SORRY THANK.
SB SEVEN TWO THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. SENATORS ALAN. DOLLY
NO GONZALEZ- TADO MENJIVAR. MANY
OF OUR AYE JONES. JONES NO
SKINNER. I WANTED TO THAT BILL
IS ON CALL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON WE ONLY HAVE
CENTER. WE HAVE- WE'RE WAITING
ON IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL HAVE
TO CALL ON- THE BILLS THAT OF
SENATOR JONES MISSED. AND HE'S
PRESENTING AND- ABBVIE. OKAY
FILE ITEM ONE. SB TWENTY THREE
THE MOTION IS DEEP PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE THE CURRENT VOTERS
THREE ZERO. SHARES VOTING ON A
VOTE VICE CHAIR IS VIA VOTING I
JUST GONZALEZ HER TADO JONES
JONES I SKINNER. FILE ITEM THREE
SB FIVE OH EIGHT THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THE
CURRENT VOTE IS TWO ZERO CHAIR
VOTING I'D VICE CHAIR VOTING ANI
JONES JONES I. O'KANE FILE ITEM
SEVEN SB SIX EIGHTY SEVEN THE
MOTION IS DO YOU PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. CHAIR
IS VOTING I VICE CHAIR NO VOTE
JONES JONES NOW. FILE ITEM
ELEVEN SB EIGHTY FOUR MOTION IS
DUE PASSED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CHAIRS VOTING ONLINE
VICE CHAIRS VOTING NO JONES
JONES NOW K. WE WILL RECESS
UNTIL SENATOR ALLEN GETS BACK
FROM PRESENTING IN GOVERNMENT
FINANCE.
ALL RIGHT LET'S
BRING THIS SOME HEARING BACK TO
ORDER IT WITH WHILE I'M WHILE
THE VICE CHAIR GETS UP TO THE
DIS LIST OF CALLS ON THE- THE
BILL'S OR HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO VOTE AND YEAH. OKAY FILE ITEM
EIGHT SB SEVEN TWENTY. SENATORS
ALAN ALLEN I. OKAY FILE ITEM
NINE I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL THE
MOTION THE MOTION IS DO YOU PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE ON SB SEVEN TWENTY
FILE ITEM NINE SB SEVEN TWENTY
EIGHT THE MOTION IS DO YOU PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR.
SENATORS ALLEN ALLEN I. ALL
RIGHT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM
TWELVE SB FOURTEEN FOURTEEN
ALLEN PROCEED.
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU MR VICE
CHAIR- I AM ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEES AMENDMENTS- TRULY
APPRECIATE- GREAT STUFF WORK ON
THIS MEASURE AND- IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS MISTER VICE
CHAIR. LOOKING FOR TO A
DISCUSSION WE HAVE ALL THE TIME
THE WORLD AT THIS POINT NOW. AS
WE AWAIT OTHER MEMBERS COMING
BACK I'M- SO I'M. ZERO IS WE'VE
DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY THIS
COMMITTEE CALLING TODAY YOU KNOW
WE'RE TRYING TO CUT GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS AT THE PACE THAT
WE NEED TO- TO ADD TO HELP WHAT
DRESS ARE GLOBAL. CRISIS AND-
IT'S OUR FEELING THAT WE HAD WE
NEED TO HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK
AND RAPID SHIFT TO DECARBONISE
ECONOMY SO WE'RE WE'RE HAVING.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LOTS OF
DIFFERENT POSSIBLE TOOLS AND-
HYDROGEN OF COURSE IS ONE SUCH
TOOL THAT WE CAN USE TO DO THIS
WE'VE EVEN HEARD A BILL- TODAY
ABOUT IT AND- SO IN ORDER TO
CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE
RIGHT JOB THE STATE HAS TO HAVE
A REALLY ACCESSIBLE DATA. TO
MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND THIS
BILL ASKED FOR AN ASSESSMENT TO
MAKE SUCH INFORMATION READILY
AVAILABLE AND ENABLE COMPARISONS
BETWEEN HYDROGEN USE AN
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS SUCH AS
ELECTRIFICATION. I'LL ASK FOR AN
ASSESSMENT THAT INCLUDES AN
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT-
POTENTIAL HYDROGEN APPLICATIONS
INCLUDING A LIGHT MEDIUM AND
HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES. MARITIME
SHIPPING AVIATION INDUSTRIAL OUT
OF FACTORING ELECTRICITY
GENERATION THERE'S A LOT OF
CONVERSATION- THIS IS BEST FOR
THIS IS THE BEST FOR THAT WE
REALLY RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LOT
OF SPECULATION AND WE WANT TO
GET MORE INFORMATION- THE. FOR
GHG EMISSIONS REDUCTION IN THE
COST AND THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF USING HYDROGEN COMPARED TO
DIFFERENT NHÀ DIRECTLY
ELECTRIFYING EITHER BY USING
BATTERIES ARE GREAT ELECTRICITY.
DIRECTLY ON DIFFERENT DE CARB
OPTIONS MAY BE BETTER SUITED FOR
DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT'S
THE KIND OF THE BASIC PREMISE
HERE. APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE
M. INDUSTRIAL PROCESS THESE-
MIGHT REQUIRE HIGH HEAT. OUR
LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION MAY
DAY MET MIGHT BENEFIT FROM A
LONG DISTANCE. KIND OF A YOU
KNOW A LOT OF LIKE A LIQUID FUEL
SUCH AS HYDROGEN- YOU KNOW OTHER
APPLICATIONS MIGHT BE MORE
OFFICIALLY ELECTRIFIED BATTERY
ELECTRIC PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR
EXAMPLE REQUIRE. MUCH LESS
ENERGY THAN HALOGEN FUEL CELL
CARS AT LEAST FOR NOW THAT
COULD. CHANGE OVER TIME AS
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES THAT WOULD
BE SOMETHING ELSE WE LOOK AT. SO
HI THIS IS ALL ABOUT- TO REALLY
EVALUATE DIFFERENT- HI HOW THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF THESE
DIFFERENT ZERO CARBON TOOLS FOR
DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT WILL
HELP. THE STATE MAKE MORE
STRATEGIC CHOICES. SO AS WE TAKE
THE STEPS TO MASSIVELY SCALE UP
THE USE OF HYDROGEN IN THE
STATE. OTHERS A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS
THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER
INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL HEALTH
SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL OR CLIMATE
RISKS. FOR EXAMPLE AS WE
DISCUSSED IN THE COMMITTEE
HYDROGEN GAS TAX IS AN INDIRECT
GHG THROUGH ITS REACTIONS WITH
OTHER GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
AND INJECTING HYDROGEN INTO OUR
EXISTING NATURAL GAS SYSTEM CAN.
POTENTIALLY BRITTLE OR DEGRADE-
THE EXISTING PIPELINES ALLOWING
HYDROGEN TO LEAK OUT. BOB BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THERE'S POTENTIALLY
MUCH SAFER WAYS OF TRANSPORTING
HYDROGEN AND THEY'RE THE FOCUS
ON TO BE THERE. SO WE GOT TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW.
CONCERNING THIS MIGHT BE WHETHER
WE'RE PREPARED TO DESIGN
APPROPRIATE TRANSPORTATION AND
STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
MINIMIZE WE COULD DRESS- TO
MONITOR FOR LEAKS. SO THIS BILL
AIMS TO. TO COMPLEMENT OTHER
HYDROGEN ASSESSMENTS THE
REQUESTED BY THE LEGISLATURE TO
ANSWER SUCH SOME OF THESE
QUESTIONS. AND ALLOW US TO
COMPARE THIS TOOL TO ALTERNATIVE
SUCH AS ELECTRIFICATION. A USING
THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT
THAN THE BILL LAST YEAR BOARD IN
THE C. C. IN THE C. P. U. C. TO
PRIORITIZE. APPLICATIONS WERE
USING HYDROGEN CAN BE MOST
EFFECTIVE FOR THE STATE TO MEET
ITS CLIMATE GOALS. AND IT'S IN
THAT SPIRIT THAT I ASKED FOR AN
AYE VOTE. YOU HAVE A WITNESS OR
NO. I DON'T THINK SO K. VERY
WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
TWEENER OKAY OUR GOT A TWEENER
WILL. GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE OPPOSITION COMES IN.
THANK YOU MISTER TRAN NUMBERS
VICTOR RODRIGUEZ BUT NELSON
MARKS FROM BEHALF OF THE CITY IN
MILLBRAE AND SUPPORT. SUPPORT
BOB YES SUPPORT THERE WE GO
MILLBRAE ANYBODY ELSE'S
SUPPORTED TOWN- FOLKS IN
OPPOSITION. IN BETWEEN. GET THE
SEVEN THIRTY. HI MCGILL'S HERE
WE HAVE THE CAL DREAM.
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS- WE CAN
APPRECIATE THE KIND OF LONG
DIALOGUE THAT WE HAD WITH
COMMITTEE AND THE- CARE STAFF-
PRIOR TO THAT- TO READ AFTER THE
AMENDMENTS CAME INTO PLAY. WE
DID PROVIDE A SERIES OF
BALANCING AMENDMENTS FOR
CONSIDERATION AND WE'RE HOPEFUL
THAT THOSE DIALOGUES CONTINUE-
WE DO BELIEVE THAT AT THIS TIME
THE BILL AS DRAFTED IS- AT.
LEAST TO SOME INHERENT BIAS IN
THE OUTCOMES. I TO THAT AND
WE'RE ASKING FOR A CERTAIN
ADDITIONAL- CONSIDERATIONS IN
THE STUDY- SUCH AS- INDIRECT
INDIRECT LAND USE- CRADLE TO
GRAVE LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS. A
FULL ASSESSMENT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS IN THE REST
OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURES- WE DO
KNOW THAT ELECTRIFICATION WAS
NOT WITHOUT ITS OWN RISKS YEAH
AND IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO
HIGHLIGHT YOU KNOW WE DON'T WANT
TO BE IN THIS YOU KNOW HYDROGEN
VERSES CHARGING VERSES
ELECTRIFICATION THANK. I THINK
THE SCOPING PLAN STUDIES FROM
NATIONAL- RENEWABLES ENERGY LAB-
BUDGET NATIONAL LABORATORIES LOT
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
INDICATE THAT IT IS HYDROGEN
ELECTRIFICATION AND A LOT OF
OTHER TOOLS THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ON THE TABLE CURRENTLY. TO G.
CARDINALITY IN TO THE EXTENT
THAT HYDROGEN IS DECARBONISE AND
PART OF THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE YOUR ONE VERSUS THE OTHER IN
ANY GIVEN CATEGORY IT'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT OF EACH. AND IN
SOME CASES IT'S GOING TO BE YOU
KNOW. A COMBINATION OF TWO I
DIDN'T HAS GREAT POTENTIAL TO
HELP WITH- SOME ARE GREAT ISSUES
WITH REGARDS TO OVERTAKE HER
GERMAN RENEWABLES THE- MOVING OF
THAT ELECTRICITY THAT DOES IT.
RENEWABLE MOLECULES IN TIME AND
SPACE SO THAT WE HAVE- LESS PER
LESS OVER PROCUREMENT LESS
CURTAILMENT. RECOVERING ECONOMIC
VALUE FOR THE RATE PAYER- BUT
ALSO THERE'S- DIFFERENT DRIVERS
IN DIFFERENT USE CASES ACROSS
THE FLEET YOU KNOW BE IT YOU
KNOW HEAVY DUTY MEDIUM DUTY OR
LIGHT- CONSUMER DECISIONS ARE
NOT NECESSARILY IS LINEAR IS THE
ANALYSIS IS TRYING TO MAKE IT.
AND SO TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN
INCORPORATE SOME OF THE COMPLEX
DECISION MAKING- IN SOME OF
THESE THINGS. AND HAVE A MORE
ROBUST- DISCUSS XIN. UP YOU AND
NOT JUST SINGLE OUT HYDROGEN-
YOU KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO THIS
FULL IN HOUSE OF RISK OF
DETERMINES. WE SHOULD ALL. THAT
ARE BEING CONSIDERED BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T DO THAT WITH. AT THE END
OF LIFE ISSUES THAT WE'RE GOING
TO ENCOUNTER WITH REGARD TO YOUR
ROOFTOP SOLAR AND BATTERIES AND
SO ON. AND SO THERE'S RISK AND
BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING THERE'S
NO SIMPLE ANSWERS AND TO THE
EXTENT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR TO. CREATE
THAT BALANCE TO HAVE THAT MORE
ROBUST CONVERSATION WE
APPRECIATE THANK YOU KAY YOU'VE
EXCEEDED YOUR TWO MINUTES. I WAS
JUST GONNA SAY THAT HE'S LAWLER
TIME AT LEAST PRIEGO HERE ABOUT
HALF OF THE GREEN HUNDRED.
COALITION ALSO TO. AND WOULD
ALIGN OUR COMMENTS- WITH MAKES
CA. AND JUST WOULD ADD ON THAT
SYSTEM COSTS ARE KEY TO CONSIDER
IN EVALUATING. FEASIBILITY
TIMELINESS AND ULTIMATE COST
CONSUMERS OF EACH. APPLICATION
THANK YOU FOR HAVING AN OPEN
NORMALLY AND LOOKING FOR TO
WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU
THANK YOU- ANYONE ELSE SEEING
NONE. WE WILL GO TO OUR PHONE
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FOUR OPPOSITION. OR SUPPORT. YES
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ALREADY WILL GO TO LINE NUMBER
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OF SEVEN TWO THAT'S TWO YEAR IS
OPEN. MARKET AFTERNOON THIS IS
STEPHEN ROSENBAUM PREPPY. OUR
MID CAL. SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
IN QUEUE AT THIS TIME PLEASE ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU WE WILL BRING IT
BACK- TO THE- DÍAS SEVEN SB
FOURTEEN FOURTEEN. WE HAVE A
MOTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
MISTER OUT. YEAH IN APPRECIATED
THE CONVERSATION I DO THINK
THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS SOME
ADDITIONAL CHANGES WERE LOOKING
TO YOU TO MAKE- YOU KNOW I I'M
I'M RELUCTANT TO SORT OF. MAKE
THIS A BILL ABOUT EVERY SINGLE
POSSIBLE ENERGY SOURCE- THERE
ARE SOME. YOU KNOW AND I ATE
YEAH AND I CERTAINLY DON'T. WANT
THIS TO BE SEEN AS- AS- AS SOME
SORT OF A BIAS AGAINST UP
AGAINST HYDROGEN I THINK WE WANT
TO JUST WE RECOGNIZE. THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GET ALL DIFFERENT
TYPES OF ENERGY SOURCES ONLINE.
AND SOME COULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES
OF USES AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
REALLY TRYING TO GET TO THE
BOTTOM HERE- YOU'RE PROBABLY
RIGHT I MEAN THERE'S ISSUES
STATE WE OUGHT TO SPEND TIME
STUDYING ON ELECTRICITY SPACE.
LOOK I JUST YESTERDAY WAS
PRESENTING A BILL ON EXTENDED
PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM
FOR UV BATTERIES- AND SO THAT WE
CAN DEAL WITH THE END OF LIFE
ISSUES- THE YOU CORRECTLY
MENTIONED THERE AND WE NEED TO
DO MORE NOT SPACE TO- SO. I KNOW
YOU'RE CHEN AYE VOTE OR YOU DO
NURSES I'VE LEFT. WITH THAT WE
WILL- OPEN THE ROLE PLEASE. SB
FOUR ONE FOR THE MOTION IS DO
YOU PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS ALLEN
AYE ALLEN AYE DOLLY. DALI I
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ I HER TADO.
MENJIVAR JONES SKINNER. THREE
ZERO THAT BILLS ON CALL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR REMAINING MEMBERS OKAY
SB SIX SEVENTY ALLEN THANK YOU
MEMBERS SENT. HI MISTER VICE
CHAIR I THINK YES THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT SO ON THIS IS THE FINAL
BILL- OF THE DAY SB SIX SEVENTY
. AND I A CALLS UPON OUR AIR
RESOURCES BOARD TO DEVELOP A
METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING.
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED VMT.
ALONG WITH DESIGN MAPS. THAT
DISPLAY VMT AVERAGES AT THE CITY
REGIONAL STATEWIDE LEVELS.
OBVIOUSLY WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS DILIGENT WORK
ON THIS ISSUE- I'M I'M ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEES MOMENTS- SO BACK
IN TWENTY THIRTEEN- YOU DEL
STEINBERG. DID SB SEVEN FORTY
THREE ANALYSTS SAY TO PASS THAT
BILL WHICH CHANGE THE MANNER IN
WHICH TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS ARE
MEASURED UNDER SYKORA. TWO
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND IT'S
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STREAMLINED
ANALYSIS AND LOVI EMPTY AREAS
AND TO ACCOMMODATE THIS CHANGE
LEAD AGENCIES HAVE MADE EFFORTS
TO IMPLEMENT SB SEVEN FORTY
THREE BY DOING THEIR OWN
JURISDICTIONAL MAPPING. WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF A TECHNICAL
GUIDANCE PRODUCED BY OPR. NOW
SOME OF FOUND GREAT SUCCESS IN
DOING THIS OTHERS OF NOT. AND
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP WITH WITH
SB SIX SEVENTY. BY REQUIRING
CARBON TO PRODUCE A METHODOLOGY
AND- VMT MAPS THAT WILL ALLOW
LEAD AGENCIES AND PLANNERS AND
DEVELOPERS I TO USE THIS TOOL BY
MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS IN
AREAS THAT PRESENTLY LACK
MAPPING. AND IT'S JUST BEEN A
BIT OF A SMORGASBORD OF A FREE
FOR ALL- YOU KNOW THEY SAY IT'S
WORKED REALLY WELL IN SOME
COMMUNITIES BUT SOME. SOME
COMMUNITIES HAVE COME TO US
REALLY REALLY STRUGGLING. SO-
DIAZ'S TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT
IT WAS ON A P. SIXTEEN- THEY
TALK ABOUT HOW THESE MAPS CAN BE
USED TO DELINEATE AREAS- EXEMPTS
FROM GMT ANALYSIS- HELPING
DEVELOPMENT AVOID THE COST AND
EFFORT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SEQUENCE BY THIS BILL DOESN'T
SET NEW THRESHOLDS OF
SIGNIFICANCE NOR DOES IT
SUPERSEDE. EXISTING MAPS MADE BY
LOCALS IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE
MAPS FOR PARTICULAR AREA THE
BILL PROVIDES TOTAL DISCRETION
OVER WHICH MAP. IS CHOSEN FOR
USE. THE MEASURE DEEMED
ALTERNATELY IT BEING A
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE
STATE LOCALS AS WE LOOK AHEAD.
AND FOR THAT REASON THE BILL
CALLS ON CARVE TO CONSIDER
EXISTING MAPPING METHODOLOGY IN
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THEIR
OWN. OUR STATE SET SOME
AMBITIOUS CLIMATE GOALS IT'S
IMPORTANT WE MAKE EFFORTS TO
RESCIND THE THOUGHTFUL WAYS-
THIS BILL HAS AIMS TO DO JUST
THAT BY SERVING AS A HELPFUL
TOOL TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. AND
HERE TO TESTIFY TO PROGRAM OUT
BAKER FROM THE PLANNING
CONSERVATION LEAGUE. THE BILL'S
SPONSOR. THANK YOU. I'M. MATTHEW
BECK POLICY DIRECTOR FOR COUNTRY
LEAGUE. THE REDUCTION OF VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED IS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT OF CALIFORNIANS
ABILITY TO CHEAT TO ACHIEVE ITS
CLIMATE IN EQUITY GOALS. VMT
REDUCTION IS AN INTEGRAL TO
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
LANDMARKS MARKET LEGISLATION
INCLUDING US BEEF THREE SEVENTY
FIVE AND SEVEN FORTY THREE OF
THE SENATOR MENTIONED AND AS
SUCH HAS BECOME A PRIMARY METRIC
THROUGH WHICH WE ASSESS
TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS IN
PROJECT PLANNING ANALYSES. YET
MANY JURISDICTIONS OF THE STATE
LACK ADEQUATE UPDATE MAPPING OF
V. M. T. PERFORMANCE AND SOME
STILL HAVE NONE AT ALL SOME
JURISDICTIONS SIMPLY LACK THE
RESOURCES AND CAPACITY TECHNICAL
CAPACITY TO DEVELOP SUCH SPATIAL
ANALYSIS. SB SIX SEVENTY
PROVIDES THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD
DEVELOP A STANDARD METHODOLOGY
FOR SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF VMT AND
DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE
IN THE- INVENTORY OF THE EMPTY
PERFORMANCE MAPPING IN
COORDINATION WITH THE RELEVANT.
STATE REGIONAL AND LOCAL
AGENCIES. THESE MAPS WILL NOT
SUPERSEDE ANY EXISTING MAPPING
THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY
RESTORE LOCAL AGENCIES BUT WILL
OFFER AN IMPORTANT PLANNING
REFERENCE. FOR AREAS OF THE
STATE WERE ADEQUATE MAPPING IS
LACKING. I UNDERSTAND EXISTING
V. M. T. PERFORMANCE ACROSS THE
STATE. IS ESSENTIAL FOR STATE
AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE SOUND PLANNING DECISIONS
AND TO THE BEST TARGET HOUSING
AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE GOALS.
AND TO BUILD MORE HEALTHY
SUSTAINABLE EQUITABLE
COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE MANY LAWS
POLICIES. FUNDING GUIDELINES
THAT USE V. M. T. CURRENTLY
OTHER CRITERIA. FOR EXAMPLE A.
B. TWENTY THREE THIRTY FOUR FROM
LAST YEAR IT'S PAST- EXTENDS THE
MAXIMUM DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES
. TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FROM
THE TRANSIT PRIORITY AREAS TO
THE GREATER LOW VEHICLE TRAVEL
AREA. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL
IS NOT EXCEEDED YOUR TWO MINUTES
SO PLEASE WRAP IS NOW BEING
INSTRUCTED IT OBSTRUCTED IN MANY
WAYS. BECAUSE THE STATE. AND
THAT THERE'S NO OTHER WITNESSES
I THOUGHT HAD FOUR MINUTES BUT-
HOPE TO PROVE WITNESS. BECAUSE
THE STATE THERE ARE MANY AREAS
OF THE STATE THE LACK THE BMC
MAPS TO OF THE LOW VEHICLE
TRAVEL AREA SO THERE ARE MANY
OTHER THINGS. EXAMPLES BUT TO
REPEAT LACK OF THE EMPTY MAPPING
IS HOLDING UP DEVELOPMENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOW SO. WEEK
STRONGLY URGE YOU YOUR SUPPORT
OF LEAVE IT AT THAT BUT I'M MORE
THAN WELCOME. I'M MORE THAN
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR
CRANKY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO
SUPPORT. SB SIX SEVENTY SAY NONE
DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION FOR SB
SIX SEVENTY. YEP TWO MINUTES AND
THIRTY NINE SECONDS PROGRAM
THERE. THANKS VERY MUCH I TRY TO
TALK REALLY FAST THE CAMERA
BEHALF CALIFORNIA BUILDING
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION THE
REGRETFULLY IN OPPOSITION. WE
JUST WANNA MAKE IT JUST LAY OUT
SOME OF OUR CONCERNS HERE THAT
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A TOOL
WHICH SHOULD BE USED AS AN
INFORMATIONAL TOOL BE A TOOL FOR
MISINFORMATION. AND IN THE PAST
WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT WITH THE
MAPS FOR V. M. T. IN PARTICULAR.
THE IDEA THAT GREEN MEANS GO- IS
NOT NECESSARILY A REALISTIC IDEA
BECAUSE WE DON'T LOOK AT A MAP
AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE
LOOK AT IN TERMS OF MAKING. A
PROJECT VIABLE IT'S NOT AS IF
THIS IS THE ONLY CONCERN THAT WE
HAVE M. T. WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD
THE PROJECT. A LOT OF THESE
AREAS THE- THERE'S ALREADY A
USE- THE TO WHICH THE PROPERTY
IS BEING PUT THERE AS AN
UNWILLING- LANDOWNER WHO DOESN'T
WANT TO SELL IT. AND IF THEY DO
WANT TO SELL AT THE PRICE IS WAY
TOO HIGH VMT IS A SMALL PART OF
SEAQUEST SEQUEL IS A SMALL PART.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT OF THE OVERALL
APPROVAL PROCESS. AND THERE ARE
MANY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE A
HOME BUILDER HAS TO LOOK AT WHEN
IT WHEN IT COMES TO- PUTTING
TOGETHER A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT
NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS
WHETHER OR NOT A HOME BUYER OR
RENTER CAN AFFORD. THAT PLEASE
DON'T TAKE MY COMMENTS SAYING
THE WHOLE IDEA IS BAD THAT'S NOT
WHAT I'M SAYING. WHAT I AM
SAYING IS THAT THERE ARE SOME OF
THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THE AND
SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT THEM
HEY THAT IS DESCRIBING IT EITHER
IN TERMS OF FINDS AND DECLARES
OR IN TERMS OF THE- COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS THAT GIVES US SOME
PAUSE AND- REQUIRE SOME
CLARIFICATION. SO SOME OF THOSE
THINGS ARE AT YOU KNOW WHAT WE
HAVE IS PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE
PIPELINE TODAY THAT SPENT THREE
YEARS TRYING TO DESIGN AND BUILD
THE PROJECT THAT MEETS. THE
CURRENT STANDARDS THAT ARE
ALREADY EATING SISTANCE OF THE
LAW LEVEL. IF YOU HAVE A AID
CREATING- A METHODOLOGY AND
MAPS- IN THAT NOW MAY COME INTO
CONFLICT THIRTY SECOND COOL
GOVERNMENT IS DOING. THEN THAT
CREATES A PROBLEM FOR A PROJECT
THAT'S ALREADY IN THE PROPER
PROCESS OKAY. SO WE WANT TO HAVE
THIS ADDRESSED WE WANT TO HAVE
CLARIFICATION IN THIS. HAPPY TO
SIT DOWN WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS TO WORK THROUGH THESE
ISSUES I APPRECIATE THE- THE
WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE
AMENDMENTS HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK
TOGETHER- IN THE FUTURE ON THIS
BUT- I AM I AM SEEING A PAINED
LOOK IN THAT SPOT. HELLO THANK
YOU ME I DIDN'T MEAN TO CREATE
THANK YOU CAME TO LOOK. ANYONE
ELSE WHO TO SPEAK UP. NAME IN
ASSOCIATION. HEARING NONE- WE
CAN GO TO THE MODERATOR THOSE
SWITCHING TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE.
SB SIX SEVENTY. MODERATOR.
CERTAINLY IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK.
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE
DON'T WANT MENTORING UP PLEASE
ALLOW US A MOMENT TO PROVIDE A
LINE NUMBER. THANK YOU WILL GO
TO LINE NUMBER NINETY TWO THAT'S
NINE TO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
THIS IS WRANGLING WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
IN OPPOSITION THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THERE'S NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTING TO RECEIVE SPEAKER
PLEASE CONTINUE THANK YOU WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO. DIESS
SKINNER. I WOULD JUST I THINK
THE SENATOR THE AUTHOR MAY BE-
SORRY IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY AB AT
DESCRIBING THE ARE ADDRESSING
THE OPPOSITION AND HIS CLOTHES
BUT IT BE GOOD TO DO THAT I KNOW
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
SOME TIME AND WE'VE SEEN THIS-
IN BITS AND PIECES AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS WELL
BUT- THE LOVE FOR YOU TO ADDRESS
THAT AND- NEW CLOTHES AND THANK
YOU FOR BRING IT FORTH. BUT LET
ME JUST IF I MAY TACK ON JUST A
FOR SECOND I HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS IF YOU BEFORE YOU
CLOSE- SO. BIGELOW STREET SO IT
WE HAVE COGS AND WE HAVE TO. THE
BILLION TO DO THEIR DIRTY CHAT
TASKED WITH. THIS TYPE OF WORK
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED- AND- YOU
KNOW THERE'S- I THINK THE
FRUSTRATION FOR FROM FOR MY
DISTRICT THIS IS TALK ABOUT THE
VERY RULERS WHO. WHO ARE TASKED
WITH SOME OF THE SAME CHALLENGES
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE
DON'T WE DON'T HAVE. PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION DON'T HAVE- THERE
IS REALLY. A VERY- THERE'S NO
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO REDUCE YOUR
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED WHEN
THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS SO I
JUST WANT TO. THROW THAT OUT AND
I KNOW THAT. A LOT OF THE MORE-
THIS IS A DEVELOPED OR OR- URBAN
AREAS WHERE WE HAVE CLOGS AND WE
HAVE- YOU KNOW MANY MULTIPLE
AGENCIES AND COUNTIES WORKING
TOWARDS- REDUCING VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED I THINK THAT WE HAVE A
PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM IN PLACE- BUT
FOR THOSE AREAS THAT. OF THE
STATE THAT- NINE OTHERS THERE'S
BEEN COMMENTS ABOUT YOU KNOW
PEOPLE SHOULD REALLY LIVE OUT
THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T WE USE A
FEW MORE RESOURCES WHEN IT COMES
TRANSPORTATION- AND SO WHAT'S
YOUR THOUGHTS ON. ON HOW THIS
WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER LAYER ON
TOP OF. WELL I MEAN THERE
THERE'S A BROADER CRUDE
CRITICISM OF THE VMT SYSTEM THAT
I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TALK TO
ABOUT AYE AYE YEAH THEY ALL THIS
BILL DOES. IS HE'S- FOR PROVIDE
SOME HELP WITH THE CURRENT.
STRUCTURE RIGHT SO RIGHT NOW
THERE'S- IT IS IT'S BASICALLY
JUST SAY HEY YOU KNOW WE WANT
THE CAR WE WANT CARDS HELP-
WITH- WITH DEVELOPING MAPS SAID
THAT- FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT
DON'T. HAVE THE MAPS OR FOR WHOM
THEY THEY'RE THEY'RE LOOKING
THEY'RE SEEKING HELP THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR YOU CARBOHYDRATE
HELP. AND THAT SO THIS IS REALLY
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT- THAT
THAT- THAT THE POLICY THAT'S
ALREADY ON THE BOOKS IS
IMPLEMENTED IN A FAIR WAY THAT
PROVIDES- RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY THE WAY
AS HE SAID THAT THERE'S NO
THERE'S NO RULES IN HERE THAT
SAY. I'M AYE DOESN'T SET- IT IT
DOES DOESN'T SUPERSEDE MAPS THAT
ARE MADE BY THE LOCALS. SO THE
LOCAL WANTS TO KEEP ITS ITS
LOCAL MAP. I'M IT CAN YOU KNOW
THE BILL PROVIDES TOTAL
DISCRETION OVER WHICH MAP IS
CHOSEN FOR YOU SO I UNDERSTAND
YOU'VE GOT A BROADER CONCERN
ABOUT ABOUT THE YOU KNOW SB
SEVEN FORTY THREE THE STEINBERG-
FRAMEWORK- AND THAT'S THAT'S
CERTAINLY WORTH A DISCUSSION BUT
THIS THIS BILL. YOU KNOW
ULTIMATELY JUST ABOUT ABOUT. SO
WOULD YOU BE SURE YOU'RE
THINKING THEN THAT. WHAT WE HAVE
IS NOT ADEQUATE OR THERE'S IT'S
NOT BEING INTERPRETED THE RIGHT
WAY SO WE NEED ANOTHER LAYER TO
NO NO IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A THINK
THINK ABOUT IT. SB SEVEN FORTY
THREE IF THAT'S A- BIG WAY ALL
RIGHT THIS IS A- YEAH THIS IS IT
THIS IS A THIS IS A- YOU KNOW.
I'M GONNA MIX METAPHORS I
SHOULDN'T EVEN TRY BUT BUT BUT
THIS IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL LAYER.
CENTER THIS IS THIS IS THIS
BASICALLY SAYS OKAY WE GOT THIS
FRAMEWORK RIGHT. YOUR MAPPING IS
AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE VMT
ANALYSIS UNDER- SEVEN FORTY
THREE. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT AT
SOME FOR WHOM THEY HAD NO
PROBLEM THEY DEVELOP THEIR OWN
MAPS ARE ABLE TO USE THE RULES.
THEY MAY NOT LIKE THE RULES
RIGHT. BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE
THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN
THEM- SOME COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
THAT ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO.
COME UP WITH MAPS TO COME UP
WITH A FORMULA FOR DRAWING THE
MAPS. AND THIS BASICALLY SAYS
CARBON HELP THESE FOLKS- IF THEY
IF THEY WANT IT NEED IT. SO I
DON'T I DON'T KNOW I MEAN YES I
MY QUESTION BE THEN THERE'S NO
OPPORTUNITY FOR. CARGO DO IT
LETS THE COMMUNITY ASK THEM OR
THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT AND THEN
THEN IF THERE'S A CONFLICT IN
ABOUT TO THINK THAT'S WHAT WE
HAVE IN ISSUES YOU HAVE. SOME
COMMUNITY SOME. YOU KNOW GROUP
THAT SAYS HEY. THIS THIS. THE
LOCALS IT THIS WAY THE CARD IT
THAT WAY. AND THERE'S A
DESKRIPSI THEN. YOU HAVE
OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU KNOW.
LITIGATION OUR ASSUME. ON WHAT
REALLY ACT I MEAN THE BILL
PROVIDES. MASSE ADDITIONAL THINK
THOUGHTS ON THIS BUT YOU THE
BILL THE BILL HAS TO THE
COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW IF THE
LOCALS YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR THE
LOCALS HAVE DISCRETION OVER THE
MAPS THAT USE- HOUSE. AMOUNTS
SENT. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. IS THERE
MIGHT GIVE ME A MEASURE MAKES ON
. HUMANA YEP THERE'S A QUESTION
ABOUT THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN.
THE MIGHT. HAVING BETWEEN STATE
MAP IN THE LOCAL MATH I MEAN
THAT IS POTENTIAL HAPPEN IS OUR
HOPE THAT LIKE THROUGH THIS
PROCESS IN THE- PART OF THE
DEVELOPING A METHODOLOGY IS
WORKING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES TO
FIGURE OUT. YOU KNOW. HOW HOW
TO. RESOLVE ANY DIFFERENCES THAT
THERE COULD BE- DEFINITELY IT
WOULD BE UP TO THE LOCAL AGENCY.
TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN WHICH
MAP THEY THINK IS BEST FOR. AND
MOST SCIENTIFICALLY DEFENSIBLE
FOR THEIR AREA- YEAH I THINK
IT'S INEVITABLE THAT THERE MIGHT
BE CONFLICT BUT I THINK THROUGH
THE PROCESS AS WE MOVE ON. AND
THE THINGS GET MORE STANDARDIZED
THAT OF LIKE EVERYONE WILL BE
DOING THE SAME KIND OF MAPPING
IT REALLY IT'S MORE ABOUT
PROVIDING. MAPPING IN THE PLACE
THAT DON'T HAVE IT ALL- WHERE
PEOPLE WANT TO LIKE THANK TWENTY
THREE THIRTY FOR WANT TO BUILD.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RIGHT NOW THE
VEHICLE TRAVEL AREA AND THEY
DON'T HAVE MAPS- TO BE ABLE TO
IDENTIFY HOW MANY AREAS DON'T
HAVE MAPS AND STATE- WHY DON'T
HAVE A PROPORTIONS A BUT IT'S
BASS WITH. A LOT- YOU KNOW. OKAY
I'M NOT EVEN THAT BIG AT EVEN
THE BIG FOR NPOS DON'T LIKE
READILY PUBLISH THEIR MAPS INTO.
AN OPEN SOURCE WAY TAKE OUT IS
VERY GOOD ABOUT IT BUT THE OTHER
THE OTHER BIG IDEAS AREN'T
NECESSARILY IT IS VERY MAYBE WE
SHOULD DO A BILL THEN THAT SAYS.
YOU SHOULD PUBLISH MAP YES THANK
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT THIS IS
A DUPLICATE NUMBER ONE. NUMBER
TWO- IF THERE'S A DISCREPANCY IT
ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
LITIGATION UNDER SEEK WHAT TO BE
ABLE TO SAVE YOU KNOW. WHICH MAP
YOU USE SO I'M NOT GONNA BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL I'M ASSUMING
IT'S GOING TO GET OUT OF YOUR-
CHAIR SO- NEED TO BELABOR THAT
IT MUCH ON WHICH I CALL. IT YEAH
I MEAN THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S
ALWAYS I MEAN I THERE'S ALREADY
SO. IS OUR LITIGATION- OVER THIS
PROCESS- I DON'T YOU KNOW B. THE
VERY CLEAR ABOUT. GRANTING
DISCRETION TO THE- TO THE TO THE
LEAD AGENCY SO- I TOTALLY HEAR.
I YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
SINGLING ASIDE I JUST DON'T
THINK THE BILL. MAKES A
DIFFERENCE IN THAT SPACE A YEAH
THAT THERE MAY ALREADY BE- TOO
MUCH LITIGATION. YOU KNOW WITH
REGARDS TO THE SB SEVEN FORTY
THREE OF IMITATION BUT I- WE
WERE REALLY CAREFUL TO THE
GROUND. THE DISCRETION FOR THE
USE OF MAPS AND FOR THAT WHICH
MAPS TO CHOOSE IN IN THE IN THE
IN THE LEAD AGENCIES AND WE DONE
A VERY EXPLICITLY- SO. HAPPY TO
BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU
CONTINUE TALKING- I AM I AM VERY
SENSITIVE TO THE VERY DIFFERENT
NATURE OF RURAL AREAS I
CERTAINLY WE SPENT TIME ON THIS
ISSUE WITH. THE COMING YEAR ON
SOME OTHERS SO- THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH
INTERNET THE QUESTION A
STRUGGLING TO. TO COME UP WITH
SOME HAPPY MEDIUM SIZE- BUT BUT
LET'S I MEAN I LET'S LET'S FOCUS
ON WHAT THIS BILL DOES THAT YOU
FOLKS MAY HAVE A BROADER
CRITIQUE OF THE M. T. AS A AS A
AS A- FACTOR IN PLANNING BUT-
IT'S THE LAW OF THE LAND FOR
BETTER FOR WORSE AND- AND- AND I
THINK. MANY RESPECTS FOR BETTER
AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
ANALYSIS IN THIS BILL ULTIMATELY
IS JUST ABOUT PROVIDING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. WITH AN ADDITIONAL
TOOL. TO TO ENGAGE IN THAT
ANALYSIS- ESPECIALLY THOSE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS MAY BE UNDER
RESOURCE ROLE AREAS THAT YOU
KNOW THAT THAT THAT- THAT THAT
THEY MIGHT NEED SOME ADDITIONAL
HELP. SO WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ABOUT THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU OPEN ROLE. SB SIX
SEVENTY THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS ALAN HI ALAN I A DOLLY
. NO GONZALEZ. I HER TADO.
MENJIVAR OF OUR AYE JONES
SKINNER. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THE
BILL HAS THREE ONE LEAVE IT ON
CALL FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON.
OKAY BRENT CRUDE. ALL RIGHT
LET'S DO IT- LET'S LIST SOME
CALLS- LET'S START WITH THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. HELLO- YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT WHAT ABOUT MY READING
THAT FIRST- CONSENT ARE FINE BUT
YOU CAN SEND OUT A FRESH YEAH
OKAY CAN SAN AGAINST US HI.
SKINNER. I'LL SHARE WITH ITEM
ONE COVER YOUR- SB TWENTY THREE.
FILE ITEM ONE SB TWENTY THREE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING
ON A VICE CHAIR VOTING ON AYE
GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ III HER TADO
SKINNER. OKAY WE WILL LEAVE THAT
OPEN FOR- CENTER SKINNER THAT'S
GOOD I AM TOO THIS IS SPT.
SEVENTY FILE ITEM S. U. S. B.
TWO SEVENTY. SORRY ABOUT THAT
FILE ITEM TWO SB TWO SEVENTY
MOTION IS DEEP HOUSE DO PASSED
HOUSING COMMITTEE- EACH CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE
GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ I SKINNER.
OKAY LEAVE IT OPEN FOR SENATE
SKINNER- AND ITEM THREE- SB FIVE
OH EIGHT LAYERED. MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS THE CURRENT
VOTERS THREE ZERO CHAIR VOTING
ON A VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE
GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ I HER TADO
MENJIVAR. SKINNER. RIGHT THIS IS
THE LIBYA I THINK HE WANTED TO
LAUGH YEAH. YEAH OKAY IS A NO
NO- YOU AYE ARE YOU. OKAY OKAY.
YES SHE'S OFF OUR LET'S GO. TO-
WE'LL GO NOW. TO YES SB SEVEN
TWENTY STERN. MOTION IS DO YOU
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CURRENT
VOTERS TO SHARE VOTING ONLINE
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO GONZALEZ.
GONZALEZ I HER TADO SKINNER.
THREE OKAY TWO. LET'S GO NOW TO
THE LEE BALLOTS AN ITEM NINE
SEVEN SB SEVEN TWENTY. MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO THE FLOOR
THE CURRENT VOTERS TO CHIU CHAIR
VOTING I'D VICE CHAIR VOTING NO
GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ I HER TADO
SKINNER OKAY. LET'S GROW NEXT
TO- ITEM ELEVEN THAT'S SB EIGHTY
FOUR BY GONZALEZ. MOTION IS THE
PASTOR APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
CURRENT VOTERS TO CHAIR VOTING
I'D VICE CHAIR VOTING NOW HER
TADO. MENJIVAR MENJIVAR AYE
SKINNER. OKAY THAT'S THREE TWO
EVEN OPEN ON ITEM TWELVE SB
FOURTEEN FOR FOURTEEN. ALAN DO
YOU PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT POTUS
THREE ZERO CHAIR VOTING AYE VICE
CHAIR VOTING EYEING HER TADO
MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR I JONES
SKINNER. OKAY THAT'S GREAT WILL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR FOLKS- ITEM
THIRTEEN THIS IS SB SIX SEVENTY
- I THINK I THINK WE GOT
EVERYONE OKAY ALL RIGHT WE'LL
AND WE'LL WE'LL WAY FOR ANY
MEMBERS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING BACK.
JUST MOSTRO TOP FOR CENTER COVER
EUROPE- SB TWENTY ITEM ONE.
MOTION IS DEEP PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE IS
FIVE OH CHAIR VOTING ON A VICE
CHAIR VOTING ON AYE HER TADO
SKINNER WAS HERE THIS IS A
UNITED RESULT FOR IT OKAY SO FAR
. KIM I KNOW. LET'S GIVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISTANCE SO THIS
ITEM SB TWENTY THREE COMING CAME
MOTION IS DEEP AND TO APPROACH
CURRENT VOTE IS SIX ZERO SHARE
VOTING AYE VICE CHAIR VOTING HI
HER TADO. TADO HI. KIND YES
CORRECT YEP YEP YEP SOUNDS GREAT
LET'S DO IT IN TWO SB TWO SEVEN
BY WIENER OKAY MOTION IS TO PASS
TO HOUSING COMMITTEE CURRENT
VOTE IS SIX ZERO CHAIR VOTING
AYE VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE
SKINNER. SKINNER I. LET'S UP THE
SIDE SEVEN ZERO LET'S GO NOW TO-
LEYRITZ SB FIVE OH EIGHT MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CURRENT
VOTE IS THREE. IS. FOUR ZERO.
WAIT A MINUTE OWCH I'M SORRY
CARE VOTING AYE VICE CHAIR VIÆT
VOTING AYE HER TADO. SKINNER
SKINNER HI. THE BILL SO OKAY
GREAT BROWN'S FIVE ZERO. LET'S
GO TO A CENTER GROVE'S SB SIX
FIFTY ONE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. CURRENT VOTERS FIVE
ZERO CHAIR VOTING ON A VICE
CHAIR VOTING I HER TADO. HER
TADO EYES SKINNER. SKINNER
ONLINE. THAT'S SEVEN ZERO THAT
IS OUT FOR THE SECOND UNDER-
SYNERGIES AS. SIX NINE. AND
FIVE. HEY SKINNER. YEAH YEAH THE
REFERENCE THAT YOU CAN OKAY OUT
. OKAY LET'S SEVEN THOSE AT UP
LET'S NOW GO TO AND NUMBERS SIX
MRS ARE TO LET IS S. B. SIX
THREE MOTION YOU PASSES A TO
APPROACH COMMITTEE THE CURRENT
VOTE IS FOR ZERO. CHAIR VOTING
VICE CHAIR VOTE I TAUGHT. HER
TADO I SKINNER SKINNER I. THAT'S
ALL RIGHT THAT'S OUT TO ZERO
THIS ITEMS HE S. B. EIGHTY SO BY
I. MOTION DO PROBE COMMITTEE
CURRENT VOTE THREE ONE SHARE
VOTING VICE CHAIR NO VOTE HER
TADO. SKINNER SKIN TIME. OKAY
GREAT THAT IS OUT AS WELL WITH
THE FOR VOTE. LET'S GO NOW TO-
CENTER STERN'S SB SEVEN TWENTY I
MADE MOTION AS DEEP PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CURRENT VOTERS THREE
TO CHAIR VOTING IS VICE CHAIR
VOTING NO HER TADO. HER TADO I
SKINNER. SKINNER ONLINE. HI OKAY
FIVE TWO- THAT'S OUT AS WELL
LET'S GO NOW TO- ITEM NINE SB
SEVEN TWENTY EIGHT MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR
CURRENT VOTERS THREE TO CHAIR
VOTING ON A VICE CHAIR VOTING NO
HER TADO. HER TADO ICE SKINNER.
SKINNER HI GREAT ALL RIGHT LET'S
GO TO- AND- AND THAT'S FIVE TWO
THAT'S A THERE ON THE- NOW WILL
GO TO ITEM ELEVEN THIS IS B.
FOUR BY GONZALO. MOTION YOU
PASTOR. COMMITTEE CURRENT POTUS
THREE TWO CHAIR ON A VICE VOTING
NOW HER TADO. HER TADO SKINNER.
SKINNER I FIVE TWO TWO THE OUT.
LET'S GO TO- I AM TWELVE ALLEN
S. B. FOR. MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
CURRENT VOTE IS FOUR ZERO. CHAIR
VOTING I'D VICE CHAIR VOTE
VOTING I HER TADO. HER TADO EYES
SKINNER SKINNER I. OKAY THAT'S
SIXTY ZERO AND THAT BILL IS OUT.
OF LIVES FINALLY AT ADAM
THIRTEEN SB SIX SEVENTY ALLEN
MOTIONED YOU PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS THE CURRENT VOTE
IS THREE ONE CHAIR VOTING I'D
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO HER TADO.
HER TADO I SKINNER. SKINNER
ONLINE. OKAY GREAT THAT'S FIVE
TWO TWO. SURVIVOR ONE A ONE
SORRY AND I DON'T WHEN X.
STANCHION YES. WITH OVER AND WE
ARE RIGHT NOW THAT'S THAT'S IT I
THINK WE EVERYONE. EVERYONE
THANKS SO MUCH SYSTEM FOR ALL
YOUR WORK- APPRECIATE FAST
BASICALLY. WHAT.
I AM IN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
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