THIS NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER
GOOD MORNING THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA TELECONFERENCE
ORVIS FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8216 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. ONE FOUR SIX TWO SIX NINE
TWO I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM
DURING THE HEARING AS IS
CUSTOMARY WE'RE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING SO I DO ASK ALL
MEMBER WE DO HAVE A QUORUM SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH THAT AND WE HAVE
EIGHT BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WE HAVE A HARD STOP AT TWELVE
NOON ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT WILL
NOT BE A PROBLEM- FIVE BILLS
WILL BE HEARD IN FILE ITEM ORDER
WE HAVE FOUR BILLS ON PROPOSED
CONSENT TODAY FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO EIGHTY SIX OH NINE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER PATTON FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX A. B. TWO NINETY
SEVEN BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER FONG
VINCE FONG FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT AB TEN TWENTY FOUR BY
SOMEBODY ONE MEMBER AGUILAR
CURRY. FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE AB
SEVENTEEN SIXTY BY THE ASSEMBLY
WATER PARKS AND WILDLIFE
COMMITTEE- BEFORE WE HEAR
PRESENTATION ON THE BILL'S LET'S
ESTABLISH A QUORUM ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FOR
SENATORS MEANT ARE HERE BEEN
HERE SEYARTO HERE C. A. R. O.
HERE ALAN. DEL DELHI EGGMAN
GROVE. GROWTH HERE HER TADO.
LAYERED LAYERED HERE LIMÓN.
VIDEA. VIDEO HERE STERN. RIGHT
AKORN HAS ESTABLISHED- SINCE
QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WE
WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR
CENTERS MEN I. MEAN I SEE ORDER
. RIGHT ZERO AYE ALLEN. DALY
DELLY I EGGMAN. GROWTH GROVE I
HER TADO. LARRY MERRITT ISLAND
KNOWN. VIDEA VIDEA I. THE VOTE
IS SIX ZERO LEAVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON CALL- SO WE'LL HEAR
NOW FROM OUR FIRST AUTHOR-
WHICH- IN JUST AS A NOTE AB FOR
SIXTY FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE HAS
BEEN PULLED FROM TODAY'S
HEARING- SO START WITH FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE AB SIX THIRTY ONE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HARD ARE YOU
PREPARED. ARE YOU CAN PROCEED
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ARE
MAYBE SIX THIRTY ONE INSURERS
THE CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL ENERGY
MANAGEMENT DIVISION ALSO KNOWN
AS CAL JAM. HAS TWENTY FIRST
CENTURY ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO
PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM OIL
OPERATORS THAT VIOLATE THE LAW
ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH AND
THREATEN THE ENVIRONMENT. CAL
JIM CURRENTLY LACKS SOME OF THE
BASIC STATUTORY ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES THE MOST
ENVIRONMENTAL EIGHT REGULATORY
AGENCIES RELY UPON LIKE THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES CONTROL AND THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE. SB SIX THIRTY ONE
WOULD MODEL OTHER STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES BY
AUTHORIZING CAL JIM TO SEEK
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FROM A
SUPERIOR COURT WHEN URGENT
COMPLIANCE IS NEEDED TO PROTECT
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. THE BILL ALSO
ENSURES CAL CHEN HAS THE
NECESSARY TOOLS TO ORDER AN
OPERATOR TO SECURE OIL WELLS THE
POSE A RISK TO LIFE HEALTH
PROPERTY OR NATURAL RESOURCES.
IN MY DISTRICT HELLO JIM
RESPONDED TO OVER FOUR HUNDRED
LEAKS AND ALL FACILITY OPERATED
BY ONE COMPANY. NUMEROUS WELLS
WERE APPROACHING A HIGHLY
DANGEROUS POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE
SITUATION WHILE THE COMPANY
IGNORED ORDERS TO FIX THE
ISSUES. CAL JIM WAS UNABLE TO
SEEK INJUNCTIVE ORDER EVEN TO
STEP IN TO SECURE THE SITE THIS
INACTION THREATEN THE PUBLIC
HEALTH AND COULD HAVE BEEN
PREVENTED IF CAL JAM HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO FORCE COMPLIANCE TO
THE COURTS. SB SIX THIRTY ONE
MAR NICE IS CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
PENALTIES CONSISTENT WITH OTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES IN ORDER
TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE COMPLIANCE
AND DETERMINE THE PATTERN OF
TREATING VIOLATIONS AS THE COST
OF DOING BUSINESS. THE BILL
WOULD ALSO ALLOW CALCIUM TO
REFER CIVIL PROSECUTION TO LOCAL
AND STATE PARTNER AGENCIES. IN
ORDER TO MORE EVENLY DISTRIBUTE
THE BURDENS OF ENFORCEMENT. IN A
RECENT REPORT BE TWENTY BETWEEN
TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND TWENTY
TWENTY. CAL JIM ISSUED SIXTY SIX
ENFORCEMENT ORDERS AND ONLY
ELEVEN HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
IN TWENTY TWENTY CAL JIM ISSUED
OVER A HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND CIVIL PENALTIES. AND
FAILED TO COLLECT A SINGLE
DOLLAR. ENFORCEMENT IT IS CLEAR
THAT EXISTING LAW IS NOT
SUFFICIENT TO DETER BAD ACTORS.
I'M COMMITTED TO CONTINUING WORK
FOR THE OPPOSITION SHOULD THIS
BILL MOVED TO SENATE PUBLIC
SAFETY. IN CONCLUSION AB SIX
THIRTY ONE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP
TO ENSURE THE STATE HAS
NECESSARY. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
TO HOLD VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE
AND PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AND PUBLIC
HEALTH HAZARDS POSED BY OIL
OPERATIONS. WITH ME TODAY. IS
FORTIFIED MY FROM CALIFORNIA
VERMEILLE VOTERS AND KAYLA WITH
THE CENTER ON RACE PARVATI IN
THE ENVIRONMENT THANK YOU- DUE
TO CONSTRAINTS ON THE LINK THAT
HEARINGS EACH SIDE WILL BE
PERMITTED TO MINUTES EACH FOR
THEIR PRIMARY WITNESSES TO. YOU
MAY PROCEED. GOT MORE CHAIR. AND
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS KAYLA
KARIMI I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE
CENTER ON RACE POVERTY THE
ENVIRONMENT. YOUR P. IS
COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND UPLIFTING AND
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. I WOULD
LIKE TO THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GREG HARPER INTRODUCING EIGHTY
SIX THREE ONE. WHICH GIVES
CALDERON THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO
ADEQUATELY ENFORCE HEALTH AND
SAFETY REGULATIONS A TASK AT
WHICH THE AGENCY HAS BEEN
FEELING FOR ITS ENTIRE HISTORY.
AT CRP WE WORK CLOSELY WITH
LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE
FOR THEIR NEEDS AND PUBLIC
HEALTH. OUR COMMUNITIES OUR LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WITH
NEIGHBORHOODS OFTEN IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY. TO OIL OIL AND GAS
WELLS AND THEY DEPEND ON CAL JIM
TO PROTECT THEM. MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITY SUFFER FROM AFFECTS OF
LIVING YOUR OIL AND GAS WELLS
INCLUDING ASTHMA CHRONIC
HEADACHES CANCER AND MORE.
HOWEVER STRONGER REGULATIONS MAY
BE OR BECOME THEY FAILED TO
PROTECT COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY'RE
ON ENFORCED AS A RESULT HUMAN
HEALTH SUFFERS. HOWEVER MUST BE
ABLE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES
FROM LEAKS AND OTHER HARMS FROM
BOTH ACTIVE WELLS AND THE OVER
THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND IDLE
WELLS. AND THEIR ABILITY TO
SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THESE
COMMUNITIES IS ONLY AS STRONG AS
THEIR ABILITY TO ENFORCE
REGULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY CAL
JIM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ENFORCE
OIL WELL LEAK REMEDIATION ARE
COMMUNITIES. INCLUDING YOUR
SCHOOLS HOUSES AND CHURCHES. FOR
INSTANCE JUST EARLIER THIS MONTH
ELEVEN LEAKING WELLS WERE FOUND
IN THE ARVIN LAMONT AREAS
COMMUNITY SYRUPY WORKS TO
PROTECT. ONE OF ONE WAS ONLY A
FEW HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM HIGH
SCHOOL. THESE LEASE WILL
CONTINUE UNLESS COLLAGEN HAS
ADEQUATE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS.
AB SIX THREE ONE PROVIDES OF
COURSE MY TOOLS TO CUT JOBS SUCH
AS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
COORDINATED CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
AND INCREASED FINES. THESE
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS WILL
ALLOW CALTRAIN TO PALM OIL
WELLS. OPERATORS ACCOUNTABLE AND
BETTER KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
ESPECIALLY AS A TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF IDYLLWILD CONTINUE
TO AGE AND THE RISK OF TOXIC
LEAKS GETS HIGHER. I SUCH
ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS AB SIXTY
ONE TO INSURE CAL JIM CAN FORCE
CRUCIAL OIL WELL REGULATIONS.
AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES
AVERAGE OUT BUT YES ON AB SIXTY
ONE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU
MAY PROCEED WHEN READY. GOOD
MORNING KAREN COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MELISSA ROMERO WITH CALIFORNIA
BAR MENTAL VOTERS HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB SIX THIRTY ONE
WHICH ENHANCES THE AUTHORITY OF
THE STATE'S OIL AND GAS
REGULATOR CAL JAM. TO TAKE
ACTION OR IMPOSE PENALTIES ON
OIL AND GAS OPERATORS AND
PROPERTY OWNERS FOR VIOLATIONS
OF THE STATE OWNED OIL AND GAS
LAWS AND REGULATIONS. SB SIX
THIRTY ONE ENSURES THAT CALTRAIN
HAS THE NECESSARY TOOLS BEYOND
EMERGENCY ORDERS. TO PROTECT
COMMUNITIES WHEN ISSUING AN
ORDER TO SECURE WELLS THAT POSE
A RISK TO LIFE HEALTH PROPERTY
OR NATURAL RESOURCES. AND THE
BILL HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CRAFTED
SO THAT EXCESSIVE VIOLATIONS.
FOR THOSE THE PENALTY AMOUNTS
AND EIGHTY SIX THIRTY ONE MODEL
OTHER AGENCIES. BASED ON THE OIL
AND GAS INDUSTRIES. COMPANIES
HISTORY OF NON COMPLIANCE WITH
CAL JIM ORDERS AND FOR
ACCIDENTAL VIOLATIONS THE BILL
DOES REQUIRE COURTS TAKE INTO
INTO ACCOUNT ALL CIRCUMSTANCES-
AND PROVIDES THAT FOR EXAMPLE IN
THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING WAS OUT
OF THE CONTROL OF AN OPERATOR
LIKE VANDALISM OR AN ACT OF GOD
THAT. THAT WOULD NOT BE A
VIOLATION. AND ADDITIONALLY THE
LOOMING ISSUE OF THIRTY SEVEN
THOUSAND IDLE AND NOT NOT IN
PRODUCTION OIL WELLS MEANS THAT
ENFORCEMENT WILL BE CRITICAL AS
THIS INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUES TO
AGE. AND THE RISK GETS HIGHER SB
SIX THIRTY ONE BRINGS CAL GERMAN
FORSMAN AUTHORITY INTO THE
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY. AND WILL
PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM OIL
COMPANIES THAT VIOLATE THE LAW
AND ENDANGER PUBLIC HEALTH
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT. CAL JIM
LACKS SOME OF THE BASICS SUCH
TORY ENFORCEMENT THIRTIES THAT
MOST OTHER ENVIRONMENTS
REGULATORY AGENCIES RELY UPON.
AND THIS BILL IS FOCUSED ON
ENSURING CAL JIM'S ABILITY IS TO
ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS AND
REGULATIONS AND DISCOURAGE TRULY
BAD ACTORS FROM CREATING HARMON
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AVOIDABLE.
WE URGE EITHER THANK YOU. YOU
HAVE YOUR- THIS HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED. THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY HERE MUST
LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION OF THE
MEASURE YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN IT
. MORNING AND WILL AND BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT
. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING RECALL
MASON ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA BY
MENTAL JUSTICE LANDS ACTIONS
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU. AND
I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO LEAD
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION WE HAVE
ANY LEAD WITNESSES OPPOSITION
OKAY DO WE JUST HAVE THE ONE OR
- ALL RIGHT YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS PAUL DEAR- REPRESENTING
THE WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION. WE DON'T WE WANT-
THE OFFENDERS OF THESE A HUNDRED
AND TWENTY NINE CIVIL PENALTIES.
WHERE NOTHING HAS BEEN PAID WE
WANT PAYMENT. THEY'RE NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR MEMBERS-
WE BELIEVE SYSTEM SUBSTANTIALLY
INCREASING THE PENALTIES WILL
NOT NECESSARILY ADDRESS WHAT IS
IN FACT AN ENFORCEMENT AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEM AT CAL
JAM- WE BELIEVE THAT- THE IN
SOME CASES PENALTY SHOULD BE
INCREASED. BUT IN OTHER CASES-
THEY THEY THEY'RE WAY BEYOND-
THE EXISTING- MODELS- THAT- THAT
THEY'RE MODELED AFTER. WE ALSO
BELIEVE THAT- ENFORCEMENT OF
COLLECTIONS IS THE PROBLEM. AND
WE SUPPORT A SOLUTION TO THAT
WE'RE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE
BILL THE CONTENT OF THE BILL
WILL DO THAT- WE ARE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE AUTHOR AND WILL
BE MEETING HAVING A LARGE
MEETING THIS WEEK WITH THE
AUTHOR. ON THE BILL WE WILL KEEP
WE WILL OPPOSE THE BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR COMMENTS. ANY
SEEING. AS HER IT WILL NOW GO TO
ANY WITNESSES WISHING TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED. AGAIN PLEASE
LIMIT YOUR COMMENT YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION POSITION MEASURE
SAYING NO ONE IN THE ROOM. ALL
RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS. THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY SHOULD LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE- MODERATOR COULD YOU
PLEASE TELL US HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE IN THE QUEUE AND QUEUE THEM
UP. THANK YOU FOR OPPOSITION OF
EIGHTY SIX THIRTY ONE YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN DIRECTED
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF EIGHTY
SIX THIRTY ONE. AND WE HAVE ONE
IN CUBA AND WILL GO TO THE LINE
THIRTY SIX. GOOD MORNING
CRISTINA IS CURRENT WITH THE
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I'M THANK
YOU MODERATOR WE HAVE NO ONE
ELSE. NO ONE ELSE THANK YOU OKAY
THANK YOU FOR OUR WITNESSES WILL
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO
MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM. OUR MEMBERS. I
THAT HE COMMENTS AT THIS BILL
DOES SEEK TO PROVIDE CAL JAM
WITH ALL THE REGULATORY
ENFORCEMENT TOOLS THAT OTHER
REGULATORS SUCH AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES.
CONTROL HAVE. AND OF COURSE
MEANINGFUL PENALTIES ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF ENFORCEMENT-
THAT BEING SAID CAL JAMS-
CURRENT RECORD OF CIVIL PENALTY
COLLECTION IS FOR- THERE HAD
BEEN I THINK SOME. LEGITIMATE
CONCERNS RAISED BY OPPOSITION.
WHEN I KNOW THAT THE AUTHOR IN
TALKING WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF.
IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO
ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS- AND SO-
I'M SUPPORTING THE BILL TO DATE
WITH THAT COMMITMENT FROM THE
AUTHOR THAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH. OPPOSITION AND
CONTINUE TO WORK AND INFORM OUR
STAFF AS TO HOW THIS IS
PROCEEDING- BUT WITH THAT DO WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THE BILL OF SO
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ARE YOU
HAVE COME. IT IS DOUBLE REFER TO
PUBLIX. THANK YOU I'M OF BILL'S
REMOTE FROM SAN REPUDIATE OF THE
BILL US SOME REALLY LIKE TO
CLOSE WHERE YOU ARE YOU HAVE
MIKE. TO CONTINUE WORK WITH THE-
STICKER AND WE HAVE MEETINGS
THIS WEEK'S I APPRECIATE. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST IN EITHER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH SOMETHING
THE MOST IS TO PASS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY FROM CENTER PADILLA. OUR
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CENTERS MEN AYE MAN I SEE ARE
NO. NO THERE ARE NO ALAN. DELHI
DELHI NO EGGMAN. GROW GROWTH
KNOW HER TITLE. LAYERED LIMÓN.
PADILLA PADILLA I STERN. OKAY
THE VOTE COUNT IS TWO TO THREE
WILL LEAVE THAT BILL OPEN ON
CALL- WE ARE NEXT BILL A WEEK I
SEE THAT WE HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BAUER CAME HAND HERE IN THE ROOM
TO PRESENT EIGHTY SEVEN SEVENTY
NINE FROM. HER COLLEAGUES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. I SOME
AMERICAN POWER CAN. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR AND- SENATORS IT'S AN
HONOR TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILL CENTER
PERCENT HER BILL. AB SEVEN
SEVENTY NINE- I WANT TO ON
BEHALF OF SIMILAR RULES AND
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEES AMENDMENTS
AND THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR HARD WORK ON THE BILL.
AFTER YEARS OF SEVERE DROUGHT
AND VOLATILE WEATHER EXACERBATED
BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
CALIFORNIA HAS INCREASINGLY BEEN
FORCED TO RELY ON GROUNDWATER TO
MEET ITS DEMAND FOR WATER. IN
PARTICULAR GROUND WHAT IS A
LIFELINE FOR CALIFORNIA FARMERS
SPECIFICALLY SMALL FARMERS WHO
HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING OR
AFFORDING ALTERNATIVE SURF
SOURCES OF SURFACE WATER. IN
RESPONSE TO PERSISTING
CONDITIONS OF EXTREME DROUGHT IN
CONCERNS OVER GROUNDWATER
DEPLETION WE THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE PASSED SIGMA IN
TWENTY FOURTEEN THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT.
SIGNAL REQUIRES LOCAL AND
REGIONAL AGENCIES TO FORMULATE
PLANS TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER USE ON A BASIN WIDE
BASIS. THE PROGRAM IS BUILT
AROUND LOCAL CONTROL OF
GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES ALLOWING
REGIONS TO DESIGN GROUNDWATER
CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT WORK BEST
FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
HOWEVER IS IMPLEMENTATION OF
SIGMA HAS CONTINUED TO UNFOLD
MANY HAVE RAISED CONCERNS IT'S
SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY
REPRESENTED IN THE PROCESS. SOME
OF THE KEEPERS OF SIGMA PLACES
ON SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED
FARMERS ARE RELATED TO THE
PROCESS OF WATER RIGHTS
ADJUDICATION IN THESE
GROUNDWATER BASINS WHERE RATES
ARE DISPUTED. DID YOU TO CAJUNS
TAKE PLACE IN NON SPECIALIZED
COURTS AND CAN BE LENGTHY
EXPENSIVE AND OPAQUE ALL FACTORS
WHICH EXACERBATE THE EXISTING
RESOURCE DISPARITIES AND UNDER
REPRESENTATION OF SMALL AND
FARMERS. AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. SMALL AND SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS CAN LACK
THE TIME AND RESOURCES TO SIT IN
ON PROCEEDINGS TRACKDOWN COURT
DOCUMENTS TO STAY UPDATED ON THE
PROCESS. YOU CAN OFTEN FIND
DIFFICULTY AFFORDING THE LEGAL
COSTS TO STAY PRIZED AND FIGHT
FOR THEIR WATER RATES. IN TWENTY
FIFTEEN AB THIRTEEN NINETY WAS
PASSED TO HELP STREAMLINE THE
EDUCATION PROCESS AND ALIGN THE
PROCESS WITH THE GOALS OF SIGMA.
HOWEVER STAKEHOLDERS HAVE RAISED
SEVERAL CONCERNS AROUND THE
ABUSES OF THE PROCESS AND AREAS
FOR IMPROVEMENT. FOR INSTANCE
SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORRY
THAT BAD FAITH ACTORS RESORT TO
THE JUDICATA PROCESS TO EXTEND
THE TIME IN WHICH THEY CAN PUMP
GROUNDWATER WITHOUT RESTRICTION.
THIS PAST FALL ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON'S OFFICE IN STUDENTS FROM
UCLA LAW PUT TOGETHER A RESEARCH
PROJECT ALONG WITH A SERIES OF
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND
IDENTIFIED SEVERAL AREAS OF
POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS. TO THIS
EDUCATION PROCESS THE PROMOTE
TRANSPARENCY EQUITY AND SHOULD
BENEFIT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.
THOSE SUGGESTIONS COME TOGETHER
BEFORE YOU IN AB SEVEN SEVENTY
NINE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON'S
OFFICE ALSO CONVENE STAKEHOLDER
MEETINGS AND MET WITH THE
OPPOSITION SEVERAL TIMES OVER
THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND ADOPTED
SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO
REFLECT THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THE
AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS SEVERAL
CONCERNS RAISED AND WHILE
THEY'RE STILL COUPLE REMAINING
ITEMS ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON IS
CONFIDENT. THAT SHE WILL BE ABLE
TO IRON OUT THE REMAINING
CONCERNS MOSTLY REGARDING THE
INVOLVEMENT OF D. W. R. OR THE
WATER BOARD IN THE PROCESS.
ADDITIONALLY MANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS WERE MET MEANT TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS RAISED BY
JUDICIAL COUNCIL. AND WHILE AT
THE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED LAST
WEEK OF ADDITIONAL AND ARE
SEPARATE OF POWERS THEY DO
BELIEVE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO COME
TOGETHER ON LANGUAGE ONCE AGAIN.
AT ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALSO LOOKS
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF
THE ORGANIZATIONS AND WANTS TO
EMPHASIZE HER APPRECIATION FOR
THEIR FEEDBACK OVER THE LIFETIME
OF THIS BILL. I'M SHE WOULD LIKE
ME TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO
EVERYONE FOR THEIR RESEARCH
THEIR WORK AND THE FEEDBACK
SHE'S RECEIVED IN THE
LEGISLATION. AND SHE LOOKS
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE
IN THE COMING WEEKS. NOW I'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE WITNESSES
HERE TO TESTIFY IN THIS BILL-
AND MAC THE CLEAR. A LASTING
FROM UCLA WHO WILL BRING THE
BILL TO HER OFFICE AND DAVE
RAMSTEIN FOR THE COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS.
THANK YOU SEVEN MEMBER WILL MOVE
ON TO LEAD WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
AND YOU EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES.
ME PROCEED RENT READY. MORNING
SENATORS. MY NAME IS
AUTOMATICALLY- AND I'M A THIRD
YEAR LAW STUDENT AT UCLA- IN
SUPPORT OF AB SEVEN SEVEN NINE
WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE-
EFFICIENCY TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCESSIBILITY OF THE GROUNDWATER
ADJUDICATION PROCESS. AS A
STUDENT IN UCLA'S CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
CLINIC. MY CLASSMATES AND I
RESEARCH THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT AND
SPOKE WITH STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCATES. AGRICULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND WATER LAW
EXPERTS. WOULD REPLACE REAP
REPEATEDLY HEARD THAT THE
CURRENT GROUNDWATER ADJUDICATION
PROCESS IS SLOW AND BURDENSOME
FOR ALL PARTIES. ESPECIALLY
SMALL FARMERS AND FARMERS OF
COLOR. DESPITE A NEARLY DECADE
OLD LAW MEANT TO STREAMLINE THE
GROUNDWATER ADJUDICATION PROCESS
. THERE REMAINS ROOM TO IMPROVE
TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS.
RECEIVING CAN TAKE OVER TEN
YEARS AND TOTAL MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN LEGAL FEES. MOST MALL
FARMERS TO FALL OUT OF THE
PROCEEDING BEFORE HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR
THEMSELVES. AND SOME HAVE EVEN
BEEN FORCED TO SELL THEIR
OPERATIONS BECAUSE OF THE
FINANCIAL STRAIN OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS.
THEY'RE ALSO BARRIERS TO
INCORPORATING NEUTRAL SCIENCE
BASED EXPERTISE FROM STATE
AGENCIES. THAT KNOWLEDGE CAN
HELP ALIGN EDUCATIONS WITH
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT GOALS.
AND FILL GAPS LEFT WHEN UNDER
RESOURCE PARTIES ARE NOT ABLE TO
FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE
EDUCATION PROCESS. AND THE
LENGTH EDUCATION PROCESS CAN
FRUSTRATE SIGMA'S EFFORTS TO
IMPROVE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
BECAUSE IN SOME CASES. SIGMA'S
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
CAN BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. AB
SEVEN SEVEN NINE SIX TO MAKE THE
EDUCATION PROCESS BETTER FOR ALL
PARTIES INVOLVED. TO ADDRESS
BARRIERS THAT HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED USERS HAVE OFTEN
FACED IN THE EDUCATION PROCESS-
AB SEVEN SEVEN NINE WOULD MAKE A
NUMBER OF CHANGES. FOR WHICH
I'LL TALK ABOUT NOW. AT FIRST TO
MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC IN ALL
GROUNDWATER USERS UNDERSTAND THE
PROCESS. WHEN AND A NEW
EDUCATION IS INITIATED A. B.
SEVEN SEVEN NINE WOULD REQUIRE
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCIES IN THE BASIN. I HATE TO
INTERRUPT YOU BUT IF YOU COULD
START WRAPPING UP THAT BE GREAT
FOR. TO INVITE A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM D. W. R. OR THE STATE WATER
BOARD TO PRESENT AT A PUBLIC
MEETING. SECOND TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR WATER USERS AND THE
PUBLIC ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT
ONGOING EDUCATION IT WOULD
ENSURE THAT ALL CASE MANAGEMENT
ORDERS ARE PUT TIMELY PERSON TO
D. W. OURS WEBSITE. THIRD A. B.
SEVEN SEVEN NINE REQUIRES COURTS
TO CONSIDER THE WATER USES SMALL
AND DISADVANTAGED FARMERS. AND
FOURTH AND FINALLY A. B. SEVEN
SEVEN NINE PROVIDE SAFEGUARDS TO
ENSURE USERS DON'T TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF AN ONGOING
EDUCATION TO PUMP UNSUSTAINABLY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
YOUR TESTIMONY I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I WAS DOING DURING MY THIRD YEAR
LAW SCHOOL BUT IT WAS NOT.
RELATIONS ON A GREAT DEAL- THANK
YOU NEXT WITNESS. A GOOD MORNING
TURN MEMBERS DAVE RANSON
COMMUNITY LINES WITH FAMILY
FARMERS- WE'VE REPRESENTED SMALL
FAMILY FARMS FOR FORTY FIVE
YEARS IN CALIFORNIA. WHO DOES
POORLY IN ANY JUDICATA AND
HISTORIANS TELL US IT'S A SMALL
FARMS THE ROLE RESIDENTS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. AB SEVEN SEVENTY
NINE TRIES TO ADDRESS SOME OF
THIS AND UNFAIRNESS. IT'S
UNFORTUNATE THAT SIGMA DIDN'T
ELIMINATE. THE EDUCATION AVENUE
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE USING IT TO
TRY TO CIRCUMVENT. THE SIGNUP
PROCESS. INCLUDE YARMOUTH FOR
EXAMPLE TO LARGE FARMING
OPERATIONS GROWING CARROTS. AND
NOW OWNED BY HEDGE FUNDS FILED
FOR JUDICATA AND- BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THE DSA.
PROCESS WAS GOING THE JUDGE SAID
EVERYONE NEEDED TO BE IN COURT.
FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED SMALL
PUMPERS THERE. WE'RE WORKING
WITH THIRTY PEOPLE WHO BANDED
TOGETHER TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY
YOU'RE PAYING ABOUT TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY DOLLARS A MONTH. WHICH
THEY CAN'T AFFORD. EACH IN
INDIAN WELLS A LARGE PISTACHIO
FORM THAT HAD BEEN PLANTED
PLUNKED DOWN IN THE DESERT FILED
FOR JUDICATA AND ALSO UNHAPPY
WITH THE GSA. THE GSA TELLS US
THERE ARE EIGHT HUNDRED RURAL
RESIDENTIAL WELLS AND SMALL
FARMS NOT REPRESENTED IN COURT.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM. THE
REALITY IS THAT THE SMALL FARMS
IN RURAL RESIDENTS CANNOT AFFORD
A LENGTHY COURT PROCESS. IDEALLY
THE COURT WOULD APPOINT CLASS
COUNSEL FOR THEM. AND WE WILL
HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN WORK ON
THAT. SO WE NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE A
DUPLICATION LINE UP WITH CIGNA
AND THE G. S. P.'S AND TRIED TO
DISCOURAGE THIS AND RUN AROUND
THE COMMUNITY PROCESS. TO KEEP
EDUCATION FROM TAKING OVER EVERY
GROUNDWATER BASIN. IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY. BRINGING NDW ARE
IN THE WATER BOARD IN WHATEVER
MANNER WOULD APPEAR ESSENTIAL WE
ALSO SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE THE
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR DATE. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT EIGHTY SEVEN
SEVENTY NINE AND WE URGE YOU TO
VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU I'LL NOW HEAR FROM ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES HERE IN THE
ROOM AND SUPPORT OF. AB SEVEN
SEVEN NINE SAYING NO ONE IN THE
ROOM I WILL MOVE ON TO ANY LEAD
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO WE
HAVE LEAD WITNESSES. IN
OPPOSITION WE HAVE TO BE. YEAH
ALL RIGHT GREAT YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES EACH YOU MAY. BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU- GOOD
MORNING TURN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ALEXANDER
BEARING AND I WORK FOR THE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU. WE HAVE
AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON THIS BILL AND I'D
LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHY AND I ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE- THE AUTHORS OFFICE
AND HER STAFF BECAUSE THEY'VE
BEEN REALLY GOOD AND VERY OPEN
AND WILLING TO COLLABORATE WITH
US AND TALKED WITH LIKE OTHERS
HAVE SAID OVER MANY. MANY
SEVERAL MONTHS OUT REALLY
APPRECIATE IT- FROM YEARS
CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST AND OLDEST
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING FARMERS AND
RANCHERS 82% OF OUR TWENTY TWO
THOUSAND MEMBERS ARE SMALL
FARMERS. THIS MEANS THAT FROM
YOUR TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY.
EFFORTS TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT
SMALL FAMILY FARMS WHOSE NUMBERS
ARE EVER DWINDLING AND THE
GOLDEN STATE DUE TO INCREASING
REGULATORY PRESSURES AND OTHER
FACTORS. THIS BILL IS WELL
INTENTIONED BUT DOESN'T HELP
PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S SMALL
FAMILY FARMS- AS AS INTENDED.
AFTER SEEING WAS PASSED THE FIRM
WHO RECOGNIZE THAT THE LAW HAD
HUGE POTENTIAL TO HURT SMALL
FARMERS AND RANCHERS ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO ONLY USE GROUNDWATER
OR WHO ARE AND WHAT WE CALL
WHITE AREAS- WHO COULD BE LEFT
OUT OF THE ROOM WHEN. THE
DECISIONS WERE BEING MADE BY
LARGER ENTITIES FOR MORE MORE
WELL ORGANIZED- SYNCING WAS
PASSED. FOR ME WAS REALLY
STEPPED IN A ROLE TO REPRESENT A
LOT OF THOSE WERE AREA GROWERS
ON- SIGNAL ON GSA BOARDS AND
OTHER PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHY WE
ALONG WITH MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY
ADVOCATED FOR AND SUPPORTED THE
BILL'S THAT OTHERS HAVE
MENTIONED- AB THIRTEEN NINETY
AND SB TWO SIXTY SIX. TOGETHER
HE'S AT A CHAPTER SEVEN
BEGINNING WITH SECTION EIGHT
THIRTY TO TITLE TEN OF PART TWO
OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE OF
PROCEDURE. ESTABLISHING SPECIAL
PROCEDURES TO STREAMLINE
COMPREHENSIVE GROUNDWATER
JUDICATA INS AND ENSURE THEY
CONSIDERED ALL USES IN THE
BASIN. COMPREHENSIVELY NOT JUST
THE LOUDEST LARGEST OR
WEALTHIEST WEISS'S. RATHER THAN
COMPLEMENT THAT THIS BILL WOULD
. COMPLICATED BY ESTABLISHING
NEW PROCEDURES AND WILL ALL FOR
D. W. R. STATE WATER. WHICH
COULD HAVE BOTH SLOW DOWN THE G.
THE- PROCESS BIASED COURTS ALL.
IS ON HOW. SHE BE ALLOCATE AMONG
ALL USER ON THE BASE. IN OTHER
WORDS IT'S I KNOW. AND COULD
CAUSE HARM TO SOME OF THE VERY
ENERGY ENTITIES IT SEEKS TO
PROTECT- AGAIN THANKS TO- AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBERS OFFICE- AND
STAFF FUNDING SO WILLING TO WORK
WITH US AND TALK THROUGH A LOT
OF ISSUES THAT ARE STILL
OUTSTANDING. BUT AGAIN THE I
THINK THAT IT IS A WELL
INTENTIONED BUILT. ON THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THANK YOU
. NEXT WITNESS. MORNING MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS FABRI WITH
THREE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON
BEHALF OF VALLEY ATWATER
COALITION THIS MORNING. AGAIN AS
I TESTIFIED LAST WEEK ON ANOTHER
SIMILAR MATTER AND BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE. THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A G. EDUCATION
PROCEEDINGS AND THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT IS
VERY CLEAR. JUDY CATION IS TO
IDENTIFY THOSE WHO HAVE. THE
RIGHT TO PUMP GROUNDWATER
DETERMINE THEIR PRIORITY OF
RIGHT AND THE AMOUNT THAT THEY
CAN PUMP. IT IS DEALING WITH
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THEREFORE IS
PROPERLY BEFORE THE JUDICIARY.
SIGMA OF AS YOU WELL KNOW IS
PART OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE BEST
MEANS TO ACHIEVE. SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT. SEGMENT
SPECIFICALLY PRECLUDES THE GSA
FROM DETERMINING WATER RIGHTS SO
YOU HAVE TO HAVE A JUDICATA IN
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE. AN OPINION
THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT. UNDER THE
JUDICATA RECEDING IN THE STATE
IS AUTHORIZED TO INTERVENE AND
ANY ADJUDICATION. AND THE COURT
IS AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT THE
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL
BOARD AS REFEREE. OR TO REFER
FOR TECHNICAL INPUT. AND IN
ACCESS THE STATE WATER BOARD-
FOR THEIR OPINION AS TO- THE
FAX. FACING THAT BASIN SO THERE
IS REALLY NO NEED TO HAVE AND IT
REPRESENTATIVE FROM EITHER THE
DEPARTMENT. OR THE BOARD TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY AGAIN JUDICATA
IS FIRST AND FOREMOST TO
DETERMINE A PRIORITY OF
GROUNDWATER RIGHTS. THE COURT
MACON MAKE CONSIDER EQUITABLE
ALLOCATION ONLY AFTER THAT
OCCURS- THE CONCERN WE HAVE WITH
THE ADDING DIFFERENT
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND
SMALL FARMERS IS THAT THEY ARE
ALREADY IF THEY ARE GROUNDWATER
PUMPERS- MAY BE A PARTY TO THE
EDUCATION. AND THE COURT MAY A
MAKE A CLASS OF THE CALL IN TIME
MESSAGE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE
IS- REDUCED. FINALLY THE
DELETION OF THE PROSPECTIVE
APPLICATION AMENDMENT CAUSES
CONCERNS FOR ONE OF MY CLIENTS.
IN THE CENTRAL AND CENTRAL BASIN
AND WEST COAST BASIN THAT WAS
ENTERED INTO IN THE NINETEEN
FIFTIES AND HAS BEEN OPERATING
SINCE THAT POINT IN TIME BUT
RECENTLY THEY DID HAVE AN
ADJUDICATION JUDGMENT AMENDMENT
TO ALLOW FOR GROUNDWATER STORAGE
THANK YOU BASINS. I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT BY GETTING RID OF THE
PERSPECTIVE NATURE THIS BILL
YOU'RE GOING TO CALL AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS SOME OF THE FUTURE FOR
THAT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. ALL RIGHT- SHEET THAT
AND NOW WILL MOVE ON TO ANY
OTHER OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE
IN THE ROOM. AGAIN PLEASE LIMIT
YOUR TESTIMONY TO YOUR- NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE GOOD MORNING GAIL DELL
HAT WITH WESTERN GROWERS
ASSOCIATION WE ARE OPPOSED LESS
AMENDED THANK YOU. RENDON BASS
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED THANK YOU
. CHRIS ANDERSON ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED BUT APPRECIATE
THE PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS
THANK YOU OFFICE. TAYLOR RUSSIAN
ON BEHALF OF VARIOUS
AGRICULTURAL SUSPICIONS AN
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED THANK YOU
. GOOD MORNING TRICIA GERINGER
WITH AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL ALSO
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED THANK YOU. THEN THE
SOLVING OF CALIFORNIA PERVERSE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OTHERS
OPPOSE LESS MONEY THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALL RIGHT- SINGH NO OTHER
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE IN THE
ROOM- WILL MOVE ON TO WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE OR THIS- AGAIN
THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SHOULD LIMIT
THEIR NAME COMMENTS THEIR NAME.
FILIATION POSITION ON THE
MEASURE. I'M AS MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY.
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF AB
SEVEN SEVENTY NINE WE CAN BEGIN
. IN SUPPORT OF AB SO NINE OR
OPPOSITION YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN. ZERO AGAIN THAT IS THE ONE
AND THEN THERE FOR IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. OF AB. SEVEN SEVEN
NINE. ONE MOMENT WE DO HAVE A
FEW KEY WOULD NOT. WE'LL GO TO
LINE ELEVEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MY NAME IS MAKAYLA GLACKENS
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CLEAN
WATER ACTION IN SUPPORT OF A
SEVEN SEVEN NINE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THAT. NEXT WE'LL
GO TO LINE FORTY FOR YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ROGER DICKINSON
ON BEHALF OF CIVIC WELL FORMERLY
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
IN SUPPORT THANKS VERY MUCH
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION ANKIEL I THANK YOU
ALL OF OUR WITNESSES- WILL BRING
THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE DAYS-
ANY OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS- CENTER
GROWTH THANK YOU THINK YOU
MISTER CHAIR. I AGREE THAT TO
YOUR PRESENTATION HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE AUTHOR IS NOT BECAUSE-
SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING
THAT WE ALL KNOW IS VERY PUBLIC
BUT- THAT SHE'S NOT HAVING A BAD
DAY WITH THAT SITUATION SO IT'S
GOING GREAT GOOD AFTERNOON OF
FUN FOR HER YEAH OKAY GOOD GOOD
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER- I DO
HAVE CONCERNS I KNOW THAT WHEN
YOU KNOW- AGAIN. HIS FARMERS AND
PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
THAT PRODUCE FOOD STARTED
PUMPING GROUNDWATER BECAUSE
THEIR SURFACE WATER WAS AT. EVEN
THOUGH THEY PAID FOR IT WAS NOT
ALLOWED TO COME DOWN TO ACTUALLY
GROW THE FOOD THE EVERYBODY
EATS. AND THEY HAVEN'T ADDRESSED
OUTFLOWS ON NEW AT NEW BY
LUGGAGE BIOLOGICAL OPINIONS. AND
SO THEY DIDN'T AND THEN OF
COURSE WE GET SIGMA RIGHT AND-
ITEMS ASSEMBLY FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER DICKINSON WAS THE
ONE I BELIEVE THAT CARRIED THAT
BILL. AND YOU KNOW WE MADE
REFERENCES THAT THIS WAS GOING
TO CAUSE A HUGE PROBLEM NUMBER
ONE AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO. PUT
TOGETHER AS YOU KNOW GROUND
WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS BECAUSE
YOU HAD TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE
COPPER REGARDLESS IF IT WAS FIVE
ACRE FEET OR FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND
ACRE FEET IT DIDN'T MATTER. WITH
IT YOU HAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY IN
THE IN THE PROGRAM. AND PEOPLE
WERE IT MANAGED TO OVERCOME
THAT. AND THEN WE REALIZED I
BELIEVE IT WAS IN TWO THOUSAND
AND FIFTEEN THAT AND YOU KNOW
THE LARGEST VOICES DID HAVE.
SOME SAY SO OR LARGER SAY SO IN
THE PROCESS. AND IN 200-010-0015
WE PASSED AB THIRTEEN NINETY.
AND THAT WAS TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS. IT WAS ACTUALLY TO-
REMIND THE PROCESS OF. A JEW TO.
AND THEN ALSO IT MADE SURE THAT-
THERE WERE- USERS THAT WERE-
SMALLER FARMERS AND YOU KNOW
MORE DISADVANTAGED FARMERS WOULD
HAVE A- A SAY SO IN THE PROCESS.
THAT WAS PASSED IN TWO THOUSAND
FIFTEEN SINCE THEN THERE'S ONLY
BEEN TWO OR A FEW ONLY BEEN A
FEW ADJUDICATED CASES SO I GUESS
MY QUESTION IS THAT. WE HAVEN'T
GIVEN THAT TIME TO HAVE PROCESS.
WE HAVEN'T GIVE IT TIME TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS THERE'S ONLY
BEEN A FEW CASES HAVE BEEN
ADJUDICATED. THERE ARE SPECIFIC
ONES MENTIONED- INCREASE EMMA
AND ALSO IN THE- IN THAT IN
THOSE ARE TWO OF THE FEW- INDIAN
WELLS VALLEY. A BIT EVERY BIT
DEBT BILL WHEN WE REALIZE THAT
THIS WAS A PROBLEM- WAS SUPPOSED
TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND IT
HASN'T REALLY HAD A LOT OF TIME
TO TAKE PLACE AND ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES. AND THE OTHER THING IS
THAT IF THIS BILL PASSES. I
REALLY DO THINK WE'LL BE BACK
HERE WHY WON'T BECAUSE I'LL BE
TURNED OUT BUT YOU GUYS WOULD BE
AFTER TRYING TO FIX. ANOTHER
DUPLICATE OF PROCESS THAT IS
MORE HARM TO SMALLER FARMERS.
AND DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
BECAUSE AGAIN. THE CARROT GROWER
AND INCLEMENT. THEY'RE NOT GONNA
HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS RIGHT
THEY'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS
AND CONTINUE TO GROW CARROTS.
BUT THIS WILL ACTUALLY-
DISADVANTAGED THE SMALL FARMERS
EVEN MORE BECAUSE IT MAKES IT
DUPLICATING DUPLICATED AND-
THERE'S OTHER PROCESSES THAT
THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH. YES SO-
BEAR WITH ME MEMBERS SURE. NO
IT'S NOT YOU KNOW I KNOW I NINE.
GONNA DO MY BEST SENATOR BECAUSE
I'M HERE AND YOU KNOW I DID HEAR
THE BILL IN MY COMMITTEE SO I
HAVE SOME OBVIOUSLY SOME
KNOWLEDGE I IF. CONCERNS WHICH
IS WHY AND I RESPECT THAT I'M
GONNA DO MY BEST TO ADDRESS THEM
AND OBVIOUSLY I'LL TURN TO THE
WITNESS AND I WILL SAY THAT I'M-
YOU KNOW I THINK A LOT OF WHAT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON IS TRYING
TO DO HERE BY YOU KNOW ASKING
THE COURT TO CONSIDER CERTAIN
THINGS IN ALREADY EXISTING
ADJUDICATIONS. IS IT IS AN
ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR
CONCERNS AS IT RELATES TO
PUTTING MORE BURDENS ON THE
FARMERS- AND SO YOU KNOW HOW DO
WE ENSURE AND I KNOW THAT
EDUCATION THAT ARE HAPPENING. AS
WE SIT HERE TODAY ARE SEEING
THESE PROBLEMS ARISE- AND SO YOU
KNOW WHAT THOSE MAY NOT BE
FINISHED YOU TO CATIONS THEIR
EDUCATIONS THAT ARE PROCESS BUT-
ENSURING THAT WE ALLOW SUBMITTED
CONTINUE THAT WE ALLOW- THE
COURTS TO. TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION THESE FACTORS I
THINK IS SOMETHING THAT WON'T
NECESSARILY. BURDEN THE PROCESS
WILL ALLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE
PRESENTS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHO. LIKE YOU SAID WE SAW FROM
THE BEGINNING WEREN'T GETTING
THEIR VOICES HEARD AND I KNOW. I
KNOW YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH THIS
BILL BUT I KNOW WE BOTH SHARE
THE DESIRE FOR OUR SMALL
CALIFORNIA FARMERS TO THRIVE AND
HAVE THE WATER THAT THEY NEED-
TO DO THE WORK THAT WE ALL NEED
THEM TO DO TO GROW THE FOOD WE
EAT EVERY DAY BUT WITH THAT I'LL
TURN IT OVER TO MY WITNESS.
THANK YOU- AND- WE PRETTY THE-
WE WERE VERY MINDFUL- IN
DRAFTING THIS BILL TO- TRY AND
TEMPER AND THE CONCERNS AROUND
TO PUT IT OF PROCESS- THERE ARE
A FEW. PROVISIONS THAT. WE THINK
SHOULD BE ONLY A MINOR- INCREASE
ON THE BURDEN TO PARTIES FOR
INSTANCE- COPYING THE COURT ON-
REPORTING GROUNDWATER REPORTING
THAT'S ALREADY DUE. TO D. W. R-
WITH IS- JUST A MATTER OF-
ESSENTIALLY CCM. A AND FOR AND
SAME WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FORD
COURT ORDERS- IT INITIALLY
REQUIRED ALL PLEADINGS TO. BE
POSTED ON D. W. R. AS WEBSITE
BUT WE- WE- NARROWED IT TO COURT
ORDERS TO ESSENTIALLY TO.
ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN ON ON
PARTIES- AND- ABOUT THE- THE
FUGITIVE CATION SINCE I. AB
THIRTY NINETIES PASSAGE- WITH A
FEW WITH THE CONCERNS THAT ARE
STAKEHOLDERS RAISED- EVEN IN
JUST THOSE. COUPLE EDUCATION
SUCH AS THE ISSUE OF- MOST
PARTIES IN A BASIN DEFAULTING
RIGHT OFF THE BAT- AND- THESE
THE STIPULATED JUDGMENTS TO KIND
OF PROLONG UNSUSTAINABLE-
PUMPING- BOTH. CAME UP
SPECIFICALLY WITH- WITH THE POST
AB THIRTEEN NINETY EDUCATION.
SO- OKAY THAT'S HELPFUL BUT HAVE
IF. THANK YOU I'VE THAT AND I
PER WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO I
THINK THIRTEEN WITH AT THAT I
MEAN IT THE AND VERY EXPENSIVE
GROUND. M. S. HE WAS A REAL
GROUND CLEANUP FOR SIX TO ALLOW
THIS I REALLY DO I REALLY DO AND
I'M GONNA CLIP IT I WON'T BE
HERE BUT I CLIP AND TESTED I
REALLY DO THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE
BACK HERE FIXING THIS BECAUSE I
THINK IT CAUSES MORE DETRIMENTAL
HARM TO OUR FARMERS ARE SMALLER
FARMERS. AGAIN LARGE CORPORATE
FARMERS ARE BUYING UP SMALLER
FARMERS BECAUSE THE REGULATORY
PROCESS AND THE LACK OF WATER IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY
CAN'T AFFORD THE PROCESS AND
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.
A AND THAT'S LEGISLATION THAT
COMES OUT OF THIS BUILDING AT
CIGNA IS ANOTHER THING THAT
HAPPENED WHICH ALLOWED A LARGER
CORPORATE FARMERS TO PURCHASE
SMALLER FARMERS BECAUSE THEY
COULDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROCESS. WE PASSED THIRTEEN
NINETY TO ALLOW THEM TO PURSUE
SPEED THE PROCESS AND NOW THIS
BILL- WILL- MAKE A DUPLICATE OF
SO I REALLY DO THINK THAT- AND I
DO BELIEVE THERE'S A SEPARATION
BETWEEN THE JUDICIAL ISSUE. AND
THE- AND THE EDUCATION PROCESS
SO THAT'S ANOTHER SEPARATE ISSUE
THAT I KNOW THAT THE AUTHOR IS
WORKING WOULD YOU SHOULD COUNCIL
ON. AND A SEVERAL MEETINGS BUT I
REALLY DO THINK THAT THIS WILL-
HINDER OUR SMALLER FARMERS EVEN
MORE. THAN WHAT IT IS TODAY SO I
WOULD ASK THE AUTHOR TO. KIND OF
LOOK AT THAT ISSUE. THANK YOU
SIR THANK YOU CENTER OF A CENTER
DOLLARS. THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS SO- I HAD TO LOOK UP A
SMALL FARMER IS. I FELT THAT CAN
. ACTUALLY I THINK YOU ARE ONCE
AND- WELL I WANTED TO DO I HAD A
- ON THE- IF FOR. THOUSAND I
LOOKED UP AS HUNDRED ACCORDING
THIS BILL FOUR HUNDRED TO TEN.
IN REVENUE OR FOR HUNDRED
DOLLAR. IN IF THAT'S- GROSS OR
TAKE HOME I WOULD BE LESS THAN
US THAN OF THE- S. SMALL FAMILY
FARMER ANYWAY I WANTED TO- JUST
MAKE A FEW COMMENTS AND I HAVE A
QUESTION- NUMBER ONE. SO THIS IS
A STATEWIDE LAW WHICH I THINK
IS- IT WILL BE FASCINATING
BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT. OF
WHAT GROUNDWATER BASINS AND THEY
ARE- SO LET ME GIVE AN EXAMPLE
IN THE VALLEY- IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND NORTHERN PART OF THE
VALLEY WE HAVE. OFFERS THAT ARE-
WE HAVE REALLY GOOD HISTORY AND
WE KNOW THAT THEIR- SO IF YOU
DRILL A WELL IN. IN B. L. TEN
MILES FROM THAT ONE WELL THEY'RE
ALL ON THE SAME AWFUL FOR
DROPPING OUT OF THE SAME OFFER A
WE CAN MODEL THOSE AND WE KNOW A
LOT ABOUT THAT WE KNOW A LOT
MORE ABOUT THE RECHARGE. AND
WE'RE SEEING A JUDICATA ON THOSE
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN. OVER DRAFT
RIGHT SO THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW
WITH CIGNA WE'RE SEEING
ADJUDICATION BUT WHEN YOU. MOVE
INTO THE FOOTHILLS IN OTHER
PARTS OF THE STATE- WE DON'T
HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF- WILL HAVE
A WE DON'T HAVE AN AQUIFER THAT
WE'RE ALL PUMPING OUT WE HAVE
DIFFERENT FAULTS FRACTURES. AND
IN IN MY DISTRICT IN OUR FARMS-
YOU MAJOR LOL- AND NEARLY TEN
FEET AWAY DO REAL WELL AND ONE
WILL HAVE. NO WATER AND ONE WILL
HAVE. THOUSANDS OF GALLONS PER
MINUTE AND SO. WELL WISHERS AND
PEOPLE THAT FIGURE OUT DOLLARS
FIGURE OUT WHERE THE WATER'S AT
NEW TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT ALL DROPPING OUT OF
THE SAME. BAND BUT THESE LAWS
APPLY TO. EVERYWHERE AND SO I
SPENT SOME OF MY- CONSTERNATION
WITH THEM THE BILL IT PASSED
STATEWIDE LAWS. WHICH WHEN WE
TRY TO JUDICATA WE DON'T HAVE
GOOD IT GOOD INFORMATION AND I
THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE
AFTER HERE. IF WE HAVE. FOR
EXAMPLE. MEGA FARMS COMING IN
AND PUTTING IN. HUGE WELLS WHICH
WE'VE SEEN. AND QUITE AND- QUITE
FRANKLY INVESTMENT FUNDS- DOING
THAT- THAT DOES PENALIZE THE
SMALL INDEPENDENT FARMERS WHO
HAS A DIFFICULT TIME BATTLING
YOU KNOW CORPORATE- FORM SO. MY
CONCERN WITH THE BILL IS THAT WE
DID IT ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL
AND WE DO. LEGISLATION THAT ONE
SIZE FITS ALL IT HARMS THOSE
AREAS WHERE WE HAVE A DIFFERENT
SCENARIO THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DEAL WITH. AND SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE THAT NOTE- AND SO MY
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE HOW DO WE
SOLVE THAT ISSUE WHERE WHERE-
WHAT HAPPENS IN KERN IS TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN HAPPENS IN SIERRA
COUNTY. MODOC SISKIYOU- WHEN IT
COMES TO GROUNDWATER SO THAT'S
MY QUESTION TO YOU. THAT I KNOW
THIS IS NOT YOUR BILL YEAH I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU CENTER
BECAUSE I WAS SURE YOU CAN TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STOP ME SO-
WHAT. WELL I WILL SEE READ THE
WE SEE THIS YES NO I. WE DON'T
WE- WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE DEALING
WITH. RIGHT NOW NO OF THEM OF
THE CAN I REPRESENT YET- WE'RE
NOT SEEN A JUDY CATION OF
GROUNDWATER BUT IT WILL THIS
BILL. WILL COME AND SO THAT'S
THAT'S MY YES- THOUGHTS AND I
WILL SAY I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT
NECESSARILY HELPFUL ANSWER TO
YOU. YOU KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A
LOT OF BILLS ON HOW DO WE MAKE
THESE PROCESSES MORE MEANINGFUL
AND I THINK ONE OF THE BEST I'VE
SEEN THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT.
WAS A BLOOM BILL FROM LAST YEAR
THE FOCUSED ON TRAINING THE
JUDGES TO UNDER. MORE ABOUT OUR
WATER BASINS AND OUR WATER
PROBLEMS THAT THEY COULD DO A
BETTER JOB OF UNDERSTANDING
ANALYTICS AND- EDUCATING THESE
CASES I LIKED THAT BALLOT DIDN'T
MAKE ITS MAY WISH TO REVISIT
THAT. BUT- YOU KNOW I DO THINK
THAT AS IT RELATES TO THIS- MORE
INFORMATION BETTER INFORMATION
IS IMPORTANT I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY HERE IS ARGUING THAT WE
SHOULD BE MAKING DECISIONS BASED
ON BATTER LIMITED INFORMATION.
AND I THINK THAT I WOULD ARGUE
ON BEHALF OF THE AUTHOR THAT
SOME OF WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE
WILL BRING MORE AND BETTER
INFORMATION THAT WILL HOPEFULLY
ALLOW FOR. DIFFERENTIATION
BETWEEN ORACLE FOR HIS IN OUR
PARTS OF OUR STATE BUT YOU HIT
ON A POINT THAT I THINK WE AS A
LEGISLATURE STRUGGLE WITH EVERY
DAY THE STATE IS INCREDIBLY
DIVERSE. RIGHT AND WHETHER WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THIS
COMMITTEE OR- ANOTHER COMMITTEE
WE STRUGGLE WITH THE FACT THAT
RURAL COMMUNITIES URBAN
COMMUNITIES. CENTER VALLEY
COMMUNITIES NORTHERN STATE
COMMUNITIES DO NEED DIFFERENT
THINGS AND I DO THINK THE ANSWER
TO THAT IS ALWAYS MORE AND
BETTER INFORMATION I. AGREE WITH
YOU AND I HOPE THIS BILL HELPS
ADDRESS THAT. THANK SENATOR- YOU
DON'T. ON ALL RIGHT WE HAVE THE
FOR. SIX NATURAL. CENTER LAYER
WHO HAS A QUESTION. THAT OF. IT
WAS. TO JUST KEEP THE SENATOR
FROM BAKERSFIELD POINTING THAT
OUT. THANK ARM. I I'M A
DISADVANTAGE HERE BECAUSE I
STEPPED OUT OF THE ROOM TO
PRESENT A BILL AND I COULD TELL
THAT. WHEN THE SENATOR FROM
BAKERSFIELD RACED CARROT FORMER
SHE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT THE CHOIR ON THE VALLEY
AND- IN. OUR EVEN THOUGH I
REPRESENTED SHE SPENT PART OF
HER USE THEIR AND MAY KNOW MORE
SO I'M AT A DISADVANTAGE THERE.
BUT IF YOU CAN ASK A QUESTION
SIR OR KNOWING MAKE CONNIE I'M-
WANNA MAKE A BOMB. I'M IN THE IS
WHAT TO THE REAL COMMITTEE. IT
AND- D. E. N. IT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE I HER. FOR THE FORMER
AND QUITE I'M ABOUT THIS BILL.
AND AN INITIAL. THEY WORRIED.
ABOUT THE TWENTY TWO FOUR DATE.
AND IF THE JUDICATA BEGINS- AND
WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN TAKEN BY THE AUTHORS THEY
HAVE REMOVED- THEIR CONCERNS.
AND AFTER VISITING THERE AND
IT'S A UNIQUE PLACE BECAUSE IT'S
A CONFLUENCE OF FOR COUNTIES IT
IS WHERE VENTURA SANTA BARBARA
SAN LUIS OBISPO AND KERN. ALL
COME TOGETHER TO VERY SMALL
VALLEY IT'S FORMED AND IT'S OVER
DRAFTED. AND THERE'S THIS THING
THAT TAUGHT ME SOMETHING AFTER
MANY YEARS OF WORKING IN WATER
AND THAT IS THAT. THERE ARE TWO
FARMERS AND I HEARD CARE FARMERS
MENTIONED THEIR LARGE FARMS AND
CARRIAGES OF PRIMARY CROP. AND
THEY USE 70% OF THE WATER IN THE
ENTIRE VALLEY. AND IT IS THE
CONTENTION OF THE SMALL FARMERS
SOME OF THEM WHO USE BETWEEN
ONE. AND ONE AND- TEN ACRE FEET
A YEAR. THAT THEY CONSERVE AND
THEN YOU GO INTO THE PROCESSES
SUCH AS THE JUDICATA AND THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T CONSERVE
WITH A LARGER FARMS BENEFIT. IT
IN THE BASELINE AS OPPOSED TO
THE SMALLER FARMERS THAT HAVE
AND- THE END. A PERMISSION TO
SHOW PROP. YES YES CENTER BUT IF
YOU COULD ADDRESS IT UP I- BUT
IT'S ME STANDING AT THE KERN
COUNTY LINE ON THE EDGE OF THE
CHOIR ON THE VALLEY BECAUSE I
TEXTED IT TO THE SENATOR FROM
BAKER SO YOU LIKE THAT TO BE
ENTERED IN THE RECORD SENATOR
ALERT. AS SHE MIGHT BUT IT. IS
THE CUSTODIAN. THE POINT IS THE
POINT IS THAT- THIS BILL
ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
THOSE SMALL FARMERS IN EXACTLY
THE SITUATIONS AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE WHEN THEY
ARE THE ONES WITH A VERY SMALL.
USAGE THAT ARE SPEAKING UP AND
ARE THE ONES THAT ARE CONSERVING
AGAINST A LARGER USERS THAT
DOMINATE THE PROCESS AND THIS
BILL GIVES THEM A VOICE AND SO
WHILE I THINK THAT SOME OF THE
CONCERNS. ABOUT THIS BILL ARE
VALID I KNOW THE AUTHOR IS
WORKING AND I KNOW THE AUTHOR IS
TRYING TO ADDRESS THEM BUT THE
REASON FOR THE BILL WAS RIGHT.
AND THE DIRECTION OF THE BILL IS
RIGHT AND THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE
ADDRESSED SOME OF THE NEEDS.
THAT ARE EXPRESSED BY THE VERY
SMALL FARMERS THAT ARE INVOLVED
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
IT AND- AND GIVING THE AUTHORS A
CHANCE TO LAND TO THESE
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CENTER
LATER FOR THOSE COMMENTS. WE
HAVE A MOTION FROM CENTER
STERNUM OF THE BILL. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE NO
WILL LEAVE THAT AS MY CLOTHES
PERHAPS AN EARLIER WOULD HAVE
BEEN AN AMAZING. THANK YOU- FOR
THE MOTION IS TO PASS. AS
AMENDED TO DISH. AND WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM STERN AS PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. CENTERS MEN I. MEN I
SEE DON'T KNOW. NO NO ALLEN. NOW
SALLY NO EGGS. EGGMAN I GROW.
ROAD KNOW HER TAUGHT. LET FIVE
LAYERED I LIMÓN. YEAH THE I.
THEY'RE NOT MISTER STEPSISTER.
ONE STERN. STERN HI. THREE THE
VOTE COUNT FOUR THREE WILL LEAVE
THAT OPEN ON- THE OPEN IN THANK
YOU NUMBER. OKAY I NEXT BILL
THEN IN- FILE ITEM. FIVE THREE
SEVEN BY SOME OVER BECAUSE-
PLEASE HE AND READY TO YOU CAN
BEGIN ONE READY. THANK YOU
MISTER AB FIFTY WITH A STAB THE
CALL PA FOR INITIATIVE A PILOT
PROGRAM. THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE
CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE DEMONSTRATE
GRANTS FOR POCKET FORCE TO
PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES IT
IS A REINTRODUCTION OF AB TWENTY
ONE FOURTEEN WHICH THIS
COMMITTEE PASSED LAST YEAR. HOW
FAR WOULD PARTNER WITH ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS TO MANAGE THE PILOT
PROGRAM AS STUDY THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MILWAUKEE
PLANTING METHOD IN CALIFORNIA.
THE- DETAILED THEIR FINDINGS AND
REPORT THE LEGISLATURE BY
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY THIRTY AND
THE PROGRAM WAS SUNSET ON
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY THIRTY ONE.
A POCKET FOR US IS A SMALL PART
OF URBAN LAND HAS BEEN DENSELY
PLANTED WITH NATIVE PLANT
SPECIES. IT IS DESIGNED
ACCORDING TO THE MILWAUKEE
METHODIST ALATRI PLANTING THAT
DIRECTS GROWS TO STUDY AND
EMULATE IN AREAS NATIVE
ECOSYSTEM. OVER THE COURSE OF
TWO TO THREE YEARS. THE PLANTS
WILL GROW INTO A SELF MANAGER
FOR A SECOND OFFER A WIDE RANGE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH
BENEFITS. SUCH BENEFITS INCLUDE
SERVING AS A CRUCIAL HABITAT FOR
CALIFORNIA'S MANY UNIQUE PLANT
AND ANIMAL SPECIES AS WELL AS
PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT
AND SUSTENANCE FOR CRITICAL
POLLINATORS. ADDITIONALLY BY
EXPANDING NATURE ACCESS TO URBAN
AREAS THIS BILL HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH
OUTCOMES. OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS THAT IS A SHOW THAT
PEOPLE SPEND AT LEAST TWO HOURS
A WEEK IN NATURE MUCH MORE LIKE
TO REPORT GOOD HEALTH. AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING
THEREFORE THIS BILL DIRECTS CAL
FIRE TO PRIORITIZE GRANT
APPLICATIONS. FOR PROJECTS AND
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN
COMMUNITIES THAT LACK EASILY
ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACES. PPACA
FORCE OF ALREADY BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED IN SUCH
VERY PLACES BRAZIL INDIA. THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA IN BERKELEY. AB FIFTY
SEVEN SERVICES AND A MUCH NEEDED
BEACON FOR THE ACTUAL COMMUNITY
ORIENTED ENVIRONMENTALIST
MOVEMENT AND WILL ENSURE. THAT
URBAN COMMUNITIES ARE ABLE. TO
ACCESS AND ENJOY THE MANY
BENEFITS OF NATURAL GREEN
SPACES. WOULD BE TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY IS DAN
GOOSSEN CAMP EXACTED DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR
BIODIVERSITY. THANK YOU TERRY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I'M DAN
GLEASON CAMP WITH THE CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY. OKAY
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES OKAY I JUST
WANT TO GET THAT OUT THERE
BEFORE BEFORE YOU STARTED BUT-
ANYWAY GO AHEAD YES SIR YES
THANK YOU- SO FORGIVE ME FOR
SPEAKING WITH THE FASHION. SO WE
SUPPORT AB FIFTY SEVEN THE
POCKET FORESTVILLE WE BELIEVE
THAT IT. BRINGS MULTIPLE
SOLUTIONS TO VARIOUS CRISES THAT
CALIFORNIA IS FACING RIGHT NOW.
SO WHAT ARE THOSE CRISIS AS YOU
KNOW WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS WHICH IS IN
GATHERING A GROWING. WE ALSO
HAVE A CRISIS IN ACCESS WHERE
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS. CAN'T
PARTAKE IN THE BENEFITS OF
NATURE- WHICH ARE MYRIAD. THESE
CRISES ARE REINFORCED BY CLIMATE
CHANGE AND- EXTREME HEAT DROUGHT
AND OTHER AMPLIFYING CRISES.
POCKET FOR STORAGE SOLUTION THAT
CAN HELP US ADDRESS MANY OF
THESE PROBLEMS. SO WHAT IS A
POCKET FOREST PARK AT FOREST AS
A SMALL PART THAT IS IT PLANTED
PARKING FORESTS ARE PLANTED
USING THE MILWAUKEE METHOD.
WHERE NATIVE TREES NATIVE
PLANTS. GROWN FROM LOCALLY
COLLECTED SEEDS ARE PLANTED IN
HIGH DENSITY. YET SO THAT THEY
COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER GROW
RAPIDLY- GROW DEEP ROOT SYSTEMS
AND DON'T REQUIRE AS MUCH
WATERING IN THE FUTURE OR ANY
WATERING REALLY. THEY'RE PLANTED
IN SMALL PARCELS OF URBAN LAND
SO FORGOTTEN EDGES A PARKING
LOTS WE THE- HILLSIDES AT THE
BORDER OF THE SCHOOLYARD PLACES
THAT ARE UNLOVED- PERHAPS OVER
WATERED UNDER UTILIZED IN AREN'T
YET PART OF OUR SOLUTIONS. SO.
WITH THE- THAT. WHAT WE GET IN
REACH FOR THIS IS. BIRDS AND
POLLINATORS RETURNED TO THE
SITES. SO I AM COMPLETELY.
FLIPPING US SO. I'LL JUST READ
MY SCRIPT. THE MISTER SAID AS
LONG AS YOU'RE AT. THE AT ABOUT
A MINUTE LEFT OKAY OKAY THIRD.
IMPORTANT FACTORS THESE ARE THAT
THEIR SELF MAINTAINING THE
REQUIREMENT OF A WATERING CAN
AND CHEMICAL INPUTS REQUIRE
MINIMUM MAINTENANCE BEYOND
PERHAPS LITTER CLEAN UP ONCE OR
TWICE A YEAR- THEY CERTAINLY
QUITE REQUIRE MUCH LESS WATERING
VAN PROBABLY THE LONGER THE
ABANDONED SITE THAT'S ALREADY
THERE ARE LIKELY GETTING WATER
EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT BENEFITING
ANYTHING. IN RETURN FOR THIS WE
GET BIRDS RETURNING WE GET
POLLINATORS RETURNING WE GET
REDUCE WATER USED IMPROVE
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE WE GET
CLEANER AND WATER AND WE
MIGLIORI EXTREME HEAT. AND AGAIN
THESE ARE IN URBAN AREAS WHERE
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THESE IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE DO
A LOT OF CALIFORNIA. WE MOST
IMPORTANT THIS IS THAT WE ACCESS
TO NATURE WHERE WE NEED IT MOST-
WE GET SOMETHING BEYOND THESE
DIRECT BENEFITS TO PEOPLE SO WE
GET REWILDING NATURAL HABITATS
WE GET. A LITTLE BIT OF NATURE
BACK IN URBAN AREAS A LITTLE BIT
OF WILDNESS AND UNPREDICTABILITY
AND SOMETHING THAT. GIVES
CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WHO CAN
SIMPLY WALK DOWN THE BLOCKED
ACCESS NATURE A CHANCE TO
RECONNECT WITH THE WORLD SURF
YOU CAN WRAP UP THANK YOU YES
SIR. I WANT TO MAKE A CASE THAT
WE NEED MULTIPLE NEW SOLUTIONS
NOW WE'RE FACING CRISES THAT WE
DON'T UNDERSTAND WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING TO WORK WE NEED TO
TEST A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
WE NEED TO TEST NEED A PLANE
GARDENING A PLANT LANDSCAPING
URBAN GREENING. A GREEN
SCHOOLYARDS AND WE NEED
SOLUTIONS LIKE THIS THAT ADDRESS
MULTIPLE CRISES MULTIPLE
PROBLEMS. IN DOING THIS WE
ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM AT CAL
FIRE WE'RE READY TOGETHER. YOUR
TIME AS WELL- OKAY SORRY I TRIED
TO HAVE YOU WRAPPED UP IN A BAD
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING TODAY- ANY OTHER
PERSONS IN SUPPORT. ARE THESE ME
TOO SIR UNIT OKAY. THANK YOU HI-
NICHOLAS SACKETT SOCIAL
COMPASSION IN LEGISLATION IN
SUPPORT. MR MEMBERS PAT MORAN
WITH THEIR OWN READING
ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. FORTY
MICHAEL'S AFFAIR WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL ORDERS IN SUPPORT
. GOOD MORNING TERM MEMBERS
JENNY TRIES TO BE HAVE A COUNTY
SANTA CLARENCE OF PORT. AND
WILLIAM BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. ROSS
BURNUP HOME HAVE A WONDER
PLANTED SUPPORT. THANK YOU IS
THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM
IN SUPPORT WHO'D LIKE TO COME UP
AND- OKAY. SO IS THERE ANYBODY
IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. LIKE TO SPEAK AS A PRIMARY
WITNESS IF NOT- ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO JUST COME UP AND SAY
THEY'RE JUST OPPOSE THE BILL. IF
NOT WE'LL GO TO EIGHTEEN T.
OPERATOR EIGHTEEN D. OPERATOR
CAN YOU QUEUE UP ANYBODY WHO
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS. THEIR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. TO AB
FIFTY SEVEN AB FIFTY SEVEN THANK
YOU. AND- MAKE SURE YOU JUST SAY
YOUR NAME THE ORGANIZATION YOU
REPRESENT AND WHETHER YOU OPPOSE
OR SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
UP EIGHTY FIFTY SEVEN YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE'LL
GO TO LINE THIRTY THREE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MORNING SOME OF
THEM ON BEHALF PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVOCATES WITH SUPPORT. THANK
YOU ONE FORTY TO YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WELL YOU KNOW ON BEHALF OF
STOP WAIT IMPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE FORTY ONE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING THE
TO THE PUBLIC THAT YOU'RE
PRESENTING A WOULD BE I. FUNDS
OF. THANK YOU I'M FORTY SEVEN.
GOOD MORNING DIANA WIND AND
CALLING ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE
REALITY PROJECT SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY IN LOS ANGELES CHAPTERS
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF CLIMATE
REALITY PROJECT CHAPTERS.
CLIMATE ACTION CALIFORNIA AND
SANTA CRUZ CLIMATE ACTION
NETWORK CALLING AT THE PORT OF
AB. FIFTY SEVEN. THANK YOU LINE
THIRTY SEVEN. THANK YOU CARE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS NO WHITLEY
SPEAKING ON BEHALF COMMITMENTS
ORIGINAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORPS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU THANKS ABOUT
THE LINE EIGHTEEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI GOOD MORNING- ALEXA
STILL HIGH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. COURT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ONE FIFTY TWO.
THIS IS JANET MAY CARRY ON
BEHALF OF THREE FIFTY BAY AREA
ACTION IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU AND
WE GET THAT ONE MORE IN Q. ONE
MOMENT PLEASE.
THANK YOU LINE THIRTY THROUGH
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. BONDESON
UNDERNEATH. IN THE- INTO FOUR
FROM A V. PR. THANK YOU MISTERI
OF OFFICE UP AND YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WITH THAT WILL IT
BACK THE DICE QUEST ARE ON THE
BILL. WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE
THE BILL I SENATOR LAYERED WE
ALSO HAVE A QUESTION OVER HERE
JUST- GET JUST ONE APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR- WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
ISSUE- WHEN WE WERE AT THE BIO
DIVERSITY COP AND WE MET THE-
TIME MAGAZINE TEACHER OF THE
YEAR WEAPONS TO BE- CALIFORNIAN
WHO'D BUILT OUT- MILWAUKEE
FORCING DEMONSTRATED- IN THE
EAST BAY I BELIEVE. AND WE'RE
WE'RE JEALOUS WE HAVE FOLLOWED
DOWN SOUTH SO WE WANT TO-
THERE'S SO MANY THOSE FORGOTTEN
WE HILLSIDES AND OTHER PLACES
THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND THAT
ARE DESPERATE FOR I'M NOT JUST
THE- BAD OVERSEE BENEFITS BUT
ALSO SOME OF THE HEAT RELATED
BENEFITS AS WELL SO I THINK THE
EXTREME HEAT ISSUES BIG HERE SO.
WOULD LOVE TO BE AT AS A CO
AUTHOR AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN.
CONVINCE CAL FIRE THAT THIS IS
WORTHY OF THEIR ATTENTION AND
YOU KNOW ESPECIALLY I KNOW WE'RE
GONNA LOOK AT THE URBAN FORESTRY
PROGRAM COMING UP. TO RELIEF
FOCUS ON WHAT WORKS IN THESE
URBAN FORESTRY CONTEXT AND IT'S
SMALL. IS REALLY BIG SO THANKS.
CENTER GROVE AND THERE'S A THANK
YOU FOR THE BILL MEAN IT REALLY
IS A GOOD BILL BUT I HAVE A
QUESTION OR CONCERN ABOUT THAT
HEFTY PRICE TAG THAT IT'S
GETTING KIND WITH AND- IF. IF IT
DOESN'T GET FUNDED BECAUSE I
DIDN'T SEE ANY FUNDING IN THERE
UNLESS I MISSED IT YOU COULD
POINT IT OUT. IF IT DOESN'T GET
FUNDED IS CAL FIRE GOING TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING IT AND
IF THEY ARE. DUE THE FUNDS
FIREFIGHTER SALARIES EQUIPMENT
THAT NEEDS TO HAVE TO HAVE YOU
KNOW WHILE FIRE PROTECTION AND
FIRE YOU KNOW FIGHTING FIRES IN
THE MOUNTAINS OR DO THEY FIND
THIS I GUESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO MAKE CHOICES. THAT'S A THAT'S
A GOOD QUESTION ACTUALLY AGREED
TO A PARTNERSHIP WITH CAL FIRE
ON THIS LEGISLATION THE
INITIATIVE WILL BE ADDED. TO
CALPERS EXISTING URBAN AND
COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM. OF
THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA. URBAN FOR
SHE ACT NINETY SEVENTY EIGHT.
AND IT SAYS THE STATED PURPOSE
IS TO ADMINISTER STATE AND
FEDERAL GRANTS. THAT ADVANCE
URBAN FORESTRY EFFORTS IN
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES. US OF
THE MISSION OF. YOUR ABILITIES
SOURCING IS FUNNY FROM A
LONGSTANDING DATA. URBAN
FORESTRY PROGRAM. AND THAT
COULD. CALPERS ADJUSTED MINOR.
OBSERVABLE COSTS IS THE BILL
PLACES IT IN EXISTING. PROGRAMS
THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY
COSTS EXCEPT FOR. THE HISTORICAL
COST JUST ADDING THIS IS ONE
MORE CATEGORY. THAT'S ELIGIBLE
UNDER EXISTING GRANT. OKAY I AM
. JUST A- THE QUESTION KIND OF.
UP A- BIT ON THAT. ONLY ONCE YOU
HAVE IT BUILT WHEN YOU HAVE
ESTABLISHED THE URBAN FOREST.
WHO TAKES CARE OF IT. WHO'S
GONNA STEP UP AND BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE MAINTENANCE UP KEEP.
KEEPING ACTIVITIES THAT AREN'T
SUPPOSED TO BE GOING ON THERE.
OUT BECAUSE WE'RE WEAK I THINK I
THINK CAL FIRE STRUGGLES ALREADY
WITH OUR OUR LOAD OF TRYING TO.
DO FORCE MANAGEMENT AND- ARE NOT
FORCED THAT ALSO URBAN WILDLIFE
THE INTERFACE MANAGEMENT. AND
I'M CURIOUS WHO WHEN WE'RE
BUILDING SOMETHING IS SE LA. WHO
TAKES CARE OF THIS THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION IS THE IS THE
JURISDICTION THAT APPLIES FOR
THE GRANT SO FOR EXAMPLE THE
MILWAUKEE FORESIGHT VISITED THE
PARK FOR SENATE IN BERKELEY. WAS
PUT IN AGREE AND AN AREA OF A
MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WAS NOT
USABLE BY THE STUDENTS WAS
STREET FACING BASED
NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO THAT
PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL
BE RESPONSIBLE JUST LIKE ANY
OTHER LANDSCAPING THEY HAVE ON
THEIR PROPERTY TO MAINTAIN IT
ESPECIALLY FOR THE FIRST TWO TO
THREE YEARS. AFTER THAT IT'S
SELF SUSTAINING- AND HAS THE
BENEFITS OF REDUCING WATER RUN
OFF IN THE HEAT BENEFITS IN OPEN
SPACE BENEFITS AND SOME OF THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ON THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE. APPLIED FOR THE
GRANT ON IT AND AN EMPTY CORNER
PARKING LOT. OF THE NAY BE
RESPONSIBLE AS THEIR PROPERTY
THEY BE RESPONSE FOR MAINTAINING
IT. BUDGET CALABAR JUST AS JUST
AS POSSIBLE FOR A MONITORING AND
AN EXECUTIVE AND BEING KIND OF
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GRANT
BUT HAS NO OVERSIGHT OF THE
ACTUAL PROPERTY ONCE THE GROUND
HAS BEEN PROPERLY FILLED OUT
AND- YOU KNOW THE JURISDICTIONS
SHOWS IT HAS THE CAPABILITY. OF
MAINTAINING IT FOR TWO TO THREE
YEARS TO GET TO THAT PLACE WHERE
DOESN'T ANYMORE WATER DOES NEED
MORE HELP HAVE YOU MAINTENANCE
RIGHT TO THE JURISDICTION WILL
TAKE OVER FOR THE FUTURE OF
THAT. BECAUSE A LOT OF CITIES
HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS PHASE.
WHERE THEY USED TO HAVE LIKE AN
OPEN GREEN SPACE URBAN FOREST
TYPE THING. AND THEN I GOT SO
DILAPIDATED THAT THEY COULD COME
OUT AND THIS INCLUDES AT SCHOOLS
BECAUSE OF THE COST FOR
MAINTAINING. AND SO THEY WOUND
UP BEING- YOU KNOW ASTRO TURF
AND- AND RUBBERIZED AS CAVEMEN.
AND THAT SO THEN WE HAD TO DO
THAT PROBLEM WITH FAST AND
STUFF. AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO
GO BACK TO THE URBAN THING. I
I'M JUST KIND OF HOPING IT
DOESN'T. YOU KNOW SOMEBODY HAS
TO HAVE THE FUNDING. AND THE
PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
THESE. OTHERWISE THEY JUST
BECOME. ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR THE
SENATE IN ABOUT TEN YEARS TO
LISTEN OF BILLS TO. UNDO THOSE
WELL THE I DON'T WANT IT I DON'T
THAT'S A VERY FAIR QUESTION IF
THERE'S. TO ZERO TWO. TO THE AT
. ONE IS A THINK THE TRADITION
PLANTING. IN THE PAST. DIDN'T
HAVE THIS KIND OF THOUGHT AND
THAT WASN'T USING THIS MAY. THAT
CREATES A SELVES- FORCED IN BY.
BASICALLY THE GLOVE A PLAY. THAT
TRADITIONAL BEEN DONE IS BEEN
RANDOM TREES MANY ARE NAY. AS
THEY TO CALL. MAINTENANCE AND
YOU LOSE THE BIT OF SCHOOL. IS A
KNOW WHAT WE WERE KEEP A CLASS
FUNDED THE PUTTING A FEW BUCKS
AND MAINTENANCE FOR LANDSCAPE.
AND APPLES AND TO DESTROY OR A-
OR ANY YOU CAN. WHATEVER JUST A
YOU WANT. THAT WHY THIS IS MUCH
OF A- FOR LONGER SUSTAINED. IT
DOESN'T THAT LONG TERM MEAN. AND
SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS A NEW
MATH- TO COUNTER SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT YOU RAISE CENTER.
AND IT ALSO DOES THE PILOT
PROGRAMS IN THE WILL BE REPORT
BACK. IN TWENTY THIRTY SO WE CAN
TAKE A LOOK AND SAY IT. ISN'T
HAPPENING THE WAY THAT WE'VE
INTENDED OR DESIGNED TO SEE HOW
TO RAISE A GREAT POINT THAT. YOU
KNOW WHAT WE YOU KNOW MAYBE
SHOULD BE SHOULD BE EVALUATE
THIS. I DID ONE OF THESE AND ONE
OF THE FOUR STATE. THAT WERE
WHEN AND A DISTRICT AND I WAS.
AND- AND IT IT. TODAY IT LOOKS
HIDEOUS. A FAIRLY DAY. AND- AND
IT'S JUST BE FOR YEAH IT'S JUST
YEAH WE'RE NOT GOOD FOR HIM.
WERE FIVE FIVE I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU THE DAY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
USED TO BE A- NOT. SO I KNOW IF
THEY- I THINK HIRED SOME. SOME
IN. ANYWAY IT'S ALL RIGHT TO BE
LAST WEEK IT LOOK TO. MAKES A
BEAUTIFY ISN'T AS A TO WHAT
SUSTAINABLE RIGHT AND CAN DO
BOTH OF YOU WERE REALLY PUTS A
RIGHT RIGHT THIS IS. TO BE. IN
THE AND THE CASE. ANYWAY. AFTER
THANK YOU FOR THE BILL. WITH
THAT. WE HAVE MOTION BY CENTER
LAYERED. AND NO OTHER COMMENTS
IF YOU GO AHEAD TO SYSTEM CALLED
ROLL. NEXT DO YOU NEED TO GO.
THE RISK ASK FOR DON'T THINK HE
CLOSE. OKAY MOTION ON A FIFTY.
IS TO PAY TO. CENTERS MEN. SARAH
NUMBER. ALLEN DALY- THE I EGGMAN
. EGGMAN I GREW. GROVE I HER
TADO. LAYARD LAYERED I LIMÓN.
VIDEO INDIA I STERN. STERN I.
OKAY THAT MEASURE HAS. THAT
MEASURE A SIX. AT SIX TIME
KAULITZ. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
YES ASSEMBLY CALDERON AB FIVE
TWENTY SO. WELCOME AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR- WHILE WE DEALT URBAN.
FIRST THE FIRST TIME TO URBAN
FORCE. AND A LOT URBAN FOREST
NEXT ALL RIGHT ANKLE MORE MISTER
TURNER. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH MY STAFF AND I WILL
BE ACCEPTING. THE COMMAND THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AB FIVE
TWENTY SEVEN WILL CREATE A GRANT
PROGRAM TO SUPPORT K. THROUGH
TWELVE SCHOOL GREENING EFFORTS
PARTICULARLY FOR SCHOOLS LOOKING
LOCATED IN DISADVANTAGED OR LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES. AS
CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTS
APPEARANCES ESCALATING EXTREME
HEAT DAYS YOUR ACCOUNT CLIMATE
CHANGE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND URBAN
SCHOOLS WITH LITTLE TO NO TREE
CANOPIES OR AN INCREASED RISK
FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH
AS ASTHMA AND SKIN CANCER. BY
CONVERTING PAVED AREAS INTO
GREENER SPACES THIS LEGISLATION
WILL HELP MEDIATE HIGH
TEMPERATURES THE STUDENTS FAITH.
THIS IS A REINTRODUCTION OF MY
BILL FROM LAST YEAR AB TWO FIVE
SIX SIX. OF THAT BILL WAS
INCLUDED IN THE TWENTY TWENTY TO
BUDGET WHICH ALLOCATED A HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS OVER
TWO YEARS TOWARDS SCHOOL
GREENING. GRANTS THIS BILL WOULD
CODIFY THE GRANT PROGRAM TO
ENSURE THE PROGRAM IS IN PLACE
BEYOND THE TWO YEAR FUNDING
ALLOCATION. HERE WITH ME TODAY
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AB FIVE
TO SEVEN IS ALFREDO ERA DANDO ON
BEHALF OF THREE PEOPLE. WELCOME
MR DANDO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
PLEASE IF WE CAN STICK TO THAT
WOULD GREAT SERVE SCHOOL MAYBE
EVEN SHORTER- GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY AND FOR THE RHYTHM THE
HERE ON BEHALF OF TREAT PEOPLE
THIS MORNING- PROUD SPONSORS OF
THIS MEASURE SB THIRTY SEVEN-
WHICH IS. ONE PART OF A LOT OF-
PROPOSALS TO BEGIN TO ADDRESS
AND MITIGATE AGAINST EXTREME
HEAT- IN THIS CASE ESPECIALLY
FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
IN CALIFORNIA. OUR STUDENTS- WE
CAN CITE. A STACK OF SCIENTIFIC
ARTICLES AND JOURNAL- PIECES AS
WELL AS- NEWS ARTICLES. THAT ARE
ARTICULATING THE IMPACT OF
EXTREME HEAT ON OUR SCHOOL SITES
TODAY- WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS A-
AN INCREASING PREVALENCE OF
THESE EXTREME HEAT DAYS. AND AN
INCREASING PREVALENCE OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE THAT IS
BEING FOISTED ON OUR STUDENTS ON
A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE THERE IS A
LACK OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ON
CAMPUS FOR THEM TO UTILIZE. WHEN
THEY'RE OUTSIDE OF THE OF THE
SCHOOL CLASSROOM ITSELF- I WILL
I WILL ACTUALLY JUST SAY THAT
THE ANALYSIS BY THE COMMITTEE
DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF
TACKLING THE PROBLEM AND THE
SOLUTION SETS- WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS
GONE IN. TO ANALYZING THIS BILL
AND THE PROPOSED CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE- AND WITH THAT I WILL
MENTION ONE THING. THAT THE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION THAT
WAS ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR- HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH
THE FIRST ROUND OF PROPOSALS-
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THAT
CALIFORNIA. THEY RECEIVED OVER
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE
FIRST HUNDRED MILLION TRUDGE-
THAT JUST DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
NEED IS OUT THERE AND A LOT OF
SCHOOLS. AND NONPROFITS WORKING
WITH SCHOOLS ARE READY AND
WILLING TO GET. THESE PROJECTS
DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO
WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DID YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK AS A PRIMARY
SPEAKER. IN FAVOR OF THIS
MEASURE. IF NOT THEN I WILL CALL
UP TO ME TO USE IS YOUR NAME
YOUR ORGANIZATION. AND YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE MEASURE. GOOD
MORNING TO ANY TIME BEHALF SAN
COUNTY OF SAN CLARA TO. THANK
YOU. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IS
THERE ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
AS A PRIMARY WITNESS. IT DOESN'T
APPEAR THAT ARE ANY SCRAMBLING
TO THE MIKE SO. WE WILL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. AND IF THERE'S
ANYBODY I GUESS I DIDN'T CALL
FOR JUST REGULAR OPPOSITION SO
ANYBODY WANNA COME UP AN ENEMY
TO OPPOSITION. NO THEN WE'RE
GONNA GO TO THE PHONE LINES
EIGHTEEN T. OPERATOR CAN WE DIAL
UP ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION.
AND JUST YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION YOU REPRESENT AND
OF WHETHER YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU AND SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF
. EIGHTY FIVE TWENTY SEVEN YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN
FEARFUL SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
. EIGHTY FIVE TWENTY SEVEN. AND
MY MOMENT. WE WILL BE A LINEUP
SIXTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I
AM NOT A SINGLE RAIN WITH
PREVENTION INSTITUTE IN ORDER AB
ACTIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE. BY
TWENTY TWO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. IT
CROCKER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
WOULD GO GREENISH IN SUPPORT OF
AB. TWO FIVE TWO SEVEN. THANK
YOU AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN Q. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH I BRINGS IT BACK
TO THE DIETS ANYBODY. ON THE DAD
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
CENTER EGGMAN BUT I THINK UNITED
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD ASSEMBLY MEMBER-
MANY OF US WHO ESPECIALLY THE
BRIT REPRESENT OLDER URBAN PARTS
OF THE OF THE STATE OF THE
ORIGINAL CITIES WE HAVE WE FACE
A CRISIS WITH OUR OLD TREES AND
NOT HAVING INFRASTRUCTURE TO
CARE FOR THEM. AND AS WE'VE BEEN
DOING WORK ON- ROLLING OUT
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE AND REALLY TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THAT MEANS
GOOD MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR USE
WE'VE BEEN SURPRISED THAT SOME
OF THE RESULTS ARE REALLY
TALKING ABOUT GREEN SPACE
OUTDOOR SPACE BEING IN NATURE OR
THINGS THAT THEY FEEL REALLY
IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN SEEING A
THERAPIST SO I THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD I THINK IT
REALLY ADDRESSES THE WHOLE HUMAN
BEHAVIOR MINTON DE AND
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN OUR
ENVIRONMENT- AND I'D LIKE TO
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU THANK
YOU YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS- SENATOR STERN. YEAH
AND ONE OF THE LABOR THIS JUST
ONE OF ECHO MICHAEL. COMMENTS TO
BE AS CO AUTHOR THEIR- TIME
SORRY I'M NOT ALREADY ON IT I
SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUGGING YOU
SOONER APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP YEAR AFTER YEAR ON
THIS ISSUE. AND THE ONLY THING I
WANT TO ASK AND YOU MAY KNOW OR
MAYBE YEARS THE SPONSORS- LEAD
WITNESS KNOWS. IN THAT FIRST TRY
TO THE HUNDRED MILLION. HOW MUCH
WE'RE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN
THAT ONE CONCERN I HAVE RIGHT
NOW. AND WE'RE DOING LEGISLATION
THE SAME AREA AROUND SHADE
STRUCTURES JUST MAKING SURE
THAT'S EASY AND ACCESSIBLE BUT-
I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE
FIRST SOLUTION OR THE DEFAULT
FOR EVERYTHING JUST HAVE A BUNCH
OF. STEEL OVER PARKING LOTS AND
THEN CHECK THE BOX THAT YOU'VE
DEALT WITH. YOU KNOW EXTREME
HEAT IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH AND
WE FOR CHILDREN AND- IF YOU'RE A
METAL STRUCTURES AND I THINK
IT'S OVER- SO. HAS THERE BEEN
THE EFFORT GOING ON- FROM
DISTRICTS. BIG EVENT- THANK YOU
SOMETHING OVER. FOR EACH
APPLICATION THAT WAS SUBMITTED
TO CAL FIRE A SCHOOL DISTRICT
WAS INVOLVED THE SCHOOL SITE
ITSELF WHERE THAT PROJECTS
PROPOSING TO BE TAKING PLACE-
AND THAT WAS ON PURPOSE. LAST
YEAR IN THE CONVERSATIONS IN THE
BUDGET WE MADE SURE THAT THE
THERE WAS- AN ALIGNMENT. BETWEEN
LASHES PROPOSAL AND THE BUDGET
ALLOCATION. CALIFORNIA TOOK THAT
AND RAN WITH IN THE DEVELOPING
THE GUIDELINES WHICH INCLUDES A
REQUIREMENT THAT A SCHOOL SITE
BE A PART OF THE APPLICATION
ITSELF SO. IN EVERY INSTANCE WE
DO HAVE SCHOOLS- APPROPRIATELY
ENGAGED. AND SAID THERE THEY'VE
BEEN COMING TO THE TABLE AND
PUTTING FOR PLANTS I MEAN
THAT'S- YEAH THERE'S BIG GOALS
FOR INSTANCE L. A. U. S. T.
THERE'S BIG- URBAN GREENING
CAMPUS GOALS BUT- EXECUTION ON
THAT. AND THE SORT OF RETICENCE
FROM. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES
STAFF TO COMMIT THEMSELVES TO.
WHETHER IT'S POCKET FOREST OR
YOU KNOW A NEW TREE SAID
WHATEVER MAY BE GETTING INSTALL
THAT SORT OF SENSE THIS VERSION
IS SAYING. ARE YOU GONNA
OBLIGATED TO WATER BOUGHT A BIG
BEER WATER BILL MAINTENANCE
COSTS. SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
GOING TO GIVE YOU IS ROBUST
APPLICATION AS WE COULD. WHAT DO
YOU SEE OUT THERE IN THE- EASE
MORE HITTING THE NAIL ON THE
HEAD ON ON THE- THAT ARE OUR
MOST PRESSING FOR SCHOOL SITE.
RIGHT A LOT OF THE SCHOOL SITES
ARE SO FOR CASH AS- AND THE
MAKING DO WITH WHAT THEY HAVE.
AND SO FOR THEM IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND THIS IS ONE OF THE
REALLY KEY VALUES OF THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU IS THAT.
CALIFORNIA HAS REALLY GOOD STAFF
ON BOARD ALREADY THROUGH THE
ROOF AND FORCE YOU PROGRAM.
THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WALK FOLKS
THROUGH WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO
MAINTAIN AT A LOW COST LEVEL- AS
THOSE TREES ARE BEING
ESTABLISHED IN THE FIRST FIVE
YEARS- AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
THE LONG TERM MAINTENANCE. AND
IN MANY CASES IT'S ACTUALLY
LESS. COSTLY FOR THEM- TO
MAINTAIN THOSE TREES AND THEY
WOULD HAVE THOUGHT- SO IT'S A
PART OF THE PROCESS IS THE IS
THE JOURNEY- WORKING WITH
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SITES AND
THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF
NONPROFITS AS WELL IN THIS. YOU
KNOW BUT I WILL TELL TREAT
PEOPLE'S ENGAGEMENT ON THIS-
THEY'RE WORKING WITH- TWENTY
SEVEN DIFFERENT SCHOOL SITES- IN
THEIR FIRST ROUND OF
APPLICATIONS THAT THAT HE
SUBMITTED TO- TO CAL FIRE. SO
IT'S A LOT OF WORK BUT IT'S GOOD
FOR. THANKS FOR THAT ONWARD.
THANK YOU SENATOR STERN- CYR TO
HAS A COMMON. PROMETER ALSO.
THIRTY EIGHT IT. LITTLE BIT OF
THE GRANT. I WILL. ALLOW THEM
HAVE THE MONEY BUT THEN THE
AGENCY HAS TO. GO THROUGH A
PROCESS. TO TRYING GET THE
PROJECT DONE. CORRECT SAME
PROCESS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE GOES
THROUGH THE STATE. HI SO A LOT
OF THAT GRANT GETS EATEN UP BY
THE PROCESS I CAN TELL YOU-
DIDN'T WILL LOOK AT- COMPARING
IT TO THE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM
WHICH CALIFORNIA REGISTERS. IT
IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES THAT
CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY HAS OF A
PROGRAM THAT IS INVESTING IN
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES- AND
SEEN. THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR
BUCK IN TERMS OF. AS MANY
DOLLARS GOING TO THE ACTUAL
PROJECT RATHER THAN
ADMINISTRATIVE COST- NOW WHEN
DEALING AS I WAS MENTIONING YOU
KNOW WHAT WITH CERTAIN SCHOOL
SITES THAT DON'T HAVE RESOURCES
ON HAND NOW. THEY WILL NEED SOME
SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR THE
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY TO BE
ABLE TO. THE LENDER STAFF TIME
TO- HELPING ACHIEVING COMPLETE A
PROJECT RIGHT- SO THERE THERE IS
A PROVISION IN THE BILL TO ALLOW
FOR SOME OF THAT- BUT- AT LEAST
80% OF THE FUNDING WILL GO
DIRECTLY TO THE PROJECT ITSELF
RIGHT. BUT SO MY POINT BEING IS
WE DO A LOT OF PROJECTS WE HAVE
A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME
THROUGH HERE- WHERE WE'RE
EXAMPLE WE'RE DOING SEQUENCE
EMPTIONS. AND THINGS LIKE THAT-
A AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
REALLY FOR THESE TYPE OF
PROJECTS NEEDS TO BE ADDED IN.
BECAUSE OF IT DOESN'T HAVE THOSE
SEQUEL EXEMPTIONS. YOUR TEN
THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT TURNS
INTO A. HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT IT
TAKES. TAKES TWO YEARS IN IT
ABSURD BECAUSE- OF OUR REALLY
TRYING TO DO IS CREATE A- A
LITTLE BETTER FOR HISTORY ON A
SCHOOL CAMPUS. AND- SO YOU KNOW
I DO WHEN THESE BILLS COME UP I
REALLY YOU KNOW I'M SUPPORTING
YOUR BILL. I JUST WOULD LIKE IT
TO ADDRESS THE PROCESS THAT WE
HAVE IN CALIFORNIA- BECAUSE IT
IT MAKES MOST OF THE MONEY GO TO
SOMETHING OTHER THAN AND AT THE
END OF THE DAY. THEY CAN AFFORD
THE TWO TREES AND THAT'S IT. AND
BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WENT
INTO THE PROCESS. AND SO ANYWAY
I'D LIKE TO ADD TO DID DID.
PEOPLE TO BE MINDFUL WHEN
THEY'RE RECREATING HIS TO
REMEMBER THAT. AND WHERE WE CAN.
CREATE A YOU KNOW THE EXEMPTION
FOR THESE THINGS SO THAT WE CAN
GET HIM DOWN RIGHT. THAT'S ALL
THANK YOU THANK YOU CENTER
CENTER- ANYONE ELSE. OKAY DO WE
HAVE. WE DO ASSEMBLY WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE YES- I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS AS SENATOR
SEYARTO- I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND
YOUR POINT AND AGREE WE WANT. AS
MUCH MONEY TO GO TO- THE GREEN
EFFORTS AS POSSIBLE AND- I'D BE
HAPPY TO ADD YOU CO AUTHOR I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NAY VOTE.
THANK YOU SOME A MEMBER DO WE
HAVE A MOTION ON AB FIVE TWENTY
SEVEN. OH I'M SORRY I WAS NOT
HERE SOME OR A- HAS MOVED THE
MOST IS TO PASS AMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS. I'M SORRY. THANK
YOU. THAT WE ARE MOTION FROM
SENATOR EGGMAN- ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CENTERS MEANT I
MEANT I SIERRA. I SEE OUR TO OUR
L. A. ALLEN I DALY. DELHI I.
EGGMAN I GROWTH. GROWTH I HEARD
. FURTADO I AM THERE. LAYERED I
MON. FIFTY S. THE- DEICED.
EARNED BY. IT'S I THAT BILL IF
IS TO ZERO PUT THAT ON CALL- SO
WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR HEARING
IN THE ON CALL IF ALL COULD
PLEASE RETURN THE HEARING NEATLY
WE FINISH LIFTING CALL WITHOUT
DELAY. I JUST GO AHEAD AND DO ON
TO THE PEOPLE CAN LIVE. ALL
RIGHT WE'LL GO AHEAD LIFT THE
CALL RIGHT NOW AND- SO WE'LL GO
BACK TO THE CAN CALENDAR- AND SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALLEN
RIGHT L. A. I. EGGMAN MAN I
HEARD. FURTADO I LIMÓN STERN.
STERN I. OKAY WE'LL MOVE ON. THE
BILL THE VOTERS TENS YEAR ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR LEAVE THAT OPEN
ON- AND SO WE'LL MOVE TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE EIGHTY SIX
THIRTY ONE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
HART- SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. I'M SORRY AND THE MOTION
IS TO PASS THE PUBLIC SAFETY. IN
THE CURRENT VOTE IS TWO TO THREE
ON THAT ONE WITH YOUR VOTING I
ADVISED HER VOTING NO SIR ALAN.
ALLEN I EGGMAN. EGGMAN AYE HER
TITLE. LAYERED HI LAYARD I LIMÓN
. STERN AYE STERN HI. SIX OKAY
THE CURRENT VOTE ON THAT IS SIX
THREE WILL PUT THAT BILL ON
CALL- THE NEXT ITEM IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR IF THE B. SEVEN
SEVENTY NINE BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
IT WILL SEND- THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO JUDICIARY
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CURRENT VOTERS FIVE THREE. WITH
CHAIR VOTING I. FRAZIER VOTING
NO CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN I HER
TADO. NOT VOTING. LIMÓN MON.
FIVE THAT GOES UP AND- SHE- THE
VOTE. HELLO ON THAT IS SEVEN
THREE THE BILL IS OUT- WE'LL
MOVE TO FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE-
BY SOMEONE OR KALRA AB FIFTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
APPROPRIATIONS SYSTEM PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CURRENT VOTERS SIX
ZERO. CENTERMAN I MEAN I ZERO.
ALLEN ALLEN I RICARDO. HER TADO
ISLA MOAN. MON. FIVE GET A VOTE
VOTE ON THAT IS TEN ZERO THE
BILL IS OUT- OKAY AND THE MOVE
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB
FIVE TWENTY SEVEN BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS THE SYSTEM PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CURRENT VOTERS
TEND ZERO WITH CHAIR INVITES HER
VOTING I CENTER LIMÓN. A LOAN I
. THE VOTERS ZERO THAT BILL IS
OUT. EIGHT AND WE WILL NOW
REOPEN THE ROLE FOR THESE
CONSENT CALENDAR ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. KERBEROS
TEN ZERO. CENTER ALONE. SLOAN I
. SENATE OKAY THE VOTE IS ELEVEN
ZERO THE CONSENT CALENDARS OUT
OKAY WE'LL GO BACK TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE EIGHTY SIX THIRTY
ONE BY SOME OF OUR HEART THE
MOTION IS TO PASS THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CURRENT LOTUS SIX THREE ON
THAT WHICH YOU'RE VOTING I
ADVISED HER VOTING NO. SENATORS
THERE HER TADO. LIMÓN LIMÓN I.
THE VOTE ON THAT IS SEVEN THREE
THE BILL IS OUT OKAY- FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. AB FIFTY SEVEN BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER KALRA THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED APPROPRIATIONS I
DID I MISS NUMBER FOUR. OKAY AND
SO IF I REMEMBER FIVE DO PASSED
APPROPRIATIONS IS THE MOTION OUR
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. I'M
SURE THAT WAS OKAY OKAY- I'M-
OKAY SO WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR
HEARING. AND SO THANK YOU
EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION WE CONCLUDED THE
AGENDA SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES
AND WATER COMMITTEE IS NOW
ADJOURNED.