GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU
ALL FOR TAKING TIME IN YOUR BUSY
SCHEDULE HI IN THE HALF OF THE
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
INFRASTRUCTURE STREAMLINING AND
WORKFORCE EQUITY THAT WE WELCOME
YOU TO THIS CRITICAL HEARING
FOCUSED ON THE GOVERNOR AND
LEGISLATURES INFRASTRUCTURE
POLICY PROPOSALS AT THIS
MORNING'S HEARING WILL BE
FOCUSED ON THE FIVE POLICY BILLS
THE FIVE POLICY BILLS THAT WILL
BE IT VAN SEEN IN THE SENATE
NEXT WEDNESDAY. BY THE ASSEMBLY
IS TRACKING A BIT QUICKER BUT IT
WILL BE HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY ON
THIS INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE
WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO A
QUICK RUNDOWN OF HOW WE'RE GONNA
ADVANCE AT TODAY'S HEARING IN
HOW WE'RE GONNA BREAK UP EACH OF
THE POLICY PROPOSALS I'LL BE IN
FRONT OF US. FIRST AND FOREMOST
WE'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES REFORM THAT IS
GOING TO BE SENATE BILL. ONE
FOUR SEVEN THAT IS SENATOR
ASHBY. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION ON EACH OF THESE
PROPOSALS WITHIN GOING HERE ON
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
CONTRACTING FOR CALTRANS AND JOB
ORDER CONTRACTING FOR CALTRANS
ALONG WITH THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
EXTENSION THAT BILL IS NOW
SENATE BILL ONE FORTY SIX BUT
CENTER GONZALEZ AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FRIEDMAN WITHIN HERE
ABOUT DIRECT CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE I. FIFTEEN
WILDLIFE CROSSINGS AND
MODERNIZATION FOR CALTRANS
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROCESS
THAT BILL IS SENATE BILL ONE
FORTY FIVE. AUTHORED BY SENATOR
NEWMAN AND ASSEMBLY WOMAN
FRIEDMAN. NEXT THIS MORNING
WE'LL HEAR ABOUT EQUITY IN HIGH
ROAD LABOR STANDARDS THAT IS IN
BILL SENATE BILL ONE FIFTY
AUTHORED BY SENATOR OSLO
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS GONZALEZ
CORTESE INNOCENT WOMAN LOOSE
RIVAS. AND FINALLY LAYS IN
GERMAN WE WILL THEN HEAR ABOUT
SEQUEL JUDICIAL STREAMLINING
REFORM SEQUEL ADMINISTRATIVE
RECORD REFORM IN THE EXTENSION
OF SENATE BILL SEVEN. THAT IS
NOW IN BILL SB. ONE FORTY NINE
AUTHORED BY SENATOR CAFIERO IN
BAKER. THAT WOULD LIKE TO YOUR
ATTENTION WE HAVE SLIGHTLY RE.
AGENDA THAT ARE IN THE BACK AT
TO MY RIGHT. EACH OF THE MEMBERS
HAVE THOSE REVISED AGENDAS AND
FOR EACH OF YOU WHO ARE HERE IN
THE HEARING THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE BY THE WAY. AND THE
SLIGHTLY REVISE AGENDAS
REFLECTING THE BILL NUMBERS ARE
IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. ALL
RIGHT BEFORE WE GET ANY FURTHER
WE LIKE TO BE TO TAKE THE ROLE
MISTER CONSULTANT GOOD MORNING
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF
THE SELECT COMMITTEE. CENTER GAR
HERE THE REGARD HERE CENTER
ALAN'S. CENTER BECKER. CERQUEIRA
SYRIANS ALL'S. FAIR GROVE HERE
ZERO HERE CENTER LAMONT.
THURMOND HERE THURMOND HERE
CENTER SKINNER. CENTER WILL
PRESENT THEIR WILL FROM HERE.
YOU CAN TELL ME IF YOU WANT TO
DISCARD TO MEMBERS OF HIS
COMMITTEE. CENTER CARRIER.
CENTER K. HERE CENTER BAKER HERE
CENTER BAKER HERE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH AT MISTER CONSOLE- WANTED
TO COME HOME OF TO BE A THING
THIS. WHO WERE PART OF THE
WORKING GROUP THAT WAS APPOINTED
BY THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF THE
SENATE. IN WHO ARE AT THIS SIZE
AND THEY HAVE ALL PUT IN
TREMENDOUS TIME. EFFORT AND
ENERGY TO ENHANCE THIS CALL IS
PROPOSAL WE WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK TO
EACH OF THE SENATORS BACK TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF GOVERNOR NEW SOON
OF COURSE TO THE ASSEMBLY. AND
TODAY CALIFORNIA IS PROVING TO
THE REST OF THE NATION THAT WE
CAN TACKLE OUR LONG TERM GREEN
ENERGY NEEDS PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT TO MOVE OUR ECONOMY
FORWARD WHILE ENSURING OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE
LIFTED UP. AS MANY ON THIS
DIVISIVE SAID WE MUST MOVE WITH
URGENCY TO HELP MODERNIZE OUR
ENERGY WATER AND TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE PROTECTING
OUR KEYSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICIES. WE ALSO WANT TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN
THE ASSEMBLY FURTHER FOCUS AND
HARD WORK WE ARE SPECIALLY
GRATEFUL TO ASSEMBLY WOMAN POWER
QUE HAN ASSEMBLY WOMAN RIVAS
ASSEMBLY MEN. BELIEVE COULD WALK
IN OF COURSE THE SPEAKER RENDON
. WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WORK. THE GOVERNOR IN HIS IN
KEEP TEAM I DANA WILLIAMSON TO
MISS BROWN. BACK TO CHRISTINE.
TO RHONDA WE WANT TO THANK YOU
TO AND- TO GOLDMAN FOR ALL OF
THEIR WORK OVER THESE PAST MANY
MONTHS WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORT IN PARTNERSHIP. WITH A
NECESSITY GOLDMAN UNTIL TODAY SO
AT MY GOODNESS IT'S GOOD TO SEE
YOU. THIS IS THE SECOND HEARING
THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN THE
SENATE. ON THESE POLICY
PROPOSALS THAT CHAIRMAN OF
NATURAL RESOURCES HELD AN
EXTENSIVE HEARING APPROXIMATELY
THREE WEEKS AGO WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND FOCUS ON
THIS. IN THE SENATORS WHO ARE ON
THIS DICE HAVE HAD LEGALLY
DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF MEETINGS
WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
PREVIOUS MONTH ON ALL ISSUES
SURROUNDING THE PROPOSAL. ALONG
WITH RECEIVING VERY BLUNT AND
HONEST FEEDBACK ABOUT EACH OF
THE POLICIES. ALL RIGHT THAT
WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING PUBLIC
COMMENT AT THE END OF TODAY'S
AGENDA FOR FOLKS WHO ARE
WATCHING ONLINE IT WOULD LIKE TO
BE TO PARTICIPATE WE WELCOME
YOUR TESTIMONY AS ALWAYS.
THERE'S A TOLL FREE NUMBER WE'RE
GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL
EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT. EIGHT
ZERO EIGHT SIX NINE TWO NINE
THAT ACCESS CODE IS SEVEN THREE
SIX. TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR AGAIN
WE WELCOME FOLKS HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND THOSE WHO
ARE GONNA BE CALLING ON LINE.
BUT I CAN NOW OPEN IT UP TO ANY
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SELECT
COMMITTEE. WHO WOULD HAVE TO
HAVE AN OPENING COMMENT AGAIN WE
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
EACH OF THE SENATORS TO THE
WORKING GROUP WE WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST
ENROLLMENT CENTER WILL COR HERE
WITH US HERE TODAY HAVING A
BIPARTISAN CONVERSATION WHO'D
LIKE TO BE. ABLE TO HAVE SOME
BRIEF OPENING REMARKS. PLEASE
CENTER BACK. THANK YOU WHICH ONE
I THINK YOU. SOME REQUIRE THINK
EVERYONE ON THE WORKING WHICH IS
HAD A PRE. CENTER AND I THE-
NATURIST. IN THE ASSEMBLY THAT
WENT WELL- YEAH I KNOW I'M- YES
PART OF THAT I YOU KNOW SHARED
THAT- YOU KNOW WE'VE WE'VE KNOWN
NOW FOR. DECADES THAT WE DO.
HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY. TO-
CATARACT ELIMINATE THE WORST
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SO
THE CHALLENGE BEFORE US IS
ALWAYS BEEN TO. HOW TO BUILD
CLEAN FASTER. AND FOR A LONG
TIME THE TECHNOLOGIES WEREN'T
THERE BUT NOW THEY ARE FREE FROM
SOLAR TO WIND TO ENERGY STORAGE
GEOTHERMAL. IN QUESTION IS NOW
HOW DO WE- MOVES FAST AS
POSSIBLE I THINK ADDRESS TO ONE
HUNDRED THEY SAY WE NEED A
HUNDRED THIRTY GIGAWATTS. OF
CLEAN ENERGY ANOTHER FIFTY
GIGAWATTS OF SOLAR OF STORAGE.
AND AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHILE PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT. HOW DO WE- BUILD
FASTER- AND FOR THESE RESOURCES
AND NOW TAP INTO BOTH OUR OWN
STATE RESOURCES AND THE FEDERAL
RESOURCES SO. RESHAPED I'M- THIS
OF THAT THING IN THE GROUP LOOK
AT AT BALANCING OF THAT- AS WE
LOOK TO BUILD CLEAN FASTER WHILE
STILL HAVING THOSE PROTECTIONS
AND- AND FEEL THIS IS A THIS IS
A- REALLY IMPORTANT START. AND
INTERESTING AGAIN THANK MY
COLLEAGUES. HERE BAKER THANK YOU
FOR INCREDIBLE WORK COLLECTIVELY
TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER
MEMBERS. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO COMMENT HAVE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS. PRIOR TO US KICKING
OFF TODAY'S MEETING. ALL RIGHT
LAST THING I'M JUST GOING TO SAY
IS I WOULD LIKE TO BE A BIG
KNOWLEDGE BY NAME EACH OF THE
SENATORS WHO WERE ON THE WORKING
GROUP- IN THANK THEM ONCE AGAIN
FOR THEIR WORK. CEREMONY CENTER
BACKER THINNER CABALLERO CENTER
MAIN CENTER SKINNER THIRD AND
SALAS CENTER ALLEN. WE WOULD NOT
BE HERE WITHOUT EACH OF YOU YOUR
LEADERSHIP HARD WORK EFFORT YOUR
ENERGY. AND CANDIDLY AT YOUR
LATE NIGHT TENACITY SO WE'RE
TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU SO WITHOUT
FURTHER ADO MEMBERS WE'RE GOING
TO BE TURNING OVER. AT FIRST AND
FOREMOST TO BE ABLE TO COVER.
ALL ISSUES OF THAT PACKAGE WE'RE
GOING TO START WITH FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES I
INTENTIONALLY DID NOT MENTION
THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS EARLIER
WHEN I WAS THINKING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE. TEAM WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GAIL
MILLER AND TWO TRACTOR BOTTOM
FROM CONFERENCE PARTITION
WILDLIFE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE
WORK ON THIS IN FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN THIS IS BE HONEST
THE COLLABORATION THAT WE'VE
HAD. OVER THESE PAST MANY WEEKS
WE'VE HAD SOME TOUGH
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES WE'RE
TRULY APPRECIATED TO MISS.
MILLER AND OF COURSE THE
DIRECTOR BOTTOM FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT WE'RE GONNA KICK IT OFF ON
SENATE BILL ONE FOUR SEVEN. IN.
THAT'S FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES
MISS MILLER. AND THANK YOU
MISTER TURNER OVER TO THE DIRECT
BOTTOM JUST GET. TO EXPRESS HUGE
CREDIT TO THIS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
AND WHAT. RUN THREE WEEKS AGO
SENATOR MAN WHEN WE ARE SITTING
HERE WE HAVE A STRONGER PACKAGE.
THAT DOES ACCOMPLISH ALL THE
GOALS THAT CENTER MCGUIRE SPOKE
TO BUILDING A CLEAN FUTURE FOR
CALIFORNIA PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT LIFTING UP OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND RECOGNIZING THE
CHALLENGES AHEAD TO MODERNIZE
ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER
TO MEET THE STATE'S GOALS SO. I
THINK I WON'T BELABOR THAT PIECE
IS OBVIOUSLY YOU SEE THAT EACH
OF THE PIECES OF THE PACKAGE
THAT WE CAME TO YOU WITH THREE
WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE THE
ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY
METHODS AND JUST A HUGE AMOUNT
OF GRATITUDE TO MR TELL OF SEN
AND THE- THE- TRANSPORTATION
AGENCY TEAM THAT ARE HERE.
EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
YOU'LL HEAR A LOT ABOUT THAT
THIS AFTERNOON WITH MISTER CALPE
WHO WILL BE HERE FROM THE
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY. AND
THEN THE PERMIT STREAMLINING SO
EACH OF THESE. WILL MAKE AN
INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE AS AS YOU
WILL START TO SEE BECAUSE WE
WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE IN
THIS ALL OF GOVERNMENT APPROACH
THAT THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER. WE WILL
ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO PARTNER
WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
ALL OF THE PIECES AND HOW. IN AN
EQUITABLE WAY WHILE CREATING
JOBS SO I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT
TO BELABOR THIS BUT AGAIN. I
THINK WE KNOW THAT IT IT TOOK A
HUGE TEAM TO GET THIS THROUGH A
VERY VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE
WILLING TO WORK ON SUCH AN
EXPEDITED TIMELINE AND HAVE NO
DOUBT THAT THIS WILL MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF MEETING
OUR GOALS. SO WITH THAT IF I MAY
TURN IT OVER TO MR BOTTOM. TO
START WITH SB ONE FORTY SEVEN
THANK YOU SENATOR THANK YOU SO
MUCH IS NOT APPRECIATED AT
MISTER DIRECTOR THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. THANK YOU KILL AND CHAIR
MR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I
PERSONALLY THINK TO THE MOST
OVERLOOKED WORDS IN THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE- THANK YOU. AND I WANT
TO RESPOND WITH A SIMILAR THANK
YOU TO YOU- LEADERSHIP IN BOTH
CHAMBERS- THE ADMINISTRATION'S
TEAM THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF. WE'RE
IN A BETTER PLACE TODAY. BECAUSE
OF THAT ENGAGEMENT IN THAT
LEADERSHIP SO THANK YOU. I WANT
TO FOCUS IN ON SENATE BILL ONE
FORTY SEVEN WHICH IS AN URGENCY
MEASURE. AND IS ABOUT ONE OF THE
PROPOSALS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE. AND WHAT
THIS PROPOSAL WILL DO IS
RECONCILE. THE FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES STATUTES. WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT. BOTH OF WHICH ARE IN THE
FISHING GAME CUTS.
RECONCILIATION IS IMPORTANT WORK
FOR ME. IT'S ABOUT HARMONIZATION
. IT'S NOT A WORD THAT IS ABOUT
CONFUSION CONFLICT OR
DUPLICATION IT'S ABOUT
HARMONIZATION. SO THIS BILL WILL
RECONCILE A SERIES OF LISTS THAT
ARE IN OUR CODE. ABOUT FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT. FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF
PROJECTS. SO THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY PERMIT THEM. BUT
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS THAT
ENSURE SPECIES CONSERVATION. SO
MY THREE TOP LINE POINTS I WANT
YOU TO HEAR ME MAKE TODAY ARE.
THIS STRUCTURE IS DIFFERENT.
THAN WHAT WE DEBATED THREE WEEKS
AGO. IT'S DIFFERENT IT'S NOT THE
SAME. THIS STRUCTURE IS BASED ON
CLEAR LEGISLATIVE PRECEDENT.
THINGS YOU'VE ALREADY DONE FOR
THE SPACE. AND IT REPRESENTS A
THREE PARTY AGREEMENT WHICH
ITSELF IS THE EMBODIMENT OF
CALIFORNIA SHOWING WE CAN TACKLE
DIFFICULT ISSUES HEAD ON
TOGETHER. HERE'S THE BACKGROUND
. IN THE NINETEEN SIXTIES AND
SEVENTIES. THIS BODY THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
DESIGNATED THIRTY SEVEN ANIMALS
AS FULLY PROTECTED. THIS WAS
BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT. AND IT WAS BEFORE
THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT WERE PASSED. IN
NINETEEN EIGHTY FOR THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE CREATED
THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGER SPECIES
ACT. WHICH LAYS OUT A
COMPREHENSIVE STATUTORY REGIME
TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PLANTS
THAT OUR SISTER COMMISSION MAY
DESIGNATE. AS THREATENED OR
ENDANGERED. THREE OF TWO
STRUCTURES SEPARATE LISTS TO LOS
. THIS BILL BRINGS THEM
TOGETHER. BY ALLOWING OUR
DEPARTMENT TO AUTHORIZE A PERMIT
FOR WHAT WE CALL TAKE WHICH IS
IMPACT. OF AN ANIMAL THAT HAS
BEEN PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AS
FULLY PROTECTED. WHY IS THIS
NEEDED. WE HAVE TO CHALLENGES ON
ONE HAND THE CALIFORNIA NATIVE
SPECIES ACT DOES ALLOW OUR PARTS
DEPARTMENT. TO AUTHORIZE
PROJECTS TO PERMIT PROJECTS.
THERE OTHERWISE LAWFUL THAT HAVE
AN INCIDENTAL IMPACT ON THE
SPECIES. WE DO THAT THROUGH
PERMITTING. BUT ON THE OTHER
HAND. THE FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES LIST PROHIBIT ANY
PERMITTING. PROHIBIT ANY TAKE OF
ONE OF THOSE THIRTY SEVEN
SPECIES. JEFF TWO THINGS GOING
ON WHICH AREN'T ALWAYS
COMPATIBLE. SO THERE'S NO
FACILITATING PERMITTING OF
PROJECTS. THERE'S A CHALLENGING
SITUATION FOR PROJECT
PROPONENTS. BECAUSE IF THEY
PROCEED THEY TAKE ON A POTENTIAL
RISK. AROUND PLANNING DESIGNING
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. YOUR
STRUCTURE YOUR PROPOSAL THE BILL
IN FRONT OF YOU RECONCILES THOSE
THINGS. IN IT FITS YOUR
LEGISLATIVE PRECEDENT. OVER
ABOUT THE LAST DECADE THE
LEGISLATURE HAS ITSELF AMENDED
THE CALIFORNIAN DANGER SPECIES
ACT ABOUT EIGHT NINE TEN TIMES.
TO CARVE OUT VERY SPECIFIC
PROJECTS FROM THE FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES LIST AND GIVE
OUR DEPARTMENT THE ABILITY TO
PERMIT THOSE PROJECTS. SO SENATE
BILL ONE FORTY SEVEN TAKES THAT
CONSTRUCT. AND NOW CREATES CARVE
OUTS FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF
PROJECTS. WHILE MAINTAINING THE
FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES STATUTES
IN THE SEASON STATUTES AND
CREATES THE RECONCILIATION THE
HARMONY. HERE'S WHAT IT WOULD
AUTHORIZE SENATE BILL ONE FORTY
SEVEN. OUR DEPARTMENT WOULD BE
ABLE TO ISSUE A PERMANENT USING
THE PERMITS STRUCTURE IN THE
CALIFORNIA NEW SPECIES ACT. WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO REQUIRE
AVOIDANCE MINIMIZATION FOR
MITIGATION OF IMPACTS. WE WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE ADDITIONAL
MEASURES TO CONSERVE THE SPECIES
USING THE STANDARD SET FORTH IN
THE NATURAL COMMUNITY
CONSERVATION PLANNING ACT. WE
WOULD BE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY
THIS BODY REGULAR REPORTING ON
ALL THE DATA RELATED TO WHO
SOUGHT A PERMIT THE CONDITIONS
ISSUED AND COVERED IN THE PERMIT
THE LIKELY EXTENT OF IMPACT
SUBJECT TO THE PERMANENT. AND A
WHOLE HOST OF OTHER DATA
REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS
BILL WERE CHOIR MONITORING TO BE
BAKED INTO THE APPROVAL ADAPTIVE
MANAGEMENT TO BE BAKED INTO THE
APPROVAL. AND ADJUSTMENT THROUGH
AMENDMENT IF AFFECT OF THIS
MONITORING SHOWS WE NEED TO
COURSE CORRECT THROUGH PERMIT
AMENDMENT. COURSE THIS APPROACH
IN SENATE BILL ONE FORTY SEVEN
REQUIRES A PERMIT APPLICATION
FEE WHICH IS ALREADY AN EXISTING
COMPONENT CONSISTS OF. THIS IS A
BETTER APPROACH BECAUSE OF YOUR
LEADERSHIP. AND HERE'S HOW IT
FOLLOWS PRESIDENT. THE BILL
ITSELF NAMES THE PRECISE
CATEGORIES OF PROJECTS FOR WHICH
THIS AUTHORITY WOULD EXIST. IN
IT NARROWLY TAILORS THEM TO
PROJECTS ESSENTIAL FOR
CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE. THE
MAINTENANCE REPAIR OR
IMPROVEMENT. TO PROJECTS FOR THE
STATE WATER PROJECT INCLUDING
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES. THANK
CALIFORNIA AQUA DUCT REPAIR
BECAUSE OF LAND SUBSIDENCE WAR
AQUA DUCT REPAIR TO DEAL WITH
FLOOD FIGHTING. A REAL URGENT
ISSUE TODAY. SECOND CATEGORY THE
MAINTENANCE REPAIR OR
IMPROVEMENT OF CRITICAL REGIONAL
OR LOCAL WATER AGENCY
INFRASTRUCTURE WE KNOW THIS IS
URGENT AND REAL BECAUSE THIS
BODY ITSELF HAS ALREADY DONE A
SPECIFIC CARVE OUT ON THIS ISSUE
FOR THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PREVIOUSLY
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT INCLUDING
ANY ASSOCIATED HABITAT
CONNECTIVITY AND WILDLIFE
CROSSING PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY
STATE REGIONAL OR LOCAL AGENCY
IMPORTANTLY. THAT DOES NOT
INCREASE HIGHWAY OR STREET
CAPACITY FOR AUTOMOBILE OR TRUCK
TRAVEL. FOURTH A WIN PROJECT
SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS
FIFTH A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
PROJECT CERTAIN SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN CONDITIONS. AND LASTLY.
SENATE BILL ONE FORTY SEVEN DOES
NOT APPLY TO THE DESIGN OR
CONSTRUCTION OF THROUGH DELTA
WATER CONVEYANCE NOR THE DESIGN
OR CONSTRUCTION OF OCEAN
DESALINATION PROJECTS. THE
TOTALITY OF THIS PACKAGE AND BY
THE WAY THE BILL PROPOSES. TO
REMOVE THE AMERICAN PEREGRINE
FALCON THE BROWN PELICAN AND THE
THICK TAIL CHUBB AS FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES AND THERE'S A
SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE. BOTH THE
FALCON AND THE PELICAN WERE
SUBSEQUENTLY PUT ON THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT BUYER
COMMISSION AND THEN AFTER
SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS DETERMINED
TO HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AND
REMOVED FROM THE C. CELESTE.
WHEREAS THE THICK TAIL CHUBB IS
BELIEVED BY THE SCIENTISTS TO BE
EXTIRPATED WHICH ISN'T
EXTINCTION BUT MEANS NOT PRESENT
IN CALIFORNIA. SO WITH ALL OF
THESE THINGS THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL SUNSET AT THE END OF
TWENTY THIRTY THREE. AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP THE GOVERNOR'S
LEADERSHIP THE ASSEMBLY'S
LEADERSHIP. IS PUTTING
CALIFORNIA IN A BETTER PLACE TO
DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO BALANCING
OUR VALUES ENSURING FASTER
PERMITTING WHILE PROTECTING OUR
ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
DIRECTOR AGAIN WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO AFTER EACH OF THESE SUBJECT
AREAS WE'RE GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. FROM THE
SENATORS ON THE DYSON OF COURSE
WILL BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT AT
THE END OF THE HEARING WOULD
LIKE TO RECEIVE ANY THE SENATORS
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ON THIS ISSUE WE'RE GONNA START
WITH SENATOR GROW. AND GO TO
CENTER ME. THE MORNING FOR.
MORNING THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
THAT INFORMATION- ARE SAID I WAS
NOT INCLUDED IN THE BRIEF
SCENES- OR THE WORKING GROUP AND
THEN TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING
IS DEFINITELY AN HONOR SO THAT
WE CAN BRING OUR CONCERNS AND
QUESTIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT MY
VOTING RECORD I AM NOT SOMEBODY
WHO THIS YEAR CLUBS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER ANY
OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS A SUPPORT
IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. BUT- I
HAVE A HUGE CONCERN. ABOUT AS
THIS BILL SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO THE BALD EAGLE ARE
GOLDEN EAGLE. AND THERE'S AN A.
P. ARTICLE THAT JUST RECENTLY
WAS PRINTED. THAT SAYS- THOSE
THE WIND COMPANY IN THE WIND
TURBINES ARE PAYING I BELIEVE
THIRTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. FOR
A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BALD OR
GOLDEN EAGLES THAT HAVE BEEN
KILLED ON BECAUSE OF THE WIND
TURBINES. IT'S AN ASSOCIATED
PRESS ARTICLE AND IT STATED IN
TWENTY TWENTY THREE TO REMEMBER
THE NUMBER BUT I CAN OR THE
MONTH BUT I CAN PULL IT AT. IS
THE GOLDEN EAGLE BECAUSE
ACCORDING TO THE CALMATTERS
ARTICLE THAT SITTING ON THE
CHAIRS DESKS. JUNE TWENTY
EIGHTH. THE GOLDEN EAGLE AND THE
BALD EAGLE WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST AS A
PROTECTED. UNDER THESE RULES SO
OF A SOLAR COMPANY IRWIN COMPANY
WANTS TO GET A TAKE PERMIT.
THEY'LL HAVE PERMISSION TO KILL
THE BALD EAGLE OR THE GOLDEN
EAGLE IS THAT TRUE THE
CALMATTERS ARTICLE TRUE OR NOT
TRUE. CENTER AND LET ME. SEE IF
I CAN REFRAME YOUR QUESTION AND
NARROW IT IN ON WHAT I THINK-
YOU'D LIKE ME TO. TALK ABOUT.
RIGHT NOW FOR. THOSE TWO EAGLES
ARE DESIGNATED AS FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES CORRECT. BUT
IT'S ALSO TRUE WITHIN THE
FISHING GAME CODE THERE ARE
SEVERAL OTHER PROVISIONS. THAT
ARE APPLICABLE TO RAPTORS. AND
EAGLES IN THE MIGRATORY BIRD
TREATY ACT. IT'S ALSO THE CASE
THAT ON THE FEDERAL FRONT THE
MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT
ARGUABLY PREAMPS A LOT OF THE
SPACE. AND IS THE PRIMARY
PERMITTING STRUCTURE TO DEAL
WITH THE EAGLE ISSUES RELATED TO
DEVELOP. SO UNDER SENATE BILL
ONE FORTY SEVEN. THE OPPORTUNITY
WOULD EXIST FOR OUR DEPARTMENT
TO PERMIT A PROJECT. WHICH WE
OTHERWISE COULD NOT IF IT WERE
JUST A FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES.
BUT THE PERMITTING AN EX SELF.
ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO REQUIRE
DEVELOPERS TO AVOID THE IMPACT
TO BEGIN WITH. AVOIDANCE IS A
SMART STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPERS.
BECAUSE IF YOU AVOID THE IMPACT
YOUR REDUCING YOUR RISK. THE
SECOND THING THIS PROPOSAL WILL
ALLOW OUR DEPARTMENT TO DO IS TO
REQUIRE PARTIES TO MINIMIZE THE
IMPACT. THAT TOO IS A SMART
STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPERS YOU CAN
OFTEN REDUCE YOUR DEVELOPMENT
RISK BY FOCUSING ON AVOIDANCE
AND MINIMIZATION. AND SHRINK
YOUR MITIGATION RESPONSIBILITY.
BUT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW
THE DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE A
PROJECT WHICH MAY CAUSE TAKE.
SUBJECT TO THOSE BINDING
COMMITMENTS FOR AVOIDANCE
MINIMIZATION AND MITIGATION. SO
JUST SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR AND THE
PUBLIC IS CLEAR AND I JUST I
JUST CAN I READ SOMETHING REALLY
FAST. IS THAT OKAY MISTER CHAIR
PLEASE READ THE THANK YOU MY
GLASSES FOR THAT SORRY SB ONE
FORTY SEVEN THIS ISN'T AN AP
ARTICLE PRINTED- TODAY. HE'S ME
CALMATTERS ARTICLE PRINTED TODAY
JUNE TWENTY NINTH TWENTY TWENTY
THREE. SB ONE FORTY SEVEN WOULD
ALLOW PROJECTS TO RECEIVE
PERMITS TO KILL CERTAIN WILDLIFE
SPECIES THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS
FULLY PROTECTED. THIRTY SEVEN
SPECIES INCLUDING THE GOLDEN
EAGLE GREATER SAND HILL CRANES
BIGHORN SHEEP X. CETERA. AND
THEN YOU GO BACK TO THE
CALMATTERS ARTICLE THAT SAYS A
HUNDRED AND FIFTY- EAGLES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN KILLED BY WIND
TURBINES- THERE'S PENALTIES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT UNDER
CURRENT STRUCTURE YES AND THAT
WITH ONE FORTY SEVEN JUST A
SIMPLE. AND I REALIZE I DIDN'T
GO TO COLLEGE AND I BARELY
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL BUT JUST A
SIMPLE EXPLANATION WILL THIS
ALLOW YOUR DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE
TAKE PERMITS TO KILL THE BALD OR
GOLDEN EAGLE. ONLY AFTER WE'VE
REQUIRED DEVELOPERS TO DO OTHER
THINGS FIRST AND SUBJECT TO THIS
LEGISLATURE'S REQUIREMENT THAT
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WE REPORT
BACK ON EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS
UNDER IN THE INDIVIDUAL PERMIT.
INCLUDING THE MEASURES WE
REQUIRED THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
MEASURES. THE TAKE ASSOCIATED
WITH ANY APPROVAL AND THAT
THAT'S DATA COMING BACK TO THIS
BODY ANNUALLY. SO WIND TURBINES
ARE OFTEN IN THE PATHWAY OF BIRD
MIGRATION RIGHT TO GARNER AS
MUCH WIND A CAPABILITY TO
PRODUCE GREEN GREEN ENERGY- WITH
THESE WIND TURBINES WE HAVE
SEVERAL IN THE TACHE BE MOUNTAIN
AREA SOME OF THE LARGEST WIND
TURBINES IN THE STATE ARE IN MY
DISTRICT. AND THEN SOME THAT
AREN'T IN MY DISTRICT I GUESS-
IT. WHAT'S THE MITIGATION
STANDARDS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
REQUIRE FOR THESE DEVELOPERS TO.
MINIMIZE AND YOU KNOW AGAIN I
CAN'T BELIEVE I'M STANDING UP
FOR ADVOCATING FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND BUT-
IT'S JUST INTERESTING TO ME
THAT- AGAIN AND WE WEREN'T PART
OF THIS WE WOULD HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS EARLIER A FEW
WEEKS BUT- I GUESS. MY REAL
CONCERN IS THAT THE GOLDEN EAGLE
OR THE BALD EAGLE AND- TO HAVE
IT TAKE PERMIT TO BE ABLE TO
KILL THEM WE'VE LOST A HUNDRED
FIFTY SINCE WE PUT THE WIND
TURBINES UP IN CALIFORNIA. WE
HAVE A LITIGATION. A PROCESS
GOING ON THROUGH ONE COMPANY
WHERE THERE'S CRIMINAL CHARGES
FILED AGAINST THE AND THE WIND
COMPANY WELL THAT MITIGATE ALL
OF THOSE CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR.
THIS TAKE PERMIT AS WELL FOUR
SYNDROME. I WILL NOT COMMENT ON
ANY. SEPARATE ENFORCEMENT
PROCEEDING FOR WHICH I DON'T
HAVE THE FACTS IN FRONT OF ME
ABOUT AND MAY NOT INVOLVE MY
DEPARTMENT AT ALL NOT KNOWING
YOUR REFERENCE BUT I WOULD SAY.
THAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR- A
DEFENSE THE EAGLES AN IMPORTANT
SPECIES. AND I WOULD LEAVE TO
OUR DEPARTMENT SCIENTIST AND ANY
PROJECT PROPONENTS SCIENTIST.
VERY UNDERSTOOD DIALOGUE TO
DETERMINE MITIGATION RATIOS. AND
PERMIT CONDITIONS. YOUR QUESTION
SPEAK TO THE CHALLENGE OUR
DEPARTMENT HAS EVERYWHERE IN
CALIFORNIA EVERY DAY. WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF. THE ENERGY.
HOUSING ROADS WATER AND
DEVELOPMENT EVERYWHERE. AT THE
SAME HAND WE HAVE THE GREATEST
BIODIVERSITY OF ANY NATION IN
THESE UNITED STATES. AND WE ARE
OFTEN. CRITICIZED FOR BEING TOO
ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTIVE. OR
TO DEVELOPMENT FRIENDLY ON THE
VERY SAME PERMITTING CASE.
APPOINTED THIS BILL IS TO
POSITION THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO
GET BETTER CONSERVATION BENEFITS
FOR SPECIES. RIGHT NOW
WONDERFULLY PROTECTED SPECIES
STRUCTURE. THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT
REQUIRE ANYONE TO AVOID AN
IMPACT. CANNOT REQUIRE ANYONE TO
MINIMIZE AN IMPACT AND CANNOT
REQUIRE ANYONE TO MITIGATE
IMPACT. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
ALLOW US TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS
WHICH I WOULD ARGUE. CREATES A
GREATER CONSERVATION UP LEFT.
WHILE ALSO CREATING A PERMANENT
PATHWAY FOR CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NARROWLY
TAILORED AROUND IMPORTANT
CATEGORIES WHY I DON'T DOUBT ONE
BIT SIR YOU HAVE ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT JOBS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY WITH NEW
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING
FORWARD AND IN THE AREAS IN
WHICH THEY HAVE TO BE PLACED IN
ORDER TO BE PRODUCTIVE- WHETHER
IT'S SOLAR. PANELS IN THE DESERT
AND YOU HAVE TO MITIGATE- YOU
KNOW ISSUES I DON'T DOUBT ONE
BIT THAT YOU HAVE A VERY
DIFFICULT JOB AND I JUST LIKE I
SAID. I JUST READ THIS AS WE
WERE SITTING HERE AND WE GOT THE
LANGUAGE ON THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
PACKAGE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE WITHIN THE LAST
THREE WEEKS THIS IS ALL BRAND
NEW TO MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUE-
AT THE END OF THE DYESS IN SO- I
APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THAT
QUESTION IT JUST SURPRISED ME
THAT THE GOLDEN EAGLE WAS ON TO
TAKE PERMITS SO THANK YOU SIR
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR BALANCING
ACT. THAT YOU HAVE TO DO M. ON A
DAILY BASIS ONE QUESTION THAT
I'D LIKE TO JUST ASK AGAIN AND
SOMEONE AND RELATED TO THIS ARE
YOU THE INDIVIDUAL WHO PICKED
HIGHWAY FOURTEEN FIFTY EIGHT FOR
THE JOSHUA TREE. ERA YOU CENTER
WITH RESPECT AND LOVE TO. PICK
THIS UP OFFLINE BUT IT'S I MEAN
I IT'S A NON ISSUE OKAY IT IS.
THAT'S GOOD SOME ABSOLUTELY A
NON ISSUE I KNOW CENTER WORLD
HAS THE SAME QUESTION. I KNOW I
DON'T ACTUALLY WANT TO DEFEND
YOU BECAUSE- WE'VE WE HAD EVERY
. RELATED PERSON SO I DON'T KNOW
BUT BUT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ON
THE PHONE. AND I THINK YOU'RE
VERY BALANCED IN MEASURE. AND
COMPETING VARIOUS VARYING
INTERESTS I HAVE NOTHING BUT THE
HIGHEST REGARD FOR YOU AND I
DIDN'T LIKE THE DECISION. BUT
BUT I HAVE THE HIGHEST REGARD
FOR YOU PERSONALLY SO I BIG FUN
WALKING OVER THIS AFTERNOON OR
AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO
TALK ABOUT WHY THE BOUNDARY
ISSUE IN A SEPARATE THING IS A
NON I APPRECIATE THAT AND I
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRS
INTELLIGENCE BUT JUST EVEN YOUR
RESPONSE RIGHT THEY'RE SAYING
IT'S A NON ISSUE. THAT MEANS THE
WORLD SO THANK YOU SIR FOR THAT
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THROWING
THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BUT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE
EVER. HAD YOU BEFORE ME I LOVE
THE SUCCULENTS. OH DEAR LORD.
EITHER GOT DID YOU MISS CHAIR
THANK YOU. MUCH YOU- SO MUCH.
GROVE AND WANNA BE CLEAR. THAT
ITEM IS NOT IN FRONT OF THAT
THE- HERE TODAY- BUT- ON A
SEPARATE. NO VERY FOR GRATEFUL.
TO CENTER GROVE. SO LADIES AND
GENTS OF THE COMMITTEE THE TO
TURN OVER TO CHAIRMAN OF NATURAL
RESOURCES- I THANK YOU AND I
JUST. WANT TO THANK I MISS
MILLER DIRECTOR BOTTOM FOR ALL
THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AS
WELL AS STAFF WHITE I DON'T
THINK HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY.
KNOWLEDGE FROM JUST ALL THE HARD
WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS- THIS
HAS CHANGED A LOT IN THE LAST
THE REASON THIS PARTICULAR BILL
HAS. HAS MOVED A LOT AND I.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IS FAIR
OF NATURAL RESOURCES- WE ARE
OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO STRIKE A
BALANCE HERE BETWEEN. DEPLOYING
RAPIDLY CLEAN. ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE OTHER
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'LL HELP US
DECARBONIZE OUR ECONOMY. AND
MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS THAT WE
DESPERATELY NEED TO DO. ON THE
TRAINING BALANCE THAT WITH THAT
THEY COMPETING GOAL OF
PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND
WILDLIFE- WE ARE FACING
EXTINCTION CRISIS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE GLOBE-
AND I THINK THIS HITS THE RIGHT
BALANCE I KNOW THEY'LL BE PEOPLE
WHO FEEL LIKE IT GOES TOO FAR IN
ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER BUT I
THINK THIS IS A VERY. THOUGHTFUL
BILL I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR
YOU AND- IT RELATES IN
PARTICULAR TO DEPLOYMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE QUESTION
IS. HOW MANY PERSONNEL YEARS ARE
YOU EXPECTING IF YOU CAN IF YOU
ACTUALLY DONE THE MATH YET. FOR
THIS ALL TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN IS
THAT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
BECAUSE I NOTED THAT WE- HAD
FORTY. PERSONAL YEARS RELATED TO
CLIMB IT- RELATED PERMITTING
THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY IN BUDGET
IS THAT. PART OF THIS OR IS THAT
SEPARATE IN AND SIT DO WE NEED
ADDITIONAL BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
KATA DON'T DEPLOY THIS QUICK
QUESTION FIRST ANSWER IS THE
DEPARTMENT WILL INTERNALIZE
DEALING WITH THIS PROPOSAL. IT'S
IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR US TO DO
THAT. SECOND YOU ARE RIGHT THAT
THE BUDGET. THAT. YOU KNOW IS IN
ROUTE TO. KIND OF- ENROLLED JOSH
TO KNOW THE TO. INCLUDES AN IN.
OF FORTY. TO OUR TO. FOR A-
WITH. PRIMARILY WATER AND ENERGY
I THINK THAT'LL GIVE US AN UP
LIFT THOSE POSITIONS. WENT
THROUGH THE PROCESS PRE DATING
THIS PROPOSAL SO THERE'S SOME.
EFFICIENCIES TO BE GAINED
INTERNALLY BUT WE TAKE ON THE
TASK OF IMPLEMENTING SENATE BILL
ONE FORTY SEVEN. AND I THINK A
VERY POSITIVE COMPONENT OF THE
BILL I HAVE NOT DESCRIBED YET
IS. IN ABOUT ONE YEAR. YOU YOU
REQUIRE IN THE BILL THAT THE
DEPARTMENT COME BACK WITH- FULL
PLAN. ON HOW WE WILL COMPLETE
THE SCIENCE TO ASSESS THE STATUS
OF THESE THIRTY SEVEN SPECIES.
WHICH FRANKLY HAS BEEN ON A
MISSION TODAY RIGHT YOU YOU
DON'T KNOW WE DON'T KNOW THEY
WERE PUT ON THIS LIST IN THE
SIXTIES. SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THIS BILL AND I
THINK IT FACTORS INTO THE PARTY
OR QUESTIONS WELL. AND MAYBE
JUST A BROADER QUESTION IS THAT
WITH THE STATEMENT JUST MADE
ABOUT INTERNALIZING THE COST
TRUE OF THAT LARGER TRAILER BILL
PACKAGE. AND THE OTHER ENDS LIKE
I FIFTEEN CROSSING AND ALL THAT
. WE ARE A HUNDRED AND 50%
COMMITTED I FIFTEEN HAVING BEEN
ONE OF THE SIGNATORIES TO THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING IN THE
WORLD TO COMPLETE THIS PACKAGE.
NO SENDING THE I. FIFTEEN THERE
WAS A- WHICH WILL BE DESCRIBED
IN A MOMENT YEAH EXACTLY I THINK
THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATION ON THAT ABOUT.
WHO'S RESPONSIBLE HOUSE GONNA BE
PAID FOR TIMELINE WHICH IS GONNA
BE PAID FOR WHO'S GOING TO BE
MANAGING TIED TO IT WOULD BE A
GOOD CONVERSATION REALLY
APPRECIATE SENTIMENT. THE NEXT
THAT WAS A BIT OF THE ISSUE FOR
THE SENATE AND- GRATEFUL THAT
THE MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY
FOR THE LEADERSHIP ON THAT SAME
IN PLEASE. OTHER ITEMS THANK YOU
SO MUCH THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
THANK YOU TURN OVER. A BUDGET
CHAIR CHAIR SKINNER GOOD MORNING
. THANKS VERY MUCH SHOULD. CHEER
MCGUIRE SO GERMAN BORN- ANYWAYS
I'VE- THE- A COUPLE- S. ON THE
ONE FORTY SEVEN THE BILL BEFORE
US I DO APPRECIATE THAT BOTH
THE- THE DESALINATION PROJECTS
AND THE- WOULD WANT THE DELTA
CONVEYANCE- ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
THIS SO I. WANT TO. ACKNOWLEDGE
THE ADMINISTRATION FOR. THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US ON
THOSE. AND ON THE PHONE TO OUR
COLLEAGUE. AND CENTER GROVE. BY
YOU REYES VERY ISSUES AND THESE
ARE- HE- NINE ONE JUST LIKE I
DON'T USE A SORT OF CLICHES BUT
IT IS THIS BALANCING ACT IN HI-
PREVIOUSLY ON LEGISLATURE SERVED
ON THE SPIRITUAL PARK DISTRICT
BOARD. AND WE HAD PUBLIC LANDS
THAT WE ON THE ALTAMONT PASS SO
WE WERE ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO
ALLOW FOR. WIND TURBINES ON
PUBLIC LANDS. AND THE DESIGN OF
WIND TURBINES AT THE TIME AND
THEY WERE ACTUALLY INSTALLED. BY
THE WELL BEFORE THE YEAR TWO
THOUSAND. AND M. THE ALTAMONT
PASS IS IN- OF THE HAWK
MIGRATORY- THE FLYWEIGHT- WE
THEN FOUND THAT THERE WAS QUITE
A LOT OF- GOLDEN EAGLE KILL SAYS
RESULTS NOT JUST ATTACH PEAS.
AND SO WE HAD TO ONCE THE
CONTRACT. WITH THAT PARTICULAR-
WIND- YOU KNOW WITH THAT COMPANY
WE HAD TO HAVE THE WE HAD TO
DEEPER THOSE. AND USE A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY
THAT WAS DESIGNED HOPEFULLY TO
AVOID THEM NO I HAVE NOT BEEN
TRACKING IT CAREFULLY TO KNOW
WHETHER IN FACT. THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY THAT WE USE THAN THE
SPACING THAT THERE WAS THEN IN
FACT AVOIDED. AND IT'S- THE IDEA
- IN AND I'M NOT SAYING DAY THE
GOOD OR BAD ORANGE SAYING THAT.
AS WE PURSUE ANY OF THESE TYPES
OF PROJECTS WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT- EVEN IF WE'VE STUDIED IT
WE DON'T ALWAYS AND YOU KNOW
EVEN THOUGH EVEN IF THEY'RE
SPEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT WE CAN ALWAYS PREDICT
UNTIL IT'S ACTUALLY IN. ON THE
GROUND WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT IMPACT
IT'S HAVING SO. I THINK THE
LANGUAGE WAS CAREFULLY DESIGNED
THAT YES THERE CAN BE SOME
TAKING AS A RESULT OF THE OF
DIFFERENT SPECIES INDIVIDUALS
NOT A WHOLE SPECIES BY ANY MEANS
NO NO. BUT IT AND WE MAY
EXPERIENCE WANT SOME OF OUR
PROJECTS ARE BUILT THAT WILL
HAVE TO ADJUST THEM THAT WE MAY
HAVE TO RE DESIGN WE MAY
EXPERIENCE THAT SO I THINK I'M
MORE KIND OF EXPRESSING JUSTIN
EYES WIDE OPEN EVEN WHEN WE ARE
AS CAREFUL AS WE CAN BE. WE CAN
STILL CONFRONT THESE AND- BUT I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PAYING
ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT INTERESTINGLY
ONCE WE REPLACED THE ONES THAT
WERE- A SENSIBLY IN THE PATH OF
THE GOLDEN EAGLE. WE THEN FOUND
THESE ARE THE MUCH TALLER ONES
WERE KILLING OFF BATS AND DOUBTS
OF COURSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT
POLLINATORS AND WE HAVE A
POLLINATOR CRISIS BECAUSE OF
BEES SO THESE ARE ALL AND AGAIN
DID WE KNOW THAT NO. SO WE'RE
GOING TO LEARN AS WE GO AND WE
HOPEFULLY ARE GOING TO BE WISE
ENOUGH TO ADJUST. AND WITH THAT
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT
WAS DONE IN THIS. HE'S A
MAGICIAN SKINNER AND IF SINISTER
IS ALL- IN IN THE CONVERSE.
HELLO THE GROUP- FOR ON A
CERTAIN SAID AS WELL WHICH WOULD
ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST IF
NEED BE- ON ON SOME OF THESE
BILLS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR MIGHT BE IF THAT NO
ABSOLUTELY. AND GRATEFUL TO THE
WORK OF CENTER SKINNER I'M GONNA
TURN OVER THE JUDGE TURNED JUST
A MOMENT I'D LIKE TO GO TO
CENTER KABIR THEN WILL GO TO
THAT. THE DIRECTOR. WELL I JUST
WANNA- APPRECIATE WHAT- THE
INFORMATION THAT- CENTERS
SKINNER JUST PRESENTED BECAUSE I
THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT
WE HAVE. IN TERMS OF OUR
BALANCING ACT IS UNDERSTANDING
THAT EVERYTHING WE DO HAS A
CONSEQUENCE. AND AND THE
CONSEQUENCES HAVE TO BE WEIGHED
AGAINST EACH OTHER AND WHEN WE
IGNORE THE CONSEQUENCES THAT'S
WHEN WE GET IN TROUBLE. SO IT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT. THIS
THAT THAT I. PUSH IN ITS- I PAY
FOR PUSHING IT- ALTERNATIVE-
FUELS. AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS FOR
US TO GET ENERGY. BECAUSE ONE
SOLUTION IS NOT THE PERFECT
SOLUTION AND- SOLAR AND WIND.
HAVE DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON THE
ENVIRONMENT- THERE IS NOTHING
THAT DOESN'T HAVE DEBT
DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS ON THE
ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT WE'RE
SEEING NOW IS THAT THESE BIG
SOLAR ARRAYS ARE VERY CONFUSING
TO BIRDS WHO THINKS. WHO THINK
THAT THEY'RE WATER- FEATURES IN
IN IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND- AND
WE'RE BURNING UP BIRDS AND- SO
WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL AND I THINK
WE WE'RE GONNA NEED A WHOLE
VARIETY OF. OF SOLUTIONS FOR IT
FOR US TO MEET OUR ENERGY NEEDS
AND SO I'M GONNA- EMPHASIZE THAT
BECAUSE- I THINK THIS IS THE AT
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT- BUT THERE ARE
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE ARE
GOING TO BE NEEDED SO THAT WE'RE
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE- TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE
WILDLIFE THAT WE HAVE. IS
APPRECIATED. BOB BECAUSE SOLAR
REYES ALSO DISRUPT THAT THE-
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS- AND BUGS ARE
PART OF THAT WILDLIFE CORNER AND
SO ARE- CREATURES LIKE SNAKES
AND- AND- LIZARDS AND TURTLES-
WHICH ARE OUT IN THE DESERT AND
ARE ARE PUT POORLY APPRECIATED
IS PART OF THE FOOD SYSTEM. FOR
THE- FOR THE PREDATORS THAT ARE
OUT THERE LIKE KOTC AND VEHICLES
AND BIRDS THAT- THAT. NEED THEM
. THE PROTECTIONS WHAT SO I JUST
PUT THE OUT THERE AND I THINK
MAKE- BECAUSE- I THINK WE DO
HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE
THERE'S A I TAKE OF A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS THAT WE JUST DON'T.
THINK SO FONDLY ABOUT THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR FOR LETTING ME SAY
COUPLE NO IT'S A REALLY GOOD
POINT THANK YOU SO MUCH. CENTER
CAREER- OF FOR THOSE IN FOR ALL
YOUR WORK ON THIS AS WELL. BUT
BEFORE WE TURN IT BACK UP FOR
FINAL COMMENTS FROM THE DIRECTOR
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE
PANEL. FROM THE SENATORS HERE
TODAY ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE
MISTER DIRECTOR PLEASE IF YOU'D
LIKE TO CLOSE ON THIS. SENATOR
SKINNER AND CAVALEIRO AND OTHER
MEMBERS THANK YOU. WHICH IS
WHERE I STARTED. THIS PROPOSAL
THAT'S A THREE PARTY AGREEMENT-
IS BETTER. IT KEEPS THE FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES STATUTE
DOESN'T REPEAL. ALLOWS FOR OUR
DELIBERATE PERMITTING THROUGH
SEES- FOR NARROWLY DEFINED SETS
OF PROJECTS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL
REPORTING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
YOU. AND ALLOWS US TO LEARN AND
ADJUST. IT HAS A SUNSET. AND
ALSO. THE BILL REQUIRES US TO
INCLUDE IN ANY PERMITS THE
ABILITY TO MONITOR ADAPT AND
AMEND OVER THE COURSE OF THE
NEXT IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.
THOSE ARE ALL SMART POLICIES.
AND WE END UP WITH THE
RECONCILIATION. BETWEEN
DIFFERENT STATUTES IN THE
FISHING GAME CODE. WHILE ALSO
PRESERVING SPECIFIC STATUTES
LIKE FISHING GAME THIRTY FIVE OH
THREE. AND THIRTY FIVE ONE THREE
WHICH PROVIDE ADDED PROTECTION
THE EAGLES AND RAPTORS. SO FOR
ALL THOSE REASONS I'M JUST
HOPEFUL. WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER
HEARING ON THIS PROPOSAL. AND
EVENTUALLY MANY OF US CAN GO
TAKE A QUICK SUMMER BREAK BUT IT
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE BUT FOR
YELLS LEADERSHIP SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER
DIRECTOR- INTO MISS MILLER AS
ALWAYS REALLY GRATEFUL I THINK
THIS IS THE FINAL WORD ON THIS
ISSUE IS UNDER THIS CURRENT BILL
THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US HERE
TODAY. THE LEGISLATURE SETS THE
STANDARDS THE SPECIES ARE
PROTECTED IN CAREER AND
RECOVERED IN A PREVIOUS
ITERATION PRIOR- SPECIES SHOULD
BE KILLED AND DEVELOPERS WOULD
SIMPLY BE PUNISHED SO I THINK
IT'S A IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT.
FOCUS SAID CENTER GROVE HAD IN
REALLY APPRECIATE CENTER GROVE
ADVANCING THAT HERE TODAY
BECAUSE IT WAS AN IMPORTANT
POINT. THAT SHE WAS MAKING.
MISTER DIRECTOR THANK YOU SO
MUCH I LAYS IN GERMAN OF THE
SELECT COMMITTEE WERE NOW GONNA
BE MOVING ON TO SEVERAL ITEMS
FOCUSING. IN THE TRANSPORTATION
SPACE WE'RE GONNA WELCOME MARK
TO LISTEN THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR
THE STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY
PLEASE COME FORWARD WE ALSO HAVE
THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT
CALTRANS DANNY YOST WITH THIS
TODAY. WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSING
ON PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
CONTRACTING. AUTHORITY FOR THE-
LET ME TRANSPORTATION OF
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES JOB
ORDER CURRENT FOR. AND THE
EXTENSION NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT THAT'S ALL UNDER SB
ONE FORTY SIX OR TAKE A MOMENT
TO BE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE CENTER
GONZALEZ WHO IS WITH US HERE
TODAY. SHE HAS BEEN. A LEADER IN
THIS BODY ON ALL ISSUES OF
CLIMATE. IS WELL IS PROTECTING
THE ENVIRONMENT I AM GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR OFFICE SHOULD PUT THIS
IN FOR YOUR FOCUS IN OF COURSE
AS CHAIRWOMAN OF TRANSPORTATION
IS WELL SHE WEARS MANY HATS AND
WE'RE GRATEFUL. FOR HER TENACITY
FOR THE ALSO GOING TO HEAR FROM
THEM ABOUT DIRECT CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY ON THE I. FIFTEEN
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS WE'RE GONNA
TALK ABOUT- REFORMING
ENHANCEMENTS TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION
POLICIES. FOR CALTRANS- IN THAT
WAS LED BY MISTER NEWMAN AND
THEN I WILL ALSO BE HEARING
ABOUT WORKFORCE EQUITY IN
INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WAS A TOP
PRIORITY. FOR THE SENATE AND WE
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CENTER
DRAWS OF SMALL CUEVAS GONZALEZ
AND CORTESE FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP
ON THAT. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO
WE'RE GOING TURN OVER TO THE
UNDER SECRETARY IN THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR BUT FIRST WE'RE GONNA
BE OPENING COMMENTS FROM THIS
MILLER FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE MISS MILLER. THANK YOU
SENATOR AND SENATORS AND- AS WE
SAID IT TAKES A HUGE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE
THIS DONE SO TO MR YOST AND
MISTER TELLS AND UNDER THE-
DIRECTION OF SECRETARY ALMOST
LIKE AND WE ARE JUST INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL. SO I THINK- MISTER
CHAIR YOU KNOW BETTER THAN
ANYONE HOW THESE ALTERNATIVE
DELIVERY METHODS CAN REDUCE THE
AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO BUILD
ANY OF THESE PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS. AS YOU'LL HEAR WE'VE
REDUCED BROADBAND A LOAN FROM
THIRTY THREE MONTHS TO ELEVEN
MONTHS BUT CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG MISTER TELLS AND SO IT'S-
I THINK THESE ARE THE TYPES OF
PROJECTS THAT. THAT ARE JUST
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET
DONE FASTER AND I THINK THE-
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY WILL SPEAK
TO WHY THESE ARE SO INCREDIBLY
SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF
BUILDING. AND WE ALSO KNOW HOW
PRECIOUS YOUR TIME IS SO WE WILL
TRY AND MOVE QUICKLY AND. AND
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS
THANK YOU- CERTAIN TO SECURE THE
START SENATE BILL. FORTY SIX.
GREAT THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS- REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE
TO PRESENT ON- THE BILL- BEFORE
I GET STARTED I JUST DID WANT TO
KIND OF REITERATE THE COMMENTS
OF MISS MILLER AND- ONDREJ UPON-
JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION FROM THE SENATE
AND THE ASSEMBLY. LINE YOU KNOW
HELPING TO DEVELOP SUCH- YOU
KNOW IMPACTFUL- PACKAGE HERE.
AND I THINK FROM A
TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE
BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE PROPOSALS
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO. KNOW
INDICATE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS-
PARTICULARLY AS A SIGNAL TO OUR
FEDERAL PARTNERS. TO SHOW THAT
WE ARE HERE IN CALIFORNIA- ARE
READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE NOT ONLY THROUGH THE
AJ BUT THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT- IN ADDITION TO. THE COST OF
WHAT AND SO WE'LL SEE WITH
RESPECT TO THE TIME SAVINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NUMBER OF
THESE PROPOSALS THAT'LL TALK
ABOUT- IN ADDITION TO THE-
EXHILARATION PROJECTS- WE'RE
ALSO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT YOU
KNOW THE- MORE COURSE COMPONENTS
THAT WILL TALK ABOUT- IN IN
LATER BILLS. I'M SO WITH THAT I
WILL BRIEFLY- GO OVER EACH OF
THE PROPOSALS. IF WE CAN MISTER
INSPECTOR WHEN WE START WITH ONE
FORTY SIX PIES SEETHER'S
QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM SENATORS
AND WILL MOVE ON TO US IN THE
ONE FORTY FIVE OR NINE FIFTEEN.
PERFECT FROM SECTOR THANK YOU SO
SB ONE FORTY SIX INCLUDES THREE
PROPOSALS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE. ON THE
FIRST ONE I'LL TALK ABOUT HIS
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. ALSO THIS
PROPOSAL AUTHORIZES CALTRANS USE
JOB ORDER CONTRACTING
PROCUREMENT METHOD UNTIL
DECEMBER THIRTY FIRST TWENTY
THIRTY THREE. AND ALLOWS JOB
ORDER CONTRACTING TO BE USED FOR
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE- PROJECTS
SAFETY REPAIRS. VISIBILITY
REPAIRS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.
AND THE INSTALLATION OF
STORMWATER POLLUTION CONTROL
DEVICES. ON THE BILL DOES
PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT FROM
USING JOB ORDER CONTRACTING ON-
PROJECTS THAT ADD VEHICLE-
VEHICULAR TRAVEL LANES. BERMAN
ALSO REQUIRES CALTRANS TO
ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO PRE
QUALIFY. A JOB ORDER CONTRACTORS
FOR PROJECTS. THE JOB ORDER CON.
IS A MORE IF ACOSTA. ME OF
PROCUREMENT FOR SHORT.
REPETITIVE PROJECT- ACCELERATING
A TYPICAL PREPARE. OF ANYWHERE
FROM SIX TO NINE MONTHS ONTO A
MATTER OF WEEKS. ON THE SECOND
PROPOSAL LITTLE TALK ABOUT IS
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD. ALSO
THIS PROPOSAL AUTHORIZES THE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AS
WELL AS CALTRANS TO USE
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD
CONTRACTS FOR A PROJECTS EACH-
FOR WHICH THE ESTIMATED PRICE
EXCEEDS TWENTY FIVE MILLION FROM
UNTIL THAT A TORY EXPIRES ON
DECEMBER THIRTY FIRST TWENTY
THIRTY THREE. POTS OF THIS
INNOVATIVE STRATEGY CAN REDUCE
PROJECT DELIVERY COST INSURANCE
SCHEDULES BY AS MUCH AS A YEAR.
I'M KEY HERE- TO THIS PROPOSAL
IS THAT IT DOES EXCLUDE PROJECTS
PERTAINING TO THE DESIGN OR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF DELTA CONVEYANCE
FACILITIES OR SEA WATER
DESALINATION DESALINIZATION
PROJECTS. FROM USING PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD AUTHORITY. IT ALSO
REQUIRES ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES AND CALTRANS BY
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY THIRTY FOUR
TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE. DETAILING
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD PROJECT
METRICS AS WELL AS A
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS
PROCUREMENT METHOD- TO SAVE TIME
AS WELL AS REDUCE COSTS. AND
LASTLY- THE FINAL PROPOSALS PART
OF SB ONE FORTY SIX- IS RELATED
TO NEED BOTH THE NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. ALSO
THIS PROPOSAL EXTENDS THE
PROVISIONS UNDER EXISTING LAW
THAT AUTHORIZES THE SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ASSUME THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RAIL
ROAD. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR
MULTIMODAL PROJECT UNDER THE
FEDERAL NEPA FROM JANUARY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. TO DECEMBER
THIRTY FIRST TWENTY THIRTY
THREE. IT AUTHORIZES THE
SECRETARY CONSISTENT WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF ANY AMMO YOU
BETWEEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. UPON THE REQUEST OF
A LOCAL OR REGIONAL AGENCY TO
SUNIVA RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ANY
RAILROAD LOCAL PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION OR MULTIMODAL
PROJECT. INTO MY IMPLEMENTED BY
THAT REQUESTING AGENCY UNTIL
DECEMBER THIRTY FIRST TWENTY
THIRTY THREE- IT ALSO REQUIRES
REPORTING TO THE TRANSPORTATION
POLICY COMMITTEES OF THE
LEGISLATURE. REGARDING WHICH
LOCAL REGIONAL AGENCIES
REQUESTED THAT THE SECRETARY
SOON THAT OF FORTY. HE CLARIFIES
THAT THE DELEGATION OF THIS
AUTHORITY DOES NOT IN ANY WAY
CHANGE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT OR CEQA. AND IN ADDITION THE
PROPOSAL WILL PRESERVE THE
STATE'S FEDERAL AUTHORITY AND
AUTHORIZE CAL'S- I TO ASSUME THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOCAL RAIL
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MULTI
MODAL PROJECTS. WITHOUT HAVING
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU
SO MUCH WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE
SENATORS ON SB ONE FORTY SIX
THAT START WITH THE AUTHOR IN
MARIN TURNED OVER TO CENTER AND
SALAS WE'RE GONNA GO TO SENATOR
WOKE. UP PLEASE MANAGER YES-
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR- THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS AND
THIS IS THE COLLABORATION WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED IT I KNOW I JUST
SOPHISTRY JOOSTEN- OUR MEETING
HERE- AND I WOULD SAY THAT
ABSOLUTELY IT DOES PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL ASSURANCES I THINK
IT'S- ABSOLUTELY PUTS THE MARKET
SIGNALS OUT THERE FOR. OUR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS- OF COURSE FOR
BUILDERS DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS
OUR LABOR OF FRIENDS AND LABOR.
AND AS WELL AS TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT THAT WE'RE DE RISKING
THESE PROJECTS FOR GETTING
THINGS DONE AND INEFFICIENT
MATTER- AND WE MEAN BUSINESS AND
THAT CALIFORNIA WILL BILLS AND
WE WILL DO THINGS AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THESE ROUTINE
PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT MAKES
MORE SENSE- I KNOW THAT THIS HAS
BEEN USED IN BROADBAND AND
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO THE MAJORITY LEADER IN MYSELF
WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT I THINK
YOU'D MENTIONED. THIS EXPEDITED
IT BY HOW MANY. OF WHAT WAS THE
THIRTY THREE TO ELEVEN RIGHT WAS
THREE OF THIRTY THREE MONTHS TO
11-3 THIRTY THREE MONTHS TO
ELEVEN MONTHS WHICH IS
SIGNIFICANT AS WELL AS FOR
QUICK. CLEAN CALIFORNIA AS WELL
ON THE ON THE JOB ORDER
CONTRACTING. SO I'D LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP-
THERE HAD BEEN A QUESTION AND
COMMITTEE ABOUT. THE EIGHT
PROJECTS FOR D. W. R. ANY
PROJECTS FOR CALTRANS I KNOW
THAT IT'S KIND OF. DIFFICULT TO
SAY FOR THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
BUILD WITH THAT COULD BE NOW.
BUT ANY. EXAMPLES THAT WE CAN
KIND OF LOOK FORWARD TO AND
THINK ABOUT- TO GIVE. THE PUBLIC
MORE. UNDERSTANDING AROUND.
THANK YOU SENATOR AND TAKE THAT
FIRST QUESTION AND THEY TURNED
IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE NOW
DANNEELS AS WELL BUT- IT IS
DIFFICULT FOR US TO. IDENTIFY
THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT WILL
BE A PART OF THAT EIGHT- BUT
TYPICALLY THESE WILL BE YOU KNOW
MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS THEY WILL
ALL BE PROJECTS THAT ARE
CONSISTENT WITH OUR CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN FOR TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. I THINK ONE
EXAMPLE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE
ARE CONSIDERING AT THIS POINT-
WOULD BE THE- CORONADO BRIDGE
SUICIDE- BARRIER- THAT'S A
PROJECT THAT- COULD DEFINITELY
BENEFIT FROM USING YOUR THIS IS
FORTY- BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO THE MYSTERY ELSE TO SEE IF HE
HAS ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
THANK YOU ARE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR FOR CALTRANS DANNY
YEARS HERE AND I WOULD JUST. ADD
BRIEFLY THAT- WE'RE LOOKING AT
ARE LONG LEAD LIST OF PROJECTS
IN THE STATE HIGHWAY OPERATIONS
PROTECTION PROGRAM. AS STRONG
CANDIDATES. FOR THIS AUTHORITY-
AND AS DESCRIBED WHERE THERE'S
TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY OR- YOU
KNOW JUST DELIVERY ISSUES. THAT
WE COULD REALLY USE- THE
DESIGNER AND CONTRACTOR ON BOARD
TO HELP US IN THE DESIGN OF THAT
CONTRACT. GRATEFUL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE LOOK FORWARD TO
THIS THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH REALLY TO SHIP IT CENTER.
WE KNOW THEY TURN OVER CENTER
WILK A GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE BALD EAGLE SO YOU CAN.
RELAX NO NO NO YOU AND I JUST. I
APPRECIATE THE APPOINTMENT TO
THIS COMMITTEE AS MENTIONED BY
MY COLLEAGUE FROM BAKERSFIELD. I
GOT MY PACKET LAST NIGHT AT FIVE
THIRTY SO THIS WAY HOW I SPENT
MY NIGHT. READING THIS SO THE-
THE LIVES FIRST TIME SO. IS A
QUESTION ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE
DESIGN BUILD. SO MY
UNDERSTANDING IS FROM READING
WHAT I HAVE THIS TWENTY FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS FOR CALTRANS R.
D. W. O. R. T. C. TH ALREADY
UNDER. THIS LEGISLATION. I ALSO
HAVE AN ARTICLE THAT I PULLED UP
LAST NIGHT FROM ENGINEERING NEWS
RECORD DATED AUGUST. TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY TWENTY ONE- THE SHOWING
THAT FOUR OUT OF TEN DESIGN
BUILD PROJECTS FOR HIGHWAY
BRIDGES RAILS TRANSIT IN
TUNNELS. THE CONTRACTORS HAVE
FAILED- TO COVER THEIR COSTS. IN
JUST THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE OF
HEARD THAT CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING A LOWER NUMBER OF
BIDS THEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS
EXPECTED. NORMALLY ABOUT THREE
YEARS. SO I'M CURIOUS OF WHAT
CRITERIA- THE DEPARTMENT WE USED
TO DETERMINE WHICH PROJECTS TO
USED TO DESIGN BUILD AUTHORITY
AUTHORIZED. IN SB ONE FORTY SIX
AND SECONDLY WITH A RELATIVELY
LOW NUMBER OF CURRENT BIDS ON
PROJECTS IN THE INDUSTRY
CURRENTLY LOSING MONEY ON THESE
JOBS WHAT GUARANTEES ARE THERE
THAT THE STATE WILL ATTRACT
QUALITY BIDS. WILLING AND
CAPABLE OF BEATING AND ACTUALLY
DELIVERING ON THESE LARGE
PROJECTS. THANK YOU SOME
DIFFERENT QUESTION- SO EAT WHAT
YOU'RE NOTICING IS THERE'S AN
EVOLUTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY TO MOVE TOWARDS A
DIFFERENT MODEL PRESS THE DESIGN
BUILD THAT FILLS ON. THE BEST OF
WHAT WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE
CONTRACT TO LIVE FREE AND SO
WHAT THIS DOES IS ACTUALLY
REDUCES RISK FOR BOTH THE
CONTRACTOR AND FOR. CALTRANS
ANOTHER SWITCH REASONS HE'S
PROCURING THESE CONTRACTS
BECAUSE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
INTEGRATE- DESIGN CHANGES AS
ISSUES COME UP IN THE DESIGN.
BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE WORK
PACKAGE OF KIND OF A TWO STEP
PROCESS WHERE WE- BRING SOMEBODY
ON BOARD POTENTIALLY EARLIER IN
THE PROJECT AND WE CAN UNDER THE
DESIGN BUILD. TO HELP US DESIGN
THE PROJECT ONCE WE HAVE MORE
CONFIDENCE IN THE DESIGN THEN TO
NEGOTIATE A REASONABLE PRICE IF
WE CAN'T NEGOTIATE A REASONABLE
PRICE. THEN WE CAN GO ON TO
OTHER CONTRACT DELIVERY METHODS
AND SO THAT WOULD BE THE
GUARANTEE THERE'D BE A
GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE ON EACH
CONSTRUCTION WORK PACKAGE. THEN
WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD ON- AND
THEY'RE INTO THAT PROVIDES MORE
FLEXIBILITY FOR BOTH THE STATE
AND- REDUCES THE- FOR THE
CONTRACTOR WELL- IN TERMS OF
CRITERIA- CERTAINLY THOSE THESE
SORTS OF ISSUES WOULD BE THE
THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE
TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY. THE
ABILITY TO DELIVER- AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE ACCELERATION-
THAT'S WHAT WE'D REALLY BE
LOOKING FOR AND THEN TO BE ABLE
TO REDUCE THE COST AND THE RISK.
VERY GREAT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH CENTER WILL.
LET ME TO SEE PROVISIONAL
QUESTIONS COMMENTS. ASSIGNED
CENTER GONZALEZ BILL AT THIS
TIME. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE
WERE NOT GONNA BE MOVING ON TO
THE ISSUE OF A DIRECT
CONTRACTING THIRTY FOR THE I. T.
TEAM WILDLIFE CROSSINGS. ED IN
SOME CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION FOR
CALTRANS AND THIS IS ON SENATE
BILL ONE FORTY FIVE CENTER
NEWMAN. CERTAIN SECTOR THE
FLOORS RISSER GREAT THANK YOU
MR. ALSO SB ONE FORTY FIVE
INCLUDES TWO ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS. ON THE
FIRST IS DIRECTLY CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE I. FIFTEEN
WILDLIFE CROSSINGS. SO THIS
PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW CALTRAIN
CENTER INTO AN ENFORCEABLE
CONTRACT WITH BRIGHTLINE WEST TO
DEVELOP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT
THREE WILDLIFE CROSSINGS. AS
PART OF THEIR PROJECT IN THE
MEDIAN OF THE INTERSTATE
FIFTEEN- SO THIS WOULD BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE FEBRUARY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALTRANS
DEPARTMENT FISH AND WILDLIFE- AS
WELL AS BRIGHTLINE. THE REQUIRED
CALTRANS THE CONSOLE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND WILDLIFE IN WITH INCIDENT TO
TEASE WITH EXPERTISE IN THE
DEVELOPMENT DESIGN. AND
CONSTRUCTION OF THESE CROSSINGS
AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN. AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE
STRUCTURES. I'M ENTERING INTO
WITH RILEY WEST AVOID BECAUSE
CON BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE
RAILROAD ALLOWING CORN. OF ALL
ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCTION TAKING TAXPAYERS
DOLLARS AS WELL AS TIME DELAYS.
THE OTHER PROPOSAL- IS RELATED
TO EXHILARATING ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION FOR TRANSPORTATION.
THIS PROPOSAL IMPLEMENTS SEVERAL
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AB
TWELVE EIGHTY TWO TRANSPORTATION
PERMITTING TASK FORCE. ON IN
THAT REPORT- IT ALLOWS CALTRANS
TO DIRECTLY PURCHASE
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION. MAKE
ADVANCE PAYMENTS ON MITIGATION
CREDITS AND CREATE AN EXPEDITED
PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR OTHER
SITUATIONS. THE PROPOSAL WOULD
ALSO AUTHORIZE CALTRANS WITH
OTHER- WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
TRANSFER PROPERTY AND
ENDOWMENTS- TO FULLY- TO FULFILL
MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS. AND
WITH THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS COMMERCENTRE
WILL PLEASE TAKE AWAY. NO
QUESTIONS JUST A COMIC THIS IS
THE TYPE OF POLICIES THAT I LIKE
TO SEE- THIS GOES THROUGH MY
DISTRICT. IT'S GONNA XCELERATED-
THESE EXPIRATORY EXCEL RAINEY'S
PROJECT IS GOING TO HELP OUR
CLIMATE GOALS IS GOING TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
SO MANY MEMBERS BECAUSE IT'S NOT
JUST THIS. BUT THERE'S GOING TO
BE COMMUTER RAIL- FROM HYSTERIA
DOWN DOWN TO THE INLAND EMPIRE
AS WELL HOPEFULLY LONG TERM FROM
PALMDALE. OVER TODAY IT MIGHT
SAID MINDSET VICTORVILLE
VICTORVILLE BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
APPLE VALLEY. STATION WHICH
SHOULD TIE. INTO THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL. THAT EVER HAPPENS- IN SO
THIS GREAT I WAS REALLY. LAST
NIGHT WHEN I WAS READING THIS
WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE THIS IS
GOING TO BENEFIT A BENEFIT A LOT
OF PEOPLE SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS. DOING THIS THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH OF HER WALKING
TURNOVER TO CEREMONY AS TWENTY
DOLLARS IN THE MON. FOR HER. YES
IT WORK OVER THESE PAST WEEKS TO
THE YOU AT THE IS YOURS THANK
YOU AT YOU CHAIR AND THINK YOU.
GET TO SEE ALL AGAIN- SO SYSTEM
COULD- IN KIND OF A- ON THIS
THURSDAY SOME. DISCUSSION AND
CERTAINLY THIS WAS PART OF OUR
DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO TIMELINE
AND IF- YOU KNOW THIS VERSION
WOULD HELP US MEET AN EFFICIENT
TIMELINE BUT ALSO. IF IT WOULD
BE HELPFUL IN ENSURING THAT SOME
OF THE- DESIRED AT COMMITMENTS
LIKE THE WILDLIFE CROSSING AND
OTHERS WOULD BE WE'D BE ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH A CAN YOU TELL ME.
THIS BROADLY HOW THIS VERSION OF
WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS
GOING TO BE HELPFUL IN MEETING
TIMELINES AND MAKING SURE THAT
THE PROJECT. IS DONE AND
COMPLETED THE ALSO INSURING SOME
OF OUR COMMITMENTS- TO BALANCE
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WITH
SOME OF. THE ISSUES THAT HAVE
COME UP RELATED TO LIKE WILDLIFE
CROSSINGS AND SO FORTH. YES
THANK YOU FOR THAT AND
APPRECIATE THE QUESTION AND WHAT
I WILL SAY IS THAT YOU OF THIS
PARTICULAR- PROPOSAL. WILL
ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO TAKE THAT
NEXT STEP FROM THE MO YOU THAT
WE HAD- ALL AGREED UPON BACK IN
FEBRUARY TO ACTUALLY TURN THAT
INTO AN ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT
WITH BRIGHT LINE. THAT WILL BE
KEY TO ENSURING THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY GET THESE CROSSINGS
DONE. AND CAN ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT. ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ARE AT
THE TABLE COLLABORATING ON THE
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
CONCURRENTLY WHEREAS YOU KNOW IF
BOTH ENTITIES YOU CALTRANS WAS
DOING THIS SEPARATELY. THAT
WOULD LEAD TO. POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS IN ADDITIONAL COSTS.
ON WITH RESPECT TO THE OVERALL
CROSSINGS ITSELF- YOU WE WILL
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NEAR THE
MITIGATION VIA COMPONENTS BUT
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT GETS
BUILT IN. TO THIS. ALL WERE
CALTRANS WILL ABSOLUTELY
MAINTAIN THE OF THE STRUCTURES
ASSOCIATE THAT- WITH IT. AND
WILL ALSO KIND OF WORK WITH
PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THE
HABITAT SURROUNDING THAT-
STRUCTURE. I'M GETS ADDRESSED AS
WELL. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU
SO. CINEMA WE'RE INTRODUCING- I
JUST HAD A QUICK FOR YOU- I MY
UNDER. IS THAT AT THIS POINT IN
TIME IT'S NOT. IN THE LANGUAGE
OF THE TRAILER BILL- WHETHER
THEY'RE WILDLIFE CROSSINGS WILL
BE BUILT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE
ACTUAL- HIGH SPEED RAIL LINES
AND JUST WANTED TO. SEE IF THAT
WAS SOMETHING ALONG THE
COMMITTEE TODAY. SO THAT'S
SOMETHING WHERE I WILL SAY THAT-
THIS ALLOWS US TO ENTER INTO
THAT ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT THAT
AGREEMENT WILL SOLIDIFY THAT
TIME LINE- ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PROJECT. I'M SO ABSOLUTELY YOU
KNOW WE ARE YOU KIND OF WILLING
TO COMMIT TO YOU COMPLETING THE
STRUCTURES- YOU WE HAVE RESERVE
FUNDING HERE WITH HER TEAMMATE
CALTRANS. FOR THIS PURPOSE ALSO
WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
AS WELL AS BRIGHT LINES
COMMITMENT TO. I'M DOING THE
DESIGN WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE
WITH THE PROJECTS SO THIS
ABSOLUTELY DOES YOU INCLUDE THAT
COMMITMENT TO GETTING THE
STRUCTURES DONE YET SO JUST SO I
UNDERSTAND IT IS A QUICKLY
DISPLAYING WHICH GIVES YOU THE
AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. AND WE
HAVE THE COMMITMENT FROM YOU
THAT YOU WILL EXERCISE THAT
AUTHORITY. THAT IS RIGHT THAT IS
RIGHT THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH IS RUNNING REGRETFUL
ACTIVITIES WITH THE CENTERS
THURSDAY ADDITIONAL.
CONVERSATION OR DEBATE ON THIS
ISSUE. OKAY THANK YOU CAN ALL
LOOK THE SMALLER IN THIS I
ACTUALLY THINK. THE WHERE MISTER
MAN WAS GOING BASE OF THE
DIRECTION WHERE MR MAN IN THERE
MAY RESENT. IS ACTUALLY
STRENGTHENS THAT AGREEMENT TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
TIMELINE. BUDGET WHO'S
RESPONSIBLE EXETER IS SPELLED
EVAN THIS MILLER PLEASE HAD
WITHOUT LOSING A MATCH. THAT'S
EXACTLY RIGHT CELLENT ONCE WE GO
FROM AN MO YOU TO THE
ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT EVERYTHING
YOU JUST MENTIONED IS ACTUALLY
WHAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO
EXECUTE EXACTLY AS YOU'RE SAYING
WITH THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE
AGENCY AND CALTRANS. I
APPRECIATE THAT NO THANK YOU SO
MUCH WAS BUILT APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK ON THE IN GAME WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU MISTER MANN FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. WE ARE GONNA
GO TO OUR FINAL BILL UNDER. THE
ISSUE OF TRANSPORTATION AND THIS
IS ON SENATE BILL ONE FIFTY
WHICH WAS WHICH IS AUTHORED BY A
CENTER DRAWS OF SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
GONZALEZ. PRETTY EASY AND CO
AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN.
THREE OF US THIS IS OUR
WORKFORCE EQUITY IN
INFRASTRUCTURE MISTER
UNDERSECRETARY TAKEAWAY. GREAT
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR SO THIS
PROPOSAL- WHICH IS PART OF SB
ONE FIFTY REQUIRES THE STATE.
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
AGENCY AND CAL SECOND TO CONVENE
A STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. PROVIDE
INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
ESTABLISH TERMS TO BE INCLUDED.
AS A MATERIAL PART OF A CONTRACT
INCLUDING MEASURABLE RESULTS TO
ENSURE THAT THE INVESTMENTS.
MAXIMIZE BENEFITS TO MARGINALIZE
AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
ADDITIONALLY IT AUTHORIZES OUR
STATE AGENCIES BEGINNING JANUARY
FIRST TWENTY TWENTY SIX. TO
ENTER INTO A REQUIRE PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS
WITH AGGREGATE CONSTRUCTION
COSTS OVER THIRTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS. I'M ONLY IF THE
AGREEMENT INCLUDES PROVISIONS TO
ADDRESS COMMUNITY BENEFITS. OF
THIS INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH
EXISTING HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION
CAREERS PROGRAMS. LOCAL HIRING
GOALS RECORD NATION WITH
PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE JOB FAIRS
FOR CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP
OR PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
ALL WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES. FOR VETERANS
INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED-
AREAS. AND THEN FINALLY THE BILL
REQUIRES CALTRANS TO RESERVE A
MINIMUM OF FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS- FROM FEDERAL FUNDS
THROUGH THE INVESTMENT. IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND
JOBS ACT TO BE YEAH. OVER FOR
YEARS TO HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION
CAREER PRO. ON THE PER A RANGE
OF SUPPORTERS. AND TO REPLY IS
THE- UNDER AND UNDERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS. ARE THESE FUNDS
WILL COME FROM FORMULA
ALLOCATIONS FROM FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. WHICH
PROMOTE THE USE OF THESE FUNDS
FOR THIS PURPOSE AND WITH THAT
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH AT
WE'RE GONNA FIRST GO TO SEE IF
WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE SENATORS AND THEN I'D
LIKE TO BE ABLE. TO INVITE AT MR
ASO CENTER DRAWS ARE TO BE TO
COME TO THE PODIUM IN JUST A
MOMENT GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S-
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS- FROM
SENATORS MR WILL PLEASE. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR AGAIN I GOT
THIS LAST NIGHT SO. I DID THAT
THE BEST WORK I COULD TURN TO
GETTING MYSELF EDUCATED SO I
ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION THAT
COMES. FROM FROM OF THAT
BUSINESS IN MY DISTRICT. SOME
GUYS READ IT TO YOU SO I HAVE A
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
AGAIN LOCATED MY DISTRICT. THIS
PARTICULAR COMPANY WORKS FOR
CALTRANS AS A SUBCONTRACTOR.
SPECIFICALLY THEY ARE
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY COMPANY
THAT REMOVES THE TOP PART OF
HIGHWAYS. RECYCLES THAT MATERIAL
AND USES IT EITHER DIRECTLY ON
THAT PROJECT- STAYS A FOR
ANOTHER PROJECT. THEY ARE IN ALL
UNION EMPLOYER IN OUR SUGGEST
SEVERAL MASTER LABOR AGREEMENTS.
AN EXPERIENCE OPERATOR FOR THEIR
COMPANY EARNED SIXTY ONE DOLLARS
AN HOUR IN WAGES. THE COMPANY
ALSO PAYS THE WORKERS UNION
WORKERS UNION THIRTY DOLLARS
SEVENTY NINE CENTS AN HOUR IN
HEALTH AND- AND HEALTH AND
WELFARE BENEFITS. SO THAT'S AN
EFFECTIVE WAY TO NINETY ONE
DOLLARS AN HOUR. THESE WAGES AS
WELL AS ALL PROCEDURES FOR
SITTING LABOR GRIEVANCES AND
DISPUTES ARE ALL NEGOTIATED
BETWEEN THE LABOR UNION.
EMPLOYERS CONTAINED. IN THE
MASTER LABOR AGREEMENTS. AND I
THINK THIS. LEGISLATORS HAD A
HISTORY OF HONORING. PRIVATELY
NEGOTIATED LABOR AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN ORGANIZED LABOR AND
UNIONS. UNION EMPLOYERS BUT IT
AS I READ THIS IT SB ONE FIFTIES
THE PLANTS IN THE U. GO SHE AND
MLAS YOU FORCES COMPLIANCE WITH
THE P. L. A. SO I'M WONDERING
WHY THIS PROPOSAL DOES THIS.
BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD BE
PROTECTING NEGOTIATED LABOR
AGREEMENTS IN NOT SUPPLANTING
THEM SO JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE- THESE MATERIALS. I THINK
YOU SEND OVER THE QUESTIONS OF
THIS. LANGUAGE WOULD REQUIRE THE
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS
B. R. COMMITTEE BENEFIT
AGREEMENTS BE INCLUDED IN ANY
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS- IT AND
THOSE ARE THAT'S AN AUTHORITY
THAT CURRENTLY EXIST TODAY AND
SO THIS WOULD HAVE A COMPONENT
TO PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS.
THANK YOU IN WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO- WITH THE SELECT COMMITTEE
WE'RE GONNA INVITE. MISTER DE IS
TO BE A TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
PLEASE MISTER DE IS ON THIS
ISSUE THIS IS BEEN A SENATE
PRIORITY- IN TO BE ABLE TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION PLEASE FROM
SENATOR WELCOME TO DO SO FOR
RESOURCE. THANK YOU SENATORS-
CENTER WELCOME THINK DANCE YOUR
QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE
CONTRACTOR IN YOUR DISTRICT. OF
THIS BILL DOES NOT A MANDATE
ANYTHING NEW IN LAW AUTHORIZES
AS A CONDITION FOR PROJECT.
LABOR AGREEMENTS ARE ALREADY IN
EXISTING LAW. AND THIRTY FIVE
MILLION ONE CAN THAT WOULD BE
SET FOR THE TOP HARM THAT COULD.
THE TOPIC. BENEFITS INCLUDING
HIRING VETERANS AND- OTHER
TARGETED GROUPS AND SO IN THAT
SENSE ALL PARTIES WOULD HAVE TO
AGREE TO IT INCLUDING THE
CONTRACTORS WILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH CENTER WORK
FOR THAT THANK YOU MISTER DAVIS.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO CENTERS
SKINNER AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
TURN OVER. SIMONE YEP I WILL GO
SENATE SCARE THEM TURN OVER TO
CENTER. ON WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. SKINNER FOR SOURCE
THANK YOU- YEAH AND PRECIADO WE
WERE ABLE. INCORPORATE OF THESE
. IN THESE. AND I MEAN WE'VE
ALREADY. WITH THE WHOLE PREMISE
OF THIS WE'RE TRYING TO.
MAXIMIZE OUR ABILITY TO USE NOT
ONLY OUR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
APPROVING BOTH IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET PRIMARILY IN LAST YEAR'S
BUT THEN THIS FEDERAL MONEY
THAT'S COMING TO US. BUT AS WE
DO SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE CHIPS ACT THE INFRASTRUCTURE
ACT. AND THE- FLOWERS FORGET THE
WORDS FOR THE I. AGA FUNDS. THAT
THEY NEED TO BE MAXIMIZED IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND I'M EXPRESSING
THIS PARTLY ON BEHALF OF.
SENATOR GONZALEZ WHO WORKED VERY
HARD IN THIS IN AND HAD TO LEAVE
AND OF COURSE WE HAVE ANOTHER OF
A NUMBER OF OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO
WERE IN THE WORKING GROUP. BUT
WHO WERE VERY CLEAR TO US WHO
WERE ON. IT TO MAKE SURE TO.
THAT WERE INCORPORATED INTO
DRAWS WHO WHO'S HERE IN THE ROOM
IS ONE OF THOSE AMONGST OTHERS.
AND YOU KNOW WE- WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF JOB- OF
CREATION THAT'S GONNA RESULTS
FROM THIS WORK. AND WE ALSO KNOW
THERE'S SOME SHORTAGES IN OUR
WORKFORCES. AND YET AT THE SAME
TIME THAT WE BOTH ARE CREATING
JOBS AND WE HAVE THESE WORKFORCE
SHORTAGES SOME OF OUR FOLKS THAT
ARE HAVE THE LOWEST WAGE JOBS.
OR IN YOU KNOW COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVEN'T BENEFITTED FROM JOB
GROWTH ARE STILL NOT YOU KNOW
IT'S LIKE WE HAVE LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT BUT WE STILL HAVE A
LOT OF FOLKS CONSTITUENTS WHO
HAVE NOT BENEFITED. IN PART OF
THESE MEASURES THAT WE PUT IN
HERE OUR TO HELP INSURE THAT
THOSE UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES AND THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT TEND TO BE
STUCK IN LOW WAGE JOBS OR HIGHER
HIGHER EXPERIENCE OF
UNEMPLOYMENT. ARE ACTUALLY
BENEFITING FROM THAT SO I REALLY
WANT TO. THANK EVERYONE FOR US
PULLING THIS TOGETHER INTO
WORKING OUT THESE AGREEMENTS.
AND TO THOSE SENATORS I
MENTIONED AGAIN SALAS DRAWS OR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS CORTESE FOR
WORKING SO HARD IN ADDITION
EVERYBODY HERE THANK YOU. BUT
RECOGNITION WE DESERVED THANK
YOU SO MUCH AT CENTER SKINNER
FOR THAT WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME-
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO NEEDS NO
INTRODUCTION. AS SHE HAS
DEDICATED HER LIFE TO LIFT UP
THOSE WHO ARE IN OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN
FIGHTING FOR WORKING FAMILIES IN
THAT CENTER DRAWS SO. IN JUST
ONE EIGHT DOLLARS CENTER DRIVE
SO WE WOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION. SENATE BILL ONE
FIFTY WOULD NOT BE IN FRONT OF
US WITHOUT HER AMAZING WORK-
WORKING WITH CENTER SMALL CUEVAS
IN ARKANSAS OFFICER CORTESE
WE'RE GRATEFUL- THE ACCOLADES
YOU CAN GO ON FOR EVER ADD. TO
THE AND WE'RE TRULY APPRECIATIVE
OF YOUR HARD WORK AND RAZA FOR
RESOURCE THANK YOU WELL I CAME
TO THANK YOU. BECAUSE ALL OF YOU
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A AS A
GROUP- PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE I
WANT TO THANK YOUR- LAST CITY OF
STICKING WITH THIS. JUST
STICKING WITH THIS BECAUSE EVEN
THOUGH WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS
FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE JUST HAD
TO BE PUT ON THE TABLE AS-
HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND COMPETITIVE
WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS. ARE
CALLING THIS MORNING THE SAID ON
THE FLOOR SOMETHING ABOUT WE
HAVE TO MOVE PEOPLE TOWARD SELF
SUFFICIENCY. WILL SELF
SUFFICIENCY DOESN'T HAPPEN
WITHOUT A GOOD JOB WITHOUT
KNOWING THAT IN YOUR FUTURE YOU
WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TO THAT
GOOD JOB SO. I WANT TO ALSO
THANK THE ADMINISTRATION THE
GOVERNOR. EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON
THIS AND MINISTRATION THE
LEADERSHIP OF BOTH HOUSES- THIS
IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD. IT IS
NOT RIGHT NOW. IN THIS SHAPE TO
ACTUALLY NOW TOMORROW
IMPLEMENTED A LOT OF WORK- HAS
TO BE DONE STILL BUT THE SPIRIT
OF IT IS JUST PHENOMENAL. AW AND
THE SPIRIT OF IT OF HOW TO GET
THERE IS PHENOMENAL BECAUSE WE
WILL INCLUDE. AND TAKE THE
ADVICE OF EXPERTS AND ACTIVISTS
AND WE'LL GO FROM HAVING THIS-
CAN BE IMPLEMENTED HERE IN THERE
AND SCATTERED WAY. NOT ONLY IN
THE WITH OF FUNDS BUT WITH LOCAL
- AS HAVE BEEN ANGELES WE WILL
BE ABLE TO DO THE STATEWIDE SO I
CAME TO THANK YOU ALL AND REALLY
GREAT. HE SAID ON BEHALF OF SO
MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO
BENEFIT FROM IT SO. GOOD US YES
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WRESTLE
AND WE'RE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT
YOU'RE HERE TODAY CAN TURN OVER
TO CENTER THE MONTHLY CINEMA.
THANK YOU AND I THINK THERE'S A
LOT OF THINGS TO GO I MEAN
CERTAINLY THERE WAS AN
INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP BUT ONE
THING THAT HASN'T BEEN SAID
ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE ARE YOU
KNOW THE FIRST STATE THAT IS
GOING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND
I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE
NOTED. AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT
IT'S WE YOU KNOW WE HAVE THIS
LANGUAGE THANKS TO YOU KNOW THE
SENATORS WHO FOUGHT DAY IN DAY
OUT TO KIND OF CRASS LANGUAGE
BUT WERE ALSO LEADING THE WAY.
IN ALL DEMONSTRATING THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD JOBS BUT
IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE
THAT THE GOOD JOBS ARE GOING TO
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT HAD
ACCESS TO SOME OF THESE GOOD
JOBS. SO I REALLY JUST WANTED TO
GO ON RECORD IN SAYING THAT WE
ARE- AS A STATE. GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND- WHAT OTHER STATES ARE
DOING AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE
LEADERSHIP OF CENTER THAT ALSO
GONZALEZ CORTES IAN SMALLWOOD
WEB US FOR ENSURING. THAT WE
LEAD THE WAY. IT WAS THE THING
YOU SO MUCH AMOUNT. ON THE ISSUE
. OF TRANSPORTATION. ONE FORTY
SIX ONE FORTY FIVE TO ONE FIFTY.
WITH ACTIVITY SEE THERE'S ANY
ADDITIONAL CLOSING COMMENTS.
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS- FROM THE
SENATORS AT THE DICE. HERE IN
SENIOR AND WE WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU TO THE OTHER SECTOR THANK
YOU SO MUCH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT BOTH YEAR
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN
COMMON. WE'RE GONNA BE. HAVING
ONE MORE PANEL THAT'S CAN BE
WITH THAT CHRIS COFFEY. SPECIAL
COUNSEL TO THE CALIFORNIA.
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY. AS YOU
KATHY MAKES HIS WAY UP. AT WERE
SEEN THANK YOU A LOT TODAY
BECAUSE- THERE IT'S BEEN ALL
HANDS ON DECK EFFORT. OVER THE
PAST MANY WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO.
ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THIS
MEASURE. THAT WE WANNA. TAKE A
MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
SEVERAL. CRITICAL STAFF WHO ARE
HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY. FROM THE
SENATE AND FROM THE PROVISIONS
OFFICE. WE WOULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY WITHOUT. KEEP LIPPER.
WE'RE GRATEFUL TO KIMBERLY
RODRIGUEZ TO GENE'S BAR SAYS ARE
DÍAS. THE CARD AND SO MANY OF
THE POLICY STAFF WHETHER IT'S
FROM- ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
TRANSPORTATION. IT WAS AN ALL
HANDS ON DECK EFFORT. AND AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WENT
INTO THIS PACKAGE AND WE CANNOT
SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. TO THE
AMAZING STAFF TEAM THAT WE ARE
SO BLESSED TO WORK WITH EACH AND
EVERY DAY HERE IN THE SENATE.
AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL LET'S
GO TO THE CHAIR. OF THE
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY COMMITTEE MR
ALLEN. FOR ANY COMMENT ON THIS
SPECIFIC ISSUE THEM A TURNOVER
MISTER COFFEE I JUST ONE OF.
SINCE YOU SINCE YOU ARE
MENTIONING STAFF I WANNA GIVE A
SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO BRAND IS
HERE FROM SENATE ENVIRONMENT
QUALITY TIME WHO JUST HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING BRAND NEW ON OUR
. COMMUNITY AND- INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF WORK REALLY THIS BILL
A COUPLE THE- AS WELL TYPES ONE.
TAKE MY HAT FOR AND THE STAFF
BUT TO KILL. PRINT FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS. BRING A AS A
SLEPT. FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS
OF WORK GRATEFUL FOR THE THAT
YOU HIGHLIGHTED THANK YOU. FOR
ALLEN IN AND FOR LEADERSHIP AS
WELL. WE'RE TRULY APPRECIATE.
PLAYS IN GERMAN SELECT COMMITTEE
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVING ON TO
THE- OF. RESOURCES HI WE'RE
GOING TO BE FOR. ON SAN BILL ONE
FORTY NINE THAT IS AUTHORED BY
CENTER CABALLERO AND SENATOR
BACKER WE'RE GOING TO BE
FOCUSING ON THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ON
JUDICIAL STREAMLINING. WE'RE
GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT SECRET
MINISTER JUDICIAL REFORM. AS
WELL AS THE EXTENSION OF SENATE
BILL SEVEN WHICH WAS. ORIGINALLY
AUTHORED. BY OUR VERY OWN
PRESIDENT PRO TEM TONI ATKINS SO
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WERE TURNED
OVER TO MR CAL FEE. AND THEN
WE'LL START OUR CONVERSATION
WITH MS COPY ON THE STRIP AFTER.
COFFEE GOOD. TO SEE YOU THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU MISS CHAIR AND THANK
YOU SENATOR FOR THE OP. TO BE
HERE I AM CHRISTADELPHIANS
COUNSEL FOR THAT CALIFORNIA
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY- IN THE
SPIRIT OF STREAMLINING I'LL KEEP
MY OPENING COMMENTS BRIEF- TO
MAKE SURE THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME
FOR QUESTIONS. AT AS VOTE
DETERMINATION WE'RE HERE TALKING
ABOUT THE SECRET PROPOSALS AND
SENATE BILL ONE FORTY NINE. AT
THE BILL CONTAINS THREE PRIMARY
COMPONENTS DESIGNED TO MAKE THE
SECRET LITIGATION PROCESS MORE
EFFICIENT. THE FIRST COMPONENT
ADDRESSES THE REQUIRED CONTENTS
AND PROCESS FOR ASSEMBLING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD CONTAINS
ALL OF THE EVIDENCE THAT THE
JUDGE WOULD USE TO DETERMINE
WHETHER AN AGENCY COMPLIED WITH
SEQUENCE. SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL
WOULD EXCLUDE FROM THE RECORD.
COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE EITHER
IRRELEVANT TO THE PROJECT. FOR
OUR PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS OR
ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT. SECOND THIS BILL
WOULD ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE LEAD
AGENCY TO SECURE THE ABILITY TO
PREPARE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
RECORD. PROVIDED THAT IT AGREES
TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE COSTS. WE
EXPECT THAT BOTH OF THOSE
CHANGES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY SPEED
UP THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING AT
THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. SO
THAT CASES CAN MOVE ON TO THE
MERITS. THE SECOND PRIMARY
COMPONENTS OF SB ONE FORTY NINE.
IS TO EXTEND SUNSETS THE
CURRENTLY EXISTING IN SENATE
BILL SEVEN- PROVIDING FOR A
STREAMLINED JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
PROJECTS. EXTENDING THAT- SUNSET
FROM. TWENTY TWENTY SIX TO
TWENTY THIRTY FOUR. THE FINAL
COMPONENT WOULD EXPAND
ELIGIBILITY FOR JUDICIAL
STREAMLINING TO INCLUDE CERTAIN
LOW CARBON TRANSPORTATION. CLEAN
ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING AND CLIMATE
RESILIENT WATER PROJECTS. THIS
COMPONENT IS MODELLED ON SB
SEVEN AND TO REDUCE LITIGATION
TIMELINES TO RESOLVE CASES
WITHIN TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
DAYS IF FEASIBLE. OVER THE PAST
FEW WEEKS THAT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN
REFINED- IN STRENGTHENED IN
SEVERAL NOTABLE WAYS. INCLUDING
IT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
GROUNDWATER- PROJECTS PURSUANT
TO THE- SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT. IT EXCLUDES THE
DELTA CONVEYANCE A PROJECT AS
WELL AS OCEAN DESALINATION
PROJECTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES
SEVERAL PROVISIONS SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS FROM EACH OF THE
PROJECT TYPES. AND PROVISIONS TO
ENSURE THE IMPACTS TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ARE
MITIGATED TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE
. THAT'S MY VERY BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE BILL LOOK
FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT
THE COMMITTEE THANK YOU SO MUCH
MISS COPY WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP
THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THE
AUTHORS IS SENATE BILL ONE FORTY
NINE MISS KATHY THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOUR WORK- GRATEFUL TO YOU.
WE'RE GONNA TURN IT OVER TO HIS
CAREER ON THE TO MR BECKER
CENTER COPIER FLOORS YOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISTER
CHAIR- I THINK- AN EXCELLENT JOB
WAS IT WAS DONE IN TERMS OF THE-
EXPLANATION. LET ME JUST SAY
THAT- THIS BILL- IS. BASED ON
BILLS THAT WE'VE PASSED. THE DO
EXACTLY THE SAME THING IN
ANOTHER INSTANCE OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES- MOSTLY FOR VERY
LARGE PROJECTS THAT THE STATE
HAS SAID AS PRIORITY SO I'M
REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE HERE BUT
BUT I JUST NEED TO SAY THAT WE-
WE PUT SOME. BELTS AND
SUSPENDERS ON IT IF YOU WILL
THAT- CREATE SOME CLARITY IN
TERMS OF THE ADMIN CREATING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS- AND IT
ALSO IN TERMS OF- MAKING SURE
THAT IT HAS THE HIGHEST-
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. IF HER
FEET THAT FEED INCLUDES PROJECTS
THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS- AND-
AND I'M I'M PROUD OF THE WAY
THAT THE BILL AND ENDED UP
WORKING OUT BUT I THINK THIS IS
REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW.
THAT WE CAN GET. OUR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL- REVIEW DONE AND
I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CHANGE C.
CLASS- IT IT IT ALLOWS THE WHOLE
SEQUEL PROCESS TO REMAIN INTACT
IT'S AN EXPEDITED JUDICIAL
REVIEW AND SO- GIVEN THE- THE
ADDITIONS TO IT I THINK IT'S
CITY. IT IS A REALLY GOOD
BALANCE INVOLVED FUNDAMENTAL
HELP HELP US TO MOVE SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS FASTER. INDUSTRY
SCENARIO JUST WANTED A KNOWLEDGE
YOU A BECAUSE THIS IS BEEN A
PASSION OF YOURS. ARE YOUR
ENTIRE TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE-
IN REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. AND YOUR
COLLABORATION IN HARD WORK THAT
THIS WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT
YOU SUGGESTING SAY THANK YOU
MISTER FEDERAL INSTEAD HONEST
GOD TRUTH. AND WANNA TURN IT
OVER TO CENTER BAKER WHO IS A
JOINT AUTHOR ON THIS ISSUE AND
CENTER BAKER CONTINUED CONTINUES
TO REMIND US THAT WE- CAN'T EVER
BOGANS ARE VALUES ON THE
ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN ALSO
CONTINUE TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE
WITH THE REST OF THE NATION ON
GREEN ENERGY IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WERE TURNED OVER TO
CENTER BACK THERE WAS HELP LEAD
. THE WAY PLEASE. THANK YOU YEAH
DIDN'T THINK BY. COLLEAGUES ARE
- FOR HER IN HER WORK ON THIS.
IT HAS BEEN WE DO HAVE TO FIGURE
TO. HOW TO BUILD CLEAN- WE ABOUT
FIVE GIGAWATTS OF STORAGE TO
WITH GOT ABOUT. TWENTY OF. TOTAL
INSTALLED CLEANER CAPACITY THE
SORT OF AN FOR LEASE FOR K. SO-
BUT SIXTEEN INSULAR EIGHT AWAY
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THIS
P. ONE HUNDRED REPORT ESTIMATES
WE NEED ABOUT A HUNDRED THIRTY.
GIGAWATTS OF NEW GENERATION-
ABOUT FIFTY GIGABYTES OF
STORAGE. COMPARED TO NUMBERS I
MENTIONED EARLIER TWENTY EIGHT
THAT WE'VE BUILT IN OUR CURRENT
ENTIRE I THINK HISTORY. OF THE
STATE AND FIVE GIVE US A STORAGE
SO. GOT A MASSIVE AMOUNT WE NEED
MASS ENTRANCE. TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE. BY THE CLEANERS AROUND THE
STATE- A. N. AND AGAIN I THINK
THIS IS IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD.
IN ST OKAY HOW CAN WE DO THIS
TALK WE SPEED- SPEED UP THIS
CLEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
WHILE STILL MAKING SURE THAT. WE
PROTECT. THE ENVIRONMENT. THAT
WE ALL LOVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA-
AND FOR THAT REASON MANY OF US.
THE OTHER MOVED HERE OR FOR A
HAVE. SAID TO STAY HERE AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR OR OUR GREAT
STATE OUR GREAT OUTDOORS SO.
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S
BEEN DONE AND- BEFORE TO IN ANY
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND YOU GET
TO WORK IN THIS AREA THANK YOU.
THE RECORD THANK YOU FOR HELPING
LEAD THIS WORKING GROUP ON THESE
VERY SPECIFIC ISSUES- WE WOULD
NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOU TODAY-
IN YOUR KEEN FOCUS IN. MAKING
SURE THAT WE ALL ARE MOVING
FORWARD TO SEE LIKE HE SAID WE
GOTTA BUILD. CLEAN AND MOVE
TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE AND REALLY APPRECIATE
LEADERSHIP SIR THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE'RE IN TURN OVER TO
CINEMA. THANK YOU I JUST WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS COMBINATION
OF THE JUDICIAL STREAMLINING
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS WAS
PROBABLY AMONG THE HARDEST. TO
LAND ON TO AGREE ON I THINK THAT
TO WE WILL HEAR IN PUBLIC-
CERTAINLY- FROM SOME THAT THIS
DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH AND I
THINK WE WILL HEAR FROM OTHERS
THAT IT GOES TOO FAR. AND I
THINK THAT IT'S JUST AN
IMPORTANT RECOGNITION THAT- FOR
SOMETHING LIKE SEQUEL AND
CERTAINLY I. YOU KNOW MY VOTING
RECORD WOULD INDICATE THAT THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE IS
IMPORTANT- TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IT IS- IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT DONE
LIGHTLY BUT WAS DONE WITH A LOT
OF INTENTION A LOT OF
CONVERSATION- AND I THINK THAT.
YOU KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO.
PUBLICLY AND ENSURE THAT THE
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS A
LOT OF THOUGHT AND ENERGY AND
LANGUAGE WORD SMITHING WAS DONE
IN ORDER TO TRY TO FIND A PLACE
I KNOW WE'RE OVER. I MEAN CAN A
COMMAS BUT- BUT YOU KNOW AT THE
IT IS THE IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT
AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
THAT NO MATTER WHERE THEY THINK
WE'VE LANDED ON THIS- THE AMOUNT
OF ENERGY TIME. AND THOUGHT THAT
WAS PUT INTO THIS PARTICULAR
ONE- AND NOT THAT A LOT OF TIME
AND ENERGY WASN'T PUT IN OTHERS
IT CERTAINLY WAS BUT THIS WAS
ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ONES
TO REALLY TRY TO FIND. A PLACE
WHERE WE WOULD LAND AND SO I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT
GO ON RECORD BECAUSE NOTHING
THAT IS COMING FORWARD WAS DONE
LIGHTLY OR WITHOUT THOUGHT AND
ENERGY AND SOME OF THE EXPERTS.
REALLY IN THE LEGISLATURE WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION AT TO HELP US
THINK THROUGH. HOW DO YOU- YOU
KNOW GET TO A PLACE WHERE SOME
OF THIS IS BEING APPROVED IN A
FASTER WAY BUT CONTINUE TO.
PROTECT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT
ALSO HAVE ISSUES- AND WHO HAVE A
HISTORY OF KNOWING THAT THE LAWS
HAVEN'T ALL WORKED- IT YOU KNOW
IN THEIR FAVOR SO. THAT'S ALL I
JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THIS
WAS A REALLY HARD ONE. DOZENS
UPON DOZENS OF HOURS. ON IS IN
PARTICULAR THESE FIRST TWO ITEMS
INTO GRATEFUL. TO THE SENATOR'S
GRATEFUL TO THE MINISTRATION THE
SIMPLY. GOING THROUGH IT INTO.
CENTERS ACTUALLY RIGHT CAN GET
ACCOMPLISHED. SO WHEN YOU SEE IF
CENTER WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY
ITEMS VISIBLE CENTER ALLEN GIVEN
THE ITEMS ON THIS PLEASE. YEAH
THANK YOU SO MUCH OF ANY OTHER
MEMBERS ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.
NINETEEN NINETY SIX. MISS KATHY
MISSPELLING WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE ON A SINGLE ONE FORTY
NINE. PLEASE I'LL JUST CLOSE
WITH HER THANK YOU- ECHOING.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD
FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND ALSO-
FOLKS ON THE DIETS REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF THIS SINCERE
COLLABORATION. IN MY VIEW
SPEAKING ONLY FOR MYSELF WHAT WE
SEE BEFORE US DOES REFLECT
CALIFORNIA'S VALUES AND I THINK
WE CAN ALL BE. PROUD OF THAT SO
THANK YOU. AND I WOULD JUST ADD
THAT I THINK THE ENTIRE PACKAGE
THAT YOU HEARD TODAY. SENATORS
IS WILL MAKE THE STATE'S
STRONGER BECAUSE BILL FASTER AND
REACH YOUR GOALS FASTER ALL
WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND
INCREASING EQUITY AND JOB SO.
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE
PARTNERSHIP AND HELP. VERY VERY
HARD EVERYONE WORKED SO THANK
YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH WE'RE GONNA KEEP
MISS MILLER HERE AT THE TABLE
WE'RE GOING TO SAY THANK YOU
MISTER COFFEE. AND WE'RE GONNA
BE MOVING INTO OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PORTION OF TODAY'S
HEARING. WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING A
COMMON IN TWO WAYS TODAY. FIRST
AND FOREMOST WILL GO TO
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HERE TODAY
IN TWENTY TWO HUNDRED WE'RE
GONNA ASK THOSE WHO ARE GONNA BE
SPEAKING TO GET TO KEEP THEIR
COMMENTS TO ABOUT A MINUTE. AND
DOUBLED BUT YOU KNOW WE'RE
GETTING CLOSE. TO THAT TIME
WITHIN GONNA BE OPENING UP OUR
PHONE LINES HERE TODAY WE'RE
GONNA WELCOME ANY AND ALL TO BE
A COMMON VIA OUR TELECONFERENCES
THEM. IT'S. 877-226-8163 AGAIN
WE WELCOME YOUR CALLS YOUR
COMMENTS TODAY. EIGHT SEVEN
SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX
THREE THE ACCESS CODE IS
CURRENTLY ON YOUR SCREEN. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
IF YOU COULD PLEASE START
QUEUING UP NOW. ALRIGHT LET'S
KICK IT OFF WE WELCOME. THOSE
WHO ARE HERE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
IF YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR FIRST
AND LAST AN ORGANIZATION THE FOR
YOUR SHIPMENT THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BETH A LOSS SO
ON BEHALF OF WATER REUSE
CALIFORNIA AND INLAND EMPIRE
UTILITIES AGENCY. IN SUPPORT OF
SB ONE FORTY NINE THANK YOU VERY
. MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
COMMITTEE ADAMANTLY BEHALF OF
THE- CHAMBER OF KEEP BRIEF WANT
TO THANK- THE SENATE THE
MINISTRY. AND EVERYONE WAS- BEEN
INVOLVED IN THE PACKAGE.
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-
SUPPORTS IT ENTIRELY AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ALEX TAURUS
HERE WITH ARTISTIC- RELATIONS OF
THE BAY AREA COUNCIL
REPRESENTING OVER THREE HUNDRED
EMPLOYERS IN THE NINE COUNTY BAY
AREA I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
YOURSELVES THE ENTIRE
LEGISLATURE THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT. WENT
INTO THIS THIS IS AN EXPRESSION
OF OUR SHARED VALUES TO
ENCOURAGE OUR ECONOMIC THAT
VITALITY. PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT GET THESE PROJECTS
DONE AND OF COURSE PROTECT THOSE
COMMUNITIES THAT NEED THE MOST
PROTECTION. TRANSPORTED A THANK
YOU SEE TOWARDS THANK YOU SO
MUCH. HEY GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS CHASE
ACKERMAN HALF THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR
SERIOUS APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE
EFFORT THAT BROUGHT THIS-
PACKAGE TOGETHER AND IN
PARTICULAR. SB 1-406-140-7140
NINE WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO. REALLY ACCELERATE CRITICAL
WATER AND ENERGY. INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON
MARTYRED ALSO WHICH ON BEHALF OF
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT WERE US SUPPORT FOR SB
ONE FORTY SIX. AND A SUPPORT IF
AMENDED FOR SB ONE FORTY NINE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHORS.
OFFER THEIR EFFORT WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE AN ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED
FOR WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT
PROJECTS- AS WELL AS- IS
ANDERSON DAM WHICH IS A HIGH
PRIORITY PROJECT AS WELL. THANK
YOU THANK YOU CAN PURPOSE MISTER
BELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MELISSA CORTEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF SB ONE
FORTY NINE WE WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THAT
MEASURE. AND ASK THIS BODY
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO
EXPEDITE. THESE TYPES OF
PROJECTS THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH GOOD TO SEE YOU HEY GOOD
AFTERNOON A GOOD AFTERNOON MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MICHAEL
PIMENTEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS. ACROSS THE STATE
ALL THE TRANS AND REALLY
AGENCIES AROUND THREE OR
DISTRICTS. I JUST HERE TODAY TO
VOICE OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE
FULL PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT ARE
BEFORE YOU TODAY. WANT TO SHOW
PARTICULAR THANKS AND
APPRECIATION TO THE
ADMINISTRATION. AND THE
LEGISLATURE FOR SB ONE FORTY
FIVE IN SB ONE FORTY NINE. THOSE
ARE THE TWO BILLS WILL PROVIDE
PARTICULAR. A BENEFIT AND IMPACT
TO PUBLIC TRANSIT ROBOTICS
ACROSS STATE. HELP THEM-
XCELERATED THEIR PROJECT
DELIVERY. DELIVER ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS JOB BENEFITS SOONER TO
YOUR DISTRICTS THANK YOU.
MICHAEL HAS BEEN BUSY OVER THE
PAST MANY MANY WEEKS. I THANK
YOU SO MUCH IT'S GOOD TO SEE SIR
HEY GOOD AFTERNOON GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN VERS JAMES
THEREAFTER THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL LABOR'S. ONE ALSO
EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE IN
TO THE ADMINISTRATION INTO THE
LEGISLATOR FOR. THE ENTIRE
PACKAGE HERE THAT'S- BEEN
PROPOSED AND- ADOPTED OR IN THE
PROCESS AND SO BE SPECIFICALLY
SB ONE FIFTY WERE REALLY EXCITED
TO SEE THE- HIGH ROAD CAREERS
PROGRAM. THAT'S GOING TO
UNDOUBTEDLY- SUPPORT AND
COMPLEMENT OUR CELL PHONE IS A
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS BY
INCREASING THE POOL OF-
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ON TRANSIT.
AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS SO LOOK FOR TO CONTINUE
THAT PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. BUT AFTER CHAIR
OUR MEMBERSHIP NEIL TO SIDE WITH
THE NATIONAL PARKS. SO ALSO
GIVING- FOR DEFENDERS A WILDLIFE
. REGARDING S. B. R. ONE FORTY
FIVE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL
OF YOUR WORK TO- ADDRESS SOME OF
THE PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THAT
BILL- TYPE REALLY PACIFIC OCT.
QUESTION FROM CENTER MAN ABOUT
THE CLEARLY YOU KNOW. THE BILL
DOESN'T IT SOMEHOW IN THE
PROCESS IT YOU KNOW IT THE
LANGUAGE IS LEFT OUT. THAT THESE
CROSSINGS ARE BUILT AT THE SAME
TIME OF THE RAIL- PROJECT THAT'S
ESSENTIAL EVERY PARTY AGREES I
THINK THE ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS AGREED. SO I THINK WE
HAVE A ST FOR PATCHES GET THAT
CLARIFIED IN AN LEGISLATION
HOPEFULLY LATER ON THE SESSION
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK- TO
RESOLVE THIS- PROBLEM AND- GET
TO SKIP THE START RATE SO- WOULD
BE A- VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF
GETTING THAT- CLEANED UP.
ENSURING THAT- THIS CLEARLY IS
REFLECTED IN. IN LAW- AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE FOR YOU COME
TODAY IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND
COULD WEAKEN. HEY GOOD
AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON KEREN
MEMBERS PARTICULAR INJURE WITH
AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTING FARMERS
AND FARMER OWNED BUSINESSES FROM
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
PACKAGE AND ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE IT
PARTICULARLY AS IT READS REALLY
IT'S TO ADVANCING WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. FOR MAKING. GET
AFTER. MR CHRIS MCCAIN ON BEHALF
OF THE LOS AREA OF. AND WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE- AND
THE LEGISLATURE IN SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S PACKAGE IN TOTAL
THANK YOU. THINK SO MUCH
PARTICULARLY. HEY GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MATT CRIMMINS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL OFFICE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS HERE TODAY
IN STRONG SUPPORT. I WANT TO
EXTEND OUR THANKS TO ALL YOU FOR
ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO
THIS THANK YOU. COULD YOU SEE
CRIMMINS THANK YOU LETTING THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR TODD BLOOM
STYLE REPRESENT THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE PACKAGE AS WELL. WE DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS WITH REGARDS TO
THE PEEL A PROVISIONS SEC
MEMBERS ARE ALL UNION
CONTRACTORS. AND WHEN THEY WIN
APPEAL A JOB THAT'S COVERED. A
PROJECT THAT'S COVERED. LA THAT
PILIH GOVERNS OUR LABOR
AGREEMENTS. SO THE LABOR
AGREEMENT SO WE'VE NEGOTIATED
WITH THE UNIONS. TAKE A BACKSEAT
TO THAT PEEL A SO WE LIKE TO
HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS ON
WAY TO PROTECT. THE NEGOTIATED
MASTER LABOR AGREEMENTS HAPPY TO
CHAT WITH ANYONE INTERESTED BUT
NONE THE LESS THANK YOU TO THE
MINISTRATION FOR ALL THE WORK
THEY DID ON THIS PACKAGE. THANK
YOU MR THANK YOU COULD YOU SEE
THANK YOU FOR. BEING HERE. HEY
CRAFTING GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME
IS ERIN WOOLLEY ON BEHALF OF
SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THIS
PACKAGE- SPECIFICALLY WITH SB
ONE FORTY SEVEN- WE DO HAVE SOME
REMAINING QUESTIONS OF HOW TO BE
APPLIED TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS
THAT WE DO APPRECIATE HOW IT'S
BEEN NARROWED- AND WITH SB ONE
FORTY NINE. THE NEW LANGUAGES IN
A BETTER PLACE- BUT TO TRULY
TACKLE THE URGENCY OF THE
CLIMATE CRISIS WE HAVE TO
ADEQUATELY INVESTING RESOURCE
PERMITTING AGENCIES. AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS AND NOT
UNNECESSARILY DE REGULATE. THERE
IF YOU PROVISIONS IN THE BILL.
THAT WE HAVE REMAINING CONCERNS
ABOUT IT WILL BE SUBMITTING A
LETTER LATER TODAY WITH. MORE
SPECIFICS ON THAT BUT AGAIN
REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE AND- AND- HOW
THIS IS GOING TO PRINT. THANK
YOU FOR BY TWO CIRCLES FOR THE
DIRECT ENGAGEMENT ANALYSIS WELL
. WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THANK
YOU. I DON'T CORRECT. AFTER
THANK YOU. MEMBERS RIGHT NASCENT
ON BEHALF THE COPPER BERMAN
ADDRESSES MY- LEADERSHIP HOUSE
FOR JUSTICE AN ACCOUNT OF. AND
CAN USE VETERANS. A LIKE EVERY.
SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE
HARD WORK ON THIS AND- ALL YOUR
ADVOCACY. AND WE CONTINUE HAVE
CONCERNS RELATING TO S. B. ONE
FOUR NINE. AND HOW ON THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ABLE TO
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO- CERTIFY
PROJECTS AND WHAT THAT COULD
MEAN FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AND HOW TO INTERACT
WITH THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUTER
TEXANS THAT ARE IN THE BILL THAT
WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR- AND
ALSO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S
STILL CHALLENGING TO FULLY
ASSESS. THE IMPACTS ON
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
WITHOUT A FULL LIST OF WHAT
PROJECTS ARE ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION BUT AGAIN. THANK
YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON
THIS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR CONFIRMING HERE TO IT'S
GOOD TO SEE YOU. HEY I DID. IS
IT MORNING OR AT AFTERNOON- SO
KIM DELFINO REPRESENTING
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE IN THE
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
APPRECIATE MR DESAI'S COMMENTS
ON THE BRIGHTLINE TRAILER BILL
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING TO
WORK THROUGH JUST THE CLEAN UP
ON THAT. I'M JUST WANT TO ECHO
THE THANK YOU TO THE SENATE
NEGOTIATION TEAM. AND THE STAFF.
OF WHO I KNOW SPENT. MANY MANY
MANY LONG HOURS THE PROPOSALS
WERE SICK IS SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVED DUTY OR ENGAGEMENT- AND
SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL
OF THAT HARD WORK. WE DO
APPRECIATE- THAT WE WOULD REMOVE
OUR OPPOSITION TO THE BILLS I
WOULD ECHO SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT WERE RAISED PREVIOUSLY BY
SIERRA CLUB AND SAY HI AND
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. AND THEN WE
WOULD JUST ALSO SAY THAT WE
REALLY LOOK FOR TO ACTUALLY
HAVING AN OPEN. AND TRANSPARENT
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO DO
BETTER BUILD BETTER WHILE
PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN A
POLICY. OF THE HERE YOU KNOW
HEARING SETTING BUT- BUT DO
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS
DONE IN THIS PACKAGE AND HOPE
EVERYONE ENJOYS THEIR BREAK WHEN
WE FINALLY GET TO IT. MISTER
FINO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRACKING
AGENT BEANS SINCERE AUTHORIZES.
FOR GRATEFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'D LIKE TO BE TO DO A LAST
CALL HERE IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED LAST CALL HERE ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUALS. WHO LIKE TO A STEP
FOR TODAY TO PROVIDE. COMMENT TO
THE SELECT COMMITTEE. RIGHT HERE
IN SEEN AND WE'RE GONNA BE GOING
TO OUR LIVE LINE NOW. I WANT TO
REMIND FOLKS WHO ARE. CALLING
IN. AND OR WOULD LIKE TO CALL
AND THE PHONE NUMBER IS EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN. TWO TWO SIX EIGHT
ONE SIX THREE THAT ACCESS CODE
IS ON YOUR SCREEN NOW WE'RE
GONNA SAY GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE
MODERATOR GOOD AFTERNOON
MODERATOR AT THE CHECK IN TO
SEE- HOW MANY FOLKS WE HAVE ON
THE LINE IF YOU COULD PLEASE.
SHOUT THAT OUT TO THE COMMITTEE
NOW- GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR
WE HAVE AT LEAST A SIX CALLERS
WHO CALLED IN FOR THE CALL AND
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO
MAKE A COMMENT. PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAT DIDN'T ZERO AT THIS TIME
PRESS ONE TO ZERO. THANK YOU SO
MUCH MISTER MODERATOR MR
MODERATOR WHEN YOU ARE PREPARED
THAT'S GO TO OUR FIRST CALLER
PLEASE. WE'RE GONNA GO TO LINE
SIXTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON AFTERNOON JAMIE
MINOR. ON BEHALF OF INTERSECT
HOW'RE EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT IN SANTA MARGARITA
WATER DISTRICT. IN SUPPORT OF
THE PACKAGE IN PARTICULAR I'M SB
ONE FORTY NINE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ON
THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH JAMIE.
VERY MUCH AS NEXT CALLER PLEASE
MR MODERATOR. LINE FIFTEEN YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
THIS IS GAIL DEL HAND WITH
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION I.
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE
HARD WORK ON THIS PACKAGE AND WE
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE PACKAGE.
ESPECIALLY AS C. ONE FORTY SEVEN
AND SB ONE FORTY NINE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH COULD HEAR VOICE SCALE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DIRECT
COMMUNICATION WITH THE SENATE
WORKING GROUP WE'VE TRULY
APPRECIATE IT THAT'S GO TO OUR
NEXT CALLER PLEASE. ONE THIRTEEN
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. BACK LIEU A COALITION
MANAGER FOR THE CALIFORNIA GREEN
NEW DEAL COALITION. I'M CALLING
IN TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR SD
ONE FIFTIES AND APPRECIATION FOR
INCLUDING EQUITY IN HIRING LABOR
STANDARDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
PACKAGE. WE HAVE FOUND THE
EQUITY PARITY RESTORE THE
LACKING BEFORE THE INCLUSION OF
THIS POLICY AND APPRECIATE THE
WORK TICKET INCLUDED. BUILT IF
YOU A LACK OF A TEN TO JUSTICE.
AND ENSURE WHERE. FEDERAL TO AND
IN THE MOST. COMMUNITIES BUT WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
HYBRID LABOR STANDARDS. HI RICH
CONSTRUCTION CREATING COMMITTEE
BENEFITS THAT BANK CLICK HERE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR PHONE CALL WE'RE GRATEFUL
THAT YOU CALLED IN TODAY THAT'S
GO TO OUR NEXT CALLER PLEASE.
WHY THE LEFT IN YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON
EVERYONE MY NAME IS BECAUSE I'M
NOT GONNA I AM SPEAKING FROM
BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE. I'M CALLING
INTO THE COURT ON SB ONE FIFTY
WE WANT TO ELEVATE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT'S LABOR STANDARDS OF
RATING JOB QUALITY IN MAKING
HIGH ROAD JOB. ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW
CALIFORNIA DON'T THINK THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HAVE
A WONDERFUL FOURTH SHE YOUR
PHONE CALL LET'S GO TO OUR NEXT
CALLER PLEASE. LINE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON MR CARE AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE JANA
BALLENTINE ON BEHALF OF
TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA. AT
THE STATE WIDE TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO BUILD
REPAIR AND MAINTAIN OUR MULTI
MODAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE ENTIRE PACKAGE TODAY. I JUST
WANT TO REGISTER OUR GRATITUDE
FOR THE ADMINISTRATION'S
LEADERSHIP. AS WELL AS THE
LEGISLATURE'S PARTNERSHIP IN
COLLABORATION CAN MAKE THIS
PACKAGE OF. IMPROVEMENTS AT
REALITY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD TO HEAR VOICES ON TIME
THANK YOU SO MUCH AT MISTER
MODERATOR THIS DO A QUICK CHECK
IN TO SEE HOW MANY CALLERS WHO
WE HAVE ON THE LINE. MISTER KERR
WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON IN QUEUE
TO TALK THANK YOU SO MUCH
HISTORY NEXT CALLER PLEASE. ONE
SEVENTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
SENATORS AND KIANA SOME BE HAPPY
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES. IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE PACKAGE WANT TO REALLY THANK
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE FOR ALL OF THE HARD
WORK ON THIS OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS YEAH IT'S REALLY
GOING TO HELP- CERTAINLY FROM
THE WATER PERSPECTIVES A MOVIE
NEEDLE ON SOMEBODY'S. CRITICAL
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
THAT ARE NEEDED TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE SO THANK YOU
AGAIN. ADAM THANK YOU SO MUCH
SKEWS ME. FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE
ON THE PHONE THIS COULD BE OUR
LAST CALL FOR OUR LIVE LINE
TESTIMONY THIS IS GONNA BE OUR
LAST CALL FOR A LIFELINE
TESTIMONY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
BE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMMENT HERE
TO DAY. TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE
WE INVITE YOU TO ENTER THE
ACCESS CODE NINE EIGHT TWO ZERO
SIX FIVE EIGHT THE TOLL FREE
NUMBER IS GOING TO BE ON YOUR
SCREEN HERE SHORTLY. THAT IS
YOUR TOLL FREE NUMBER TO BE A
CALLING THIS IS OUR LAST CALL
FOR OUR LIVE LINE TESTIMONY
MISTER MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
PLEASE DO A LAST CALL- IN THESE
WILL BE OUR- FINAL.
REPRESENTATIVES ON OUR LIVE LINE
. HEY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE
ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE OUR FINAL
CALL FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
COMMENT AT THIS TIME. PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN. ZERO MISTER KERR
WE HAVE ONE MORE PERSON IS
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
JUST A MOMENT PLACE THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH
THOSE WHO ARE ON THE LIVE LINE
WITH US WHICH WERE GRATEFUL THAT
THEY'RE HANGING WITH US. WE'RE
GONNA GO TO CLOSING COMMENTS
FROM EACH OF THE SENATORS.
MISTER MODERATOR PLEASE FOR OUR
NEXT CALLER. WE'RE GOING TO GO
TO. LINE EIGHTEEN LINE EIGHTEEN
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON ERIN NORWOOD ON BEHALF
OF THE ALL THE LAND. OF AN EARLY
SUPPORTER OF THE GOVERNOR'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE WE ARE
THRILLED WITH THE THIS ACTUALLY
COME TO FRUITION WE WANT TO
THANK THE- FOR STRUCTURE
STREAMLINING IT WORKED
PERFECTLY. FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD
WORK ON THAT AND- THANK YOU
AGAIN NURSES FOR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH YOU'RE INCREASE THAT LET'S
GO TO OUR NEXT CALLER MISS
MURDERED. SURE THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE TO SIGNAL WISH TO SPEAK
SOMEBODY PRESHEAF WORK HAVE A
ONE WEEKEND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY
TO YOU THAT'S IT BRING IT BACK
TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE. TO GET
A LOOK AT CLOSING COMMENTS FROM
EACH OF THE MEMBERS WE'RE GONNA
START WITH SENATOR LAMAR. THANK
YOU- I WANT TO START OFF BY
THINKING OUR CARE- WHO'S LED THE
PROCESS AND WHO AM HAS ENSURED
THAT THERE HAS BEEN. VOICES THAT
HAVE BEEN HEARD ALL THROUGHOUT
THE YOU KNOW THE ENTIRE PROCESS-
I ALSO WANT TO. SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT JUST GENERALLY SOME OF THE
FOLKS THAT ARE NOT IN THIS ROOM-
FOR THE FOLKS THAT WILL SPEND
TIME READING THESE PROPOSALS.
THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID ABOUT
THE FACT THAT A LOT OF THESE
PROPOSALS BUILD. ON OTHER BILLS
WITH OTHER AUTHORS WHO ARE NOT
HERE IN THIS ROOM AND I THINK
THAT THAT'S MEANINGFUL BECAUSE-
FOR THE FOLKS THAT SAY THAT THIS
CAME FROM NOWHERE ACTUALLY I
THINK THAT THERE IS. EVIDENCE
THAT WE ARE BUILDING UPON
DIFFERENT THINGS- ONE THING
THAT'S REALLY NOTICEABLE IS SB
SEVEN- BY OUR PRO TEM ATKINS-
THAT WILL BE REFERENCED IN
MULTIPLE PLACES. AND A AND I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE PRIOR WORK
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET HERE
OVERNIGHT I THINK SOMETIMES
THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION. THAT
THE LEGISLATURE GETS YOUR
OVERNIGHT- AND THAT WILL MORE
FAST- TO TACKLE COMPLICATED
PROBLEMS THAT WERE STARTING FROM
ZERO WE ARE NOT WE HAVE NOT BEEN
STARTING FROM ZERO IN THIS
PROCESS- ARE GOVERNOR TASKED US
WITH TRYING TO. ADDRESS A
DIFFICULT PROBLEM- THAT SEEMS
OVERWHELMING AND- IT'S YOU KNOW
WE ARE NOW AT A PLACE WHERE WE-
HAVE YOU KNOW APPROACH THIS
WITH. AS MUCH INTENTION THOUGHT
AND DELIBERATION AND- AS WE
COULD AS WE CAN AS WE WERE ABLE
TO DO- TO DO THIS IN A DIFFERENT
WAY. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THE INITIAL A PROPOSAL
LOOKS DIFFERENT- IT BECAUSE
THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THOUGHT AND ENERGY PUT INTO- IN
ENSURING THAT IT WAS AGAIN IS
SOMETHING THAT EIGHTEEN YOU KNOW
THAT WE WERE GIVEN A DIRECTIVE
BUT- THAT INCLUDED-
REPRESENTATIVES FROM MANY
DIFFERENT COUNTIES IN THE STATE-
THAT MIGHT HAVE A- DIFFERENT
APPROACH. SO I THINK IN THE END
AND WE HAVE A PRODUCT IN FRONT
OF US- WITH MORE INPUT WITH
MORE. DELIBERATION BUT- THAT
REALLY WAS. A OF A DIFFICULT
PROBLEM I DON'T THINK THIS
SOLVES IT ALL I DON'T THINK
THESE ARE THE FINAL
CONVERSATIONS- BUT I DO THINK
THAT THIS WAS OUR BEST EFFORT-
IN ENSURING THAT WE DON'T LEAVE
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS TO
ANOTHER. DAY ANOTHER WEEK
ANOTHER MONTH OR ANOTHER YEAR OR
ANOTHER. GOVERNING BODY- AND SO
I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT WENT INTO THIS VERY
GRATEFUL TO EVERY MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE- I WISHED. THAT THERE
WERE TIMES WHERE WE HAD AT
CAMERA SO THE PUBLIC COULD SEE
THAT THE INVESTMENT OF TIME AND
ENERGY AND THOUGHT INTO THIS-
WAS SO MEANINGFUL- AND REALLY
REALLY FOLKS FOR TRYING- AT OUR
BEST. TO DELIVER ON THE
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS SO THANK YOU
EVERYONE FOR BEING INVOLVED.
BERMAN WELL SAY TO THE GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
IMPORTANT LIVE HUNDREDS OF HOURS
THAT YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING IN AT
ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT-
WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE IF YOU.
THINK YOU. COULD YOU STRENGTHENS
PROPOSAL WOULD LIKE TO RETURN
OVER TO THE CHAIR PERSON ONE OF
OUR MANY QUALITY. CHALLENGE IN
CLOSING COMMENTS THANK YOU SO
MUCH WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED
GO TO OUR BUDGET CHAIR. CHAIR
SKINNER IF YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THIS YEAR'S
MEARS REQUIRE SO. I THINK
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS POINT LOOK
AT IT THAT WE WANT TO. RE LIVE
THIS LINE BUT- NO. I THINK THE
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTION
TO HAVE THESE AS PART OF THE
BUDGET PACKAGE ON AROUND MAY
NINETEENTH AND DO FORGIVE ME IF
I'M OFF BY A COUPLE DAYS OKAY.
SO BUT THE- THE BILL'S WORN YET
IMPRINTS SO WHILE THE INTENTION
WAS EXPRESSED. THERE ARE YOU
KNOW WE WERE NOT ABLE WEEK BEING
THE COLLECTIVE THE COLLECTIVE
STAKEHOLDERS STAFF- LEGISLATURE
WHATEVER TO BEGIN TO REALLY
DIGEST AND ENGAGE UNTIL THEY
THEN WERE IN PRINT. AND THE- THE
SENATE'S OWN NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE. AND SENATOR MEANS NOT
HERE NOW BUT HE WARRANT WES THEY
HAD THE HEARING- MAYBE LESS THAN
FOUR WEEKS AGO. THREE WEEKS AGO
THREE WEEKS AGO SO THERE WAS
BEGINNING TO BE THE ANALYSIS AND
SUCH SOME JUST KIND OF PUTTING
THIS IN THE CONTEXT. AND THIS OF
COURSE WAS BEING DONE. AT THE
SAME TIME THAT YOU KNOW ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AND STAFF WERE ALSO
. NEGOTIATING THE FINAL BUDGET
BECAUSE OF COURSE UNDER YOU KNOW
WITH THE REVENUE FORECASTS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT
MAY REVISED AND HE WOULD COME
OUT TILL YOU KNOW RIGHT BEFORE
THE DOUBTS CENTER ON THE
INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS. SO HI I
DON'T I ONLY SAY THIS THAT WE
COULD NOT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT
WE ARE ACCOMPLISHED TODAY AND I
HAVE TO SAY I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY
THE PUBLIC COMMENT. BECAUSE WHEN
IN A WINTER WHO INITIALLY. THERE
WAS SO MUCH OF A- THANKS I
SUPPOSE BY LEGITIMATELY BY MANY
PLAYERS ABOUT THIS- ABOUT THE
NEED TO DO THIS AND FEAR THAT
THERE WOULD NOT THAT THERE WOULD
NOT BE. ADEQUATE TIME FOR EITHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY GIVE
THEIR INPUT OR ADJUSTMENTS TO BE
MADE BUT I THINK LISTENING TO
THAT PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WAS
THERE WAS SIGNAL WHICH MEANT OF
A FEW PLACES THAT BOTH NEED
CLEANUP AND THAT WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO MONITOR. IT AND IN THE
PRESENTATIONS AND COMMENTS BY
BOTH THE MEMBERS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION THERE WAS THREE
FLEXION THAT YES UNTIL SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY
BUILT. WE WON'T NECESSARILY
UNDERSTAND THEIR IMPACTS AND SO
WE DO HAVE TO BE- AGILE AND-
ABLE TO RESPOND IF THERE ARE- IN
BUT ALSO AS WAS POINTED OUT
THERE IS THAT SUNSET TO GIVE US
THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT. SO I
GET MY REAL COMMON IS. I'M JUST
EXTREMELY IMPRESSED AARON BACK
TO SENATOR LOANS POINT WE
COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS HAD
THERE NOT BEEN. THE OTHER THINGS
IN STATUTE WHETHER IT IS IN ALL
THE OTHER WORK THAT WE'VE DONE
BOTH TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED TO
PROTECT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF THE ONE
WE USE THE STORAGE THERE'S ALL
THESE TERMS BUT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE. HAD
A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND OF
COURSE WHILE WE WHILE MOST ALL
OF THESE PROJECTS PURPOSE IS TO
ADDRESS. CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS WE KNOW THEY CAN HAVE
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND SO
WHILE MANY OF THEM WON'T EVEN BE
BUILT ANYWHERE NEAR AROUND ONE
OF THE COMMITTEES OR MANY OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HAD THESE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT SOME
MIGHT. END BUT WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE ALL THAT OUT
AND ADDRESS ALL OF THAT HADN'T
BEEN THE HISTORY ALREADY. OF THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION'S ENGAGEMENT IN
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT OR IF WE TAKE
THE HIGH ROAD EQUITY WHILE
SENATOR DRAWS ARE DESCRIBED.
WELL YOU KNOW SHE AND OTHERS
HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
THIS AND FELT FRUSTRATED THAT ON
TO DATE THAT EXCEPT IN VERY
SPECIFIC THIS KIND OF- VERY
SMALL PLACES WAS IT ADDRESSED.
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE
IT INTO THIS PACKAGE. AND THEN
AS WE BUT. YOU GET HEARD FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT. MANY OF THE
STATE WHO ARE MOST FEARFUL THAT
THIS WOULD JUST KIND OF-
BULLDOZE THEIR CONCERNS. IT DID
NOT. AND I JUST FIND IT
REMARKABLE NO OF COURSE. DURING
THE MANY HOURS WE SPEND AN OF
KNOW THAT MANY THE STAKEHOLDERS
DO APPRECIATE THAT BUT THE
PUBLIC DOESN'T NECESSARILY
BECAUSE SO MUCH OF IT WAS DONE
ON ZOOMS. AND S. NEGOTIATIONS
OCCUR IN THIS WAS NOT BECAUSE
ANYONE WHO IS HIDING ANYTHING
BUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE
WE HAD TO. BUT AT JUST PEOPLE
REALLY NEED TO KNOW IT WAS AN
ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS AND I
HAVE TO SAY TO BE ABLE TO CAN
NOW SIT HERE AND COMMUNICATE
WHAT I HAVE JUST COMMUNICATED
AND HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. I HAVE
TO SAY THAT MY OWN LACK OF
SLEEP- WHILE I FELT THAT WE HAD
DONE A GOOD JOB IN ALL OF US HAD
DONE A GOOD JOB IN NEGOTIATING A
GETTING A FINAL PACKAGE IT
WASN'T UNTIL THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT IT REALLY AFFIRMED FOR ME.
TO WHAT. BY LACK OF SLEEP MAY
HAVE BEEN WORTH IT. AS IT
HAPPENED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE
BY ANY MEANS I MEAN THE
COLLECTIVE LACK OF SLEEP SO. I
JUST WANNA WE'VE ALL THANKED
EVERYONE INVOLVED BUT I WANT TO
THINK AGAIN AND I WANT TO SAY
THAT- YES WE WILL AS ALWAYS IN
GOVERNMENT WE MUST BE CONTINUE
TO BE DILIGENT. ANYTHING WE PASS
WE KNOW CAN ALWAYS NEED-
REVISIONS ARE FIXINGS OVERTIME.
BUT THIS WAS A VERY GOOD
PRODUCT. AND THANK GOODNESS WE
HAVE SO MUCH SIDE BASE TO WORK
FROM. AND THAT EVERYONE WAS
WILLING TO PUT IN THE HOURS THAT
WE DID SO WITH THAT THANK YOU.
SEVEN ZERO THANK YOU SO MUCH I
THINK THE ONE ITEM THAT THE
BUDGET YEAR. DID NOT BRING UP IS
SAID SHE WAS ALSO. IN THE MIDDLE
OF ALL THIS TRYING TO. LAY THE
BUDGET- ON TOP OF ALL ISSUES OF
INFRASTRUCTURE IN DATA CENTERS
SKINNER. YOU ARE SO TENACIOUS IN
YOUR WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
THE STATE SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'D LIKE TO RETURN OVER TO
CENTER KABIR THEN IT'S IN A
BETTER PLACE FOR CLOSING
COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MISTER CHAIR- OB BUT BE REAL
BRIEF FROM MY TO MAKE SURE TO
THINK. THE GOVERNOR FOR STARTING
THIS DISCUSSION- WANNA THINK THE
PRO TEM IN THE SPEAKER FOR-
CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO WORK- WITH THE TWO HOUSES
WORKING TOGETHER- AND ALSO THAT
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT.
REALLY SPENT MANY MANY HOURS
MEETING WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT-
INTEREST GROUPS AND MAKING SURE
THAT THAT THEIR VOICES WERE
HEARD. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE
STATE I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
NOT EVERYBODY GOT WHAT THEY
WANTED. IN. THIS BUDGET- I
CERTAINLY NOT- BUT- THAT'S PART
OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS IS
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO MEET
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE YOU HAVE
TO GIVE UP SOMETHING. AND AND
I'M PROUD OF US FOR BEING ABLE
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT BECAUSE-
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE. TO
REALLY FOCUS ON PROJECTS THAT
ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT ARE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO. PROTECT US FROM
THE WORST RAVAGES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE- AND I MEAN THAT THE
FLOODING THE FIRES- THE BAY
HEAT- A YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME
DISTRICTS THAT FEEL IT ALL- IN
MY DISTRICT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF
THEM. AND SO- WE NEED WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO GET PROJECTS
MOVING IN ON. ON TIME AND THE
FACT THAT THERE'S FEDERAL FUNDS
AVAILABLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY- THAT- CALIFORNIA
CAN GET THINGS DONE AND THAT
WE'RE NOT WE'RE WE'RE NOT GOING
TO BE. DELAYING PROJECTS THAT
ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED SO- WANT
TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR
HARD WORK- AND THIS REALLY IS
THE FIRST STEP. I THINK WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO BE BACK AT THIS
LOOKING AT IT VERY CAREFULLY- TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE WE'RE YOU
KNOW WHAT PROJECTS ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT WHAT PROJECTS DID
WE MISS- THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
SO. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR
THE OPPORTUNE SAY SOME CLOSING
REMARKS AND I'M I'M REALLY.
PLEASED TO BE AT THIS POINT
TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR- YOUR FANTASTIC WORK OVER
THESE PAST MANY WEEKS TRULY VERY
VERY GRATEFUL. RICHARD OVER-
BAKER BY DISAPPEAR. THANK YOU-
YEAH CHEN MY THANKS TO
MINISTRATION- FOR ALL IT'S HARD
WORK- YOU ARE SENATE LEADERSHIP
QUEUE. MISTER CHAIR AND THE
WHOLE- COMMITTEE. FOR THESE
EFFORTS AND- M. YEAH WE'LL GO
BACK IN AND TALK ABOUT I THINK
THAT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE
SAID YOU THINK THESE. WERE A
WELL THOUGHT THROUGH DEBATED- IN
A QUICK TIME FRAME AND- EXCITED
ABOUT WHERE WE ENDED UP IN.
BEFORE TODAY THE CONTINUED
EFFORTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MISTER BRIDGE THE TEACHER VERY
GRATEFUL- OF THIS RAPID OPERATE
HERE- IN THE JUST TALK ABOUT
NEXT STEPS FIRST AND FOREMOST
ADD SAID BEFORE IN THE STATE
AGAIN. SAID THE BEGINNING A
SAFETY AND- ALL THE SENATORS WHO
ARE UP AT THE STATUS. HAVE
DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO BE ABLE
TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THIS
POLICY PACKAGE. IN CANNOT SAY
THANK YOU ENOUGH EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING
DEDICATION HARD WORK. ON IT IS
BECAUSE OF YOU THAT WE ARE ALL
HERE TODAY. AND FEEL SO GRATEFUL
TO WORK WITH YOU. AND THE REASON
WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE
OF OUR PRESIDENT PRO TEM TONI
ATKINS. TONI ATKINS FOCUSES
SINCERELY ON THE POLICY. BRINGS
IN. VARIOUS OPINIONS TO BE ABLE
TO SHAPE A POLICY THE WORK FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS AND GRATEFUL
FOR HER VISION OF BRINGING THIS
WORKING GROUP TOGETHER EXACTLY-
LOOK THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
PUNDITRY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS
ABOUT. WINNERS OR LOSERS AT THIS
PACKAGE BUT THE BOTTOM LINE
WHERE THE GOVERNOR AND THE
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY BEEN UNIFIED
IS. HOW DO WE MOVE CALIFORNIA
FORWARD. AND THIS IS HOW THE
PROCESS WORKS WHAT THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BRINGS
FORWARD A POLICY OR THE GOVERNOR
RINGS FOR THE POLICY WE WORK
TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO SHIP IT
TO MAKE IT IS STRONG AS POSSIBLE
THE BILL TO MOVE THE STATE
FORWARD. CANDIDLY I THINK WE ARE
HERE TODAY WITH A STRONGER
PACKAGE. AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE
BEEN HERE TODAY WITHOUT THE
VISION. OF GOVERNANCE. AND WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SINCERE
ENGAGEMENT OF THE GOVERNOR
HIMSELF INTO HIS VERY CAPABLE
STAFF MANY WHICH ARE HERE TODAY.
RHONDA HAD WE'VE HIDDEN ALL TENS
FROM MISS PASCO BECAUSE SHE MADE
HER CRY OUT HI IF WE CONTINUE TO
HAVE MEETINGS- BUT I TRULY. WE
ARE GRATEFUL TO EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU INTO THE
ASSEMBLY AT THIS PROCESS. WORKED
WITH IT. IN YET YEP. IN THAT
MISSION ALL OF OUR BACKS OF THE
SENATE STAFF HERE EARLIER AS
WELL- FINALLY I WANT TO SAY
THAT. THE ENGAGEMENT IS HAD IS
MADE THIS STRONGER WE'VE HAD
DOZENS OF MEETINGS WITH GROUPS
WHO REPRESENT LITERALLY MILLIONS
OF CALIFORNIANS ACROSS THE
STATE. AND I TRULY BELIEVE WITH
THIS VOTE THAT WILL BE TAKING ON
WEDNESDAY IN THE SENATE
CALIFORNIA'S GOING TO BE
APPROVED TO THE REST OF THE
NATION. THAT WE CAN TACKLE OUR
LONG TERM ENERGY NEEDS. WE'RE
GONNA BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. IN MOVE OUR ECONOMY
FORWARD. ENSURING THAT OUR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE
LIFTED UP. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS
PACKAGE IS GOING TO REPRESENT.
THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO COME.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME
EFFORT ENERGY FOR EACH OF YOU
WHO ARE HERE. AND THIS TALK
ABOUT NEXT STEPS AT THE SENATE
WILL BE TAKING THIS PACKAGE OF
BILLS UP ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ON THE SENATE FLOOR. WE
ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE TO
REACH OUT AT THE STATE ASSEMBLY
WILL BE TAKING THIS PACKAGE UP
HERE THIS EVENING- WITH AN
EXPECTATION THAT THESE BILLS
WILL BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK- IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE
SENATE TAKES THESE UP. GOD
WILLING THAT WE ARE MOVING THESE
BILLS OUT OF THE HOUSE WHICH WE
WILL- IN AGAIN THANK YOU TO EACH
AND EVERYONE OF YOU WE'RE NOW
GOING TO BE A TURNING OUR SELECT
COMMITTEE. FOR GRATEFUL TO THE
AMAZING STAFF TEAMS OF ALL SIDES
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYBODY
THANKS FOR JOINING US.