GET MORE GOOD AFTERNOON THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS. TWO TWO
SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS. ONE ONE FOUR
SEVEN TWO SEVEN SIX I'LL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING AS IS CUSTOMARY WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
HERE IN THE- STREET BUILDING AND
WOULD ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO CUT BE PRESENT IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND
BEGIN OUR HEARING WOULD ALSO
ASK- ANY AUTHORS WHO ARE FREE TO
COME JOIN US SO THAT WE CAN
PRESENT SOME BILLS- WE HAVE
NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BILLS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA- BILLS WILL BE
HEARD IN FILE ITEM ORDER. AND
JUST AS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVENTEEN AB
THIRTEEN THIRTY SEVEN BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WEEKS HAS BEEN
PULLED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA IT IS
NOW A TO YOUR BILL- WE HAVE SIX
BILLS ON PROPOSED CONSENT FILE
ITEM NUMBER NINE EIGHTY SEVEN
EIGHTY EIGHT BY SOMEBODY WHO
MEMBER PETRIE-NORRIS FILE ITEM
NUMBER ELEVEN AB EIGHT EIGHTY
TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER DAVIES
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE AB NINE
TWENTY THREE BY SOMETHING OR
POWER QUE HAN FILE ITEM NUMBER
FOURTEEN EIGHTY NINE FIFTY THREE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CONNELLY. FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIFTEEN AB ELEVEN
FIFTY NINE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUILAR CURRY. AND FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINETEEN AB SIXTEEN FORTY
TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER GIPSON-
SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM AND
WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORS
PRESENT I WOULD ASK. EITHER OF
THOSE TO COME OUT HERE I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON RIGHT
NOW- BUT FOR NOW WE'LL TAKE A
RECESS UNTIL THAT POINT TIME BUT
I JUST WANTED TO ASK ANY
AVAILABLE AUTHORS- TO COME TO
ROOM 22100% YOUR BILLS. SENATE
IT IS COMMITTEES NOW IN RECESS.
AND WE'LL BE STARTING AS A SUB
COMMITTEE UNTIL WE ESTABLISH
QUORUM OUR FIRST AUTHORS HERE
EXCITING STUFF- ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PAT BEEN AS TWO BILLS FOR
PRESIDENT TODAY FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN I AB SEVEN FIFTY FOUR AND
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AB SEVEN
FIFTY FIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER YOU
CAN BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
OKAY HOLD ON A SECOND TAKE YOUR
TIME OTHERWISE WE'D BE JUST
WAITING HERE.
I DON'T. I THINK I MAY HAVE LEFT
MY OFFICE WITHOUT WHAT I NEED-
SENATE- HANG ON. OKAY OKAY SIR
TEARS IT'S OKAY WITH YOU ALL
START WITH ASSEMBLY BILL SEVEN
FIVE FIVE. NINETY FOUR THE HOUSE
FOR THE NEXT SORRY ABOUT THAT
THAT WAS A GOOD BE WITH YOU-
OKAY SEVEN MIL SEVEN FIVE FIVE
REQUIRES PUBLIC UTILITIES TO
DETERMINE HOW MAJOR WATER USERS
AFFECT. SYSTEM WIDE COSTS
IDENTIFYING HOW MAJOR WATER
USERS HAVE DRIVEN SYSTEM
EXPENSES WILL SHINE AN IMPORTANT
LIGHT ON THE ROOT CAUSE OF
RISING COSTS THE MAXIMUM DEMAND
FOR WATER IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY THE
AFFLUENT SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCES WHICH ARE NOTORIOUS
FOR USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF
WATER FOR OUTDOOR IRRIGATION AM-
THOSE WITH SMALLER METERS MAY
PROPORTIONATELY. LESS BASED ON
PAY- PROPORTIONALLY LESS BASED
ON METER SIZE IF THEY HAVE NO
NEED FOR THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE
THEY'RE SUBSIDIZING THE COST OF
WATER FOR THOSE THAT DO. TO BE
CLEAR AB SEVEN FIVE FIVE IS NOT
FOCUSED ON THE COST OF WATER AB
SEVEN SEVEN FIVE FIVE
SPECIFICALLY KLAMATH EXAMINES
THE FIXED COSTS THAT ARE DRIVEN
PRIMARILY BY UNNECESSARY USE
WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL IS SHAUN BOTHWELL ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA. COAST
KEEPER ALLIANCE. GOOD LUCK TO
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR IS THIS YOUR
ONLY WHEN ASSERTIVE TO I HAVE
ONE POINT HAVE TWO MINUTES THANK
YOU. SOME OF THE EXPECTED
EXPECTED ARE DIFFICULT BECAUSE
KEEP. SO WHEN A FAMILY GETS OF
THE BILL TWO PARTS THERE'S A
PART TRACKS KNOW HOW MUCH COMING
USING THEM AS THE FIXED PART.
THAT YOU KNOW CLOSE ALL THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATION
MAINTENANCE THAT TYPE OF THING-
BUT WHEN PEAK DEMAND TO COSTS
THE HIGHEST WATER USERS. THEY
WILL PAY THOSE COSTS USUALLY ARE
PUT INTO THE FIXED- PORTION OF
THE WATER BILL. SO WHAT ENDS UP
HAPPENING IS THOSE A CONSERVE
USUALLY LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES
END UP ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZING
THOSE THAT HAVE ABOVE AVERAGE-
WATER USAGE. IN THE RESEARCH.
TELLS US THAT ABOVE. ABOVE
AVERAGE WATER USERS ARE USUALLY-
AFFLUENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH LARGER-
CURABLE AREAS. SEVENTY SEVEN
FIVE FIVE I WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC
UTILITIES- TO TAKE A HARDER LOOK
AT THOSE THAT ARE DRIVING THE
SYSTEM COSTS OVERALL. THE BILL
DOES NOT REQUIRE RATE CHANGES IN
ANY WAY- BUT IT REALLY HELPS
THOSE WITH LESS SOPHISTICATED
RATE STRUCTURES- TO ENSURE THAT
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE NOT
SUBSIDIZING THE MORE AFFLUENT
COMMUNITIES. WE TO WORKING WITH
THE OPPOSITION ON AMENDMENTS ON
PARTICULAR ON THE PROPOSITION TO
EIGHTEEN LIABILITY- AND WE THINK
WE'RE WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD
PLACE WE MIGHT NEED A FEW LITTLE
TWEAKS HERE AND THERE BUT- I
THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE AND
WITHOUT ALL AS FOR YOUR IDOL
THANK YOU. THANK YOU DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE. SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO ANY LEAD WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO IMMEDIATELY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO AB
SEVEN FIFTY FIVE HERE IN THE
ROOM- SKEWS ME SIR YOU COULD
SAMPLE. ARE ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK
. THANK YOU. TRY TO BE FAIR AND
BALANCED. HI YOU ARE NOT TAKING
TIME FOR RANCH WATER DISTRICT
I'M OF STEPPING INTO THE TO ON
HERE WE ARE POISED TO REMOVE OUR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL GIVEN THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND WE JUST
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
AND SPONSOR. IN THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR ENGAGING TO GET US
INTO THIS POSITIVE PLACE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER LEE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION HERE ACTUALLY SIR
STEVERSON YOU'RE HERE FOR THE-
LOSS REGION'S MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT- THEY HAVE
LETTERS OPPOSITION IN. BASED ON
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THEY
WILL BE REMOVING THE OPPOSITION
GOING NEUTRAL OKAY. GOT IT-
SEEING I HAVING THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY WILL MOVE ON TO
ANY OTHER. WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
IN OPPOSITION OR IN TWEENER-
JUST THE STATE LIMIT YOUR-
TESTIMONY TO YOUR NAME BECAUSE-
THAT'S REALLY ASIAN IMPOSITION
OF THE MEASURE- YES TO ANY OF US
THAT ITEM OF THE CALIFORNIA'S WE
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION WE HAVE IN
OPPOSE. POSITION ON THE BILL IN
PRINT BUT WE- ARE GONNA BE
TAKING A CLOSE LOOK AT THE
AMENDMENTS WHEN THEY ARE IN
PRINT AND THAT WILL BE
REVISITING OUR POSITION THANKS
TO THE AUTHOR AND THE COMMITTEE
FOR ALL THE WORK. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU KNOW SOME BEHALF THE
ASSOCIATION. WATER AGENCIES SAME
POSITION TO SEE ANYWAY THANK YOU
. GOOD AFTERNOON KATHY VITELLO
WITH EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
WATER DISTRICT WE HAVE AN OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR AND THE
STAFF WE ARE. WE CONSIDERING OUR
POSITION BASED ON THE AMENDMENTS
THAT COME IN DIFFERENT WE HAVE A
FEW MORE ISSUES JUST TO ADDRESS
BUT I THINK THANK YOU LOS. WE'LL
GET THERE. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS ERIN APRIL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION ALSO ALIGNED WITH
HIM ANYWAY THANK YOU THANK YOU.
YES JULIE MULLIN ASKING BOBBY
HAVE THE CONTRA COSTA WATER
DISTRICT THE SAME BOOKING TO
REMOVE OUR OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU. SEEN NO OTHER LEE IT
WITNESSES AN OPPOSITIONAL MOVE
ON TO ANY WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY. VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
OR THIS MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
PLEASE PROP ANY INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TESTIFIED. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB SEVEN FIFTY
FIVE WE CAN BEGIN. PLEASE THANK
YOUR FRIEND SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
OF AB SEVEN FIFTY FIVE YOU MAY
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. IT'LL GO TO
LINE ONE AWAIT YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. YES HI KAREN SMALL THE
RECOGNIZED MAN. WITH THAT NAME
ONLY BEHIND WATER. WELL WATER
DISTRICT OPPOSED- CONVENTION BUT
WITH THE NEW AMENDMENT COMING
FORWARD- WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
THE BILL AND WE MAY. BE CHANGING
OUR CONDITION THAT CURRENTLY-
WE'RE. AT POST SUFFICIENT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NOT FOR THE LINE
. NINETY SEVEN. GOOD AFTERNOON.
YES WE CAN. GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS JUSTIN BLACK AND I'M A
LOT OF LOS ANGELES WATERKEEPER.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I JOIN
CALIFORNIA. HAS CHEAPER
ALLIANCES ALL OF MY FELLOW WATER
. TRUCKS ACCORDING. TO FIVE.
HUNDRED DOLLARS THANK YOU. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NO SAID
OF THE THANK. THANK YOU EVERYONE
WHO TESTIFIED WILL BRING DISCUSS
BACK TO. A MEMBER THANK YOU YOU
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
I HAVE A OF QUESTIONS HERE AND I
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION I
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS- AND I
WAS ACTUALLY STILL TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND. IS THE REAL IDEA
THAT. A COST ANALYSIS WILL POINT
OUT INEQUITIES AND LEAD TO
ACTION BUT ACTION IS NOT
REQUIRED CORRECT OKAY YEAH. AND
IT SAID NOW THE 10% HIGHEST OF
WATER USERS WHETHER THEY BE
COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL. HE
THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE RULED INTO
IN THE IDEA. IS THAT IT IS
HIGHLY LIKELY THAT SUBSETS SORT
THE ENTIRE PART OF THE 90% OR
SUBSIDIZING TO TEN PERCENT. AND
I SAW AN ANNOUNCES THAT THERE
WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THIS
THAT IT WAS BELIEVED WAS RELATED
TO OUTDOOR URBAN LANDSCAPE
IRRIGATION SAT CORRECT WE SHALL
SEE OKAY WELL THERE ARE BILLS IN
PLACE BECAUSE I'VE DONE THEM
ABOUT HOW DOOR FOR URBAN
LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION THERE ARE
WAYS TO. TO TIE IT AND THEN THE
ONE THING IS IN JURASSIC TIMES
WHEN I WAS THE MAYOR AND WE
OPERATED A WATER SYSTEM. IS
THERE WITH THESE INEQUITIES THAT
WE TRIED TO ADDRESS IT IN THE
RIGHT SYSTEM FOR EXAMPLE. ARM WE
EQUALLY CHARGE PEOPLE FOR THE
ELECTRICITY MMHM THAT THE WATER
DELIVERY GENERATED. BUT PEOPLE
THAT GENERALLY WERE IN WEALTHIER
HOMES WITH VIEWS. EIGHT OUR THE
LAST WAS X. ELECTRICITY TO PUMP
THE WATER UP TO THEM THAT THE
PEOPLE IN THE FLATS WERE
SUBSIDIZING SO WE AS A SYSTEM
ADOPTED AN ELEVATION SURCHARGE
INTEREST SO THAT THE ACTUAL COST
WOULD GO TO IT NOW I WAS JUST
READING THIS TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND. IF THOSE WERE SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO GET OUT WITH THIS
ANALYSIS YEAH I WOULD THINK SO I
SEE MY WITNESS- DEFERRED HIS
EXPERTISE. YEAH SIMILAR TO I
THINK THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT
THERE'S CERTAIN RATE STRUCTURES
THAT ARE SOPHISTICATED LIKE THE
ONES YOU JUST DESCRIBED FOR SOME
THAT THAT AREN'T AND DON'T TAKE
THAT STUFF INTO CONSIDERATION.
THERE'S THINGS LIKE THE PEAK
USERS MIGHT NEED MORE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAN A LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES THERE ARE DRIVING
THE DEMAND HIGHER BUT SOMETIMES
THAT THOSE COSTS ARE SHARED.
BETWEEN EVERYONE EVEN THOUGH THE
LOW INCOME COMMUNITY MIGHT NOT
FOR HOUSEHOLD MIGHT NOT BE THE
ONE PUSHING FOR THAT EXTRA
DEMAND IN THE LECTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE. OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH I APPRECIATE THAT THAT
THAT REALLY HELPS OLD. LOOK.
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING IT FROM.
AT O'CLOCK WHEN WE HAVE A- BAKER
SEVEN. THANK YOU. THANK SENATOR
THERE TO. AND- HI I APPRECIATE
FACT THAT THAT TAYLOR SWIFT IS
ON TOUR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE
BRINGS OUT THE TWEENER AND A LOT
OF- THANK YOU FOR. I UNDERSTAND
. WE REALLY NEED MORE AUTHORS
HERE QUICKLY AS TERRIBLE. SO- I
AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM US AS
ONLY A POP AND I FOR THE FIRST
Y. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BILL
AND YOUR WORK WITH OUR STAFF. ON
THESE AMENDMENTS- AND JUST WANT
TO CONFIRM THAT YOU WILL BE
TAKING THE CINEMAS GOING FOR.
YES YES SIR FANTASTIC WITH THAT-
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE I JUST
RESPECT REQUEST NAY VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND WILL- PRESENT
THAT FOR VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME ONCE WE HAVE QUORUM WHICH
COULD BE AT NINE PM HOPEFULLY
SOONER. THANK YOU SOMETHING
MEMBERS. I HAVE SEVEN FIFTY
FEWER WHICH I'M PREPARED TO TAKE
IT THAT YES YORKSHIRE OKAY
GREAT- SO KEPT THIS ONE DEALS
WITH CALIFORNIA RESERVOIRS. THE
COMPANY RESERVOIRS PLAY AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE STATE'S
WATER SUPPLY AND ARE
INCREASINGLY BECOMING MORE
ESSENTIAL FOR MANAGING. ECO
SYSTEMS AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO RISE. THE IMPORTANCE OF
PLANNING FOR A STABLE WATER
SUPPLY REALLY CAN'T BE
UNDERSTATED. AB SEVEN FIVE FOUR
WILL REQUIRE URBAN AND
AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLIERS WHO
RELY ON RESERVOIRS. TO IDENTIFY
A TARGET STORAGE LEVEL FOR THE
RESERVOIR BASED UPON OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS. URBAN WATER
SUPPLIERS ARE ALREADY REQUIRED
TO PRODUCE PREDICTIONS ON THE
AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY FOR
THE CURRENT YEAR PLUS ONE DRY
YEAR. SHOULD THE- SUPPLIER
DERIVE MORE THAN 50% OF ITS
WATER FROM SINGLE RESERVOIR. AB
SEVEN FIVE FOUR TAKES THAT
REQUIREMENT A STEP FURTHER BY
SORT OF GROUND TRUTH THING THOSE
PREDICTIONS AND REQUIRING THEM
TO BE PLOTTED AGAINST. ACTUAL.
RESERVOIR LEVELS. WHEN I ENTERED
AB SEVEN FIVE FOUR REQUIRED
MANDATORY CONSERVATION ACTIONS
BASED ON THE TARGET SUPPLY CURVE
IN RESPONSE TO STAKEHOLDER
CONCERNS AB SEVEN FIVE FOUR NO
LONGER REQUIRES CONSERVATION
ACTIONS BASED UPON RESERVOIR
LEVELS. HOWEVER THE BILL DOES
STILL REQUIRE THIS ADDITIONAL
PIECE OF DATA ON TARGET
RESERVOIR STORAGE LEVELS TO BE
INCLUDED IN A SUPPLIERS WATER
SUPPLY PLANT AS WE ENCOUNTER
INCREASING MORE UNPREDICTABLE
WEATHER PATTERNS WE WILL NEED TO
BE. WE WILL NEED AN ACCURATE
HOLISTIC PICTURE OF OUR WATER
SUPPLY ESPECIALLY WHEN A
SUPPLIER RELIES UPON A RESERVOIR
FOR MORE THAN HALF OF ITS
SUPPLY. WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO
GAIN FROM ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
PREDICTIONS ARE HEAVILY RELIED
UPON. RESERVOIRS WE SHOULDN'T BE
INFORMED IN A DROUGHT LET'S NOT
WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE AND
WITH ME TODAY- IS- JOHN BOTHWELL
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA. COAST
KEEPERS- ALLIANCE TO TESTIFY
CENTERS OF TWO MINUTES RIGHT.
CAN THANK YOU CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ON BOTH BOOKS ARE
CONDUCTED FOR FROM BECAUSE
PLANTS. CALIFORNIA'S NEW CLIMATE
IS REALLY WEATHER WHIPLASH WE
HAVE EXTENDED YEARS OF DROUGHT-
FOLLOWED BY INTENSE STORMS AND
INCREASED FLOODING. SO WE NEED
TO LEARN HOW TO ADAPT TO THE NEW
CLIMATE- AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE
THESE CAN THESE EXTREMES BY
CONSERVING DURING WHAT YEARS SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH. THE
YEARS OF DROUGHT YEARS- HOWEVER
MOST COMMUNITIES THESE DAYS
REALLY ONLY CONSERVE WHEN WE'RE
IN A CRISIS AND DON'T THINK LONG
TERM ABOUT- FUTURE DROUGHT YEARS
WHEN WE DO OF. WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
THIS YEAR. CURRENTLY THE LAW
REQUIRES COMMUNITIES TO CREATE
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLANS
THOSE PLANS CONSIDER ALL TYPES
OF WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND. THIS
BILL SB SEVEN FIVE SEVEN FIVE
FOUR WOULD ONLY REALLY REQUIRE A
NEW DATA POINTS- AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MENTIONED- REGARDING
RESERVOIRS AND THE SUPPLY CURVE.
AND WE REALLY THINK THAT SUPPLY
CURVES IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR
I'M TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IF
YOU'RE NOT HITTING YOUR TARGETS
THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD
CONSIDER- CONSERVATION I THINK
THE KIND OF LIKE YOUR LITTLE.
BLOW FUEL LIGHT ON YOUR
DASHBOARD IN YOUR CAR. HE TELLS
YOU THAT SOMETHING IS OFF AND
THEN YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING- TO
GET WAITED ON. SOME OF THAT-
I'LL. FOR YOUR IPHONE THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. THAT- DO WE HAVE
ANY WITH. IN THE ROOM WHO THAT
PERSON ME TO. IN SUPPORT OF AB
SEVEN FOUR. SING UNTO WE HAVE
ANY LEE WITNESS. IN THE ROOM
OPPOSITION TO AB SEVEN FIFTY
FOUR. I JUST THE ONE YOU. HAVE
TO OKAY YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
EACH OKAY FROM PROCEED ON EVERY
READY. ALL RIGHT GOOD EVENING
MISTER CHAIR AND CENTER LAYERED-
AND YOU KNOW SOME YOU HAVE TO
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED TO
AB SEVEN FIVE FOUR. APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
RECENTLY TAKEN- BUT WE STILL
HAVE SOME STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT
THE BILL. SPECIFICALLY THE BILL
THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PRINT- COULD
NOT BE IMPLEMENTED BY A NUMBER
OF WATER AGENCIES THAT RELY ON
RESERVOIRS THAT THEY DON'T OWN
OR OPERATE- CURRENTLY THE BILL
REQUIRES THAT A FOR WATER AGENCY
RELIES ON ANY RESERVOIR FOR MORE
THAN 50% OF THE WATER SUPPLY
THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP THE STORAGE
KERN AS WAS DISCUSSED. HOWEVER
IT DOES AGENCIES THAT DON'T RELY
ON THEIR- HOW DID THAT RELY ON
THESE RESERVOIRS THAT THEY DON'T
OWN OR OPERATE MAY NOT HAVE THE
INFORMATION THAT'S REQUIRED IN
THE BILL- THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES OWN AND OPERATE MANY
RESERVOIRS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL WOULD ASK
LOCAL PUBLIC WATER AGENCIES TO
ESTABLISH A STORAGE CURVE AND
TARGETS. FOR THOSE RESERVOIRS
AND AGAIN THERE MAY BE MULTIPLE
WATER AGENCIES PULLING FROM A
RESERVOIR. THAT THEY HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER BUT- THEY HAVE TO
REPORT ON AND DEVELOP TARGETS
FOR. THAT AT LEAST SEEMS
INAPPROPRIATE TO ESTABLISH THOSE
TARGETS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE
AGENCIES- FURTHER AS WE'VE SEEN
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON OUR
WATER SYSTEMS WATER AGENCIES
THAT DO OWN AND OPERATE THEIR
OWN FACILITIES. NEED ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY TO QUICKLY MANAGE
THEIR STORAGE LEVELS RELEASING
WATER DURING TIMES OF. HIGH FLOW
EVENTS- YOU KNOW HOLDING WATER
BACK THAT'S FORECAST INFORMED
RESERVOIR OPERATIONS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE ADMINISTRATION.
PUBLIC WATER AGENCIES REALLY
SUPPORT. THIS BILL SEEMS TO WORK
AGAINST THAT ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITY FOR THOSE REASONS WE
ARE ASKING FOR NO VOTE. THANK
YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY.
GOOD AFTERNOON THE STRUCTURE OF
THE AND- HELLO WITH THE BIG
MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT- WE
HAVE AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON THE BILL- WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S JULY
THIRD AMENDMENTS THAT REMOVE THE
REQUIRED CONSERVATION ACTIONS.
BASED ON THE TARGET- WATER
SUPPLY STORAGE CURVE. HOWEVER
THOSE MOMENTS DON'T GO FAR
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS.
OUR PRINCIPAL CONCERN IS WITH-
HOW WE OPERATE OUR SYSTEM ON THE
MCCOLLUM THE RIVER. WE HAVE TWO
MAIN RESERVOIRS ON THE COLONY
PARTY AND COMMITTEE. I'M WHICH
WE OPERATE AS ONE SYSTEM WE
TREAT THEM AS ONE SYSTEM AND
THEY OPERATE JOINTLY TOGETHER
AND UNDER IT AT EIGHTY SEVEN
FIFTY FOUR EAST BAY MUD WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO DEVELOP. A TARGET
WATER SUPPLY STORAGE CURVE FOR
BOTH. THE COMANCHE AND JUST PUT
A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND IS BELOW
PARTY AN OPERATED JOINTLY WITH
PARTY AND OTHER DOWNSTREAM
RESERVOIRS FOR- U. S. ARMY CORPS
OF ENGINEERS- FLOOD CONTROL
REQUIREMENTS. COMANCHES ALSO
OPERATED JOINTLY WITH PARTY TO
MEET OUR JOINT SETTLEMENT
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE WITH. THE
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND
ALSO DEPARTMENT FISH AND
WILDLIFE. AND WE MANAGE THAT FOR
COLD POOL MANAGEMENT TO BENEFIT
THE MCCOLLUM THE RIVER FISHERY
WHICH HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL OVER
THE YEARS. THE PAST FEW WINTERS-
WE HAVE EXPERIENCE THAT THESE
DRAMATIC SWINGS IN OUR
PRECIPITATION AND HYDROLOGY HAS
BEEN POINTED OUT. AND WE'VE HAD
TO RAPIDLY PIVOT RESERVOIR
OPERATIONS SO FOR EXAMPLE THIS
YEAR- WE LOWERED COMANCHE TO
JUST BELOW HALF ITS CAPACITY BY
MID MAY. TO PREPARE FOR THIS
INSIGNIFICANT SNOWMELT BUT WE
WOULDN'T SAY WE HAVE A SHORTAGE
AT THAT TIME SO WE WOULD BE
MEASURING AGAINST THAT AND SO IT
COULD CREATE CONFUSION- FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS. THROUGH A TARGET
WATER SUPPLY STORAGE KERR FOR
COMANCHE WOULD NOT NECESSARY
FAIRLY PROVIDE THE INFORMATION
THAT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR US AND
SORT OF MANAGING OUR OVERALL
TOTAL WATER SUPPLY FOR THAT
SYSTEM BECAUSE PARTY COULD BE
FULL. SO FOR THIS REASON- WE
REMAIN OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
TO THE BILL- TO REMOVE THE
REQUIREMENT. TO DEVELOP THIS
TARGET STORAGE KERR. NOW IF
INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO HELP
YOU UNDER. HOW WE MANAGE OUR
SYSTEM AND WE CAN PUT THAT INTO
OUR WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY
PLANS WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO
WHEN WE LOOK FORWARD. TO
CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON THAT THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
APPRECIATE THAT DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER LEAD ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OUR OPPOSITION IN THE
FOR ME TO TESTIMONY PLEASE LIMIT
YOUR TO. TESTIMONY TO YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE- YES CAN LEARN AT THE
CANTON OF FOR THE YEAR THE WATER
AGENCY OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
THANK YOU. MANY OF US HAVE HAD
WITH CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO
THE- THANK YOU. I DIFFERENT WITH
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION OPPOSITION THANK YOU
. YES JULIE NON ASK ABOUT HAVE A
CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED THANK YOU
. MISTER CHAIRMAN BOB REBA THREE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS. ON BEHALF
OF ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT DESERT WATER
AGENCY. BELLFLOWER SOMERSET
MUTUAL WATER COMPANY. BROLIN
WATER DISTRICT WANT VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT. PALMDALE WATER
DISTRICTS ONE OF COUNTY WATER
AGENCY IN THE VALLEY ATWATER
COALITION OPPOSITION THANK YOU.
HELLO EVERYONE. WELL ADVOCATE ON
BEHALF OF SAN DELTA MENDOTA
WATER THIRTEEN OPPOSITION THANK
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT SEEING NO
OTHER WITNESSES IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION WILL MOVE ON TO ANY
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS. THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY SHOULD LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS THEIR NAME.
FILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE. MY MISTER MODERATOR IF
YOU COULD PLEASE PROP AN
INDIVIDUAL'S WAITING TESTIFIED.
WE CAN BEGIN IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF EIGHTY SEVEN FIFTY
FOUR. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION OF AB SEVEN FIFTY
FOUR YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. THE REPORT TO LINE ONE
FIFTEEN LINE IS OPEN. NONE OF
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS JAMIE
NEARING WITH RUSSIAN RIVERKEEPER
AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE
FELLOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
WILL GO TO LINE ONE ELEVEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YOU CAN HEAR ME.
YES WE CAN HEAR YOU YOU CAN
PROCEED. THANK YOU- MY NAME IS
JUSTIN BLACKMON. LOS ANGELES
WATERKEEPER ADDITIONAL THAT WE
JOIN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE SHE PRO
LIFE SPARKLING WATER HEATER
STRAPPED STATE AND- CORPORATE
SUPPORT. FOR THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. X. ONCE AT ONE OF THE. YOUR
BRAIN AND ALSO ON BEHALF
SPHERICAL. AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU FOR. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN FOR THE UP Q. THANK YOU
CAN WILL BRING YOU BACK TO THE
DAYS HERE TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS. YES
CENTER THERE. I'M SORRY TO BE.
SORT OF A BROKEN RECORD ON THIS.
BUT OUR TO THE AUTHOR I WAS
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT YOU
ACTUALLY CHIEF BY THIS I'M I NOW
REALIZE THAT. THAT IF YOU ARE
SINGLE RESERVOIR YOU DO IT TED
DEAD PEOPLE ALREADY HAVE WATER
STORAGE PLANS INCORPORATING THE
CURVE INTO IT IS A MINOR THING
BUT ONCE AGAIN I HAVE A FRAME OF
REFERENCE FIVE BIG FRAME OF
REFERENCE I REALLY RELATED TO
SOME OF THE- THE OPPONENTS AND
THE MULTI USE. AND SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT HAPPENED THERE AND
THERE WAS A HUGE CHANGE IN THE
TWENTY TWELVE TO TWENTY SIXTEEN
DROUGHT. ON FLOOD RELEASES IF
YOU CAN BELIEVE IT THE BUREAU OF
LAND MANAGEMENT I MEAN THE-
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION- IN
RESERVOIRS OR 244% FULL IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DROUGHT WOULD
RELEASE WATER FOR FLOOD CONTROL.
WHICH TO WHICH MADE NO SENSE
WHAT SO EVER AND SO I'M TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WILL COME
FROM THIS WHAT DO YOU EXPECT IF
THIS IS AN ACTIVE. THAT WILL BE
THE GOOD THING THAT COMES FROM
SO I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION
RELATES TO PREPARATION SO WE
LIMITED THE BILL. TO WATER USERS
TO GET MORE THAN 50% OF THEIR
WATER FROM A SINGLE RESERVOIR
BECAUSE AS YOU HEARD FROM A
WITNESS IS TIME THAT WE REALLY
BE PREPARED ESPECIALLY IN THESE
A WHIPLASH TIMES. SO I HAVE YOUR
- COINCIDENTLY EAST BAY MODES
WATER SHORTAGE CONTINGENCY PLAN
SO THEY DO ONE OF THESE EVERY.
THERE FOR FIVE YEARS BUT YOU
MUST DO AN ASSESSMENT EVERY YEAR
SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY THE
SETTING WHERE THEIR WATER COMES
FROM NO MATTER WHO OWNS THE
RESERVOIR. EVERY YEAR BUT WHAT
WE'D LIKE TO SEE IS IF YOU'RE
GETTING 50% YOU NEED TO DO SOME
PLANNING AND REALLY THAT
PLANNING SHOULD BE RELATED TO
THE RESERVOIR WHICH GETTING
FIFTY PERCENT. AS TO THE MULTI
USE AND THE FLEXIBILITY. THE
BILL- WE PUT IN LANGUAGE THAT
SAYS. YOU MUST PROJECT. TO THE
AMOUNTS TO THE LEVEL THAT YOU
CAN REASONABLY PREDICT. OUT
FLOW. AND WITHIN THAT WE HAVE
LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT SAYS.
THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE
RESERVOIRS OPERATED YOUR- TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT. IT MAY INCLUDE BUT
IS NOT LIMITED TO WATER RELEASED
FOR INSTREAM USES. WATER
SUPPLIED FOR CONSUMPTIVE USE
FLOOD CONTROL HYDRAULIC
GENERATION AND RECREATION
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE
MAY BE A MULTIPURPOSE RESERVOIR
OUT THERE. SO IN REQUIRING THIS
CHARTING SO THAT WE ARE
PREPARED. WE HAVE ALLOTTED FOR
THE MULTI USE AS IT RELATES TO
WHETHER OR NOT YOU OWN THE
RESERVOIR OR NOT IF YOU'RE
GETTING FIFTY PERCENT. OF THE
WATER YOU NEED FOR YOUR WATER
USERS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF
WHAT THAT RESERVOIR IS GONNA
HOLD FOR PURPOSES. OF YOUR-
CUSTOMER BASE IF YOU WILL. JOHN
DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. I
THINK IT JUST ONE COMMENT- I
MEAN I'M WILLING TO LET YOU
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS AND I
THINK IT NEEDS SOME WORK AND I'M
JUST THINKING. THIS SYSTEM THAT
THAT WE RAN WHEN I WAS MAYOR HAS
A RESERVOIR. THAT WAS OVER 50%
OF THE WATER SOURCE FOR REGION
THAT WAS TWICE AS LARGE IN THE
CITY. AND WE WERE SO TUNED TO IT
AND WE WERE SO PLAN TO IT THAT
THAT EXISTS IT THIS BILL I DON'T
THINK WHAT AT A SINGLE THING TO
WHAT ISN'T GOING ON ALREADY AND
IT'S- AND IT COMES WITH
EDUCATION. I MEAN WE EDUCATE OUR
WATER USERS THAT IF IT'S FULL
YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE BUT IT'S
NOT BAD IF IT'S 80% THIS IS.
WHAT WE HAVE TO YEARS AND WERE
MOSTLY DRY AND SO THEN WE JUST
HAVE MANDATORY OF THINGS THAT GO
ON AND IF IT'S SIXTY PERCENT.
EXTREME MANDATORY THINGS AND WE
ALL JUST LOOK- YEARS AGO I
CONVINCED A NEWSPAPER. TO WITH
THE WEATHER RIGHT REGULARLY
PUBLISH EXACTLY WHAT PERCENT OF
THE RESERVOIR IS SO THAT WHEN
YOU EDUCATED PEOPLE THEY COULD
MAKE THOSE LINKS I JUST DIDN'T
SEE WHEN I READ THIS WHAT THIS
WOULD DO. THAT'S NEW. OKAY SO
WHAT IT DOES. IS IT TAKES ALL
WHERE YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO
BE. ANY MEASURES WHERE YOU
ACTUALLY END UP SO IF YOU KEEP
DIPPING BELOW. WHERE YOU THINK
YOUR RESERVOIR SHOULD BE TO
SERVICE YOUR CLIENTELE. THEN YOU
NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE
DOING BUT THIS IS ONLY A DOUBT
ABOUT IT IS NOT WERE NOT
MANDATING. ANYTHING IN THIS BILL
WE JUST WANT TO SEE AS YOU. MAKE
YOUR PREDICTIONS WHAT IS
ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND IT CAUSES
YOU TO RECONCILE THE TWO SO
THAT'S WHAT THE BILL NOW
REQUIRES YOU TO DEAL. MMHM CARED
WHICH- ONCE AGAIN I THINK IS
DONE ALREADY BUT IT. ARE AGAINST
HURT FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE
DOING IT THAT'S RIGHT IN USUALLY
THEY'RE DOING TOTAL WATER SUPPLY
THERE ISN'T NECESSARILY THE
FOCUS ON THE RESERVOIR IT'S
TOTAL WATER RESERVOIR IS LIKE
85% OF YOUR TOTAL WATER SUPPLY.
YOU ARE FOCUSED ON THAT
RESERVOIRS IF IT GOES DRY. UP
PEOPLE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WASH
THEIR HANDS EVERY OTHER DAY OR
SOMETHING WORK OR KEEP. THEIR
GRANDMOTHER'S FAVORITE PLAN
ALIVE ALL EVERYTHING ELSE GOES
BUT IT IS LITERALLY THAT'S WHERE
IT IS AND SO THAT'S WHY I THAT'S
WHY I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE
OPPOSITION QUITE FRANKLY. I MEAN
IT SHOULD BE THAT WE'RE ALL
FOCUSED ON THAT THERE SHOULDN'T
BE THAT BIG IN OPPOSITION WE'VE
ALLOWED FOR THE MULTI USE WITH
ALLOWED WHETHER OR NOT YOU OWN
IT OR NOT. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THESE COORDINATES
DON'T SURPASS EACH OTHER WHERE
IT'S NOT SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SENATOR ANY OTHER. OKAY I
JUST I APPRECIATE YOU ABOUT THAT
YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION I WAS
ABOUT TO ASK WHICH IS THAT THAT
THIS IS INFORMATIONAL ONLY AND
SIMPLY REQUIRES REPORTING- AND I
GUESS I WOULD SAY WE'RE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL THE
RECOMMEND CARE RECOMMENDATION IS
TO PASS TO PREPARATIONS. IN PART
FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU
ARTICULATED THAT MORE
INFORMATION IS GOOD AND PERHAPS
THE OPPOSITION'S ARGUMENTS THAT
THIS IS A FLAWED MEASURE- MAYBE
RIGHT FIT BUT IT'S STILL MORE
INFORMATION AND I THINK WE CAN
ALWAYS WORK TO IMPROVE THE
PARTICULAR METRICS THAT YOU'RE
CALLING FOR HERE. I KNOW YOU'RE
GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS I
WANT TO PASS THE SENATE PASSES
OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE. BOB WITH
THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. I
JUST PERCENT GRASS ROAD AND YES
SENATOR WILL CONTINUE TO TALK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE'LL TAKE
THAT UP ONCE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WHICH WERE INCHING CLOSER TO WE
JUST INCREASE OUR NUMBERS BY 50%
THANK YOU CENTER OF. OKAY WE
SING. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ABOUT
WITH. OUR HAND IN THE ROOM- YOU
MAY PRESS- I'M SORRY. OKAY IT'S
OF BAD I THINK POWER CAN HANDLE
IN THE ROOM EARLIER IF YOU DON'T
MIND SOME NUMBERS THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. SHE HAS BEEN WAITING- SO
SHE'S READY TO PRESENT- FILE
ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN EIGHTY
TWELVE OH FIVE UNIVERSITY ONE
READY THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND
HOPEFULLY WITH THE AMENDMENTS
THIS WILL BE. SPEEDY FOR MISTER
BENNETT M. SAID THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE STAFF. FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS BILL AND I WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT I'M ACCEPTING THE
COMMITMENTS AS LAID OUT IN THE
ANALYSIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
ADD AT HER REQUEST SENATOR HER
TAUGHT IT WAS A PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR TO THE BILL. AM I KNOW
SHE'S NOT HERE BUT I WANT TO
THANK SENATOR HER TADO FOR HER
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA I KNOW
THIS IS A- BILL THAT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO HER AND
HER COMMUNITY SO HER PARTNERSHIP
HAS BEEN REALLY CRITICAL IN THIS
WORK- I AM PROUD TO PRESENT AB
TWELVE OH FIVE WHICH REQUIRES
THE STATE WATER BOARD TO CONDUCT
A STUDY ON THE SPECULATION AND
WATER PROFITEERING. AS WATER IS
AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES AND FARMS NEED TO
SURVIVE. WE'RE INCREDIBLY
FORTUNATE THAT THIS YEAR OR
WINTER RAINS GAVE US THE WATER
WE NEEDED FOR THE YEAR. BUT AS
WE ALL KNOW DROUGHTS ARE GOING.
TO BE THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA'S
WATER. AND SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE
TO MANAGE IT INCREDIBLY WELL. IN
ADDITION TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE
THAT THE NEWS TALKS ABOUT THE
NEWS REPORTS HAVE. TALKED ABOUT
OVER THE PAST DECADE DIFFERENT
EXAMPLES OF HEDGE FUNDS AND
OTHER LARGE INSTITUTIONAL
INVESTORS BUYING UP AGRICULTURAL
LAND HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
ACROSS THE WEST. TO MARKET
ASSOCIATED WATER RESOURCES FROM
PERMANENT CROPS WITH GROUND
WATER RESOURCES AT AN
UNSUSTAINABLE RATE. OR FOR
EXPORT OF THOSE WATER RESOURCES.
THERE APPEARS TO BE A VERITABLE
GOLD RUSH BY INVESTMENT FUNDS ON
SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER IN
THIS STATE. AND SOME STAND TO
MAKE A PRETTY PENNY ON THESE
RESOURCES. GIVEN WHAT WE ARE
EXPERIENCING INCREASING WATER
SCARCITY DUE TO THE DROUGHT IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
UNDERSTAND. THE SCOPE OF WHAT IS
HAPPENING TO OUR WATER
RESOURCES. AND WE CAN MOVE IN
THE FUTURE TO PASS GOOD POLICY-
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THIS
BILL WILL GIVE US IN THE FUTURE
- SO FOR THOSE REASONS IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE-
EMPOWER THE STATE WATER BOARD TO
DO THE RESEARCH. HAS LAID FORTH
IN THE ANALYSIS WITHOUT RESPECT
ASK PRIVATE. DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN SUPPORT OKAY
FANTASTIC DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES. WHO WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL IN THE ROOM. THIS PLEASE
LIMIT YOUR- I GUESS YOU CAN
SPEAK IF YOU LIKE TO. NOT MUCH
TO SAY TO SAY I JOHN POTTER FOR
CLEAR FOR KIDS AT OREGON STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I SEE NO
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWELVE OH FIVE IN THE ROOM I
WILL MOVE ON TO LEAVE WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION TO WE HAVE TO BE
TODAY. AND I'M JUST TAKING TWO
SECONDS I'M ANOTHER TWEENER AND
KIANA SOMEBODY HAPPY ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES
REALLY APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WERE TAKING SO WE'RE
REVISITING OUR POSITION. THANK
YOU DO WE HAVE ANY ACTUAL LEAD
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HERE
TODAY. I SING ON OKAY- ANYTHING
THE TWO WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
OR CLEANERS. TWEENER IV BRITAIN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION APPRECIATE AND THE
AUTHORS THAT AMENDMENTS AND
WE'RE REMOVING OPPOSITION THINK.
THANK YOU. ALEX DURING
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU- MUCH
LIKE THE TWO PRIOR FOCUS AND
WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH
WHERE THE AMENDMENTS ARE SO I
THINK WE'LL PROBABLY NEVER
REMOVING OUR POSITION AS WELL.
THANK YOU. HI BRENDA BASS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND WITH THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WE WILL BE REVISITING
OUR POSITION AND HOPE TO REMOVE
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON TAYLOR RUSSIAN ON
BEHALF OF VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION SIMULATOR COMMENTS
WITH CATCHING FOR THANK YOU
THANK YOU. SCOTT HAYMAN CHAIRMAN
OF THE INDIAN WELLS VALLEY
GROUNDWATER AUTHORITY AND
COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF
RIDGECREST WE REMOVE OUR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU THANK YOU
FOR. GOOD EVENING MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS KAREN LAYING ON BEHALF
OF THE KERN COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS DATA ON HELPING TO
REMOVE OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU. SURE MEMBERS CHECK
WELCOME BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION WHEN GREAT GROWERS
THE SAME VERY POSITION. THANK
YOU. OKAY WITH SAILORS ULTIMATE
DEBRA ECHO EVERYBODY BEFORE.
THANK YOU. PROBABLY TOMORROW
ABOUT FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS AND DID OF.
EVERYTHING IT. SAID THANK YOU.
SEEING NO OTHER LEAD WITNESS IT
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION OR
TWENTY- SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO
ANYONE WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE IS. AGAIN THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY SHOULD LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE. I'M AS MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD PLEASE PROP ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF AB
TWELVE OH FIVE. WE CAN BEGIN.
THANK YOU FOR IN SUPPORT OF AB
TWELVE OH FIVE YOU MAY PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO. I WE'LL GO TO LINE
ONE TWENTY TWO. THE ANA HOW ARE
YOU. COOL THE KIDS OR AND- THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND WE DO HAVE
ONE MORE WEATHER GET THEIR LINE
NUMBER ONE MOMENT PLEASE. THE
FIRM SYSTEMATIC SO WE HAVE NO
MARIN Q. THANK YOU TO ALL OF
TESTIFIED DO WE HAVE ANY.
AFFECTED MEMBERS TO HAVE A
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ON AB
TWELVE OH FIVE SAYING NONE- AS A
MEMBER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT RESPECT
LAST FOREVER THANK YOU THANK YOU
APPRECIATE IT. ALSO TAKE THAT UP
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BENNETT THANK YOU FOR
WAITING PATIENTLY HERE- YOU HAVE
THREE BILLS HERE IN FRONT OF US
TODAY FILE ITEMS NUMBER FOUR. AB
FIFTH FIVE FIFTY TWO FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE EIGHTY SIX SEVENTY
SIX AND FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX AB
EIGHT OR NINE WHICH ONE WOULD
YOU LIKE PERCENT VERSUS ST THE
SAME ORDER THAT YOU JUST THE
RESIDENT TESSA YOU'LL RECEIVE
ONE READY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO START BY ACCEPTING
THE- COMMITTEE MOMENTS AND THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF- APPRECIATE
THE THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL- AB
FIVE FIVE TWO WILL CREATE A
REGIONAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT- TOOL
SHARING PROGRAM FOR FARMERS. ON
IT IS ONE OF THE- REAL WIN WIN
BILLS SPREAD OUT THERE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT LOTS OF
PEOPLE- IN FAVOR OF IT-
SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON TRYING TO
HELP SMALL FARMERS. WHO CAN'T
AFFORD TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A
THAT BIG HEAVY EQUIPMENT THEY
MAY ONLY NEED IT FOR A FEW DAYS
OF ONE OF THE GREAT TO COMPARE
SINCE PEOPLE USE IT'S A LITTLE
BIT LIKE A- HEAVY EQUIPMENT- ON
A LIBRARY PROGRAM YOU KNOW YOU
NEED IT FOR TEN DAYS OR YOU NEED
FOR A WEEK IN. TERMS OF MOVING
FORWARD TO TRY TO BRING DOWN
THOSE EQUIPMENT COSTS ONE OF THE
REAL KEYS TO TRY TO HELP KEEP
SMALL FARMERS PROFITABLE- AND
WITH THAT- THERE IS- THE HAVE
TO- WITNESSES HERE AND A LARSON.
FOR THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE
AGRICULTURE NETWORK AND JAMIA
SANTOS. FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS.
THANK YOU YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO PRESENT. YOU CAN PROCEED
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU. I'M GOOD AFTERNOON I'M INTO
ARSON WITH CALIPHATE HOW CAN THE
CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AGRICULTURE
NETWORK AND WE'RE COALITION OF
EAT ORGANIZATIONS. REPRESENT
SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FARMERS
AND RANCHERS AND ADVOCATE FOR
POLICIES TO HELP FARMERS BE MORE
RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. SO
WHILE CALIFORNIA LEADS THE
COUNTRY IN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION. THE NUMBER OF FAMILY
FARMS DECREASES WITH EACH
AGRICULTURAL CENSUS. DUE TO
MARKET PRESSURES AND CLIMATE
CHANGE IMPACTS. MORE THAN EVER
FARMERS NEED SUPPORT. TO ONE
HAVE VIABLE AND RESILIENT
OPERATIONS. INTO THE HELP ME
STATE GOALS AND TARGETS RELATED
TO SUSTAINABILITY. WITHOUT LAND
OUTLINED IN THE SCOPING PLAN AND
THIRTY BY THIRTY GOALS. FIRM
QUITMAN IS THE HIGHEST CAPITAL
EXPENSE FOR FARMERS AFTER LAND
AND 75% OF CALIFORNIA'S SEVENTY
THOUSAND FARMS OPERATE WITH NET
FARM INCOMES UNDER TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS. PER WITH NET
LOSSES ANNUALLY. THEREFORE
INVESTMENTS AND SPECIALIZED
EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTHY CELLS
PRACTICES OR WILD FOR MITIGATION
STRATEGIES SUCH AS NO TILL
DRILLS WHEN SHIPPERS AND COMPOST
WRITERS IN INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE. ARE OFTEN OUT OF
REACH PARTICULARLY FOR SMALL AND
MID SKILLED FARMERS. WE'VE HEARD
THE ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT IS A
CRITICAL NEED FROM THE FARMERS
THAT WE WORK WITH IN FROM OUR
PARTNERS AN EXTENSION I RESOURCE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT. IN OUR
NONPROFIT PARTNERS WHO
COLLECTIVELY SERVE THOUSANDS OF
FARMERS ACROSS THE STATE. AND
MANY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN SHARING A
SOLUTION BUT THEY LACK THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
THAT A REALITY. WE ALREADY KNOW
THAT THIS MODEL WORKS IN FRESNO
THE UC COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
SMALL FARMS TEAM OPERATES AND
EQUIPMENT SHARING PROGRAM TO
HELP HEALTHY SOILS PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS USE COMPOST. THE
PROGRAM IS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT
THERE'S A LOT MORE DEMAND THAN
THEY CAN THEY'RE ABLE TO
CURRENTLY NEED. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BENEFITS EIGHTY FIVE FIVE TWO
WOULD HELP PROGRAMS LIKE
FRESNO'S BE ABLE TO MEET THE
DEMAND. AND SCALE THIS MODEL
ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP REALIZE
THE POTENTIAL OF AGRICULTURE TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND
SUPPORT REGIONAL ECONOMIES.
THANKS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TESTIMONY. NOW WE HAVE ANOTHER
WITNESS. GIVE TWO MINUTES. SIX
TIMES YEAH GOOD AFTERNOON I'M
TURN MEMBERS MY NAME TEAM YOU
CAN USE ON THE POLICY DIRECTOR
AT THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH
FAMILY FARMERS. FOR CAFFE AND
CAFFE CURRENTLY REPRESENTS OVER
EIGHT THOUSAND SMALL AND MID
SCALE FARMERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
AND WE'VE WORKED ABOUT. FORTY
FIVE YEARS TO PROVIDE CERVANTES
SCALE AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY- IN
CALIFORNIA OVER 80% OF FARMS
OPERATE ON LESS THAN A HUNDRED
EIGHTY ACRES. NEARLY THREE
FOURTHS OPERATE ON LESS THAN A
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
ANNUAL SALES AND WE'RE LOSING AT
LEAST FOUR FARMS SMALL FARMS A
DAY. THESE CHALLENGES SMALL
FARMERS FACE ARE OVERWHELMING
MAKING THE SIMPLE ACT OF GROWING
FOOD TO FEED LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK. THE
REALITIES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
EXISTING SUPPLY CHAINS AND FOOD
SYSTEMS DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECT. THOSE THAT ARE MAKING A
LIVELIHOOD GROWING FOOD WHICH
INCLUDES THE ONE IN FIVE.
CALIFORNIA FARMERS WHO
IDENTIFIES BLACK INDIGENOUS AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR- THERE ALSO
FARMERS OF CASH THAT INTO
CERTAIN THINGS IN AIM TO SERVE
AND ENGAGE WITH EVERY SINGLE
DAY. AND WE LISTEN AND RESPOND
TO THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS AN
ADVOCATE FOR IT LIKE TA- ONE OF
THE TOP. WE'VE HEARD OVER THE
YEARS THE NEED FOR A- ACCESS TO
INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO
WORK COLLECTIVELY. WITH RAPID
CONSOLIDATION MAJOR MARKET COME
COMPETITORS ARE FARMERS KNOW THE
ONLY WAY THEY'LL SURVIVE THIS TO
WORK COLLECTIVELY. SHARING
EQUIPMENT PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
AND CROP PLANNING TOGETHER. FOR
EXAMPLE SEVERAL FARMERS HAVE
THEIR OWN INFORMAL SHARING OF
ONE OR TWO TOOLS BUT LACKS THE
FUNDS TO BUY ANY MORE CAPITAL
INTENSIVE EQUIPMENT- EITHER VIA
A- FARMER LED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE OR THE PROGRAMS THAT
ANNA MENTIONED EARLIER. I'M
THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
SUPPORT THE SMALL SCALE FARMERS
WITH MASSIVE CAPITAL INTENSIVE.
FIVE TOOLS- EIGHTY FIVE FIVE TWO
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BUT IT WOULD
DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
CREATION OF A THRIVING. REGIONAL
FOOD ECOSYSTEMS WERE SMALL BY
POP FARMERS AND LAND STEWARDS
CAN BEGIN TO BUILD AND
STRENGTHEN THEMSELVES. REGIONAL
ECONOMIES ARE CENTRAL IF WE WANT
TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF
CALIFORNIA SMALLEST AND MOST
VULNERABLE FARMS AND I HEARD
YOUR I VOTE FOR THIS BILL THANK
YOU. THANK YOU WE HAVE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
AB FIVE FIVE TWO AGAIN LIMIT
YOUR- COMMENTS YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MARK FENSTER MAKER FOR THE
SENATE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU
. COLLISON MOSIS AGAIN ON BEHALF
OF THE PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. THING NO
ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT
DO WE HAVE ANY LEAD WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. SCENE AND WE HAVE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. OKAY WELL
THEN TAKE IT OVER TO- ANY
WITNESSES WINNING TEST FIVE YOU
THE TELECONFERENCE ORVIS. AGAIN
WITH THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY
SHOULD LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO
THEIR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURE-
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB FIVE FIVE TO WE
CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AB FIVE FIVE TWO YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. BURGER
KLEIN WON ALL THREE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON REBEKAH
MARKETS REPRESENTING AMERICAN
FARMLAND TRUST AND THE
COMMITMENTS YOU CUTE AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU LINE ONE TWENTY.
AFTERNOON CRISTINA MONITOR ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIANS AGAINST
WASTE IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION KILL OKAY THANK YOU
TO ALL WHO TESTIFIED I WILL
BRING BACK TO THE DAIS IS ANYONE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
YES I DO- THIS IS FANTASTIC BILL
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS
A CO AUTHOR AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. GREAT I'M WITH THAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RESPECTFULLY ASTRONOMICAL
THANK YOU GREAT CLOSING WILL
TAKE THAT UP WHEN WE HAVE A
MEMBERS. OKAY I ASSUME YOU HAVE
ANOTHER BILL TO PRESENT. BUT
WHENEVER FIVE EIGHTY SIX SEVENTY
SIX YOU CAN VISIT WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY I DO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AGAIN THAT WE ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE OF MAMMOTHS APPRECIATE
THE HARD WORK OF THE CHAIR AND
THE- AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF. ON
THIS BILL. WE HAVE WORKED
CLOSELY WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS.
ON AMENDMENTS THAT WENT INTO
PRINT JUNE TWELFTH- AND THAT
HELPED US REMOVE ALMOST ALL OF
THE OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL AND
WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH SO THE REMAINING
OPPOSITION TO TRY TO ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS. OF THE FUNDAMENTAL
PROBLEM THAT WERE DRESSING WITH
THIS BILL IS THE FACT THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS- ADOPTED A
DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC USE OF
WATER. AND YET WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED THE DOMESTIC USE OF
WATER AS THE PRIORITY USE OF
WATER IN CALIFORNIA. IT JUST
MAKES COMMON SENSE THAT WE OUGHT
TO HAVE A DEFINITION ON MAKE IT
EASIER FOR EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT
WE MEAN WHEN THAT'S THE CASE- AS
THE DROUGHT WAS ENDING- WE-
RECENTLY WE SAW WATER DISTRICTS
EMBROILED IN LOTS OF CONTROVERSY
ABOUT. WHAT COULD THEY
PRIORITIZE WHAT COULDN'T THEY
PRIORITIZED- AND THAT IS WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE. WE
HAVE ANTIQUATED REGULATIONS AND
ANISE WIDE SERIES OF COURT
CASES. REQUIRES HIRING OF AN
EXPENSIVE ATTORNEY TO TRY TO
JUST GET A BASIC ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION WHAT IS DOMESTIC USE OF
WATER- AND SO- WITH THAT TODAY-
WERE- READY TO. ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY
WITNESSES HERE. THANK YOU I DO
WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESS IN THE
ROOM WHO MIGHT WANT TO TOUCH. IN
SUPPORT OF AB SIX SEVEN SIX. SIX
NINE WE HAVE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION. TO SIX SEVENTY SIX.
AND YOUR LEAD WITNESS. I JUST
HAVE A COMMENT YOUR TO GO OVER A
FEW MINUTES BABRI WITH READ
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON BEHALF
OF OUR URBAN RETAIL WATER
SUPPLIER CLIENTS IN VALLEY I
WATER COALITION. WE REMOVED.
OPPOSITION WITH THE JUNE TWELFTH
AMENDMENTS. THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT- ADD PARAGRAPH FIVE
RAISES SOME CONCERNS- SO WE
WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHORS AND STAFF TO TRY AND
TIGHTEN THAT UP. THE REFERENCE
TO IT TO BASICALLY ANY COURT
DECISION INCLUDES THOSE AREN'T
THAT AREN'T PUBLISHED AND
THEREFORE DON'T HAVE
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. SO THE
AMENDMENT MAKES SENSE BUT WE
JUST WANT TO TIGHTEN THAT
LANGUAGE UP AND WE'VE PROVIDED-
OUR VERSION OF THAT LANGUAGE TO
THE AUTHOR STAFF AND COMMITTEE
STUFF. WE LIKE TO CONTINUE TO
WORK ON THAT. FOR NOT WE'RE NOT
AS FOR NO BUT- THANK YOU THAT
APPRECIATE THAT- SEEING. OTHER
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION TO THE SIX SEVENTY
SIX ALL RIGHT SEEING NONE- WILL
MOVE IT TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. AGAIN LIMIT YOUR TESTIMONY
TODAY YOUR NAME AFFILIATION
POSITION ON THE MEASURE
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLOP
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION MAY BE SIX SEVENTY
SIX WE CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF EIGHTY
SIX SEVENTY SIX YOU MIGHT PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO
LINE ONE OH FOUR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
EDUARDO MARTINEZ BUT THE NET.
BILLET THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
ONE TO THINK YUP IN THE
COMMITTEE AFTER WORKING WITH THE
FOR JUST THE CONCERN FOR TO BE
REMOVED IN OUR OPPOSITION. I
THINK THAT IT COULD BE UP FOR
THE LOOKING UP THE PASSION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CALLING
SIX. HI PPL HAVE TO HAVE GROWERS
OF. AND WE TO OUR PEACE. OF THE
- COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE AUTHOR ON- TWEAKING THEM A
BIT ESPECIALLY NUMBER FIVE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NINE ONE NINETY ONE OF
ONE OF OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON I
LISTENED TO HIGH- BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF CORONA WE'RE- THANK YOU
. MISTER CAREY OF NO FURTHER
OPPOSITION SUPPORT IN Q. GREAT
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO TESTIFIED
AND THAT WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE DAYS AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK
ON THIS BILL I THINK IT'S AN
IMPORTANT STATEMENT AND AS YOU
NOTE IN. YOUR STATEMENT EARLIER
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO START
DEFINING- WHAT'S THE BEST PIECE
OF WATER IS I WILL ALSO NOTE
THAT OUR STAFF HAS WORKED WITH
AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
YOU. AND STAKEHOLDERS ON
CONTINUING TO FIND THIS BILL
INCLUDING. THE MOMENT AROUND
NUMBER SECTION OF OUR FIVE- BUT
WITH THAT- WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
FLEXIBILITY THAT STAFF IS
EXTENDED TO US TO ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT AN
AMENDMENT THAT THE COMMITTEE
STAFF HAS ACTUALLY IT INSERTED
HERE- SO THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY
COME UP WITH LANGUAGE THAT'S-
ACCEPTABLE TO COMMITTEE STAFF
AND ALL OF US AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. SO WE APPRECIATE MISTER
REEVES- COMMENTS HERE TODAY OF
WITH REGARDS TO WORKING ON THAT
WILL PUT COMMITTED DOING THAT.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE THANK
YOU SOMETIME AND FINISH IT AT US
JUST LONELY HERE- VERY LONELY.
NOBODY LIKES ME- OR YOU HAVE ONE
MORE BILL A PRESENT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER EIGHT FILE ITEM NUMBER
SIX AB EIGHT OH NINE YOU CAN
PROCEED ALREADY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- THE CALIFORNIA MONITORING
PROGRAMS AN EXISTING PROGRAM OF
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE. IT MONITORS
THE PRODUCTION OF SALMON AND
STEELHEAD TROUT AND THEIR
HABITATS. AB EIGHT OR NINE
SIMPLY CODIFIES THIS PROGRAM TO
ENSURE THAT THE CRITICAL DATA
COLLECTED. WILL ALLOW THE STATE
TO MAKE THE RIGHT STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS. IN WATERSHED
FISHERY RESTORATION. AND
EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT- SALMON AND
STEELHEAD RECOVERY- WILD SALMON
AND STEELHEAD ARE ON THE BRINK
OF DISTINCTION EXTINCTION. DUE
TO HABITAT DEGRADATION. AND
CLIMATE CHANGE. AND THE STATE'S
POPULATIONS ARE ON THE
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT. OF THESE SPECIES ARE
CRITICAL TO ECOSYSTEM HEALTH.
RECOVERY PLANS FOR ENDANGERED
SPECIES. REQUIRE MONITORING
GROUP TO MAKE YOUR THE MEASURE
THE- IN WITH ME TO. IS- CAM.
DOES STICK CAL- TO. IN PERSON TO
KIM BEING THANK YOU THANK YOU
FOR EVERY READY OF UP TO TWO
MINUTES THANK GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIRMAN HONORABLE MEMBERS NAME
IS CAMPUS TECH WITH CALIFORNIA
TROUT AND WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA SALMON AND STEELHEAD
COALITION HERE CEDAR STRONG
SUPPORT AND TO THANK. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AS OFFICE FOR HIS WORK ON
EIGHTY EIGHT OR NINE SO THE SAME
INSTILL A COALITION IS A
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TROUT
UNLIMITED CALIFORNIA TROUT AND
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY THAT
COLLABORATES TO ACHIEVE OUR
SHARED GOALS. WHICH INCLUDE
RESTORING AND IMPROVING HABITAT
IMPORTANT SIMMONS STILL HAD
WATERSHED IN CALIFORNIA ALSO
IMPROVING WATER RELIABILITY FOR
PEOPLE. ESTABLISHED IN TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN THE CALIFORNIA
MONITORING PROGRAM A PLAN EXCUSE
ME OR CMP IS DESIGNED TO INFORM
SALMON AND STEELHEAD RECOVERY
CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES. THE CMP MEASURES THE
RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED
ANADROMOUS FISH SPECIES
INCLUDING CHINOOK SALMON COHO
SALMON AND STEELHEAD. THE
POPULATION AND HABITAT DATA
COLLECTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM
IS USED TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY
OF HABITAT PROTECTION AND
RESTORATION INVESTMENTS. TRACK
AND DEMONSTRATE THE PROGRESS OF
SALMON STILL HAD RESTORATION AND
RECOVERY EFFORTS AND TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING
SPECIES RECOVERY PLANS.
ADDITIONALLY CMT EFFORTS OFTEN
PROVIDES AND THE ONLY
INFORMATION WATERSHED HEALTH IN
REMOTE AREAS OF THE STATE AND
HELP INFORM FISHERIES
MANAGEMENT. RELIABLE FUNDING OF
THE CMP IS NECESSARY TO
ELIMINATE DATA GAPS TO ENSURE
LONG TERM CHANGES IN POPULATIONS
CAN BE DETERMINED AND TO
PROVIDE. CERTAINTY TO CDFW AS
THE ADMINISTRATORS PROGRAM. THE
CMP HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN. THEIR
TEMPORARY FUNDS INCLUDING
FEDERAL GRANTS AND STATE BOND
FUNDING HOWEVER THESE SOURCES
ARE NO LONGER SUFFICIENT TO
MAINTAIN THE PROGRAMS ESSENTIAL
MONITORING ACTIVITIES. AB EIGHT
OR NINE WOULD CODIFY THE PROGRAM
AND ESTABLISH A NEW FUNDS THE
CALIFORNIA MONITORING PROGRAM
FUND. TO ALLOW THE STATE TO
APPROPRIATE FUNDING DIRECTLY TO
THE PROGRAM. THROUGH THE ANNUAL
BUDGET PROCESS. AB EIGHT OR NINE
WILL SECURE LOW FUNDING FOR THE-
IN THERE FOR ENSURE CAN'T.
OPERATION A ROBUST MONITORING
PROGRAM FOR FRESH WATER
ECOSYSTEMS. WE BELIEVE THAT AB
EIGHT OR NINE WILL ENSURE THAT
CRITICAL DATA FROM THE CMP WILL
CONTINUE TO INFORM THE
INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE STATE TO
SUPPORT WATERSHED HEALTH.
FISHERY RESTORATION AND THE
RECOVERY OF CRITICALLY
ENDANGERED SALMON AND STEELHEAD
POPULATIONS THANK. THANK YOU-
ARE YOU INTO ANY OTHER LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT HERE TODAY.
I DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS THEIR ME TO SUPPORT FOR
THIS BILL. ALEX HALF DEFENDERS
OF WILDLIFE AND TRY TO LIMIT IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. HI
MEGAN CLEVELAND WITH THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY INSTRUCTS SUPPORT
THANK YOU. I TO BRITAIN WITH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER
ASSOCIATION SUPPORT THANK YOU.
MARK FENSTER MAKER FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. MERKYS
KING MASON CALIFORNIA MY
MOTHER'S IN SUPPORT THANKS THANK
YOU. BOB REED WITH THREE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON BEHALF
OF SOLANO COUNTY WATER AGENCY IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU FOR THE
SENATE. ALL RIGHTY- DO WE HAVE
ANY ONE HERE IN. OPPOSITION ANY
LEE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
AB EIGHT OO NINE WHICH SEEMS
VERY CONTENTIOUS. NOTICING ON IN
THE ROOM DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION OKAY
SAYING NONE. LET'S MOVE THIS TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE.
MICHIGAN IS MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF AB
EIGHT OR NINE WE CAN BEGIN.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB EIGHT OR NINE
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
. FOR FOOTBALL AND. ONE TWENTY
FOUR. THE NEW TO UNDERGO A MILE
AND A HALF. AN INCH THICK AND
ALL OF ITS DISTRICT COURT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION AGAINST IT WILL BRING
BACK TO THE DAYS AGAIN. MY
PARENTS ALMOST SUPPOSEDLY NAME
IS SAMUEL SO VERY FELIX SALMON
IS PART OF MY LIST HERE. THANK
YOU FOR THAT JOKE THEY- DO WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE A GREAT JOKE-
AND- FOR SHADE AND I VOTE- WHEN
YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU YOUR PRESENTATIONS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ALL RIGHT WE'LL
MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT AUTHOR WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER SORIA IN THE
ROOM HERE TO PRESENT FILE ITEM
NUMBER. IN THIS NUMBER TEN A. B.
THE THIRTY. NUMBER YOU CAN
PERCEIVE EVERY READY. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND I WAS GONNA SAY
AND MEMBERS BUT THEY'RE ALL GONE
. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT AB EIGHT THIRTY WHICH
INTENDS TO CREATE A CRITICAL
TOOL FOR COMMUNITIES LIKE THE
ONES I REPRESENT IN MERCED
COUNTY. MORE SPECIFICALLY PLAN
NOT A ATWATER MIX WHEN YOU GUYS
ALL SAW- THE TRAGEDY THAT AND
THE DEVASTATION THAT IMPACTED
THESE COMMUNITIES AS YOU MAY
HAVE RECALLED MORE THAN FOUR
THOUSAND RESIDENTS WERE FORCED
TO EVACUATE DUE TO DEVASTATED
FLOODING MANY HOMES WERE DAMAGED
FAMILIES LOST PROPERTY. THAT HAS
BEEN HARD TO REPLACE DUE TO THE
FACT THAT MANY OF THEM DIDN'T
QUALIFY FOR FEDERALLY FOR RELIEF
THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO COVER ALL
THE DAMAGES LOSS OF VEHICLES
DAMAGED FURNITURE. AND A LOT OF
JUST LOSS OF PROPERTY POLICIES
ESTABLISH- BY AB EIGHT THIRTY
AND THEN ALSO SB ONE TWO TWO
WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST
RECENTLY NEGOTIATE. NEGOTIATED
TRAILER BILLS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE
ANALYSIS ARE CRITICAL TO THE
FUTURE OF COMMUNITIES LIKE PLAN
NOW THAT. AND THE AG ECONOMY OUR
FAMILY SOLELY RELY ON. AB EIGHT
THIRTY SIX TO STREAMLINE THE
PERMITTING PROCESS IS THE
PERMITTING PROCESS IN SUPPORT OF
FLOOD MORE ACTIVITIES WHEN A
STREAM HAS REACHED FLOOD MONITOR
OR FLOOD STAGE LEVELS. WERE
WITHIN THE STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD PERMITTED FLOWS
HELPING MITIGATE FLOOD FLOODING
IMPACTS IN TIMES LIKE THE ONES
THAT WE HAD THIS PAST JANUARY.
THIS BILL ALSO PROVIDES A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MEET THE
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT GOALS. SET BY OUR
STATE AND IN TURN HELP IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF WATER. ALITY OF
WATER ISSUES ALSO IMPACTING MANY
OF THESE- COMMUNITIES. I DO WANT
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK OF THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND BOTH OF
THESE BODIES BOTH LEGISLATIVE
BODIES OF OR BOTH BODIES OF THIS
LEGISLATURE FOR RECOGNIZING THE
IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING
COMMUNITIES TOOLS. TO STREAMLINE
THE PROCESS OF DIVERTING FLOOD
WATERS INTO REGIONAL WATER
BASINS AS WE LEARN TO ADAPT TO
THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
WE MUST MEET THE MOMENT AND
ADAPT TO HOTTER AND DRIER TIMES
BY ENSURING THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE
THE USAGE OF FLOOD WATERS. IN
EXTRAORDINARY WAIT YEARS LIKE
THE ONE THAT WE SAW THIS WINTER
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY WILL HELP US
PREVENT A REPEAT OF A FLOODED
PLAN NADA TOMORROW I'M PROTECT
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE. HAS EXPRESSED TO YOU
CHAIRMAN. ARE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW
BUT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK WITH
I'M COMMITTED TO WORK WITH STAFF
IN THIS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT
THIS. BILL TRULY COMPLIMENTS AND
NOT CONFLICTS WITH SB ONE TO-
TODAY WITH ME I HAVE MIKE JENSEN
FROM THE MERCED IRRIGATION
DISTRICT AND BRAD SAMUELSON WITH
WATER AND LAND SOLUTIONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
BUT WHEN. I YOUR COMMITTEES HERE
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT YOU EACH
HAVE TWO MINUTES PERCENT AND YOU
CAN BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF
THIS BILL- I'LL JUST BRIEFLY SAY
MERCED IRRIGATION DISTRICT WE
ARE IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WE
PROVIDE. WATER AND POWER
SERVICE- LAST YEAR WE HAD
PARTNERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESOURCES AND WE ACTIVELY
PURSUED A FLOOD MARK- PERMIT.
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO RECHARGE
GROUNDWATER- IN A QUICKLY OVER
GRAFT SHOOTING CRITICALLY OVER
DRAFTED GROUNDWATER BASIN USING
FLOODWATERS- DURING THAT PROCESS
THEY CAME TO OUR ATTENTION IN
THE ELEVENTH HOUR THAT WE WOULD
ALSO NEED A LAKE AND STREAMBED
ALTERATION PERMIT- I'M GONNA
REFER TO MR SAMUELSON'S ALSO
HERE TODAY IS. ABOUT SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WOULD HAVE
PLACED ON USING THE PROGRAM- M.
WHERE THIS BILL IS- HEADED IS
TRYING TO LEVY EIGHT THOSE
CONCERNS SO THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE
THESE FLOOD WATERS THAT WE CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. THANK YOU
. WE ANOTHER WITNESS IN THE NEXT
. YOUR HAVE TO MINUTES YES THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME I JUST WANT
TO- REITERATED THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS BILL- IT VERY MUCH. HELP
THE COMMUNITIES OF THE GRAND
PLAN ON A AND THAT. THE FARMING
COMMUNITY VERY MUCH NEED TO
FLOOD WATER AND THE PROTECTION
FROM- THE GROUND WATER THANK YOU
. THANK YOU- DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT.
AND ME TO TEST. BABRI WITH THREE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON BEHALF
OF VALLEY ATWATER COALITION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THEN YOU
HAVE LASSEN HAD WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
. KAREN LAYING WITH THE MERCED
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ALEX BRING
WITH CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. BRENDA BASS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
NOT EVEN TWEENER IS YOU GUYS ARE
IN FULL SUPPORT THIS TIME OKAY-
DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM
TODAY. LEAD WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION JUST THE ONE. I
TESTED THE SAME. MINUTES THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SHARE AND- STAFF
- REPRESENTS THEY WERE REPRESENT
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE AND JUST
WANTED THANK YOU FOR KNOWLEDGE
IN THE- NEED TO CONFORM WITH SB
ONE TWENTY TWO RESOURCES TRAILER
BILL. I THINK THAT'S OUR ONLY
ISSUES JUST WE WOULD SUPPORT IF
IT IF IT WERE OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED TO CONFORM WITH- ONE
TWENTY TWO I JUST WANNA FLAG.
THAT- SB THIRTY APPLIES TO NEAR
FLOOD STAGE FLOWS WHICH ISN'T IN
THE RESOURCE TRAILER BILL- AND
SO WE JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT
WERE WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE TO ADDRESS THOSE
INCONSISTENCIES. THANK YOU DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM IN OPPOSITION TO AB EIGHT
THIRTY. SEEING NONE WILL MOVE ON
TO ANY WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA TELECONFERENCE.
AGAIN LIMIT YOUR TESTIMONY TO
YOUR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURE I'M AS
MODERATOR IF YOU CAN PLEASE
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION AB EIGHT THIRTY WE
CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB EIGHT
THIRTY HERE MY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND
THEN ZERO FOR SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION. MISTER TERRY OF NO
ONE IN Q. THANK YOU- I WANT TO
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THIS WHICH
IS ME- SO I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE
QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
LATER WHEN I WAS VERY INTERESTED
IN THIS BILL BUT THERE IS-
CURRENTLY. OCCUPIED SO WHY IS
THIS BILL NEEDED IF WE HAVE THE-
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE AND WHAT
SPECIFICALLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT
IN THE TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
THAT YOUR BILL IS TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH- THIS IS A FOUR PART
QUESTION WOULD YOUR MERCED
PROJECT NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR
STREAMLINING UNDER THE T. AND
WHY ARE WE DOING A STATEWIDE
APPLICATION IS ONLY TRYING TO
TARGET A SPECIFIC MERCED PROJECT
. THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE
QUESTIONS AND I KNOW I HAD A-
SHORT CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY
WITH SENATOR LARRY TONIGHT THANK
YOU FOR HIS INTEREST. IN THIS
ISSUE AT SO ONE WE INTRODUCED
THIS BILL EARLY ON RIGHT. WHEN
THE CHALLENGES IN MERCED COUNTY
WERE HAPPENING OBVIOUSLY WITH
THE RECOGNITION AS WAS MENTIONED
BY ONE OF THE LEAD WITNESSES.
THAT THERE WAS A CHALLENGE IN
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE-
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE
OUT THERE. TO BENEFIT OUR
COMMUNITIES LIKE A MERCED COUNTY
AND SO THE GOAL REALLY WAS TO
NOT ONLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE FOR
MERCED COUNTY BUT WE KNOW THAT.
OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS ACROSS
THE CENTRAL VALLEY ARE BEING
CHALLENGED WITH AN AQUIFER THAT
HAS BEEN- YOU KNOW OVER PUMPED.
AND THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A
CONSCIENTIOUS EFFORT TO RELIEVE
REPLENISH THE GROUNDWATER AND
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET THERE
IF WE DON'T DO MORE OF WHAT IS
NEEDED. I'M ESPECIALLY IN YEARS
LIKE THIS. IF YOU GUYS WOULD
HAVE VISITED MY COMMUNITIES-
PLAN NOT THAT WATER MIX WAYNE
DOWN INTO LARRY LAKE BASIN I
HOPE FOLKS GO OUT. AND VISIT-
THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HELP ADDRESS
SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT
THE COMMUNITIES THAT I GREW UP
IN HAVE REALLY BEEN IMPACTED
OVER TIME NOT JUST THE OVER
DRAFTING THE WATER QUALITY
CHALLENGES. AND I THINK THAT
THIS BILL REALLY ATTEMPTED TO DO
THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE
GOVERNOR AND THAT THE BOTH
BODIES ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE
GOT TOGETHER TO. TO SAY HEY WE
NEED TO DO MORE AND SO I WANT TO
BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY OVER
THE COMING WEEKS TO WORK WITH
YOU GUYS TO REALLY FIGURE OUT-
IF SB TWO TO. REALLY ADDRESSES
ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE
EXPERIENCED IN OUR AREA BUT THAT
WILL BENEFIT ALSO WHEN WE DO
THIS STATE WIDE ÐAUSE
BELIEVE THAT THE CENTRAL VALLEY
DESERVES TO HAVE A POLICY. THAT
IS GOING TO HELP THEM-
ESSENTIALLY MEET THE SIGMA GOALS
THAT THIS BODY AND THE GOVERNOR
PREVIOUSLY. PUT. INTO LAW AND SO
WE HAVE SOME VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL
BUT WE NEED THAT. NOW TO BE ABLE
TO MEET THE GOALS THAT WE SET IN
THE STATE. THANK YOU FOR THAT
ANSWER ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
LAYERED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SOME BRIEF COMMENTS MYSELF I
THINK WHEN WE FIRST WERE
PRESENTED WITH THIS BILL- HI IN
OUR STAFF HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE
SIGNIFICANT OVERLAP THAT THIS
BILL DID HAVE WITH THE RESOURCES
TRAILER BILL- AS WELL AS- HOW IT
MIGHT IMPACT THE EXTENSIVE MULTI
PARTY NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE
TAKING PLACE. OBVIOUSLY BOTH
BILLS RELATE TO THE DIVERSION OF
FLOOD WATERS TO GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE. IN ORDER TO AVOID
DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND
PROPERTY- AT THIS POINT MY STAFF
FEELS LIKE THEY NEED MORE TIME
TO REALLY PARSE OUT WHAT THE
DIFFERENCE IS MIGHT BE. I KNOW
THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE
BEEN FULLY COOPERATIVE IN IS FOR
THAT REASON THAT. WE ARE
RECOMMENDING AN AYE VOTE TODAY-
BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
AS THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD- THAT
IS NOT UNDERMINE THE THREE WAY
AGREEMENT THAT'S REFLECTED IN
RESOURCES TRAILER BILL- AND
THAT. IF IT IS TO PROCEED FOR
THAT ANY AMENDMENTS NECESSARY
WILL BE ADDED AS IS THIS BILL
MOVES FORWARD SO. I KNOW YOU'RE
ALSO COMMENDED THAT THEN PERHAPS
I SHOULD ASK THAT IN FRONT OF
THE QUESTION ARE YOU COMMITTED
TO THAT ABSOLUTELY. SENATOR MAN
I AM FULLY COMMITTED TO WORKING
WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO MAKE
SURE THAT AGAIN. THAT IT DOESN'T
CONFLICT WITH SB ONE TWO TWO AND
THAT WE REALLY WORK OUT TOWARDS
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE BOTH
TRYING TO ME. THANK YOU SENATOR
AND THAT YOUR CLOTHES WOULD YOU
LIKE US I WOULD JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I BUT
WHEN YOU HAVE. YOUR COMMITTEE
THANK YOU- SO MY DAUGHTER IS
GOING TO TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT-
IN A LIKE A MONTH AND SO I FEEL
LIKE THERE'S PROBABLY. SOME
LYRICS ABOUT HOW LONELY I FEEL
UPSET RIGHT NOW. I AM NOT AS.
FIFTY SO I DON'T KNOW THEM.
THURMOND AS LAUGHING AND- THAT.
THANK YOU AND SO WE HAVE OUR
NEXT BUILDING FOR. OR NOT
AUTHORS HERE- ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ADDIS- YOU HAVE. TO BILLS TO
PRESENT FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO AND
THREE AB EIGHTY. AND EIGHTY
FOURTEEN OH SEVEN YOU CAN
PRESENT THEM IN WHATEVER ORDER
YOU LIKE. ALL OF THAT GO WITH IT
AB EIGHT HER SO THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE-
INCLUDING MY FRIEND AND CO
AUTHOR AND AB EIGHTY SENATOR
JOHN THERE TOO I KNOW ISN'T HERE
AT THE MOMENT. BUT MAYBE WE'LL
GET BACK. TO AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL AND
THOROUGH ANALYSIS I'M HERE TODAY
TO ASK YOUR AYE VOTE. ON AB
EIGHTY WHICH WOULD CREATE AN
OFFSHORE WIND SCIENCE THE
ENTITY. WITHIN THE OCEAN
PROTECTION COUNCIL OR OPC SO. AS
YOU ARE AWARE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT LEAST FIVE OFFSHORE
WIND AREAS ALONG CALIFORNIA'S
COAST IN DECEMBER OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO. THREE OFF THE COAST
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO IN MY
DISTRICT AND THEN TO OFF THE
COAST OF EUREKA. IN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WOODS DISTRICT. IT'S
CRITICAL THAT WE MAINTAIN
CALIFORNIA STRONG ECONOMIC.
STRONG COMMITMENT TO OCEAN AND
COASTAL PROTECTIONS WILL WE
BUILD OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY. AND
NOW IS EXACTLY THE TIME TO MOVE
FORWARD BY INTENTIONALLY
UNDERSTANDING OUR ECOSYSTEMS AND
WILDLIFE. AND HOW OFFSHORE WIND
ENERGY WILL INTERACT WITH HER
NATURAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT. IN
DOING SO WE CAN REMAIN STRONG
STEWARDS STEWARDS OF THE OCEAN
ON FOR GENERATIONS INTO THE
FUTURE. OF THE SCIENCE THE AB AT
REQUIRES THE OPC TO CREATE A
SCIENCE AND TO TAKE TO
COORDINATE AND OVERSEE THE
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. AND
MONITORING THE DECISION MAKERS
NEED AHEAD OF AND DURING
DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND
ENERGY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND HOW MARINE LIFE AND
HABITAT WILL INTERACT WITH
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE. AS WELL AS
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. THE
SCIENCE THAT HE WILL FOLLOW.
KALAU AND FUND SCIENTIFIC CREE
ON A WIND ENERGY MARINE AND MAKE
THAT RESORT RESEARCH AVAILABLE
TO DECISION MAKERS AND TO THE
PUBLIC- AB AT ALSO CALLS FOR A
STEERING COMMITTEE WITHIN THE
OPC THAT WILL GUIDE AND OVERSEE
THE SCIENCE ENTITIES WORK. AND
THIS STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE
COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM
STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
TRIBES ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFITS
AEGEE NONPROFITS AN OFFSHORE
WIND DEVELOPERS IN THE IDEA OF
THE ENTITY IS- ENDED STRUCTURE
IS BASED ON A SIMILAR BODY FROM
THE EAST COAST WHICH IS THE
REGIONAL WILDLIFE SCIENCE
COLLABORATIVE FOR OFFSHORE WIND.
SO WE FEEL THE OPC IS UNIQUELY
POSITIONED FOR THIS WORK IN
CALIFORNIA. AND BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO OUR CO SPONSORS OF AB
EIGHTY FOR THEIR TESTIMONY I DO
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE STRONG
WORK ON OFFSHORE WIND FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION THE
OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL. AND
MANY OTHER STATE BOARDS AND
DEPARTMENTS SO AB AT IS CO
SPONSORED BY THE NRDC THE
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM AND
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ALLENI COOK
CLARK COULD UNLOCK S. AND ALL
TURN OVER TO- MY WITNESSES THE
AMIABLE FROM SENIOR MANAGER OF
THE CALIFORNIA OCEAN POLICY AT
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM. AND THEN
. I RAN GUTI ERAS. SENIOR EDITOR
FOR AND ARE DC THANK YOU OF TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU HELLO
CHAIRMAN I AM IN THE WALL FROM
CALIFORNIA OCEAN POLICY MANAGER
AT MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM THE
AQUARIUM STRONGLY SUPPORTS AB
EIGHTY TO ESTABLISH A WEST COAST
OFFSHORE WIND SCIENCE ENTITY. WE
BELIEVE AB AT IS VITAL FOR
SECURING THE INFORMATION AND
SCIENCE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT OFF OF
CALIFORNIA'S COAST IS MANAGED
AND IT MANAGED IN A MANNER THAT
SAFEGUARDS OCEAN WILDLIFE. AND
ECOSYSTEMS. THERE IS A LOT AT
STAKE THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT
ECOSYSTEM IS ONE OF THE MOST
BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE AND
PRODUCTIVE REGIONS ON THE
PLANET. IT SUPPORTS HEALTHY
FISHERIES AND ICONIC MARINE LIFE
IT PROVIDES MANY IMPORTANT
BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. WE NEED MORE
RENEWABLE ENERGY TO COMBAT
CLIMATE CHANGE HOWEVER FLOATING
OFFSHORE WIND IS A RELATIVELY
NEW INDUSTRY. AND THE POTENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ARE NOT
YET KNOWN. THE OFFSHORE WIND
SCIENCE AND STABLE IMPROVE OUR
UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT
EFFECTIVE STEPS TO MITIGATE
THESE IMPACTS PROTECTING
BIODIVERSITY WHILE ADVANCING
CLIMATE GOALS. THE SCIENCE
ENTITY CREATED BY AB AT BRINGS
TOGETHER FEDERAL AND STATE
AGENCIES THE OFFSHORE WIND
INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS TRIBES SCIENTISTS
AND EXPERTS. AND OTHER RELEVANT
GROUPS EXPERTS WOULD WORK
TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY KNOWLEDGE
GAPS AND DESIGN COORDINATED
RESEARCH AND MONITORING PLANS.
TO OBTAIN CRUCIAL INFORMATION
BEFORE AND THROUGHOUT WHEN
DEVELOPMENT. IMPORTANTLY THIS
COLLABORATION WILL INCREASE
EFFICIENCY ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY
AND HELP BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
ACROSS SECTORS ESSENTIAL FOR THE
LONG TERM SUCCESS OF ANY
OFFSHORE WIND ENTERPRISE. THE
AQUARIUM IS PROUD TO CO SPONSOR
AB AT CREATING AN OFFSHORE WIND
SCIENCE SINCE HE WILL BE AN
INTERCOURSE STEP TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS. TO COMBAT
CLIMATE CHANGE PROTECT OUR.
OCEAN ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT.
AND PROTECT ENVIRONMENT AT THE
SAME TIME. THANK YOU ASSEMBLY
WOMAN ADDIS AND SENATOR LAYER
TWO IS NOT HERE FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UNPRECEDENTED GOOD AFTERNOON-
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS IRENE
GUTERRES AND I AM A SENIOR
ATTORNEY WITH THE NATURAL
RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT AB AT WHICH
CREATES A SCIENCE CENTER D. TO
FULLY STUDY THE EFFECTS OF
OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT AND
HELP PROTECT OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS.
OFFSHORE WIND IS A CRUCIAL TOOL
IN FIGHTING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
AS WELL AS IMPROVING STATE AIR
QUALITY AND DELIVERING RELIABLE
ENERGY TO CONSUMERS. AND STATE
AGENCIES HAVE DONE GREAT WORK IN
GUIDING THIS INDUSTRY FORWARD
BUT STILL MORE IS NEEDED. THE
WATERS OFF OUR COAST SUPPORT
VIBRANT OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS FOR
PROTECTED SPECIES LIKE HUMPBACK
WHALES AND SEA OTTERS RESIDE.
AND THEY ALSO SUPPORT- A
THRIVING IN VITAL OCEAN
ECOSYSTEM WHICH FISHERMEN AND
COASTAL BUSINESSES DEPEND ON.
THE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE USED HERE
IN NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THERE ARE
MANY UNKNOWNS ABOUT THEIR
EFFECTS WHICH COULD POSE
SIGNIFICANT RISKS TO OCEAN LIFE.
SO IT EIGHTY EIGHTY DOES IS IT
CREATES AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT
SCIENCE AND CITY WHICH BRINGS
TOGETHER KEY KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS
TO ADDRESS. DATA MONITORING AND
RESEARCH NEEDS- AND WE'VE SEEN
THIS MODEL WORK WELL ON THE EAST
COAST ENERGY C. SETS ON THE
REGIONAL WILDLIFE SCIENCE
COLLABORATIVE A SIMILAR ENTITY
OUT THERE. WHICH IS JUST ISSUE
THAT SCIENCE PLAN AND WE FOUND
THAT THIS IS BEEN A PRODUCTIVE
EFFORT IT IT PROVIDES A GOOD
FORUM. TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND
ENSURE THAT OUTSTANDING SCIENCE
NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED IN AN
ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT WAY. NO
OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR BODIES
ARE DOING THIS WORK NOW THERE'S
NO INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY IN
PLACE TO EVALUATE THE LONG TERM
IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE WIND
DEVELOPMENT. OR DEVELOP A PLAN
TO ADDRESS THOSE SCIENCE GAPS
AND RESEARCH NEEDS AS WELL AS
FUNDING NEEDS. AND THERE'S A
REAL NEED FOR AN ENTITY OUT HERE
IN THE WEST TO DO THIS WORK. AND
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE- THAT WIND
IN THE STATE MOVES FORWARD WHILE
PRESERVING A HEALTHY AND VIBRANT
OCEAN ECOSYSTEM. WE THINK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARTISTS AS WELL
SENATOR LAYERED FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP. ON THIS ISSUE. AND
WE ARE PLEASE SUPPORT EIGHTY.
AND BE RESPECTFUL ARE FASTER
I'VE- THANK YOU. THANK YOU- DO
WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES HERE
IN THE ROOM TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT AGAINST ME TO TESTIMONY.
THANK YOU CERI PEMBERTON ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LANDS COMMISSION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. MISTER MEMBERS BRIAN
WHITE ON BEHALF LAW FOR WHEN
CALIFORNIA WHERE THE OFFER WHEN
DEVELOPERS AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPANIES IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
THANK YOU. TAYLOR THOMPSON ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AND MANY COULD UNLOCK THIS SINCE
AS A PROUD CO SPONSOR IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. JOSHUA AMAZON ON
BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
THANK YOU THANK YOU. MARKETING
MASON FOR CALIFORNIA BERMAN
VOTERS AND ALSO FOR DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE. THANKS INSPIRATION YES
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MISTER
CHAIR JENNIFER PHANG ON BEHALF
OF MY CLIENT THE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE FEDERATION BUT ALSO
DOING A ME TOO FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER AND
A SCHOOL IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU-
SINGH NO OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM IN SUPPORT WILL MOVE ON TO
ANY. LEAD WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION SAYING NOBODY
APPROACHED THE MICROPHONE I DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES HERE IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY AND I HAVE A
QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE AFTER
THIS PRESENTATION I HAVE TO GO
TAKES COMPOSED MYSELF SO- WE'LL
TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS AT THAT
POINT AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH
YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR TWO
BILLS FOR THE- TO. US CHOOSES-
SO I APOLOGIZE TRANSACTION. I
CAN MAKE THIS A MEMBER QUICK.
ALL RIGHT TO I'VE LET ME SEE
WHAT MY STAFF. I DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER. SO WE HAVE SEEN NOBODY
ELSE IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION
TO A MOVE TO ANYONE WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA TELECONFERENCE.
AGAIN PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS
YOUR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION OF THE MEASURE I'M AS
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PROMPT. ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
SATISFYING SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
OF AB EIGHTY WE CAN BEGIN. THANK
EVERY SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB
AT MY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
VOCAL PROVIDE ONE TWENTY EIGHT.
GOOD EVENING REBEKAH MARTINEZ ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ONE TWENTY NINE.
MEMBERS PAT MORAN WITH. THIS
SAYS HE IS REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ONE THIRTY ONE. EVERY OTHER FIVE
ZERO ZERO CALL CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ONE
TWENTY SEVEN. SH ORANGEFIELD
SANTA CRUZ CLIMATE ACTION
NETWORK IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MEDICARE WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION KILL OKAY
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE DAYS
AGAIN I LOVE THIS BILL WOULD
LOVE TO BE ADDED EXCEPT AS A CO
AUTHOR OF THE APPROPRIATE TIME
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY HAS FREE IPHONE
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT- WILL DO
THE SPEED AROUND HERE ON AB
FORTINO SEVEN FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE YOU CAN PROCEED UNDER
HEAVY FORTINO SEVEN AS THE OCEAN
LIFE RECOVERY ACTS AS WE KNOW
KILL BILL GRASS AND NATIVE
OYSTERS- FROM THE FOUNDATION OF
DIVERSE NEAR FORCED NEAR SHORE
ECOSYSTEMS. THAT SUPPORT COMPLEX
FOOD WEBS AND ARE HOME TO A
VARIETY OF INVERTEBRATES FISHES
MARINE MAMMALS AND BIRDS
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE
INCREDIBLE THREATS AGAINST ALL
THREE AB FOURTEEN OH SEVEN
EFFECTIVELY BEGINS IT BEGINS
RECOVERY OF CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL
ECOSYSTEM. BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR
ACREAGE BASED DEFINITIONS FOR
LARGE SCALE RESTORATION CREATING
A WORKING GROUP TO BETTER
FACILITATE INTER AGENCY
COORDINATION FORMING AN OCEAN
RESTORATION RECOVERING FUND AND
REQUIRING THE OPC TO ESTABLISH A
KELP FOREST AND ESTUARY
RESTORATION RECOVERY FRAMEWORK-
WE DO HAVE WITH WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT ALEX ALEXIS JACKSON FOR
NATURE CONSERVANCY. AN. AMIABLE
FROM FROM MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM.
THANK YOU YOU CAN PRESS READY.
THIS NOTE THERE'S NO UP AS TO
THE BILL YEP HELLO CHAIRMAN
AGAIN- AB WELL FROM MONTEREY BAY
AQUARIUM. WE SUPPORT AB EIGHTY
OR AB FORTINO SEVEN BECAUSE IT
TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS THE
DEVASTATION THAT CALIFORNIA'S
KELP FORESTS STEEL GRASS MEADOWS
AND NATIVE OYSTERS ARE FACING
ALL HABITATS THAT HAVE DECLINED
OVER NINETY PERCENT. WE SUPPORT
THIS BILL BECAUSE IT WILL
CLEARLY PRIORITIZE THESE
HABITATS FOR RESTORATION ENSURE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCIENCE
DRIVEN ACRE BASED RESTORATION
TARGETS AND ACCELERATE LARGE
SCALE RESTORATION. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY WOMAN ADDIS FOR YEARS
LEADERSHIP IN CENTER LAYERED FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP AND WE APPRECIATE
THE WORK OF YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
TO CLARIFY THIS BILL. THANK YOU
SO. HI GOOD EVENING ALEXIS
JACKSON WITH THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY- THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY'S IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB FORTINO SEVEN WE FEEL WE
HAVE TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY
AND AT LARGER SPATIAL SCALES IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THE THREATS AT
HAND. AB FORTINO SEVEN SETS A
REALLY CLEAR VISION AROUND
ALIGNING ALL OCEAN ENTITIES
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AND THAT WILL
HELP US TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL
CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE- AND TO
ADDRESS CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE
HAD WITH PERMITTING IN THE PAST.
OUR OCEANS ARE REALLY COUNTING
ON US TO LET NATURE HAND WE LIKE
TO THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDRESS
AND ALSO CENTER LAYERED FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP AND WE ASK FOR
YOUR IPHONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES
THE ROOM IN SUPPORT OF AB
FORTINO SEVEN YES YOU DO HI
AGAIN MISTER CHAIR JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT
THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY IN
SUPPORT. AND ALSO OFFERING THE
SUPPORT OF FIVE GYRES INSTITUTE
SAVE OUR SHORES AND NPA WATCH
THANK YOU. TAYLOR THOMPSON ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AND MANY COULD NOT LOCK US IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. JOSHUA AMAZON
ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIANS FOR THIS BILL THANK
YOU. MEET THE SAMUELSON FRAUD
AMONG CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THANK
YOU. PARTIES CAN MASON IN
SUPPORT WITH CALIFORNIA VOTERS
IN DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE THANK
YOU. JOHN BETTER FOR THE PLANET
FOR KIDS AT OREGON STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. PRICING NO
ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT-
I'M SORRY ONE MORE. I SEE. YOU
SAID MILLER CLEANER THREE KIDS
IN SUPPORT SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT NOW SAYING NO ONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT OF AB
FORTINO SEVEN WILL MOVE ON TO
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION EVEN
LEAD WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SINGING ON ANYONE ELSE'S IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELECONFERENCE-
MISS MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION AB FORTINO SEVEN WE
CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT
OPPOSITION OF AB FORTINO SEVEN
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
. WE'LL GO TO LINE EIGHTY NINE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. IT IS VERY
TOUGH CAN REPRESENTING CLIMATE
ACTION CALIFORNIA CLIMATE
REALITY PROJECT CALIFORNIA CLOSE
COALITION CLIMATE REALITY
PROJECT DELAYS CHAPTER PLAN
REALITY PROJECTS- SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY CHAPTER. AND THE PACKERS
CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK FALL IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB FORTINO
SEVEN THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK
YOU HAVE A LINE ONE ONE. SEVERAL
OF US HERE THIS YEAR CLICK
CALIFORNIANS FROM THE COURT
THANK YOU. ONE THIRTY. LAKE ERIE
ON BEHALF OF FIFTY BEAR ACTION
IS. THANK YOU. ONE FORTY. JERRY
WILLIAMS HUMAN HEALTH CENTER
WITH CLEANER FOR KIDS THAT WORK
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. ONE
TWELVE. PLAYED ONE TWELVE KEY
TO. KEEP RESEARCH FOUNDER THE
GIANT JENGA FRUSTRATION PROJECT
EMORY CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR WE HAVE AN OFFER SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO BRING IT BACK
TO THE DAYS. I JUST HAD ONE
QUESTION FOR YOU ARE YOU WILL
YOU BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEES
SUGGESTED EMINENCE YES FANTASTIC
WITH THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
IPHONE THANK YOU VERY MUCH WILL
TAKE THE BILL UP WHEN THERE'S
MORE THAN JUST ME. OKAY GOOD
LUCK TODAY ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
WITH THAT WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE
RECESS WELL I GO VOTE AND WE'LL
SEE YOU ALL BACK HERE SOON OR
SOMETHING.
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND
WATER COMMITTEE IS NOW RESUME TO
AND JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCED TO
MEMBERS WE HAVE THREE BILLS LEFT
HERE AS WELL AS THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE
MAKE YOUR WAY BACK HERE- SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH QUORUM AND FINALLY
VOTE I APPRECIATED CENTER GROVE
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE I WAS
VERY LONELY FOR AWHILE JUST HERE
BY MYSELF- BUT WE ARE NOW GOING
TO HEAR FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER SIR
THE BIRTH FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
EIGHTY THREE AND YOU CAN PRESENT
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS I'D
LIKE TO START BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK AND- WOULD LIKE TO MENTION
EXCEPT THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS-
BY THE COMMITTEE- I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT AB THREE THAT
LEGISLATION SPONSORED BY BUCK
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA THAT'S
AIMED AT SHAPING THE UPCOMING
DECISIONS THAT THE STATE WILL
MAKE REGARDING OFFSHORE WIND.
WHILE ENSURING THAT WE PROTECT
OUR SEX SENSITIVE MARINE AND
COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS CULTURAL
RESOURCES AND AT THE SAME TIME
BRING INTO CALIFORNIA THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HIGH WAGE HIGH
SKILL JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED
BY THIS EMERGING INDUSTRY.
BRINGING OFFSHORE WIND ONLINE IS
CRITICAL TO THE STATE'S ABILITY
TO MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS
CALIFORNIA HAS ADOPTED AMBITIOUS
GOALS FOR OFFSHORE WIND FIVE
GIGAWATTS BY TWENTY THIRTY AND
TWENTY FIVE GIGAWATTS BY TWENTY
FORTY FIVE. AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS SINCE ISSUED THE
FIRST LEASES OFF THE CALIFORNIA
COAST PER FLOAT FLOATING
OFFSHORE WIND. OFFSHORE WIND
ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HIGH PAYING
AND HIGHLY SKILLED JOBS OVER
TWENTY YEARS TO THE STATE
INCLUDING AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE
STATE'S PORTS AND SHIPPING HUBS-
AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
MEETING OUR CLIMATE AND CLEAN
ENERGY GOALS REQUIRES A MULTI
BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENTS IN
NEW AND EXPANDED PORT FACILITIES
AND TRANSMISSION AND THE STATE
WILL NEED TO DEVELOP THIS
NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN A
VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
MEANWHILE PORTS MUST ALSO BE
CITED OR EXPANDED AND DESIGNED
IN A WAY THAT MINIMIZES IMPACTS
TO PRECIOUS CULTURAL RESOURCES.
AND SENSITIVE MARINE AND COASTAL
HABITATS AND SPECIES. WITH
THOROUGH PLANNING AND TIMELINE
ACCOUNTABILITY. CALIFORNIA CAN
MEET ITS OFFSHORE WIND GOALS IN
A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES GOOD PAYING
AND HIGHLY SKILLED JOBS BY
BRINGING NOT ONLY ASSEMBLY AND
MAINTENANCE BUT ALSO THE TURBINE
AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING TO
CALIFORNIA. WHILE ASSURING THE
STRONGEST PROTECTIONS FOR
CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
AB THREE REQUIRES THAT THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
CONDUCT A SECOND PHASE ANALYSIS
SUPPORT ALTERNATIVES WITH
DETAILED CRITERIA TO GUIDE
DURING HOUSES TO SUPPORT
OFFSHORE WIND ACTIVITIES THAT
PROVIDE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE LEGISLATURE. AND THE
GOVERNOR ON THE BEST NEXT STEPS
FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT THAT MINUTE
VICES IMPACTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND CULTURE RESOURCES MAXIMIZES
JOBS ACHIEVES ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE GOALS. AND ASSURES THAT
RAPE RATE PAYERS ARE PROTECTED.
AB THREE ALSO REQUIRES THE C. E.
C. TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF
IMPOSING SPECIFIC IN STATE JOB
REQUIREMENTS OR TARGETS FOR BOTH
MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY
OFFSHORE WIND PARTS AND TO
ASSESS THE IMPACTS AND ECONOMIC
GROWTH. OUR TAX BASE JOBS
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPACTS TO RATE PAYERS AND GIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
ABOUT HOW TO RETAIN THE MAXIMUM
JOB BENEFITS FOR CALIFORNIANS
ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED
CALIFORNIANS. THE BILL ENJOYS
BROAD SUPPORT OF KEY
STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING A
COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS LABOR INCLUDING THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING TRADES IN
THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATIVE. ASSOCIATION
ELECTRICAL WORKERS MAJOR PORTS
ACROSS THE STATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES
WITH ME HERE TODAY IS LARA D. N.
OF ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA
SUPPORT ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF
THE BILL. AND MAKE MINE AGAIN
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING TRADES PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
ASSIST WITH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
YOU EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES YOU
CAN START WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU SO MUCH TERRY MEN MEN.
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY
NAME'S LAURA D. HAN AND I AM
THIS STATE DIRECTOR FOR
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA WE WORK
FOR CLEAN AIR CLEAN WATER TO
PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS OPEN
SPACES. AND AND WILDLIFE IN THE
STATE. AT ENSURING THE TWENTY
TWENTY ONE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
WE WERE REALLY LUCKY. TO GET TO
WORK WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVID
CHIU AND- AND ALSO WITH THAT
WITH BECAUSE FUND SO AT THE
STATE BUILT- BECAUSE- TRADES.
AND TO SPONSOR AB FIVE TWO FIVE
AND AS A RESULT REALLY OF THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATURE
CALIFORNIA'S NUMBER ONE TRACK
TO. REALLY GO BIG ON OFFSHORE
WINDS WITH REALLY BIG AMBITIOUS
GOALS WHICH IS GREAT THAT'S JUST
WHAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO
ACCELERATE OUR PATH TO A 1100%
CLEAN ENERGY. FUTURE ISLANDS AND
OFFSHORE WIND HAS SO MUCH
PROMISE FOR HELPING US GET TO
THAT CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. AND IT
CAN REALLY HELP TO STAVE OFF THE
WORST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND AND WE CAN DO IT IN A WAY
THAT REALLY IS RESPONSIBLE AND
THAT PRIORITIZES WILDLIFE
CONCERNS AS WELL AND- AND SO WE-
ARE REALLY PRIVATE TO COOK TO
SPONSOR AB THREE AND TO GET TO
WORK WITH US ON THE MEMBERS OF
BAR ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
BILL. AND EIGHTY THREE IT'S
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. ON
ACTUALLY GETTING OFF SHORE WINDS
TO BE A REALITY. AND THERE ARE A
FEW REAL HURDLES. YOU KNOW IN
OUR PAST. REALIZING THE
POTENTIAL OF OFFSHORE WIND ONE
OF THE WAYS IS THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO COMPLETELY TRANSFORM.
CALIFORNIA'S PORTS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT'S AN
ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING JUST
INVASION HAVE ENORMOUS THESE
TURBINES ARE. THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO. LAUNCH FROM OUR
POOREST AND IT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE MAJOR WORK AND- WE ALSO
ARE GOING TO NEED TO CREATE THIS
BRAND NEW SUPPLY CHAIN. AND SO
IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE DID
BOTH OF THOSE THINGS WE REALLY
NEED AB THREE- IT TO ENSURE WE
HAVE THAT EXCELLENT PLAN IN
PLACE- TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
OPPORTUNITY SO THANK YOU WE ARE
TONIGHT FOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
APPRECIATE. IT NEXT WITNESS. HMM
LIKE BY HAVE SIGNALED TRADES OF
TRYING TO BE A EXCITING AND- AS
LONG- MOST OF YOU KNOW WE
REPRESENT ABOUT FOR HUNDRED. MEN
AND WOMEN IN THE CAN AND THE
INCLUDING SEVENTY THOUSAND.
CURRENTLY IN OUR STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS- THE
BUILDING TRADES ARE. POISED TO
PROVIDE THE WORKERS. THE SKILLED
WORKERS AND A TRAINED WORKERS TO
BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE. HELLO
ALL STATE CORDER USE ME ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND GOVERNMENT
ENTITIES. NEED TO KEEP THEIR
EYES ON THE BALL. THE GOAL IS
NOT TO HAVE PLATFORMS. THE GOAL
IS REALLY TO HAVE PLATFORMS ON
THE IN THE WATER TWENTY THIRTY
FOURTH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE
REAL GOAL IS MR IS A BIRTH POINT
OUT. IS GETTING THEM ONLINE TO
MEET OUR CLEAN AIR GOALS. AND WE
CAN DO THAT IF WE ARE FOCUSED
AND EVERYBODY KEEPS HER EYE ON
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I LIKE
TO TAKE MISTER VISIBLE- FOR HIS.
ACCEPTING THIS CHALLENGE WE ASK
NINE VOTE. THANK YOU I DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL- ME
TO TESTIMONY PLEASE. GOOD
EVENING MR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DROPPING CLEAR ON BUT BOB FOR
THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. HOW DO YOU
MARTINEZ FROM CALIFORNIA BERMAN
VOTERS AND ALSO ON BEHALF AN RDC
CONSTRUCTS PORT THANK YOU.
MATHIS SAMUELSON FOR AUDUBON
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THANK YOU.
PRICING NO OTHER WITNESSES IN
THE ROOM IN SUPPORT WE SEE IT WE
HAVE ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION.
ALL RIGHT NO OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. WILL MOVE IT TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AGAIN PLEASE
LIMIT YOUR TESTIMONY TO ME TO
TESTIMONY- IS MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY.
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION AB
THREE WE CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB
THREE YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. FIVE ONE TEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. REMEMBERS MARQUEE FEATURE
ON BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU THANK YOU
LINE ONE THIRTY EIGHT. GOOD
EVENING CURRENT MEMBERSHIP
BANKAMERICA REPRESENTING
HEALTHCARE AGAIN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. BUT ONE THIRTY SEVEN. GOOD
EVENING MICHAEL PIMENTEL HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE PACIFIC MERCHANT
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT- DRIVE UP. THANK YOU.
FIND. ONE OH FOUR. MISTER KERRY
WATERMARKING MAPPED OUT. ON
BEHALF OF BRIAN MY DEPEND
PROJECT INCLUDE PORT. THANK YOU
. FIND. ONE FORTY THREE. HELLO
THE FEAR CALL CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
IN Q. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU DOLLAR
WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE DAYS DO WE
HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM ANYONE ANY MEMBERS- SENATE
ALWAYS. THANK YOU WHICH CHAIRED
GOOD TO BE BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AYE I'M GONNA SUPPORT YOUR BILL
TODAY BUT I JUST WANTED. AND I
I'VE BEEN. SHOUTING OUT FROM THE
ROOFTOPS ABOUT. OFFSHORE WIND
LOOK WE ARE MOVING IN A
DIRECTION THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING
TO OFFSHORE WIND BUT WE REALLY
HAVEN'T. A STUDY THE IMPACTS THE
ENVIRONMENT AND I AND I MEAN I
KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER
COUNTRIES THAT ARE DOING THIS
AND OKAY I MENTION THIS ON ON
SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE
BILLS. EARLIER ABOUT YOU KNOW
THE CALIFORNIA COAST AS
DIFFERENT AND- THEN YOU KNOW
WHAT IS IN NORWAY. AND SO I'M
I'M CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT
WE NEED TO SET THESE GOALS WE
NEED TO FIGURE OUT WE'RE GOING
BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE A 100%
GOING TO DO THIS BUT THAT'S
REALLY WHERE THE LEGISLATURE
SETTINGS SO. I JUST WANT TO
AGAIN STATE THAT YOU KNOW WE
HAVE VERY DEEP ONCE WE GET OUT
FURTHER OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING
TO BE TWENTY TWO HUNDRED WHEN
MALES. TO GET TO TWENTY FIVE.
GIGAWATTS IT'S A LOT OF
WINDMILLS OUT THERE IS A LOT
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A LOT OF.
THINGS LOT OF MOVING PIECES AND
I'M VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT-
YOU KNOW. THE WELLS AND
SHIPPING. N. TRIBES AND ALL THE
THINGS THAT ARE MENTIONED IN
HERE OBVIOUSLY THE WORK FORCE IS
HERE. THEY'RE READY TO GO DO IT
THEY WANT TO JOBS- BUT I'M I'M
AND I STAYED ON THE FLOOR ABOUT
THE- ENVIRONMENT FOLKS ARE
MOVING FORWARD BUT- WE REALLY
KNOW THE IMPACTS AND I THINK
THAT. WE HAVE SEEK WHAT WE HAVE
NEED BUT WE HAVE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO. MAKE SURE THAT
WE DO IT RIGHT SO WE HAVE ALL
THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO GET IT
RIGHT AND NO TIME IN THE WORLD
TO GET IT WRONG AND I JUST WANT
TO. THROW THAT OUT THERE AGAIN
BECAUSE WE ARE. BASICALLY SAYING
WE'RE GOING TO GO DO THIS AND
EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION COMES
THROUGH IS TRYING TO MEET THAT
GOAL. OF CLEAN AIR BUT THERE'S A
LOT OF OTHER IMPACTS THE
ENVIRONMENT THAT WE NEED TO.
FOCUS ON AS WELL SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL WHICH I
THINK IS TRYING TO IDENTIFY SOME
OF THOSE. THINGS BUT I JUST WANT
TO. LET PEOPLE KNOW I'M STILL
CONCERNED. ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF
INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE GONNA PUT
OUT IN THE OCEAN- AND WE WILL
HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY NAILED DOWN
YET ON WHAT IT'S GONNA DO THE
ENVIRONMENT SO. THANK YOU
SENATOR. SENATOR OF. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT THE BILL
FORWARD ASSEMBLY MEMBER BECAUSE-
LIKE MY COLLEAGUE FROM BEAVER
SAID. YOU KNOW WE'RE JUST GOING
TO. YOU KNOW NEED TO SEQUENCE
OFTEN COMBINED AND WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD AND CALIFORNIA'S GONNA
PUT THESE- WINDMILLS AT. YOU
KNOW OFF SHORE. WE'RE NOT
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT WOULD
HAVE THE IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT WHALES ARE WASHING
UP ON SHORE ON THE- THE EAST
COAST. BUT IN ALL OF THOSE
DISCUSSIONS IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE SESSIONS. NO ONE
BROUGHT UP. THE ISSUE IN THE
PORTS AND ABOUT GETTING THE THAT
LOWS LARGE MASSIVE WIN BILLS.
FROM OUR PORTS AND THE
RECONSTRUCTION OF REPORTS. THANK
YOU FOR. FILLING THAT GAP. I
THINK THERE'S OTHERS BUT THIS IS
A PORTION OF IT THAT MOVES IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION SO THANK YOU
SIR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD ON WITH THE BILL. IF
WHEN APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU ONE MEMBER SHORT OF
KORMAN NOW AND. FOR SCIENCE-
CENTER CERTAIN. THANKS MISTER. I
WANT TO THANK YOU SEPTEMBER FOR.
IN WITH BIG LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE AND A LOT OF
INTENTIONALITY AB THREE REFLECTS
THAT. THIRD BILL INTRODUCED THE
ENTIRE ASSEMBLY SESSION. I THINK
WE NEED TO BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT
OUR WORK HERE AND THERE. I WANT.
CONCRETE OUTCOMES FROM THAT FIVE
TWENTY FIVE REPORT NOT JUST
REPORT AFTER REPORT AFTER
REPORT. AS I DON'T SEE ANYTHING
IN HERE BY THE WAY THAT. AS A
SEQUEL EXEMPTION OR ANY
REDUCTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS- BUT I
DO SEE IS JUST. TO TRY TO GET US
NOT TO STUDY THESE THINGS
FOREVER AND START TO HONE IN AND
MAKE SOME DECISIONS AND DO IT
WITH. BIG COALITIONS AND I. YOU
KNOW MASSACHUSETTS. READERS TO
THE PUNCH BUT THAT PATHWAY
THROUGH THE CAPE WIND PROJECT IS
NOT ONE I THINK WE WANT TO
REPEAT I THINK WE WANT TO. GO
FASTER AND HOPEFULLY- GET
OURSELVES TO DURABLE GRADE IN A
JOBS RICH FUTURE SO I'D LOVE TO
BE ADAMS CO AUTHOR IF IT'S
APPROPRIATE I WOULD LOVE THAT-
AND- WHEN WE DO A CORPSMAN HAPPY
TO MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU SEEN
NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SENATE PASSED ON AND WE LIKE TO
CLOSE YES SIR THANK YOU ALL I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS- IT ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT THIS BILL WAS
INTENDING TO DO IS REALLY. TRY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SHAPING
THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAD BY
MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE
APPROPRIATE THINGS ARE. BEING
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS WE DEVELOP
OUR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND- YOU
KNOW IF YOU LOOK AT THIS I THINK
THE- IT'S A STEP- THE NEXT STEP
BEYOND AB FIVE TWENTY FIVE IN
THAT AB FIVE TWENTY FIVE HAD A-
HAD A STUDYING A LOT OF THINGS.
THIS BILL ACTUALLY HAS US.
REQUIRES A CC AND OTHER AGENCIES
TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS BASED ON
SOME CRITERIA IN THAT ARE IN THE
BILL. YOU KNOW IS THE PORT.
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE
CHOOSING IS IT THE MOST
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DOES IT
AVOID. CULTURAL RESOURCES DOES
IT. KEEP OUR JOBS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA- YOU KNOW WE COULD
CHOOSE PORTS THAT ARE SMALL AND
WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO- DO A
LOT OF THE ASSEMBLY IN OTHER
PLACES- IT IT SO IT'S LOOKING
AT. ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO TRY
TO BOTH KEEP OUR JOBS HERE AND
HAVE THE LITTLE SMALLEST.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL
IMPACT AND THEN HAVE DECISIONS
MADE I MEAN THE OTHER. OPTION IS
POTENTIALLY HAVING. A WHOLE HOST
OF. DIFFERENT PORTS- COMPETING
WITH EACH OTHER- LUCKILY THE
PORTS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
CHALLENGES AND THEY UNDERSTAND
THAT WORKING TOGETHER- IS GOING
TO PROVIDE THE BEST OUTCOME FOR
CALIFORNIA BUT THIS WILL
ACTUALLY. TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN
WILL RESULT IN A STRATEGY BEING
RECOMMENDED TO THE STATE AND
THEN. THE SEQUEL PROCESS WILL
BEGIN- HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THE NEPA PROCESS WE
DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER I MEAN
THE- THESE THINGS ARE ABOUT YOU
KNOW THREE MILES OUT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS JURISDICTION. OF
THE OF THE ACTUAL OFFSHORE WIND
BUT IT BUT WE WILL BUT THE STUDY
DOES- THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE
THAT. AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
THE PORT STRUCTURES AND WE'RE
THINKING ABOUT THE JOB IMPACTS
THAT WE ACTUALLY TAKE ALL OF
THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WE AS WE
SET OUR STRATEGY. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SOMETHING NUMBER.
WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF PAUSE HERE-
YOU CAN LEAVE AND EVERYBODY BUT-
THANK YOU VERY NOW HAVE A
QUORUM. AND- WHAT IS IT SIX
TWENTY SIX NINETEEN PM- SO
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
YOU FIRST EVER CENTERS MEN. HERE
MAN HERE SAY ARE NOW. HERE ZERO
HERE ALAN. DELHI DELHI HERE
EGGMAN. EGGMAN HERE. WELL GROWTH
HERE. FURTADO LAYERED. LIMÓN
PADILLA STERN. STERN HERE. OKAY
QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED I
WILL MOVE ON THEN TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WHICH CONSISTS OF FILE
ITEM NUMBER NINE AB SEVENTY
SEVEN EIGHTY EIGHT FIVE
PETRIE-NORRIS NUMBER ELEVEN AB
EIGHTY TWO BY DAVIES. NUMBER
TWELVE AB NINE TWENTY THREE FIVE
OUR QUE HAN. NUMBER FOURTEEN
EIGHTY NINE FIFTY THREE BY
CONNOLLY NUMBER FIFTEEN ELEVEN
FIFTY NINE BY AGUILAR CURRY AND
NUMBER NINETEEN AB SIXTEEN FORTY
TWO- BUT GIPSON OUR SYSTEM
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
MAN I MEAN I ZERO FIVE ZERO AYE
ALLEN DELI DELI I EGGMAN EGGMAN
I GROWTH GROVE I HER TADO FLARED
LIMÓN. PADILLA STERN. STERN HI.
SIX THE CONSENT CALENDAR VOTE IS
SIX ZERO- WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON
CALL AND WILL NOW GO BACK TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE I AB THREE
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER SERVER
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE OTHER
NOT DO WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION
BY SENATOR STERN I BELIEVE RIGHT
I DO PROMOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
YEAH WITH ROUGHLY. RECORD-EAGLE
AB. SIMPLY CALL THE WRONG FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE. FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE THE MOTIONS TO PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
CENTERS MEN. MEN I SIERRA SIERRA
AYE ALLEN DELI DELI I EGGMAN
EGGMAN I'D GROW GROVE I HER TADO
LAYERED LIMÓN PADILLA STERN.
STERN HI. OKAY THE ACCOUNT IS SO
ON FOLLOW UNDER ONE I'LL LEAVE
THAT BILL OPEN ON CALL- BEFORE
IT ARE PRESENTERS MEMBER
FRIEDMAN VOICES HERE WE'LL JUST
GO THROUGH OUR BILLS AND- WE
WILL I TAKE A PHOTO OF OUR NEXT
ITEM IS FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
EIGHTY EIGHTY. BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
ADDIS DO WE HAVE A MOTION. WITH
A MOTION BY SENATOR STERN
MOTIONS TO PASSED APPROPRIATIONS
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SENATORS MAN ALL RIGHT MAN I
SEYARTO. ALLEN SALLY. EGGMAN
EGGMAN I GROWTH. GROVE I HER
TADO LAYERED LIMÓN. INDIA STERN
. STERN HI. THE VOTE COUNT ON
THAT IS FOUR ZERO LEAVE THAT
OPEN ON CALL OUR NEXT FILE ITEM
IS FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE AB
FORTINO SEVEN BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
ADDIS TO HAVE A MOTION- WE
MOTION FOR THAT CENTER EGGMAN DO
PASSES AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CENTERS MEN I MEAN I SAY ARE NO
ZERO AYE ALLEN. DALY EGGMAN
EGGMAN I GROWTH. GROSS I HER
TADO LAYERED LIMÓN. TODAY STERN
. STERN I. HI CENTER DOWN. DALY
HI. SIX SIX ONE. SIX SIX. THE
VOTE COUNT ON THAT IS ZERO LEAVE
THAT BILL- OPEN ON CALL I NEXT
ITEM FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB
FIVE FIFTY TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
BENNETT DO WE HAVE A MOTION-
MOVE BY CENTER STERN THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CENTERS MEN MEN I
SIERRA ZERO NO ALLEN DALLI.
DALLI NO EGGMAN EGGMAN HI GROWTH
GROVE NO HER TADO LAYERED LIMÓN
PADILLA PADILLA I STERN. STERN
BY TWO. OR THREE. THE VOTE COUNT
ON THAT IS FOUR THREE WILL LEAVE
THAT OPEN ON CALL AND I SEE THAT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN HAS TO
LEAVE IN A MOMENT'S ALLOWED HER
TO PRESENT BEFORE MOVING ON TO
OUR OTHER VOTES- FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIXTEEN AB THIRTEEN
TWENTY TO BUY SOMETHING NUMBER
FRIEDMAN. YOU CAN SEE WHEN READY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I BEG YOUR
PARDON ASSEMBLY NATURAL
RESOURCES IS STILL IN COMMITTEE
IN NINETY TO GO BACK OVER THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU MISTER
CHAIR AND YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK ON
THIS BILL AND WE'RE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AND AMENDMENTS
OUTLINED IN THE ANALYSIS. IN
TWENTY TWENTY THE LEGISLATURE
PASSED AB SEVENTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT
TO MINIMIZE UNINTENDED
POISONINGS FROM ONE SUBSET OF
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
RODENTICIDES SECOND GENERATION
ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES BY
PLACING A MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN
USES UNTIL MORE COMPREHENSIVE
RESTRICTIONS WERE DEVELOPED.
HOWEVER DESPITE THAT
IMPLEMENTATION RECENT EVIDENCE
FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SUGGESTS
THAT THERE IS STILL WIDESPREAD
EXPOSURE AND DOUBTS TO WILDLIFE
FROM ESTARÁ GARCES ARE CALLED
OTHER RODENTICIDES. AND THAT'S
BECAUSE ANOTHER SUBSET OF
RODENTICIDES FIRST GENERATION
ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES
INCLUDES DI FASSA KNOWN WHICH IT
IS THE MOST FREQUENTLY DETECTED
AFTER ARE IN NON TARGET
WILDLIFE. EXPOSURE TO THIS
CHEMICAL CAN RESULT IN BOTH
LETHAL AND LETHAL UNSW AND
SUBLEASE FOR EFFECTS ON NON
TARGET RIGHT LIFE. INCLUDING THE
SEVERE SKIN DISEASE. AND
DECREASED IMMUNE SYSTEM
RESPONSE. YOU SEEN THESE ANIMALS
I'M SURE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS I
KNOW THAT WE GET A LOT OF CALLS
ABOUT WHAT LOOKS TO BE MANGE.
AND OTHER AND DEAD ANIMALS IN IN
THE HILLSIDE TO LOS ANGELES. IT
LOOKS THIS. BASICALLY THE
ANIMALS THAT EAT PRAY THAT'S
BEEN POISONED BY THESE
RODENTICIDES. THEMSELVES BECOME
POISONED AND THEY HEMORRHAGE OUT
INTERNALLY FROM WITHIN AND DIE
OFF A TERRIBLE DEATH. INDEED P.
TWENTY TWO. WAS PHOTOGRAPHED
WITH THIS KIND OF POISONING THAT
BECAUSE AND IT CAUSED WIDESPREAD
OUTRAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY-
BECAUSE THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO
NEED FOR THIS. CARNAGE TO OUR
WILDLIFE. IT FOR OUR BILL
REQUIRES ADDING THIS CHEMICAL TO
THE EXISTING RODENTICIDE
MORATORIUM TO BETTER PROTECT
WILDLIFE FROM UNINTENTIONAL
RODENTICIDE POISONING. AND WE
MAINTAIN EXIST EXEMPTIONS TO USE
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. APPROACH IT
ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE
REGULATION AN EXTRA AND
PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS ON SECOND
GENERATION ANTICOAGULANT
RODENTICIDES TO LIMIT
UNINTENTIONAL WHILE BY POP
POISONINGS FOR MAKING IT A
RESTRICTED MATERIAL SO THAT YOUR
AVERAGE JOE ISN'T BUYING THIS
PRODUCT AT THEIR LOCAL HOME
DEPOT. ANTICOAGULANT
RODENTICIDES CONTINUE TO RESULT
IN AN UNREASONABLE NUMBER OF
PUBLIC HEALTH INCIDENTS WITH
OVER THREE THOUSAND HUMAN
POISONINGS IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
ALONE. AT LEAST TWENTY THREE
HUNDRED OF THOSE INVOLVING
CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF POISON CONTROL
CENTERS. MEANWHILE THERE ARE A
WIDE RANGE OF SAFER MORE
SUSTAINABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE
ALTERNATIVES TO THESE MOST
DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AVAILABLE
FOR USE TODAY THAT DON'T
THREATEN CALIFORNIA'S WILDLIFE
AND OUR CHILDREN. TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT THIS AFTERNOON IS
REBEKAH GOALIE A SMITH FELLOW
AND A POSTDOC AT UC DAVIS. HE'S
A MEMBER BEFORE YOU PROCEED-
WOULD YOU LIKE TENER THOSE
PRESENTATIONS INTO THE RECORD
SIR OKAY IT WILL TAKE THOSE UP
FROM THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND
UNDER THEM. AND YOU MAY PROCEED
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY THANK YOU
JUST CLARIFYING- BECAUSE IT'S
JUST ME TESTIFYING TO I HAVE THE
FULL FOUR MINUTES- YOU CAN TAKE
IT ALTHOUGH YOU'RE ALSO
ENCOURAGED TO DO TOO IF YOU LIKE
I CAN THINK OF IT GOING TO BE
FULL. GOOD EVENING THAT CHAIRMEN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME IS DR
REBEKAH GOALIE- FOR THE LAST TEN
YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING IN
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY WITH A
FOCUS ON ENDANGERED SPECIES AND
IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO I WAS
AWARDED THE DAVID H. SMITH
FELLOWSHIP. TO INVESTIGATE THE
ASSEMBLY FULL IMPACTS OF
ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES IN
GOLDEN EAGLES. IN NINETEEN
SEVENTY TWO THE EPA DISCONTINUED
THE USE OF DDT A HEAVILY APPLIED
INSECTICIDES YOU TO THE INVEST
IN PACKED THIS POISON WAS HAVING
ON A LOT BY INCLUDING THE BALD
EAGLE. FIFTY YEARS LATER WE'RE
IN A SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE
EVER DONE TO SIDE TO HAVING
INVEST IN INDISCRIMINATE IMPACTS
ON WILDLIFE AND AGAIN THE BALD
EAGLE IS BEING IMPACTED. EIGHT
TWENTY TWENTY ONE NATION WIDE
STUDY FOUND THAT OVER 80% OF
BALD EAGLES TESTED POSITIVE FOR
ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES.
OUTSIDE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
ANTICOAGULANTS ALREADY COVERED
IN THE CALIFORNIA ECOSYSTEM
PROTECTION ACT OF TWENTY TWENTY.
THEY FAST KNOWN AS THE MOST
COMMONLY FOUND RIGHT INTO CITING
CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE. IT'S BEEN
FOUND A MOUNTAIN LIONS BOBCATS
KIT FOXES A GREAT HORNED OWLS
RED TAILED HAWKS AND MANY OF THE
SPECIES. WHEN THESE POISONS
DURING DIRECTLY KILL THE
INDIVIDUAL THEY MAKE THEM SICK
AND WEAK. THE SUBWAY FULL
IMPACTS CAN IT JUST REGULATE
THEIR IMMUNE FUNCTION CAN REDUCE
THAT COORDINATION. LEADS TO
CHRONIC ANEMIA INCREASED STRESS
HORMONE PRODUCTION. CAN INCREASE
PASS AND PATHOGEN LOAD AND WE
NOW EVEN HAVE EVIDENCE OF
NEONATAL TRANSFERRED OVER DONE
DECIDES TO YOUNG. A TWENTY
EIGHTEEN STUDY LED BY DR FRAZIER
AT UCLA FOUND A CALIFORNIA
POPULATION OF BOBCATS HAD EIGHT
DYSREGULATED IMMUNE FUNCTION DO
YOU TO WRITE AND DECIDES ONE OF
THEM BEING DAY FASTENER. AND
THIS LED TO AN OUTBREAK OF A
PARASITIC SKIN INFECTION MANGED
THIS NEARLY WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE
POPULATION. THE LETHAL AND SUB
WE FEEL IMPACTS OVERDONE DECIDES
POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE
LONG TERM POPULATION
SUSTAINABILITY OF CALIFORNIA
WILDLIFE. AND SOME OF OUR
FRIENDS SPECIES. IMPROVE
SANITATION AND EXCLUSION
PRACTICES REMAIN THE MOST
EFFECTIVE LONG TERM SOLUTION FOR
RIGHT OF MANAGEMENT. THERE IS A
GROWING MARKET AMONG CONSUMERS
FOR THESE SOLUTIONS AND ONCE
DONE JUST ONE TIME THEIR FINAL
COST EFFECTIVE IN THE LONG RUN
AND PREVENT THIS HOME OF KNOWN
TIGER POISONING. PREVENTION RATS
FROM INTERNET BUILDINGS KEEPING
OUT AREAS CLEAN FROM FOOD WASTE
AND A BREEZE MAINTAINING
DUMPSTERS AND TRASH CANS OLD
SOLUTIONS. THAT HAVE LONG TERM
SUCCESS. IN URBAN SETTINGS RIGHT
FOR. CONTROL SHOWING PROMISING
RESULTS THAT REDUCING ALREADY
ESTABLISHED FOR HIM POPULATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE IN A YEARLONG BIRTH
CONTROL STUDY IN WASHINGTON DC
WHICH IS ONE OF THE RATS HE IS
TO CITIES IN THE U. S. RACKS CVT
WAS REDUCED BY OVER 90% ACROSS
ALL MONITORED SITES. OUTSIDE OF
MANAGING COMMISERATE IN SUCH AS
NORWAY AND REFRACTS- DAY FASTING
IS FREQUENTLY USED TO CONTROL
GROUND SQUIRRELS HOWEVER. A TWO
YEAR LONG STUDY IN VENTURA
COUNTY FOUND THAT INSTALLING RAP
TO PURCHASE AN OUTBOX IS WAS
ACTUALLY MORE EFFECTIVE AND LESS
EXPENSIVE THAN POISON AT
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF GROUND
SQUIRRELS. THIS APPROACH WAS SO
SUCCESSFUL THAT THE LA
DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER
JUST LAST MONTH REMOVED ALL
RIGHT AND DECIDES FROM. THAT
NATURE PRESERVES IN THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY AND INSTILLED
WRAPPED PATCHES INSTEAD. THE
ALTERNATIVES AND WHILE SOME OF
THE PROPOSED OPTIONS TAKE A MORE
UP FRONT INVESTMENT THEY OFFER
MORE SUSTAINABLE AND MORE COST
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS OVER TIME.
WITHOUT THIS BUILDER FASTENING
WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK TO
CALIFORNIA'S WILDLIFE THINKING.
YEAH. THANK YOU VERY WELL FOR
MANY I'D DO WE HAVE OTHER
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM SUPPORT-
WITH ME TO TESTIMONY.
HIGHSMITH'S SAMUELSON WITHOUT ON
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU. CLEAR FOR KIDS .ORG
AND STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GARCIA WITH ENERGY SEEMS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU AND THANK YOU
TO ALL OF OUR WITNESSES FOR
THEIR PATIENCE TODAY. DO WE HAVE
ANY LEE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
. NEW A ONE OR TWO. FIFTY TWO
OKAY SO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
HERE AND INSTANCES INTERESTED
BREVITY- I HOPE IS FAST AS I
CAN. TOPIC TOMORROW HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE PEST CONTROL
OFFERS OF CALIFORNIA. WILL POST
THIS BILL FOR REASONS THAT YOU
PROBABLY ALL READ ABOUT THIS IS
NOT OUR FIRST HEARING SO BE
QUICK WHICH IS YOU KNOW FIRST-
FROM A PERSPECTIVE. REGICIDES
ARE THE FIRST TOOL IN THE
TOOLBOX FOR PEST CONTROL
OPERATORS TO USE. EXCLUSION
OTHER ASPECTS OF PRESS CONTROL.
I HAVE WORKED BUT IT IS THE LAST
LINE OF DEFENSE WHEN YOU HAVE
EXPLOSIVE POPULATION SO REMOVING
THAT TOOL FROM THE TOOLBOX CAN
HAVE SOME ADVERSE EFFECTS ON.
THINGS LIKE PUBLIC HEALTH AND I
KNOW THAT THE BELIEF IS THAT
THIS IS ALSO PUBLIC HEALTH BILL
BUT THERE ARE OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS COUNTERVAILING.
BECOME A BALANCING
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT VECTORS AS
FOR DISEASE THAT RATS AND MICE
SO OFTEN ARE HANTAVIRUSES
CARRIED BY MICE- THE PLAGUE
WHICH IS MAKING A COMEBACK IN A
SMALL WAY. CARRIED BY FLEAS ON
RATS SO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS AS
WELL NOT CONSIDERED IN THIS
PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION
WE ALSO BELIEVE THE DPR IS
EFFECTIVE REGULATOR FOR
PESTICIDES HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT THEY ARE POINTING
TOWARDS A RE EVALUATION OF THIS
MATERIAL AND THAT THE EVALUATION
IS LIKELY TO PRODUCE NEW CONTROL
TECHNIQUES. PROTOCOLS FOR THE
USE OF THE FASCINATING
CALIFORNIA. AND THEN LASTLY I'D
SAY THAT. GIVE THE- EVENTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE IS THAT WE ABOUT
BECAUSE THIS LET'S LAW. THAT'S
GONNA FOR ON RAP ON. WHERE IT'S
GOING TO BY. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN
AN ORANGE COUNTY THE ORANGE
COUNTY PICTURE SERVICE. REQUEST
THAT INDICATE THAT IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE RIGHT SERVICE REQUEST
WITH HER HIGH STRICKEN RECORDED
HISTORY IN ORANGE COUNTY. IN THE
TWO THAT TREND CONTINUES HERE IN
TWENTY TWENTY THREE SO WE KNOW
THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE
AND WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR
INDISCRIMINATE USE WE'RE JUST
ASKING THAT. TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS BE MAINTAINED THE
TOOL BEING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL
EXPLOSIVE POPULATIONS RATS AND
FOR THAT REASON WE ARE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
EVENING MISTER TURN MEMBERS
TAYLOR RUSSIAN BEHALF OF RISING
AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL GROWERS-
I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF
MY COLLEAGUE AND REITERATE THE
DPR HAS A SCIENCE BASED AND LEAD
PROCESS. REPORTED REVALUATION
REGISTRATION REVALUATION AND
MONITORING ALL OF WHICH OFFER
THE ABILITY FOR DPR TO IMPOSE
MEDICATIONS USE RESTRICTIONS AND
COUNCIL PRODUCTS OUT RIGHT IF
THEY'RE UNSAFE FOR THE PUBLIC.
OR THE ENVIRONMENT- BUT THE
SYSTEM ONLY WORKS IF WE ALLOW IT
TO WORK AND WE TRUST IN THE
SCIENCE AB THIRTEEN TO. TWENTY
TWO DISREGARDS THIS PROCESS. AND
I FAST NO NOT RIGHT CLASSIFYING
IT AS RESTRICTED USE WITHOUT
SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION AND
BEHOLDING TO FAST KNOWN. AND
NASCAR'S TO AN OUT LIAR AND
UNATTAINABLE STANDARD WE BELIEVE
EVEN WITH THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THESE ISSUES REMAIN
THE SAME. I REEVALUATED TO
FASTENERS NOT PREDICATED ON THE
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL DPR IS
ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF
COLLECTING DATA IS TO DETERMINE.
IF A REEVALUATION IS
SCIENTIFICALLY WARRANTED AND
MOST IMPORTANTLY FREEZE ALL UA
ATION. LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED
REVALUATION ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS WHICH WE'VE SEEN THESE
YEAR OVER YEAR. MULTIPLE BILLS A
YEAR- DISCREDITS DPR THE WORLD'S
MOST SOPHISTICATED PERCENT
REGULATION SYSTEM. AND LINCOLN
SECU FOR REEVALUATING PRODUCTS
THAT ARE MORE RELEVANT FOR
POTENTIAL WILDFIRE WILDLIFE
RISKS. FOR THESE REASONS WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE. THANK YOU I
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION FOR ME
TO TESTIMONY. HI GOOD EVENING
AARON OWE IT ON BEHALF OF THE
ALL THE LIGHTS AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. PRICING
NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
TELECONFERENCE- IT FOR THOSE
WISHING TO TESTIFY PLEASE LIMIT
YOUR COMMENTS YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION OF THE
MEASURE. MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
PLEASE PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB. THIRTEEN
TWENTY TWO WE CAN PROCEED THANK
YOU. THANK YOU THE CONTENT IF
YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A- THIRD.
TO TWO PRESS ONE THEN. ON YOUR
PHONE. AND FIRST WE LINE NUMBER
ZERO NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HOW
MANY VEHICLE FACT IT. ACTION IN
THE LEGISLATION. FOR THANK YOU
THANK YOU AND NEXT WE HAVE LINED
ONE EIGHTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIRTY EVENING CARE AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN NOT
ENOUGH OF THE TRY TO KEEP ON
BEHALF OF ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE
FUND ITS FROM SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT HEADLINE ONE
NINETEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING KAREN MEMBERS NICOLE
KING ON IT ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSEHOLD AND COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION TO AB THIRTEEN TWENTY
TWO. THANK YOU. NEXT HEADLINE
ONE FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD
. THIS IS AMERIKANISCHER ACTION
EVERYWHERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT NEXT HEADLINE
ONE TEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. EIGHT
MAJOR MEMBERS MARKET HE TRUMP
BEHALF AT THE CALENDAR COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. LINE ONE FORTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GABRIELLE
O'CONNOR AND I'M A PROPERTY
MANAGER AND BERKELEY AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
ONE THREE TWO FOUR. THANK YOU.
LINE ONE FIFTY ONE FIVE ZERO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO COMMITTEE
CHAIR OF COURSE ISN'T FOR LOS
ANGELES ALLOWS LIGHT ALSO KNOWN
AS CLOCK. THANK YOU L. A. COUNTY
CLOCK IS ALSO PRETTY STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB THIRTEEN TWENTY
TWO. THANK YOU. THANK MAY FIND
ONE THIRTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'M KITTY. AT THE BURKE AND FULL
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK LINE
ONE HUNDRED PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE
THOUGHT IRWIN AND OF ARE THE
PHILLIES AND CENTER FOR. TO
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NINE
ONE FORTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HEY GIRL I GOT YOU BEAT EVENT IS
ON FOR IT. THANK YOU ONE FIFTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MANY
IS AND CANNELLA RETALIATES AND
I'VE SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU.
AND THAT IS WE HAVING HERE THANK
YOU AND- THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
WITNESSES FOR TESTIFYING TODAY
WITH THAT WILL BRING IT BACK TO
MEMBERS TO DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT
THIS BILL. ALL RIGHT I JUST
WANNA MAKE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING
WITH MY STAFF- ON ON MAKING
ADDRESSING TRYING TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS
RAISED BY OPPOSITION- IF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE AGREED
TO TAKE. WOULD REMOVE THE 10%
THRESHOLD AND INSTEAD REQUIRE
RESTRICTIONS- IT DID BASED ON
NON TARGET WILDLIFE IN A
DECLINING TREND EXPOSURE RATES.
AND I THINK THAT HELPS TO MAKE
THIS BILL- THE RIGHT BALANCE
BETWEEN MINIMIZING HARM TO
WILDLIFE WHILE BOUNCING NEEDS
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY-
AND I JUST WANNA CONFIRM YOU ARE
TAKING THIS AMENDMENTS. YES
FANTASTIC AND SO- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
JUST THAT. WE DON'T RAPTORS AND
OUR CATS ARE SOME OF OUR MOST
EFFECTIVE WAYS OF CONTROLLING
THE RAT POPULATION PARTICULARLY
IN OUR WILDLIFE INTERFACE AREAS.
THE BILL HAS VERY READ AND WE'RE
KILLING THEM THROUGH USING THE
SEMI CHEMICALS AND THE BILL HAS
REALLY REASONABLE EXCLUSIONS ACT
IS COMPLETELY EXAM FROM THE
BILL. THE PUBLIC HEALTH
OUTBREAKS ARE MAKE IT ALLOWABLE
AND SO WE THINK THAT WE STRUCK
THE RIGHT BALANCE AND WE KNEW
THAT THE WE'VE SEEN NOW WHEN
PEOPLE TWENTY TWO WAS- WHEN
THERE IS NOT A NECROPSY DONE ON
HIM HE WAS SUFFERING FROM ANTI
COAGULANT POISONING. WE KNOW
THAT THIS SUBSTANCE IS STILL
GETTING OUT AND PRETTY MUCH ALL
OF THE WILDLIFE THAT WE HAVE IN
THESE AREAS IS BEING. DYING A
HORRIBLE DEATH AND BEING
POISONED BECAUSE OF IT AND WE
CAN TAKE ACTION TODAY TO STOP
THAT AND I WOULD URGE AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MANY MEMBER
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THIS
BILL. I'M OK IF MOTION FROM
CENTER EGGMAN. ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIXTEEN AB THIRTEEN
TWENTY TWO- THE MOTIONS TO PASS
AS AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CENTERS MEN I MEAN I SIERRA.
ALAN DALY. EGGMAN EGGMAN I
GROWTH. GROWTH KNOW HER TADO.
LAYERED LAYERED HI LIMÓN. VIDEA
VIDEA ISTER. THANK YOU- THAT
VOTE IS FOR ONE THAT BILL WILL
BE ON CALL AND BEFORE WE START
WITH OUR NEXT PRESENTER THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION
MY STAFF AND KNOWLEDGE AND TODAY
IS OUR LAST POLICY BILL HEARING
OF THE YEAR AND WE'VE BEEN
BLESSED WITH HAVING A TREMENDOUS
STAFF SO IN A RECOGNIZE TO MY
RIGHT CATHERINE BAXTER- AS WELL
AS SANDERS SANDERS TO MY LEFT.
HI CATHERINE MORIN FROM YOU GUYS
AND STAND UP WE CAN GIVE YOU A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND GENEVIEVE
ALONG. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK- IN NAVIGATING THROUGH
A LOT OF DIFFERENT WATER AND
NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES I KNOW
IT'S BEEN TOUGH- BOTH THAT OUR
FINAL BILL OF THE DAY EXCITING.
I'M IN A CLASS- OKAY SIR AB
EIGHTEEN I MEAN FILE ITEM EIGHTY
EIGHTEEN AB SIXTEEN THIRTY ONE
YOU CAN BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU I'M GLAD I HAVE
AN EXCITING BILL- SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH MISTER CHAIR AND
SENATORS GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB
SIXTEEN THIRTY ONE- SO. THIRTY
YEARS IS A LONG TIME THIRTY
YEARS AGO THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA WAS ONLY THREE YEARS
OLD- AND FOR WATER APPROPRIATION
AND PERMITS BEFORE THE WATER
BOARD THAT HAVEN'T HAD A FINAL
DETERMINATION FOR THIRTY YEARS.
AB SIXTEEN THIRTY ONE WOULD
CREATE A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO
PROTEST UNLESS THE BOARD HOLDS A
HEARING IN ALLOWING PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION AND PRINT AND
PRESENTATIONS. IN THREE DECADES
NEW DATA MAY HAVE BEEN FOUND OR
FURTHER PRESERVATION OF NATURE
COULD BECOME A FACTOR. DYNAMICS
OF WATER HAVE CHANGED
DRASTICALLY. IN CALIFORNIA DUE
TO CLIMATE CHANGE OVER THE LAST
THIRTY YEARS IN ECOSYSTEMS MAY
BE AFFECTED BY LARGE
APPROPRIATIONS OF WATER. THIS
BILL ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS TO PROVIDE HYDROLOGICAL
DATA TO THE BOARD AS TO THE
IMPACT OF SUCH PRODUCTS PROJECTS
AND ON THEIR WATER SUPPLY.
SPECIFIC TO MY DISTRICT SANTA
CLARITA IS ONE OF THE LAST FOR
THE SANTA SANTA CLARA RIVER IS
ONE OF THE LAST NATURAL RIVERS
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WORTHY
OF PROTECTION AND THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW SUCH DISCUSSIONS AT
THE WATER BOARD ABOUT CONCERNS
AROUND A PROPOSED PROJECT IN THE
DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE ONE OF
THE SECOND LARGEST AGGREGATE
MINE IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA-
AND WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION OF THE
RIVER BECAUSE OF WHERE THE MINE
IS LOCATED AND HOW THE RUN OFF
WOULD GO RIGHT INTO THE RIVER.
BEFORE IT GOES THROUGH THE CITY
OF SANTA CLARITA. CALIFORNIANS
WHO MAY NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN BORN
WHEN THE PROJECT FIRST CAME
BEFORE THE BOARD DESERVE A
CHANCE TO SPEAK THEIR PIECE ON A
PROJECT AND AB SIXTEEN THIRTY
ONE ALLOWS JUST THAT- AND MY
WITNESS IS NOT ABLE TO CONCEPT
THAT'S IT THAT'S OKAY WHAT
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF
REPRESENTING YOURSELF COUNSELOR-
ALL RIGHT THEN- DO WE HAVE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO. WHO
WANTS TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AB
. SIXTEEN THIRTY ONE. HI MY
NAME'S ANALLY ECONOMIC BEHALF OF
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER AGENCY
AND JUST IN SUPPORT THINK AUTHOR
FOR THE BELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
R. AS IN NO OTHER WITNESSES IN
THE ROOM IN SUPPORT I WILL MOVE
TO WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION AS HE
ONE PERSON APPROACHING THE
MICROPHONE. WHERE MEMBERS- SCOTT
GOVERNOR BEHALF OF CEMEX I KNOW
THE AUTHOR REFER TO PLURAL.
PROJECTS UNDER THIS BILL BUT IN
FACT THE BILL ONLY APPLIES TO
ONE PROJECT IN THE STATE. AND
THAT IS SAM ACCESS PROJECT IN
SANTA CLARITA. THEY HAVE BEEN
SUING CEMEX FOR THE PAST THIRTY
YEARS IN THE COME TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND SAY WELL YOU
HAVEN'T BUILT IT SO THAT WE CAN
RUN A BILL AGAINST IT. WELL
THEY'RE THE CAUSE OF THAT BUT
REALLY I THINK THE ANALYSIS DOES
A GOOD JOB OF PLAYING TO A
BIGGER PROBLEM. CALIFORNIA HAS
BEEN MORE ADVOCATES FOR OUT SAN
DIEGO THEY'RE ALL COMING IN BY
BARGE. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MR
STERN IS IN HERE. LESS THAN FIVE
YEARS LEFT SO AT THIS BILL AS IT
SETS UP A SCENARIO WHERE WE'RE
MAKING A POLICY STATEMENT RIGHT
RATHER THAN BUILD THESE
QUARRIES. IN AREAS WHERE THERE
NECESSARY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION-
WE'RE GONNA HAVE RALLIED IN SHIP
BUT IN AND TRUCKIN. OFTEN
THROUGH POOR NEIGHBORHOODS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE
COMING FROM THAT'S WITH THE
PORTS ARE. AND THAT'S A DECISION
WERE MAKING- I DON'T THINK IT'S
THE RIGHT DECISION AND IT'S
CERTAINLY A SHORT TERM. CONCEPT
I KNOW THE AUTHOR PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED WILL RECYCLE MORE WHAT
CONCRETE IS ONE OF THE MOST
RECYCLED PRODUCTS ON EARTH
TODAY. THERE'S NO MORE. TO BE
DONE WE THIS PRODUCT TO BUILD IS
ALSO REFERENCE THE ANALYSIS.
FINALLY THERE'S THE NOTION OF
GHGS NOW THE AUTHOR PREVIOUSLY
STATED ALL OUR TROOPS ARE THE
PROPONENTS PREFER THE STATED.
THAT THERE WON'T BE OVER
INCREASE IN GHG. YOU KNOW IF
THIS MEASURE IS PASSED.
ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSERVATION. A ROUND TRIP
BETWEEN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IN
SANTA CLARITA IS TWENTY MILES.
THE NEXT CLOSEST RESOURCES
PALMDALE THAT'S AN EIGHTY FOUR
MILE ROUND TRIP. THE 76%
INCREASE IN CO TWO EMISSIONS IF
THIS PROJECT IS NOT BUILT. SO WE
TALK A LOT ABOUT GHGS IN THIS
BUILDING. BUT YOUR ORDER THIS IS
THE ONE BILL THIS YEAR WHICH
WILL EXPLICITLY INCREASED GHG
EMISSIONS. SO FOR THESE REASONS
WE OUT. SINCE IT WAS INTRODUCED
THE DEPARTMENT DID EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THE ISSUE
THE LETTER THEY'RE SAYING THE RE
OPENING THE FLOTUS FOR THE
BILL'S UNNECESSARY. SO FOR THESE
REASONS WE ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON
THIS BILL THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
IN OPPOSITION SAYING NONE. I'LL
MOVE TO TELECONFERENCE LINE.
AGAIN PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS
TO YOUR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURE.
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB SIXTEEN THIRTY
ONE WE CAN PROCEED. THANK YOU
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK ON A. B. SIXTEEN THIRTY
ONE. ONE SEVEN ZERO. ONE MOMENT
TO FORGET MY NUMBERS.
TWENTY SECOND SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF AB SIXTEEN
THIRTY ONE PRESS ONE AND ZERO.
AND FIRST WE HAVE LINE NUMBER
ONE FORTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
. LOWS CHARLIE RAY WITH A
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION AND
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATION
WE STRONGLY OPPOSES. THANK YOU.
ADULT PLANS ONE FIFTY TWO PLEASE
GO AHEAD. READING CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND HE SAID GO
BE AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CREED- IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND THAT IS ALL I
HAVE THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL
OF OUR WITNESSES FOR TESTIFYING
TODAY AT THE END OF A LONG DAY
FOR THEM LONGER- AND SO BRING IT
BACK TO THE MEMBERS TO ANY
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU
KIND OF CENTER LEFT FROM I JUST
HAVE A QUESTION WHO- WOULD YOU
RESPOND TO THE- OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY ON WHAT WAS JUST SAID.
SURE SO I'M YOU KNOW THE
OPPOSITION HAS BEEN KIND OF
CHANGING THEIR CRITICISMS OF THE
BILL DEPENDING ON WHICH
COMMITTEE WHERE AT AT ONE
COMMITTEE IT WAS THAT IT'S ONLY
TARGETING THEIR PROJECT IT HAD
APPROPRIATIONS WHERE THEY WANTED
TO HAVE A LARGER. PRICE TAG THEY
SAID IT WAS GOING TO CAPTURE A
TON OF- DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND
SO- I'M UNCLEAR I MEAN I GUESS
TODAY THEIR THEIR TESTIMONY IS
THAT IT'S JUST THE ONE PROJECT
AGAIN BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S
CONVENIENT FOR WHERE WE'RE AT
BUT- WE ARE UNDERSTANDING AS IT
DOES ONLY- IMPACT THE ONE
PROJECT. IT IS YOU KNOW
REGARDLESS OF WHY IT'S BEEN
THIRTY YEARS IT'S BEEN THIRTY
YEARS AND THE NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITY- WHEN IT COMES TO
WATER HAVE. SEVERELY CHANGED IN
THE LAST THIRTY YEARS AND SO WE
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT I MEAN WE
HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE RAISING
FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA NOW. WHO ARE IN NEED OF
AN ALIVE WHEN THIS PROJECT- WAS
GIVEN. AN INITIAL PERMIT AND SO
THEY NEED AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
ABLE TO WEIGH IN AND TALK ABOUT
THE NEEDS OF THE WATER IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S PROTECTED. FOR FAMILIES.
AND FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS GOING
FORWARD. I SENT A LETTER DOES
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. IT
DOES AND THEN I WOULD MAKE A
COMMENT WHICH IS. IN FRONT OF
THIS COMMITTEE THIS IS BEEN A
BIPARTISAN ISSUE SENATOR WELCOME
BILL TWO YEARS AGO THAT WAS
VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL. IN
IRONICALLY IT GOT KILLED IN AN
ASSEMBLY POLICY COMMITTEE SO THE
FACT THAT YOU'RE STARTING THERE
WAS PROBABLY A SMART STRATEGIC.
MOVES THIS TIME AND WE
APPRECIATE PASSED SUPPORT BY
THIS COMMITTEE OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU CENTER THERE DO WE
HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COME
A CENTER OF THANK YOU MR ARE MET
MISTER KERR JUST BRIEFLY. ARE
YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMENTS
THAT WERE MADE BY THAT THE
INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO US
BY THE OPPOSITION ABOUT-
SEVENTY. 2% OF GHGS WOULD
INCREASE. IF WE HAVE TO SHIP
THIS PRODUCT IN FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES OTHER PORTS AND- ARE
YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
I THINK THAT I MEAN HE'S
SPEAKING IN HYPOTHETICALS AND SO
IT'S VERY HARD TO SAY WHAT THE
IMPACT IS GOING TO BE IF WE
DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC PROJECT
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE WE
DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC SOURCE
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT- THEY-
ALREADY HAVE MINDS OF THEIR
MINING OUT IN THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY THAT ALREADY ARE TRUCKING
A IN AND THAT'S HAPPENING. EVERY
DAY RIGHT NOW- SO IT'S THEIR
STANDARD MODE OF OPERATION
CURRENTLY AT THIS MOMENT. BUT
THE IT IS A TRUE STATEMENT THAT
THAT'S THE ONLY AGGREGATE
FACILITY THAT WE HAVE LEFT READY
TO BUILD THAT'S GOING TO
OPERATE. AND IF WE DON'T PRODUCE
IT HERE WE'LL WE'LL GET IT FROM
CANADA MEXICO AND OTHER
COUNTRIES. AND YEAH ARE WE
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AT ALL I
GUESS I GO BACK TO MY REPRESENTS
70% OF THE STATE'S OIL FRAZIER-
WE DECREASE OIL PRODUCTION HERE
IN THE STATE BUT WE IMPORTED
FROM ECUADOR. SAUDI ARABIA IRAQ
AND WE THE GHG EMISSIONS THAT GO
TO TRANSPORT THE OIL HERE. IS
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF METRIC
TONS WHICH WE HAVE VERY FEW
TENS- OF. ACTUALLY NOT EVEN TONS
OF CARBON EMISSIONS PRODUCING
OIL HERE IN OUR STATE. SO THE G.
SHE'S GOES TO THE REFORM WE HAVE
POLICY THAT EXPORTS OR IMPORTS
PRODUCT. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION
IS IF WE DON'T PRODUCE IT HERE
IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS THAT
WE ALL OVERSEE- WHAT'S- I MEAN.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD BE A
BETTER SOLUTION FOR GHGS THAN.
THAN IMPORTING IT FROM OTHER
STATES OR OTHER COUNTRIES IS
THAT NOT. TRUE OR WHAT'S YOUR
THOUGHT ON. IT I THINK IT'S A
DIFFERENT COMPARISON THOUGH
BECAUSE I THINK HERE YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT. GIGI'S VERSUS-
WATER SOURCE RIGHT AND SO YOU'RE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW
SOMETHING THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY. CONTAMINATE THE
WATER SOURCE FOR THIS THE THIRD
LARGEST CITY AND LOS ANGELES
OKAY- AND THAT'S A HUGE HEALTH
IMPACT THAT'S A HUGE- YOU KNOW
LASTING IMPACT. FOR THAT WHOLE
REGION AND THAT ACTUALLY THE
RIVER GOES NOT ONLY THROUGH
SANTA CLARITA BALL ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TRYING TO MENTOR COUNTY.
SO SO I THINK THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT TO FIND A BALANCE
RIGHT OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT TO
BE INCREASING GHGS BUT ALSO WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WATER
FOR THESE MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES
THAT IT SERVES. IS SAFE IS CLEAN
IT IS HEALTHY- AND THIS REALLY
JUST OPENS UP ANOTHER YOU KNOW
OPPORTUNITY TO. READ YOU KNOW
RAISE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE AT THE STATEWIDE
LEVEL IT DOES NOT STOP THE
PROCESS AND THE OPPOSITION EVEN
TESTIFIED AT WATER PARKS AND
WILDLIFE WHICH I SIT ON IN THE
ASSEMBLY. THAT THAT THEY DIDN'T
THINK THAT THIS WOULD STOP THEIR
PROJECT THAT IS JUST ONE MORE
STEP FOR THEM TO HAVE TO GO
THROUGH BUT WE THINK IT'S AN
IMPORTANT STEP FOR THEM TO HAVE
TO GO THROUGH. WHEN YOU KNOW-
BUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT WATER
SOURCES ON THE LINE THANK YOU-
AND I APPRECIATE THAT I GUESS
ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE A
WITH THE TEACHERS INTELLIGENCE
IS- DOESN'T DETERMINE WHO ARE
CONTROL THAT PROCESS. IS A D. W.
R. CONTROL THAT PROCESS DON'T
THEY HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN
THEY CAN'T JUST GO. YOU KNOW
PRODUCES PRODUCT IN AND NOT HAVE
A PLAN WITH T. W. ARE THE STATE
WATER AGENCY TO. TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE COMPLYING WITH
EVERYTHING SO WHAT YOU JUST SAID
DOESN'T. HAPPEN CORRECT. YEAH I
MEAN THERE COULD TO BE ON THIS.
HAS GONE THROUGH A VERY ROCKY
PROCESS BECAUSE- WELL THERE'S
FEDERAL PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN
GIVEN THERE'S ALSO BEEN AN
EFFORT BY SENATOR FEINSTEIN AND
OTHER YOU KNOW FEDERAL. LEADERS
TO REVOKE THAT I MEAN THERE'S A
LONG SORDID HISTORY WITH THIS
SPECIFIC PROJECT PROJECT- AND
THE LAND ITSELF IS ACTUALLY
OWNED BY. THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA. BUT THE PERMIT OF IT IS
FEDERAL AND SO IT WAS GIVEN BY
THAT THAT FEDERAL ENTITY SO- YOU
KNOW SO WELL THERE'S A PROCESS
THAT IS GOING THROUGH THERE'S
ALSO BEEN SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT
THAT PROCESS- AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. THANK YOU THINK YOU THINK
YOU MISTER CHARACTER
INTELLIGENCE THANK YOU SENATOR
OF- NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM DAIS. WELL I'M
SORRY CENTER STERN. THANK YOU
MR- ONE THING THE SIMILAR FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD- IF IT'S
PROBABLY TO MOVE MOVE THE BILL
BUT- TO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT
HERE AND THE SCOPE OF THIS BILL
I KNOW WE HAD WORKED ON THIS IN
THIS COMMITTEE APPEARS PASSED
WITH SENATOR WILK SO. I THINK
YOU'VE- TRIED TO NARROWLY TAILOR
IT WITHOUT BEING SO NARROWLY
TAILORED THAT WERE TARGETING
JUST ONE SINGLE APPLICATION-
EXPLICITLY AND SORT OF VIOLATING
THOSE. WATER CONSTITUTIONAL
ISSUES I THINK I THINK YOU'VE
GOT THIS BILL IN GOOD SHAPE AND-
ALSO JUST- SOME ISSUES OUT
FURTHER IN. THE COMMUNITY CAN
WEIGH IN BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID-
SAID GENERATIONAL ISSUE AND SO.
TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS SORT OF-
YOU KNOW IN THE DARK DOESN'T
DOESN'T MAKE ANYONE FEEL RIGHT
SO I THINK FOR EVEN THE
OPPONENTS WHO WANT TO SEE THEIR
PROJECT- FOR THEY SHOULD WELCOME
THIS KIND OF SCRUTINY. AND I'M
OPEN. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF
THE VIEW IT THAT WAY BUT- I
ACTUALLY THINK THAT. THE
SUNLIGHT HOPEFULLY JUST. GIVE US
SOME PROGRESS HERE AT LEAST KNOW
WE'RE DEALING WITH- SO WITH THAT
I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE- THANK YOU
US SAYING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM DAIS WE DO HAVE A
MOTION ON THE BILL THAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE TO SOMEONE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THIS CLOSE OKAY THANK YOU-
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SENATOR
STERN THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CENTERS MEN- IF
MEN ARE ICY ARE NO. ALAN RIGHT
ALAN I. DALY EGGMAN. EGGMAN
EYEING GROWTH. HER TADO LAYERED
. WHERE I AM MON. THE MOAN I
PADILLA. PADILLA I STERN. STERN
HI. THE SIMPSONS HAS. OKAY THE
VOTE COUNT IS SEVEN ZERO THAT
BILL IS OUT. THANKS THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AND SO WILL I RETURN
BACK. TO THE BILLS WERE TAKING
UP BEFORE- I WAS GO BACK TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BENNETT WE NEED A MOTION
ON EIGHTY SIX SEVENTY SIX WE
HAVE A MOTION. OKAY OF THE
EMOTION FROM SENATOR STERN TO
PASS AS AMENDED. OUR SYSTEM
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND FILE
ITEM NUMBER. FIVE EIGHTY SIX
SEVENTY SIX. CENTERS MEANT RIGHT
MEN I SAY I DON'T KNOW ZERO NO
ALLEN. ALLEN BY DELHI. EGGMAN
GROSS. NO GROWTH NO HER TADO
LAYERED. LYRICFIND LIMÓN. LIMON
FIVE PADILLA PADILLA I STERN
STERN ALL RIGHT. DALLI DALLI NO
. TWO SIX THREE. OKAY THAT VOTE
COUNT IS SIX THREE THE BILL IS
OUT ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX AB EIGHT OH
NINE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER BENNETT-
DO WE HAVE A MOTION. ON THE BILL
WE CAN WAIT OKAY IS FAMILIAR
MOTION BY SENATOR STERN MOTIONS
TO PASS APPROPRIATIONS ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER SIX EIGHTY EIGHT OR
NINE OUR SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CENTERS MEN BY MEN I SEE
ARE NO. THERE ARE NO AYE ALLEN.
ALLEN HI DELHI DELHI I EGGMAN
EGGMAN HI GROWTH. GROVE I HER
TADO LAYERED LAYERED HI LIMÓN
LIMONIIDAE PADILLA PADILLA I
STERN. STERN HI. OKAY THAT BUILT
VOTE IS TENS HERE THAT BILLS OUT
. ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AND THIS
IS AB SEVEN FIFTY FOUR BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER PATTON- DO WE
HAVE A MOTION. MOVED A MOTION
FROM SENATOR STERN THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED APPROPRIATIONS ON
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A. B.
SEVEN FIFTY FOUR ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CENTERS MEN
I MEAN R. I. C. ARE NO. C. R. NO
NO ALLEN. ALLEN HI DELHI DELHI
NO EGGMAN. EGGMAN HI GROWTH
GROWTH KNOW HER TADO LAYERED.
LAYERED I LIMÓN LIMONIIDAE
PADILLA PADILLA I STERN STERN HI
. THREE OKAY THAT VOTE IS SEVEN
THREE THE BILL IS OUT- WE'LL
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT AB SEVEN FIFTY FIVE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER PAP AND WE HAVE A
MOTION. ALL RIGHT WE HAVE
ANOTHER MOTION FROM CENTER STERN
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHTY SEVEN FIFTY FIVE
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CENTERS MEANT BY MAN I SEE ARE
NO NO. NO NO ALLEN ALLEN AYE
DALY. DALLY NO EGGMAN SEGMENT HI
GROWTH. GROW BY HER TADO LAYERED
LAYERED I LIVE MON MON HI
PADILLA PADILLA I STERN. STERN
I'D. I DIDN'T. GROW IDENTIFIED
TO KNOW. OKAY THE VOTER THAT IS
SEVEN THREE THE BILL IS OUT ALL
RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER TEN BY ASSEMBLYMEMBERS
SORIA EIGHTY EIGHT THIRTY. DO WE
HAVE A MOTION. WE'LL MOTION FROM
CENTER EGGMAN MIXING IT UP HERE
ON FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB EIGHT
THIRTY BY SOMEONE NUMBER SORIA
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CENTERS MEANT AYE MAN AYE SIERRA
SIERRA AYE ALLEN. ALLEN HI DELHI
DELHI I EGGMAN. EGGMAN HIGH.
GROVE I HER TADO LAYERED LAYERED
I LOVE. LIMÓN IDEA PADILLA I
STERN RIGHT STERN ONLINE. OKAY
THE VOTE ON THAT IS TENS HERE
THE BILL IS OUT OKAY WE'LL MOVE
ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN-
AB TWELVE OH FIVE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BAUER K. HAND WE
HAVE A MOTION. I MOTION BY
CENTER STERN THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED FILE ITEM
THIRTEEN AB TWELVE OH FIVE A
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CENTERS MEN AYE MAN AYE SIERRA.
THERE ARE NO NO ALLEN ALLEN HI
DELHI DELI NO EGGMAN. GROWTH
GROVE NO HER TADO LAYERED.
LAYERED I AM A MOAN. MOAN HI
DIYA. PADILLA I STERN RIGHT
STERN HI. SIX THREE. OKAY THAT
VOTE ON THAT IS SIX THREE THE
BILL IS OUT OKAY WE'LL MOVE ON
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER SIXTEEN-
AND- WE ACTUALLY THEM SO WE'LL
GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OVER
THE CONSENT CALENDAR- SO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS. FILE ITEMS
NUMBER NINE AB SEVENTY EIGHT BY
PETRIE-NORRIS FILE ITEM NUMBER
ELEVEN AB EIGHT EIGHTY TWO BY
DAVIES FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE
AB NINE TWENTY THREE BY BAUER K.
HANDS. FILE ITEM NUMBER FOURTEEN
EIGHTY NINE FIFTY THREE BY
CONNOLLY FILE ITEM NUMBER
FIFTEEN AB ELEVEN FIFTY NINE
BAGI ARE CURRY AND FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINETEEN AB SIXTEEN FORTY
TWO BY GIPSON ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CURRENT LOTUS SIX
ZERO ALLEN. CENTER ALLEN I. HER
TADO LAYERED. LAYERED I LIMÓN
LIMONIIDAE PADILLA PADILLA HI.
TWO ZERO OKAY THE VOTE ON THAT
IS TEN ZERO ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT OKAY WE'LL GO
BACK TO FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE- AB
THREE BY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF
HER- ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. CURRENT LOTUS SIX ZERO
WITH CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING
BY CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN I. HER
TADO LAYERED LAYERED HI LA.
LIMONIIDAE PADILLA PADILLA HI.
OKAY THE VOTE ON THAT IS TEN
ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT OKAY-
WILL- MOVE ON TO A FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO AB EIGHTY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADDIS. AND MOTION THERE'S
TO PASSED APPROPRIATIONS
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CURRENT NO IS FOR ZERO WHICH
YOUR VOTING ICE CENTER CA ARE
NOW. FILE ITEM IT'S AT TWO AB.
SET OKAY. CENTER ALLEN. ALLEN BY
DELHI. APARTADO LAYERED LAYERED
I LIMÓN LIMONIIDAE PADILLA.
PADILLA HI. OKAY THAT VOTE COUNT
IS EIGHT ZERO THE BILL IS OUT
OKAY WE'LL MOVE ON A FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE AB FORTINO SEVEN BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER ADDIS THE VOTE
COUNT ON THAT IS SIX ZERO ON THE
MOTION IS TO PASS. AS AMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CURRENT VOTERS SIX
ZERO WITH CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
VOTING ICE CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN
I. HER TADO LAYERED LAYERED I AM
A MOAN MOAN IDEA IDEA HI. OKAY
THE VOTE COUNT ON THAT IS TEN
ZERO THE BILL IS OUT- ALL RIGHT
MOVE ON A FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR
AB FIVE FIFTY TWO BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BENNETT THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CURRENT LOTUS FOR
THREE. WITH SENATOR WHICH SHARE
VOTING I ADVISED HER VOTING NO
CENTERS ALLEN. ALLEN I. HER TADO
LAYERED LAYERED HI LIMÓN LIMÓN
HI. SEVEN THREE OKAY THE VOTE
COUNT ON THAT IS SEVEN THREE AND
THE BILL IS OUT ALL RIGHT WE
WILL MOVE NOW TO- FILE ITEM
NUMBER. TO REDUCE. TO FIVE- SO
DO FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE- OKAY-
MY FAMILY MEMBER BENNETT SB SIX
SEVENTY SIX THE MOTIONS TO PASS
SYSTEM AND- OKAY. OKAY SO THAT
BILLS OUT A YEAR OKAY THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT I WILL MOVE TO-
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIXTEEN I AB
THIRTEEN TWENTY TWO BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER FRIEDMAN. AND THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
APPROPRIATIONS THE SYSTEM PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CURRENT THOUGH IS
FOR ONE SWITCHER VOTING ICE
CENTER SIERRA. YEAH THERE ARE NO
NO ALLEN. ALLEN HI DELHI. DALLY
NO. HER TODD. LIMON LIMÓN I
STERN. STERN RIGHT NOW VOTING.
WHO DOES THAT OKAY. WITH. THE
VOTE ON THAT IS SIX THREE AND
THE BILL IS OUT AND THAT IS OUR
FINAL BILL OF THE DAY. ONE
BROTHER EIGHTEENTH NO THAT WAS
NOT DONE OKAY THAT WAS OUR FINAL
BILL THE DAY- AND SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH EVERYBODY FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND CONSIDERATION THANK
YOU CAN OUR STAFF AND HAVE A
HAPPY RECESS FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT
PRACTICES. ALL RIGHT. THAT
SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND
WATER COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.