SEN NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER
COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD MORNING. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE. FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT.
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
8772268. AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
6709796. I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM
DURING THE HEARING HEARING IS
HIS CUSTOMARY AND WE ARE
CONTINUING TO HOLD OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE O STREET
BUILDING. I THINK WE HAVE A
QUORUM, BUT TO EXTEND ANY
MEMBERS ARE MISSING. YOU CAN
COME ON DOWN TO ROOM 2200. WE
HAVE JUST ONE BILL ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE SPEAKERS A B 8 76
BEFORE WE HEAR PRESENTATION ON
THIS BILL, LET'S ESTABLISH A
QUORUM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. SENATORS, MEN. MEN
HERE THEY ARE DUE TO HERE, ALAN.
DELI DELI HERE, EGGMAN. ROVE.
HER TAITO. LAIRD LAIRD HERE,
LIMÓN. LIMÓN HERE. PADILLA
PADILLA HERE, STERN. ALRIGHT
CORN, ALRIGHT SYSTEM NOTES THAT
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM SO WE WILL
HEAR FROM THE SPEAKER WHENEVER
HE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT DOWN SO I
GUESS WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF RECESS
WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE SPEAKER.
OUR HEARINGS. SO UM, MR SPEAKER
, YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN READY
WITH PRESENTING YOUR BILL.
AVIATE 76 GOOD TO HAVE YOU GOOD
MORNING, EVERYBODY. SORRY I'M A
LITTLE TARDY, BUT APPRECIATE YOU
ARE MAKING THE TIME FOR THIS
HEARING. AND FOR THIS IMPORTANT,
BILL, YOU KNOW FIRST I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL AND NOTE
THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT I KNOW
THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN THIS
COMMITTEE. MR CHAIR. UM AND THIS
IS, YOU KNOW URGENCY
LEGISLATION. THIS IS, UH, BILL
THAT IS IMPORTANT. TO THE
DISTRICT, THE REGION THAT I AND
SENATOR LOWERED BOTH REPRESENT,
AS IT INTENDS TO SPEED UP THE
CRITICAL $400 MILLION FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT, LOCATED IN
THE PARABLE VALLEY, WHICH IS
NESTLED BETWEEN THE COUNTIES OF
MONTEREY AND SANTA CRUZ.
SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL IT
PROPOSES TO GRANT THE PAJARO
RIVER FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
PROJECT EXEMPTIONS FROM NEEDING
TO SECURE LAKE AND STREAM BED
ALTERATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
AS WELL AS EXEMPTIONS FROM
CERTAIN WATER QUALITY RULES. IT
ALSO SEEKS TO GRANT THIS PROJECT
AND EXPEDITED SEQUEL PROCESS,
WHICH IS LOOSELY BASED ON A
PRECEDENT REGARDING DAM REMOVAL
ALONG THE CLIMATE RIVER. IN BOTH
CASES, RECOGNITION OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF THE
PROJECTS JUSTIFIED LESS
EXTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW,
SO THAT WORK COULD VEGAN SOONER
AND FASTER. THIS BILL IN
PARTICULAR, IS BASED ON THE
GOVERNOR'S RECENT EXECUTIVE
ORDER IN 10 23, ALLOWING THE
TEMPORARY STREAMLINING OF
REPAIRS TO LEVEES AND RIVERS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. BUT FOR THIS
PROJECT IN PARTICULAR, MR CHAIR
REGULATORY CERTAINTY IS NEEDED,
AND IT'S NEEDED OVER THE
LIFESPAN OF THIS PROJECT. UM IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PROJECT
WILL ONLY RECEIVE THESE
EXEMPTIONS IF IT MEETS THE
HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
. IN FACT, WE HAVE INCORPORATED
EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY, WHICH
IS REFLECTED IN THIS COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. AS A RESULT OF THIS
PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AH.
SOME BENEFITS TO, UM YOU KNOW
OUR REGION. YOU KNOW, AND AS I
MENTIONED, THIS IS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION FOR THE DISTRICT. I
REPRESENT THE DISTRICT THAT
SENATOR LED REPRESENTS. AH THESE
COMMUNITIES IN THE PART OF
VALLEY OF THE TOWN OF PARK ROW,
THE CITY OF WATSON VILLE ARE
SETTING THE MOST DISADVANTAGED
IN OUR STATE AND RECEIVED SOME
OF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF FLOOD
PROTECTION IN CALIFORNIA. WE
KNOW THIS BECAUSE IN THE EARLY
19 SIXTIES, A REPORT BY THE U.
S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CONCLUDED THAT THE POTRERO RIVER
LEVEE SYSTEM WHICH WAS BUILT IN
1949, WAS INADEQUATE AND
ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN
CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION TO
RECONSTRUCT THIS LEVEE SYSTEM,
WHICH WAS ALSO AUTHORIZED IN THE
MID 19 SIXTIES. UNFORTUNATELY
THAT RECONSTRUCTION NEVER
OCCURRED. AS WAS REPORTED BY THE
TIMES IS A FEW MONTHS AGO,
FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAD KNOWN
FOR DECADES FOR DECADES THAT THE
POWER OF THE RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM
WAS VULNERABLE TO COLLAPSE,
WHICH REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT TO
RESIDENTS OF THIS REGION. BUT
NEVER PRIORITIZED LEVEE SYSTEM
REPAIRS, IN PART BECAUSE THEY
BELIEVED IT DID NOT MAKE
FINANCIAL SENSE TO PROTECT THE
LOW INCOME AREA. THE RESULT, AS
WE ALL KNOW IS THAT SEVERAL
MAJOR FLOODS HAVE DEVASTATED
THESE COMMUNITIES. OVER THE
YEARS. FIVE MAJOR FLOODS AND
THAT INCLUDES THIS PAST SPRING
WHEN HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND
BUSINESSES WERE DESTROYED.
RECOVERY IS STILL ONGOING. AND
LOCAL FARM WORKERS WERE LEFT
UNEMPLOYED AFTER THE DESTRUCTION
OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS IN THE
SURROUNDING AREAS, KNOWING THE
HISTORY AND THE EXISTING
VULNERABILITY OF THE LEVEE
SYSTEM. I COMMEND SO MANY FORMER
CURRENT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
ELECTED LEADERS WHO HAVE HELPED
FACILITATE THIS FLOOD RISK
MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN THE PARK
VALLEY. YOU KNOW IF I HAVEN'T
MENTIONED IT, THIS LEVEE UPGRADE
IS, UM, IT'S PROJECTED TO
PROVIDE 100 YEAR FLOOD
PROTECTION TO OUR REGION, WHICH
IS WHICH IS GREATLY NEEDED. WITH
ME HERE TESTIFYING SUPPORT IS
ALISON, UH, VIOLENT E CHIEF OF
STAFF TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
SUPERVISOR ZACH FRIEND WHO
SERVES AS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF
THE PARA REGIONAL FLOOD
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. AND WITH
THAT, THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
LEAD WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. YOU
JUST HAVE ONE MR. SPEAKER
BELIEVE SO PERFECT. YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN READY.
SORRY. SORRY. I'M WALKING. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND GOOD MORNING
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR GIVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU THIS
MORNING. SPEAKER MENTIONED I'M
ALISON VIOLENT. CHIEF OF STAFF
TO SUPERVISOR ZACH FRIEND, THE
CHAIR OF THE REGIONAL FLOODS
MANAGEMENT AGENCY, 88. 76 IS THE
BEST WAY THE STATE CAN EXPEDITE
THE PARTY OR A RIVER FLOOD
PROJECT, WHICH WILL HELP FUTURE
DISASTER PREVENT FUTURE
DISASTERS. AS A SPEAKER
MENTIONED 876 COULD SHAVE YEARS
OFF THE PROJECT. TIMELINE
ENSURES THAT THIS DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITY, WHICH IS SEEN UNDER
INVESTMENT FOR DECADES. IS
PROTECTED BY MODERN FLOOD
CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE MOVING
FORWARD. THE COMMUNITY. ZAPATERO
AND WATSON VILLE HAVE BEEN
LIVING WITH LEVEES THAT WERE
BUILT OVER SIX DECADES AGO. THE
LOW HOME VALUES AND THE LACK OF
FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED CROPS GROWN
IN THE AREA HAVE RESULTED IN
HISTORIC UNDER INVESTMENT IN THE
FEDERAL LEVEE SYSTEM, AND THE
COMMUNITY HAS NOT RECEIVED THE
PROTECTION THEY DESERVE DESPITE
BEING AN AGRICULTURE AND
FARMWORKER COMMUNITY, THE
RESIDENTS OF WATSON, VILLE AND
PEROT HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO WISH
FOR RAIN FOR FEAR OF FLOODING.
TOO MANY OF THEM HAVE LIVED TO
THE REPEATED FLOODING EVENTS
THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE ALONG THE
RIVER, INCLUDING THE 1995 FLOOD
THAT CAUSED LOSS OF LIFE. THIS
YEAR. FOLLOWING THE WINTER RAINS
, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES FROM THE
POMODORO AND WATSON COMMUNITIES
WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES
DUE TO THE BREACH OF THE RIVER
LEVEE IN MARCH, 6 MONTHS FROM
THE FLOOD DATE TODAY. ABOUT A
DOZEN FAMILIES STILL HAVE NOT
BEEN RE HOUSED. WHEN THE WATER
RECEDED, THE FAMILIES WERE ABLE
TO RETURN HOME. IT WAS TAN SAFE
DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
SYSTEM MEETING REPAIRS AS A
RESULT OF A RUPTURE TO THE SEWER
FORCE MAIN DURING THE FLOODING
EVENT, THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE
BREACH COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN
WORSE AS FLOOD WATER AGAINST THE
LEVY THREATENED THE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE WATSON ALL
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
FOR THEN HE BRINGS CITY OF
WATSON VILLE. THE FATHER RIVER
PROJECT IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
BENEFICIAL BY DESIGN, EXPANDING
SENSITIVE HABITAT UTILIZING
SETBACK, LEVEES AND ENGINEERING
WITH NATURE INITIATIVE
PRINCIPLES DOING NOTHING LEAVES
THE ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABLE TO
POLLUTION FROM FLOOD, AS WE SAW
THIS YEAR WITH THE RUPTURE OF
THE SEWER AND LEAVES THE RIVER
QUARTER OVERLY NARROW AND
SUBJECT TO DETRIMENTAL
VEGETATION CLEARING IS REQUIRED
AND OCCURRING MAINTENANCE
PROTOCOLS. WORK RECENTLY STARTED
ON THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS FROM
THIS YEAR'S 2023 BREACH AND THE
TIMELINE FOR REPAIR TO COMPLETE
BEFORE THIS WINTER. RESIDENTS
ARE THANKFUL FOR THIS EXPERTISE
TO WORK BY THE ARMY CORPS, BUT
THEY LIVE WITH THE REALIZATION
THAT THE REST OF THE LEVEE
SYSTEM IS STILL VULNERABLE AS
CALIFORNIA DEALS WITH THE FRONT
LINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM
HISTORIC FIRES TO HISTORIC
FLOODS, THE SENSE OF URGENCY FOR
ACTION BECOMES ACUTE. WHAT IS
PROPOSED HERE WOULD HELP OUR
REGION REBUILD FROM AND PREVENT
FUTURE CATASTROPHES. IN AN
EXPEDITED WAY, THE STATE HAS THE
ABILITY TO HELP RIGHT. THE
WRONGS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
NEVER DID, AND THE STATE HAS
BEEN AN ENORMOUS PARTNER. IN
THIS PROCESS. A B 876 WOULD
ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF THE
PROJECT BEGAN MUCH MORE QUICKLY
AND CONDENSE THE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE FROM 10 TO 12 YEARS TO AS
LITTLE AS 5 TO 10. WITH THE
PASSAGE OF 876, IT IS POSSIBLE
FOR DEVELOPERS OF THE PROJECT
COULD BREAK GROUND AS EARLY AS
NEXT YEAR. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S HEAR FROM
ANY OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES WE
HAVE HERE IN ROOM 2200. YOU CAN
JUST LIMIT YOUR TESTIMONY TO
YOUR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. THAT'D BE
GREAT. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ACTUALLY WALKER WITH THE
MONTEREY COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND THE MONTEREY
COUNTY WATER RESOURCES AGENCY
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
MATTHEW, ALL WITH WESTERN
GROWERS WERE ALSO PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ALEX
PERRY IN CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU
IN SUPPORT. THANK THANK YOU. I
THINK NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM.
WE'LL MOVE TO ANY LEAD WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION, BUT I BELIEVE
THERE ARE ANY OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE
IN THE ROOM, WANT TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? ALRIGHT
SAYING NOBODY IN THE ROOM WILL
MOVE ON TO ANY WITNESSES WAITING
TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WILL
LIMIT TELECONFERENCE TESTIMONY
OF 15 MINUTES TOTAL, ALTHOUGH I
DON'T THINK THAT'LL BE A PROBLEM
, THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY
SHOULD LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS,
THEIR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURE AGAIN AS
A REMINDER TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS 8772268 IN THE ACCESS
CODE. IS 6709796. MODERATOR IF
YOU COULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF A B
8 76. WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON A
PIECE 876 PLEASE PRESS 10. THE
FIRST COMMENT IS FROM LIKE 14.
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERS MATT
CRIMMINS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS. WE
UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T GET OUR
LETTER IN PRIOR TO THE HEARING,
BUT WANTED TO BE HERE TO OFFER
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENT, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND
THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT
THIS POINT, MR CHAIR. VERY
CONTROVERSIAL. BILL HERE FOR YOU
FROM MR SPEAKER WILL BRING THIS
BACK TO THE MEMBERS. THEN DO ANY
MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SENATOR LAIRD COMMENT
FIRST, LET ME THANK THE SPEAKER
FOR BRINGING THE BILL AND I AM A
CO AUTHOR, AND I THINK THERE'S
JUST A BRIEF CONTEXT THAT WILL
HELP. EVEN FURTHER MAKE THE CASE
FOR THIS BILL. BECAUSE
LEGISLATION WAS DONE IN 2006
THAT ENABLED THE STATE SHARE AND
THEN THE MONEY WAS IN THE FLOOD
BOND IN PROP. ONE E. AND IT WAS
CLEAR THAT AS A DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
COULDN'T RAISE THE MONEY AND SO
IN 2021, WE DID SOMETHING THAT
HADN'T REALLY BEEN DONE BEFORE
THE SPEAKER AND I PARTNER ON A
BILL WHERE THE STATE BOUGHT OUT
THE LOCAL SHARE, AND IT WAS
BECAUSE THEY WERE GETTING GRANTS
AS A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY.
BUT THE STATE CAPTAIN AT THE 70%
LOCAL AND WHEN THAT BILL WAS
SIGNED, IT ALLOWED FOR THE STATE
OF FUND ENTIRELY THE STATE AND
LOCAL SHARE. AS A RESULT, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAME IN FULLY
WITH THEIR SHARE THROUGH THE
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. AND
BECAUSE THE LOCALS DIDN'T HAVE
THAT TREMENDOUS BURDEN THEY
VOTED A YEAR AGO TO TAX
THEMSELVES FOR THE OPERATIONS
AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS. SO LAST
OCTOBER, WE CELEBRATED ON THE
LEVEE, A FULLY FUNDED LEVEE
PROJECT, AND WE COULDN'T MAKE
IT. THE LEVEE BROKE THIS. UH UM
THIS WINTER, AND THE PROJECT
WOULD START IN 2025, AND WHAT
THIS DOES IS REALLY ALLOW IT TO
START IN 2024. AND THE REAL
PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE STILL
GOING TO HAVE AN EL NINO THIS
YEAR. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE
TO TRY TO GET THROUGH ONE MORE
WINTER. AND AS WAS MENTIONED BY
THE SPEAKER AND THE WITNESS.
THERE ARE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS, AND THERE'S BEEN MAJOR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THAT'S BEEN
DONE ALREADY, SO THIS IS NOT
ABSENT NG THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS
THAT ARE IN THE BILL, AND
THEY'RE IN THE WORK THAT'S BEEN
DONE, SO THIS IS REALLY VITAL
FOR THE LOCAL REGION AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, AND WE'LL LOOK
FORWARD TO MAKING THE MOTION.
OKAY. UM, SENATOR EDMUND AH!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER FOR
BEING BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS DISTRICT
BILLS ARE. I THINK I'VE SHARED
WITH YOU BEFORE THAT MY FAMILY
CAME FROM THE WATSON VILLE AREA
AND MY DAD AROUND BEES IN SAN
BENITO COUNTY UP THROUGH THAT
AREA, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH
THAT AREA AND IT LOOKED MUCH
LIKE MINE IS DIFFERENT VALLEYS.
THEY ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT AND
OFTEN ON THE POOREST AND THE
BROWN IS PEOPLE ARE LEFT WITHOUT
THE LEVEE PROTECTION THAT OFTEN
IS PREPARED FOR AGRICULTURE AND
OTHER ANOTHER THING SO UM, IF
THE SENATOR HADN'T ALREADY MOVED
THE BILL, I WAS GOING TO MOVE IT
AND JUST I KNOW THERE'S A
DISTRICT BILL FOR YOU. AND I
THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU BEFORE.
I ALSO HAVE A DISTRICT BILL. SB
5 86 FOR YOUR STAFF. WHEN I LOOK
AT A LITTLE HUNG UP, WE HOPE TO
GET THAT WHEN MOVING AGAIN TO
BUT I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT YOUR
DISTRICT BILLED AS WELL. THANK
YOU. THAT IS NOTED. THANK YOU,
SENATOR EDMUND. WE'LL SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO. SENATOR LIMÓN THANK
YOU. AND YOU KNOW THERE'S TWO
THINGS THAT I THINK YOU THAT THE
SPEAKER MENTIONED IN YOUR
COMMENTS, ONE THAT THIS WAS
COMING ALSO, AS A RESULT OF THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED
, AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON
RECORD IN SAYING THAT. I THINK
THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER IS REALLY
CRITICAL FOR A LOT OF PARTS OF
THE STATE. BUT IT ALSO IS SET TO
END IN NOVEMBER. AND I'M NOT
SURE HOW MANY COMMUNITIES ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPEDITE THE
NEEDED WORK TO PROTECT THE
COMMUNITIES FROM FLOODING TO
ENSURE THAT THE LEVEES YOU KNOW
ARE THERE. UM AND I REPRESENT A
COMMUNITY AS WELL WITH THE
SOUTH. MARIA RIVER GUADALUPE,
ITS AGRICULTURE AREA
PREDOMINANTLY LATINO, THAT SORT
OF VERY SMALL EXTENT, YOU KNOW,
IMPACT COMPARED TO WHAT A HERO
YOU KNOW THE BATTLE COMMUNITY
HAS EXPERIENCED, BUT NONETHELESS
I AM WATCHING. HOW IMPACTED OUR
COMMUNITIES OUR AND YOU ALSO
SAID SOMETHING ELSE IN YOUR
COMMENTS RELATED TO THE FACT
THAT VERY OFTEN COST IS A REASON
THAT WE DON'T PROTECT SOME OF
THESE COMMUNITIES RIGHT BECAUSE
THERE'S LESS PEOPLE THERE MORE
RURAL AND I THINK THAT THAT IS A
BIG ISSUE. ISSUE AND WE ARE
CERTAINLY SEE THAT PLAY OUT IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. SO
WHILE THIS IS A DISTRICT ISSUE
THAT IMPACTS THAT IT'S HAVE ARE
ALSO IMPACTS, THE OTHER
COMMUNITIES ARE SEEN ACROSS THE
STATE. SO THOSE WERE TWO THINGS
I JUST WANTED TO CALL IT. AND MY
HOPE IS THAT IF COMMUNITIES
AREN'T ABLE TO REBUILD AND DO
WHAT THEY NEED TO DO BY THE
NOVEMBER DEADLINE WITH THIS
EXECUTIVE ORDER EXPIRES, THAT WE
COLLECTIVELY WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT THAT PERHAPS MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED FOR THE STATE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR LEMOND ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS. SENATOR GROWTH. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO ECHO MY
COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS FROM
STOCKTON'S WE REPRESENT THE
NORTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEY
IS A LOT OF THE TIMES. I MEAN,
70% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA,
YOU KNOW, BROWN COMMUNITIES THAT
WORK IN OUR FARM FIELDS AND THAT
PROVIDE BUSINESS SMALL
BUSINESSES AND WE OFTEN GET LEFT
BEHIND. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR
DISTRICT BILL. BUT WE HAVE A
DISTRICT BUILT TOO. JUST LIKE TO
ECHO THOSE COMMENTS. THANK YOU,
SIR. FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK
THE SPEAKER FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AND FOR WORKING
WITH MY STAFF, I WILL NOTE THAT
THERE ARE AMENDS AND WILL BE
VOTING ON AMENDMENTS TODAY AND
THE BILL WILL BE TAKING UP IN
APPROACH. THE SPEAKER HAS AGREED
TO TAKE AMENDS. THESE AMENDS MAY
ALSO CHANGE SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT
FEEDBACK FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE BETWEEN NOW AND THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. IT IS A DISTRICT
BILL. BUT AS YOU NOTED, AS YOUR
WITNESS NOTED, THIS HAS NOT BEEN
SERIOUSLY INVESTED IN SINCE 1949
AND WE HAVE SHAMEFULLY NEGLECTED
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE LAST
CENTURY. WE NEED TO DO MUCH
BETTER JOB OF RE INVESTING IN
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING OUT
NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET OUR
NEEDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY, AND
WE HAVE WATER BOND COMING UP
THAT I THINK WILL BE VERY
GENERAL CLIMATE BOND AND THE
DISCUSSIONS OF THAT ARE BEING
PARAMETERS OF THAT ARE BEING
WORKED OUT RIGHT NOW, AND I KNOW
YOU'RE WORKING CLOSELY ON THAT.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WE START TO REALLY ADDRESS SOME
OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE GAPS
THERE AT THE STATE. SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
AND WE DO HAVE A MOTION FROM
SENATOR LAIRD, SENATOR REID,
SPEAKER READERS. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. WE
HAVE A MOTION FROM SENATOR LAIRD
. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS ASSISTANT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS MEN I
SEE ARTO ALLEN HELEN DAHLE.
EGGMAN EGGMAN I, GROVE GROVE. I
HER TATO. HER TAITO? AYE, LAIRD.
LAIRD I LIMÓN LIMÓN. AYE PADILLA
, DEAR. I STERN STERN. AYE.
TUESDAY K¾T. THE VOTE IS 90.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THAT, UM, BILL
OPEN FOR NOW FOR MEMBERS TO VOTE
ON THIS. BUT IT'S NOT. THE COUNT
IS 90. WHAT'S THAT? WE WILL TAKE
A SHORT RECESS IN THE MEANTIME.
I DO. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK IN
SESSION AND HEARING. UM OKAY, SO
THE ASSISTANT WE HAVE A 90 VOTE
ON 76. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS WITH CHEER VOTING
I, SENATOR SEYARTO, AYE. DELI
DELI. I OUT THAT BILL IS OUT. 11
EYES ZERO KNOWS. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. WE HAVE CONCLUDED
THE AGENDA. SENATE NATURAL
RESOURCES AND WATER COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED.