WELCOME TO
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE. UM. OKAY THANK YOU TO
ALL THE MEMBERS FOR BEING HERE
ON TIME, SO WE'RE ABLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. AH! I HAVE A
FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. ITEM SIX. SP
9 89 BY SENATOR HERZBERG HAS
BEEN PULLED BY THE AUTHOR. WE
HAVE 16 MEASURES ON THE AGENDA
TODAY, WITH THREE PROPOSED FOR
CONSENT. THOSE ITEMS ARE ITEM
FOUR SP 936 BY SENATOR GLACIER
ITEM FIVE SB 13 19 BY SENATOR
GROVE AND ITEM NINE. SB 8 95 BY
SENATOR LAIRD. UH PLEASE NOTE
THAT MS BOERNER HORVATH HAS BEEN
APPOINTED TO FILL THE VACANCY
FOR TODAY. UH, SECRETARY, CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
GRIEVOUS HERE. DO I HAVE THIS?
THREE OF US. HERE IS HERE. FLORA
FLORA HERE, BOERNER HORVATH.
HERE, FRIEDMAN. GARCIA. GARCIA
HERE. MATHIS IS HERE. MCCARTHY.
MARAT SOUCI MITSUBISHI HERE
SEYARTO TOÀN HERE. STONE STONE
HERE WOULD WE HAVE A QUORUM.
THANK YOU. UM, CAN I HAVE A
MOTION FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
OKAY? IT WAS STONE. MOVE. I
THINK AND THEN SECONDED BY, UM
MATHIS. SORRY. THANK YOU. THE
CONSENT ITEMS OR SB 936. SB 13
19 AND SB 895 RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA BOERNER HORVATH.
BOERNER HORVATH I. FRIEDMAN
GARCIA. GARCIA MATHIS MCCARTY.
MERIT SOUCI MERITS UCI I SEE
ARTO ARTO ICE STONE. STONE. I
WOULD WOULD I? MANY. THEY'RE
STILL ON THE FLOOR. OKAY THE
CONTENT CALENDAR HAS NINE, BUT
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MISSING
MEMBERS. WE'RE WAITING FOR
SENATE AUTHORS, BUT I BELIEVE
THEY'RE STILL IN THEIR SESSION.
THEY'RE STILL ON THE FLOOR.
UNFORTUNATELY,
ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA.
LINGERING. YEAH.
BUT THEY START.
YEAH. AND. UPDATE THEIRSELVES.
REMOTE Ó. THIS COLONY. YEAH.
AND I GET TO LATER. IT'S DINNER
AND BASKETBALL. OKAY? SO WE'RE
GOING TO START WITH FILE ITEM
ONE. SB 11 22 BY SENATOR ALLEN.
UM THE BILL WILL BE PRESENTED BY
MS GARCIA WITH PERMISSION FROM
SENATOR ELLEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES THANK YOU. SB 11 22
EXPENSIVE TORREY TERRITORY THAT
AND GABRIEL AND LOWER ALLEY
RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY
TO INCLUDETHAT DOMINGUEZ
CHANNEL WATERSHED COASTAL WATERS
SOUTH OF MANHATTAN BEACH, SUKALO
SPIRITUS PENINSULA. AND SANTA
CATALINA ISLAND. IT REQUIRES RMC
TO UPDATE ITS PARKWAY AND OPEN
SPACE PLAN. TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS
NEW TERRITORY AND MAKES OTHER
MINOR TECHNICAL CONFORMING
CHANGES. I DO ASK FOR AN I VOTE
AND WITH ME TO JUSTIFY YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. DOUG HOUSTON. I'M
REPRESENTING THE WATERSHED
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY. IT'S A
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS
CONSERVANCY IN L. A COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT. AS ARTICULATED
BY THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN. SB 11 22
IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND
IT'S A VERY CLOSE COUSIN TO LAST
YEAR'S A B 78, WHICH WAS A BILL
THAT WAS CARRIED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OF DONALD I
BELIEVE IT WAS CONSENTED OUT OF
THIS COMMITTEE LAST YEAR AND BUT
THIS BILL REALLY IS. IT'S
REFLECTIVE OF A CONSENSUS AND A
RECONCILING AGREEMENTOF
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN WHAT WE'RE
PROPOSING TO DO WITH THE RIVERS
AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY EXPAND
THAT AND THE BALDWIN HILLS
CONSERVANCY, AND WE'RE
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. SO
WE'LL START WITH, UM OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF SB 11
22. TO THEM. CAN HEAR ME, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS GONZALEZ
PATTER WITH THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY WITNESSES REGISTERED IN
OPPOSITION. BUT IF THERE'S ANY,
UH, WITNESSES IN THE HEARING
ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO OPPOSE
OKAY. SEE NONE. OR ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SO YOU HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
UH, YES. WE WANT TO ADD MR MERCY
. SHE HAS A COOL OUT THERE. THIS
BILL AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN ABLE THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND FOR SB 11
22. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA. FLORA I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH I FRIEDMAN.
GARCIA GARCIA MATHIS. MASTER
THIS I'M MCCARTY. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I SAY ARTO? I KNOW I
STONE STONE. I WOULD WOULD I?
THE BILL HAS NINE VOTES. WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MISSING
MEMBERS. ITEM. OKAY NEXT, WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 10. SB
10 62 BY SENATOR MCGUIRE. HE'S
GIVEN PERMISSION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA TO
PRESENT ON HIS BEHALF. AS YOU
MAY KNOW, THE SENATE IS STILL IN
SESSION, AND THAT'S WHERE ALL OF
OUR AUTHORS ARE. BUT WE'RE
TRYING TO MOVE THIS HEARING
ALONG AND, UM, THANKS TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. FLORA FOR
PRESENTING ITEM 10. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. RIGHT? THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. UM PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT
SB 10 62 ON BEHALF OF THE
SENATOR. SO AS CALIFORNIA FACES
LONGER, LONGER FIRE SEASONS
EVERY YEAR, IT IS VITAL THAT WE
ACKNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT THE
IMPORTANCE OF OUR SERVICE
MEMBERS WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON
THE LINE FIGHTING FIRES. LET'S
BE HONEST CALIFORNIA. IS FACING
A FIREFIGHTER SHORTAGE THAT WE
CANNOT WAIT FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO
FIX. THE SEVERE SHORTAGE THAT
THREATENED TO THE LIVES AND
HEALTH OF CAL FIRE FIREFIGHTERS
. THIS LEGEND LEGISLATION BEFORE
YOU TODAY AS A BIPARTISAN
PROPOSED A MODERN DAY STAFFING
PLAN FOR CAL FIRE THAT INCLUDES
THE IMMEDIATE HIING OF AN
ADDITIONAL 1124 FIREFIGHTERS,
THE HIRING OF 365 NEW FULL TIME
FIREFIGHTERS. TO GET FULL
STAFFING ON ITS FIRE ENGINES
WITH A MINIMUM OF THREE PER
ENGINE. ADVANCING A MANDATE
MINIMUM FOR FIREFIGHTING HAND
CREWS, ADDING 12 ONGOING FUEL
CREWS WERE CALIFORNIA'S SIX
CONTRACT COUNTIES OF KERN, LOS
ANGELES, MARIN ORANGE, SANTA
BARBARA AND VENTURA OVER THE
NEXT TWO YEARS. AND I HAVE SOME
EXPERTS WITH ME, AND I THINK
I'LL JUST STOP RIGHT THERE. AND
IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS TODAY WITH ME, TERRY
MCHALE AND OUT TUBERS,
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS MAN.
MADAM CHAIR TERRY MCHALE WITH
ERIN REED ASSOCIATES
REPRESENTING CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS. FIRST OF ALL, I
WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS COMMITTEE
STILL REMAINS NOT ONLY LITERATE
BUT CULTURALLY. ANALYSIS TO THE
BEATLES SONG FROM 1964 THAT IT'S
BEEN A HARD DAY'S NIGHT IS
INDEED AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF
WHAT GOES ON WITH OUR
FIREFIGHTERS WOULD WANT TO SAY
TO MS BROKAW, WHO WROTE THAT AND
I'M GLAD SHE DID NOT CHOOSE THE
ROLLING STONES SONG FROM THAT
ERA. YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET WHAT
YOU WANT. I DON'T NEED TO SAY
MUCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS
COMMITTEE IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH
WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YOU'VE LIVED
WITH IT IS CALIFORNIANS. YOU
HEAR IT ABOUT FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS. IT SHOULD BE
IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT THE LAST
FIVE YEARS HAVE BEEN HELLISH,
AND WE ALSO EXPECT THAT THIS
YEAR WILL BE WORSE. A SENATE
ANALYSIS SAID THAT 77 THERE WILL
BE A 77% INCREASE IN FIRE
DISASTER IN CONSEQUENCE AS THIS
CENTURY PROGRESSES, WE
ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO SOMETHING
FIRE EXCEEDS ANY OTHER DISASTERS
A RISK. THE NUMBERS IN THIS BILL
ARE NOT ARBITRARY. THE 356
FIREFIGHTERS MEAN ONE
FIREFIGHTER FOR EVERY ENGINE.
WHICH MEANS THAT FIREFIGHTERS
WHO WORK 40 AND 50 STRAIGHT DAYS
WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ROTATE OUT
AND GO HOME. FIND THE HAND CREWS
REFLECT WHAT'S BEEN LOST IN
TERMS OF PRISON HELP. WE HAD 100
AND 99 PRISON CREWS THREE YEARS
AGO LAST YEAR WE HAD 45, WHICH
MEANS OUR FIREFIGHTERS MUST STAY
ON THE JOB AND TAMP OUT. FUTURE
PROBLEMS AGAIN. YOU KNOW THIS AS
WELL AS ANYONE. IT'S A SMART
INVESTMENT. ASKED FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DOUG SUPERS ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS REPRESENTING ONE OF
THE 30,000 PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS STATEWIDE. WE'RE
PLEASED TO SUPPORT SB 10 62. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENATOR
MCGUIRE, THE VICE CHAIR, MR
MCHALE AND LOCAL 28 81 FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP. AS AS THE PREVIOUS
SPEAKERS NOTED DEMANDS ON
FIREFIGHTERS IN THE STATE
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY WHETHER
THEY'RE RESPONDING TO WILDFIRE
STRUCTURE, FIRES, MEDICAL
INCIDENTS OR OTHER NATURAL
DISASTERS. THEY'RE OFTEN CALLED
UPON TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY, EVEN WITH STRETCHED
AND SCARCE RESOURCES.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE OFTEN CALLED
AWAY FROM THEIR HOMES AND
FAMILIES FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS ON
END TO FIGHT THESE MASSIVE
FIRES, AND THAT DRIVES FATIGUE
AND THE TYPES OF DEMANDS CREATE
ALREADY, UM CREATE SIGNIFICANT
RISKS TO ALREADY, UM YOU KNOW,
HEALTH AND SAFETY CHALLENGES
THAT ARE INHERENT TO
FIREFIGHTING. WE MUST WORK TO
MITIGATE THESE RISKS BY
SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL STAFFING
AND WE THINK THIS WILL NOT ONLY
IMPROVE RESPONSE CAPACITY FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. BUT IT WILL
PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO
FIREFIGHTERS, HEALTH AND SAFETY
. AND FOR THESE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEN NONE. ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SUHARTO. SINCE
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES
BEFORE THE NEXT ONE. I JUST WANT
TO YOU CAN EXTEND TO SENATOR
MCGUIRE. MY THANKS. I'M
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR ON THIS ALSO
UM, FOR FINALLY GETTING GETTING
THIS FORWARD. IT'S A LONG TIME
COMING. CAL FIRE HAS LONG BEEN
STAFFING CHALLENGED. AND IT'S
CREATED A LOT OF DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR THEM. I'VE HEARD
FROM NOT THEM SO MUCH AS THAT
FROM THEIR FAMILIES. ABOUT WHAT
THEY'RE BEING SENT OUT INTO
WITHOUT ENOUGH STAFFING. THE
HAND CREWS ARE GOING TO BE
CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY AS WE START
ATTACKING MORE OF THE VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT PART OF THIS THE
PREVENTION SIDE. AND ALSO FOR
THE FIREFIGHTING SIDE. SO
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN
THIS BILL, AND I APPRECIATE THE
EFFORTS AND THE PATIENTS BY THE
GUYS THAT HAD PUT GUYS AND GALS
THAT HAVE HAD TO UM WORK UNDER
THESE CONDITIONS FOR SO LONG.
JUST GETTING THAT THIRD GUY OR
GAL ON THE ON THE RIG MAKES A
HUGE DIFFERENCE. SO ANYWAY, I
OBVIOUSLY I'M GOING TO BE
SUPPORTING THIS TODAY. DHCS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST FOR ALL
THE REASONS JUST STATED BY OUR
COLLEAGUE LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR
ON THIS AS WELL. OKAY? WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? ABSOLUTELY
MEMBERS. JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME ON THIS BILL AND I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF WORKING AFRICA A
FIRE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND
WHEN I WAS THERE, THERE WAS
ACTUALLY FOUR OF US, UM, ON AN
ENGINE. AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY OF
PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO GET OUR
STAFFING LEVELS WITH QUALIFIER
UP AND THIS IS A GREAT START. UM
AND I JUST ENCOURAGE TONIGHT, SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE
A MOTION FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BOERNER HORVATH, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS.
SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? THE MOTION IS PASSED
THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS
RIVAS I FLORA FLORA. I
BOERNER HORVATH HARVEST I
FRIEDMAN GARCIA. GARCIA, I
MATHIS MATHIS MCCARTY.
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I SAY
ARTO? AYE, STONE. STONE. I WOULD
WOULD I? THAT BILL HAS NINE
VOTES WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
MISSING MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
17 RIGHT. OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO ITEM 17. SO WE'RE JUST
WAITING FOR SENATORS TO APPROVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TO PRESENT BUT
WE HAVE ONE ITEM 17. SB 9 22 BY. SENATOR WIENER PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS. SO IF
THE WITNESSES ARE IN THE ROOM,
PLEASE COME UP. PLEASE GO AHEAD
. ALRIGHT WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS WITH EMOTION
IN A SECOND ON THE TABLE. UH, ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR SCOTT WIENER
AND MYSELF. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT ON SB 9 22. THIS IS JUST
MOVING FORWARD WITH GOOD GREEN
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SO WE
CAN GET THESE THINGS DONE FOR
ALL OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M MATT
ROBINSON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION WERE ONE OF
THE FIVE CO SPONSORS OF THIS
BILL AND ARE PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR WITH SPUR THE BAY AREA
COUNCIL, THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP AND L. A METRO
AH! AS SENATOR WIENER DID NOT
NOTE IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, BUT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS DID. SP
9 22 IS AN EXTENSION OF
STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE IN
EXISTING LAW CURRENTLY THAT WERE
CREATED BY SENATE BILL 2 88. THE
EXEMPTIONS CONTAINED INTO 88
HAVE RESULTED IN ALMOST TWO
DOZEN STREAMLINE PROJECTS IN THE
18 MONTHS THAT THE BILL HAS BEEN
AROUND AND WE ARE AWARE THAT
DOZENS MORE ARE BEING PLANNED
RIGHT NOW. THE LION'S SHARE OF
THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN BICYCLE
AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS,
WHILE 9 22 MAINTAINS ALL THE
PROTECTIONS IN PUBLIC OUTREACH
REQUIREMENTS THAT TO 88
INSTITUTED. IT FURTHER ADDS THAT
IT DISPLACEMENT ANALYSIS BE
CONDUCTED FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.
INITIALLY THE ASSOCIATION HAD
ASKED ONE OF OUR MEMBER TRANSIT
SYSTEMS MONTEREY SALINAS TRANSIT
TO SPEAK TODAY TO DISCUSS THEIR
SP 2 88 PROJECT, A SIX MILE BUS
RAPID TRANSIT LINE CONNECTING
THE CITIES OF MONTEREY COUNTY.
WITH DOWNTOWN MONTEREY, USING
THE STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS IN SP 2
88. AT TIMES. I THINK THERE'S A
PERCEPTION THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE
USING A STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS
SOMEHOW YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK AS
FAR AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
GOES. HOWEVERIN THE CASE OF MST
AND MOST LOCAL PROJECTS, A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK WITH
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IS ALWAYS
REQUIRED FOR A PROJECT TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. FOR MST. THIS IS MET
ALMOST 70 PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH
1300 PARTICIPANTS. AS WELL AS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POP UP
EVENTS. FARMERS MARKETS, PUBLIC
OPEN HOUSES, ONLINE PLATFORMS
AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA. MST HAS
SOUGHT FEEDBACK ON THE PROJECT'S
ROUTE, AS WELL AS DESIGN
FEATURES SUCH AS RETAINING WALLS
AND BUS STOPS AND SHELTERS AND
ONCE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS,
ADDITIONAL OUTREACH AND FOLLOW
UP WILL BE DONE WITH AFFECTED
NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT 9
22 WILL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE
IN CONTINUING TO IMPROVE
CALIFORNIA'S MOBILITY OPTIONS
WHILE HELPING TO ACHIEVE THE
STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS BY
DELIVERING MORE BICYCLE AND
PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. BETTER
BUS SERVICE AND ENSURING OUR
BUSSES ARE RAIL SYSTEMS AND OUR
FERRY FLEETS ARE THE CLEANEST IN
THE NATION. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU TO MR
MATHIS AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. HI MY NAME IS ROBIN.
PAM AND I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
I'M A MOM TO A TWO YEAR OLD AND
A SIX YEAR OLD AND DURING THE
PANDEMIC, I HELPED START A
NONPROFIT CALLED KIDS SAFE. SAN
FRANCISCO, WHERE A GROUP OF
PARENTS WITH A VISION FOR A CITY
WHERE EVERY KID AND GRANDPARENTS
CAN WALK OR BIKE TO SCHOOL IN
THE PARK SAFELY. IN THE EARLY
DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC. OUR MAYOR
OPENED UP STREETS ACROSS THE
CITY AND IN OUR PARKS FOR
PEOPLE. OVERNIGHT JFK DRIVE IN
THE HEART OF GOLDEN GATE PARK
WAS TRANSFORMED FROM A ROAD
CHOKED WITH CAR TRAFFIC INTO A
QUIET, PEACEFUL PROMENADE. SAFE
ENOUGH FOR KIDS TO RIDE BIKES
AND SKATE AND FOR SENIORS TO
TAKE THEIR DAILY WALK. EVEN
WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO SEQUA,
OUR CITY LEADERS LEADERS
UNDERTOOK A THOROUGH, NEARLY TWO
YEAR LONG COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND
PLANNING PROCESS TO DETERMINE
THE FUTURE OF THE PROMENADE. THE
COMMUNITY RALLIED AROUND THE
PROJECT. SURVEYS SHOWED
OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR KEEPING
THIS SPACE OPEN FROM OVER 10,000
PEOPLE. RESIDENTS SHOWED UP IN
DROVES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE
PROJECT AT MANY COMMUNITY
MEETINGS AND A 12 HOUR PUBLIC
MEETING OF OUR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, WHO THEN VOTED TO
MAKE THE CAR FREE PROMENADE
PERMANENT. THE JFK PROMENADE, AS
IT IS TODAY WOULD NOT BE HERE
WITHOUT SB 2 88. THIS SPACE IS
ONE OF THE FEW SPACES IN SAN
FRANCISCO WHERE PARENTS CAN FEEL
SAFE, LETTING GO OF THEIR
CHILD'S HAND. BECAUSE OF JFK AND
OTHER PANDEMIC ROAD CHANGES.
MANY FAMILIES HAVE BEGUN BIKING
OR WALKING TO SCHOOL, AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THEIR CAR
TRIPS WITH SUSTAINABLE WAYS OF
GETTING AROUND THE CITY. HELPING
CALIFORNIA MEET OUR MODE, SHIFT
GOALS AND ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE. WE NEED MORE PROJECTS
LIKE THIS NOT LESS. AND I URGE
YOU TO VOTE AYE. ON SB 9 22.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL TAKE
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. OF SB 92. GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
CHRIS MCKAY LI ON BEHALF OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
ACCOUNT, A PROUD CO SPONSOR.
THANK YOU. AFTERNOON MA'AM CHAIR
MEMBERS OR FOR THOMAS ON BEHALF
OF COST ARE ASKING FOR URIBE
AN. CHAIR MEMBERS READ AT US
ON BEHALF OF NRDC ACTION FUND
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALEX
TORRES OF THE BERRY COUNSEL AND
SUPPORT WE WERE TAP ON BEHALF OF
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ALCHEMY. GRAHAM ON
BEHALF OF MONTEREY SALINAS
TRANSIT SAN MATEO COUNTY
DISTRICT, CALTRAIN SAN MATEO
CITY COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS, SOLANO
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. SAYING
JOAQUIN REGIONAL TRANSIT
DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES CITY MAYOR
ERIC GARCETTI CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR LONDON BREED
AND SAN FRANCISCO MEDIA SUPPORT
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, STEVE WALLICK ON
BEHALF OF ALAMEDA CONTRA COSTA
TRANSIT DISTRICT, THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
COWBOY LIKE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION, ACCORDING TO
TRANSIT IN THE NAPA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON. LEWIS
MERANTI ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
INDIAN STRONG SUPPORT. ADRIAN
MOHAMMED WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF SPUR AND
THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND SUPPORT. PAUL WOODS
WITH CALIFORNIA ADVISORS ON
BEHALF OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHRIS ROSE
ON BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP IN SUPPORT. QUÊ. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? IN THE HEARING ROOM.
OKAY? SEEN NONE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TASHA
BOERNER HORVATH. IT'S YEAH,
THANK YOU AS A MOM WHO GOT MY
START IN POLITICS, TRYING TO
HAVE MORE KIDS WELCOME BACK TO
SCHOOL. I NORMALLY DON'T VOTE
FOR SEQUEL EXEMPTIONS EVER. BUT
THIS IS ONE. I'M PROUD TO
SUPPORT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED
AS A CO AUTHOR. THANK THANK YOU.
UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU. SO, UM YOU KNOW, I'M
ALL FOR. STREAMLINING PROJECTS
FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN
PROJECTS. BUT I DID NOT VOTE.
AND SUPPORT OF SP 2 88 IN 2020.
THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE THERE
IS A PROJECT IN MY DISTRICT. THE
METRO EXTENSION OF THE, UH THEN
CALLED THE METRO GREEN LINE. NOW
THE METRO C LINE. AND UH, YOU
KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS
WELL AS THE PERSPECTIVE OF MY
CONSTITUENTS, THE EXTENSION IS
JUST TO GO FROM NORTH REDONDO
BEACH. T TORRENTS JUST A COUPLE
OF MILES DOWN SOUTH. AND I KNOW
THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROMISED.
THIS EXTENSION IN MEASURE ARE IN
2000 AND EIGHT AND THEN WE HEARD
THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MONEY.
TO FULFILL THAT PROMISE, AND SO
WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE VOTERS
WITH MEASURE EM IN 2016. AND
THEN IN 2016. I NEGOTIATED WITH
GOVERNOR BROWN TO GET OVER $200
MILLION IN STATE FUNDING. TO
SUPPORT YET AGAIN, THIS
EXTENSION OF A COUPLE OF MILES
FROM NORTH REDONDO BEACH TO
TORRANCE. WE HAD A BIG PRESS
CONFERENCE. GOVERNOR BROWN AIM
DOWN, MAYOR GARCETTI WAS THERE.
AND WE PROUDLY TALKED ABOUT HOW
THIS WAS GOING TO BE. PART OF
THE 28 BY 28 PROJECT LOOSED TO
HAVE THIS EXTENSION UP AND
RUNNING SERVING CUSTOMERS. AH!
BEFORE THE LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS.
NOW TODAY, I HAD A MEETING WITH
L. A METRO. AND THEY'RE NOW
TELLING ME NOT ONLY THAT THE
PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE IS
WELL PST THE 2028 LOS ANGELES
OLYMPICS. BUT THEY'RE LOOKING AT
A TIME FRAME OF 2030 TO 2035.
WITH CONTINGENT. ON ADEQUATE
FUNDING. SO MY POINT IS THAT YOU
KNOW? FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF.
MYSELF MY CONSTITUENTS TAXPAYERS
IN GENERAL. IT JUST TAKES TOO
LONG TO BUILD THESE YOU KNOW,
PUBLIC TRANSIT. PROJECTS. AND I
THINK IT IS SERIOUSLY
UNDERMINING. THE CONFIDENCE THAT
TAKES TAXPAYERS HAVE IN
SUPPORTING THESE PROJECTS. UM. I
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL
BECAUSE I WANT TO DO WHATEVER IT
TAKES TO TRY TO. SPEED UP THESE
PUBLIC TRANSIT PROJECTS, BUT I
HOPE THAT ALL OF THE PUBLIC
TRANSIT BUILDERS. TAKE THAT TO
HEART THAT YOU KNOW? GOING FROM
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN 2000
AND EIGHT NOW TALKING ABOUT YOU
KNOW, COMPLETING THIS MORE THAN
20 YEARS AFTER IT WAS ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED. IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
UM. WHAT THAT RESOUNDING SPEECH.
I WILL SUPPORT THIS MEASURE.
THANK YOU. I WASN'T SURE WHERE
WE WERE GOING TO SUPPORT HER.
NOT I WAS WAITING FOR THAT YOU
ALWAYS LEAVE US IN SUSPENSE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BUT THANK YOU.
OKAY ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
OKAY YOU WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
SB 2 92 AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
TORRANCE'S MENTIONED WILL HELP
FEED THESE THINGS UP AND GET
THEM DONE AND RESOURCE OF
CONFIDENCE TO THE VOTERS, WHILE
ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING
SURE THERE IS COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT WITH THAT MEMBERS.
WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
DRIVE VOTES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD SECOND BY
BOERNER HORVATH. CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS
. I FLORA FLORA. I
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
FRIEDMAN GARCIA. VOTING. MATHIS.
MEMPHIS MCCARTY. MERIT SOUCI
MERITS UCI, I SAY ARTO TÔI
STONE. STONE, NO WOOD. WOULD I?
THAT BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MISSING
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. NEXT.
OKAY WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO. SB 10
27. BY ATKINS PRESENTED BY
SENATOR WESSEL PLEASE FEEL FREE
TO START. WHEN YOU'RE READY YOU
VERY MUCH MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
THE SENEGAL RIVER CONSERVANCY.
WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2000 AND TWO
TO MANAGE, RESTORE, PROTECT AND
CONSERVE THE RIPARIAN AND
ESTUARY AND HABITAT ALONG THE
RIVER. SB 10 27, ADDS ONE
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ALCOHOL
CITY COUNCIL TO THE
CONSERVANCY'S GOVERNING BOARD,
INCLUDING ALCOHOL, INCLUDING
ALCOHOL AND THE GOVERNING BOARD.
BUT SURE IS THAT THE CITY HAS A
VOICE IN THE PROJECTS BEING
PROPOSED TO MEET THE LOCAL
RECREATIONAL NEEDS OF ITS
RESIDENTS. OF COURSE, ALCOHOL IN
IS ONE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED.
ORADJACENT TO THE SENEGAL
RIVER. AND ACCESS TO THEIR
CONSTITUENCY IS VERY IMPORTANT
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR ATKINS ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M WEAR A
TOP HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE. UM A
GOOD PORTION OF THE SAN DIEGO
RIVER WATERSHED IS WITHIN THE
CITY'S BOUNDARIES. WE THINK
EXPANDING THE WATERSHED
JURISDICTION TO THE ENTIRE
WATERSHED MAKES JUST COMMON
SENSE. WE THINK IT'S A GOOD
THING. WE SUPPORT THAT. AND THE
CITY'S PARTICIPATES AS AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT IN THE IN THE
CONSERVANCY THROUGH ITS MAYORAL
AND CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
UM WE THINK EXPANDING THE
MEMBERSHIP OF THE OF THE
CONSERVANCY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS
IS SIMPLY THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
AND WE THINK WILL MAKE AN
ALREADY SUCCESSFUL BOARD EVEN
EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL. SO ON
BEHALF OF MR TODD GLORIA AND THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL, WE DO ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE. OKAY THIS SHORT AND
SWEET, THEN JONATHAN CLAY ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO, ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT JUST
BUILDING ON THE COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUE, SOMETHING THAT ALSO
HIGHLIGHT THAT THE BILL DOES IS
ALSO MODIFY THE DEFINITION FOR
TRIBAL NATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT
MORE OF OUR TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVES ARE INCLUDED IN
THE PROCESS OF MAKING THESE
DETERMINATIONS ON THE SAN DIEGO
RIVER AND AS THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO'S REPRESENTATIVE INCLUDING
THE ENTIRE WATERSHED JUST MAKES
SENSE BECAUSE YOU DON'T
ARTIFICIALLY STOP POLLUTION OR
OTHER IMPACTS WITHI A MILE OF
THE RIVER. SO WITH THAT WE ARE
JUST PORTS. THANK YOU. UH ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT? SEEN NONE. UM ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEN ON ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH
KEEP IT SHORT. I'D LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. IT REALLY
DOES MAKE SENSE TO EXPAND THE
MEMBERSHIP AND ALSO INCLUDE THE
ENTIRE WATERSHEDS SO REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK SENATOR
ATKINS HAS DONE ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. KATE THERE WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? UH JUST SIMPLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA SECOND BY
BOERNER HORVATH. SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS
REVERSE. AYE RIVAS. I FLORA
FLORA. I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH FRIEDMAN GARCIA.
GARCIA, I MATHIS MCCARTHY. MERIT
SOUCI MERIT SUKI, I SAY ARTO
ARTO STONE. STONE. I WOULD WOULD
I? THAT BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MISSING
MEMBERS. NEXT ITEM. 7 11 81 11
11 81, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS. SB 11
81 6 TO STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA'S
TRACKING SYSTEM WITH REGARDS TO
THE TRANSBOUNDARY FLOWS WITH
CALIFORNIA AND NEIGHBORING
STATES, CALIFORNIA AND SONORA.
THIS BILL WOULD PROHIBIT THE
SALE OF UNSAFE TIRES CONSISTENT
WITH CURRENT LAW, WHICH
PROHIBITS THE INSTALLATION OF
UNSAFE USED TIRES. THIS IS AN
INITIATIVE THAT I'VE BEEN
WORKING ON WITH CAL RECYCLE
TOGETHER WITH THE STATE.
CALIFORNIA WE CURRENTLY HAVE A
SITUATION IN WHETHER IN OUR
BORDERS IN WHICH SED TIRES ARE
TAKEN INTO MEXICO. OFTEN AFTER
THEIR USEFUL LIFE, AND THEY'RE
THEY'RE IMPROPERLY USED IN
VEHICLES. MOST OF THE TIME.
THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY
RECYCLED. THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY
TAKEN CARE OF, AND THEY WIND UP.
IN THE WATERSHED. SO A LOT OF
THESE, UH, TIRES COME IN THROUGH
THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY, THE
NEW RIVER, THE ALAMO RIVER, AND
THEY'RE DEPOSITED INTO OUR
ENVIRONMENT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON
A PROGRAM THAT ARE INITIALLY
SEEK TO TRACK THEM TO SEE WHERE
THESE TIRES ARE WINDING UP.
WHERE WORKING AGAIN, UH,
COOPERATIVE LEAVE WITH THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TO AVOID THESE
TIRES FROM BEING DEPOSITED NOT
ONLY IN THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENT BUT ALSO IN THE
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT, SO
THIS BILL, UH, WOULD WOULD, UH,
AH, AGAIN CREATE A TRACKING
SYSTEM AND BUILD ON SOME WORK
THAT WE'VE DONE. THAT WAS 89 FOR
NINE MEDINA BILL, WHICH
REDEFINED UNSAFE USED TIRE. IN
RELATION TO THE INSTALLATION OF
TIRES AND CALIFORNIA THAT THAT
WOULD BE APPLIED. AH. IT WOULD
BE RESTATED IN THIS BILL AND TWO
CALVERT CYCLE WILL BE ABLE TO
TRACK THESE TIRES IN A BETTER
WAY. I'D LIKE TO THANK CALGARY
CYCLE. FOR COLLABORATING WITH
OUR OFFICE. I HAVE ACCEPTED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
BETTER ENABLE CAL RECYCLE TO
IDENTIFY ERRORS AND POTENTIAL
FRAUDULENT ENTRIES TO THEIR
WAIST HIGHER SYSTEM. ALONG WITH
CLEANUP, LANGUAGE AND RESPECT TO
STATE JURISDICTION. I ASKED FOR
YOUR I VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
NEXT ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
WHERE ELSE FOR THE SURFRIDER
FOUNDATION. I JUST WANT TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
ANY, UH ADDITIONAL ANY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION? SEE NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SUDDENLY
MEMBER BOERNER HORVATH. OH, I
THOUGHT YOU SAID OKAY. ANY
OTHER. OKAY? SEA NONE. SO WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST
SIMPLY THERE'S ALSO BUILDS ON
WORK THAT I DID PREVIOUSLY ON
CREATING UH, BY NATIONAL
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLANNING
PROCESSWITH THE STATE OF BAJA
SO THIS WOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
THAT EFFORT IN THE FUTURE AS WE
CONDUCT THIS THIS DATA WOULD BE
VERY USEFUL AND HELPING US TO
DESIGN A SYSTEM THAT ELIMINATES
ALL SORTS OF RUNOFF INTO THE
WATERSHED. SO I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BILL. LOVE TO HAVE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. WE
HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA SECOND.
I DON'T REMEMBER WHO WAS. I
THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA WAS
SECOND SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
AS AMENDED TO TRANSPORTATION.
REVERSE RIVAS I FLORA FLORA. I
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I. FRIEDMAN GARCIA. GARCIA, I
MATHIS MCCARTHY. MURATSUCHI.
SUHARTO MTONE. STONE. I
WOULD WOULD I? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THINK
NEWMAN'S OKAY. NEXT ITEM, 11. SB
10 36 BY SENATOR NEWMAN.
GERMAN REVIS AND WE'VE GOT WORK
TO DO. WE'VE STILL GOT WORK TO
DO. APOLOGIES THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
OKAY. NO PROBLEM. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MADAME
SHERRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED 10 36
, WHICH WILL ESTABLISH THE
CALIFORNIA OCEAN CORE AND
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO
RESTORATION IN CLIMATE
RESILIENCY WORK. ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST AS YOU ARE ALL
WELL AWARE OUR STATE AND ITS
RESIDENTS ARE FACING A
CONTINUALLY INTENSIFYING THREAT
OF RISING TEMPERATURES AND SEA
LEVEL. THE OVERALL IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE ALSO POST
PROFOUND THREATS. TO
CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL
COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE HOME TO
75% OF CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION
OF NEARLY 40 MILLION RESIDENTS
FROM 2012 TO 2018, CALIFORNIA
EXPERIENCE SEVEN OF ITS 10
WARMEST YEARS ON RECORD. WITH
ITS ALARMING WARMING TREND
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN COMING
YEARS CONTINUALLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES HAVE PROFOUND
NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON MARINE
SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS AND ARE
THOUGHT TO BE THE PRIMARY
DRIVERS OF CORAL BLEACHING AND
LOSS OF BREEDING GROUNDS FOR
FISH AND MARINE ANIMALS OVER THE
PAST TWO DECADES. SEA LEVELS
HAVE BEEN INCREASING AT A RATE
OF NEARLY DOUBLE THE PAST
CENTURY AND ARE PREDICTED TO
RISE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 7 FT. BY
THE YEAR 2100 IN LIGHT OF THE
PROXIMITY OF PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, NATURAL
RESOURCES AND COMMERCE TO
CALIFORNIA, 840 MILES OF
COASTLINE. STEADILY RISING WATER
LEVELS AND THE RESULT IN EROSION
AND OTHER IMPACTS POSE A SERIOUS
AND COSTLY THREAT TO OUR STATE
AND ITS CONTINUED PROSPERITY AS
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INTENSIFY AND THE STATE ECOMES
INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE TO
ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS.
CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL REGIONS
WILL BE WELL SERVED BY A
DEDICATED STATE SUPPORTED AND
COORDINATED EFFORT THAT CAN
CHANNEL HUMAN CAPITAL INTO
CLIMATE RESILIENCY IN OCEAN
CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THE NEED
FOR SUCH AN APPROACH CAME INTO
ESPECIALLY SHARP FOCUS THIS PAST
OCTOBER IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE
SPILL OF MORE THAN 25,000
GALLONS OF OIL. INTO THE OCEAN
WATERS ON THE COAST OF ORANGE
COUNTY, WHICH TRIGGERED AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE WHICH
DEVASTATED LOCAL WILDLIFE DAMAGE
THE ECOSYSTEM AT LARGE AND HAD A
DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE LOCAL
ECONOMY. THE RESULTING CLEANUP
REQUIRED MORE THAN 1800 WORKERS
AND TOOK MORE THAN THREE MONTHS
. AMONG THE LESSONS LEARNED
WHERE THE NEED FOR A TRAINED AND
QUALIFIED WORKFORCE TO RESPOND
QUICKLY TO FUTURE SIMILAR
EMERGENCIES UPON APPROPRIATION.
SB 10 36 WILL DIRECT THE
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS TO
ESTABLISH THE CALIFORNIA OCEAN
CORE THROUGH GRANTS TO LOCAL
CORE IN COASTAL COUNTIES OVER A
FOUR YEAR PERIOD THAT CALIFORNIA
OCEAN CORE WILL ADDRESS THE
CURRENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, RESTORED.
ENHANCED COASTAL WATERSHEDS AND
HABITATS PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS
TO THE COAST. AND ADDRESS
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS OR OTHER
NATURAL AND MANMADE HAZARDS,
WHICH THREATENED CALIFORNIA'S
COASTAL COMMUNITIES,
INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATURAL
RESOURCES AND CONSTITUTING THE
OCEAN CORE AREAS MOST IMPACTED
BY THE 2020 21.
ORANGE-COUNTY-REGISTER-TOO-SOON-COUNTY-VOTE-CENTERS. IST NG. POLLUTER PAYS
PRINCIPLE IN CALIFORNIA LAW
THROUGH THIS ESSENTIAL WORK, THE
CALIFORNIA OCEAN CORE WILL
PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS
FOR CAREER ORIENTED EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT WHILE STRENGTHENING
THE PIPELINE FOR AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY ORIENTED
WORKFORCE IN OUR GREAT STATE
WITH ME TO TESTIFY TODAY. OUR
LARA WALSH, THE CALIFORNIA
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION, AND ERIC
FLORES, HE IS A CORE MEMBER OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION
CORPS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS LARA
WALSH FOR THE SURFRIDER
FOUNDATION URGING YOUR I VOTE
TODAY FOR SB 10 36. THE FIRST
THING THIS BILL DOES IS CREATE
AN OCEAN CONSERVATION CORPS THAT
FOCUSES ON RESTORATION AND
REMEDIATION WORK ALONG THE
COAST. SURF RIDER HAS BEEN THE
NGO LIAISON TO THE UNIFIED
COMMAND FOR THE OIL SPILL THAT
SENATOR NEWMAN JUST DESCRIBED
AND WE, ALONG WITH COAST KEEPER
GOT HUNDREDS OF EMAILS LAST FALL
FROM THE PUBLIC, OFFERING THEIR
HANDS ON SUPPORT FOR CLEANING UP
THE SPILL. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD
TO TELL PEOPLE THAT SPECIAL
TRAINING IS REQUIRED TO CLEAN UP
TOXIC TAR AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE
WHO ULTIMATELY ENDED UP CLEANING
OUR BEACHES CAME HERE BY FLIGHT
FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
. S B 10. 36 BUILDS OFF THE
NOTION THAT PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
WANT TO PROTECT OUR COAST LIKE
THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND OTHER
PLACES THEY CHERISH. THIS
BUILDING ALSO ENGAGES THE NEXT
GENERATION AND WORK THAT
PROACTIVELY PROTECTS THE
COASTLINE IN LIGHT OF THE
DRAMATIC IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL
RISE. THIS LEGISLATURE HAS DONE
A LOT OF WORK TO ADDRESS THE
LEVEL RISE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
OVERALL. THIS BILL SUSTAINS YOUR
IMPACT BY SUPPORTING A WORKFORCE
FOCUS ON COASTAL RESILIENCE.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST HER. I VOTE. GERMAN
REVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. HELLO I AM ERIC
FLOORS CORE MEMBER OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS. I AM
THE YOUNGEST OF THREE OLDER
SIBLINGS. I HAD RECENTLY BEEN
LAID OFF AND HAS STRUGGLED FOR
MONTHS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT TO
HELP MY FAMILY WITH EXPENSES.
HOWEVER THROUGH THE SENSES,
ASSISTANCE OF A MEMBER OF MY
CHURCH. THEY CONNECTED ME WITH
THE ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION
CORPS. SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND
STRUGGLING WITH FIGURE OUT WHAT
I WANTED TO ACHIEVE. THE ORANGE
COUNTY CONSERVATION HAS BECOME A
VITAL PART OF MY LIFE. THROUGH
THE CORE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
EXPAND HORIZONS AS THEY HAD
TAUGHT ME INSTRUMENTAL SKILLS TO
HELP ME ADVANCE MY CAREER AND
LIFE. I'M NOT THOUGHT ABOUT
GOING TO COLLEGE, BUT I DID NOT
THINK THINK I CAN ACHIEVE THAT
GOAL. THAT'S FALL, I ENROLLED IN
CITY AGRICULTURE. PUBLIC WORKS
NEED TO GET MY CERTIFICATION IN
PUBLIC WORKS IN ORDER TO BETTER
MY FUTURE. MHM AND THROUGH THE
ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS
HAS HELPED ME OUT A LESSON I
HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THE ORANGE
COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS. IS
THAT IF YOU'RE PUTTING IF YOU
PUT IN THE WORK, YOU WILL GET
SOMETHING OUT OF IT. THEY HAVE
ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO
INCENTIVIZE ALL THE CORES THE
CORE MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE MORE AND
STRIVE TO SUCCEED. CURRENTLY I
WORK IN THE RECYCLING BUYBACK
CENTER AT THE ORANGE COUNTY
CONSERVATION CORPS.
DISAPPOINTMENT I HAVE GAINED
KNOWLEDGE, MARKETABLE EMPLOYMENT
SKILLS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. ALTHOUGH
I AM HERE TO HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY. I AM JUST ONE EXAMPLE
OF HOW A PROGRAM SUCH AS THE
OCEAN CORE COULD PROVIDE A MORE
ROBUST WORKFORCE. WITH NEW DROP
OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN I HEARD
ABOUT THE OIL SPILL IN
HUNTINGTON'S BEACH, I WANTED TO
HELP. SEEN THE IMPACTS OF THE
SPILL WAS HAVING ON THE BEACH. I
WOULD VISIT MADE ME WANT TO JUMP
PROTECTION. I KNOW THAT MANY
YOUNG PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF FELT
THE SAME WAY WHICH IN THERE WAS
A PROGRAM THEY COULD JOIN THE
OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PROTECT THE COASTLINE OF
CALIFORNIA. AS THE ULTRA
CORPORAL, PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE
AND ADULTS TO BECOME MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND
SECURE THE FUTURE APPOINTMENT
ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST OF
CALIFORNIA. IT COULD PROVIDE
INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS MYSELF A NEW
PATH TO LEARN ABOUT OCEAN
HEALTH. AND PROTECT OUR
ENVIRONMENT. I PROBABLY SUPPORT
A SPEED 10 36 AS WE ALL DO THE
SAME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. NEXT ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS READ AT US ON BEHALF OF
THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORES, SUPER
EXCITED WITH THIS EFFORTS
DEFINITELY NECESSARY HERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? SEEN NONE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
UM AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED, THIS
IS MR FLORES TRIP UP FIRST TRIP
UP TO SACRAMENTO. HE DID A
WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK, SIR. AND THANK YOU
FOR PARTICIPATING. AND WITH THAT
, PLEASE DO APPLIED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECT THE LAST YEAR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA'S SECOND BY
BOERNER HORVATH. SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS
DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS
REVERSE I REVERSE I FLORA.
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I, FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I GARCIA
GARCIA, I MATHIS MCCARTHY. MERIT
SOUCI. SUHARTO MTONE. STONE.
I WOULD WOULD I? BILL HAS SEVEN
VOTES. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN.
THANK YOU, MEMBER. THANK YOU.
NEXT. NEXT. WE HAVE SENATOR
DODD, ITEM THREE. THANK YOU FOR
COMING UP. AH SB 8 96 PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. UH SP 8 96
CONTINUES ARE STEADY AND
DETERMINED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION AND HIGH WILDFIRE
THREAT SEVERITY ZONES. THE BILL
IS RECOMMENDED BY THE
LEGISLATIVE ANISE IN A REPORT
RELEASED OUT LAST AUTUMN.
ACCORDING TO LAO, MAINTAINING
DEFENSIBLE SPACE NOT ONLY HELPS
TO PROTECT THAT HOME WITH
DEFENSIBLE SPACE. IT ALSO
REDUCES THE RISK THAT WILDFIRE
WILL SPREAD TO NEIGHBORING
HOMES. THEREBY HELPING TO
PROTECT ENTIRE COMMUNITIES,
ACHIEVING COMMUNITY WIDE
DEFENSIBLE SPACE IN A HIGHER
WILDFIRE THREAT ZONE HAS THE
ADDITIONAL BENEFIT OF
ENCOURAGING MORE COMPANIES. TO
OFFER PROPERTY INSURANCE, WHICH
IN RECENT YEARS HAS REALLY BEEN
HARD TO COME BY. SP 8 96 WILL
INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF
WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT AND
INSPECTION DATA BY INCENTIVIZING
ANYONE OF THE AUTHORIZED
AGENCIES THAT DO ASSESSMENTS TO
REPORT THE INSPECTION DATA. TO A
CENTRAL DATABASE THAT CAL FIRE
WILL BE MAINTAINING THIS WILL
ALLOW CAL FIRE AND LOCAL FIRE
AGENCIES TO BETTER ALLOCATE
RESOURCES FOR WILDFIRE
PREVENTION. THERE'S NO
OPPOSITION THIS BILL AND I ASKED
FOR YOU RIGHT? BOTH. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'RE READY FOR WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS CARON
LIG ON BEHALF OF THIS LAND
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THIS VERY EXCITED FOR THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. ASK HER ABOUT
TODAY. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, CHRIS MCKAY LI ON
BEHALF OF HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO
REDWOOD COMPANIES ALSO IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHRIS
ROSE ON BEHALF OF CAL FORESTS
AND AQUA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? OKAY. SEE NONE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THERE
ARE NONE. WOULD WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND? WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASKED HER. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA, SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS.
I FLORA. BOERNER HORVATH.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I GARCIA.
GARCIA. I'M MATHIS. MCCARTHY.
MERIT SOUCI. SEYARTO TOÀN ARTO
ICED OAN. STONE. I WOULD WOULD
I? THAT BILL HAS SIX VOTES WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. LOOK SO.
SENATOR WEINER IS THE ONLY
AUTHOR. I BELIEVE IN THE ROOM.
SO WE WILL START WITH ITEM 15.
SB 2 60.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU
THEM WERE MATHIS REPRESENTING SP
9 22 FROM HERE. I APPRECIATE
THAT. UM SO COLLEAGUES SP 2 60
IS THE CLIMATE CORPORATE
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. IT WILL
REQUIRE ALL US BASED COMPANIES
WITH OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IN
ANNUAL REVENUE, WHO DO BUSINESS
IN CALIFORNIA. TO REPORT REPORT
THEIR FULL CARBON FOOTPRINT. UM
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE TO
END. THE PRACTICE OF CORPORATE
GREENWASHING WERE LARGE
CORPORATIONS PUT OUT A VERY
GREEN VENEER AND SELECTIVELY.
PROVIDE INFORMATION WHEN, IN
REALITY, THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
CARBON BOOK PRINT SP 2 60 WILL
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD BECAUSE
WE CURRENTLY HAD LARGE
CORPORATIONS THAT ARE DOING THE
RIGHT THINGS. THING AND OTHERS
THAT DON'T AND WE SHOULD HAVE
FULL TRANSPARENCY FOR ALL OF
THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS. UM AH.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE
TRANSPARENT AND AVAILABLE TO THE
PUBLIC ON THE SECRETARY OF
STATE'S WEBSITE. UM SO. RIGHT
NOW, THERE IS A VERY WELL
DEVELOPED METHODOLOGY TO REPORT
UH, CARBON FOOTPRINT TO REPORT
CARBON EMISSIONS FOR
CORPORATIONS. UM, SO THIS IS NOT
ACQUIRING ANYTHING NEW. THIS IS
NOT RECREATING THE WHEEL. THIS
IS A LONGSTANDING EXISTING
METHODOLOGY AND ALL WE'RE ASKING
IS THAT THESE LARGE CORPORATIONS
ACTUALLY USE THAT METHODOLOGY
AND TELL US WHAT THEY'RE
EMITTING. THE BILL DOES NOT
REQUIRE THEM TO ACTION TO REDUCE
THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. THERE
ARE MANY OTHER APPROACHES. I
KNOW PENDING IN THE LEGISLATURE
NOW, AND LAWS WERE PASSED IN THE
PAST TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
BUT WE THINK THE PUBLIC AND
INVESTORS AND POLICYMAKERS
SHOULD HAVE FULL TRANSPARENCY.
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN
EYE BOAT WITH ME TODAY TESTIFY
OR MELISSA ROMERO. THE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS MANAGER WITH
THE CALIFORNIA WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, AND
CATHERINE ATKIN, DIRECTOR OF
CARBON ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MELISSA ROMERO WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS. FORMERLY
C. L. C V S P TO 60 CLOSES A
CRITICAL INFORMATION GAP THAT
EXISTED AS A RESULT OF THE LACK
OF MANDATORY DATA COLLECTION.
AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS REPORTING FROM THE
LARGEST OF CORPORATE POLLUTERS.
THIS BILL LOOKS SPECIFICALLY THE
MOST PROFITABLE U. S BASED
CORPORATIONS THAT BENEFIT FROM
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY. AND
REQUIRES THEM TO DISCLOSE THEIR
FULL CARBON FOOTPRINT. WHICH
INCLUDES SCOPES ONE DIRECT
EMISSIONS SCOPE TO INDIRECT
EMISSIONS AND SCOPE THREE, WHICH
IS VALUE CHAIN EMISSIONS AND THE
CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF REQUIRING
FULL REPORTING OF SCOPE. THREE
EMISSIONS IS THAT THERE ARE ON
AVERAGE. 11.4 TIMES HIGHER THAN
SCOPES, ONE AND TWO EMISSIONS
MAKING SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS, A
KEY COMPONENT TO MEASURING LARGE
CORPORATIONS IMPACT ON
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE
GREAT NEWS IS THERE ARE
CORPORATE LEADERS WHO ARE
SUCCESSFULLY DISCLOSING THEIR
CARBON FOOTPRINTS VOLUNTARILY,
SO WE KNOW IT CAN BE DONE. THERE
ARE ALSO WIDELY ACCEPTED
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR
CARBON ACCOUNTING, AS A SENATOR
MENTIONED NAMELY THE GHD
PROTOCOL, WHICH IS WHAT THIS
BILL CREATES AS A CENTER FOR
REPORTING YET THERE ARE NOT
NEARLY ENOUGH CORPORATIONS,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH AN
OUTSIZED IMPACT CLIMATE IMPACT
WHO ARE VOLUNTARILY REPORTING
THEIR TOTAL GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. CORPORATE
ACCOUNTABILITY IS A KEY ASPECT
OF CALIFORNIA'S FIGHT AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SB 2 60 WILL
PROVIDE THE PUBLIC A MORE
COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE LARGEST
CORPORATIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS
FOOTPRINTS, AS WELL AS SHED
LIGHT ON SOME OF THE MAJOR
INSTANCES OF GREENWASHING THAT
TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE PUBLIC'S
INTEREST TO MAKE MORE
SUSTAINABLE CHOICES. THANK YOU
URGED THE COMMITTEE'S I VOTE.
THANK YOU. COMMUNITY CHAIR,
REVERSING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'M CATHERINE ATKIN, AN ATTORNEY
AND DIRECTOR OF CARBON
ACCOUNTABLE. THE TIME FOR
CORPORATE GHG DISCLOSURE IS PAST
DUE. YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU
DON'T MEASURE. YET THE BOSTON
CONSULTING GROUP RESEARCH FOUND
THAT FEWER THAN ONE IN 10
COMPANIES SURVEYED
COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESSED THEIR
GHG EMISSIONS ACROSS ALL SCOPES.
IN CONTRAST TO WHAT THE BUSINESS
LOBBY OPPONENTS OF THE BILL
ASSERT SP TWO SIXTIES COMMON
SENSE AND REASONABLE POLICY, AND
CALIFORNIA'S LEADERSHIP IS
REQUIRED. SB 2 60 ALLOWS
REPORTING ENTITIES TO USE
MODELED AND PROXY DATA TO
CALCULATE THEIR EMISSIONS OF
SUPPLIERS, ENSURING THAT SMALL
AND MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES THAT
POWER OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES ARE
NOT HARMED. THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE HAS A PROUD HISTORY
OF SETTING A HIGHER BAR THAN
WHAT IS POSSIBLE AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL TO ADVANCE CRITICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. THE
RECENT PROPOSED RULE BY THE SEC
ON CLIMATE RISK DISCLOSURE,
WHILE POSITIVE WILL NOT GET US
WHERE WE NEED TO GO. UNLIKE SP 2
60, THE PROPOSED RULE DOES NOT
REQUIRE STANDARDIZED SCOPE.
THREE DISCLOSURE, CONTINUING THE
PATCHWORK QUILT APPROACH TO GHG
EMISSIONS REPORTING THAT
UNDERMINES TRANSPARENCY AND
ALLOWS FOR GREENWASHING. BY
COVERING BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
COMPANIES. SP 2 60 DOESN'T LET
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS OFF THE
HOOK AND PREVENTS THE CREATION
OF AN UNEVEN ECONOMIC PLAYING
FIELD. AND FINALLY, WITH SP 2
60, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO
ENSHRINE INTO LAW A GAME
CHANGING DISCLOSURE POLICY THAT
IS UNLIKE AGENCY CREATED RULES,
NOT SUBJECT TO THE REVERSAL AND
A VOLATILE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE,
THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD WILL
BE BETTER FOR IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS READ AT US ON
BEHALF OF NRDC ACTION FUND IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
PRISCILLA COULD ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON TURN
MEMBERS ABIGAIL MILE ON BEHALF
OF SERIES, REGISTERING A
TRAINING TWEENER POSITION. WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION GIVEN THE
SIGNIFICANT RISK CLIMATE CHANGE
POSES TO OUR OUR COMPANY
PARTNERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE TOWORK ON SOME
OF OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. YOU SAW
GONZALEZ POTTER WITH THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY AND STRONG SUPPORT
OF SB 2 60. THANK YOU. HAZEL
WATSON FROM SACRAMENTO ACT AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MELANIE MORALES ON BEHALF OF THE
GREENLINING INSTITUTE AND SPORT.
IT'S. DR RUTH MCDONALD. IN
SUPPORT. 3 50 SACRAMENTO 3 50.
BAY AREA ACTION AND 3 50 SILICON
VALLEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. CHAIR
MEMBERS, ALICIA PRIEGO HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND A LARGE
COALITION OF BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN
OPPOSITION. THE COUCH CHAMBER
PRIDES ITSELF ON THE FACT THAT
MANY OF OUR MEMBER COMPANIES ARE
A PART OF THE SOLUTION AND
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS. HOWEVER SENATE BILL
TWO SIXTIES AND UNNECESSARY AND
COSTLY MANDATE THAT WILL NOT
ACHIEVE WHAT IT'S INTENDED AND
ESTABLISHES A REPORTING
FRAMEWORK THAT SETS UP
BUSINESSES TO FAIL. THE SCOPE
ONE AND TWO EMISSIONS RECORD
REPORTING REQUIREMENT THAT THE
BILL REQUIRES WILL BE NEW FOR
MANY INDUSTRIES AND WILL BE
CHALLENGING FOR COMPANIES TO
UNDERSTAND AND QUICKLY ADOPT.
BUT AT LEAST SOME OF THESE
CONSTITUTE ACTIVITY THAT
BUSINESSES HAVE SOME CONTROL
OVER. SCOPE THREE DATA ON THE
OTHER HAND, WHICH CONSTITUTES
EVERYTHING IN A COMPANY'S VALUE
CHAIN, BUT UPSTREAM AND
DOWNSTREAM, REGARDLESS OF
LOCATION AND DOWN TO YOUR GLOBAL
SUPPLIERS. EMPLOYEE TRAVEL WILL
BE IN ACT IN ACCURATE AND AT
BEST ACCOMPANIES. BEST
GUESSTIMATE. COMPANIES WITH
SIMILAR PROFILES MAY POTENTIALLY
BE REPORTING WIDELY DIFFERENT
DATA DUE TO THE LACK OF
CONSISTENT STANDARDS. THE GHD
PROTOCOL ITSELF STATES THAT
COMPANIES MUST EITHER FORGO
ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS WHEN
ASSESSING SCOPE THREE EMISSIONS.
SPECIFICALLY IT SAYS IN PRACTICE
, COMPANIES MAY ENCOUNTER
TRADEOFFS BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND
COMPLETING A SCOPE THREE
INVENTORY. FOR EXAMPLE, A
COMPANY MAY FIND THAT ACHIEVING
THE MOST COMPLETE SCOPE THREE
INVENTORY REQUIRES USING LESS
ACCURATE DATA COMPROMISING
OVERALL ACCURACY. AND CONVERSELY
, ACHIEVING THE MOST ACCURATE
SCOPE THREE INVENTORY MAY
REQUIRE EXCLUDING ACTIVITIES
WITH LOW ACCURACY, COMPROMISING
OVERALL COMPLETENESS. I THINK
THE BEST EXAMPLE AND SOME OF YOU
HAVE HEARD US SAY THAT DESCRIBE
THIS IS, UM THE PROCESS
ILLUSTRATED THROUGH FOOD
PRODUCTION, FOR EXAMPLE, A
FROZEN PIZZA MANUFACTURER MUST
KNOW ONE REPORT THAT GHG IS
ASSOCIATED WITH EVERY INGREDIENT
ON THE PIZZA AS PART OF THEIR
PURCHASE GOODS. STARTING WITH
THE TOMATO SAUCE. WHERE WAS THAT
SEED PLANTED AND GROWN FOR THE
TOMATO? WHAT ARE THE ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT FARM AND THEIR
EMPLOYEES? THAN THE PACKAGING
THAT THE TOMATO WAS SHIPPED IN.
UM THEN THE TRAVEL TO THE
DISTRIBUTOR, THEN TO THE
SHIPPER, ALL OF THOSE COMPANIES
DATA THEN TO THE MANUFACTURER.
HAS IT EVEN MADE IT TO THE US
YET, AND THIS IS JUST ONE
INGREDIENT. AND IF ANY OF THIS
INFORMATION IS INCORRECT, THEN
THE COMPANY COULD BE SAID
SUBJECT TO THE FINES THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THE BILL. THEN THERE
IS THE ISSUE OF DUPLICATION OF
GHG REPORTING WITHIN A SECTOR.
THE PIZZA COMPANY IS NOT NOT THE
ONLY CUSTOMER OF THE TOMATO FARM
SO IT COULD BE THE SUPPLIER OF
MULTIPLE MULTIPLE COMPANIES THAT
WILL BE REPORTING INTO THE
STATE. AND PRACTICALLY HOW WILK
ARE BE ABLE TO VERIFY THE DATA
THAT IS SUBMITTED. CALIFORNIA IS
THE LEADER IN OUR CLIMATE
POLICIES, AND THIS IS A
DISTRACTION FROM THE MEANINGFUL
GHD PROGRAMS IN THE STATE, WHICH
INCLUDE CAP AND TRADE, LOW
CARBON FUEL STANDARD, SHORT
LIVED CLIMATE POLLUTANTS,
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES,
ADVANCED CLEAN CAR PROGRAMS,
BUILDING THE CARB. LET'S FOCUS
ON THE EXISTING PROGRAMS ARE
ACHIEVING MEANINGFUL RESULTS
RATHER THAN ESTABLISHING A NEW
CARD PROGRAM THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY BE BASED ON INCOME,
INACCURATE INFORMATION THAT
EXTENDS BEYOND CALIFORNIA'S
BORDERS. FOR THESE FOR THESE
REASONS, UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE
READY FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. CHRIST ROSE ON
BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP IN OPPOSITION.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS MIGHT
BELOTE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
AIRLINES FOR AMERICA,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. RYAN
ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. LAWRENCE
GAITAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. WE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSE. THANK YOU DON KEPT KIÞM
ACCU KEPT KIND ASSOCIATES ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
COMPANIES, AS WELL AS THE
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. BRAIN TAP
ON BEHALF OF TECHNIQUE,
OPPOSITION. EXACTLY WHERE ON
BEHALF OF THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
BRIAN WHITE ON BEHALF OF
TENACITY, ENERGY SERVICES
RESPECTFULLY IN OPPOSITION TO
SCULPT THE READMISSION
PROVISIONS. THANK YOU. JOANNE
BITTEN COURT ON BEHALF OF SIFMA.
THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON
MELANIE QUIBBLES WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION.
ALSO IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. WE WERE TOP HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BUSINESS COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION.
GEORGE MILLER ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL MOVE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
SEE NONE. UM, WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY
INTERESTING. I WANT TO REITERATE
WHAT THIS BILL IS ITS
DISCLOSURE. IT'S PROVIDING
INFORMATION I GET IT WHEN THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY FIGHTS FIGHTS
US ON MANDATES TO REDUCE THEIR
CARBON EMISSIONS I'M SUPPORTING
TEND I SUPPORT THOSE EFFORTS.
BUT THAT AT LEAST IS A IS A
FIGHT ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT
CAN'T WE DO WHAT'S FEASIBLE,
WHAT TIMETABLE IS APPROPRIATE?
THAT'S A POINT OF DISCUSSION
THAT WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN
THIS LEGISLATURE. BUT TO SHOW
VOCIFEROUSLY OPPOSED LITERALLY
JUST SAYING WHAT YOUR CARBON
FOOTPRINT IS, IS SOMETHING THAT
I THINK SHOULD GIVE US ALL
PAUSE. ABOUT HOW SERIOUS AT
LEAST SOME SECTORS OF THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE IN
ACTUALLY ADDRESSING CLIMATE
CHANGE. I HAVE TO SAY I WORK
WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALL
THE TIME. WE HAVE OUR
DISAGREEMENT. WE HAVE A GREAT
WORKING RELATIONSHIP. I'M REALLY
DISAPPOINTED IN THIS OPPOSITION
BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT THAT THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS
CRITICIZING THE WHAT IS AN
AMENDMENT THAT WE NEGOTIATED
WITH THEM THE ORIGINAL VERSION
OF THIS BILL? REQUIRED COMPANIES
FOR SCOPE THREE FOR THEIR SUPPLY
CHAIN TO HAVE THE EXACT AMOUNT
TO GO TO EVERY SUPPLIER AROUND
THE WORLD, EVEN THE SMALL ONES
AND TO GET THEIR EXACT CARBON
FOOTPRINT AND CALCULATED. THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY CAME TO US
AND SAID, HEY, THAT'S GONNA BE
REALLY HARD. IT'S GOING TO PULL
IN ALL THESE SMALL SUPPLIERS.
IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO GO
AROUND THE WORLD AND DO THAT.
AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S A VALID POINT. AND WE
WORKED OUT AN AMENDMENT ALLOWING
THEM TO USE FORMULAS AND
ESTIMATE WHICH IS A NORMAL PART
OF SCOPE. THREE REPORTING WE'RE
NOT MAKING THIS UP. IT EXISTS
ALREADY. AND WE PUT THAT
AMENDMENT IN, AND NOW THEY'RE
CRITICIZING THE AMENDMENT. THEY
WORKED OUT WITH US BY SAYING
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EXACT
ENOUGH. SO IT'S TO EXACT AND TOO
HARD. SO PLEASE LET US DO
ESTIMATES OR FORMULAS. OH, BUT
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE EXACT
ENOUGH. I JUST HAD TO CALL THAT
OUT BECAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT HOW
WE SHOULD BE NEGOTIATING
LEGISLATION IN THIS BUILDING.
SOME OF THE LARGEST CORPORATIONS
IN THE WORLD ARE ALREADY DOING
THIS CRAFT. WALMART MEXICO
REPUBLIC SERVICES THE LIST GOES
ON. THIS IS REASONABLE. IT'S
TIME HAS COME. LET'S HAVE THEM
ALL. DO IT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER. AND WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL HOME THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. RIVAS I RIVAS I
FLORA. BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN, I GARCIA. GARCIA, I
MATHIS METHODS. NO MCCARTHY
MERITS UCI. CR CR TOE TOE NÓ.
STONE. STONE. I WOULD WOULD I?
OKAY, THAT BILL HAS SIX VOTES.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. SO WE'LL
MOVE ON TO ITEMS 16. WITH SB
886. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
I WANT TO READ IT REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT COMMITTEE
WORKING WITH US HAPPY TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS WITH
ONE MODIFICATION THAT WE JUST
THAT WE WORKED OUT THIS MORNING
AND THAT IS THAT THE CAP, WHICH
IS STATED AT 1000 UNITS IN THE
ANALYSIS, UM UM WILL BE EITHER
4000 BEDS OR 2000 UNITS WILL BE
ABLE TO PICK AND THAT WILL BE
THE CAP. I HOPE I ACCURATELY
STATED THAT MADAM CHAIR UNITS
1000 BEDS. CORRECT RIGHT. SO WE
BOTH AGREE ON THAT. YES. I WANT
TO MAKE SURE AND SO, WITH THAT
MODIFICATION, WE ARE HAPPY TO
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. AND WE DO APPRECIATE
THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH US
COLLEAGUES. UM SP 86 IS DESIGNED
TO ADDRESS THE VERY REAL ISSUE
IN CALIFORNIA. AND THAT IS THE
PROFOUND LACK OF AVAILABLE UM
STUDENT HOUSING AT THE UC CSU
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
CALIFORNIA WE HAVE HIGH RATES OF
STUDENT HOMELESSNESS. STUDENTS
THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS
LIVING FROM MOTELTO MOTEL.
COUCHSURFING LIVING IN VERY
OVERCROWDED SITUATIONS, WHICH IS
NOT CONDUCIVE TO ACTUALLY
LEARNING. AND SO WE NEED A LOT
MORE, UM STUDENT HOUSING,
PARTICULARLY ON CAMPUS. AND WHAT
SB 866. EXCUSE ME. 8 86, NOT
SIX. BUT 86 WILL DO IS
ACCELERATE THE APPROVAL OF THIS
HOUSING BY ALLOWING C CSU
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO INVOKE
THIS EXEMPTION FROM SEQUA. UM UH
, IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA
HAS TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE IN CERTAIN WAYS
CAN'T BE FAR FLUNG FROM THE
CAMPUS. IT CAN BE ON
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS SUCH AS ON WETLANDS,
ETCETERA, UM AND IT CAN'T BE
DEMOLISHING AND DISPLACING
PEOPLE FROM EXISTING HOUSING. UM
IN ADDITION, THE HOUSING WILL
HAVE TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE
CAMPUS IS LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN THE RDP AND WE TOOK AN
AMENDMENT FROM THE COMMITTEE TO
SORT OF STRENGTHEN THAT
PROVISION. I ALSO WANT TO
MENTION THIS BILL ALSO COVERS
FACULTY AND STAFF HOUSING, AND
THAT'S WHY WE'VE WORKED WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND ASKED ME ON THAT BECAUSE
THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY LOW PAID,
UM STAFF AND FACULTY WHO ALSO
NEED A PLACE TO LIVE. SO
COLLEAGUES. I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD STEP FORWARD FOR STUDENT
AND FACULTY HOUSING IN
CALIFORNIA. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE UM, WITH ME TODAY
TESTIFY HIS DAVID RAMIREZ FROM A
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE STUDENT
TRUSTEE. AND NOW YOU SEE L. A
STUDENT. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
RIVAS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
DAVID ALMEIDA MÀ RAMIREZ. I'M A
RESIDENT OF PEQUENO IN THE SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I'M A PRODUCT OF
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATION
SYSTEM, AND I RECENTLY
TRANSFERRED FROM PASADENA CITY
COLLEGE. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA IN LOS ANGELES. I
JUST FINISHED MY SECOND TERM AS
A STUDENT SHALL SEE FOR THE
PASADENA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT BUTTER TRUSTEES DURING
MY TERM, I WAS OFTEN REACHED OUT
TO BY STUDENTS IN SEARCH OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I ALWAYS
REMEMBER BEING VERY FRUSTRATED
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING
BETTER TO POINT THEM TOWARDS
OTHER THAN THE FOR PROFIT
OPTIONS POSTED ON OUR BULLETIN
BOARDS OR SHELTERS IN THE AREA.
BUT WE KNOW THAT SHELTERS AREN'T
A LONG TERM SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY
FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED A RELIABLE
AND CONSISTENT PLACE TO LIVE IN
2019. THERE WERE 262 STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN THE FALL 2019
SEMESTER. THAT INDICATED THERE
WERE HOMELESS AT PASADENA CITY
COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 2021 25.
THERE IS NO SECRET WHO IS WHO IS
RECEIVING THE WORST IMPACTS OF
THE PANDEMIC AVAIL. AVAILABILITY
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
HOMELESS CONTINUES TO REMAIN
STAGNANT BECAUSE HOUSING MEANT
TO INCREASE ACCESS CONTINUES TO
BE SWALLOWED UP BY PEOPLE WHO
SHOULD BE LIVING IN HIGHER
INCOME UNITS. THIS IS WHY WE
NEED TO BE INTENTIONAL AND
CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR
STUDENTS THAT NEED IT. OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
NEEDS TO CREATE SOLUTIONS TO
COMBAT HOUSING THE HOUSING
CRISIS, MEANWHILE, PROVIDING AN
AVENUE FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY. IN
LOS ANGELES. THERE ARE 40,000
STUDENTS THAT ARE FOR 40,000
PEOPLE THAT SLEEP ON THE STREETS
AND HOUSED EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE
OUR SHELTERS ARE FULL OR
INACCESSIBLE. LOS ANGELES
MISSION COLLEGE, WHICH IS A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, HAS ONLY ENROLLED
FIVE STUDENTS IN THE PAST TWO
YEARS THAT ARE HOMELESS. THIS
ISN'T A COMMUNITY WHERE 6000
PEOPLE ARE IN HOUSE. IT IS NO
SURPRISE THAT THE LACK OF ACCESS
TO HOUSING HAS LOCKED,
MARGINALIZED PEOPLE OUT OF THE
HIGHER EDUCATION. WELL I'M GLAD
THAT YOU SEE A LOT HAS BUILT
ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO
ACCOMMODATE THE 2028 OLYMPICS.
AND SO I WON'T NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT FINDING HOUSING. NOT EVERY
FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY IN
CALIFORNIA CAN GUARANTEE HOUSING
FOR STUDENTS, AND THAT IS THE
CONCERN THAT WE CANNOT IGNORE. I
SUPPORT SB 86 BECAUSE SEQUENCE
SHOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF
OUR PUBLIC COLLEGES FROM
CREATING SOLUTIONS FOR IMMEDIATE
NEEDIEST STUDENTS IN THEIR
PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR RAMIREZ
. AND WELCOME TO SACRAMENTO. I
RARELY HAVE CONSTITUENTS COME TO
TESTIFY, UM, APPEAR LET ALONE MY
OWN COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU FOR
ADVOCATING FOR THIS BILL. OKAY,
WE'RE READY FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. STEPHEN
SENSOR, WITH BROWN SEEN ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION AND SUPPORT. PERSON
LIKE HE DOES ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATED
ASSOCIATED I'M SORRY, CO
SPONSORS OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM, CHAIRMAN OF
THE COMMITTEE, JEREMY SMITH,
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL. ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS LEWIS MORAN TO ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA B AND STRONG
SUPPORT AS A CO SPONSOR OF THIS
MEASURE, HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO
READ OFF SUPPORT FOR SAN
FRANCISCO M B SOUTHEE MB SENATE
CRUISING THE MOUNTAIN VIEW AND
BE AND ABUNDANT HOUSING, LOS
ANGELES OR UV PARTNER IN L. A.
ALL IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ADRIAN MOHAMMED WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SPUR AND SUFFOLK
SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. TIFFANY FAN
ON BEHALF OF BRIDGE, HOUSING AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. PAUL WOODS
WITH CALIFORNIA ADVISORS ON
BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO MAYOR
DARRELL STEINBERG IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT. WE'RE READY FOR
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
CYRUS DEVERS FOR THE CITY OF
KHALIDIYA. SO THE ISSUE
PRESENTED HERE IS THAT 4000
STUDENTS IN ONE LOCATION CAN BE
ABSORBED EASILY, AND SENATOR
WEINER'S DISTRICT OR PERHAPS ONE
OF THE LOS ANGELES CAMPUSES. BUT
WHEN YOU CONSIDER LOLITA, WHICH
IS THE HOME DEAR UC SANTA
BARBARA, THAT'S A COMMUNITY OF
32,000 PEOPLE. SO YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MORE THAN 10% OF THE
POPULATION BEING PUT ON ONE
SPOT. THAT'S WHY SECRET. THAT'S
WHY SEQUEL WAS WRITTEN TO
CONSIDER THESE IMPLICATIONS AND
WORK THROUGH THESE ISSUES TO
WORK. TO HAVE THIS PROJECT BE
INTEGRATED WITHIN A COMMUNITY
AND HAVE THOSE IMPACTS MITIGATED
. NONETHELESS WE APPRECIATE
THAT. THIS IS A TOUGH ISSUE WITH
REALLY IMPORTANT GOALS ON BOTH
SIDES OF IT, AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR
THE HARD WORK THAT THE CHAIR IS
DONE ON THIS BILL. OBVIOUSLY I
DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO EXPRESS
THE POSITION OF GUIDA ON THIS
AMENDMENT. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
AS SOON AS I CAN, BUT WE DO
APPRECIATE IT. THANK MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, JACK WALKER WITH THE
GUAC OH GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. SIMILAR
SITUATION IS GALATA. IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT THAT THE
TWO OPPOSITION WITNESSES ARE
FROM TWO OF THE SMALLEST HOST
CITIES IN THE SYSTEM. AND JUST
AS AN EXAMPLE THE ACTUALLY A
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE CITY AND
YOU. CSC IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD
. SINCE 1985. THERE'S BEEN NINE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS APPROVED,
UH, PLUS FOUR THAT HAD NEGATIVE
DECLARATIONS. IT IS. MR STONE
WILL ATTEST. SANTA CRUZ AS THE
COUNTY SEAT OF VERY SMALL COUNTY
IS JUST INUNDATED WITH HOMELESS
HIGHEST PER CAPITA RATES IN THE
STATE IN TERMS OF HOMELESS
HOMELESSNESS, WHICH LED THE CITY
OF SANTA CRUZ TO CHALLENGE THE
2021 L RDP AS BEING INADEQUATE
TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXPECTED
GROWTH IN STUDENT HOUSING. SO
FOR US, IT'S REALLY A MIXED BAG
AND WE'D LOVE TO KEEP SECRET AS
A POINT OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE
CITY AND THE CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO
FOSTER THE BEST POSSIBLE SITE,
SPECIFIC PLANNING OUTCOMES
POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE IMPACT ON
THE CITY, AND SO FOR THOSE
REASONS WE'RE CURRENTLY IN
OPPOSITION, BUT WE'LL BE
DELIGHTED TO LOOK AT THE BILL AS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL WITNESSES,
AN OPPOSITION? C. NONE OF THE
QUESTIONS MR FRIEDMAN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A
QUESTION ACTUALLY FOR THE
OPPOSITION. I GUESS I'M A LITTLE
CONFUSED, SO IF THEY DON'T BUILD
HOUSING FOR THE STUDENTS, DOES
THAT MEAN THE STUDENTS DON'T GO
TO THE UNIVERSITY? THINK OF
COURSE, THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT
AS BASED IN BERKELEY WITHOUT
FOR BOTH OF YOU. I MEAN, UM KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN GALATA AND
AROUND CENTER BAR RIGHT NOW IS
THAT STUDENTS ARE HARD PRESSED
THEIR SLEEPING IN CARS THERE IN
THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S A
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE
ADDRESSED, AND GALATA IS OPEN TO
ADDRESSING IT. THE CHALLENGE,
THOUGH, IS WHEN YOU TAKE ALL
THOSE STUDENTS ALL LIKE IN THE
CASE THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT
4500 FOR A SINGLE PROJECT AND
PUT THEM ON 12 ACRE PLOT OF LAND
. YOU'RE CONCENTRATING ALL THOSE
IMPACTS ON ONE PRECISE POINT.
WHICH IS CONNECTED BY A LEADER
BY A SINGLE TWO LANE ROAD. AND
IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT IT ON
GOOGLE MAPS THE DISTANCE FROM
THIS PROJECT TO THE CENTER OF
THE LEADER FROM TO THE EDGE OF
THE CAMPUS IS ALMOST THE SAME.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE EQUAL
DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO
PLACES. AND SO ALL THESE IMPACTS
ARE A LOT OF THE BLOCKS ARE
GONNA FLOW ON LOLITA FROM THIS
ONE EXACT SPOT. THAT'S THE
CHALLENGE. THAT'S WHAT SECRET
CAN HELP ADDRESS. AND HOW FAR IS
IT FROM THE SPOT THAT THEY'RE
LOOKING AT TO THE CAMPUS? WELL.
WHICH PART OF THE HAPPENS U. C S
B AS A BIG CAMPUS IF YOU WERE
TO, I MEAN, IT'S OF COURSE, THIS
IS ONLY FOR PROJECTS ON CAMPUS
GROUNDS. THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE
THE FARTHEST NORTH WEST CORNER
OF THE CAMPUS GROUNDS. IT'S LIKE
RIGHT UP RIGHT NEXT TO A
WETLANDS. AND THEN THERE'S SANTA
BARBARA AIRPORT. SO IF YOU WERE
TO, LIKE, PROBABLY A MILE OR
CLOSE TO A MILE TO THE VERY
FIRST, UH, POINT OF CONTACT WITH
THE CAMPUS, AND THEN THE CAMPUS
ITSELF, OF COURSE, SPREADS ALL
THE WAY TO THE OCEAN. IT'S KIND
OF THE SAME IN REVERSE. UH YOU
GET TO THE EDGE OF LITA IN ABOUT
THE SAME DISTANCE, THE FIRST THE
FIRST MCDONALD'S AND THE FIRST
TARGET IS ABOUT THE SAME
DISTANCE TO THE WESTERN EDGE OF
THE CAMPUS. THAT HELPS OK
THANKS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SARTO.
DID YOU HAVE SOME DAD? DO YOU
WANT ME TO RESPOND ON BEHALF OF
SANTA CRUZ AND MISS FRIEDMAN IN
IN SANTA CRUZ CASE? WE'VE BEEN
PRESSING AS MR STONE KNOWS WELL
FOR THE CURIOUS UTILIZATION OF
REMAINING RD A FUNDS TO HELP
OFFSET THE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN
SANTA CRUZ, WHICH IS ACUTE AND
MOST RECENTLY, AS I EXPLAINED IN
2021, WE DID CHALLENGE THE LONG
WAY TO DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS BEING
INADEQUATE TO MEET THE PROJECTED
ENROLLMENT INCREASES FOR THE
CAMPUS. SO WHAT WE FIND IS THE
PROJECT. SPECIFICALLY IR GIVES
US AN ABILITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES
LIKE TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY
IMPACTS INCREASED SERVICES THAT
WOULD BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
NOT ONLY BY THE CITY, BUT FOR
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. SO FOR
US, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
DIALOGUE AND TRY TO WORK OUT
SOME OF THE ACTUAL SPECIFIC
IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED HOUSING
PROJECT. OKAY YES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CR TALK. SO,
UM, I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU.
BECAUSE I WAS THERE ON SATURDAY.
UM. THE HOUSING ISSUES. UCSB
OTHER COLLEGES LMU, ALL OF THOSE
AREAS HEAVILY AFFECT THOSE THOSE
EXISTING AREAS AROUND THEM, THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AROUND
THEM. AND THE WAY THE HOW THE
WAY THE STUDENTS ARE DOING IT IS
THEY'RE PILING SIX OR SEVEN
STUDENTS INTO A TWO BEDROOM
APARTMENT. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS YOU KNOW
IN ONE OF THE REASONS SUPPORT
THIS IS BECAUSE THE SECRET
PROCESS ITSELF IS A MAJOR
OBSTACLE. IN GETTING THE HOUSING
ON BOARD. GOLETA AND UCSB. THEY
HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP
WORKING RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE
TO, BECAUSE IF ONE DOESN'T
SUPPORT THE OTHER, SOMEBODY'S
GOING TO FAIL BADLY. AND SO THIS
HELPS GET THAT PROCESS SO YOU
CAN HAVE THE THAT DIALOGUE AND
COME UP WITH REAL SOLUTIONS
BECAUSE OF SEEK WHAT WE'RE TO
HAVE, IF THEY WERE TO REALLY
FOLLOW SEQUIN THIS THEY'RE NOT
GETTING NOTHING BUILT OVER
THERE. BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY TO
MITIGATE WHAT IS GOING ON
ENVIRONMENTALLY OVER THERE. SO
THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. BECAUSE
HE NEEDS TO BE REFORMED SO THAT
THESE ISSUES THAT ALL OF THESE
AREAS ARE HAVING CAN BE DEALT
WITH IN A IN A REASONABLE MANNER
THAT REFLECTS TODAY'S ISSUES NOT
40 YEARS AGO. SO. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU. I HEAR YOU.
HOWEVER WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IS THE LARGEST PROJECT PROJECTS
HERE. ONLY THE AMENDMENT
ANALYSIS IS FOR 1000 UNITS. THE
KIND OF DEVELOPER WHO CAN TACKLE
THAT KIND OF A PROJECT IS
SOMEONE WHO'S EXPERIENCED HAS A
LONG HISTORY HAS THE RESOURCES
AND THE MEANS TO COPE WITH SEIKO
. AND IN FACT FOR THAT PROJECT
AT UCSB, WHICH IS GOING TO BE
CALLED MONGER HALL GOD,
ACTUALLY, DAVE THAT WAS PART OF
THE CONDITIONS THAT HAD TO BE
BUILT TO HIS EXACT ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGNS AND NAME IT AFTER HIM.
THAT'S SO, UM, BUT THEY THREW
THE INTEND TO GO THROUGH A
SEQUENCE THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED
. THEY FILED THEIR NOTICE OF
PUBLIC. YOU KNOW, P SO IT'S JUST
IF THIS BILL PASSES UNAMENDED,
YOU KNOW THAT'S LIKE A FREE
PASSWORD, WHICH IS NOT COPE WITH
ANY OF THESE MITIGATIONS, SO I
WOULD SUGGEST THAT FOR THESE
ROOT LARGER PRODUCT PROJECTS
YOU'RE YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE
CLASS OF DEVELOPERS WHO CAN COPE
WITH THESE ISSUES, AND IT CAN
WORK THESE THINGS OUT.
APPRECIATE THAT, AND MONGER HALL
IS A REAL ISSUE. I DON'T WANT
THEM USING THAT. IT'S AN
EXPERIMENT ON OUR KIDS AGREED.
MURATSUCHI THANK YOU. SO UM, IN
THE EXAMPLES OF GALATA AND SANTA
CRUZ UM LIKE. WHAT WOULD BE LIKE
THE TOP THREE LIKELY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ISSUES.
THAT SEQUEL CAN POTENTIALLY
HELP. THE CITY IN ADDRESSING
WHAT IT WOULD BE TRAFFIC IMPACT
IS IT COULD YOU UM. WHAT SAY,
CERTAINLY TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC
COMMUNITY IMPACTS ON SOCIAL
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. DENSITY
KINDS OF ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH
THE ITEM THAT MR SEYARTO JUST
RAISED ABOUT STUDENTS
COHABITATING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
WHAT THE WHAT THE ZONING WILL
ALLOW. SO THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SORT WEALTH SORT
OUT WITH THE U. C. S C.
ADMINISTRATION AND GENERALLY, AS
I INDICATED THOSE THAT
RELATIONSHIP IS STRONG AND HAS
WORKED WELL, AND THERE'S ONLY
BEEN ONE TIME THAT WE HAVE
LITIGATED ON A HOUSING PROJECT
ONE TIME SINCE 1985. THAT AND
THEN, IN THE CASE OF LOLITA,
IT'S REALLY AMPED UP BECAUSE
THIS WAS BUILT ON A WETLAND, UM
, THEIR CAMPUS PREDATES THE
CLEAN WATER ACT. AND THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T
GET AWAY WITH TODAY, BUT THY
BISECTED A WETLAND AND THIS
BUILDING WOULD GO ON A PATCH OF
THIS GROUND. SO THIS FOREVER HIM
DEAD IN BY BASICALLY TO BISECTED
WETLANDS. AND THEN THE STANDARD
BARBARA AIRPORT, SO WILL FOREVER
CHANNEL ALL OF ITS TRAFFIC
IMPACTS RIGHT INTO 12 LANE ROAD.
WHICH CONNECTS TO GALATA SO YES,
FOR THEM, THE TRAFFIC AND THE
SERVICES THAT WOULD HAVE TO
SPRING INTO PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE
YOU KNOW THIS. THIS IS A SMALL
CITY THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS I MEAN STUDENT HOUSING,
BUT IT'S A SMALL CITY. SO YEAH,
SO EVERYTHING, MR GUAC? WELL
SAID, PLUS REALLY INTENSE
TRAFFIC IMPACTS. SO IF I CAN
FOLLOW UP WITH THE CENTER WIENER
YOU WENT TO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL,
RIGHT? SO THEY SAY. AND IT WAS
THE POINT OF HAVING A LAW IF
WE'RE JUST CARVING OUT ALL THESE
EXEMPTIONS, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD
EXCEPTIONS TO SEEK Y AND ANY
MAJOR LAW IS GOING TO HAVE
EXCEPTIONS TO IT, AND WE WOULD
NEVER BE HARD PRESSED TO NAME A
MAJOR LAW THAT IMPACTS IMPACTS
SO MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE IT WOULD
BE. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE
SURPRISING IF THERE WERE NO
EXEMPTIONS TO IT. UM I DO JUST
WANT TO SAY. I'VE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT THE MONGER PROJECT. UM I
AM NOT A FAN OF HAVING ONE
PROJECT, UM, DRIVE POLICY FOR
THE STATE, ENTIRE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
THE GREATEST PROJECT TO ME. I
WILL SAY THAT THE MONGER
PROJECT, UM PASSED THROUGH
SEQUEL. THAT'S NOT TRUE HAS
THROUGH SEQUEL. THEY'VE ONLY
FILED THE N O P. THAT'S AS FAR
AS THEY'VE GONE. AND SB 86 ALSO
EXCLUDES WETLANDS, SO YOU KNOW
WHEN WE LOOK AT. THE MANY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CSU CAMPUSES
AND U C CAMPUSES IN CALIFORNIA.
EACH SURROUNDED. EACH HAS A CITY
OR MORE THAN ONE CITY AROUND
THAT, AND WE HAVE TWO CITIES
HERE. IT'S NOT IN ANY WAY, YOU
KNOW, DENIGRATE THESE TWO
AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL CITIES WHO
HAVE THERE ARE SOME REAL
CHALLENGES AROUND HOMELESSNESS
AND OTHERWISE, UM, BUT. IT'S TWO
CITIES OUT OF ALL THE MANY, MANY
COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA, BECAUSE I THINK A
LOT OF PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
THROUGH THE L RD P AND OTHER
PROCESSES YOU CAN ADDRESS A LOT
OF THESE. META ISSUES WITH A
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, AND SO SEQUA
STILL APPLIES FULLY TO THE LONG
RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. WE TOOK
AMENDMENTS AND SENATE EQ TO
STRENGTHEN TO PUT THAT
REQUIREMENT IN. WE'VE TAKEN
AMENDMENTS IN THIS COMMITTEE TO
STRENGTHEN THAT REQUIREMENT THAT
IT HAS TO BE A FRESH SMELL. RDP
CAN'T BE ONE FROM, YOU KNOW, A
LONG TIME AGO. AND THOSE THAT
HOUSING HAS TO HAVE BEEN A PART
OF THAT L R D P AND THAT GOES
THROUGH SEQUA. SO IN THAT SENSE
, IT DOESN'T EVEN EXEMPT FROM
THAT ASPECT OF SEQUEL. HOW WOULD
YOU RESPOND TO THE OFTEN HEARD
CRITICISM THAT THAT. YOU KNOW,
WE ONLY GRANT EQUAL EXEMPTIONS
FOR YOU KNOW THE POLITICALLY
POWER POPULAR ISSUE IN THIS CASE
, STUDENT HOUSING OR WHETHER
IT'S STADIUMS. WELL THAT WAS AN
EXEMPTION. THAT WAS A
STREAMLINING MEASURE. BUT, UM,
IT, UH. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I
IT'S NOT ONE BUT TWO SEQUEL
EXEMPTIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY AND IT JUST SEEMS
LIKE YOU KNOW, AT WHAT POINT DO
WE LOSE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
ORIGINAL LAW? I MEAN, I DON'T
THINK THIS IN ANY WAY UNDERMINES
THE INTEGRITY OF THE ORIGINAL
LAW. SEQUA AFFECTS SO MANY
THINGS IN CALIFORNIA IN MANY
GOOD WAYS, AND SOME WAYS,
THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE
CHALLENGING, AND I HAVE IN THE
PAST WHEN WE GRANTED SEQUA
STREAMLINING OR WHATEVER IT MAY
BE THE STADIUMS. I POINTED OUT
THAT THERE ARE THINGS LIKE
HOUSING. THAT ARE LIKE
FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN LIFE. UM
AND THERE IS SOMETHING ODD ABOUT
SOMETHING STADIUMS. ONE PEOPLE
DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE. UM
BUT I THINK WE HEARD THE
STATISTICS. THE RATES OF
STUDENTS. HOMELESSNESS ARE
MASSIVE. IT'S VERY HIGH. UM THE
STUDENTS ARE ALREADY THERE, AND
I APPRECIATE SOME. REMEMBER
FRIEDMAN'S QUESTION. I THINK I
THINK IF I UNDERSTOOD HER POINT
FROM THAT QUESTION, IT WAS THAT
NOT HAVING THE HOUSING DOESN'T
MEAN THESE STUDENTS EVAPORATE.
THEY'RE STILL THERE. BUT AS WE
HEARD FROM THE OPPOSITION,
THEY'RE LIVING IN CROWDED
CONDITIONS AT TIMES ABOVE THE
ZONING. THEY'RE LIVING IN CARS,
SO STUDENTS ARE ALREADY THERE.
BUT THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT
THEM LIVING IN CROWDED
CONDITIONS ARE IN CARS OR DO WE
WANT THEM TO HAVE A DORM OR AN
APARTMENT WHERE THEY CAN LIVE.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS BILL
IS ABOUT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST TO HAVE
THEM BE IN AN ACTUAL HOME. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. K
C. NONE. THANK YOU. FOR OH, I'M
SO SORRY, MR MATHIS. THANK YOU
KNOW, I THINK THE POINT. WE HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND. HERE AGAIN IS THE
STUDENTS ARE HERE? THERE. THERE
THERE. PILON IN THERE, PUTTING
TOO MANY PEOPLE IN INTO A ROOM
INTO AN APARTMENT AS POSSIBLE.
THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO PARK
THEIR CARS ALL OVER TOWN
WHEREVER THEY CAN SO THEY CAN
GET AROUND AND ENJOY COLLEGE.
AND WE GET INTO THESE SITUATIONS
WHERE IT'S THERE DOES HAVE TO BE
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE
CITIES IN THE UNIVERSITIES, AND
THAT PARTNERSHIP NEEDS TO BE
SOLID. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS
HAPPENING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
MAKE SURE THAT I MEAN YOU'RE
RUNNING, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT
OF COVER THE HEALTH CONDITIONS
OF THESE GUYS BEING PACKED IN
THERE. THIS ISN'T GOOD. IT'S NOT
THE DESIRABLE OUTCOMES IN THE
SITUATIONS THAT THEY NEED TO
HAVE. SHALL WE HAVE TO LOOK AT
THAT. THIS BILL TODAY GIVES US
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD
TO OPEN THINGS UP. BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, YOU KNOW IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE UNIVERSITIES
UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T A FREE FOR
ALL. THEY STILL NEED TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITIES.
THEY STILL NEED TO GET THIS
RIGHT AND PART OF THESE
PROCESSES IS HAVING THAT PUBLIC
CONVERSATION INTO THE SENATOR
HAS BEEN GREAT AT ENSURING THAT,
AS HE DID WITH HIS EARLIER BILL,
TODAY. YOU KNOW WITH THAT. I
KNOW EMOTION FOR ALREADY, BUT
THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR
WORKING WITH ME AND THE
COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS AND I
KNOW HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE
ABOUT THIS ISSUE, ALONG WITH THE
STUDENTS THAT ARE BEHIND IT. YOU
KNOW, THEY REALLY WANT MORE
HOUSING ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND TO
REDUCE, YOU KNOW, STUDENT
HOMELESSNESS. UM AND YOU KNOW, I
KNOW IT. THE LEGISLATURE HAS
BEEN WORKING. TOWARDS INCREASING
SLOTS AT THE UCS AND THE CAL
STATES AND, OF COURSE, THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TOO, BUT WE
NEED HOUSING FOR THEM, SO I
APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU TOOK TO
WORK WITH ME ON THIS, AND WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I'LL
JUST SAY, I REALLY WANT TO JUST
ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE A LOT OF
SUPPORTERS OF THIS BILL. UM THE
STUDENTS ARE THE DRIVING FORCE
BEHIND THE BILL THEY HAVE BEEN
WORKING FOR YEARS. ON THIS
ISSUE. THEY ARE AMONG THE MOST
ORGANIZED SPONSORS THAT I'VE
EVER HAD ON LEGISLATION. WE DID
NOT HAVE AS MANY HERE TODAY AS
BEFORE, BECAUSE MANY ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF FINALS. AND SO FINALS
DO TAKE PRIORITY, BUT I
APPRECIATE OTHER COMMITTEES WORK
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE EMOTION
FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. MATHIS
SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
REVERSE. GRIEVOUS I FLORA FLORA
II BOERNER HORVATH. NOT VOTING.
FRIEDMAN. GARCIA. MATHIS. MATHIS
MCCARTHY. MERIT, SUKI.
MURATSUCHI I SAY ARTO? VOTING
STONE. STILL NO WOOD. WOULD I?
THAT BILL HAS FIVE VOTES. UM
WILL PLACE IT ON CALL
COLLEAGUES. PARTIES, NOT. OKAY.
NEXT. ITEM EIGHT. SB 10 52 BY
SENATOR KAMLAGER. QUÊ AND GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
HERE TODAY TO PRESENT SB 10 52.
IT EXPANDS AND PROTECTS THE
BALDWIN HILLS CONSERVANCY.
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FACED
HISTORIC DISINVESTMENT. THE
BALDWIN HILLS CONSERVANCY WAS
CREATED BY THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE IN 2000, AND ITS
MISSION IS TO PRESERVE OPEN
SPACE AND HABITAT WHILE
FACILITATING PUBLIC ASSETS
ACCESS TO CALIFORNIA'S
WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE. SB 10
52 EXPANDS THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
CONSERVANCY TO INCLUDE THE
SOUTHERN BY ONA CREEK WATERSHED
AND UPPER DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL AREA
. IT CHANGES THE NAME TO THE
BALDWIN HILLS AND URBAN
WATERSHEDS CONSERVANCY ACT, AND
IT REPEALS THE JANUARY 1 2026
SUNSET DATE. SO THE BALDWIN
HILLS AREA IS ONE OF THE LAST
LARGE OPEN SPACES AND URBAN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY AND THE BALDWIN
HEALTH CONSERVANCY IS WITHIN THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND CITIES
OF LOS ANGELES AND COVER CITY.
IT COVERS NEARLY TWO SQUARE
MILES OF UNDERDEVELOPED LAND,
MOST OF WHICH IS PRIVATELY OWNED
OIL WELLS, BUT ALSO CONTAINS THE
500 ACRE KENNETH HAHN STATE
RECREATION AREA, WHICH IS
AMAZING WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE
AND HOLY CROSS CEMETERY. SO
WHILE THE CONSERVANCY HAS
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED OVER $60
MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS WITHIN ITS TERRITORY,
SEVERAL NEIGHBORING AND NEARBY
COMMUNITIES IN NEED HAVE NOT HAD
DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SAME
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. SO IN THE ABSENCE
OF A DEDICATED CONSERVANCY IN
THE URBANIZED REGIONS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SEVERAL KEY
LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS, CITIES
AND PORTIONS OF UNINCORPORATED
COUNTY HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEEN
OMITTED. FROM ACCESSING PAST
STATE GRANT WATERSHED BASED
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED
THROUGH BOND INITIATIVES. SO THE
BALDWIN HILLS CONSERVANCY
EXPANSION INTO THE SOUTHERN BY
ON A CREEK WATERSHED AND UPPER
DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL AREA WILL HELP
THESE AREAS ACCESS AND QUALIFY
FOR FUTURE BONDS. WHILE
PRESERVING CALIFORNIA'S NATURAL
RESOURCES. THIS BILL PASSED OUT
OF THE SENATE ON CONSENT 38 TO 0
AND HAS NO OPPOSITION WITH ME
AND SUPPORT TODAY IS ISABELLA
GONZALES, POTTER WITH THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY, AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE. SO RECOGNIZING THE
SUPPORT, I'LL BE QUICK BUT GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR RIVAS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS THE SENATOR
SAID, MY NAME IS ISABELLA
GONZALEZ POTTER, SPEAKING TODAY
ON BEHALF OF THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY. WE'RE PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR THIS BILL WITH SENATOR
KAMLAGER ALONGSIDE OR PARTNERS
AT THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES TRANSIT
EMPOWERMENT ZONE, ALSO KNOWN AS
LATE Z, WHO, UNFORTUNATELY
COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TODAY, UM
THE SENATOR DID A GOOD JOB OF
COVERING WHAT THE BILL DOES. SO
I WILL SKIP OVER THAT PART AND
JUST EMPHASIZE THE PEACE AND
DISINVESTMENT SO THE REGION
SURROUNDING THE BALDWIN HILLS
AREA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN
BALL DOWN HILLS CONSERVANCY
WOULD PROVIDE THOSE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES THAT, SHE STATED. FOR
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FACED
HISTORIC DISINVESTMENT SP 10 52
WOULD BE, UH, WOULD PROVIDE THE
ABILITY TO SERVE A LARGER AREA
AND INVEST IN PARKS AND OPEN
SPACE IN AREAS BY NEED AND MORE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WOULD GAIN
GREATER LOCAL ACCESS TO
WATERSHED IMPROVEMENTS AND
CLIMATE RESILIENCY, INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE
STATE. THESE INVESTMENTS WOULD
IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD
SUSTAINABILITY. BUILD MICRO
ECOSYSTEMS TO IMPROVE HABITAT
BIODIVERSITY AND CREATE
RESILIENCY IN AREAS WHERE
CLIMATE CHANGE IS MOST IMPACTFUL
TO HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
THERE ARE OVER 30 ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF SB 10 52 AND ASKED ME TO JUST
QUICKLY. PROVIDE THEIR SUPPORT
SINCE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE
IT UP FROM LOS ANGELES,
INCLUDING THE BALDWIN HILLS
VILLAGE GARDENS HOME ASSOCIATION
, BOLOGNA CREEK RENAISSANCE
BOLOGNA ECOSYSTEM EDUCATION
PROJECT. CALIFORNIA GREEN WORKS
CLIMATE RESOLVE COALITION FOR
RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES CROP
SWAP L. A FRIENDS HAVE BLOWN A
WETLANDS GRASSROOTS COALITION
LOCAL INITIATIVE SUPPORT
CORPORATION. LOS ANGELES AND
URBAN SOCIETY. LOS ANGELES CITY
COUNCIL OFFICE OF MARKIS HARRIS
DAWSON, LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION
CORPS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, LOS
ANGELES COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION
, LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD
INITIATIVE, LOS ANGELES
NEIGHBORHOOD LAND TRUST, THE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL. PEOPLE FROM ABILITY
JUSTICE PREVENTION INSTITUTE. UM. WALK AND ROLLERS AND THE Y W C
A OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. SO
WITH ALL THAT SUPPORT AND THE
SUPPORT OF COMMITTEE WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
ON SP 10 52. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THAT'S A LOT OF SUPPORT.
EVERYONE IN L A EVERYONE YOU
LOVE IT RECOGNIZE SO MANY OF
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. YEAH OKAY.
NEXT WE'RE READY FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. HMM. UM,
IS THERE A WITNESS AND
OPPOSITION? ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY. SEE YOU. NONE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SARTO. THANK YOU. SO WE JUST
HEARD A BUILD A LITTLE EARLIER,
11 22. AND ISN'T THIS. GET
FOLDED INTO THAT ALSO, I THINK
BOTH THESE TERRITORIES WIND UP
AND SO HOW DO YOU GUYS RESOLVE
THAT? WE TALK IT OUT. YEAH.
TALKING OUT OF YOUR SLUG IT OUT
ONE OF THE TWO? YEAH. I WOULD
ACTUALLY CHEAT A LITTLE AND
ALMOST REFERRED TO THE STAFF
ANALYSIS, SO THEY ACTUALLY COVER
THIS QUESTION AND SAYING THAT
THE RMC DIRECTOR NOTES THAT
THEIR JURISDICTION CURRENTLY HAS
OVERLAP WITH THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND IN THEIR EXPERIENCE
, IF ANYTHING THAT OVERLAP HAS
ENSURED THAT THERE ARE
SUFFICIENT RESOURCES BEING
DIRECTED TO THOSE PUBLIC SPACES
AND BENEFITING THE CONSERVANCY'S
CONSTITUENTS. SO IF ANYTHING
THEY QUOTED HERE MANY HANDS BUT
TO CONSERVATIVES, YOU GUYS WILL
TALK IT OUT AND YOU'LL KNOW
RIGHT. YOU DID BE LIKE ANYTHING
ELSE. COLLABORATION I THINK IT
WOULD, YOU KNOW, ALLOW FOR AH,
PROBABLY A GREATER OPPORTUNITY
TO GET FUNDS RIGHT TO APPLY FOR
FUNDS, BUT IT WOULD BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER
COLLABORATION. SO I MEAN YES.
THE OVERLAP IS AN UNCOMMON IT
HAPPENS RIGHT. THERE'S OVERLAP
ANOTHER CONSERVANCIES AS WELL.
RIGHT. I'M AWARE OF THAT. ARE TH
C A R? C A? YEAH. OKAY. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. I FULLY SUPPORT.
UM THIS CONSERVANCY MET. THE
STAFF FROM THE CONSERVANCY, AND
THEY'RE GREAT. THERE ARE
EXISTING CONSERVANCIES IN THE
STATE THAT THAT ALSO OVERLAP TO
ADDRESS SENATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SEYARTO. THIS QUESTION, BUT WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BOERNER HORVATH
, SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FLORA SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS RIVAS. RIVAS I
FLORA FLORA. I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH FRIEDMAN GARCIA.
GARCIA MATHIS. METHODS. I
MCCARTY. MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
SAY ARTO ARTO ICED OAN. STONE.
I WOULD WOULD I? THANK YOU
MEMBERS. BILL HAS NINE VOTES.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL ADD ONS. SKINNER YES,
SENATOR. SENATOR SKINNER. YOU'RE
UP. NEXT ITEM 12. SB 10 63.
THANKS SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. UM THE. STATUTE THAT
ENABLED OUR CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION TO SET APPLIANCE
STANDARDS, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR
ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR WATER
EFFICIENCY WAS PASSED IN 1997,
AND THAT STATUTE REQUIRED. THE
ENERGY COMMISSION REQUIRES
ENERGY COMMISSION TO WAIT A
YEAR. BEFORE THE STANDARDS CAN
GO INTO EFFECT. SO WHEN WE'RE IN
A TIME LIKE TODAY, WITH THE
SERIOUS DROUGHTS WERE
EXPERIENCING AND POTENTIAL FOR
SUCH DEMANDS ON OUR GRID THAT WE
COULD FACE BLACKOUTS. IF THERE
ARE GREAT INNOVATIONS IN
EFFICIENCY AND WATER, ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND WATER, IT MAKES
SENSE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
APPLIANCE STANDARDS GOING TO
AFFECT RIGHT AWAY. SO WHAT MY
BILL DOES. SB 10 63 IS, UH. IN
EFFECT REMOVES THAT WHEN YOUR
DELAY AS LONG AS THE ENERGY
COMMISSION HAS FOUND GOOD CAUSE
IT'S STILL REQUIRES THEM TO DO
THE COST EFFECTIVENESS
CALCULATIONS. AND TWO
FEASIBILITY FOR BUSINESSES TO
MEET THE STANDARD, BUT AT LEAST
IT ALLOWS US TO GET THOSE NEW
TECHNOLOGIES TO MARKET AND TO
USE QUICKER. AND WITH THAT, LET
ME HAVE ARE MY, UM WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT PRESENT. I HAVE CLARK
MCKISSICK, WHO IS THE POLICY
DIRECTOR AT CALIFORNIA
EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND COUNSEL
AND DAN JACOBSON FROM
ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT CHERRY VOUS
AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CLARK, MAC, ISAAC AND I
MANAGED POLICY AND STRATEGY AT
THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY
AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL OR
SAID MICK. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 10 63. SAID. NICK
IS A NON UTILITY TRADE
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MORE
THAN 50 COMPANIES THAT DESIGN
IMPLEMENT, MAINTAIN AND EVALUATE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND
RESPONSE AND EMPLOY THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT
ROLE. IN CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY.
RECENT ESTIMATES PUT THAT NUMBER
AT MORE THAN 300,000
CALIFORNIANS THAT ARE EMPLOYED
IN THE INDUSTRY THAT WE
REPRESENT. CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT
APPLIANCE STANDARDS PROCESS
REQUIRES STRICT WAITING PERIODS
BEFORE NEW TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
ARE ADOPTED. SB 10 63 WILL HELP
CALIFORNIA ACCESS NEW AND MORE
EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES FASTER BY
ALLOWING NEW APPLIANCE STANDARDS
TO BE APPLIED SOONER. IF THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION C E
C MAKES A GOOD CAUSE, FINDING
THAT ACCELERATED ADOPTION IS
WARRANTED. SB 10 63 WOULD
PRESERVE THE STRICT ONE YEAR
DELAY IN MOST SITUATIONS AND
WOULD ALLOW THE CC TO MOST
EFFECTIVELY ASSIST IN MEETING
THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS. GREAT
RELIABILITY CONCERNS. AND
MANDATES. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE
SUFFICIENT SAFEGUARDS IN THE
BILL TO ALLAY MANUFACTURER
CONCERNS THAT THE SHORTER
TIMEFRAMES WILL LIMIT CUSTOMER
CHOICE. THIS BILL HELPS
ACCELERATE THE TIME DURING WHICH
NEW CLEAN APPLIANCE TECHNOLOGIES
CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. TO THE
PUBLIC, AND THIS HELPS
CALIFORNIA'S HOMEOWNERS AND
BUSINESSES USE LESS ENERGY AND
WATER AND MEANINGFULLY
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COLLECTIVE
FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
APPLIES THE AUTHOR AND HER STAFF
FOR THEIR FOCUS. AND OVERCOMING
CRITICAL BARRIERS TO NEW
TECHNOLOGY, ADOPTION AND
ACTUALIZING THE STATE'S LAUDABLE
GOALS FOR THESE REASONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. SENATE BILL 10 63.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM CHAIRMAN. NAME IS DAN
JACOBSON. WITH ENVIRONMENT.
CALIFORNIA ECHO THE FANTASTIC
COMMENTS MADE HERE AND JUST
URGING. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
GREAT, THANKS. ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT.
PERSONALLY I WOULD ALSO ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL IN
STRONG SUPPORT. QUÊ AND HE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS, DON
KEP KEE MCCUE CAPTAIN ASSOCIATES
ON BEHALF OF THE AIR
CONDITIONING HEATING
REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE. WE'VE
BEEN WORKING VERY PRODUCTIVELY
WITH THE SENATOR AND THE C C AND
JUST WORKING ON SOME FINAL
REFINEMENTS TO THE GOOD CAUSE
LANGUAGE AND DO EXPECT TO REMOVE
OUR OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THINK
THAT WAS ITEM 13. I BELIEVE. OR
YOUR WAS THAT FOR ITEM 12 12.
OKAY? OKAY? UH SO ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
CASE C NONE. OH I'M SORRY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SUKI. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. UM, I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE YOUR PUSHING FOR
GREEN INNOVATION. I AM JUST
LOOKING AT THE LETTER OF
OPPOSITION FROM THE ASSOCIATION
OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS
, AND THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE
SAYING THAT THAT SOMEHOW. UM THE
ENERGY COMMISSION CHANGING
STANDARDS, UH, WITH UNBRIDLED
AUTHORITY. AH YOU KNOW, WE WOULD
WOULD PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS NO
TIME TO CHANGE THEIR PRODUCTS TO
MEET ANY NEW STANDARD. AND THAT
THAT WOULD THEY WOULD HAVE TO
PHASE OUT. PRODUCTS THAT WOULD
HURT THE CONSUMER, ESPECIALLY
LOW INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. WHAT IS YOUR
RESPONSE TO THAT? UM WELL, FIRST
, THE MOST OTHER STATES DO NOT
HAVE A YEAR DELAY FOR THEIR
APPLIANCE STANDARDS. SO WE ARE
UNIQUE IN THAT AND I THINK IT'S
PARTLY BECAUSE WE WERE ONE OF
THE FIRST STATES TO PASS
ANYTHING LIKE THIS BACK IN 1977.
UM AND SECONDLY, THAT IT WOULD.
STILL THE BILL DOES NOT LIFT ANY
OF THE REQUIREMENTS ON THE C E C
FOR THEIR DETERMINATION ON
SETTING THAT STANDARD, WHICH
INCLUDES THE FEASIBILITY FOR
BUSINESSES TO MEET THE STANDARD
, ADJUSTING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
CONCERNS AND THE COST TO
CONSUMERS. SO THAT'S HOW I
ADDRESSED THAT THEY'RE THE
ISSUES THEY RAISED. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I ASKED FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANKS WE HAVE A MOTION
BY BOERNER HORVATH, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO UTILITIES
AND ENERGY. RIVAS RIVAS. I
FLORA. FLOOR AND OH,
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I FRIEDMAN GARCIA. GARCIA, I
MATHIS. METHODS NO MCCARTY MERIT
SUKI SUKI. I SAY ARTO SEYARTO NO
STONE. STONE. I WOULD. OKAY THAT
BILL HAS FIVE VOLTS WILL LEAVE
IT ON CALL. BRING THE NEXT ITEM.
13 SB 12 06. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM. SO
FIRST LET ME START OUT THAT I AM
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS TO INCREASE THE
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL LIMIT.
OF THE REFRIGERANTS THAT ARE THE
BILL ADDRESSES. FOR THE YEAR
2030 TO 1500. THAT'S A G W P F
1500. AND ADDING LOAD DWP
REFRIGERANTS INTO THE SECTION
AIMED AT INCREASING
AVAILABILITY. SO THOSE ARE THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND
ACCEPTING THOSE THE PURPOSE OF
SB 12. OH, SIX IS TO RECOGNIZE
THAT WE STILL ARE UTILIZING
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS HFCS. IN OUR
REFRIGERATION UNITS, UM, AND AIR
CONDITIONING AND SUCH NOW THEY
ARE NOT THE HIGH HIGH GLOBAL
WARMING. UM THE POWER OF CFCS
THAT WAS THERE A PRECURSOR
CHEMICAL BUT THE THESE CHEMICALS
WHILE THEY'RE SHORT LIVED IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, THEY LIVE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE. ONLY ABOUT 20 YEARS
ARE THOUSANDS OF TIMES HIGHER
POTENTIAL FOR GLOBAL WARMING
THAN THAN CARBON DIOXIDE. AND
THERE ARE FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES
AND IN EUROPE, THEY'RE ALREADY
BEGINNING TO USE THE NATURAL
REFRIGERANTS AND THE NÓ. DWP
REFRIGERANTS. AND SO THIS IS THE
PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS JUST TO
ACCELERATE US TO, UM, GET THERE
FASTER. AND. THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF THINGS THAT DOES NUMBER ONE.
IT REQUIRES THE NON RECLAIMED
DURING THE NEW HFC SOLD IN
CALIFORNIA TO MEET THESE LOWER
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS BY A
CERTAIN DATE AND THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT I ACCEPTED, SO THAT
DOES CHANGE THE ONE THE DATE FOR
2030. AND ALSO UM. I WORKED WITH
THE GROCERS AND THE HEATING AND
AIR CONDITIONING MANUFACTURERS
TO CHANGE THE IMPLEMENTATION
DATES SO THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION
DATES IN THIS BILL ALIGNED. WITH
THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD'S HFC
REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW APPLIANCES
. SO THIS IS A DIRECTION THAT
MOST OF OUR APPLIANCE
MANUFACTURERS ARE MOVING IN. AND
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT MICK
SCARBOROUGH FROM THE CARRIER
CORPORATION TO SPEAK AND ALSO
READ AT US FROM NRDC. I DON'T
KNOW WHICH OF YOU WANTED TO
START. DO YOU HAVE A START?
MIKHAIL'S CARLA HERE ON BEHALF
OF CARRIER CORPORATION, CARRIERS
OF GLOBAL LEADER AND HEATING AND
REFRIGERATION. AND WE'RE PROUD
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AS IT
PUSHES THE INTENT TO
SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE THE GLOBAL
WARMING, POTENTIAL REFRIGERANTS
AND NEW SYSTEMS WHILE INCREASING
THE USE OF RECYCLED AND
RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS FOR
SERVICE AND EXISTING SYSTEMS.
ULTIMATELY THIS IS WHAT'S
NECESSARY TO HELP CALIFORNIA
TRANSITION TOWARDS ITS CARBON
NEUTRAL GOALS, WHILE ALSO
DRIVING THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
TO MOVE ALONG WITH US.
CALIFORNIA IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN
THIS TRANSITION, AND THIS BILL
WILL FLOAT WITHOUT ROLE BY
REINFORCING NECESSARY SYSTEMS TO
ACHIEVE UH, THAT THROUGH RECLAIM
AND RECYCLING OF EXISTING
REFRIGERANTS THAT ARE HIGH
GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL AND
CREATING THE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES TO FURTHER REDUCE
LEAKAGE. AND SPUR THE TRANSITION
IN IN THE MARKETS WERE FREE
ZOBEL EARLIER THAN LATER. AND SO
WITH THAT WE HEARD YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS READ THAT IT'S ON BEHALF
OF ENERGY SEE ACTION FUND WITH
THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS. WE
ARE IN FULL SUPPORT TODAY FOR 30
YEARS, NRDC HAS BEEN WORKING ON
THE ISSUE OF PROTECTING THE
OZONE LAYER AND OUR CLIMATE FROM
THE HARMFUL REFRIGERANT GASSES.
AH THESE IN PARTICULAR AS YOUR
STAFF. UH, ANALYSIS OF LAYS OUT
OVER 1000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL
THAN C 02, SO IT'S A CRITICAL
ISSUE. WE NEED TO ADDRESS EVEN
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN WORKING ON THIS SO THAT
KIGALI AMENDMENTS TO THE
MONTREAL PROTOCOL. HOWEVER WE'RE
NOT BEHIND CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
IN THE LEAGUE HAS PASSED SP 13
83 AND HAS BASICALLY SET OUT A
FRAMEWORK FOR THE STATE TO DEAL
WITH SHORT LIVED CLIMATE
POLLUTANTS. THE SENATORS MEASURE
IS A PERFECT NEXT STEP TO BUILD
ON THAT SP 13 83 WORK AND FOR
THE THREE REASONS OR THE THREE
POLICY GOALS IN THE BILL WEREN'T
STRONG SUPPORT. ONE BY TRYING TO
PHASE OUT THE USE OF VIRGIN
MATERIALS. TO AS MY COLLEAGUE
JUST MENTIONED TRYING TO HELP
IMPROVE THE RECLAIM AND RECOVERY
EFFORT AND THREE ULTIMATELY
CREATING A PATHWAY FOR CLIMATE
BENEFICIAL GAS IS TO BE USED SO
THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE IN
PLACE ANYMORE. SO FOR THOSE
REASONS AND STRONG SUPPORT
TODAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME
IS DAN JACOBSON WITH
ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA AND
TRUNK SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. CLARA
PHYSICS ON BEHALF OF K FRIENDS
AGAINST WASTE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
OKAY, WE'RE READY FOR WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU,
MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS AGAIN DON
KEPT KEY FOR THE AIR
CONDITIONING HEATING
REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE,
GRATEFULLY REMOVING OUR
OPPOSITION TO SB 12. OH SIX. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE SENATOR
AND HER STAFF. WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH OUR MEMBERS AND THE
ASSOCIATION REALLY THINK THAT
THIS IS GOING TO MAKE GREAT
STRIDES AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO
NEUTRAL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. OKAY? ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
I SEE NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. NOT SURE IF WE HAVE A
MOTION. THANK YOU MOTION BY
SOMEBODY MEMBER GARCIA'S SECOND
BY BOERNER HORVATH. SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA. VOTING BOERNER HORVATH.
BOERNER HORVATH I. FRIEDMAN
GARCIA. GARCIA MATHIS. METHODS
NOVA CARDI MERIT SUKI SUKI, I
SAY ARTO STONE. STONE. I WOULD.
SEPTAL HAS FIVE VOTES WILL LEAVE
IT ON CALL. OKAY OUR FINAL BILL
FINAL BILL. ITEM 14. A SPEED 12
56 BY SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS AND MADAM
CHAIR. I WANT TO START BY
AGREEING TO TAKE THE AMENDMENTS
TO SLADE OUT ON IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS ON PAGE FOUR. THIS IS A
SP 12 56 WITH TRIP WOULD WHICH
WOULD TRANSITION THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AWAY FROM SELLING
SINGLE USE TYPE £1 PROPANE
CYLINDERS. BEGINNING IN JANUARY
. 1 2028. THAT'S RIGHT. THIS
BILL PROVIDES A FIVE YEAR DELAY
IMPLEMENTATION TO PROVIDE TIME
FOR MANUFACTURERS, CONSUMERS,
RETAILERS AND PROPANE CYLINDER
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. TO MOVE TO
REFILLABLE CONTAINERS. ANALYSIS
POINTS OUT. IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO TELL IF A PROPANE
CYLINDER IS EMPTY AND THERE ARE
AND THERE SHOULD NOT AND THAT
THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY RATHER THAN TO SIMPLY
BE RECYCLED. SO IF IT'S EMPTY,
THEN IT'S OKAY TO BE RECYCLED,
BUT IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF GAS
IN. YOU GOTTA TAKE IT TO, UH
HOUSEHOLD HAS HIS FACILITIES AND
THESE FACILITIES ARE OFTEN NOT
EASILY ACCEPTABLE, AND THAT'S
WHY MOST OF THE CYLINDERS END UP
IN THE TRASH. EVEN THOSE THAT
ARE PROPERLY DISPOSE OF, UM,
TAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIVERSION OF
pFACILITIES, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY
FUNDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
AND ON TOP OF THAT. THEY POSE,
UH, SERIOUS SAFETY RISK TO
WORKERS AT THE FACILITY WHETHER
OR NOT EMPTY AND THEY GET CAUGHT
UP IN THE MACHINERY. THERE'S AN
EXPLOSION AND FIRE. UH, THESE
THERE ARE SAFETY RISKS AS WELL
TO CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS WHO ARE
WHO ARE KNOWN TO TRY TO USE
THESE NON REFILLABLE SINGLE USE
CONTAINERS AND TRY TO REFILL
THEM, WHICH CREATES EVEN MORE
RISK. TO CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS.
NOW THESE PROPANE CYLINDERS
PLACED A GREAT BURDEN ON
MUNICIPALITIES, MATERIAL
RECOVERY FACILITIES AND LOCAL
STATE NATIONAL PARKS, RIGHT
THERE'S A LONG STRUGGLE WITH THE
IMPACTS OF THESE IMPROPERLY
DISPOSED OF SINGLE USE £
PROPANE CYLINDERS AND DUE TO THE
LARGE NUMBER OF CYLINDERS BEING
LEFT BEHIND, STAFF REPORT POINTS
OUT AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH
THEIR PROPOSAL. THE ONLY PROPANE
CYLINDERS NOW FILLED FOR
PURCHASE IN YOSEMITE OR THE
REFILLABLE ONES. SO IN CLOSING
SP 12 56 WILL TRANSITION
CALIFORNIA AWAY FROM THIS TYPE
OF SINGLE USE PRODUCTS. THAT
CREATES LITTER IN OUR PARKS AND
ON OUR BEACHES ENDS UP IN THE
LANDFILL POSES A THREAT TO THE
SAFETY OF WORKERS AND ARE
COSTLY. FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO
COLLECT AND PROPERLY RECYCLE
WITH ME TODAY IS PRISCILLA.
CAREW'S AND DOUG. COBALT OF THE
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL. EVERYONE GOOD MORNING
OR AFTERNOON PRISCILLA KUDOS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA PRODUCT
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL. SPONSORS OF
SB 12 56 AM ALSO HERE,
REPRESENTING NATIONAL
STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL,
ALAMEDA STOP WASTE WESTERNPLASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY WHO ARE ALL IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH OPPOSITION WHO
HAVE BEEN GREAT IN ON WHAT AN
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THE
CYLINDERS HOW, AFTER AFTER MANY
DISCUSSIONS WERE UNABLE TO COME
TO AN AGREEMENT ON QUALITY CPR
PROGRAM THAT WORKS FOR
CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY ONE THAT
YOUR COMMITTEE ACTUALLY PASSED
IN THIS, UM THIS YEAR, WHICH IS
DEALING WITH BATTERIES. WE HAD
SEVERAL MONTHS OF DISCUSSION,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T GET
TO AN AGREEMENT ON CORE
COMPONENTS THAT REALLY MAKE
CALIFORNIA NPR PROGRAM WORK AS
FAR AS THE RETAILS OPPOSITIONS.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS BILL
THAT CURRENTLY OBLIGATES THEM TO
TAKE BACK THESE £1 PROPANE TANKS
. ADDITIONALLY THE STATE THAT
THE MARKET IS NOT THERE, BUT SB
12 56 HAS A FIVE YEAR ONRAMP.
ADDITIONALLY OVER THE LAST SIX
YEARS, CPSC HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS USING CAL
RECYCLE ON A PROGRAM CON CALL.
REFILL YOUR FUN, WHICH HAS BEEN
PROMOTING THE SAFETY A PROPANE
CYLINDERS BY CHOOSING REFILLABLE
INSTEAD OF DISPOSABLES. N SHORT
IN THAT SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT PROGRAM HAS THAT'S TAKEN
EFFECT. THERE ARE NOW OVER 400
LOCATIONS IN THE STATE THAT
CURRENTLY DO AT LEAST ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING REFILLING SELLING,
EXCHANGING THESE £1 PROPANE,
REUSABLE CYLINDERS. SB 12 56
HELPS CONSUMERS TRANSITION FROM
THE SINGLE USE £1 PROPANE
CYLINDERS TO REUSABLE CYLINDERS.
AS A SENATOR HAS STATED THE
SINGLE USE PROPANE CYLINDERS
POSE A GREAT BURDEN ON OUR
MUNICIPALITIES, MATERIALS,
RECOVERY FACILITIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND OUR NATIONAL
PARKS ARE SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS
ARE LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO DIVERT
AND PROPERLY HANDLE THESE
DISPOSABLE THINKS WHEN THEY'RE
DETECTED. THE COST OF DIVERTING
PROPERLY AND MANAGING AND
RECYCLING IS DISPOSABLE. PRO
PAINTINGS VARY FROM LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS
PAY AS LITTLE AS $2, SOME AS
HIGH AS 25 PER TANK. THE
CYLINDERS ARE WHEN THEY'RE NOT
pIT'S VERY HARD TO TELL IF THEY
HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GAS LEFT
OVER. UM SO THEY MUST BE BROUGHT
TO A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
FACILITY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY
MAJORITY AROUND 75% ARE USUALLY
THROWN IN THE TRASH. CALCULATING
THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION AND
PROCESSING THESE ITEMS, LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS USING RATEPAYER
FUNDS ARE LIKELY SPEND UPWARDS
OF ALMOST THREE MILLION PER YEAR
TO HANDLE THESE RELATIVELY SMALL
WASTE STREAMS. HOWEVER A
MAJORITY OF THESE DISPOSABLE
PROPANE CYLINDERS END UP IN THE
LANDFILLS BANNING THE SALE.
THESE PROPANE CYLINDERS WILL NOT
ONLY MOVE TO CONSUMERS TO A MORE
SUSTAINABLE OPTION, BUT FROM A
WASTE PERSPECTIVE. THESE BILL,
THIS BILL ACTUALLY PROVIDES A
SOURCE REDUCTION. AND FROM A
FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE. THE BILL
ALSO SAVES LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
MONEY BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE A
MILLIONS IN DISPOSABLE
CONTAINERS ENTERING OUR WASTE
STREAM ANNUALLY. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE TODAY. MM. UM CHAIR
PRIEBUS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I'M HERE MORE FROM A TECHNICAL
STANDPOINT, IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER, BUT
OBVIOUSLY AS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF CPSC WERE FULL IN
FULL SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AND
TRYING TO TRANSITION CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS OVER TO A MUCH MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE
OPTION THAN THE SINGLE USE. ONE
COMPLICATES OWNERS THAT ARE ON
THE MARKET TODAY. THANK YOU, SO
WE'RE READY FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. CLARA
PHYSICS ON BEHALF OF KEVIN
FORTUNES AGAINST WASTE IN
SUPPORT. MICHAEL DAFT, WITH
BRIAN MCCAULEY ON BEHALF OF
REPUBLIC SERVICES AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. HAVING A MILE ON
BEHALF OF RETHINK WASTE AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HMM. AND HE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. MM HMM
. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON
MICROBES IN HERE ON BEHALF OF
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL, I JUST A
COUPLE OF 11. REALLY MINOR
CLARIFYING POINT IS THAT THE
TERM SINGLE USE? I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE
£1 CYLINDERS AREN'T NECESSARILY
SINGLE USE, AND YOU GET MULTIPLE
USES OUT OF THEM. BUT JST THEY
ARE DISPOSABLE CYLINDERS, AND WE
WORTHINGTON MANUFACTURERS THE
DISPOSABLE CYLINDER THAT WOULD
BE SUBJECT TO THE BAN IN THIS
BILL AND OPPOSED THE BILL
BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK THE BAND
IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR THIS
PRODUCT OR FOR ANY PRESSURIZED
GAS CYLINDER FOR THAT MATTER.
IT'S TRUE. WE'VE HAD SOME
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
AND THE SPONSOR OVER THE LAST
FEW MONTHS ON WHAT E PR PROGRAM
COULD LOOK LIKE. I WOULDN'T SAY
THAT THAT WE'VE HAD SUBSTANTIVE
CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE HAD THREE
CONVERSATIONS AND WE,
WORTHINGTON OFFERED UP ANY PR
PROGRAM. MODELED ON THERE ON THE
PROGRAM THAT THEY SUCCESSFULLY,
UH PAST THE LEGISLATURE OF
CONNECTICUT. THEY OPERATE IN A
IN AN E. P R PROGRAM IN ONTARIO
, CANADA, WITH THESE PRESSURIZED
CYLINDERS, AND WORTHINGTON AS
THE PRODUCER OF THE OF THESE
CYLINDERS AND OF MANY OTHER
CYLINDERS. IS PREPARED TO BE THE
YOU KNOW THE RESPONSIBLE
PRODUCER AND MANAGE THE DISPOSAL
AND END OF LIFE OF THE CYLINDERS
IN GOING INTO THE FUTURE IN
CALIFORNIA. UM, WE WOULD ALSO
POINT OUT THAT THIS IS JUST ONE
PRODUCT. THIS IS A SINGLE
PRODUCT IN A LINE OF PRESSURIZED
GAS CYLINDERS THAT THAT THAT IS.
YOU KNOW THAT POSED DISPOSAL
PROBLEMS IN THE WASTE STREAM. UM
THIS BILL IS ONLY GOING TO DEAL
WITH THIS SINGLE PRODUCT. ALL
THE OTHER PRODUCTS HAVE ALL THE
SAME CHARACTERISTICS HAVE ALL
THE SAFETY TO THE WORKERS ISSUES
IN THE LANDFILL AND WHAT?
EVERYTHING THAT THEY LISTED. ALL
THOSE PROBLEMS EXIST ALL THE
OTHER PRODUCTS. THEY ONLY PICKED
THIS PRODUCT. THEY PICKED THIS
PRODUCT. I WOULD, I WOULD ARGUE
BECAUSE THERE IS A THERE IS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO IT IN A IN A
REFILLABLE PRODUCT. THAT
REFILLABLE PRODUCT IS, UH IS
MADE IN OVERSEAS. IT'S BEEN ON
THE MARKET SINCE 2013. AS THE
AUTHOR OR, AS THE PROPONENT
POINTED OUT CALORIE CYCLE HAS
FUNDED A MARKETING PROGRAM FOR
THAT PRODUCT FOR SINCE 2015
ANALYSIS POINTS OUT, YOU KNOW
THEY SPENT $2.5 MILLION
MARKETING THE HECK OUT OF THIS
PRODUCT, AND THEY'VE SOLD
ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS. THEY SOLD
380,000 OF THESE SINCE SINCE
2013 SO THEY'RE HARDLY HARDLY
PENETRATED THE MARKETPLACE. AND
SO YOU KNOW, THIS BILL EXISTS TO
GIVE THEM WHAT THEY CAN'T GET ON
THE PRODUCT THAT CONSUMERS WANT
AND BY BY STATUTE FORCED THEM TO
BUY A PRODUCT THAT THEY HAVEN'T
DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY WANT TO
BUY. SO UM, YOU KNOW, WE THINK
THERE ARE BETTER SOLUTIONS. WE
THINK THAT YOU KNOW THE PRODUCT
THAT YOU WOULD YOU WOULD BE
VOTING TO REPLACE, UM, YOU KNOW,
I MEAN, THAT THIS BILL WOULD
WOULD WOULD WOULD ENHANCE IS A
PRODUCT THAT THAT IS AGAIN
MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS. IS HAS A
VALVE THAT IS PATENTED AND
PATENTED AND THE INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY OF THAT VALVE AND
SPECIFIC TO A £1 REFILLABLE
CYLINDER. IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO
GET INTO THIS BUSINESS IN THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND THEY WOULD,
THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO HAD A WORK
AROUND THAT PATENT AND COME UP
WITH A SOLUTION THAT DOESN'T YOU
KNOW INFRINGE ON THE PATENT
HOLDER. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S
POSSIBLE OR NOT. I'M NOT SURE IF
FIVE YEARS IS ENOUGH TIME TO DO
THAT. BUT WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE
COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, ASK THE
AUTHOR OR THE SPONSORS TO HOLD
THE BILL HERE AND WORK ON A MORE
SENSIBLE SOLUTION THAT WOULD
INCLUDE MPR. AND THAT'S THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, RYAN
ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION. UM AND WE
ARE OPPOSED TO SP 12 56 WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT REQUIRING THE
CONSUMER TO BUY A PRODUCT FOR
WHICH THE CONSUMER HAS NOT
DEMONSTRATED A WILLINGNESS OR
DESIRE TO PURCHASE ON THEIR OWN.
UH AND WITHOUT EVIDENCE PRESUMES
A CONSUMER WILL ACT IN A CERTAIN
WAY IF THEY ARE FORCED TO BUY
THE PRODUCT. THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS
ALL SEGMENTS OF THE RETAIL
INDUSTRY AND INCLUDES MEMBERS
THAT SO ONE THE £1 DISPOSABLE
PROTEIN PRODUCT, PROPANE
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THIS BILL.
AS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS. IT IS
A VERY IMPORTANT PART VERY
POPULAR PRODUCT, AND WE KNOW
CONSUMERS ENJOY AND WANT THAT
CONVENIENCE AND PRICE OF THESE
PRODUCTS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE
REFILLABLE PRODUCT WILL BE THAT
WOULD BE PRESUMABLY REPLACED
WILL NOT MEET THE CONSUMER
DEMAND AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR
THOSE WHO USE SMALL PROPANE
CYLINDERS. IN FACT, THE
PROPONENTS OF DATA AS OUTLINED
IN THE ANALYSIS MAKES THIS
ARGUMENT. THE REFILLABLE PRODUCT
HAS BEEN IN THE MARKETPLACE AS
JUST MENTIONED FOR NINE YEARS
AND DESPITE THE 2.5 MILLION
STATE FUNDING MARKETING CAMPAIGN
, THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN 380,000
CYLINDERS SOLD. IN ADDITION, THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORED HAVE NOT
REPRESENTED SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
THAT CONSUMERS WILL REFILL OR
EXCHANGE THESE CYLINDERS AS THEY
DO FOR £20 CYLINDERS. THERE ARE
COMPLETELY THEY ARE COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND ARE USED
BY CONSUMERS AND COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT WAYS IN LOCATIONS. THE
ANALYSIS ANALYSIS ATTRIBUTES A
COMMENT TO THE STATE STATEWIDE
REGIONAL STATEWIDE RECYCLING
COMMISSION. THAT CONSUMERS CAN
BE TRAINED TO REFILL EXCHANGES
AND REFILL AND EXCHANGE THESE
SMALL CYLINDERS. WE ONLY
EYESTRAIN BY WHOM ARE RETAILERS
AND THEIR EMPLOYEES SHOULD NOT
BE PLACED IN A POSITION TO TRAIN
THEIR CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE.
FINALLY THE AUTHOR OF THE
PROPONENTS HAVE PRESENTED NO
EVIDENCE THAT THERE WILL BE A
SUFFICIENT NETWORK OF REFILLING
OR EXCHANGING THESE PRODUCTS
AGAIN. THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT
BIG BARBECUE TANKS WERE, WILL
THERE BE RETAILERS WILLING TO
ASSUME THE RISK AND SAFETY
HAZARDS TO EMPLOYEES? TO FILL A
SMALL PROPANE CYLINDER OR
COLLECT THEM FOR EXCHANGE. UM,
AGAIN, THE LACK OF EXCHANGE AND
REFILL OPPORTUNITIES WILL LEAD
TO A CONSUMER LEAD TO CONSUMER
CONFUSION AND ANGER THAT WILL BE
VENTED OUT ON OUR RETAILERS AND
THEIR EMPLOYEES. THAT WILL LEAD
TO REFILLABLE CYLINDERS ENDING
UP IN THE TRASH, WHICH IS
COUNTER TO THE GOAL OF THIS BILL
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE
NO ON THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? CASE C
NONE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY. SOMEONE MEMBERS SUHARTO.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING THIS RIGHT?
THERE'S ONL ONE PERSON OR ONE
MANUFACTURER. OF THIS OF THE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THE ATTACHMENT
TO IT? AND THE FILLER? YEAH. DID
THE FILLER VALVE THAT GOES ONTO
THIS? GO AHEAD. THERE'S MY
TECHNICAL ADVISORY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARE, UM SO NO,
THERE ARE MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS
. THERE'S TWO CURRENTLY THAT
HAVE PATENTS ON A REUSABLE
REFILLABLE. STILL £1 CYLINDER
COLEMAN, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL
MAKER OF THE DISPOSABLE
CYLINDERS. NEVER GOT A PATENT ON
THERE IS THEY SOLD IT TOWARD
CLINTON INDUSTRIES, THE
MANUFACTURING FACILITY. BUT
THERE IS NO PATENT ON THEIR
SINGLE USE. UM WHERE THE PATENT
LIES IS IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE
SAFETY RELIEF VALVE, AND THIS IS
WHERE THE CONFUSION SEEMED TO
COME IN, IS, UH FLAME KING WHO
IS THE OTHER THERE'S TWO
COMPANIES FLAME KING AND WORTHY
AND MANCHESTER TANK WHERE THE
TWO WHO MAKE THE REFILLABLE £1
PROPANE CYLINDERS. THEY ALSO
MAKE OTHER SIZES BY THE WAY,
TOO. THEY MAKE MULTIPLE SIZES,
BUT THIS IS THE ONE. THAT'S A
QUESTION HERE. FLAME, KING
DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THE
SAFETY RELIEF VALVE. THE, UM. AH
BLEEDER VALVE, WHICH ALLOWS YOU
TO READ SAFELY REFILL A CYLINDER
IN THE NECK OR IN THE SERVICE
VALVE OF THE CYLINDER. THERE IS
ON THE COLEMAN WORTHINGTON
SINGLE USE CYLINDER THAT SAFETY
RELIEF VALVES ACTUALLY INSTALLED
. IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE TOP OF
THE CYLINDER IN THE MAIN BODY OF
THE CYLINDER IS NOT IN THE BELT.
SO THAT IS THE PATTERN IS THE
LOCATION OF THE SAFETY RELIEF
VALVE. IT IS NOT ON THE VALVE
ITSELF, UM SO YOU COULD EASILY
PUT THAT SAFETY RELIEF VALVE
ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE CYLINDER.
AND IT WOULD BE, UM OUTSIDE OF
THE PATENT, SO THERE IS NO
PATENT LOCK HERE. MANCHESTER
TANK. THE OTHER ONE I MENTIONED
HAS THEIR SAY, THREE BUILT VALVE
IN THE STEM AS WELL, BUT IT'S IN
A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION. AND
SO THERE IS NO PATENT
INFRINGEMENT THERE, EITHER. YOU
KNOW, THERE'S TWO OF THEM THAT
EXISTS. GO AHEAD, SO I, YOU KNOW
ON A CLARIFY, UM. ON THE
REFILLABLE TANK. THERE IS A
PATENT BY MANCHESTER. IT WASN'T
A GOOD PATTERN. IT WASN'T A GOOD
DESIGN. IT'S I DON'T THINK IT'S
IN THE MARKET. I'M MY CLIENT
TELLS ME THAT THE MANCHESTER £1
CYLINDER IS ACTUALLY NOT IN THE
MARKET BECAUSE THE MANCHESTER £1
CYLINDER AND ITS VALVE DESIGN
WAS INEFFECTIVE AND NOT SAFE,
AND THEY SO IT'S NOT OUT THERE.
IT'S NOT BEING USED. THE FLAME
KING, THE WIFE AND IMPORT PATENT
IS A GOOD PATTERN. IT'S
EFFECTIVE. IT WORKS AND IT'S A
STRONG PATENT, AND IT CAN'T BE
WORKED AROUND. AND SO IF MY
CLIENT WANTS TO MY CLIENT COULD
SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK AROUND
THAT PATENT. BUT BUT THERE IS
ONE PATENT IN THE MARKETPLACE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALSO TO BE
CLEAR, THERE'S ONLY ONE
MANUFACTURER THAT MAKES THE
SINGLE USE £1 A PRO PAINTING,
AND THAT'S WHERE THE TIME SO
IT'S NOT LIKE THIS. THERE'S A
ZILLION PEOPLE MAKING THESE ONE.
£11 TANKS AND THEY ALSO
WORTHINGTON DOES MAKE A REUSABLE
TAKE. IT'S A IT'S A THEY HAVE
OTHER THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.
THEY HAVE THE STAFF. THEY HAVE
THE WORKFORCE THAT THEY COULD
MAKE A REUSABLE FORCE. THIS
PATTERN PROBLEM PATENT EXPIRES
IN EIGHT YEARS. RIGHT THIS IS
THIS IS THIS BILL DOESN'T START
FOR FIVE YEARS. SO AT THE WORST
SCENARIO, YOU'D HAVE TO PAY THE
PATENT FOR THREE YEARS AND THEN
THE PATENT WOULD EXPIRE SO IT
WOULDN'T GO AWAY. BUT LET'S NOT
LOSE THE FOCUS THAT WE'RE TRYING
TO REDUCE WASTE. WE WANT TO
REUSE IT. CONNECTICUT HAS THIS
YOU KNOW CONNECTICUT'S GOT A
PROGRAM THAT THE RETAILERS DON'T
HAVE TO ACCEPT. THE EXCEPT THE,
UH, THE, UH, EMPTY CONTAINERS.
WELL THAT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. IF
YOU'RE A RETAILER, YOU DON'T YOU
SELL THE PRODUCT, BUT YOU DON'T
WANT TO BE PART OF THE PR
PROGRAM THAT'S NOT IN THE PR
PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA. THAT'S A
YOU KNOW IF YOU DON'T PICK THEM
UP BY AT THE PARK, SO UNDERSTAND
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE
WASTE. WE'RE TRYING TO I MEAN,
WHO GOES WE WANTED WE WANT TO
REDUCE THE SAVINGS TO PEOPLE IN
THE LONG TERM. THESE PEOPLE ARE
REFILLING THE SINGLE USE
CONTAINERS AND IT'S DANGEROUS.
IT'S NOT DESIGNED THE
ARCHITECTURE OF THE CANISTER IS
SUCH THAT IT COULD COLLAPSE WE
WANT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE SAFETY OF IT. I KNOW
PEOPLE DO IT. AND THEY PEOPLE
HAVE CALLED OUR OUR OFFICE. BUT
THAT'S NOT HOW IT WAS DESIGNED,
SO THEY WENT TO SAFE PRODUCT. WE
WANT A CLIMATE. UM. FOCUS
PRODUCT THAT'S GOING TO REDUCE
THE WASTE AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO
ENJOY THEIR CAMPING EXPERIENCE.
CAN I GO AHEAD? UM UH, I JUST I
LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. I
APOLOGIZE. I QUESTION ARE THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE? I HAVE A
QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR. I KNOW
THE OPPOSITION HAS TESTIFIED
THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO
WORK ON AN NPR PROGRAM AND I
JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. UM
WHY YOU THINK YOUR BILL. AS IS
WOULD BE BETTER THAN AN NPR
PROGRAM. WELL, WE HAVE OFFERED
THE OPPOSITION A CALIFORNIA
STYLE A PR PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE RETAILERS TO TAKE
BACK EVERY CONTAINER BECAUSE
THEY SELL THE CONTAINERS, BUT
THEY DON'T THEY WOULD HAVE TO
HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION
FACIL FACIL OR PROGRAM IN ALL
OUR PARKS, STATE AND REGIONAL.
IT'S A IT'S RIGHT. WE WOULD WE
HAVE OFFERED THEM LANGUAGE OF
WHAT? WHAT IT WOULD TAKE. WHAT?
WHAT? WHAT WE WOULD AGREE TO ON
AN E P A PROGRAM. YOU KNOW,
THERE'S 5,000,007 MILLION FOLKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHO GOES CAMPING
AND CONNECTICUT PEOPLE COME
CAMPING IN CALIFORNIA. WE'VE GOT
THESE EMPTY CONTAINERS ALL OVER
ALL OVER THE STATE. UM SO WE YOU
KNOW, WE HEARD ABOUT THE CPR
PROGRAM IN THE SENATE. IN THE
FIRST HEARING. I HAVE WORKED
NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND MY STAFF AND MY
SPONSORS ON TRYING TO FASHION
AND PR PROGRAM. WE JUST DIDN'T
GET THERE. COMING BACK TO YOU,
MADAM CHAIR WITH ANOTHER NPR
PROGRAM. I LIKEY PR PROGRAMS,
BUT THEY'VE GOT TO BE CALIFORNIA
MPR PROGRAMS. THEY'RE NOT PHONY
BALONEY. NPR PROGRAMS. THAT'S
THAT'S THE THAT'S THE POINT. I
WOULD TAKE ANY PR PROGRAM IF
THEY WOULD ACCEPT THE PROGRAM
THAT WE LAID OUT AND THE
RETAILERS WOULD ACCEPT IT. EVERY
STORE THAT SELLS THE PROPANE
TANKS FOR THE SAFETY OF
CALIFORNIANS AND THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK IN OUR RECYCLING CENTERS.
I'D BE THERE IN A HEARTBEAT, SO
I ACTUALLY REMEMBER IT WAS ABOUT
CPR. SO THE PR PROGRAM IF I IF I
UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, IT IS
PRODUCER THE PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY AND MANCHESTER. I
MEAN I MANCHESTER WORTHINGTON IS
THE PRODUCER AND WORTHINGTON'S
PREPARED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE PRODUCT AND MANAGE IT AND
COLLECT IT AT THE PLACE WHERE
IT'S BEING DISPOSED OF WHERE
IT'S BEING CONSUMED RETAIL
CONSUMERS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW THE
PEOPLE IN HERE WHO CAMP AND
BACKPACK YOU KNOW YOU'RE USING
THIS PRODUCT OUT SOMEWHERE.
YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE NOT USING IT
AT HOME, AND YOU'RE NOT LIKELY
TO BRING IT BACK TO A RETAILER.
SO SO WE DID RESIST A RETAILER
TAKE BACK REQUIREMENT IN IN OUR
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUTHOR AND
THE SPONSOR BECAUSE THAT'S NOT
THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE
EFFECTIVE. I MEAN, WHAT'S GONNA
BE EFFECTIVE IS COLLECTING,
COLLECTING THIS PRODUCT AND
HAVING THE PRODUCER BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING THIS
PRODUCT WHERE IT'S CONSUMED AND
WHERE IT'S USED AND MANAGING IT
AND GETTING IT TAKING IT OUT OF
THE WAY STREAM AND DOING ALL THE
RIGHT THINGS BY A PRODUCER
RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM. WHETHER
IT'S YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA
MODEL THIS ON BATTERIES BECAUSE
THESE AREN'T BATTERIES. THESE
ARE THESE ARE CAMPING CYLINDERS
USED ELSEWHERE. ANYWAY, THAT WAS
MY POINT. THANK YOU REVISIT MAY
, LIKE A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON
THIS IS ONE OF THE RESIDENTS E
PR EXPERTS IN THE ROOM. AH, THE
NPR PROGRAM IN CANADA, UM, IS
ACTUALLY HAS MORE OF A COMPONENT
FOR PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY IF
YOU ARE A PRODUCER IN CANADA. SO
IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT BUSINESS IN
CANADA, YOU ACTUALLY THEN HAVE
TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE END OF
THE LIFE OF YOUR PRODUCTS. IF
YOU'RE NOT. IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS
IN CANADA, THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. SO BOTH
WORTHINGTON AND COLEMAN WERE
RECENTLY REMOVED EXEMPTED FROM
THE PROGRAM IN CANADA, SO IT
DOESN'T REALLY APPLY HERE AND
THEN THE BUSINESSES HAVE THE
ABILITY TO CHARGE A VISIBLE FEE.
UM AT POINT OF SALE IF THEY WANT
TO RECOVER THEIR COSTS, SO IT IS
NOT EVEN A TRULY PR PROGRAM THAT
IS ACTUALLY A PRODUCT
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM WHERE WE AS
CONSUMERS WOULD PAY FOR THAT
PROGRAM NOW IN CONNECTICUT,
BECAUSE I CAN MODEL THAT MODEL
WAS BROUGHT UP HERE, CONNECTICUT
INSURERS FREE DISPOSAL OF £1
PROPANE CYLINDERS FOR THE
CONSUMER THAT IS THE ONLY FREE
DISCLOSURE IN THAT BILL. WHEN
PRESSED WHEN WORTHINGTON STAFF
WERE PRESSED IN A WEBINAR ABOUT
WHAT ABOUT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
? WHAT ABOUT THE STATE PARKS?
ARE THEY GOING TO RECEIVE FREE
SERVICE? THE RESPONSE WAS
SEVERAL TIMES OVER WAS THE
CONSUMER. HAS FREE DISPOSAL. SO
WE IN CALIFORNIA HERE IN
CALIFORNIA WANT TO HAVE TRUE
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
OR MPR? WE WANT TO SEE THE
MANUFACTURERS ACTUALLY TAKING,
TAKING BACK THEIR PRODUCTS AND
ABSORBING THE COST OF THAT,
BECAUSE THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE
PROBLEM WITH WHY THE REFILLABLE
HAVE NOT BUILT UP AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IN CALIFORNIA AT
THE RATE THEY SHOULD, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SINGLE USE
PRODUCT, WHICH HAS NO
RESPONSIBILITY AT THE BACK END
BEING SOLD ON THAT POINT OF SALE
FOR $5.5, BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT A
REFILLABLE PRODUCTS THAT IS MORE
IN THE LINE OF 12 TO $15 PAYING
ON IF IT'S GOT GAS IN TURN OFF
FOR THE INITIAL SALE. YES IT'S
GOING TO COST IN A EFFECTIVE
AGAINST THAT SINGLE USE BECAUSE
THAT OTHER PRODUCTS, THIS
PRODUCT IS NOT ABSORBING THE
TRUE COST THE LIFE CYCLE COSTS
OF THEIR PRODUCT, SO THAT'S
WHERE WE HAVE DIFFERED FROM
WORTHINGTON IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS
ON THE PROGRAM IS BECAUSE WE
WANT THE MANUFACTURERS OF ALL
KINDS OF TANKS, NOT JUST PROPANE
, BORDEN'S AND PROPOSED TO HAVE
A WHOLE HOST OF DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PRODUCTS IN THERE, INCLUDING
ISIL, BUTANE AND WHOLE AND
HELIUM TANKS, ETCETERA. UM THEY
WANTED THEM ALL TO BE PART OF
THAT PROGRAM. THAT'S FINE. WE
WANT TO HOLD ALL THE RESPONSE
THAT PRODUCERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT AND THEREFORE THEY NEED TO
PAY ALL THOSE COSTS. AND THAT'S
WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A
CALIFORNIA STYLE MODEL VERSUS A
CONNECTICUT OR CANADIAN STYLE
MODEL. TRUE NPR. AND SO THAT WAS
ONE OF OUR SEVERAL STUMBLING
BLOCKS IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. OKAY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. I
WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK AND SAY
REALLY, I'M GETTING HUNGRY. UM
BUT I HAVE I USED FOR SINGLE USE
. AND I HAVE THE, UH, REFILLABLE
CYLINDERS ALSO, AND SO I DO A
COUPLE OF TRIPS A YEAR AND I
WILL SAY THAT AH, SOMETIMES IT'S
CONVENIENT AND THAT SOME
CAMPSITES THAT WILL HAVE A PLACE
WHERE WE COULD DROP OFF. THE
SINGLE USE THAT ARE NOT FULLY
EMPTY. THAT IS THE BIGGEST
PROBLEM. WE END UP WITH. AH
SOMETHING IN THERE CAN ALWAYS
FAIR THAT I HAVE AN EMPTY CAN AT
THE END OF THE TRIP, AND WE DO
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN I USE
THIS ON ANOTHER TRIP, BUT I
ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR
THE NEXT TRIP, AND IT GETS TOO
HEAVY. SO WE MAKE ALL THESE MATH
ASSUMPTIONS. SOMETIMES I TAKE
THEM HOME. MAYBE I CAN, AND THEN
THERE'S JUST STUCK AT MY HOUSE
WHERE I WAS LIKE, HOW DO I GET
RID OF THIS AND RECYCLE THIS?
AND SO I DO THINK YOU NEED TO
HAVE A MODEL THAT ALLOWS FOR
PLACES LIKE PARKS. UH AND WE'RE
NOT PUTTING THAT BURDEN ON OUR
PARKS AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT
WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A MODEL
WHERE WE ARE GOING BACK TO THOSE
RETAILERS OR PLACES WHERE YOU
KNOW, IT MAKES A LITTLE MORE
SENSE TO BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK
WITH THAT MIDDLE GROUND IS I
DON'T KNOW I HAVE WORKED ON A
NUMBER OF E P R AND STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAMS OUT THERE, AND EACH
TIME WE GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
OUT THERE, BUT IT'S ABOUT MAKING
IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE
CONSUMER AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I DON'T ALWAYS USE MY REFILLABLE
ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS
CONVENIENT. UH AND IT'S A LITTLE
BIT CHALLENGING OUT THERE AND SO
LIKE BACK TO HOW DO WE MAKE IT
MORE CONVENIENT FOR THE
CONSUMERS ON THAT AND ALSO, BUT
I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN WALK AWAY
FROM TRYING TO REPLICATE THE
MODEL EPIC SYSTEM, A DIFFERENT
COUNTRY AND WE ARE GOING TO GO
DOWN THAT ROAD AND TRY TO LIVE
WITHIN THE REALITY OF WHAT WE
HAVE LEARNED HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
EACH WITH EACH OF THESE
PROGRAMS, THEY'VE GOTTEN BETTER
AND BETTER OUT THERE. OUT THERE,
AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
WORKING WITH MR RAQUEL CIA ON
THAT. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT
AGREEMENT TO WORK ON SOMETHING
LIKE THAT, THEN A BAND IS
ANOTHER WAY TO ALSO SEND THE
MARKET. UM, A MARKET MESSAGE TO
BOTH. THE PRODUCERS BUT ALSO TO
THE CONSUMER OUT THERE AND SO
I'M PREPARED TO VOTE FOR THIS
BILL OF THERE HASN'T BEEN A
MOTION I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
THANK YOU. OKAY SO WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM MS GARCIA. DO WE
HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM
MURATSUCHI. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WOULD JUST REMIND
EVERYBODY THAT ONLY HELIUM AND
ICE A PROPANE DON'T BLOW UP. THE
EXPLOSIONS OCCUR WITH THE
PROPANE TANKS, AND THAT'S THE
SAFETY THE UNSAFE ELEMENT IN OUR
LANDFILLS. AND THEN THE OUR
PROCESSING OUR WASTE. AND WITH
THAT I HEARD AND I FELT THANK
YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA, SECOND
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MOTION IS PASSED AS AMENDED TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. RIVAS.
RIVAS I FLORA BOERNER HORVATH.
FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN. I GARCIA.
GARCIA, I MATHIS MCCARTHY. MERIT
SUKI SUKI, I SARTO. CR TONO
STONE. STONE. I WOULD WOULD I?
BILL HAS SIX VOTES, LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT
ARE NOT IN THE GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF I MAY,
MADAM CHAIR COOL LAWYERS. EXCUSE
ME. I DIDN'T GO WARRIORS. UH
WARRIORS DON'T HAVE ALL, SAID
CELTICS. OH, GO SELL.
TO
WELL, 12 13. OR DO WE GO FROM
THE TOP? IT'S A LOT MORE
EFFICIENT JUST TO WELL. ARE YOU
THE CHAIR? DO YOU WANT TO DO THE
ON CALL? WE HAVE THREE BILLS ON
CALL EVERYBODY THAT'S ON IT. OR
THEY CAN GO. I DON'T OKAY, ITEM,
12. SB 10 63. THE MOTION IS. THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO UTILITIES
AND ENERGY. OKAY. ABSENT
MEMBERS, FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN.
AYE. WOULD WOULD I? SEVEN VOTES.
NOW IT'S OUT. GOOD HAS SEVEN
VOTES THAT PULLS OUT. ITEM 13.
SB 12 06. ABSENT MEMBERS. THE
MOTION IS DE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. AYE. WOULD WOULD I? S
7 TO 1. THAT BILL HAS YES. OH,
SO YOU ARE TOÀN VOTING SEYARTO?
NO SO IT HAS 72 HAS SEVEN VOTES
THAT PULLS OUT. AND I DONT 14.
OH, WAIT. 15 I'M SORRY. SIX
SORRY SP ITEMS 16 SB 886. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. AYE. BELIEVE THAT'S IT
HAS SIX MONTHS. THAT BILL HAS
SIX VOTES THAT'S OUT. CAN NOW
WE'LL GO FROM THE TOP. FOR ANY
MEMBERS THAT WANT TO ADD ON SO
WE'LL START WITH ITEM ONE. SB 11
22. MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. ABSOLUTE
MEMBERS, FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. AYE.
HAS 10 BOATS HAS 10 VOTES THAT
BUILDS OUT ITEM TWO SB 10 27.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS ABSENT MEMBERS,
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I. MATHIS
METHODS. I. BILL HAS 10 VOTES,
IT'S OUT. ITEM THREE SB 8 96.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ABSENT MEMBERS,
UM FLORA. BOERNER HORVATH
MATHIS. MATHIS. I'M CARDI
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE.
EIGHT BOATS HAS EIGHT VOTES.
IT'S OUT. FOUR WERE WAITING FOR
ABSENCE. OKAY. WELL, LET'S MOVE
ON TO. WONDERFUL. OKAY, WE'LL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. ITEM FOUR. SB NINE,
AWAITING ALSO. ITEM SEVEN SB 11
81. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST AS
AMENDED TO TRANSPORTATION ABSENT
MEMBER FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I
MASSES. MATHIS. I MCCARTHY
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE.
ESTÁN BILL HAS 10 VOTES THAT'S
OUT. ITEM. EIGHT SB 10 52. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS ABSENT MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN I THAT HAS 10
VOTES 10 VOTES THAT'S OUT. ITEM
10 SB 10 62. MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS ABSENT
MEMBERS. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I
HAVE 10 VOTES. THAT'S 10 VOTES
THAT'S OUT. ITEM 11 SP 10 36.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. UM ABSENT
MEMBERS, FLORA. MATHIS. MATHIS
MCCARTHY MERITS UCI. MURATSUCHI
I THAT HAS NINE VOTES HAS NINE
VOTES THAT'S OUT. ITEM 14 SB 12
56. OKAY? MOTION IS DUE PAST AS
AMENDED TO JUDICIARY. ABSENT
MEMBERS, FLORA BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH. AYE. IS IT?
SEVEN? SCORE IS NOT. AND WHAT
PARTS SEVEN VOTES, SEVEN VOTES
THAT'S OUT.
ITEMS. 16 SB 886. MOTION IS
PASSED AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. THINK WE DID
THAT ONE. WHO DID THAT ONE THAT
WE NEEDED THAT ONE THAT WAS OUT
17. WE ALSO DID RIGHT AND
CONCERNED WE'RE JUST CONCERNED.
ONE. YES. 15 YES, WE DID ITEM.
LET ME WE'LL CHECK. OH, HERE WE
GO. THE MOTION IS IT'S B 2 60.
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. ABSENT MEMBERS, FLORA
MCCARTHY. MURATSUCHI MERITS
ITCHY EYES THAT HAS 77 VOTES
THAT'S OUT. WE HAVE ONE THAT FOR
NEW CORVETTE ATHLETES. IT'S.
THEY'VE JUST ONE MORE BILL THAT
OKAY. BOERNER HORVATH NEEDS
NUMBER THREE. ITEM THREE SP 8 96
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. UM
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I THAT HAS NINE BOOKS HAS NINE
VOTES THAT FILLS OUT. CONCERNED.
OK, NOW THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM. CONSENT ITEMS OR SB 936, SPU,
13 19 AND SB 895. ABSENT MEMBER
FRIEDMAN AYE. TÂM. BILL HAS THE
CONSENT HAS 10. THOSE ARE OUT.
AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.