GOOD. AND WELCOME TO COMMITTEE
ON EMERGENCY MANDARIN. WE SEEK
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE
BEGIN. WE SEEK TO PROTECT THE
RIGHTS OF ALL WHO PARTICIPATED
IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS SO WE
CAN HAVE EFFECTIVE DELIBERATION.
AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE CRITICAL
ISSUES FACING CALIFORNIA. IN
ORDER TO FACILITATE THESE GOALS
. WE WILL NOT PERMIT CONDUCT
THAT DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR
OTHERWISE IMPEACH THE ORDERLY
CONDUCT OF LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS. WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT WWW DOT A M DOT ASSEMBLY DOT
CA.GOV. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAYBE READ
INTO THE RECORD ARE REPRINTED.
ALL ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARING FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE AT WWW
DOT ASSEMBLY THAT CA.GOV.
TODAY'S EVENTS. THE HEARING ROOM
WILL BE OPEN FOR TENANTS FOR
THIS HEARING. ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC ATTENDING THE HEARING IS
ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK AT ALL
TIMES WHILE IN THE BUILDING. THE
PUBLIC MIGHT PARTICIPATE BY
HEARING BY TELEPHONE BY CALLING
IN 187769. AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS 1315444. WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO MONITORS COMMUNITY
WEBSITE FOR ANY UPDATES. FIRST
OF ALL, IT'S ESTABLISHED A
QUORUM SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? HERE. SEYARTO
YOU'RE CRAZY. CALDERON. GREAT.
WALDRON. BOARD. BIT OF A CORN.
THANK YOU SINCE WE HAVE A
QUORUM. THE FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE FOUR
BILLS ON CONSENT. WHO HAVE
EMOTION. THE SECOND THE FOUR
BILLS ON CONSENT. IS A JR 24 NOW
WHEN SB 5 40 HERTZBERG SB 4 68
DOT AND SB 8 44 MEN. SECRETARY
OF MOTION AND A SECOND GO AHEAD.
START THE ROAD CONE. IN FOR A J.
R T FOUR IS DO PASS. THE MOTION
FOR THE THREE OTHER BILLS IS DO
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, I
SUNARTO SARA TOE. I AGUIAR-CURRY
YOUR CAREER I CALLED RON. RAY.
WALDRON WALDRON II WARD. OKAY
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MACHINE
MEMBERS. SO WITH THAT I SEE A
SENATOR IN THE AUDIENCE. SENATOR
CAVALLERO. SB 558 WHEN YOU'RE
READY.
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PUT PRESENT SB 558. WHICH
ESTABLISHES THE FARMWORKER
CLIMATE RESILIENCE ADAPTATION
PROGRAM. TO PREPARE FOR THE
NEEDS OF FARM WORKERS, THEIR
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES FOR
IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM,
SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE SAFETY, NET
SERVICES AND OTHER SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC RELIEF DURING NATURAL
DISASTERS, INCLUDING PANDEMICS.
FARM WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AT THE
FOREFRONT OF SUFFERING FROM THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH
AFFECTS THEIR HEALTH. WORKING
CONDITIONS, INCOMES ACCESS TO
SAFE DRINKING WATER. AND
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC VITALITY.
LAST YEAR, THE STATE EXPERIENCED
SOME OF THE WORST WILDFIRE
CONDITIONS AND FARM WORKERS WERE
EXPOSED TO UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY
. AS THEY WORKED IN THE FIELDS.
NO ONE WENT OUT TO ADVISE THEM
THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND THERE
WERE THERE WERE NO ADVISORIES.
TO HELP THEM TO DECIDE WHETHER
THEY NEEDED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY
ABOUT IT. CHRONIC DOUBT, DROUGHT
HAS ENDANGERED THE AVAILABILITY
OF SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR
COMMUNITIES AND WATER FOR
IRRIGATION. RURAL FARM WORKER
COMMUNITIES LACK SAFE AND
AFFORDABLE DOMESTIC WATER
SUPPLIES. DUE TO SINKING WATER
TABLE. CHEMICAL INTRUSION INTO
GROUNDWATER, LACK OF
INFRASTRUCTURE OR NEGLECT BY
LARGER WATER DISTRICTS. UM AND
IRRIGATION, WATER SHORTAGES AND
RISING COSTS HAVE LED GROWERS TO
FOLLOW FIELDS OR SHIFT CROPS.
SHIFT TO CROPS THAT REQUIRE
FEWER WORKERS DIRECTLY AFFECTING
THE ABILITY OF FARM WORKERS TO
WORK. CALIFORNIA'S EFFORTS ON
CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND
ADAPTATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE
WATER ARENA TEND TO FAVOR THE
INDUSTRY'S INTERESTS AND LARGE
URBAN CENTERS. THE VOICES OF
FARM WORKERS ARE NOT SOUGHT. NOR
HEARD IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE
DOMINATED BY THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT URBAN
WATER DISTRICTS. AND THE
INTERESTS OFWEALTHY COMMUNITIES
AND GENERALLY MORE IN FRANCHISE
GROUPS. THE FARMWORKER CLIMATE
RESILIENCE ADAPTATION TASK FORCE
WILL HELP OUR STATE RESPOND WITH
AN EQUITY LENS TO HELP MITIGATE
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON
THE LIVES OF FARM WORKERS, THEIR
FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THIS BECOMES PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
ESTIMATED BY A RESEARCH
INSTITUTION THAT BECAUSE OF THE
NEED TO UM, CONSERVE WATER THAT
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 500,000 TO A
MILLION ACRES IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY WILL HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MEET THIS
REQUIREMENT. YOU START FOLLOWING
LAND. IT'S NOT JUST THAT LAND IS
IDLE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
SERIOUS DUST BEALL ISSUE ON OUR
HANDS WHEN THAT HAPPENS, BUT IT
STARTS TO DISPLACE WORKERS AND
WHOLE COMMUNITIES. UM I HAVEN'T
A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES IN MY
DISTRICT. MENDOTA FIREBALL SAN
JOAQUIN HERE ON THAT WOULD BE
TREMENDOUSLY AFFECTED BY THE
LACK OF WATER IN THE FOLLOWING
OF THE PROPERTY. UM SP 5558
WOULD UPON APPROPRIATION AWARD
GRANTS TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS
TO PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS
IDENTIFIED BY THE TASK FORCE. TO
CREATE SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE
ADAPTATION TO THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, LIKE EXCESS
HEAT. FREEZES FLOODS, WILDFIRE,
SMOKE, PANDEMICS, EARTHQUAKES
AND DROUGHT. IT REQUIRES THE
STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL TO
CREATE THE TASK FORCE AND THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS TO
FACILITATE PUBLIC INPUT. AND
CONDUCT RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATE
THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE TASK FORCE
TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STRATEGIC
GROWTH COUNCIL, THE STATE
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE TASK
FORCE, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR. WITH ME TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
IS, UM NOWY PARAMORE,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, WHO'S ON
THE PHONE. AND JOEL DERRINGER,
WHO'S A CONSULTANT FOR
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION. HE'S ALSO
ON THE PHONE. OKAY, THERE'S A
MOTION. WITH THAT WAS HE GONNA
ALSO TESTIFIED SUPPORT, MR
DERRINGER? THAT IS CORRECT.
YEAH. ARE YOU THERE? MR
DERRINGER? YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
THAT'S THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR RODRIGUEZ AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JOEL
DERRINGER, AND I'M, A CONSULTANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE. FOUNDATION SPONSOR
OF SPEED AND THANK YOU TO
SENATOR CABALLERO, PRESENTING
THE BILL SO ATHLETE AND TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR GIVING AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF SB 55 DAYS. SENATOR
CABALLERO IS HOLD YOU. THE BILL
REQUIRES THE STRATEGIC GROWTH
COUNCIL AWARD GRANTS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF PROJECT. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS
OF FARMWORKER COMMUNITIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE AT
THAT PATIENT TO THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, SUCH AS EXCESS
HEAT. FREEZES WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
DROUGHT. THE NEW GRAND PROGRAM
WITHIN SGC WILL BE GUIDED BY AN
APPOINTED TASK FORCE. ACTUALLY
INVESTIGATE THE DISPARATE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON
FARM WORKERS COMMUNITIES.
CALIFORNIA'S 800,000 FARM
WORKERS HAVE BEEN AT THE
FOREFRONT OF SUFFERING FROM THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH
AFFECT THEIR HEALTH, WORKING
CONDITIONS, INCOMES. ACCESS TO
SAFE WATER AND COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC VIABILITY. CHRONIC
DROUGHT HAS ENDANGERED THE
AVAILABILITY OF WATER FOR
COMMUNITIES AND IRRIGATION,
WHICH IS THE SENATOR IS SHARED
WITH YOU HAS RESULTED IN
FALLOWED LAND AND LAY OFFS OF
WORKERS. THE INCREASING NUMBER%
AND SEVERITY OF WILDFIRES
ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE HEALTH OF
FARM WORKERS. WHO CONTINUE TO
WORK. DURING SMOKY AND DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS. THIS BILL WILL
PROVIDE FUNDING TO CALIFORNIA'S
FARM WORKER COMMUNITIES TO PLAN
FOR AND BECOME MORE RESILIENT
AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE TO
ENSURE THE LONG TERM VIABILITY
OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
DERRINGER. I'M ALSO HEARING
THAT, UH OPERATOR THAT MAYBE
SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE LINE AND
SUPPORT NÓ. PRIMERO. I BELIEVE
ARE YOU THERE? YES GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN RODRIGUEZ
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. NO MPAA
TOMORROW WITH CALIFORNIA RURAL
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION
SPONSOR IN SUPPORT OF SB 58.
THANK YOU, SENATOR CALOGERO
COMING FROM A FARMER PER FAMILY
AND WORKING ON THESE ISSUES OVER
30 YEARS I'VE LIVED IN SEEN THE
STRUGGLES OF FARM WORKERS. WITH
THE LACK OF CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE
INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND
COORDINATION TO ENSURE THAT OUR
MARGINAL ACTION THE MEMBERS
RECEIVED CLIMATE CHANGE WHEN
ONLY INCREASE AND WE WILL KEEP
FARMERS BETWEEN THE CONTINUALLY
TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND
SUBJECT TO DISASTERS. AND
EVERYDAY IMPACTING THEIR HEALTH
AND ECONOMIC SECURITY. SERVING
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE THE SKILL EXPERIENCE
TROUBLING CREDIBILITY. TO
IDENTIFY THE POINT COORDINATED
THE RELEVANT TIME IN CHANGE, AND
AT THAT STATION ASSISTANCE TO
THE FARMWORKER COMMUNITY IN THE
SHORT TERM AND IN THE LONG TERM
FUTURE. HAVING WORKED WITH THESE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
THEY ARE THE ANCHORS FOR
COMMUNITY IN THIS TIME OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. A FARMER CLIMATE
RESILIENCE AND THAT THAT PATIENT
PROGRAMS WILL PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
OUR FARM WORKERS COMMUNITIES. I
JUST WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING
WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION.
CRLA FOUNDATION, WHICH
EFFECTIVELY REQUESTS AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU KNOW
AND WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL? SEEN AN OPERATOR. THERE'S
NO ONE ELSE IN SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINE. MR CHAIR. ARE WE
READY TO TAKE COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC? IF THEY'RE IN SUPPORT
ONLY. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION, PLEASE PRESS 10
PRESS 10 IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AND WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM LYING. 35.
GOOD AFTERNOON, LINDA WAY WITH
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR. WE HAVE ONE MORE
PERSON HAS SIGNALED THEY WISH TO
SPEAK JUST A MOMENT.
AND WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM LINE
41. YES MY NAME IS I'M
PERFECTING MUNOZ AND I AM WITH
THE WEST MODESTO COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIVE IN MODESTO,
CALIFORNIA AND I AM SUPPORT OF
SP. 5 58 AND THE IN THE IN THE
HOPE THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO
SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE FARM
WORKERS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WITH EACH OTHER NO
ONE ELSE TO SIGNAL THEIR WISH TO
SPEAK. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION? SEEN NONE OPERATORS
ANYONE ON THE LINE IN
OPPOSITION. AND FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. MR CHAIR. NO ONE HAS
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. OKAY THANK YOU. OPERATOR
WITH THAT. LET'S BRING BACK TO
MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
COMMENT. QUESTIONED BY SOME
REMEMBER WALDRON. THANK YOU. UM
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION, BUT MY
DISTRICT IS EXTREMELY RURAL, AND
IT'S ALSO VERY HARD AND IT'S HOT
FROM BASICALLY APRIL THROUGH
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WITH
UNRELENTING HEAT. UH HI WILDFIRE
RISK AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL,
WE WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE WE
HAD HOUSING FOR FARMWORKERS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S BEEN. MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
STATEWIDE TO DO A LOT OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO, BUT WITHOUT A
PLAN. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT
MONEY GOES. ESSENTIALLY, UM THAT
THE FUNDS OF NOT ALWAYS REACHED
THE SOURCE, AND I THINK HAVING
SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AND A PLAN
WOULD BE A GOOD THING. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SOME REGULAR
CAREER HAD A QUESTION. UM, NO. I
JUST WANT TO COMMENT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I ALMOST WISH WE HAD
DONE THIS TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO
BECAUSE WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITHOUT
WATER. IN THE COUNTY OF CALLUS
ON THE WEST SIDE LAND IS GOING
FALLOW. IN THE FARM WORKERS HAVE
TRAVELED UP IN THE MIGRANT
HOUSING AND THEY CAME UP AND
FOUND OUT THERE'S NO JOBS. AND
SO ULTIMATELY NO JOBS, NO FOOD.
I MEAN, IT GOES ON AND ON, BUT,
UM, THE CROPS ARE JUST REALLY
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME. WE HAD
FREEZES. I MEAN, SO WE REALLY
HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT
FORWARD. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? COMMITTEE MEMBERS
KNOW, SO LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A
MOTION IN A SECOND. MOTION.
BICOLOR CURRY SECOND BURGER.
WALDRON SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU
. THERE'S MUCH SECOND DO PAST
APPROPRIATIONS. I DO HAVE A
RECORD ON THIS AND THANK YOU,
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD SECRETARY IN COLORADO.
THE OCEAN IS DO PASS TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
RODRIGUEZ YOU GUYS I SEE ARTO
ARTO. I FOUND YOUR CAREER. YOUR
CRATE. I CALLED RON CALLED JOHN.
I GRAY. WALDRON. CHILDREN. I
WARD. THE MOTIONS PASSED AND
WILL LOSE THE ROAD OPEN FOR THE
MISSING MEMBERS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
NEXT. WE HAVE. SP 89 TO SENATOR
TOTAL WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE.
HI QUÊ SO GOOD AFTERNOON. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 892. IN RISK. IN
RECENT YEARS, THE UNITED STATES
HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN ATTACKS
TOWARDS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SECTORS, INCLUDING ITS
AGRICULTURE AND WATER SECTORS.
THESE THREATS. INCREASINGLY BOTH
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COULD HAVE
DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES,
ULTIMATELY AFFECTING BOTH THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL
CALIFORNIANS. AND THE ECONOMIC
STRENGTH OF CALIFORNIA AS A
WHOLE. RECENT EVENTS HAVE SHOWN
HOW INTERCONNECTED WE ALL ARE,
AND HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPACT
THAT LOCAL AND GLOBAL EVENTS CAN
HAVE ON OUR FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN.
THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
HAS TRIGGERED UNCERTAINTY AROUND
THE WORLD. IN A MULTITUDE OF
WAYS, INCLUDING GLOBAL PHYSICAL
SECURITY, AS WELL AS FOOD
SECURITY. BETWEEN THEM. UKRAINE
AND RUSSIA PRODUCED 30% OF THE
WORLD'S WHEAT SUPPLY 20% OF ITS
CORN SUPPLY AND 75 75 TO 80% OF
THE WORLD'S SUNFLOWER SEED OIL.
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BUYS 50%
OF ITS GRAIN FROM UKRAINE. AS A
RESULT, THERE ARE LOOMING
CONCERNS THAT THE CONFLICT IN
UKRAINE COULD DRAMATICALLY
INCREASE FOOD INSECURITY.
PARTICULARLY FOR NATIONS AND
NEED AND THE UNITED NATIONS
ACTUALLY CAME OUT THIS OVER THE
WEEKEND, SAYING THAT THERE WERE
MORE THAN LIKELY BE SEVERAL
NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT,
UH, WE'LL DECLARE A FAMINE
THERE. ADDITIONALLY IN LIGHT OF
THESE ATTACKS, PRESIDENT BIDEN
WROTE A LETTER RECENTLY TO OUR
GOVERNOR, URGING HIM TO DO WHAT
HE CAN TO SECURE OUR STATE'S
COMPUTER SYSTEMS, CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE CITIZENS AND
THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, OUR
NATION WITH WITHIN THE LAST
YEAR, THE FBI HAS ISSUED ALERTS
ON THE INCREASING THREAT OF
CYBER ATTACKS IN THE FOOD AND
WATER SECTORS. WITHIN THE LAST
DECADE. WE HAVE SEEN
CYBERATTACKS ATTEMPT TO RELEASE
WATER FROM A DAM IN NEW YORK.
POISONED WATER IN BOTH OF THE
AREA AND FLORIDA AND
SUCCESSFULLY DISRUPT THE WORLD'S
LARGEST MEAT PROCESSING
COMPANIES. SO SIGNIFICANT
SIGNIFICANTLY THAT THEY SHUT
DOWN ALL OF THEIR BEEF PLANTS IN
THE UNITED STATES. CYBER ATTACKS
AFFECT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR FOOD
AND WATER AND CREATE
UNCERTAINTY. THAT CAN LEAD TO
INCREASED RISK TO OUR FOOD
SUPPLY CHAIN IT BROKEN FOOD
SUPPLY CHAIN WOULD HAVE A
DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES,
LEADING TO INCREASED PRICES AND
LESS FOOD AVAILABILITY. THIS IS
SOMETHING WE'RE ALREADY SEEING
DUE TO THE LACK OF WATER FROM
THE DROUGHT, AND MANY
CALIFORNIANS ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING THIS AT THE GROCERY
STORE. AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS NOTED, WE MUST STRENGTHEN
OUR CYBER PREPAREDNESS IN THE
WAKE OF THE INCREASING
PROBABILITY OF FOREIGN
CYBERATTACKS. CALIFORNIA MUST
STAY PROACTIVE TO ENSURE WE ARE
PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF EXCEPT
CYBERATTACK ON THESE CRITICAL
SECTORS. SB 8 92 ISSUES OPTIONAL
REPORTING GUIDELINES AROUND
CALIFORNIA'S FOOD AND WATER
SECTORS. AND IT ENCOURAGES OUR
STATE CYBER SECURITY AGENCIES TO
STRENGTHEN OUR STATE
CYBERSECURITY DEFENSES. SB 892
ENCOURAGES ENTITIES IN THE FOOD
AND AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND WATER
AND WASTEWATER SECTOR TO REPORT
INSTANCES OF A VERIFIED CYBER
THREAT OR CYBER ATTACK WITHIN 30
DAYS TO RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY
BASED STATE AGENCIES. THE BILL
ALSO DIRECTS THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE CYBER
SECURITY INTEGRATION CENTER TO
DEVELOP PLANS TO INCREASE
OUTREACH FOR CYBERSECURITY
PREPAREDNESS AS WELL AS IDENTIFY
POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES THAT
SUPPORT CYBERSECURITY. BY
PLACING A STRONGER FOCUS ON
CYBERSECURITY NOW AND
RECOGNIZING ITS IMPORTANCE TO
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURE AND
WATER SECTORS. SB 892 ALLOWS
CALIFORNIA TO TAKE MUCH NEEDED
STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF
CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS. I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRIEFLY
ADDRESS THE OPPOSITION CONCERNS
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED AND WILL CONTINUE TO
ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
OPPOSITION GROUPS. HOWEVER IN
REVIEWING THE REQUESTED
AMENDMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, IT
WAS MADE CLEAR TO MY STAFF THAT
THE AGENCY BELIEVES THE BILL
WOULD BE ANY WORSE PLACE SHOULD
THEY BE TAKEN. I ALSO WANT TO
FURTHER NOTE THAT WE, UH,
HEAVILY, UH, INQUIRED AND DOING
RESEARCH IN REGARDS TO OUR
CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS WITH
THE OFFICE OF UM UM. LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. I BELIEVE I
WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH
THESE GROUPS WITH THE HOPE THAT
WE CAN REACH. N AMICABLE
SOLUTION, BUT THE SOLUTION MUST
BE ONE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE CAN IMPLEMENT. I HAVE ONE
WITNESS TODAY. JUSTIN'S CAR
POLICY CHAIR FOR THE CALIFORNIA
WATER ASSOCIATION TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE. THANK
YOU, JUSTIN. PROCEED THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. THE
COMMITTEE APPRECIATE THE TIME
TODAY. UH I'M JUSTIN SCARVES.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC
POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE
CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION,
WHICH REPRESENTS THE MORE THAN
90 WATER UTILITIES THAT
REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. COLLECTIVELY WE
SERVE SAFE, RELIABLE DRINKING
WATER TO ABOUT SIX MILLION
CALIFORNIANS AT THE OUTSET. I
WANT TO THANK SENATOR TATO FOR
INITIATING THIS DISCUSSION ON
THIS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC
. IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC TO WORK
WITH HER OFFICE, AND OBVIOUSLY
WE APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S
WORK ON THIS BILL. AS WELL. THE
REASON THAT CYBERSECURITY IS SO
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO WATER
UTILITIES. WE ARE THE ONLY
PUBLIC UTILITY THAT PROVIDES A
PRODUCT TO OUR CUSTOMERS THAT IS
INGESTED. AND THAT SAME THE SAME
REASON WHY IT'S SO CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE WATERSIDE OR
FOR THE FOOD SECTOR AS WELL.
BECAUSE THAT THAT'S INGESTED.
YOU CAN DO WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
YOU CAN DO WITHOUT GAS FOR A
PERIOD OF TIME. IF YOU GET WATER
THAT'S POISON. IF YOU GET FOODS
THAT POISONED OR SHUT DOWN
COMPLETELY. YOU CAN'T SURVIVE
FOR VERY LONG. AH WE FACE IN THE
WATER SECTOR MYRIAD
CYBERSECURITY THREATS. AS WITH
MOST THINGS FROM YOUR
REFRIGERATOR AT HOME TO YOUR
VACUUM CLEANER AT HOME, MANY
PORTIONS OF OUR WATER SYSTEMS
ARE CONTROLLED REMOTELY VIA THE
INTERNET TODAY, AND THAT OPENS
UP TO POTENTIAL RISK POTENTIAL
CYBERATTACKS. AS SENATOR HURTADO
MENTIONED JUST LAST YEAR, THERE
WAS A REPORTED CYBER ATTACK ON A
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE
BAY AREA. FORTUNATELY THIS HACK
WAS CAUGHT IN TIME. LUCK,
HOWEVER, IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY
IN IN THIS DEPARTMENT. AH NOT
ONLY CAN CYBERATTACKS AFFECT THE
QUALITY OF THE DRINKING WATER,
BUT IT COULD ALSO CAN AFFECT THE
RELIABILITY OF THEDRINKING
WATER MEANING GETTING WATER FROM
POINT A TO POINT B VALVES.
ETCETERA ARE ALL CONTROLLED
REMOTELY. AND IF YOU SHUT THOSE
VALVES DOWN, YOU COULD PREVENT
WATER FROM GAINING TO A CERTAIN
PLACE AT A CERTAIN POINT OF
TIME. ALSO WE HAVE LOTS OF
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS
AND LOSING ACCESS TO THAT
INFORMATION WILL BE DETRIMENTAL.
NOT SO MUCH THE WATER UTILITY
BUT TO OUR CUSTOMERS. ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IN THE
WATER SECTOR, AND I THINK IN ALL
SECTORS IS THERE'S A LACK OF
UNIFORM, STATE AND FEDERAL
CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR
FOLKS TO FOLLOW. SB 89 TO HELP
CLOSE THAT GAP. WE APPRECIATE
THE SENATORS WORK IN THIS
IMPORTANT AREA AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE YOUR I
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, JUSTIN. WITHOUT EMOTION.
OKAY. WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY
SOME RECORDER ON WITH THAT? IS
THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON THE IN THE
ROOM IN SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION, 19. NONE HEARING.
NONE. OPERATOR IS THERE ANYONE
ON THE PHONE AND SUPPORT OF SB
892? BECAME MR CHAIR. FOR THOSE
OF YOU WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF SB 892 PLEASE PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO, PRESS ONE AND
ZERO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AND
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR. NO ONE IS
SIGNAL THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ABOUT
OPPOSITION. ANYONE HERE IN THE
ROOM IN OPPOSITION. SB 892. SEEN
NONE. OPERATOR. ANYONE ON THE
PHONE IN OPPOSITION OF SPH T 8
19. FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES
SPEAKING OF POSITION TO SB 89 TO
PRESS 10 THIS TIME PRESS 10. AND
ONCE AGAIN, MR CHAIR. NO ONE HAS
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU, OPERATOR WITH
THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS LIKE COREY HAVE A
QUESTION? DO UM, SO YOU KNOW,
BEING A FARMER? AND TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WATER AND
THE CYBERSECURITY I'VE BEEN ON
WATER AGENCIES AND SMALL HE JUST
USE LARGE AGENCIES AND UM, I
JUST GET A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO
GET UP TO SPEED ON
CYBERSECURITY. UM HOW THAT WOULD
BE DONE BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU
AS THE FARMER. MY BROTHER
DOESN'T KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING
TO WORK, AND I SURELY DON'T BUT
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW CAN THE FARMERS LEARN MORE
ABOUT IT? HOW DOES THAT TAKE
PLACE? UM AND IS THERE A COST?
AFFILIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
THAT'S IT. SO I WILL TRY TO
ANSWER ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS TO
THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND I'LL
START WITH SAYING THAT, UM YOU
KNOW, I THINK PART OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT THERE'S FARMERS
THAT DON'T KNOW THE RESOURCES
THAT ARE OUT THERE AVAILABLE TO
THEM. YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY THAT
THAT THAT THERE'S AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. I MEAN, THERE'S C SUFFER
EXAMPLE. THAT IS DOING
WORKSHOPS. IT'S YOU KNOW,
WORKING WITH THREATEN AGENCIES
AND WHAT NOT TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE WORKSHOPS ON
CYBERSECURITY FOR FARMERS. I
KNOW THAT MY, UH, MY SALARY
COUNTY FARM BUREAU, UM DID A
WORKSHOP ON CYBERSECURITY AND
INVITED OVER. UM. A SPEAKER TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION, AND THAT'S
THE KIND OF INFORMATION THAT
THEY NEED, BECAUSE MOST FARMERS
ARE BUSY WITH THEIR DAY TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, FROM
PLANTING TO, YOU KNOW TO WATER
THAT IT ALL IS OCCURRING AND THE
LAST THING THAT THEY HAVE ON
THEIR MIND IS CYBER SECURITY.
BUT IT'S A REAL THREAT. I KNOW
THAT, AT LEAST IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL, UM
A WARNINGS OF MAKING, YOU KNOW,
TELLING FARMERS HEY, YOU BETTER
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE
PROTECTED FROM FROM THESE CYBER
ATTACKS, AND I ACTUALLY, UM I
KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME
PAPERWORK THERE WITH YOU. THE
TOP DOCUMENT IS A LETTER FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE GOVERNOR,
WHICH I SPOKE TO ON THE ON ON MY
TALKING POINTS AND THEN THE
SECOND ONE IS, UH A REPORT FROM
THE BAKERY FROM THE UM
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. HOW THE
AG INDUSTRY IS PUT ON ALL OF OUR
ALERT AFTER SERIES OF CYBER
ATTACKS. I MEAN, IT'S VERY MUCH
REAL AND WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING
ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE CAN TO,
UM TO OUR FARMERS WHO ARE OUR
FOOD INDUSTRY OR WATER INDUSTRY
OR SECTORS. THEY DO NEED THE
SUPPORT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THE
REPORT THAT WE GOT BACK FROM THE
ALLEY Ó. INDICATED THAT WE
ABSOLUTELY. FOR THE MOST PART OR
NOT PREPARED. THERE WERE NOT
PROTECTED AND WE NEED TO. I MEAN
, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S DROUGHT
WITH, YOU KNOW, JUST MUCH MORE
LIMITED WATER, WITH THE CRISIS
GOING ON AT THE COLORADO RIVER.
BUT I MEAN, IT'S IT AT ALL IT
TAKES IS ONE CYBER ATTACK ON OUR
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO REALLY
MAKE, YOU KNOW, UH, A SITUATION
THAT IS ALREADY BAD, TOO. MAKING
IT REALLY, REALLY WORSE. AND YOU
KNOW, AS AS YOU KNOW, WE
MENTIONED EARLIER. IT REALLY
BOILS DOWN TO, UH YOU KNOW YOU
CAN LIVE OFF YOU CAN YOU KNOW
YOU CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT ENERGY,
BUT YOU CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT
WATER FOOD. AND SO I THINK THIS
BILL IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANT. I
THINK IT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED
AS SOON AS WE CAN NEEDS TO BE
SUPPORTED WITH MONEY AS AS SOON
AS IT AS WE CAN. BUT IT'S PART
OF IT IS GETTING THE WORD OUT
TO, YOU KNOW, TO MY COLLEAGUES
GETTING THE WORD OUT TO, UH, YOU
KNOW ALL THOSE TWO I DON'T THINK
A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY ARE AWARE
OF WHAT'S GOING ON UNTIL IT
STRIKES YOU AND IT MAY BE TOO
LATE FOR SOME PEOPLE AT THAT
POINT. SO I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR
QUESTION. UM I THIS IS A TOUGH
YEAH. DISCUSSION SO I'M NOT FIND
THAT I'M I'M JUST INTERESTED
BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME, YOUR
EXPERT WROTE. THE LARGER
AGENCIES THAT DISTRIBUTE WATER,
UH, ALREADY HAVE SOME KIND OF
CYBER SECURITY ON THOSE ON
DISTRIBUTING WATER, I BELIEVE,
LIKE EAST BAY MUD DOES AND
SACRAMENTO COUNTY WATER AND ALL
THOSE HAVE WAYS OF MAKING SURE
THEY HAVE SECURITY. ON THAT
WATER. I WILL SAY. I'M NOT SO
SURE ON OUR SMALLER AGENCIES, AS
MISS HURTADO IS SAYING BUTIT
SEEMS TO ME THEY SHOULD BE
HELPING THEM OUT. UM AND THEY'RE
MAKING SURE THAT THIS GETS DONE
SO I'M I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE
DOING HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M DOING YET ON THE BILL, BUT I
DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO GET IT. I WORRY ABOUT US
GETTING THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
LIKE YOU SAID, IS THIS A PUBLIC
OUTREACH? THING THAT WE NEED TO
DO WITH THEM. DON'T YOU KNOW I
GET IT? I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO
FIGURE IT OUT HERE AND HELP YOU
OUT. MM. THINK ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS? MHM
SO THERE IS A MOTION BY
CALDERON. IS THERE A SECOND? WE
HAVE A SECOND ALSO EMOTIONAL
SECOND. THANK YOU, SENATOR. DO
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST WOULD
LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK BERNIE
VOTE ONCE AGAIN, OUR FOOD AND
OUR WATER SUPPLY HERE IS AT
STAKE. IT'S A VERY SERIOUS
MATTER. AND I REALLY, UM OR
JUDAH TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
TODAY. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK
YOU, SENATOR. WE DO HAVE A
MOTION A SECOND. I DO HAVE IRAQ
ON THIS AND I LIKE THE FACT YOU
CAN CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE
FOCUS OPPOSITION. YOU'VE ALWAYS
BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR
FARMERS AND OUR WATER ISSUES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT
SECRETARY COLD, BRO. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. RODRIGUEZ
RODRIGUEZ. I SEE ARTO ARTO. AYE,
AGUIAR-CURRY. CALDERON CALLED
RON. I GRAY. WALDRON. WALDRON.
AYE. BOARD. BELIEVE THAT, OKAY,
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROPE AND FOR
MISSING MEMBERS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. IN WITH THAT I BELIEVE
WE HAVE SENATOR DURAZO HERE,
RIGHT? RIGHT CENTER. SO YOU HEAR
WHAT S B 10? 44. SO WHEN YOU'RE
READY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS BEFORE MOVING AHEAD
WITH THE BILL. I WANT TO THANK
THE CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE FOR
WORKING OUT WITH US ON
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS. AND
THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTED ON PAGES SIX
AND SEVEN OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, WHICH I WILL BE
ACCEPTING. THANK YOU, UM. THIS
BILL, UM WILL ALLOW WORKERS TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR MOBILE
PHONES OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
DEVICES. AND BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE
THE WORKPLACE FOR THEIR SAFETY
IN A DECLARED STATE OR EMERGENCY
AND AN EMERGENCY CONDITION THAT,
UH REPRESENTS AN EXTREME PERIL
TO THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE OR
PROPERTY AT THAT WORKPLACE. THIS
BILL EXCLUDES A HEALTH PANDEMIC.
AH WORK SAFETY AND THIS STATE IS
A BASIC PROTECTION.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN
MANY CASES OF WORKERS PUT IN
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS REQUIRED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK. DESPITE THE
IMMINENT THREAT OF A SEVERE
EMERGENCY THAT HAS INCLUDED
WORKERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN
THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS,
SUCH AS WILDFIRES OR MUDSLIDES.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE NEW NORMAL
WILDFIRE SEASON HAS BECOME A
YEARLONG THREAT WITH NINE OF THE%
LARGEST AND SEVEN OF THE MOST
DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRES IN OUR
HISTORY WORKERS IN SEVERAL
COUNTIES CONTINUED TO WORK.
DURING THESE FIRES JUST A FEW
MILES FROM THE FIRE LINES DURING
THE GETTY 2019 FIRE IN L. A
COUNTY, DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
LANDSCAPERS WERE STILL REQUIRED
TO REPORT TO WORK. UH ITALIAN
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL THAT THEY
WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT LEAVE
THE WORKPLACE UNTIL THE JOB WAS
DONE. MAN MADE EMERGENCIES
SITUATIONS INCLUDING MASS
SHOOTINGS AND TERROR EVENTS
INCLUDE WORKERS CONTINUING TO
WORK IN THE MIDST OF AN ACTIVE
SHOOTING. WITHOUT A WAY OF
COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR FAMILY
. THESE INCIDENTS MAKE IT CLEAR
THAT WE NEED TO SET CLEAR
STANDARDS TO KEEP THOSE WORKERS
THOSE MEN AND WOMEN SAFE IN REAL
TIME DURING THESE EVENTS. AH
THIS BILL WILL ENHANCE WORKER
PROTECTIONS DURING THESE
CONDITIONS BY PROVIDING A CLEAR
REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS TO
ALLOW THE WORKERS TO HAVE ACCESS
TO PHONES. AND COMMUNICATIONS
AND BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE. UM.
FOR THEIR SAFETY OR THAT OF
THEIR CHILDREN IN REAL TIME
USING THE REASONABLE PERSON
STANDARD. THIS IS NOT INTENDED
TO LAST THROUGHOUT THE DURATION
OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY. IT
APPLIES ONLY WHERE EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS EXIST AT THAT MOMENT
, THIS IS NOT DUPLICATIVE OF
EXISTING LAW. THERE ARE NO
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS GOVERNING
AND EMPLOYER'S OBLIGATION. OR UH
, WORKERS' RIGHTS DURING THAT
EMERGENCY CONDITION. THIS IS NOT
THE SAME AS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE
UNSAFE WORK. WE ARE NOT TALKING
ABOUT UNSAFE WORK ASSIGNMENTS OR
UNSAFE JOB. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CONDITIONS THAT FRANKLY ARE
OUTSIDE THE EMPLOYER'S CONTROL
THAT MAKE THAT WORK SITE UNSAFE.
UM I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING THIS
AN EFFECTIVE AND JUST POLICY. I
AM BEING GANGED ENGAGED
EXTENSIVELY WITH SPONSORS AND
OPPOSITION. I HAVE TAKEN MANY
AMENDMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR VERY
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS, AND THESE
WILL BE OUTLINED BY. ONE OF OUR
SPEAKERS, ONE OF OUR WITNESSES
AS RESULT OF ADOPTING AMENDMENTS
. SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
GONE NEUTRAL. THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE
CHIEFS AND FIRE DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION. WITH ME IF I MAY,
MR CHAIR ARE RON HERRERA,
PRESIDENT VALLEY COUNTY
FEDERATION OF LABOR, UH, TO
TESTIFY, AND CAITLIN VEGA, ALSO
REPRESENTING THE L. A FEDERATION
OF LABOR. TATS OR ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON
THE PHONE. YES OPERATOR. DO WE
HAVE RON HARARE OR CAITLIN VEGA
AVAILABLE?
YOUR LINES ARE OPEN. KIÞM. MR
CHAIRMAN RON HERRERA HERE AND
MEMBERS ON HER AIR PRESIDENT OF
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF
LABOR. PROUD SPONSORS OF SB 10
40 FOR DURAZO, ALONG WITH MY
UNION, THE INTERNATIONAL
BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS. WITH
THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
NATURAL DISASTERS AT THE
WORKPLACE OR INCREASING AND WILL
ONLY GET WORSE. AS USUAL, THESE
RISKS FOR MOSTLY ON BLACK,
LATINO AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS. I
MYSELF EXPERIENCED THE REALITY
OF NATURAL DISASTERS AT THE
WORKPLACE, MANY TIMES OF THE
UNION LEADER. I HAVE SEEN
MULTIPLE WAREHOUSES AND WASTE
FACILITIES THREATENED BY FIRE,
AND WORKERS ARE OFTEN INSTRUCTED
TO STAY EVEN WHEN THEIR SAFETY
IS IN JEOPARDY. I PERSONALLY
HEARD DIRECTLY FROM WORKERS WHO
WERE NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE IN A
TIMELY MANNER. I SAW WORKERS
BEING CARRIED OUT OF WORK AREAS
BECAUSE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
SPILLED, THEY LITERALLY FAINTED.
I RECEIVED A PANICKED CALLS FROM
WORKERS WHO HAVE FACED THESE
KINDS OF CONDITIONS WHILE
PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES. YOU
UNDERSTAND? THIS BILL IS ABOUT
LIFE AND DEATH. TO THOSE WHO
QUESTIONED THE NEED OF THIS
BILL. I INVITE YOU TO COME WITH
ME TO MY FACILITIES AND HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM WORKERS COME TALK
TO VIVIANA, A SHOP STEWARD WHO
RECOGNIZED THE DANGER AND LET
HER CO WORKERS TO SAFETY. THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT TO
EMPOWER WORKERS WHEN THEY
RECOGNIZED THAT LIVES ARE AT
STAKE, AND THAT THEY NEED TO
LEAVE THE PREMISES. COMPANIES
LIKE AMAZON HAVE HAD POLICIES IN
PLACE, PREVENTING WORKERS FROM
LEAVING DURING EMERGENCIES AND
BANNING THEM FROM USING THEIR
PHONES TO GET EMERGENCY.
UPDATES. CALIFORNIA MUST BE A
STATE THAT LEADS AND WORKER
SAFETY AND CANNOT ALLOW SUCH
POLICIES AS THEY ENDANGER THE
MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS IN OUR
STATE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DURAZO
FOR PRIORITIZING WORKERS' SAFETY
DURING NATURAL DISASTERS ON
BEHALF OF MY MEMBERS, MY
AFFILIATE UNIONS, WE URGE TO
PASS SB 10 44 THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, RON. UH
OPERATORS THERE, CAITLIN VEGA
UNDERLINE.
OPERATOR DO WE HAVE ANOTHER LINE
OPEN FOR CAITLIN VEGA? MR CHAIR.
I APOLOGIZE. I WAS JUST
ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THAT PERSON
, BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT
LISTED. BUT HOWEVER, IF THEY'VE
CALLED IN, AS A PARTICIPANT ON
ARE LISTENING TO THIS CONFERENCE
CALL RIGHT NOW, PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND ZERO SO I CAN OPEN YOUR
LINE. AND MR CHAIR. IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT THAT PERSON HAS
JOINED US. PARDON ME. I THINK WE
DO HAVE THEM NOW. JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE. TECHNOLOGY. HMM. FOR ME.
MS VEGA, YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
I'M SPEAKING DIRECTLY INTO THE
PHONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE
CAN GO AHEAD. YEAH OKAY. THANK
YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WAS
TALKING INTO THE LINE. I DON'T
KNOW WHY IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, CAITLIN VEGA
ON BEHALF OF THE L. A COUNTY
FEDERATION OF LABOR. THE
CALIFORNIA AUTOPSY COUNCIL UNITE
HERE LOCAL 11 AND ASKED ME I
WANT TO OUTLINE ALL THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE DONE TO TRY TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY THE
OPPOSITION. TO BEGIN WITH. WE
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED THE
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE BILL
APPLIES. IT IS IT IS NOT ABOUT
STATES OF EMERGENCY IN GENERAL,
IT IS REALLY ABOUT WHERE A
WORKER HAS A REASONABLE BELIEF
THAT THEIR LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE THIS PROTECTION WOULD
APPLY. WE HAVE TAKEN AMENDMENTS
REQUESTED BY THE CHAMBER TO
REQUIRE THAT THE WORKER NOTIFY
THE EMPLOYER BEFORE LEAVING IF
THEY CAN DO SO SAFELY OR
IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS IF THEY
CANNOT DO SO BEFORE WE HAVE. WE
HAVE EXEMPTED EVERY TYPE OF
WORKER THAT PLAYS A ROLE IN
EMERGENCIES IN EVACUATIONS IN
ASSISTING OTHERS DURING NATURAL
DISASTERS THAT INCLUDES ALL
FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS
DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS, WHICH
IS ALL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,
HEALTHCARE AND RESIDENTIAL CARE
EMPLOYEES, AND WE ADDED
PRIVATELY CONTRACTED FIRE
MITIGATION WORKERS. AND FOR THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS,
ASSISTING IN EVACUATIONS. ALSO
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
COMMITTEE, WE HAVE ADDED WORKERS
AT BANKS WHO HAVE FEDERAL
OBLIGATIONS THAT PREVENT THEM
FROM BEING ABLE TO LEAVE. WE
ALSO ADDED A RIGHT TO CURE FOR
EMPLOYERS SO THAT THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REMEDY ANY
VIOLATIONS BEFORE I CLAIM CAN
PROCEED. ONLY GOAL OF THIS BILL
IS TO ENSURE THAT EITHER.
EMPLOYERS HAVE. A PROPER
EVACUATION PLANS. IT GETS
WORKERS OUT OF THE WORKPLACE AND
ENSURE THEIR SAFETY DURING
NATURAL DISASTERS. OR IF THEY
FAIL TO DO SO THAT A WORKER WHO
REASONABLY BELIEVES THEIR LIFE
IS IN JEOPARDY AND LEAVES CANNOT
BE FIRED FOR DOING SO. THAT'S
THE ONLY PROTECTION OF THIS
BILL. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE OPPOSITION. TO ENSURE
THAT THIS BILL IS WORKABLE IN
ALL SETTINGS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MR VEGA. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT.
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. RAQUEL MASON
, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE,
ALSO REGISTERING SUPPORT FOR THE
ASIAN PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL
NETWORK. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT
OPERATOR. ANYONE ON THE PHONE IN
SUPPORT. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK AND SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS
10 PRESS 10 TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. GOING TO GO TO
LINE 31. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
ALSO IN SPORT. BINE 36. 9 36.
YOUR LINE IS NOW PARDON ME.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO LINE
56. AFTERNOON MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CURTIS LING WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND JUST
GIVE ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO.
MR CHAIR. IT APPEARS THAT NO ONE
HAS SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU. OPERATOR. SO
COME BACK TO OPPOSITION. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM IS AN
OPPOSITION. WE HAVE SOMEONE
COMING FOR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. ACTUALLY
HOFFMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND OPPOSITION TO SB 10 44. I DO
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. I ALSO
DO WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AS
WELL AS THE SPONSORS FOR THE
EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE
HAVE HAD ABOUT THIS BILL THIS
YEAR, AND THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE AFTER MENTIONED THAT THEY
HAVE TAKEN PARTICULARLY THE
CARVE OUTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
IN THE BILL, AS WE DO HAVE MANY
MEMBERS AND COALITION PARTNERS
THAT HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
BILL'S IMPACT ON THEIR ABILITY
TO, UM SERVE THE PUBLIC DURING
AN EMERGENCY OR PROVIDE OTHER
SERVICES. AND SO WE DO WANT TO
FOCUS MY TESTIMONY TODAY ON A
COUPLE OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT WE
BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT AND SHOULD
BE TAKEN. THE FIRST RELATES TO
CAL OSHA REGULATIONS. KALOOSHA
OVER YEARS IN THE MEETINGS
BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS HAS
DEVELOPED SEVERAL REGULATIONS
THAT DEAL WITH TOPICS SUCH AS
WILDFIRE SMOKE AND OUTDOOR HEAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
REGULATIONS CANNOT BE UNDERMINED
IN ANY WAY BY THIS BILL BY
ANYONE TRYING TO ARGUE, YOU KNOW
THAT THOSE STANDARDS ARE IN SOME
WAY UNREASONABLE OR THAT THEY
STILL FEEL YOU KNOW UNSAFE EVEN
IF THE EMPLOYER IS COMPLETELY
FOLLOWING THE CAL OSHA
REGULATIONS, AND CAL OSHA HAS
DETERMINED THAT WORK MAY
CONTINUE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
ALSO WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
ENFORCEMENT. SB 10 44 IS
ENFORCEABLE BY A PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION UNDER POZEGA UNDER THE
LABOR COAT, UM, SO TRADITIONALLY
FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES,
INCLUDING RETALIATION PROVISIONS
RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODES, AND THOSE ARE LOCATED IN
DIVISION FIVE OF THE LABOR CODE.
WE'RE BY A WORKER INSTEAD OF
BEING ABLE TO JUST IMMEDIATELY
FILE A PAIGE. A LAWSUIT ACTUALLY
MUST FIRST HAVE CAL OSHA
INVESTIGATE AND ONLY OF CAL OSHA
DOES NOT INVESTIGATE. COULD THEY
THEN PROCEED WITH A POSSIBLE
LAWSUIT OR THEY COULD CHALLENGE
A FAILURE BY CALISTA TO SITE.
THE EMPLOYER IN COURT. WE
BELIEVE THIS BELONGS IN THAT
DIVISION TO FOLLOW THE SAME
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES AS OTHER
RELATED HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES.
THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION? OPERATORS OR ANYONE
ON PHONE BEAR OPPOSITION. SO WE
HAVE SOMEBODY COMING OPPOSITION.
YES MR CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO WISH
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS 10. THE CALIFORNIA BANKERS
ASSOCIATION APPRECIATE THE
EXEMPTION FOR DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS. AS IT REGARDS THE
LEAVE PROVISIONS. WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
COMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS. UNIQUE CONCERNS
ASSOCIATED WITH BRINK BRANCHES
AND AS A REGARDS TO SECURITY AND
PRIVACY, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OPERATORS SAID
THEY HAD SOMEBODY ELSE ON THE
LINE. YES, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE
HAVE SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. GOING TO GO TO LINE 47.
GOOD AFTERNOON SHARED MEMBERS
BASED GORGEOUS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF JOINT
POWERS AUTHORITIES FOR SEXUALLY
OPPOSED FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED
BY THE CHAMBER. I'VE ALSO BEEN
ASKED EARLY OPPOSITION FROM THE
VIBE. THANK YOU. WINE 51.
THERE'S A CAT ON BEHALF OF THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION AND ECHO THE COMMENTS
MADE BY THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU.
FINE, 53. GOOD AFTERNOON
INSURANCE MEMBERS, KÞT HANSEN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED FOR THE REASONS STATED.
THANK YOU. LINE 54. HI THIS IS
JAMIE CON ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
AND OPPOSITION TO ACCEPT TO
SENATE BILL 10 44. THANK YOU.
BUYING 33. HELLO THIS IS RYAN
ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION FOR THE REASONS
STATED EARLIER. THANK YOU. MINE,
46. MORRIS GAITAN ON THE APP OF
THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED LINE 40.
THANK YOU, JIM VICTOR ON BEHALF
OF THE SIMI VALLEY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. IN OPPOSITION OF SP 10
44, FOR THE REASONS STATED LYING
55. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CONNOR REGINA WITH THE
ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
FINE, 52. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS SABRINA LOCKHART
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS
AND PARKS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
OPPOSED BECAUSE WE NEED STAFF TO
HELP GUIDE PATRONS OUT OF THE
PARK SAFELY, AND WE ALSO OFTEN
PROVE IT CELLPHONES AND AREAS.
SUCH AS WRITE OPERATIONS DUE TO
SAFETY CONCERNS. THANK YOU. LINE
42. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN BRAD
JOHNSON BACK FROM THE CARLSBAD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
OPPOSITION, FOR THE REASONS
STATED BY THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER. THANK YOU. WHY 49. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS
IS BRIAN LITTLE WITH CALIFORNIA
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION AND
OPPOSITION FOR THE REASONS
STATED BY CAL CHAMBER. THANK
YOU. LINE 15. MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS DON MADDIE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA RAILROADS, BNSF
RAILWAY, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
AND THE CALIFORNIA SHORT LINE
RAILROAD ASSOCIATION. POSITION
TO THE BILL. LINE 58. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS APOLOGIZE
AND MY CALL GOT DROPPED WHEN I
WAS GOING TO GO AND SUPPORT BUT
EXCHANGE GASPING ON BEHALF OF
THE TEAMSTERS AND THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. LINE 43.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ANDREW SAUL ON
BEHALF OF THE GREATER RIVERSIDE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. AND MR CHAIR. WE DO HAVE
ONE MORE PERSON TO SIGNAL THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK JUST A
MOMENT. FOR ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE
PRESS 10 IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. REALLY
GO TO LINE 61. TRY IT. SO THE
CHECK OUT WITH THE LOS ANGELES
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AND WE
WILL NOW GO TO WE HAVE ONE MORE
PERSON JUST A MOMENT. THEN GO TO
LINE 62 NOT JUST BEING. 62 YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. HEY, THIS IS
CALLING FROM THE ROSEVILLE AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. MR CHAIR
. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO SIGNAL
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK. THANK
YOU OPERATOR NOT TO BRING BACK
TO MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
I CREATE QUESTIONS, SENATOR. UM. I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED REALLY
HARD ON THIS BILL, AND YOU'VE
BEEN TAKING QUITE A FEW
AMENDMENTS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE
TOGETHER. UM IT'S OBVIOUS THAT
THERE'S STILL SOME WORK TO BE
DONE. AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT
YOUR BILL TODAY WITH THE HOPES
THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE OPPONENTS AND GET TO A
PLACE THAT YOU WOULD BE
SATISFIED WITH HIS. WHAT WAS THE
APPOINTMENT, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE. ONCE IT GETS TO
THE FLOOR. I HOPE THAT FEEL YOU
FEEL THAT'S FAIR, OKAY? GOOD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, SOME
RECOVER ON? YES UM, I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
WORKER PROTECTION IS SOMETHING
THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS SHOULD BE
AFFORDED. AND I ALSO WANT TO
COMMEND YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE
DOING THAT. AND I KNOW YOU KEEP
YOUR WORD. AND SO THANK YOU FOR
ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIRMAN QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU. YOU KNOW, WE HEARD THIS
BILL THE OTHER DAY AND OTHER
COMMITTEE. I STILL HAVE SOME
GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT. FROM
THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
STANDPOINT OF IT, WHICH IS WHAT
THIS COMMITTEE IS ABOUT FIRST. I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ISSUES WITH
THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS AND
IT'S REGARDING POSSIBLE LAWSUITS
, THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
LAWSUITS THAT CAN BE GENERATED
BECAUSE EMERGENCIES AND THEN OF
THEMSELVES ARE CHAOTIC. AND
CHAOS MEANS VAGUE. GARRITY'S AND
VULGARITIES MEANS. PEOPLE CAN
ASSUME OR DECIDE THAT SOMETHING
WASN'T DONE RIGHT AND THAT
CREATES A RIGHT OF ACTION. AND
NEXT THING I KNOW EVERYBODY'S
GETTING SUED. AND THAT HAPPENS
IN EVERY EMERGENCY. UM. MHM WHAT
SEEMS LIKE A SAFE THING TO DO
FOR THE EMPLOYEE OR WHAT SEEMS
LIKE WHAT MIGHT BE INTERPRETED
AS SOMETHING SAFE IN THE
EMPLOYEE'S EYES TO GO DO MAY NOT
BE THE SAFE THING TO DO. AND
PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES HAVE
WORKED. VERY HARD WITH PRIVATE
INDUSTRY AND OF ALL SORTS,
TRYING TO. GET THESE THESE
EMERGENCY PLANS TOGETHER. SO
THAT WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY
, WE CAN REDUCE THE CHAOS AND
INCREASE THE PROBABILITY THAT
WE'RE GOING TO SAVE PEOPLE. UM
SOME OF THE THINGS I BROUGHT UP
THE OTHER DAY, UH, HAVE NOT BEEN
REALLY ADDRESSED IN YOUR IN YOUR
AMENDMENTS. UM SOME OF THE
INDUSTRIES THAT WE JUST CAN'T
HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING OFF, YOU
KNOW, LEAVING THE LEAVING THE
JOB HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT. BUT YOU KNOW
THERE IS A THERE IS A LOT TO BE
GLEANED WHEN WE PULL UP. YOU
KNOW IT'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PEOPLE AS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
WHEN YOU PULL UP TO THE SCENE A
LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE DEPENDING ON
THE PEOPLE THERE TO DO IS GIVE
YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. TO
BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY GO IN AND
SAVE PEOPLE. AND THERE'S NOTHING
WORSE THAN GETTING TO THE SCENE
OF EMERGENCY. NOT KNOWING WHO'S
IN WHO'S OUT. AND HAVING TO SEND
PEOPLE IN TO A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT
SOMEBODY IS ACROSS STREET EATING
GUYS ARE IN THERE GETTING BEAT
UP. OR GETTING KILLED AND SO
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE
GATHERED IN A LOCATION WHERE
THEY CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR, SO
WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR THEM. OR
THEY CAN GIVE US INFORMATION ON
WHERE THEIR COLLEAGUE WAS LAST
SEEN SO WE CAN TRY TO GO IN AND
RESCUE THEIR COLLEAGUES. UM A
LOT OF THE INCIDENTS THAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT HAZMAT INCIDENTS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY BEING
ABLE TO STAY IN A HAZMAT
INCIDENT, MUCH LESS AN EMPLOYER
SAYING, OH, NO, YOU HAVE TO SIT
THERE AND READ THE CHLORINE
WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, BECAUSE
THEY WON'T THEY'LL ALL BE
THEY'LL ALL BE ON THE GROUND. SO
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
SOME OF THE SOME OF THE POINTS
THAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO OUR
PROBLEMS THAT THE BILL IS TRYING
TO ADDRESS. UM, DON'T MAKE SENSE
TO ME AS A FIRST RESPONDER. AND
WHAT IT DOES FOR ME IS MAKE ME
CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE THIS CONFLICT IN THE EYES
OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CHARGE
OF KEEPING THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE,
WHICH ARE THE MANAGEMENT.
BETWEEN THEM RUNNING OFF AND
THEN MAKING DECISIONS. ACCORDING
TO THE EMERGENCY PLAN THAT WILL
HELP MITIGATE THIS EMERGENCY,
THE BEST WE CAN AND SOMETIMES
JUST LIKE IN THE CASE IN
INDIANA. WHERE THE AMAZON
WAREHOUSE. I WAS AN F THREE
TORNADO THAT WAS OUTSIDE. I
DON'T KNOW TOO MANY PEOPLE. THAT
WOULD SAY, HEY, YOU GUYS
SCATTER. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO RUN OUTSIDE INTO AN F
THREE TORNADO. THEY'RE GOING TO
STAY INSIDE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THE BUILDING DIDN'T HAVE THE
INTEGRITY TO STAY UP THAT TO
STAY, UH, TO HELP THEM. SO THERE
THERE. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
ALWAYS GOING TO BE A GREAT
OUTCOME. BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO IS MAKE THE BEST OUTCOME
WE CAN AND WE NEED PEOPLE TO BE
ORGANIZED AND PUT IN A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT AND WE CAN'T HAVE
150 PEOPLE INSIDE THE BUILDING,
CALLING 911. TO GIVE INFORMATION
AND THEY CAN'T BE USING DEVICES
THAT ARE NOT INTRINSICALLY SAFE.
IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY HAVE
SOME TYPE OF EXPLOSIVE ISSUES.
SO YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THEY'D BE
OUT OF THERE, BUT ON THE WAY
OUT, THEY CAN AT LEAST ESCAPED
BEFORE. SETTING OFF, YOU KNOW, A
GAS EXPLOSION OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. SO THERE'S SO MANY THINGS
THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
BILL, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S
WORKOUT HERBAL FOR ME IN MY
EYES. AND SO I'M STILL NOT GOING
TO. I STILL CAN'T SUPPORT IT.
UM, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO FOR WORKER SAFETY,
BUT I ALMOST FEEL LIKE WE'RE
DOING LESS FOR WORKER SAFETY BY
CREATING MORE CHAOS, SO THANK
YOU. SO I THOUGHT THERE'S A
MOTION THEIR SECOND. MOTION
SECONDED BY SOME RECORDER ON
SECOND BY AGUIAR-CURRY. SO WITH
THAT SENATOR WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE
YES. THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS. UM I
THINK THIS IS PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU
KNOW WHAT WOULD A REASONABLE
PERSON DO WHEN THEY'RE FACING A
LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION? WHAT
WOULD YOU DO? WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
JUST PUT YOURSELF IN THAT
SITUATION. WOULD YOU STAND
THERE? BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID.
AND NOT DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT
YOURSELF. BECAUSE YOU'RE TOLD
THAT YOU NEED TO STAY THERE. I
DON'T HAVE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS
ROOM. WOULD FEEL FEAR. OF
WALKING AWAY IN THE CASE OF YOUR
LIFE AND DEATH OR SERIOUS
BODILY. MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT FEELS LIKE TO BE AFRAID OF
LOSING YOUR JOB. A BIT OF
SOMETHING HAPPENED IS VERY
MOMENT NOBODY WOULD HESITATE. TO
LEAVE IF THAT'S WHAT IT TOOK.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHAOS,
CREATING CHAOS. THIS IS NOT
ABOUT SOMEBODY STANDING BY AND
EATING AN ICE CREAM CONE. THIS
IS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WOULD FEAR
LOSING THEIR JOBS, AND THAT'S
IT. AND THEY JUST NEED TO KNOW
THAT IF THEY WERE IN THAT KIND
OF SITUATION THEY COULD LEAVE
AND NOT FEAR THEIR JOB. IT'S
VERY, VERY SIMPLE. SO UM, I DO
APPRECIATE I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THE, UH, ISSUES ARE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS THAT WERE
RAISED TO US. UM I THOUGHT THEY
WERE VERY LEGITIMATE. I THOUGHT
IT IT DIDN'T WATER DOWN THE BILL
. IN FACT, IT HELPED US TO MAKE
IT A STRONGER, CLEARER BILL. BUT
JUST TO SAY NO TO THE ENTIRE
BILL, I THINK IS ALSO WRONG. SO
I, UM UM JUST WANNA. REMIND US
THAT NOT EVERYBODY FEELS THE
COMFORT OF NOT LOSING THEIR JOB
IN CASE THEY'RE FACING THE LIFE
AND DEATH SITUATION, SO UM WITH
THAT, MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS,
UH, APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR
REMARKS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN EYE. WELL THANK YOU,
SENATOR. I DO YOU HAVE A
RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ONE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
CONTINUE WORKING WITH FOCUS,
HOPEFULLY GETTING A BETTER PLACE
FOR EVERYONE THAT SECRETARY LIKE
TO CALL THE ROOM. PROMOTION IS
DUE PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ. I SARTO
TONO AGUIAR-CURRY. YOUR CAREER.
I CALLED RON CALLED RON. I GRAY.
WALDRON WALDRON, NO. WARD WARD.
AYE. LEAVE IT OPEN. OKAY? THE
MOTIONS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR MISSING MEMBERS. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS. AND
NEXT WE HAVE SB 10 31, SENATOR
LEHMAN WHEN YOU ARE READY, THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. SP 10 30
AUTHORIZES THE STATE FARM
MARSHALL TO REGULATE ALL
INTERESTED PIPELINES, NOT JUST
THOSE OPERATED AT A HIGHER
PRESSURE CURRENTLY FOR HIGH
PRESSURE PIPELINES. THE STATE
FIRE MARSHAL CAN REQUEST
INFORMATION REGARDING ACCIDENT
REPORTING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. THEY
CAN ENTER AND INSPECT THE
RECORDS AND PROPERTIES OF
PIPELINE OPERATORS TO DETERMINE
COMPLIANCE. THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL DOES NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO DO THIS FOR
INTERESTING PIPELINES OPERATED
AT LOW PRESSURE. AND OVERSIGHT
IS VITAL TO PREVENTING OIL
SPILLS MORE RECENTLY IN 2021,
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF
CRUDE OIL WERE SPILLED IN THE
HUNTINGDON BEACH. THE PIPELINE
WAS OPERATED AT A LOW PRESSURE,
MAKING IT HARDER TO DETECT A
CHANGE IN PRESSURE. THAT WOULD
INDICATE A SPILL BY AUTHORIZING
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO
REGULATE ALL INTERESTING
PIPELINES. WE CAN PREVENT FUTURE
OIL SPURS OR REDUCE THEIR
SEVERITY. IF THEY DO OCCUR. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH OPPOSITION AS
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD. AND
TODAY WE HAVE CLIFF BIRD FROM
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND
MARIANNE COLLIER FROM THE CENTER
AND RACE, POVERTY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU
ARE THE IN PERSON OR VIA PHONE,
OK? MR BURKE, ARE YOU THERE?
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. I AM
HERE. UM I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF SB 10 30 ON BEHALF OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS BILL
WILL ALLOW THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL TO REGULATE LOW PRESSURE
PIPELINES. AS WELL AS CLARIFY
REQUIREMENTS AROUND RECORD
KEEPING RECORD REPORTING
INSPECTIONS. THE IMPACTS OF OIL
SPILLS ON PEOPLE. THE
ENVIRONMENT AND LOCAL ECONOMIES
ARE DEVASTATING. IMPROVED
OVERSIGHT CAN HELP PREVENT
SPILLS AND SAFEGUARD OUR
COMMUNITIES, THE ENVIRONMENT AND
THE INTEGRITY OF THE INDUSTRY BY
AUTHORIZING THE STATE FIRE
MARSHAL TO REGULATE BOTH HIGH
PRESSURE AND LOW PRESSURE
IPELINES. WE CAN PREVENT OR
REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF FUTURE
OIL SPILLS. OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT HAS OCCURRED IN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY'S SINCE AS
EARLY AS THE 18 NINETIES, A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ONSHORE
AND OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
PRODUCTION CONTINUES. WITHIN THE
COUNTY TODAY. NUMEROUS PRIVATE
OPERATORS UTILIZE INFRASTRUCTURE
SUCH AS PIPELINES, TANKS AND
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO SERVE
THIS ONGOING PRODUCTION.
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTINUES TO AGE AND DEGRADE.
SOME OF WHICH REQUIRES
REPLACEMENT. UM. THIS BILL IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP IN HELPING TO
REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OIL
SPILLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
HAZARDS. AND WILL RESULT IN
PROTECTINGPUBLIC HEALTH AND
WOULD URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SECRETARY DOING
HAVE OPERATOR. I'M SORRY. DO YOU
HAVE THE OTHER PERSON TESTIFYING
SUPPORT MARIAN EARLIER. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR RODRIGUEZ AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MARINA LAWYER ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTRAL AND RACE PAVILION. THE
ENVIRONMENT TRP FOR SHORT. AS
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBED AS B 10 30
GIVES THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
POWER TO REGULATE ALL INTERESTED
PIPELINE. CALIFORNIA'S PIPELINE
REGULATIONS ARE MUCH STRONGER
THAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. BUT
THE ELDER CALIFORNIA PIPELINE
SAFETY ACT, AS IT IS WRITTEN NOW
PROVIDES A LOOPHOLE ALLOWING ALL
COMPANIES TO AVOID APPROPRIATE
SAFEGUARDS AND OVERSIGHT. BY
OPERATING, THEY'RE INTERESTED
PIPELINES BELOW THE PRESSURE
THRESHOLD. THESE OPERATORS ARE
NOT SUBJECT TO CALIFORNIA'S THE
HIGHER STANDARDS FOR OPERATION
AND SAFETY. WHEN PIPELINES ARE
NOT HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD.
THOSE BILLS ARE FORM ELECTED
WERE CARE THESE PILLS CAN CAUSE
SEVERE AND PERMANENT HARM TO
HUMANS. THESE EFFECTS CAN
INCLUDE RESPIRATORY DAMAGE.
LIVER DAMAGE DECREASED IMMUNITY
, INCREASED CANCER RISK
PERCEIVED DAMAGE AND HIGHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES ARE FAR MORE
LIKELY THAN OTHER AREAS OF THE
STATE TO BE LOCATED NEAR
PIPELINE, ESPECIALLY IN CORONA
COUNTY, WHERE TRP IS BASED. AND
RESIDENTS FROM THESE COMMUNITIES
OF FARMERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HARM
FROM THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF
MANY ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES AND
SOCIAL VULNERABILITIES. TO
PROTECT COMMUNITIES NEAR
PIPELINES AS WELL AS WILDLIFE
AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ALL
INTERESTED PIPELINES SHOULD BE
SUBJECT TO THE SAME OVERSIGHT
REGARDLESS OF WHAT PRESSURE THEY
ARE OPERATED AT. WE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO LET ALL COMPANIES
EVADE COMPLIANCE BY RUNNING THE
PIPELINES AT A LOW PRESSURE. WE
MUST GIVE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
AUTHORITY OVER LOW PRESSURE
INTERESTED BY NGUYEN. THANK YOU
AND I URGE YOUR VOTE ON SB 10
30. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE
ELSE IN SUPPORT OPERATOR? FOR
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, PLEASE
PRESS 10. MR CHAIR. THERE IS NO
ONE WHO SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH
TO SPEAK. THINK ONE IS THERE.
ANYONE IN THE ROOM SPEAKING
SUPPORT? SEEN NONE. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? WE HAVE
SOMEONE COMING FORWARD. MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS PALMIERO,
REPRESENTING THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE
SOMEWHAT OF AN ODD POSITION, AND
IT'S SUPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED NOT
ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BILL,
BUT ON THE HANDLING OF THE VERY
SENSITIVE INFORMATION GIVEN TO
THE OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL
RELATED TO PIPELINES. BOTH
FEDERAL LAW AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS LABELED
PIPELINES AS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SHOULD BE
PROTECTED. THE AMENDMENTS ARE
QUITE SIMPLE WOULD SIMPLY GIVE
THE DISCRETION TO THE OFFICE OF
STATE FIRE MARSHAL. TO CONTACT
AN OPERATOR OF A PIPELINE IF
THERE IS A P R A REQUEST FOR
THAT INFORMATION AND ALLOW THE
OPERATOR OF THAT PIPELINE TO
INFORM THE OFFICE OF STATE FIRE
MARSHAL WHETHER THAT SHOULD BE
PUBLIC INFORMATION OR NOT.
ULTIMATELY THE DECISION IS THE
FROM THE OFFICE OF STATE FIRE
MARSHAL, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE A
LEVEL OF ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
FOR THOSE REASONS WE OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU ARE
WORKING WITH THE OFFICE. OKAY
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM AND OPPOSITION? SEE NONE
OPERATORS OR ANYONE ON THE PHONE
AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO. AND
ONCE AGAIN, MR CHAIR. NO ONE HAS
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. OKAY THANK YOU. SO WITH
THAT, LET'S BRING BACK TO
MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? THERE'S
NOW HAVE EMOTION, A SECOND BY
WARD SECOND BY CALDERON. SO THAT
SENATOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS
BILL. YOU ACTUALLY VOTED ON
THIS, UH, IDENTICAL BILL BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM. SO IT'S
SOMETHING MEMBER BLOOM OUR
OFFICE AND THE OPPOSITION JUST
MET LAST WEEK AND ARE LOOKING
OVER THE LANGUAGE, SO WE'LL
CONTINUE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AS
APPROPRIATE. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU WITH THAT WE HAVE
MOTION SECOND. I DO HAVE IRAQ ON
THIS AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK
YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE WORK WITH OPPOSITION.
SECRETARY LIKE TO CALL THEIR
OWN. MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I SARA TOE
SEYARTO NÓ AGUILAR CURRY CURRY.
I CALLED RON CALLED DRAWN I
GRAY. CAULDRON WALDRON NO BOARD
WORD, AYE. THANK YOU THAT
MOTIONS OUT WILL KEEP THE ROPE
IN PHARMACY MEMBERS. SO WITH
THAT WE'LL GO BACK TO CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE'LL OPEN THE ROAD
BACK UP TO MISSING MEMBERS. SO
WITH THAT SECRETARY CALLED THE
ROAD ON THE MISSING MEMBERS
CONSULT CONSENT CALENDAR.
CAULDRON. PAUL JOHN, I GRAY.
BOARD. FORD. AYE. EMOTIONS OUT.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START FROM
THE TOP. AH SECRETARY OPENED THE
ROAD ON SB 558 CAVALLERO CALLED
MISSING MEMBERS. GREAT. FORWARD.
FORWARD. I 60. EMOTIONS AT 60.
UH FOUND NUMBER TWO SP 89 TO HER
TATO SECRETARY CALLED ABSENT
MEMBERS. GREAT. FORD. FORD. AYE.
SIX YEARS. THAT MOTION IS OUT.
SECRETARY OPENED THE ROAR ON SP
10 30 LEMON. REMEMBER? RIGHT? IS
GREAT. SO I'LL LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ANOTHER 5 10 MINUTES. I
KNOW WE HAVE AH, MEMBER THAT IS
ABSENT OR IS OUT FOR. THEY CALL. CALLED GREY'S OFFICE.
OH, YEAH, I DO. OKAY, CAN.
SERGEANT CALLED HIS OFFICE.
YEAH.
WHAT'S HE? WHAT'S HE MISSING? I
THOUGHT HE WAS HERE FOR LET'S
SAY BRIEFLY, BUT HE WASN'T HERE
WHEN WE HAVE. NO ANSWER. LET'S
SEE IF I COULD TEXT HIM.
TEXT THEM.
LIKE FIVE MOMENTS. TEXT HIM
HERE. THE RESPONSE.
WAS THAT. OOPS.
ALL RIGHT, SECRETARY WHEN OPENED
THE ROW, WE'LL GO START OFF WITH
FIRST NUMBER SB 558 CAVALLERO.
SECRETARY OPENED THE ROAD AND
MISSING MEMBERS. GREAT. I. THE
EMOTIONS OUT 70 NEXT ONE PHONE
NUMBER TWO SP 89 TO HER TARO
SECRETARY OPENED THEIR OWN.
CALLED ABSENT MEMBER. GREAT. I.
THE EMOTIONS OUT SIX. WITH THAT.
SB 10 35 NUMBER THREE LIMÓN.
SECRETARY OPENED THE ROAD. AND
CALLED ABSENT MEMBER. COME. THE
EMOTIONS OUT. UM NEXT ONE PHONE
NUMBER FOUR SB 10 44 DURAZO.
SECRETARY OPENED THE ROAD AND
CALLED UP REMEMBER VERY NOT
THOSE THAT ONE THAT ONE IS OUT.
NOW IT'S CONSENT CALENDAR OPEN
THE ROAD CAUGHT ABSENT MEMBER 17
AND THAT IS OUT SEMINAR WITH
THAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING
FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU.
WORLD, BUT WE CAN