GONNA SAY A HAMMOCK AND A
VACATION. THANK YOU. UM SERGEANT
, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
WILL START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE.
WITH MY GOOD VICE HERE. MR
SMITH. SO GOOD AFTERNOON AND
WELCOME TO THE FINAL SCHEDULED
HEARING. OF THE ASSEMBLY,
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC
MATERIALS COMMITTEE FOR THIS
YEAR. TODAY WITNESSES WILL BE
ABLE TO TESTIFY FROM BOTH INSIDE
THE HEARING ROOM OR VIA PHONE
LINE. THE CALL IN NUMBER FOR
THIS HEARING IS 877. 692. 8957.
THE ACCESS CODE IS 131. 54 44
GOING TO REPEAT IT. THE CALL IN
NUMBER IS 877. 692 89 57 THE
ACCESS CODE IS 13154 44 UM. YOU
CAN ALSO FIND THIS NUMBER ON THE
ASSEMBLY, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
AND TOXIC MATERIALS COMMITTEE
WEBSITE. AS WELL AS ON YOUR
SCREEN. IF YOU'RE CALLING IN,
PLEASE ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND
NOISE. THIS INCLUDES MUTING YOUR
LIVESTREAM BROADCAST AND YOUR
SMART DEVICE TO REDUCE THE SOUND
DISTORTION. PLEASE NOTE THAT
COLIN TESTIMONY WILL BE COMBINED
FOR BOTH SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
AND WILL BE TAKEN AFTER BOTH
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION PRIMARY
WITNESSES HAVE TESTIFIED.
PRIMARY WITNESS TESTIMONY IS
LIMITED TO FOUR MINUTES TOTAL
FOR EACH SIDE. ALSO PLEASE BE
ADVISED THAT IF YOU WERE PRIMARY
WITNESS CALLING IN REMAIN ON A
LIVE LINE AND WILL NEED TO MUTE
YOURSELF UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED ON
TO SPEAK. ALL ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES WILL BE LIMITED TO
STATING THEIR NAME ORGANIZATION
IF THEY REPRESENT ONE. IN THEIR
POSITION ON THE BILL. THEY ALSO
WANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE
ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BY
BURYING WITH US AS WE IMPLEMENT
METHODS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE
FOUR BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONE BILL IS ON CONSENT. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM YET, BUT I'M VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE MEMBERS WHO ARE
HERE. THANK YOU. MY TWO
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES. UM SO WE
WILL GO ON TO HEAR MR
PORTANTINO'S BILL. SO. SENATOR
YOU HAVE A BILL STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
CONSTITUENTS OF EMERGING CONCERN
AND DRINKING WATER PROGRAM. SO
PLEASE PRESENT YOUR BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 2 30, THE
STATE WIDE CONSTITUENTS OF
EMERGING CONCERN AND DRINKING
WATER PROGRAM. WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO FILL
THE BONNETS, EXISTING WORK AND
KNOWLEDGE OF CSX AND WATER WITH
AN EMPHASIS ON IMPACTS TO OUR
DRINKING WATER. CONSTITUENTS OF
EMERGING CONCERN OR SEX OR THEY
ARE KNOWN, ARE DIVERSE GROUP OF
SYNTHETIC AND NATURALLY
OCCURRING CHEMICALS OR
MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE NOT
CURRENTLY REGULATED AND DRINKING
WATER. SCIENTISTS HAVE
DISCOVERED NEW WAYS TO DETECT
THE EC S AND SMALL AMOUNTS USED
TO BE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT
MEASURING CHEMICALS IN PARTS PER
MILLION PARTS PER BILLION, AND
NOW WE CAN DETECT DOWN TO PARTS
PER TRILLION. GIVEN THIS
CAPABILITY, SCIENTISTS WILL
CONTINUE TO DETECT NEW,
UNREGULATED CCS THAT COULD
INCLUDE PHARMACEUTICALS,
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS OR
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS IN TRACE
AMOUNTS. SP 2 30 IS DESIGNED TO
HELP THE STATE WATER BOARD
GATHER INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND
THE PUBLIC HEALTH RISK OF THE C.
E. C. S. AND THEIR OCCURRENCE IN
DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. THIS
INFORMATION WOULD HELP THE STATE
WATER BOARD MAKE INFORMED
SCIENCE BASED DECISIONS ON HOW
TO PRIORITIZE HIM AND FOR
REGULATING THE BILL WOULD ALSO
AUTHORIZED THE STATE WATER BOARD
TO CREATE A SCIENCE ADVISORY
PANEL MADE UP OF EXPERTS TO
ADVISE THEM ON CCS. AND CREATES
IN THE STATE TREASURY SEC ACTION
FUND, WHICH UPON APPROPRIATION
WOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
STATE WATER BOARD TO SUPPORT THE
PROGRAM. THE BILL IS RECENTLY
BEING BEEN AMENDED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE STATE WATER
BOARDS EXISTING WORK ON CCS AND
ALLOW THEM TO ESTABLISH THE
SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL AS NEEDED
. I HAVE WITH ME TO TESTIFY
BRADLEY COFFEE WITH MWD AND
DANIELLE DANIELLE WITH CMU A
BEEN MET MAST YOUR LAST NAME UP.
SORRY DANIELLE. THANK YOU. AND
SO OBVIOUSLY WHEN APPROPRIATE, I
WOULD ASK FOR AN I VOTE, BUT I
WANT YOU TO HEAR FROM MY
EXPERTS. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M BRAD COFFEE, AND I SERVE AS
THE WATER RESOURCE MANAGER FOR
THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THROUGH
OUR 26 MEMBER AGENCIES. WE
PROVIDE ABOUT HALF OF THE
DRINKING WATER TO 19 MILLION
CONSUMERS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I THANK THE CHAIR
AND STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US ON
HELPFUL AMENDMENTS TO STRENGTHEN
THIS BILL. SB 2 30 CREATES A
PATHWAY TO IMPROVE OUR KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT CONSTITUENTS OF EMERGING
CONCERN AND DRINKING WATER
SOURCES. IN RECENT YEARS, THE
PUBLIC HAS GROWN CONCERNED ABOUT
THE POTENTIAL RISK OF CCS. THIS
CONCERNED PARTLY ARISES FROM
EXTENSIVE NATIONAL MEDIA
COVERAGE ON P FAS, MICROPLASTICS
AND ALGAL TOXINS. THE PUBLIC
RIGHTLY ASKS WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT
THESE COMPOUNDS AND IF THE WATER
IS SAFE TO DRINK IN RESPONSE TO
THESE CONCERNS, STATE LEADERS
TAKE TARGETED LEGISLATIVE
ACTIONS, OFTEN ACCELERATING THE
MONITORING OR REGULATORY
TIMELINES. SIMILARLY THE STATE
WATER BOARD HAS NEEDED TO
EXPEDITE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
REGULATIONS. HOWEVER LEGISLATIVE
AND REGULATORY ACTIONS CAN SHORT
CIRCUIT THE NORMAL PROCESS. THIS
CAN IMPEDE THE EFFORTS TO
UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPACTS HOW WIDESPREAD THE CCS
OCCUR AND HOW THEY MOVE AND
CYCLE THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS LEADS TO A DIFFICULTY AND
COMPARING THE RELATIVE RISK WITH
OTHER CONTAMINANTS. WATER
AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC CAN SEE
OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSES
PIECEMEAL AND SOMETIMES
CONFUSING. SB 2 30 IS AN EFFORT
TO BRING SOME ORDER TO THE
DISORDER THAT ARISES FROM A LONG
LIST OF CCS. WHICH WILL ONLY
CONTINUE TO GROW BY AUTHORIZING
THE BOARD TO SET UP A SCIENCE
ADVISORY PANEL AND PROGRAM. THE
BILL HELPS THE STATE WATER BOARD
BUILD UPON THEIR EXISTING WORK
TO UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH EFFECTS
OF CCS. DEVELOP RELIABLE
DETECTION METHODS AND DETERMINE
THEIR OCCURRENCE. THE BILL WOULD
HELP FURTHER THE STATE WATER
BOARD IN THEIR PRIORITIZATION
AND RESOURCES ON THE MOST
CRITICAL CCS AND ALSO CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE TO
EXPAND COLLABORATION WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. THANK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DANIELLE BLAST HAYDN WITH
CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR SP 2 30 ARE MEMBERS
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
PROVIDING A SAFE AND RELIABLE
WATER SUPPLY TO OUR CUSTOMERS,
AS NOTED BY SENATOR PORTANTINO,
INCLUDING BECAUSE OF OUR
INCREASING DETECTION
CAPABILITIES, SCIENTISTS WILL
CONTINUE TO DETECT NEW,
UNREGULATED CONSTITUENTS OF
EMERGING CONCERN THEY COULD
INCLUDE PHARMACEUTICALS,
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ARE
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS AND TRACE
THEM OUT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
PURSUE A THOUGHTFUL AND
ORGANIZED APPROACH FOR REVIEWING
AND AS APPROPRIATE REGULATING
THESE CONTAMINANTS, INCLUDING
PRIORITIZATION RESEARCH AND
EFFICIENT DATA COLLECTION. SB 2
30 HELPS ACHIEVE THAT GOAL BY
BUILDING UPON THE GOOD WORK
ALREADY BEING DONE BY THE STATE
WATER BOARD, WITH AN ADDITIONAL
FOCUS ON CCS AND DRINKING WATER
, IT WILL LEAD TO MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
HEALTH RISK AND OCCURRENCE OF
CCS AND THE DRINKING WATER
SUPPLY. AND IT WOULD AUTHORIZE
BUT NOT REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD
TO STAND UP SCIENCE ADVISORY
PANEL ON SEX AND DRINKING WATER
SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN
SEX AND THE ECOSYSTEM AND ON
RECYCLED WATER. THIS BILL WOULD
BE A MEANINGFUL STEP FORWARD TO
HELP ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR
WATER SUPPLY AND WE WERE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. UM. LET'S SEE.
SO NOW WE'LL GO TO PEOPLE. IN
THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME
UP AND SUPPORT. AND THEN WE'LL
GO TO THE OPPOSITION WITNESSES.
GREAT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS DON KEPT KI ACCU
CAPTAIN ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE AND SUPPORT. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. ROSARIO CORTEZ KAPPLER,
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION STRONG SUPPORT. VERY
GOOD. NOW WE'LL HAVE THE UP.
WE'LL GET TO THE PHONES AFTER WE
HAVE THE, UH, PRIMARY OPPOSITION
SPEAKERS AND THE OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM. SO PLEASE COME FORWARD
AND YOU, I THINK YOU CAN STAY
THERE. NEXT TECHNICAL EXPERTS
JUST OKAY. I'LL BE BRIEF. UM OR
YOU CAN COME AND SAID, IT'S UP
TO YOU. JUST AS SOON HAVE YOU UP
HERE. INQUESTS CASE THERE ARE
QUESTIONS SO UH, SO GOOD
AFTERNOON, KYLE JONES WITH
COMMUNITY WATER CENTER, AND WE
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING A
LETTER INTO REFLECT THE RECENT
AMENDMENTS OF THE BILL, BUT WE
DO HAVE AN OPPOSING THIS AMENDED
POSITION ON THE BILL WITH
SEVERAL OTHERS. UM AND I WOULD
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR OF THE
SPONSORS AND THE COMMITTEE FOR
WORKING ON THE SET OF AMENDMENTS
THAT DID COME OUT. WE THINK IT
REALLY FOR MOST OF THE BILL DOES
IMPROVE THE PROCESS. OUR CONCERN
IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE
NOT CREATING A DUPLICATIVE
PROCESS THAT WILL INTERFERE WITH
THAT. WE HAVE PROCESS AND
ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN REGULATION
AND SETTING OF CLS FOR
CONTAMINANTS. AND SO WE THINK
THE AMENDMENTS GO A LONG WAY AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
EVERYBODY, UH, AS WE GO FORWARD
IN THE SUMMER. ARE CONCERNED.
THAT REMAINS, HOWEVER, WAS THAT
WE HAD A PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS
THAT WE REQUESTED WITH OTHERS TO
MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WERE
EXEMPTED FROM THE BILL. UM WE
DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S THAT
THAT WHERE THE FOCUS IS IN THE
PROCESS, WE UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S
NOT SO MUCH EMERGING AS HAS
EMERGED, AND IT IS A PROBLEM
THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING
TOWARDS TESTING AND TREATMENT OF
NOW AND THAT WE DON'T THINK THAT
THIS PROCESS IS APPROPRIATE FOR
US. YEAH LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH EVERYONE OVER THE SUMMER
AND THANK YOU ALL RIGHT? AND
BILL AALIYAH WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
WORKING GROUP AND ALSO SPEAKING
FOR A NATURAL RESOURCES, DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND CLEAN WATER ACTION.
MR JONES COMMENTS EXACTLY AND WE
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH C M U A
AND THE AUTHOR FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. AND ALSO
PERSONALLY I KNOW IT'S A HUGE
JOB TO TREAT THE WATER FOR
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AND G IS ALL
OVER THIS, AND IT'S CRITICAL AT
TIMES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF
BRINGING SAFE WATER TO
CALIFORNIANS. IT'S NOT EASY AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU
. UM, ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
ROOM IN OUR POSITION? YES, WE
HAVE ONE MORE. YEAH BILL ALREADY
MENTIONED THIS. BUT KAYLA
ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF ENERGY,
SEE ACTION FUND, JUST ALIGNING
OUR COMMENTS BUT WANTED TO
MENTION ARE OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION. THANKS. OKAY,
UM SO. THE NEXT IS TO GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. AND IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TWO SB 2
30 PORTANTINO. WHAT I'D LIKE YOU
TO DO IS, UH, STATE YOUR NAME?
STATE ANY AFFILIATION YOU HAVE
IF YOU HAVE ONE, AND THEN
WHETHER YOUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION, AND PLEASE BE BRIEF
AS I REQUEST OPERATOR. WOULD YOU
BRING PEOPLE ON FOR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? CERTAINLY IF YOU
ARE, IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF SB 2 30, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. LINE NUMBER
59 YOUR LINE IS OPEN 59. GOOD
AFTERNOON ADAM KENYANS ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATION WATER
AGENCIES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE ONE MORE WILL BE JUST A
MOMENT.
FIND 58. YOUR LINE IS OPEN 58.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR TERRAN
MEMBERS. THIS IS SHARON GREENE
WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. THANK YOU
AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. NEXT.
MR VICE CHAIR. DO YOU HAVE A
COMMENT? WHEN IT COMES TIME? I'D
LIKE TO MAKE THEM EMOTIONALLY
APPROVE IT. THIS IS GOOD
LEGISLATION BECAUSE EVERYONE
WANTS CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
GOOD. UM I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SENATOR FOR TAKING
THIS, UM TO THE OPPOSITION, UM.
THE STATE WATER BOARD DOESN'T
HAVE TO DO THIS. IF THEY DON'T
WANT TO. I THINK THEY'RE THE
BEST QUALIFIED TO DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT THEY WANT TO USE THIS
MECHANISM. ALSO GIVES THEM QUITE
A BIT OF LEEWAY. SO I THINK THE
BILL IS FINE FROM AN
ENVIRONMENTAL POINT OF VIEW. I
REALIZE IT'S NOT PERFECT FROM
YOUR POINT OF VIEW, BUT I THINK
IT'S GOOD AND AT THE TIME WHEN
WE WILL BE RECOMMENDED INI
VOTED APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN WE
HAVE TWO MORE MEMBERS HERE,
WHICH I HOPE WILL HAPPEN IN THE
NEXT HALF HOUR OR SO, BUT YOU
NEVER KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO
BUSY PRESENTING BILLS AT THIS
TIME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EVERYONE, MR CHAIR. QUÊ. YES,
SENATOR ARCHULETTA. GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN. WHY DON'T YOU COME
FORWARD? SHARE IT IS GOOD TO SEE
YOU AGAIN AS WELL. AND YES, YOU
WE ARE RUNNING AROUND TODAY,
AREN'T WE? DID YOUR BILL GET OUT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY? YES, GOOD. MAY
NOT? OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
QUÊ ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHAIR,
SENATOR BOB ARCHULETTA, AND I'M
HONORED TO PRESENT SENATE BILL 2
77. AND ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
TIME FOR THIS BILL. AH! AGAIN
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
ALLOWING ME THIS TIME. SENATE
BILL 2 77 DEALS WITH FIREWORKS
SEIZURES. WHEN PASSED. SENATE
BILL 2 77 WILL PROVIDE THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
THE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE INSTEAD
OF ONLY DISPOSING OF ILLEGAL
FIREWORKS. ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
USAGE IS A MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY
CONCERN IN CALIFORNIA. UNDER
STATE LAW, FIREWORKS THAT ARE
NOT SAFE AND SANE, SUCH AS
FIRECRACKERS, ROMAN CANDLES AND
OTHER FIREWORKS THAT EXPLODE GO
INTO THE AIR OR MOVE ON THE
GROUND IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE
MANNER. ARE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL,
UNSAFE, DANGEROUS. THESE
FIREWORKS ACROSS INTO CALIFORNIA
FROM MULTIPLE BORDERS AND,
UNLIKE SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS,
THE USE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
POSED AN IMMEDIATE THREAT OF
INJURY TO PROPERTY DESTRUCTION
AND WILDFIRE. EFFORTS TO BRING
ILLEGAL FIREWORKS INTO
CALIFORNIA, OFTEN PART OF A
LARGER ORGANIZED CRIME OPERATION
THAT OFTEN ACROSS STATE AND
FEDERAL LINES, WHICH COMMONLY
RESULT IN COMPLEX MULTI
JURISDICTIONAL ENFORCEMENT
ACTIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
OTHER AGENCIES. THE OFFICE OF
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING
FIREWORKS. INCLUDING THE
DISPOSAL OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS
ONCE THEY ARE SEIZED BY FIRE
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE FARM MARSHALL CAN ONLY
DISPOSE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS.
THIS NARROW DEFINITION AS A
RESULT, EFFECTIVELY LIMITS THE
ACTIONS OF THE STATE FARM
MARSHALL CAN TAKE TO SEIZE AND
TREAT FIREWORKS, STRAINING THE
STATE RESOURCE IS INCREASING
COSTS AND DRIVING ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. THIS BILL
WOULD AMEND CURRENT LAW TO
PROVIDE THE OFFICE OF STATE FIRE
MARSHAL WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
MANAGE SEES FIREWORKS RATHER
THAN ONLY DISPOSE OF THEM. RIGHT
NOW. THE STATE FARM, MARSHALL
DISPOSES BETWEEN TWO AND
£300,000 OF CEASEFIRE WORKS PER
YEAR. DISPOSAL COSTS ABOUT $10
PER POUND. INCLUDING LABOR COSTS
. CONSEQUENTLY THE STATE FARM
MARSHALL IS SPENDING
APPROXIMATELY 2 TO $3 MILLION
PER YEAR ON DISPOSAL COST. THE
PROCESS IS COSTLY AND LACKS OF
SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING SOURCE.
SENATE BILL 2 77 DIRECTLY
ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE AND WILL
IMMEDIATELY HELP TO REDUCE COSTS
. PASTORS WITH THIS BILL WILL
SIMPLY ALLOW THE STATE FARM
MARSHALL TO MANAGE INSTEAD OF
ONLY DISPOSED OF SEIZED
FIREWORKS, WHICH IN TURN HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO CUT DISPOSAL COSTS
UP TO 50. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AS RECEIVED NO, NO
VOTES. FOR THESE REASONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ACT THREE. I VOTE.
THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO REQUEST
THE SERGEANTS. DR RAMBLAS IN THE
ROOM NEXT DOOR. I DON'T KNOW
WHICH ONE BUT YOU KNOW? USING
HUMAN SERVICES. COULD YOU ASK
HIM TO COME OVER JUST FOR ONE
MINUTE SO WE COULD ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. FOR FIVE WILL DO IT SO
YEAH, AND THEN THEN WE CAN HAVE
A PROPER MOTION AND ALL THAT.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. DO YOU
HAVE ANY EXPERTS TO JOIN? YOU
KNOW I DON'T ALRIGHT. I THINK IT
SPEAKS. YOU'RE IN THE ROOM AND
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT. COME UP, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JASON AND SOLVE
THIS ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN
PROMOTIONAL EVENTS, TNT
FIREWORKS. WE WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR AND SUPPORT
AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE
SURE THAT MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS
OF THE BILL WORK, BUT WE VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS
LEADERSHIP ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU. I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE
FIREWORKS INDUSTRY LIKES YOUR
BELT. BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT
REGULATING THAT BUSINESS. UM.
LET'S SEE. IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL? IN THE
ROOM. ON THE LINE. OKAY, SO
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE LINES.
DRONE LINES AND HERE. IF ANYONE
IS, UH FOR OR AGAINST SB 277
ARCHULETTA FIREWORKS. IF YOU ARE
FOR OREGON'S SP 2 77, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. AND AT THIS
TIME NO ONE IS IN QUÊ. OKAY? ALL
RIGHT. GO AHEAD. DID YOU HAVE A
QUESTION BAUER-KAHAN GOTTEN THIS
MAY BE OUR LAST STM MEETING. AND
I DON'T KNOW QUESTION. I THINK
I'VE LET YOU DOWN THERE. WELL
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER BILL. ANY
QUESTIONS OVER HERE? NOW IT'S UM
, THIS IS A GOOD BILL. UM WE DO
NEED MORE FLEXIBLE ABILITY IN
THE MANAGEMENT. I'LL BE
RECOMMENDED AND I VOTE AS SOON
AS WE GET A QUORUM. AND YOU CAN
GO ON TO THE NEXT BILL. 11 24
PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL PRIMARY
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS.
MANGANESE OKAY, WELL AGAIN, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE. ON
THAT ONE. LET ME OPEN UP THIS
ONE. AH! AND THANK YOU ONCE
AGAIN, THIS BILL AH IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CLEAN WATER. AND THIS IS, UH ONE
THAT DOESN'T FOLLOW TOO FAR
BEHIND THE OTHER BILL THAT I WAS
SITTING IN BEHIND. BUT HERE WE
GO. AH TODAY I'M PRESENTING
SENATE BILL 11 24. TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM OF MAG UNEASE IN
CALIFORNIA'S WATER SYSTEM,
MAGNESIUM AND WATER CAN CAUSE
AESTHETIC ISSUES SUCH AS
METALLIC TASTING WATER, ODOR AND
STAINS. STUDIES HAVE ALSO
CONSISTENTLY SHOWN AN
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO
MAGAN EASE IN DRINKING WATER AND
NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES AND INFANTS
AND CHILDREN. THIS INCLUDES
CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR LOWER I Q
SPEECH AND MEMORY DIFFICULTIES
AND LACK OF COORDINATION AND
MOVEMENT CONTROL. THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY ACCEPTS THE MAGNESIUM
IS A HEALTH CONCERN FOR CHILDREN
WITH EMERGING STUDIES ALSO
INDICATING THAT THEIR HEALTH
ISSUES AND CONCERNS FOR ADULTS
AND SENIORS I WOULD LIKE TO
POINT OUT THAT IN 2012,
CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST
STATE IN THE NATION TO
LEGISLATIVELY RECOGNIZED THE
HUMAN RIGHT TO WATER. CLEAN
WATER. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO FURTHER THIS GOAL IN SENATE
BILL 11 24. SENATE BILL 11 24
1ST REQUIRES THE OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD
ASSESSMENT. TO PREPARE A PUBLIC
HEALTH GOAL FROM AGONIES TO
INTERRUPT YOUR PRESENTATION TO
GET A QUARREL. HERE WE GO, SO.
WELL LET'S SEE CALLED THE ROLE
TO ESTABLISH QUORUM QUIRK. HERE
IS HERE, SMITH. SMITH HERE,
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA HERE.
BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN HERE.
CRISTINA GARCIA MATHIS MATTERS
IS HERE. TUCCI WALDRON. WE HAVE
A QUORUM. GREAT. UM, SO LET'S UH. HAVE EMOTION ON YOUR PREVIOUS
BILL. SB 277 FIREWORKS
EXCELLENT. CALL THE ROLL.
CALLING THE ROLL ON ITEM TWO. SB
2 77 ARCHULETTA. IT'S BEEN
MOTIONED AND SECONDED. DR
QUIRKE. BY DOCTOR QUIRKE. I
SMITH SMITH. I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
IIB BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN I,
CRISTINA GARCIA MATHIS. MATTIS I
AM MURATSUCHI. WALDRON WE HAVE
ENOUGH VOTES FOR THAT TO PASS
OUT. OKAY? AND THEN HMM. UM.
YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT, MOVE IT.
OKAY? SUPPORTING TINO BILL ON
YEAH. YEAH. CONSTITUENTS OF
EMERGING CONCERN AND DRINKING
WATER PROGRAM. NO, IT'S OK. GOOD
WHATEVER. WELL, WE HAVEN'T
MOVED. RIGHT THERE, AND HE
SECONDED. FINE. LET'S GO. ITEM
NUMBER ONE SB 2 30 PORTANTINO
DOCTOR CORK. HI, DOCTOR. QUIRKE.
I SMITH. SMITH I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA EYEBROW BAUER-KAHAN.
POWER. CAN I? CRISTINA GARCIA.
MATHIS. MATHIS. I MURATSUCHI.
WALDRON WE HAVE FIVE VOTES. OKAY
30 IS OUT. DON'T WE ASK FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. LAYERED SAFE
WATER DRINKING STATE REVOLVING
FROM CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS
OF SB 11 88 LAIRD. THE MOTION IS
DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
RECOMMENDATION. TO CONSENT
CALENDAR QUIRK. OH I'M SORRY. WE
NEED TO MOTION IN SECOND
BAUER-KAHAN. ADD MATHIS. IT HAS
BEEN MOTIONS AND SECONDED. DR
QUIRKE. DOCTOR QUIRKE. I SMITH
SMITH. I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE
BAUER-KAHAN. OKAY AND I CRISTINA
GARCIA MATHIS MATHIS. I WOULDN'T
TUCCI WALDRON. WE HAVE FIVE
VOTES FOR THAT ONE. ALRIGHT AND
YOU'RE OUR LAST BILL. I HAVE A
FEELING THAT'S GOING TO BE A
GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. I HAVE TO
CONGRATULATE YOUR THE ONLY
COMMITTEE THAT HAD A QUORUM ALL
DAY EVERYWHERE. I'VE BEEN SO I
HAVE TO THANK DR ARAMBULA
BAUER-KAHAN. AND MY TWO
STALWARTS. UH MR SMITH AND MR
MATHIS, MR. VICE CHAIR. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I
WILL CONTINUE WITH SENATE BILL
11 24 AND I HAD MENTIONED THAT
SENATE BILL 11 24 1ST RECORD
REQUIRES THE OFFICE
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD
ASSESSMENT, PREPARE A PUBLIC
HEALTH GOAL OF MAGNA KNEES ONCE
THE PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL IS
ESTABLISHED. SENATE BILL 11 24
REQUIRES THAT STATE WATER BOARD
TO ADOPT A PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER STANDARD FOR MAGNET, EASE
AND ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS IN BOTH
SOURCE WATER AND THE
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. DURING THE
PERIOD PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF
THE PRIMARY DRINKING WATER
STANDARDS FOR MAGNY NEED. SENATE
BILL 11 24 WILL DIRECT THE STATE
WATER BOARD TO CONSIDER
ESTABLISHING A NOTIFICATION AND
RESPONSE LEVEL. FOR MAGNET EASE.
SENATE BILL 11 24 ALSO
AUTHORIZES THE WATER BOARD. TO
REQUIRE COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM
TO MONITOR FOR MAGNESITE IN
THEIR WATER SOURCE AND WITHIN
THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AS WELL
AS AUTHORIZED THEM TO CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TREATMENT
AND SOURCE PROTECTION. FINALLY
SENATE BILL 11 24 ALLOWS THE USE
OF EXCEEDING THE SECONDARY
STANDARD FOR MAGNETIC IN THE
SOURCE WATER OR WITHIN THE
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OF A
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM. AS A
BASIS FOR FUNDING
PRIORITIZATION. MOST MEDIUM
INCOME WATER SYSTEMS WITH
MAGNETS VOLUNTARILY INSTALLED
TREATMENT AT THE WATER SOURCE,
WHEREAS DISADVANTAGED WATER
SYSTEMS CANNOT AFFORD TO DO
THIS. PREVENTING THE ACCUMULATED
POLLUTANTS FROM MOVING FROM THE
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO CUSTOMERS
. TAPS TAKES EXPERTS CERTIFIED
WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS TO
PROPERLY FLUSHED THE PIPELINES
AND THE SYSTEM. REGULARLY
REPLACED DEAD END PIPES. THE
POOREST SYSTEMS HAVE DIFFICULTY
PAYING FOR THE WATER SYSTEM
OPERATORS THAT HAVE THIS
EXPERTISE THIS BILL WILL HELP TO
ENSURE THAT OUR POOR SYSTEMS ARE
ABLE TO ADDRESS MAG UNEASE IN
THEIR WATER. RECENT TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN THAT
WORD SUGGESTED BY THE WATER
BOARD. THESE ENSURE THE
PREVIOUS THE PROVISIONS OF
SENATE BILL 11 24 OR NOT
CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE BOARD'S
AUTHORITY OR TO ORDER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MONITORING.
FOR CONTAMINANTS OTHER THAN MY
AGONIES THAT HAVE SECONDARY
DRINKING WATER STANDARDS AS WELL
AS OTHER TECHNICAL CHALLENGES.
ON THE PHONE TO TESTIFY AS DR
SAM BEING AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD
TO SPEAK ON THE SPILL.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. AND LET'S HEAR FROM
DR MING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
HEAR YOU BUT SPEAK UP. JUST
SPEAK UP A BIT. OKAY? GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY. I'M A PROFESSOR AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCES AND UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE,
EVERYTHING MY PHD IN STANFORD
UNIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOCHEMISTRY. AND MY RESEARCH
STRUCK. IT'S FOR THEM ARE 18
YEARS HAS BEEN ON METAL
CONTAMINATION OF WATER WITH
SPECIFIC EXPERTISE ON THE
MAINLAND CONTAMINATION. THERE'S
REALLY WELL ESTABLISHED
LITERATURE AND THE ADVERSE
HEALTH EFFECTS OF DRINKING NAME
. YOU NEED TO TERMINATED WATER,
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATED TO
CHILDRENAND INFANT HEALTH
DATING BACK OVER SIX DECADES.
DOCUMENTED HEALTH AFFECTED
CHILDREN INCLUDE DECREASED QUÊ
SPEECH IN MY HURRY, DIFFICULTIES
IN ATTENTION, HYBRID ACTIVITY,
LEARNING IMPAIRMENT AND LACK OF
COORDINATION AND MOVEMENT
CONTROL. AND IN MANY OF THESE
STUDIES, RESEARCHERS ALSO
MEASURED NEGATIVE CONCENTRATION
IN BLOOD, HAIR AND NAILS TO
DIRECTLY DEMONSTRATE THAT
MILLIONAIRES INSEAD HAS
ACCUMULATED IN CHILDREN'S BODIES
FROM CONSUMING. MAYBE
CONTAMINATED WATER. TOMORROW
MORE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES ARE
INCLUDING LARGER POPULATIONS,
MAKING THE RESULTS INCREASINGLY
ROBUST AND RELIABLE, AND THERE
IS INCREASING EVIDENCE THAT
MAYBE NEEDS EXPOSURE CAN HAVE
LONG TERM EFFECTS ON
NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT.
RECENTLY AT A NATIONWIDE STUDY
AND DENMARK FOLLOWED A COHORT OF
643,000 CHILDREN OVER 10 YEARS,
AND THAT STUDY CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATED THAT INCREASED
MEGHAN EASE IN THEIR DRINKING
WATER WAS ASSOCIATED WITH
GREATER RISK OF 80 HD. CHILDREN
ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL MANI'S EXPOSURE
COMPARED TO ADULTS. BECAUSE
YOUNG KIDS BODIES ARE NOT
PULLING DEVELOPS. THEY DON'T
HAVE THE MACHINERY TO GET RID OF
ME SUFFICIENTLY IN THIS CAUSES.
MANI'S ACCUMULATING THEIR BLOOD
AND THEIR BRAINS. AND THEIR
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS OFTEN
NOT MATURE YET AND SO IT'S
THEREFORE MORE VULNERABLE TO
NEURO HAPPENS. AND ON TOP OF
THAT INFANT AND CHILDREN ARE
HAVE SMALLER BODIES AND SO
SEEMINGLY LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF
MANGANESE CAN HAVE REALLY
TACTICAL DEFENSE, SO MONITORING
AND REGULATING MANATEES CAN HELP
DECREASE THE LONG TERM RISK OF
EARLY LIFE MAKING EXPOSURE.
FINALLY THERE IS INTERNATIONAL
PRECEDENT FOR ESTABLISHING A
PRIMARY STANDARDS, THE 19TH MORE
THAN 20 OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE
ALREADY ESTABLISHED THEIR
PRIMARY STANDARDS FOR ME, AND
HE'S IN A FEW OF THOSE
COUNTRIES, INCLUDING AUSTRALIA,
CHINA, JAPAN, THE UK AND MOST
RECENTLY IN 2019, CANADA. UM
CANADA SET A MAXIMUM CAN
ACCEPTABLE CONCENTRATIONS, WHICH
IS EQUIVALENT TO OUR PRIMARY NCL
OF 100 AND 20 PARTS PER BILLION,
AND ONE OF THE REASONS CANADA
WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
SETTING THE STANDARDS BECAUSE OF
HAVING MANY YEARS OF GOVERNMENT
FUNDING TO INCREASE MAINLY
MONITORING IN THEIR WATER
SYSTEMS TO PERFORM VERY THOROUGH
PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY LAST YEAR,
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION OF
THEY DID THEIR GUIDELINES FOR
DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN AN
ADDENDUM THAT SPECIFICALLY TO
FIND THE GUIDELINE VALLEY FOR
MANY OF THESE AT 80 PARTS PER
MILLIONS, AND THIS GUIDELINE IS
BASED ON AN EXTREMELY THOROUGH
AND CRITICAL REVIEW OF MAYBE
HEALTH EFFECTS. AND THEN IT'S
LIKELY THAT WE'LL SEE MORE
COUNTRIES ESTABLISHING PRIMARY
STANDARDS BECAUSE OF THIS SO IN
SUMMARY, THE SCIENTIFIC
LITERATURE VERY CLEARLY SHOWS
THAT DRINKING CONTAMINATED WATER
IS VERY HARMFUL TO PEOPLE'S
HEALTH AND PARTICULARLY FOR
CHILDREN, AS NOTED BY SENATOR
CALIFORNIA IS THE FIRST STATE
HAD ESTABLISHED LEGISLATIVE, UM
BELIEVE RECGNIZED ACCESS TO
SAFE AND AFFORDABLE WATER AS A
HUMAN, RIGHT BUT NOT HAVING
PROPER MONITORING AND TREATMENT
OF MANGANESE TO CHOOSE EWING THE
DISPARITY AND SAFE WATER HUSBAND
ARE STATES WHERE THE POOREST
SYSTEMS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE
FACING THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
HEALTH EVENT. SENATE BILL WILL
HELP US GET ONE STEP CLOSER TO
PROVIDING SAFE WATER TO EVERYONE
IN OUR STATE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
HI, DR MING. AH! ANY OTHER
WITNESSES, MR ARCHULETTA? THANK
YOU. ANYONE IN THE ROOM IN
SUPPORT? ANYONE IN THE ROOM IN
OPPOSITION PRIMARY WITNESS OH,
DANIELLE BLASTED HIGH DIDN'T
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHARON MEMBERS. I'M
DANIELLE BLASTED HIDING AGAIN
WITH SEEING THE WAY WE'RE
REGRETFULLY OPPOSED TO SB 11 24
AS NOTED EARLIER, OUR MEMBERS
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO DELIVER
SAFE AND RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY
TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING
ADDRESSING CONTAMINANTS LIKE
MANGANESE, SO WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS DESIRE TO
PROTECT CALIFORNIANS DRINKING
WATER SUPPLIES. AND OUR MAIN
CONCERN WITH THE BILL IS THAT IT
WOULD CIRCUMVENT IMPORTANT
REGULATORY PROCESSES AND ASSUME
WHAT SHOULD BE A PATH FORWARD
WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING
MANGANESE AND DRINKING WATER.
MANGANESE IS CURRENTLY REGULATED
WITH A SECONDARY DRINKING WATER
STANDARD. AND IN CALIFORNIA.
THOSE STANDARDS ARE ENFORCEABLE
. IT ALSO HAS A NOTIFICATION
LEVEL. UM WATER SYSTEMS CAN
APPLY FOR FUNDING TO MITIGATE
THE EFFECTS OF A CONTAMINANT
WITH THIS TYPE OF M C. L. BUT
BECAUSE SB 11 24 WOULD REQUIRE A
WE HAD TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC
HEALTH GOAL AND THE STATE WATER
BOARD TO DEVELOP A PRIMARY CL.
OUR CONCERN IS THAT IT
CIRCUMVENTS THE REGULATORY
PROCESS AND ASSUMES THAT A PHD
OR PRIMARY M CLS NEEDED FOR
MANGANESE AND THAT THAT WOULD BE
THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT THE
PUBLIC FROM THE STATE HAS ROBUST
REGULATORY PROCESSES IN PLACE TO
DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACH FOR
ADDRESSING CONTAMINATION AND
DRINKING WATER, AND THIS SHOULD
BE THE DEFAULT WHEN LOOKING AT
WHETHER MORE WORK IS NEEDED TO
ADDRESS MANGANESE. AND THIS IS
ACTUALLY ONE OF THE REASONS WHY
WE ARE SPONSORING CO SPONSORING
SB 2 30. ADDITIONALLY WHILE THE
COMMITTEE DOES NOT ADDRESS
pTHAT THE COSTS OF ANY ADDITIONAL
STAFF FOR RESOURCES NEEDED TO
DEVELOP THE M C L WILL BE PAID
FOR BY WATER SYSTEMS. THEY'RE
DRINKING WATER FEES. AND FOR
THIS UPCOMING YEAR, THE STATE
HAS ALREADY PROPOSING A 14%
INCREASE. SO WE DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO ADD
COSTS FOR REGULATION FOR WHICH
THEY'RE NOT. THERE MAY NOT BE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH
PROTECTION. FOR THESE REASONS,
WE URGE YOUR NO VOTE. THANK YOU.
UM PHONE MONITOR, PLEASE PLACE
ADAM. QUINTANA'S STATE
REGULATORY DIRECTOR OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES, AQUA ON THE PHONE
LINE. HEAD ON YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ADAM KENYANS. SEE ATION
OF CALIFORNIA. THESE
RESPECTFULLY. WE DO HAVE AN
IMPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION
ON THIS BILL, UM, ECHO THE
COMMENTS OF DANIELLE AND SAMUEL
A WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND
HIS STAFF FOR THEIR TIME AS WELL
AS COMMITTEE STAFF. YOU KNOW, WE
CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT ISSUE
WITH MANGANESE IN VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE STATE, AND SO WE'RE
SENSITIVE TO ADDRESSING THAT
ISSUE. JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS I
WANT TO MAKE, UM AND REPEAT PART
OF WHAT DANIELLE SAID THERE IS
CURRENTLY A SECONDARY DRINKING
WATER STANDARD FOR MANGANESE, SO
WATER SYSTEMS DO MONITOR AND
REPORT TO THE STATE WATER BOARD
ON MANGANESE. IN THE WATER BOARD
ALREADY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF
UP TO $1000 A DAY FOR VIOLATION
OF THE SECONDARY STANDARD. SO WE
WOULD ENCOURAGE THE STATE WATER
BOARD TO IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES
NECESSARY NECESSARY TO ENFORCE
THAT STANDARD. AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE NOW
VERSUS WHAT THIS BILL PROPOSES.
UM YOU KNOW, WOULD TAKE SEVERAL
YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH. SECONDLY
CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE
MAY BE NEW SCIENCE REGARDING
MANGANESE IF THERE IS A DESIRE
TO HAVE THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT, TAKE
ADDITIONAL ACTION. WE WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT THE BILL BE
AMENDED TO SIMPLY ENCOURAGE OR
WE HAD TO REVIEW THE CURRENT
SCIENCE. AND DETERMINE IF THEY
PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL IS NEEDED,
AND YOU COULD CERTAINLY ADD A
DATE BY WHICH THEY WOULD DO
THAT. THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE, IN
OUR VIEW GOES AROUND THE
REGULATORY PROCESS. WHICH WE ARE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE REGULATORY
PROCESS, AND JUST FINALLY THE
GOVERNOR LAST YEAR DIRECTED AN
ADDITIONAL $650 MILLION FOR
DRINKING WATER PROJECT. SUCH AS
THOSE THAT ADDRESS MANGANESE
CONTAMINATION. WE WOULD
ENCOURAGE THAT FUNDING BE USED
TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND THAT
CAN BE DONE NOW AGAIN VERSUS
WHAT THIS BILL PROPOSES, WHICH
WOULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS AT THE
SOONEST. SO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AND HAPPY
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UM IT WILL NOW GO OH, AND OTHERS
IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS, BOB RIEBE
WITH RIBBED GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE WATER
REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT OF SOUTH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPPOSITION.
OKAY? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, KATHY
VIA TELE WITH METROPOLITAN WATER
DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
, AND WE RESPECTFULLY HAVE AN
OPPOSING LAST AMENDED POSITION
AND ALIGN OUR COMMENTS WITH
THOSE OF YOUR LEAD WITNESSES
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. ROZARIO CORTEZ
KAPPLER, CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION ALSO
ALIGNED WITH THE LEAD WITNESSES
. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS. JASON GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
WATER DISTRICT, ALSO IN
OPPOSITION LINER COMMENTS WILL
SEE ME. I THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
UM NOW WE'LL GO TO THE PHONES
AND FOR COMMENTS ON SB 11 24
DRINKING WATER BAG. MANGANESE
PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL. UH OPERATOR
. PLEASE ASK THOSE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. REMEMBER JUST GIVE
YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION IF YOU
AVE ONE. AND YOUR POSITION,
THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF SB 11 24 PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. WE HAVE
LINED 62. YOUR LINE IS OPEN MIND
62. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS TIM
WORLEY. WITH THE COMMUNITY WATER
SYSTEMS ALLIANCE AND
REGRETFULLY, WE ARE OPPOSED TO
AT THE 11 24 AND ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH CMU A THANK YOU.
AND AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO
OTHER LINES IN QUÊ. VERY GOOD.
WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS FOR TO
SENATOR UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AIR COMMENTS WITH ALL THE
OPPOSITION. IT'S A NATURALLY
OCCURRING METAL THAT'S ALREADY
IN OUR GROUNDWATER. HOW ELSE IS
MAGNUS? COME UP AND COMMENTED
THE SYSTEMS. THAT IS A TECHNICAL
QUESTION. I'LL LET THE DOCTOR
ANSWERED THAT. DR MING. RIGHT
YEAH. MOST OF THEM MANGANESE
SOURCE IS ACTUALLY FROM
NATURALLY LIKE YOU SAID,
NATURALLY OCCURRING SOURCES, UM,
PARTICULARLY IN GROUNDWATER
SOURCES. THERE ARE SOME
INSTANCES OF ANTHROPOGENIC
SOURCES LIKE CONTAMINATION FROM
INDUSTRIAL USES, BUT VERY, VERY
LARGE MAJORITY OF IT IS
NATURALLY OCCURRING. THANK YOU.
CAN EVERYBODY IS QUIET AND
ATTENTION REAL QUICK. WITH ALL
THE REGULATIONS IN, UH, ALREADY
TESTED, BEING IN PLACED IN THE
FEES THAT ARE OUT OF THERE WILL
BE OPPOSED TO THIS BILL AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MR VICE CHAIR.
OTHER QUESTIONS. UM, I'LL JUST
MAKE A COMMENT. WHICH IS IT'S
NICE THAT THIS BILL SETS A
DEADLINE. BUT IF THE APARTMENT
REALLY DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT,
THEY'LL LET THE GOVERNOR VETO IT
OR THEY'LL IGNORE IT. THIS IS IN
MY OPINION. WHAT A BILL LIKE
THIS DOES, AND I'VE HAD BILLS
LIKE THIS, IT SAYS THE ASSEMBLY
AND SENATE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
BUT THEY'LL IGNORE THE DEADLINE
. THERE'S NO PENALTY FOR IT IF
THEY DON'T THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT. AND I DO THINK WE
SHOULD BE SAYING THAT MANGANESE
IS SOMETHING THEY NEED TO LOOK
AT, AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S A
PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IN OUR
SPEAKERS DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH
BAY, PART OF L. A COUNTY. SO UM
, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND I
THINK WE SHOULD MODI ON THE BILL
. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES,
MR CHAIR. I WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE OPPOSITION AS THIS
BILL MOVES FORWARD AND
RESPECTFULLY AFTER I VOTE. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. OH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY I
THINK YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL.
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER THREE SP 11
24 ARCHULETTA. THE MOTION IS DO
PASS AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
QUIRK BY I. SMITH. SMITH, NO
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA AYE,
BAUER-KAHAN BAUER-KAHAN I,
CRISTINA GARCIA. CRISTINA
GARCIA, I MATHIS MATHIS. NO
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI NOT
VOTING. WALDRON OKAY AT THE
MEASURE IS GOING TO FAIL.
THERE'S NO WAY WALDRON'S GOING
UP ON THIS. UM, CAN YOU GIVE HIM
A COURTESY VOTE TO GET IT OUT?
OTHERWISE. THAT THIS IS THE END.
GUY. COURTESY, BOTH. UM WELL,
NOW YOU HAVE. FOR EXAMPLE, IN
PUBLIC SAFETY THE OTHER DAY,
SENATOR MEN HAD A BILL AGAIN
WITHOUT A SUBSTITUTE. ONE PERSON
CAN KILL A BILL. AND I JUST
DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO. I VOTED NO ON THE
FLOOR, BUT I GAVE IT A COURTESY
VOTE, THEN. ARE YOU WILLING TO
GIVE A COURTESY VOTE SO THAT THE
WHOLE HOUSE CAN SEE IT? WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS? HEY,
IT'S MY LAST MEETING. WELL, I AM
CONCERNED THAT. THANK YOU. AND I
APOLOGIZE, SENATOR I JUST WALKED
IN LATE AND I SHOULD HAVE UM,
RAISED MY CONCERNS. WITH YOU. SO
THAT YOU KNOW WHAT? MY CONCERNS
ARE SURE, BUT YEAH, I WAS JUST
REVIEWED QUICKLY REVIEWING THE
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
IN TERMS OF WHETHER THERE ARE
ARGUMENTS AND OPPOSITION IN
TERMS OF WHETHER THIS IS THE
BEST WAY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE
AND. AND I SEE MANY OF MY WATER
DISTRICTS, THE METROPOLITAN
WATER DISTRICT, THE WATER
REPLACEMENT DISTRICT. DISTRICTS
THAT I WORK WITH AND HOPEFULLY
CAN COUNT ON TO BEST ADDRESS HOW
TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCERNS REGARDING OUR WATER
QUALITY. AND SO I'M DEFERRING TO
THEIR EXPERIENCE HERE. IS THAT
GOOD? MR CHAIRMAN, WOULD YOU BE
WILLING TO TAKE AN AMENDMENT?
THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR POSITION
ADVISORY THAT BASICALLY SAYS,
BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GET
OUT. OTHERWISE, THE BASICALLY
SAYS SOMETHING LIKE AND WE'LL
MAKE SURE YOU AGREE WITH IT.
SOMETHING LIKE THE ASSEMBLY IS
CONCERNED ABOUT MANGANESE IN THE
WATER AND PLEASE DO SOMETHING.
MOST DEFINITELY ALRIGHT DOES
THAT ALLOW YOU TO LET IT GO
FORWARD AT THIS TIME? YES COULD
YOU RESTATE THE PROPOSED? SURE
LET'S DO IT. I'M BEING
UNCONVENTIONAL, ANYWAY. AH!
WELL, HE HE SAID, NOT VOTING.
I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM TO
VOTE. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. COULD WE
SEE WE'RE VOTING ON A BILL THAT
IS IN PRINT RIGHT NOW. TRUE
WE'VE NOT SEEN IN PRINT SO WE
SHOULD BE VOTING ON THE BILL
THAT IS HERE BEFORE IT COMES
INTO AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVEN'T
SEEN IN WRITING. WELL I'M GOING
TO LEAVE IT UP TO MR MURATSUCHI
. AS TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, AND
YOU CAN ALWAYS TRYING TO GET
SOMEBODY TO OVERRULE ME. MY
SHORT TWO YEARS HERE COURSE IT.
IT'S DIFFERENT. I'VE NEVER SEEN
AN AMENDMENT THAT WE VOTED ON
THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN PRINT.
OR HAVE BEEN DEBATED IN THE
COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. OKAY AND NO
PRESSURE ON OUR I CAN. I CAN
FEEL THE PRESSURE ACROSS THE
ROOM. I WILL SAY THAT I WAS IN
UTILITIES THE OTHER DAY WHEN
THIS HAPPENED WITH SENATOR STERN
AND IT HAPPENED ON THE FLY, AND
HE WON MY VOTE AS A RESULT OF
HIS COMMITMENTS IN COMMITTEE, SO
I DON'T THINK IT'S COMPLETELY
UNPRECEDENTED. I JUST WANTED TO
KNOW SINCE MANY OF US VOTED FOR
THE BILL. THAT WE'RE GONNA GET A
SECOND AGO THAT WE ALL
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS CHANGING
AT THIS MOMENT. SO YEAH. NO, I
IF YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WANT TO,
UH TAKE A BREAK WOULD BE HAPPY
TO SPEAK WITH THE PERHAPS YOUR
CONSULTANTS. ALL RIGHT. WHY
DON'T WE? YEAH WE'LL TAKE A
RECESS FOR CAN WE, UH, PRIOR TO
RECESS, I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK ME
. I HAVE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE.
OF COURSE. WELL I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHAIR BEFORE
THIS COMMITTEE HEARING COMES TO
AN END. IT'S HIS LAST HEARING IS
, OH, MY GOSH. ENVIRONMENTAL
SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS AND
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE MY
ENTIRE TENURE HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. YOU WERE MY FIRST
SEAT MATE AND ONE OF MY
FAVORITES, AND I'VE JUST BEEN
INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL OR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS SPACE. I
THINK CALIFORNIA IS BETTER. FOR
ALL OF YOUR INCREDIBLE HARD WORK
ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXICS, AND WE WILL MISS YOUR
LEADERSHIP. BUT I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP OVER
THE YEARS AND ALL YOU'VE DONE
ALRIGHT. IT'S MR CHAIR BEFORE
YOU CLOSE. I LIKE SURE AS WELL.
UM. I MUST STATE A THANK YOU TO
YOUR CHAIRMANSHIP. THANK YOU, MR
MATHIS. THERE THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN I SHOVED ON THIS COMMITTEE.
AND AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH
YOU, YOU ACTUALLY WROTE A LETTER
TO THE SPEAKER GETTING ONE MORE
REPUBLICAN SEAT JUST FOR ME ON
THIS COMMITTEE, SO I THINK IT
SHOULD BE HARD TO GET BILLS OUT.
UM AND IT'S HARD, OBVIOUSLY,
PARTICULARLY WHEN WE'RE MISSING
A DEMOCRATIC MEMBER. BUT YOU
KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY
OTHER WAY AND SO WELL, IT'S NOW
2 20 TO 30 WILL RECONVENE AND
WE'LL SEE WHAT MR MARIS, UCI AND
IS OUR COLLEAGUE, SENATOR
ARCHULETTA CAN WORK OUT IF I
CAN. BAUER-KAHAN COME BACK AND
ARGUE, GO SPEECH AGAIN.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE RESOLVED. OH,
SURE. WE HAVE TO WAIT. OKAY,
WE'RE CHECKING ON. PROCEDURES
HERE.
THE RECENT MAN.
IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT. OKAY SO
HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO CHANGE THE BILL AT THIS
TIME OR GET A PLEDGE TO CHANGE
THE BILL. UH MR MARIS UCI. WHY
DON'T YOU SAY WHAT YOU'D LIKE
THE AUTHOR TO DO? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR. CHAIRMAN, I THIS IS A
GOOD UH UM YOU KNOW, WAY TO END
YOUR YOUR CHAIRING THIS
COMMITTEE, BASED ON MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE SENATOR
IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION AND OTHER
WATER DISTRICTS. I WILL VOTE FOR
THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO WHY DID YOU CALL THE ROLL?
AND WE CAN AND. MS WALDRON IS
HERE AS WELL. CALL THE ROLL
AGAIN JUST WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WALDRON IN THE ROOM AND ALSO
WITH THE CHANGE OF VOTE FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI JUST
TO START, SO IT WAS THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER THREE SB 11 24
ARCHULETTA. IT HAS BEEN MOTIONED
AND SECONDED. THE MOTION IS DO
PASS AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
I'LL CALL THE ROLL AGAIN. QUIRK.
I WORK. I SMITH. SMITH, NO
ARAMBULA. VOTED I SO HE'S HE DID
VOTE I IN HERE, SO BAUER-KAHAN
VOTED I AS WELL. CRISTINA GARCIA
VOTED I AS WELL. MATHIS. MATHIES
VOTED NO MURATSUCHI. AYE,
WALDRON. WALDRON WALDRON. AYE.
WALTER AND I WOW. AH CUTE. YOU
GOT LEVERAGE. WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YEAH. LET'S DO THE REST OF THE
ROLE FOR ANYONE WHO WASN'T HERE.
OPENING THE ROLE FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IT HAS PASSED OUT WITH
FIVE VOTES ALREADY. CRISTINA
GARCIA, CRISTINA GARCIA, I GUCCI
, GUCCI, I WALDRON WALDRON, I
THAT HAS EIGHT VOTES. ITEM
NUMBER ONE SB 2 30 PORTANTINO.
THE MOTION WAS DO PASS AND WE%
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH A VOTE OF
FIVE VOTES SO FAR. CHRIS
CRISTINA GARCIA, CRISTINA
GARCIA? AYE. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI. AYE, WALDRON.
WALDRON, I SO THAT TAKES IT TO
EIGHT VOTES. ITEM NUMBER TWO SB
2 77 ARCHULETTA. THE MOTION IS
DO PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. THE
VOTE STANDS AT FIVE. CRISTINA
GARCIA. CRISTINA GARCIA? AYE.
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI. AYE,
WALDRON. WALDRON I THAT TAKES IT
TO EIGHT VOTES. YEAH. AND THEN
WE HAVE 62 ON ITEM THREE. SB 11
24 ARCHULETTA. OR ANYTHING,
DOCTOR RANDALL IN THERE? NO, I
DON'T BELIEVE SO. HE'S VOTED ON.
YEAH. ALRIGHT YES, EVERYONE'S
VOTED EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MR
VICE CHAIR. IT'S BEEN FUN HAVING
YOU HERE. EXCITING YEAH, BACK.
ONE SAID I WAS CONVENTIONAL BACK
TO YOUR CHAIRMANSHIP AND ME
BEING VICE CHAIR THAT AS A
FRESHMAN COMING IN HERE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK
YOU FOR THE DISCUSSIONS FOR THE
LAST TWO YEARS WITH YOU. WE HAVE
NOT ALWAYS AGREED CONSENSUS,
WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD THING.
AND TODAY WE AGREED ON THREE OUT
OF THE FOUR NOW, THAT'S GREAT. I
THINK SOME BILL GOOD BILLS HAVE
COME OUT OF THE SENATE THAT WE
CAN ALL APPROACH THAT WAS ALSO
TRUE WITH THE LAST HEARING, AND
I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE
SENATORS WHO SENT THOSE BILLS TO
US THAN THEIR COMMITTEES. DON'T
JINX YOURSELF BECAUSE WE MIGHT
HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN AUGUST
ANYWAY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
ALRIGHT. THAT DOCTOR QUIRKE, MR
. OH MR MURATSUCHI? YES THANK
YOU. LEVERAGE I GAVE YOU AH,
THAT'S RIGHT. VERY VERY ALWAYS
APPRECIATED YOUR UNCONVENTIONAL
BUT ALWAYS REFRESHING APPROACH
TO A TO OUR WORK HERE. I IT WAS
REAL PLEASURE. I WANT TO THANK
YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR I THINK YOU
MADE AT LEAST TWO TRIPS TO THE
TORRANCE REFINERY. TO ADDRESS UM
AN ISSUE IMPORTANT TO ME AND IN
MY DISTRICT. AND I KNOW THAT.
WELL WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, UM,
ON UM YOU KNOW THE ISSUES THAT
HAVE COME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
THAT I ALWAYS APPRECIATED. YOU
KNOW YOUR HONESTY AND STRAIGHT
FORWARD. AH MANNER IN WHICH YOU
ALWAYS APPROACH TO OUR WORK. AND
SO WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
. ALL RIGHT. WHAT THANK YOU. AL
YOUR GOOD FRIEND AND I'LL AND IN
ANOTHER MONTH AND A HALF OF TWO
MONTHS. I'LL BE MISSING. YOU
KNOW, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE WELCOMED
TO TORRENTS AND IN MY DISTRICT,
OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, GAVEL
DOWN. WE'RE DONE.
FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU CAN'T JUST. HMM.