HELLO GOOD MORNING. AND WELCOME
TO THE COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING. AS WE SEEK TO PROTECT
THE RIGHTS OF ALL WHO
PARTICIPATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
EFFECTIVE DELIBERATIONS AND
DECISIONS ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES
FACING CALIFORNIA. IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE THESE GOALS. WE WILL
NOT PERMIT CONDUCT. THAT
DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
IMPEDES THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. AT
TODAY'S HEARING WILL TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENTS FROM THOSE JOINING US
IN THE ROOM. PLEASE NOTE THAT
ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED
TO THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAYBE READ
INTO THE RECORD OR REPRINTED.
YOU CAN VISIT THE WRITTEN YOU
CAN SUBMIT. I'M SORRY. THE
WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY VISITING
THE COMMUNITY WEBSITE AT WWW DOT
A E M DOT ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV.
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM YET
SECRETARY SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. AND THE
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA AS A B
13 14. BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS
RELATED TO EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATIONS AND ALERTS FOR
ENDANGERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
SIMPLY REMEMBER RAMOS WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MAYBE 13 14 WOULD ESTABLISH THE
FEATHER ALERT SYSTEM IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TO NOTIFY
THE PUBLIC IN A TIMELY FASHION
WHEN A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSON IS
MISSING UNDER SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS SYSTEM WOULD
BE SIMILAR TO OTHER
NOTIFICATIONS. THAT IS CURRENTLY
OPERATING IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA SYSTEMS. THAT THE
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SUCH
AS THE AMBER ALERT AND SILVER
ALERT, A MINISTER THE CREATION
OF A NOTIFICATION ALERT WAS A
TOP RECOMMENDATION OF TRIBAL
LEADERS AND ADVOCATES. IN MAY,
WHEN WE HELD A HEARING TO HEAR
FROM THOSE FIGHTING ON THE FRONT
LINES OF THIS ISSUE. MAYBE 13 14
WOULD BRING ATTENTION AND EFFORT
TO END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE AND
TRIBAL LANDS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
AND THE NATION. MISSING AND
MURDERED. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IS
HAPPENING, AND IT'S A CRISIS AND
IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY
YEARS. NOW IT'S RISING TO THE
LEVEL OF THOSE LEGISLATORS NOT
ONLY HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT OTHERS IN THE
NATION TO BRING RESOLVED TO THIS
ISSUE, THE RATES OF MURDERED AND
MISSING PEOPLE IN NATIVE
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IS A
SHAMEFUL TRAGEDY THAT DOES NOT
RECEIVE THE SCRUTINY AND
ATTENTION IT DESERVES. THE
MOMENTUM TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE IS
GROWING IN AMERICA. THIS IS ONE
STEP THAT WE CAN DO THIS YEAR.
AND THIS WILL BE ONE STEP IN
ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. WITH ME
TODAY. AS CHAIRPERSON. JANET
BILL OF THE PICK EUN RANCHERIA,
TOO CHANCY INDIANS AND VICE
CHAIRMAN MIKE LOPEZ OF THE SANTA
YNEZ BANDIT CHUMASH INDIANS TO
TESTIFY. THANK YOU. YOU'LL EVER
LIKE TO GO FIRST. YOU CAN START. HONORABLE CHAIRMAN RODRIGUEZ
AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING MY TRIBE
TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S HEARING
TO PROVIDE OUR SUPPORT OF A B
1314 KNOWN AS THE FEATHER ALERT.
CHAIRPERSON JANET QUÊ BILL THE
PICAYUNE RANCHERIA, THE CHUCK
CHANCY INDIANS, A FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBE, LOCATED IN
COARSEGOLD, CALIFORNIA IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, NEAR THE SOUTH
ENTRANCE OF THE 70 NATIONAL
PARK. OUR TRIBE INVITES EACH ONE
OF YOU TWO ARE KESTRAL HOMELAND
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. MY CHILD
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JAMES
RAMOS FOR HIS STEADFAST
LEADERSHIP AND KEEPING THE
EPIDEMIC OF MISSING AND MURDERED
INDIGENOUS PERSONS AS A
FOREFRONT ISSUE IN THE CAPITAL,
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY STANDING BY
YOUR COMMITMENT TO TAKE ACTION
AND ADDRESSING IT. FOR FAR TOO
LONG. WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR
ATTENTION AND ACTION ON THIS
EPIDEMIC AND OUR RELENTLESS
EFFORTS ARE COMING TO FRUITION.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE TRIBAL
LEADERS LEGISLATURES.
ENFORCEMENT STOOD ON THE WEST
STEPS OF THE CAPITOL AND
PARTICIPATED IN A HEARING WHERE
WE CALLED FOR ACTION ON THIS
ISSUE. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, A
B 1314 IS A DIRECT RESULT OF
THAT CALL TO ACTION IS BEFORE
YOU AND ONLY A COUPLE OF VOTES
AWAY FROM REACHING THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK. WE HAVE ALL
HEARD THE STATISTICS OF MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO BE KNOWN
SOLELY AS STATISTICS. BUT AS
HUMAN BEINGS, WE ARE WHO DESERVE
TO BE FOUND. TO BE SAFE AND
PROTECTED BY OUR SYSTEMS. A B
1314 MOVES US TOWARDS THIS. THE
FEATHER ALERT CREATES VISIBILITY
FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES
ENGAGES LAW ENFORCEMENT BY
AUTHORIZING THEM TO ACTIVATE AND
ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY FOR
MISSING INDIGENOUS PERSONS. AND
INCREASES THE CHANCES OF
LOCATING AND LOVED ONE. SAFELY
AND BRINGING THEM HOME. THE BILL
PROVIDES A CRITICAL TOOL THAT
CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE IN THIS HISTORIC
SILENT EPIDEMIC. THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND YOU SAID THE
FEDERAL ALERT WILL SERVE AS A
DETERRENT FOR PREDATORS WHO SEEK
TO TARGET AND HARM OUR PEOPLE
ARE MOST VULNERABLE. OUR TRIBE
STRONGLY SUPPORTS A B 1314 AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE ASSEMBLY'S
CONTINUED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS
WITH TRAVEL COMMUNITIES TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING
OF OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU, JANET.
BEFORE WE PROCEED TO THE NEXT
WITNESS, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. SO
LET'S GO AHEAD AND SECRETARY IN
COLORADO. RODRIGUEZ HERE.
RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT SUHARTO.
AGUIAR-CURRY CALDERON. CALDERON
PRESENT GREAT. GREAT PRESENT,
WALDRON. BOARD. PRESENT A
QUORUM. OKAY NOW WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. SO NOW
WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT, UM,
WITNESS. MIKE MAY PROCEED. YOU
HEAR ME? GOOD AFTERNOON, GERMAN
RODRIGUEZ AND MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MIKE LOPEZ
. I AM THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE
SANDERS, BENESCH, UMESH INDIANS
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. AND
I'M ALSO THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF
THE CALIFORNIA NATIONS AND
GAMING ASSOCIATION, KNOWN AS
SINAGA. FOR SAINT AGNES 42
MEMBERS STRONG AND WE HAVE
STRONG SUPPORT THIS. I'M HERE A
STRONG SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS A B 1314.
THIS BILL ADDRESSES A LONG
IGNORED ISSUE AND WILL ALLOW FOR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
TO PARTNER WITH CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL ON AN ALERT
SYSTEM FOR MISSING NATIVE
AMERICAN PERSONS. THIS MEASURE
IS LONG OVERDUE AND INCREDIBLY
NECESSARY OF THE STATISTICS FOR
THIS POPULATIONS. OR OFF THE
CHARTS. UNACCEPTABLE AND
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
MAYBE 1314 WAS A COMMON SENSE
SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES A
PROBLEM THAT NEEDS OUR UNDIVIDED
ATTENTION. WE THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR THE FOR INTRODUCING THIS
MUCH NEEDED MEASURE AND ARE
PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT. ON BEHALF AS SOON AS
BEN SEMESTER INDIANS AND SINAGA
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE ON A B 1314.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MIKE. NOW,
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM
FOR SUPPORT? WHY SOMEONE COMING
FORWARD? GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS CAROLINE BILL
HUNTER, REPRESENTING THE SHINGLE
SPRINGS BAND OF ME WALK INDIANS
AND THE CHAIRWOMAN WERE REGINA
CHOIR, WHO IS A CO SPONSOR THE
BILL PROUD TO ADD OUR SUPPORT TO
THIS, AND ADDITIONALLY THE YOLK
TODAY HE WENT TO NATION. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, MISS RAMOS, CHRIS
LINDSTROM, CALIFORNIA TRIBAL
BUSINESS LINES IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GERMANY
MEMBERS, FRANK MOLINA ON BEHALF
OF THE SAME MINIMUM ABANDON
MISSION, INDIANS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
IN SUPPORT? SEEN NONE AND ONE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. SEEN
NONE SORT OF BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION
TO HAVE A SECOND. MOTION AND A
SECOND OR DO YOU HAVE A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION? THANK YOU SIMPLY
REMEMBER, ALMOST PROBABLY HARD
WORK. YOU'RE DOING THIS BILL AND
MANY OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE HARD WORK AND IT'S ABOUT
TIME WE GET THIS MOVING FORWARD
TO GET CLOSER TO THE GOVERNOR
FOR SIGNATURE. SO WHAT? THAT
SECRETARY CALDERON. MOTION IS TO
RECOMMEND THE SENATE AMENDMENTS
BE CONCURRED IN RODRIGUEZ
RODRIGUEZ, I SARTO. AGUIAR-CURRY
CALDERON. I'LL DRAW NIGH GRAY.
WALDRON. WARD. WORD. I LEAVE IT
OPEN. OKAY WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
LEAVE THAT ROLE OPEN FOR ANY
MISSING MEMBERS. SO THANK YOU
AGAIN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT ON OUR
AGENDA IS A B 15 65. IT'S A BILL
BY THE COMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT RELATED TO THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
COMPACT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HER
PRESENTATION HERE TODAY. OR
CHAIRMAN MR RODRIGUEZ, YOU MAY
BEGIN. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS
. A B 15 65 IS A GOOD AND AMEND
THAT SIMPLY POSTPONES THE SUNSET
DATES FOR THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT COMPACT
EMAC BY AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS
. IMAC IS A NATIONALLY
INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
THAT ENABLES STATES TO SHARE
RESOURCES DURING THE TIMES OF
DISASTERS. THE STATUTE DECLARING
OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPACT
WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE MARCH
1ST 2023 IF THIS BILL DOES NOT
PASS THIS SUNSET EXTENSION
INSURERS, CALIFORNIA IS ABLE TO
ASSIST OTHER STATES IN TERMS OF
DISASTROUS AS WELL AS RECEIVE
ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OTHER STATES
WHEN FACING OUR OWN EMERGENCIES
WITHOUT RESPECT, ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN
RODRIGUEZ. IS THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL? NOT HAVING ANY ON FILE
TODAY. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL? SEEING
NONE. AND WE HAVE NO PHONE
OPERATIONAL TODAY. IS THERE
OPPOSITION OF THE B 15 65? OKAY
SEE NONE. WE CAN BRING IT BACK
TO OUR MEMBERS AS THERE ANY
COMMENT OR EMOTION ON THE BILL.
MOVED BY AS A MEMBER CALDERON.
IS THERE A SECOND SECONDED BY
SOME OF THE AGRA CURRY? MR
CHAIRMAN, YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE
BILL. I SPOKE LAST FRIDAY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. EMOTIONAL HMM
. THE MOTION IS TO RECOMMEND THE
SENATE AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED
IN RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ. I SEE
ARTO AGI, YOUR CREW AND YOUR
CAREER I CALLED RON. I'LL DRAW
NIGH GREAT. WALDRON. WORD. I
LEAVE IT OPEN. LOOK, THANK YOU.
HMM.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE BRINGING BACK
OPEN THE ROLL ON A B 13 14
SECRETARY, CAN YOU OPEN THE ROLE
AND ABSENT MEMBERS? ARTO.
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY I
RIGHT? WALDRON. OKAY THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT OPEN FOR
MISSING MEMBERS.
OKAY SECRETARY. WE'RE GOING TO
GO AHEAD BACK TO THE FIRST ITEM
OPENED THE RAD CALL FOR MISSING
MEMBERS. THE FIRST ONE IS A B 15
65. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE ROLE.
I GREAT. WALDRON. AND WE'LL
CONTINUE TO LEAVE IT OPEN. ALSO
FARM NUMBER TWO A B 15. WAIT. 15
14 13 FROM SORRY. UH SECRETARY
CALL, CALL THE MISSING MEMBERS.
TOÀN I GRAY. ADRIN. AND THAT IS
ALSO WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE IT
OPEN. AND AS WE'RE WAITING, JUST
WANTED TO THANK MY VICE CHAIR
BECAUSE I THINK THIS MAY BE HIS
LAST VIDEO THAT HE WAS WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT
AND HELP DURING THE COMMITTEE,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE AS
WELL. THANK YOU. YEAH THERE YOU
GO. ALRIGHT. CONTINUE. THANKS.
OKAY LOOK, SECRETARY, WOULD YOU
OPEN THE ROAD? WE HAVE, UM ADAM,
NUMBER ONE. MAYBE 13 14
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS CAN YOU
OPEN THE ROAD AND CALLED THE
ABSENT MEMBER? GREAT? AYE.
SUCCESS. OKAY, THAT MOTION IS
OUT. WELL I REMEMBER TO MAYBE 15
65 RODRIGUEZ OPENED THE ROLE AND
CALLED THEM ABSENT NUMBER.
GREAT. I 60. AND WITH THAT, THAT
ALMOST CONCLUDED, BUT I JUST
WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS
TO MY COLLEAGUE HERE, SOMEBODY
MEMBER GREAT. OUR LAST MEETING
WORKING TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR
THE WORK YOU'VE DONE IN ALL
THESE MANY YEARS AT THE STATE,
AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS COMMITTEE
. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND TO
CHERISH TO WORK WITH YOU AND GET
TO KNOW YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND WISH YOU WELL IN
YOUR FUTURE. THANK YOU. AND WITH
THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.