GOOD
MORNING. WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
HEARING. WE HAVE TWO MEASURES ON
THE AGENDA. TODAY S B 10 13 BY
SENATOR ATKINS AND SB 11 37
GONZALEZ LEHMAN I WILL PRESENT
SB 10 13 FOR SENATOR ATKINS. UM
PLEASE NOTE THAT MS
BOERNER HORVATH HAS BEEN
APPOINTED TO FILL THE VACANCY.
D LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
RIGHT? DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE ROLL? OKAY?
GRIEVOUS HERE HERE, FLORA FLORA
HERE, BOERNER HORVATH FRIEDMAN.
FRIEDMAN HERE, GARCIA. GARCIA
HERE, MATHIS. MCCARTY.
MURATSUCHI. THEY ARE TOÀN WOULD
BUT HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. YEAH,
THAT'S WHY, SHE SAID.
OKAY ALRIGHT, MADAM CHAIR
WELCOME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE READY
. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SB 10 13 ON BEHALF OF SENATE,
PROTHOM ATKINS. SB 10 13
INTRODUCES WINE AND DISTILLED
SPIRITS TO THE CALIFORNIA
BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND
LITTER REDUCTION ACT KNOWN AS
THE BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM.
FIRSTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOUR
STAFF, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND
ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
CAL RECYCLE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR HARD WORK
ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS TO GET
THE BILL ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
THE BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM WAS
ENACTED IN 1987 AND HAS RECYCLED
MORE THAN 300 BILLION ALUMINUM,
GLASS AND PLASTIC BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS. WHILE THE PROGRAM IS
RECYCLING CRV MATERIAL AT 70% WE
KNOW THAT THERE ARE PROGRAM
MODERN, ER MODERNIZATIONS NEEDED
TO ACHIEVE A HIGHER RECYCLING
RATE AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
GOALS. ADDING WINE AND DISTILLED
SPIRITS TO THE BOTTLE BILL
PROGRAM MEANS THAT APPROXIMATELY
ONE BILLION CONTAINERS OR
500,000. OF MATERIAL MAY BE
BROUGHT BACK TO RECYCLING
CENTERS AND BE USED FOR MINIMUM
CONTENT FOR NEW BEVERAGE
CONTAINERS OR OTHER NEEDS.
AMENDMENTS PROVIDE DEALERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THE
REDEMPTION OBLIGATIONS BY
JOINING A DEALER COOPERATIVE
WHERE ANY DEALER IN AN UNSERVED
ZONE MAY JOIN TO COLLECTIVELY
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT REDEMPTION
OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSUMERS IN
THOSE ZONES. SP 10 13 PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF MATERIALS BEING
PRODUCED AND INCREASING OUR
ABILITY. TO TRULY RECYCLE THOSE
MATERIALS. TODAY I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. UM TIM
SMELLS ER FROM THE WINE
INSTITUTE AND MARK MURRAY FROM
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE.
THANK YOU. PRIMARY WITNESSES TWO
MINUTES APIECE. SO. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TIM SCHMELZER
, REPRESENTING NGUYEN INSTITUTE
. WE REPRESENT ABOUT 1000,
CALIFORNIA WINERIES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
AFTER 35 YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM
BEING IN PLACE, WE'RE FINALLY
READY TO SAY YES TO GOING INTO
THE BOTTLE BILL. WE FULLY
SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND HER
STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE
THAT THE TRANSITION INTO THIS
PROGRAM WOULD WORK FOR OUR
INDUSTRY. THERE ARE OVER 4200
WINERIES IN CALIFORNIA, MANY OF
WHICH ARE VERY SMALL. AND THE
DATES THAT ARE STAGGERED TO
ALLOW FOR GRADUAL IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS ARE WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
SEE THEM AND WE THINK THIS WILL
BE A GREAT WAY TO GET WINE AND
SPIRITS BOTTLES FINALLY RECYCLED
IN CALIFORNIA PROPERLY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR MEMBERS
, MARK MURRAY WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CALIFORNIA'S
AGAINST WASTE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF, UH, A B. S. B 10 13 TO
EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
WINE AND DISTILLED, APPRECIATIVE
OF THE WINE INDUSTRY AND
CALIFORNIA GLASS MANUFACTURERS
IN TERMS OF RECOGNIZING THAT THE
BEST WAY TO GET TO CLOSED LOOP
RECYCLING IS TO INVEST IN THE
COLLECTION AND CONSUMER
RECYCLING INCENTIVES FOR THESE
CONTAINERS. UM THE ELEPHANT IN
THE ROOM IS THE STATE OF THE
RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THIS MEASURE
WILL HELP THE RECYCLING
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS HURTING
BECAUSE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT
VOLUME COMING THROUGH THE
BUYBACK RECYCLING CENTERS.
RECYCLING CENTERS THAT HAVE
HIGHER VOLUME ARE DOING VERY
WELL. WHAT WE'VE LOST IS THE LOW
VOLUME RECYCLING CENTERS. THIS
THIS MEASURE WILL BRING 1.2
BILLION ADDITIONAL CONTAINERS
INTO THE PROGRAM. WE KNOW THAT
THE RECYCLING CENTERS WILL GET
THOSE CONTAINERS RECYCLED THAT A
60 70 AND ULTIMATELY BACK TO AN
80% RECYCLING RATE. IT WILL HELP
SUPPORT EACH OF THOSE SMALLER
RECYCLING CENTERS WITH INCREASED
VOLUME AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS
MEASURE IS ALSO PAIRED WITH
IMPORTANT MARKET DEVELOPMENT.
INCENTIVES INCENTIVES FOR
MANUFACTURERS TO USE RECYCLED
CONTENT IN THEIR CONTAINERS. YOU
KNOW, WE CAN'T BE AGAINST
PLASTIC CONTAINERS IF WE'RE NOT
SUPPORTING THE ALTERNATIVES TO
THOSE PLASTIC CONTAINERS, AND
THIS MEASURE HAS MARKET
DEVELOPMENT PROVISION THAT
INVEST IN RECYCLED CONTENT AND
INVEST IN CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS IN CALIFORNIA JOBS
USING RECYCLED GLASS, WE SUPPORT
THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT JUST ME TO NAME AN
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS GAVIN MCCUE
, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTILLED
SPIRITS COUNCIL WERE STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
NICOLE KOREAN ON BEHALF OF
GENEVIEVE AVEDON, WHO REPRESENTS
ECLIPSYS LOBBY COALITION IN
SUPPORT. ELENA ORTIZ ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL CONSERVATION COURSE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. LATISHA GARCIA
WITH THE CALIFORNIA GROCERIES
ASSOCIATION, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
MIKE ROBSON HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE GLASS PATCHING INSTITUTE.
AND IF I CAN JUST INDULGE ME FOR
A SECOND, AND THE G P SUPPORTS
INCLUSION OF WINE AND SPIRITS IN
THE PROGRAM. MUCH OF THIS
MATERIAL WILL BE CLASS
CONTAINERS. WE SUPPORT THE
EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE RECYCLING
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE FUNDS,
BUT WE DO NEED TO NEXT YEAR COME
BACK AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF GLASS
MOVING THROUGH THE CURBSIDE
PROGRAM. THANKS. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MR VICE CHAIR KURT KIMMEL
SHOE WITH THE ANHEUSER BUSCH
HERE TODAY AND SUPPORTED THE
MEASURE AND JUST REALLY WANT TO
THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF
OBVIOUSLY THE CHAIRWOMAN AND
SENATORS, DODD AND ATKINS IS AS
WELL AS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN
AND TING FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
AND REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND
OTHER MANUFACTURERS THAT LOOK TO
COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE BILL SOONER AND APPRECIATE
THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK ON THAT AS
WELL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN COMPLY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE'S SUPPORT NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. IT'S A
BARGAIN. DENNIS ALBION E ON
BEHALF OF THE PLASTIC RECYCLING
CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS AMERICAN BEVERAGE
ASSOCIATION. WE APPRECIATE THE
EXPANSE OF THE OF THE BILL, WE
DO WANT TO BRING UP THAT THE
SUBSIDY FOR, UM GLASS NEEDS TO
BE WORKED ON, BUT WE'LL DO THAT
. AND IN THE FUTURE. THANKS
THANK YOU. JUST REMIND
EVERYBODY'S NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. AND
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE
WORLD STEPHANIE MORE WHILE WE
HAVE THE CALIFORNIA FUELS AND
CONVENIENCE ALLIANCE AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS DON
KEPT KIÞM ACCU CAPTAINED
ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF
STRATEGIC MATERIALS INCORPORATED
THE LARGEST GLASS PROCESSOR
RECYCLER IN THE STATE STRONGLY
IN SUPPORT OF WINE AND SPIRITS
GOING IN THE PROGRAM. WE DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT.
SEE NONE MOVING TO OPPOSITION
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. CHECKING, OKAY? OF
YOUR WHILE. YEAH. WE WILL MOVE
TO TWEENERS IN JUST A SECOND.
ALRIGHT SEE, YOU KNOW, PRIMARY
WITNESS AND OPPOSITION. ANYONE
ELSE WANT TO ADD ON AN
OPPOSITION JUST TO ME TOO. NOPE
ALRIGHT. TWEENERS, OUR FAVORITE
COME ON. SUSAN COLLINS FROM THE
CONTAINER RECYCLING INSTITUTE
WERE VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS OF THIS
BILL, UM, THAT THE INCREASES IN
RECYCLING AND BENEFITS TO THE
CLIMATE, BUT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT
REALIZE THAT THIS BILL CONTAINED
$900 MILLION IN NEW SPENDING
COMBINED WITH A B, UH 1 79,
WHICH ALSO INCLUDES $400 MILLION
IN NEW SPENDING THAT ADDS UP TO
$1.3 BILLION, AND THIS FUND ONLY
HAS A FUND BALANCE. OF 635
MILLION RIGHT NOW. SO THE
SPENDING PROVISIONS IN THIS BILL
WILL BREAK THE BANK. I COULD GO
INTO MORE DETAIL THAN IN
INDUSTRY INTEREST OF TIME. I'D
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. I DID SEND A 14 PAGE
LETTER OF ANALYSIS ON THIS BILL
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. SEE YOU. NOBODY ELSE
BRING BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. MADAM
CHAIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. ALL RIGHT.
THE 1ST AND 2ND SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS REVERSE FLORA FLORA
, I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN GARCIA GARCIA. I MATHIS
MATHIS MCCARTY. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I SAY ARTO. STONE
STONE. I WOULD WOULD I. BILL S
NINE VOTES WILL LEAVE IT.
PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
STEPHEN.
BUT YEAH, NEXT. WE'LL MOVE TO
ITEM TWO SB 11 37 BY SENATOR
GONZALEZ AND LEHMAN WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
HERE TODAY TO PRESENT SENATE
BILL 11 37 WITH SENATOR MONIQUE
LEMON, WHICH WILL PROTECT THE
PUBLIC HEALTH OF OUR FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES BY MANDATING A 3200
FT HEALTH AND SAFETY BUFFER ZONE
BETWEEN NEW AND REWORKED WELL,
NEW AND REWORKED OIL AND GAS
WELLS AND SENSITIVE LAND USES.
SB 11 37 WILL ALSO REQUIRE
EXISTING OIL AND GAS FACILITY
OPERATORS IN EXCUSE ME. I HAVE
TO CATCH MY BREATH. I WAS JUST
RUNNING OVER HERE. AND THESE
PROJECTS PROTECTION ZONES TO
IMPLEMENT STRICT AIR AND WATER
POLLUTION CONTROLS AND TO
DEVELOP RESPONSE PLANS TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH OVER OF OVER
TWO MILLION CALIFORNIANS WHO
LIVE WITHIN THESE ZONES.
NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
THE PROXIMITY OF OIL AND GAS
OPERATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY
ILLNESSES PRETERM BIRTHS, HIGH
RISK PREGNANCIES AND CANCER. I
KNOW THIS VERY WELL AS A PERSON
WHO GREW UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
OF LOS ANGELES, SPECIFICALLY SAN
PEDRO WILMINGTON'S CARSON, NORTH
LONG BEACH. I KNOW FIRSTHAND
WHAT MY CONSTITUENTS ARE DEALING
WITH, AND I KNOW MANY OF THEM
WILL BE HERE TODAY IN SPEAKING
AS WELL. AT A TIME WHEN OIL
COMPANIES ARE MAKING RECORD
PROFITS. WHILE FUELING EXTREME
WILDFIRES, MASSIVE FLOODS AND
DEBILITATING HEAT AND DROUGHT
ARE STATE MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE
ACTION AND NOT WAIT FOR SLOW
MOVING REGULATIONS. IN 2015, THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY, REVIEWED
EXISTING SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND
DETERMINED THAT FROM A PUBLIC
HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURES TO TOXIC
AIR CONTAMINANTS OCCUR WITHIN
ONE HALF MILE OF A WELL AND
RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DEVELOPED SCIENCE
BACKED, NOT POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
EXCUSE ME. FOR WELLS TO LIMIT
EXPOSURE. BELGIUM'S OWN PUBLIC
HEALTH RESEARCHERS HAVE
DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO SAFE
DISTANCE FROM OIL AND GAS WELLS
FOR HUMANS. 3200 FT WILL AVOID
SOME OF THE WORST EXPOSURE IN
HARM TO PUBLIC HEALTH. SB 11 37
TAKES A SCIENCE BASED APPROACH
TO PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND
OF THE TOP EIGHT OIL PRODUCING
STATES IN THE COUNTRY, FOR OF
THEM AT LEAST HAVE SOME SORT OF
STATE WIDE BUFFER ZONE
REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING IN
COLORADO, NORTH DAKOTA, EVEN
TEXAS AND WYOMING. IT ISN'T TIME
THAT IS THAT OUR STATE THAT
CONTINUALLY SAYS THAT THEY LIED
ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC
HEALTH FOR CALIFORNIA TO FOLLOW
SUIT AND PROTECT CALIFORNIA'S
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, SENIORS AND
SICK BY CREATING HEALTH AND
SAFETY BUFFER ZONES BETWEEN OIL
OPERATIONS AND SCHOOLS,
CHILDCARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY
RESOURCE CENTERS, RESIDENTIAL
HOMES, MY FAMILY YOURS IN
HOSPITALS. JUSTIFYING AND
SUPPORT TODAY I HAVE CAESAR, A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR THE
CENTER, THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK,
AND MICHELLE GHAFFAR, SENIOR
ATTORNEY WITH EARTH JUSTICE.
MICHELLE AND DAN REST STAFF
ATTORNEY WITH THE CENTER ON RACE
, POVERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ARE ALSO HERE TO HELP ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. BUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
SB 11 37 THANK YOU FOR LETTING
LETTING ME CATCH MY BREATH AS
WELL. THANK YOU, SENATOR. I JUST
WANTED TO REMIND THE WITNESSES.
WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT TWO MINUTES EACH AND WE
WILL BE TIMING. GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS CESAR
AGUIRRE, A. I AM A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER WITH THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
NETWORK. OVER THREE MILLION
CALIFORNIANS LIVE WITHIN 3200
FT. OF AN ACTIVE OR I'D OIL AND
GAS WELL AS AN ORGANIZER, I
WORKED CLOSELY WITH RESIDENTS OF
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AND HAVE
SEEN THE IMPACTS OF OIL
DRILLING. I'VE SEEN WELLS NEXT
TO HOMES AND SCHOOLS AND HEARD
FROM OMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM
ABOUT THEIR RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS. AUTOIMMUNE PROBLEMS,
NOSEBLEEDS, FATIGUE, HEADACHE,
ASTHMA AND MUCH MORE. NO OIL
FIELD WORKER THAT WALKS IN HERE
IS OKAY WITH HAVING THEIR CHILD
WHERE H TWO S MONITOR AT HOME TO
MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY. IF
WORKERS AREN'T OKAY WITH IT, AND
REPS ARE WE SHOULD QUESTION WHY
THAT IS THAT THE PEOPLE TAKING
THE RISK DO NOT WANT THAT NEXT
TO THEIR HOMES. ALL OF THIS PLUS
ADVERSE OUTCOMES FOR BIRTH,
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, CANCER
AND A HOST OF OTHER HEALTH
PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE
RESEARCH. AND I'VE ALSO SEEN
STATE REGULATOR CAL JIM TURN A
BLIND EYE WHILE REPEATED
VIOLATIONS HAPPEN RIGHT NEXT TO
HOME SCHOOLS AND CLINICS. THERE
IS NO SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING
AND REGULATIONS CHOCK FULL OF
LOOPHOLES AND UTTERLY LACKING
MEANINGFUL PROTECTION AND
ENFORCEMENT PROVIDE VERY LITTLE
PROTECTION ON THE GROUND. THE
OPPOSITION WILL TELL YOU THAT WE
HAVE SOME OF THE STRONGEST
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND IN SOME
AREAS WE MAY BUT WHEN IT COMES
TO OIL AND GAS WOULD I HAVE SEEN
FROM MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IN
MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD IS THE WILD
WEST AGENCY INSPECTORS HAVE
CONFESSED TO ME THAT THEY FEEL
THEIR HANDS ARE TIED AND THEY
CAN NO SECONDS. THEY CAN'T DO
THEIR JOB IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
SHAREHOLDER PROFITS ARE NOT THE
PRIORITY, BUT THAT PUBLIC LIFE
IS PUT AHEAD OF ANYTHING ELSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. MY
NAME IS MICHELLE GHAFFAR, SENIOR
ATTORNEY WITH EARTH JUSTICE AND
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF A
COALITION FRONTLINE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPRESS MY
STRONG SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL
11 37 SB 11 37 PROVIDES A LONG
OVERDUE AND VERY COMMON SENSE
PROTECTION TO THE MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS WHO LIVE NEAR OIL
AND GAS WELLS. IT CREATES A SAFE
STEP BACK DISTANCE BETWEEN HOMES
, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE AND WORK AND OIL AND GAS
PRODUCTION SITES WHERE TOXIC
POLLUTANTS ARE INESCAPABLE
REALITY. CALIFORNIA LAGS BEHIND
AT LEAST 15 OTHER STATES THAT
HAVE ALREADY INSTITUTED SETBACKS
THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR
YEARS. BY VOTING IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, YOU ARE SUPPORTING
ILLEGALLY SOUND REGULATORY
APPROACH USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO ENSURE OIL COMPANIES DON'T
DRILL IN NEIGHBORHOODS, THE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHO ARE ON
THE FRONTLINES OF DRILLING
ACTIVITY IN THE STATE CANNOT
AFFORD FOR US TO BE AN OUTLIER.
BY VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL, YOU'RE ALSO SUPPORTING THE
BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, WHICH
STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE MINIMUM
3200 FT. STEP BACK REQUIREMENT,
A SIGNIFICANT AND GROWING BODY
OF PEER REVIEWED LITERATURE,
INCLUDING CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC
STUDIES IN PROXIMITY TO OIL AND
GAS DRILLING TO ALL MANNER OF
ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE
PANEL OF TALK PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS ASSEMBLED FOR CAL JEM'S
PUBLIC HEALTH RULEMAKING HAS
CONCLUDED, WE MUST END
NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING. AND ADOPT
SETBACKS WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
THAT RULEMAKING IS YEARS AWAY
FROM WRAPPING UP AND THE LATEST
DRAFT REGULATIONS FAILED TO END
NEIGHBORHOOD DRILLING TODAY. SB
11 37 PROVIDES THAT RELIEF AND
DUST SO NOW WE URGENTLY NEED THE
LEGISLATURE TO STEP IN AND
PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THE WELL
KNOWN HARMFUL IMPACTS OF OIL AND
GAS NEAR HOMES AND SCHOOLS,
PLEASE VOTE AND SUPPORT OF SB 11
37 TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WILL YOU BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY
? NO JUST HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. OKAY GREAT. SO NEXT,
WE'RE READY FOR WITNESSES,
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION. SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. GOOD MORNING, DR KATHRYN
GROUP WHITE WITH THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AIR QUALITY COALITION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. ALSO REGISTERING
ME TWOS FOR CLIMATE FIRST
REPLACING OIL AND GAS, SUNFLOWER
ALLIANCE, SUNRISE BAY AREA, FOOD
AND WATER WATCH, CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ASTHMA COLLABORATIVE.
LITTLE MANILA RISING VALLEY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN A WHOLE
CLIMATE COALITION CLIMATE, 911
BAY AREA YOUTH LOBBYING
INITIATIVE. CLIMATE REALITY,
VENTURA COUNTY CHAPTER CLIMATE
REALITY BAY AREA CHAPTER
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION
LEAGUE. CLEAR QUEERS FOR CLIMATE
, GLENDALE ENVIRONMENTAL
COALITION AND FOSSIL FREE
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU. HI EVAN
MINTON, WITH VOICES FOR PROGRESS
REPRESENTING OVER 125 BUSINESS
LEADERS WITHIN THE TOP 1% OF THE
ECONOMIC SPEAR. THEY KNOW THAT
THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IS TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC
JUSTICE. HI SARA CARTER ON
BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING, NICOLE KOREAN WITH
CALIFORNIA'S AGAINST WASTE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. MEGAN SHUMWAY
AND DELL COVERT. ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA, INDIVISIBLE
SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS
TOGETHER AND SACRAMENTO CLIMATE
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
FERRIS WITH THIRD ACT ALSO, RED
STRING SUPPORT. UH FROM PLASTIC
POLLUTION COALITION SAVE OUR
SHORE'S SEVENTH GENERATION
ADVISORS UPSTREAM, WHICH TOYO
TRUE MASH FOUNDATION AND ZERO
WASTE USA. THANK YOU AND
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, ERICA
ROMERO ON BEHALF OF NRDC ACTION
FUND AND STRONG SUPPORT. MORNING
RAQUEL MASON REGISTERING SUPPORT
FOR SAHA ACTION AND VISION AND
CENTER ON RACE, POVERTY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO
VINCENT VALDEZ WITHIN AD LATINOS
GREEN TEAM OF SACRAMENTO, THE
FIVE JARS INSTITUTE, THE CENTER
FOR OCEANIC AWARENESS, RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION. HEAL THE BAY IN
NORTH CALIFORNIA RECYCLING IN
SUPPORT. HI STEPHEN KING FROM
ENVIRONMENT, CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. HI ELLEN TO
SLAUGHTER WITH OIL AND GAS
ACTION NETWORK, ALSO
REPRESENTING THE LAST CHANCE
ALLIANCE, A COALITION OF
HUNDREDS OF GROUPS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND THE REST OF THE
WORLD. ALSO STUDYING SUPPORT
FROM 3 50, SACRAMENTO 3 50 BAY
AREA ACTION 3 50 SILICON VALLEY
. AND SO, CAL. 3 50 CLIMATE
ACTION. THANK YOU. NO. CHRIS
MEYERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
HAIBATULLAH SAID. THE STRONG
SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF LET'S GO IN
CALIFORNIA AND REGISTERING A ME
TOO, FOR THE SLOW CLIMATE
COALITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING HOLLAND CRAFTSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, AND IT'S
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS IN
CALIFORNIA WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
SB 11 37. THANK YOU. BENJAMIN
ECKERT FROM THE ROMERO INSTITUTE
ON OUR BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL IN STRONG SUPPORT. RUBEN
RODRIGUEZ WITH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AND ME, TOO, WITH HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL LIVES. WITH
STRONG SUPPORT FIRST TIME HERE,
JUST INTERESTING TO SEE A LOT OF
THESE POLITICIANS ON THE PHONES
AND ACTUALLY NOT FOCUSING ON
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING SO THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING MEMBERS AS AND
MADAM CHAIR TRISTAN BROWN WITH
CFT UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS OF THE
AFL CIO HERE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHEN EKSTROM
WITH CALPERS, THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MELISSA ROMERO WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT. ZORA WAS TOLD THE
SACRAMENTO 3 50 SACRAMENTO
OLDERS CLIMATE COALITION CAR
LISTED THEM ALL. YOU'D BE BORED.
AH IN SUPPORT OF 11 37. HELLO
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LUIS
NETTLESOME COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
WITH THAT THE ORGANIZING
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND WE'RE
RIGHT HERE AT THE SUPPORT 11 37.
MELANIE MORALES WITH THE
GREENLINING INSTITUTE AND
SUPPORT MARGIN AND WEENIE IN
SUPPORT OF 11 37 AM REPRESENTING
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
ONE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS. SAN DIEGO PHYSICIANS
FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. LOS
ANGELES PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY. SAN FRANCISCO,
UM, CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND
JUSTICE. SAN FRANCISCO MARINE
MEDICAL SOCIETY ALLIANCE FOR OF
NURSES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
AND THOUSANDS OF PHYSICIANS WHO
CAN'T BE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MEGAN
WHITMAN. I'M A PHYSICIAN. AND
I'M ALSO REPRESENTING SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 1137 TODAY. THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ASTHMA
COLLABORATIVE BREAST CANCER
ACTION MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PACIFICA
FAMILY MATERNITY CENTER. UM A
COMMUNITY CLINIC. CLIMATE HEALTH
NOW CLIMATE 911, THE ASSOCIATION
OF NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICAL
STUDENTS AT UCSF AND
PEDIATRICIANS FOR CLEAN AIR.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I'M IN
SUPPORT OF 1173. MY NAME IS DR
GLIAL SABA, MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN
IN SACRAMENTO AND I'M
REPRESENTING THE 700 MEMBERS OF
THE PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY IN SACRAMENTO, AS
WELL AS MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS
THERE ARE CURRENTLY PRACTICING
IN THEIR OFFICES. THANK YOU IN
SUPPORT OF 1137. DOUG MCPHERSON
FROM SACRAMENTO, REPRESENTING 3
50. SACRAMENTO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. HI MY NAME IS KYLE FARRAR.
I AM A PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER
AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SPECIALIST WITH FRANK TRACKER
ALLIANCE AND I WORK VERY CLOSELY
WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS
IMPACTED BY OIL AND GAS TRAILING
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. CURRENT
COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES AND I'M
HERE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF 11
37 FOR FRAC TRACKER ALLIANCE,
AND ALSO BROUGHT SOME OF THE
REPORTS THAT I PUT TOGETHER
DETAILING THE IMPACTS AND
IMPLICATIONS OF THE 3200 FT
SETBACK AND THE DISPARATE
IMPACTS TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
AND, UM OTHER MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA,
RESULTING FROM OIL AND GAS
EXTRACTION IN THESE COMMUNITIES,
SO, UM, IF THIS COULD BE
DISTRIBUTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OVER HERE, THANK YOU. PLEASE,
PLEASE HAND TO THE SERGEANT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO REMIND
WITNESSES NAME ORGANIZATION AND
THAT YOU'RE IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, TYLER TRODDEN ON BEHALF
OF AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION,
CLIMATE CENTER AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL
CLAIBORNE WITH LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT I THINK
WE'RE ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. OKAY NEXT. WE'RE
READY FOR THE MAIN WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ONE. JEREMY SMITH. FROM THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL. SO WE WILL HAVE
TO SUPPORT UM, IF THE SUPPORT
WITNESSES CAN STEP DOWN FOR NOW
, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM. FOR
THE OPPOSITION. THANK YOU,
MANAGER. I THINK WE HAD TO HAVE
TWO PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
. EXCUSE ME. I DON'T HAVE IT
LISTED, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO
WRITE. OKAY. WE WILL MAKE SURE.
YEAH GOOD. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE,
JEREMY SMITH HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL IN
OPPOSITION ON HERE ON BEHALF OF
OUR NEARLY HALF A MILLION
HARDWORKING MEMBERS IN
CALIFORNIA OR 77,000 APPRENTICES
, MANY OF WHOM ARE WAITING
OUTSIDE THE HALLWAY AND HER
ACTUAL WORKERS IN THIS INDUSTRY
, NOT REPRESENTATIVES OF WORKERS
, BUT ACTUAL WORKERS AND STRONG
OPPOSITION TO SB 1 37 1137. A
BILL THAT REGARDLESS OF STATED
INTENT IS DESIGNED TO SHUTTER
CALIFORNIANS DOMESTIC OIL AND
GAS PRODUCTION, AND THAT WILL
UNFORTUNATELY AFFECT THOUSANDS
OF OUR MEMBERS JOBS. THESE
PROPOSED SETBACKS WILL DO
NOTHING TO CURTAIL CALIFORNIA'S
DEPENDENCE ON OIL AND GAS, BUT
WHAT IT WILL DO IS INCREASE OUR
DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN REGIMES TO
PROVIDE US THE OIL AND GAS THAT
WE WILL BE DEPENDENT ON FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DECADES. THERE
ARE THOUSANDS OF OUR MEMBERS
PROVIDING THAT OIL AND GAS THAT
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
DEPEND ON IT RIGHT NOW. WE WILL
SEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF
CALIFORNIA'S HARD EARNED MONEY
TO SAUDI ARABIA OIL EXTRACTORS
IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST AND
LIKELY TO EVEN RUSSIA AND OTHER
PLACES THAT ARE HERE TO NO
ENVIRONMENTAL OR LABOR
STANDARDS, WHICH, DESPITE CLAIMS
THE CONTRARY OR ARE VERY
IMPORTANT. WE WILL TAKE THE OIL
EXTRACT FROM THESE FAR FLUNG
PLACES THOUSANDS OF MILES TO
REACH CALIFORNIA SHORE'S WHERE
THESE SHIPS WILL IDLE SOMETIMES
INDEFINITELY, CREATING A FAR
LARGER CLIMATE COST THAN IF WE
HAD JUST PRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA.
AGAIN UNDER THE STRICTEST WORKER
PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS IN THE WORLD. AND. TO SAY
AGAIN, WE WILL SEE THAT TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF JOB LOSSES AND
INCREASES IN THE COST TO COMMUTE
TO WORK AND SCHOOL THAT WILL
BREAK WORKING CALIFORNIANS. ON
BEHALF OF OUR HALF A MILLION
MEMBERS. WE URGE YOU TO REJECT
THIS BILL, PLEASE DO NOT RUSH
POLICY THAT WILL NEGATIVELY
AFFECT OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES AND INSTEAD OF WORK
WITH US TO MEET THIS CLIMATE
CRISIS WITHOUT SACRIFICING
WORKING PEOPLE AND THEIR CAREERS
THAT RIGHT NOW PROVIDE MIDDLE
CLASS LIVELIHOODS TO THEIR
FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. HI GOOD MORNING.
CHAIR RIVAS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US
HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL
ROMERO. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
FUTURE OF WORK AT THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF
LABOR. AFL CI Ó. TODAY WE ARE
HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR
UNION SIBLINGS AND THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND OPPOSITION OF STAPLE 1137.
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FEDERATION IS COMPRISED OF
800,000 HARDWORKING UNION
MEMBERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MEMBERS LIKE MACHINISTS, STEEL
WORKERS AND, OF COURSE, OUR LA
OC BUILDING TRADES THAT STANDS
SB 1137 WILL KILL HIGH WAGE
UNION JOBS ACROSS OUR STATE JOBS
THAT SUPPORT BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE A ROAD
OUT OF POVERTY. NO ONE
UNDERSTANDS THE GRAVITY OF
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ENDING OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL
FUELS LIKE THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS
IN THESE VERY FIELDS, AND IT'S
THE SAME WORKERS WE NEED TO KEEP
IN MIND AS WELL AS THEIR
FAMILIES BY NOT TARGETING THEIR
LIVELIHOODS WE CAN AND MUST
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT IT CANNOT COME
AT THE COST OF WORKERS OR GOOD
UNION JOBS. SB 1137 CREATES
CONDITIONS WERE OIL CAN BE
IMPORTED FROM STATES AND
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE MUCH LESS
STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND
LABOR STANDARDS. CALIFORNIA'S
DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS WILL
NOT DISAPPEAR OVERNIGHT, BUT WE
CAN ENSURE TO PROTECT THESE HARD
WORKING CALIFORNIANS AGAIN
COMPRISED OF BLACK AND BROWN
FAMILIES LIVING AND WORKING IN
THESE VERY SAME COMMUNITIES. SB
1137 WILL END UP CREATING LOW
WAGE NONUNION JOBS AS WELL AS
MASSIVE LITIGATION COSTS WITH
MASSIVE RISK TO LOCAL REVENUE
THAT AS A RESULT, WE'RE HARM OUR
PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES. UNION
MEMBERS WHO DEPEND ON SAID
REVENUE IN AN INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE ECONOMY WITH RAMPANT
INFLATION AND RISING HOUSING
COSTS. IT IS UNTENABLE TO
ELIMINATE THE LIVELIHOODS OF
HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED
CALIFORNIANS. IT IS A WELL
ESTABLISHED FACT THAT UNION JOBS
PROVIDE A LIFELINE OUT OF
POVERTY. FOR MANY CALIFORNIA
FAS, WE MUST FIND AN EQUITABLE
SOLUTION TO ENSURE THAT CLIMATE
GOALS ARE BEING MET, NOT AT THE
EXPENSE OF ESSENTIAL UNION
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA AND THEIR
FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM NEXT, WE'LL TAKE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. HE'S
JUST STATE NAME AND AFFILIATION.
AND THESE ARE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAUL DEAR OH,
REPRESENTING THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
SEAN WALLENSTEIN FROM THE
CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION. SMALL OIL IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
COURTNEY JENSEN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN OPPOSITION. WE'VE ALSO TAGGED
THIS BILL AS A JOB KILLER. THANK
YOU. MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS,
PRISCILLA KUDOS ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY OF CORN IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MELISSA
GUION PBF ENERGY IS MARTINEZ
REFINING COMPANY AND I'M
OPPOSED. GOOD MORNING. MEREDITH
LEWIS PBF ENERGY. MARTINEZ
REFINING COMPANY OPPOSED TO SB
11 37. GOOD MORNING, JESSICA
SHIVER MARTINEZ REFINING
COMPANY, AND I OPPOSE. MR MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MOIRA TOP ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BUSINESS COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION.
ESPERANZA BENITA, CHEVRON
RICHMOND REFINERY OPPOSED SB 11
37. GOOD MORNING. ANNA MORGEN.
CHEVRON POLLS. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR, RESPECTED
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DOYLE RADFORD,
JUNIOR BUSINESS MANAGER OF
LABOUR'S LOCAL 1, 85, AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF MY MEMBERSHIP
, AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES THAT
RELY ON THEIR WAGES AND BENEFITS
TO STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS MEASURE.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS LUCINDA LOPEZ WITH LABOUR'S
LOCAL TO 61 I OPPOSE. GOOD DAY.
TREVOR WALKER LABORERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION, NORTH
AMERICA STRONGLY OPPOSED.
MORNING ANDREW COCHRAN.
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
STRONGLY OPPOSED. GOOD MORNING,
HONORABLE CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, CHRIS HANAN, ON BEHALF
OF THE LOS ANGELES ORANGE COUNTY
IS BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL ARE 48 AFFILIATES
AND THEIR 140,000 MEMBERS
STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES OPPOSED.
GOOD MORNING COMMUNITY COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. DAVID CHANTAL PBF
ENERGY MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY
OPPOSED. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS
, JOE CRUZ ON BEHALF OF 70,000
HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO
MAKE UP THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL OF LABORS. SOME OF THE
HALL WE'RE EXPECTING OPPOSED
THIS BILL. HMM. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR KEITH DONE ON BEHALF OF
THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
IRONWORKERS OF CALIFORNIA AND
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS, CARLA JOAQUIN ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE
TRAINS COUNCIL VOICING OUR
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ISAAC LOPEZ, CURRENT
COUNTY M O C POST. HI GOOD
MORNING, SHARON GONSALVES ON
BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF
BAKERSFIELD AND CORONA AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. WHAT
ABOUT THE PRESS? I OPPOSE. HELLO
MY NAME IS KAREN MURANO. AND I'M
A PUZZLE 11 37. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR MEMBERS, DEAN TALLY WITH
THE CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAX PERRY ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
. SERIOUS CONCERNS NO OFFICIAL
POSITION TODAY, BUT I WANT TO
GET ON RECORD WITH THE SERIOUS
CONCERNS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HELLO MY NAME IS FELIX CLARA AND
I'M FROM BIGGER SCHOOL,
CALIFORNIA AND I HAVE OPPOSED TO
SB 11 37. HELLO I'M GEORGE
JENSEN WITH CHEVRON CORPORATION
OPPOSE SB 1137. HELLO TROY
BUENTELLO WITH CHEVRON
CORPORATION. I OPPOSE SB 11 37.
GOOD MORNING, JOHN TWEED
DISTRICT COUNCIL 16. WE STAND IN
OPPOSITION OF 11 37. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY GREENLEE,
POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR PAINTERS
KNOWLEDGE TRADES DC 16 AND WERE
IN OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING,
SANDY KESSLER WITH ERA ENERGY
AND I OPPOSE SB 11 37. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. I'M JASON
ANTHONY WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED
TRADE AND I STAND WITH THE
BUILDING TRADES AND OPPOSITION
OF 11 37. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. REYNOLDS NEWTON
DISTRICT COUNCIL 16, AND WE
STAND IN OPPOSITION OF 11 37.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CARLOS
FLORES DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 AND
WE STAND OPPOSITION OF 11 37.
GOOD MORNING, CARLOS VARIOLA
WITH DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 TRADE
PAINTERS AND I MISSED THE
WEDDING OPPOSITION AND 11 37.
HELLO MY NAME IS ROBERT PULLMAN
WITH THEIR ENERGY AND I OPPOSE
SB 11 37. THANK YOU. HELLO I'M
RACHEL CASTILE. I'M WITH ERA
ENERGY AND I OPPOSED 11 37. BUY
MORE. HELLO MY NAME IS JOSEPH
GROUND WITH THE BUTTER MAKERS
AND I OPPOSE 11 37. HELLO MY
NAME IS DONALD MCMULLAN. LOCAL
FIGHT FOR YOU. NINE. I OPPOSED
11 37. ALTHOUGH I'M JOSEPH AS
PEARL AND OPPOSE SP 11 37. HELLO
MY NAME IS LAURA MEASURES, SOME
WITH THE BOILER MAKERS AND I
OPPOSE 11 37. CHARLES BEFORE
JANO. BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 5 49
GRADUATED PRENTICE SUPPOSED SPD
11 37. HI MY NAME IS LEPE MÀ.
I'M A WIFE OF A BALLER MAKER. I
OPPOSE 11 37. MY NAME IS MARIE
LU SHULIN GUERRERO LI. I AM FROM
ERA ENERGY AND I OPPOSED 11 37.
MY NAME IS MARCUS COLEMAN.
REPRESENT ERA ENERGY AND I
OPPOSE 11 37. MY NAME IS ROBERT
FEDEROV. I'M FROM CRIMSON
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND I OPPOSE
OF SB 11 37. HELLO MY NAME IS
RICK RUST. I'M WITH ERA ENERGY
AND I OPPOSE SB 11 37. HELLO MY
NAME IS JAMES FORD. I WORK FOR
ERROR ENERGY AND I OPPOSE SB 11
37. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
BRANDON TRIP. I REPRESENT AIR
ENERGY AND I OPPOSE SB 11 37.
JUST FINE. HELLO MY NAME IS
VIDEL BARRERA WORK FOR ERROR
ENERGY AND I OPPOSE SB 11 37.
CHARLIE MCWHORTER WORKED FOR
AGILITY, TECH ENGINEERING. I
OPPOSE SB 11 37. RAYMOND
ROMMEL'S WORK FOR CRIMSON
RESOURCES AND I OPPOSED SB 11
37. KEVIN LEWIS. CRIMSON
RESOURCES AND I OPPOSE THE 11
37. LOUIS COMEERE, CRIMSON
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND I OPPOSE
11 37. CARLOS MEDINA. WILK
REASON RESOURCES AND I OPPOSE AS
BEING 11 37. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. JAMES, THOROUGH
ACTOR WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL OF LABORERS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. MY NAME
IS RYAN THOMAS AFFILIATION
LACUNA LOCAL 3 24 AND LOCAL 1 85
OPPOSING 11 37. THANK YOU. DO
YOU HAVE ANY FLOORS, LABORERS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH
AMERICA LOCAL 3 TO 4 IN
OPPOSITION OF 11 37. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TRISTAN
SHAWL. BUSINESS AGENT FOR
LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION,
LOCAL 3 TO 4 AND ON BEHALF OF
OUR 5000 MEMBERS WE OPPOSE 11
37. THANK YOU. FERNANDO CAMPOS
LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION 3
24 MY BUSINESS REP AND EXTEND AN
OPPOSITION OF SP 11 37. GOOD
AFTERNOON, DOUG LIMÓN WITH
LABOUR'S LOCAL 3 24 ON BEHALF OF
THE 4500 MEMBERS THAT WE
REPRESENT. WE STRONGLY OPPOSED
11 37. THANK YOU. RAYMOND DAVIS
IRONWORKERS. LOCAL 1 18 OPPOSED
11 37. DAVE GEORGE LABOUR'S
LOCAL 3 24 OUT OF SANTA ROSA,
CALIFORNIA STRONGLY OPPOSING 11
37. ALOHA MITCHELL BECHTEL
DISTRICT COUNCIL OF IRONWORKERS
. WE STAND IN OPPOSITION OF 11
37 WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES. THANK YOU. REAGAN,
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LABOUR'S
TRAINING CENTER STRONGLY OPPOSED
, UH 11 37. HI MY NAME IS
DEBORAH MONTALVO. I'M WITH
SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM, AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED 11 37 AND I'M
LATINA. FRANK WITH LABOUR'S
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM STRONGLY
OPPOSED 11 37. DAVID SLATER,
REPRESENTING SIGNAL HILL
PETROLEUM OR HUNDREDS OF
EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS BAD FOR OPPOSED.
11 37. HI THERE. ALEX SCARDINO
WITH SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM, AND
I OPPOSE 11 37. CAN AND JONES
WITH LABORERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION LOCAL THREE OR FOUR AND I
OPPOSE 11 37. UP WITH ME. CARLA
HILL, LABOUR'S TRAINING CENTER.
I'M LATINA AND I OPPOSED 11 37.
THANK YOU. CHRIS HALL PRESIDENT
DRILLING PRODUCTION COMPANY,
THIRD GENERATION COMPANY IN
CALIFORNIA WITH 10 EMPLOYEES I
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON SP 11 37.
BRUCE BURR. WAGAR CURRENTLY
RETIRED FROM THE OIL INDUSTRY,
BUT I OVER MY 40 YEARS I SPENT A
LOT OF TIME WORKING AT URBAN
DRILL SITES IN LOS ANGELES AND
MANAGING THEM AND THERE WAS
NEVER A LEGITIMATE CLAIM OF ANY
SICKNESS FROM THE DRILLING THAT
WAS DONE THERE. OPPOSED 11 37.
MHM JESSICA PAQUETTE. I WORK FOR
A COMPANY CALLED MATRIX OIL
CORPORATION. I STRONGLY OPPOSE
11 37. MY NAME IS JONATHAN
GREGORY I'M THE CEO AND OWNER OF
MATRIX OIL COMPANY IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. I'M ALSO A
PERSON OF COLOR AND I OPPOSE SB
11 37. MY NAME IS RENEE ROSS
BOILERMAKERS, LOCAL 5 49 AND MY
FAMILY AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED SB
11 37. QUÊ SHANA DARDEN,
BOILERMAKERS, LOCAL 5 49 AND MY
BABY'S LOCALLY STRONGLY OPPOSED.
SB 11 37. HI MY NAME IS TED
CORDOVAN WITH THE N B NATURAL
RESOURCES. OUR COMPANY AND
AFFILIATES REPRESENT OVER 300
EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES. THEIR
SENATE BILL 11 37 WOULD HAVE A
VERY NEGATIVE IMPACT. WE OPPOSE
IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS JULIE MEANS I'M
A WOMAN AND A MOTHER. I ALSO
WORK FOR CALIFORNIA RESOURCES
CORPORATION LIFE LONG.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS REPRESENT
CLEAN DOMESTIC PRODUCED. UM. OIL
AND GAS AND ASKED TO KEEP MY
JOB. PLEASE VOTE. NO, THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS GREG YOUNGBLOOD. I'M
WITH THE N B NATURAL RESOURCES.
I'VE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY OVER
40 YEARS AND STRONGLY OPPOSED 11
37. THANK YOU. HELLO I'M GARY
RICHARDSON, THE N B NATURAL
RESOURCES CALIFORNIA NATIVE IN
THE INDUSTRY OVER 40 YEARS
STRONGLY OPPOSE SB 11 37. THANK
YOU. HUGO DILATORY, DIRECTOR OF
APPRENTICESHIP FOR THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LABORERS UNION, AND
WE STRONGLY OPPOSED SENATE BILL
11 37. LEONARD GONZALEZ,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LABORERS AND WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE SB 11 37. HI
BRITTANY MAYFIELD, SENIOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY
COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE 11 37. HI I'M
KIMBERLY TRELA ACCOUNTANT WITH A
AND B NATURAL RESOURCES FOR 10
YEARS AND I OPPOSED AS THE 11
37. THANK YOU. HELLO ED WAGNER.
MB NATURAL RESOURCES THEY HAVE
OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE
INDUSTRY. AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
VOTE NO ON 11 37. STEVE LEYTON,
PRESIDENT, BNB NATURAL
RESOURCES. I'VE BEEN IN THE
INDUSTRY FOR LONGER THAN I CARE
TO REMEMBER. AND I ARGUE TO VOTE
. NO BECAUSE WE ARE A PROUD
CALIFORNIA OIL PRODUCER. AND WE
WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO CONTINUE
DOING THAT. JOKE ABOUT WITH
LABOR'S LOGO THROUGH 24 5000
MEMBERS AND WE'LL POST 11 SB 11
37. MY NAME IS EDDIE ESPINOSA
REPRESENT 5000 MEMBERS WITH
LABOUR'S LOCAL 3 24, AND WE
OPPOSE 11 37. THANK YOU. JAMES
BRADSHAW, LOCAL 549 IN THE
INDUSTRY SINCE 1989 AND, UH WE
OPPOSE SB 11 37. THANK YOU.
COREY HUNTER. LOCAL 549
BOILERMAKERS BEEN IN THE UNION
FOR 20 PLUS YEARS AND WE OPPOSE
SB 11 37. MY NAME IS KEN ARCHIE
LOCAL. 5 49. PITTSBURGH,
CALIFORNIA. BEEN IN THE UNION
FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS, AND WE
OPPOSE 11 37. THANK YOU.
FACILITIES IN YEAR FOR CHEVRON.
UH WE OPPOSED. SB 11 37. HELLO
RETRO DEHART, SENIOR PROJECT
ENGINEER FOR CHEVRON AND I
OPPOSE SB 11 37. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS MATTHEW PILLS. I'M
A NATIVE OF BAKERSFIELD,
CALIFORNIA AND I WORKED FOR
CHEVRON AND I'M HERE TO OPPOSE
SB 11 37. THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS MEGAN LOPEZ. I'VE WORKED
FOR CHEVRON FOR OVER 14 YEARS
AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP MY CAREER
WITH CHEVRON IN BAKERSFIELD AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE SB 11 37.
THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
AMANDA ALLEN. I WORKED WITH
CHEVRON AND I OPPOSE SB 11 37.
HELLO RUSSELL JOHNSON ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS
AND THE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS
WERE TRAINED. WE OPPOSE SB 11
37. GREGOR TERRORISTS WITH YOUR
CORPORATION AND ASSOCIATED
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NICE STRONGLY
OPPOSE SB 11 37. I'M DANIEL
ORTIZ. I WORK FOR BRAWN ON THE
CHEVRON LEASES AND I OPPOSE 11
37. HAVE YOU, GARCIA? I IMPOSE
11 37. I WORKED FOR CHEVRON
LEASES AND PICTURE CALIFORNIA.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ROBIN
WOODWARD. I'M A THIRD GENERATION
CHEVRON EMPLOYEE AND I
VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED. SB 11 37.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS ROBBIE ROBINSON. I'M WITH
CHEVRON AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE SB
11 37. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
CARLOS SIERRA. I WORKED FOR
CHEVRON AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED
AS BEING 11 37. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS J. ROCK CHILD AND THE
APPRENTICESHIP COORDINATED FOR
THE BOILER MAKERS AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED 10 UNTIL 11 37. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS SELENA.
DARRYL I AM WITH TRADES WOMEN
INC AND I OPPOSE SENATE BILL 11
37. THANK YOU. BRAD SMITH WAS
CHEVRON STRONGLY OPPOSED 11 37.
JOHN ZIEGLER WITH CHEVRON
STRONGLY OPPOSED. SB 11 37.
SHANKAR FROM MARTIN IS REFINING
COMPANY SO STRONGLY OPPOSED TONY
IN 11 37. GOOD MORNING. I'M
BALLERINA OFFICE FROM CHEVRON. I
STRONGLY OPPOSED AS SPECIES 11
37. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
NIKOLAI BATTERY AND I WORKED FOR
CHEVRON AND I AM STRONGLY
AGAINST THIS PROPOSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M BRIAN PEACOCK. I
WORKED FOR CHEVRON AND I OPPOSE
SB 11 37. MORNING, BRIAN
HARBINGER WITH CHEVRON AND I
OPPOSE 11 37. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. I'M JOHN BOSSY. I'M
FROM CHEVRON REFINERY AND I
OPPOSE 11 37. HELLO I'M JOHN
CARNEGIES AND WITH CALIFORNIA
RESOURCES INC I OPPOSE 11 37.
AFTERNOON ANDREW GIULIANI,
CALIFORNIA RESOURCE COMPANY. I
OPPOSE SB 11-3 SEVEN. WELL I'M
EMILY JONES WITH CALIFORNIA
RESOURCES CORPORATION AND I
OPPOSE SB 11 37. HI THERE,
KELSEY. EVERY CALIFORNIA
RESOURCES CORPORATION AND I
OPPOSE SB 11 37. THANK YOU. HI
I'M JULIANNE MOORE BOWEN. I'M A
GEOSCIENTIST AT ERA ENERGY AND A
NATIVE CALIFORNIAN AND I OPPOSE
SENATE BILL 11 37. MY NAME IS
DONALD STRICKLAND. I WORKED FOR
CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. AND
I OPPOSE SB 11 37. THANK YOU.
HI. MY NAME IS STEVE NIXON WITH
QUINCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WERE
SMALL PRODUCER. I OPPOSED THAT
BILL 11 37. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS LIGHT CITY. I WORK WITH
CRIMSON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. I
STRONGLY OPPOSED THAT BILL 11
37. HELLO MY NAME IS JESSE
MARTINEZ. I WORKED FOR CRIMSON
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE 11 37. THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS TODD OSTERBERG. I WORKED FOR
CHEVRON. I OPPOSE SPL 11 37.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JERRY
FERNANDEZ. I WORK FOR C AND J.
WELL SERVICES AND I OPPOSE 11
37. MY NAME IS WILLIAM SCHAEFER
. I WORK FOR CALIFORNIA
RESOURCES CORPORATION. I OPPOSE
11 37. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS MIKE WEST, REPRESENTING
THE STATE BUILDING AND A CHURCH
AND CHANGE COUNCIL AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. DO WE
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION? OKAY. SEE YOU.
NONE. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MR MATHIS. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR. UM. QUITE A BIT OF
INFORMATION GOING ON HERE. AH,
UM. HAVE A QUESTION FOR EITHER
OF THE SENATORS. UM YOU KNOW, WE
GOT EVEN THE FACT TRACKER HANDED
TO US, BUT THIS IS A BUNCH OF
CENSUS BUREAU DATA. UM DO YOU
ACTUALLY HAVE A STUDY THAT YOU
COULD CITE ON THE EMISSIONS ON
THE EMISSIONS. IT'S WE GOT ALL
THIS DATA ON, YOU KNOW, 32,000
FT WITHIN A WELL BUT CAN YOU
GIVE US WHO ACTUALLY DID THE
STUDY? THEY SAY THAT'S THE
EMISSIONS IS BAD, WHO PUBLISHED
IT? WHAT DATE IT WAS WHO PEER
REVIEWED IT? ABSOLUTELY WE'RE
GOING TO GO ON THE SIDE, CITING
ONE OF WHICH WAS THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY IN 2015 THAT DID
REVIEW THE EXISTING SCIENTIFIC
STUDIES AND DETERMINE THAT FROM
A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE THAT
HAS REVIEWED EXISTING SCIENTIFIC
STUDIES, WHICH STUDIES DID THEY
REVIEW? UM WE CAN PULL THAT FOR
YOU TO VERIFY. AND IN ADDITION,
THERE WAS AN INDEPENDENT PANEL.
I BELIEVE AUGUST 31ST OF LAST
YEAR THAT PROVIDED THIS
INFORMATION TO CAL JEMB
BASICALLY STATING THAT A SETBACK
NO LESS THAN 2500 WOULD WORK
AROUND 2500, SO WE NEEDED TO GO
BEYOND THAT. SO YOU DON'T HAVE
ONE TODAY THAT YOU CAN SAY WELL
, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY SEND IT TO
YOU. BUT THERE WERE A GROUP OF
DOCTORS IN THE INDEPENDENT STUDY
FROM VARIOUS PLACES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO
ADD ON THAT, MICHELLE I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE THIS QUESTION. SO CAL
JEMB, THE OIL AND GAS REGULATORY
AGENCY CONVENED A PANEL PUBLIC
HEALTH SORRY. UM, CAN CAN YOU
HEAR ME NOW? UM CALDERON
CONVENED A PANEL OF SORRY. AH
CALDERON. CONVENIENT WHEN YOU
CAL JUMP CONVENED A PANEL OF
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS AS PART OF
THE OIL AND GAS PUBLIC HEALTH
BILL MAKING AUSTERE AND THAT
PANEL EXHAUSTIVELY COMPLETED A
LITERATURE REVIEW OF ALL OF THE
EXISTING BODY OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDIES CONSISTENTLY SHOWING
IMPACTS FROM OIL AND GAS
ACTIVITY UP THROUGH 3200 FT. AND
EVEN BEYOND 3200 FT. AND THEY
PUBLISHED A VERY HELPFUL
COMPENDIUM OF ALL OF THE
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND
TOXICOLOGICAL TOXICOLOGY STUDIES
THAT THEY COMPLETED SHOWING
THOSE IMPACTS. AND A LOT OF
THOSE STUDIES ARE IN PEER
REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND
INCREASINGLY, THOSE STUDIES ARE
COMING OUT OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL
. SEVERAL OF THESE STUDIES ARE
SPECIFIC TO OIL AND GAS IMPACTS.
IN CALIFORNIA AND SHOW REALLY
ADVERSE HEALTH IMPACTS ON THINGS
LIKE, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT
THE QUESTION IS, CAN YOU NAME
ONE OF THE STUDIES? BESIDES
BESIDES THE PERIOD VIEW? WHAT?
WHAT STUDY? CAN YOU OINT TO
THIS, AS THIS STUDY SAYS. PM 2.5
, WHICH IS HOW THE CALIFORNIA
AIR BOARD LOOKS AT THE MISSIONS
AND THAT THIS IS DANGEROUS. YES
SO THERE IS A 2021 GONZALEZ AT
ALL STUDY THAT SHOWED HIGHER
CONCENTRATIONS OF PARTICULATE
MATTER POLLUTION AND OTHER AIR
POLLUTANTS WITHIN FOUR
KILOMETERS OF OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT SITES. THERE ARE TWO
GONZALEZ AND TRANS STUDIES FROM
2020 THAT ALSO INDEPENDENTLY
ANALYZED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF BIRTH RECORDS FOR MOTHERS
LIVING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OIL
AND GAS IN CALIFORNIA. FOUR
KILOMETERS IS 4000 FT. NOT 3200.
IT'S MUCH BEYOND 3200. FT. YEAH
SO THAT'S THAT'S SAYING THAT THE
IMPACTS EXTEND WELL BEYOND 3200
FT. THERE'S ALSO A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF STUDIES FROM 2018 2019
2020 CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATING
EVIDENCE OF HARM BUT BEYOND ONE
KILOMETER, WHICH IS 3200 FT. AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE
STUDIES. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
GREAT IF WE WOULD HAVE THEM
HERE. UM MY FINAL QUESTION. AS
FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE SENATE
SIDE. IT WAS CITED BY THE
OPPOSITION THAT THERE ARE OVER
HALF A MILLION WORKERS. AND WHEN
WE DO THESE NUMBERS, AND WE DO A
LOT OF THIS AND AG AS WELL BUT
YOU HAVE HALF A MILLION WORKERS.
IF THEY'RE MARRIED, HAVE A
SPOUSE. NOW WE HAVE ONE MILLION.
THAT'S AN ENTIRE SENATE SEAT.
NOW IF WE ARE IN THE 2.5 KIDS,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3.5 MILLION
PEOPLE, PLUS THEY DON'T HAVE
ANYWHERE TO GO. THESE FAMILIES
LIVES A JOB. WHERE THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO GO BECAUSE THAT'S
BIGGER THAN HALF THE MIDWEST
STATES. WELL, I CAN TAKE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THIS IS NOT
KILLING JOBS. THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY JUST SAYING WE WANT
A SETBACK. DOESN'T DOESN'T EVEN
SAY THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO
MORE OIL PRODUCTION. THIS IS
JUST A SETBACK FROM ADDITIONAL
DRILLING NEAR HOMES, SCHOOLS,
DAYCARES. THAT IS WHAT THE BILL
SAYS. AND SO I UNDERSTAND BEING
THE DAUGHTER OF A TRUCK DRIVER,
UNION TRUCK DRIVER. I GET IT. I
UNDERSTAND. UH THE SCARE TACTICS
THAT SOMETIMES ARE USED TO
ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW TO MAKE IT
SEEM AS THOUGH THIS BILL IS THE
BL END ON THAT. YOU KNOW,
TOMORROW THAT THESE JOBS WILL GO
AWAY. ABSOLUTELY NOT. I CARE AS
MUCH ABOUT THE WORKERS, AND I'M
SURE AS MY SENATE COLLEAGUE
DOES, AS MANY OF YOU DO, BUT WE
ALSO HAVE TO CARE SIMULTANEOUSLY
ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING
AFFECTED NEAR THESE OIL WELLS.
THAT'S CORRECT. BUT THESE
COMPANIES DIDN'T BUILD THE
HOUSES NEAR THEM. AND NOW YOU'RE
GONNA HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR
IT. AND I'M PROUD SON OF A
ROUGHNECK OIL WORKER MYSELF AND
I GREW UP WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE
IN THIS INDUSTRY SO IT'S.
THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS. AND I
DON'T KNOW HOW YOU EXPLAIN. HOW
YOU'RE GOING TO CREATE, REMEMBER
WE'VE HAD A FEW YEARS TO DISCUSS
THIS. CALDERON HAS BEEN WORKING
ON HERE WITHIN 72 HOURS DEBATING
BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN OUT FOR A
FEW YEARS. NOW WE NEED TO ACT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT.
AND I WILL JUST ADD AS A
REMINDER THAT CALIFORNIA IS
ACTUALLY BEHIND OTHER STATES IN
THE COUNTRY. WHEN IT COMES TO
SETBACKS. YOU HAVE STATES LIKE
TEXAS THAT ARE HIGH OIL
PRODUCING, UM AH, STATES AND
THEY ALREADY HAVE SETBACKS IN
PLACE, SO THERE IS STILL
EVIDENCE THAT YOU CAN BE A STATE
LIKE TEXAS AND STILL HAVE THESE
HEALTH PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, SO
WE ARE NOT LEADING THE WAY IN
THIS SPACE. THERE IS CERTAINLY A
PRECEDENT FOR STATES THAT STILL
HAVE JOBS IN THE SPACE. THANK
YOU, MR MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UH SENATOR GONZALEZ
AND SENATOR LIMÓN FOR YOU'RE
BOLD LEADERSHIP AND. ADDRESSING
THIS LONG OVERDUE ACTION THAT WE
NEED TO TAKE TO PROTECT.
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR OVER
92. AH WHICH HAVE BORN THE
DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF AIR
POLLUTION, WATER POLLUTION,%
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS. I MEAN, I
WAS I PULLED UP. MY FILE FROM MY
BILL HB 3 45 THAT I INTRODUCED
IN 2019. CALLING FOR OIL
DRILLING SETBACKS. AND SOMEHOW,
I THINK I LEFT IT AT MY DESK.
BUT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ANSWER MR MATHIS IS, UH UM,
QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC
STUDIES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
THERE ARE COUNTLESS STUDIES
COUNTLESS STUDIES THAT HAVE
DOCUMENTED THE HIGHER INCIDENCE
OF CANCER PRETERM BIRTH,
PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, ASTHMA
, RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES. I MEAN
, I REPRESENT, UH AND DISTRICT
JUST, UH, NEIGHBORING
WILMINGTON'S. AND I KNOW THAT
THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS STUDIES
SHOWING THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF
ASTHMA, RESPIRATORY IMPACTS AND
ALL THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS.
AND SO WE KNOW, AS SENATOR LIMÓN
INDICATED THAT THERE ARE OTHER
STATES INCLUDING TEXAS. YOU KNOW
, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS FIGHTING
FOR MY BILL AND 2019, YOU KNOW,
THREE YEARS AGO. THIS IS NOT A
NEW ISSUE. WE'VE BEEN DEBATING
THIS FOR YEARS IN 2019, AND I
WAS ASHAMED TO SEE THAT THE
STATE OF TEXAS IS AHEAD OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
PROTECTING ITS FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES. AND SO WE NEED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS
NOT A NEW ISSUE. THIS IS NOT
JUST LIMITED TO CALIFORNIA.
OTHER STATES HAVE ALREADY TAKEN
ACTION, UH, TO PROTECT HER
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. AND I
WANT TO ADD YOU KNOW AGAIN THAT
THAT THIS IS SCIENCE BASED AS
SENATOR GONZALEZ, UH, HAS
EMPHASIZED THERE THERE IS AN
ABUNDANCE OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
, UH, THAT I CAN GET BACK TO
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ACTUALLY
LOOK AT IT AND READ IT. UH, TO
VERIFY. AND LET ME JUST ADDRESS
THE ISSUE OF, UH OF JOBS
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW SARAH GONZALEZ
. UH SECTOR-LIMÓN. WE SAW THE
SAME LINEUP OF WORKERS, YOU KNOW
REAL WORKERS WHO ARE SHARING
THEIR THEIR THEIR REAL. FEARS
THEIR REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE
IMPACTS ON THEIR JOBS, THEIR
LIVES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND I
RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF
THE WORKERS THAT TOOK THE TIME
TO COME OUT. TO TESTIFY TO COME
TO THE STATE CAPITAL TO COME TO
SACRAMENTO FROM NEAR AND FAR TO
SHARE THEIR CONCERNS. BUT WE
NEED TO CONSTANTLY REMIND FOLKS
THAT PROTECTING OUR FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES AND PROTECTING JOBS
ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. WE
CAN CREATE. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS AND WE'RE
PROPOSING THAT AT THIS THIS IS
PART OF THE LARGER CLIMATE
PACKAGE THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS
CALLED FOR. WE CANNOT ACHIEVE.
WE CANNOT FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.
AT THE PRICE OF SACRIFICING OUR
FRONTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
COMMUNITIES. WE NEED TO DO BOTH.
WE NEED TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE,
AND WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE
PLENTY OF WAYS THAT THAT OIL
COMPANIES HAVE MADE IT WORK IN
OTHER STATES TO PROTECT
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. WHETHER
IT'S YOU KNOW, THERE THERE, I
KNOW THAT IN MY SOME OF MY
COMMUNITY IS THEY HAVE PROPOSED
THIS, UH, THIS ENGINEERING
TECHNIQUE CALLED SLANT DRILLING
WHERE THEY CAN THEY CAN DRILL
FOR OIL YOU KNOW, FURTHER AWAY
FROM HOMES, SCHOOLS, PARKS,
HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES. YOU KNOW AND STILL
REACH THE OIL THAT THAT THAT IS
UNDERGROUND SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO OPERATE. SO WE KNOW
THAT OTHER STATES, YOU KNOW, ARE
MAKING IT WORK. WE KNOW THAT
THAT WE CAN PROTECT OUR
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES WITHOUT
HAVING TO SACRIFICE THE JOBS.
THIS AGAIN IS A LONG OVERDUE.
UH, STEP AND I'M STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 11 37. THANK YOU,
UM, MR SARTO. THEN I HAVE MS
GARCIA AND THEN MISS ME, FLORA.
SO UH, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE
NEED TO TALK ABOUT IS THE SUPPLY
AND DEMAND ISSUE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AS MUCH AS WE WOULD
LIKE THE DEMAND FOR OIL TO GO
DOWN. IT'S NOT, UM THERE IS A
CERTAIN DEMAND AND CALIFORNIA
THAT REQUIRES A CERTAIN SUPPLY
SIDE. AND RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF
THAT SUPPLY SIDE OR 30% OF IT,
AT LEAST COMES FROM CALIFORNIA
COMES FROM THESE VERY WELL. THIS
LEGISLATION HAS THE EFFECT OF
SHUTTING THAT DOWN. AND IF THAT
SHUTS THAT DOWN, YES, IT DOES,
IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
ALLOWED TO PUT AN ADDITIONAL
WELLS, AND I APPRECIATE THE HEAD
WAGON AND STUFF, BUT PLEASE LET
ME MAKE MY COMMENTS. UM IF IT.
IF IT HAS THE EFFECT OF SHUTTING
DOWN PRODUCTION THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO GET THAT SUPPLY FROM
SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THAT'S
SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEY DON'T HAVE
CLEANER REFINERIES. THEY DON'T
HAVE, UH, THE JOB PROTECTIONS
THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA
AND SO AND THE CLEANER AIR
STANDARDS. THEY DON'T EXIST
WHERE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE IS,
BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE
MAKING OTHER COUNTRIES THAT SHIP
US OIL RICH. AND AT THE SAME
TIME, THE POLLUTANTS THAT
THEY'RE PUTTING OUT ARE FAR
WORSE THAN ANYTHING WE'RE DOING
OVER HERE. UM I WORKED IN THE
SOUTH BAY FOR 30 SOME ODD YEARS
AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF
THE REFINERIES. I'M VERY
FAMILIAR WITH THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITIES. AND WE ACT LIKE
THIS IS JUST, UH UH, SOMETHING
THAT IMPACTS LOWER INCOME
COMMUNITIES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU
PALACE VERDES, SIGNAL HILL, SAN
PEDRO TORRANCE, EL SEGUNDO.
BALDWIN HILLS CULVERT CITY SEAL
BEACH, HUNTINGTON BEACH ARE
HARDLY CONSIDERED LOW INCOME AND
MINORITY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
BEING ADVERSELY IMPACTED. UM BUT
WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM
THERE, INCLUDING MANHATTAN
BEACH. AH MANHATTAN BEACH IS
RIGHT NEXT TO EL SEGUNDO, WHICH
HAS ONE OF THE BIGGER PLANTS,
REFINERIES. CHEVRON PLANT. AND
SO YOU KNOW, MY QUESTION IS,
WHAT DO WE TRADING OFF FOR HERE?
WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN OUR
LOCAL STUFF THAT'S ACTUALLY WELL
REGULATED IN FAVOR OF FOREIGN
OIL. THAT IS NOT AND THAT SAME
AIR THAT EXISTS ABOVE THEM. AND
HIS WIPING OUT THERE FOR US AND
WIPING OUT WHATEVER IT IS OVER
THERE BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN.
UNREGULATED MARKET. UM, AND
PRODUCTION. IS GOING TO SOMEHOW
NOT AFFECT US UP HERE. WE NEED
TO TAKE CARE. IF THE DEMAND GOES
DOWN, THEN SUPPLY WILL GO DOWN
AND THAT WILL NATURALLY MARKET
WISE TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. BUT IF
WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN OUR
SUPPLY AND THE DEMAND DOESN'T GO
DOWN. THAT'S THAT'S MORE OF AN
ECONOMIC DISASTER FOR THOSE
PEOPLE THAT WORK OUT THERE
BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES THAT
WERE SUPPLYING THAT SUPPLY TO
US. AND WE LOSE THE CONTROL WE
HAVE NOW OVER ENSURING THAT, UM
THE PRODUCTION OF OIL CONTINUES
AT THE RATE. WE NEED TO MEET OUR
SUPPLY AND DEMAND. UM YOU KNOW,
THE MEDICAL CONDITIONS ISSUE. I
WORKED A LONG TIME AS A MEDIC
FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
THE AIR IN THE SOUTH BAY IS
CLEANER THAN THE AIR WHERE I
LIVE IN MARIETTA. AH BECAUSE IT
HAS THE NATURAL AIR CONDITIONER,
WHICH IS THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AH A
LOT OF THOSE AREAS THAT I TALKED
ABOUT THAT THEIR OIL OIL WELL,
HEAVY OIL WELL RICH. AND THOSE
AREAS ARE CONSTANTLY THE AIR IS
BEING BLOWN OUT OF THERE. UM SO
SOME OF THESE THESE THESE
STUDIES I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, I
DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU GO OUT AND
PUT THEM INTO THE REAL WORLD.
THEY DON'T CORRELATE. BECAUSE I
DIDN'T GO ON A BUNCH OF
ASTHMATIC KIDS. THE ONES I DID
IT WAS BECAUSE THEY ARE, UH, HAD
HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM THEIR
EATING ISSUES. THEY DID NOT GET
EXERCISE THERE. THEY WERE BORN
WITH ALLERGY ISSUES. UM MY
DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH AN
ALLERGY ISSUE. THAT'S NOT, YOU
KNOW FROM OIL. SO WE CAN'T BLAME
ALL THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT
EXIST ON THE OIL INDUSTRY. AND
THE PRODUCTION OF OIL DRILLING.
UM THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT
CAUSED THOSE BUT WE'RE GOING TO
DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. IF WE
PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
AND START CUTTING OFF LL OUR
SUPPLY AND DON'T AND STILL HAVE
THE DEMAND, WHICH WE WILL
BECAUSE WE'RE STILL GOING TO
PRODUCE CARS WERE STILL GOING TO
PRODUCE TIRES FOR THOSE CARS,
ALL OF THE PETROLEUM THAT IS
USED TO PRODUCE ALL THESE THINGS
THAT COMES FROM OIL. SO UM, I
THINK THIS PARTICULAR BILL RIGHT
NOW I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON IT FOR A LONG TIME.
BUTWE'RE NOT READY. THERE WERE
NOT READY FOR THAT. CALIFORNIA
IS NOT PREPARED. ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THIS. WE'RE JUST GOING
TO SHIFT OUR JOBS. WE'RE GOING
TO SHIFT THE BURDEN OF TRYING TO
KEEP OUR AIR CLEANER. WE'RE
GOING TO SHIFT THAT TO COUNTRIES
THAT DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERN WITH
THAT WHATSOEVER. AND THAT'S MY
BIG CONCERN WITH THIS BILL, AND
THAT'S WHY I REALLY CAN'T
SUPPORT IT. SO THANK YOU. MISS
GARCIA. UM I GUESS I SEE THIS A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY. I GOTTA
WILMINGTON'S MORE OFTEN THAN I
WOULD WANT. SOMETIMES WHEN I
PULL IN MY EYES START TO BURN
BECAUSE YOU FEEL THE IMMEDIATE
EFFECTS OF THE OIL INDUSTRY
THERE. AND, YES, THERE ARE SOME
AREAS THAT HAVE WEALTH, MAYBE
REFINERY WHERE IT'S NOT AS
IMPACTED BECAUSE THERE'S MAYBE
ONLY ONE INSTEAD OF 10. UM THIS
COULDN'T THESE. THESE ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY LATINO
COMMUNITIES. THAT DOESN'T MEAN
ONLY LATINO AND BLACK COMMUNITY
MEMBERS ARE AFFECTED, BUT
THEY'RE DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THAT'S THAT'S A REALITY. WE
COULD TALK ABOUT ANECDOTALLY,
BUT THE DATA AND THE SCIENCE
SHOWS US THAT THEY THEY THEY IN
AND THEY ARE AND IF YOU LOOK AT
OUR VARIOUS TRACKERS, WHETHER
YOU LIKE THE ENVIRONS, SCREENER
OR THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES,
INDEX, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT
TELLS THE SAME STORY ALL RAN
OVER AGAIN. THIS BILL IS IN
SHUTTING DOWN PRODUCTION
SUDDENLY IT DOES TWO THINGS. IT
SAYS WE ARE GOING TO ACCEPT THAT
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SENSITIVE
RECEPTORS THAT KIDS ARE
IMPORTANT TO HOSPITALS ARE
IMPORTANT THAT PLAY GIRLS ARE
IMPORTANT AND WE'RE GOING TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
PUT ANY NEW WELLS NEAR THERE.
ONE KILOMETER 1332 100. FT IS
ONE KILOMETER WE'RE GONNA WE'RE
SEEING THAT, IF A WELL HAS LIVED
ITS LIFETIME, AND IT HAS RUN ITS
COURSE. WE'RE NOT GONNA EXTEND
IT WHEN WE KNOW IT'S IN A PLACE
WITH THE SENSITIVE RECEPTOR
WHERE WE KNOW WE HAVE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE GETTING
SICK. DISABILITY IS ABOUT BEING
PRAGMATIC AND RESPONSIBLE TAKING
THE INFORMATION WE HAVE NOW.
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER TIME AND
APPLYING IT. YES I HAVE A
COMMUNITIES WHERE WE HAVE
BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES THAT
DIDN'T HAVE HOUSES NEXT TO THEM,
BUT NOW THEY DO. IT'S NOT OUR
FAULT. IT'S A REALITY WE LIVE
IN. AND FOR ME, IT'S EVERY DAY.
HOW DO I IGNORE THE NEW
INFORMATION I HAVE? HOW DO I
IGNORE THE NEW SIGNS THAT HAVE?
HOW DO I CONTINUE TO TELL THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE SACRIFICED? OWNS FOR
SOMEONE ELSE'S BOTTOM LINE?
THERE HAS TO BE A WAY TO DO
BOTH. WE CAN PROTECT JOBS. WE
CAN'T DO SOME JUST TRANSITIONS.
WE CAN PROTECT HEALTH. WE CAN'T
JUST CONTINUE WITH THE STATUS
QUO AND I FIND THEIR CRIMINAL
WHEN WE HAVE ALL THIS
INFORMATION TELLING US AND WE
SAY WE JUST CAN'T DO IT. AH AND
SO THIS IS NOT GONNA SHUT DOWN
PRODUCTION. THERE'S GONNA BE
PLENTY OF WEALTH THAT CONTINUE
TO OPERATE UT. THERE IS THE
REALITY AND IT'S NOT ONE BILL BY
ITSELF. WE HAVE THE SUITE OF
POLICIES POLICIES OUT THERE
TRYING TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES
AS ONE SO I AM APPRECIATIVE OF
THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR
YEARS. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE
WORK THAT MR MURATSUCHI DID AT
SOME POINT ON ON THIS BILL AS
WELL. AND I'M APPRECIATIVE OF
WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY TO FINALLY
BE ABLE TO TELL THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO
START TO MOVE IN IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. STARTING BY NOT
ALLOWING NEW WEALTH BY LETTING
MILES RUN THEIR COURSE AND THEN
SHUTTING THEM DOWN AND THEN
HOPEFULLY SHOWING THEM THAT
RESPONSIBLY, NOT JUST ABANDON
THEM LIKE, ALTHOUGH MANY
ABANDONED WHILST WE HAVE THAT MR
MOHAN HAS BEEN WORKING ON OUT
THERE AND SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL AND ENCOURAGE THE REST
OF US, TOO. TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
AND WALK AWAY FROM THE
MISINFORMATION AND SCARE TACTICS
. THE JOBS THAT COMMUNITY
MEMBERS THAT SHOWED UP HERE ARE
IMPORTANT ALSO, BUT I WANT TO
BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO
BE FIGHTING FOR THEM. THANK YOU,
MR FLORA. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR. SENATORS UH, WE'RE ALMOST
DONE. BUT I JUST HAVE A FEW
COMMENTS AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF INFORMATION AND THAT'S BEEN
SHARED TODAY AND I WANT TO MAYBE
JUST COMING UP FROM A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. UM WE
HEAR A LOT ABOUT COMMUNITIES. WE
HEAR A LOT ABOUT HOW IT AFFECTS
INDIVIDUALS. AND THERE'S A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T
REALLY JUST DICUSSED. IF THIS
BILL GOES THROUGH ROUGHLY 30% OF
THE OIL PRODUCTION WILL CEASE TO
EXIST. 30% THAT'S THE NUMBERS.
UM. WHAT THAT DOES IN AN
INDEPENDENT STUDY DONE, THERE
WILL BE A 1 TO $10 INCREASE. ON
ACCOUNT OF GASOLINE, DEPENDING
ON HOW MUCH WE IMPORT FROM
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. AND SO WHEN
YOU TRANSLATE THAT DOWN TO REAL
LIFE UM, BORN AND RAISED IN
CENTRAL VALLEY FROM AN AG
FAMILY. OKAY? WE PRODUCE.
PRODUCE. FOOD. WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA SAY TO THE MEN
AND WOMEN WHEN THEIR COST OF
LIVING GOES THROUGH THE ROOF?
WHEN THE FARM WORKERS THAT
WALKED THAT MARCHED FROM DELANOE
UP HERE THIS WEEKEND. HOW MANY
OF THOSE FOLKS ARE GOING TO MOVE
INTO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE?
ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THEY
PUT PETROLEUM IN THEIR CARS TO
GET TO WORK. AND NOW WE'RE
TELLING THEM BASED ON THIS
POLICY. IT'S GONNA COST THEM 1
TO $10 A GALLON MORE. WE CAN'T
DO THAT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
EQUITY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
EQUALITY WHEN WE HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS WE SEEM TO LOOK AT
IT FROM A VERY COASTAL
PERSPECTIVE, WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT. WE FORGET ABOUT THE
QUOTE UNQUOTE FLY OVER STATE.
THAT IS THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF
CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOW INCOME
AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT
LIVE THERE, TOO. THAT ARE
DESPERATE. FOR GAS PRICES TO GO
DOWN. THAT ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE
MORE EXPENDABLE INCOME. THAT ARE
DESPERATE FOR THINGS TO BE LIKE
THEY WERE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.
THIS BILL DOES NOTHING TO HELP
THAT THIS BILL ONLY MAKES THE
PROBLEM WORSE. COLLEAGUES AS WE
GO THROUGH THIS WE NEED TO BE
HONEST, GALGENWAARD IS ALREADY
GOING THROUGH THE REGULATORY
PROCESS. IT'S TWO THIRDS AWAY
COMPLETED. THEY'RE LOOKING AT
THIS VERY POLICY. WHY ARE WE
GETTING AHEAD OF THAT? WHY
WOULDN'T WE LET THAT POLICY RUN
ITSELF OUT. SEE WHAT THEY COME
UP WITH? BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS? I'VE HEARD TEXAS
SETBACKS. I QUICKLY JUMPED ON MY
PHONE TO SEE WHAT THE TEXAS
SETBACKS ARE. AND THEY'RE
ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 500 FT.
DEPENDING ON WHAT ARTICLE? YOU
WANT TO READ, NOT WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE. FRIENDS WE
CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW TO LOSE
30% OF OUR ROLE OF SUPPLY. AND
FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE
FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY THAT DO
NOT HAVE CHARGERS THAT DO NOT
AREN'T ABLE TO PLUG IN AND FOR
US TO COME BACK TO THEM AND SAY
YOU KNOW WHAT? COASTAL AREAS ARE
MORE IMPORTANT. WE WANT TO SIT
IN OUR OUR SANCTIMONIOUS LIKE
HOLIER THAN NOW CAPITOL BUILDING
AND RUN THESE POLICIES BECAUSE
IT MAKES US FEEL GOOD. BECAUSE
WE'RE SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT. AT
WHAT COST? THERE'S A RIGHT WAY
TO DO THIS. WE'RE NOT SAYING
THAT CLIMATE CHANGE ISN'T
IMPORTANT. OH, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
BUT WORK WITH US. MAKE SOMETHING
REASONABLE. WE CANNOT AT THIS
TIME AND THAT THIS PLACE AND AT
THIS MOMENT AFFORD TO LOSE 30%
OF OUR PRODUCTION. SO
COLLEAGUES. I UM I COULD GO OUT
FOR A LONG LONGER, BUT I WON'T.
BUT I WOULD JUST PLEAD WITH YOU.
DON'T THINK ABOUT JUST ONE LOCAL
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY THINK
ABOUT THE ENTIRE STATE. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM OTHERS ON THE
COMMITTEE? YES SEE, NONE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WELL I THANK
YOU FOR THE ROBUST DISCUSSION. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK OUR
WITNESSES. BECAUSE THESE ARE THE
FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKING ON
THIS FOR DECADES, AND I WANT TO
THANK THEM VERY, VERY MUCH FROM
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR LEHMAN AND
MYSELF, SHE'S BEEN A STAUNCH,
YOU KNOW, ALLY AND ALWAYS
ENSURING THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS
RIGHT IN TERMS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND I WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA AND
MURATSUCHI FOR THEIR WORK AS
WELL IN THIS I KNOW IT'S NOT
BEEN EASY AS WE CAN TELL. UM A
FEW THINGS I JUST WANT TO PUT
OUT THERE IS AGAIN THIS IS NOT A
BILL TO THIS IS A BILL FOR
HEALTH AND SAFETY. THIS IS NOT A
BILL THAT IS GOING TO BE THE
FOREIGN OIL BILL THAT WILL
SOMEHOW STOP PRODUCTION HERE
LOCALLY TOMORROW. THAT IS NOT
ACCURATE. ABSOLUTELY NOT THE 1
TO $2 GAS. IT'S JUST UNINFORMED
. THAT'S NOT ACCURATE, AND IT'S
NOT AN INDEPENDENT STUDY. IT WAS
ACTUALLY THE GAS AND OIL
INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDED THAT SO
WHEN YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL STUDY,
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT. BUT THIS
IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
. 3200 FT STEP BACK, WILL TAKE
CARE AND SUPPORT OUR LOWEST
INCOME RESIDENTS. UM IN PLACES
THAT IN THE SOUTH COAST AIR
QUALITY DISTRICT THAT I
REPRESENT LOS ANGELES, WHERE THE
AIR IS FEDERALLY ILLEGAL
NONATTAINMENT. THAT'S HOW BAD IT
IS. ALL WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE A
SETBACK BY SAYING, YOU KNOW
WHAT? WE DON'T WANT THESE
SENSITIVE USES SCHOOLS, DAYCARES
, NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS. TO
BEAT NEAR NEW OIL WELLS. THAT IS
WHAT WE ARE SAYING. SO WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING
THAT CLEAR. I WANT ALSO DEFER TO
SENATOR LEHMAN. IF SHE HAS
ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, WHILE
WE'RE HERE AS WELL, BECAUSE
SHE'S BEEN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE
COLLEAGUE IN THIS THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO REMIND
FOLKS AS WELL THAT WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, PEOPLE
ARE THE ENVIRONMENT. UM AND AS
SOMEONE WHO GREW UP YES, I WAS
BORN IN A COUNTY THAT IS THE
COAST. HOWEVER IT'S NEVER BEEN
LOST ON ME THAT, UH, THIS IS
IMPACTS ALL KINDS OF FOLKS. UM,
AND WE ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER
THAT THAT IS WHY THERE IS
SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITIES IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY SUPPORTING THIS
BILL. UM AND SO I THINK THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT
THERE ARE TRADEOFFS TO EVERY
SINGLE BILL THAT WE VOTE ON. AND
CERTAINLY WE'VE HAD DECADES TO
TRY TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE COME
TO A SOLUTION TO AN ANSWER FOR
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE THAT
THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH. WE ARE
MOVING THIS IT IS HERE IN FRONT
OF YOU IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE, BUT CERTAINLY THE
IMPLICATIONS ARE ALSO RELATED TO
THE HEALTH AND THAT'S HEALTH OF
ALL COMMUNITIES. NO MATTER WHERE
YOU LIVE, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. SO WE'RE HERE,
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR AN I
VOTE FOR THIS BILL. WE
UNDERSTAND THIS IS DIFFICULT. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS
OPPOSITION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO FEAR
PRIORITIZING HEALTH OVER PROFIT
AND BOTTOM LINES, BUT WE THINK
THAT AFTER DECADES OF DISCUSSION
, AND THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GONZALEZ AND LEHMAN. UM I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD TODAY. UM AND
THANK THE OTHER MEMBERS THAT
HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS ISSUE
OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY MR
MURATSUCHI THAT HAD A BILL A FEW
YEARS AGO. SIMILAR TO THIS, UM,
I AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU. THIS
IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE.
I'M NOT A COASTAL ELITE. UM BUT
THEN, BUT I SUPPORT COMMUNITIES
LIKE MINE. UM, THAT LIVE WITHIN.
THIS BUFFER ZONE THAT MAY LIVE
WITHIN THIS ZONE THAT ARE
AFFECTED. THEIR HEALTH IS
AFFECTED BY IT. AH AND YOU KNOW
THESE ARE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DAYCARE CENTERS, HOSPITALS,
SCHOOLS WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE
FAMILIES ARE EVERY DAY. RIGHT
WE'RE AND I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THESE
COMMUNITIES. UM THAT'S WHY I'M
ON THIS COMMITTEE. THAT'S ONE OF
THE REASONS I'M HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE, UH AND OTHER STATES
HAVE BEEN DOING THIS LIKE YOU
MENTIONED. WE ARE NOT THE LEADER
IN THIS. UM AND SO I THINK IT'S
TIME FOR US TO MOVE IN THIS
DIRECTION, AND I THINK THIS IS
GOING TO BE THE YEAR. UH THAT WE
DO THIS, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH
SUPPORT. UM, FROM GOVERNOR
NEWSOM. THIS BILL IS PART OF THE
CLIMATE PACKAGE THIS YEAR. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. UH AND WE
WILL BE NOW READY FOR A VOTE.
THANK YOU. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. PLEASE TAKE THE
ROLL MOTION IS DUE PASS. RIVAS
RIVAS FLORA FLORA, NO
BOERNER HORVATH BOERNER HORVATH
I, FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I GARCIA.
GARCIA I MATHIS NO SNOW MCCARTHY
MCCARTHY. I MURATSUCHI SOUCI. I
SAY ARTO ARTO, NO STONE STONE. I
WOULD WOULD I? OKAY THAT THAT
BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES OUT. THANK
YOU. CANCER. OH, YEAH. SARTO.
GOOD NIGHT AHEAD. OKAY? WE WANT
TO ADD VOTES TO SB 10 13. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS ABSENT
MEMBERS. MCCARTY. HEARD MCCARTHY
MR MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I SAY ARTO
ARTO AYE. UM SB 10. 13 HAS 11
VOTES. IT'S OUT. THANK YOU, AND
WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THIS
MEETING.
GREAT JOB, DID SHE? LIKE CHUNK
ABOUT IT HERE VERY LOUD. YOU ARE
JUST SO EXCITED. YOU KNOW THAT.
REALLY, I GUESS. I DON'T THINK I
DID.