GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO
ASSEMBLY. NATURAL RESOURCES. UM
COMMITTEE. WE HAVE 11 MEASURES
ON THE AGENDA TODAY OF THE BILLS
ARE SIGNING ORDER. SO IF YOU'RE
AN AUTHOR THAT HASN'T SIGNED IN,
UM PLEASE SEE THE SERGEANTS. AH.
WE WANT TO START OFF. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO LET'S START
OFF. DO WE HAVE A COURT? WE HAD
A QUORUM. OH COME ON, HOOVER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? OH
THANK YOU. PLEASE. OKAY
SECRETARY, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
WE. RIVAS HERE IS HERE. FLORA
FLORA HERE AT THIS. FRIEDMAN.
HOOVER HOOVER HERE, MATHIS
MURATSUCHI. MATH IS HERE. ITSUKI
PELLERIN. PELLERIN HERE, WARD.
WOULD WOULD HERE'S BURR. HERE
HERE. OKAY, WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALVAREZ. A B A
B 14 49. I JUST WANT TO REMIND
ALL AUTHORS THAT YOU GET UH TWO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT UP TO TWO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT TWO
MINUTES EACH. UM AND IF THERE'S
OPPOSITION UP TO TWO WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. TWO MINUTES EACH
. TO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A B 14 49
TO YOU TODAY. I WANT TO START
FIRST OF ALL BY THANKING THE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH US ON THIS BILL AND
I ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
CHAIRMAN CHAIRWOMAN RIVAS
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND
DILIGENCE ON THIS. MAYBE 14 49
IS A COMMON SENSE BILL THAT
PROVIDES SEQUEL EXEMPTION. FOR
PROJECTS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE
100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
THAT MEET RIGOROUS LABOR
STANDARDS AND SPECIFIED
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. MY
FEELINGS ARE THIS THAT IS IF WE
GRANT SEQUEL EXEMPTIONS TO
BILLIONAIRES THAT ARE BUILDING
STADIUMS. WE SHOULD ALSO, UH,
MAKE IT EASY FOR THOSE WHO WANT
TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT DESPERATELY
NEED THEM. YOU PROBABLY HAVE
HEARD THE NUMBERS. BUT JUST A
REMINDER OF THE CALIFORNIA IS
RANKED 49TH FOR HOUSING UNITS
PER CAPITA AND IT'S 2.5 MILLION
UNITS SHORT OF THE DEMAND, WHICH
IS PROJECTED TO JUMP UP TO 3.5
MILLION SHORT BY THE YEAR. 2025
THAT'S ONLY TO LESS THAN TWO
YEARS AWAY. THE SAME REPORT.
MCKINSEY REPORT ALSO ARGUES THAT
OUR HOUSING SHORTAGE CAUSES AN
ANNUAL ECONOMIC LOSS OF $140
BILLION. DESPITE ITS GOOD
INTENTIONS, SEQUEL HAS PLAYED A
CONTRIBUTING ROLE IN INHIBITING
DEVELOPERS ABILITY TO BUILD MORE
HOUSING. CONSIDER A REPORT BY
THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE THAT
FOUND THAT IN 2020 NEARLY 50%
HALF OF ALL HOUSING PRODUCTION
THAT YEAR WAS CHALLENGED UNDER
SEQUA. THE LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE
SEQUEL PROCESS AND THE EASE IN
WHICH SOMEONE CAN ABUSE IT
NEEDLESSLY INCREASES THE COST.
PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THE LENGTH
OF HOUSING PROJECTS, THE LENGTH
IT TAKES TO BUILD HOUSING
PROJECTS, OFTEN RESULTING IN
PROJECTS BECOMING COST
PROHIBITIVE. AND MAYBE NOT EVEN
ACTUALLY BUILT. RECOGNIZING THE
HOUSING CRISIS WE ARE IN AND
IT'S REAL LIFE, DEATH OR DEATHS
. CONSEQUENCES ABBY 14 49 6 TO
REMOVE BARRIERS TO BUILDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHILE
REQUIRING ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL
AND LABOR STANDARDS. IF WE GRANT
SEQUENCE I LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THOSE OF
YOU HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE BILL.
BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR OPPORTUNITY
TO DISCUSS AND AGAIN ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEFORE
US TODAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID,
I'LL INTRODUCE THE TWO WITNESSES
, MARINE MARINO WENT OR WHY IT
SORRY. FROM HOUSING CONSORTIUM
AND MARK STIVERS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS.
MARINA THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
MARINA WINE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING CONSORTIUM WERE IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE
PRODUCTION, PRESERVATION OF LOW
AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING, AND
WE'RE PROUD TO CO SPONSOR A B 14
49. AS I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE
CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY HAS A GAP
OF 1.2 MILLION HOMES AFFORDABLE
TO LOWER INCOME CALIFORNIANS AND
ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, ROUGHLY
160,000 PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. DESPITE
THIS WELL ESTABLISHED NEED
AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECTS FACE LOCAL
OPPOSITION ACROSS THE STATE,
MAKING THESE PROJECTS MORE
DIFFICULT TO SIGHT MORE TIME
CONSUMING TO APPROVE AND MORE
COSTLY TO BUILD. CURRENT LAW
PROVIDES NUMEROUS PROTECTIONS
FOR THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT SEEKING LOCAL
APPROVAL, INCLUDING MANY BY
RIGHT AND SEEK EXEMPTIONS FOR
CERTAIN PROJECTS. UNFORTUNATELY,
THE EXISTING TOOLS A TIMES HAVE
TOO MANY LIMITATIONS AND PREVENT
ACCESS TO SEEK WITH STREAMLINING
FOR MANY 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE
IN RURAL AND HIGH RESOURCE
COMMUNITIES, ADDITIONALLY, FOR
THOSE DEVELOPMENTS THAT MAY
ALREADY BE EXEMPT IS EITHER A
USE BY RIGHT OR FROM A SEQUEL
EXEMPTION ACTIONS SUCH AS
FUNDING AND PLANNING DECISIONS
TAKEN BY THE LOCAL AGENCIES TO
FUND THESE PROJECTS ARE STILL
BEING CHALLENGED UNDERSEA CæA
AND CAUSE UNDUE DELAYS TO THE
PROJECTS. A B 14 49 WOULD EXEMPT
SEVERAL ACTIONS TAKEN BY LOCAL
AGENCIES AND FURTHERANCE OF 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM SEQUEL
WHILE ENSURING NEW DEVELOPMENTS
ON CLIMATE FRIENDLY INFILL SITES
AND MEET CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS. UNLIKE OTHER
STREAMLINING TOOLS, MAYBE 14 49
DOES NOT OVERRIDE LOCAL ZONING
DECISIONS OR DEVELOPMENT
APPROVALS. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STILL RETAINS ANY RELEVANTLY AND
USE DISCRETION. BY ITS NATURE
AND AS A RESULT OF STATE AND
LOCAL FUNDING PRIORITIES. 100%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS HIGHER
DENSITY AND BUILT ON LOCATIONS,
EFFICIENT SITES CLOSE TO
SERVICES AND AMENITIES. ITS
RESIDENTS NEED. THE FUNDING
PROGRAMS ALSO PRIORITIZE HOUSING
AND HIGH RESOURCE COMMUNITIES,
WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN BY
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT POSITIVE
ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH
CHILDREN. 14 49 BALANCES THE
NEED OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST
PRESSING ISSUES AND HOUSING
HOMELESSNESS WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS TO ENSURE
LOCATION EFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE
HOMES ARE BUILT QUICKLY FOR
THOSE MOST IN NEED. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. AND I AM
MARKS DIVERS OF THE CALIFORNIA
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, AND I JUST
WANT TO REITERATE THE POINT THAT
100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. WE
BUILD IT TO KEEP COSTS DOWN. WE
HAVE TO PUT MORE UNITS ON A ON A
ACRE OF LAND. IT IS HIRED
DENSITY THAN AVERAGE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE COMMUNITY. WE TO BE
COMPETITIVE FOR STATE FUNDING
SOURCES. YOU HAVE TO BE NEAR A
NUMBER OF SIDE AMENITIES AS WE
CALL THEM THINGS LIKE SCHOOLS,
PARKS, UM HEALTH FACILITIES,
GROCERY STORES AND WE ARE
BUILDING THEM TO VERY HIGH
SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS. THERE
ARE A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT
MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING SOLAR AND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND, YOU KNOW
, BATTERY STORAGE WAY BEYOND,
EVEN WITH THE STRICT STATE
BUILDING CODES REQUIRE SO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN VERY
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, AND WE
ARE JUST LOOKING FOR THE ABILITY
TO SORT OF MOVE THOSE PROJECTS
FORWARD IN A MORE COST EFFECTIVE
MANNER AS WE CAN ADDRESS OUR
STATE'S HOUSING CRISIS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE'RE
READY FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. PLEASE JUST STATE
YOUR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON STEPHEN SENSOR WITH
BROWN SEEN ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSING, PERHAPS OF THE HOUSING
, CALIFORNIA, PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF THIS LEGISLATION, THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS WORK ON IT.
HIGHLIGHT FOR MANY ISSUES WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF SPUR AND SUPPORT. DON
WILCOX WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS IN
SUPPORT. NEXT WE'RE READY FOR
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. IF
THERE ARE ANY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
JENNIFER SPEC ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS. WE'RE HEARING OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION FIRST, I'D
LIKE TO NOTE THAT WE VERY MUCH
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE
AUTHORS GOAL OF THE BILL, AND IN
FACT, OUR OPPOSITION IS RELATED
TO WANTING TO EXPAND THE SEQUEL
EXEMPTION CONTAINED IN THE BILL,
AS WELL AS CONCERNS WITH REGARD
TO A DEED RESTRICTION THAT'S
CONTAINED WITHIN THE MEASURE
THAT DOESN'T MATCH THE T CÁC
PROGRAM, WHICH THE PROGRAM IS
PAIRED WITH. THE 55 YEAR DEAL.
RESTRICTION WITHIN THE BILL
CURRENTLY CONTAINS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LAST IN
PERPETUITY. T CAT CURRENTLY HAS
A 55 YEAR OLD LIMITATION, AND
WE'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE TWO
PROGRAMS MATCH WITH RESPECT TO
THE SEQUEL EXEMPTION. OUR
CONCERN IS THAT WE'RE SEEING A
CONSTANT INCREASE IN PRESSURE ON
THE MEDIUM PRICE OF HOUSING. WE
SAW A SMALL DIPPED FOR A
SEASONAL LOW OF $780,000 LAST
YEAR. BUT WE HAVE RISE BACK UP
TO $820,000 FOR THE MEDIAN PRICE
OF HOUSING IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, EVEN WITH HIGHER
INTEREST RATES THAN WE'VE
PREVIOUSLY HAD. OUR CONCERN IS
WE'RE CONTINUING TO NOT BUILD
ENOUGH ENTRY LEVEL MARKET RATE
HOUSING FOR OUR FIRST TIME
HOMEOWNERS AND WE'RE CONTINUING
TO SEE THAT STOCK DWINDLE AND
DIMINISH. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE
BILL ACTUALLY EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE HOME OWNERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES OF
LOW AND MODERATE INCOME FROM
MARKET RATE HOUSING AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT,
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR MARK FINSTER MAKER ON
BEHALF OF EARTH JUSTICE, WITH
APOLOGIES TO THE COMMITTEE AND
THE AUTHOR FOR OUR LATE LETTER
OF TODAY, WE ARE OPPOSED HAVE
CONCERNS THAT THE ANALYSIS
REALLY REFLECTED AROUND SOME OF
THE PROVISIONS NEEDED TO ENSURE
THERE IS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS AS WE'VE SEEN IN
PREVIOUS MEASURES ALONG THESE
LINES, BUT CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND
THE ISSUE THAT THE AUTHOR IS
TRYING TO ADDRESS. SO LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM AND
THE SPONSORS. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PER. SORRY I
CAN'T GET TO THE THING. SO THANK
YOU FOR ALL FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. I DO THINK THAT IT'S
IMPORTANT. I WAS WONDERING IF
YOU COULD, UM ADDRESS THE ISSUES
THAT WERE RAISED. THE MIC IS ON
. SURE I THINK SO. IS THAT
BETTER? YEAH, I WONDER IF YOU
COULD ADDRESS THE ISSUES. I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. JUST USE
THAT THE BUILDING TRADES RAISED
RELATED TO ARISA. AND IF YOU
COULD RESPOND TO THOSE AND JUST
THE ISSUES THEY RAISED IN THEIR
LETTER. YEAH I AM IN RECEIPT OF
THE LETTER AS WELL. UM AS I
THINK MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
LETTER AS YOU YOU HAVE AS WELL
BEFORE YOU IT'S RELATED TO
LANGUAGE THAT WAS USED IN A B
2011, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR LAST YEAR. I AM NOT
AWARE OF WHETHER THERE IS A UM
AH, LAWSUIT THAT'S BEEN, UM
FILED. AGAINST THAT AND WHERE
THAT STANDS SO I CAN'T ANSWER
THAT QUESTION. BUT YOU ASSUME
YOUR WORK WITH THE BUILDING
TRADES TO TRY TO ADDRESS THEIR
CONCERNS WERE GOING TO TRY TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE
OPPOSITION HAS ALWAYS THE GOAL.
YEAH. DID YOU LOOK AT IT?
POTENTIALLY EXPANDING IT. 2 TO 4
PURCHASE HOUSING FOR LOW AND
MODERATE INCOMES. I AM A BIG FAN
OF THAT IDEA. WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT DOES
TO THE BILL. BUT CERTAINLY IF WE
CAN DO THAT, UM THAT WOULD BE
THE HOPE. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
REMEMBER, PELLERIN, SO JUST TO
BE CLEAR YOU ARE TAKING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. SO
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ARE TAKING
TODAY. YES THERE IS SOME
OPPOSITION THAT WE'RE LOOKING
INTO TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING
ELSE WE CAN ADDRESS GOING
FORWARD. ONLY MINOR THING THAT I
SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT IS THAT IT
REQUIRES THAT THE DOCUMENTATION
BE FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK.
AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE COUNTY
CLERK. SO MAYBE CHANGING THAT,
AT SOME POINT TO APPROPRIATE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT WOULD BE
GREAT. THANK YOU RECALL THAT AND
WE HAVE THAT. IN OUR IN OUR
NOTES HERE. THANK YOU. THANKS
FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO RESOLVE THEIR
CONCERNS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY SEE
NONE. THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH
US. AND YOU KNOW YOUR SPONSORS.
UM I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM,
YOU KNOW HOW YOU WERE. YOU SAT
DOWN WITH US AND REALLY WORKED
THIS OUT. SO I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. SO WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THANK YOU
AGAIN. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF
FOR THE DILIGENCE ON THIS AND
LIKE I SAID, THE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN BRING HOME
OWNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OTHERS WHO ARE WORKING IN
CONSTRUCTION WILL TRY TO MAKE
SURE THAT GETS ADDRESSED. GOING
FORWARD. APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU BELIEVE GREAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ATIS SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. RIVAS
RIVAS. I FLORA. FLORIDA, NOT
VOTING. ADDIS ADDIS, I. FRIEDMAN
HOOVER. MATHIS. NOT VOTING.
MURATSUCHI PELLERIN PELLERIN. I
WARD WOULD WOULD I SPUR HIS
BIRTH. AYE. THAT BILL HAS FIVE
VOTES. WE'LL LEAVE IT ON CALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT. A B
14 65 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM ALSO
FOR THE RECORD. I UNDERSTAND.
I'M WEARING PURPLE, BUT I'M A
WARRIORS FAN AND GO WARRIORS
TONIGHT SO DON'T GET IT TWISTED
. OKAY I THOUGHT IT WAS LAKERS.
DO YOU WANT THIS BILL OUT? NO.
OKAY, YEAH. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE,
OKAY? NO OKAY, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. A B 14 65 TAKES A
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN
A BILL I AUTHORED LAST YEAR IN
AN ATTEMPT TO TACKLE A PROBLEM
THAT PLAGUES CALIFORNIA
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH OIL
REFINERIES IN THEIR BACKYARD.
WHICH I HAVE IN MY DISTRICT AT
TOO MANY REFINERIES. IN RECENT
YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN SERIOUS
DECLINES IN COMPLIANCE WITH AIR
QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, COUPLED
WITH INCREASING INCREASES IN
FLARING EVENTS THAT RELEASE
TOXIC ERIC CONTAMINANTS INTO OUR
COMMUNITIES, REFINERY FLARING
CAN RESULT IN A SHELTER IN PLACE
NOTIFICATION, SCHOOL CLOSURES
AND A SURGE OF VISITS TO
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR
MEDICAL CARE. IN THE BARI
REFINERIES REMAIN AMONG THE
LARGEST SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTANTS
SPECIFICALLY IN MY DISTRICT
INCREASED FOLLOWING EVENTS. HAVE
LED TO INCIDENTS THAT HAVE
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED THE HEALTH
OF MY CONSTITUENTS AND IMPACTED
SCHOOLS IN THE SURROUNDING
AREAS. MAYBE 14 65 TRIPLES THE
CIVIL PENALTY STEALING FOR AIR
QUALITY VIOLATIONS THAT OCCUR AT
REFINERIES IF THE DISCHARGE
CONTAINS ONE OR MORE TOXIC AIR
CONTAMINANTS TO FIND UNDER THE
STATE LAW AS A POLLUTANT, WHICH
MAY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN
INCREASE IN MORTALITY OR IN
SERIOUS ILLNESS, OR WHICH MAY
POSE A PRESENT OR POTENTIAL
HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH. AS THIS
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS OUTLINES
FINDS ARE DESIGNED TO ACT AS A
CREDIBLE DETERRENT AND MOST AIR
QUALITY CIVIL PENALTIES ACROSS
THE STATE ARE IN FACT WORKING AS
INTENDED, BUT REFINERIES ARE ARE
ARE LARGE AND THEIR AIR QUALITY
VIOLATIONS ARE POTENTIALLY FAR
MORE DANGEROUS THAN OTHER
FACILITIES. THE EVIDENCE SHOWS
THAT OUR CURRENT FINE STRUCTURE
, IN THE WORDS OF THE ANALYSIS
QUOTE LIKELY PROVIDES NO REAL
INCENTIVE TO PREVENT SIMILAR
FUTURE OCCURRENCES. REFINERIES
MUST BE HELD MORE ACCOUNTABLE
WHEN THEY POLLUTE THE AIR. THE
CONSEQUENCES FOR AIRPORT AIR
QUALITY VIOLATIONS MUST BE
SEVERE ENOUGH TO DETER A
DISCHARGE BEFORE IT OCCURS, SO
REFINERIES SIMPLY DON'T TREAT
FINES FOR CAUSING COMMUNITY
DISRUPTION AS AN ACCEPTABLE COST
OF DOING BUSINESS WITH ME HERE
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. IS ALAN
ABS ON BEHALF OF OUR SPONSOR,
THE BAY AREA QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
ALAN ABS REPRESENTING THE BAY
AREA, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND SPONSOR OF HB 14
65. PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN REFINERY
COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE SOME OF
THE HIGHEST CUMULATIVE HEALTH
BURDENS IN CALIFORNIA. EVEN IN
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE REFINERIES
ARE OPERATING WITHIN ALL OF
THEIR PERMIT CONDITIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY REFINERIES DON'T
ALWAYS OPERATE WITHIN THEIR
PERMIT CONDITIONS, AND THAT'S
WHY 14 65 PROVIDES AN
APPROPRIATE REMEDY. IN 2021, THE
AQMD ISSUED OVER 240 NOTICES OF
VIOLATION TO REFINERIES FOR OUR
THREE ACTIVE REFINERIES IN THE
BAY AREA, AND FOR 2022 THAT
TOTAL EXCEEDED 300 NOTICES OF
VIOLATION FOR THE IN THE REGION.
WE ALSO HAD OVER 30 FLARING
INCIDENTS OVER EACH OF THE LAST
TWO YEARS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A
DECREASE FROM 2019 WHERE WE HAD
72 FLARING INCIDENTS. THAT'S
EVERY FIVE DAYS WHERE YOU MIGHT
BE TOLD TO STAY INSIDE YOUR
CHILD MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO
SCHOOL OR YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SEEK
MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE EXCESS
EMISSIONS OF SULFUR OXIDES,
PARTICULATE MATTER AND TOXIC AIR
CONTAMINANTS. OTHER VIOLATIONS
WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY INCLUDED
FAILURE TO ACCURATELY REPORT
EMISSIONS OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD
AND A THANKSGIVING NIGHT
INCIDENT LAST FALL THAT ADMITTED
OVER 10 TONS OF HEAVY METAL
LADEN DUST OVER A TWO DAY EVENT.
FOR REFINERIES, THE EXISTING
PENALTY CEILINGS OBVIOUSLY DON'T
WORK. IF THEY DID, WE WOULDN'T
SEE THE CONTINUED INCREASES IN
VIOLATIONS, THE PENALTY SEALING
FOR STRICT LIABILITY FOR THESE
EVENTS WAS $10,000 IN THE YEAR.
2000 THAT WAS SB. UM 18 65 FROM
SENATOR PERATA. AND HAS ONLY
RECENTLY RISEN WITH INFLATION.
BEGINNING IN 2018 IMAGINE BEING
A REFINERY COMMUNITY RESIDENT
AND KNOWING THAT VIOLATIONS
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY OVER $10,000
FINE. I'D LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AND AUTHORING A B 14
65, WHICH TAKES A SMALL STEP
TOWARDS BETTER ALIGNING
PENALTIES FOR REFINERIES,
VIOLATING AIR QUALITY PERMITS
AND ENDANGERING PUBLIC HEALTH.
WHILE THESE MODEST AMOUNTS DON'T
FULLY RECOGNIZE THE IMPACTS IN
THESE COMMUNITIES, WE HOPE IT
DISCOURAGES THINKING ABOUT THESE
EVENTS AS A MINOR COST OF DOING
BUSINESS. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING THIS BILL. I'M HERE
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT? OF A B
14 65. HI WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN OUR
WATER IN. I APOLOGIZE, BUT
VOICES FOR PROGRESS IN SUPPORT
OF THIS IMPORTANT BILL. THANK
YOU. WILL BE HERE FOR 3 50,
SACRAMENTO AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SOFIA AFRICA
WITH THE COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO A B 14
65.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CLEARLY ON BEHALF OF THE
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE AN OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION ON THIS
BILL, MAINLY FOR TWO REASONS.
ONE FIRST THE SINGLING OUT OF
REFINERIES SETS A NEW PRECEDENT
AND CODE BY SINGLING OUT BY
FACILITY TYPE RATHER THAN AIR
QUALITY VIOLATION. UM, WE
BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT
STRUCTURE OF THE CODE, APPLYING
EQUALLY TO ALL TITLE, FIVE
FACILITIES, A SUFFICIENT AND
THERE'S NO JUSTIFICATION OR
RATIONALE FOR SINGLING OUT
REFINERIES OR ANY OTHER TITLE
FIVE FACILITY FOR DIFFERENT AND
UNEQUAL TREATMENT OF FOR
IDENTICAL INCIDENCES. AH SECOND
, THE BILL TRIPLE CIVIL
PENALTIES WITHOUT A
JUSTIFICATION, RATIONALE OR
EVENT. THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION. SO WE RECOMMEND TO
AMENDMENTS OUTLINED IN OUR
LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE. UH, ONE
IS TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING
EXISTING STRUCTURE AND
ENFORCEMENT FOR PENALTIES. TO
APPLY TO ALL TITLE FIVE
FACILITIES, AND THE SECOND IS TO
REQUIRE THAT IF, UH, PENALTIES
ARE GOING TO BE TRIPLED THAT THE
DISCHARGE RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS,
RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT,
SHELTER IN PLACE, EVACUATION OR
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, AS THE
AUTHOR MENTIONED IN HER
STATEMENT OF FOR THESE REASONS
WERE OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? NAME
AND ORGANIZATION. SEEING NONE.
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SEE NONE. KILL HIM
MOTION. I DON'T KNOW. I MADE THE
MOTION. THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN,
THE SECOND. WHICH WAS LIKE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THE MOTION TO
SUPPORT THE WARRIORS? OR IS IT
TOO DEFINITELY NOT SUPPORT THE
BILL THAT RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE REVERSE.
FLORA FLORA. NO, ADDIS! ADDIS I.
FRIEDMAN. HOOVER. MATHIS. MATH
IS NO MURATSUCHI. PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I WARD I WOULD WOULD I
EVER HIS BIRTH. AYE. THE BILL OF
SPORT BOATS WILL LEAVE IT OVER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REMEMBER,
REMEMBER RAMOS. PRESENTING A B 3
89.
WELL, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. TODAY I AM PRESENTING A
B 3 89 A BILL THAT WOULD GRANT
THE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO ENTER
INTO CLOSED SESSION WHEN
DISCUSSING SENSITIVE RECORDS.
ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL WOULD ASK
THE CORNER IN THE STATE TO HAVE
A POLICY WHEN DEALING WITH
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF NATIVE
AMERICAN REMAINS. THE HERITAGE
COMMISSION, CREATED IN 1976 WAS
ESTABLISHED AS THE PRIMARY
GOVERNMENT AGENCY RESPONSIBLE
FOR IDENTIFYING AND CATALOGING
NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL
RESOURCES. I HAVE ALSO SERVED ON
THIS COMMISSION AS ITS CHAIR AND
IN THE BODY SINCE 2007 TO 2018.
WHILE THE RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE
CHANGED AND SHIFTED TODAY, THE
COMMISSION PROVIDES PROTECTIONS
TO NATIVE AMERICAN HUMAN BURIALS
AND SKELETAL REMAINS FROM
VANDALISM AND INADVERTENT
DESTRUCTION AND SERVES AS A
MAJOR COMPONENT ON REPATRIATION
OF NATIVE AMERICAN REMAINS
REMAINS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
REPATRIATED EVEN IN THIS YEAR OF
2023. MUSEUMS UCS AND A CURRENT
AUDIT OF THE CAL STATE SYSTEM
HAS IDENTIFIED OVER 500,000
REMAINS. STILL IN THEIR
POSSESSION. THIS BILL WILL START
THE WORK THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
COMMISSION THE ABILITY TO
ADDRESS THE SENSITIVE ISSUES. IN
CLOSED SESSION. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW FOR THE COMMISSION TO
ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION DURING
THE CONSULTATION BY THE
COMMISSION ON GENEALOGICAL
RECORDS OR CULTURAL AFFILIATION
OF TRIBAL MEMBERS AND TRIBAL
AREAS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WITH ME TO TESTIFY
BUT HAD TO GET ON A PLANE. UM
WAS CHAIRMAN BO MAZZETTI,
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL? ALSO UM,
CHAIRMAN ROBERT SMITH OF THE
POLYP TRIBAL GOVERNMENT WHO ARE
ALSO CO SPONSORS OF THIS BILL,
BUT WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN PERSON
IS ONE OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES, SIR. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS DRAWING
ALMARAZ ON BEHALF OF THE RINCON
BAND LUCIANO INDIANS, PROUD
SPONSORS OF BABY 3 89. OUR
CHAIRMAN, BOO MAZZETTI WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION
BACK IN 1976 SINCE THE
COMMISSION'S INCEPTION,
PROTECTING DISCUSSIONS INVOLVING
SENSITIVE CULTURAL TOPICS HAS
BEEN INITIATIVE CONCERN. THIS
BILL FINALLY PROVIDES THOSE
PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE REASONS.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE AND SUPPORT NAME AND
ORGANIZATION TO A B 3 89.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. ANDREW
GOVERNOR GOVERNMENT A LOT OF THE
KITS ON THE MARENGO BAND OF
MISSION INDIANS IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, FRANK PAULINE, ON
BEHALF OF THE SALMON WILL BE
ENDED. MISSION INDIANS IN THE
SAME MEDIA IS BANNED, ASSUMING
CHANGES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT? SAYING
THAT ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO 83
89. SEEN NONE. ANY TWEENERS TO A
B 3 89. AND YOU WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON AND
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS STEVE
BODMER AND I SERVED AS GENERAL
COUNSEL FOR THE PECHANGA BAND OF
INDIANS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UNFORTUNATELY IN SURPRISINGLY,
THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS, AND
CHAIRMAN MARC CARO WAS UNABLE TO
ATTEND THIS MEETING TODAY OUT OF
RESPECT TO THE AUTHOR OF THE
PECHANGA TRIBAL COUNCIL HAS
TAKEN A NEUTRAL POSITION ON A B
3 89. AT THIS TIME, BUT THE
TRIBE HAS VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS
WITH THE BILL IN ITS CURRENT
FORM. WE ENGAGE THE AUTHOR AND
OTHER STAFF LAST YEAR TO RAISE
THE ISSUES WHEN A SIMILAR
MEASURE WAS UNDERTAKEN IN A
TRAILER BILL WITHOUT TRIBAL
CONSULTATION. HAS WRITTEN. THE
BILL UNDERMINES TRIBAL
SOVEREIGNTY BY ENABLING THE
STATE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT
DECISIONS ABOUT TREATMENT. AND
MANAGEMENT OF OUR ANCESTRAL
REMAINS. AND THE TRIBAL CULTURAL
RESOURCES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
SPECIFICALLY THE STATE WOULD
ALLOW IT WOULD BE ALLOWED. TO
MAKE CHANGES TO THE STATE
CONTACT LIST, WHICH IS A
SPECIFIC LIST ENTITIES. CONSIDER
BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES FOR
SACRED SITE PROTECTION AND
ANCESTRAL REPATRIATION. THIS HAS
SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR TRIBAL
GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS TO PROTECT
AND REPATRIATE ANCESTRAL
REMAINS. 83 89 PROPOSES A
SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURE FROM
STANDARD STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC
MEETING REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRANSPARENCY UNDER APPLICABLE
SUNSHINE LAWS. UNDER THE BILL,
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BE
DENIED ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ABOUT AGENCY DECISION MAKING.
SPILL WOULD ALLOW NATIVE
AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION TO
MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT GROUPS THE
STATE RECOGNIZES AS TRIBES FOR
PURPOSES OF CULTURAL RESOURCE
PROTECTION. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
AND WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY.
FINALLY THE BILL MAY NOT EVEN BE
NECESSARY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME
AT A RECENT ALL TRIBES MEETING
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NHC, THE
STATE AGENCY THAT MAKES
DECISIONS ON THE CONTACT LIST
REPORTED THEY WOULD SOON BEGIN
TRIBAL CONSULTATION ABOUT THE
CONTACT LIST. THAT PROCESS COULD
PLAY OUT. TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF
THE ISSUES. OF THE CONTACT LIST
AND MANAGEMENT CONFIDENTIAL. THE
BILL WILL IMPACT EVERY TRIBES
SOVEREIGNTY IN CALIFORNIA. THUS
IT'S PECHANGA SINCERE HOPE THAT
THE AUTHOR WILL WORK WITH US TO
ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS. THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING US THIS TIME.
THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND THANK YOU TO THE WITNESSES.
UM, I I'M JUST CURIOUS. WHY?
WHY? WHY DO THIS IN CLOSED
SESSION? JUST HELP ME TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S REALLY
THE QUESTION. SO IN THOSE THAT
NO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HAVE
COME FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WE'VE BEEN
ABLE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION
UNDER, UM SENSITIVE MATERIALS,
LITIGATION, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT
THINGS WHEN DEALING WITH WITH
TRIBAL, UM, ASPECTS. IT'S
SENSITIVE, BUT YET THERE HASN'T
BEEN A LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR
THAT SENSITIVITY. OF THE TRIBAL
ASPECT TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED
SESSION. EVERYTHING IS DONE. OUT
IN FRONT WHEN THERE NEEDS TO BE
SOME CAPABILITIES TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THESE COMPONENTS IN
CLOSED SESSION THAT THEN CAN BE
REPORTED OUT AFTER THESE
MEETINGS COME FORWARD SO THAT
THE SENSITIVITY OF TRIBAL WE'RE
BARELY THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS
BARELY STARTING TO UNDERSTAND
THE SENSITIVITY OF CULTURAL WITH
REPATRIATION. UM, AND THE
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY REMAINS.
THAT'S THE WHOLE COMPONENT, AND
IT EVEN GOES DEEPER THAN THE
AUDITS THAT WERE DONE BY THE U.
C S ON THE UCS FROM THE STATE
IDENTIFIED UM, THE HERITAGE
COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO COME UP
WITH THIS M L D LIST THAT THEN
WOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF
THE REPATRIATION OF THOSE
REMAINS IN THE ARCHIVES OF NON
TRIBAL MEMBERS. I'M SORRY
THROUGH THE CHAIR. WHAT IS AN
MLD LIST? MOST LIKELY
DESCENDANT. SO UM, CHAIRMAN
WORDS. WHEN THE PROJECT IS
HAPPENING, UM SOMEWHERE, MAYBE
IN YOUR AREA OR HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. AND THERE'S
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF REMAINS
THE CORONER'S CALLED OUT TO
IDENTIFY THOSE REMAINS EITHER AS
A JANE DOE OR A JOHN DOE AND IF
THEY'RE DETERMINED TO BE NATIVE
AMERICAN REMAINS, THEN THE
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE
COMMISSION IS NOTIFIED THAT THEN
NOTIFIES THE MOST LIKELY TO SEND
IT TO BE ABLE TO BE IN CONTACT
AND START TO WORK THROUGH A
PROPER REBURIAL. OKAY THANK YOU
. THIS AREA. UM M L D WOULD BE
MIWOK NISSINEN BATTLING PEOPLE.
SO UM, L D IS MORE ABOUT THE
FACT THAT THIS IS A TRIBAL
MEMBER POTENTIAL AFFILIATION OF
THE TRIBE. THE ACTUAL IDENTITY
OF THE PERSON. OKAY OKAY. I
UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU, UM
OBVIOUSLY HAVE A TWEENER HERE. I
HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE WORKING
TOGETHER TO RESOLVE YOUR
DIFFERENCES OR WE? WELL, THOSE
KNOW ME. I MEAN, WE WORKED HARD
ON ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT
NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. UM, IT'S
AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN, UM,
FLOATING AROUND IN INDIAN
COUNTRY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, EVEN
WHILE I WAS CHAIRMAN THAT WERE
THERE. UM THE INDIVIDUAL
SPEAKING ALLUDED TO SOME
DISCUSSION OF IT LAST YEAR THAT
SEVERAL TRIBES CAME ON BOARD AND
SUPPORTED MOVING FORWARD IN THIS
DIRECTION. WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO
ADDRESSING ANY CONCERNS THAT ARE
OUT THERE AND CERTAINLY WITH THE
SUPPORT OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
SHOWS THAT THERE IS SUPPORT FOR
THIS MOVING FORWARD, UM SO WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THIS
BILL. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PELLERIN. AND THEN I HAVE MERCY
ACHY. YEAH SO I'LL BE VOTING I
TO MOVE THE BILL TODAY, BUT I
HOPE YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH THE
BETWEEN ER TO RESOLVE THE
CONCERNS. SO THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOUNDS LIKE
ME TOO. BUT WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A
LOT OF RESPECT FOR YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THESE THESE ISSUES
, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING
THAT THERE IS SOME PARTIES THAT
FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T
ADEQUATELY CONSULTED. AND SO, UH
, I'M SURE I ASK THAT YOU
CONTINUE YOUR EFFORTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU, UH, BRING IN AND
LISTEN TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. ON
THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES. THANK
YOU. OKAY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BIRTH
JUST TO MEET YOU AND APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH
THE PECHANGA TO ADDRESS THEIR
CONCERNS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. HEY THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. UM AND IT REALLY IS AND I
JUST DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE
IMPRESSION THAT THERE HASN'T
BEEN ANY DISCUSSION BECAUSE
THERE HAS BEEN UM, AND OF LAST
SESSION, THERE WAS CONTINUING TO
BE DIALOGUE WITH A ARRAY OF OVER
20 DIFFERENT TRIBES, SO THERE
HAS BEEN DISCUSSION GOING ON ON
THE ISSUE. WE ARE AT THE POINT
TO WHERE NOW WE HAVE A BILL
THAT'S MOVING FORWARD, UM, TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
LISTENING TO THOSE VOICES THAT
ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US, AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK. WITH
THOSE THAT HAVE CONCERNS IN MY
CLOSING REMARKS. IT REALLY HAS
BEEN TOO LONG AND IN MANY CASES
OVER 50 YEARS FOR REMAINS TO BE
OUTSIDE OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND
BEING HELD BY NON INDIAN PEOPLE
BASICALLY LOCKED UP, LOCKED UP
IN CABINETS AND BOXES. IT'S TIME
THAT WE WORK TOGETHER FOR THE
BETTERMENT OF ALL CALIFORNIA IN
PEOPLE TO ENSURE THAT THESE
REMAINS GET BACK TO CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST PEOPLE. AND WE SHOULD
ANSWER THE CALL OF OUR ANCESTORS
FOR A PROPER REBURIAL TO GET
THEM OFF THE SHELVES AND GET
THEM BACK INTO THE GROUND. I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT
A SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI. UM, SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE. RIVAS I
, FLORA FLORA I ADDIS AT HIS I
FRIEDMAN HOOVER. MATHIS. MASTERS
I MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI. AYE,
PELLERIN. PALLOR AND I WARD
WARD. I WOULD WOULD ICEBERG. HIS
BIRTH. AYE. BILL HAS NINE VOTES
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MEMBERS
THAT ARE ABSENT. THANK YOU.
NEXT. WILL MOVE TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART. I WILL
START WITH A B 6 31. GREAT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAVE EMOTION
AND A SECOND SO THIS IS A B 6
31. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR REVIS
AND MEMBERS PLEASED TO PRESENT A
B 6 31 TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY.
MAYBE 6 31 INSURERS. CALIFORNIA
HAS 21ST CENTURY ENFORCEMENT
TOOLS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES
FROM OIL OPERATORS THAT VIOLATE
THE LAW, ENDANGERED PUBLIC
HEALTH AND THREATEN THE
ENVIRONMENT. SPECIFICALLY THIS
BILL EMPOWERS THE CALIFORNIA
GEOLOGIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT
DIVISION, ALSO KNOWN AS CAL, JIM
TO SEEK OBJECTIVE RELIEF FROM A
SUPERIOR COURT WHEN URGENT
COMPLIANCE IS NEEDED TO PROTECT
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. MAYBE 6 31 ALSO
ALLOWS CIVIL ENFORCEMENT CASES
TO BE REFERRED TO PARTNER
AGENCIES AND MODERNIZES CIVIL
AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STATE
AGENCY AUTHORITY. CAL JIM
CURRENTLY LACKS SOME OF THE
BASIC STATUTORY ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITIES THAT MOST
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY
AGENCIES RELY UPON, LIKE THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE. IN 1 2022
EXAMPLE. DOZENS OF WELLS
OPERATED BY ONE COMPANY WERE
FOUND TO BE LEAKING TOXIC LEVELS
OF METHANE GAS. WHEN CAL JIM
ORDERED THE OPERATOR TO FIX
THESE DANGEROUS WELLS, THE
COMPANY FAILED TO COMPLY, AND
CAL JIM DID NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY NEEDED TO SEEK
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO GAIN
COMPLIANCE. THIS INACTION
THREATENED PUBLIC HEALTH AND
COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF CAL
JIM HAD THE AUTHORITY. OTHER
STATE AGENCIES CURRENTLY HAVE TO
FORCE COMPLIANCE. 86 31 ALSO
AUTHORIZES CAL JIM TO REFER
SILVER AND FORCE MINT CASES TO A
CIVIL CITY ATTORNEY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY OR THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. REFERRING CASES WILL
INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
ENFORCEMENT AND ENSURE
COORDINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL
AGENCIES. RECOVERED PENALTIES
WILL BE USED TO OFFSET PARTNER
AGENCY PROSECUTION COSTS AND TO
PLUG IN ABANDONED THOUSANDS OF
ORPHAN WELLS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. FINALLY THIS BILL,
MODERNIZES CRIMINAL AND CIVIL
PENALTIES CONSISTENT WITH OTHER
STATE AGENCIES AND WROTE TO
ENSURE APPROPRIATE COMPLIANCE
AND EFFECTIVE DETERRENTS.
CRIMINAL PENALTIES HAVE NOT BEEN
UPDATED IN 35 YEARS AND THE
TAXPAYER RESOURCES EXPENDED TO
PROSECUTE AN OPERATOR FAR EXCEED
THE TOTAL PENALTIES THAT CAL JIM
CAN COLLECT. ADDITIONALLY
CURRENT LAW DOES NOT ALLOW A
SUPERIOR COURT TO ASSESS CIVIL
PENALTIES ON AN OPERATOR. THESE
OBSTACLES CAN RESULT IN LESS
EFFECTIVE PROSECUTIONS,
DUPLICATIVE CASES AND WASTED
TAXPAYER RESOURCES. IN
CONCLUSION. A B 6 31 IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP TO ENSURE THE
STATE HAS NECESSARY ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY TO HOLD VIOLATORS
ACCOUNTABLE AND PROTECT
COMMUNITIES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL
AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS POSED
BY OIL COMPANIES. I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION
SHOULD THIS BILL MOVE TO THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF THE BILL AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL WITH ME
TODAY? IS PHARMA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS AND KAYLA ON BEHALF OF
THE CENTER ON RACE, POVERTY IN
THE ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
CHAIR, FELLOW WITNESS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M FATTY
MIKE ALSO BEAR WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS HERE TODAY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 6 31. I AM
RAISING A FAMILY IN SOUTH LOS
ANGELES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
DENSEST CONCENTRATIONS OF ACTIVE
AND I'LL OIL WELLS IN ALL OF
CALIFORNIA. I SEE FIRSTHAND THE
STATISTIC THAT WE HAVE SOME OF
THE HIGHEST ASTHMA AND CANCER
RATES AS WELL AS LOWERED LIFE
EXPECTANCIES, NOT JUST IN THE
STATE BUT IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
FOR DECADES. WE HAVE SEEN OIL
COMPANIES PROFIT WHILE OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTINUE TO
FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES. IT'S NOT
BY ACCIDENT THAT THE AREAS MOST
IMPACTED BY THE LACK OF
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY ARE THE
LOWEST INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, WHILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES
TO GO UNCHECKED AND RAKE IN
BILLIONS IN PROFITS, COMMUNITIES
LIKE MINE SUFFER ALL OVER THE
STATE. IT'S TIME TO CENTER OUR
HEALTH EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF
VIOLATIONS NEAR SCHOOLS, HOUSES,
PLACES OF WORSHIP AND OTHER
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT TO PREVENT PUBLIC
HEALTH EFFECTS. SPILLS LEAKS.
AIR POLLUTION CONTAMINATED WATER
SOURCES ARE SOME OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH PROBLEMS POSED BY OIL AND
GAS OPERATIONS. CALLEJON'S
CURRENT AUTHORITY DOES NOT
ALWAYS MATCH THE HEALTH RISK OF
A POTENTIAL VIOLATION, AND
WHAT'S MORE ENFORCEMENT IS NOT
ALWAYS APPLIED, ARE COMPLIED
WITH 66 ENFORCEMENT ORDERS
BETWEEN 2018 AND 2020 THAT
CALDERON ISSUED ONLY 11 HAVE
BEEN COMPLIED WITH, WITH THE
REST REMAINING OUTSTANDING IN
2020, WHILE CALDERON ISSUED
ALMOST 200 K IN CIVIL PENALTIES,
IT COLLECTED $0 GIVEN THE
BILLIONS IN PROFIT THAT OIL
COMPANIES ARE MAKING THIS LACK
OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH VIOLATIONS IS
UNACCEPTABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE
LOOMING ISSUE OF 37,000 IDOL NOT
IN PRODUCTION OIL WELLS MEANS
THAT ENFORCEMENT WILL BE
CRITICAL. AS INFRASTRUCTURE
CONTINUES TO AGE, AND THE RISK
GET HIGHER THAN TENT IS THAT
INCREASES IN PENALTIES SHOWCASED
IN A B 6 31 WILL MOTIVATE OIL
COMPANIES TO COME TO COMPLY WITH
THE LAW AND REGULATIONS AND
AVOID BEING PENALIZED AND
PREVENT FURTHER PUBLIC HEALTH
DISASTERS. A B 6 31 BRINGS
CALDERON ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY
INTO THE 21ST CENTURY WILL
PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM OIL
COMPANIES THAT VIOLATE THE LAW
AND IN ASIA PUBLIC HEALTH A B 6
31 INSURERS, CALDERON HAS THE
NECESSARY AUTHORITY TO HOLD OIL
COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR
ACTIONS THAT HARM COMMUNITIES.
LET'S BE CLEAR THAT THIS BILL IS
NOT ABOUT TAKING AND WILL NOT
TAKE ALL JOBS AWAY. IT IS ABOUT
NOT LETTING THE OIL INDUSTRY GET
AWAY WITH SKIRTING THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING THEIR
RECORD PROFITS. PUBLIC AND
COMMUNITY HEALTH SUFFERS IN
CLOSING, WE URGE YOUR I VOTE ON
A B 6 31. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS KAYLA KARIMI HERE,
REPRESENTING THE CENTER ON RACE,
POVERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. CR
PE IS COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND UPLIFTING,
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES IN
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GREG HART FOR INTRODUCING A B 6
31, WHICH GIVES CALDERON THE
TOOLS NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY
ENFORCE HEALTH AND SAFETY
REGULATIONS, A TASK AT WHICH THE
AGENCY HAS BEEN FAILING FOR ITS
ENTIRE HISTORY. AT CRP. WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS AND
PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR COMMUNITIES
ARE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, WITH NEIGHBORHOODS OFTEN
IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OIL AND
GAS WELLS, AND THEY DEPEND ON
CALCIUM TO PROTECT THEM. MANY OF
OUR COMMUNITIES SUFFER FROM
EFFECTS OF LIVING NEAR OIL AND
GAS WELLS, INCLUDING ASTHMA,
CHRONIC HEADACHES, CANCER AND
MORE. HOWEVER STRONG OUR
REGULATIONS MAY BE OR BECOME IF
THEY FAIL TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES
. WHEN THEY ARE THEY FAILED TO
PROTECT COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY
ARE UNENFORCED. AS A RESULT,
HUMAN HEALTH SUFFERS CALDERON
MUST BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR
COMMUNITIES FROM LEAKS AND OTHER
HARMS FROM BOTH ACTIVE WELLS AND
THE OVER 37,000 IDLE WELLS AND
THEIR ABILITY TO SAFEGUARD THE
HEALTH OF THESE COMMUNITIES IS
ONLY AS STRONG AS THEIR ABILITY
TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY CALCIUM HAS BEEN
UNABLE TO ENFORCE OIL AND WELL
LEAK REMEDIATION IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING NEAR
SCHOOLS, HOUSES AND CHURCHES. A
B 6 31 PROVIDES ENFORCEMENT
TOOLS TO CAL JEM'S, SUCH AS
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, COORDINATED
CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AND INCREASE
FINES. THESE ENFORCEMENT
MECHANISMS WILL ALLOW CALCIUM TO
HOLD OIL WELL OPERATORS
ACCOUNTABLE AND BETTER KEEP
COMMUNITIES SAFE, ESPECIALLY AS
THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IDLE
WELLS CONTINUE TO AGE AND THE
RISK OF TOXIC LEAKS GETS HIGHER.
AS SUCH, AN ORGANIZATION
SUPPORTS A B 6 31 TO ENSURE
CALCIUM CAN ENFORCE CRUCIAL OIL
WHILE REGULATIONS AND PROTECT
OUR COMMUNITIES. I URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES, ON A B 6 31. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE READY
FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. HI EVAN MINTON WITH
VOICES FOR PROGRESS WHERE I WANT
TO GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT WE
OFFICIALLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. SECURE CARTER ON
BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT.
PERSONALLY COULD ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF KHALIDIYA IN
SUPPORT. WE'LL BRING HER ON
BEHALF OF CLIMATE ACTION.
CALIFORNIA AND 3 50 SACRAMENTO
IN SUPPORT AND THANK YOU, MR
HART. THEY'RE A LITTLE ON BEHALF
OF NRDC AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAUL
DEAR OH, REPRESENTING THE
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION. WHILE WE APPRECIATE
THE AUTHORS EXTEND EXTENDED OUT
TO WORK WITH US, WE BELIEVE THAT
A B 6 31 SINGLES OUT AND OWNERS
AND OPERATORS OF OIL WELLS AND
PRODUCTION FACILITIES FOR
EXTREME CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
PENALTIES. REALLY WITHOUT
PROVIDING A RATIONAL BASIS FOR
IMPOSING SUCH OUTSIZE PENALTIES
INCREASES WORSE, THE BILL WOULD
RAISE THE SPECTER OF STRICT
LIABILITY FOR MASSIVE FINES AND
CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR
VIOLATIONS OF EVEN THE MOST
INSIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF LAW
WITHOUT ANY REQUIREMENT TO SHOW
ACTUAL HARM OR ANY CULPABLE
INTENT BY THE VIOLATOR. IN SOME
CASES, MADAM CHAIR, THE PROPOSED
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES ARE
FAR IN EXCESS OF THOSE
PRESCRIBED UNDER EXISTING
CALIFORNIA LAW FOR SIMILAR
VIOLATIONS. THE BILL IS THE BILL
CONTAINS PENALTY FINES,
INCLUDING IMPRISONMENT THAT GO
FAR BEYOND WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN
STATUTE FOR SIM. SIMILAR PENALTY
PROVISIONS. FOR THOSE REASONS.
WE STRONGLY OPPOSED THE BILL.
THANK YOU ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? OKAY
SEE NONE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD THANK
YOU, MR HARTFORD, BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD A QUESTION FOR THE
OPPOSITION. UM ACCORDING TO
INFORMATION I HAVE IN 2022.
THERE WERE 66 ENFORCEMENT ORDERS
BY CAL GEM. AND ONLY 11 HAVE
BEEN COMPLIED WITH. I AND. AND I
WOULD HAVE TO I'M GONNA ALSO
THERE HAD BEEN PENALTIES THAT
HAVE BEEN CHARGED AND NEVER
COLLECTED. I DON'T THINK CAL
JIM'S BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT A
SINGLE DOLLAR SO I KIND OF THINK
WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF SOME OF
THAT, AND HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
WHEN THEY WERE ENFORCEMENT
ORDERS AND PENALTIES THAT THIS
THIS INDUSTRY CHOOSES TO NOT DO
THAT? WELL I WOULDN'T
CHARACTERIZE THIS INDUSTRY
CHOOSING NOT TO DO THAT. YOU
HAVE BAD I WOULD BEG TO 66
ENFORCEMENT ORDERS. 11 COMPLIED
WITH EXPLAIN THAT TO ME AND
ACTORS. YOU HAVE IRRESPONSIBLE
UH, OIL OPERATORS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. I THINK THAT'S A
PICTURE OF THOSE OPERATORS NOT
OF THE OVERALL INDUSTRY AND OF
ITSELF. AND WE'VE HAD
DISCUSSIONS WITH CAL JIM ON
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA
. BUT THE LENGTH THAT THIS BILL
GOES IS WAY BEYOND I MEAN OUR
COMPREHENSION. UNFORTUNATELY THE
CHAIR WHEN THE FINAL
UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN INDUSTRIES DON'T
POLICE THE BAD ACTORS WHEN
PEOPLE DON'T YOU KNOW, TRY TO
FIND A WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO IN
COMPLIANCE AND UM THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI MR HART. I LOVE YOUR
BILL. IT'S ONE OF THOSE BILLS
THAT I KICKING MYSELF THINKING I
WOULD SAY HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT.
BUT I WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU'D
ADD ME AS A CO AUTHOR. GLADLY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
OH ATIS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ECO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI
ANNOUNCED TO BE ADDED AS WELL
AND MOVE THE BILL. IF IT HAS, I
THINK I ALREADY MOVED IT. YOU
CAN'T REMEMBER. I MOVED IT.
YEAH. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA? THANK
YOU, CHAIR. UM. I DO FIND THIS
BILL. LIKE INTERESTING TO BE
QUITE HONEST WITH YOU. WE TALKED
A LOT. UM THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
GONNA HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
BUT WE'RE PICKING AND CHOOSING A
PARTICULAR INDUSTRY TO DO THAT,
WITH AND IN SOME OF THE LANGUAGE
IT TALKS ABOUT. STUFF THAT'S NOT
EVEN IN THEIR CONTROL. WHETHER
IT'S YOU KNOW. A WEATHER EVENT
THAT THAT DOES SOMETHING WITH A
WELL OR VANDALISM. THEY ARE
GOING TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THAT
AND CRIMINALLY LIABLE. WE DON'T
HOLD ANYBODY CRIMINALLY LIABLE
FOR VERY FEW THINGS ANYMORE AND
TO GO AFTER AN INDUSTRY AND THIS
IS A SAMPLING THAT WE'VE TALKED
A LOT ABOUT IN IN THIS COMMITTEE
ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.
UM THE COST OF LIVING AND WHEN
WE START ADDING FINES AND
PENALTIES. TO THIS INDUSTRY. MY
CONSTITUENTS. I AM IN CENTRAL
VALLEY LEGISLATOR. WE DO NOT
HAVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT'S
GOING TO RUN UP AND DOWN OUR
STATE ANYTIME SOON. WE RELY ON
FUEL. WE RELY ON THIS ENERGY AND
TO CONTINUE TO QUITE FRANKLY
DEMONIZE AN INDUSTRY THAT I DO
THINK IT IS POTENTIALLY NOT
MOVING AS FAST AS SOME OF US
WANT TO. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF
YOUR POINT. UM BUT TO DEMONIZE
THEM IN A WAY THAT JUST SETS
THEM UP AT THEIR THIS VILLAIN
CONSTANTLY. UM I STARTED TO TAKE
A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE APPLAUSE
WITH THAT. WE CAN'T GROW CROPS
WITHOUT THEM. WE CAN'T FARM
WITHOUT THEM. WE CAN'T GET OUR
FARM LABOR WORKERS TO THE FIELD
WITHOUT THESE PEOPLE. SO INSTEAD
OF LIKE, JUST CONSTANTLY PLAYING
WHACK A MOLE WITH THEM. WHEN ARE
WE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
? A TRUE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
CAN WE DO? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
CAP AND TRADE, WE'VE DONE ALL OF
THESE PROGRAMS, INCREDIBLY
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS TO CLEAN UP
THE AIR QUALITY THAT WE CARE
ABOUT IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY THAT
OUR CONSTITUENTS BREATHE. BUT
THAT BUDGET GOT GUTTED. THIS
YEAR IN THE IN THE BUDGET. THAT
PROGRAM GOT ABSOLUTELY DECIMATED
THE SINGLE GREATEST PROGRAM
CARPETS EVER PUT TOGETHER. WHERE
IS THAT RESPONSIBILITY? THESE
MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK IN THESE
INDUSTRIES ARE DOING EVERYTHING
THAT THEY CAN. AND YES, EVERY
INDUSTRY HAS BAD ACTORS, AND
IT'S A SHAME. THAT WE PAINT THIS
INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF A FEW BAD
ACTORS. WE PLAY IN BROAD
STROKES. BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A
LOT OF OTHER PLACES IN STATE
GOVERNMENT AND BILLS THAT I'VE
SEEN THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO DO
THAT. BUT WE DO IT ALL THE TIME
WITH THE PETROLEUM MINISTRY AND
I APPLAUD THE OPPOSITION IN IN A
LOT OF WAYS ON JUST DESPERATELY
TRYING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A
CHEAP RESOURCE FOR MY COMMUNITY
RESOURCE THAT WE CANNOT. WE DO
NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE RIGHT
NOW. WE DO NOT IF WE CAN FLIP A
SWITCH TOMORROW. MY COMMUNITY
WOULD CEASE TO EXIST. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. OKAY. SEEN
NONE. OH WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I JUST WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD FOR MY
CLOTHES AND JUST WANT TO URGE
RESPECTFULLY AND I VOTE. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED THROUGH JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. RIVAS RIVAS. I FLORA
FLORA. NO, ADDIS. AYE, FRIEDMAN.
HOOVER. MATHIS. MATH IS NO
MERIT. SOUCI MURATSUCHI. AYE,
PELLERIN. PAELLA AND I WARD
WARD. I WOULD WOULD ICEBERG. HIS
BIRTH. AYE. BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THE
ABSENT AUTHORS. I'M NEXT. ALSO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HEART. UM, A B
15 48. GREAT. YOU HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. THANK YOU, CHAIR
REVIS AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
THANK YOUR STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. I'LL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS LAID
OUT IN THE ANALYSIS. MAYBE 15 48
EXPANDS CALORIE CYCLE SOLID,
INORGANIC WASTE GRANT PROGRAMS
TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PURCHASE EQUIPMENT TO INCREASE
RECYCLING AND EXPAND EDIBLE FOOD
RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THE MEASURE
PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE
EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE RECYCLING
OPERATIONS. THE BILL WILL ALSO
CODIFY EXISTING EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR REUSE AND
FOOD WASTE RECOVERY PROGRAMS
THAT HELP DIVERT ITEMS FROM
LANDFILLS. 15 48 WILL SUPPORT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE
RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND GET US
ONE STEP CLOSER TO ACHIEVING
CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS RECYCLING
GOALS. SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF A
B 15 48 WITH ME TODAY IS JOHN
KENNEDY ON BEHALF OF THE RURAL
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA. GOOD AFTERNOON, JOHN
KENNEDY WITH RC RC REPRESENTING
40 WORLD COUNTIES WERE PLEASED
TODAY TO SPONSOR THIS BILL, AND
WE APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TO REFINE AND IMPROVE
THE BILL. UM UNDER STATE LAW.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE CHARGED
WITH IMPLEMENTING THE STATE
SOLID WASTE DIVERSION AND
RECYCLING LAWS. THIS BILL IS
BORN OUT OF ON THE GROUND
EXPERIENCES THAT ARE LOCALS HAVE
HAD, AND THEY'RE SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. IT'S
SEEKING TO BRIDGE RESOURCE GAPS
THAT HELP INCREASE SOLID
INORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING,
ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE
SMALLEST COUNTIES OUT THERE.
TRINITY COUNTY IN PARTICULAR.
AND TO MODEL FUTURE PROGRAMS OFF
OF PROGRAMS LIKE YOLO COUNTY HAS
IMPLEMENTED TO ADOPT A REUSE
PROGRAM. SO I WILL BE BRIEF,
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT MAY COME UP BUT URGE YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU AND
NEXT, ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS JEAN HURST HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT HELLO, CALEB ROBINSON ON
BEHALF OF RETHINK WASTE AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CRYSTAL LIKE
HE DOES SOMETHING. WE HAVE A FEW
CLIENTS AND THE LEADER
ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE IN
WESTERN PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
ALREADY ON STRONG SUPPORT. ARE
THERE, WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY SEE NINE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
SEE NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA FLORA I ADDIS AT HIS I
FRIEDMAN HOOVER. MATHIS MATHIS.
MURATSUCHI SOUCI. AYE PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I WARD WORD I WOULD.
WOULD I ICEBERG ZBERG? AYE.
STILL HAS NINE VOTES WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR THE ABSENT MEMBER.
THANK YOU. NEXT UM 89 53 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY.
NO, I DID SEEING YOU TOO. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'D LIKE
TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR THEIR
STELLAR WORK AND IMPALED ON THIS
BILL. THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS APPROVED UPON THE
BILL AND I GLADLY ACCEPT THEM
ALSO WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GREG HART, WHO
IS GRACIOUSLY JOINT AUTHORED
THIS BILL. SO GREG IS NOW HAD
THREE BILLS IN A ROW AFTER THE
LAST TWO A B 9 53 REQUIRES THE
OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL OR OPC.
TO CREATE A STATEWIDE VOLUNTARY
VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION AND IT'S
SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING PROGRAM FOR
THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THIS
PROGRAM ARE TO REDUCE AIR
POLLUTION THE RISK OF FATAL
VESSEL STRIKES ON WHALES AND
HARMFUL UNDERWATER ACCUSED IF
IMPACTS THIS BILL WOULD CODIFY
AND BUILD UPON THE EXISTING
LOCAL VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION
PROGRAMS. WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND THE CO
SPONSOR OF THIS MEASURE, ALLEN
ABS ALLEGIS, LATE OF OFFICER FOR
THE BAY AREA, AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, ALLEN GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ALAN ABS. I'M THE
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER FOR THE BAY
AREA. AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT, ONE OF THREE COAST
SPONSORS OF ABBY 9 53, ALONG
WITH THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
IN THE VENTURA COUNTY AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, A B
9 53 WOULD ESTABLISH A PROCESS
TO EXPAND EXISTING VOLUNTARY
VESSEL SPEED REDUCTION PROGRAMS.
FOR OCEAN GOING CARGO SHIPS
ALONG THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA
COAST. I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF THE BILL
IS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY
MENTIONED BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ
IT, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE
OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL
IDENTIFIED VOLUNTARY VESSEL
SPEED REDUCTION PROGRAMS AS A
DESIRED PROGRAM TO DEVELOP IN
THEIR 2020 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS BILL WOULD TASK THE OPC TO
WORK WITH MANY STAKEHOLDERS TO
LOOK AT EXISTING VOLUNTARY CSR
PROGRAMS AND THEN FILL IN THE
GAPS TO COVER THE REST OF THE
STATE. THE PROTECTING BLUE
WHALES AND BLUE SKIES PROGRAM
WAS CREATED IN 2014 BY THE SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY. A PCD THEN
EXPANDED TO COASTAL PORTIONS OF
VENTURA COUNTY AND THEN TWO
PORTIONS OF THE BAY AREA AND HAS
RESULTED IN INCREASED SLOW SPEED
TRANSITS FROM 30% OF SHIPS WHEN
IT FIRST STARTED TO OVER 60% OF
SHIPS IN THE MOST RECENT YEAR.
THESE EXISTING VOLUNTARY
PROGRAMS REDUCE AIR POLLUTION IN
COASTAL COMMUNITIES, REDUCE
UNDERWATER NOISE AND REDUCE
THREATS OF SHIP STRIKES TO
SEVERAL SPECIES OF WHALES, SOME
OF WHICH ARE LISTED AS
ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR EXISTING
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN EMBRACED BY
MANY INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
COMPANIES WHO ROUTINELY TOUT
THEIR PARTICIPATION. AND AS THE
ANALYSIS NOTES, EXPANDING THIS
VOLUNTARY PROGRAM TO OTHER PARTS
OF THE COAST AND RECOGNIZING
PARTICIPATE, PARTICIPATION OF
SHIPPING COMPANIES BY CREATING A
DESCENT SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
PROGRAM WOULD INCREASE MARINE
MAMMAL AND AIR QUALITY BENEFITS.
AND AS I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED
BEFORE THIS PROGRAM IS
VOLUNTARY. 89 53 IS SUPPORTED BY
COASTAL AIR DISTRICTS, THE
MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION,
OCEAN AND MAMMAL PROTECTION
GROUPS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS AND HAS NO LISTED
OPPOSITION WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONNOLLY AND
HEART FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE, AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. SECURE CARTER ON
BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU, JEANNE HURST HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT PAULA FORBIS, POLLUTION
CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT IN STRONG
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.
KRYSTLE KUDOS ON BEHALF OF THE
PACIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE A
SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED AND JUST
THINK THE COMMITTEE AND THE
OFFICER FOR THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE AGREED UPON TO THE STATE
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS ON THE REMAINING
ISSUES. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS NOT TECHNICALLY IN
SUPPORT. BUT JURY DESMOND WITH
RECREATIONAL VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION. WE WILL SEE IN
THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
CONSISTENT. WE BELIEVE WITH WHAT
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND THE COMMITTEE AND
THAT IS THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE
FURTHERANCE AND EXPANSION OF THE
EXISTING PROGRAMS IN A WAY THAT
IS STILL SPECIFIC TO THOSE
VESSELS THAT WEIGH OVER 300
TONS. OFF THE COAST. THANK YOU.
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY. SEE NINE. ANY QUESTIONS?
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI THANK YOU, MR
CONNELLY. UM THIS IS THE SECOND
BILL THAT I WISH I THOUGHT OF
THAT BEFORE, TOO. AND IT IS
SPECIAL. UH I REPRESENT SAN
PEDRO, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO
THE PORTS OF LOS ANGELES. AND I
KNOW THAT THE AIR POLLUTION IS
ONE OF THEIR THEIR BIG CONCERNS.
UM AND I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU
HAVE THE PACIFIC MERCHANTS
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION SUPPORTED
IF AMENDED BY MY QUESTION IS, UM
YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER UH UM, WHEN
WE HAD THE SUPPLY CHAIN BACKLOG
AT AT THE PORTER OF L, A AND
LONG BEACH, AND, UH, THERE WAS
JUST THINK, UM, BELT OF
POLLUTION JUST JUST HANGING OVER
THE AIR FOR EVERYONE TO SEE NEAR
NEAR THE POOR COMMUNITIES. WHY
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT THAT WAS
BECAUSE THE SHIPS WERE IDLING,
UH OFF THE PORTS. IT WAS
WONDERING IF THIS WOULD HELP IF
THIS YEAH. I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE
THIS PROGRAM IS ALREADY BEING
IMPLEMENTED AT A PART OF L, A
AND LONG BEACH, BUT I WAS
WONDERING IF IT WOULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. UM YES,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MERITS UCI.
THANKS FOR ASKING, SO THERE IS
AN EXISTING VOLUNTARY VESSEL
SPEED REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR THE
POOR OF L, A AND LONG BEACH AT
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE
PROGRAM THAT'S RUN BY THE THREE
EXISTING AIR DISTRICTS. UM IT'S
PRIMARILY TARGETED TOWARDS AIR
QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS AND
EXTENDS A LITTLE FARTHER OUT
THAN THE V S ARE PROGRAMS IN THE
OTHER AIR DISTRICTS. AND IN MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT PROGRAM,
IT'S LIKE OURS IN THAT IT'S
TRYING TO GET AT THE AT THE
POLLUTION FROM THE TRANSIT TO
THE PORTS AND NOT NECESSARILY
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THEY GET TO
THE PORTS, OR ONCE THEY GET INTO
A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE WAITING
TO BERTH AND LOAD OR UNLOAD, AND
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS A PROBLEM
THAT HAPPENED DURING THE
PANDEMIC WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN.
HOPEFULLY WE WON'T EXPERIENCE
PROBLEMS LIKE THAT. BUT THIS
BILL DOESN'T TARGET THAT
SPECIFICALLY. OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR CONNELLY. LIKE
WITH MR HART'S BILL, I WOULD BE
HONORED TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADDIS YEAH, I
JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND APPRECIATE
YOUR WITNESS. AND, UM ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT BILL FOR OUR DISTRICT
. WE HAVE 200 MILES OF COASTLINE
. WE HAVE HAD WHALE STRIKES.
CLEARLY THAT AIR QUALITY ISSUE I
SEE SAN LUIS OBISPO ÁP CD IS ON
HERE AS WELL. SO I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU AND WOULD LOVE TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. IF YOU'RE
TAKING CO AUTHORS ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY
YEAH, WE HAVE EMOTIONS, SO I'LL
TAKE THAT AS A SECOND. HAVE
EMOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MATHIS, SECOND FROM ASSEMBLY
MEMBER PELLERIN, UH, BEFORE
MURATSUCHI ASKS ME TO CHANGE THE
AUTHOR, HE'S JEALOUS OF TWO OF
YOUR BILLS. NO, THAT THAT'S
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THESE IMPORTANT MEASURES TO OUR
COMMITTEE. HAPPY TO SUPPORT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
IBO. THANK YOU. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL. THE ROLL MOTION IS DUE
PAST AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA. FLORA I ADDIS. ADDIS I.
FRIEDMAN. HOOVER. MATHIS MATHIS
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE,
PELLERIN. PELLERIN. I WARD WORD
I WOULD WOULD I SPUR. BILL HAS
EIGHT VOTES. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. HERE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. HE
WAS IN HERE. I JUST DON'T KNOW.
OKAY? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES
HERE. SORRY I CAN'T SEE THAT FAR
IN THE BACK SO.
UM SINCE THE AUTHORS IN THE ROOM
, I'M GONNA GO OUT AND PRESENT A
B 13 18. THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ROOM WAS GOING
.
IS THIS ALL CONTENT? SO WHAT?
OKAY? THANK YOU. SO I'M
PRESENTING A B 13 18. I BELIEVE
I JUST HAVE TO ASK. FOR AN I
VOTE, OKAY? AYE. I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. THERE'S ANY SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION. DO DO YOU WANT TO
JUST DO THIS PROPERLY. YES WE
GOT AHEAD OF OURSELVES. ALRIGHT
ANYBODY IN SUPPORT OF A B 13 18?
SEEING NONE. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION? MAYBE 13 18. SEEN
NONE BRING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANYBODY FROM THE
COMMITTEE? YOU GOT A FIRST AND A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. RIVAS RIVAS. I FLORA
FLORA I ADDIS ADDIS, I FRIEDMAN
HOOVER. MATHIS MATHIS EMERITUS
UCHI UCHI I, PELLERIN PELLERIN.
I WARD THE WORD I WOULD WOULD I
EVER. I THINK BILL HAS NINE
VOTES WILL LEAVE IT OPEN.
PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR. CAN WE DO ANY ADD ONS
? I'M OKAY WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY JUST TO START FROM THE
TOP AND DO THAT ON FOR NOW.
YEAH. ALRIGHT THE CHAIR IS GOING
TO PRESENT A B 12 90. BUT WHEN
YOU ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. UM
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
COMMITTEE STAFF, ESPECIALLY
ELIZABETH FOR HER WORK ON THIS
BILL. UM I HAVE TAKEN AMENDMENTS
TO EXEMPT MEDICAL PRODUCTS,
PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING INTENDED
FOR ANIMALS AND ADDED AND
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO THE
BILL. UM I WILL GO AHEAD AND
TURN IT OVER TO MY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO
IT. TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. NANCY BURA
MEYER BREAST CANCER PREVENTION
PARTNERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. AND
THANK YOU. CHAIR RIVAS FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON A B 12 90. OUR
ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PREVENT
BREAST CANCER BY REDUCING
EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS LINKED TO
THE DISEASE. WE ARE DEEPLY
DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TOXICITY OF THE MATERIALS AND
ADDITIVES BANNED BY 12 90 ARE
PROUD BILL CO SPONSORS I WANT TO
FOCUS ON THREE ASPECTS OF THE
BILL TODAY. NO PLASTIC CREATES
MORE HARMFUL EXPOSURES FOR
WORKERS COMMUNITIES CONSUMERS IN
THE PLANET THAN THE LIFE CYCLE
OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE. PVC
PRODUCTION USES NUMEROUS HIGHLY
TOXIC CHEMICALS, INCLUDING VINYL
CHLORIDE. WHICH ARE LINKED TO
BREAST CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH
HARMS. THE EAST PALESTINE, OHIO
TRAIN DERAILMENT AND SPILL
DEMONSTRATES THE DANGER OF
TRANSPORTING THESE CHEMICALS.
AND IT WILL BE YEARS BEFORE WE
KNOW THE EXTENT OF THIS.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH
DISASTER. FINALLY DISPOSING OF
PVC AND LANDFILLS CAN RELEASE
VINYL CHLORIDE AND OTHER TOXIC
CHEMICALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE SHOULD REDUCE PVC USED
WHEREVER POSSIBLE. 12 90 ALSO
BANS PER AND POLLY FLORAL
ALCOHOL SUBSTANCES OR FAST FROM
ALL PACKAGING. FAST IS LINKED TO
NUMEROUS HEALTH CONCERNS,
INCLUDING CANCER HORMONE
DISRUPTION, KIDNEY AND LIVER
DAMAGE AND DEVELOPMENTAL HARM.
CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY BANNED
PREFACE AND NUMEROUS PARENT
CATEGORIES AND A B 12 90 WILL
CONTINUE TO REDUCE EXPOSURES IN
OUR STATE. FINALLY OXO
DEGRADABLE ADDITIVES THAT ARE
ADDED TO PLASTICS RESULT IN THEM
FRAGMENTING INTO MICRO PLASTIC.
BANNING THEM AS THE EU DID IN
2021. WILL REDUCE RELEASES OF
MICROPLASTICS INTO OUR AIR,
WATER AND FOOD. A RECENT REVIEW
CONCLUDED THAT MICROPLASTICS MAY
BE HAZARDOUS TO HUMAN, DIGESTIVE
, REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY
SYSTEMS. YOU WILL HEAR FROM
OPPOSITION THAT WE SHOULD LEAVE
PLASTICS TO LAST YEAR'S BILL. SB
54, WHICH WON'T BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED UNTIL 2032, WHICH
DIDN'T FOCUS ON HEALTH ISSUES. A
B 12 90. BAN SOME VERY TOXIC
SUBSTANCES AND THE APPROXIMATELY
32,000 WOMEN WHO WILL BE
DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER
EVERY YEAR, AND THE 4600 WOMEN
WHO WILL DIE OF BREAST CANCER
EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
ANOTHER YEAR. CAN'T WAIT FOR
THAT. I HEARD YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MR CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, MARCO PRAYER. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC
SERVICES. FIRST WE WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RIVAS FOR
INTRODUCING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. AS STATED IN THE
ANALYSIS, THE UNITED STATES
PLASTIC PACKED A GROUP OF OVER
100, INDUSTRY MEMBERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS HAS IDENTIFIED A
LIST OF PROBLEMATIC AND THOSE
UNNECESSARY PLASTIC PACKAGING
MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES. THESE
PROBLEMATIC PLASTICS ARE EITHER
HAZARDOUS TO HUMAN HEALTH OR
MAKE PLASTIC PACKAGING HARD TO
RECYCLE. IN RECENT YEARS, THE
STATE HAS MOVED TO ELIMINATE THE
FAST FROM MULTIPLE PRODUCT
CATEGORIES, INCLUDING CLOTHING,
TEXTILES, PAPER BASED FOOD,
PACKAGING, FIREFIGHTING, FOAM
AND CHILDREN AND CHILDREN'S
PRODUCTS BECAUSE OF HEALTH
CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
TOXIC FOREVER CHEMICALS.
REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS LONG
SUPPORTED SUCH EFFORTS TO KEEP
FAST OUT OF THE SOLID WASTE
STREAM, AND WE DO SO AGAIN WITH
OUR SUPPORT FOR A B. 12 90. NOW
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION TO A B 12
90 STATE THAT THE LEGISLATURE
SHOULD ALLOW SB 54 TO BE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED BEFORE IMPOSING ANY
NEW EUROPE REQUIREMENTS ON
PLASTIC PACKAGING. THAT'S A
DECADE FROM NOW, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MAYBE 12 90 DOES NOT
RUN COUNTER TO NOR UNDERMINED SB
54. REPUBLIC SERVICES SUPPORTED
THE FIRST ITERATION OF THAT
MEASURE GOING BACK FOUR YEARS
AGO. WE ARE INTIMATELY INVOLVED
. WE WERE INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SB 54
THROUGHOUT THOSE FOUR YEARS, AND
WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY
COMMITMENT PROCESS A PROMISE OR
ILLUSION TO NOT ENACT FUTURE
LEGISLATION. IMPACTING SINGLE
USE PLASTIC PACKAGING. IF THERE
WAS, I'M SURE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RIVAS WOULD BE AWARE OF THAT. A
B 12 90 PHASES OUT A SUBSET OF
MATERIALS THAT ARE THE MOST
TOXIC OR POSE THE GREATEST
CHALLENGES TO RECYCLING. LET'S
KEEP THIS TOXIC MATERIAL OUT OF
THE WAY STREAM. WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT? NAME AND ORGANIZATION,
PLEASE. SECURE CARTER ON BEHALF
OF SIERRA CLUB, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS NICKEL APIECE WITH
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE,
PROUD CO SPONSOR AND SHRUNK
SUPPORT. DIES DOWN ROBINSON ON
BEHALF OF RETHINK WASTE
CALIFORNIA COMPOST COALITION AND
CLEAN SEAS LOBBYING COALITION ON
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. FIGHTING
MICHAEL'S AFFAIR WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS IN SUPPORT.
BRISTOL IQUITOS ON WE HAVE A FEW
CLIENTS ALWAYS ASSOCIATION,
NORTH AMERICA LEGISLATIVE TASK
FORCE, NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP
ACTION COUNCIL, CALIFORNIA
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL AND
STOP WASTE ON STRONG SUPPORT.
REBECCA MARCUS ON BEHALF OF
HELPER AGAIN SUPPORT. DARRELL IT
ON BEHALF OF NRDC AND A PROUD
COSPONSOR AND SUPPORT. HELLO
ANDREA VENTURA WITH CLEAN WATER
ACTION, ALSO A CO SPONSOR AND
SUPPORT AND I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED
TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT OF THE
BAN. SINGLE USE PLASTICS. URBAN
ECOLOGY PROJECT, INDIVISIBLE,
MULTIPLE PASADENA, FIVE GYRES
SURFRIDER AND THE GROVE
COLLABORATIVE. THANK YOU. JEANNE
HURST HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE TIM CHEF STICK
WITH THE AMERICAN CHEMISTRY
COUNCIL APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY TODAY.
UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 12 90 THE
ENACTMENT OF SB 54 LAST YEAR,
ALONG WITH S, B. 3 43 AND 2021
HAS RESULTED IN ARGUABLY THE
MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND RIGOROUS
SINGLE USE, PACKAGING AND
PLASTICS, RECYCLING AND WASTE
REDUCTION REQUIREMENTS. ENACTED
DOMESTICALLY OR INTERNATIONALLY.
NEW MANDATES ARE GOING TO
REQUIRE THAT PRODUCERS OF ALL
COVERED PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR
SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR
IMPORTATION OF THE STATE MUST BE
RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE.
PLASTIC PACKAGING BE RECYCLED,
NOT LESS THAN 30% BY 2028
RATCHETS UP TO 65% BY 2032. 54
ALSO INCLUDES A SOURCE REDUCTION
REQUIREMENT FOR PLASTICS
MATERIALS, AS WELL AS REQUIRING
PRODUCERS TO PAY OVER $500
MILLION PER YEAR FOR 10 YEARS TO
FUND A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS. THE FEE STRUCTURE IN
SB 54 IS ECO MODULATED MEETING
FEES WILL BE LOWER FOR MATERIALS
THAT ARE EASIER TO BE RECYCLED.
OR COMPOSTED, THEREBY
INCENTIVIZING PRODUCERS TO MAKE
CHANGES IN THEIR PACKAGING
CHOICES. I MENTIONED SP 3, 43
AND 2021 SET STANDARDS FOR
LABELING PRODUCTS. OR PACKAGING
IS RECYCLABLE AND INCLUDES
REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA THAT
THOSE MATERIALS BE DESIGNED TO
ENSURE RECYCLE ABILITY AND NOT
INCLUDE COMPONENTS, INKS,
ADHESIVES OR LABELS THAT PREVENT
THE RECYCLE ABILITY OF THOSE
PRODUCTS OR PACKAGING. THERE'S
ALSO A P FOX REFERENCE IN SP 3
43. THE BOTTOM LINE FOR US IS
THAT GIVEN THE LAW THAT WAS ONLY
PASSED LAST YEAR, SIGNED INTO
LAW LAST JUNE, AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF IMPLEMENTING
REGULATIONS HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN
AT CAL RECYCLE, CREATING NEW
MANDATES, AS PROPOSED IN A B 12
90 IS, IN OUR VIEW, UNNECESSARY
. WE BELIEVE THAT PROCESS SHOULD
BE PLAYED OUT AT CAL RECYCLE.
AND FOR THOSE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE A NO VOTE ON
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ADAM
REGULAR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WAS AT THE TABLE LAST YEAR AND
THE YEAR BEFORE WORKING WITH ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP, AS MY
COLLEAGUE HAS SAID, ARGUABLY THE
MOST COMPREHENSIVE CIRCULAR
ECONOMY BILL IN THE NATION BY
SENATOR ALLEN SB 54. IN FACT, IT
WAS WITH THE CHAIRS, LEADERSHIP
AND THE HARD WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE IS CONSULTANT THAT A
COMPROMISE WAS REACHED WHEN MANY
BELIEVED IT WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.
WE ARE THEREFORE DISAPPOINTED
THAT TO SEE A B 12 90 BENDING
MATERIALS COVERED UNDER THAT LAW
BEFORE RULEMAKING HAS EVEN BEGUN
AT POWER CYCLE AND BEFORE
BUSINESSES HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO
COMPLY. IN OUR VIEW, THE VERY
FOUNDATION OF SB 54 WAS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE WOULD NOT PICK
WINNERS AND LOSERS BUT INSTEAD
SET UP ONE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
FRAMEWORKS IN THE COUNTRY
WHEREBY BUSINESSES MEET THE NEW
RECYCLING AND SOURCE REDUCTION
MANDATES OR BE FORCED OUT OF THE
MARKET. A B 12 90 CAST DOUBT ON
SB 54 IS ABILITY TO WORK EVEN
BEFORE IT HAS A CHANCE TO START
BY PREDETERMINING A MERE EIGHT
MONTHS AFTER ITS PASSAGE, WHICH
MATERIALS WILL SUCCEED AND HERE
WHICH WILL NOT PROPONENTS OF THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS STATE THIS
PACKAGING IS UNNECESSARY. YET
THE BILL EXEMPTS ENTIRE SEGMENTS
OF THE ECONOMY FROM THE BAN,
THEREBY PROVING THIS PACKAGING
IS CLEARLY NEEDED FOR SOME
SIMPLY BECAUSE A FEW LARGE
COMPANIES IN THE WORLD DEMON
UNNECESSARY, WHICH AGAIN
PREDATES SB 54, SP 3 53 43 IS
NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE ENTIRE
MARKETPLACE, INCLUDING SMALL AND
MEDIUM BUSINESSES AND FOOD
SYSTEMS THAT RELY UPON IT. IN
FACT, BANNING THIS PACKAGING
RATHER THAN ALLOWING COMPANIES
TO MEET SB 54 MANDATES CAN HAVE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, SUCH AS
INCREASE IN FOOD, WASTE AND
SPOILAGE, FOR EXAMPLE, EXAMPLE.
EXCUSE ME, THE MAJOR
APPLICATIONS OF P V. D. C
INCLUDE THE PACKAGING OF
POULTRY, MEATS, CHEESES, TEAS
AND COFFEES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE
PROPERTIES. UH FOOD SHELF LIFE
IS EXTENDED ANY PACKAGING FOR
SOME, WHILE EXEMPTING IT FOR
OTHERS IS NEITHER AN EFFECTIVE
NOR EQUITABLE POLICY TO REDUCE
WASTE. IT UNDERMINES, IN OUR
VIEW, THE FOUNDATION OF THE GOOD
FAITH AGREEMENTS MADE LAST YEAR.
TO THE DETRIMENT OF CALIFORNIA
BUSINESSES WORKING TO COMPLY,
INCLUDING MANY BUSINESSES THAT
DELIVER FOOD TO OUR TABLES FOR
THIS FOR THOSE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A NO VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE
IN OPPOSITION NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS TRENT SMITH
ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER
HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
, WHICH IS THE MANUFACTURERS OF
OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS AND
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, WHICH ARE
PACKAGED THE SAME AS
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON ADAM MCCRIMMON ON
BEHALF OF BETTER EARTH OPPOSED
UNLESS, UH, REVISED. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON K¾T DAVEY WITH
THE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. DEAN TALLY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. MARGIE LEE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEGAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND
OPPOSITION. DAN CHARLES FOR THE
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL
IN OPPOSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON.
DUNCAN FETCHER. JOHN BEHALF OF
DARK CONTAINER CORPORATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. LARA
TOGETHER WITH AMERICAN AND THE
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION,
ALSO IN OPPOSITION. NATALIE
BOUNCED ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. DENNIS
ALBION ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER
BRAND ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN
BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION OPPOSED
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE NOT
ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION SEEN
NONE. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE? MR
MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU. I UM,
HAVE. TRADITIONALLY SUPPORTED
THESE TYPES OF MEASURES. I WAS
JUST CURIOUS. UH I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU CAN RESPOND WHEN I HEARD THE
REPRESENTATIVE TALKING ABOUT YOU
KNOW, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND HOW
THAT PACKAGING IS NEEDED. I
ASSUME FOR. FOR SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS. I WANT TO SEE IF
YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE
EXEMPTED. UM THEN THAT WAS ONE
OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT I TOOK.
UH HUH. ALL THE MEDICAL. OH I'M
SORRY. YOU'RE TALKING. I THOUGHT
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE
THAT THAT? YEAH I'M SORRY. NO WE
DID NOT EXEMPT THE ONE THAT HE
JUST BROUGHT UP IN AN OPPOSITION
. I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT JUST MEDICAL IN GENERAL.
UM, WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH THAT INDUSTRY, OKAY. I
MEAN, I YOU KNOW, LIKE OBVIOUSLY
, IN SUPPORT OF HAVE SUPPORTED
SO MANY BILLS. YOU KNOW, THE
BANNING TOXIC. AND NON
RECYCLABLE PLASTICS. I GUESS NOT
BANNING BUT SUPPORTING SB 54
LAST YEAR. I KNOW YOU WORKED
HARD ON THAT. BUT I WOULD
IMAGINE THERE'S SOME THAT ARE
THAT ARE EASIER TO BAN OR FACE
OUT THAN OTHERS THAT THERE YOU
KNOW IF THERE ARE IMPORTANT
REPLACEMENTS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
SAFE PRODUCTS THAT WE ALL RELY
ON AND SO AYE. TRUST THAT YOU
WILL, UH, ADDRESS THOSE
CONCERNS. DEFINITELY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? SEEING NOTHING. MADAM
CHAIR REJECTED CLOSE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM.
SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. RIVAS
RIVAS I FLORA FLORA? NO ADDIS I
FRIEDMAN HOOVER. HOOVER NO.
MATHIS MATHIS. NO MERIT SOUCI
ITSUKI I PELLERIN PELLERIN. I
WARD WARD. I WOULD. WOULD I
EVER? I. THE SEVEN OF US WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYWOMAN REYES WHENEVER YOU
ARE READY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
MY BILL HB 1000 CREATES
GUARDRAILS SO THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS CAN APPROVE
WAREHOUSE PROJECTS WITHOUT
HARMING LOCAL RESIDENTS. THIS
BILL IS A PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF
RESEARCH AND FEEDBACK FROM
STAKEHOLDERS. STATE AGENCIES AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. EVERY PIECE
OF THE BILL HAS A BASIS IN
EVIDENCE FROM THE SIZE OF THE
WAREHOUSE TO THE SPECIFIC
MITIGATION MEASURES LISTED. I AM
PROUD TO HAVE LABOR UNIONS,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS,
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES ALONG WITH
CLEAN TRANSPORTATION AND CLEAN
ENERGY BUSINESSES IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THE BILL WOULD ALLOW
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE A
WAREHOUSE OVER 100,000 SQUARE
FEET THAT IS WITHIN 1000 FT. TO
BE CITED UP TO 750 FT, AWAY FROM
THE PROJECT. AWAY FROM SENSITIVE
RECEPTOR IF THE PROJECT ADOPTS
MITIGATION MEASURES RELATED TO
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES, ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADOPTS
OPERATING REQUIREMENTS ON
EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE IDLING.
THE 1000 FT BUFFER ZONE IS BASED
ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD.
CARB AND THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE. CARB CONDUCTED
A STUDY ON THE EMISSIONS
REDUCTION BENEFITS BENEFITS
COMMUNITIES WOULD RECEIVE BASED
ON DISTANCE. AWAY FROM TRUCKS
AND POLLUTIONS. THE CONCLUSION
WAS THAT 1000 FT PROVIDED AN 80%
REDUCTION IN DIESEL PARTICULAR
MATTER EXPOSURE TO SENSITIVE
RECEPTORS. THE MITIGATION
MEASURES IN THE BILL ARE A
COMBINATION OF MEASURES THAT THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOMMENDS IN
IN HIS WAREHOUSES. BEST
PRACTICES MEMO MEASURES LISTED
IN THE SETTLEMENT THAT'S A CITY
OF FONTANA AGREED TO AFTER THEY
WERE SUED FOR APPROVING
WAREHOUSE PROJECTS IN VIOLATION
OF SEQUA. AND MEASURES LISTED IN
THE SETTLEMENT THAT THE CITY OF
STOCKTON AGREED TO FOR SIMILAR
REASONS. THESE MEASURES INCLUDE
ELECTRIFYING THEIR FLEETS HAVING
THE NECESSARY AMOUNTS OF
REFUELING AND CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR FLEETS
REQUIRING THE USE OF RENEWABLE
ZERO EMISSION ENERGY TO POWER
THE FACILITY AND REQUIRE THE USE
OF ZERO EMISSION EQUIPMENT. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THESE MAY NOT
ALWAYS BE WORKABLE FOR A
PROJECT. THERE ARE BUILT IN
EXEMPTIONS TO THE FLEET IN
EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AMENDMENTS
TO MAKE THE ENERGY AND REFUELING
INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS
EASIER FOR PROJECTS TO
IMPLEMENT. AND WE ARE WILLING TO
CONTINUE TO REFINE THE LANGUAGE
AND OUR MITIGATION MEASURES
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN
HARMING THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY.
THEY PROVIDE AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT
TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION
ON WHAT THE BILL DOES. SO LET ME
BE CLEAR. THIS BILL DOES NOT BAN
WAREHOUSES NOR WAREHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT. IT DOES NOT IMPACT
ALL WAREHOUSE PROJECTS. IT IS
ONLY APPLICABLE TO NEW WAREHOUSE
DEVELOPMENT OF 100,000 SQUARE
FEET. THE BUFFER OF 1000. FT IS
NOT AN ARBITRARY NUMBER. IT IS A
DISTANCE THAT IS ROOTED IN
SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE. IT SEEMS
HYPERBOLIC HYPERBOLIC THAT THE
INDUSTRY BELIEVES THE ONLY WAY
TO CITE WAREHOUSES IS SO CLOSE
TO PEOPLE'S HOMES, CHILDREN'S
SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CENTERS. WE
HEARD VERY SIMILAR ARGUMENTS
FROM INDUSTRY WHEN WE WERE
DEBATING THE OIL SETBACK. THE
OIL SETBACK BILL LAST YEAR SB 11
72 GONZALEZ, WHICH CREATED A 32
100 FT. SETBACK FROM OIL WELLS
AND SENSITIVE RECEPTORS. I
BELIEVE THAT CONVERSATION
MIRRORS A LOT OF WHAT OUR BILL
IS FOCUSED ON, AND IT'S CLEAR
THAT THE LEGISLATURE SUPPORTS
CREATING BUFFER ZONES BETWEEN
LARGE SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS. WE'VE MET
WITH OPPOSITION AND HAVE HEARD
THEIR CONCERNS. WE SHARED
LANGUAGE WITH OPPOSITION WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE BILL BEING IN
PRINT AND HAVE HAD AN OPEN DOOR
POLICY TO DISCUSS AMENDMENTS TO
THE BILL. WE ARE WILLING AND
OPEN. TO NEGOTIATE BUT HAVE NOT
YET RECEIVED ANY AMENDMENTS TO
ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THEY HAVE
PRESENTED. WE CONTINUE TO INVITE
THEM TO TALK WITH US AND PROVIDE
MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK. BUT AS OF
NOW, THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE
YET TO MATERIAL MATERIALIZE. WE
ARE EXPECTING THAT WE WILL BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OPPOSITION. I
HAVE NEVER BEEN ANTI WAREHOUSE.
I AM JUST PRO COMMUNITY. I
UNDERSTAND HOW PIVOTAL LOGISTICS
IS TO THE INLAND EMPIRE ECONOMY
. HOWEVER, INDUSTRY AND. LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS NEED TO DO THEIR
PART TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE
NEARBY COMMUNITIES. WITH ME
TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL ARE MELISSA ROMERO FROM
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
AND MARIELLA RUOCCO FROM THE
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. THANK
YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH MEMORIES. MELISSA
ROMERO WITH CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS. I THINK WE
ALL BY NOW KNOW THAT IT'S NOT AN
ACCIDENT THAT AREA'S MOST
ACCEPTABLE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
RACISM ARE THE LOWEST INCOME AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR 40% OF ALL
U. S GOODS GO THROUGH THE LOWER
AREA THAT IS CALLED THE DIESEL
DEATH ZONE. THE SOUTH COAST
AIRBASE IN WHICH HAS PARTS OF
ORANGE, RIVERSIDE SAN BERNARDINO
IN L. A COUNTY'S IN IT ARE SOME
OF THE MOST UNHEALTHIEST PLACES
TO LIVE IN THE ENTIRE US THIS
UNCHECKED PROLIFERATION OF
WAREHOUSES IN THESE REGIONS HAS
ONLY MADE THE ISSUE WORSE.
PARTICULARLY IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE WAREHOUSES ARE CITED
DISPROPORTIONATELY NEXT TO LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND
THIS COMES WITH ENORMOUS TRUCK
TRAFFIC EQUIVALENT TO GENERATING
£50 MILLION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
DAILY, WHILE SEQUA AND STATE
AGENCIES PROVIDE SOME
PROTECTIONS FOR COMMUNITIES TO
ATTEMPT TO ENSURE WAREHOUSES ARE
GOOD NEIGHBORS. THESE HAVE NOT
BEEN ENOUGH. EMISSIONS FROM
SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH
WAREHOUSES ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST AS
MUCH NOX EMISSIONS AS ALL OF THE
REFINERIES, POWER PLANTS AND
OTHER STATIONARY SOURCES IN THE
SOUTH COAST AIRBASE AND COMBINED
CURRENTLY WE'RE SEEING SOME
INSTANCES OF WAREHOUSES BUILT
MIRROR A MERE 60 FT FROM HOMES.
IN 2020 JAVIER BECERRA, THE
STATE TREE ATTORNEY GENERAL AT
THE TIME SUED THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, SAN
BERNARDINO AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND
THE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER FOR
UNLAWFULLY GREEN LIGHTING THE
EXPANSION OF A LARGE WAREHOUSE
PROJECT WITHOUT SUFFICIENTLY
EXAMINING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT. AND THIS IS PRECISELY
WHY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
KICK AND CARB MANDATED WHAT THIS
BILL CALLS FOR A 1000 FT BUFFER
ZONE BETWEEN WAREHOUSES AND
SENSITIVE RECEPTORS BECAUSE, AS
THE AUTHOR STATED, IT REDUCES
EXPOSURE TO DIESEL PARTICULATE
MATTER BY UP TO EIGHT 3% WE DO
NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CREATING
GOOD JOBS, ASKING NEW ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO BE GOOD
NEIGHBORS. IS A WIN WIN THAT
PROTECTS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND
ENSURES JOB CREATION IS ISN'T A
SAFE, RESPONSIBLE MANNER.
ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THAT NEW, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IS BUILT RESPONSIBLY AND
CREATES A COMMUNITY ROADMAP FOR
THOUGHTFUL URBAN PLANNING. THAT
PUTS COMMUNITY FIRST AND IT WILL
PROTECT AREAS FROM BEING RE
ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE OVER
RESIDENTIAL USE, AS THEY HAVE
BEEN. SO THE QUESTION HERE
REALLY IS. WHO DO WE CHOOSE TO
PROTECT? DO WE CHOOSE TO PROTECT
INDUSTRIES THAT GO UNCHECKED AND
CONTINUING TO POLLUTE THEIR OWN
WORKERS AND RESIDENTS IN THE
MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES,
OR WILL WE HAVE THE POLITICAL
WILL TO STAND UP FOR COMMUNITIES
AND WORKER HEALTH OVER PROFITS?
WE URGE YOU TO CHOOSE THE LATTER
AND VOTE AYE ON A B 1000. THANK
YOU. HI I'M MARIELLA RATRA WITH
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IN
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT, SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF A B 1000 OVER NINE
AND 10, CALIFORNIANS LIVING IN
THEIR COMMUNITY IMPACTED BY
UNHEALTHY AIR, WITH THE BIGGEST
POLLUTER BEING THE
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IN OUR
2022 STATE OF THE AIR REPORT, WE
FOUND THAT CALIFORNIA HAS SIX
CITIES IN THE TOP 10 FOR OZONE
IN THE NATION. AND SEVEN FOR
PARTICULAR MATTER WITH THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTIES. UM REAGAN, MY
AMONGST THE HIGHEST FOR THE
POLLUTION IN THE NATION. IN
ADDITION, THE REPORT FOUND THAT
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE OVER THREE
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN A
COUNTY. WITH THREE FAILING
GRADES THAN WHITE PEOPLE. IN
CALIFORNIA MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY
TRUCKS MAKE UP LESS THAN 5% OF
THE VEHICLE TRIP POPULATION, BUT
IT MADE MORE THAN HALF OF THE
TRANSFER. UM, EMISSIONS FROM
TRANSPORTATION. POOR AIR QUALITY
EFFECTS EVERYONE BUT ESPECIALLY
CHILDREN, WHO HAVE DEVELOPING
LUNGS, PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS,
SENIORS AND THOSE WITH PRE
EXISTING CONDITIONS. POLLUTION
CAN CAUSE A RANGE OF NEGATIVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES, SUCH AS ASTHMA
ATTACKS, HEART ATTACK STROKE.
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PREMATURE
DEATH. LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE
ALSO ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE, AND
THESE COMMUNITIES ARE OFTEN
WHERE NEW MAJOR SOURCES OF
POLLUTION ARE CITED. THIS BILL
LOOKS TO PROTECT THOSE MOST
VULNERABLE TO NEW SOURCES OF
TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS, SUCH
AS NARCS AND DIESEL SAUCE,
COMING FROM THE MEDIUM AND HEAVY
DUTY TRUCKS BY CREATING A 1000
FT, BUT OUR FIRST OAN TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH HEALTH OF
CALIFORNIA'S WE NEED NEW
FACILITIES TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS
. UM URGENT. I VOTE ON THIS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
. YEAH HI. MY NAME IS EVAN
MINTON. I'M TESTIFYING ON BEHALF
OF THE UNITED FOOD AND
COMMERCIAL WORKERS WESTERN
STATES COUNCIL WHO ARE IN
SUPPORT. I'M TESTIFYING ON
BEHALF OF UFCW LOCAL 11 67 WHO
ARE IN SUPPORT, AND I'M WITH
VOICES FOR PROGRESS, WHERE
BUSINESS OWNERS AND BUSINESS
LEADERS IN STRONG SUPPORT
PRIORITY SUPPORT OF THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ELISE PHªN DRINK FROM TRENTON
PRICE CONSULTING NO MORE HERE
TODAY REPRESENTING THE ASIAN
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK,
AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE CENTER
WHO ARE BOTH IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. WE'RE ALSO HERE
REPRESENTING TERAWATT
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH HAS THE
SUPPORT OF AMENDED POSITION AND
APPRECIATES THE WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR ON THAT. THANK YOU. SHANE
E SIZE AND I REPRESENT THE
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WE
SUPPORT HEAVILY ON A B 1000.
HELLO GIOVANNI, A GILERA AND I
SUPPORT INLAND COALITION FOR
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AND THEN
CONGREGATION UNITED FOR CHANGE
IN AN EMPIRE UNITED AND WEREN'T
SUPPORT FOR THE 1000. HI ANGEL
RAMIREZ, MY SUPPORT 3, 50,
RIVERSIDE AND 3 50. HUMBLED.
THANK YOU. HI RAQUEL MASON WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ALLIANCE, ALSO
REGISTERING SUPPORT FOR THE
CENTER ON RACE, POVERTY AND THE
ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. SECURE
CARTER ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANKS. IT'S FAR TOO. MIKE
WALTER BEAR WITH CALIFORNIA AND
WARBLERS AND SUPPORT. ALSO
SPEAKING FOR WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY, UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, CLIMATE
ACTION, CALIFORNIA LED SCREEN
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. MELANIE
MORALES ON BEHALF OF THE GREEN
LINE IN STUDENT SUPPORT. THEY'RE
A LITTLE ON BEHALF OF NRDC AND
SUPPORT. GLORIA MAYA SAN
MARTINO, CONSTITUENT AND SUPPORT
. MARCUS WOODS, SAMMARTINO
CONSTITUENTS AND SUPPORT. BOBBY
JOE CLAVERIA, CHAIR OF THIS
ANGER GO NEO CHAPTER THIS YEAR,
A CLUB, WHICH COVERS RIVERSIDE
AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1000 AND ALSO THE
ORGANIZER AND FOUNDER OF GROW
FONTANA. AND WE'RE HERE ALSO TO
REPRESENT LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN
AMERICAN CITIZENS OF RIVERSIDE
COUNCIL, AND WE ARE NOW AS WELL
AS SISTERS. WE COMMUNITY
GARDENING PROJECTS. WE ALL ALL
IN SUPPORT OF A B 1000. DANIEL
BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF THE UNION
OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GÓMEZ STATE
POLICY ADVOCATE WITH THE
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT
RIGHT TRADE LINES, STRONG
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR MARK
FINSTER MAKER ON BEHALF OF
BIRTH, JUSTICE AND SUPPORT YOU.
HELLO CALEB ROBINSON ON BEHALF
OF CAL START AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. DAN CHOPPER FLEW E V
CHARGING AND SUPPORT. HOW TO
HAGUE. I'M REPRESENTING THE
ROBERT REDFORD CONSERVANCY FOR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS
SUSTAINABILITY, THE DEMOCRATIC
CLUB OF CLAREMONT AND JUST SAN
BERNARDINO IN SUPPORT. UM
FRANCIS SMITH AND I'M SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF PITZER COLLEGE AND
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY IN FULL
SUPPORT, AND IN ADDITION TO
THAT, ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE
ACTION, CALIFORNIA AND THE
CLIMATE CENTER IN SUPPORT.
SOFIA, AFRICA WITH THE COALITION
FOR CLEAN AIR AND SUPPORT. HOST
ON BEHALF OF ENGLAND EQUITY
PARTNERSHIP IN EMPIRE IMMIGRANT
, YOUTH, COLLECTIVE AND SAFE
ROUTES, PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT
OF EVERY 1000. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT, ARE THERE WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION?
MM HMM. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS. JAMES THOROUGH ACTOR.
EXCUSE ME. BUT THE CALIFORNIA
STATE COUNCIL OF LABORERS HAPPY
TO BE HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT
TO THANK THE MAJORITY LEADER AND
HER STAFF AS SHE MENTIONED WE'VE
HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS BOTH
HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND IN THE
DISTRICT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT DIALOGUE. SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT, UM WE TRY
OUR BEST TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. EXACTLY
WHO THE LABORERS ARE. WE ARE
70,000 STRONG ACROSS THE STATE.
WE ARE BLACK AND BROWN. WE ARE
MEN AND WOMEN. MANY OF US COME
FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM. OTHERS FROM THE FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM BUT COLLECTIVELY WE
BUILD CALIFORNIA'S
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE TAKE
GREAT PRIDE IN DOING THAT. WE
ARE SENSITIVE TO CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. IN FACT,
WE HAVE BEEN VISIBLY INCREASING
OUR PRESENCE IN THE RENEWABLE
ENERGY SECTOR AS WELL AS GROWING
OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE GREEN JOB
SECTORS SUCH AS THOSE JOBS
ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRE
MITIGATION. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
AIR QUALITY CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES,
WE GET IT. MAYBE 1000 GOES TOO
FAR AND PLACE THE LIVELIHOODS OF
OUR MEMBERS AND THE INTEGRITY OF
THE GOODS MOVEMENT SECTOR AT
RISK COMMITTEE ANALYSIS DOES A
GREAT JOB. HIGHLIGHTING THE
EXISTING REGULATIONS IN PLACE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JUST
TWO WEEKS AGO THE E P A GRANTED
CALIFORNIA LEGAL AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT CARBS, ADVANCED CLEAN
TRUCKS RULE. THIS REQUIRES HALF
OF ALL NEW HEAVY TRUCKS TO BE
ALL ELECTRIC BY 2035. THIS IS
THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THE
NATION. IN ADDITION AND ITS
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE
CITY OF FONTANA, ATTORNEY
GENERAL BEGAN TO IMPOSE A 300 FT
SETBACK. LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA BOTH
AGREED THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD
SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS
THE STATE. MAYBE 1000 COST FOR A
1000 FT SETBACK MORE THAN TRIPLE
OF THAT A BABY BLANKET
RECOMMENDATION. AND THE BILL IS
REPLETE WITH RECOMMENDED
MITIGATION MEASURES, SOME THAT
HAVE NOT THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE
FOR DEVELOPERS TO INCORPORATE.
QUESTION IS WHY WE HAVE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO LIVE IN THE III, WHO
ARE ABLE TO LIFT THEMSELVES OUT
OF POVERTY AND INTO THE MIDDLE
CLASS WITH THESE LOCAL JOBS. THE
CITIES AND COUNTIES WITHIN THE
STATE ARE JUST AS DIVERSE AS OUR
MEMBERSHIP. IT IS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT WHO IS BEST AT MAKING
THESE PLANNING DECISIONS. MAYBE
1000 WOULD LISTEN TO WHAT
INSTITUTE A BLANKET POLICY THAT
WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT
ON THE GOOD MOVEMENTS INDUSTRY.
THE BILL WOULD MAKE A DEFACTO
MORATORIUM AND WOULD FORCE OUR
WORKERS TO COMMUTE LONGER
DISTANCES TO THEIR JOB SITES,
THEREBY SECONDS, INCREASING
THEIR VM T UNTIL PEPPER MISSIONS
WITH THAT WE ASK YOU TO CONSIDER
OUR WORKFORCE AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR NO VOTE. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
COMMITTEE ADAM WRIGLEY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T EXPRESSLY
STATED, WE DO VIEW A B 1000 AS A
DEFECT. O'BANNON LOGISTICAL USE
FACILITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
. THE POLICY EXACERBATES JOB
LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH
CALIFORNIA'S GOODS MOVEMENT, AS
MY COLLEAGUE HAS MENTIONED AND
THREATENS THE VERY HEART OF
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS, ELIMINATING NOT
ONLY HIGH PAYING JOBS BUT ALSO
THE TAX REVENUES LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS RELY UPON. THIS IS
IN ADDITION TO INCREASING COSTS
FOR CALIFORNIANS AS GOODS BECOME
HARDER AND MORE EXPENSIVE TO
MOVE. DESPITE THIS POLICY BEING
REJECTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
REPEATEDLY WE VIEW THIS VERSION
AS WORSE BY INJECTING FOR THE
FIRST TIME A NEW PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION, ALLOWING ANY VISUAL
INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE STANDING TO
SUE TO BLOCK PROJECTS. MAYBE
1000 ALSO QUASHES CRITICALLY
NEEDED HOUSING AT A TIME WHEN
CALIFORNIA STRUGGLES WITH THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
WITH A MEDIAN HOME PRICES
EXCEEDING 800,000. MANY HOUSING
PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA RELY ON
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TO LOWER
THE COST OF HOUSING BY
PROHIBITING HOUSING NEAR THE JOB
CENTERS. 81,000 ACTUALLY
CONTRADICTS THE STATE'S GOAL TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE BY
FORCING WORKERS TO COMMUTE
FARTHER. FROM THE JOBS. SIMPLY
PUT. THE POLICY DRIVES THESE JOB
CENTERS OUT OF THE COMMUNITIES
AND POTENTIALLY OUT OF THE
STATE. THE VERY FOUNDATION FOR
THE BILLS. 1000 FT SETBACK IN
OUR VIEW IS OUTDATED AND DERIVED
FROM AN ALMOST TWO DECADES OLD
RB GUIDANCE DOCUMENT. ALMOST 20
YEARS LATER, NUMEROUS STATE AND
LOCAL REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS OUTLINES THEY
DID NOT EXIST IN 2005 WHEN THAT
STUDY WAS RELEASED BY RB AND
THESE, THESE REGULATIONS HAVE
DRAMATICALLY REDUCED EMISSIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECTOR AND
CONTINUE TO MOVE. CALIFORNIA 20
EMISSION, FOR EXAMPLE, REPORT
OUT OF THE PORTA LOS ANGELES
DETAILS EMISSION REDUCTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DISTRIBUTIONS OF GOODS AND FOUND
THAT SINCE 2005 WHEN THE AIR B
STUDY WAS RELEASED PARTICULARLY
MATTER. 10 AND 2.5 HAVE BEEN
REDUCED BY 98% OVER THIS PERIOD.
FURTHER AS THIS COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, CORRECTLY POINTS OUT
SEQUEL ALREADY REQUIRES RIGOROUS
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND
MITIGATION MEASURES WHEN CITING
THESE FACILITIES WE ASKED THE
LEGISLATURE ONCE AGAIN REJECT
THE STATEWIDE ONE SIZE FITS ALL
LAND USE POLICY BECAUSE OF ITS
DEVASTATING EFFECTS TO
CALIFORNIA, BUT WE WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR, AND WE CONTINUE TO
WORK ON RESOLUTION. WE FOR THESE
REASONS, RESPECTFULLY URGENT. NO
VOTE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL.
ALSO IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
GREG TURNAROUND BEHALF OF THE
CAN. MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE AND
OPPOSITION. GAIL DILLON HOT WITH
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. CHARLES RIGHT ON
BEHALF OF THE SAME AND WILL BEND
IN MISSION INDIANS IN
OPPOSITION. DEAN TALLY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. NATALIE
BASTARD. THE CALIFORNIA BUSINESS
ROUNDTABLE, RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. MATT ROBIN ON BEHALF OF
THE UNIVERSITY RAILROAD OPPOSED
TAYLOR BROCHIN ON BEHALF OF
VARIOUS ACT ASSOCIATIONS,
WESTERN PLANT HEALTH AND THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERIES ASSOCIATION
IMPOSED BEN, TRIPLE WITH THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY IS
ALIGNED WITH THE CONCERNS
EXPRESSED THE OPPOSITION.
MATTHEW HARD OVER THE CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION
, REPRESENTING OUR AFFILIATE
MEMBERS AT NAPA, CALIFORNIA AND
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS.
HAITIAN OF CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. BRIAN WHITE ON
BEHALF OF PACIFIC MERCHANT
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFULLY IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
LINDSEY GOAL OVER AND ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK
CHRIS RIDIN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FARM BILL. RESPECT FOR YOUR
POST. YOU, LIKE GARCIA FOR THE
WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION ALSO OPPOSED.
CHRISTIAN MØT, CALIFORNIA
TRUCKING ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
MARGINALLY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF FOOD
PRODUCERS AND OPPOSITION. K¾T
DAVEY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. I'M CHAIR
BILL BILLER ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN EMPLOYERS
AND OPPOSITION. CHRIS KAHN,
REPRESENTING THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND OPPOSITION. HI
RYAN ELAINE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
AND THE INLAND EMPIRE ECONOMIC
PARTNERSHIP AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. REMEMBER
DE'ANTHONY THOMAS REPRESENTED
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION. OPPOSITION AND
MADAM CHAIR. GO LAKERS. YEAH. I
SEE. THE AUTHOR IS ALSO WEARING
PURPLE RIGHT, ASSUME IT'S FOR
THE LAKERS. RIGHT OKAY. OKAY ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PER SO. I
LITERALLY SPENT ALL WEEKEND
LOOKING AT THIS BILL AND I MET
WITH A NUMBER OF MY FRIENDS IN
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY. UM
I MET WITH THE LABORERS I THINK
THREE WEEKS AGO. AND YOU KNOW, I
REALLY SUPPORT THE AUTHORS GOAL
PROTECTING VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES AROUND, YOU KNOW OF
FROM BEING EXPOSED TO REALLY
UNHEALTHY LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS
DUE TO THESE VERY LARGE
DISTRIBUTION AND WAREHOUSE
CENTERS THAT ARE, I THINK BEING
APPROVED TO EASILY SO I DO THINK
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. UM
BUT YOU KNOW, I. I THINK THIS IS
A REALLY COMPLICATED SET OF
ISSUES, AND IT'S THE KIND OF
THING THAT I THINK. UH UM. IS
BETTER HANDLED THROUGH
RULEMAKING. I MEAN, WE HAVE A
NINE PAGE ANALYSIS, WHICH IS
WHAT'S TYPICALLY NOT CRITICIZED
AGAIN. I WANT TO LEGISLATIVE
STAFF AND SORT OF WHETHER
LEGISLATIVE STAFF DOES ON THESE
KINDS OF BILLS. BUT ESSENTIALLY
, YOU KNOW, I WAS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT OKAY AS 100,000
SQUARE FEET THE RIGHT NUMBER OR
SHOULD IT BE A LARGER NUMBER?
YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS THAT ARE
REALLY CAUSING SORT OF THE
PROBLEMS IN THE INLAND EMPIRE?
UM AND I LITERALLY READ THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GUIDANCE. I
READ THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WAREHOUSE
RULE MET THE RED, THE RBS
GUIDANCE. AND THE AUTHOR IS
CORRECT THAT THE NUMBERS THAT
ARE SORT OF THE BASIS OF THE
RULE COME OUT OF THOSE GUIDANCE
DOCUMENTS THAT 1000 SQUARE FEET
AND THE 100,000 SQUARE FEET. BUT
IN ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS, THEY, UM
. THE 1000 SQUARE FEET WAS NEVER
VIEWED AS SORT OF AN IRONCLAD
RULE WHERE YOU BASICALLY CAN'T
DO ANYTHING WITHIN IT. AND THE
750 FT. I KNOW IS MORE FLEXIBLE
, BUT THOSE NUMBERS ARE REALLY
VERY, VERY LARGE. UM. YOU KNOW,
VERY, VERY LARGE SETBACKS. I
MEAN, I WAS ACTUALLY REALIZING
THAT 100,000 SQUARE FEET FEET IF
YOU BASICALLY DID THAT, IN A
NINE ACRE SITE, THE SETBACKS
THAT YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
WOULD BE, I THINK 80 BLOCKS OF
BUFFER AROUND THE FACILITY. NOW
FOR SOME OF THESE FACILITIES
THAT'S PROBABLY THE RIGHT THING
TO DO. BUT THEN I LOOK AT THE
BILL AND I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S
COOKED YET, AND I APPRECIATE THE
AUTHORS, YOU KNOW, WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE BILL
, BUT YOU KNOW WHEN I THING THAT
TROUBLES ME, IS THAT SORT OF YOU
KNOW, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE
TWO SIDES ARE TALKING TO EACH
OTHER, AND I DO CARE ABOUT THE
LABORERS. THEY ARE A HARDWORKING
, BACKBREAKING UNION. THAT
REALLY LIFTS PEOPLE INTO THE
MIDDLE CLASS AND WHAT THEY'RE
TELLING ME. THEY HAVE THAT THIS
IS THEIR TOP CONCERN. I REALLY
WANT US IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY TO WORK HARD AND LOOK
AT WHETHER OR NOT THIS BILL IS
JUST CAPTURING TOO MUCH. AND
WHEN I SAY THAT, I DON'T MEAN
THAT WE SHOULD EVER LET A
VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. HEALTH
IMPACTS, EFFECTIVE, VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY. UM, BUT THEY'RE THIS
BILL, I THINK IS TOO BROAD AND
PICKS UP TOO MUCH. I AM GOING TO
SUPPORT IT TODAY BECAUSE OF MY
RESPECT FOR THE AUTHOR AND
BECAUSE OF ALL OF MY FOLKS IN
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WHO
I KNOW THAT THIS IS SUCH A, UM
IS SUCH A IT'S SO IMPORTANT, BUT
I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THAT IF THIS
WAS BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR TODAY I
DON'T THINK THAT I COULD SUPPORT
THE BILL. AND SO I'D LIKE TO
JUST GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT I'M HOPING THAT YOU
WILL WORK ON. AS YOU CONTINUE TO
WORK ON. UM, ON THE BILL. UM THE
FIRST THING IS, UM. THE
DEFINITION. THERE'S NOT A
DEFINITION OF WHAT A LOGISTICS
FACILITY IS, UM, BECAUSE THERE'S
NO DEFINITION. THEN I JUST WENT
TO THE DICTIONARY. AND BASICALLY
, IT SAYS THAT IT'S A DETAILED
COORDINATION OF A COMPLEX
OPERATION INVOLVING MANY PEOPLE
, FACILITIES OR SUPPLIES, SO.
YEAH. SO I MEAN, SO I THINK
THERE NEEDS TO BE A DEFINITION
BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRIVATE RIGHT
OF ACTION NOW, SO IF THE
DEFINITION IS SQUISHY, THEN
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
LOT OF LITIGATION AND IT'S GONNA
IT'S GONNA STOP THINGS THAT I
THINK YOU DON'T INTEND TO PICK
UP. UM THE DEFINITION. I THINK
IN MY MIND NEEDS TO BE REALLY
SPECIFIC AND MUCH TIGHTER. UM IT
MADE IT NEEDS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT
IT DOESN'T PICK UP THINGS LIKE
PUBLIC STORAGES OR COSTCO'S
ACTUALLY WENT LOOKING ON THE WEB
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OKAY.
WHAT'S THE AVERAGE SIZE OF A
PUBLIC STORAGE? UM AND LOOK, I
FOUND OUT THAT THE AVERAGE SIDE
OF A COSTCO IS 156,000 SQUARE
FEET, SO IT WOULD PICK UP A
COSTCO. UM IF YOU THOUGHT OF
THAT AS A WAREHOUSE, SO IF YOU
BASICALLY JUST SAY WAREHOUSING
WITH TRUCK TRIPS, IT WOULD PICK
UP A COSTCO AND WE CAN'T HAVE
COSTCO'S WITH 80 BLOCKS OF
BUFFERS AROUND THEM, RIGHT?
SIMILAR CAN'T DO THAT WITH SORT
OF A PUBLIC STORAGE. SO UM, I
REALLY DO. AND THE OTHER THING
YOU NEED. IT NEEDS TO NOT PICK
UP IS SORT OF THE STANDARD
INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS PARKS. I
HAVE THE SANTA MONICA BUSINESS
PARK IN MY DISTRICT. IT'S 1.2
BILLION SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE
SPACE. I DON'T THINK IT'S VIEWED
AS A LOGISTICS CENTER, BUT IN
THAT THERE ARE OFFICE SPACE.
THERE'S WAREHOUSES. THERE IS
SOME MANUFACTURING LIGHT
MANUFACTURING AND SO THAT I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT
PICKING UP WHAT YOU'RE PICKING
UP. THE DEFINITION IS REALLY THE
KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE DRAWING
A LOT OF TRUCK TRIPS IN AND OUT
OF THE FACILITY. AND I WOULD
RECOMMEND THAT YOU ACTUALLY LOOK
AT A TRUCK TRIP CAP BECAUSE I
ACTUALLY THINK I MEAN THAT THAT
BE THE BASIS. YOU KNOW, THAT IS
REALLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE
IMPACTS ITS TRUCK TRIPS TO THESE
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AND THE
TRUCK CHIPS THAT ARE GOING
THROUGH THE VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH RATES OF
DIESEL EMISSIONS. UM I HAD
QUESTIONS ABOUT UM THE OTHER
THING IS. HOW THIS IMPACTS THE
CURRENT WAREHOUSES AND ALL THESE
OTHER THINGS I THINK REALLY
NEEDS TO BE CAREFULLY LOOKED AT
. UM IT SAYS THAT IT ONLY
APPLIES TO EXPANSION OR
DEVELOPMENT OF I FEEL THAT
FACILITY THIS BIG RIGHT, SO
ASSUMING YOU CAN ACTUALLY
TIGHTEN IT SO THAT ITS
DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES
DEVELOPMENT OF A FACILITY WOULD
PICK WOULD PICK UP. REALLY ANY
TIME YOU NEED A GRADING PERMIT
OR BUILDING PERMITS, SO IT DOES
AFFECT ALL THE EXISTING
WAREHOUSES AND ANYTHING THAT IS
CAPTURED. IN THE FACILITY. SO
THIS WITHIN 1000 SQUARE FEET, SO
YOU COULD NOT, FOR EXAMPLE, A
LOCAL JURISDICTION. IF IT'S
COMPLYING WITH THIS COULDN'T
ACTUALLY GET A BUILDING PERMIT
TO PUT ELECTRIC CHARGING IN. IT
COULDN'T GET A PERMIT TO PUT
SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF. IT
COULDN'T GET A PERMIT TO DO
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS BECAUSE
THAT'S DEVELOPMENT, SO YOU NEED
A DEFINITION OF WHAT PICKS THIS
UP. THAT IS THAT MAKES IT CLEAR
THAT WAREHOUSES CAN CONTINUE AND
WHATEVER IS SUBJECT TO THIS RULE
CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. UM YOU
KNOW, I DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW,
UM I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR FRIENDS
IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH GREATER
POLICY EXPERTISE WOULD GET
INVOLVED IN THIS. I REALLY DO
THINK I KNOW THAT I TALKED TO
EVAN MINTON A COUPLE TIMES NOW
ABOUT THIS AND REALLY APPRECIATE
YOURS. A BILL APPRECIATE THE
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CALABRIAN
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS, UM AND I
DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW THERE'S
CONCERNS ABOUT JUST SORT OF
STICKING TO SOMETHING THAT'S
SORT OF CLEAR. BUT SOMETHING
THAT'S SORT OF CLEAR AND THIS
SORT OF CRUDE. REALLY WHERE
PICKS UP THINGS THAT YOU DON'T
INTEND TO PICK UP AND IN SOME
CASES BANK NOT ACTUALLY
PROTECTIVE ENOUGH FOR THINGS.
YOU KNOW IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE
TRUCK ROUTES RUNNING THROUGH A
NEIGHBORHOOD, I MEAN, THIS
DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT THAT VERY
MUCH. UM BUT YOU REALLY DO NEED
TO FOCUS ON THE LEVEL OF TRUCK
TRIPS. YOU CAN ENFORCE THINGS
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ALL THE
TIME. LOOK AT TRUCK TRIPS. THEY
ESTIMATE THEM THEY'RE ABLE TO
BASICALLY QUANTIFY TOXICS
EMISSION LEVELS AT THE FENCE
LINE OF A FACILITY. UM AND YOU
CAN ENFORCE IT. BECAUSE IN THESE
CASES IF WE'RE PICKING UP
WAREHOUSES, THERE ARE BILLS OF
LADING AND YOU CAN END UP YOU
COULD YOU CAN ENFORCE, SO I
REALLY DO THINK THAT I MEAN, IF
I IF YOU KNOW I REALLY RESPECT
YOU. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO A VERY RIGHTEOUS THING.
UM, BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT THAT
YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMUNITY AND THE LABORERS WILL
WORK TOGETHER. I MEAN, THIS IS A
CLEAR CASE, I THINK OF, UM
SOMETHING WHERE WE DON'T WANT
TO. WE DON'T WANT TO STOP JOBS
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO. UM AND I
THINK YOU CAN DO BOTH THINGS.
BUT I THINK THE BILL NEEDS A LOT
OF TIGHTENING UP AND I'M GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR TODAY.
BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT I HAVE
FOR YOU, AND BECAUSE THIS IS
SUCH A PRIORITY IN THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY, BUT
WE'LL BE LOOKING AT WHAT THIS
BILL LOOKS LIKE. AFTER IT COMES
BACK TO THE FLOOR, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOOVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND YOU
KNOW, I JUST WANT TO START BY
SAYING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE GOAL YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AT
. I HAVE A KIND OF A
CONTROVERSIAL WAREHOUSE IN MY
DISTRICT RIGHT NOW OR PROJECT. I
SHOULD SAY IN MY DISTRICT RIGHT
NOW THAT IS BEING DEBATED BY THE
COMMUNITY, AND I THINK IT'S
CERTAINLY IS SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY PAID
ATTENTION TO UM, BUT ONE OF THE,
UH TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT, YOU
KNOW, MENTIONED PUTTING
COMMUNITIES FIRST. I THINK A LOT
OF THESE ISSUES THE BEST PLACE
TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IS
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND SO I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING KIND OF A
STATEWIDE PROCLAMATION ON THIS
ISSUE. UM, AND SO YOU KNOW, THAT
WOULD BE. MY FIRST CONCERN IS
JUST KIND OF THE PROBLEMS WITH
TAKING THIS OUT OF THE HANDS OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. UM, SECONDLY
, I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY
ADDRESS YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY. AH
IF THIS BILL WERE TO THREATEN
PROJECTS, WHICH I DO BELIEVE THE
WAY THIS BILL IS CURRENTLY
WRITTEN, IT WOULD THREATEN SOME
PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
MOVING FORWARD. IT'S CERTAINLY
CONCERNED FOR LOGISTICS AND
CONSUMERS AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL
KNOW THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT
MY BIGGER CONCERN IS THE IMPACT
. IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON JOBS.
AND I THINK THAT SO MANY OF
THESE REGIONS AS THE
OPPOSITION'S ARTICULAR
ARTICULATELY STATED. SO MANY OF
THESE REGIONS HAVE COULD
POTENTIALLY LOSE OUT ON SO MANY
JOBS THAT ARE HELPING PULL
PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY. AND THAT
IS A HUGE CONCERN, ESPECIALLY IN
THE STATE WHERE WE LEAD THE
NATION. POVERTY UM AND SO AND
THEN FINALLY, YOU KNOW TO THESE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS I FULLY
APPRECIATE. YOU KNOW WHAT THE
PROPONENTS HAVE BROUGHT UP IN
TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
I DON'T KNOW. I WOULD LOVE TO
GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS, TOO.
BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE
POLLUTION. WE'RE CREATING TWO BY
MOVING THESE. THESE PROJECTS
FURTHER OUT WHETHER IT BE
COMMUTING TRAFFIC POLLUTION OR
HAVING YOU KNOW DIESEL TRUCKS
DRIVE FARTHER DISTANCES. I'M
KIND OF CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THERE
WOULD BE ALMOST AN ENVIRONMENTAL
AND NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT. AS WELL. UM BUT, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THE OPPOSITION
STATE OF THIS AS WELL, BUT I
THINK THE WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY
PASSED LEGISLATION ON THIS TOPIC
TO PROMOTE, UH, RENEWABLE TRUCKS
AND ELECTRIC TRUCKS. HYDROGEN
TECHNOLOGY. I THINK WE NEED TO
LET TECHNOLOGY SOLVED THIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM RATHER
THAN A NEW MANDATE. AND SO THOSE
ARE THE REASONS THAT I'M NOT
GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM. I DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS WITH THIS BILL,
AND IT'S SORT OF MRS UBER AND MR
HOOVER HAVE KIND OF SAID A LOT
OF IT. BUT THERE IS THREE
COMMUNITIES IN MY DISTRICT, UM,
THAT WERE REVITALIZED. BASED ON
WAREHOUSING JOBS. BASED ON GOOD
PAYING UNION JOBS. UM AND TO
MOVE THAT AWAY. UM, AND. TO
PROHIBIT THAT, UM JUST SEEMS
LIKE A QUITE FRANKLY, A STEP TOO
FAR AND THERE'S A REASON WHY WE
HAVE LOCAL ELECTED. THERE'S A
REASON WHY WE HAVE BOARDS OF
SUPERVISORS AND CITY PLANNERS.
AND TO ME, EVERY COMMUNITY KNOWS
THEIR OWN ISSUES BETTER THAN WE
DO IN SACRAMENTO. AND A LOT OF
TIMES WE TEND TO PAINT WITH THIS
BROAD BRUSHES. I AM DEEPLY
CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAVE A
HUGE NEGATIVE IMPACT. I MEAN,
THE CITY OF MANTECA CITY OF LEAF
, THE CITY OF LIVERMORE. ALL
THESE COMMUNITIES WERE BUILT
AROUND THESE JOBS AND A LOT OF
TIMES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FOLKS. I MEAN HOUSING. DOESN'T
THERE'S NO TAX BASE IN HOUSING?
THEY RELY ON THE TAX BASE OF
THESE WAREHOUSES SO THEY CAN
PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED WITH. SO
I VIEW WAREHOUSING AS A VITAL
PART OF OUR OF OUR COMMUNITIES,
QUITE FRANKLY, AND THE PEOPLE
LITERALLY MOVE. CLOSER TO WORK
AROUND THESE WAREHOUSES. AND
WHEN YOU HEAR THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE AN 80 BLOCK BUFFER.
THAT IS A LOT OF PROPERTY. UM
AND I DID NOT KNOW THAT NUMBER.
BUT THAT IS A BIG NUMBER. AND I
DO NOT THINK THAT SHOULD BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY. AND I KNOW YOU
DON'T TAKE THE SUBJECT LIGHTLY
AT ALL. UM, BUT I WOULD JUST
CURIOUS. AND THEN MAYBE YOU CAN
ANSWER NEW CLOTHES. WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND HIS NUMBER
AND WHAT HE YOU KNOW, NEGOTIATED
THAT 300 FT. WHAT WAS THE
THOUGHT PROCESS OF NOT FALLING
IN LINE WITH THAT? AND WHY WAS
1000 FT? WHAT WAS THE SCIENCE
THAT MADE THAT NUMBER? I AM JUST
CURIOUS ON THAT. JUST ON A, UM
JUST CURIOUS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, I
WANT TO I COMMEND YOU FOR TAKING
ON THIS FIGHT. I KNOW THAT, UH,
YOU OR LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'RE
TRYING TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND
PROTECT PEOPLE IN YOUR
COMMUNITY. AND UH AND I, UM YOU
KNOW? SUPPORTIVE OF THAT EFFORT.
UM I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF
THE SPECIFICS. THERE WAS SOME
DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME SPECIFICS
, AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK.
UM FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO MAKE
IT CLEAR, UH, GET ESTABLISHED ON
THE RECORD THAT THAT THIS ONLY
APPLIES TO. FOR TWO NEWLY
APPROVED WAREHOUSES GOING
FORWARD. IT DOESN'T AFFECT
EXISTING WAREHOUSES UNLESS THEY
ARE REPURPOSED TO EXPANDED. PAST
THE 100,000 SQUARE FOOT
THRESHOLD THAT IS CORRECT. UM SO
IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU KNOW,
WHILE. YOU HAVE THIS DEFINITION
OF QUALIFYING, LOGISTICS USE? UM
. I MEAN, THE REAL ISSUE IS NOT
THE WAREHOUSE IN AND OF ITSELF,
BUT IT'S THE TRUCK TRIPS THAT
ARE GENERATED BY THE WAREHOUSE.
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY ABSOLUTELY.
UM AND THE REASON WHY I RAISED
THAT CONCERN IS BECAUSE, UH, I
WAS JUST CONTACTED AS I TOLD
YOU, UH BY A MAJOR AEROSPACE
COMPANY IN MY DISTRICT, I WON'T
IDENTIFY THEM AT THIS POINT
UNLESS THEY WANT TO IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES, BUT YOU KNOW? WE'RE
PROUD THAT WE HAVE AH! YOU KNOW
, WORLD LEADING, UH, AEROSPACE
PROJECTS BEING MANUFACTURER AND
ASSEMBLED AND. AND, UH, SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND I'M ESPECIALLY
PROUD THAT IT'S HAPPENING IN MY
DISTRICT. UM AND JUST ONE
EXAMPLE UM YOU KNOW, THE JAMES
WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE WAS
ASSEMBLED IN REDONDO BEACH. AND
IF YOU DRIVE ON MANHATTAN BEACH
BOULEVARD, YOU KNOW YOU'RE
YOU'RE PASSING THESE HUGE WHITE
BUILDINGS. YOU KNOW THAT THAT
LOOK LIKE WAREHOUSES, BUT
THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE
HUGHES BECAUSE THEY'RE NEEDED TO
ASSEMBLE THIS, YOU KNOW, WORLD
LEADING UM, UH, OKAY. YOU KNOW,
INNOVATION. UH, INNOVATIVE
PROJECTS AND SO. AND THEY RAISED
CONCERNS WITH YOUR BILL. THAT UH
, THAT SOMEHOW IT MAY INHIBIT
THEIR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO AH!
ENGAGED IN THESE TYPE OF
PROJECTS AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT
AWARE OF A LOT OF TRUCK TRIPS
GOING IN AND OUT OF THOSE
FACILITIES. UM AND SO I WOULD
ASK, YOU KNOW THAT THAT YOU
CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF
QUALIFYING LOGISTICS USES, UH,
WITH A SUGGESTION, PERHAPS THAT
IF HE TIED IT TO SOME KIND OF
THRESHOLD NUMBER OF TRUCK TRIPS
BECAUSE YOU KNOW TO ME THAT
SEEMS TO BE THE REAL ISSUE
RATHER THAN THE SIZE OF THE
WAREHOUSE. UM SO. I GAVE YOU MY
COMMITMENT. I WAS GOING TO, UH,
YOU KNOW, OUT OF MY RESPECT FOR
YOU. I WAS GOING TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY, BUT I WILL BE LOOKING FOR
THOSE AMENDMENTS. UH, AH, BEFORE
I DECIDE WHETHER TO SUPPORT IT
ON THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR ANY ANY THOUGHTS OF IF YOU
HAVE ANY AT THIS ONE OF THE IF I
MAY THROUGH THE THROUGH THE
CHAIR ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT HAS
COME UP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS
IS THE DEFINITION. AND UM, IN
OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THAT WAS
AN ISSUE. THE SUGGESTED THIS IS
A SUGGESTED LANGUAGE, AND I'D
LIKE TO READ IT TO YOU.
LOGISTICS USE MEANS ANY LAND USE
FOR THE MOVEMENT OR STORAGE OF
CARGO GOODS OR PRODUCTS FOR
LATER DISTRIBUTION TO BUSINESS
AND OR RETAIL CUSTOMERS,
INCLUDING ANY LAND USE SERVING
HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS INVOLVED IN
SUCH MOVEMENT OF CARGO GOODS OR
PRODUCTS. SO JUST BASED ON WHAT
I HEARD ON FIRST IMPRESSION, I
DIDN'T HEAR ANY KIND OF
THRESHOLD NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
TRUCK TRIPS. UM, AND SO THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE
LOOKING FOR. I MEAN, IF IT'S IF
IT'S UH YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF
TRUCK TRIPS THAT ARE SHIPPING IN
THESE THESE HUGE SOLAR PANELS
THAT GO ON TO THE JAMES WEBB
SPACE TELESCOPE, AND I DON'T
THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE AS MUCH
ISSUE ABOUT IT. UM SO I AGAIN I
THINK IT'S I THINK THERE SHOULD
BE SOMETHING ABOUT IF THE TRUCK
TRIPS ARE THE REAL PROBLEM. I
THINK YOUR DEFINITION SHOULD
FOCUS ON THAT PROBLEM. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PELLERIN. THANK YOU. SO I SHARE
SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE RAISED TODAY SO
I WON'T REPEAT ALL THOSE, BUT I
DO THINK THAT THERE ARE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT AS WE
WITH THE COMMUTES BEING LONGER
AND MORE VEHICLE TRAVELS. MY BIG
VEHICLE. MILES TRAVELED THAT
THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOME
SEVERE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY
AS WELL. AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL
TO YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE
DONE ON THIS BILL. I KNOW THIS
HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE AND
TAKING LOTS OF TIME. AND I
APPRECIATE THAT INVESTMENT AND,
UM AND I AM FULLY ON BOARD WITH
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES
AND I TOTALLY COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THAT. SO, UM AND I'M
JUST NOT SURE THAT MOVING THE
WAREHOUSES IS A SOLUTION TO THE
BROADER REGIONAL AIR QUALITY
CONCERNS, BUT I WILL BE VOTING
TO SUPPORT IT TODAY AND TWO. I'M
HOPEFUL THAT YOU WILL HAVE A
CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE
OPPOSITION AND ADDRESS THEIR
CONCERNS. AND I RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO RECONSIDER THAT VOTE ON
THE FLOOR. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. SOMETHING MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING
TO, UM REALLY SAY A LOT OF THE
SAME THING THAT I THINK THAT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE
PROCESS IS TO A BRING UP THESE
CONCERNS CERTAINLY HEAR FROM THE
PUBLIC BUT ALSO TO GIVE THE
AUTHOR AFTER ALL THE CONCERNS
ARE HEARD THE CHANCE TO GO BACK
AND HAVE THOSE DIALOGUE AND THE
DISCUSSION AND I KNOW THAT THIS
AUTHOR FEELS VERY PASSIONATELY
ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG
AREA OF CONCERN AND A LOT OF HER
COMMUNITY AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW
HER CHANCE TO ADDRESS IT, AND I
JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM THE
AUTHOR, WHETHER YOU'RE COMMITTED
TO SITTING DOWN WITH ALL OF THE
OPPOSITION THAT YOU'VE HEARD
EVERY GROUP WHO WANTS TO MEET
WITH YOU AND SEE IF YOU CAN'T
FIND A COMPROMISE THAT WORKS FOR
YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO
ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ABSOLUTELY I AM COMMITTED HERE.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST AND I
REMAIN COMMITTED TO SIT DOWN
WITH ANY OF THE OPPOSITION. ALL
OF THE STAKEHOLDERS, UM TO
ADDRESS THEIR ISSUES AND TO HEAR
THEIR RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS SO
THAT WE CAN TALK THROUGH HOW WE
CAN BALANCE THOSE GOOD JOBS.
QUITE FRANKLY, FOR ME, IT IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE
JOBS OF OUR LABORS. THEY WERE
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR
COMMUNITY HAVING JOBS CLOSE TO
HOME, I THINK IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT THEY HAVE MENTIONED TO ME,
UM, TRYING TO FIND THAT BALANCE
BETWEEN THE JOBS THE ECONOMY,
BUT THEN THE HEALTH OF THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL. MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE NOT PICKING JOBS OVER
HEALTH. IF CARB HAS SAID IT'S
1000 FT TO IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THE COMMUNITY, 80% THEN THAT'S
THE NUMBER THAT I USE. BUT IF
THERE'S SOMETHING MORE
MITIGATING FACTORS, WE CAN LOOK
AT OTHER MITIGATING FACTORS. BUT
AGAIN, THAT WILL BE A
CONVERSATION AND I AM ABSOLUTELY
COMMITTED TO LOOKING AT THAT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD. THANK
YOU SO MUCH MEMBER REYES. I
SUPPORTED YOU LAST YEAR AND THIS
EFFORT I'M GOING TO VOTE TO
SUPPORT YOU AGAIN TODAY. I DO
WHAT I'M I, LIKE MY COLLEAGUES
WANT TO REITERATE IT'S IMPORTANT
TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
WITH EVERYBODY, ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE AND I
KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO THAT. AND
THEN THAT SPIRIT THAT'S WHAT I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. UM THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS MEASURE FORWARD AS
YOU. YOU AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS BILL.
UM LAST YEAR, I DID SUPPORT THIS
BILL, UM, IN A DIFFERENT FORM.
AND WHEN IT WAS A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, UM, I AM SUPPORTING
THE BILL. TODAY. I STRUGGLED
WITH IT BECAUSE OF THE
OPPOSITION. AH AND NOT
EVERYTHING THAT WAS, YOU KNOW,
THAT IS IN THAT THE OPPOSITION
BELIEVES, UM, BUT MAINLY, YOU
KNOW, LABORERS HAS SPENT YEARS
MAKING THESE GOOD UNION JOBS, UM
, IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. UM
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
. UM AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE JOBS DO STAY. IN OUR
STATE, UM AND NOT GO ACROSS THE
BORDER TO ARIZONA OR ANOTHER
NEARBY STATE AND INCREASING AH,
YOU KNOW THE VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED OF THESE DIRTY TRUCKS.
UM AND I KNOW THAT YOU YOU
BELIEVE THAT, TOO? AH! AND
ANOTHER REASON I STRUGGLED. I
COULD HAVE CHANGED A NUMBER OR
TAKEN OUT A FEW OF THOSE
MITIGATION. YOU KNOW THAT LIST
THAT YOU HAD PROPOSING
MITIGATION AND IT WAS IT JUST
FELT TO ME AND IT WAS ALL RANDOM
FOR ME TO TAKE OUT OF AND WHAT I
WANT, AND I HAVE ALREADY
COMMUNICATED TO YOU IS I WANT
YOU TO SUCCEED. I DON'T WANT
THIS TO FAIL. I WANT THERE. TO
BE A BUFFER RIGHT AND THE NUMBER
OF WE WILL ALL YOU KNOW, YOU
WILL SIT WITH OPPOSITION AND
OTHERS AND AGREE BECAUSE THERE
COULD BE OTHER PROPOSALS THAT
ARE NOT REQUIRING A BUFFER, BUT
THEY ARE NOT COMING THROUGH THIS
COMMITTEE. UM AND I REALLY CARE
ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'VE LEARNED
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF YOU
WORKING OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
. UM YOU HAVE BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT THIS ISSUE. YOU WANT TO
PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITIES AND
LIKE SOME MEMBERS BROUGHT UP.
LET'S LEAVE THIS TO THE LOCALS.
THE REASON THAT THEIR
SETTLEMENTS IS BECAUSE THE
LOCALS WERE VIOLATING SEQUA. UM
AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES, SO SOMETIMES WE
CAN'T LEAVE THESE ISSUES TO THE
LOCALS ONLY, AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE DOING, AND I WANT YOU TO
WIN. UM AND I BUT IN ORDER TO
WIN YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ALL OF
THESE CONCERNS. I MEAN, THESE
ARE PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
MOST MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE,
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPIONS, AND
JUST LIKE YOU. CARE ABOUT
PROTECTING VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES. UM AND I DO. AND
I'VE YOU KNOW, I TOOK SO MANY
CALLS THIS WEEKEND. I KNOW WE'VE
TALKED SEVERAL TIMES. AND THE
REASON I KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS
IS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO
FAIL. BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL, THESE
COMMUNITIES WILL NOT BE
PROTECTED. AH AND WE REALLY, I
MEAN, I CAN'T LET SEE THIS FAIL
, AND THE ONLY WAY IS IF YOU SIT
DOWN. UH WITH THE OPPOSITION AND
WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT
PROTECTS COMMUNITIES AND MAKE
SURE THAT THERE ARE NOT OTHER
MEASURES THAT DON'T RIGHT THAT
ARE WEAK. VERY WEAK. RIGHT UM
AND THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN SO
PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS OVER THE
LAST FEW DAYS. UM AND YOU KNOW,
LIKE I SAID, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING DID NOT. MODIFY
ANYTHING BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMED
ARBITRARY. I LEFT IT IN THIS
CURRENT FORM BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S
GOING TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE. UM
AND THAT LEAVES OVER A WEEK,
RIGHT TO COME UP WITH THE
STRONGEST POSSIBLE. BILL THAT
CAN PROTECT COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
AROUND WAREHOUSES. AND I KNOW
THAT THIS THAT BILL WILL BE
YOURS. BUT THIS IS NOT GETTING
OUT WITHOUT YOU, UH, SITTING
DOWN AND TALKING TO LABORERS,
AND I KNOW YOU AND I ALREADY
TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK, AND
YOU COMMITTED UM, THAT IF I WERE
TO LET THIS BILL OUT IN ITS
CURRENT FORM IT'S BECAUSE YOU
WILL BE WORKING WITH LABORERS
AND OTHERS. UM AND I TRUST YOU.
I KNOW THAT. YOU REALLY CARE AND
YOU HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION ON THIS
ISSUE, AND I WANT TO SEE YOU
SUCCEED. SO UM, YOU KNOW, I HOPE
THAT YOU TAKE OTHER CONCERNS
THAT COMMITTEE MEMBERS MENTIONED
TODAY. UM ALSO, AS PART OF YOUR
UH, THE BILL THAT WILL BE HEARD
NEXT WEEK AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, AND.
AH I DON'T THINK I HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND BEFORE I SEVEN.
OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SUKI SECOND BY
SIMILAR MEMBER PELLERIN, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. I
SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE DEBATE.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM
MY COLLEAGUES. I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS FROM THE OPPOSITION.
AND. I HOPE THAT IN DURING THIS
WEEK THAT WE GET A CALL AND THAT
, UM I WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR
LABORERS THIS THIS WEEK AND YOU
HAVE MY COMMITMENT. UM THAT WE
WILL. IF I'M BUSY ALL DAY, THEN
IT WILL BE IN THE EVENING. WE
WILL MAKE THE TIME TO SIT DOWN
AND TO TALK THROUGH THIS. UM SO
THAT I CAN SAY ON MONDAY WHEN
I'M IN LOCAL GOV THAT I RECEIVED
A CALL WE MADE THE TIME WE SAT
DOWN AND WE TALKED IT THROUGH.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE RIVAS RIVAS, I FLORA
FLORA NOTE. ADDIS ADDIS I.
FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN. I. HOOVER
HOOVER. NO. MATHIS MATHIS. NO
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE,
PELLERIN. PILLAR AND I WARD
WOULD WOULD I SPUR AYE. WILL HAS
SEVEN VOLTS WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR THE ABSENT MEMBER. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ALL. SANTIAGO.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. IN
THE ROOM. DÍAS WOW. YEAH WOW. WE
JUST SAID HIS NAME AND HE
APPEARED OKAY. YOU'RE NEXT.
RIGHT WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
CHAIRS WAY OF SAYING BREVITY
WOULD BE APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW
, YOU'RE AN EXPERIENCED MEMBER.
I APPRECIATE THAT MADAM CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE, AND THIS IS AN
EFFORT REALLY, TO SPEED UP
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
I THINK WE'LL TAKE NO ONE BY
SURPRISE THAT THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES HAS DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY ON THE SORRY STATE OF
EMERGENCY ON HOMELESSNESS, AS
DID THE COUNTY. UM WHAT WE
NEEDED AND THIS COMMITTEE IN THE
PAST HAD HELPED US TO WORK
THROUGH A B 11 70 97 THAT ALLOW
US TO EXPEDITE BICYCLIST BY
SECRET, EXEMPTING PERMIT SUPPORT
HOUSING EMERGENCY SHELTERS. BUT
TODAY AND I'LL USE ROUND NUMBERS
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT
APPROXIMATELY 45,000 PEOPLE WHO
ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS IN THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CLOSE TO
65,000 IN THE COUNTY. WE'RE NOT
COMING BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE
AND ASKING I? YES. VOTE ON ABC 7
85, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR SECRET
EXEMPTIONS TO PERMIT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM WE ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
. UH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, WHICH
WE THINK MAKE THE BUILD A MUCH
STRONGER BILL. AND APPRECIATE
THE CHAIRS WORK ON THIS. UM AND
I'LL. AND THERE IN THE INTEREST
OF TIME AND ALLOW FOR MAYOR
BASKETS REPRESENTATIVE TO
PRESENT THIS BILL. AND I SKIPPED
, SAYING THAT THIS IS SPONSORED
BY HER AND REALLY IS HER EFFORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS VINCE
BERTONE, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
CITY PLANNING FOR THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE TO TESTIFY
ON BEHALF OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR
KAREN BASS, WHO IS PROUDLY
SPONSORING THIS LEGISLATION. WE
ALL KNOW THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS FACING A HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. NOWHERE
IS THE CRISIS MORE APPARENT IN
THIS THAN IN THE CITY AND COUNTY
OF LOS ANGELES. THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, REPRESENTS
APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION, BUT HAS OVER 40% OF
THE STATES AND HOUSE POPULATION
, WHILE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 10% OF THE
STATE'S POPULATION, HAS NEARLY A
QUARTER OF THE STATES AND HOUSE
POPULATION MAILBOXES CONFRONTED
THIS CRISIS WITH THE URGENCY
THAT REQUIRES US HER TOP
PRIORITY. IN THE WEEKS THAT
FOLLOWED MAYOR BASS, UM WHEN, AS
WE ACTUALLY BECAME MAYOR, MAYOR
BOSS ISSUED EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE
NUMBER ONE TO STREAMLINE
APPROVALS FOR 100% AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND TEMPORARY HOUSING
PRODUCTIONS. SHE LAUNCHED INSIDE
SAFE A NEW, CITYWIDE, PROACTIVE
HOUSING LED STRATEGY TO BRING
PEOPLE FROM INSIDE TENTS AND
ACCOUNT MINTS, AND SHE ALSO
MAXIMIZE THE USE OF CITY OWNED
PROPERTIES FOR TEMPORARY
PERMANENT HOUSING. IN THE 1ST
100 DAYS OF THE BASS
ADMINISTRATION, AN ESTIMATED
4000 ANGELENOS HAVE BEEN HOUSED.
THESE EFFORTS BUILD ON WHAT THE
CITY HAS CHAMPIONED FOR YEARS,
THE CITY'S ADOPTED HOUSING
ELEMENT IS CONSIDERED AMONG THE
STATE'S MOST AMBITIOUS WITH A
COMMITMENT TO PLAN FOR OVER 106
56,000 HOMES OVER 184,000 OF
WHICH ARE DEDICATED TO LOW
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. GOVERNOR
NEWSOM IN THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY
ELOPEMENT HAVE RECENTLY
RECOGNIZED THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES PRO HOUSING CITY
RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZE RECOGNITION
OF THE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO
STREAMLINE HOUSING PRODUCTIONS,
WHILE STATE LAW HAS CREATED AN
IMPORTANT TOOLS TO FACILITATE
PROTECTION OF HOUSING IS
ALLOCATED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE VARIOUS TO
PLANNING FOR AND PRODUCING NEW
HOUSING CONTINUE TO EXIST,
INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
ALTHOUGH SECRET PROCESS WAS
ESTABLISHED WITH GOOD INTENTION
AND SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT
FUNCTION IN MITIGATING THE
ENVIRONMENT, IMPACTS OF
GOVERNMENT LED PROJECTS. IT IS
OFTEN HINDERED DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWTH IN THE STATE, ESPECIALLY
AS RELATES TO HOUSING. SB 7 85
BUILDS OFF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO IS PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
A B 11 97, WHICH IS DIRECTED HAS
HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE
CITY'S ABILITY TO GROW OVER 2000
SHELTER BEDS AND NEARLY 3000
UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH
OVER 6500 ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE
UNITS IN DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE 87
85 RESPONSE TO THE HOUSING
CRISIS AND HOMELESSNESS
EMERGENCY IN LOS ANGELES BY
REMOVING BARRIERS. THAT AD COST
TWO AND SLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF
PUBLICLY FUNDED, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, EMERGENCY SHELTERS,
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
PEOPLE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING
HOMELESS IN THE CITY OF COUNTY,
LOS ANGELES. IN A YEAR WHERE THE
STATE ADDITIONAL STATE
INVESTMENT HOUSING HOMELESSNESS
WILL BE HARMED. THE CARD HARD TO
COME BY THE LEGISLATION OFFERS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEANINGFULLY
ADDRESS CALIFORNIA'S
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WITH NO
ADDITIONAL COST TO THE STATE. WE
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE STAFF
ASSISTANT TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE
AND FINAL SAFEGUARDS ON
DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMITTED
TO WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO COOPERATE THOSE
PROVISIONS OF BILL. FINALLY WE
THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO
FOR AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION AND STRONGLY URGE
YOU TO VOTE. I THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. HOW MANY
DAYS DOES WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF UNITED WAY
OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AND
SUPPORT SASHA HORWITZ WITH LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
MEMBERS MY QUEST ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? JUST
THINKING, OKAY? I SEE NONE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN AND
THEN MERCER, CHIEF. QUICK. DID
YOU TAKE THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS? WAS THAT YES, YES.
YEAH. SORRY FOR GLOSSING OVER
THAT MY LANGUAGE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SUKI. ALRIGHT,
THANK YOU. UM I THINK I'LL
DIRECT MY QUESTIONS. YOU SAID
YOU'RE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING. YES,
SIR. OKAY. SO YOU KNOW, I I'VE
I'VE BEEN THIS IS MY NINTH YEAR
IN THE LEGISLATURE AND I'VE BEEN
SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE OF ALWAYS
HEARD CONFLICTING THINGS ABOUT
SEQUA. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE
THEY? THE POSITION THAT I'VE
ALWAYS HEARD IS THAT SEQUEL AS
AN IMPORTANT PLANNING PROCESS
THAT MAKES SURE THAT WE GIVE
NOTICE TO STAKEHOLDERS SO THAT
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, HAVE, UH, WELL
PLANNED PROJECTS THAT, UH, THAT
THAT YOU KNOW, WOULD ADDRESS A
BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES. OF COURSE
NOT NOT JUST ENVIRONMENTAL, WE,
WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT'S USED
IN PROBABLY ABUSED TO EXTRACT
LABOR CONCESSIONS. UH WE KNOW
THAT IT'S SOMETIMES USED BY
NIMBYS TO KILL PROJECTS. WE KNOW
THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH,
YOU KNOW? GO AHEAD AND STILL YET
. I MEAN, I I'VE I'VE I'VE
ALWAYS HEARD, ESPECIALLY THIS
COMMITTEE ALWAYS STAND UP FOR
THE POSITION THAT CATEGORICAL
EXEMPTIONS FROM SEQUA ARE BAD
POLICY. AND UH, YOU KNOW, I WELL
, I GUESS MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE
FIRST OF ALL, UH, STARTED BY, UH
YOU KNOW, COMMENDING. UH MR
SANTIAGO, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A
GREAT CHAMPION FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY AND YOU YOU'VE BEEN
FIGHTING FOR BUILDING MORE
HOUSING, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
A GREAT CHAMPION FOR THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES. UM BUT IT'S UH
OKAY, YOU KNOW IT. IS IT THE
POSITION OF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES THAT THE SEQUEL TO IS
INHIBITING THE BUILDING OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY?
UM WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBER, YOU KNOW,
LOOK CALIFORNIA BOTTOM OF
QUALITY EXPERT AROUND SINCE THE
19 SEVENTIES AND HAS DONE SOME
VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. REALLY
REALLY SAFEGUARDING. SOME ARE
VERY PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES
, AND THAT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT, IS WHERE A SECRET TODAY IN
2023 IN A PLACE LIKE LOS ANGELES
, WHICH HAS BEEN BUILT OUT AND
URBANIZED FOR, YOU KNOW, OVER
100 OVER 100 YEARS. WE BELIEVE
THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO
FINE TUNE SEQUENCE TO PROVIDE
SOME SOME EXEMPTIONS AND LIMB.
CLINT WAYS IN AREAS THAT WE KNOW
THAT THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ALREADY
BEEN DISTURBED AND THAT WE CAN
USE THOSE TARGETED. TARGETED UM
REALLY CHANGES TO SEQUA TO
REALLY SPUR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
. AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IS
THE SECRET PROCESS. UM ONLY
APPLIES TO DISCRETIONARY PROJECT
, SO WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT
DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND
WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE EXEMPT
FROM THE FRONT SEAT. WHERE, WHEN
WE ARE ACTUALLY NO THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE
QUANTIFIABLE IMPACT. SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN THIS PARTICULAR BILL
, THERE HAS BEEN SOME PROVISIONS
THERE AND THERE TO EXCLUDE IT
FROM HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY
ZONES VACANT LANDS THAT CONTAIN
TRIBAL RESOURCES, FARMLANDS,
WETLANDS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
SITE WASTE SITES, FLOOD HAZARDS
AND FLOOD WAYS AS WELL AS
CONSERVATION AND HABITAT LANDS,
AND THOSE ARE REALLY CRITICAL
PROCESSES. BUT THE REALITY OF IT
IS THAT A LONGER SEQUENCE
PROCESS IS VERY LENGTHY AND
EXPENSIVE, AND SO THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO KEEP
IN MIND. THAT IF YOU GO THROUGH
WHICH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS
HAVE IT GO THROUGH MUCH MORE
SIMPLER PROCESS, SO IF WE CAN
MOVE SOMETHING TO AN
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL, WE
COULD HAVE SOMETHING IN THE A
PROCESS WHERE WE ARE
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVALS. VERSUS
ARE MORE DISCRETIONARY APPROVALS
. GO GO ABOUT EIGHT TIMES FASTER
, AND THIS IS REAL OUTCOMES WHEN
IT COMES TO HOUSING AND HOUSING
PROJECTS, SO THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE FIND HAS BEEN VERY
IMPORTANT. IF YOU LOOK AT MAYOR
BOSSES, UM EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE
ONE. THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING
IMPORTANT THAT THAT JUST SINCE
DECEMBER SINCE SHE'S PUT IN
PLACE SHE'S SHE'S 28 PROJECTS
HAVE BEEN HAVE GONE THROUGH THE
PROCESS, AND EACH OF THEM HAVE
AVERAGED AROUND 6 TO 7 MONTHS
SAVINGS, SO IT GOES THROUGH MUCH
MORE QUICKLY, WHICH IS A SAVINGS
IN TERMS OF THE TIME AND THE
COST FOR THE APPLICANT. OKAY? I
GUESS MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW,
LIKE WITH EVERY COMMITTEE,
THERE'S ALWAYS A CONCERN ABOUT
CREATING A PRECEDENT. I MEAN, MR
SANTIAGO, YOU RIGHTFULLY POINT
OUT THAT WE HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS. BUT YOU KNOW, I
KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CLIMATE
CRISIS. YOU KNOW, I HAD FLOATED
AN IDEA TO THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT
ABOUT A SEQUEL, EXEMPTION OR
STREAMLINING TO SAY LIKE, YOU
KNOW, BUILD RAPIDLY BUILD OUR
TRANSMISSION GRID THAT'S GONNA
BE NECESSARY TO BE TO BE ABLE TO
BRING ALL THE CLEAN RENEWABLE
ENERGY THAT WE NEED TO BRING TO
MEET OUR CLIMATE GOALS. AND YET
I WAS TOLD THAT THAT WOULD BE
BAD POLICY BECAUSE BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, SEQUEL PROVIDES IMPORTANT
PROTECTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
WILDFIRE CRISIS. AND THEN, UH,
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE THAT ARE PROPOSED
WILDFIRE SEQUA EXEMPTIONS AND,
UH AND WE HAVE VOTED THEM DOWN.
AND SO YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I I'M
UM I KNOW IT, UH, I UNDERSTAND.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE, UH PROBLEM
SOLVERS HERE, BUT I AM CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S CREATING
WOULD YOU? WOULD YOU LIKE TO
OKAY WITH THE CHAIR? GO AHEAD,
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
OTHER MEMBERS. WHAT I WOULD SAY
ABOUT THIS, PARTICULARLY IS THAT
WE'RE ASKING TO DEVELOP WERE
ALREADY DEEMED SUITABLE TO
DEVELOP. SO WE'RE NOT SAYING AND
BY THE WAY, I THINK THE
COMMITTEE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
TO MAKE IT A LOT STRONGER
BECAUSE THE INTENT IS TO NEVER
DO IT WITHIN SET AREAS, SO I'M
GLAD THAT THAT'S THAT WAS
PRESENTED TO US. UM BUT IT'S
WORTH SUITABLE TO DEVELOP
ALREADY. SO WE'RE NOT SAYING GO
DO IT, YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE PARK OR WETLANDS OR
WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S THERE'S
ALREADY SUITABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT
EXISTS CERTAIN CERTAIN SENSE
CERTAIN TYPES OF UNITS THEY
COULD VERY WELL BE MARKET RATE
LUXURY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABOVE
MARKET RATE, BUT WHAT WE'RE
SAYING IS, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO
PERMIT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IF YOU
DO EMERGENCY SHELTERS IF YOU'RE
GOING TO DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
UM WOOD, SAID FUNDING SOURCES.
THEN YOU CAN EXEMPT THIS
PARTICULAR PIECE AND IT DOESN'T
PREVENT THE COUNCIL FROM TAKING
A LOOK AT OTHER FACTORS BEFORE
THEY MAKE A DECISION, SO THERE'S
A WHOLE STEP OF THINGS THAT THEY
CAN DO BEFORE IT GETS TO COUNCIL
VOTE, BUT WHAT WE SAW IN LOS
ANGELES AND MAYBE, UM, YOU CAN
CHIME IN IF NEED BE. WHAT WE
ALSO SAW IS SOMETIMES WHEN
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WAS
HAPPENING OR EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
THERE WILL BE LITIGATION THAT
HAD NOTHING REALLY TO DO IN MY
OPINION, UH, SECRET, BUT RATHER
THAN JUST DIDN'T WANT IT IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'RE SEEING
THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LOS
ANGELES A FEW YEARS AGO ADOPTED
ITS FAIR HOUSING PLANS IN
ADOPTING ITS FAIR HOUSING PLANS.
IT'S GONNA IT'S GONNA NEED TO
INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE COMING BACK,
EXTENDING IT, INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IN THE LOCAL
S¼ SINCE SINCE THE LAST TIME
THIS COMMITTEE WORKED WITH US TO
GET 11 97 OF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES HAS BUILT 26 BRIDGE UNIT
FACILITIES HOME FACILITY. SORRY
ABOUT 20 TO USE ROUNDED NUMBERS
BECAUSE IT'S EASIER FOR ME 2100
TOTAL BEDS AND ABOUT 3200
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UNITS AND
BECAUSE OF WHAT THIS COMMITTEE
DID IN THE PAST AND GOT INTO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK. ALMOST 6500.
MORE UNITS ARE NOW BEING BUILT,
BUT BEFORE 11 97 UH AND THERE
WAS VERY FEW BUILT BECAUSE THEY
WERE ALL STUCK WITH IN
LITIGATION, SO WE'RE NOT GOING
TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM.
OR PRODUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF
WE DON'T FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY
TO DO IT. ALL I'M SAYING THIS IS
SANTIAGO IS THAT YOUR BILL IS
GOING TO BE CITED IN FUTURE
BILLS CALLING FOR SECRET
EXEMPTIONS FOR OTHER CRISES THEY
WERE FACING. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BIRTH. SO I GENERALLY HAVE NOT
LIKED SECRET EXEMPTIONS. BUT
EXCEPT WHEN THEY ARE IN
GENERALLY URBANIZED AREAS
OUTSIDE OF HIGH RISK FIRE ZONES
, AND, UM UH, AND SENSE OF
HABITAT AREAS, AND I ASSUME THAT
THIS DOESN'T APPLY IN ANY OF
THOSE KINDS OF AREAS. THAT'S
CORRECT, UM, AND THEN ALSO TO
ADVANCE HOUSING. I THINK IT'S A
YOU KNOW, I THINK, UM, I THINK
THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY HAS
SUPPORTED SOME TO SEEK WITH
STREAMLINING, ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU KNOW
ABOUT HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN PARTICULAR,
ESPECIALLY IN THESE AREAS AS
LONG AS IT'S OUTSIDE OF THESE
HIGH RISK FIRE ZONE AND SCENES
SENSE OF HABITAT AREAS. I YOU
KNOW, I APPLAUD THE MAYOR FOR
BASICALLY TRYING TO TACKLE THESE
PROBLEMS. I MEAN, SHE'S GOT A,
UM YOU KNOW SHE WAS ELECTED, I
THINK, WITH THE MANDATE OF
ACTUALLY REALLY TRYING TO
ADDRESS ARE UNHAPPY, HOUSED
PROBLEM I THINK WE NEED THIS IS
THIS IS LIMITED TO THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES CITY OF LOS ANGELES
. I THINK WE NEED TO SORT OF
GIVE HER SOME TOOLS TO TRY TO,
UM, GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET. I
THINK IT WAS THE BIGGEST ISSUE
AND I THINK IN EVERY ONE OF OUR
CAMPAIGNS IN THIS LAST ELECTION
CYCLE, SO WHILE I SHARE SOME OF
THE CONCERNS ABOUT, UM FROM MY
COLLEAGUE THERE WERE JUST
EXPRESSED. I THINK THIS IS A
GOOD BILL AND I PLAN ON
SUPPORTING IT. SO THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. THANK YOU
, AND, UH, THE OTHER NIGHT
INTENDS TO TALK ALSO VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK. YOU'RE
DOING THE WORK THAT MAYOR BASS
IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS
DOING AS WELL, UM, BEING THE
SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE
STATE, SOMETHING I THINK THAT
ALSO WE LOVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO BE HAVE MORE TOOLS IN OUR
TOOLBOX IS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING HOW THIS CAN DEVELOP AND
BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES. HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH YOU ON THAT. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SANTIAGO. UM I'VE BEEN VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE OF THE TENANTS
OF SEQUEL FOR FOREVER AS FAR AS
I CAN RECALL, UM I JUST
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I THINK I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WORK, AND I
THINK IT IT MERITS SUPPORT. UM
IF I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IT
IS INTERESTING THAT THREE OF THE
11 BILLS TODAY, UH, DEAL WITH
EXEMPTIONS FOR HOUSING, SO
CLEARLY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE
CURRENT PROCESS ISN'T WORKING
WELL FOR PEOPLE AS WE TRY TO
CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO I
JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. IT'S
UH IT'S CHALLENGING. IT'S
CHALLENGING AND UM, WE'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE, SOLVE THE
HOUSING CRISIS. AND SO I APPLAUD
YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. OKAY THANK
YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE. UM AND, YOU KNOW,
THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND MAYOR BASS FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. NO, I
AGREE WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD COMMENT THAT YOU KNOW,
LOOKING AT THE AGENDA. TODAY
THERE ARE SEVERAL SEQUEL
EXEMPTIONS, AND MANY MEMBERS
HAVE EXPRESSED, UH CONCERNS
ABOUT SEQUEL OR WANTING TO DO
SEQUEL REFORM OR HAVE OTHER
IDEAS AND I WELCOME THEM THE WAY
THAT THIS COMMITTEE CURRENTLY,
UH, SEES THESE MEASURES IS BY
INTRODUCING BILLS. UM AND YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THAT, UM THERE'S A
LOT OF POLITICAL WILL, AT LEAST
FROM THE MEMBERS THAT I'VE HEARD
OF IN THE ASSEMBLY, UM, TO DO
SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, WE THE
WAY WE DO SOMETHING AS
LEGISLATORS RIGHT NOW ISN'T BY
INTRODUCING THESE BILLS, AND SO
, UM, YOU KNOW, I WILL WE RIGHT
NOW WE, UM EACH OF THESE BILLS
ARE EACH EVALUATED. ON THERE,
YOU KNOW, ON ITS OWN MERITS OF
EACH BILL. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S
WHY I WAS HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU
ON THIS AND SUPPORT THIS CURRENT
MEASURE. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION OR. WE
ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU. MR WE
HAD A MOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MATHIS, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHOEVER WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND I DO REALLY MEAN
IT. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT I THINK
THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL
AS WE MOVE DOWN THE LEGISLATIVE
PAST WITH PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE
COMMITTEE FOR MY VOTE. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED THE HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE RATE. UM RIVAS RIVAS I
FLORA. ADDIS ADDIS I. FRIEDMAN.
FRIEDMAN I. HOOVER HOOVER. I
MATHIS MATHIS. SOUCI BODY
PELLERIN. PELLERIN. I WARD. HE
SAID. I WOULD I WOULD WOULD I
SPUR PITTSBURGH. AYE. THAT BILL
HAS NINE VOTES, AND IT'S UM,
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. OH, NO, NO. THAT BUILDS
OUT THANK YOU. UM NEXT FINAL
BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LARA
FRIEDMAN, MAYBE 15 90. GOOD
EARLY EVENING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. I ACCEPT THE SUGGESTED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ON PAGE
SEVEN, SECTION SIX OF THE
ANALYSIS. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL. MAJOR COASTAL RESORTS.
EACH OF US HOSTS TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF GAS A YEAR AND HAVE
A SUBSTANTIAL LAND USE FOOTPRINT
, INCLUDING A GOLF COURSE CAN
HAVE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS ON OUR SENSITIVE
COASTLINES, INCLUDING POTENTIAL
IMPACTS TO WILDLIFE ECOSYSTEMS
AND WATER QUALITY. THERE ARE
CONCERNS THAT TO THIS RESORTS TO
THIS AT THESE RESULTS, THESE
RESORTS DISCHARGE STORMWATER TO
THE OCEAN OR TO THE BEACH. THEY
MAY LACK SUFFICIENT ONGOING
MONITORING TO ENSURE NEARBY
WATER QUALITY IS NOT BEING
DEGRADED. THEY ARE LIKELY TO
EMPLOY LARGE VOLUMES OF
PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS, BUT
SUCH USE IS GENERALLY IS NOT
PUBLICLY DISCLOSED, AND THERE
ARE CONCERNS THAT SOME RESORTS
LACK REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY UP TO
DATE PAST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.
THERE ARE ALSO CONCERNS THAT
SOME OF THESE RESORTS ENGAGED IN
HIGH VOLUME USE OF SINGLE USE,
PLASTICS AND OTHER UNSUSTAINABLE
MATERIALS, WHICH MAY NOT ALWAYS
BE PROPERLY RECYCLED, AND THAT
THE FUGITIVES RELEASE OF THESE
PLASTIC MATERIALS CAN IMPACT
PROXIMATE COASTAL RESOURCES.
ALTHOUGH THESE RESORTS ARE
SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS AND MITIGATION
MEASURES IN THEIR COASTAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS UNDER SEQUA
, THERE'S A NEED FOR COORDINATED
AND FOCUSED OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE
CONTINUING COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE
REQUIREMENTS. MAYBE 15 90
DEFINES A MAJOR COASTAL RESORT
AS A RESORT OR HOTEL WITH MORE
THAN 250 GUEST ROOMS, INCLUDING
OR OPERATING A GOLF COURSE MAYBE
15 90 REQUIRES THAT THESE
RESORTS UNDERGO A BIANNUAL AUDIT
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND
COMPLY WITH UPDATED SPECIES
MONITORING, STORMWATER
MONITORING, PESTICIDE USE
RESTRICTIONS AND RECYCLING
REQUIREMENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR
EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON MAJOR COASTAL
RESORTS. ENVIRONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE AND REMEMBER, THESE
RESORTS ARE VERY SENSITIVE
COASTAL AREAS, AND SO A LITTLE
BIT OF EXTRA OVERSIGHT IS
WARRANTED. TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF OUR SPONSOR IS
JORDAN'S FEEN, LEAD RESEARCH
ANALYST WITH UNITE HERE LOCAL 11
AND NICO GARDNER SERNA,
COORDINATOR WITH SUNRISE
MOVEMENT, LOS ANGELES. I WOULD
REQUEST THE REQUEST AND I VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. HONORABLE CHAIR
RIVAS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JORDAN. FINE AND I'M, A
LEAD RESEARCH ANALYST WITH UNITE
HERE. LOCAL 11, THE UNION THAT
REPRESENTS OVER 32,000 HOTEL AND
FOOD SERVICE WORKERS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND WHERE THE SPONSOR
OF HB 15 90. WE'D LIKE TO
RECOGNIZE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR HARD WORK PREPARING
PREPARING THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS
OF THE BILL. THE BILL
STRENGTHENS THE ENFORCEMENT
RULES THAT MAJOR COASTAL RESORTS
ARE ALREADY SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW
BY MOVING ENFORCEMENT FROM A
COMPLAINT BASED SYSTEM TO AN
AUDIT BASED SYSTEM. I'M HONORED
TO BE JOINED TODAY BY CURRENT
WORKERS FROM THE TYRANNY RESORT
, ONE OF THE SIX MAJOR COASTAL
RESORTS THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY
THE BILL, AS WELL AS OTHER
MEMBERS OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 11
THESE AND OTHER BRAVE WORKERS
AND THEIR COME AND THEIR
COWORKERS HAVE COME FORWARD TO
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON WHAT
APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING,
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND
OTHER ISSUES THAT THE RESORT WE
PROVIDED YOU WITH A REPORT
ISSUED BY UNITE HERE LOCAL 11,
SUNRISE MOVEMENT, LOS ANGELES
AND CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS TITLED HOW GREEN IS
TERRANEA, WHICH REVIEWS THE
RESORTS PRACTICES CONCERNING
WILDLIFE PESTICIDE. VOIGTS AND
HERBICIDES, WATER RECYCLING AND
OTHER ISSUES. A FEW OF ITS
FINDINGS BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021.
THE TERRAN AU USED 43 DIFFERENT
TYPES OF PESTICIDES, HERBICIDES
OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS,
INCLUDING ONE WHOSE SAFETY DATA
SHEET INDICATES THAT THE
CHEMICAL IS VERY TOXIC TO
AQUATIC LIFE WITH LONG LASTING
EFFECTS BETWEEN 2019, 22,009 AND
2019. THE AVERAGE OF FECAL
COLIFORMS LEVELS FOUND IN
SAMPLES AT THE MODERN DURING
SITE. CLOSEST TO THE TORNADO WAS
174% AND 270% HIGHER THAN THE
AVERAGE IS FOUND IN THE NEXT TWO
CLOSEST SAMPLING SITES. WE NEED
STRONGER OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE
THAT THESE BIG RESORTS ARE
FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTALLY
RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES, AND WE
ALSO NEED TO PROTECT WORKERS WHO
HAVE COME FORWARD. SEVERAL YEARS
AGO, THREE EMPLOYEES AT A LARGE
HOTEL IN SANTA MONICA ALLEGED
THAT MANAGEMENT ILLEGALLY
TERMINATED THEM, AND THIS WAS
AFTER ALL, THREE HAD TESTIFIED
AT THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION ABOUT ISSUES AT THE
HOTEL IN THE MONTHS BEFORE THEIR
TERMINATION. TO ENSURE WORKERS
FEEL SAFE SHARING INFORMATION
ABOUT CONCERNING PRACTICES, THEY
OBSERVED. 15 90 INCLUDES
IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS FOR
WHISTLEBLOWERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FRIEDMAN IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER
ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. SO
WE'RE PROUD TO STAND WITH HER AS
THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL, AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING I VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR RIVAS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
NICO GARDNER SARNA AND I'M, THE
LEAD COORDINATOR FOR THE SUNRISE
MOVEMENT. LOS ANGELES. WE
ALREADY MOVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
AND ALLIES FIGHTING FOR A GREEN
NEW DEAL. CLIMATE JUSTICE, WELL
FUNDED COMMUNITIES AND MILLIONS
OF GOOD PAYING UNION JOBS. WE
ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT A B 50 90.
THE REPORT ISSUED BY UNITE HERE
LOCAL 11, THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT
L, A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS. HOW GREEN IS TERNIUM
ILLUSTRATES THE NEED FOR A B 50
90. FOR EXAMPLE, IT APPEARS THAT
THE TORNADO HAS A DISTURBING
RECORD OF RACCOONS AND OTHER
MAMMALS BEING TRAPPED AT THE
RESORT BY COMMERCIAL TRAPPERS.
THE REPORT DESCRIBES RECORDS
SHOWING THAT 70 RACCOONS WERE
TRAPPED ON THE TURNING OF
PROPERTY, INCLUDING THREE MOTHER
, RACCOONS AND THEIR BABIES
BETWEEN JANUARY 31ST 2015 AND
DECEMBER 17TH 2017 TORNARE.
WORKERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED THAT
PLASTIC BOTTLES USED BY GUESTS
AND BANQUET EVENTS AND OTHER
RECYCLABLE ITEMS AS WELL AS FOOD
WASTE HAVE BEEN DISCARDED WITH
WITH THE RESORTS, ORDINARY
GARBAGE EVEN IF THE WASTE IS
TAKEN TO A SORTING SITE, THE
COMMINGLING OF TRASH, ESPECIALLY
ORGANIC WASTE, AND RECYCLABLE
ITEMS CAN RESULT IN
CONTAMINATION THAT REDUCES THE
RATE OF RECOVERY FOR RECYCLABLE
PRODUCTS. THE RESORTS REPORTED
USE OF SINGLE USE. PLASTIC
BEVERAGE BOTTLES IS ALSO
INCONSISTENT WITH SUSTAINABLE
PRACTICES. THIS BILL INCLUDES
COMMON SENSE PROVISIONS LIKE
PROHIBITING MAJOR COASTAL
RESORTS FROM USING SINGLE USED
PLASTIC BOTTLES, STRAWS AND
PLASTIC BAGS FOR RETAIL,
REQUIRING RECYCLING BINS IN
GUEST ROOMS AND HAVING THE
RESORT SEPARATE RECYCLABLE WASTE
OR RECYCLING MATERIALS, ORGANIC
WASTE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE.
WORKERS FEAR RETALIATION IF THEY
FILE COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS WHY IT
COMPLAINT BASED SYSTEM OF
ENFORCEMENT IS DYSFUNCTIONAL IN
ORDER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS TO WORK AT MAJOR
COASTAL REPORTS, WE MUST MOVE TO
AN AUDIT BASED SYSTEM WHICH
MAYBE 15 90 WOULD PROVIDE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON A B 50 90 AND WE THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN FOR
HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU NEXT. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. I WOULD I WORK AT THE
HOTEL AND I SUPPORTED THE BILL.
THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS ALAN
MARINO. I WORK AT TURNBERRY
RESORT AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY NAME IS DAVID GÓMEZ. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL. WE
DO NEED A STRONGER ENVIRONMENT
REGULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OKAY NEXT, ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? OH,
CAN MAKE ROOM FOR THE TWO
WITNESSES, PLEASE. AND I'M HERE
A LOT. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, ADAM
REGULARLY AGAIN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. UM
FIRST, UH, WE TAKE ISSUE THAT
THE BILL ASSERTS WITHOUT
ADEQUATE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OR
REALLY SCIENTIFIC MERIT THAT
MAJOR COASTAL RESORTS POSE MORE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAN OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE COAST.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROS
LEGISLATION DOES NOT INCLUDE
MUNICIPAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOLF
COURSES. PRIVATE GOLF COURSE, IS
NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOTEL,
RECREATIONAL FIELDS AND PARKS,
NON GOLF LODGINGS, INDUSTRIAL
USES OR ANY OTHER FACILITY OTHER
THAN A HOTEL LODGING. THAT
OPERATE ALONG THE COAST. A B 59
ONLY TARGETS A SMALL SUBSET OF
VISITOR SERVING BUSINESSES WHICH
HAVE DEMONSTRATED IN OUR VIEW
DECADES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP, FOR THEY, TOO, HAVE
A STRONG INCENTIVE TO MAINTAIN
CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS
FOR THEIR GUESTS. SECOND
COASTLINE DEVELOPMENT ALREADY
REQUIRES THE MOST RIGOROUS AND
THOROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF
ANY LAND USE TYPE. THE EXISTING
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IS COMPLEX
TECHNICAL SPECIALIZED. THE BILL
WOULD SERVE TO ADD CONFLICT AND
CONFUSION TO LONGSTANDING LEGAL
REGIMES THAT ALREADY REGULATE
PESTICIDE USE WATER QUALITY
PERMITTING MONITORING EMPLOYEE
PROTECTIONS UNDER LABOR CODE AND
ECOLOGICAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
MORE GENERALLY DONE BY THE
COASTAL COMMISSION, NOT TO
MENTION, OF COURSE, THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT. ADDITIONALLY PRIVATIZING
THE AUDIT PROCESS THAT IS
CURRENTLY CONDUCTED BY HIGHLY
TRAINED AND EXPERT AGENCY STAFF
, WE BELIEVE IS A DISSERVICE TO
THOSE AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC AT
LARGE. THE PROPOSED PRIVATE
CONSULTANT IDEA WHICH WOULD NOT
HAVE THE BREADTH OF EXPERTISE
NOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
REGULATORY REGULATIONS THAT
AGENCY STAFF RETAIN FROM THE
COUNTY. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
BUREAUS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF PESTICIDE REGULATIONS, COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONERS.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD
AND AG, THE REGIONAL WATER
QUALITY CONTROL BOARD THE STATE
WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARDS, UH
, PRIVATE AUDITS CONDUCTED
WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THESE
EXPERT AGENCY STAFFERS WE
BELIEVE WILL LEAD TO
INCONSISTENT INTERPRETATIONS,
APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS AND
ARBITRARY ENFORCEMENT. FINALLY
IT IS TROUBLING. THE BILL BANS
PACKAGING AND PRODUCTS ALREADY
REGULATED UNDER EXISTING
RECYCLING PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE
, THE BILL BANS SINGLE USE P E T
BOTTLES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
MOST RECYCLED PRODUCTS IN THE
WORLD WITH A YEAR AFTER YEAR
RECYCLING RATES, EXCEEDING 70%
WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY STUDIES
OR INDICATIONS THAT COASTAL
RESORTS ARE UNIQUE OR OTHERWISE
FAILING TO MEET STATE RECYCLING
LEVELS. FOR THESE REASONS, WE
STRONGLY URGE A NO VOTE. THANK
YOU. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, NICOLE KIDMAN IS ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION
WITH AN OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
POSITION ON A B 50 90. WE
REQUEST THE BILL BE AMENDED TO
DELETE THE PROHIBITION OF
LAWFULLY REGISTERED PEST
MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS. HCP A
MEMBER COMPANIES MANUFACTURE
HOUSEHOLD AND INSTITUTIONAL
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFE
WHEN USED, ACCORDING TO THE
LABEL. WE APPRECIATE THE
AUTHORS, RECOGNITION OF
INTEGRATED PEST AND MANAGEMENT,
OR I P. M. AND SUPPORT EFFORTS
TO APPLY IPM STRATEGIES.
IMPLICIT IN ANY IPM PROGRAM IS
THAT THE LOWEST REX RISK PAST
MANAGEMENT WILL BE USED WHENEVER
POSSIBLE, BUT HIGHER RISK
PESTICIDES ARE AVAILABLE IF
NEEDED. UNFORTUNATELY 80 15 90
IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL
GOALS OF ÁP. I P M BY
ARBITRARILY REMOVING PESTICIDE
TOOLS. IT IS ESSENTIALLY
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL
TOOLS AVAILABLE IN A LARGE
RESORT SETTING WHERE PESTS CAN
POSE HEALTH RISKS. IF NOT
MANAGED CORRECTLY. FOR EXAMPLE,
COCKROACHES CAN TRIGGER ASTHMA
AND CAUSE ILLNESS THROUGH FOOD
CONTAMINATION. RODENTS CAN
SPREAD SEVERAL DISEASES AND
BEDBUGS CAN GO UNNOTICED FOR
LONG PERIODS OF TIME UNTIL THE
POPULATION HAS GROWN
SIGNIFICANTLY REQUIRING ALL
TOOLS TO ELIMINATE THE PAST.
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS ARE ALREADY
HEAVILY REGULATED, EVALUATED AND
RESTRICTED AS APPROPRIATE AT THE
FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL E P A
MUST ENSURE A PESTICIDE CAN BE
USED WITH A REASONABLE CERTAINTY
OF NO HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH AND
WITHOUT POSING UNREASONABLE RISK
TO THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE
ALLOWING THE PRODUCT TO BE SOLD.
FURTHER COASTAL RESORTS ARE
REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AUDITS
BY THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONERS AND ANNUALLY
REPORT THEIR PESTICIDE USE.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE AGAINST THE
UNLAWFUL USE OF PESTICIDES IN
THE STATE ALREADY WHILE WE
APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENT IN THE ANALYSIS TO
ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO
THE PROHIBITION AND THE BILL, WE
ARE CONCERNED LIMITING THE USE
FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE
PURPOSES WOULD IGNORE THE HUMAN
HEALTH COMPONENT OF PEST
MANAGEMENT. LASTLY IT SEEMS
BACKWARDS THAT 15 90 WOULD
REQUIRE THE AUDIT PRESCRIBED IN
THE BILL TO INCLUDE AN
INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE
TYPES, QUANTITY AND FREQUENCY OF
THE PESTICIDES THAT THE MAJOR
COASTAL RESORT HAS USED AFTER
BANNING A SIGNIFICANT CLASS OF
THE PESTICIDES. AT THE VERY
LEAST, IT WOULD BE MAKES SENSE
FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO WAIT TO
GATHER THAT DATA THROUGH THE
AUDIT PROCESS BEFORE BANNING
CERTAIN TYPES OF PESTICIDES. FOR
THESE REASONS, WE DO REQUEST
MAYBE 15 90 BE AMENDED TO DELETE
THAT PROHIBITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? YES
STEVE CRUZ FOR CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS PROPERTIES ASSOCIATION
AND OPPOSITION. GOOD EVENING.
TAYLOR, RUSSIAN ON BEHALF OF
WESTERN PLAN OUT ASSOCIATION
RISE IN PUBLIC AMERICA IN
OPPOSING WAS AMENDED. THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS TIM CHEST WITH THE
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL, ALSO
IN OPPOSITION. DENNIS ALBION ON
BEHALF OF AMERICAN BEVERAGE
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION. YOU
KNOW, LIKE GARCIA FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL BOTTLED WATER
ASSOCIATION, ALSO IN OPPOSITION.
AUDRA HARTMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND LODGING
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION. GENE
TAYLOR WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. NATALIE
BOLSTERED THE CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. UM NEXT
WORLD READY FOR QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE AND
I'LL START WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PER AFTER CONSULTING WITH SIMPLY
ETHICS COUNSEL. I WILL NOT BE
PARTICIPATING IN THIS ITEM TODAY
AND WILL NOT BE VOTING AS A
RESULT OF MY PRIOR, UM, LEGAL
PRACTICE, SO THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST OF
ALL. I JUST RECEIVED THIS. RIGHT
NOW. THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. I
HAD ABSOLUTELY NO COURTESY
NOTICE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
UH, BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD
THAT'S GOING TO SPECIFICALLY
TARGET UH, MAJOR BUSINESS IN MY
DISTRICT. UH UM. AND SO I'M
PRETTY UPSET ABOUT THAT. UH UM.
I'VE BEEN AN ALLY OF UNITED
HERE. THAT'S TERRANEA. I'VE HAVE
A STRONG RECORD ALSO. UH, OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
ESPECIALLY FOR OCEAN AND OCEAN
PROTECTION. UH UM. AND SO I
WOULD SUGGEST TO UNITE HERE.
THAT YOU SHOULD WORK. AND REACH
OUT TO ME, UH, AND ADDRESSING
ISSUES IN MY DISTRICT. THAT'S
ALL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PELLERIN. SO WE'VE HAD HEARD
SOME CONCERNS FROM THE
OPPOSITION. AND ARE YOU GOING TO
BE WORKING WITH THEM ON TRYING
TO RESOLVE THOSE? UM I KNOW I'VE
GOT SOME CONCERNS. HOW THERE'S
JUST LIKE. SIX OF THESE RESORTS
ARE GETTING TARGETED AND I KIND
OF FEEL LIKE WHAT'S GOOD FOR ONE
TO BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE. AND, UM
SO I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH
THE BILL. SO ABSOLUTELY. AND I
DO APOLOGIZE TO MY COLLEAGUE.
YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE BEEN
REACHED OUT TO AND I THOUGHT
THAT THAT HAD HAPPENED AND I DO
APOLOGIZE TO ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES
. YOU ARE AN ENVIRONMENTAL
CHAMPION, SO I KNOW YOU TAKE
THESE ISSUES VERY, VERY
SERIOUSLY. AND ABSOLUTELY. WE
ARE CERTAINLY WILLING TO TALK TO
ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS. ANY OTHER.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. OKAY? SEEN
NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? BUT I
CAN MOVE THE BILL. I'M A
COMMITTEE MEMBER, CORRECT. YEAH
OKAY. THANK YOU. FOR A SECOND.
I'VE GOT A SECOND. UM OBVIOUSLY
, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS. UM
JUST FROM MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY
MURATSUCHI. OF THAT REPRESENTS
TYRANNY. I HOPE THAT UM, YOU
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. AND ADDRESS
CONCERNS. UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF
US ARE SUPPORTERS OF UNITED HERE
AND THE STRUGGLES THE LABOR
STRUGGLES THAT HAVE BEEN THAT
WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT TEAR.
ANIA AND I MET WITH UNITED HERE
ON FRIDAY. AH AND I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS TAKEN
SERIOUSLY AND THAT THE MEMBERS
OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE CONSULTED.
AH, YOU KNOW, MOST I THINK MOST
OF US HERE. UM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
CHAMPIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY, YOU
KNOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S WHY WERE
WE WERE SELECTED TO BE ON THIS
COMMITTEE. UM AND, UM AND YOU
KNOW, WE WANT TO WORK ON THESE
ISSUES, BUT UM, I'M GOING TO
SPEAK. BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS
THAT THEY DO EXPECT TO BE
CONSULTED AND WANT TO. YOU KNOW,
PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPING OR IN
IN IN HEARING FROM YOU ABOUT
WHAT WOULD WORK SO YOU KNOW, I'M
I'VE SECONDED IT EVEN THOUGH NO
ONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE DID.
UM, JUST TO CONTINUE THAT
CONVERSATION, BUT WITH THE
EXPECTATION THAT UM, THIS WON'T
HAPPEN AGAIN. SO THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I'M
SORRY, SURE. AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS BILL, YOU KNOW, IT
FEELS LIKE A BROAD BILL. AH! BUT
I WOULD SAY THAT THESE MEGA
RESORTS THE REASON THAT IT'S
LIMITED TO LARGE HOTELS WITH
GOLF COURSES IS BECAUSE THERE
ARE INDICATIONS THAT THERE ARE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. AND JUST
BECAUSE A COMPANY AGREES TO
SOMETHING WHEN SOMEONE A PERMIT
IS GIVEN THERE SHOULD BE SOME
ONGOING MONITOR MONITORING MANY
YEARS LATER, IT SHOULDN'T JUST
BE ON THE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE TO
BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THEIR
EMPLOYER. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY
OF MAKING SURE THAT WHAT'S DONE
DEVELOPMENTS ON THE COASTLINE.
UM AND CERTAINLY HAVING
PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS WHO DO
COME FORWARD IS VERY IMPORTANT
SO THAT WORKERS FEEL THAT THEY
CAN LET AUTHORITIES KNOW WHEN
THERE'S A PROBLEM. SO WE WILL
ABSOLUTELY COMMIT. IF WE CAN GET
IF WE GET THE BILL OUT, WE
ABSOLUTELY COMMIT TO SITTING
DOWN WITH ALL OF YOU. AND YOU
KNOW OTHER MEMBERS AND MAKING
SURE THAT WE ADDRESS WHATEVER
CONCERNS THERE ARE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
AS AMENDED TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE RIVAS. RIVAS. I FLORA
ADDIS. NOT VOTING. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN, I HOOVER NO. HOOVER.
NO. MATHIS. MURATSUCHI NOT
VOTING PELLERIN. PELLERIN I
AWARD. NOT VOTING WOULD WOULD
NOT VOTING. EXPERT. ABSTAINED.
THAT BILL HAS THREE VOTES THAT
BILL FAILS.
THAT WAS THE LAST BILL ON THE
AGENDA WILL MOVE TO UM WELL,
WE'RE GONNA GO AND FILE ORDER
FOR THOSE MEMBERS THAT NEED TO
ADD ON I WILL START WITH A B 3
89. MOTION IS DUE PAST THE
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE. ABSENT MEMBERS.
FRIEDMAN I FRIEDMAN I HOOVER
HOOVER. I HAS 11. BILL HAS 11
VOTES. THAT BILL IS OUT NEXT
ITEM TO 86 31 MOTION IS DO PASS
THROUGH JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
ABSENT MEMBERS FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN, I HOOVER. HOOVER NÓ.
THAT BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES THAT
BUILDS OUT NEXT ITEM. 3 87 85 OR
NO, THAT ONE. I'M SORRY, BABY.
ITEM THREE IS ALREADY OUT. I
DON'T FOUR A B 9 53 MOTIONS DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. I. HOOVER. HOOVER I
SPUR AYE. 11 BOATS. THAT BILL
HAS 11 VOTES THAT BUILDS OUT
ITEM FIVE. A B 1000 MOTION IS
DUE PAST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE. WARD. WARD. I VOTE.
THAT BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES. IT'S
OUT 8 TO 3. ITEM SIX A. B 12 90.
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. AYE. 8 TO 3 BILL HAS
EIGHT VOTES THAT BUILDS OUT A B
30. NEXT IS ITEM SEVEN A B 13.
18 MOTION IS DUE PAST THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN, I HOOVER HOOVER. AYE.
THE BILL HAS 11 VOTES. THAT'S
OUT ITEM EIGHT A. B 14 49.
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN I HOOVER HOOVER. I
MURATSUCHI READ ZUCCHINO WARD.
WARD. I. WHO HAS EIGHT VOTES
THAT FILL US OUT ITEM. NINE. A.
B. 14 65. MOTION IS PASSED TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. RIVAS
RIVAS. I FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I.
HOOVER. HOOVER. NO MURATSUCHI.
WHY GI WARD? WARD. I. EIGHT
BOATS. BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES.
THAT BILL IS OUT NEXT ITEM 10 A
B 15 48 MOTION IS DUE PAST AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I. HOOVER
HOOVER. AYE. WELL, HAS 11 VOTES.
THAT BILL IS OUT. UM AND THAT IS
THAT WE WERE DONE WITH ADAM 11.
OKAY, SO UM, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU. LET IT GO BACK. YEAH.
COURSE. RIGHT NOW. I HAVE LIKE
MY BEVERAGE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. YEAH. DAVID TEXTED YOU.
DON'T DO THAT. GET OFF.
CYRUS, CALIFORNIA HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP YOU DOING? WONDERFUL
OKAY. WONDERFUL SUPPORT. DID YOU
HAVE A SECOND? I LIKE IT RIGHT?
AND WE WANTED. TO I WRITE ABOUT
THIS? MHM.
GIVE IT. THE TALKS ABOUT YOU.
EXAMPLE, IS VERY REZONING. HAVE
A LOOK AT DETROIT.