GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE HAVE NINE
MEASURES ON THE AGENDA. TODAY.
TWO BILLS ARE ON CONSENT. SB 5
11 BY BLAKE SPEAR. SB 6 75 BY
LEHMAN WE HAVE I BELIEVE WE HAVE
A QUORUM SO WE WILL TAKE THE
ROLE TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM
SECRETARY. PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.
RIVAS HERE. RIVAS HERE, FLORA
ADDIS IS HERE. FRIEDMAN. HOOVER
HOOVER HERE, MASSES MERIT. SUKI
SUKI HERE, PELLERIN. PELLERIN
HERE, WARD. WOULD GOD HEARS
BURR? IT'S PERFECT CONSENT
CALENDAR. OKAY WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE'RE TAKING BILLS AND SIGN AN
ORDER. UM SENATOR LAIRD SIGNED
HIM FIRST, BUT I DON'T THINK
HE'S HERE RIGHT, SO CONSENT
CALENDAR. OH, YEAH, WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SO CONSENT
ITEMS ARE SP 5, 11 BLACK SPEAR
AND SP 6 75 LEMON RIVAS, I, I
FLORA ADDIS I. FRIEDMAN. HOOVER
HOOVER. I MATHIS MURATSUCHI.
GUCCI I PELLERIN PELLERIN. I
WARD WOULD WOULD I ICEBERG AYE.
OKAY THAT CONSENT HAS SEVEN
VOTES. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. UH NEXT, WE'RE
WILL TAKE, UH SENATOR ALLEN.
WHICH. YOU WANT TO START WITH SB
414 SURE. OR IS THAT OKAY?
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SO. HEY
APPRECIATE THAT. REMEMBER IN IN
A SECOND. WE'RE BASICALLY TRYING
TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
WHERE HYDROGEN FITS INTO THE MIX
, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO DO A
REALLY INDEPENDENT VALUE NEUTRAL
STUDY. THAT WILL ASSESS. THE USE
OF HYDROGEN UNDER VARIOUS ENERGY
APPLICATIONS. THAT'S THE IDEA OF
THE BILL. AND SO, UM. OKAY,
SUPPORT. YOU'RE NOT A WITNESS
AND SUPPORT. OKAY? I'M SORRY.
OKAY ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MICHELLE WILL GIVE ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. SENATOR
GROVE ON BEHALF OF THIS BILL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SHE DID VOTE FOR IT.
JANET COX FOR CLIMATE ACTION,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANKS
THANK YOU WHEN YOU SEE JANET AND
SHANNON TOGETHER. THAT'S GREAT.
ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? SEE NONE BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY SEE,
NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
WE HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBERS.
UM ASK FIRMANDO. THANKS. WE HAVE
A MOTION A SECOND SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS LEAVE
US FLORA. YES FLORA. I ADDIS.
AYE FRIEDMAN, HOOVER. HOOVER. I
MATHIS SUKI. SUKI I PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I WARD WOULD, WOULD I
? SPERBER? AYE. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THAT BILL HAS EIGHT
VOTES WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS NEXT ITEM. SEVEN
SB 6 65, ALSO BY SENATOR ALLEN.
LET ME LET ME JUST THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR IT'S, UH, IT'S
THOUGHTFUL WORK, AND I'M HAPPY
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS SO LAST YEAR WITH SB
54 ARE LARGE PLASTIC BILL. AH!
ALONG WITH ONGOING EFFORTS
ACROSS SEVERAL STATE AGENCIES TO
ADDRESS THE PERVASIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
RISKS POSED BY PLASTIC. IT'S
CREATED SOME FERTILE GROUND FOR
THE GROWTH OF ALTERNATIVE
MATERIAL TYPES. NOW PIONEERING
COMPANIES ARE SEIZING ON
CONSUMER DEMAND FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
PRODUCTS BY CREATING PACKAGING
MATERIALS, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCING
CUTLERY MADE FROM UNCONVENTIONAL
SOURCES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
POTENTIAL BENEFIT, BUT THE
POTENTIAL BENEFIT REALLY GET
VARIES A GREAT DEAL DEPENDING ON
HOW THE PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED.
HOW THEY MAY BREAK DOWN AT THE
END OF LIFE. SOME OF THESE NEW
MATERIALS ARE CREATED FROM
BIOLOGICAL SOURCES, AND THEY
COULD BE COMPOSTABLE OR
BIODEGRADABLE IN DIFFERENT TYPES
OF ENVIRONMENTS OR WITH THE USE
OF CATALYST. SOME ARE SUPPORT
SUMMER SOURCE FROM FROM
RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK, BUT THEY
ULTIMATELY HAVE THE EXACT SAME
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AS FOSSIL
FUEL BLAZE. PLASTIC AND
ULTIMATELY BREAK DOWN AT THE
SAME OR DON'T BREAK DOWN AT THE
SAME PACE. SO RIGHT NOW, WE JUST
DON'T HAVE A MEANINGFUL WAY TO
EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS
ARE LONG TERM IMPACTS OF THESE
NEW MATERIALS, EVEN OUR
VERNACULAR STRUGGLES TO
DIFFERENTIATE SUSTAINABLE
OPTIONS FROM THOSE THAT WE MAY
SEEK TO SHIFT AWAY FROM AND THIS
BILL WILL CONDUCT A WORKING
GROUP WILL BASICALLY BRING
TOGETHER WORKING GROUP TWO OF
RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES TO
DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK. TO EVALUATE
PLASTICS ALTERNATIVE AS THEY ARE
INTRODUCED ONTO THE MARKET AND
THEN INFORM EFFORTS TO ENSURE
THAT THE MATERIALS ARE PROPERLY
MANAGED. THE GROUP'S GOING TO BE
TASKED WITH ESTABLISHING
METHODOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVELY
EVALUATING AND COMPARING THESE
NEW MATERIALS, ALONG WITH
RECOMMENDING POLICY APPROACHES
TO ENSURE PROPER REGULATORY
OVERSIGHT, AND THIS WOULD
INCLUDE DEVELOP, YOU KNOW,
DEVELOPING PRODUCTION AND
CONSUMER HATE SAFETY STANDARDS
EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND
PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS,
RECOMMENDING LABELING. SAFE END
OF LIFE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CRITICAL
JUNCTURE RIGHT NOW? THESE
INNOVATIVE MATERIALS ARE BEING
INTRODUCED ONTO THE MARKET. NOW
IS THE TIME TO DEVELOP THE TOOLS
TO UNDERSTAND THE PROS AND CONS
OF EACH NEW ALTERNATIVE AND TO
ENSURE THAT OUR STATUTORY AND
REGULATORY REGIMES INCENTIVIZE
BETTER, MORE SUSTAINABLE
MATERIALS. THE BILL WAS PASSED
OUT UNANIMOUSLY IN THE SENATE.
WE HAVE JOHN KENNEDY WITH RC RC
HERE AND THEN ALSO MARKET PRAY
WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES. BOTH ARE
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. JOHN
KENNEDY WITH RC RC ON BEHALF OF
40 OF CALIFORNIA'S COUNTIES AS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. WE'VE LONG
BEEN CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,
RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL, AND
LOCALS ON THE SOLID WASTE
INDUSTRY ALONE HAVE BEEN, UM,
CHARGED WITH MEETING THE STATE'S
REALLY, REALLY AGGRESSIVE
RECYCLING GOALS AND THE 75%
RECYCLING AND DIVERSION GOALS.
THIS IS WHY WE STRONGLY
SUPPORTED SB 54. AH TO REQUIRE
MANUFACTURERS TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECYCLING THE
SINGLE USE FOOD SERVICE
PACKAGING, UH, SINGLE USE
PACKAGING AND PLASTIC FOOD
SERVICE, WHERE THEY INTRODUCED
INTO THE STREAM OF COMMERCE
MANUFACTURERS ALONE HOLD THE KEY
TO PRODUCT DESIGNED TO ENSURE
THEIR GOODS ARE READILY
RECYCLABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY
BENIGN. SB 6 65 REQUIRES THE
STATE TO DEVELOP A WORKING GROUP
TO PROTECT AGAINST REGRETTABLE
SUBSTITUTION AS THESE NOVEL
MATERIAL TYPES ARE INTRODUCED
INTO THE MARKETPLACE. WE SUPPORT
SP 6 65 BECAUSE IT REQUIRES A
DEEP DIVE IN EVALUATING THESE
EMERGING MATERIALS TO ENSURE
CONSIDERATION OF GHG WATER AND
ENERGY IMPACTS, AND ESPECIALLY
TO ENSURE THE READILY RECYCLABLE
COMPOSTABLE OR REUSABLE IN OUR
FACILITIES THAT WE OPERATE AS
WELL AS THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY
. UM SP 6 65 ALSO ENSURES THE
VOICES OF ACADEMICS, INDUSTRY,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LOCAL LOCAL
SOLID WASTE MANAGERS. ARE HEARD
IN DEVELOPING THIS FRAMEWORK FOR
THESE REASONS. WE'RE PLEASED TO
SUPPORT SB 6 65 TODAY AND THANK
YOU FOR INTRODUCING THE BILL.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MARCO PRAYER. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF REPUBLIC
SERVICES, A LEADING SOLID WASTE
RECYCLING AND COMPOST PROVIDER.
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SENATOR ALLEN'S
MEASURE, AND WE JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A MEASURE
THAT BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS OF
SENATE BILL 54 THAT YOU ALL
ADOPTED. LAST YEAR, AND THAT
THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS
MEASURE, LIKE OTHERS WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON THE
SUCCESS OF SENATE BILL 54. AND
FOR THOSE REASONS, WE ASK THAT
YOU VOTE AYE ON SENATE BILL 665.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM? SUPPORT.
YES PRISCILLA KIDDOS HERE ON
BEHALF OF STOP WASTE AND
NATIONALIST ACTION COUNSEL AND
SUPPORT. JANET COX FOR CLIMATE
ACTION, CALIFORNIAN SUPPORT
THINGS. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION? SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY. WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? APPRECIATE THE
GREAT ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE
GAVE HAPPY TO ACCEPT AMENDMENTS
AND ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
PRIEBUS I LEAVE US I FLORA FLORA
I ADDIS. ADDIS I. FRIEDMAN.
HOOVER HOOVER I. MATHIS SOUCI.
MURATSUCHI. AYE, PELLERIN.
HILLARY AND I WARD WOULD WOULD I
SPUR. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THANK
YOU MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU, SHANNON GROVE
. THAT BILL HAS EIGHT VOLTS WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. NEXT WE'RE WE'LL HAVE,
UM, SENATOR GROVE. SB 15. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND I JUST WANT TO START
OFF BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR
INDULGENCE AND LETTING ME PULL
THIS OFF A CONSENT. MY LEAD
WITNESS TRAVELED ALL THE WAY
FROM SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING, AND
I WAS UNAWARE THAT YOU HAD PUT
THE SPILL ON CONSENT. SO I'M
HOPING THAT THE FAVORABILITY
WILL LAST THROUGH THIS
PRESENTATION. SO COLLEAGUES, UM
CALIFORNIANS CONSUME ABOUT 1.8
MILLION MILLION BARRELS OF OIL
EVERY SINGLE DAY. THAT'S ROUGHLY
522 MILLION BARRELS A YEAR. BUT
ONLY A FRACTION OF THAT OIL IS
PRODUCED IN STATE BY CALIFORNIA
WORKERS FOR CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS
THAT USE THIS OIL AND IT'S
BROUGHT HERE BY TANKER SHIPS. ON
HUGE TANKER SHIPS, THE AMOUNT
CALIFORNIANS SPEND ON IMPORTED
OIL IS ENORMOUS. IF OIL IS
PRICED AT ROUGHLY $70 A BARREL
THAT HOLDS FOR THE YEAR THAN
CALIFORNIA'S WILL PLAY MORE THAN
$36.5 BILLION A YEAR FOR JUST
THE ROCK COST OF OIL, WHICH WE
COULD BE PRODUCING HERE IN ST TO
USE THOSE RESOURCES TO STAY IN
STATE. UH, TRULY, I THINK THAT
THE STATE'S ENERGY POLICY TO
POLICY IN THIS ARENA DOES NOT
MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. MOST OF THE
OIL THAT WE BRING IN OVER 75% OF
THE OIL THAT WE BRING INTO THIS
STATE COMES FROM IRAQ, ECUADOR
AND SAUDI ARABIA. WITH FOREIGN
OIL IMPORTS. WE PLACE
CALIFORNIA'S ENERGY SECURITY
INTO THE HANDS OF COUNTRIES THAT
ACTIVELY ARE HOSTILE TO
CALIFORNIA'S VALUES WHEN IT
COMES TO HUMAN RIGHTS. UM LABOR
RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS. THE TOP
FIVE COUNTRIES THAT WE PURCHASE
OIL FROM EQUATES TO ABOUT 75% OF
THE OIL THAT CALIFORNIA USES
EVERY SINGLE DAY. UM THAT'S IRAQ
, ECUADOR, SAUDI ARABIA, BRAZIL
AND COLOMBIA. CURRENTLY
CALIFORNIA'S NUMBER TWO SOURCE
OF FOREIGN CRUDE OIL IS ECUADOR.
AND IT'S BEEN STRONGLY
CRITICIZED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL
IT ISN'T INDIGENOUS INDIAN
GROUPS AND THEY PRACTICE CLEAR
CUTTING AND BULLDOZING DOWN THE
RAINFOREST. FOR THE TOP SIX
COUNTRIES THAT WE IMPORT OIL
FROM HER ACTIVELY DESTROYING THE
MOST BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSE
ECOSYSTEM ON THE PLANET BECAUSE
THEY DON'T ADHERE TO THE STRICT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES THAT WE
AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY CONTROL
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. ONE STATE.
THIS STATE IMPORTS HALF OF THE
CRUDE ORDER CRUDE OIL PRODUCED
IN ECUADOR. CALIFORNIA'S
DECISION TO IMPORT RATHER THAN
PRE SOIL HERE MEANS THAT
FINANCING MORE THAN JUST THE
DESTRUCTION OF THE AMAZON
RAINFOREST JUST LAST FEBRUARY
AND INDIGENOUS LEADER IN ECUADOR
IS MURDERED. HE'S KILLING THE
KILLING WAS BELIEVED TO BE
LINKED TO THE COMMUNITY'S FIGHT
TO BLOCK ECUADOR'S IN STATE OIL
PRODUCTION FROM EXPANDING SAUDI
ARABIA AND IRAQ ARE ANNUALLY,
HIGHLIGHTED BY THE U. S STATE
DEPARTMENT FOR THE DEPLORABLE
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THESE
TWO COUNTRIES. WE IMPORT 50
MILLION BARRELS OF OIL EVERY
YEAR FROM SAUDI ARABIA, AND THIS
IS A COUNTRY WHERE THE L G B T Q
COMMUNITY IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH
. WOMEN CANNOT DRIVE OR VOTE AND
TORTURE IS USED FOR A FORM OF
PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES.
CALIFORNIA'S SEND ROUGHLY $3.5
BILLION A YEAR TO SAUDI ARABIA
JUST TO MEET THE DEMAND THAT WE
ARE USING HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'M GOING TO CUT MY COMMENTS
SHORT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE
BEING VERY, VERY PATIENT. BUT I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU
LOOK AT VESSEL FINDER, WHICH IS
VESSEL FINDER DOT COM, YOU CAN
GO ON THERE AND YOU CAN TRACK
THESE VEHICLES ARE THESE VESSELS
THAT COME FROM FOREIGN
COUNTRIES? WHAT'S INTERESTING TO
ME AND WHAT I FOUND OUT WHEN WE
DID. RESEARCH FOR THE CALIFORNIA
RESOURCES BOARD IS THAT THEY
ONLY TRACK THESE VESSELS 12
MILES OFF OUR COAST LINE. AND
WHEN YOU USE VESSEL FINDER, YOU
CAN SEE DAYS AND DAYS AND DAYS
WHERE THESE SHIPS CIRCLE OUTSIDE
THE 12 MILE RADIUS OF OUR
COASTLINE. AS SOON AS THE PRICE
GOES UP, THEY BEELINE IT TO ONE
OF OUR OUR PORTS. WHAT'S REALLY
FRUSTRATING IS IT THE CARBON
EMISSIONS AND IN THE OWN THE
COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS, WHICH I
APPLAUD HAS 100 MILLION METRIC
TONS FROM PORTAL ORIGIN TO POINT
AT, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY TWO POINT
OF ENTRY. OR POINT OF
DESTINATION AND BUT LIKE I SAID,
CARBON RECOUNTS THE EMISSIONS
USED ON THE 12 MILE RADIUS.
OUTSIDER COASTLINES AGAIN
COLLEAGUES JUST TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT 1.8 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL
ARE CONSUMED EVERY SINGLE DAY BY
ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND
IT'S NOT JUST OIL. IT'S OVER
6000 EVERYDAY PRODUCTS THAT ARE
MADE FOR PETROLEUM SUCH AS
SHOES, PHONES, TOOTHBRUSHES,
EYEGLASSES. AND HEART VALVES AND
DISPOSABLE DIAPERS. IT TAKES 35
GALLONS OF OIL. EXCUSE ME, 35
GALLONS OF OIL TO MAKE TIRES FOR
A TESLA. WE IMPORT A LOT OF THIS
OIL AND IT TAKES AWAY JOBS FROM
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STATE AND
SPECIFICALLY REVENUE AND I KNOW
THAT ALL OF US COULD FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO SPEND ABOUT $50 BILLION
IN THIS STATE TO BETTER
HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER THINGS.
LET'S KEEP OUR RESOURCES AND OUR
JOBS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE. MY
COLLEAGUE HERE TO TESTIFY IS
MIKE M. BRO. HELLO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME CHAIRPERSON REVIS AND
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MIKE
NUMBER. I'M A LIFELONG
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND ENERGY
PRODUCER AND CEO OF CALIFORNIANS
FOR ENERGY AND SCIENCE. MY FOCUS
IS TO SUPPORT SB 15 AND THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO COMPLETE
HOLISTIC COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
OF CALIFORNIA'S OIL MARKET. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
FOR THIS BILL. IF WE REDUCE OUR
OIL DEMAND IS A STATE 1 MILLION
BARRELS EVERY MONTH IN
PERPETUITY. WE WON'T BE OFF
FOREIGN OIL UNTIL 2049. SINCE
2018 CALIFORNIA HAS SHUTTERED 65
MILLION BARRELS HAVE BEEN STATE
PRODUCTION, BUT OUR LOCAL SEQUA
AB 32 COMPLIANT BARRELS ARE
REPLACED BY OILS. OIL SOURCE
FROM SOUTH AMERICA'S AMAZON
RAINFOREST AND THE UNREGULATED
DESERTS OF IRAQ AND SAUDI ARABIA
. SP 15 IS THE FIRST OF MANY
NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE A
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR
CALIFORNIA'S OIL MARKET. AND
IT'S TIME WE HOLD OPEC
ACCOUNTABLE. IN OCTOBER OF 21
GOVERNOR NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE
OF EMERGENCY AFTER 25,000
GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL LEAKED IN
THE WATERS OF ORANGE COUNTY. THE
OIL WAS PROPERLY CLEANED UP AND
THE CARGO SHIPS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE SPILL PAID IN $97 MILLION
SETTLEMENT. THAT SAME YEAR, IRAQ
FLARED 630 BILLION CUBIC FEET OF
NATURAL GAS SECOND ONLY TO
RUSSIA. THIS IS OUR NUMBER ONE
SOURCE OF OIL RELATIVE TO C. 02
METHANE IS 80 TIMES MORE
EFFECTIVE AT TRAPPING HEAT IN
THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WASTEFUL
FLARING IN IRAQ EQUATES TO 12
MILLION GALLONS OF OIL ENERGY
EQUIVALENT PER DAY SAID
DIFFERENTLY. THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ
INHALE THE EQUIVALENT OF 480. IN
2022, IRAQI ENVIRONMENTAL
MINISTER HOSSAM AL FALAH. HE
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT POLLUTION FROM
THIS RAMPANT FLARING IS THE MAIN
REASON FOR INCREASES IN LOCAL
CANCER RATES, WHICH ARE UP OVER
20% IN IRAQ. CALIFORNIA BANNED
THE WASTEFUL FLARING OF NATURAL
GAS IN 1939 AND RECENTLY
IMPLEMENTED 3200. FT SET 30
SECONDS JUST TO SUM UP. THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL REPORTED LAST
WEEK THAT RUSSIAN OIL IS BEING
FUNNELED THROUGH MIDDLE EAST AND
ASIAN REFINERIES WHERE IT IS
SOLD AND RECLASSIFIED TO WESTERN
MARKETS. WE LOST THOSE 18
MILLION BARRELS OF RUSSIAN
CRUDE. THEY'RE COMING THROUGH
IRAQ NOW, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO TRACK THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
THEO PAYOUTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM
ASSOCIATION AT OUR EMISSIONS ARE
YOU KNOW, IN OUR CRITERIA,
POLLUTION EMISSIONS ARE YOU KNOW
WHAT ARE METHANE EMISSIONS ARE
BECAUSE THOSE ARE ALL MONITORED.
WE JUST ASK THAT WE ALSO COLLECT
THE SAME INFORMATION ON IMPORTED
OIL. THANK YOU. BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY OF KERN AND FRESNO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MICHELLE
WELCOME ON BEHALF OF ASSOCIATED
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT. DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION? SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY WE HAVE
EMOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI. SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR INDULGING
US IN THIS. I JUST HAVE A FEW
POSTER BOARDS. THIS IS AN OIL
SPILL IN IRAQ. THIS IS RIVERS
AND STUFF FOR INDIGENOUS INDIANS
ARE REQUIRED TO OH, SORRY UPSIDE
DOWN. THIS IS AN INDIGENOUS
INDIANS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO DO
THEIR LAUNDRY. THEY USED TO DO
THIS. BUT AND THIS IS IN
ECUADOR, NOT ON IRAQ. THE
FLARING LIKE MY COLLEAGUE SAID
HAS BEEN GOING ON CONTINUOUSLY
AND OURS WAS ABOLISHED IN 1939.
IT JUST IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
TRACK THESE EMISSIONS AND I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND SECRETARY, PLEASE TAKE
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS. LEAVE US. I
FLORA. FLORA I ADDIS, ADDIS, I.
FRIEDMAN HOOVER. HI. HI, MATHIS.
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI. AYE,
PELLERIN. PALLOR AND I WARD I
WOULD. BIR BIRT? AYE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. THAT
BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
COUNTY OILFIELD. WE'RE NOT
DESTROYING ANYTHING. NO RAIN
FOREST. NO YOU KNOW, IT'S
PRETTY. IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED,
I'D LEFT IT, YOU KNOW? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT. WE
HAVE SENATOR LAIRD SB 2 72.
THANK YOU, UM, VERY MUCH. MADAM
CHAIR. I'M PRESENTING SENATE
BILL 2 72 WOULD. WHICH WOULD
BOOST OUR STATE'S COASTAL
RESILIENCY BY ENSURING COASTAL
COMMUNITIES ARE PLANNING AND
PREPARED FOR SEA LEVEL RISE.
THERE'S NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION
. WE'RE GOING TO STILL WORK WITH
THE GOVERNOR ON THE MONEY. AND
I'VE LARA WALSH HERE FROM THE
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AND SARAH CHRISTIE
FROM THE COASTAL COMMISSION. IN
CASE THERE ARE QUESTIONS I WOULD
AT THE RIGHT TIME RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AN IPHONE. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
GO AHEAD. HI I'M LAURA WALSH.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION ON BEHALF
OF OUR 100 CHAPTERS AND CLUBS IN
CALIFORNIA. I'D LIKE TO URGE
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THIS
MANDATES LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
UPDATES, WHICH SER FIGHTER IS
INVOLVED IN ALL DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES UP AND DOWN THE
COAST. THESE ARE TOOLS FOR
CITIES TO PLAN COMPREHENSIVELY
FOR SEA LEVEL RISE BASED ON
SCIENCE TO PROTECT OUR BEACHES
AND WAVES TO KEEP DEVELOPMENT
SAFE FROM FLOODING AND EROSION
AND TO STREAMLINE PROJECTS IN
THE COASTAL ZONE. A HANDFUL OF
CITIES HAVE LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAMS, BUT MOSTLY SEA LEVEL
RISE IS CONSIDERED ON A PERMIT
BY PERMIT BASIS. THIS WOULD BE
LIKE PLANNING FOR EARTHQUAKES,
BASED ONLY ON IF DEVELOPMENT IS
ON A FAULT LINE. THERE'S NO
HOLISTIC, BROADER CONSIDERATION
FOR ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS OR INSURANCE OUTCOMES
WITHOUT THE L. C P S, UM SO WE
REALLY SUPPORT THEM TO HAVE A
BIGGER, BROADER CONVERSATION,
AND I JUST LIKE TO COMMENT
QUICKLY ON THE COST BENEFIT.
JANUARY STORMS HAVE PUT SANTA
CRUZ INTO $17 MILLION OF REPAIRS
. JUST DO THE INFRA
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACTS THERE
ALONE SO WE REALLY SUPPORT
PROACTIVELY PLANNING FOR SEA
LEVEL RISE NOT JUST FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT TO KEEP OUR
$44 BILLION A YEAR OCEAN ECONOMY
ACCESSIBLE. UM, THANK YOU. WE
REQUEST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. HEROES HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
BORDER SUPERVISORS IN THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA AND SUPPORT
WELCOME ON BEHALF OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY AND SUPPORT. JANET
COX FOR CLIMATE ACTION IN
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT AND AS A
PART OWNER OF BEACHFRONT
PROPERTY IN DEL MAR. OKAY ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? S¼ NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. OKAY SO WE
HAVE A MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WITNESS AND THE
COMMENTS. THAT WOULD JUST BE
MUCH BETTER IF WE HAD ALL THE
PLANNING AND ALL THE DISCUSSIONS
BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
AND NOT AFTER SO I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
I AGREE. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK
YOU. WE SECRETARY PLEASE TAKE
THE ROLL, SO THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. RIVAS
RIVAS I FLORA. FLORA I ADDIS.
ADDIS I. FRIEDMAN. HOOVER.
MATHIS. GUCCI, GUCCI, I PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I WARD WOULD SPUR.
SPUR. AYE. THAT BILL HAS SIX
VOLTS WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE.
WE'RE WAITING FOR AUTHORS LEMON
GONZALES. JUST LIMÓN AND
GONZALEZ. SENATOR EARLY MORNING,
SENATOR GONZALEZ.
OKAY? ZIPLINES HE MISSED SINCE
WE'RE WAITING. WE'RE GONNA GO
AHEAD AND ADD ON VOTES. HI. I'M
READY FOR YOU SALAS SYSTEM HERE,
SO I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT PRACTICE. OKAY NEXT,
WE'LL MOVE. UH. TO SP 3 94
SENATOR GONZALES WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT SP 3 94, WHICH WILL
REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY
COMMISSION TO COLLABORATE WITH
VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES AND
EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS TO
DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR
HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE AND
CLIMATE, RESILIENT SCHOOLS.
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ARE SERVED
BY OVER 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THAT UTILIZE MORE THAN 10,000
SCHOOL FACILITIES COMPRISING OF
125,000 ACRES OF GROUNDS AND 730
MILLION SQUARE FEET OF FACILITY
SPACE, WHICH PRODUCE SUBSTANTIAL
GHG EMISSIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. A
MASTER PLAN ON CLIMATE RESILIENT
SCHOOLS WILL BETTER POSITION
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
LEVERAGE THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AVAILABLE UNDER THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. TESTIFYING AND
SUPPORT TODAY I HAVE KIRK AND
TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
CLIMATE ACTION PATHWAYS FOR
SCHOOLS AND ANDHRA, YOU'RE GOING
IN INNOVATION OFFICER PRETEND
STRANDS AND FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO HAVE TIFFANY
MARK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR GONZALES,
MADAM TERROR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M PLEASED TO BE
HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO SUPPORT
SB 3 94 I'M KIRKY AND TAYLOR,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE
ACTION PATHWAYS FOR SCHOOLS WERE
NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE TO
HELP THEM REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND SAVE MONEY WHILE
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE
AND FUTURE CAREERS AND
SUSTAINABILITY. I'M ALSO A
PARENT THAT'S CONCERNED ABOUT
THE HARM TO CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC
PROGRESS AND THEIR SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S A
RESULT FROM CLIMATE RELATED
DISRUPTIONS TO THEIR SCHOOLING.
THIS BILL WILL HELP US PREPARE
STUDENTS AND HAVE CLIMATE
RESILIENT SCHOOLS SO THAT WHEN
EXTREME WEATHER FORCES ARE LOCAL
UTILITIES TO CUT POWER, OUR
SCHOOLS CAN REMAIN ONLINE. AND
WHEN TEMPERATURES SOAR, CHILDREN
CAN PLAY ON TREE SHELTER OF
SCHOOLYARDS WITH HEAT THINKING
SURFACES AND DROUGHT TOLERANT
LANDSCAPING. UM AND THEN, WHEN
STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO MAKE SENSE
AND FIND BALANCE IN THE FACE OF
UNCERTAINTY, THEIR SCHOOLS CAN
OFFER CONNECTION, COMPETENCE AND
HOPE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY.
SINCE 2019 CLIMATE ACTION
PATHWAYS FOR SCHOOLS HAS BEEN
PARTNERING WITH PORTERVILLE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY, AND
TOGETHER WE'RE WORKING TO REDUCE
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 80%
BY 2030. AS A RESULT OF THESE
EFFORTS, AND PORTERVILLE HAS
ACHIEVED A 28% REDUCTION IN GHG
EMISSIONS AND PRODUCED OVER
887,000 AND ENERGY COST SAVINGS
TO DATE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT MORE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
STATE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS KIND
OF SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT NOT
ONLY ADVANCES, UM,
SUSTAINABILITY BUT ECONOMIC
STABILITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE MASTER PLAN IS GREAT, AND IT
WILL HELP. THE CHC IS ALREADY
WELL POSITIONED TO LEAD THE
PLANNING THROUGH THE WORK THAT
IT'S BEEN DOING THROUGH CAL
SHAPE. AND IT WILL LINED DOLLARS
FROM THE NATIONAL STATE AND
LOCAL INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH STATES GOALS
. MORE DECARBONIZATION CLIMATE,
RESILIENT AND ECONOMIC AND
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU
VOTE AYE. ON SP 3 94. GREAT
THANK YOU, SENATOR GONZALEZ AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ANDREA GWEN AND I'M
CURRENTLY THE CHIEF INNOVATION
OFFICER AT 10 STRANDS NONPROFIT
FIELD CATALYST THAT STRENGTHENS
PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING
ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO ALL OF
CALIFORNIA'S T K 12 STUDENTS.
I'VE ALSO WORKED IN FORMAL
EDUCATION AS A TEACHER, AND I
WAS THE FIRST FULL TIME DIRECTOR
OF SUSTAINABILITY ON A SCHOOL
SITE SETTING IN THE FIRST
ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND
SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR AT A
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SAN MATEO COUNTY. I WAS ALSO ONE
OF THE LEAD AUTHORS OF THE 2023
STUDY. A CALL TO ACTION CLIMATE,
RESILIENT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS,
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S HEALTH
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND
T K 12, WHICH WAS JOINTLY
RELEASED WITH STANFORD. THIS
REPORT'S CENTRAL RECOMMENDATION
IS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENT SCHOOLS PLAN
THAT FOCUSES IN ON PARTICULARLY
ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION OF SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE. THANKFULLY
LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE MAKING
POSITIVE HEADWAY AND INVESTING
IN THIS AREA WITH THINGS LIKE
CAL SHAPE FUNDING THROUGH
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION,
SCHOOLYARD GREENING FUNDING
THROUGH CAL FIRE AND COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE FUNDING THROUGH THE
ST STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL, BUT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
FUNDS AND FUTURE EFFORTS ARE
COORDINATED AND PROMOTE
RESPONSIVE, EQUITABLE INVESTMENT
IN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR SCHOOLS. AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE INVESTMENTS
ARE SCALED TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE
THAN 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
WHICH OPERATE OVER 10,000 PUBLIC
K 12 SCHOOLS, AND THESE
FACILITIES INCLUDE THOUSANDS OF
BUILDINGS AND AN ESTIMATED 40%
OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE OVER 50
YEARS OLD. RECENT STUDIES HAVE
FOUND TREMENDOUS INEQUITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND ACCESS TO
HEALTHY MODERN SCHOOL FACILITIES
. I KNOW THIS FIRSTHAND FROM
SUPPORTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ACROSS CEMETERY COUNTY WHO ALL
EXPERIENCED IN JUST THE FIVE
YEARS THAT I WAS THERE DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF CHALLENGES FROM HIGH
HEAT. WILDFIRES AIR POLLUTION,
SEA LEVEL RISE AND STORM BASED
FLOODING ACROSS CALIFORNIA. TOO
MANY FACILITIES ARE OUTMODED,
ESPECIALLY FOR CLIMATE
RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION, AND
TOO MANY ARE NOT TAKING THE
STEPS TO MITIGATE CLIMATE
CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS DON'T HAVE UP TO DATE
FACILITIES PLANS AND FOR THOSE
THAT DO THERE'S LITTLE LITTLE
CONSISTENCY AND FOCUS ACROSS
THESE PLANS. AN OUTCOME OF SP 3
94 WILL BE A STATEWIDE MASTER
PLAN, WHICH WILL HELP BRING
BRING THAT CONSISTENCY AND
ROADMAP THAT IS SO BADLY NEEDED
BY CALIFORNIA FACILITIES,
MANAGERS AND SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU VOTE
AYE. ON SP 3 94 TO SAFEGUARD OUR
CHILDREN AND HELP NAVIGATE THE
MASSIVE CLIMATE RELATED CHANGES
THAT OUR SCHOOLS FACE. THANK YOU
. NEXT WE'RE READY FOR MORE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. NICOLE
HERMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP AND
SUPPORT. HI MEG SNYDER AXIOM
ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF REWIRING
AMERICA AND THE BUILDING D CARD
COALITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS, JOSHI
CARE, NECK STATE BUILDING TRADES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND
TIFFANY MARK, WITH CFT, ALSO
REPRESENTING UNDAUNTED K 12 AND
CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS, COLLEGE
AND IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? OKAY SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURR. SO I
WANTED TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL. I THINK YOU
KNOW, AS OUR STATE HAS ADOPTED
REALLY NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT
CLIMATE ACTION GOALS, ONE OF THE
THINGS WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS THE
PLANNING TO MEET THOSE GOALS.
AND YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS A
CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE HOURS USED
TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE
NEEDED ALL OF GOVERNMENT
APPROACH, AND THAT MEANS
PLANNING AT EVERY LEVEL OF
GOVERNMENT. WE NEED THE COASTAL
COMMISSION TO BE PLANNING. WE
NEED OUR SCHOOLS TO BE PLANNING.
WE NEED OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO
BE PLANNING AND WE HAVEN'T
REALLY TAKEN THE STEPS TO NUDGE
THOSE ENTITIES WHICH YOU KNOW,
HAVE REALLY IMPORTANT. PRIMARY.
FUNCTIONS GENERALLY TO ACTUALLY
DO THIS WORK. SO I'M STRONGLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE BILL. I WOULD
LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR, IF
THAT'S WELCOME. UM, AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU, UM GREAT
BILL. UH I'M GONNA HOLD OFF ON
ASKING TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR IT IN
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. UM, BUT
I HAVE A QUESTION. UM, I KNOW
THAT PLUS IN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AT UCL LÀ ISSUED A
RECENT REPORT FOCUSING ON THE
EXTREME HEAT ASPECT OF WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE.
IS YOUR BILL CALLING FOR UM,
RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT
WOULD BE LIKE YOU KNOW?
ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF EXTREME
HEAT AT SCHOOLS. UM ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE INCORPORATING EVERYTHING
HERE. I MEAN, IN ORDER TO DE
CARBONIZED, MY CHILD GOES TO, UH
SECOND GRADE NOW. THIRD GRADER
UM YOU KNOW, PERMEATING HEAT
2030 DEGREES MORE THAN IT SHOULD
BE SO ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT ALL
STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE TO
LOOK AT EXTREME HEAT AS WELL.
ESPECIALLY IT'S BEEN CALLED OUT
MULTIPLE TIMES, ESPECIALLY BY
THE CHAIR. SHE'S BEEN CERTAINLY
A MAJOR ADVOCATE FOR EXTREME
HEAT MEASURES. SO, YES, BUT WE
HAVE TO BUILD AS UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PER SAID. WE
HAVE TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY'S
AT THE TABLE. WE HAVE $6 BILLION
TO LEVERAGE FROM THE BIDEN
MINISTRATIONS NOW, SO WE NEED TO
ENSURE THAT THE PLANNING IS IN
PLACE TO DO THAT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
OKAY YEAH. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
LIKE YOU SAID, I'VE WORKED ON
EXTREME HEAT. AND UH, YOU KNOW,
MAKING SCHOOLS GREENER IN THE
PAST, AND I'M DEFINITELY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. UM, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST WANT TO
THANK OUR SPONSORS FOR DOING
GREAT WORK. IT'S THE DYNAMIC
WOMEN TEAM TODAY. AND SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
EMOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FLORA, SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, RIVAS
RIVAS. I FLORA. FLORA I ADDIS I
FRIEDMAN HOOVER. HOOVER. I
MASSES. MURATSUCHI AYE,
PELLERIN. HELEN. I WARD WOULD
WOULD I SPUR IT'S BURNT. AYE.
THAT BILL HAS EIGHT VOLTS WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MEMBERS THAT
ARE ABSENT. THANK YOU. WE ARE
NOW WAITING FOR SENATOR LEHMAN
AND WHILE WE'LL WAIT WHILE WE
WAIT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO ADD
ONS. UNTIL SHE GETS HERE.
OKAY WE'LL START WITH I DON'T
WANT SP 15. MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING.
AYE. FRIEDMAN. FRIEDMAN MATHIS.
WARD. WORD I WOULD WOULD I? IT
HAS 10 VOTES WILL LEAVE THAT
OPEN. YES, MA'AM. WAIT. THIS IS
APPEARED.
ITEM TWO SB 2 72. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS
CHAIR VOTING, AYE. FRIEDMAN.
FRIEDMAN I HOOVER HOOVER. I
MATHIS WARD. WARD. I WOULD WOULD
I? THE BILL HAS 10 VOTES. WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBER. UM, ITEM FOR SP 3 94.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST EDUCATION
COMMITTEE CHAIR VOTING I
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I. MATHIS
WARD. WARD. I. THE BILL HAS 10
VOTES. ITEM FIVE. SB 414 BY
ALLEN MOTION IS DO PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING. I.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, MATHIS. WARD
WARD. AYE. BILL HAS 10 VOTES
ITEM SEVEN. SB 6 65. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING. I.
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, MATHIS WARD.
AYE. IT HAS 10 VOTES. ITEM, NOT
CONCERN. CONSENT CONSENT ITEMS.
THERE WERE TWO ITEMS ON THE
CONSENT. CONSENT ITEMS ARE SB
511, BLAKE SPEAR AND SB 675
LAYMAN. CHAIR VOTING. I MEAN
CONSENT CALENDAR. FLORA FLORA, I
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I MASSES.
POURED WORD I BUY. 10 VOTES WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBER AND WE ARE WAITING FOR
SENATOR LEHMAN AND WE WILL BE
DONE.
YES. BUT. THANK YOU. WELCOME OUR
FINAL PRESENTER. SENATOR LEHMAN
WILL START WITH ITEM THREE SP 3
90. THANK YOU. SINCE WE DO HAVE
EMOTION ON THAT, BILL, I JUST
WILL SAY THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. WOW REMEMBER HOW
THAT I MEAN? I CAN SAY MORE. I
CAN SAY MY WHOLE SPEECH IF YOU'D
LIKE. YEAH I DON'T. I THINK
WE'RE NO. THIS WORKS FOR US. I
DO REMEMBER THE GREEN CARPET
WAYS. IT DOES HAVE AN EYE RECORD
FROM THE CHAIR TO OKAY. SO ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? FOR 3 90.
OH THIS IS YEAH, SHE'S 7 28
SORRY. THAT'S OK. OKAY ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
AND SUPPORT ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. OKAY SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE? OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? JUST SO WE'RE ON
RECORD, THE BILL IS ENACTING
PROTECTIONS FOR PURCHASERS AND
VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSETS WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST TWO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. LUZ RIVAS I FLORA.
LARA, NOT VOTING. ADDIS ADDIS, I
. FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN, I HOOVER
WHO WERE NOT VOTING MATHIS.
SUKI. SUKI, I PELLERIN. PELLERIN
I AWARD WORD I WOULD WOULD I
BURN? IT'S BERT. AYE. BILL HAS
APRIL TO LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBER AND THEN FINAL
ITEM. SB 7 28. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOU THANK YOU COMMITTEE AND
CHAIRS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL, AND I'D LIKE TO
ACCEPT THE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS.
SB 7 TO 8 TRANSITIONS THE STATE
AWAY FROM THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF PLASTIC GIFT
CARDS BY JANUARY 1ST OF 2027
TOWARDS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE GIFT CARD OPTIONS
THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE AT
MANY RETAILERS. MORE THAN 3.4
BILLION. PLASTIC GIFT CARDS ARE
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IN
2021, ACCORDING TO BEYOND
PLASTICS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THESE GIFT CARDS ARE MADE FROM
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PLASTIC PVC,
CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE
SINGLE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY
DAMAGING OF ALL PLASTICS. THIS
SPILL FOCUSES A TRANSITION AWAY
FROM THE SINGLE USE PLASTIC
ALONGSIDE, UH, THE SORRY. A
SINGLE USE PART TRANSITION
TRACKS TO A SINGLE USED PLASTIC
. MANY BUSINESSES ALREADY OFFER
MORE VITALLY ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY GIFT CARD OPTIONS NOW.
INCLUDING PAPER WOULD ELECTRONIC
AND OTHERS IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR
, MASTERCARD ANNOUNCED THAT
THEY'RE REMOVING THEIR FIRST
USED PVC FROM ALL PAYMENT CARDS
, INCLUDING GIFT CARDS FOR
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING
RECYCLED AND BIOS TOWARDS
PLASTICS. AND SO I DO HAVE A
LITTLE SHOW AND TELL THESE ARE
ALL THE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY ONES. THERE'S MANY
OTHER COMPANIES. BUT IF YOU WANT
TO FEEL THEM, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE
WE'RE NOT BANNING THESE THESE
ARE THE GOOD ONES THEY'RE GOING
TO BE THERE. YOU CAN FEEL THEM,
SO I AM HAPPY TO PASS THAT
AROUND. IF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT I
DO HAVE LAURA WELCH HERE TO
TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF SURFRIDER
FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. I'M LARA WALSH
FROM SURFRIDER. IN SHORT, WE
SUPPORT THESE ALTERNATIVE
OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
PRODUCE CARCINOGENS AND AREN'T
MADE OF CARCINOGENS. UM THIS
BILL HELPS US GET AWAY FROM
SINGLE USE PLASTICS. BY
TARGETING PVC PVC IS HAZARDOUS
AT THE BEGINNING OF ITS LIFE
BECAUSE IT CREATES CO. TWO AND
OTHER CHEMICALS THAT THE EPA
DEEMS HAZARDOUS. IT'S ALSO VERY
TOXIC AT THE END OF ITS LIFE
BECAUSE IT CREATES HYDROCHLORIC
HYDROCHLORIDE HYDROGEN CHLORIDE
, WHICH BECOMES ACID IN HUMAN
LUNGS. THE U. S. EPA CITED THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PVC PRODUCTS IN
2018 RECYCLED AS NEGLIGIBLE. SO
BASICALLY, THESE DON'T GET
RECYCLED, AND WHEN CONSUMERS TRY
TO RECYCLE THEM MANY, MANY
MUNICIPALITIES DON'T ACCEPT
THESE GIFT CARDS BECAUSE THEY
ARE USUALLY SMALL AND THIN, AND
THEY GET STUCK IN THE MACHINERY.
UM AS WAS STATED BUSINESSES ARE
TRANSITIONING AWAY TOO MANY
OTHER MORE SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS.
UM AND SO ON BEHALF OF THE
PUBLIC THAT BEARS THE BRUNT OF
THE USE CARCINOGENIC PRODUCTS, I
RESPECTIVELY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
THERE ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. CHLOE BROWN ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE,
FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT
SURFRIDER LISTED WERE IN
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. DOES HE ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
STEWARDSHIP ACTION COUNCIL AND
CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
COUNCIL AND SUPPORT JANET COX
FOR CLIMATE ACTION, CALIFORNIA
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
MARGARET GLADSTEIN HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF WE ARE
AN OPPOSITION. I DO WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND HER STAFF.
THEY'VE BEEN FABULOUS WORKING
WITH US APPRECIATE THAT
COMMITTEES RECOMMENDED
AMENDMENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE
DO WANT TO CLARIFY AND AGAIN
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND HER STAFF ARE, UM
WHAT THE WOULD HAVE VIOLATION
WOULD LOOK LIKE SO WE'D LIKE TO
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP WORKING ON
THAT, UM, ARE CONCERNED AND THE
AUTHOR RIGHTFULLY RECOGNIZES
THAT RETAILERS ARE MOVING IN
THAT DIRECTION. WE DO HAVE SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT PARTICULAR
APPLICATIONS. UM WHERE A CARD IS
GOING INTO A READER AND WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TECHNOLOGY
WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT
SO THAT THE LATE TIMEFRAME IS
HOPEFUL. UM WE'RE TRYING TO GET
TO YES. WHAT? WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE AUTHOR AND AGAIN APPRECIATE
HER HER WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH
US AND THE COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS, BUT, UH
, RIGHT NOW IT'S OUR BIGGEST
CONCERN. BASED ON THE NEW
AMENDMENTS IS THE VIOLATIONS AND
THE DESCRIPTION THAT SO WE WANT
TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? CHAIR
MEMBERS, DEAN TALLY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. JUST
WANT TO SAY WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE GOAL. WE HAVEN'T
SEEN THE LATEST AMENDMENTS, BUT
WE ARE OPPOSED TO THIS TIME.
THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS CARLOS TO
TERRORISM BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA GROCERY ASSOCIATION
OPPOSITION TO GO THANK YOU. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IT IS. OH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SUKI. YEAH,
ACTUALLY, I WAS GONNA ASK HIM,
MISS GLADSTEIN, BUT SINCE SHE
ALREADY LEFT, UH UM MAYBE
SENATOR LIMO MAYBE YOU CAN
ANSWER YEAH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS
, YOU KNOW? WHAT ARE THE
CHALLENGES? UH IN TERMS OF
MAKING SURE THAT CARDS ARE
READABLE FOR RETAILERS THAT, UH
, WOULD BE LOST. UH, IF YOU
DON'T HAVE THESE PVC CARDS YEAH
. YEAH, THEY CONCERN IS WHETHER
THE, UH, CURRENTLY A LOT OF
TECHNOLOGY IS THE MAGNETIC
STRIPE, AND IF THEY'RE GOING
INTO A READER THAT'S FEEDING AND
THINK ABOUT YOUR ATM CARD.
SOMETIMES THOSE READERS ACTUALLY
CHEW UP THE NON PLASTIC CARDS
AND SO, UM, IN THAT CASE, I MEAN
, THE VALUE OF THE CARD IS STILL
THERE, BUT ACCESSING IT AT THAT
PARTICULAR TIME, SO IT'S REALLY
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE
READERS AND INTERMINGLING WITH
THE CARDS. I THINK THE EXAMPLES
YOU HAVE, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT'S
PROBABLY HAVE A PROBABLY HAVE A
BARCODE. AND SO SOME RETAILERS
HAVE THE BARCODE TECHNOLOGY AND
SOME STILL USE THE MAG STRIPE.
UM, SO DIFFERENT. YEAH. SO I
THINK THE NON PLASTIC ONES ARE
ALL NOW USING THE BARCODE
TECHNOLOGY. BUT NOT ALL
RETAILERS HAVE THAT AND NOT ALL.
GAS STATIONS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT
IT, THEY YOU INSERT YOUR CARD
THERE, SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE
THE CHALLENGES LIFE FOR US, SO
WE'RE WORKING TO GET THERE AND,
UM, THAT THAT WAS WHERE OUR
OPPOSITION COMES FROM. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BIRTH. I
THINK THIS IS A GREAT BILL AND
ACTUALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT THE RETAILERS AND SOME OF
THE BUSINESS INTERESTS ACTUALLY
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE GOALS OF
THE BILL. I JUST HAD A COUPLE
NUMBERS SORT SUPPORT THIS
STRONGLY SUPPORTED. UM, BUT BUT
I'M ASSUMING THAT, UM, YOU'RE
LOOKING AT UH, ON SOME OF THESE
TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES, THE FACT
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY
BOTH WITH THE NEW CARDS AS WELL
AS THE FACT THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE
OLD PLASTIC CARDS FOR A FAIRLY
LONG PERIOD OF TIME. YEAH THE
OLD ONES WERE. THERE IS NO
PENALTY FOR ANYONE THAT IS MAYBE
LIKE ME AND KEEPS YOUR GIFT
CARDS UNTIL YOU NEED THEM. AND,
LIKE, FOUR YEARS LATER, YOU
STILL HAVE THEM, SO THERE'S NO
PENALTY AND THIS REALLY IS A
TRANSITION. THAT IS WHY IT'S
JUST ABOUT SELLING. RIGHT IT'S
THE OLD ONES WILL BE USED IN.
CERTAINLY WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH
JUST WHAT'S OUT THERE IN TERMS
OF THE TECHNOLOGY, AND WE KNOW
SO MANY ARE ALREADY, YOU KNOW,
MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO WANT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS BILL
DOES NOT. THIS IS FOR GIFT
CARDS. SPECIFICALLY IT DOES NOT
APPLY TO HOTELS OR
TRANSPORTATIONS OR CREDIT CARDS
. THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, USED IN A
DIFFERENT WAY. MULTIPLE TIMES
REPEATEDLY. THIS IS REALLY
TARGETING JUST ONE TIME USE ONCE
, BUT CERTAINLY WE'VE EXTENDED
THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE. FEW
YEARS OUT. IN ORDER TO KEEP, UM
YOU KNOW TO ENSURE THAT THE
TECHNOLOGY IS THERE WITH THE
RETAILERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY. SEE NONE. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
DAVID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
OPPOSITION. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED. REBUS I LEAVE
US I FLORA FLORA. NO, ADDIS!
THIS GUY FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I.
HOOVER HOOVER. NO. MATHIS.
MATHIS NO MERIT. SUKI SUKI, I
PELLERIN PELLERIN AWARD. BOARD I
WOULD WOULD I SPUR AYE. THAT
BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES. THAT BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. YEAH WE ONLY NEED
MATHIS TO ADD ON AND THEN
EVERYONE ELSE IS YEAH, I HAVE TO
LEAVE RIGHT NOW TO PRESENT WE
WILL START FROM THE TOP. WE'LL
START WITH S B 15. 15 GROVE
MOTION IS PASSED THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS. MATHES. AYE. HAS
11 HAS 11 VOTES THAT'S OUT. SP 2
72. MOTION DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MATHIS MATHIS
NÓ. 10 TO 1 10 TO 1. THAT BILL
IS OUT. NEXT. UNDERLINING SP 3
90. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
JUDICIARY MATHIS MATH IS I HAS
NINE VOTES HAS NINE VOTES THAT
BILL US OUT. NEXT SP 3 94.
MOTION DO PASS TO EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. MATHIS MATHES. AYE.
HAS 11 VOTES HAS 11 VOTES. THAT
BILL IS OUT. SB 414. MOTION DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS METHOD. I
HAS 11 VOTES. THAT BILL IS OUT.
SB 6 65. MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
METHODS. MATHIS AYE. BILL HAS 11
VOTES THAT BILL IS OUT. THE
CONSENT. MATHIS. AYE. OKAY.
CONSENT HAS 11 THAT CONSENT IS
OUT. THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.