GOOD MORNING. BEFORE WE BEGIN TO
ENSURE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND
PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
PROCEEDINGS TODAY, THE HEARING
WE STREAMED ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN
PERSON HERE IN ROOM 444 IN THE
STATE CAPITAL OR VIA PHONE FOR
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THERE
WILL BE PROVIDING COMMENT VIA
PHONE OR USING THE MODERATED
TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE CALL IN
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ACCESS CODE IS 1315444. PLEASE
CALL IN WHEN THE OFFICER THE
BILL YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON IS
BEGINNING THEIR PRESENTATION.
THE OPERATOR WILL INSTRUCT YOU
AND MUTE YOUR COMPUTER'S
OTHERWISE WE WILL HEAR YOU
TWICE. WE HAVE TWO BILLS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR TODAY. WE DO
NOT YET HAVE AQUARIUM. I DON'T
THINK NO, NO. OKAY, SO. WE
AREN'T GONNA HEAR THOSE QUITE
YET BECAUSE WE NEED THEM TO DO
SO. BUT WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO
AUTHORS HERE TODAY. ALREADY 33
MR SENATOR EMLYN SNUCK INTO SO
I'LL CALL THIS HEARING OF THE
WATER PARKS AND WILDLIFE
COMMITTEE TO ORDER UM AND. WE
WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST ITEM,
WHICH I NEED TO FIGURE OUT IS MR
DODD. SB 2 56. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UH SP 2
56 SEEKS TO MODIFY PROP 70 GRAND
CONDITIONS TO PERMIT THE CITY OF
DAVIS TO ALLOW CONSERVATION AND
CLIMATE MITIGATION, EASEMENTS,
LEASES AND LICENSES ON EIGHT
PARCELS OF LAND THEY PURCHASED
WITH GRANT FUNDING. STATE LAW IS
PASSED BY THE VOTERS UNDER PROP
70 DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE
DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY SECURE
THROUGH THE 1988 BOND ACT
WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE
LEGISLATURE. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW THE CITY OF DAVIS TO
CONVEY EASEMENTS, LEASES OR
LICENSES ON UP TO EIGHT OF THE
PARCELS ACQUIRED WITH THE BOND
FUNDS TO THE YELLOW HABITAT
CONSERVANCY TO ESTABLISH A
HABITAT RESERVE OF CONNECTED
PROPERTIES FOR TARGETED SPECIES
IN THE AREA. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE
CITY TO SELL, LEASE OR LICENSE
EASEMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES FOR
STORAGE OF CARBON DERIVED FROM
CARBON SEQUESTRATION DEEP
UNDERGROUND ON UP TO THREE OF
THE EXISTING PARCELS. THIS
AUTHORITY WILL NOT ALTER THE
CHARACTER OF THE LAND AND
PRESERVES IT. IT IS OPEN SPACE
CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CURRENT BOND ACT WITH ME
TODAY IS TRACY REYNOLDS FROM THE
CITY OF DAVIS AND LILY. MACKEY
REPRESENTED DTE ENERGY TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND SHE'S
ON THE PHONE. YES. SHE'S THERE.
COME ON UP. YOU CAN JOIN THE
SENATOR AT THE FRONT IF YOU
LIKE. YEAH HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
WE ONE BIG, HAPPY FAMILY. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS TRACY
REYNOLDS. AND UM I AM THE
MANAGER OF THE OPEN SPACE
PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF DAVIS.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
HEARING THIS BILL THIS MORNING
AND, UM, AS A SENATOR SAID, UM,
THE CITY HASN'T MADE ANY
DECISIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE
PROJECTS AT ALL. IT'S THIS LAW
WOULD JUST BASICALLY ALLOW US TO
CONSIDER UM CONSIDER THESE TWO
PROJECTS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE,
UM, WORKING WITH THE YOLO
HABITAT CONSERVANCY. UH THE OLD
HABITAT CONSERVANCY IS, UH,
IMPLEMENTING THEIR YELLOW
HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION
PLAN THAT HCP AND CCP. AND PART
OF THAT IMPLEMENTATION IS TO, UM
DEVELOP A RESERVE OF LAND FOR
THE 12 SPECIES THAT THEY'RE
PROTECTING. AND SO THESE
PROPERTIES ALONG THE SOUTH FORK
OF POODLE CREEK ARE CRITICAL TO
THAT PARTICULAR FOR TWO OF THOSE
SPECIES, THE WHITE TAILED KITE
AND SWINGS AND HAWK AND SO
THEY'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN A
APPROACHED ME, YOU KNOW, OVER
THE YEARS ABOUT POTENTIALLY
PUTTING HABITAT EASEMENT ON
THESE LANDS, UM, TO MOSTLY FOR
TO ADD THEM TO ALLOW TO ADD THEM
TO THE RESERVE. BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T OFFICIALLY BEING THE
RESERVE UNLESS THEY HAVE A UM
CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION
EASEMENT ON THEM, AND SO IN A,
UM SO WE WOULDN'T WEREN'T
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT,
UM, WITHOUT THIS PROVISION SO
THAT WOULD BE, UM, WE BELIEVE
YOU KNOW, A GREAT ADDITION TO
THE RESERVE THESE LANDS AND ALSO
IT WOULD OPEN UP. POTENTIALLY,
UH A REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY
BECAUSE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND
THE, UM THE MAINTENANCE AND THE
ENHANCEMENT OF THE RIGHT PERRY
IN CORRIDOR ON THESE PROPERTIES
BECAUSE THE CONSERVANCY THEN
WOULD BE ALLOWED. IF IT WAS PART
OF THE RESERVE, THEY WOULD BE
ALLOWED TO HELP US WITH THE
MANAGEMENT. UM SECOND PROJECT.
UH YOU KNOW AGAIN, NOTHING HAS
BEEN DECIDED. IT'S JUST ALLOWING
THE CITY TO POSSIBLY PARTICIPATE
IN THIS LARGER PROJECT TO, UM
PUMP CARBON UNDER THE GROUND IN
THE BUDDHIST SINK AREA AND THOSE
33 OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE ON
THE EDGE OF THAT, UM, AREA
UNDERGROUND. WHERE, UM THAT, UM
, STORAGE PLACE WOULD BE AND I
WILL LEAVE IT TO DTE Tð. UM SAY
MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT ANYWAY,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I HOPE
YOU SUPPORT THE BILL. AND I'M
HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM. SO I'M GOING TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. LET'S CALL
THE ROLL BAUER-KAHAN HERE
BAUER-KAHAN HERE, MATHIS. ELONIS
COLONIES HERE. BENNETT BENNETT
HERE, DOLLY! DAVIES DAVIES HERE,
FRIEDMAN HEART HEART HERE.
CHOLERA. PELLERIN IN HERE. RUBIO
RUBIO HERE. SHIAVO BROUGH HERE,
BILL VALLAPUDUA. FORD WEBER. YOU
HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. SORRY
TO INTERRUPT ANY NO WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. I'M REALLY MCKAY. SORRY
I DIDN'T COME UP EARLIER. BUT
WITH DTE ENERGY JUST WANTED TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THE SENATOR FOR
HIS WORK ON THIS ISSUE AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF
DAVIS. WE ARE IN SUPPORT AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES HERE IN
SUPPORT? SEEING NONE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SEEING
NONE ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION SEEING IN. NONE
WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR ANY SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION ON SB 2 56. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF SB
2 56. YOU MIGHT PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. THAT'S ONE AND THEN
ZERO FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION.
MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE IN
KILL GREAT. THEN BRING IT BACK
TO THE DIOCESE. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? YES, MISS PELLERIN. SO
UM, HI. THANK YOU. UM I WAS
READING ABOUT THE 2020 PIPELINE
EXPLOSION IN MISSISSIPPI, AND
I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S
ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY
WITH THE CARBON STORAGE ON THIS
LAND. I THINK I WILL DEFER TO
THE DT REP ON THAT QUESTION,
OKAY, THANKS. HAPPY TO PROVIDE
MORE INFORMATION, BUT NO, THERE
ARE NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. I
DON'T. I CAN PROVIDE YOUR OFFICE
MORE INFORMATION, BUT I DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE CURRENTLY. YEAH. I
DON'T THINK THE EXPLOSION I
COULD BE CORRECTED, BUT I DON'T
THINK THE EXPLOSION WHAT? WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS JUST
STRAIGHT CARBON GOING TO THE
GROUND. I BELIEVE THERE WAS
OTHER ELEMENTS OF THAT BIT. ALSO
THIS IS 6000 FT. UNDER THE
GROUND THIS THE STORAGE UM THE
OLD NATURAL GAS KIND OF SPONGY
AREA WHERE THEY WOULD BE PUMPING
THE CARBON INTO UM, YEAH, I'M
NOT. I'M NOT IN ON THE
TECHNICALITY OF HOW THEY DO THE
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF HOW THEY DO
IT. BUT IT'S IT IS 6000 FT
UNDERGROUND, AND THERE'S NO UM,
FLAMMABLE. THERE'S NOTHING
THAT'S FLAMMABLE UNDER THERE
THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY IGNITE
THE CARBON YEAH. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SO I WILL
SAY I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR WORKING WITH COMMITTEE ON
THIS BILL. I KNOW WE PUT IT OVER
SO THAT WE COULD GET IT RIGHT.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE
AREN'T, UM, APPROVING ANY
PARTICULAR PROJECT. WE'RE
ALLOWING THESE MEN'S BUT WILL BE
UP TO THE CITY TO DETERMINE THE
SAFETY FOR THEIR OWN RESIDENTS
AND ASSUME THEY WILL DO WHAT IS
RIGHT BY THE COMMUNITY OF DAVIS.
SO WITH THAT. I NEED A MOTION.
THANK YOU. WE WILL CALL THE
ROLL. DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE
SENATOR RESPECTFULLY. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. YEAH. BARRICADE I'M
SORRY. S BEEF TO 56 MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
BARRICADE HIM. I I'VE MATHIS
COLONIES. BENNETT BENNETT. I
DOLLY. DAVIES DAVIES, I FRIEDMAN
HEART HEART. I KALRA PELLERIN.
PELLERIN I RUBIO RUBIO. I SHIAVO
YOU HAVE. OH, I WILL VALLAPUDUA.
WARD WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. GREAT
THAT IS OUT, BUT WE WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. UM I WOULD LOVE TO
ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. BYE, MR
BENNETT, SECONDED BY THE MEMBER
RUBIO. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
MADAM SECRETARY DID YOU WANT TO?
OH YEAH, IT'S SB 3 71 DO PASS
AND NUMBER THREE SP 5 79 HAMBURG
DO PASS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS.
BARRICADE HAN. HI, CAN I?
MATHIS? ELONIS BENNETT BENNETT,
I DALI DALI. I DAVIES DAVIES I
FRIEDMAN HEART HEART I CHOLERA.
PELLERIN PELLERIN, I RUBIO RUBIO
I SHIAVO VÚI VILLE VALLAPUDUA.
WARD. WHOEVER WHOEVER I. SENATOR
LAYER. YEAH SENATOR ALLEN LEFT
SO. WE'RE HERE. SB 7 56 BY
SENATOR LAIRD WHEN YOU'RE READY,
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM SENATE
BILL 7 56 AUTHORIZES THE
WATERBOARD STAFF TO OBTAIN
INSPECTION WARRANTS FOR BOTH
WATER RIGHTS AND WATER QUALITY.
VIOLATIONS FOR UNLICENSED
CANNABIS INVESTIGATIONS AND TO
PARTICIPATE IN UNLICENSED
CANNABIS SITE INSPECTIONS
ALONGSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH
CRIMINAL WARRANTS WHEN REQUESTED
IT ON APPROVAL BY A JUDGE. THE
PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, THE WATER BOARD HAS
TO GIVE A 24 HOUR NOTICE THAT
THEY'RE COMING IN, AND IF THEY
ARE GOING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
OF OTHER AGENCIES THAT BLOWS UP
THE SEARCH WHEN THERE ARE REAL
PROBLEMS OF ILLEGAL DIVERSION
AND USE THIS BILL WOULD FIX THAT
. IT'S NOT A DRUG ENFORCEMENT
BILL. IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL BILL
TO ENFORCE STATE WATER QUALITY.
MY OFFICE WORK WITH CIVIL RIGHTS
AND DRUGS DO CRIMINALIZATION
ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS IN THE SENATE. AS A
RESULT, THE BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION THAT RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE SENATE
. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN IPHONE THANK YOU, SENATOR.
ANY WITNESSES HERE IN SUPPORT.
SEEING NONE AND IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE WILL GO TO THE PHONE
LINE. WE HAVE SMOKE COMING UP.
SORRY I MOVED TOO FAST.
APOLOGIZE THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE
IN THE MIDDLE. SO ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA, NORMAL WE DID HAVE A
SUPPORT IF AMENDED POSITION NOW
WE ARE NEUTRAL ON THE BILL, AND
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OTHERS
OFFICE AND EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'VE ALL DONE. UM OUR CONCERNS
. UM, THE REMAINING CONCERNS ARE
NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR US TO
OPPOSE THE BILL. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD WORK
SENATOR GOING TO THE PHONE LINES
FOR ANY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON
SPF 7 56. MODERATOR. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF SB 7 50
60 MY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO
FRIEND, SUPPORTER OPPOSITION.
MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE IN.
Q GREAT. THANK YOU. BRING YOU
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YEAH. SO
WE WERE SHADOW. HI SENATOR. I
JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
KNOW IT'S A HUGE, HUGE ISSUE IN
THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, WHICH IS
NEIGHBORS. MY DISTRICT, UM AND
WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED ON AS A
CO AUTHOR. IF YOU HAVE ME OKAY.
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. WE WILL DO
THAT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
THANK YOU VERY MOTION IN A
SECOND SECRETARY, PLEASE.
CULTURAL 7 56 MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO JUDICIARY BARRICADE HEN, CAN
I'M MATHIS, ELONIS COLONIES?
BENNETT BENNETT, I DALI DALI. I
DAVIES DAVIES, I FRIEDMAN HEART
. HEART I CHOLERA. PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I RUBIO. RUBIO I
SHOULD'VE VÚI VILLE VALLAPUDUA.
WARD AND WEBER. WEBER I THAT ONE
HAS 10 VOTES. IT IS OUT OF YOUR
HOLD. ROLL OPEN, PERHAPS MEMBERS
. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU.
UM AND I SENATOR ALLEN WAS HERE
. HE CAME BACK THEN HE LEFT AND
HE CAME BACK. UM IT WAS IN THE
HALL, OKAY? HMM. YOU'RE A BUSY
MAN, SENATOR. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
UM PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 8 67
TODAY I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. WE KNOW
THAT THIS MEASURE, ALONG WITH
THE ONES PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY
WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF CREATE
NEGOTIATIONS. BETWEEN THE TWO
HOUSES AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
TO FINALIZE WHAT WILL BE PUT
BEFORE THE VOTERS NEXT YEAR. AND
UM SO I KNOW I KNOW A NUMBER OF
YOU. ARE WORKING ON THIS
LEGISLATION, AS IT IS FRAMED
HERE SEEKS TO PROVIDE $15.5
BILLION FOR CONCRETE STEPS. TO
REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF RISING
GLOBAL TEMPERATURES AND EXTREME
WEATHER EVENTS AND INVEST IN
NECESSARY PREVENTATIVE MEASURES
TO PROTECT OUR STATE'S MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
INTERNATIONAL SO WHILE THIS
WOULD BE A HISTORICAL INVESTMENT
, ACCORDING TO OUR MOST RECENT
CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, THE COST OF
CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE STATE
ALONE WE COULD BE MORE THAN 100
$13 BILLION ANNUALLY. BY 2050.
SO LET ME JUST HIGHLIGHT A FEW
OF THESE IMPACTS LAST YEARS IN
THIS YEAR'S EXTRAORDINARY
RAINFALL WITH WHILE EASING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAS LED TO
MASSIVE FLOODS, DEVASTATING
COMMUNITIES AND RAVAGING
FARMLANDS. WHILE THE LAST THREE
WATER YEARS WERE THE DRIEST ON
RECORD. THIS IS THE NEW WEATHER
PATTERN THAT WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR
BACK TO BACK EXTREMELY DRY
YEARS, PUNCTUATED BY SEVERE
STORMS, AND OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS
ARE SIMPLY NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS
NEW NORMAL, SO WE'VE GOT TO
INVEST NOW TO RESHAPE THESE
SYSTEMS AND JUST BE BETTER
PREPARED. WHILE THIS WINTER WAS
FOCUSED ON BREACHED LEVEES,
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS, A LOOMING
SNOWPACK THAT THREATENS EVEN
MORE FLOODING. WE KNOW THAT FIRE
SEASON IS NOW FAST APPROACHING.
IN 2020 2021, CALIFORNIA THE
HIGHEST AND SECOND HIGHEST
NUMBERS OF ACRES, BURNED RECORD
BREAKING 4.3 MILLION ACRES IN
2020, THEN 2.5 AND 2021 AND
THEN, OF COURSE, FREQUENT
COASTAL FLOODING, EXACERBATED BY
SEA LEVEL RISE IS ANOTHER
LOOMING DISASTER EXPECTED TO
THREATEN NEARLY HALF A MILLION
PEOPLE. $150 150 BILLION DOLLARS
IN PROPERTY 3500 MILES OF ROADS
, RAILROADS AS WELL WITHIN THE
NEXT EIGHT YEARS, SO THESE
THREATS CAN'T BE IGNORED. AND
THIS BYE AND SEEKS TO SET A
COURSE TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS BY
INVESTING IN NECESSARY MEASURES
TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES AND ARE
VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES WILL
ENSURING THAT WE'RE BETTER
PREPARED TO ADAPT. HAVING ME
TODAY. ELIZABETH FORSBERG WITH
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND ADAM
KENYANS WITHOUT GOING TO SPEAK
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. WHEN YOU'RE
READY FOR MINUTES BETWEEN THE
TWO OF YOU, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LIZ
FORSBERG, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF POLICY FOR THE NATURE
CONSERVANCY LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
IS AT STAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
EXTREME HEAT, FLOODING, SEA
LEVEL RISE AND CATASTROPHIC
WILDFIRES THREATEN OUR HOME THE
STRING OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
EVENTS THIS PAST WINTER COSTS $1
BILLION IN DAMAGES IN JANUARY
ALONE. AND THEY ARE JUST THE
LATEST EVIDENCE THAT WE ARE
FAILING TO PROTECT CALIFORNIA
FROM THE ACCELERATING IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE. DESPITE RECORD
BREAKING STATE BUDGET, STATE
INVESTMENT IN NATURAL RESOURCES
HAS NOT MATCHED THE PEACE AND
SCALE IDENTIFIED NEED WITHOUT
INVENTION. THE COST OF CLIMATE
CHANGE TO CALIFORNIA'S ESTIMATED
TO REACH 113 BILLION ANNUALLY BY
2050, A SENATOR, ALLEN SAID. WE
APPLAUD SENATOR ALLEN FOR
INTRODUCING SB 867, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE A STRUCTURED INVESTMENT
PLAN TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES
OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROVIDE
STABLE LONG TERM FUNDING FOR
NATURE BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS ISSUED
SEVERAL REPORTS IN EXECUTIVE
ORDERS THAT HAVE CREATED A
ROADMAP TO CLIMATE RESILIENCY IN
CALIFORNIA THAT WILL HELP GUIDE
AND DIRECT INVESTMENTS. THE
STRATEGIC PLANS ALSO UNDERSCORE
THE NEED FOR SIGNIFICANT FUNDING
FOR CLIMATE AND THAT NATURE
BASED SOLUTIONS SP 867 WILL
DRIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE
PLANS AND FINANCE PROJECTS TO
IMPROVE WATER. RESILIENCE
PROTECT THE STATE FROM
CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE SEE LEVEL
RISE AND EXTREME HEAT. AND
ENSURE CALIFORNIA MEETS ITS
COMMITMENT TO PROTECT 30% OF
BIODIVERSITY BY 2030. OUR STATE
SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP
CLEANING UP AFTER ONE DISASTER
AFTER THE NEXT, WE NEED A
SERIOUS INVESTMENT PLAN IN
NATURE BASED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
NOW, AND SPH 67 IS THE BEST PATH
TO GET US THERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ADAM KENYANS
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES. AQUA
REPRESENTS OVER 460 PUBLIC WATER
AGENCIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
WANT TO THANK SENATOR ALLEN AND
TINA AND HIS AND ALL THE STAFF
IN HIS OFFICE FOR ALL THE WORK
ON THIS ISSUE OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, UM YOU KNOW, WE
KNOW I DON'T NEED TO GO OVER THE
NEED TO MUCH. I THINK WE ALL
KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE
LAST YEAR RELATED TO WATER
SUPPLY. ONE OF THE DRIEST
PERIODS ON RECORD TO HISTORIC
FLOODING AND RAINFALL AND WHAT
WE SAW WAS THE STATE IS NOT
PREPARED TO HANDLE THAT KIND OF
WEATHER WHIPLASH TO QUOTE
SECRETARY CROW FOOT UM AND THIS
BILL WOULD INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY
IN A NUMBER OF KEY WATER SUPPLY
INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES. THAT
WOULD HELP CALIFORNIA BECOME
MORE WATER RESILIENT AND I JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THOSE
ON THE WATER SUPPLY SIDE. THINGS
LIKE RECYCLED WATER AND
DESALINATION. MORE GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE. THE INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT FOR THE PROP ONES TO
WATER STORAGE PROJECTS. I THINK
THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AS
WELL. UM AND FUNDING FOR
CONVEYANCE. WE KNOW THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF CONVEYANCE PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT ARE IN
NEED OF REPAIR. UM AND NEW
CONVEYANCE POTENTIALLY TO MOVE
WATER FOR GROUNDWATER RECHARGE.
BUT THERE IS ALSO REALLY
IMPORTANTLY IN THIS BILL, UM,
PROPOSALS TO REHABILITATE
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. SO
FUNDING FOR FLOOD PROTECTION,
INCLUDING LEVEES AND WEIRS, BUT
THEN A BIG COMPONENT FOR DAM
SAFETY, WHICH IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
HIGH HAZARD DAMS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA THAT ARE IN POOR
CONDITION AND MANY OF THEM CAN'T
BE FILLED TO FULL CAPACITY
BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE SEISMIC
RETROFITS. AND I THINK WE WOULD
ALL AGREE THAT MAKING SURE OUR
CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE IS AS UP
TO DATE AND EFFICIENT AND ABLE
TO STORE AS MUCH WATER AS
POSSIBLE IS PROBABLY CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE
MORE FUNDING FOR SOME OF THESE
CATEGORIES. I KNOW THE SENATOR
TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING OVER $15
BILLION BOND, BUT THE NEED IS
EXTREMELY GREAT. AND SO YOU
KNOW, THE MORE FUNDING WE CAN
GET. THE BETTER. INITIAL POLLING
HAS BEEN REALLY POSITIVE. UM YOU
KNOW, VOTERS ARE REALLY LOOKING
AT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CLIMATE CHANGE IN A VERY
DIFFERENT WAY. I THINK, IN PART
BECAUSE OF THE YEAR WE JUST SAW
, UM AND SO I THINK, REALLY, NOW
IS THE TIME TO MAKE THIS BIG
INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE. AS
WE'VE SEEN. IT'S HERE. IT'S NOT
THIS THEORETICAL IDEA THAT'S
COMING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS HERE
THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH RIGHT
NOW. UM, SO WITH THAT I WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR AND URGENT. I
VOTE. OH, TO ME. YOU'RE RIGHT ON
TIME. UM THANK YOU SO MUCH OTHER
FOLKS IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. BETH LASSO
ON BEHALF OF WATER REUSE
CALIFORNIA STRONGLY URGE, UM
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN
DROUGHT PROOF WATER SUPPLIES BY
INVESTING IN RECYCLED WATER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING PILL ARNADA QUINTANA OF
FOR YOU, BO WATER AGENCY AND
SUPPORT MODE, PARTICULARLY
GRATEFUL FOR THE DAM SAFETY
FUNDING, HOPEFUL FOR MORE ON
THAT FRONT AND ALSO IRVINE
BRANCH WATER DISTRICT, SAME ON
DAM SAFETY AND ALSO HOPEFUL FOR
MORE ON RECYCLED WATER. THANK
YOU. CYRUS DEVERS ON BEHALF OF
THE LAST VIRGIN IS MUNICIPAL
WATER DISTRICT AND SUPPORT GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
GLENN FARRELL ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE MEASURE.
MOVING FORWARD WERE REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE SENATORS.
LEADERSHIP UM, WE ARE. WE WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE SOME FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH SENATOR THE
COMMITTEE YOUR COLLEAGUES ON A
STANDALONE CHAPTER ALLOCATION
FOR STATE WATER PROJECT PUBLIC
BENEFITS NOT ONLY WITH REGARD TO
CONVENTIONAL TRADITIONAL STATE
WATER PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE,
BUT ALSO UM, ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS
TO HELP MEET THE STATE'S GRID,
RESPONSIVENESS AND GRID
RELIABILITY NEEDS IF I'M A REAL
BRIEFLY MOUNT CHAIR, ALSO ON
BEHALF OF SWEETWATER AUTHORITY,
RETAIL WATER SUPPLIER IN
SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
AUTHOR'S INCLUSION OF DAM SAFETY
AND RECYCLED WATER FUNDING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS ON THE
DETAIL ON ON THAT FRONT AS WELL.
AND, UM I ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW
CONSIDERATION OF LOOKING AT SOME
STATUTORY CHANGES TO ENSURE THAT
, UM, DISADVANTAGED, URBANIZED
WATER SUPPLIERS ARE ABLE TO
COMPETE ON THE SAME FOOTING AND
PRIORITIES. OTHER DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS AS WELL.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JAMIE
MINOR ON BEHALF OF SANTA
MARGHERITA WATER DISTRICT
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
IN WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT, UM LIKE TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS MADE BY OUR COLLEAGUES
FROM WATER REUSE AND AQUA WOULD
LOVE TO SEE ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS FOR WATER RECYCLING
, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU KNOW
THE BILL AND WANTED TO MOVE
FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STORMWATER QUALITY
ASSOCIATION. UM I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO SEE A FEW TWEAKS TO THE
DEFINITION OF STORM WATER
CAPTURE PROJECTS TO ENSURE THAT
THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS
CAN BE INCLUDED AND ALSO WOULD
LOVE TO SEE ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS JUST GIVEN YOU KNOW
THIS, UM THIS TIME OF FLOOD AND
THE NEED FOR CAPTURE, UM, GIVEN
THE PATTERNS AND CLIMATE CHANGE,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MARK
FINSTER, MAKER FOR THE WATER,
BOND COALITION, 70 COUNTIES,
CITIES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND
NONPROFITS IN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL COAST AND RURAL
CALIFORNIA. OUR PRIORITY IS THE
INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER
MANAGEMENT PLANNING WOULD LIKE
TO JUST SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE
FUNDING INTO INTO THAT WORK. UM,
IN ADDITION, ALSO HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA TAHOE
ALLIANCE. WHICH IS 11 PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE MEMBERS UP IN THE TAHOE
BASIN, REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE
INVESTMENTS IN SB 8 67 FOR TAHOE
WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE A
SPECIFIED AMOUNT FOR THE TAHOE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM, WHICH FOCUSES THE
STATE'S COST SHARE WITH NEVADA
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HMM. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
MARTIN RADOSEVIC ON BEHALF OF
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT WERE SUPPORTIVE,
AMENDED. WE LOVE SEEING THE
FUNDING FOR DAM SAFETY AS WELL
AS WATER RECYCLING AND, OF
COURSE, WOULD APPRECIATE GREATER
ALLOCATION OF POSSIBLE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY WANTS
MORE. GOOD MORNING. CHEN MEMBERS
CHRIS VALENCIA ON BEHALF OF THE
SENATE HAS BEEN OF TOO MUCH
INDIANS. WE ALSO HAVE A SUPPORT
IF AMENDED, AND WE APPRECIATE
INCLUSION FOR OUR WMD'S. BUT
ASKED THAT THE FUNDING WE
BROUGHT TO 350 MILLION, SO IT
BRINGS IT IN LINE WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA'S BOND
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN MEMBERS.
AUDREY RETIRED CHECK ON BEHALF
OF CAL DIESEL. THE STATEWIDE
DIESEL INDUSTRY WERE SUPPORTIVE
OF THE RESOURCES AND CLIMATE
BOND PACKAGE AND APPRECIATIVE OF
THE AUTHOR'S INCLUSION OF
FUNDING FOR DIESEL AND GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS TO FURTHER SHAPED THE
DIESEL BOND LANGUAGE, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
SENATOR, THE COMMITTEE AND YOUR
COLLEAGUES TO FURTHER EXPAND AND
INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR DIESEL.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DON GILBERT ON BEHALF OF
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICTS, AND WE
HAVE A SUPPORTIVE AMENDED
POSITION UNDER THE EVERYONE
WANTS MORE CATEGORY. UH WE'RE
LOOKING FOR 1.8 BILLION LITTLE
DOLLARS FOR RECYCLED WATER.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, LILY
MCKAY ON BEHALF OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY AND
UNITED WATER. UM AND THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS WORK AND
ESPECIALLY THE INCLUSION OF THE
DAM SAFETY FUNDING AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UM DO YOU
HAVE ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. WE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES, SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONES
MODERATOR AND WE'RE JUST TAKING
NAME POSITION. AN ORGANIZATION.
GIRLFRIEND SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION ONE AND THEN ZERO ON
SB 867. WE WILL GO TO LINE
SEVEN. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
RICARDO ROMERO ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
CONSERVATION COURSE. WE ARE IN
THE SUPPORT IF AMENDED POSITION
TO INCLUDE PREFERENCE LANGUAGE
FOR THE USE OF SERVICES OF THE
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION COURSE
AND THE CERTIFIED CONSERVATION
COURSE. UM AND AT LEAST 125
MILLION FOR THE CERTIFIED
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION COURSE.
AND THE C C C TO PERFORM QUITE
BèC. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO
LINE 11. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
RICO MASTER DONATO WITH THE
TRUST OF PUBLIC LAND. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BILL MOVING
FORWARD. WE NEED TO SEE FUNDING
IN THE GREEN SCHOOL. NEW GREEN
SCHOOL. YOU ARE PROGRAM AT CAL
FIRE. WE HAVE AN URGENT NEED TO
UPGRADE THROUGH 12 12
SCHOOLYARDS. THANK YOU CAN'T BE
. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE NINE.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI THIS IS
ROBERT. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA BASED PLANT
COUNCIL, THE GREATER LOS ANGELES
TO ASSOCIATION OUTWORKED ON
ADVENTURES AND DIEGO DO WILDLIFE
ALLIANCE AND THE WILDLAND
CONSERVANCY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE EIGHT. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
ANALLY AGAIN ON BEHALF OF MESA
WATER DISTRICT AND SUPPORT WITH
OUR COMMENTS ALIGNED WITH AQUA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I'M 10. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MHM
LINE. 10. DO YOU HAVE A SON
MUTE? HELLO THIS IS TEQUILA ON
BEHALF OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING ASSOCIATION AND
PROVIDING A COMMENT IN SUPPORT
OF THE 67 AND SPECIFICALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE 500 MILLION
ALLOCATED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THERE ARE NO FURTHER
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. QUÊ GREAT
. THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, MISS DAVIES. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, SENATOR DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANY QUESTION THAT
THESE ARE CRUCIAL ISSUES THAT WE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH. MY CONCERN
AND QUESTION IS WE LOOK AT THE
WATER BUN WE'VE HAD FOR SEVEN
YEARS AND ALTHOUGH SOME PROJECTS
HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF, WE'VE
GOT STILL LOOKING FOR WATER
RESERVOIRS WERE LOOKING FOR
WATER STORAGE. WHERE DO WE GO IN
REGARDS TO MAKING SURE THE
PEOPLE PASSED THIS THAT THERE'S
ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE'S
TRANSPARENCY AND THAT THEY
REALLY CAN SEE. YOU KNOW ONE OF
THESE PROJECTS. WHAT OTHER
PROJECTS WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO
BE DONE? IS THEIR COMPLETION
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY
IS GOING WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT
BONDS, I THINK THAT'S THE
BIGGEST CONCERN IS
ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, SO
WE KNOW THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE MONEY
WILL GO TO PROJECTS? THESE
PROJECTS WILL START ON TIME AND
ACTUALLY BEING COMPLETED SO THAT
THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING
USED WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
YEAH, UM SO IT EVERYTHING ALWAYS
TAKES TOO LONG. I THINK IT'S
PART OF WHY THE GOVERNOR'S SO
ANXIOUS TO GET THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE THROUGH.
MUCH OF IT ACTUALLY FOCUSES ON
WATER AND SPEEDING UP PROJECTS.
AND OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU KNOW,
WE'RE ALL INVOLVED IN IT.
GETTING THAT NEGOTIATED AND
FINALIZED AND I CERTAINLY FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT SOMETHING
MEANINGFUL WILL WILL HAPPEN.
WITH THE GOVERNOR ON THAT TOPIC
. UM YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE SIX OF THE
SEVEN APPROVED PROJECTS THE
WATER PROJECTS UNDER THE
PREVIOUS BOND THAT YOU MENTIONED
HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR, YOU
KNOW FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
AND PERMITTING UM SITES,
RESERVOIRS GETTING THE BIGGEST
SHARE RIGHT NOW, SOMETHING LIKE
ABOUT A THIRD. THE FUNNY THAT'S
GONE OUT, AND THAT'S YOU KNOW,
SO THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF
PROJECTS THAT ARE THAT ARE
UNDERWAY AND I DO THINK THAT THE
GOVERNOR IS VERY SERIOUS ABOUT
MAKING SURE THEY HAPPEN MORE
QUICKLY, AND THAT'S A LOT OF WHY
WE'RE IN THIS NEGOTIATION WITH
HIM RIGHT NOW, SO AS YOU HEARD,
THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST FROM
THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOLKS
ON WITH REGARD TO THIS BOND AND
HI. YOU KNOW, ASSUMING WE GET
SOMETHING MEANINGFUL THROUGH
WITH THE GOVERNOR THAT'S GOING
TO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, RETAIN
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.
BUT ALLOW FOR THESE PROJECTS TO
GET EXPEDITED. I THINK THAT, UM
WHAT WILL BE GET WILL BE ABLE TO
GET THESE THINGS BUILT IN A MUCH
QUICKER WAY AND HOPEFULLY ALSO
HAVE BE ABLE TO ACCESS AND
FEDERAL MONEY THAT WILL BE ABLE
TO LEVERAGE WITH THE STATE MONEY
THAT GET THESE PROJECTS DONE
MORE QUICKLY. YEAH. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
NOBODY IN THE DIOCESE ONCE MORE.
JUST EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.
UM I WANT TO THANK YOU, SENATOR
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. UM
IT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY HARD TO MAKE
EVERYBODY HAPPY. UM, CLIMATE IS
A CRISIS AS YOU ARE FULLY AWARE
. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE LEADER IN THIS SPACE
AND CONTINUE TO BE AND, UH YOU
KNOW, THIS WILL BE A START,
RIGHT? I MEAN, EVEN AT $15
BILLION CALIFORNIA'S NEEDS AS IT
RELATES TO SEA LEVEL RISE AND,
UM, RESILIENCY AND DM SAFETY AND
WATER RECYCLING, ESPECIALLY IN
THE WATER. SPACE IS SO CRITICAL
. WE KNOW OUR FUTURE IS DIRE
RIGHT IN 24 YEARS. THE
PREDICTIONS ARE NO MORE SNOW IN
THE SIERRAS. I SAY IT ALL THE
TIME BECAUSE I THINK IT IS THE
MOST STARK REMINDER. THAT WE
NEED INFRASTRUCTURE TO FIX THE
WAY CALIFORNIA'S WATER MOVES AND
IS STORED AND WATER RECYCLING,
AS WAS MENTIONED BY MANY PEOPLE
HERE IS SO CRITICAL TO THAT AS
OUR MANY OF THE THINGS IN HERE,
INCLUDING THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EDITION OF DESALINATION BECAUSE
I THINK IT IS. WE'RE GOING TO
NEED ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH
MOVING FORWARD AND THAT WILL
INCLUDE ALL THE WAYS THAT WE
PRODUCE AND CREATE WATER FOR
CALIFORNIA STORE IT AND TO
PROVIDE IT, SO APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THE SPACE AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A DEAL
COME OUT OF THE MANY BONDS THAT
ARE MOVING THROUGH TO ENSURE
CALIFORNIA'S BRAZILIAN FUTURE.
AND WHAT THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE AND I KNOW THAT SENATOR
EDMUND IS COMING WITH IT. YES
YEAH, SHE'S NEXT AND THAT'S
THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER KIND OF
IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE
CONVERSATION. YOU KNOW, WITH
REGARDS TO WATER, SO WITH THAT
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATION, AND THIS IS A
CONVERSATION AND THERE'S LOTS OF
NEGOTIATIONS ANYWAYS, OBVIOUSLY
VERY DIFFERENT THAN IT DIFFICULT
BILL IN THAT RESPECT, BUT
CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO VALUE AND
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE'S INPUT AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
TODAY. HERE IN COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE
EMOTION. NO. NO UH OH. MAYBE WE
DIDN'T CATCH IT. THERE'S ONE
OKAY. PELLERIN MOVES AND MR
BENNETT SECONDS AND MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
OKAY SB 867 DO PASS AS AMENDED
TO NATURAL RESOURCES BARRICADE
HAND. I CAN I'M MATHIS, ELONIS
COLONIES NOT VOTING. BENNETT
BENNETT. I DALI DALI. NO DAVIES
DAVIES, NOT VOTING. FRIEDMAN.
HEART HEART I CHOLERA. PELLERIN
PELLERIN. RUBIO RUBIO I SHIAVO
VÚI VILLE VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA
I WARD WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MEMBERS APPRECIATE
THANK YOU. THAT HAS A VOTES. IT
IS OUT, BUT WE WILL LEAVE THE
ROYAL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS,
SENATOR EDMON WITH THE NEXT
BOND. WE'LL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE
WANT MORE OUT OF YOURS, TOO.
RIGHT? THIS ISN'T THE BAND
ALRIGHT, THIS IS FLOOD
MANAGEMENT. YEAH I THINK SENATOR
ALLEN FOR T AND ME UP, BUT RIGHT
, BUT THEN WAITING FOR WE'RE
EXCITED, SO IT'S GOING TO BE FOR
THE CENTRAL VALLEY. SO WE'RE
GOING TO GET SOME MORE SUPPORT
OVER HERE IN MY RIGHT. BUT GOOD
MORNING, AND TODAY I AM HERE ON
A DISTRICT ISSUE. SO AFTER
KATRINA DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE
REMEMBER RIGHT. MASSIVE FLOOD
HORRIFYING AND I REPRESENT THE
STOCK IN SAN JOAQUIN DELTA AREA
, SO A LOT OF DELTAS AND LEVEES
AND POTENTIAL FLOODING. AFTER
THAT PEOPLE WERE AFRAID OF THE
DEVELOPMENT WE ARE DOING AND
WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME
PROTECTION, SO THEY MADE KIND OF
AN ARBITRARY DEADLINE OF 2025
WHEN THERE HAD TO BE ADEQUATE
PROGRESS MADE ON CERTAIN LEVIES
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DEVELOPMENT.
CONTINUE WELL, AS YOU KNOW, AS
WE'VE ALL JUST HEARD, UM, WATER
FUNDING IS INCREDIBLY
COMPLICATED BOTH OF OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE A
DISENFRANCHISED AREA, THERE'S
NOT A HUGE TAX BASE, SO TRYING
TO PUT TOGETHER PROJECTS TO
ACTUALLY FUND THE PEOPLE AND THE
LEVEES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE
BEFORE US CAN BE INCREDIBLY
COMPLICATED. SO SINCE THAT TIME
WE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS
PROGRESS. SO THIS BILL
SPECIFICALLY DEALS JUST WITH TWO
AREAS. THE MOSQUE EL TRACK AREA
TO THE SOUTH OF STOCKTON AND
THEN THE WEST SACRAMENTO AREA.
WE HAVE NARROWED IT SOME MORE,
BUT TO SAY LET'S GET RID OF THAT
ARBITRARY 2025. AND LET'S JUST
MEET CRITERIA THAT SAYS WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MEET
ADEQUATE PROGRESS. SO THAT
CONTINUES TO ALLOW, UH, FLOOD
PROTECTION PROJECTS TO CONTINUE
AND ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO
PARTNER WITH OUR FEDERAL
PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT
MONEY DOWN, SO IT CREATES A
NGUYEN. NGUYEN SITUATION
DEVELOPMENT IS ABLE TO CONTINUE
IN A GOOD AND HEALTHY WAY, AND
WE PROTECT THE PEOPLE WITH, UH,
WITH THE LEVEES THAT WE NEED.
AND WITH ME HERE TODAY IS SCOTT
SHAPIRO FROM PSYCH JAFFA TO
TESTIFY. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
SCOTT SHAPIRO. I'M GENERAL
COUNSEL FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN AREA
FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY, AND WE ARE
THE FLOOD CONTROL. IMPROVEMENT
AGENCY IF YOU WILL FOR
SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF THE SECTOR
, THE STOCKTON METRO AREA,
INCLUDING THE MOSCOW TRACKED I'M
ALSO SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF
WEST SACRAMENTO AREA FLOOD
CONTROL AGENCY, WHICH WOULD
BENEFIT FROM THE BILL. THESE TWO
AGENCIES AND AREAS HAVE BEEN
WORKING HARD AND SPENDING
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
, BOTH LOCALLY RAISED AND STATE
FUNDS TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OUR
PROJECTS. BUT WE HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT OF ALIGNING
OURSELVES WITH THE FEDERAL
PROCESS, BRINGING 65% FEDERAL
COST SHARE INTO THE PROJECT,
WHICH WILL LITERALLY BRING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AS LONG AS WE CAN
ALIGN THE TWO PROCESSES THIS
BILL WOULD DO SO IT WOULD MOVE
THAT ARBITRARY DEADLINE INTO A
DEADLINE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH
KNOWN FEDERAL PROCESS, WHICH IS
A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. BUT WHICH
IS RELIABLE AND DOES BRING A LOT
OF MONEY INTO THE REGION. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
AND AGAIN. THANK YOU, SENATOR
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY
ADDITIONAL FOLKS IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, AMY
BROWN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
WEST SACRAMENTO. WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP.
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, KAREN LAYING ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. BOB REID WITH REED
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY
FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT GOOD MORNING KIRA ROSS
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
STOCKTON'S IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE BILL AND THANKED THE AUTHOR
FOR ALL OUR EFFORTS ON THIS
MORNING, AUDREY WRITE A CHECK ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, ARTIE VALENCIA WITH
RESTORE THE DELTA ON BEHALF OF
THEM, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, COMMUNITIES AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU ANY ONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. SEEING
NONE PAUSE LONGER THAT TIME
BECAUSE WHEN I MISS THAT PERSON
, WE WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
SUPPORTING OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE LINES. MODERATOR ON SB
586. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORTER. OPPOSITION OF SB 586
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN.
THAT IS ONE IN THE ZERO. IF
YOU'RE A SUPPORTER, OPPOSITION
AND MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE
IN QUÊ. THANK YOU, UM. WE WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE DIOCESE.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
CONCERNS. SEEING NONE. I WANT
TO. THANK UM THE AUTHOR. I KNOW
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS, I
THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA WAIT TO
PROTECT PEOPLE FROM FLOODS. BUT
THEN I LOOKED AT THE LANGUAGE
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BOTH, ALLOWING THE TIMELINES
MOVE FORWARD TO BRING THOSE
RESOURCES IN AND ENSURING THAT
THE MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THIS
BUILDING THAT LIVE IN WEST SACK
WILL BE PROTECTED AND OTHERS AND
THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES YOU
REPRESENT. SO WITH THAT WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE SENATOR? JUST
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AS AN
IMPORTANT DISTRICT PROJECT.
WE'VE BEEN HAMMER AT A LITTLE
BIT, AND THIS IS THE YEAR TO GET
IT DONE, AND THE RESEARCHERS ARE
ALL ALIGNED AND I ASKED HER HERE
I VOTE. THANK YOU. COLORADO SP 5
86 MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS BARRICADE HIM
HURRICANE I MATHIS COLONIES,
COLONIES. I BENNETT. BENNETT I
DALI DALI. I DAVIES DAVIES, I
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I HEART HEART
I CHOLERA. PELLERIN PELLERIN
RUBIO. RUBIO I SHIAVO VÚI VILLE
VALLAPUDUA. GOOD. WELL, I WARD
WEBER. WHETHER I. THAT BILL HAS
12 VOTES AND IT IS OUT, BUT WE
WILL LEAVE THE ROAD OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. AND THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. OKAY SO
WE HAVE ONE LAST BILL BY SENATOR
GROVE. HOPEFULLY SHE IS ON HER
WAY OVER.
YEAH.
IS SHE HERE?
IT'S TRUE. NO.
OH MY GOOD IDEA. WE'RE GOING TO
DO ADD ONS WHILE WE'RE WAITING.
THANK YOU, MR FRIEDMAN. WE'LL
START WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CONSENT CALENDAR. MATHIS
FRIEDMAN. HI FRIEDMAN. I CHOLERA
VILLE VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA
AWARD AWARD. I. THAT ONE IS OUT
13 TO 0 ON THE CONTENT CALENDAR.
SB 2 56 DODD MOTION DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS MATHIS, DOLLY
DOLLY I, FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I
CHOLERA WILL VALLAPUDUA WARD
WARD. AYE. THAT BILL GOT 13. IT
IS OUT. SB 5 86 EDMUND MATHIS
MATHIS I CHOLERA WARD WARD. AYE.
THAT HAS 14. IT IS OUT. SB 756
LAYERED MOTION IS DUE PAST TO DO
THIS YEAR. E MATHIS METHODS I,
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN LARA.
VALLAPUDUA. VALLAPUDUA I, WARD
WARD? AYE. IT HAS 14. IT'S OUT.
I LIKE YOUR HAIR. SB 867 ALAN DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO NATURAL
RESOURCES. METHODISTS SNOW
FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN I CHOLERA.
WARD WARD. AYE. HAS 10 I VOTES
IT IS OUT. SOMETHING SPECIAL. 06
NO. THE PARK SO THE GENERAL
SUPPORT TO GREENHOUSE AND THEN
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED OURS
OVERNIGHT. BE A GOOD DRESS.
WE'LL CALL THE ROLL AGAIN ON
CONSENT FROM MR MATHIS. OKAY
CONSENT CALENDAR. MATHIS MATHIS.
AYE. 14 TO 0 14 VOTES. YES. SO
SP 2 56 SENATOR DODD MOTION IS
DO PASS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS
MATHIS METHODS. I 14 0.
RIGHT?
CAN READ AGAIN. NO. IT SAYS. TWO
CHILDREN. NO. SOME WEIRDO. LIKE
THAT. YEAH. IT WAS. OKAY GREAT.
PROBABLY SOLVED BECAUSE, YOU
KNOW LIKE CAUSE ANYMORE. SORRY
ABOUT THAT.
HI SENATOR. THANK YOU. UM SO
WE'RE GOING TO HEAR SP 6 51 WHEN
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR. THANK
YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. I WAS IN COMMITTEE ON
THE OTHER SIDE. IT'S A LONG WALK
IN HEELS. SO GOOD MORNING, UM
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS TODAY
AND PRESENTING SB 6 51, AND I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFFER WORKING WITH
MY OFFICE ON THIS BILL. I'M
HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND LIMIT THE BILL TO
ONLY GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
PROJECTS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAD ISSUE WITH THAT. BUT THE
BOTTOM LINE IS IN THIS BUILDING.
WE DO THINGS INCREMENTALLY,
RIGHT? AND IF WE CAN MOVE THE
FOOTBALL JUST A LITTLE BIT SO
THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THE
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE, UM,
PROJECTS THROUGH THE GSA'S. I'M
VERY EXCITED TO DO SO. EVEN THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA KNEW THERE WAS A
PROBLEM WHEN WE HAD WATER
ISSUES, AND HE ISSUED AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ADDRESS THE
SPECIFIC ISSUE. AND SO FOLLOWING
UP ON THAT WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO
CLARIFY IT IN THE LAW. WE
REALIZED THAT THE AMENDMENTS
LIMIT THE BILL TO JUST THE
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE PORTION,
BUT IT'S A PORTION THAT STILL
ALLOW ARGH! PSAS TO BE ABLE TO
EXPEDITE SOME OF THE PROCESSES
SO THAT WE CAN STORE THEIR
MENTION NEEDED WATER THAT WE
NEED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
SIGMA REQUIRES THE GROUNDWATER
SUSTAINABILITY AGENCIES TO ADOPT
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLANS
THAT WILL REDUCE PUMPING TO
SUSTAINABLE LEVELS BY 2040 A LOT
OF TIMES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
WITHOUT THE SURFACE WATER
ALLOCATIONS ARE FARMERS HAVE
GONE TO PUMPING GROUNDWATER. IN
THE MINI GSA'S PLAN TO RESEARCH
THE GOAL BY IN ORDER TO REACH
THE SCHOOL BY IMPLEMENTING
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND SURFACE
WATER PROJECTS. UNFORTUNATELY
MANY GS CS HAVE FAILED TO
ACHIEVE THEIR SHORT TERM LIMIT
IMPLEMENTATION GOALS, A HUGE
CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS THE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
WILL TAKE OVER THESE PLANS, UM,
BUT WILL STILL BE IN A SITUATION
WHERE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO WATER. GIVEN THE GSA'S
IN THE SURROUNDING SOME OF MY
DISTRICT OF HAVING THE TROUBLE
THAT MEETING THEIR GOALS. I
REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A
DISTRICT BILL. I REPRESENT THE
TOP THREE FOOD PRODUCING
COUNTIES IN THE WORLD. AND
ALTHOUGH SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT
HAVE AGRICULTURE IN YOUR
DISTRICT WE DO HAVE. I'M SURE
YOU EAT THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS
THAT WE PRODUCE IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. THE GSA'S BELIEVE THAT
SIX SP 6 51 WILL HELP ACHIEVE
PRIORITIES THAT THEY'VE SET
FORTH TO REACH THEIR SUSTAINABLE
YIELD WHILE NOT HINDERING
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THE BILL,
ALSO SUPPORTED BY NEARLY TWO
DOZEN STATE AND LOCAL
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS AND WATER
DISTRICTS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
ARE YOU HEARING SUPPORT? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MY
NAME IS BOB READ WITH REED
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON BEHALF
OF THE BALI AG WATER COALITION
REPRESENTS ABOUT 43 AGRICULTURAL
WATER SUPPLIERS IN THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. WHEN WE SAT
AROUND THE ROOMS AND THE TABLE,
UM NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO,
NEGOTIATING AND DRAFTING AND
NEGOTIATING AGAIN, THE TWO BILLS
THAT BECAME THE SUSTAINABLE
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT. WE
KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO
IMPLEMENT THAT LAW AND TO BE
ACHIEVED SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT BY 2040. A LOT OF
PEOPLE AT THE TIME FELT THAT
2040 WAS TOO FAR OUT IN THE
FUTURE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU NOW
THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET
TOWARDS THAT DATE ALREADY. THIS
BILL IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE
LOOKING AT BETWEEN 507 100,000
ACRES OF FARMLAND IN THE
SANDWICH LOWER SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY BEING FOLLOWED BY 2040.
WE'VE GOT TO LOSE ALL THE TOOLS
AND THE TOOLBOX, UH, WITHOUT
RELIABLE SURFACE WATER SUPPLY
THAT MAY BE CHALLENGED WITH
CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY
EASE. BEING ABLE TO CAPTURE THE
WATER THAT WE HAD THIS PAST
WINTER WITH THESE GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE PROJECTS IS ESSENTIAL.
AND SO WE'RE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE BILL AND WOULD APPRECIATE
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU ANYBODY
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? GOOD
MORNING LILY BOUQUET ON BEHALF
OF UNITED WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. BRENDA
BASS, CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, TAYLOR ROSHAN ON BEHALF
OF VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION, WESTERN
AGRIPROCESSORS, UNITED AG AND
FARMERS LEAGUE AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS AARON WILLIAM BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA. WE HAD AN OPPOSED
POSITION ON THIS BILL REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THE
COMMITTEE DID IN THE AMENDMENTS
WILL BE REVIEWING THEM. OKAY.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE THAT. UM
SEEING NO FURTHER OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM. WE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES SUPPORTING
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR ON SB 6 51. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTING OPPOSITION OF SB
6 51. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN
ZERO SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. AND
MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ENDING Q
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MODERATOR, BRINGING IT BACK TO
THE DIETS OKAY WITH A LOT OF
EMOTIONS AND A LOT OF SECONDS,
SO, SENATOR, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
AH WE'LL TAKE THE MOTION FOR
CENTER ELONIS AND THIS SECOND
FROM HIS VÆ VALLAPUDUA WILL MAKE
IT BY PARTISAN. UM SO OKAY. THAT
WASN'T A QUESTION OR COMMENT, MR
BENNETT, UM WHEN THIS BILL WAS
IN ITS BROAD STATE, I WOULD HAVE
HAD LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. I
THINK THAT I WANT TO COMMEND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF ARE COMING UP
WITH NARROWING AMENDMENTS THAT
MAKE IT POSSIBLE. I THINK THE
ISSUE OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IS
ONE THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES WITH
THESE RECENT RAINS AND STUFF, SO
, UM WELL, I HAVE LOTS OF
CONCERNS ABOUT SEAQUEST REAM
LINING. AH MOVING FORWARD. I
THINK THAT SEQUENCE STILL WILL
BE IN PLACE HERE. IT'S JUST THAT
IT WILL MOVE WILL MOVE FASTER.
BUT THERE WILL STILL BE THE
SECRET REVIEW SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS SENSE. AS A
RESULT OF THE AMENDMENTS I WOULD
NOT HAVE WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT.
SO THANK YOU, SIR. OH, VICE
CHAIR, MATHIS. SENATOR THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS PART. I KNOW
YOU AND I SHARE. A LOT OF THE
SAME TERRITORY IN YOUR POINTS
ARE SOLID. IT'S OUR GSA'S HAVE
BEEN STRUGGLING TO GET THESE
THINGS DONE AND GET THESE
PROJECTS DONE AND TO MEET THESE
GOALS AND YOUR BILL WILL HELP
THEM DO SO. UM AND WILL HELP.
GET THEM TO WHERE THEY NEED TO
BE WORKING WITH YOU. WR WITH THE
CONCERN OF THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, HAVING
OVERSIGHT AS WELL. THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN. THIS WILL HELP THEM
GET IT DONE AND MEET THOSE
DEADLINES AND MEET THOSE SCORES.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. THANK YOU. ANYONE AT
HOME. OKAY SEEING NONE. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US
SENATOR AND I HAVE TO SAY,
HAVING HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
SERVING WITH YOU FOR FOUR YEARS
NOW. I'VE SEEN YOU ARE NOT
SOMEBODY WHO GIVES UP EASILY. SO
TO YOUR POINT I KNOW YOU'LL BE
BACK ON THE ISSUE FOR SURE. AND
I APPRECIATE YOUR YOU'RE SEEING
THAT THERE IS A REAL PATH HERE
FOR SOME SEQUA. STREAMLINING
WITHOUT WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS AND
A SECOND SO WE WILL CALL THE
ROLL. OH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? SENATOR I APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE COMMENTS AND, UH,
SPECIFICALLY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BENNETT WITH THE COMMENTS THAT
YOU HAD I REALIZE THAT THE FIRST
BILL I BROUGHT TO YOU IS VERY
BROAD. BUT YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED A
BROAD PIN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ADDRESSED ALL THE ISSUES THAT
WE'RE FACING THE CENTRAL VALLEY
AGAIN. THE TOP THREE FOOD
PRODUCING COUNTIES IN THE WORLD,
AND IT IS A FOOD SECURITY ISSUE.
I MEAN, THIS BODY CONTROLS IN
THIS GOVERNOR CONTROLS THE FOOD
PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA AND NOT
JUST THE CENTRAL VALLEY, BUT WE
HAVE THE TOP SEVEN FOOD
PRODUCING COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE
WORLD THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND
I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. BUT
THE CENTRAL VALLEY IS THE ONE
THAT STRUGGLES WITH THE WATER.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR G SPS ARE
REALLY STRUGGLING WITH MEETING
THE GOAL AT 2040. THAT'S JUST A
MERE 17 YEARS AWAY. AND BELIEVE
ME THAT BALL IS MOVING VERY,
VERY SLOWLY TO MAKE QUALIFIED
PLANS. AND THIS WILL HELP. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR I VOTE.
NOW WILL CALL THE ROLL. I
APOLOGIZE. LET'S BE 6 51 SENATOR
GROVE DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
NATURAL RESOURCES, BARRICADE,
BARRICADE AND VOTING METHODS,
METHODS. COLONIES COLONIES.
BENNETT BENNETT, I DALI DALI. I
DAVIES DAVIES, I FRIEDMAN HEART.
HEART I CHOLERA. PELLERIN I
RUBIO RUBIO. I SHIAVO NOT VOTING
BILL VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA I
WARD WARD. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
11 VOTES BILLS OUT. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
YEAH, REFUGE. I DIDN'T SAY
NOTHING.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR MR CHOLERA. THEY WERE
STILL OPPOSED.
WE WILL CALL THE ROLL FOR MR
CHOLERA ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AND THE REST ON THE CONSENT.
CALENDAR CHOLERA, CHOLERA. I 15
TO 0. UM SB 2 56 DODD MOTION DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA.
CHOLERA? AYE. 15 TO 0. SB 586
EGGMAN MOTION DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA ALRIGHT,
I 15 TO 0. SB 6 51 GROVE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
NATURAL RESOURCES CHOLERA.
NOBODY NOT VOTING, SO IT'S 11 0.
SB 756 LAYERED MOTION DO PASS TO
JUDICIARY. CHOLERA CHOLERA I 15
TO 0. FINALLY SPEAK 867 ALLEN
MOTION DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
NATURAL RESOURCES. CHOLERA
ALRIGHT, THAT'S 11 TO 2. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, AND THIS HEARING
WILL BE ADJOURNED.