GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES
COMMITTEE HEARING. WE HAVE ONE
MEASURE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. SB
1 49 BY CAVALLERO AND BACKER. WE
DON'T HAVE SIX MEMBERS RIGHT NOW
, SO WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. YEAH SO WE'RE
READY FOR, UM, THE AUTHORS TO
PRESENT OH, OKAY? OKAY BEFORE
YOU PRESENT I'M GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND TAKE ROLSTON'S TO
ESTABLISH QUORUM. SECRETARY
PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL. RIVAS
HERE. LEAVE US HERE. FLORA!
ADDIS ADDIS HERE! FRIEDMAN,
HOOVER. HERE ARE HERE. MATHIS
MATSUKI PELLERIN. PELLERIN HERE
AWARD. WOULD WOULD HERE'S BIRTH.
HIS BIRD HERE. OKAY WE HAVE A
QUORUM WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SB 1 49, A BILL THAT WAS
HEAVILY NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION. THE SENATE AND
THE ASSEMBLY. WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER AND MADAM
PRO TEM AND ALL OF THE STAFF
MEMBERS THAT WORKED TO ACHIEVE
THIS REALLY IMPORTANT COMPROMISE
. IT WAS NOT AN EASY TASK, GIVEN
THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. UM AND
THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUE, BUT
IT IS A THREE PART AGREEMENT. SP
1 49 IS AN IMPORTANT BILL, WHICH
WILL STREAMLINE AND EXPEDITE
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS. CALIFORNIA EXPECTS TO
MAKE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF
FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
AND JOBS ACT, THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. CHIPS AND THE
SCIENCE ACT. IN ADDITION,
CALIFORNIA HAS PUT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES INTO IMPORTANT ENERGY
AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS
NECESSARY FOR US TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS. THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS
TRANSPORTATION, CLEAN ENERGY AND
WATER RELATED FACILITIES ACROSS
THE STATE TO FURTHER
CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND TO PROTECT THE
RESIDENTS FROM THE WORST
EXTREMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
WHICH WE HAVE UNFORTUNATELY
SEEN. MAGNIFIED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THESE PROJECTS WILL
BE PUBLICLY FINANCED IN WHOLE OR
IN PART AND WILL RESULT IN
SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS,
INCLUDING THE CREATION OF HIGH
SKILLED JOBS DURING CONSTRUCTION
, AND AFTER THE PROJECTS ARE
CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATING. SB 1
49 PROVIDES UNIQUE STREAMLINING
BENEFITS UNDER SEQUA TO ADVANCE
TO ADVANCE, CLEAN ENERGY, WATER
, TRANSPORTATION AND
SEMICONDUCTOR OR MICROELECTRONIC
PROJECTS WITHOUT REDUCING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND GOVERNMENTAL
TRANSPARENCY. BENEFITS OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS,
GIVEN THE SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC
BENEFITS EXPECTED FROM THESE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, IT'S
IMPERATIVE THAT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND
PLANNING PROCESS PROCEED AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT
SACRIFICING THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY
TO PARTICIPATE WHILE PRESERVING
ALL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS.
TO THAT END, THIS BILL DOES NOT
REDUCE ALTER OR ELIMINATE
SEQUELS, REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING TRIBAL
CONSULTATION. ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDY CONSIDERATION OF
ALTERNATIVES OR IMPOSITION OF
MITIGATION MEASURES, AND THAT'S
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND. INSTEAD, THIS
PROPOSAL CONSISTENT WITH
JUDICIAL STREAMLINING IN
NUMEROUS PREVIOUS BILLS,
PROMOTES FINALITY AND EFFICIENCY
IN THE BACK END OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS,
BUT BY REQUIRING THAT ANY
LAWSUITS BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF
SICA. BE COMPLETED TO THE EXTENT
FEASIBLE WITHIN 270 DAYS, AND
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
ANY OF THE PRIOR CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAD EQUAL
LITIGATION FILED HAVE BEEN
FINISHED WITHIN THAT 270 DAY
PROCESS, BUT BECAUSE IT TAKES A
WHILE, BUT WHEREVER WHENEVER,
WHENEVER, TO WHATEVER EXTENT
FEASIBLE IS IMPORTANT. THIS BILL
ALSO EXTENDS A SENSE IT ON THE
JUDICIAL STREAMLINING PROCESS
CURRENTLY ACTIVE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHICH
AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNOR TO
CERTIFY PROJECTS INVESTING OVER
100 MILLION IN THE CALIFORNIA
ECONOMY OR WHICH PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SO LONG AS
THEY MEET HEIGHTENED
ENVIRONMENTAL AND LABOR
STANDARDS. LASTLY THIS BILL
STREAMLINED PROCEDURES RELATED
TO THE PREPARATION OF THE PUBLIC
RECORD. FOR LEGAL CHALLENGES
BROUGHT UNDER SEQUA IN ORDER TO
EXPEDITE THIS LEGAL PROCESS. SP
1 49 CONTAINS IMPORTANT
ADMINISTRATIVE STREAMLINING THE
PROPOSALS WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
PRESERVING THE FUNDAMENTAL
PROTECTIONS EMBODIED IN SECRET
TO THE BILL ALSO EXTENDS CURRENT
LAW RELATED TO STREAMLINING. THE
PROJECTS REGARDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, HISTORIC DROUGHT,
MASSIVE FLOODING AND DANGER.
DANGEROUS ENERGY GRID BLACKOUTS
HAVE OFFERED INSIGHT INTO THE
CONSEQUENCES. UH GRID REGULATORY
GRIDLOCK. AND THE IMPACT IT CAN
HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITIES. THE
THOUGHTFUL CHANGES THAT ARE
REPRESENTED IN SB 1 49 WERE
DRAFTED BECAUSE THEY ARE
NECESSARY NOT ONLY TO ACHIEVE
OUR CLIMATE GOALS, BUT TO ENSURE
SAFETY AND A BETTER FUTURE FOR
OUR CONSTITUENTS. I'M PROUD TO
BE JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE AND
JOINED OTHER BEST BE 1 49,
SENATOR BECKER TO FURTHER EXPAND
UPON THE BENEFITS OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. UH, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. IN 1965, THE
PRESIDENT'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. CONCLUDED THE ONLY
WAY TO PREVENT THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE DISASTER WAS MOVED
TOWARDS A GLOBAL COORDINATED
EFFORT TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF
FOSSIL FUELS FUELS AND SWITCH TO
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. SO WE
HAVE KNOWN WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO
BE CLIMATE CHANGE FOR MORE THAN
MY LIFETIME. AND UH, MAYBE MORE
THAN ALL OF YOUR LIFETIMES AS
WELL OVER THE LAST 58 YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN PUZZLING. HOW TO DO
IS HOW TO BUILD CLEAN FASTER.
AND SO THE INABILITY TO SWITCH
TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS EITHER FOR
POLITICAL OR FINANCIAL OR
TECHNICAL BARRIERS IS NOT NEW.
EVEN IN CALIFORNIA, WHERE
SCOPING PLAN LAYS OUT THE PATH
AND WHERE WE HAVE VAST SUPPORT
FOR THIS, WE STRUGGLE WITH
TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION. OUR
TARGETS TO MEET OUR 2030 TARGET
OF 40% REDUCTION. WE NEED TO BE
REDUCING EMISSIONS FOR 2 5% A
YEAR RIGHT NOW WE'RE REDUCING
EMISSIONS MORE THAN WHAT? CLOSER
TO 1% A YEAR 1 TO 2% A YEAR. SO
WHAT REALLY IS NEW IS THAT THE
TECHNOLOGY FOR MANY YEARS WAS
JUST NOT QUITE THERE, OR IT WAS
VERY EXPENSIVE. BUT NOW THE
TECHNOLOGY IS THERE IN TERMS OF
SOLAR IN TERMS OF WIND IN TERMS
OF GEOTHERMAL IN TERMS OF LONG
DURATION STORAGE. SO AGAIN. HOW
DO WE BUILD FASTER? THIS UH,
BILL AS MY COLLEAGUE DESCRIBED
EXPEDITES LAWSUITS FOR PRIORITY
CLEAN ENERGY, WATER AND OTHER
PROJECTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO
FIGHT AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE
CHANGE. WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR
HISTORICAL LAND USED TO SPARE IT
EASE AND CREATING HIGH ROAD
JOBS. WE DID WORK WITH MANY
COLLEAGUES TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT
GUARDRAILS. AND I'D LIKE TO
MENTION FOR CRITICAL PROTECTIONS
THAT WERE ADDED NUMBER ONE
SUNSETTING THIS PATHWAY IN 2032.
THE INVESTMENTS FROM THE IRA,
WHICH AGAIN WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE
OUR HISTORIC IT'S ABOUT $891
BILLION OF INVESTMENT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FROM THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. UM PLUS, OF
COURSE, ALL OF OUR STATE MONEY
THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE
FOUGHT FOR IN OUR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE AND ASSEMBLY AS
WELL. UM MANY OF THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE COMPETITIVELY
DISTRIBUTED ON TIGHT TIMELINES.
OTHERS WILL EXPIRE IN THE NEXT
10 YEARS. SO THE TAX CREDITS,
FOR EXAMPLE, EXPIRE IN 2032. THE
LOAN PROGRAMS OFFICE, WHICH
OVERSEES $444 BILLION IN LOANS.
THOSE MONEY MUST BE ALLOCATED TO
SHOVEL READY PROJECTS THE NEXT
THREE YEARS. UM. AND SO TO FOR
CALIFORNIA TO AGAIN MEET OUR
GOALS AND ACCESS SOME OF THESE
CREDITS. UM, WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE
UNNECESSARY. UM AND THAT REALLY,
AND THAT FRIVOLOUS LOSSES ARE
PREVENTING US FROM RECEIVING
THESE ONCE IN A LIFETIME
INVESTMENTS AGAIN. WE HAVE TIME
LIMITED THERE A SECOND. WE'VE
MODIFIED THEIR CRITERIA LINE
WITH LEGISLATION PROBABLY
ADOPTED AND BROADLY SUPPORTED
AROUND SB SEVEN AND 2021. THIRD
WE LIMITED ANY STREAMLINING OF
THE DELTA CONVEYANCE PROJECTS AS
MANY OF THE COLLEAGUES IN THE
SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY HAD
EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT AND
FORTH, UM, WORKING WITH THE
ASSEMBLY EXEMPT ANY PROJECTS
FROM RECEIVING STREAMLINING AND
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO PROTECT THE
AREAS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY
ALREADY BEEN WORSE IMPACTED BY
FOSSIL FUEL AND INDUSTRY
POLLUTION. IT'S TIME FOR
CALIFORNIA TO MOVE TO WRITE ITS
HISTORICAL, UH, LAND USED
DISPARITIES. IN 2021 MINUTE WITH
MANY COLLEAGUES. WE WERE AT THE
COP TALKS TO THE YOU KNOW THE
CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS AND I WAS
PROUD TO SHARE WITH, UM REALLY
THE WORLD ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S
GOALS AND THE LEGALLY BINDING
GOALS THAT WE'VE SET. BUT IF
WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THESE
TARGETS, NOT JUST BEING A NUMBER
WE NEED TO BUILD CLEAN FASTER
WITHOUT LETTING GREEN TAPE. AS A
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
SAYS GET IN THE WAY OF CLEAN
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CLIMATE ADAPTATION PROJECTS. ALL
THE WHILE WE ARE STILL
PRESERVING PUBLIC INPUT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. LET'S
GET TO THAT 45% REDUCTION RATE
WHILE CREATING HIGH ROAD CLEAN
ENERGY JOBS. LET'S GET
CALIFORNIA TO ZERO EMISSIONS.
LET'S EMPOWER CALIFORNIA TO
FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH US
TODAY WE HAVE CHRIS COFFEE
SPECIAL COUNSELOR TO THE
CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES
AGENCY TO TESTIFY. I'M HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE OTHERWISE, UH
, APPRECIATE THE THANK YOU
REFERRING QUESTIONS TO CHRIS
KELVIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATORS. UH NEXT, WE'RE READY
FOR ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. RUN OVER THERE GOOD
MORNING MICROBES IN HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANKS. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, ALEX TORRES,
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR THE BAY AREA
COUNCIL, AS ALSO HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF LOBBYISTS REPRESENTING
HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES UP AND
DOWN THE STATE AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
, BRENDA BASS, CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT
GOOD MORNING, ALEX BEER IN
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU AND
SUPPORT CHRIS ANDERSON,
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER
AGENCIES AND SUPPORT MELISSA
CORTEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR CHRIS MCKAY
LI ON BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. HI MADAM. CHAIR
MEMBERS. ANTONIO AL. FAR WITH
THE VALUE WATER, UH, SANTA CLARA
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT. UM WE ARE
SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED. WE BELIEVE
THERE'S SOME PROVISIONS THAT
NEED SOME CLEAN UP REGARDING THE
WATER STORAGE INVESTMENT
PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
USE THE JUDICIAL REVIEW
PROVISIONS. ALSO WE WOULD LIKE
TO SUGGEST THAT WE ADD TO
ANDERSON DAM PROJECT AS IT HAS
BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY NATIONWIDE BY FERC IN
ORDER TO MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOSS OF LIFE. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS ARE IN IMOLA
, REPRESENTING INTERSECT POWER
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT
IN SANTA MARGARITA WATER
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS BETH OLA
. SO ON BEHALF OF WATER REUSE
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, ALCHEMY.
GRAHAM ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION,
AND SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS AND
SUPPORT THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT
ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION?
YEAH. A LOT TO SAY, UM, GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ERIN WILLEY
ON BEHALF OF SIERRA CLUB,
CALIFORNIA. WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON SB 1 49
THE NEW LANGUAGES IN A MUCH
BETTER PLACE, BUT TO TRULY
TACKLE THE URGENCY OF THE
CLIMATE CRISIS, WE MUST
ADEQUATELY INVEST IN RESOURCE
PERMITTING AGENCIES AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS NOT UNNECESSARILY
DEREGULATE. THERE ARE A FEW
PROVISIONS IN THE BILL THAT WE
HAVE LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT
WILL BE SUBMITTING A LETTER
LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE
DETAILS. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, KIM DELFINO,
REPRESENTING DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE IN THE CALIFORNIA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY. WE ARE
REMOVING OPPOSITION, UM AND JUST
WOULD LIKE TO VERY MUCH THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR VASTLY
IMPROVING THE BILLS. UM
CHAIRWOMAN REVIS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU
DID, AND OTHERS. WE APPRECIATE
THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
WE DO STILL HAVE CONCERNS. WE DO
BELIEVE THAT DEALING WITH THESE
ISSUES ON THE BACK END THROUGH
JUDICIAL REVIEW IS SORT OF
IGNORING THE ISSUE THAT WE
SHOULD BE DOING BETTER PLANNING
AND STAFFING OF AGENCIES SO THAT
WE COULD BE DOING THESE PROJECTS
BETTER AND FASTER RATHER THAN
WEAKENING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND
COMMUNITIES. HOWEVER WITH THAT
SAID AGAIN, I APPRECIATE ALL THE
HARD WORK THE CHANGES THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE AND ARE REMOVING OUR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. RAQUEL MASON
, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ALLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER
ENVIRONMENT AND LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND A TWEENER
POSITION. UM, YOU KNOW, WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
THE PROCESS BUT ARE REALLY
GRATEFUL TO THE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FOR REALLY STRENGTHENING
THIS AND SUPPORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS
IN THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND WE
HAVE LINGERING QUESTIONS ABOUT
UM SP 1 49, PARTICULARLY HOW IN
RESPECT TO HOW THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL CHOOSE TO
IMPLEMENT THE AUTHORITY TO
CERTIFY PROJECTS AND TO EVALUATE
POTENTIAL HARMS TO DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. UM THAT SB 1 49 NOW
WE'RE GRATEFUL REQUIRES TO BE
AVOIDED, MINIMIZING MITIGATED.
UM WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT LIKE
PROJECT L ABILITY ELIGIBILITY.
STILL THAT IN IT'S UNCLEAR. TO
WHAT EXTENT IF ANY HYDROGEN
PRODUCTION COULD BE ALLOWED IN
THIS BILL QUESTIONS ABOUT
HIGHWAY EXPANSIONS AND IF THEY
WOULD BE SEEN AS A POSSIBILITY
UNDER CAPTIVE SAFETY AND
ENHANCEMENTS PRINCIPLE, BUT
THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE FOR
MAKING THIS A LOT STRONGER. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD
WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT, WE'LL BRING IT. BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD. I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, UM UH, I
WANT TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY.
I THINK THAT THIS PROTECTS THE
CENTRAL GOAL OF SEQUA, UM, WHILE
ENSURING THAT IMPORTANT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AREN'T
TIED UP IN THE COURTS, WE HEAR
OVER AND OVER AS OUR AS WE AS WE
SEEK TO TRY TO, UH, GET AS MUCH
OF OUR GREEN ENERGY PORTFOLIO
ONLINE THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES THAT IS FACED, IS IT
IS A MEMORY OF THINGS IN THE IN
THE PROCESS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT PART
OF THIS IS THE IS IN THE COURTS
. AND SO, UM, SO I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR A VARIETY OF
ENERGY PROJECTS. THAT'S REALLY
MY CONCERN AS WE LOOK AT
OFFSHORE WIND, AND WE LOOK AT A
VARIETY OF OTHER PROJECTS,
STORAGE AND SO FORTH, SO I THINK
WE CAN ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A
PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A BIG
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS WILL
BENEFIT FROM THESE PROJECTS. AND
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PER
YES, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL AS WELL. I WANT TO THANK,
UH, CHAIR PRIEBUS AND THOSE OF
YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, I
THINK I AGREE WITH THE LOT OF
THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY,
SAY, HA JUST THIS MORNING, BUT I
THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON AFTER WE
PASSED THESE BUDGET TRAILER
BILLS NEXT YEAR. UM I, UM ALSO,
YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF
REALLY HARD NEGOTIATIONS. WHERE
THE ENVIRONMENT WAS IMPROVED
SIGNIFICANTLY AS PART OF THOSE
NEGOTIATIONS, BOTH ON THE SENATE
AND THE ASSEMBLIES SIDE. SO
WHILE THERE ARE THINGS IN THE
BILL THAT I DON'T PARTICULARLY
LOVE, THERE ARE THERE'S SOME
THINGS AND THAT THAT I ACTUALLY
LIKE A LOT. UM THIS IS I
RECOGNIZE THIS IS THE PRODUCT OF
SOME HARD NEGOTIATIONS, AND I
THINK IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU KNOW THINGS THAT I LIKE
WHERE THE CHANGES IN UM, THE
DELTA INFRASTRUCTURE, THE FACT
THAT THERE'S MORE PUT IN PLACE
TO PROTECT DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES NOT JUST WITH THESE
BILLS, BUT THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF
BILLS, AND I DO THINK THAT YOU
KNOW WHEN FOLKS COME TO THE
TABLE IN GOOD FAITH. WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO, UM TO EMBRACE
AND RESPECT THE NEGOTIATIONS, SO
WITH THAT I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE
BILL TODAY AND WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PELLERIN. YES I
USED TO WANTED, UM THANK
EVERYBODY FOR THE EXTENSIVE WORK
ON THIS BILL. I CERTAINLY AM
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND
EFFORT AND WE'VE COME A LONG WAY
WITH IT. HAVE WE SEEN THE LIST
OF PROJECTS YET? HAS ANYONE SEEN
THAT? THE PROJECTS THAT NO. WE
HAVEN'T SEEN SO I JUST WANT TO
ALSO ECHO THE CONCERNS RAISED BY
ANDERSON. THAT'S IN MY DISTRICT
AND I, IT'S A HIGH PRIORITY
PROJECT FOR ME. UM AND I LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE, NEIGHBORS AS
SOMETHING MEMBERS OF BIRTH,
SAID. I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH
THE BILL. BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF
MOVING THIS FORWARD, AND, UM
UNDERSTANDING THE URGENCY OF THE
WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO. I'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY. SO THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER.
THANK YOU. YEAH I JUST WANT TO
ECHO THOSE COMMENTS. THANK YOU
BOTH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL
. MY COMMUNITY IS GREATLY
APPRECIATED THAT THE DELTA
CONVEYANCE, UH, PROJECT WAS
REMOVED FROM THIS FINAL LANGUAGE
. I SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE
THAT WITH THAT I'LL BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
THOUGH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS
I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE ONLY
ONES THAT DOESN'T FULLY
APPRECIATE THE DELTA STUFF BEING
REMOVED AS IT WOULD
SIGNIFICANTLY HELP MY DISTRICT
BUT UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE HARD
WORK AND LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS
THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. AND WHAT THAT
MEANS AND HOW OUR WATER SYSTEM
AND EVERYTHING KIND OF COMES
TOGETHER WITH OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES. SO IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN
I CAN SAY I'D LIKE A BUDGET
TRAILER BILL. SO I APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT'S DONE HERE. THANK
YOU BOTH. AND THE STAFF ARE
WORKING ON IT. I JUST WANT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR. THIS IS NOT A
BUDGET TRAILER BILL. THIS IS A
POLICY BILL GOING THROUGH OUR
COMMITTEE. YEAH. OKAY ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY SEE?
NONE I WANT TO THANK, UM
EVERYONE INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY
THE STAFF. UM THAT PRETTY MUCH
GAVE UP THEIR WEEKEND TO WORK ON
THESE BILLS, INCLUDING THIS ONE
LIKE TO THANK MY CHIEF
CONSULTANT. UM AND, UH, THE
SPEAKER STAFF AND THE SENATE
STAFF. UM THAT ALL WORKED HARD,
LIKE IN A VERY SHORT TIME FRAME
. UM WHERE YOU KNOW, ATTACHMENTS
ARE FLYING AROUND AND WHICH
VERSION IS WHICH AND, UM DOES IT
MATCH WHAT WE AGREED TO OR NOT?
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY
BELIEVE THAT UM, THE MEMBERS, AT
LEAST IN THE ASSEMBLY. WE REALLY
FOUGHT FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS AND TO PROTECT
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. I
THINK THAT WAS OUR GOAL. AND WE
I REALLY BELIEVE WE DID THE BEST
WE COULD. UM AND SO I JUST WANT
TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE ALL
OF THE COMMENTS. UM I THINK IF
THERE'S ONE THING I COULD SAY IS
THAT I DO AGREE WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S BEEN SAID THERE'S SOME
STUFF I LIKE IN IT AND SOME
OTHER STUFF THAT YOU KNOW. AYE.
NOT THRILLED ABOUT BUT BUT THE
POINT OF THIS BILL IS IT REALLY
IS A THREE PART AGREEMENT, AND
SO YOU GIVE UP A LITTLE BIT. AND
YOU GET UH, YOU GET SOMETHING,
AND SO, UM, I REALLY SUPPORT. I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR
SUPPORT. BOTH MY, UH, MY CO
AUTHOR AND I AND, UM WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK TO DO. A LOT OF WORK
TO DO, AND WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO
GET SOME OF THESE PROJECTS
MOVING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
AND THE FACT THAT THERE THERE IS
TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP US TO
ACHIEVE SOME OF OUR GOALS, IS IT
THERE'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND
WE GOT IT. WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO
PULL IN THOSE RESOURCES AND
CALIFORNIA HAS A REPUTATION FOR
TAKING. WAY TOO LONG FOR HAVING
BEING TOO BUREAUCRATIC AND
TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET THINGS
DONE. SO IF WE CAN SHOW THAT
WE'VE ADOPTED POLICIES THAT ARE
GOING TO HELP US TO MOVE
PROJECTS ALONG THAT ARE GOING TO
BE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
GOOD FOR FURTHER OUR WORKFORCE
AND GOOD FOR, UM REDUCING THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. UM
WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE, SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. OH, GROUND JUST HERE A
MOMENT AS WELL AGAIN. THANK YOU
TO MEMBERS AND STAFF AND CHAIR,
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUR ABSOLUTE
PASSIONATE ADVOCACY. YOUR DEEP
COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
AND, UM. I JUST ECHO SOME SOME
COMMENTS FROM MY CO AUTHOR AND
PICK UP A THEME THAT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER I THINK, WOOD SAID, UM,
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS THIS.
THIS IS A START, RIGHT? WE'RE
LOOKING. I THINK DURING THE
CONVERSATION, SOME OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS, WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAL. WE
UM, OBVIOUSLY, WE DIDN'T GET ANY
MONEY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF
BATTERY GRANTS THERE WERE
ALLOCATED UM, AND BUT THERE'S A
LOT YOU KNOW MORE TO BE TO BE
CONTINUED. AND I AND I THINK
ONCE THE DUST SETTLES FROM ALL
THIS, I KNOW I LOOK FORWARD TO
SITTING DOWN WITH FOLKS AND SAY,
OKAY, WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED?
WHILE PROTECTING THE
ENVIRONMENT? WHAT ELSE DO WE
NEED TO MOVE THINGS ALONG FASTER
NOW AT THE FRONT END NOW THAT
WE'VE ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE
OTHER PARTS, SO I DO THINK THIS
IS A START IN THE BEGINNING, BUT
AGAIN APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR
ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE DON'T
HAVE A MOTION. SO OKAY. WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS. RIVAS RIVAS I FLORA
ADDIS. THAT IS NOT VOTING.
FRIEDMAN. HOOVER. HOOVER I.
MATHIS MATHIS MURATSUCHI.
PELLERIN. PELLERIN. I WARD
AWARD. I WOULD. WOULD ICEBERG
AYE. I THOUGHT THIS BILL HAS
SEVEN EYES WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
ZERO LIKE.
FORGET IT. BECAUSE IN THE WATER.
BECAUSE THEY'RE IN. VERY GOOD
JOB. IT'S LIKE I GOT TO DEAL
WITH. JIM PATTERSON. GRAND
RIVER. AND LIKE THE REST OF US
ARE LIKE NO WAY. EVERYBODY GETS
THEIR DAY IN COURT, BUDDY. YEAH.
MY FRIEND.
KI¾M OPENING THE ROLE. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS. FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. AYE.
YES ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE HAVE
THE VOTES. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST SECRETARY PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS.
MURATSUCHI AYE. THAT BILL HAS
NINE VOTES. THE BILL HAS NINE
VOTES. IT'S OUT MEETING
ADJOURNED.