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BEGINS HER PRESENTATION. WE ONLY
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IMMEDIATELY. THE OPERATOR IN THE
LINE WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS
ABOUT HOW TO BE PLACED IN THE
QUEUE. MAKE SURE YOU MUTE YOUR
LIVESTREAM BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE
WILL HEAR IT AND IT WILL SOUND
ECHOEY. WE ARE NOW GOING TO CALL
THE HEARING OF WATER PARKS AND
WILDLIFE COMMITTEE TO ORDER WE
DO NOT YET. HAVE A QUORUM RIGHT
ABOUT THAT. OKAY SO WE WILL
BEGIN AS A SUBCOMMITTEE BUT
ALLOW SENATOR ASHLEY TO BEGIN
HER PRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO
ARE HERE. SENATOR ASHBY. ALRIGHT
WELL, THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAVING ME AND
MADAM CHAIR FOR YOUR HARD WORK
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND
REALLY ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION WHO HAVE BEEN
WORKING SO HARD FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL WEEKS ON THESE ISSUES,
IT IS MY HONOR TO APPEAR IN
FRONT OF YOU TODAY WITH 11
PORTION OF THAT EFFORT, WHICH IS
SENATE BILL 147 LITTLE
BACKGROUND ON IT. IN THE 19
SEVENTIES, THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE DESIGNATED SEVERAL
ANIMALS AS FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES. AND THEN IN 1984, THE
LEGISLATURE CREATED THE
CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT, WHICH IS THE COMPREHENSIVE
STATUTORY REGULATORY PROCESS TO
PROTECT SPECIES DESIGNATED BY
THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME
COMMISSION AS THREATENED OR
ENDANGERED. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE TO AUTHORIZED BY PERMIT
THE TAKE OF FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES, BUT FOR SPECIFIED
CATEGORIES OF PROJECTS PURSUANT
TO CONDITIONS DESIGNED TO AVOID
MINIMIZE AND MITIGATE FOR THE
TAKE OF AND IMPACTS. OF THOSE
SPECIES. SB 147 ESTABLISHES A
ROBUST PERMITTING PROCESS FOR
SPECIFIC TYPES OF PROJECTS UNDER
THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT, WHICH WE CALL SISA
AND PROTECTS ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION EFFORTS. THE BILL
AUTHORIZES UNTIL JANUARY 1ST OF
2034, WHICH IS THE SUNSET THE
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
TO ISSUE A PERMIT UNDER CISA
THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE TAKE OF
A FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES
RESULTING FROM IMPACTS
ATTRIBUTABLE TO IMPLEMENTATION
OF SPECIFIED PROJECTS, BUT ONLY
IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE
SATISFIED. UNDER EXISTING LAW,
SISA ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO
PERMIT PROJECTS PURSUANT TO
TERMS AND CONDITIONS BUT MUST
AVOID MINIMIZE AND MITIGATE THE
TAKE OF AND IMPACTS TO THOSE
SPECIES. HOWEVER THE FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES STATUTE
PROHIBITS THE INCIDENTAL TAKE OF
ANY LEGISLATIVELY DESIGNATED
FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES AND
EXISTING LAW DOES NOT FACILITATE
THE PERMITTING OF PROJECTS. OVER
THE LAST DECADE, THE LEGISLATURE
HAS AMENDED SISA TO CARVE OUT
SPECIFIC PROJECTS FOR THE FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES LIST BY
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT TO
PERMIT THE TAKE. SB 147 WOULD
ALLOW TAKE A FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES AND PERMITTING BY THE
DEPARTMENT BUT FOR CRITICAL
SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
ONLY. THE TYPES OF
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INCLUDED
IN THIS BILL ARE STATE AND LOCAL
WATER PROJECTS. BUT LET ME BE
CLEAR THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE
DELTA TUNNEL, NOR DOES IT
INCLUDE OCEAN DESALINIZATION
PROJECTS DOES INCLUDE
TRANSPORTATION, WIND AND SOLAR
PROJECTS, BUT ONLY SOLAR
PROJECTS AS DEFINED IN THE BILL.
THIS APPROACH IS MODELED AFTER
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENACTED FOR
SPECIFIC PROJECTS. WHILE THE
BILL ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO
ISSUE PERMITS, IT ALSO REQUIRES
VERY SPECIFIC AND FULL
MITIGATION TO BE UNDERTAKEN AS
PART OF THE PERMANENT APPROVAL.
LASTLY, SB. 147 REQUIRES THE
DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP TWO THINGS
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS BILL IS
A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FIRST,
THEY MUST DEVELOP A PLAN BY JULY
1ST OF 2024 SO A YEAR FROM NOW
TO ASSESS THE POPULATION STATUS
OF EACH FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES
, AND SECOND TWO YEARS FROM NOW
, ON JULY 1ST IN 2025, THEY MUST
ANNUALLY PREPARE AND SUBMIT A
REPORT. TO THE LEGISLATURE
REGARDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION
RELATING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL
PERMIT TO TAKE A FULLY PROTECTED
SPECIES UNDER THIS BILL. SB 147
RECONCILES EXISTING SISA
STATUTES WITH A MODERN APPROACH
TO PROJECT PERMITTING, WHILE
ALSO ENSURING THE CONSERVATION
AND MITIGATION EFFORTS ARE STILL
IN PLACE. I DO HAVE WITH ME,
MADAM CHAIR IF WE NEED THEM
MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS BELIEVE MR
BONHAM IS WITH US WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE. AND I BELIEVE
WE HAVE THE ASSISTANT GENERAL
COUNSEL AS WELL. MR INGRAM. I
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. SO WE WILL START WITH
ANY WITNESSES HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. I DIDN'T. GOOD MORNING
MICROBES AND HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL
UTILITIES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS ALEX TORRES WITH THE
BARRIER COUNCIL. ALSO HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF LOB IS FED. WE CAME
TOGETHER AND FORMED THE NEW
CALIFORNIA COALITION,
REPRESENTING HUNDREDS OF
BUSINESSES UP AND DOWN THE STATE
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT WILL GO TO
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. OR
TWEENERS. I'VE SEEN THE HANDS A
GOOD MORNING, KIM DELFINO,
REPRESENTING DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE AND THE CALIFORNIA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY. I JUST
WANT TO JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
HARD WORK BY, UH, YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAUER-KAHAN IS
ONE OF THE NEGOTIATORS AND THE
OTHER NEGOTIATORS FOR THE
PACKAGE OF TRAILER BILLS,
INCLUDING THE FULLY PROTECTED
THE BILL PACKAGE AND FULLY
PROTECTED BILL WERE VASTLY
IMPROVED OVER WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. AND FOR
THAT WE ARE REMOVING OUR
OPPOSITION AND HOPE THAT PERHAPS
IN THE NEXT, UH NEXT YEAR WE CAN
HAVE A MAYBE A MORE FULL AND
COMPREHENSIVE AND OPEN
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE MANAGE
OUR IMPERILED SPECIES IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
AARON WOOLY ON BEHALF OF SIERRA
CLUB, CALIFORNIA. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S GONE
INTO IMPROVE THIS PACKAGE AND
HOW IT'S BEEN NARROWED. WE STILL
DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS
WILL BE APPLIED TO SPECIFIC
PROJECTS. UM, BUT AGAIN
APPRECIATE THE WORK AND LOOK
FORWARD TO A FUTURE CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE FULLY
PREDICTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
SEE ADDITIONAL FOLKS JUST WALKED
IN. IF YOU WANT TO COME IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE
JOIN US AT THE MIKE. THANK YOU.
BRENDA BASS, CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
CHRIS MCKAY LI ON BEHALF OF THE
LOS ANGELES AREA, CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
I KNOW WE'RE MAKING IT HARD ON
FOLKS, WITH THREE HEARINGS
HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO
APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE.
UM OKAY. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
FOLKS IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
WE WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ON SB 1 47. LADIES GENTLEMEN,
THE PHONE TO REGISTER SUPPORTER
. OPPOSITION. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME WILL BE PROVIDED WITH
A LINE NUMBER WILL INTRODUCE YOU
BUY YOUR LINE NUMBER. BE ONE
MOMENT WHEN WE GET LINE NUMBER
FOR THE BOOKS. WE HAVE ONE
QUEUING UP RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WILL
GO TO LINE NUMBER SIX. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE. CHAIR
REMEMBERS ADAM HARPER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION,
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. YEAH I'M SURE WE
HAVE NO ADDITIONAL COLLEGE IN
CUBA THIS TIME. GREAT THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
DIETS. ANDY QUESTIONS? YES, MR
CHOLERA. WELL THANK YOU, MADAM
SHARON SENATOR. THINK THE FACT
THAT YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD A
COUPLE OF CALLS AND FOLKS
SPEAKING IN THE AUDIENCE SPEAKS
, UH, AS OPPOSED TO A ROOM FULL
OF FOLKS, EITHER SUPPORTING OR
OPPOSING THINGS SPEAKS TO THE
GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN
ENSURING IS, I THINK YOU KNOW AT
THE HEARING THAT WE HAD
PREVIOUSLY I AND A NUMBER OF
FOLKS, INCLUDING OUR CHAIR,
RAISED A LOT OF ISSUES THAT THE
ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE BILL,
AND THAT'S OFTENTIMES THE CASE.
YOU KNOW THAT'S PART OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. AND WHY BE
WE ASKED TO REALLY BE MORE
VIGOROUSLY PART OF THE OF THE OF
THE PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE
TRAILER BILL PACKAGE IN GENERAL,
AND CERTAINLY IN SERVING ON THIS
COMMITTEE. SPECIFICALLY TO THIS,
BUT PARTICULAR TRAILER BILL, AND
SO I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR.
THE ADMINISTRATION CERTAINLY
LEADERSHIP IN BOTH HOUSES AND
SPECIFICALLY OUR CHAIR HERE IN
WATER PARKS IN MY LIFE
COMMITTEE. FOR UM, YOU KNOW,
MOVING ME FROM OPPOSITION TO I
SUPPORT POSITION WITH THE WITH
AN AGREEMENT WITH SOME OF THE
COMMENTS THAT YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE ALWAYS
CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS. UM AND
IT'S NOT UNTIL IT'S ACTUALLY PUT
IN PLACE THAT YOU SEE THE
EFFECTS. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
HERE FOR. IT KIND OF TAKE A LOOK
AND SEE. YOU KNOW IF IT NEEDS
TWEAKING AND NEED SOME CHANGES.
BUT I THINK THAT THIS DOES
ACHIEVE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT
GOALS OF THE ADMINISTRATION THAT
I THINK WE ALL AGREE WITH IN
TERMS OF HELPING TO FACILITATE
PROJECTS, BUT WHILE AT THE SAME
TIME, ENSURING THAT WE'RE NOT
OVERSTEPPING IN TERMS OF THE
GREAT LEADERSHIP THIS STATE HAS
SHOWN OVER SO MANY DECADES IN
PROTECTING OUR WILDLIFE AND
PROTECTING SPECIES THAT ARE IN
DANGER. I DO NOTE THAT ONE OF
THE FULLY PROTECTED SPECIES THAT
WILL BE REMOVED AS THE PEREGRINE
FALCON, AND I CAN ATTEST TO THE
FACT THAT THERE'S A VERY HEALTHY
PAIR ON TOP OF SOUNDS. A CITY
HALL THAT SEEMS DOING VERY WELL
BECAUSE THEY HAVE BABIES EVERY
SINGLE YEAR, AND WE HAVE THE
CAMERA FALCON CAM AND EVERYTHING
GOING ON THERE, AND SO, UM, THAT
BEING SAID, UM, GRATEFUL AND
WHEN THE APPROPRIATE TIME HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THANK YOU. MR CHOLERA
. IF I COULD RESPOND WOULD JUST
SAY FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW. I'M
A SENATOR IN A ROOM WITH A BUNCH
OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND I'M A
FIRST YEAR, BUT I WILL SAY THIS
IT HAS BEEN. I THINK THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE VERY
PROUD OF THEIR LEGISLATURE AND
THEIR ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE
WHERE WE STARTED TO WHERE WE
HAVE LANDED IS FAR IMPROVED. AND
THERE ARE MANY MINDS AND MANY
PEOPLE BOTH IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND IN THE
LEGISLATURE THAT HAVE WORKED
VERY HARD TO GET US HERE. I GET
TO BE THE PERSON THAT PRESENTS
IT TODAY. BUT I WAS NOT THE
PERSON IN THE ROOM FIGHTING SO
HARD. THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE
DOING THAT, AND I THINK THE
CITIZENS OF ORANJE CAN FEEL VERY
WELL REPRESENTED TODAY. AND THE
SPECIES THAT YOU MENTIONED THE
PARAGRAPH. THERE ARE TWO BEING
REMOVED AS PART OF THE CLEANUP.
LIKE THERE ARE THREE ACTUALLY
BEING REMOVED, BUT TO FOR VERY
GOOD REASONS, BECAUSE IT WORKED
BECAUSE THIS WORKED SO THE
DECISION IN THE SEVENTIES AND
THE EIGHTIES WORKED AND TWO OF
THOSE SPECIES ARE NO LONGER
ENDANGERED, AND THE THIRD ONE
THAT IS BEING REMOVED SADLY, WAS
ALREADY TOO FAR GONE, AND IT'S
NOW EXTINCT. SO IT IS A SYSTEM
THAT WORKS AND I WOULD JUST SAY
TO YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALL
READ THAT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND
YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR A LONG
TIME. CALIFORNIA IS ALL ABOUT
BALANCING MULTIFACETED GOALS.
HOW TO ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE
ACTION GOALS. HOW TO PROTECT AS
MANY SPECIES AS BEST AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN. AND THE GOOD WORK
THAT HAS BEEN DONE HERE IS
REALLY IN THAT BALANCE. NOTHING
CAN BE DONE INSIDE OF THIS BILL
WITHOUT IT BEING INCIDENTAL,
FULLY MITIGATED PERMITTED STILL
COLLABORATED BETWEEN AGENCIES.
THE SCOPE HAS TO BE CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S NARROW. IT
HAS BEEN NARROWED, AND IT
INCLUDES THESE IMPORTANT REPORT
BACKS AND IT HAS A SUNSET. SO
THERE ARE ALL THE PROVISIONS
THERE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE TO HOLD
US A SQUARELY IN LINE. I
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S INPUT TO
GET US TO THIS POINT. THANK YOU
, SENATOR. ANY OTHER MR
VALLAPUDUA? UH FIRST, THANK THE
AUTHOR, UM, ALSO THANK THE
CHAIR. FOR OLIVER, HELP ON THIS,
UM THE QUESTION I HAVE, AND IT'S
MORE OF A COMMENT. NOT MORE OF A
QUESTION. JUST BECAUSE I GET A
LOT OF CALLS. PEOPLE STILL NOT
UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE. SO
IF I COULD JUST ON PAGE FOUR TO
CLARIFY THE SECTION DOES NOT
APPLY TO THE DESIGN OF A
CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE DELTA
CONVENIENCE THAT'S OUT THE
LANGUAGES OUT, AND I JUST WANTED
TO GO ON RECORD AND MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND FOR THOSE
WHO ARE LISTENING. AH THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT LANGUAGE IS
OUT OF THE LANGUAGE SO THAT'S IT
. THE SYSTEM GET THIS COMMENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I THINK YOU
KNOW THIS ABOUT ME. IF THE DELTA
TUNNELS WERE IN THIS BILL, IT
WOULD NOT HAVE MY NAME AT THE
TOP. YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT A
DIFFERENT SENATOR. BUT IN CASE
FOLKS ARE LISTENING, AND THEY
REALLY WANT TO KNOW SECTION
2081.1 OF THE FISHING GAME CODE
SUB PARAGRAPH E SUB ONE. REMOVES
THE DELTA TUNNEL PROJECTS FROM
BEING INCLUDED IN THIS AND SUB
TWO REMOVES OCEAN DESALINIZATION
. NEITHER ONE ARE INCLUDED JUST
YEAH, AGAIN AS MUCH AS WE WERE
IN THESE MEETINGS FOR, YOU KNOW,
HOURS AND HOURS, AND I THANK
AGAIN THE CHAIR. I THINK OUR
STAFF UM AND BUT FOR THE RECORD
, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD
SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LISTEN AND
HEAR THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO CALL ROLE
BUT ONE SECOND. WE'RE ALMOST
READY FOR YOU. UH AND WE'RE
GONNA CALL ROME ONE SECOND, AND
I'LL SAY THAT, UM, SOMEBODY
REVIEW VALLAPUDUA WAS AN
INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE LEADER IN
THE CONVERSATIONS PROTECTING THE
DELTA, ENSURING AT EVERY TURN
THAT HIS COMMUNITY WAS
REPRESENTED IN THEIR VOICE WAS
HEARD. AND WE GOT WHERE WE ARE
BECAUSE OF IT. THANK YOU.
REMEMBER THAT WILL CALL THE
ROLL. BARRICADE HAN HERE
BAUER-KAHAN HERE. MATHIS IS HERE
. COLONIES COLONIES HERE.
BENNETT BENNETT HERE, DOLLY
DAVIES DAVIES HERE. FRIEDMAN
HEART PART HERE. CHOLERA ALL
RIGHT HERE, PELLERIN. RUBIO.
SHIAVO PHILIP VALLAPUDUA HERE.
ALSO READY TO GO WARD. YEAH WORD
HERE. GREAT AND THEN WE WOULD
YOU REPEAT THE MOTION SURGES,
MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR ALLEN
DISMISSED DAVIES, BUT I KNOW
THAT MR HART HAD QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS QUESTION COMMENT. JUST
WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE
REMARKS FROM MY COLLEAGUES THIS
MORNING, AND THANKS, SENATOR
ASHBY FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS
BILL, AND ALSO FOR OUR CHAIR AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FILL VALLAPUDUA
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS, WHO
REALLY LED THE ASSEMBLY'S
NEGOTIATING TEAM THROUGH THIS
COMPLEX PACKAGE OF BILLS TO THE
PLACE WHERE WE ARE NOW WHERE
THINGS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
APPROVED. THINK EVERYBODY WHO'S
LOOKING AT THIS FEELS MUCH, MUCH
BETTER ABOUT THE PROCESS. THE
FACT THAT WE DID DO OUR BEST TO
HAVE A PUBLIC PROCESS A LITTLE
TRUNCATED. SIGNIFICANTLY
TRUNCATED, BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE
WERE DETERMINED TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME
AND SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THESE
ISSUES. AND AS A RESULT, THE
PACKAGE THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT
TODAY IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED
. AND SO I THINK THAT YOU KNOW,
WE CAN ALL BE PLEASED THAT
WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH GOOD THINGS AND
PROBABLY JUST A REMINDER THAT IF
WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER
EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE COULD
HAVE PROBABLY PRODUCED A LOT OF
THE TENSION AND FRICTION. MAYBE
THAT'S A MESSAGE TO THE
GOVERNOR'S TEAM THAT WE CAN GET
THERE IF WE JUST FOLLOW THE
REGULAR PROCESS, BUT WE GOT HERE
THIS WAY. AND UM I THINK THAT
THE FACT THAT SO FEW FOLKS ARE
HERE IN OPPOSITION DOES SPEAK TO
WE GOT THERE SUCCESSFULLY. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MR BENNETT
. WELL DONE TO EVERYBODY. THANK
YOU. NAME CARILLO. BEING DONE.
THEN I WILL ADD MY VOICE TO THE
CHORUS. UM AND I DO REALLY WANT
TO THANK MR INGRAM'S HERE, BUT
ALSO DIRECTOR BONHAM DEPARTMENT
OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. I SEE MISS
SORRY FROM THE GOVERNOR'S TEAM
HERE AS WELL, UM, FOR BEING OPEN
TO BOTH THE HEARING WE HAD
INITIALLY THEY CAME. THEY
ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION WITH
US IN A VERY ROBUST WAY. UM AND
WORKED WITH US TO GET TO WHERE
WE ARE IN THESE BILLS. AND UM
YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A
HUGE SHOUT OUT TO MY PRINCIPAL
CONSULTANT FOR WHOM YOU KNOW,
HE'S THE ONE WHO DOES THE
LEGISLATION WHEN WE DO PROJECT
SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS TO THE FULLY
PROTECTED SPECIES, SO THIS IS
GOING TO HELP HIM ALONG. NOW
WE'RE PUTTING IT IN MR INGRAM'S
COURT INSTEAD. BUT, UM YOU KNOW
HE WAS WITH US LATE INTO THE
NIGHT FIGURING OUT A PATH
FORWARD THAT I THINK, UM, WE SAW
TODAY, RIGHT? I MEAN, WHEN WE
HAVE NO OPPOSITION ON A BILL
THAT IS MOVING WHEN JUST WHAT
WAS IT A WEEK AGO. WAS IT TWO
WEEKS AGO? WE HAD THE HEARING
WITH, YOU KNOW, ROBUST
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING ON, SPEAKS A LOT TO A LOT
OF LISTENING A LOT OF TALKING A
LOT OF NEGOTIATING, AND TO GET
TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN PROTECT
THESE SPECIES. WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD IN BUILDING WHAT
CALIFORNIA NEEDS US TO BUILD.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
IS THE GOAL HERE IS TO BE ABLE
TO DO IT ALL AS WE LIKE TO DO
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, AND I THINK
THIS BILL ACHIEVES THAT GOAL. UM
I ALSO WANT TO THANK UM, THE
DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS
TO CONTINUE TO BE IN
RELATIONSHIP WITH US ON THIS
SPECIES BILL BOTH THROUGH THE
REPORTING THAT YOU HEARD THE
SENATOR TALKED ABOUT AND ALSO
WITH THE PLAN THAT WILL SEE ON
MONITORING THESE SPECIES, MAKING
SURE THAT NOTHING WE'RE DOING
HERE TODAY IS DOING ANY HARM TO
THE SPECIES THAT WE SO CARE
ABOUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. UM,
AND WITH THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLASS? SURE I DON'T THINK IT CAN
BE STATED ENOUGH. AND I'M SO
GLAD THAT SO MANY OF YOU TOOK
THE TIME TO SPEAK TO IT. BUT
AGAIN, CALIFORNIA CAN BE QUITE
PROUD, STRONG LEADERSHIP OUT OF
THE ASSEMBLY. VERY STRONG
LEADERSHIP OUT OF THE SENATE
REALLY PROUD OF MY SENATE
COLLEAGUES WHO ALSO STEPPED
FORWARD TO FIGHT FOR MANY OF THE
SAME THINGS THROUGH ALL FIGHTING
FOR AND ALSO PROUD OF OUR
ADMINISTRATION THAT SAT DOWN
WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND TALKED
THROUGH SOLUTIONS. THEY BROUGHT
FORWARD SOLUTIONS TO THE TABLE,
AND THE TIMING OF IT ALL COULD
BE QUESTIONED, BUT THE INTENSE
CERTAINLY CANNOT EVERYONE FROM
THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE
SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY HAD THE
SAME GOAL IN MIND. HOW BEST TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE, THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND I THINK WE HAVE
ARRIVED AT A VERY NICE BALANCE,
AND I'M HONORED TO BRING THE
FILM BILL FORWARD. AND ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
THANK YOU. I SHOULD HAVE SAID
THAT. BUT THE SENATE WAS AN
INCREDIBLE PARTNER TO THE
ASSEMBLY ON THIS, AND THE WORK
OF YOUR COLLEAGUES WAS INTEGRAL
IN GETTING TOO, ESPECIALLY IN
THIS BILL. THE PROTECTIONS THAT
WE SEE HER TODAY, SO I WANT TO
THANK YOUR HOUSE FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP AND WORK AS WELL.
AND ON THE TIMING ISSUE. I THINK
NO ONE WISHES WE STARTED EARLIER
MORE THAN LEDGE COUNCIL. UM WITH
THAT, LET'S CALL THE ROLL. SB 1
47 MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR BARRICADE HIÆN
MATHIS MATHIS, I COLONIES
COLONIES I, BENNETT BENNETT I
DALI DAVIES DAVIES, I FRIEDMAN
HEART HEART I CHOLERA, CHOLERA.
I PELLERIN. RUBIO SHIAVO FILL
VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA I WARD
WARD. AYE. THAT HAS NINE VOTES.
IT'S OUT, BUT WE WILL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THE JOB.
YES. THANKS EASY TO BE THE
CLOSER THEY DID THE HARD WORK.
THANK YOU.
CAN I ADD ON? WE WILL OPEN THE
ROLL. CALL THE ROLL AGAIN, UM,
SB 1. 47 MOTION DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FOR PELLERIN. PELLERIN?
AYE.
YEAH.
DON'T WORRY.
WORKING TOGETHER.
AVOID YOU. AND REVEAL.
WHAT.
JUST GIVE YOU ICE.
YEAH. HAVE A DEAL.
SB 1 47 MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY FOR FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN. AYE. OKAY?
SB 1 47 MOTION DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. SHIAVO VÚI. THAT
S B 1 47 IS 12 TO 0. IT IS OUT
AND WE WILL ADJOURN THIS
HEARING.