GOOD MORNING. WE'D LIKE TO CALL
TO ORDER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR
AUGUST 23RD. TODAY WE WILL HAVE
124 BILLS TO CONSIDER THIS
MORNING AS PART OF OUR REGULAR
ORDER HEARING. BEFORE I BEGIN.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW HOUSE
KEEPING NOTES. FIRST
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTY WILL BE
FILLING IN FOR SIMILAR MEMBER
LOWENTHAL AND THE COMMITTEE
TODAY. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC
TO PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE HEARING BY VISITING
THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE AT APRIL
DOT ASSEMBLY DOT C A DOT GOV
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY WRITTEN
TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC
COMMENT AND MAYBE READ INTO THE
RECORD OR REPRINTED. THE HEARING
ROOM IS NOW OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE.
ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE
HEARING FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON
THE ASSEMBLY WEBSITE AT ASSEMBLY
DOT CA.GOV BACKSLASH TODAY'S
EVENTS. WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC
TO MONITOR THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
FOR UPDATES. AND WE WILL ACCEPT
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILED BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY. AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WAY PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE REGULAR
ORDERED HEARING. TESTIMONY ON
ANY SUCH BILL WILL BE LIMITED TO
A STATEMENT OF NAME ORGANIZATION
, IF ANY IMPOSITION ON THE BILL.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW NO MORE
THAN 40 MINUTES OF TESTIMONY IN
TOTAL. AS YOU CAME INTO THE
HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANT'S DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES OF PUBLIC
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION,
WHICH WERE POSTED OUTSIDE THE
DOOR. I ENCOURAGE MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE TO
BE AWARE OF AND OBSERVE THOSE
RULES. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT
VIOLATIONS OF THESE RULES OR
OTHER VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL
COURTESY OR DECORUM MAY SUBJECT
YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. WITH THAT
? I SEE. WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM
JUST YET. BUT WE WILL BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE FIRST ON
OUR SIGN IN ORDER. IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SMALLWOOD
QUIVERS. AND YOU'RE PRESENTING
SB 4 97. AND THAT ENJOYS THE DO
PASS. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR.
GOOD MORNING. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 4 97,
WHICH WOULD ENSURE THAT WORKERS
WHO ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO REPORT A
VIOLATION OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER
THE LABOR CODE, OR EQUAL PAY ACT
ARE PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION
BY THEIR EMPLOYER. WE HAVE SO
MANY IMPORTANT LAWS THAT WE PUT
ON THE BOOKS AS THE LEGISLATURE
TO PROTECT WORKERS, BUT THEY'RE
ONLY IS GOOD AS A WORKERS'
ABILITY TO ACCESS THEM. ADDING
THIS PROTECTION TO THE LABOR
CODE WILL ALLOW THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER TO IDENTIFY
RETALIATION MORE QUICKLY AND
HOLD EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE. WHEN
AND IF THERE IS A VIOLATION OF
THE LAW, AND WE KNOW THERE IS A
BACKLOG IN THESE TYPES OF CASES,
AND THIS BILL WILL HELP TO
EXPEDITE THAT. ACCORDING TO THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE AND THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS BECAUSE OF THIS BILL
ARE MINOR AND ABSORBABLE. WITH
ME TODAY IS JESSICA STANDER, WHO
WAS A CO SPONSOR WITH EQUAL
RIGHTS ADVOCATES TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT
HAVE. THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. GOOD MORNING
SHAREHOLDING VICE CHAIR DOLLY
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
MILLIE YAN WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. WE HAVE NO FILE ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW TURN
TO THE PUBLIC. IF THERE'S ANYONE
IN THE PUBLIC THEY WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY OR NOT TESTIFY SO MUCH
AS TO PRESENT YOUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. GOOD
MORNING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DALLAS
FOWLER FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR WORKER POWER. WE
ARE 30 WORKER CENTERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA, STANDING IN STRONG
SUPPORT AND A CO SPONSOR OF SB
497. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS.
MARIKO YOSHIHARA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND STRONGER
CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES NETWORK AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE'RE
SEEING NO ONE ELSE FROM THE
PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ON THE MATTER. WE ARE STILL
LOOKING FOR AT LEAST ONE. OKAY
IF YOU'LL ALLOW US, WE'LL SET A
QUORUM AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE
CLERK. PLEASE CALL THE ROAD TO
SET THE COURT. HERE. DOLLY!
BRIAN CALDERON. CARILLO. DIXON.
LONG. ART. MCCARTHY. MATHIS.
HAPPEN. PELLERIN. SANCHEZ.
SORIA. WEBER. WILSON. HAPPENED
HERE. HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE AUTHOR ON THE
BILL? THEY'RE KNOWN AS THEIR
EMOTION. WITH MY PELLERIN SECOND
BY HEART. SENATOR YOU CAN CLOSE.
WELL WITH THAT. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
IT'S DO PASS AND IT'S OUT ON THE
B ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THEIR
QUOTAS. SB 7 40. RECOMMENDATION
DO PASS. THANK YOU. CHAIR
HOLDING AND MEMBERS APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
SENATE BILL 7 40. TO YOU TODAY.
SB 7 40. EXTENDS THE SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS,
WHICH ARE NOW APPLICABLE TO
PETROLEUM REFINERIES TO IT AND
DID ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL
FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN.
BIOFUELS AND CARBON DIOXIDE
CAPTURE. AS WITH PETROLEUM
REFINERIES, AS WAS SET FORTH IN
THE PAST BILL, SB SAFETY THAT'S
SENATE BILL 50 FOR THE SCHOOL
AND TRAINED WORKFORCE
REQUIREMENTS WILL APPLY TO
CONTRACTORS. CONTRACTORS
PERFORMING ON SITE WORK AT THESE
FACILITIES JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
THE BILL DOES NOT AFFECT IN
HOUSE. WORK AT THE FACILITY IN
HOUSE EMPLOYEES. THIS BILL WILL
KEEP COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS
SAFE, THE MANUFACTURING OF
CHEMICALS LIKE THE ONES
IDENTIFIED IN SB 7 40. IS
INHERENTLY DANGEROUS WORK.
EXPOSURE TO THESE CHEMICALS CAN
BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR
WORKFORCE UNTRAINED IN THEIR
IMPACTS. HISTORICALLY THE STATE
HAS CHOSEN TO USE SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE IN HIGH RISK
ENVIRONMENTS. INDUSTRIAL
ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THIS. THE BILL
, AS I SAID, WAS MODELED AFTER
VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL SENATE
BILL 54. THAT BILL WAS SIGNED
INTO LAW IN LARGE PART BECAUSE
OF THE VULNERABILITIES EXPOSED
AFTER THE RICHMOND REFINERY FIRE
AND THE RESULTING COMMUNITY AND
LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS. SINCE THE
PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 54. THERE
HAS BEEN NO SUCH FIRE OR
EXPLOSIONS, AND THAT IS DUE IN
LARGE PART WE BELIEVE TO THE
TRAINING IN THE SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE. AS WITH ANY
OTHER INDUSTRY, INDUSTRIAL
MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
SHOULD REQUIRE AN ADEQUATELY
SKILLED, WORKFORCE EQUIPPED
EVENT REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES,
EXPLOSIONS, NOXIOUS HEIRESS,
SOLVENTS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES AND
ANY AND ALL ADEQUATE INDUSTRIAL
PROTECTIONS. TO PROTECT
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH ME
TO TESTIFY. TODAY WE HAVE RUDY
GONZALEZ FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL, AND
TOMMY FATHER A FROM CARSON,
CALIFORNIA I BW LOCAL 11. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR HOLDING IN FELLOW
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS TOMMY. FALL BY
REPRESENT I B E W LOCAL 11 IN
LOS ANGELES. I LIVE IN CARSON.
UM RAISED MY FAMILY IN CARSON.
WORKED AROUND A LOT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL SITES AND CARSON. UM
I WORKED NON UNION IN THE
REFINERIES. I KNOW HOW IT IS
WHEN WORKING IN THOSE, UM, TYPE
OF ENVIRONMENT. UM AND. SEEN A
LOT OF THE UNTRAINED WORKFORCE
COMING IN FROM OTHER STATES LIKE
LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA.
UM AND. THOSE WORKERS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVESTMENT. AND
THEN TAKING IT BACK TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES. WAS WAS A DETRIMENT
TO THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND
LOCAL WORKFORCE. WHERE WE DIDN'T
REALLY SEE THE INVESTMENT STAY
IN IN THE COMMUNITY. UM I'VE
BEEN WITH DIABETES W LOCAL 11
FOR 25 YEARS AND I SEEN THE
REFINERIES EVOLVED. HAVING THE
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE IN
PLACE HAVING APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS IN PLACE. AH! GOES A
LONG WAY WHEN IT COMES TO
WORKING IN THIS TYPE OF
ENVIRONMENT, UM, SKILLED. TRAIN.
APPRENTICES WORKING IN THESE
TYPE OF FACILITIES. UM SB 54.
WE'VE SEEN, UM YOU KNOW WHEN IT
WAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED. WE'VE
SEEN A LOT OF GOOD. UH UM YOU
KNOW, THINGS COME OUT OF IT. WE
LIKE TO SEE SB? UM THE EXPANSION
OF 7 40. UM WITH HYDROGEN AND
CARBON CAPTURE. AND UH, ANOTHER
FACILITIES BEING ADDED. UM. WE
URGED, YOU KNOW, APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR NEXT
WITNESS, HONORABLE CHAIR MEMBERS
. RUDY GONZALEZ. SAN FRANCISCO
BUILDING TRADES HERE IN SUPPORT
OF SB 7 40. THIS IS A
GENERATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO REALLY PUT, UH AND LEAN INTO
A JUST TRANSITION THAT IS NOT UH
, DEVOID OR THAT IT'S NOT
IGNORING THE WORKERS. BUT
IMPORTANTLY FOR THIS MATTER,
THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY, AND I ECHO
WHAT MY BROTHER TOMMY SAID ABOUT
THE WORKERS AND THE RIGOROUS
TRAINING STANDARDS. BUT THOSE
TRAINING STANDARDS AFFECT LOSS
OF LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUES, NOT
JUST FOR THE WORKERS, BUT FOR
OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AND
SO WHEN WE EXPLORE A GREEN
TRANSITION TO MEET CRISIS TO
REALLY LEAN IN TO WHAT OUR
CLIMATE DEMANDS OF US FROM A
POLICY PERSPECTIVE, YOU WILL
HAVE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO
NOT JUST TAKE HEED FROM WORKERS
AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE. BUT
REALLY TO SYNC UP WITH THE
BIDEN, HARRISON MINISTRATIONS
AND ENORMOUS INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARBON CAPTURE
FOR OTHER CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES,
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
THIS IN THE ABSTRACT OR THE
HYPOTHETICAL. WE HAVE OVER A
DECADE OF POLICY IMPLEMENTED BY
THIS BODY OF SAFE AND RIGOROUS
TRAINING DEMANDS THAT HAVE
PROVEN SAFE THAT HAVE PROVEN
EFFECTIVE. AND WE CAN TRANSITION
OR WORKFORCE CONTRACTOR BASE AND
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THOSE WORKERS IN GREEN
TECHNOLOGY SPACES. WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY, BOTH OF YOU WILL TURN
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. NO
FILE. THANK YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR
AN OPPOSITION TO PROPOSAL IN
FRONT OF US SP 7 40. MHM MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER SCOTT WEST
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS. ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES TO CALIFORNIA STATE
PIPE TRADES COUNCIL, THE WESTERN
STATES COUNCIL OF SHEET METAL
WORKERS IN THE ELEVATOR
CONSTRUCTORS UNION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
THEO PAY HOST REPRESENTING THE
CALPINE CORPORATIONS. WE ARE
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. WE ARE
ALL IN ON SIGNING AGREEMENTS
WITH OUR UNION PARTNERS. WE'VE
DONE THAT NOW IN FIVE DIFFERENT
AGREEMENTS UP AND DOWN THE STATE
FOR A NUMBER OF DECARBONIZATION
PROJECTS. WE ARE 100% BEHIND
LABOR. WE SIMPLY WANTED
AMENDMENT THAT SAYS, IF YOU SIGN
A P L A AND AN M L A. AND WE'RE
SIGNING BOTH. THAT WERE
COMPLIANT WITH THESE SECTIONS OF
THE BILL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT
THEY'RE REGULARLY DO AND OTHER
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. WE FEAR
THAT WITHOUT THIS PROTECTION, WE
GO FORWARD AND WE LEAVE
OURSELVES LIABLE, UH, BOTH
CIVILLY AND CRIMINALLY AND AS WE
MOVE FORWARD TO BUILD THESE
PROJECTS, WE GET LOANS. WE HAVE
TO SHOW OUR PARTNERS WHETHER
IT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE WE ARE RECEIVING THE
GRANTS THEY TALKED ABOUT. OR
THERE, IT'S THE BANKS. WE HAVE
TO SHOW THEM A PATHWAY TO
COMPLIANCE. AND WE DON'T THINK
THIS BILL DOES THAT. SO WE VERY
MUCH URGE OUR PARTNERS HERE
THOSE THAT WE HAVE SIGNED
AGREEMENTS TAKE AN AMENDMENT
THAT GIVES US THE LIABILITY
PROTECTION SO WE CAN GO AND
CONSTRUCT THESE PLANTS AND
EMPLOY THEIR GUYS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I SEEN NO ONE ELSE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS
ON THIS ISSUE. WE WILL TURN TO
THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ABOUT COLOR IN SECOND
BY PHONE. AND THERE'S A QUESTION
BY THE BICYCLE ADVICE AND SHARE
SENATOR HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE JUST SPOKEN
ABOUT REFERRED TO REQUEST?
CALPINE YES, WE AND WE'RE
CONTINUING TO TALK TO THEM AS
IS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL. THERE
THERE'S NOT APPEAL A
REQUIREMENT. THE BILL, WHICH I
THINK THE BEST MAJORITY OF FOLKS
ACTUALLY LIKE BECAUSE IT JUST
KEEPING IT SIMPLE SKILLS AND
TRAIN AND SO IT GETS DIFFICULT
AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH LEGISLATION
TO COME IN AND TRY TO UM, YOU
KNOW, PUT A PROVISION IN JUST
FOR ONE PARTICULAR ENTITY. BUT
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT.
OBVIOUSLY THE AGREEMENT IS THE
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU KNOW
THERE'S IN SOME SENSE ARE SORT
OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH A
P L. A WE HOPE AT THE END OF THE
DAY THAT, UM, WE COULD JUST, UM
COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING THAT
THERE REALLY ISN'T GOING TO BE
IMPACT TO THEM IN ANY ANY
NEGATIVE WAY HERE, BUT AGAIN
DOWN THE STRETCH HERE, WE'LL
KEEP TALKING TO THEM. WE DIDN'T
EXPECT THE OPPOSITION. WE GOT IT
RECENTLY, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO WORK THROUGH THAT P L. A
ISSUE WITHOUT IMPACTING ANYBODY
ELSE. THANK YOU. HIS.THIS CENTER
. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK ON THIS. IT'S ALWAYS
TOUGH TO THREAD THE NEEDLE. AND
TO GET EVERYBODY THERE AND
YOU'VE DONE A I THINK A VERY
REMARKABLE JOB ON THIS. AND LIKE
YOU JUST SAID YOU'RE TRYING TO
GET THERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
OPPOSITION THAT'S LEFT. BUT
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE SKILLED
AND TRAINED UH UM, ESPECIALLY ON
THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH BUILDING OUT AS
MENTIONED HYDROGEN AND THESE
OTHER THINGS. THIS IS THE
DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO, AND WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORK
IS DONE CORRECTLY. AS WE BUILD
THE 21ST INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE
NEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. OKAY? THANK YOU,
SENATOR. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION, AND WE KNOW THAT
YOU'RE A MEMBER WHO WORKS VERY
DILIGENTLY. TO ADDRESS AS MANY
OF THE ISSUES AS YOU POSSIBLY
CAN. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR
RESPONSE TO THE LAST QUESTION.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DO, OR S¼ AH, TOO
CLOSELY. I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION AND YOU KNOW, ALLOWING
US TO GET ON THE RECORD THE
COMMITMENT TO KEEP WORKING. YOU
KNOW ON THAT THAT OPPOSITION
ISSUE THAT, OF COURSE, IS VERY
SPECIFICALLY CALPINE AND WE
APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH. AND I
THINK, UM I'M APPRECIATIVE OF
THE MEMBER'S COMMENTS REGARDING
OUR EFFORT HERE. IT'S WE? OF
COURSE WE'VE WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT JUST TRANSITION, JUST
TRANSITION AND AS WE GET INTO
THESE SPACES WHERE ENERGY IS
SHIFTING INTO, UH, DIFFERENT
TYPES OF MODALITIES. IF YOU WILL
, YOU KNOW, IT'S I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO CARRY OVER OR
WORKFORCE STANDARDS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THEY BRING GREATER SAFETY
TO THESE INDUSTRIAL AREAS. THIS
IS, OF COURSE, INDUSTRIAL HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH SOME OF THE
OTHER DEBATES WE'VE HAD IN THE
LEGISLATURE ABOUT SKILLED AND
TRAINED IN IN ANOTHER SPACE, UM
LIKE HOUSING. THIS IS AN AREA
WHERE IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY
EFFECTIVE. UM AND WE ONLY KNOW
THAT THANKS TO OUR PREDECESSORS
WHO GOT SB 54 ADOPTED EARLIER.
THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR EYEBALL. THANK YOU. THE
TALENTED DO PASS A ROLL CALL.
CONGRATULATIONS. SENATOR MEN. SB
704. RECOMMENDATION DO PASS.
PLEASE. FLOOR IS YOURS. YOU HAVE
TO, UH UP. YES. ALL RIGHT. GOOD
MORNING. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TODAY. I'M PRESENTING
SB 704, WHICH AMENDS THE COASTAL
ACTOR MOVE OUTDATED OIL AND GAS
POLICIES AND ADDS POLICIES
PROMOTING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU KNOW, THE
COASTAL ACT PROVIDES FOR THE
REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, OUR
STATE'S COASTAL ZONE AND
INCLUDES POLICIES TO PROTECT
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
AND TO ADDRESS EQUITY CONCERNS
AND ADVERSE IMPACTS RAISED BY
DEVELOPMENT. WHEN THE COASTAL
ACT WAS ENACTED IN THE 19
SEVENTIES, A LOOPHOLE WAS
CREATED THAT ALLOWED OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT REFINERIES AND
PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES TO
CIRCUMVENT ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION STANDARDS THAT WERE
OTHERWISE APPLIED TO ALL OTHER
PROJECTS. THIS LOOPHOLE, KNOWN
AS THE INDUSTRIAL OVERRIDE
PROVISION IS OBVIOUSLY SEVERELY
OUTDATED AND PERPETRATES 19
SEVENTIES STATEWIDE ENERGY GOALS
THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH OUR
GOALS OF TODAY. 50 YEARS LATER,
WHILE AH, WE ARE PROMOTING NEW
THINGS LIKE OFFSHORE WIND. NEW
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE STATE'S
EFFORTS TO DE CARBONIZED OUR
ECONOMY AND ACHIEVE NET ZERO
CARBON EMISSIONS. SP 704 WOULD
CLOSE THE INDUSTRIAL OVERRIDE
LOOPHOLE FOR NEW OIL AND GAS
DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWING EXISTING
FACILITIES TO CONTINUE TO BE
REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED AND
ALLOWING FOR LOW CARBON UPGRADES
TO REFINERIES. SB 704 TAKES THE
THUMB OFF THE SCALE THAT EXISTS
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OIL
INDUSTRY. IT ALSO PROMOTES
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY BY ENACTING
COASTAL ACT POLICIES TO
ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE
DEPLOYMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND. S B
S 704 INSURERS AND THIS IS FROM
MY STAFF. THAT WIND IS AT THE
BACK OF OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS.
WE HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH
OPPOSITION AND TAKING AMENDMENTS
THERE NOW NEUTRAL AND THERE IS
NO OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. THE
BILL HAS RECEIVED SOLID SUPPORT
THROUGH ITS POLICY COMMITTEES,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU KNOW, FILE.
THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN TO THE
PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION NAME ORGANIZATION?
AS THE SWINDLER WILSHIRE AND WHO
SMELLS? IT SMELLS ER AND LANG ON
BEHALF OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
OTHER. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE IS THEIR COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS. NONE. SENATOR YOU
MAY CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THIS IS
OKAY?
SO THIS HAS BEEN MOVED BY ART IS
THEIR SECOND. CALDERON. THANK
YOU, SIR. Dð PASS. IT'S OUT IN
THE B ROLL CALL WITH DIXON AND
MATHIS. I VOTE YOU'RE GOOD.
SENATOR GONZALEZ SP 674. GOOD
MORNING.
OKAY THINK I'M IN THE SENATE
ALREADY? SORRY ABOUT THAT. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS I AM HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT SP 6 74, WHICH
WILL CREATE STATEWIDE STANDARDS
FOR THE EXISTING REFINERY, FENCE
LINE AND COMMUNITY AIR
MONITORING PROGRAM IN THE LAST
SIX YEARS SINCE THE PROGRAM
LAUNCHED, THERE HAVE BEEN
SERIOUS DEFICIENCIES AND
IMPLEMENTATION THAT ARE
DEPRIVING FENCE LINE COMMUNITIES
OF INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR
HEALTH AND WELL BEING.
SPECIFICALLY REAL TIME ALERTS
ARE NOT BEING SENT. FENCE LINE
DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE,
DANGEROUS POLLUTANTS ARE NOT
BEING MONITORED, AND SOME
REFINERIES HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED.
HEAVY EVEN EXEMPTED THE PROGRAM
BEEN EXEMPTED FROM THE PROGRAM
ALTOGETHER. 6 74 WILL ADDRESS
THESE SHORTCOMINGS AND CREATED
STATEWIDE STANDARD FOR THE
REFINERY FENCE LINE PROGRAM TO
ENSURE THE NECESSARY POLLUTANTS
ARE MEASURED AND THAT BEST
PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES ARE
DEPLOYED. ADDITIONALLY THE
PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE
2028 B 16 47, WHICH WAS THE
PREVIOUS VERSION. THEREFORE MANY
REFINERIES ARE ALREADY UM, HAVE
THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE IN
PLACE. AND FOR TOO LONG, MANY OF
OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED. THEY NEED GREATER
TRANSPARENCY. AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE TODAY. SO TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT, I HAVE ERICA
MARTINEZ POLICY ADVOCATE WITH
EARTH JUSTICE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
YOUR MICROPHONE. THIS AGAIN.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ERICA MARTINEZ WITH
EARTH JUSTICE, WHICH IS A CO
SPONSOR OF SB 6 74 IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH EAST YARD
COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE. WE APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS AND AGREE
THE BILL HAS NO STATE COST. SB 6
74 MAKES NECESSARY CHANGES TO
ENSURE BETTER COMPLIANCE WITH
THE CORE PILLARS OF THE FENCE
LINE MONITORING LAW, PUBLIC
HEALTH DATA COLLECTION,
MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY,
WHILE AIR DISTRICTS AND
REFINERIES ARE INDEED DIFFERENT
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THERE
REMAIN IMPORTANT COMMONALITIES
THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
LAW. MOREOVER WE BELIEVE THE
BILL PRESERVES THE FISCAL
FRAMEWORK OF CURRENT STATUTE AND
CONTINUES TO ALLOW ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO NEGOTIATE AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL FOR A ROBUST PROGRAM
THAT FITS THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BILL
IDENTIFIES 18 POLLUTANTS THE
PROGRAM SHOULD BE TRACKING THE
BILL ALSO SETS OUT THAT THE
EXPECTATION THAT MONITORS SHOULD
COVER THE PERIMETER PERIMETER OF
THE REFINERY. LIKEWISE THOUGH,
THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES A PROCESS
FOR AIR DISTRICTS TO EXPLAIN WHY
IT MIGHT EXCLUDE ONE OF THOSE
POLLUTANTS POLLUTANTS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL. THE BILL ALSO HAS
LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES FOR THOSE
INSTANCES WHERE IT DOES NOT MAKE
SENSE TO PLACE MONITORS
COMPLETELY AROUND THE REFINERY.
THE BILL ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PROGRAM WILL BE MOST SUCCESSFUL
WHEN THERE IS A PARTNERSHIP AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL THAT WORKS FOR
STAKEHOLDERS. THE BILL ALSO
LEVERAGES THE VERACITY OF DATA
COLLECTION WITH ADDITIONAL
AUDITING AND MAKING DATA MORE
ACCESSIBLE, WHICH BECOMES PART
OF THE STORY THAT COMMUNITIES
TELL REGULATORS WHEN THEY
DESCRIBED THEIR EXPERIENCES
LIVING IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. FOR
ALL THOSE REASONS, WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE SPILL, AND WE
THINK THE SENATOR FOR AUTHORING
THE LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY, DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK, YOU KNOW, FILE
THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OR AN OPPOSITION. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
ROSS BARKLEY AND WE HAVE SOUTH
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT. WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE
AMENDED POSITION BUT LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH AUTHOR
AND THOSE NECESSARY AMENDMENTS.
THANKS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR IN MEMBER, ZACH LEERY
ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN STATES
PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION. WE REMAIN
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED TO SP 6
74 AS IN PRINT AND THE DRAFT
AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN. I
THINK I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT
TWO BIG ISSUES THAT WERE
MENTIONED BY THE SUPPORTERS WON.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE ENTIRE
PERIMETER OF THE FENCE LINE OF
EACH REFINERY TO BE MONITORED.
UNLESS IT'S INFEASIBLE. THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
INFEASIBLE AND UNNECESSARY. WE
THINK THAT THAT DECISION SHOULD
BE MADE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITH
THE AIR DISTRICTS IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE REFINERY
AND THE COMMUNITY INPUT, AND
THEN SECOND, I'LL ADD THE BILL
IS IMPRINT HAS REFINERIES NOW
GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY
FOR OTHER FACILITIES, MONITORS?
THAT ARE NOT CO OWNED OR
CONTROLLED BY THE REFINERY. WE
THINK THIS IS AN UNNECESSARY
COSTS AND COULD LIKELY INCREASE
THE COST OF REFINING GASOLINE
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR NO
VOTE. DENNIS ALBION ON BEHALF OF
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY. THIS BILL
IS DRAFTED WHAT WE BELIEVE IS
UNNECESSARILY BROAD AND WHAT
IT'S GOING TO DO IS INCREASE
COSTS FOR ENFORCEMENT VANITIES
THAT THEY DIDN'T INTEND TO GO
AFTER BOTH OF THE AIR DISTRICT
AS WELL AS SO ON THE STATE SIDE
BY HAVING THAT IT'S PULLING IN
ENTITIES LIKE OURSELVES. WE ARE
A BIODIESEL RENEWABLE BIODIESEL
COMPANY. THAT WILL BE, UH,
CONVERTING A BROWNFIELD REFINERY
THAT IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD NEVER
HAS HAD ANY OF THE MONITORING
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BY THIS LAW
OVER THE PREVIOUS LAW. EXCUSE ME
, AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE AND
THAT'S ABOUT A $2 MILLION COST.
WE'RE GETTING STARTED. WE'RE
GOING TO START PRODUCING BY, UH
, THE END OF THE YEAR IN
BAKERSFIELD, AND SO BY
CONVERTING THIS BROWNFIELD WERE
PULLED, WHICH IS A REFINERY.
THAT'S BEEN MOTHBALLED WERE
PULLED UNDER THIS PROVISION. IF
WE HAD BUILT A BRAND NEW
FACILITY OUT IN THE YOU KNOW THE
FARMLAND, THEN WE WOULD NOT BE
UNDER THIS THESE MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS, SO I THINK THIS
HAS BEEN DRAFTED OVERLY BROAD
FOR US, BUT ALSO FOR SOME OF THE
OTHER FOLKS IN THE INDUSTRIES
THAT YOU KNOW, ASPHALT AND SOME
OTHER ENTITIES THAT THAT THAT
ARE GETTING PULLED UNDER THIS SO
WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THIS
BILL BE NARROWED AND FOCUSED,
AND WE'VE HAD SOME AMENDMENTS
THAT WE'VE BROUGHT AROUND. WE
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LET ME JUST ALSO SAY
THAT WE'VE ALLOWED SOME LATITUDE
FOR THE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS WHO
OBVIOUSLY UH, TESTIFIED A LITTLE
BIT THERE IN REGARDS TO THEIR
POSITION, WHICH IS FINE. IT
WOULD BE A HELPFUL TO THE
COMMITTEE AND ALSO TO THE CHAIR
IF WE COULD GET PRE NOTICED FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO ACTUALLY HAVE
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION WILL HELP WITH AT
LEAST IN TERMS OF OUR MANAGING
THE FLOW OF THIS MEETING
EVERYONE ELSE NAME ORGANIZATION.
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, MIKE MONEGAN
AND HAVE THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES. WE ARE OPPOSED LESS
AMENDED. I THINK THERE'S A PATH
FORWARD. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
JEFF SEAVER'S ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASPHALT PAVEMENT
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE
THREE COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE
ASPHALT IN THE STATE. AND WE
RAIN OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU. MORNING MY NAME IS
SUZANNE HUMAN, THE EDUCATIONAL
DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF CLEAN
EARTH FOR KIDS STANDING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I
AM JOINED BY CALIFORNIA NURSES
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE FACTS MOM'S ADVOCATING
FOR SUSTAINABILITY GRANDPARENTS
FOR A FUTURE NORTH COUNTY
CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE AND MANY
OTHERS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE FROM THE
PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
CNN WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MOTION.
LAST YEAR. SENATOR SO, UM, FROM
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION TESTIMONY
, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE
AMENDMENTS FOR THE SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE FACILITIES THAT ARE
REPURPOSING. THAT HAVE BEEN BUT
UNDER THIS BILL. OF COURSE,
WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION. WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM SINCE DAY ONE, AND IN
FACT, WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING
SOME ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS ON
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR TO, UH, TO
WHITTLE DOWN THE DEFINITION OF
REFINERY, UM, AND MAKING IT
CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PASSED BY
THE ASSEMBLY ON A BUFFY WICKS
BILL, WHICH WAS A B C 14 65. SO
WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM
SHORTLY. THANK YOU. I SEE NO ONE
ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. IS
THERE A MOTION? WITH MY HEART
SECOND BY WEBER. LIKE TO CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU DO PASS OUT ON A B
ROLL, CALLED. IS SENATOR UMBERG
? NOT THEN WE WILL TURN TO
SENATOR ARCHULETTA. SB 806.
RECOMMENDATIONS DO PASS. OKAY?
YOUR MICROPHONE. THERE YOU GO.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM HERE, UH,
PRESENT SENATE BILL 806. IT'S A
CLEAN UP BILL TO LAST YEAR'S
SENATE BILL 11 11. IT'S CALLED
THE RICK'S BEST BEST SAFETY ACT
BECAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY THAT
HAPPENED TO THE BEST FAMILY. AND
UH, THE LOSS OF MR BEST. AND
WHICH REQUIRES, UH THE LOSS AT
THE LARGE TRASH CONTAINERS. WHEN
WE WERE KIDS, WE CALL THEM 50
DUMPSTERS. REMEMBER THAT? WELL
THESE LARGE TRASH CONTAINERS CAN
BE VERY HAZARDOUS ON DARK ALLEYS
AND ROADS. AND SO THIS BILL IS
HERE TO, UH, PLACE REFLECTIVE
MARKERS ON THESE LARGE
CONTAINERS AND SENATE BILL 806
MAKES MINOR MINOR CHANGES TO THE
LOCATION OF THE REFLECTIVE TAPES
THAT GO AROUND THE CONTAINERS,
AND IT STRENGTHENS THE
ENFORCEMENT OF SENATE BILL 11
11. WHICH DOES NOT CREATE ANY
STATE COST. AND SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK, YOU KNOW, FILE
APPRECIATE THAT ANYONE FROM THE
PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. CNN WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE A
MOTION? SORRY. BREAST SECOND BY
HAPPEN. YOU MAY BE CLOSED AGAIN
. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DO PASS
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE UNTIL WE WERE
WAITING FOR SENATOR AMBER. BUT
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MADAM CLERK. READ THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SP 35 HAMBURG.
SP 38 LAIRD. SP 78 GLASER. SP
TWO OR SEVEN WILK. SB 332
CORTEZ. SP 388 ARCHULETTA. SB 4
TO 0 BECKER. SP 6 TO 1 BARBIERO.
SP 632 CABALLERO. SPS 658
MCGUIRE SP 746 EGGMAN SB 837
ARCHULETTA. SB 844 JONES. SB 890
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE SP 891 COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION. IS THERE A
MOTION. GOODBYE DR WEBBER,
SECONDED BY THE VICE CHAIR. ROLL
CALL ON THE MOTION. GOLDEN EYE.
DALI DOLLY! I, BRIAN. CALDERON.
CALDERON. AYE, CARILLO. CARILLO?
AYE, DIXON. SIX AND I. KHÔNG I
HEART. ART I MCCARTY MATHIS.
MATHIS. I PAPIN. HAPPENED? I
PELLERIN SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ, I
SORIA. SORRY, I WEBER WEBER. I
WILSON. WILSON. I. AND SAINT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. WELL NOW
MOVE TO THE SUSPENSE FILE.
SUPPOSED TO DISPENSE FILE. A SEE
A ONE AGUIAR-CURRY SP THREE DODD
SP FOUR WIENER. S P 27 DURAZO.
SP 30 HAMBURG S P 43 EGGMAN SP
48 BECKER. SP 49 BECKER. S P. 51
BRADFORD. S P. 52 DURAZO S P 74
DODD SP 76 WIENER. SP 77 HAMBURG
S P. 88 SKINNER. SP 96
PORTANTINO SP 97 WIENER SB 231
HER TATO. S P. 233 SKINNER. SB
238 WIENER. SB 257 PORTANTINO. S
P. 274 SKINNER. S P 283 SO ABO.
S P 286 MCGUIRE S P 296 DODD. SB
30 TO STERN. SP 309 ORTEZ. SP
310 DODD SP 3 TO 2 BECKER. SP 3
TO 3 PORTANTINO. SB 3 TO 4
LIMÓN. SP 3 TO 8 DODD. SP 336
HAMBURG SP 345 SKINNER. SB 348
SKINNER. SP 363 EGGMAN. SP 394
GONZALES. SP 410 BECKER SP 419
ROTH. SP 4 TO 3 WIENER SP 4 TO 7
PORTANTINO SP 434 MEN SB 441
BRADFORD SP 444 NEWMAN. SB 470
ARADO FEEL ESPEED. 474 BECKER,
SP 485 BECKER. SB FOR 87 ATKINS
SP 493 MEN S P. 500 MCGUIRE S P
50 TO ALAN SP 509 PORTANTINO SP
511 BLAKE SPEAR SP 516 SKINNER
SP 5 TO 0 ZIEBART SEYARTO EXCUSE
ME SP 531 AT SHOW ABO SP 541
MENJIVAR S P 558 RUBIO S P. 565
COPY EURO SP 569 GLASER SP 570
BECKER S P 577 HER TATO. S P 578
ASHBY. SB 582 BECKER, SP 583.
PADILLA SP 586 EGGMAN SP 598
SKINNER. SP 619 PADILLA SB 6 TO
7 SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SP 635
MENJIVAR SB 640 PORTANTINO SP
641 ROCK SP 650 DODD SP 664
STERNE. SP 673 BRADFORD. SP 677
BLAKE SPEAR. S P 686 TERRAZZO.
SP. 694 EGGMAN SP 695 GONZALES
SP 696 PORTANTINO SB 700
BRADFORD. SP 710 DURAZO S P. 717
STERN SP 7 TO 4 GLASER. SP 7 TO
9 MEN JABBAR SP 734 RUBIO SP 745
CORTEZ SP 747 COPY R O S. P. 755
BECKER. SP 757 ARCHULETTA SB 760
NEWMAN S P. 795 STERNE SP 797
PADILLA SB 800 KA PIERROT. SP
805 PORTANTINO SB 815 ROTH SB 8
TO 2 DURAZO. SP 830 SMALLWOOD
QUIVERS. SP 84 $7 SB 856 GLASER
SB 864 SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SP 873
BRADFORD. SB 889 COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE. SUSPENSE
FILE IS ADOPTED. WE'LL MOVE BACK
TO OUR PRESENTATION, SENATOR
UMBERG. YOU HAVE TWO BILLS, SB
34 AND SB 2 TO 9 WILL TAKE 34
1ST SURE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. APPARENTLY, I'M THE
LAST PERSON SO I'M GONNA CUT MY
PRESENTATION DOWN TO 30 MINUTES.
UM THAT'S THAT'S A JOKE BEFORE
YOU KNOW IT. I KNOW YOU WERE
JOKING. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT SO BOTH
THESE BILLS THEY EVOLVE AND THE
SAME SITUATION IN ANAHEIM,
CALIFORNIA CONCERNING THE SALE
OF ANAHEIM STADIUM. UM WHAT
OCCURRED WAS THAT THE FORMER
MAYOR AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS
CONSPIRED WITH THE ANGELS TO
SELL THE STADIUM FOR 2 TO $300
MILLION LESS THAN ITS FAIR
MARKET VALUE. THEY ACTUALLY WERE
NOTIFIED THAT WHEN THEY WERE
ATTEMPTING TO SAIL THE STATE
SELL THE STADIUM THAT THEY'RE IN
VIOLATION SURPLUS LANDS ACT. UM
THE CITY OPTED TO PAY A FINE,
WHICH REALLY WASN'T A FINE
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST MOVING MONEY
FROM ONE PART TO ANOTHER. WHAT
THESE TWO BILLS DO. ONE IS TRY
TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS A
NOTED VIOLATION, IF, FOR EXAMPLE
, THE CITY DOESN'T PUT THE LAND
OUT TO BID H C D SAYS YOU'RE IN
VIOLATION. THEN THEY GOT TO PUT
THE LAND OUT TO BID. AND MAKE
SURE THAT COMPLIES WITH 25%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT'S ONE
THAT'S SB 34 AND THEN SB 2 TO 9
SIMPLY SAYS ONCE YOU STRUCK A
DEAL, CITY COUNCIL HAS 14 DAYS
BASICALLY TO, UM, EXAMINE THE
DEAL ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO BE
ABLE TO WEIGH IN. CURRENTLY,
THERE ARE THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO
HAVE PLEADED GUILTY AWAITING
SENTENCING. I EXPECT MORE. THIS
SIMPLY ADDS OF BOTH THE ABILITY
FOR HCG TO STOP THIS KIND OF
COLLUSIVE BEHAVIOR THAT HARMS
THE TAXPAYERS SHOULD ACTUALLY
INCREASED REVENUE. UM AND ADD
SOME TRANSPARENCY AND I URGE AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PRIMITIVE AND ALSO BRINGING
TOGETHER THE OTHER ISSUE AS
WELL. WE'LL TURN TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ON SB 34
IS THEIR FILE. YES WE DO. WE ARE
NEUTRAL ON THIS BILL, NOTING
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE COSTS TO H
C D. AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE A
STATE REIMBURSABLE MANDATE FROM
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. WELL NOW
ENTERTAINED COMMENT FROM THE
PUBLIC ON SB 34. I WILL ALSO
ROLL IN SB 2 TO 9. IF THERE IS
ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THAT BILL, AND WE'LL
JUST USE YOUR COMMENTS TO APPLY
TO THE BILL WHEN WE BRING IT UP.
OKAY SO THERE'S A MOTION BY
PAPIN AND A SECOND BY CALDERON
AND SUPPORT OF SB 34. THAT IS A
DO PASS AS AMENDED. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE? SEEN? NONE.
UM. SENATOR WE APPRECIATE YOUR
YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND CERTAINLY
THIS IS A LOCAL ISSUE, BUT HOW
OBVIOUSLY HAS IMPACT ON SOME OF
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE
HAPPENING AROUND THE SURPLUS
LAND ACT, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR
UH UM, ADDRESSING THIS ISSUES
AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S
WILLINGNESS TO LOOK AT
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION ON SB 2
TO 9 HOSPITAL AMENDMENTS SO WITH
THAT. YOU MAY CLOSE ON SB 30 FOR
ME. JUST NOTE. THIS ONLY APPLIES
IN ORANGE COUNTY. UM I'M HOPEFUL
THAT ONE DAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
CLOSE THE LOOPHOLES AROUND THE
STATE TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF
COLLUSION VOTE. THANK YOU. THE
BUILDING IS DO PASS AS AMENDED
ITS OUT ON A B ROYAL CALLED WE
WILL NOW. THAT'S ON SB 34. WE
WILL. NOW, UM. PRETTY MUCH
GIVING A PRESENTATION ON 2 TO 9
WILL TURN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IS THEIR FILE ON SP 2 TO
9. THANK YOU. WE ARE NEUTRAL ON
THIS BILL AS WELL WITH MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE COSTS TO H C D. WE DO
NOT ANTICIPATE A STATE
REIMBURSABLE MANDATE. THANK YOU
TURN TO THE SAME. UM MOTION AND
SECOND, OKAY, SAME ON THE MOTION
AND SECOND, THIS IS A DO PASS AS
AMENDED. IS THERE A CLOSING?
SAME THANK YOU, ARJUN. I VOTE
THANK YOU. IT'S OUT ON THE B
ROLL CALL. WE WILL NOW TURN TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. ON ITEMS. ON
ITEMS WILL BEFORE WE DO PUBLIC
COMMENT. LET'S SEE IF WE NEED TO
ADD ON FOR ANY MEMBERS. BEFORE
WE LEAVE. BRIAN. MCCARTY.
COLORING. I WILL NOW TURN TO
ITEMS THAT. WE'RE NOT PRESENTED
ON TODAY, BUT WE'LL ENTERTAIN
COMMENTS. AT THIS MOMENT. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
CHRIS MAKELELE ON BEHALF OF
FIRST THE LOS ANGELES AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT
OF SENATOR WIENERS HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT MEASURES. SB FOUR
AND 4 23 ON BEHALF OF HUMBOLDT
AND MENDOCINO REDWOOD COMPANIES
IN SUPPORT OF SB 3 10, SENATOR
DODD'S PRESCRIBED FIRE LIABILITY
AND LASTLY, ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND
SUPPORT OF SENATOR MEN'S TRANSIT
OPERATIONS, TRANSIT OPERATORS
BILL DEALING WITH HARASSMENT. SB
4 34. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MR.
JI REMEMBERS BOB NAYLOR,
REPRESENTING THE FIELDS STEADY
AND COMPANY THAT'S OWNED BY
HOWARD AHMANSON JR AND ORANGE
COUNTY PHILANTHROPIST IS IN
SUPPORT OF SB FOUR BY WIENER AND
SB 4. 23 BY WIENER. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS GREGORY CRAMER ON BEHALF
OF DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
WERE IN OPPOSITION TO SEND A
BILL 43 BY SENATOR EGGMAN. AND
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 77,
SENATOR AMBERG. COSPONSORS OF
SENATE BILL 2 74 SKINNER. AND
SUPPORTIVE. SB 3 23 PORTANTINO.
SUPPORTIVE SP 3 36 HAMBURG. AND
SUPPORT OF SB 4 74 BECKER. AND
SUPPORT OF SB 6 35 MENJIVAR. AND
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 6 86 BY
DRAWS Ó AND SUPPORT OF SENATE
BILL 7, 60 NEWMAN. AND FINALLY
IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 805.
PORTANTINO. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, RYAN SNOW BROTHERHOOD
OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND
TREATMENT IS SUPPORTED. SB 757.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS,
ALEX TORRES, WITH BRAUNSTEIN ON
BEHALF OF A FEW CLIENTS ON
BEHALF OF THE HOUSING ACTION
COALITION IN SUPPORT OF A SEE A
ONE AS BEFORE, AS BEFORE 23 AND
SB 4 10 ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF SB 76
S BEFORE 23 S BEFORE 20 SB 434
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
INDEPENDENT VENUE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT OF SB 76
BY SENATOR WIENER. THANK YOU.
MORNING MR CHAIR MEMBERS LOUIS
COSTA, WITH THE SHEET METAL,
AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS, SMART TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION AND PROUD CO SPONSORS
OF SB 88. SKINNER AND SB 757.
ARCHULETTA. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
VANESSA CHAVEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS, WITH AN IMPOSING LESS
AMENDED POSITION ON A SEE A ONE.
THANK YOU. AND MEMBERS. KAREN
START WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF A
FEW CLIENTS HERE WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 4 23, SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF SPUR CIVIC WELL BUILD
CASA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
CALIFORNIA SANTO PROPERTIES,
BUCKEYE PROPERTIES AND UNITED
WAY GREATER LOS ANGELES, ALSO
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF SB FOUR
ON BEHALF OF SPUR CIVIC WELL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, CALIFORNIA
AND GREATER WEIGHT AND UNITED
WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. AND
THEN I'M ALSO SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF A SEE A ONE ON BEHALF
OF CIVIC WELL HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY. CALIFORNIA AND THE
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
TONY TOOK CARE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
HERE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 509 BY
SENATOR PORTANTINO. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS TROY
PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BORDER PSYCHOLOGY. WE
ARE IN SUPPORT OF SB 805 AND THE
BOARD HAS A SUPPORT IF AMENDED
POSITION ON A SB 815. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, TALIA TOMATO ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA NORMAL IN
SUPPORT OF SB 51 BRADFORD, SB
700 BRADFORD AND SB 302 STERN.
ALSO FOR S P 51 ON BEHALF OF
STEVIE. ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS LESLIE RODRIGUEZ ON
BEHALF OF HOUSING TRUST, SILICON
VALLEY AND SUPPORT OF A SEE A
ONE AGUILAR CURRY AND SB FOUR
AND SB 4 TO 3. SENATOR WIENER.
THANK YOU. SHARING MEMBERS AND A
MATHEWS WITH THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. COSPONSORS
OF SB 444 NEWMAN. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
KATHLEEN SORIANO ON BEHALF OF
THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF SB 635
MENJIVAR AND IN SUPPORT OF SB
873. BRADFORD ON BEHALF OF THE
MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
TIM MADDEN, REPRESENTING THE
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HEALTHCARE
DISTRICT IN FREMONT, SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF A C A ONE AND ALSO
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF PLASTIC
SURGEONS, THE CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER, AMERICAN COLLEGE
CARDIOLOGY AND THE CALIFORNIA
RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE, ALL IN
SUPPORT OF SB 5, 98. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SUZANNE
HUMOR ON THE EDUCATIONAL
DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER OF CLEAN
EARTH FOR KIDS DOT ORG SO THE
FOLLOWING BILLS ARE SUPPORTED BY
CLEANERS FOR KIDS .ORG FACTS
GRANDPARENTS FOR ACTION. MOM'S
ADVOCATING SUSTAINABILITY NORTH
COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE ALLIANCE,
SO SB 11 MENJIVAR. SB 30 HAMBURG
. SB 48 BECKER. SB 49 BECKER, SP
2 33 SKINNER. SB 2 83. OKAY,
BOA. SB FOUR AND SORRY, 3 83 48
SKINNER, SP 3 94 GONZALES. SB
444 NEWMAN. SB 5 11 BLAKE SPEAR
. SB 5 83 PADILLA SB 5 98
SKINNER. SB 6 47 GONZALES. SB
704 MEN SB 7 95 STERNE. AND ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND
JUSTICE. SB 30. HAMBURG S B 48
BECKER, 49 BECKER UM SB 2 33
SKINNER. SB 2 83 OKAY, BOA. SB
FOUR. I'M SORRY. 3 48 SKINNER
AND SB 3 94 GONZALES. SB 5 11
BLAKE SPEAR. SB 6, 47 GONZALEZ
AND SB 407. THANK YOU. I'M
SORRY, 704. THANK YOU. MORNING
CHAIR PANEL. MY NAME IS STEVE
CATHOLIC. I REPRESENT THE
CALIFORNIA NEUROLOGY SOCIETY IN
THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND
REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT OF SB
5 98. MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
BRIAN AUGUSTA ON BEHALF OF THE
RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
CORPORATION AND SELF HELP
ENTERPRISES TO THE CO SPONSORS
OF SB 336, WITH TRANSITIVE
SUPPORTIVE OVER 350 NONPROFIT
STATEWIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT. SAYING NONE WE
WILL NOW. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE
PUBLIC COMMENT WE'RE GOING TO
ALLOW FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON. I
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE CLEAR ON UM, VERY CLEAR
THE RECORD ON HAMBURG, 34 SP 34
AND SB 2 TO 9 FONG IS NOT VOTING
ON BOTH OF THOSE BILLS. HEY.
BRIAN. BRIAN, I MCCARTY.
PELLERIN. PELLERIN? AYE. YOU'RE
ADJOURNED. THAT WAS CONCERNED.