ALL RIGHT. THE ASSEMBLY.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER. GOOD AFTERNOON
AND WELCOME, EVERYONE. THE
HEARING ROOM IS OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE OF THIS HEARING, AND
IT CAN BE WATCHED FROM A LIVE
STREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY WEBSITE.
WE ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO
PROVIDE WRITTEN TESTIMONY BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT, AND MAY BE READ
INTO THE RECORD OR REPRINTED. WE
WILL ALLOW TWO MINUTES EACH FOR
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
AND OPPOSITION, AND THESE
WITNESSES MUST TESTIFY IN PERSON
IN THE HEARING ROOM. ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES, WITNESS COMMENTS WILL
BE LIMITED TO YOUR NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION, WITH
THAT, WE DO NOT YET HAVE A
QUORUM, SO WE WILL BEGIN AS AN
INFORMATIONAL HEARING. WE NOW
HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU.
MAJORITY LEADER. WITH THAT
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WILSON HERE. WILSON HERE. FONG.
FONG HERE. AGUIAR-CURRY HERE.
BERMAN. CARILLO CARILLO HERE.
DAVIES. DAVIES HERE. HART HART.
HERE. JACKSON. LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL HERE. PAPIN. SANCHEZ.
TING WALLACE. WARD. WICKS. SORRY
WARD. WARD. HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE
HAVE A QUORUM WITH EIGHT MEMBERS
PRESENT, TODAY WE HAVE EIGHT
BILLS ON CONSENT FILE ITEMS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
EIGHT, NINE, AND TEN. THAT IS AB
1953. VÀ VALLAPUDUA AB 2116.
GRAYSON AB 2289 LO AB 2333
SANTIAGO, AB 2367 LEE AB 2817
DIXON AB 3069 VINCE FONG AB 2719
WILSON. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT FILE? I HAVE A MOVE BY
LOWENTHAL AND SECOND BY DAVIES.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WILSON AYE. WILSON. AYE. FONG.
FONG. AYE AGUIAR-CURRY. AYE AYE.
BERMAN. CARILLO CARILLO. AYE.
DAVIES. DAVIES AYE. HART. HART.
AYE. JACKSON. JACKS AYE.
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. AYE.
PAPPIN SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. AYE.
TING. WALLACE WARD. WARD. AYE.
WICKS. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON ONE
SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. NOW WE HAVE TWO BILLS
TO DISCUSS TODAY, DUE TO
SCHEDULING CONFLICTS WITH THEIR
SCHEDULE, ASSEMBLY MEMBER THREE
OF US HAS ASKED ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WARD TO PRESENT THE BILL ON HER
BEHALF. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM
SIX, AB 2400 AT YOUR CONVENIENCE
.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBER. ASSEMBLYWOMAN RIVAS
WOULD LIKE TO THANK FARRAH AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR HER THOROUGH
EVALUATION OF THIS MEASURE AND
FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH HER
STAFF. AB 2400 IS BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO EXTEND THE SUNSET FOR
THE SALES AND TAX EXCLUSION
PROGRAM OF THE CALIFORNIA
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND ADVANCED
TRANSPORTATION FINANCING
AUTHORITY UNTIL JANUARY 1ST,
2031. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM
IS TO PROMOTE THE CREATION OF
CALIFORNIA BASED MANUFACTURING
JOBS TO STIMULATE THE STATE
ECONOMY AND INCENTIVIZE THE
MANUFACTURING OF GREEN
TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL HELP
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES, AIR AND
WATER POLLUTION, AND ENERGY
CONSUMPTION. THÀNH. SINCE THE
PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, OVER 335
PROJECTS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE
STATES HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE TAX
INCENTIVES TO HELP SPUR
INVESTMENT IN OVER $14.8 BILLION
IN MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT. THIS
BILL IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
WITHOUT STATE INTERVENTION, THE
STREET PROGRAM WOULD OTHERWISE
SUNSET ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026. AND
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE
CREATION OF MANUFACTURING JOBS
AND THE PRODUCTION OF VITAL
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES LIKE SOLAR
PANELS, BIOFUELS AND WIND
TURBINES ALL OF WHICH ARE VITAL
TO REDUCING THE STATE'S CARBON
EMISSIONS. I HAVE WITH ME TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY, KIM MORTON,
THE DEPUTY TREASURER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE TREASURER'S
OFFICE, AND LAWRENCE GAYDEN, THE
POLICY DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATIONS. I MOVE THE BILL.
AS STATED, KATE MORTON, DEPUTY
TREASURER, CALIFORNIA STATE
TREASURER'S OFFICE. FIONA MA,
ALONG WITH JENNIFER GIL, SENIOR
MANAGER OVER AT CFDA. AND WE'RE
HERE FOR ANY ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, LAWRENCE GORDON,
POLICY DIRECTOR WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION. I'M
PROUD TO SUPPORT. I'LL KEEP MY
COMMENTS BRIEF, BUT CAVED IN AND
SALES TAX PROGRAM HAVE PROVIDED
NET BENEFITS TO BOTH THE STATE,
ENVIRONMENTALLY AND
ECONOMICALLY, THE MANUFACTURERS
AND THE PARTICIPATION OF PROGRAM
HAVE SUPPORTED PROJECTS THAT
HAVE DEVELOPED THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES,
LITHIUM BATTERIES, AEROSPACE AND
AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, BIOGAS
CAPTURE, NEW RECYCLING, PLASTIC
AND MEDICAL WASTE METHODS, YOU
KNOW, ALONGSIDE WITH THOSE
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, IT
REALLY IS PROVEN TO HIGH,
QUALITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
THAT SUPPORT JOBS AND OTHER
OTHER SECTORS AS WELL. SO I ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NOW MOVING ON TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
SUPPORT FOR THE METOO COMMENTS.
GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR MEMBERS.
MATT KLOPFENSTEIN, ON BEHALF OF
THE BIOENERGY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA MP MATERIALS AND
ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS, ALL IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. JASON
AITKEN, ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION
DISTRICTS. ALSO IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, LINDSAY GORDON WITH
CAPITAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF
THE RESOURCE RECOVERY COALITION
OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, Þ BETTE FRANCO, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA BIOMASS
ENERGY ALLIANCE AND THE
CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC
TRANSPORTATION COALITION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO
ARE IN OPPOSITION? ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NONE MOVING ON TO
MEMBERS, IF THERE WERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, JUST A
QUICK COMMENT. I'M JUST I'M GLAD
TO SEE THAT THIS IS COMING UP,
IT'S BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL.
AND IF YOU COULD LET THE MEMBER
KNOW THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO
COAUTHOR THIS. BILL, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MISS DAVIES. GREAT
SEEING NONE OTHER. I APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. AND THANK YOU FOR
REPRESENTING HER SO BEAUTIFULLY
TODAY, I AM SUPPORTING THIS BILL
AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND DO
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON,
REVENUE AND TAXATION. WE HAVE A
MOTION MADE BY AGUIAR-CURRY AND
SECONDED BY SANCHEZ, SECRETARY.
OH, SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN
RIVAS, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR. AYE. VOTE. I'M JUST GOING
TO KEEP GOING. I DO, I DO. ALL
RIGHT, SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. WILSON HI, WILSON.
AYE. FONG. FONG. AYE
AGUIAR-CURRY. Ã. AYE. BERMAN
CARILLO. CARILLO. AYE DAVIES.
DAVIES. AYE. HART. HART. AYE
JACKSON. JACKSON. AYE.
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. AYE.
PAPIN. AYE. HAPPEN. AYE. SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ. AYE. TING. WALLACE.
WALKER WARD. AYE. WICKS. ALL
RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR FURTHER
MEMBERS TO, ADD ON, WITH THAT,
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,
AB 2558, HEART AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE, YOU MAY BEGIN
.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2558, A BILL TO RESTORE
SALMON AND. STEELHEAD TROUT
HABITATS. EXISTING LAW REQUIRES
CALTRANS TO ASSESS AND REMEDIATE
ANY POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO SALMON
AND STEELHEAD TROUT PASSAGE
BEFORE COMMENCING A
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT OR ROAD
REPAIR. THIS REQUIREMENT FOCUSES
. ON ASSESSING AND REMOVING
BARRIERS ONLY WHEN THERE'S A
STREAM CROSSING DIRECTLY
IMPEDING FISH PASSAGE. MANY
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS MAY NOT
DIRECTLY IMPEDE FISH PASSAGE,
BUT CAN STILL ADVERSELY AFFECT
THE POPULATIONS OF SALMON AND
TROUT EVEN WITHOUT A STREAM
CROSSING. PRESENT AB 2558 WILL
REQUIRE CALTRANS TO REMOVE AND
REMEDIATE MAN MADE BARRIERS THAT
ACTIVELY IMPEDE AND OR ADVERSELY
AFFECT FISH HABITAT AND PASSAGE,
INCLUDING CULVERTS, GRADE
CONTROL STRUCTURES, AND OTHER
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE BILL
WILL ALSO REQUIRE AN ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE WITH
THE STATUS OF FISH BARRIER
REMOVALS AND JUSTIFICATION FOR
ANY DELAYS. AB 2558 IS NECESSARY
TO RESTORE SALMON AND STEELHEAD
TROUT POPULATIONS AND MAINTAIN
CALIFORNIA'S ECOSYSTEM. SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL WITH ME
TODAY ARE ANNALISE RIVERO,
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA TROUT,
AND CANDACE MENEGON,
REPRESENTING COASTAL RANCHES
CONSERVANCY. MOVE THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR WILSON AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. OH, WAIT, THE
MIC. YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
CHAIR WILSON AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CANDACE
MENEGON AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF COASTAL RANCHERS
CONSERVANCY, ONE OF THE SPONSORS
OF AB 2558, SINCE 2003, WE'VE
SUPPORTED NATURE CONSERVATION,
RESTORATION AND EDUCATION ALONG
THE GAVIOTA COAST AND GAVIOTA
CREEK, ALONG WITH MANY COASTAL
WATERSHEDS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS.
HART'S DISTRICT AND CALTRANS
DISTRICT FIVE ARE HOME TO
SOUTHERN STEELHEAD POPULATIONS
THAT ARE IN DANGER OF
EXTINCTION. TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE IS A MAJOR CAUSE
OF DECLINE IN THE MAJORITY OF
THE NATURAL SPECIES IN
CALIFORNIA, AND LAWS SUCH AS SB
857 AND ITS CONTINUATION. IN VIA
AB 2558 ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
SALMONID RECOVERY. SB 857
CURRENTLY REQUIRES CALTRANS TO
ASSESS BARRIERS TO ANADROMOUS
FISH PRIOR TO COMMENCING A
PROJECT USING STATE OR FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, AND TO
REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
PROGRESS ANNUALLY. HOWEVER, THIS
REPORTING REQUIREMENT WILL
SUNSET AND AB 2005 58 MERELY
EXTENDS SB 857 TEMPORARILY FROM
2025 THROUGH 2030. IT DOES NOT
INTEND TO CHANGE THE INTENT OF
THE LAW, DESPITE HAVING GREAT
CONTROL STRUCTURES PRIORITIZED
ON THE CENTRAL COAST. FISH PACK
ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRIORITY
LIST. THESE STRUCTURES ARE NOT
TECHNICALLY CONSIDERED STREAM
CROSSINGS BY DEFINITION, AND
WHILE THEY ARE STILL A BARRIER
TO FISH PASSAGE, THIS AMBIGUITY
HAS RESULTED IN CALTRANS FAILING
TO INCLUDE THEM IN A RECENT
RESTORATION PROJECT, AND SO AB
2558 DEFINES A FISH PASSAGE
BARRIER, ENSURING THAT THESE
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS INCLUDE
FISH PASSAGE, ELEMENTS AND AB
2558 ALSO INCLUDES MAN MADE
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT LIES IN
STREAM AND HAS A NEXUS OR LAYS
ADJACENT TO THE STATE HIGHWAY
SYSTEM, THUS ENSURING THESE
BARRIERS ARE NOT EXCLUDED FOR
CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. THE
IMPACT OF THE STATE HIGHWAY
SYSTEM ON FISH PASSAGE TO WRAP
UP AND IS UNDENIABLE, AND
ENSURING THAT CALTRANS CONSIDERS
FISH PASSAGE IN ITS
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. IS
INSTRUMENTAL IN BALANCING
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSPORTATION AND
BIODIVERSITY GOALS. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ANNALISA
RIVERO AND I'M THE ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR OF POLICY FOR
CALIFORNIA TROUT, A STATEWIDE
FRESHWATER CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 60 ON THE
GROUND PROJECTS. AS SPONSORS OF
THE ORIGINAL 2006 PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, SB 857, THAT
CANDICE REFERENCED, WE WERE
HEARTENED TO SEE THAT IT WAS
DIRECTLY REFERENCED IN GOVERNOR
NEWSOM'S SALMON STRATEGY,
RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE
PLAN STATES THAT BY 2026, WE
WILL IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY TO
FULFILL SB 857 OF 2006, WHICH
REQUIRES CALTRANS TO TRACK AND
REMEDIATE ALL FISH PASSAGE
BARRIERS TO SALMON AND STEELHEAD
HABITAT CAUSED BY TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. AB 258 FURTHER
STRENGTHENS THAT GOAL AND
ENSURES THE LEGISLATURE WILL
CONTINUE TO STAY AWARE OF
PROGRESS BY EXTENDING THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT FURTHER.
THE INCREASED CONNECTIVITY
RESULTING FROM THE REMOVAL OF
CALTRANS FISH PASSAGE BARRIERS
UNDERPINS BIODIVERSITY
RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, A GOAL SET FORTH
IN NUMEROUS STRATEGIES,
INCLUDING 30 BY 30. ALL TO SAY,
THIS BILL CONTRIBUTES TO THE
FURTHERANCE OF NUMEROUS STATE
PRIORITIES, FINALLY, I WILL NOTE
THAT CAL TROUT WORKS ACTIVELY
WITH CALTRANS TO REMOVE THESE
BARRIERS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP AS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS AND ASSIST
THEM IN MEETING THESE IMPORTANT
GOALS. AS SUCH, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD
LIKE TO OFFER ME TWO COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I'M KEN BEZDEK ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA TROUT, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO GIVE OUR SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA TROUT, THE
SIERRA CLUB, CALIFORNIA SONOMA
LAND TRUST, TROUT UNLIMITED, AND
THE SIERRA INSTITUTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SEEING NO FURTHER
LOOKING FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO MAY BE IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL, SEEING NONE MOVING
IT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. ALL
RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT.
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
OFTEN PRESENTS BARRIERS TO
SALMON MITIGATION ALONG ROAD
STREAM CROSSINGS. AND THIS BILL
STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR CALTRANS TO
REMEDIATE AND REPORT ON BARRIERS
TO FISH PASSAGE, AND REQUIRES
CALTRANS REPORTING TO INCLUDE A
JUSTIFICATION FOR ANY REQUIRED
ACTION OR DELAY IN THE
REMEDIATION OF BARRIERS, WHICH
IS WHY I'M SUPPORTING YOUR BILL
TODAY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
TO CLOSE? NO. I JUST
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE VOTE
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S A MOTION
MADE BY AGUIAR-CURRY AND A
SECOND BY PAPIN. SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AB 2558.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
COMMITTEE ON WATER, PARKS AND
WILDLIFE. WILSON HI. WILSON.
AYE. FONG. FONG NOT VOTING.
AGUIAR-CURRY. HI AGUIAR-CURRY.
AYE BERMAN. BERMAN. AYE. CARILLO
CARILLO. AYE. DAVIES. DAVIES.
AYE. HART AYE. HART. AYE.
JACKSON JACKSON. AYE. LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL. AYE PAPIN. PAPIN.
AYE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. NOT
VOTING. SINGH SINGH. AYE.
WALLACE. WARD WARD. AYE. WIX.
WIX. AYE ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS. WE'LL
CONFIRM. DO WE HAVE ANY? IS THAT
ONE DONE? IS THERE? OKAY, SO
WE'LL WAIT FOR ANY MEMBERS TO
ADD. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE BACK
TO THE BEGINNING, FOR CONSENT,
THERE WERE, EIGHT CONSENT BILLS
OUT ON REMAINING MEMBERS.
BERMAN. BERMAN, I HAPPEN HAPPEN
I TING TING I WALLACE WIX. WIX I
MOVING ON FOR ADDING ON PURPOSES
. ITEM NUMBER SIX AB 2400 RIVAS
BERMAN. BERMAN I TING TING I
WALLACE WIX. WIX I. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL, REMAIN AS WE WAIT FOR ONE
OF OUR COLLEAGUES TO COME IN AND
ADD ON. THANK YOU EVERYONE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING BACK TO
THE BEGINNING. TO DO FINAL ADD
ONS, STARTING WITH CONSENT
CALENDAR. WALLACE. WALLACE I
THAT BILL IS, OUT 15, THAT BILL
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT 15 ZERO,
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX AB
2400 RIVAS AB 2400 WALLACE.
WALLACE I. ALL RIGHT. THAT BILL
IS OUT 15 ZERO. MOVING ON TO
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB 2558 HART
WALLACE WALLACE NOT VOTING. THAT
BILL IS OUT WITH 12 VOTES. THANK
YOU SIR. THERE BEING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS OF THE COMMITTEE, THE
COMMITTEE IS NOW THE HEARING IS
NOW ADJOURNED