GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. OKAY.
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM. GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO
WATER PARKS AND WILDLIFE. TODAY
IS GOING TO BE ALL DAY. JUNE
11TH, SO LET'S GET STARTED.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR MEMBERS TO
TRICKLE IN. THANK YOU TO THOSE
THAT ARE HERE. TIMELY TO ENSURE
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC
HAVE ACCESS TO OUR PROCEEDINGS
TODAY, THIS HEARING WILL BE
STREAMED ON THE ASSEMBLY'S
WEBSITE, AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN
PERSON HERE IN THE CAPITOL ROOM,
FOR ABSENCES. I ALSO WANT TO
WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GALLAGHER WHEN HE COMES. WHO
WILL BE SITTING IN FOR SOME
MEMBER DOLLY FOR TODAY'S
HEARING. DUE TO AN APPROVED
ABSENCE FOR EACH BILL, WE'RE
ALLOWING UP TO TWO MAIN
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. TWO MAIN
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
FOLLOWING THE PRIMARY. WITNESSES
REMAINING WITNESSES ARE ASKED TO
LIMIT THEIR TESTIMONY TO THEIR
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ON THE BILL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION ON THAT ONE, BECAUSE
IT WILL KEEP THINGS GOING
SMOOTHLY. WE HAVE THREE SHORT
BILLS. SHORT. WE HAVE SHORT
THREE BILLS. HEARING TODAY. WE
HAVE THREE SHORT BILLS FOR OUR
HEARING TODAY, SB 708. JONES SB
1009 DOLLY AND SB 1226 CORTEZ,
IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT, WHICH IT
IS NOT. SO, DUE TO THE ABSENCE
OF QUORUM, WE'LL BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE.
I CHECK IN OR BILL
NUMBER BY CHECK IN OR BILL
NUMBER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THANK
MR. CORTEZ FOR BEING HERE ON
TIME, BUT I GOT TO TAKE DOLLY
FIRST, SO, SENATOR DOLLY, COME
ON DOWN. WE DO HEAR HIM. AND
FILE ORDER. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 1009, WHICH WOULD
REAUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF
GENERAL SERVICES TO LEASE
PROPERTY AT NO COST TO THE MOUNT
SHASTA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION FOR
THE NEXT 25 YEARS. WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A RENEWAL. SINCE
JULY 1983, THE MOUNT SHASTA
MUSEUM ASSOCIATION HAS OPERATED
WITH WITH AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF
AND FUNDED SOLELY BY MEMBERSHIP,
GRANTS AND DONATIONS. DURING THE
36 YEARS OF OPERATION, THE
MUSEUM HAS REACHED OVER 500,000
VISITORS, INCLUDING FORMER
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN. SINCE THE
EXPIRATION OF THE ORIGINAL LEASE
AGREEMENT IN 2006, THE MOUNT
SHASTA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION HAS
BEEN OPERATING UNDER A MONTH TO
MONTH LEASE, MEANING NEW
LEGISLATION IS IN ORDER. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE MOUNT
SHASTA MUSEUM ASSOCIATION TO
UTILIZE THE LEASED LAND FOR A
HISTORIC MUSEUM AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
PURPOSES, PERMIT, REASONABLE
PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE FACILITY,
MAINTAIN LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR
THE LEASED PORTION OF THE
FACILITY, AND MAINTAIN THE
LEASE, PORTION OF THE FACILITY
AT ALL TIMES. IF THIS BILL
PASSES, IT WOULD ALLOW THE
MUSEUM TO OPERATE AS A PUBLIC
BENEFIT AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
FREE AND LOW COST EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS TO ITS
14,000 VISITORS THAT VISIT THE
MUSEUM EACH YEAR. THE BILL
PASSED ON CONSENT IN THE SENATE
WITH 37 EYES AND NO NO VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. EXCELLENT. THANKS SO MUCH.
ANY WITNESSES? I DID NOT HAVE
THEM DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN. I
AM ASSUMING WE'RE GOING TO GET
OUT, SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY
THEY WILL. BIG ASSUMPTION ON
YOUR PART. IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU
WERE UP IN THE DISTRICT IN MOUNT
SHASTA AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A LONG
DRIVE. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S
RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES?
I MEAN, ANY BODY IN THE AUDIENCE
IN SUPPORT? SEEING NONE AND. NO,
I DON'T SEE ANY WITNESSES ON
OPPOSITION. LUCKY YOU. AND NO
ONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO
OPPOSE THIS OUTSTANDING BILL.
WITH THAT, BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY
THANK YOU. SO, MEMBER HART. NOT
YET. WE WILL. WHEN? WHEN WE GET
A QUORUM, I PROMISE YOU. THANK
YOU, MR. DOLLY. WE WILL TAKE IT
UP FOR A VOTE WHEN WE GET A
QUORUM. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME. DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THERE YOU GO, SENATOR.
THANK YOU, SENATOR CORTEZ. COME
ON DOWN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, SB 1226 PROTECTS
PUBLIC ACCESS TO OUR STATE
WATERWAYS. IT WOULD AMEND A
TRESPASSING PROVISION IN THE
FISH AND GAME CODE THAT HAS BEEN
DETERMINED TO BE INCONSISTENT
WITH THE STATE CONSTITUTION. IT
QUALIFIES. IT CLARIFIES THAT THE
PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO USE
NAVIGABLE WATERS FOR HUNTING,
FISHING, AND OTHER OUTDOOR
RECREATION. THE BILL IS NARROWLY
TAILORED TO THE CONCLUSIONS OF
AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS ON THE
PUBLIC USE OF NAVIGABLE WATERS.
I CAN'T SPIT THAT OUT THIS
MORNING. IT DOES NOT GRANT THE
PUBLIC ANY RIGHT TO USE NON
NAVIGABLE WATERS OR LANDS, AND
THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME
COMMISSION STILL RETAINS THE
ABILITY TO RESTRICT HUNTING OR
FISHING ON ANY NAVIGABLE
WATERWAY. THE BILL IS ALSO
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA'S 30 BY 30 GOAL OF
ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS TO THE OUTDOORS.
THIS COMMITTEE PASSED A VERY
SIMILAR BILL LAST YEAR, AB 859,
WITH A STRONG BIPARTISAN VOTE.
WITH US HERE TODAY. WE HAVE MARK
HENLEY WITH CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL
ASSOCIATION AND MARK SMITH WITH
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GUIDES
ASSOCIATION. AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, I'D RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. HI THERE, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
MARK HENLEY WITH CALIFORNIA
WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION. WE
REPRESENT NOT ONLY DUCK HUNTERS,
BUT MANY OF THE PRIVATE
LANDOWNERS THAT MAINTAIN WETLAND
HABITAT UP AND DOWN THE STATE,
AS SENATOR CORTEZ MENTIONED, SB
1226 CORRECTS A PROVISION IN THE
FISH AND GAME CODE SECTION 2016
THAT EFFECTIVELY DISCRIMINATES
AGAINST DUCK HUNTERS BY
PREVENTING THEM FROM USING
NAVIGABLE FLOODWATERS, WHICH, AS
YOU KNOW, ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC
TRUST. NO OTHER RECREATIONAL USE
OF NAVIGABLE WATERS IS,
CRIMINALIZED IN THAT WAY,
INCLUDING FISHING AND BOATING,
FIXING. YOU KNOW, THIS
PROVISION, WOULD NOT ONLY ENSURE
THAT HUNTERS AREN'T IMPROPERLY
CITED FOR TRESPASS, BUT ALSO
SAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
COURTS TIME AND MONEY, BECAUSE
THE CITATIONS ARE TYPICALLY
THROWN OUT IF THE JUDGE HAS
ACCESS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OPINION. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT
THAT AND JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ANY ME TWOS IN THE AUDIENCE? IS
THIS ON? YES, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MARK SMITH, ON BEHALF OF
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GUIDES
AND SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
CHRIS, ON BEHALF OF DELTA
WATERFOWL AND SUPPORT, THANK YOU
. EXCELLENT. I DON'T ANY
WITNESSES. I MEAN ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION, WITNESS OR OTHERWISE
. I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK WE
MIGHT TAKE ROLL HERE. OH WAIT,
WE JUST LOST THE ONE THAT WILL
LET US HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. ANY,
LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? MS. I
THANK YOU FOR THE BILL. WE DON'T
WANT AMBIGUITY IN NAVIGABLE
WATERS. AND I CAN SAY THAT THIS
MORNING. THANK YOU MUCH BETTER
THAN I. SO I THANK YOU FOR THE
BILL. AND WHEN WE GET A QUORUM,
WE'LL TAKE IT UP FOR A VOTE.
WE'LL GET A MOTION AND TAKE IT
UP FOR A VOTE. THANKS FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. THANKS FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S HELP WITH THIS.
APPRECIATE IT. EXCELLENT. SO WE
ARE JUST WAITING ON A QUORUM AND
ONE MORE AUTHOR SO THAT WE CAN
GET THROUGH OUR AGENDA. FASTEST
COMMITTEE IN THE WEST. I SAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR GETTING HERE,
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A QUORUM, SO
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE
ROLL PAPPIN HERE. HAPPEN HERE.
ADAMS. ALANIZ. ALVAREZ ALVAREZ
HERE. BENNETT. BENNETT HERE.
BONTA BONTA. HERE. GALLAGHER.
DAVIES. DAVIES HERE. GARCIA.
HART. HART. HERE. THREE OF US.
SHIAVO. HERE. SCHIAVO. HERE.
PHILIP LEPPARD HERE. WEBER.
WEBER. HERE OKAY. GREAT. HAVING
A QUORUM, WE NEED A MOTION ON
THE. I BELIEVE WE'LL WE'LL NOTE
SOME OF THE MEMBER RIVAS THREE
OF US HERE. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY SO
HAVING ALREADY HEARD, SB 1009
WITH DOLLY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
I THINK MOTION FROM ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DAVIES, SECOND FROM
SCHIAVO. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE
A VOTE. ITEM NUMBER TWO, SB
1009. MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. PAPIN A, PAPIN
I, ADDIS ALANIZ. ALVAREZ.
ALVAREZ I. BENNETT. BENNETT I
BONTA. BONTA I GALLAGHER. DAVIES
DAVIES I. GARCIA. HART. HART I
THREE OF US. THREE OF US I
SCHIAVO I. SCHIAVO I. VILA DE
VILLA I WEBER. WEBER I OKAY. AND
WE'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR ANY
ADD ONS. SHOULD THEY COME, THE
NEXT BILL THAT WE'RE GOING TO
VOTE ON, WHICH WE ALREADY HEARD
IS SB 1226 BY SENATOR CORTEZ.
AND THAT IS A DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. SO LET'S GO
AHEAD. DO I HAVE A MOTION,
MOTION FROM HART, SECOND FROM
SCHIAVO. LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ITEM
NUMBER THREE, SB 1226, MOTION IS
DUE. PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
PAPIN A, PAPIN I, ADDIS ALANIZ.
ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ I. BENNETT.
BENNETT I BONTA. BONTA I
GALLAGHER. DAVIES DAVIES I.
GARCIA. HART. HART I THREE OF
US. THREE OF US I SCHIAVO I
SCHIAVO I. VILLA. VILLA I WEBER.
WEBER I OKAY. EXCELLENT SO WE'RE
JUST WAITING ON SENATOR JONES
FOR SB 708, AND WE WILL LEAVE
THE ROLL OPEN ON THE OTHER ONES.
WHAT WAS THE TALLY ON EACH OF
THOSE? 1009 WAS. 1010 EYES. SO
THAT'LL GET OUT. 2026 1226 WAS
TEN EYES. GREAT. DO YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO TELL ME ABOUT
JONES? YEAH HE'S IN THE
ELEVATOR. OH, PERFECT. I MY GOAL
IS TO. YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE YOUR
CAR, YOUR BICYCLE.
SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR
SENATOR JONES, WE'RE GOING TO DO
SOME ADD ONS FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ADDIS. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO, SB
TEN 009. MOTION IS Dð. PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ADDIS ADDIS I
OKAY. AND ITEM NUMBER THREE, SB
1226 MOTION IS Dð PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ADDIS ADDIS I
OKAY.
I'LL WAIT TO SEE IF YOU'RE
LISTENING.
GOOD MORNING, SENATOR JONES.
COME ON DOWN. GOOD MORNING.
CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE
THIS MORNING. I APPRECIATE IT,
AND THE DEFERENCE, I WILL TRY TO
MAKE IT QUICK AND, HOPEFULLY GET
TO. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS,
WE'LL GET THOSE ANSWERED, AND
I'M SORRY, CHAIRMAN. SHALL I
START OR. OKAY I APPRECIATE
THAT, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS CALIFORNIA BALANCES
RECREATIONAL INTERESTS OF OFF
HIGHWAY VEHICLES WITH THE NEED
TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. THE
GREAT SUCCESS OF THE OHV
RECREATION HAS COME FROM A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RULES AND
WILLINGNESS OF OHV ORGANIZATIONS
TO SHARE INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSIBILITY WITH THEIR
MEMBERS. THE OHV COMPETITION
STICKER PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED
BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES
BOARD FOR COMPETITION
MOTORCYCLES AFTER 2022. IT'S
INTERESTING IF YOU'RE ON
INSTAGRAM, THE, DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS IS ALREADY PUTTING POSTS
ON INSTAGRAM TRYING TO EXPLAIN
HOW THIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO WIND
DOWN, SO WE'RE HERE TO FIX THAT
FOR THEM. HOPEFULLY THE
DISCONTINUATION OF THE STICKER
DOES NOT ALLOW, COMPETITION. SO
NOW WE ARE LEFT IN NEED OF A WAY
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO CLARIFY,
CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE VEHICLES
AND PROVIDE CLEAR RULES TO EVENT
ADMINISTRATORS. OHV COMPETITIONS
ARE POPULAR WITH FAMILIES AND
HAVE MADE CERTAIN COMMUNITIES
DESTINATION PLACES FOR FANS, THE
PROGRAM WILL SIMPLY PROVIDE A
CLEAR AND SIMPLE SOLUTION TO
IDENTIFYING WHO IS ALLOWED ON A
COMPETITION COURSE. I'M PROUD TO
SAY THAT THERE IS NO OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL I HAVE WITH ME
TODAY. TERRI MCHALE,
REPRESENTING THE COALITION OF
PUBLIC ACCESS, AND DON AMADOR, A
REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE
MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL, AND
I DID PICK UP THAT. THERE WAS A
MOTION ALREADY. AND THERE'S A
SECOND. SO I APPRECIATE, THE
EARLY SUPPORT ON THIS BILL.
WE'LL TRY NOT TO TALK YOU OUT OF
IT. MADAM CHAIR TERRY MCHALE
WITH AARON REED AND ASSOCIATES
REPRESENTING THE COALITION FOR
PUBLIC ACCESS. AND ALSO THIS
MORNING, MY GOOD FRIEND JIM
LOMBARDO, WHO IS INJURED AND
UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, THE
CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE
ASSOCIATION AND ABATE. THIS IS A
TECHNICAL BILL. IT DOES NOT
EXPAND OHV RECREATION. WHAT IT
DOES IS, AS MADAM CHAIRMAN
LIKES, THERE IS NO MORE
AMBIGUITY IN TERMS OF
ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE ASKING FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YEAH. DON AMADOR, NATIVE
CALIFORNIAN. AND THERE'S A GOOD
REASON WHY SEVERAL OF OUR
CONSERVATION GROUP PARTNERS AND
THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAND
MANAGERS THAT I KNOW SUPPORT
THIS BILL. AND THAT IS BECAUSE
THEY WANT IT TO HELP END THE
CHAOS AND CONFUSION CAUSED WHEN
CARB ENDED THE RED STICKER
PROGRAM IN 2021, WITH NO
SUBSEQUENT IDENTIFICATION
PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THE NEWER
MODELS. ALSO, SB 708 RESTORES,
RESTORES FEE MONIES COLLECTED
THAT WERE ONCE LOST WHEN THE RED
STICKER PROGRAM ENDED. SO ONCE
AGAIN, RIDERS WILL PAY THEIR WAY
FOR COMPETITION. EVENT RELATED
COSTS SUCH AS TRAIL MAINTENANCE,
CONSERVATION, AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY FOLKS IN
THE AUDIENCE IN SUPPORT? THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS ASHLEY
WALKER WITH NORSEMAN ON BEHALF
OF THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY
COUNCIL AND SEVERAL OF OUR
MEMBERS IN SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, MARK SMITH ON
BEHALF OF THE OFF ROAD VEHICLE
LEGISLATIVE COALITION IN
SUPPORT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. SEEING NO ONE ELSE. DO WE
HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
? ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE IN
OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE. I'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS OKAY. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAD A
SECOND. CORRECT, DAVIES. AND
THEN VALLAPUDUA. OKAY, GREAT. SO
LET'S GO AHEAD AND, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I WOULD JUST,
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SENATOR.
OKAY. LET'S GO FOR IT. ITEM
NUMBER ONE, SB 708, MOTION IS Dð
PASS TO TRANSPORTATION. CAPTAIN,
A CAPTAIN I ADDIS ADDIS I ALANIS
I ALANIS I ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ I
BENNETT. BENNETT I BONTA. BONTA
I GALLAGHER. DAVIES DAVIES I
GARCIA. HART. HART I THREE OF US
RIVAS. NOT VOTING SHIAVO I
SCHIAVO I VILLA I WEBER WEBER I
OKAY, OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT
GETS OUT AND WE WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT
COME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. MR.
ALANIS, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR UP
SOME VOTES. AND GALLAGHER. WELL
THERE YOU HAVE IT. THANK YOU
EVERYONE OVER HERE. PERFECT. I
DO NOT DISTRICT, BUT I HAVE A. I
HAVE A I DON'T OKAY. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND ADD ON FOR THESE TWO
ALANIS OKAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE SB
708 MOTION DO PASS TO
TRANSPORTATION GALLAGHER
GALLAGHER I OKAY. ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB 1009. MOTION IS Dð. PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS ALANIS ALANIS
A GALLAGHER. GALLAGHER A GARCIA.
OKAY. AN ITEM NUMBER THREE SB
1226. MOTION IS Dð PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS ALANIS ALANIS A
GALLAGHER A GALLAGHER A GARCIA.
THAT'S IT. AND MR. GARCIA HAS
ADVISED HE WON'T BE HERE. SO
WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN.