I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE, ARTS,
SPORTS, TOURISM AND
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE TO
ORDER, WE'RE IN ROOM 126, 127.
EXCUSE ME, MR. ANDERSON, WOULD
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR
QUORUM TO ESTABLISH? A GIBSON
HERE. WALLACE. WALLACE. HERE.
FONG. FONG. HERE LACKEY. KENNER.
SANTIAGO HERE. WE HAVE GREG.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED A QUORUM, WE
HAVE ONE MEASURE BEING TAKEN UP
THAT WAS REFERRED TO THIS
COMMITTEE ON A 77.2, SB 620 BY
SENATOR PRO TEM MIKE MCGUIRE
WILL BE TAKEN UP BY COLLEAGUE
MR. SANTIAGO ON BEHALF OF MR.
MCGUIRE, OUR PRO TEM, WE WILL BE
ALLOWING UP TO TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TWO
PRIMARY WITNESSES, OR TWO
INDIVIDUALS IN OPPOSITION. GET
TWO MINUTES EACH TO WITNESS, TO
TESTIFY. MR. SANTIAGO, WE SEE
THAT HE'S HERE. WOULD YOU
PLEASE, START WHEN READY. THANK
YOU. CHAIR I APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE ON AND THE CHAIR AND
THE STAFF FOR HELPING TO MAKE
THIS A BETTER BILL FOR YOUR
ANALYSIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BILLS PLAIN AND SIMPLE. A
GREATER AND MORE AFFORDABLE
ACCESS TO OUTDOOR BY
ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR LOW
INCOME IMPACT CAMPING AREAS. I'M
SORRY, LOW IMPACT CAMPING AREAS.
IT WOULD ALSO ESTABLISH A RURAL
TOURISM MARKETING FUND. SO
VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENTS ON
PLATFORMS FACILITATING LOW
IMPACT CAMPING ACROSS THE STATE
CAN CREATE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
TO SUPPORT THIS RURAL TOURISM.
MISTER CHAIR, THANK YOU AGAIN.
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL HAVE
YOUR WITNESS. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. THERE WE GO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS, BRIAN WHITE, ON
BEHALF OF HIPCAMP, WE'RE ONE OF
SEVERAL ONLINE PLATFORMS THAT
PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO HOST
OUTDOOR CAMPING ACTIVITIES.
FIRST, LET ME START BY THANKING
MEMBER SANTIAGO SENATOR MCGUIRE
AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR
LEADERSHIP IN HELPING MOVE THIS
BILL INTO A PLACE WE BELIEVE
WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT
BENEFITS FOR LONG TERM GROWTH
FOR OUTDOOR TOURISM. I WILL NOTE
THAT OUTDOOR RECREATION REMAINS
INCREASINGLY POPULAR AS IT HIT
RECORD HIGHS IN 2022, AND IT
CONTINUES TO GENERATE BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS GOING FORWARD FOR THE
STATE'S ECONOMY. UNFORTUNATELY,
WHEN IT COMES TO LOW IMPACT
CAMPING, NEARLY HALF OF ALL
RECREATIONAL CAMPERS REPORT
DIFFICULTY IN FINDING PLACES TO
CAMP. SO SB 622 CREATES A
BETTER, FLEXIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR
LOW IMPACT CAMPING AREAS,
PROVIDED THAT LOCAL ORDINANCES
ARE ADOPTED BY THE COUNTIES.
THAT PROVIDES MORE STREAMLINED
PATH FOR WHAT WE'RE CALLING LOW
IMPACT CAMPING AREAS. IT HAS TO
BE 9/10 OR LESS. WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT BIG COMMERCIAL
CAMPING AREAS, AND THEY'LL
PROVIDE ALL THE LOCAL COMPLY
WITH ALL LOCAL RULES WITH
RESPECT TO FIRE HEALTH AND
SAFETY. TRASH PICKUP. ET CETERA.
ET CETERA. THIS JUST STREAMLINES
IT. SO WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH
ONE PERMIT INSTEAD OF TWO
PERMITS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND
AS A MEMBER, SANTIAGO
REFERENCED, THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE REVENUES
THROUGH A VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT.
I WILL REPEAT VOLUNTARY
ASSESSMENT. IT'S NOT A MANDATORY
FEE. IT'S NOT A MANDATORY TAX.
WE THINK THIS WILL HELP BRING
MORE MEASURES FOR TOURISM AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL, HELP WITH FARMERS,
RANCHERS AND OTHER FOLKS WHO
HAVE PROPERTIES THAT WANT TO DO
MORE WITH THIS LAND RATHER THAN
HAVE IT SIT VACANT. SO WITH
THAT, MR. CHAIR, WE ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION OR WHAT? SUPPORT
PERSON? I'M SORRY. SUPPORT.
FIRST. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. ANYONE
ELSE IN SUPPORT THAT WOULD LIKE
TO REGISTER YOUR NAME?
ORGANIZATION PLEASE STEP TO THE
MICROPHONE AND PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME, YOUR ORGANIZATION AND YOU
WILL TAKE. YES SUPPORT THERE.
MICHAEL LEÓN. AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MOUNTAIN BIKING COALITION
PARTNERSHIP AND THE CALIFORNIA
TRAILS FOUNDATION. AND
REPRESENTING 250,000 PLUS
RECREATIONALISTS AND
RECREATIONISTS IN CALIFORNIA.
ALSO, 35 TRAIL STEWARDSHIP
ORGANIZATIONS ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA. AND WE THINK THIS
THE BILL AND THE MODEL CREATED
THERE TO CREATE FUNDS FOR THE
FOR TRAIL PROGRAMS AND RURAL
TOURISM IS WOULD BE A GREAT
BENEFIT TO ALL. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT? PLEASE
STEP TO THE MICROPHONE. SEEING
NONE IN OPPOSITION TO WIENER,
PLEASE, GOVERNOR. CALIFORNIA
OUTDOOR HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION.
WE'RE THE ASSOCIATION THAT
REPRESENTS RV. FIRST, WANT TO
THANK SENATOR MCGUIRE AND
ESPECIALLY HIS STAFF, CHRIS
NIELSEN, FOR WORKING WITH US,
MEETING WITH US TO ADDRESS OUR
CONCERNS RIGHT NOW, RV PARKS AND
SPECIAL OCCUPANCY PARKS ARE
REGULATED BY HCD, WHO HAS
RIGOROUS STANDARDS TO ENSURE
THAT SEWAGE, WATER AND
ELECTRICAL STANDARDS ARE MET AND
THAT WE PAY OUR FAIR SHARE TO
COVER THOSE COSTS OF
ENFORCEMENT. OUR CONCERNS WERE
ALWAYS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT NINE AND UNDER LOW
IMPACT CAMPING SITES HAVE THE
NECESSARY PERMITS IN PLACE FOR
SEWAGE, WATER AND ELECTRICAL SO
THAT THERE AREN'T ANY ADVERSE
IMPACTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
AND THEN CONVERSELY, OUR
INDUSTRY, THE NEW AMENDMENT NOW
THAT SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT
ACTUALLY PERMIT A NEW CAMPGROUND
UNTIL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE
REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT
STANDARDS IN PLACE, WE BELIEVE,
AS A GOOD POLICY. AND FOR THAT,
WE'RE GOING TO GO NEUTRAL
BECAUSE THEY ADDRESSED OUR
CONCERNS. SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. KAREN LANG, ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY TREASURER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS PARTICULAR
MEASURE? SB 620 WE HAD TWO
WINGERS. NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION? ANYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE OPPOSED TO THIS BILL?
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, WE WILL
OFFER THE MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CLOSE, THANK YOU. MR. THEY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THIS THIS MEASURE ANY
QUESTIONS? OKAY. THIS MEASURE
HAS ALREADY BEEN MOVED. WE'LL
SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. NO,
WE ALREADY IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED, ASK THE SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS OR. THE MOTIONS DO
PASS, GIBSON. AYE. GIBSON. AYE.
WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE FONG. FONG
I. LACKEY I. LACKEY. AYE
MACKINNON. SANTIAGO. I SANTIAGO.
I VALENCIA. THAT MEASURE THAT
MEASURES. I WILL KEEP THE ROLL
OVER FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLL OPEN FOR FIVE MINUTES
BEFORE WE CLOSE THE ROLL. I
THINK YOU'RE GOOD TO GO AFTER
THAT. I THINK YOU JUST HIT THE
RED BUTTON. I THINK YOU'RE GOOD.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM? WOULD YOU PLEASE COME
AND ADD ON? WE WILL KEEP THE
ROLL OPEN FOR THREE MORE MINUTES
BEFORE WE WILL ADJOURN.
MR. SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE,
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS, PLEASE.
SENATE BILL 620 IS OUT SIX ZERO.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR THE BUSINESS
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. STAND
ADJOURNED.