THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
ALL RIGHT. THE ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS
CALLED TO ORDER. GOOD AFTERNOON.
WELCOME EVERYONE. IT IS A GREAT
TIME IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AS WE ARE MARCHING TOWARDS THE
END OF DAYS, WELL, NOT THOSE END
OF DAYS. THE END OF. SORRY TO
MAKE IT SO HEAVY. I DIDN'T MEAN
TO DO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY THOSE
WORDS WILL NOT COME TRUE. SO
ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT, THE HEARING
ROOM IS OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE OF
THIS HEARING, AND IT CAN BE
WATCHED FROM LIVE STREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE. WE ENCOURAGE
THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BY VISITING THE
COMMITTEE 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 WILL BEGIN OUR HEARING.
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
HERE NÓ. WILSON HERE. WILSON.
HERE DAVIES. DAVIES. HERE.
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY. HERE.
BERMAN BERMAN. HERE. CARILLO
CARILLO. HERE. HART. HART. HERE.
HOOVER. JACKSON. LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL. HERE. PAPIN. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ. HERE. TING. TING. HERE.
WALLACE. WARD. WICKS WE DO HAVE
A QUORUM. THANK YOU. MEMBERS.
TODAY WE HAVE THREE HIGHWAY
NAMINGS ON CONSENT FILE ITEMS
FOR, SCR 13 BY SENATOR ROTH.
FILE ITEM FIVE, SCR 159. SENATOR
HURTADO, FILE ITEM SIX, SCR 169
SENATOR DODD. IS THERE A MOTION?
I SEE AGUIAR-CURRY. AND SECOND
BY I THINK THAT WAS LOWENTHAL.
CORRECT MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE SCR ARE TO BE
ADOPTED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WILSON I. WILSON. I. DAVIES.
DAVIES. I. AGUIAR-CURRY.
AGUIAR-CURRY I. BERMAN. BERMAN.
I. CARRILLO. CARILLO I. HEART
HEART I. HOOVER JACKSON.
JACKSON. I. LOWENTHAL LOWENTHAL.
I. PAPIN SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. I
TING TING I WALLACE. WALLACE. I
WARD. WICKS THANK YOU, THERE ARE
11 I VOTES. WE'LL HOLD THAT ROLL
OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD
ON, WITH THAT, WE HAVE THREE
BILLS TO DISCUSS TODAY. THE
FOLLOWING BILLS WILL BE HEARD
FOR A CONCURRENCE VOTE PURSUANT
TO ASSEMBLY RULE 7.72. THESE ARE
A FILE ITEMS 1AB 1122. BAINES
FILE ITEM TWO AB 1296 GRAYSON
AND FILE ITEM THREE AB 3179 JUAN
CARRILLO. BEFORE WE TAKE UP
THESE BILLS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
FEW OPENING REMARKS THAT APPLY
TO ALL THREE. NOW, I UNDERSTAND
THAT THE TRANSITION TO ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES AND VESSELS IS
HARD. IT IS CHALLENGING AND I'M
VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THE GREAT
UNCERTAINTY THAT THIS IS
RESULTING IN, ESPECIALLY FOR
IMPACTED INDUSTRIES AND THE
RESULTING CHALLENGING CHALLENGES
THAT THEY ULTIMATELY FACE. THE
STATE HAS COMMITTED TO REDUCING
PARTICULATE AND GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS, AND WE REALLY WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO REACH OUR GOALS
WITHOUT MAKING THESE CHANGES.
THIS IS TRUE ESPECIALLY IN THE
TRANSITION. THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR. THE BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA SEEKS EXEMPTIONS FOR
CERTAIN VESSELS AND VEHICLES
FROM THE CALIFORNIA AIR
RESOURCES BOARD, ALSO KNOWN AS
CARB, COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT
AND THE ADVANCED CLEAN FLEETS
REGULATIONS AND COMPLIANCE
DEADLINES. GIVEN WHERE WE ARE IN
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE
TIMING OF THESE REGULATIONS
TAKEN TO A PLACE, POTENTIALLY
THESE COULD BE PREMATURE. AND I
KNOW A FEW PEOPLE HAVE REACHED
OUT TO SAY SO, THE TWO MAJOR
CONCERNS THESE BILLS RAISE ARE
THE US EPA IS CURRENTLY
REVIEWING BOTH REGULATIONS TO
APPROVE WAIVERS THAT GRANT
CALIFORNIA THE AUTHORITY TO
ENFORCE THE REGULATIONS UNDER
THE FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT, IF
SIGNED INTO LAW. EACH OF THESE
BILLS WOULD REQUIRE CARB TO
START A NEW RULEMAKING, NEW
RULEMAKING TO AMEND THE
REGULATIONS AND RESTART THE
WAIVER PROCESS, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY AT REVIEW AT US. EPA
AND THIS IS DEPEND ON WHEN THEY
FINISH THEIR CYCLE IN COMPARISON
TO WHEN THESE BILLS ARE ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENTED. NOW, AS A RESULT,
THE RENEWAL OF THIS WAIVER AND
CARB'S ABILITY TO ENFORCE THESE
REGULATIONS COULD BE AT RISK.
AND AT, COULD BE AT RISK. AND,
RISK REDUCING EMISSIONS. NOW, AS
WE KNOW, THE STATE'S MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE
TYPICALLY IMPACTED WHEN WE DELAY
THESE TYPES OF REGULATIONS AND
RULES. IN ADDITION, UNDER THE
CLEAN AIR ACT, THE STATE IS ALSO
REQUIRED TO MEET NATIONAL
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED BY THE US EPA. IF
THE STANDARDS ARE NOT MET, THE
US EPA COULD IMPOSE SANCTIONS
THAT COULD LIKELY PUT AT RISK
BILLIONS IN FEDERAL HIGHWAY
FUNDING THAT THE STATE RECEIVES
EACH YEAR. NOW, THIS IS IF A
SERIES OF DECISION POINTS
HAPPEN. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF CONVERSATION, AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, AS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED MY
OFFICE ON WHETHER THIS IS A
FINAL STATEMENT OR NOT, IT IS A
FACTUAL STATEMENT. IT COULD,
DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF
DECISIONS AND WHAT WE DO, BUT I
WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT
ALTHOUGH A FACTUAL STATEMENT,
THERE ARE SOME OTHER IFS IN
THERE NOW, AS LONG AS I'M CHAIR
OF THIS COMMITTEE, I COMMIT
ALWAYS TO HOLD HEARINGS AND WORK
CLOSELY WITH EVERY SINGLE
STAKEHOLDER AND CARB TO ENSURE
THAT OUR TRANSITION, TO THESE
STANDARDS IS AS SMOOTH AS
POSSIBLE, WEIGHING IN ALL
FACTORS. THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE
DONE AS A LEGISLATOR AND
SOMETHING THAT I DO AS CHAIR. I
LOOK TO BE A PARTNER TO EVERY
SINGLE STAKEHOLDER, AND THAT
INCLUDES, CARB TO ENSURE WE HAVE
THIS SMOOTH TRANSITION. AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO GIVE THESE
COMMENTS. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE
COMMENTS ON EACH AND EVERY BILL.
THESE COMMENTS APPLY TO ALL
THREE. AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW AS WE
GET THROUGH THESE, AS WE GET
THROUGH THESE BILLS, YOU KNOW, I
WILL LEAN TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
MOTIONS AND TO THE AUTHORS, FOR
MAKING THEIR WHAT THEY WOULD
LIKE THE COMMITTEE TO DO. BUT
THESE WILL BE THE ONLY COMMENTS
I MAKE IN REGARD TO ALL THREE
BILLS. AND SO WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO INVITE UP I SEE WE HAVE
ONE AUTHOR IN THE ROOM. IS THAT
CORRECT? YES. SO WITH THAT, I'M
GOING TO INVITE UP ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GRAYSON FOR ITEM NUMBER
TWO, AB 1296.
AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, SIR. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY. AB 1296 REVISES
CURRENT STATE REGULATIONS
MANDATING THE REPLACEMENT OF
THREE SPECIFIED PILOT STATION
BOATS, ALLOWING FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF A BOAT ONLY IF IT
HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS
USEFUL SERVICE LIFE. SAN
FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS OR SFP,
PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE FOR
SAFELY NAVIGATING COMMERCIAL
VESSELS TO AND FROM NINE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PORTS UNDER
CALIFORNIA CODE, SFP IS THE ONLY
PILOT GROUP IN THE STATE
MANDATED BY LAW TO MAINTAIN A
MINIMUM OF TWO PILOT BOATS IN
SERVICE, WITH ONE BOAT ON
STATION IN THE OPEN OCEAN AT ALL
TIMES. TO MEET THESE
REQUIREMENTS, SFP MAINTAINS A
FLEET OF FIVE PILOT BOATS.
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD'S
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT
REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER
31ST, 2024, WILL RENDER SFP
SERVICES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AS
OF SBP'S, EXISTING FLEET OF
PILOT BOATS, THREE ARE
IMMEDIATELY SUBJECT TO CARB'S
COMPLIANCE DEADLINES. COMPLIANCE
FOR PILOT VESSELS CALIFORNIA AND
SAN FRANCISCO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER
OF 2024, AND THE PILOT VESSEL,
DRAKE, EXPIRES IN DECEMBER 2025,
WITH A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
OF 68 MILLION. NOT INCLUDING THE
FINANCING. REPLACING THESE THREE
VESSELS WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
DEADLINES IS NEITHER FINANCIALLY
OR EVEN LOGISTICALLY FEASIBLE.
FURTHERMORE, THESE THREE PILOT
VESSELS ARE NECESSARY TO THE
STATE'S SUPPLY CHAIN, AT LEAST
THE NEEDS AND TAKING ANY OF
THESE VESSELS OUT OF SERVICE
COULD SEVERELY DISRUPT
COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC. AB 1296
PROPOSES A VIABLE PATHWAY TO
ACHIEVE CARB COMPLIANCE BY
EXTENDING CARB'S DEADLINES TO
MATCH THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE
STATION BOATS. THIS APPROACH
ALLOWS SUFFICIENT TIME TO
COLLECT THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO
BUILD NEW CARB COMPLIANT BOATS
ONE AT A TIME, WITHOUT FINANCING
THE CONSTRUCTION COST AND SAVING
LITERALLY TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. ULTIMATELY, AB 1296
WILL ENSURE THE ECONOMIC HEALTH
AND STABILITY OF THE PILOT
PILOTAGE SYSTEM WHILE ALIGNING
WITH CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL
GOALS AND WITH ME TODAY, THROUGH
THE CHAIR, I HAVE TWO WITNESSES,
CAPTAIN AN MCINTYRE BUSINESS
DIRECTOR, SAN FRANCISCO BAR
PILOTS, AND ALSO MIKE JACOB,
PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC MERCHANT
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION. MOVE THE
BILL. THERE'S A MOTION. AND
SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION MADE
BY, AGUIAR-CURRY. AND A SECOND
BY LOWENTHAL. WE'LL TURN IT OVER
TO OUR WITNESSES AND MCINTYRE.
MIKE, JACOB, YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES APIECE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THE COMMITTEE APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
COMMENT TODAY, FIRST OF ALL, I
WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS 100%, 100%
SUPPORT THE INTENT OF THE CARB
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT
REGULATIONS. WE'RE NOT SEEKING
AN EXEMPTION. WHAT WE ARE
SEEKING IS THE BEST. AND WHAT WE
SEE IS THE ONLY ACHIEVABLE
PATHWAY TO COMPLIANCE FOR A VERY
UNIQUE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES
RELATED TO THREE VESSELS. BOTTOM
LINE UP FRONT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
FOR SFP TO MEET THE CURRENT
HARBOR CRAFT COMPLIANCE
DEADLINES. AND WHEN YOU DIVE
INTO THE DETAILS, THE EXTENSION
PROGRAM THAT CARB OFFERS IS
INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE
CRITICAL ROLE THAT THESE VESSELS
PLAY IN SUPPORTING THE STATE'S
ECONOMY, SUPPLY CHAIN, AND
PROTECTING OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES. WITHOUT THESE THREE
VESSELS, NINE CALIFORNIA PORTS,
INCLUDING THE PORT OF OAKLAND,
WOULD CEASE TO OPERATE. IT'S
PRETTY SIMPLE. NO PILOTS, NO
SHIPS, NO GOODS ON THE SHELF AS
BACKGROUND PILOTAGE SERVICE
OPERATES VERY SIMILAR TO A
PUBLIC UTILITY WHERE OVERSEEN BY
THE CALIFORNIA PILOT BOARD OF
PILOT COMMISSIONERS AND THE
HARBOR AND NAVIGATION CODE
REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE THESE
STATION BOATS OPERATING IN THE
OPEN OCEAN. IT'S 11 MILES WEST
OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. IT'S
OUTSIDE OF STATE WATERS, AND
IT'S FAR AWAY FROM ANY IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES. AS A MATTER OF
PRACTICE. WITH THESE THREE
BOATS, ONLY ONE BOAT IS
OPERATING AT ANY ONE TIME, AND
THEY IDLE OFFSHORE 95% OF THE
TIME. SO THESE BOATS ARE
UNIQUELY DESIGNED FOR VERY
SPECIFIC MISSION OF SAFELY
BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING
PILOTS, DUE TO SIZE AND OTHER
DESIGN CONSTRAINTS, WE CAN'T
REPOWER THESE BOATS. THEREFORE,
WE DO HAVE TO REPLACE THEM WITH
THE FINANCING. THE COST IS ABOUT
$84 MILLION. THAT'S MONEY SFBC
CAN'T BORROW. AND IT TAKES A
WHILE FOR THE SYSTEM FOR US TO
RAISE THOSE FUNDS VIA OUR, OUR
RATE PAYERS, AND I JUST WANT TO
BE VERY CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE THAT DON'T SUPPORT THE
BILL, HAVE MADE COMMENTS THAT
THERE'S STATE FUNDING AND
FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO
SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS. THERE IS
NO FUNDING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
OUR RATE PAYERS WILL BE
ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
BEARING THE COST OF THAT. AND SO
IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS WORK IN
ORDER TO RAISE THE MONEY, WHAT
WE'RE PROPOSING IS A SERVICE
LIFE EXTENSION FOR THREE VERY
UNIQUE VESSELS. THE FIRST ONE,
SERVICE LIFE, WOULD BE EXTENDED
BY FOUR YEARS, THE SECOND BY
HAVE YOU WRAP UP OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THAT WAS,
30S OVER. THANK YOU. AND SO
WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE THAT TO THE
OPPOSITION AS WELL. I WASN'T
WATCHING THE TIME. MY APOLOGIES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MIKE
JACOBS, MERCHANT SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION. AND JUST WANTED TO
REITERATE, CAPTAIN MCINTYRE'S
POINTS REGARDING THE
TRANSPARENCY OF THIS PROCESS. WE
ARE NOT SEEKING NEW EMISSION
STANDARDS FOR THESE VESSELS.
WE'RE NOT SEEKING EXEMPTIONS FOR
THESE VESSELS. WE'RE ASKING FOR
A COMPLIANCE PATHWAY AND THE
COMPLIANCE PATHWAY. WE'RE
SEEKING IS OBVIOUSLY ONE WHERE
BOTH THE PROVIDERS OF THE
SERVICE AND THE CUSTOMERS OF THE
SERVICE ARE IN A PLACE WHERE WE
HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS. WE HAVE
COMPULSORY PILOTAGE IN THE
STATE, WHICH MEANS WE CANNOT
BRING A VESSEL IN WITHOUT A
PILOT IF WE DON'T PHYSICALLY
HAVE A PILOT AVAILABLE, THAT
VESSEL WILL NOT MOVE. THAT IS
THAT'S JUST THE FACT. THAT'S THE
LAW, THAT IS NOT BEING PROPOSED
TO CHANGE EITHER. BUT WE'RE
ASKING FOR IS THE ABILITY TO
MAKE SURE THE COMMERCE IS STILL
FLOWING AS WE CYCLE THESE RULES
INTO PLACE. WE DISAGREE WITH THE
CHARACTERIZATION THAT THIS IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO REQUIRE EITHER
AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OR A
CHANGE IN THE EMISSION STANDARD
WAIVER PROCESS AT U.S. EPA UNDER
THE CLEAN AIR ACT. TWO REASONS
FOR THAT. ONE IS THAT THE
EXISTING REGULATIONS ALREADY SAY
THAT THE RULES HAVE TO BE
COMPLIED WITH IN A WAY WHICH IS
CONSISTENT WITH OTHER STATE LAW
AND FEDERAL LAW, INCLUDING FROM
THE COAST GUARD. THIS BILL
CHANGES THE HARBORS AND
NAVIGATION CODE DOESN'T CHANGE
ANYTHING ABOUT THE EMISSION
STANDARD ITSELF. THE SECONDARY
THING IS THE NINTH CIRCUIT'S
ALREADY COME TO THE CONCLUSION
IN ANOTHER CASE, WHICH IS
ACTUALLY A CASE THAT WAS BROUGHT
BY PMSA AS THE, PLAINTIFF BACK
IN 2008 WITH RESPECT TO WHAT IS
REQUIRED. AND EMISSION STANDARDS
ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS. BUT THE COMPLIANCE AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE STANDARDS
IS NOT SUBJECT TO A WAIVER
PROCESS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE. THE STATE
ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH A PROCESS
OF DETERMINING HOW DO YOU COMPLY
WITH THE STANDARDS. WE'RE NOT
CHALLENGING THE STANDARDS. THE
PILOTS ARE GOING TO BUILD A BOAT
TO THE EMISSION STANDARDS. SO
WHEN THE WAIVER IS ADOPTED AND
WE BELIEVE THE WAIVER WILL BE
ADOPTED, THOSE WILL BE IN PLACE.
AND THIS PROVIDES A COMPLIANCE
PATHWAY FOR US TO GET THERE. SO
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO
OPPOSITION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
THERE ARE TWO WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, WILLIAM BARRETT AND
TERESA BUI. AS WAS NOTED, OUR
CUSTOMARY TIME IS TWO MINUTES.
BUT I DID ALLOW THE PROPONENTS
OF THE BILL TO GO OVER 30S. AND
SO WE'LL EXTEND THAT TO YOU AS
WELL. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
WILSON. AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
TERESA BUI WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP PACIFIC
ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE A
CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION, WHICH SETS GLOBAL
SHIPPING LAWS. JUST TWO YEARS
AGO, CALIFORNIA PASSED THE FIRST
FERRY STANDARD ZERO EMISSION
FERRY STANDARD IN THE NATION,
AND WE ARE SEEING THE REGULATION
BECOME REALITY JUST AT THE JUST
LAST MONTH, WE SAW THE FIRST
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL FERRY LAUNCH
AT THE PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
AND THEN IN JULY, WE SAW THE
FIRST ALL ELECTRIC TUGBOAT AT
THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO. NOW, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE SPONSORS OF
THE BILLS ARE CONCERNED WITH
COST AND THE SHIPYARD
AVAILABILITY IN ORDER FOR THE
TRANSITION IN TERMS OF THE COST,
CORPORATIONS AND SHIP OWNERS WHO
USE BAR PILOT SERVICES PAY 100%
OF THE OPERATING COSTS,
INCLUDING THE COST OF OBTAINING
NEW VESSELS. I KNOW THERE WAS A
CAP, AND SO WE SUPPORTED SB 295
BY SENATOR DODD THAT ALLOWS THE
BAR PILOTS TO RAISE THE CAP FOR
THEM TO TRANSITION. THIS IN
TERMS OF THE SHIPYARD
AVAILABILITY. WE ARE SEEING A
GLOBAL SHIFT IN TERMS OF
TRANSITIONING TO ZERO EMISSION
AND CARB THROUGH THEIR PROCESS,
HAS BUILT IN A COMPLIANCE
EXTENSION PROCESS WHERE THEY CAN
APPLY EVERY TWO YEARS. AND IF
IT'S OUTSIDE OF THEIR,
RESPONSIBILITY, IF IT'S OUTSIDE
THEIR HAND, THEY CAN HAVE
UNLIMITED RENEWALS, AND SO WE
WOULD MUCH PREFER THAT THE
SPONSORS GO THROUGH THE CCAA
PROCESS INSTEAD OF SEEKING THIS
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE BECAUSE
OF THE IMPACTS OF THE WAIVER. I
KNOW THREE VESSEL DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE A LOT, BUT IT SETS A
TERRIBLE PRECEDENT. AND CARB HAS
CONFIRMED WITH US THAT IF THIS
BILL WERE TO BECOME LAW, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO SEEK A NEW, NEW
WAIVER FROM US EPA AND GIVEN THE
BACKLOG, THIS BILL OR THIS RULE
HAS BEEN WAITING FROM EPA FOR
MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. WE
REALLY, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAME
COMMITTEE HAS VOTED NO ON A BILL
THAT JUST EXEMPTED ONE VESSEL
EARLIER THIS YEAR, AB THREE
3153. AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU
WILL VOTE NO AGAIN TODAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS WILL BARRETT. I'M THE
SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR NATIONWIDE
CLEAN AIR ADVOCACY WITH THE
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, AS
THE CHAIR NOTED AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE HEARING, THIS IS THE
FIRST OF THREE BILLS HEARING
TODAY THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF
DELAYING OR DEFERRING CLEAN AIR
PROTECTIONS DEVELOPED TO MEET
HEALTH PROTECTIVE AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS. THE EXPRESSION DEATH
BY A THOUSAND CUTS IS REALLY AN
APT ONE FOR TODAY'S HEARING. WE
HAVE SEEN THAT DIESEL EXHAUST IS
A CARCINOGENIC, TOXIC AIR
CONTAMINANT THAT CAN BE
CONTROLLED THROUGH POLICIES TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS, SUCH AS THE
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT STANDARD
ADOPTED BY CARB AND CURRENTLY
PENDING AUTHORIZATION BY US EPA.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RULE WILL
SAVE NEARLY OR 500 LIVES AND
BILLIONS, AND BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
BENEFITS. IT WILL REDUCE CANCER
RISK IN COMMUNITIES MOST
IMPACTED BY THESE TYPES OF
VESSELS, AND WE WANT TO SEE
THESE BILLS REJECTED. DIESEL
ENGINES ARE DOMINANT SOURCES OF
CALIFORNIA'S WORST IN THE
NATION. AIR POLLUTION. THESE ARE
ALSO ONE OF THE TOP THREE
SOURCES OF CANCER RISK IN
COMMUNITIES NEAREST HARBOR CRAFT
OPERATIONS. THESE ARE, AGAIN,
VERY MUCH TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS
THAT CAUSE LUNG CANCER,
PREMATURE DEATH AND A WIDE RANGE
OF NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES,
ESPECIALLY CONCENTRATED IN OUR
MOST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
SO THE LUNG ASSOCIATION IS ONE
OF 65 ORGANIZATIONS. JUST LAST
WEEK WHO CALLED ON EPA TO
APPROVE THE SUITE OF EIGHT
WAIVERS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SIX
WAIVERS OR AUTHORIZATIONS
PENDING THAT ARE DEALING WITH
AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR RULES. SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S
CLEAR THAT AMENDMENTS TO THE
REGULATIONS, INCLUDING, CHANGES
TO DATES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
TANTAMOUNT TO A CHANGE IN THE
REGULATION THAT THIS BILL WOULD
OCCUR, MUST GO THROUGH EPA'S
PROCESS. SO, AGAIN, THE CURRENT
PENDING RULE AT EPA IS A SET OF
AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR REGULATION.
SO WE STAND WITH OUR PARTNERS
HERE AND JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT
THERE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE BAY AREA
OPPOSED TO THIS LEGISLATION.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS REASONS WHY
THIS PUBLIC PROCESS THAT CARB
WENT THROUGH WAS ROBUST,
THOROUGH, AND IT TOOK QUITE A
WHILE TO GET THROUGH WITH
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.
THROUGHOUT THE WAY THE
PROVISIONS SOUGHT HERE ARE
ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE
REGULATION AND SHOULD BE THE
SOURCE OR THE LOCATION FOR THAT
RELIEF. THAT'S BEING SOUGHT. IT
SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED
AUTOMATICALLY. SO WE URGE YOUR
NO VOTE. THANK YOU, BRINGING IT
TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE
IN SUPPORT, WHO WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER ME TWO TESTIMONY NAME,
POSITION AND ORGANIZATION. THIS
IS FOR SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ALEX TORRES, ON BEHALF
OF THE BAY AREA COUNCIL,
REPRESENTING 320 LARGE EMPLOYERS
IN THE NINE COUNTY BAY AREA IN
SUPPORT. NOW MOVING TO SEEING NO
OTHERS, MOVING TO MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION.
NAME, POSITION AND ORGANIZATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS. JENNIFER FEARING, ON
BEHALF OF OCEAN CONSERVANCY AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. SOPHIA
AFOKO WITH THE COALITION FOR
CLEAN AIR IN OPPOSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MICHELLE CONNELLY'S
IN OPPOSITION ON BEHALF OF UNION
OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AND
EARTHJUSTICE. HELLO. JACOB EVANS
WITH SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ENVIRONMENT
CALIFORNIA AND CALPIRG IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE
DO HAVE A MOTION MADE BY
AGUIAR-CURRY AND A SECOND BY
LOWENTHAL. WANT TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE, OF
THE COMMITTEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE ANY COMMENTS. SEEING NONE,
I'LL MOVE BACK TO THE AUTHOR TO
CLOSE. JUST NOTING, YOU KNOW, I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE BILL
FORWARD. AS I NOTED IN MY
REMARKS EARLIER, THAT WHERE WE
ARE IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE THIS
PART PARTICULARLY CLEAR, WHERE
WE ARE IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, IT DOESN'T ALLOW THE
CHAIR TO MAKE ANY AMENDS. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN BILLS COME
TO MY COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO
WEIGH IN ON THEM. AND SO I AM
GOING TO BE ABSTAINING TODAY,
BUT I'VE MADE NONE
RECOMMENDATION, TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. SO THEY'LL BE
VOTING AS THEY, AS THEY PLEASE,
AS THEY ALWAYS DO WITH THAT,
I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE, SIR. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR, FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND ALSO TO THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, WHO ARE VOTING, TODAY.
JUST, TRANSITIONING INTO GREEN
AND CLEAN ECONOMY AND, AND AN
ENVIRONMENT, IT'S, IT'S A FALSE
CHOICE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN A JUST,
TRANSIT OR A JUST TRANSITION OF
A GREEN ECONOMY OR, OR, OR A
GREEN ENVIRONMENT. I THINK YOU
CAN I THINK YOU CAN HAVE BOTH
ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AT THE
SAME TIME, AS FAR AS, PROTECTING
OUR ENVIRONMENT, I KNOW THIS
BECAUSE I REPRESENT THE REFINERY
THAT'S IN THE DISTRICT HAS
LITERALLY TRANSITIONED FROM A
FOSSIL BASED DIESEL TO A
COMPLETELY RENEWABLE DIESEL. SO
THAT'S ONE FRONT OF THAT
TRANSITION OF USING THESE
VESSELS. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE
IT VERY CLEAR WE ARE NOT. AND AB
1296 IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR
THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS
PLANS TO COMPLY WITH THE
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT RULE. IT
IS NOT A CARVE OUT. IT IS NOT AN
EXEMPTION. IT IS A PATHWAY TO
COMPLIANCE. SO WITH THAT, THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAR PILOTS HAVE
BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIND
AN APPROPRIATE PATH TOWARDS
COMPLIANCE. AND BY THE WAY, IT
WAS MENTIONED THAT THERE'S TWO
YEARS EXTENSION UNLIMITED. THAT
IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. IT IS
NOT UNLIMITED, WHICH IS WHY
WE'RE HERE TODAY AND WHICH IS
WHY I'M CARRYING THIS BILL. IT
CANNOT REALISTICALLY BE
ACCOMPLISHED TO BUILD A NEW
STATION BOAT UNDER THESE
AGGRESSIVE TIMELINES. SO WITH
THAT, AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE
HERE TODAY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, MADAM SECRETARY,
COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AB 1296? THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS. WILSON NOT VOTING. WILSON
NOT VOTING. DAVIES. DAVIES. I
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY I
BERMAN. I BERMAN I CARILLO
CARILLO. AYE HART. HART NOT
VOTING. HOOVER. HOOVER I
JACKSON. JACKSON I LOWENTHAL.
LOWENTHAL I PAPIN. PAPIN I
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I TING TING I
WALLACE. WALLACE I WARD. WARD I.
WICKS. WICKS I. THAT'S 13 VOTE
THAT MÁS MÀ. BILL PASSES. THANK
YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I SEE WE
HAVE ANOTHER AUTHOR IN THE ROOM,
MOVING ON TO ITEM ONE, AB 1122.
BAINES YOU CAN BEGIN AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE.
I'LL GET THIS ONE OF THESE DAYS.
SORRY. THANK YOU. CHAIR,
CALIFORNIA LEADS THE NATION IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS, AND OUR
PORTS ARE A VITAL PART OF THE
ECONOMY. BUT WE MUST ENSURE THAT
OUR PROGRESS DOES NOT COME AT
THE EXPENSE OF THE SAFETY OR THE
WELL-BEING OF OUR MARITIME.
MARITIME WORKFORCE. NEW CARB
REGULATIONS WILL REDUCE AIR
POLLUTION AT OUR PORTS BY
REQUIRING MORE EFFICIENT AND
CLEANER ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES ON
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT LIKE
TUGBOATS, IMPROVING AIR QUALITY
IN FRONT LINE PORT COMMUNITIES
IS A VERY IMPORTANT GOAL THAT I
ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT. AS A FAMILY
PHYSICIAN, I SEE FAR TOO MANY
KIDS AND SENIORS WITH ASTHMA AND
OTHER POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING RESPIRATORY
CONDITIONS, SO THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT WORK THAT I DEFINITELY
WANT TO SEE COME TO FRUITION.
ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IN
ACHIEVING THESE AIR QUALITY
IMPROVEMENTS IS THAT THE ENGINE
TECHNOLOGY TO MEET CARB'S
REQUIREMENTS SIMPLY DOESN'T
REALLY EXIST YET, AND IT WILL
REQUIRE THE USE OF SPECIAL
FILTERS THAT REACH TEMPERATURES
OF OVER 1400 DEGREES. THESE HIGH
TEMPERATURES AND DEVELOPING
TECHNOLOGIES POSE UNIQUE DANGERS
ON BOATS, WHERE A FIRE OR A LOSS
OF PROPULSION IS DEADLY AND
POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS. AS WE
SAW JUST THIS YEAR IN BALTIMORE,
WHERE LIVES WERE LOST AND
REPAIRS WERE ESTIMATED AT MORE
THAN 4 BILLION. IN RECOGNITION
OF THESE CONCERNS, THE US COAST
GUARD, THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND
THE UNIONS REPRESENTING VESSEL
WORKERS HAD ASKED THAT CARB'S
REGULATIONS INCLUDE A BYPASS
SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW THE
CAPTAIN TO MAINTAIN FULL POWER
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
CARB REJECTED THOSE REQUESTS,
AND THE REGULATIONS DISALLOW ANY
BYPASS SYSTEM TO BE USED, EVEN
DURING AN EMERGENCY. AB 1122
WILL ENSURE THAT THESE SAFETY
CONCERNS ARE NOT IGNORED BY
PERMITTING A BYPASS SYSTEM TO BE
USED DURING AN EMERGENCY TO
ENSURE THESE THESE SYMPTOM
SYSTEMS ARE NOT ABUSED. THE BILL
REQUIRES ROBUST REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS THAT DETAIL NGUYEN
WHY AND HOW THEY WERE USED.
WHILE CARB HAS SINCE REVISITED
ITS POSITION AND HAS NOW
INDICATED THEY WILL ISSUE AN
EXECUTIVE ORDER TO OVERRIDE
THEIR BAN ON BYPASS SYSTEMS,
THEY STILL HAVE YET TO DO SO.
SINCE EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE
ISSUED OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC
PROCESS AND CAN BE UNILATERALLY
RESCINDED. AB 1122 PROVIDES THE
CERTAINTY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL
REGULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO
ADDRESSING THESE SAFETY
CONCERNS, THE BILL INCLUDES A
PROVISION THAT WILL MINIMIZE
LOST INCOME FOR WORKERS WHEN THE
WHEN THEIR VESSEL IS IN DRY
DOCK. BEING UPGRADED WITH
CLEANER ENGINE COMPONENTS WHILE
VESSELS ARE IN DRY DOCK. CREWS
ARE NOT PAID, AND THE UNIONS
HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THEIR
MEMBERS COULD LOSE 25 TO EVEN
30% OF THEIR INCOME DURING THIS
PERIOD. AB 1122 ADDRESSES THIS
PROBLEM BY ALLOWING VESSELS TO
ALIGN THEIR COAST GUARD
INSPECTION SCHEDULE WITH THE
REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL NEW
ENGINES. SINCE CREWS ALREADY
OPERATE AROUND THESE
INSPECTIONS, ALIGNMENT WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE IMPACT
ON WORKER INCOMES. COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE SENATE
BOTH CLARIFY AND CAP THESE
ALIGNMENT EXTENSIONS SO THAT
THEY ARE TRULY THAT THEY TRULY
ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WORKERS
AND NOT USE AS AN EXCUSE TO
EXTEND NONCOMPLIANCE. WE HAVE
DRAFTED AB 1122 WITH THE INTENT
TO BE NARROW AND TAILORED IN
ADDRESSING THE LEGITIMATE SAFETY
AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS RAISED BY
STAKEHOLDERS. THE BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY THE UNIONS
REPRESENTING WORKERS, INCLUDING
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
AMONGST MANY OTHERS. WITH ME
TODAY IN SUPPORT, I HAVE GREG
HERNER ON BEHALF OF C AND SARAH
FOX ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION. MOVE THE BILL.
IS THAT. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY
AGUIAR-CURRY AND A SECOND BY
HOOVER. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO
TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES APIECE. THANK YOU.
GREG HERNER ON BEHALF OF
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS,
THAT IT'S WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH ALL OF THE MARINER UNIONS
THAT CREW OUR VESSELS. I DON'T
WANT TO BE REPETITIVE, AND I
KNOW YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH AS
WELL BEFORE YOU HAVE TO RETURN
TO THE FLOOR. SO I WANT TO MAKE
THIS QUICK. BUT CARB CARB WAS
NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS
IN 2021 DURING RULE DEVELOPMENT,
CHOSE NOT TO ADDRESS THEM. IT
WASN'T UNTIL NOVEMBER OF LAST
YEAR THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY
WOULD DO AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THESE SAFETY
CONCERNS. THESE ARE SAFETY
CONCERNS THAT ARE SIMILAR THAT I
WORKED WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CHRIS WARD ON FOR CHARTER
FISHING VESSELS AND WHALE
WATCHING VESSELS DURING RULE
DEVELOPMENT. SO CARB HAS BEEN
WELL AWARE OF THIS. WE HAD TO DO
A FOIA REQUEST TO ACTUALLY GET
THE COAST GUARD LETTER TO BECOME
AWARE THAT THEY WERE SHARING THE
SAME CONCERNS THAT WE WERE. IF
CARB IS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR
WAIVER PROCESS IN THE LAST TEN
MONTHS, WHY DIDN'T THEY ISSUE
THE WAIVER? WHY DIDN'T THEY
ISSUE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
ADDRESS THE COAST GUARD CONCERNS
ON SAFETY? TEN MONTHS. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT WORKER SAFETY
ISSUES, TEN MONTHS SINCE THEY'VE
ACKNOWLEDGED ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
THERE IS SAFETY RISKS THAT THE
COAST GUARD HAS BROUGHT TO THEM.
WHY WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING PROTECT
WORKERS, PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT, PROTECT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR PORTS.
PROTECT THE LOGISTICS IN OUR
PORTS. OUR PORTS RIGHT NOW ARE
THE BUSIEST THEY'VE EVER BEEN.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE
VESSELS OPERATIONAL TO SUPPORT
THAT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER PAPIN
TOURED THE WITH THE SELECT
COMMITTEE WITH US AND WE
APPRECIATE HER ENGAGEMENT. HER
STAFF TOUR DID A TUG TOUR WITH
US. MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD STAFF
GO OUT WITH US TO LEARN ABOUT
THESE ISSUES FIRSTHAND, AND WE
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS SIMPLE,
COMMON SENSE SAFETY ISSUES. IT'S
NOT AN EXEMPTION. THE ONLY ONES
THAT ARE EXEMPT ARE COMMERCIAL
FISHING FROM THIS REGULATION.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS LOOKING TO
COMPLY. OUR MEMBERS HAVE DONE
THE FIRST IN THE NATION ZERO
EMISSION TUGS. WE'RE TRYING TO
COMPLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO
THE NEXT WITNESS. REMINDER OF
TWO MINUTES, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS. SARAH FLOCKS,
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION. WE
REPRESENT THE MARINERS UNION WHO
HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS
BILL, AND WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE
OF THE BILL AS WE ARE OF THE
STATE'S PROGRESS TOWARDS CLIMATE
GOALS. AS LONG AS WE EMBED LABOR
STANDARDS IN IT TO PROTECT
WORKERS AT THE SAME TIME, AND WE
DO THINK WE CAN REACH BOTH GOALS
SIMULTANEOUSLY. AND SO THIS BILL
DOES TWO THINGS TO PROTECT THE
WORKFORCE. ONE, IT REALLY LOOKS
OUT FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF MARINERS WHO ARE ON
THESE SHIPS. THEY'VE BEEN VERY
INVOLVED AND THEIR STORIES WERE
VERY VIVID ABOUT WHAT COULD
HAPPEN WHEN YOU ARE STUCK ON A
SHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN
OR THE BAY, WHEN A FIRE STARTS
OR SOMETHING HAPPENS FROM THESE
ENGINES. AND THE SECOND IS THAT
IT AVOIDS THE LENGTHY DRY
DOCKING OF MANY OF THESE SHIPS,
WHICH MEANS A HUGE LOSS OF
INCOME TO MARINERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. AND SO WE THINK THIS
IS A GOOD, SMART BILL TO GET
THESE SHIPS INTO COMPLIANCE. AND
WE URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING TO
OPPOSITION. AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
WE HAVE TWO TESTIFIERS IN
OPPOSITION, WILLIAM BARRETT AND
TERESA BOWIE. HELLO AGAIN. MY
NAME IS TERESA BOWIE WITH
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT. HARBOR
CRAFTS ARE ONE OF THE TOP THREE
CANCER CAUSING EMISSIONS AT THE
PORTS. AND SO WE WERE REALLY
PLEASED WHEN CARB PASSED THE
HARBOR CRAFT RULE, WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS BILL IS REGARDING
SAFETY ISSUES, AND CARB HAS
ALREADY CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY
9000 HOURS OF DPF OPERATIONS ON
MARINE VESSELS WITH NO
DOCUMENTED SAFETY ATTRIBUTED TO
DPFS. IN ADDITION, THE
PROVISIONS REGARDING THE BYPASS
SYSTEM ISN'T NECESSARY BECAUSE
CARB HAS ALREADY AGREED TO
ISSUING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR
USE OF THESE DPFS, AND THEY WILL
BE POSTING IT ON CARB'S WEBSITE
BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER BY
MANDATING AN OVERRIDE OR BYPASS
SAFETY SYSTEM, IT'S ACTUALLY
GOING TO COST MORE FOR THE
OPERATORS TO TRANSITION. AND
CARB ALREADY ALLOWS RATHER THAN
REQUIRE THE OPERATORS TO BYPASS
A TO INSTALL A BYPASS SYSTEM AND
THIS IS ONLY IF THEY'RE
INSTALLING A TIER FOUR ENGINE.
IF THEY WERE TO SKIP THE TIER
FOUR DIESEL ENGINE AND GO
STRAIGHT TO ZERO EMISSION, THEY
WOULD NOT HAVE TO INSTALL A DPF,
SO THAT'S ONE WAY TO GET AROUND
THE DPF ISSUES. THERE'S RECORD
FUNDING AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW AT
THE FEDERAL AND AT THE STATE
LEVEL TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION
TO ZERO EMISSION, VESSEL OWNERS
AND OPERATORS CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGES OF THESE
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE
COMPLIANCE AND HARBOR CRAFT ARE
WELL SUITED FOR ZERO EMISSION
TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS
ELECTRIFICATION. IBEW SUPPORTED
THE ROLE WHEN I WAS GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND WE ARE
VERY SYMPATHETIC IN TERMS OF THE
DRY DOCKING TIME, THIS BUT THIS
PROVISION WOULD ALLOW DELAYING
IMPLEMENTATION FROM 2.5 TO 5
YEARS, AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT
ACTUALLY PREVENTS A VESSEL
OPERATOR FROM ALIGNING THEIR
SCHEDULED DRY DOCKING TIME, FOR
REPAIR IN ORDER TO MEET
COMPLIANCE DEADLINES. SO
THEREFORE THIS BILL IS NOT
NEEDED. AND THERE'S ALREADY CAR
PROCESSES TO ADDRESS THESE
CONCERNS. SO WITH THAT, WE HOPE
THAT YOU VOTE NO ON AB 1122.
THANK YOU. HELLO AGAIN. WILL
BARRETT WITH THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION. I'M THE SENIOR
DIRECTOR FOR NATIONWIDE CLEAN
AIR ADVOCACY, A LONG ENGAGEMENT
WITH THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD ON
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT
REGULATION AS A CRITICAL PLANK
IN THE PLATFORM THAT IS
CALIFORNIA'S OZONE STANDARDS OR
PLAN TO MEET OZONE STANDARDS AT
THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE HARBOR
CRAFT RULE WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH
A LONG PUBLIC PROCESS WITH
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT,
INCLUDING FROM INDUSTRY
ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS THROUGHOUT
THE FIELD. WE THINK THAT THE
PROVISIONS HERE, AS HAVE BEEN
NOTED BY MY COLLEAGUE HERE, ARE
INCLUDED. THEY'RE INCORPORATED
INTO THE REGULATION. THAT'S
WHERE THESE TYPES OF PROVISIONS
BEING SOUGHT ARE BEST ADDRESSED,
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE
EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT IS
FORTHCOMING. WE SEE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL
HARBOR CRAFT RULE IS CRITICAL
NOT ONLY FOR MEETING OUR OZONE
STANDARDS, WHICH IF WE DON'T,
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT
CONSEQUENCES OF MISSING THOSE
STANDARDS. COMING FROM THE US,
EPA THROUGH THE CLEAN AIR ACT.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUES OF
SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
HEALTH HARMS CAUSED BY
COMMERCIAL HARBOR CRAFT
OPERATING IN CALIFORNIA WATERS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COMMUNITIES AT DOWNWIND OF THESE
VESSELS ARE BEING PROTECTED TO
THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REGULATION THAT WAS
ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
AND THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW PROCESS, IT'S NOW PENDING AT
EPA. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
NOTHING GOES SIDEWAYS WITH EPA'S
REVIEW BECAUSE OF AMENDMENTS
BEING TAKEN THAT CUT THE LEGS
OUT FROM UNDER SOME OF THE
REGULATORY REGULATORY
PROVISIONS. AND WE THINK THAT'S
A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. AND AGAIN,
THAT'S WHY WE'RE OPPOSED TO THIS
REGULATION ALONG WITH SOME OF
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS WHO
ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
AND IN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON THEIR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. WE'LL START WITH
SUPPORT, THOSE WOULD LIKE TO
COME FORWARD. NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON,
STEVE WALLACH, ON BEHALF OF
CROWLEY MARITIME, THE MAKERS OF
THE ZERO EMISSION TUG IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. I
THINK, MATT ROBINSON, ON BEHALF
OF THE PACIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHERS
WILL MOVE TO THOSE IN
OPPOSITION, WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. HELLO. JACOB EVANS
WITH SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SOPHIA KHÎI WITH THE
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR AND
OPPOSITION. JENNIFER FEARING FOR
OCEAN CONSERVANCY IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. MARK FENSTERMAKER,
ON BEHALF OF EARTHJUSTICE, IN
OPPOSITION. MICHELLE CANALES
WITH THE UNION OF CONCERNED
SCIENTISTS IN OPPOSITION.
CHRISTINA MOHABEER WITH ENVIRO
VOTERS AND ON BEHALF OF
SUNFLOWER ALLIANCE IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA AND
CALPIRG IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. BRINGING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE, WE DO HAVE A
MOTION MADE BY AGUIAR-CURRY AND
A SECOND BY HOOVER. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE SEEING NONE. I'LL JUST
NOTE I MADE OPENING COMMENTS IN
REGARD TO ALL THREE BILLS AS WE
ARE IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
WHERE WE ARE IN THE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION, NOT BEING ABLE TO WEIGH
IN AS CHAIR ON AMENDMENTS, I AM
GOING TO ABSTAIN TODAY. HOWEVER,
I'VE MADE NO RECOMMENDATION TO
MY COLLEAGUES AND ON OF THIS
COMMITTEE IN REGARD TO THIS BILL,
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
MADAM SECRETARY FOR THE VOTE.
CALL AB 1122. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS WILSON NOT VOTING. WILSON
NOT VOTING. DAVIES. DAVIES I
AGUIAR-CURRY AGUIAR-CURRY I.
BERMAN. BERMAN. AYE. CARILLO.
CARILLO. AYE. HEART HEART. NOT
VOTING. HOOVER. HOOVER. AYE
JACKSON. JACKSON. AYE. LOWENTHAL
LOWENTHAL. AYE. PAPPIN HAPPEN.
AYE SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ. AYE TING.
TING. AYE. WALLACE. WALLACE.
AYE. WARD. WARD. AYE. WICKS
WICKS. AYE. 13. THAT PASSES.
THAT BILL PASSES WITH 13 VOTES.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING TO OUR
FINAL BILL OF THE COMMITTEE. OUR
FELLOW MEMBER, THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER THREE. AB 3179 ONE
CARILLO. YOU MAY BEGIN AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE. MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL THREE 179. HB 3179 IS A
NECESSARY MEASURE THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR A NARROW EXEMPTION.
SPECIFICALLY FOR BUCKET TRUCKS
AND SALE ON WHEELS TO THE CARB
ADVANCED FLEET REGULATIONS WITH
A SUNSET OF 2030 BUCKET TRUCKS
PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN
PERFORMING AERIAL MAINTENANCE
AND REPAIRS ON TELECOMMUNICATION
LINES, ENSURING CONNECTIVITY FOR
EMERGENCY SERVICES. SIMILARLY,
CELL ON WHEELS ARE DEPLOYED TO
RESTORE CELLULAR COVERAGE
SWIFTLY IN TEMPORARY LOCATIONS
DURING EMERGENCIES OR OUTAGES.
OUTAGES. ENSURING THAT ESSENTIAL
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS REMAIN
OPERATIONAL FOR EMERGENCY CALLS
AND SERVICES. WITHOUT THESE
SPECIALIZED VEHICLES,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS
WOULD FACE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
RESTORING SERVICES DURING
EMERGENCIES, POTENTIALLY
ENDANGERING LIVES AND
COMPROMISING PUBLIC SAFETY.
THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURERS THAT
PROVIDE RELIABLE BUCKET TRUCKS
OR CELLS ON WHEELS. VEHICLES
THAT MEET THE CURRENT AC
REGULATION. THESE VEHICLES FACE
CHALLENGES IN ADOPTING ZERO
EMISSION ELECTRIC TO THEIR HEAVY DUTY
NATURE REQUIRING HIGH POWER
CAPABILITIES. ADDITIONALLY,
RAPID DEPLOYMENT NEEDS DURING
EMERGENCIES, OFTEN IN AREAS WITH
LIMITED OR NO COMMERCIAL POWER,
FURTHER COMPLICATES THE
FEASIBILITY OF ELECTRIC OPTIONS.
THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES
BOARD HAS RECOGNIZED THE
IMPORTANT ROLES OF EMERGENCY
VEHICLES PLAY IN TIMES OF CRISIS,
AND EXEMPTED THEM FROM THEIR
ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET
REGULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY,
EXISTING EXEMPTIONS AND OFF
RAMPS ARE NOT VIABLE OPTIONS FOR
PRIVATELY OWNED
TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS, AS
THEY ONLY APPLY TO PUBLICLY
OWNED VEHICLES. WITH THE
UNPREDICTABILITY OF NATURAL
DISASTERS, WE MUST REMAIN
PREPARED AND READY TO ENSURE
THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE
PROVIDED WITH RELIABLE
CONNECTION TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES
IN CASE OF SEVERE WEATHER,
WILDFIRES OR FLOODS. JOINING ME
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT AND ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS IS AMANDA
VALDERRAMA WITH CAL BROADBAND
AND TERI MAHANEY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
HIGHWAY PATROLMEN. ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY BEGIN. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES EACH. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. AMANDA
VALDERRAMA WITH CAL BROADBAND
PROUD CO-SPONSORS OF AB 3179. I
FIRST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK ON THE BILL AND THANK THE
CHAIR AND HER STAFF FOR THIS
HEARING. AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
STATED, THIS BILL WILL ALLOW FOR
A VERY NARROW DELAY TO THE
ADVANCED CLEAN FLEET REGULATIONS
FOR BUCKET TRUCKS AND CELL ON
WHEELS UNTIL 2030.
TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS ARE
ENTRUSTED WITH MAINTAINING THE
NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE CRUCIAL
FOR FACILITATING 911 AND
EMERGENCY ALERT COMMUNICATIONS.
THEY MUST COMPLY WITH CPUC AND
FCC REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO
THESE 911 SERVICES. BUCKET
TRUCKS AND CELL ON WHEELS ARE
SPECIALIZED VEHICLES THAT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS
UTILIZE WHEN PERFORMING
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO
LINES, OR UTILIZE TO TEMPORARILY
RESTORE CELL SERVICE DURING
EMERGENCIES OR OUTAGES.
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS STATES THAT
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS MAY
NEED TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE TO
TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE. BEING
UNCOMFORTABLE IS DIFFERENT THAN
BEING UNCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT
WE CAN MEET OUR STATE AND
FEDERALLY REQUIRED EMERGENCY
RESPONSE, AND OUR OBLIGATION FOR
CALIFORNIANS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO
911. THE INDUSTRY IS ADAPTING TO
A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS WITH
OUR DOZENS OF OTHER VEHICLE
TYPES. WE HAVE TRIED THE
REGULATORY ROUTE, INCLUDING
EXTENSIVELY REVIEWING THE
EXEMPTIONS OFFERED, BUT THOSE DO
NOT PROVIDE THE CERTAINTY
REQUIRED FOR THESE TYPES OF
VEHICLES. THE TRANSITION TO
FULLY ELECTRIC SOLUTIONS REMAINS
IMPRACTICAL, IMPRACTICAL FOR
THESE TWO TYPES OF VEHICLES, AND
MAKING THIS DELAY. MAKING THIS
DELAY CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING
THE RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY
OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE DISAGREE WITH
THE CONTENTION THAT THIS BILL
WOULD REQUIRE A CHANGE IN THE
RULES, SINCE IT IS SIMPLY A
DELAY UNTIL 2030. IT ALSO DOES
NOT CHANGE CALIFORNIA'S CORE
VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS. IT
IS A NARROWLY TAILORED. IT IS
NARROWLY TAILORED TO A SMALL
NUMBER OF SPECIFIED VEHICLES,
LESS THAN 3000 FOR ALL
COMPANIES. FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.
SO AB 3179 SHOULD NOT TRIGGER
THE US EPA TO REQUIRE CALIFORNIA
TO GET A NEW CLEAN AIR ACT
WAIVER. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO PASS
THIS BILL TO ENSURE THAT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS CAN
EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE
COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR
EMERGENCIES AND RESTORE CRITICAL
SERVICES PROMPTLY SO
CALIFORNIANS CAN REACH NINE ONE
RUN. I'LL HAVE TO WRAP UP OR
RECEIVE THE NOTICE TO EVACUATE,
WHICH DOES SAVE LIVES. WE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
MADAM CHAIR TERRY MCHALE WITH
AARON REED AND ASSOCIATES
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HIGHWAY
PATROLMEN, THE 14.6 MILLION
TRUCKS REGISTERED IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3000.
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS
VERY PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL, BECAUSE IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR POLICE
OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
CHP FIGHTS ALONGSIDE CAL FIRE
THOUSANDS OF FIRES EVERY YEAR.
MOST OF THEM ARE HELD TO 15
ACRES, OR TEN ACRES IN A ONE DAY
BURN. BUT EVEN ON THOSE FIRES,
COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL AND
COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO BE PUT IN
PLACE BEFORE WE REACH THE
EMERGENCY SITUATION AGAIN. WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT A SMALL
SPECIFIC DE MINIMIS AMOUNT OF
VEHICLES THAT ARE USED
SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNICATION
PURPOSES THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL DURING TIMES OF
EMERGENCY, AND THAT IS WHY CAL
FIRE AND CHP ARE SO PROUD TO BE
CO-SPONSORS. IT DOES NOT MEAN
THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO WORK ON
ELECTRIC VEHICLES. IT DOES NOT
MEAN THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO BE
COLLABORATIVE AND COOPERATIVE
WITH CARB. IT'S JUST WE'RE NOT
READY FOR IT YET. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK AS THE
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, BUT THIS IS
A SENSIBLE BILL. IT WILL SAVE
LIVES AND PROPERTY. AND I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU TO THE
WITNESSES. NOW, MOVING ON TO THE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO VICTORIA,
ROME AND MICHELLE CANLAS.
MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. HELLO,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MICHELLE CANLAS WITH UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS IN
REGRETTABLE OPPOSITION TO AB
3179. UCS RECOGNIZES THE CLEAR
NEED FOR RELIABLE EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATION VEHICLES.
HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THIS BILL IS
UNNECESSARY AND COULD
INADVERTENTLY UNDERMINE
CALIFORNIA'S ADVANCE CLEAN
FLEETS RULE OR ACF RULE. THE ACF
RULE WAS CRAFTED WITH SEVERAL
COMPLIANCE EXEMPTIONS THAT TAKE
INTO ACCOUNT THE PRACTICAL USES
OF MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY
VEHICLES AND FLEET NEEDS. THIS
INCLUDES EXEMPTIONS WHEN ZERO
EMISSION MODELS CANNOT FULFILL
AN OPERATION'S DAILY NEEDS, AS
WELL AS WHEN ZERO EMISSION
CONFIGURATIONS ARE SIMPLY NOT
AVAILABLE. GIVEN THE NATURE OF
TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES WORK
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
OBLIGATIONS, BUCKET TRUCKS AND
CELL AND WHEEL UNITS WOULD
LIKELY QUALIFY FOR THESE
EXEMPTIONS. IN CARB'S. EXISTING
PROCESS. UCS IS ALSO CONCERNED
THAT THE BILL MAY HAVE LARGER
IMPACTS TO THE VIABILITY OF THE
ENTIRE ECF RULE. AS HAS BEEN
MENTIONED TODAY, ECF WAS ADOPTED
LAST YEAR, BUT THE RULE REQUIRES
FEDERAL APPROVAL THROUGH A
WAIVER PROCESS AT US. EPA EPA
HEARING WAS JUST THIS MONTH, AND
THE WAIVER APPLICATION IS
CURRENTLY PENDING. SHOULD THIS
BILL PASS, AMENDMENTS WOULD NEED
TO BE MADE TO THE REGULATION AT
CARB. WHO WOULD SUBMIT THOSE
CHANGES TO US EPA? AND IF THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IS NOT
ONE THAT IS SUPPORTIVE, THERE IS
A REAL POSSIBILITY THAT THE
ENTIRE RULE COULD BE PULLED BACK
TO US EPA AND NOT APPROVED.
GIVEN THE TIMING OF THIS BILL,
THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
UNCERTAINTY IN THE COMING MONTHS,
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A
RISK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMEROUS
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS
THAT ECF COMPLIANCE WILL BRING
TO OUR STATE. FOR THESE REASONS,
UCS RESPECTFULLY OPPOSES THE
BILL AND ASKS FOR YOUR NO VOTE.
THANKS GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
VICTORIA ROME. I'M WITH THE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL OR NRDC. ALSO
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. WE
CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND HOW CRUCIAL
IT IS TO KEEP EMERGENCY
TELECOMMUNICATION VEHICLES
RUNNING WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED
MOST, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE AB
3179 IS THE BEST SOLUTION
BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE MEASURES
IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THESE
CONCERNS. THE ACF RULE ALREADY
HAS SEVERAL EXEMPTIONS. AS MY
COLLEAGUE FROM UCS POINTED OUT,
THERE'S A ZEV PURCHASE
EXEMPTION, A DAILY USAGE
EXEMPTION, AND A ZEV
INFRASTRUCTURE DELAY EXTENSION.
ADDING SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS
THROUGH AB, AB 3179 MIGHT LEAD
TO CONFUSION AND UNNECESSARY
CHANGES TO THE ACF RULE. AGAIN
PUTTING AT RISK THE WAIVER FOR
FROM THE US, EPA AND POTENTIALLY
CALLING INTO QUESTION WHETHER WE
WOULD NEED ANOTHER WAIVER IF THE
RULE HAD TO CHANGE. THE ACF IS
EXPECTED TO PREVENT DEATHS,
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, RESULTING
IN AN ESTIMATED $26.5 BILLION IN
STATEWIDE HEALTH BENEFITS BY
2050. WE BELIEVE WE SHOULD STICK
WITH THE CURRENT ACF FRAMEWORK,
WHICH ALREADY PROVIDES THE
NEEDED FLEXIBILITY FOR ESSENTIAL
SERVICES WHILE MOVING US TOWARDS
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU TO THE WITNESSES
FOR THE TESTIMONY. NOW MOVING TO
OUR ME TWO ADD ONS, SO FIRST FOR
SUPPORT AND THAT WOULD BE NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS. USHA
MUTCHLER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE SHERIFFS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF AB
3179. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
JULIE MALINOWSKI ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION AND THE FIRE
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ROXANNE GOULD WITH
THE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. DAYMON CONKLIN WITH
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, AS
WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
RURAL COUNTIES. REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS DOUG SUBERS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS IN
SUPPORT. YOLANDA BENSON ON
BEHALF OF U.S. TELECOM, THE
BROADBAND ASSOCIATION. PROUD
CO-SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. WE ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. PAM LOOMIS, ON
BEHALF OF THE SMALL TELEPHONE
COMPANIES THAT ARE MEMBERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNICATIONS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT CHARREN
MEMBERS JONATHAN FELDMAN,
CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, ALEX TORRES, BAY AREA
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT. JOHN MOFFATT
FOR COMCAST, NBC UNIVERSAL IN
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
KENDRA DIOGO WITH THE GORKHA
GROUP ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
BALANCE AND IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS
JONATHAN ARAMBULA, ON BEHALF OF
CTIA, THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR
THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY, IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. NATALIE ROGERS, ON
BEHALF OF THE RINCON BAND OF
LUISENO INDIANS AND CALIFORNIA
AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
FURTHER, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THOSE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
OPPOSITION WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD
ON NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. HELLO. JACOB EVANS
WITH SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. REBECCA
MARCUS, ON BEHALF OF CALPIRG AND
MY COLLEAGUES AT GREENLINING
ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA AND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.
THANK YOU. IN OPPOSITION. HELLO,
WILL BARRETT WITH THE AMERICAN
LUNG ASSOCIATION, ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. MARK FENSTERMAKER
FOR EARTHJUSTICE, ALSO IN
OPPOSITION. THERESA BOWIE, WITH
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. BRINGING IT BACK TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WE DO
HAVE A MOTION MADE BY LOWENTHAL
AND A SECOND BY HOOVER. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE SEEING NONE? MOVING
BACK TO THE AUTHOR TO GIVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE? YOU KNOW,
I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. AS I NOTED IN MY
EARLIER TESTIMONY, YOU KNOW,
DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
WHERE WE ARE, THERE IS NOT A
CHANCE FOR THE CHAIR TO WEIGH
IN. AND SO I WILL BE ABSTAINING
TODAY. BUT I'VE MADE NO
RECOMMENDATION TO MY COLLEAGUES
IN REGARD TO THEIR VOTE, WITH
THAT SIR OPPORTUNITY, I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. AB 3179. THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS WILSON NOT VOTING.
WILSON NOT VOTING. DAVIES.
DAVIES. I AGUIAR-CURRY
AGUIAR-CURRY I. BERMAN. BERMAN.
I CARILLO CARILLO. I HEART.
HEART. NOT VOTING. HOOVER.
HOOVER I. JACKSON. JACKSON. I
LOWENTHAL. LOWENTHAL. I. PAPIN
PAPIN I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I TING.
KING I WALLACE. WALLACE. I WARD.
WARD. I WICKS. WICKS. I THAT'S
13 VOTE. THAT BILL PASSES. AND
WITH THAT THERE. OH, WAIT. WE DO
HAVE SOME ADD ONS. THAT'S RIGHT.
I WAS ABOUT TO, LIKE, CLOSE THIS
OUT. MY APOLOGIES. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING TO CONSENT CALENDAR. WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS ON CONSENT. ALL
HIGHWAY NAMINGS, MADAM
SECRETARY, COULD YOU CALL THE
ROLL? HOOVER I HOOVER, I HAPPEN
ON THE HAPPEN ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR I WARD. WARD I WICKS.
LET ME CHECK AND SEE IF SHE
STILL. THAT'S OUR ONLY ONE.
RIGHT. EVERYBODY ELSE WAITING.
FOR
THAT HAS 14. WE'LL WAIT FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON. WE'RE IN THE
BATHROOM. OOPS.
ALL RIGHT. GOING BACK TO CONSENT
CALENDAR TO FOR MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS ON
CONSENT, ALL RELATED TO HIGHWAY
NAMINGS. WICKS. WICKS I THANK
YOU. THAT HAS 15 VOTES
UNANIMOUSLY PASSES OUT, WITH
THAT THERE BEING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS OF THIS COMMITTEE, THE
TRANSPORTATION ASSEMBLY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IS NOW
ADJOURNED.