Legislative Letters Written/Positions
2024
SB 945
SB 945 – Alvarado-Gil – The Wildfire Smoke & Health Outcomes Data Act. – Support – MCWRA SB 945 Support Letter
2023
California Air Resources Control Board’s Advanced Fleet Regulations Implementation Engagement
California Air Resources Control Board – Formal Engagement with CARB Regarding Implementation of April 2023 Advanced Clean Fleets (“ACF”) Regulation – Engagement Letter 11/1/2023
California Public Utilities Commission’s Proposed and Alternate Proposed Decisions
California Public Utilities Commission – Pacific Gas and Electric’s 2023 General Rate Case. – Support – MCWRA Comment Letter
ACA -2
ACA-2 – Alanis – Water and Wildfire Resiliency Act of 2023. – Support if Amended – MCWRA ACA-2 Support if Amended Letter
AB 1554
AB 1554 – Patterson, Joe – California Environmental Quality Act: Exemption: Wildfire Fuels Reduction Projects. – Support – MCWRA AB 1554 Letter
AB 1337
AB 1337 – Wicks – State Water Board Enforcement. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 1337 Letter
AB 1337 – Wicks – State Water Board Enforcement. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 1337 Letter 06/26/2023
AB 460
AB 460 – Bauer-Kahan – State Water Resources: Enforcement. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 460 Letter
AB 460 – Bauer-Kahan – State Water Resources: Enforcement. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 460 Letter 06/26/2023
SB 470
SB 470 – Alvarado-Gil – Wildfires: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: Grant Eligibility: High Fire Hazard and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. – Support – MCWRA SB 470 Letter
SB 470 – Alvarado-Gil – Wildfires: Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program: Grant Eligibility: High Fire Hazard and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. – Support – MCWRA SB 470 Letter 06/23/2023
SB 389
SB 389 – Allen – WiState Water Resources Control Board: Determination of Water Right. – Oppose – MCWRA SB 389 Letter
SB 389 – Allen – WiState Water Resources Control Board: Determination of Water Right. – Oppose – MCWRA SB 389 Letter 06/26/2023
SB 389 – Allen – WiState Water Resources Control Board: Determination of Water Right. – Neutral – MCWRA SB 389 Letter 08/07/2023
USFWS ESA 4(d) Rule
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Proposed Endangered Species Act Section 4(d) Rule Exempting CSO take prohibition for forest or fuels management to reduce the risk or severity of wildfire. – Support – MCWRA Comment Letter
AB 338
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 338 Letter
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 338 Letter 06/26/2023
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose (Updated) – MCWRA AB 338 Letter 8/25/2023 Revised
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose (Updated) – Coalition Opposition AB 338 Letter 8/31/2023 (Revised)
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose (Updated) – MCWRA AB 338 Letter 9/8/2023
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Veto – MCWRA AB 338 Veto Letter 9/20/2023
AB 338 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Veto – Coalition Veto AB 338 Letter 9/22/2023
AB 1594
AB 1594 – Garcia – CARB Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation. – Support – MCWRA AB 1594 Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom
2022
AB 1717 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – MCWRA Thank you letter to Governor Gavin Newsom
AB 1717 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Veto – MCWRA AB 1717 Veto Letter
AB 1717 – Aguiar-Curry – Public works: definition. – Oppose – MCWRA AB 1717 Letter
AB 267 – Valladares – California Environmental Quality Act: exemption: prescribed fire, thinning, and fuel reduction projects – Support As Amended – MCWRA AB 267 Letter
Administration’s Trailer Bill Language proposal on Forest Health CEQA and NEPA Streamlining (as updated 05/31/2022) – MCWRA Support Letter
HR 6903 – McClintock – To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes – Support – MCWRA HR 6903 Letter
2020
AB 291 – Chu – Local Emergency Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation Fund – Favor/Amend
AB 2076 – Bigelow – Public Lands: Department of Parks and Recreation: wildfire prevention strategy: fire hazard severity zones – Favor
AB 2178 – Levine – Emergency Services – Favor
AB 2371 – Friedman – Climate Change: Office Planning and Research: science advisory team: climate adaptation and hazard mitigation – Watch
AB 2386 – Bigelow – Office of Emergency Services: disaster council plans – Favor
AB 2519 – Wood – Conservation projects: grants: advance payments – Support
SB 414 – Caballero – Small System Water Authority Act of 2019 – Watch
SB474 – Senator H Stern – Oppose – MCWRA SB 474 Letter
SB 862 – Dodd – Planned power outage: public safety – Favor/Amend
SB 952 – Nielsen – Sales and use taxes: backup electrical generators: deenergization events – Favor
SB 989 – Dahle – Sierra Nevada Conservancy: Sierra Nevada Region: subregion: definitions – Favor – MCWRA SB 989 Letter
SB 1348 – Stern – Fire Prevention;vegetation management: public education: grants: defensible space: fire hazard severity zones: forest management – Favor – MCWRA SB 1348 Letter
SB 1386 – Moorlach – Local government: assessments, fees, and charges: water: hydrants – Support
SB 1099 – Dodd – Emergency backup generators: critical facilities: exemptions – Support/Amend
SB 1215 – Stern – Electricity: microgrids – Favor/Amend
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2015
AB291 – Support – March, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Medina
California Environmental Quality Act: local agencies: notice of determination: water.
ACR 22 – Dahle – Support – April, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Dahle
Sierra Nevada Watershed Protection Week.
AB647 – Eggman – Support if amended – April, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eggman
Beneficial use: storing of water underground.
AB 291 – Support – Medina – June, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Medina
California Environmental Quality Act: local agencies: notice of determination: water
TB 825 – Oppose letter – June, 2015
Water System Consolidation Budget Trailer Bill Language
AB 647 – Support – Senate Natural Resources – June, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eggman
Beneficial use: storing of water underground.
2014
SB1199 – Author (Hancock). Oppose. Wild and Scenic designation on the Molelumne River. SB1199 Oppose
2013
AB 145 – Author (Perea). Oppose. The bill that would move responsibility for the state’s entire drinking water program from the Department of Public Health to the State Water Resources Control Board. Oppose AB 145
2012
AB 685 Author (Eng) coauthors Fong and V. Manual Perez) (Coauthor Senator Wolk). OPPOSE. The bill would declare that it is the policy of the State that every human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, that is adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family. (Senate) AB 685 Oppose Letter – Aug 2012 (Assembly) AB 685 Oppose Letter – Assembly 201 Governor Brown Govenor AB 685 Veto – Aug 2012
2011
SB 215 Author (Huff), Sponsor (ACWA). SUPPORT. This bill would extend the state’s existing dreissenid mussel enforcement program to 2017. SB 215 Support Letter – May 4, 2011.doc
AB 685 Author (Eng) coauthors Fong and V. Manual Perez) (Coauthor Senator Wolk). OPPOSE. The bill would declare that it is the policy of the State that every human being has the right to clean, affordable, and accessible water for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, that is adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family.AB 685 Oppose Letter – Sept 2011
