Today, the Newsom Administration rejected the Federal Government’s water proposal and released its draft environmental impact report for “fish protective management” of the State Water Project and water flows through the Delta. According to the Administration, the proposed plan “reflects the state’s assessment that operating rules recently proposed by federal agencies are not scientifically adequate [...]
Governor Newsom has appointed Val Dolcini director at the Department of Pesticide Regulation, where he has served as acting director since June 2019 following the departure of former director Brian Leahy. Dolcini also served concurrently as the deputy secretary for agriculture at Cal EPA. Dolcini’s appointment to DPR director was broadly supported by the agricultural [...]
California Citrus Mutual is part of a broad coalition that is urging Congress to pass the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA is widely seen as an improvement over NAFTA and its ratification by Congress will help create California jobs and spur economic growth while also strengthening protections for workers and the environment. According to Trade [...]
On Friday, September 27, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act authored by Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins. “While I disagree about the efficacy and necessity of Senate Bill 1, I look forward to working with the Legislature in our shared fight against [...]
SB 559 Fails This Year, Resulting in Potential Delays on Critical Water Project Link to Statement The 2019 legislative deadline has passed without a successful resolution for work needed to restore conveyance capacity on the Friant-Kern Canal. Both Senate Bill (SB) 559, which was a legislative measure introduced by State Senator Melissa Hurtado to [...]
Over the last several weeks, the staff here at CCM has received questions as to why the citrus industry is not getting direct payments. Since the first round of trade mitigation, several commodities in California have been added to the Market Facilitation Program and growers are wondering why they are not being paid for their [...]
With just a week remaining before the legislature adjourns, CCM is urging the Assembly to amend SB 1 (Atkins) in order to ensure state and federal water regulators are able to utilize the best available science and timely data for effective environmental protection and water management. In its current form, SB 1 proposes dangerous changes [...]
Over 600 bills are up for consideration on Friday as the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees tackles an expansive list of proposals that are currently parked on their suspense files. The suspense file is a de facto holding pen for all bills that have a fiscal impact on the State greater than $150,000. Those bills [...]
Much is being printed about the proposed regulatory modifications to the federal Endangered Species Act. Bottom line: the Administration acted, activists responded, and states sued. This is getting rather predictable. The changes are scheduled to take effect 30 days after the final rules are published in the Federal Register. Highlights specific to our interests are: [...]
CCM’s Alyssa Houtby recently joined representatives from several agricultural associations this week for a roundtable forum with the UC Ag Sustainability Institute and advocacy group “Root of Change” about the future of California agriculture, the regulatory, political, and natural resource issues facing the industry, and opportunities for collaboration. The forum was hosted by the California [...]