Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3821 Sept 27, 2019 | Page 28

26 Sept 27 - Oct 11, 2019 VOL.38 • ISS. 21 Governor Newsom Plans to Veto Bill Blocking Federal Rollback of Endangered Fish Species Protections T he California Assembly passed Senate Bill 1, legislation blocking Trump administration rollbacks of environ- mental regulations, on Friday, September 13, on a 43-21 party-line vote. But Governor Gavin Newsom announced the next day that he plans to veto the bill. Newsom said he backs the principles behind the legislation, but doesn’t support the bill as written. “I fully support the principles behind Senate Bill 1: to defeat efforts by the President and Congress to undermine vital federal protections that protect clean air, clean water and endangered species,” Newsom said in a statement. “Senate Bill 1 does not, however, provide the state with any new authority to push back against the Trump Administration’s environmental policies and it limits the state’s ability to rely upon the best available science to protect our environment.” Senate President Pro tem Toni Atkins said she was “strongly disappointed” with Newsom’s announcement that he intends to veto the legislation. “SB 1 is the product of a full year’s worth of work, so clearly I am strongly disap- pointed on its impending fate,” said Atkins. “Governor Gavin Newsom has been a partner on working to ensure a bright future that includes an environment that is clean and healthy and working Californians who are safe and secure.” “However, we respectfully disagree regarding SB 1. The bill provides the authority to backstop baseline standards when they are rolled back. SB 1 also clearly states that state agencies shall make determinations based on the best scientific information available,” she said. “But it’s critical that the Governor and legislature continue working together to meet the challenges California faces – including dangerous rollbacks by the federal government. Not only must we push against the rollbacks that have already made, we must start preparing now to push back against the Trump assaults we know will be coming,” Atkins added. Catherine Philipps, Director of Sierra Club California, told the Los Angeles Times on September 14 that she thinks Newsom’s “making a mistake.” “I think he’s been painted into a corner by some people that don’t have his or Califor- nia’s best interests at heart and have been heavily invested in getting rid of the Endan- gered Species Act,” Phillips stated. “He’s making it easier for Trump to continue to have a negative impact on California’s environment.” SB 1, the California Environmental, Public Health, and Workers Defense Act of 2019 ensures that “protections afforded to Californians under federal environ- mental and labor laws and regulations as of January 2017, remain in place in the event that President Trump weakens or repeals any of those federal laws or regulations.” The legislation would lock in protec- tions in effect as of January 2017 under the federal Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Fishing and environmental groups are strongly urging Governor Newsom to sign the bill. “Signing SB 1 should be should be an easy call for Governor Newsom, siding with California instead of the Trump administration,” said John McManus, President of the Golden Gate Salmon Association, before Newsom announced his plans to veto the legislation. “Senate President tem Toni Atkins and the Cali- fornia legislature showed real political courage by passing this bill to block Trump administration efforts to gut environmental and salmon protections. The California salmon fishing industry is facing a wave of attacks from Washington DC. This could be the most important piece of environmental legislation passed in the country this year.” “The California legislature may have just saved the state’s salmon fishing industry by passing SB1,” stated Noah Oppenheim, Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, also before Newsom announced that he plans to veto the bill. “We’re having a wonderful season this year thanks to 2017’s rains, but if the federal administration’s proposed water grab framework were forced upon is, the next drought could wipe us off the map. Governor Newsom should feel proud of his opportunity to defend our fisheries, which provide local seafood to all Californians, and sign this bill.” On September 6, California Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congressmen Jim Costa (CA-16, John Garamendi (CA-03), TJ Cox (CA-16) and October 21, 2019 Josh Harder (CA-10) Rattlesnake Aversion Training Includes: sent a letter to • Dog training takes place in a natural Governor Newsom controlled environment urging him to • Rattlesnake scent, sound & sight include two amend- awareness training ments to Senate Bill • Snake aversion training w/live 1 (SB1), a piece of muzzled & de-fanged snakes legislation that Costa • Snake aversion class provided by claimed “would have Natural Solutions BOOK EARLY - CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED! profound impacts on the long term Downloadable Applications Available availability of water At: WWW.LINCRAAHAUGES.COM in the Valley.” Costa also co-authored an • We Are Only Open For op-ed with Rep. 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John McManus countered, “The Trump The first provision of the bill that the Administration is in the process of gutting legislators oppose is Section 3c, which existing federal protections for Bay-Delta would retain current biological opinions salmon, the backbone of our industry. regarding permitting decisions. The legis- Those rollbacks threaten California’s lators said it “would prevent the state from 23,000 job, $1.4 billion salmon fishery. incorporating the latest science and other SB 1 provides responsible, science-based information in permitting decisions.” interim state protections essential to hard ”This provision would freeze in place the working fishing families.” state and federal water project incidental “The desert agribusiness barons in the take permits and biological opinions that Westlands Water District already have were developed over 10 years ago, regard- installed their lobbyist, David Bernhardt, as less of whether more recent science or other the Secretary of the Interior. Now, they’re related policies such as outflow require- asking the legislature and the Governor ments suggest modifications to the permits to waive state sovereignty over our rivers (proposed new section 2076.7 of the Fish and streams and instead hand it over, no and Game Code.) 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