On Monday, RCRC Chair Lee Adams (Sierra County) was in Sacramento to testify on behalf of RCRC in support of two Natural Resources-related bills, Assembly Bill 590 by Assemblymember Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), and Assembly Bill 1142 by Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced).
AB 1142, regarding the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), will improve the certainty, quality, and accuracy of annual inspections and financial assurances under SMARA. AB 590 creates the Biomass State Cost Share Account within the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) allowing for GGRF monies to be utilized for the support of biomass infrastructure in order to assist in bringing California’s forests back into a healthy and fire-resilient state. RCRC supports both measures. RCRC AB 1142 support letter can be accessed here. RCRC’s AB 590 support letter can be accessed here.
“It’s always a privilege to represent RCRC’s position in front of the Legislature,” said Supervisor Adams. “Today, I got to present on two key priorities to our membership, biomass and mining, making the trip particularly worthwhile.”