DISCUSS SB 684 & AB 1243 and the attached resolutions and CONSIDER making a
recommendation to the full commission.
4.
AB1243 | California 2025-2026 | Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025. | TrackBill
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SB684 | California 2025-2026 | Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025. | TrackBill
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The commissioners present reviewed the attached documents and had a discussion. Commissioner
Hughes stated that these bills did not make it to the floor and were instead sent back to the originating
committee for revision. Commissioner Payne stated that he believed the rationale behind this was
concerns regarding the language used and a lack of clarity. Some commissioners felt that retroactive
penalties would be unfair considering companies were in compliance with the law and regulations at the
time. The commissioners agreed that it seemed premature to make any recommendations until the bills
are brought back again.
DISCUSS the Stanford report and related article regarding the dangers of gas stoves and
CONSIDER making a recommendation to the full commission.
5.
The commissioners present review the attached documents. Staff member Adam suggested referring
this topic to the Ombudsperson as it seems more health-related and potentially outside of the
committee's scope. The commissioners recalled that cities had previously made proposals on gas stoves
only in new builds but that these were overturned by the courts. Commissioner Bana stated that a
contributing factor to this was a large push back from the restaurant industries. Commissioner Hughes
noted that by 2030 you will no longer be able to purchase gas water heaters and furnaces in California,
however, gas stoves are under federal jurisdiction. Gas stoves can instead include a warning label on
them to inform the public of potential health impacts, but the commission believes this was vetoed by
Governer Newsom. The commission felt that indoor air quality was outside of the scope of this
committee and decided to not make any recommendations on the topic.
DISCUSS the expiring terms for Business Seat #2 and Environmental Engineering Firms.
6.
The commissioners present discussed the expiring terms on this committee. Commissioner Hughes
stated that he and his alternate Amy McTigue will reapply for another term as Business Seat #2 and will
acquire a nomination letter from the Industrial Association. Commissioner Chin stated that he would
also like to reapply for another term as Environmental Engineering Firm and will acquire a nomination
letter from Innovex, Environmental Management Inc. Commissioner Chin stated that his daughter
Maile, former HMC student intern, is interested in applying for the commission, but wanted to ensure
there was not an issue due to the familial relationship. Staff has also contacted other environmental
engineering firms requesting a nomination for the expiring seat. If there are more than two nominations
presented to the commission, the nominees will all need to be interviewed before making a
recommendation to the Internal Operations Committee and ultimately the Board of Supervisors.
7.
Announcements from commissioners on items of commission interest.
