This is an urgent, red-alert call to action. We need all BizFed members to speak up and protect hospitals, universities, churches, courts, malls, warehouses, business parks, marine ports, and numerous other businesses and facilities from duplicative compliance costs that could easily add up to tens of millions of dollars. AB 2106 (Rivas) is on the Senate floor and could come up for a vote any day now. The Legislature has until August 31st to send bills to Governor Newsom's desk for his signature.
The proposal to mandate stormwater discharge permits for all "commercial, industrial, and institutional" facilities could open up YOUR business to expensive and potentially onerous citizen lawsuits. Commercial and institutional facilities are already subject to local stormwater regulation! Worst of all, AB 2106 has no guaranteed environmental benefits and may not even be feasible to enforce. In Washington, where similar stormwater mandates were imposed, regulators quickly discovered that none of the available compliance technologies could meet permitting requirements.
The Department of Finance even took a stance opposing AB 2106, noting that it would result in significant fee increases that "create General Fund cost pressures to offset fee increases."
1. Add your logo to the CalChamber Floor Alert signed by BizFed and more than 20 other business organizations.
2. Send a strongly worded advocacy message to your elected representative with one click, letting them know you oppose this burdensome legislation.
We hope you'll join us in advocating against this bill. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Wiltfong, Director of Advocacy & Policy, at sarah.wiltfong@bizfed.org.
We can't fund efforts to protect our environment without a healthy regulatory environment!
BizFed Founding CEO
BizFed launched in 2008 and now unites more than 245 diverse business organizations. BizFed’s 150 investors include micro-businesses to iconic brands and institutions.