CA AB 1090 - Support is Widespread

Below is a current list of municipalities, organizations, and associations that have either submitted letters of support for AB 1090 or appeared in support of the Bill at the April 22, 2005 hearing of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee in Sacramento and/or their hearing November 16, 2005 in Los Angeles.

The breadth of the support demonstrates that many associations representing a host of interests have analyzed the bill and found it to be important, environmentally safe, and corrective in its impact on resolving waste, energy, financial, employment, and environmental issues facing the State of California.

Municipal Organizations:
- League of California Cities
- Southern California Association of Governments
- California State Association of Counties
- San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
- Orange County Board of Supervisors
- Greig Smith, 12th District Councilmember, City of Los Angeles
- Santa Barbara City Council
- Ventura County
- Valley Industry and Commerce Association of the San Fernando Valley
- Santa Barbara County
- City of Hemet
Labor Organizations:
- California State Building Trades Council
- International Union of Operating Engineers
- California State Pipe Trades Council
- California State Association of Electrical Workers
- Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers
Utilities:
- Department of Public Works
- Integrated Waste Management Task Force/Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee
- County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Associations:
- California Agricultural Council California
- Farm Bureau Federation
- California Rice Commission
- Solid Waste Association of North America, California Chapters
- BioEnergy Producers Association
Companies:
- Republic Services (one of the nation’s leading waste management companies)
- Waste to Energy
- BRI Energy, LLC
Environmentalists:
- Ed Begley, Jr.