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AB 2840 (Reyes) the bill that would create a de facto ban on most new warehouse projects is scheduled for the Assembly Appropriations Committee next Wednesday. The committee’s main consideration is cost to the State’s General Fund, but we will provide information to the committee showing the massive indirect costs to California in terms of putting a crimp in the Supply Chain, increasing GHG and cost to consumers by making goods movement less efficient, and the massive loss of good jobs in the construction trades and warehouse sector.
In the plainest language, AB 2840 attempts to stop the building of any facility 100,000 s.f. or more within 1,000 ft of a “sensitive receptor,” which has a broad definition but is basically most non-industrial uses. Additionally, all projects that are not banned due to proximity to a sensitive receptor must have a skilled and trained workforce agreement to be approved.
Even if your company doesn’t build/own these types of facilities, the precedent set by this bill will have a huge impact on all commercial real estate projects in the future.
Please contact your local Assemblymembers to talk to them about our concerns with AB 2840. To find your local representative, click here.
In addition to creating new statewide construction buffers in statute, the bill continues to mandate skilled & trained workforce requirements on all warehouse projects 100K s.f. and greater, circumvents local land uses processes, and ignores the nation’s strongest environmental laws.
We will continue to work with our coalition partners, as seen on this formal opposition letter, to make sure the severity of the negative impacts this bill is communicated directly to legislators.
AB 2840 will disrupt California’s ability to move goods effectively and efficiently; will stop local economic development and redevelopment projects; and will kill high wage jobs in areas where they are needed most.
Contact your local Assemblymember and ask them to OPPOSE AB 2840!
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