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Government Affairs
The Imperial Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is passionate about legislative advocacy for business. We believe in transparency and share any letters of support or opposition that we send. The Government Affairs committee works with CalChambers and various other organizations to support or oppose legislation that affects our business community and the Imperial Valley.
The committee also hosts four (4) Legislative Day events that highlight legislation from Federal, State & local governments as well as community updates from the IID, CalTrans, Imperial County Board of Supervisors & Lithium Valley. If there is legislation that potentially affects your business, please feel free to reach out via email.
​​Chairperson - Deborah McGarrey
SoCalGas
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Vice-Chair - Elizabeth Espinoza
EnergySource Minerals
IVRCC is The Voice FOR Business
IVRCC ADVOCACY
Date of Letter | Oppose/Support | Item | Letter Sent To: | In Coordination With: | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/9/2025 | OPPOSE | Sign On Letter | Assembly Appropriations Committee | Cal Chamber | AB 1313 (Papan) Water Quality Permits |
4/28/2025 | SUPPORT | Letter | Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Waste under Hazardous Waste Control Laws | County of Imperial | AB 1031 (Gonzalez) - Exemption for Geothermal |
4/15/2025 | SUPPORT | Letter | Assemblymember Cottie Petri-Norris - Chair, Assembly Committee on Utilities & Energy | County of Imperial | AB 1016 (Gonzalez) Power Facility & Site Certifications: Thermal Powerplants: Geothermal Resources |
4/1/2025 | SUPPORT | Letter | Governor Newsom/Senator Padilla/Assemblymember Gonzalez | County of Imperial | Geothermal/Lithium Development Projects |
3/03/2025 | SUPPORT | Letter | Honorable Stephen C. Padilla - Chair, Senate Govt Organization Committee | Senator Padilla | SB 461 (Padilla) State Surplus Property: City of Imperial |
01/21/2024 | SUPPORT | Letter | Angel Hernandez/City of El Centro | Grant Application to CalTrans for Heart of EC Revitalization & Connection Project | |
01/28/2025 | SUPPORT | Letter | USDA Rural Development | Imperial Valley Business Resource Center | RBDG Program |
10/23/2024 | SUPPORT | Application for Grant | EPA Office of Grants | County of Imperial | Support for the GREAT Gateway Project - EPA CCG Grant Application |
7/22/2024 | SUPPORT | Application for Grant | Karhlton F. Moore, Director/Bureau of Justice Assistance | City of El Centro | El Centro Police Department; U.S. Department of Justice, Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies Grant |
7/22/2024 | SUPPORT | Application for Grant | Karhlton F. Moore, Director /Bureau of Justice Assistance | City of El Centro | El Centro Police Department; U.S. Department of Justice, Encouraging Innovation Grant |
6/11/2024 | SUPPORT | Application for Grant | California Transportation Commission | City of Imperial | SR 86 Multimodal Improvement Project: Aten to Wall Road, SCAG Cycle 6 Active Transportation Program Grant Application |
6/3/2024 | SUPPORT | Robert Sawyer/ECPD | City of El Centro | El Centro Police Department; U.S. Department of Justice, COPS Hiring Program Grant | |
5/1/2024 | SUPPORT | Federal Funding Appropriation | Honorable Dr. Raul Ruiz | City of El Centro | Letter of Support for Federal Funding Appropriation for Demolition of Valley Centerpoint Buildings at 1198 N Imperial Ave, El Centro |
5/29/2024 | SUPPORT | AB 2922 | Honorable Maria Durazo | SBDC | Capital Investment Incentive Programs |
5/17/2024 | OPPOSE | Hon. Scott Weiner, Hon. Jesse Gabriel, Hon. Stephen Padilla, Hon. Sharon Quirk-Silva | SBDC | Proposed 50% Budget Cut to Small Business Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and Capital Infusion Program (CIP) at Go-Biz | |
4/23/2024 | SUPPORT | Asst Secretary Alejandra Castillo / Economic Development Administration | SDRPIC | Lithium Valley Recompete Initiative | |
3/21/2024 | SUPPORT | Application | Mr. Jigar Shah / US Dept of Energy | Energy Source Minerals | Letter of Support - Energy Source Minerals, LLC and ESM ATLiS, LLC application for Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program |
2/8/2024 | SUPPORT | USDA Rural Development | Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation | Support for the IV Business Resource Center project | |
1/3/2024 | OPPOSE | AB 1000 | Chair and Members, Assembly Local Government Committee | Cal Chamber | Qualifying Logistics Use Projects. Hearing Scheduled – January 10, 2024
Oppose/Job Killer – As Amended (Reyes) |
12/18/2023 | SUPPORT | SB 54 Compliance Coalition Letter | Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery | Cal Chamber | Support Letter for Circular Action Alliance’s Application to be the Producer |
9/13/2023 | OPPOSE | ACA 13 | Members, California State Senate | CalChamber | |
8/24/2023 | SUPPORT | Drew Bohan, Executive Director - CA Energy Commission | BHE Renewables | Responsibility Organization Pursuant to Senate Bill 54 (Allen) | |
8/24/2023 | SUPPORT | Drew Bohan, Executive Director - CA Energy Commission | BHE Renewables | Support for the Elmore North Geothermal Project (23-AFC-02) | |
8/24/2023 | SUPPORT | Drew Bohan, Executive Director - CA Energy Commission | BHE Renewables | Support for the Black Rock Geothermal Project (23-AFC-03) | |
8/2/2023 | SUPPORT | U.S. Department of Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) | Imperial Valley College | DE-FOA-0002940: Partner Letter for Imperial Valley College LIFT proposal | |
5/31/23 - email | Floor Alert - Job Killer | SB 616 | Senator Padilla (Jaysel Mendoza) | CalChambers | Paid Sick Days: Accrual and Use |
5/10/2023 | OPPOSE | SB 556 | Members, Senate Appropriations Committee | CalChambers | Oil and Gas Wells: Health Protection Zones: Civil Liability |
4/12/2023 | SUPPORT | SB 881 | Senator Alvarado-Gil | CalChambers | Paid Sick Days: Accrual and Use Support |
3/29/2023 | OPPOSE | AB 1156 | Assemblymember Bonta | CalChambers | Workers' Compensation: Hospital Employees |
3/17/2023 | OPPOSE | AB 524 | Assemblymember Wicks | CalChambers | Discrimination: Family Caregiver Status |
3/16/2023 | SUPPORT | SB 592 | Senator Newman | CalChamber | Labor Standards Information and Enforcement |
9/2/2022 | OPPOSE | SB 1162 | Senator Limon | Cal Chambers | Contractor Pay |
8/26/2022 | SUPPORT | AB 1102 | Assembly Member Cooley | Cal Chambers | Ban on information collection |
8/24/2022 | OPPOSE | AB 2133 | Assembly Member Quirk | Cal Chambers | Green House Gas Reduction Acceleration |
8/19/2022 | SUPPORT | AB 1951 | Assembly Member Grayson | Cal Chambers | State General Fund Sales & Use Tax |
7/29/2022 | SUPPORT | AB 2164 | Assembly Member Lee | Cal Chambers | Disability Access & Education Revolving Fund |
5/9/2022 | OPPOSE | AB 2106 | Assembly Member Rivas | Cal Chambers | Storm Water Discharges |
6/15/2022 | OPPOSE | SB 213 | Senator Cortese | Cal Chambers | Workers Compensation |
4/11/2022 | OPPOSE | AB 2932 | Assembly Member Low | Cal Chambers | 4 Day Workweek |
4/8/2022 | SUPPORT | PLAN | Multiple | Imperial County | Lithium Valley Economic Opportunity Investment |
3/31/2022 | SUPPORT | GRANT | Multiple | City of Imperial | Imperial Public Library SMART Room |
3/31/2022 | SUPPORT | GRANT | Multiple | City of Imperial | Imperial SR86 Improvement Project |
3/31/2022 | SUPPORT | GRANT | Multiple | City of Imperial | Imperial Police/Admin Study |
3/31/2022 | SUPPORT | GRANT | Multiple | City of Imperial | Imperial Incubator Kitchen |
3/23/2022 | OPPOSE | AB 2095 | Assembly Member Kalra | Cal Chambers | Same as AB 1192 |
3/21/2022 | SUPPORT | SB 1262 | Senator Bradford | Cal Chambers | Background checks |
3/21/2022 | OPPOSE | AB 2182 | Assembly Member Wicks | Cal Chambers | Expands FEHA |
3/21/2022 | SUPPORT | AB 2164 | Assembly Member Lee | Cal Chambers | Funds for ADA repairs |
3/4/2022 | THANK YOU | S 2922 | Senator Padilla | American Choice & Innovation Act | |
2/1/2022 | SUPPORT | Application for Grant | US Economic Dev. Admin | Business Resource Center | Cultivating Regional Workforce Development |
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