Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo has introduced AB 41 which would seek to provide greater transparency when it comes to the gas tax and price hikes.
Immediately after being sworn in to represent the 33rd Assembly District, Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) introduced Assembly Bill 41, which will increase transparency in government and help prevent gas price hikes. Macedo keeps her commitment to curb the cost of living for residents of the Central Valley.
“Hard-working Californians continue to struggle to pay the bills,” said Assemblywoman Macedo. “The price of everything from rent to food to the price of gas is out of control. Yet, the Newsom Administration continues to impose mandates that will increase the cost of living without transparency.”
“We must shine a light on the government decisions that increase our cost of living and rob us of financial stability,” Macedo added.
Assembly Bill 41 will require the Newsom Administration to conduct cost analyses of the regulations they impose on the driving public.
On November 18, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the Low Carbon Fuel Standard regulations that may result in California drivers paying nearly $3.00 more per gallon than drivers in other states, according to a retired branch chief of CARB.
Currently, California drivers already pay about $1.40 more per gallon than drivers in other states. With the Newsom Administration’s vote, drivers will likely pay an additional 65 cents for each gallon of gas. The public, however, does not know for sure how much these regulations will cost as CARB officials refused to conduct a cost analysis of their mandate.
“It is an affront to Californians that the Newsom Administration imposed a mandate that will drive prices without telling the public the true cost.
“Californians especially the hard working residents of the Central Valley deserve to know the true cost impact of government programs as they are barely scraping by,” Macedo said.
Assembly Bill 41:
This bill would require the state board, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, before adopting or amending a regulation that imposes costs on gasoline refiners, distributors, or retailers, to make available to the public, including on its internet website, an estimate of the impact on retail gasoline prices due to the proposed new regulation or the existing regulation and the proposed amendments to that regulation. The bill would require the estimate to include a maximum estimated impact on retail gasoline prices that assumes the maximum possible cost imposed, as specified, and that all costs are passed on to consumers.
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Biography
Alexandra Macedo was born and raised in Tulare, California to a family deeply rooted in Agriculture. From a young age, Alexandra has had a passion for the agriculture industry. Following graduation from Tulare Union High School, Alexandra attended California State University, Northridge where she obtained her B.S. in Business Law.
Following the completion of her undergraduate degree, Alexandra returned to the Central Valley. She partnered with her mother, Tina, in Macedo Engineering & Consulting, Inc, to provide support for dairy and crop farmers. Very quickly Alexandra recognized a need for agricultural attorneys to fight for and protect the industry she loved so dearly.
This led her to San Joaquin College of Law in Clovis, California. Alexandra continued to manage the business throughout her law school career while commuting and being a full-time student. She graduated in May of 2021, and now is the President of Macedo Environmental Consulting, Inc. Her business offers environmental compliance assistance and consulting along with agricultural design and project management.
She works closely with various governmental regulatory and planning agencies including State Water Resource Board, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, Tulare County Resource Management Agency, Central Valley Dairy Resource Management Program, California Dairy Quality Assurance Program, and many others.
Alexandra is also the fourth generation to be a part of her family’s livestock market, Tulare Sales Yard, which has been in her family since 1939. Alexandra’s family is also carrying on the family tradition of farming almonds on property that her late grandfather owned. In addition to the many hats she wears, Alexandra has served on multiple advisory boards and committees for regulation facing the agriculturists on California and regularly visits classrooms and youth groups to educate them on where their food comes from.
Alexandra’s love and passion for the agriculture industry is present in all that she does, and she takes the responsibility of carrying on this tradition for generations to come very seriously. Alexandra plans to run for office so she can continue to serve the men and women of the agricultural community and to effect change on a much larger scale.
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Kind of mixing two different issues here. The low-carbon regulations are not a tax but will certainly increase prices. She has a point in that regard. And we all know that Gavin and his minions love to rail about the “evil oil companies” but hate talking about the huge state tax levied on gasoline.
It is very expensive to live here because we need to have money to pay for gasoline and expenses for the well-being of the family. With another aggravating factor, salaries are low.
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