(Governor signs a Blue Ribbon Commission Bill)...The Bill was aurhored by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia.

It authorizes the creation of the Blue Ribbon Commission. The Salton Sea Authority says the bill allows for the extraction of the vast lithium supplies found in the Salkton Sea. The SSA says the Salton Sea, the epicenter of the largest and most diverse portfolio of renewable energy opportunities in North America, gained support from the State of California to boost lithium extraction from geothermal brines found in vast quantities at the Salton Sea. The legislation will establish a Blue Ribbon Committee to develop strategies to extract lithium for electric batteries from geothermal brines. The Authority says the vast lithium reserves of the Salton Sea Region have the potential to anchor the state's climate goals while also creating thousands of good paying union jobs in one oif the most economically depressed areas of the state.