(Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an unspecified number of pilot projects to improve drinking water. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Prohibits hydraulic fracturing and the use of clean freshwater for fracturing purposes within 4,000 feet of a home, public building, school, source of drinking water, or sensitive human or environmental resource unless a specified stakeholder report is prepared and the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency both approve and condition the proposal. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Modifies the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority's underwriting standard for the Property Assessed Clean Energy program by providing that financing cannot exceed 15% for the first $700,000 of the value of the property and 10% for the remaining value of the property, and substitutes the term "loan" with "financing" within various parts of the energy program. Hearing on California’s AB3030 Rescheduled for August 12th, 2020 Sacramento, August 5, 2020 — The California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee adjourned today without hearing Assembly Bill 3030. The Potential Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified (GMO) Salmon Chapter 804, Statutes of 2014, Relieves retailers with sales of qualified lumber and engineered wood products of less than $25,000, during the previous calendar year, from liability to collect the Lumber Products Assessment and to report to the Board of Equalization. “In California, and in Los Angeles County, how we manage our water and environment is crucial to everything else we do. (Died in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Deletes a requirement that the California Energy Commission provide a report on run-of-river hydroelectric generation facilities by 6/30/11. Farmworkers Want to Stop the Use of Potentially Harmful Pesticides Central Valley farmworkers Passed Senate Mar 25, 2021. Increases the recycling rate that a product-associated, or single resin type, rigid plastic packaging container is required to meet under this criteria to 75%, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program by changing the definition of a crime. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Establishes the statewide Greenway Initiative to promote the development of greenways along rivers in the state, including a greenway along the Los Angeles River. The POWER On Act will help improve state and tribal energy grids to help prevent power shutoffs and utility-caused wildfires. SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) today presented SB 1, a landmark bill to help California address the impacts of sea level rise, to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water, which approved the bill in a 7-2 vote. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Expands the exception for the requirement that only the current or past owner of a petroleum underground storage tank can apply for reimbursement of cleanup costs related to a release from that tank. Intro. “We have seen firsthand the multiple impacts of wildfires on our communities, coastal farmers, and redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, as well as the adverse effects of climate change on water and wildlife across the Bay Area.  POST is pleased to see the Senate move this bill forward expeditiously and appreciates their continued leadership on these critical issues," he added. The vote was 9–0. Chapter 36, Statutes of 2014, Makes various technical adjustments to the resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture 2014 Budget actions. (Died in Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee), Requires the Clean Energy Jobs and Workforce Development Program grant recipients to report to the California Workforce Investment Board the number of individuals trained, their demographic and geographic profile, number of training completions, and number of job placements. Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire’s bill to forever protect California’s coast from new offshore oil development in state waters passed with a sweeping vote of support from the Senate Natural Resources Committee Tuesday afternoon. Expands the timber harvest plan exemption for fuel reduction (La Malfa Exemption) by increasing the size of the tree that can be cut from 18 inches in stump diameter to 28 inches in stump diameter. SB 376, The Wildlife Trafficking and Trade Act, will take several critical steps to address zoonotic diseases and invasive species. Phone: (916) 651-4025 This bill would require the Strategic Growth Council to develop a strategic resiliency framework that makes recommendations and identifies actions that are necessary to Date Received from President: 01/20/2017 Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Latest Action: 03/01/2017 - Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. (Failed passage in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Revises current provisions to provide that nonnative fox squirrels (Sciurus niger), instead of red fox squirrels, may be taken at any time or in any manner in accordance with the Fish and Game Code and regulations adopted, as specified. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Requires the Department of Water Resources to initiate and complete a comprehensive study of California's state and local water supply infrastructure needs and provide a report to the Legislature by 7/1/14, that summarizes those findings. Richard Saudek, Consultant, Cheney, Brock, and Saudek. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee) Resolution Chapter 83, Statutes of 2014, Recognizes the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and honors the important role they played in the history of our national parks. The Vermont Yankee Deal Context & Ratepayer Impacts. (Died in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Requires the State Water Resources Control Board and the Drinking Water and Environmental Management Division of the Department of Public Health to initiate and complete a comprehensive study relating to the need for state funding for water projects and, on or before 7/1/14, to provide a report to the Legislature summarizing those findings. (Died in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee), Authorizes the Sewerage Commission Oroville to apply for a permit to appropriate water up to the amount of treated wastewater that is discharged into the Feather River. LA. SB 44 (Allen) – California Environmental Quality Act: streamlined judicial review: environmental leadership transit projects. State Capitol . Specifies that the reporting requirements include information on the settled cases for the prior year including the name, date, location, and total costs of the fire, the value of the settlement, and related information. Vetoed, Exempts active and retired peace officers, and those with concealed weapons permits, from the existing requirements to disassemble, keep in cases and unload, as applicable, all firearms when traveling in a state game refuge, and waives the existing notice requirements. Ezra Hausman Ph.D., Consultant, Synapse Energy Economics. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Designates the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) as the official state amphibian, and makes legislative findings and declarations. Resolution Chapter 123, Statutes of 2014, Requires the Orange County Water District, in the development of property that the District owns that is within the boundaries of a city, to give notice of its intent to that city, and hold a public hearing in certain instances. Richard Saudek, Consultant, Cheney, Brock, and Saudek. Supporters of SB 45 include: Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Big Sur Land Trust, California Coastkeeper Alliance, California Invasive Plant Council, County of Marine, Eastern Sierra Land Trust, Friends of Desert Mountains, Surfrider Foundation, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, the Nature Conservancy, Outdoor Alliance California, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Placer County Water Agency, Planning and Conservation League, Sacramento County, Safe Agriculture Safe Schools, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority, Smith River Alliance, Sonoma Water, Transition Habitat Conservancy, Trust for Public Land, Western Rivers Conservancy, Wholly H20, and Wildlands Conservancy. Sacramento, CA 95814 . (Died at Assembly Desk), Authorizes the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to grant to the North Tahoe Public Utility District, subject to specified conditions, all of the rights, title, and interest of the state in the Kings Beach State Recreation Area, in the County of Placer; and requires that the real property conveyed be operated, maintained, and improved by the North Tahoe Public Utility District for public recreation purposes, as defined. Chapter 349, Statutes of 2014, Requires that integrated regional water management plans include information regarding nitrate, arsenic, perchlorate, or hexavalent chromium, should those contaminants exist within the boundaries of the plan. Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Congress.gov) The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. April 14 – Wed. Vetoed, Establishes procedures and guidance for the Citizens Oversight Board created by the California Clean Energy Jobs Act. It is an honor and privilege to lead the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, which has played an important role in pioneering groundbreaking, progressive public policy that is emulated across the globe.” Provides that after the completion of the plan, any remaining funds may be spent on projects or feasibility studies. Glendale District Office Chapter 722, Statutes of 2014, Makes all officials who are elected to local water boards subject to existing provisions of state law limiting contributions to officials from entities with business before the agency, as defined, involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. Chapter 865, Statutes of 2014, Requires the executive director of the Delta Protection Commission to determine a discretionary project located in the primary zone to be consistent with the resource management plan provided that the project satisfies at least four of five specified criteria. (Died in Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee), Prohibits the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), regional board, or an employee of the SWRCB or regional board from being held liable in a civil proceeding for trespass or any other act that is necessary to carry out an investigation, cleanup, abatement, or other remedial work; and prohibits the SWRCB, regional board, or any authorized person from incurring any obligation to undertake additional investigation, cleanup, abatement, or other remedial work solely because of its decision to undertake that work. Today the Senate Natural Resources Committee approved #SB45 - the Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, & Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022. Requires that landlords bill residents for the increment of water they use. SB 44 (Allen) – California Environmental Quality Act: streamlined judicial review: environmental leadership transit projects. (Died in Senate Rules Committee) (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to conduct a voluntary statewide survey of local regional water supply projects and post specified survey information on its Internet Web site by 7/1/15; and allows DWR to fulfill this requirement by using any other survey conducted by DWR in conjunction with other agencies or third parties. Natural Resources Committee Passes Atkins’ Bill to Protect California from Sea Level Rise. A similar bill is SB 42 (Wolk), which died in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. (Failed passage in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Creates the CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, which is administered by the Department of Water Resources in order to provide low-interest loans and grants to local agencies for urban and agricultural water use efficiency projects. The Water We Drink, Part 2: What Is California Doing to Ensure Safe Water is Affordable and Accessible? Chapter 628, Statutes of 2014, Declares the Legislature's intent to work with the Tijuana River Valley Recovery Team to take various actions to protect and preserve the Tijuana River Valley, to encourage collaboration with the team to protect and enhance our natural resources through improved management of sediment and trash, flood control, ecosystem management, and recreation and education, and to promote bilateral ties with Mexico that will be beneficial to the enhancement of one of California's most resilient ecosystems. (Died in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Prohibits a certified recycling center from accepting or paying a refund value to a consumer for more than 50 pounds of empty beverage containers submitted by that consumer to the certified recycling center during a single 24-hour period. Encourages the state and federal governmental agencies with jurisdiction over forest resource management to collaborate across jurisdictions with regard to landscape-scale efforts to maintain and restore California's forests to protect the state's natural resources and water supply for future generations. This installment focuses on the challenges of providing safe and clean water that is affordable to disadvantaged communities. Oct 5 10:00 AM. Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management. senate special committee on local government investments : 3-3-95 hearing: the orange county bankruptcy (4th of 7 hearings) order 0805s: 0803s : 05/18/1995: $9.50 : senate natural resources & wildlife committee assembly water parks & wildlife committee Chapter 464, Statutes of 2014, Authorizes a nonprofit organization designated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to assist in the sale of big game mammal hunting tags to retain 5% of the amount of the sale price of the tag as a vendor fee to cover administrative costs, and raises the fee for a nonresident Nelson bighorn ram tag. SB 45 is essential to California’s future and will reduce the impacts of climate change to public safety, our health, and the environment,” he added. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Prohibits the Department of Fish and Game, during the minimum flow of water in any river or stream, from granting permission to the dam owner to allow sufficient water to pass through a culvert, waste gate, or over or around the dam, to keep in good condition any fish that may be planted or exist below the dam, when, in the judgment of the Department, it is impracticable or detrimental to the owner to pass the water through the fishway, during a critically dry year. San Dimas Office Michelle Baass, May 2011 (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Allows state funding, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be used within the flood control project boundaries of the San Lorenzo River for environmental studies, engineering plans, and construction activities to mitigate the impacts of summer low-flow water conditions at the river mouth. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2014, Makes various changes to provide immediate drought relief, water efficiency, housing assistance and water supply protection related to the drought. The cause of the spill remains under investigation. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Prohibits the use of anticoagulant rodenticides in wildlife habitat areas. This is the first of two installments providing an update to SOR’s 2011 report on drinking water. WASHINGTON, D.C. October 19, 2021— Today, U.S. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Extends the sunset date of the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program from 2016 until 2018, and extends the sunset of a $0.006 surcharge on petroleum stored in an underground storage tank from 2014 until 2016. Chapter 475, Statutes of 2014, Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the California State Park System and urges all Californians to join in celebrating this important anniversary of our state park system. The President pro Tempore is considered an ex officio member of all committees of which he or she is not … Chapter 536, Statutes of 2014, Requires the California Energy Commission to prepare a report on the effect of specified policies on electricity reliability and rates. December 12, 2019 — 10:30AM (EST) Committee: Senate - Senate Energy and Natural Resources 52. Business meeting to consider S.225, to provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, … Catastrophic Loss of Bull Kelp Forests (Died in Senate Rules Committee), Eliminates the requirement for the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Toxic Substances Control, to develop and adopt regulations governing the repayment of specified costs, and instead requires that costs subsequently recovered from a party responsible for the contamination, as defined, be repaid to the Board and deposited, and separately accounted for, in the Groundwater Contamination Cleanup Project Fund. Chapter 838, Statutes of 2014, Provides limited immunities from liability relating to the reconstruction of a public water system in Riverside County for the Eastern Municipal Water District, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the Western Municipal Water District, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Welcome to the Committee on Natural Resources. (Died in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Prohibits any person from bringing an enforcement action against a company that employs 25 people or less for failure to provide a warning for an exposure to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, in violation of Proposition 65, unless certain conditions are met. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Establishes the San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Conservancy to undertake various activities related to the San Joaquin Valley, as defined, and prescribes the management, powers, and duties of the conservancy; and creates the San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Conservancy Fund in the State Treasury. California AB345 2019-2020 . 115-123), signed into law on February 9, 2018, created two new joint select committees of the House and Senate. Requires the notice to include the source of water used during any hydraulic fracturing operations. Year after year of deadly and intense wildfires, coupled with a devastating multi-year drought, demonstrates that the impacts of climate change are being felt and already costing California billions of dollars every year. (Died in Assembly Natural Resources Committee), Raises, for the Oxnard Harbor District, the amount it can borrow and incur indebtedness from $1 million to $10 million. Chapter 456, Statutes of 2014, Prohibits the use of drift gill nets to take shark and swordfish for commercial purposes. Chapter 67, Statutes of 2014, Places requirements upon various state agencies to assess the risks and impacts of climate change and incorporate findings into state policy and infrastructure investment planning and decision making. (Died on Senate Inactive File), Recasts the requirement that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency and the Legislature maintain full authority and responsibility for any state obligation under the Quantification Settlement Agreement to instead provide that specified provisions of law do not alter any state responsibility under the Agreement or the state's authority to carry out that responsibility. The Natural Resources Committee is a standing committee of the California State Assembly.. Appropriates funding for immediate drought relief, water efficiency, emergency drinking water provision, groundwater protection, and flood management. Jones’s measure creating a combination hunting/fishing license approved by Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee SB 470 is coauthored by bipartisan group of Senators and supported by a diverse coalition of outdoor groups The United States, including California, uses natural gas to heat homes and offices, cook food, and, most of all, fuel power plants generating electricity. (Died at Assembly Desk) (Died in Senate Environmental Quality Committee), Amends the Urban Water Management Planning Act to simplify and update the demand management measure reporting requirements in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the independent technical panel; and delays the due date for the urban water management plans from 12/31/15, by six months to 7/1/16. Senator Ricardo Lara requested the report. Actions. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Establishes new requirements for the Department of Parks and Recreation that aim to preserve and improve access to parks and maintain state park facilities. Specifies landlord and tenant rights and obligations. (Died in Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee), Makes a person who violates any posted regulation adopted by the San Joaquin River Conservancy guilty of an infraction punishable by a maximum fine of $250. PN31 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) — Ryan Zinke — Department of the Interior Ryan Zinke, of Montana, to be Secretary of the Interior. (Died in Assembly Rules Committee), Specifies that, pursuant to existing "at-berth" regulations, a vessel exceeding hours of service limitations because testing and inspection of vessel equipment have not validated safety shall be subject to minimum allowable penalty rates, if repairs necessary to complete the inspection have been ordered or scheduled at the earliest practicable time. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Provides the San Joaquin River Conservancy with explicit authority to adopt infractions that can be enforced by any California peace officer. Passed Assembly Sep 02, 2021. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Establishes related findings and declarations regarding Ventura County and the State Water Resources Control Board's once-through cooling policy. State Capitol, Room 5019 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4103 Fax: (916) 668-7004 Senate - Natural Resources and Water: AB-268 Courts: sealing records: autopsy reports. JURISDICTION: Bills relating to utilities, energy companies, alternative energy development and conservation, and communications development and technology. State Lawmakers Call for Full Investigation into Southern California Oil Spill The state Natural Resources and Water Committee held its first hearing Thursday on the massive oil spill off the coast of Orange County. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee) 12 noon - State Capitol Room 4203. Chapter 164, Statutes of 2014, Makes a number of changes to the statutes relating to flood management in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley. View Essay - Senate Committee from GOV 101 at Forestville High. (Died on Assembly Inactive File), Makes various changes to implement the resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture budget actions adopted as part of the 2014-15 Budget package. Fax:  (818) 409-1256 Ramos: Assembly - Health Majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), in a statement released Wednesday, said that the Democratic Steering Committee for the chamber had assigned Sens.-elect Martin T. Heinrich of New Mexico and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii to the panel. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Requires the expenditure of all federal grant monies made available to the state under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (commonly known as Pittman-Robertson Act or PR Act) to be consistent with the PR Act; and requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife, in applying for these federal grant monies, to give priority to projects that fulfill one or more specified purposes. The Water We Drink, Part 1: What Is California Doing to Ensure Its Water is Safe. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Requires the Department of Parks and Recreation, commencing with the 2015-16 Budget proposal, to annually develop and publish state operation expenditures for the state park system to assist in the development of the Governor's annual budget proposal. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Makes various changes to implement the resources, environmental protection, energy, and agriculture budget actions adopted as part of the 2014-15 Budget package. Chapter 347, Statutes of 2014, Requires the Department of Water Resources to develop a streamlined funding process for the integrated regional water management program to pass-through funds directly to eligible regions. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Transfers all the authority, duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction for the purposes of the California Safe Drinking Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund from the Department of Public Health to the State Water Resources Control Board, effective for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Vetoed, Requires that retailers charge five cents for each reusable bag provided to customers at the point of sale. Exempts from the state responsibility areas fire fee established in AB 29X1 (Blumenfield, Chapter 8, Statutes of 2011, First Extraordinary Session) owners of those habitable structures that are also within the boundaries of a local fire district that provides fire protection service. The bill would The omnibus budget bill, authored by Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen (R-Alexandria), emphasizes funding Minnesota’s critical environment priorities with efforts that prioritize recycling and waste management, targeting Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) … Per the Senate Rules, committees of the California State Senate are assigned by the President pro Tempore.The President pro Tempore has the power to appoint the chair and vice chair of each committee. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Expands the oversight role of the State Park and Recreation Commission and requires the Commission to meet at least quarterly. Committee Staff; Hearings. (Died on Senate Inactive File), Protects a nearly 37-mile portion of the Mokelumne River in Calaveras and Amador Counties in the Sierra Nevada as a "wild and scenic river" in the California Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and protects existing and future water rights. Chapter 664, Statutes of 2014, Requires the Public Utilities Commission to require electrical corporations to continue the collection for the self-generation incentive program for distributed energy resources originally established pursuant to existing law through and including 12/31/20, and to administer the program through and including 12/31/21. (Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee), Enacts the California Water Infrastructure Act of 2014, which, if adopted by the voters, authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $5.8 billion pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance public benefits associated with water storage and water quality improvement projects. Chapter 829, Statutes of 2014, Changes the name of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2012 to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2014. Kip Wiley, September 2008 (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Revises the statutory obligation for the City of Eureka to remit certain funds to the state related to tidelands and submerged lands located in Humboldt Bay that were granted to the City in the 1970s. Part I of this report describes the state of climate change in California and possible effects on human health. Sine Die. The report determined that these costs will only compound if the state does not take action now to reduce the risk of climate change impacts such as more severe wildfires, prolonged drought, and deadly floods. SB 45, the Wildfire, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation, and Flood Protection Bond Act of 2022, proposes a general obligation bond to inject much-needed revenue to address these impacts.  The measure proposes funds to reduce fire risk and restore areas that are already damaged, to restore and protect impacted wetlands, watersheds, and waterways, to reduce impacts on vulnerable populations and improve the resiliency of our water supplies and agricultural lands. (Died in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee), Clarifies that the burden of providing the accounting record information is on the entity selling the fish to the retail merchant, not the buyer. (Died in Senate Appropriations Committee), Replaces the $11.14 billion water bond that is currently on the November 2014 ballot with a new $7.5 billion general obligation bond titled "The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality, and Water Supply Act of 2014," and seeks voter approval to make unappropriated bond funds from specific water bonds, which were authorized in 2000 and earlier, eligible for appropriation for water supply projects.

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