Environment

Air Pollution
Coastal Resources
Environmental Quality
Forestry
Endangered Species
Solid Waste Management
Miscellaneous

Air Pollution

SB 25 (Escutia-D) Environmental health protection: children

Requires the State Air Resources Board to carry out an ongoing review of ambient air quality and toxic air contaminants.

Also creates a Children's Environmental Health Center within CAL EPA to, among other things, serve as the chief advisor to the Secretary of CAL EPA on matters within the agency relating to environmental health and environmental protection as it relates to children.

Chapter 731, Statutes of 1999

SB 98* (Alarcon-D) Vehicles: fees: air pollution

Extends the sunset date of a $1 fee imposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District on motor vehicle registration renewals from August 1, 1999, to August 1, 2004, for the purpose of funding a program to encourage participation in projects to increase the use of clean-burning fuels and reduce health hazards from air pollution.

Chapter 36, Statutes of 1999

SB 136 (Knight-R) Air pollution: Great Basin: mitigation

Enhances the authority of the Great Basin Air Pollution Control District to require the City of Los Angeles to mitigate air quality degradation resulting from particulate matter rising from the Owens lakebed, as follows:

Requires, rather than allows, Great Basin to require Los Angeles to undertake mitigation measures, requires that these measures result in compliance with state and federal ambient air quality standards, and requires, rather than allows, Los Angeles to pay reasonable fees to Great Basin.
Repeals the prohibition against the mitigation measures affecting Los Angeles' right to produce or divert water in the Owens Valley and repeals limits on Great Basin's authority with respect to the city's water activities there.
Requires Los Angeles to be fully responsible for the costs of implementing air quality mitigation measures and requires these measures to be implemented by December 31, 2006.

(Failed passage in Assembly Appropriations Committee; reconsideration granted.)

SB 821 (Sher-D) Air pollution

Makes a number of changes, including several technical "cleanup" amendments, to various provisions of the California Clean Air Act.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 823 (Sher-D) Air pollution: particulate matter

Enacts the Particulate Matter Research Act of 1999 to require the State Air Resources Board to implement a particulate matter research program. Creates the Particulate Matter Research Program Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the state board on program priorities and requires the state board to report annually to the Legislature on the program. Sunsets January 1, 2004.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

SB 826 (Sher-D) Bay district: motor vehicle fee revenues

Revises and expands the type of clean air programs that could be funded by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District with revenues from the current $4 vehicle registration fee imposed in the district, and repeals the sunset on the authorization for bicycle facility improvement projects.

Chapter 204, Statutes of 1999

SB 989 (Sher-D) Pollution: groundwater: MTBE

Requires development of a timetable for eliminating the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in motor vehicle fuel at the earliest possible date, and seeks to protect groundwater supplies by specifying increased monitoring and containment requirements for certain tanks. Boosts financial assistance for upgrading underground tanks, and requires multimedia evaluation of new specifications for motor vehicle fuel.

Chapter 812, Statutes of 1999

SB 1001 (Burton-D) Motor vehicle fuel: MTBE

Requires the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, beginning April 1, 2000, to submit quarterly reports to the Legislature summarizing the amount of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) used in gasoline in this State by each refinery during the preceding quarter and comparing that amount to the amount of MTBE used in gasoline by each refinery during the previous quarter.

Chapter 814, Statutes of 1999

Similar legislation is AB 1496 (Granlund-R), which is at the Senate Desk

SB 1020 (Figueroa-D) Toxic air contaminants: identification

Specifies that the demographic data that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the State Air Resources Board are required to consider when evaluating the health effects of substances, other than pesticides, that may be emitted into the ambient air and that may be determined to be toxic air contaminants shall include the threat of exposure to persons in schools, licensed day care facilities, and residential housing facilities.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1083 (Knight-R) Commercial space programs

Expands the application to the Commercial Space Program Permit Streamlining Act, as follows:

Extends the application to the counties of San Luis Obispo and Merced, and the portions of the counties of Los Angeles and San Bernardino located outside the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Extends the application to facilities that build or launch reusable space vehicles.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

SB 1119* (Alarcon-D) Pollution control: financing: capital access

Authorizes the California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) to issue revenue bonds to assist responsible parties to pay their liability toward the cleanup of federal Superfund sites. Also makes other changes to improve small businesses' access to capital under CPCFA's program.

Chapter 756, Statutes of 1999

SB 1150 (Perata-D) Air pollution: penalties

Expands the existing civil and criminal penalties which are applicable to emission violations of air pollution law to also include any violations of those laws.

Makes any person who violates specified laws relating to air pollution, or who violates an order, rule, regulation, or permit of the State Air Resources Board or of a district adopted or issued pursuant to those laws, liable for both a civil and a criminal penalty, rather than only one or the other under current law.

(In Senate Public Safety Committee)

SB 1167 (Knight-R) State Air Resources Board

Increases the size of the State Air Resources Board from 11 to 12 members. Provides that the additional member of the board shall be appointed from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1186 (Ortiz-D) Rice straw

Directs the State Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with other agencies, to prepare and submit recommendations to the Legislature regarding the supply of rice straw for cost-effective uses, harvesting methods, storage and distribution for off-field uses. Authorizes the State Air Resources Board to use funds remaining in the Rice Straw Demonstration Project Fund for continuing rice straw projects.

Chapter 640, Statutes of 1999

SB 1195 (Hayden-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Requires the South Coast Air Quality Management District to: (1) add fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) to its current daily pollutant reporting, forecasting and notifications starting July 1, 2001; (2) assess PM 2.5 in the South Coast Air Basin and revise its Air Quality Management Plan; and (3) prepare a report, in conjunction with a public health organization or agency, on the health impacts of particulate matter air pollution and submit the report to the district's scientific advisory council for peer review.

Chapter 477, Statutes of 1999

SB 1214 (Brulte-R) Air pollution: minor violations

Requires the State Air Resources Board and each district to classify as a minor violation, an emission violation that results from a cargo tank truck vapor recovery equipment failure that cannot be visually detected without an individual climbing on top of a cargo tank truck to inspect the equipment, removal of the equipment, or extensive testing, and that cannot be corrected without removal or reconstruction of the equipment.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1253 (Sher-D) Climate change

Requires the California Energy Commission to undertake a variety of activities to better understand and prepare for the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions in California.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 1267 (Polanco-D) Leaf blowers

Prohibits, within specified time frames and unless certain standards are met, the sale of a leaf blower, permits local government to restrict the commercial use of leaf blowers, and allows the electors of a city or county to enact a "total prohibition" on the commercial use of leaf blowers by initiative measure.

(Failed passage in Senate Environmental Quality Committee; reconsideration granted)

SB 1300 (Sher-D) Air Toxics

Revises certain requirements of the air Toxics "Hot Spots" Information and Assessment Act of 1987 and eliminates state fees for implementation of the act.

(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)

SCR 19 (Burton-D) Leaf blowers

Memorializes the State Air Resources Board, on or before January 1, 2000, to use data and information in existence at that time to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the potential health and environmental impacts of leaf blowers and including recommendations for alternatives to their use and alternative leaf blower technology. Requests each governing body of a city, including a charter city, or county to refrain from enacting any new ordinance that prohibits the use of leaf blowers until the State Air Resources Board submits its report to the Legislature.

Resolution Chapter 35, Statutes of 1999

SJR 15 (Sher-D) Gasoline: MTBE

Requests the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to grant an administrative waiver of the federal Clean Air Act's oxygenated gasoline requirement for California. And, if this waiver is not granted, requests Congress to enact legislation that would permit California to implement specified reformulated gasoline standards.

Resolution Chapter 95, Statutes of 1999

SR 20 (Mountjoy-R) MTBE

Urges the California Attorney General to seek revenue sufficient to remediate MTBE contamination caused by continued use of MTBE, if the complaint filed by Methanex under NAFTA causes MTBE to remain in use in California beyond December 31, 2002. And, urges Congress to take appropriate action to protect California's natural resources by prohibiting foreign intervention in domestic environmental decisions under NAFTA or under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Adopted by the Senate

AB 1103* (Lempert-D) Government

A budget trailer bill which, among other things, repeals the sunset of a surcharge on permit fees paid by large, stationary sources of air pollution.

Chapter 66, Statutes of 1999

AB 1164 (Aanestad-R) Gasoline vapor recovery control systems

Requires the executive officer of the State Air Resources Board to establish a list of equipment defects in systems for the control of gasoline vapors and review the list once every three years as to whether it needs to be updated to reflect changes in technology or performance.

Chapter 501, Statutes of 1999

AB 1376 (Longville-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Provides that if the district board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District fails to disapprove the work program developed and adopted by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee to provide grants for projects that reduce air pollution from motor vehicles within 60 days of receiving it, the work program shall be deemed approved.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 1401 (Longville-D) South Coast District: work program

Provides that certain vehicular air pollution work programs submitted to the South Coast Air Quality Management District shall be deemed approved unless disapproved by 3/4 of the district board within 60 days of receipt of a program.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1403 (Soto-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Requires the South Coast Air Quality Management District to: (1) convene a task force, by July 1, 2000, to review and update the district's mailing list data base to ensure that any small business that may be affected by district regulation is included; (2) mail to each small business a notice of the time and place of any district workshop that considers adoption of a regulation that would affect the business; and (3) establish a small business advisory group to make recommendations for public outreach and business assistance activities. Also specifies that the inadvertent failure to notify a business of a public workshop would not invalidate an action taken by the district.

Chapter 506, Statutes of 1999

AB 1450 (Calderon-D) Air quality: composting

Authorizes air districts to abate odors which create a nuisance emanating from composting facilities which compost, or are designed to compost, biosolids or sewage sludge. Authorizes air districts to require permits for persons who build, or intend to build any operation, which composts biosolids or sewage sludge.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1487 (Maldonado-R) State implementation plan: district revisions

Requires the State Air Resources Board to publish on a quarterly basis, or on a more frequent basis if necessary, a list of each district's rules or rule amendments that are submitted during that quarter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency as revisions to the state implementation plan.

Chapter 451, Statutes of 1999

AB 1544 (Granlund-R) Leaf blowers

Establishes procedures for local governments to regulate by ordinance the commercial use of leaf blowers and repeals several existing local bans.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1609 (Cardenas-D) Leaf blowers

Prohibits local agencies from banning leaf blowers, but allows the regulation of the noise levels emitted.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1679 (Assembly Local Government Committee) Local Government Omnibus Act of 1999

Extends certain 10-day time periods to 30 days under the provisions in current law which require any person who plans to build, erect, alter, replace, operate or use any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance that may cause the issuance of air contaminants to obtain a permit to do so from the air pollution control officer of the air pollution control district or of an air quality management district.

Chapter 643, Statutes of 1999

AB 1681 (Bock-G) Toxic air contaminants: medical waste incineration

Requires owners and operators of medical waste incinerators to handle bottom ash, fly ash, and scrubber residuals in a manner that prevents their releases to air, soil or water proximate to the facility. Requires any violation or malfunction by an incinerator to be reported to the district air pollution control officer, the county health office, or the local district attorney.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

ACR 48 (Battin-R) State Air Resources Board

Urges the State Air Resources Board, in conjunction with the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, to report to the Legislature, by January 1, 2000, the costs and benefits of continuing to require Californians to use California-only fuel. Also requests the report to include the consequences of that policy for long-term supply, price, and air quality, and the effect of allowing the use of non-California reformulated gasoline for various periods and in specified percentages, and the effects when other types of reformulated gasoline are used.

(In Senate Rules Committee)

Note: See Transportation Section for Motor Vehicle emission legislation.

Coastal Resources

SB 227 (Alpert-D) Water quality: nonpoint source pollution

Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to develop a program to implement a nonpoint source pollution management plan.

Chapter 560, Statutes of 1999

SB 241 (Alpert-D) California Endowment for Marine Preservation

Establishes the California Endowment for Marine Preservation in order to create a permanent source of funding for projects that will enhance the quality, use, and enjoyment of the open coastal marine resources of the state.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SB 243 (McPherson-R) Recreation property: attorney's fees

Allows public and private property owners to recover attorney fees from the state if they successfully defend lawsuits by third parties seeking to prevent or reduce public access to their property, and increases the cap on state reimbursements for these and related fees from $100,000 to $200,000.

Chapter 775, Statutes of 1999

SB 1147* (Leslie-R) Resources: bonds: coastal protection act

Enacts "cleanup" provisions to AB 18 (Villaraigosa and Keeley), Chapter 461, Statutes of 1999, the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act.

Chapter 638, Statutes of 1999

SB 1156 (Sher-D) San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account

Continuously appropriates funds to the Coastal Conservancy from the second subaccount of the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account for purposes of the Bay Area Conservancy Program.

Chapter 639, Statutes of 1999

SB 1244 (O'Connell-D) Coastal resources

Authorizes oil and gas development to be permitted in accordance with specified requirements if the applicant for a permit can demonstrate that the development can be performed safely and is consistent with the geologic conditions of the well site.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SJR 2 (Alpert-D) Offshore oil leases

Memorializes President Clinton to extend the moratorium on federal offshore leases to certain leases awarded prior to moratorium or to terminate those leases.

Resolution Chapter 86, Statutes of 1999

AB 18* (Villaraigosa-D) Bond: parks, water, and coastal protection act

Enacts the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 which, if adopted, authorizes, for purposes of financing a program for the acquisition, development, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and protection of park, recreational, cultural historical, fish, and wildlife, lake, riparian, reservoir, river, and coastal resources, general obligation bonds in the amount of $2.1 billion. Requires the Secretary of State to submit the bond act to the voters at the March 7, 2000, general election.

Chapter 461, Statutes of 1999

Similar legislation is SB 2 (Chesbro-D) in Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee; SB 57 (Hayden-D) in Assembly Appropriations Committee; and SB 74 (Murray-D) in Senate Appropriations Committee.

AB 64 (Ducheny-D) Public beach restoration

Establishes the California Public Beach Restoration Act to be administered by the State Department of Boating and Waterways for the purpose of restoring, enhancing and nourishing public beaches.

Chapter 798, Statutes of 1999

AB 399 (Wayne-D) Coastal development permits

Requires that every coastal development permit issued for any development within the coastal zone include the finding that the development is in conformity with specified public access and public recreation policies.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

AB 492 (Wayne-D) Coastal resources: public access

Prohibits the transfer or sale of coastal land from the State of California to private entities if the land is located between the first public road and the sea, with an existing or potential public accessway to or from the sea, or the California Coastal Commission has formally designated it as part of the California Coastal Trail unless the state retains an interest in the land adequate to provide access to or along the sea. Provides for certain exemptions.

Chapter 822, Statutes of 1999

AB 511 (Wayne-D) Nonpoint source pollution

Requires the Coastal Commission to modify the Polluted Runoff Plan of the California Coastal Commission in a manner that is consistent with the state's nonpoint source pollution program and measures prescribed by federal law intended to reduce this pollution in the coastal zone. Requires the commission to report annually on progress made in implementing the plan. Makes policy changes relating to new development and nonpoint source pollution in the coastal zone.

(On Senate Inactive File)

AB 538 (Wayne-D) Public beaches: bacteriological standards

Requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), in consultation with the State Department of Health Services and an advisory panel to develop, by September 30, 2000, source pollution investigation protocols for use in conducting source investigations of storm drains that produce discharges that exceed existing bacteriological standards. Requires SWRCB, on or before March 31, 2001, to report to the Legislature on the methods by which source investigations of storm drain discharge events shall be conducted.

Chapter 488, Statutes of 1999

AB 604 (Jackson-D) Nonpoint source pollution

Requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), in consultation with any other state agencies with jurisdiction over nonpoint source pollution (NPS), by January 2002, to establish a program strategy and implementation plan and performance goals for targeted NPS management measures. Requires the SWRCB to take the same action for the remaining NPS management measures by January 2002.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 642 (Lempert-D) Wetlands mitigation and restoration

Enacts the California Coastal Wetlands Mitigation Banking and Restoration Act of 2000 to set criteria for creating and maintaining new wetlands in close proximity to areas where current wetlands will be destroyed by development projects.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 809 (Strom-Martin-D) Special environmental design license plates

Redirects one-half of the revenues derived from the special coastal design license plates from the Environmental License Plate Fund to a new License Plate Coast Access Account and specifies the authorized uses of such revenues.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 848 (Kuehl-D) Coastal development permits: movie and television

Finds the importance of the television and movie industry to California's economy, and allows for an expedited appeal process for coastal development permits for temporary, nonrecurring movie and television sets.

Chapter 491, Statutes of 1999

AB 885 (Jackson-D) Coastal onsite sewage treatment systems

Establishes a process for developing statewide performance standards for onsite sewage treatment systems located in the coastal zone.

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 989 (Lowenthal-D) Coastal development

Authorizes the California Coastal Commission to issue and record a "Notice of Violation" against real property within the Coastal Zone, if the commission determines the property has been developed in violation of the Coastal Act.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1280 (Jackson-D) Oil and gas development: pipelines

Requires that, where oil and gas development is permitted offshore, all oil produced offshore will be transported to onshore processing facilities by pipeline only, and all pipelines used to transport this oil will utilize the best achievable technology to ensure maximum protection. Provides a limited exception where the crude oil is so highly viscous that pipelining is infeasible by permitting shipment of crude oil over land, excluding any waterborne mode of transport.

(Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments; motion to reconsider pending)

AB 1293 (Mazzoni-D) Coastal protection: public education programs

Authorizes the State Department of Boating and Waterways to establish a program to provide environmental education to the boating public with the objective of preventing and reducing boating-related pollution. Also includes information on ways to reduce non-point source pollution within the California Coastal Commission's existing mandate to educate the public about coastal conservation. Authorizes the commission to carry out its education program, including outreach, outside of the coastal zone.

Vetoed by the Governor

HR 20 (Jackson-D) Offshore oil development

Memorializes the President and Congress to enact legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to impose a permanent ban on offshore oil drilling off the coast of California, including the expiration of existing undeveloped leases for offshore oil drilling. Urges Congress to pass the Coastal State Protection Act (H.R. 1036) and directs the Secretary of the Interior to: Cease federal oil leasing in federal waters when a coastal state has declared a moratorium on oil development in adjacent state waters, undertake measures to decrease the impact of oil development off the California coast, and designate the Monterey Bay National Sanctuary as an "area to be avoided."

Adopted by the Assembly

Environmental Quality

SB 89 (Escutia-D) Environmental quality: minority and low income populations

Requires the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to convene a Working Group on Environmental Justice, comprised of the secretaries of each state agency and the Attorney General for the purpose of assisting OPR in developing an agencywide strategy to address any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of programs and policies on minority populations and low-income populations. Specifies that the working group shall only become effective if SB 115 (Solis-D) is enacted.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 115 (Solis-D) Environmental justice

Establishes the Governor's Office of Planning and Research as the lead agency in state government for environmental justice programs.

Chapter 690, Statutes of 1999

SB 117 (Murray-D) Transportation facilities: environmental enhancement

Deletes the 10-year limitation on the Environmental Enhancement Mitigation demonstration program and, instead, states legislative intent that the program continue indefinitely with an annual appropriation of $10 million. Requires the State Department of Transportation to annually submit a list of projects that were funded under this program to the Legislature.

Chapter 739, Statutes of 1999

SB 177 (Peace-D) San Francisco Bay

Modifies legislative findings in existing law regarding the further filling of San Francisco Bay and certain waterways and that the nature, location and extent of any fill should be such that it will minimize harmful effects to include within those harmful effects that are to be minimized, other conditions affecting the environment, as defined.

Chapter 774, Statutes of 1999

SB 529 (Bowen-D) Motor vehicle fuel

Requires the California Air Resources Board to subject any proposed regulation for motor vehicle fuel to a multimedia evaluation conducted by the California Environmental Policy Council.

Chapter 813, Statutes of 1999

SB 709 (Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee) Waste discharge requirements

Makes various revisions to the State Water Resources Control Board's enforcement trailer bill (AB 1104, Migden-D) which requires dischargers to complete and implement a pollution prevention plan as specified.

Chapter 93, Statutes of 1999

SB 750 (Johnston-D) Delta Protection Act

Provides for one additional city, the City of Oakley, within the primary zone of the delta.

Chapter 422, Statutes of 1999

SB 755 (Hayden-D) California Environmental Quality Act

Requires a lead agency, when structuring deferred mitigation measures in an environmental impact report (EIR) that need to be taken to offset adverse environmental impacts of a project, to recognize the significance of these potential impacts, commit to mitigating every significant impact unless overriding considerations warrant otherwise, articulate performance criteria for each mitigation and make sure the mitigation measures have reasonable certain funding sources.
Prohibits a lead agency from considering, as the sole factor in making a finding of overriding considerations, the potential revenue increase to the agency resulting from the project.
Requires a master EIR, prepared for a series of smaller projects, to be certified before approval of the initial phase of the projects, but allows mitigation to be phased in to coincide with the phases of a project under a master EIR.
Allows the lead agency to refuse to approve a project if the applicant willfully misrepresents the facts in the project application or during the EIR process.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 761* (Sher-D) Environmental quality

Requires the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to maintain the data base required under current law to assist in the preparation of environmental documents.

Requires OPR to establish and maintain a central repository for the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of certain California Environmental Quality Act notices provided to OPR (i.e., notices of exemption, notices of preparation, notices of determination, notices of completion) and to make the notices available through the Internet. Authorizes OPR to coordinate with another state agency for that agency to make the notices available in this manner.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

SB 1057 (Johannessen-R) Environmental quality: land acquisitions

Prohibits a project from being categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act if it includes the acquisition of land for fish and wildlife conservation or habitat establishment, preservation, restoration, or enhancement.

(Failed passage in Senate Environmental Quality Committee; reconsideration granted)

AB 986 (Knox-D) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Specifies explicitly that various projects administered by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy are eligible to receive funding from the Environmental License Plate Fund.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

AB 1102 (Jackson-D) Environmental protection

Implements provisions of the 1999 Budget Act relating to environmental protection, including: establishing within the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) a deputy secretary for law enforcement and counsel, establishing within CalEPA a deputy secretary for external affairs to provide public outreach, communication to individuals and communities impacted by permitted activities, and technical support to businesses subject to regulation by a board or department of CalEPA, requiring the Secretary for CalEPA to establish permit assistance centers throughout the state to provide businesses and other entities with assistance in complying with laws and regulations implemented by a board or department of CalEPA, and establishing criteria under which funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 1999 may be expended for pilot projects designed to evaluate the performance and utility of environmental management systems.

Chapter 65, Statutes of 1999

AB 1104 (Migden-D) Water quality: waste discharge requirements and penalties

Implements provisions of the 1999 Budget Act regarding the State Water Resources Control Board as follows:

States the Legislature's intent that the State Water Resources Control Board review and resolve identified problems with its programs that protect the public health and environment.
Declares that pollution prevention should be the first step in a hierarchy for reducing water pollution and allows the state and regional boards to require dischargers to develop pollution prevention plans.
Establishes minimum penalties for serious violations of water pollution laws.

Chapter 92, Statutes of 1999

AB 1207 (Shelley-D) Environmental health and safety: environmental hazards

Enacts the Healthy Schools Act of 1999 to require the notification of parents and staff when pesticides are applied at schools; to establish a least-toxic pest management program for schools; and to convene a task force to evaluate public health and environmental exposures at schools (e.g., radon, indoor air quality) among other provisions.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1383* (Thompson-R) Highways: environmental enhancement and mitigation

Requires the State Department of Transportation to extend, until June 30, 2002, the completion date for specified projects under the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation demonstration program.

Chapter 607, Statutes of 1999

Forestry

SB 406 (Ortiz-D) Forest Resources Improvement Fund

Provides that 90% of the money in the Forest Resources Improvement Fund shall only be expended for various specified programs. Provides that 10% of the net state forest receipts from the sale of forest products, after the General Fund is reimbursed for the costs of operating the state forests, shall be appropriated in the annual Budget Act for urban forestry programs. Prohibits use of the funds within development projects which involve the removal of any native oak trees, unless the project is within a jurisdiction that has enacted a native oak preservation ordinance.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

SB 436 (Rainey-R) State Board of Forestry: state responsibility areas

Adds Bradford, Jersey, Quimby and Rhode Islands, and Webb and Franks Tract, Medford Island, Mildred Island, Venice Island and Woodward Island to the state's area for fire responsibility.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 620 (Sher-D) Timber harvests: steep slopes

Requires the State Board of Forestry to complete an evaluation of existing regulations to address a potential link between mass wasting and landslides and timber operations on steep slopes.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

SB 621 (Sher-D) Timber harvesting plans

Imposes civil penalties for violations of the Forest Practices Act, which may be assessed upon the motion of the Attorney General, director, or upon the request of the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) to the superior court. Specifies that CDF may also impose administrative penalties for violations of the Forest Practices Act.

Chapter 582, Statutes of 1999

AB 242 (Thomson-D) Wildlife conservation: oak woodlands

Enacts the Oak Woodland Conservation Act to provide funding for the conservation and protection of California's oak woodlands. Requires the Wildlife Conservation Board to administer the Oak Woodland Conservation Program Fund created by the bill and provides that moneys in the fund shall be available to local governments, park and open space districts, resource conservation districts, and nonprofit organizations for the implementation and administration of the act. Provides that no money may be expended from the fund to adopt guidelines or to administer the fund until at least $1 million is deposited in the fund.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 717 (Keeley-D) Timber harvesting plans: watershed areas

Makes findings and declarations about water quality impairment in California streams potentially due to timber harvesting. Requires the Board of Forestry to adopt regulations for analyzing cumulative impacts of timber harvesting. Requires the state Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention to respond to agency comments on timber harvesting plans (THPs) and extends the comment period for new information. Requires that civil penalties be applied for THP violations.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

AB 748 (Keeley-D) Timber harvesting plans: fees

Requires the Board of Forestry, under the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to create and adopt regulations establishing a fee schedule for the submittal of timber harvesting plans (THP) to the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Specifies that no fee shall exceed $1,000 per THP filed. Establishes the Timber Harvesting Plan Review Fund.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

AB 954 (Mazzoni-D) Forest resources: pitch canker control

Authorizes the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to use any funds appropriated pursuant to the Budget Act of 1998 to the department to develop and implement measures designed to control the fungus known as "pitch canker" to undertake research programs to develop a Monterey pine that is genetically resistant to pitch canker.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

AB 1148 (Dickerson-R) Timber harvesting: payments

Requires the State Controller's Office to allocate federal funds due to counties from the federally administered timber harvesting program within 30 working days after receipt of the funds. Requires the State Controller's Office to notify counties as soon as the state receives the funds, to make the payments through electronic fund transfers, and to calculate and pay interest to each county.

Chapter 466, Statutes of 1999

AB 1434 (Granlund-R) Forestry: director and deputies: qualifications

Requires that either the director or one of the deputy directors of the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection have a minimum of 10 years of experience as an officer or employee of a fire department that has more than 300 employees. Specifies that those provisions shall only apply to a director or deputy director who is appointed on or after January 1, 2000.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

Endangered Species

AB 524 (Machado-D) Endangered and threatened species: state agency consultation

Re-enacts the state agency consultation provisions of the California Endangered Species Act, which sunset on January 1, 1999.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

AB 956 (Cunneen-R) Recovery strategy for nonlisted species

Authorizes the Fish and Game Commission, based on recommendations from the State Department of Fish and Game, to identify a species that is not listed as candidate, threatened, or endangered that would benefit from a prevention-based strategy that will reduce risks to the survival of the species and halt its further decline. Requires the department to complete, and the commission to consider approval or rejection of, a recovery strategy. Prohibits implementation unless sufficient funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act or another statute. Sunsets January 1, 2003.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 973 (Olberg-R) Endangered species: corrective action

Provides that nothing in the California Endangered Species Act prohibits the take of any endangered, threatened, or candidate species, if the take is incidental to the implementation of corrective action taken in accordance with an order issued by the State Department of Toxic Substances Control, a unified program agency, or authorized local officer, pursuant to the hazardous waste control laws, or a removal or remedial action taken in accordance with an order issued, or an enforceable agreement entered into, pursuant to the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substances Account Act.

(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)

AB 981 (Ducheny-D) Natural community conservation plans

Provides that for purposes of the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, the phrase "candidate species" has the same meaning as defined under the California Endangered Species Act.

Authorizes the State Department of Fish and Game, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to expend funds for the acquisition of land necessary to implement a natural community conservation plan or any other multispecies habitat conservation plan if specified conditions are met.

(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)

Solid Waste Management

SB 1* (Sher-D) Beverage containers

Extends by one year, from January 1, 1999 to January 1, 2000, provisions of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Reduction Act relating to processing fees paid by beverage manufacturers and the payment of handling fees to convenience zone recyclers and allocation to curbside programs.

Chapter 1, Statutes of 1999

SB 46* (Sher-D) Solid waste management

Makes numerous technical and clarifying changes to the California Integrated Waste Management Act, while also enabling the California Integrated Waste Management Board to revise plan content requirements to reduce duplication. Requires one of the current gubernatorial California Integrated Waste Management Board appointees to have served as an elected mayor or as a member of a city council or a board of supervisors.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 332 (Sher-D) Beverage containers

Makes various changes to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, including: Revising and recasting provisions of law governing the department's periodic recalculation of commingled beverage container recycling rate; reducing the minimum recycled content for bottle manufacturers to 25%, provided it was all mixed color cullett; creating a program funded at a maximum of $3 million per calendar year to pay a quality glass incentive to curbside recycling programs; increasing the total yearly payments to existing curbside recycling programs and neighborhood drop-off programs from $5 million to $15 million, paying the City of San Diego up to $6,840,000 to expand the city's curbside recycling program contingent upon a cooperative agreement between the State Department of Conservation and the city; making nonprofit convenience zone recyclers and rural region recyclers eligible to receive handling fees; increasing the amount of administrative costs (a) paid to a processor for every empty beverage container received from one-and-three-quarters percent to two-and-a-half percent of the refund value, (b) paid to the recycling center from one-half of one percent to three-quarters of one percent of the refund value, (c) paid to the department by the distributor from less than one-half of one percent to one percent; changing the formula for determining the processing fee paid by manufacturers; raising various other payments; authorizing the expenditure of $10.5 million annually to cities and counties as specified for recycling and litter cleanup and $500,000 for grants for recycling and litter reduction programs; and providing up to $10 million per year for two years to the State Department of Conservation for public education.

Chapter 815, Statutes of 1999

SB 515 (Chesbro-D) Waste management

Revises the definitions of rural city and rural county under the California Integrated Waste Management Act. Also allows, rather than requires, a city or county nondisposal facility element to be appended to a source reduction and recycling element when that element is included in the countywide integrated waste management plan.

Chapter 600, Statutes of 1999

SB 876 (Escutia-D) Waste and used tires

Among other provisions, increases the current tire recycling fee from $0.25 per tire to $2.00 per tire, moves the imposition of the fee from the retail to the wholesale level and deletes the January 1, 2001 sunset date.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

SB 1055 (Bowen-D) Solid waste: tires

Revises current law to allow the California Integrated Waste Management Board access to waste tire facilities under certain circumstances. Also requires the board to annually report on expenditures proposed to be made for the fiscal year for grants, loans and contracts under the tire recycling program.

Chapter 292, Statutes of 1999

SB 1110 (Chesbro-D) Rigid plastic packaging

Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to annually calculate the recycling rates of rigid plastic containers for each calendar year on or before June 1 of the following year. Increases the recycling rate for rigid plastic containers covered under current law to (a) 30% on and after January 1, 2001 and (b) 35% on and after January 1, 2003.

Requires all rigid plastic containers specifically used for food and cosmetic products (currently exempt under current law), sold or offered for sale in this state, to have recycling rates as follows: (a) 20% on and after January 1, 2001, (b) 25% on and after January 1, 2003, and (c) 35% on and after January 1, 2005.

(In Assembly Consumer Protection, Governmental Efficiency and Economic Development Committee)

SB 1133 (Bowen-D) Beverage containers: programs

Requires that the California Integrated Waste Management Board in consultation with the State Department of Conservation report to the Legislature by October 1, 2000 on any overlap of responsibilities in the following areas: (1) public information, (2) local government review and assistance programs, and (3) recycled materials market development programs. Requires the report to include suggested legislation or budget or administration actions needed to eliminate any overlap.

(In Conference Committee)

AB 75 (Strom-Martin-D) State agency recycling: waste diversion

Requires each state agency or large state facility to develop an integrated waste management plan by July 1, 2000, and divert at least 25% of its solid waste from landfills by January 1, 2002, and 50% by January 1, 2004.

Chapter 764, Statutes of 1999

AB 514 (Thomson-D) Solid waste: biomass conversion

Revises the definition of "biomass conversion" to include the combustion of non-recyclable pulp and paper materials.

Chapter 439, Statutes of 1999

AB 992 (Wayne-D) Solid waste disposal sites: cleanup

Eliminates the limits on annual expenditures from the Solid Waste Cleanup Trust Fund to fund the California Integrated Waste Management Board's program for the cleanup of orphan, illegal and other disposal sites and makes other changes.

Chapter 496, Statutes of 1999

AB 1186 (Shelley-D) Beverage containers: redemption payments

Extends the time for redemption payment and reporting on beverage container sales by beer and malt beverage. Extends the time in which the State Department of Conservation is required to report on the sale of beverage containers in the state.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

AB 1244 (Olberg-R) Beverage containers

Repeals and re-enacts provisions contained in SB 332 (Sher) to establish a program to improve the quality and marketability of glass cullet in order to eliminate obsolete blank references to a sunset date. Repeals and re-enacts provisions contained in SB 332 affecting the establishment of processing fees on beverage containers in order to strike out an erroneous date reference and limit the authority of the State Department of Conservation to recalculate processing fees more frequently than once annually so that the State Department of Conservation may only recalculate the processing fee on plastic beverage containers on or before January 1, 2001.

Chapter 817, Statutes of 1999

AB 1364 (Migden-D) Recycling Market Development Loan Program

Reorganizes Public Resources Code provisions governing the Recycling Market Development Loan Program for clarity, and makes other technical amendments. Allows the California Integrated Waste Management Board to provide recycling market development loans to applicants outside of areas designated as Recycling Market Development Zones.

Chapter 467, Statutes of 1999

AB 1497 (Floyd-D) Purchase of printer or duplicator cartridges

Prohibits state agencies from purchasing printer cartridges that are prohibited from being recycled or remanufactured because of restrictions imposed by the manufacturer wholesaler, retailer, or other remanufacturer.

Chapter 910, Statutes of 1999

Miscellaneous

SB 90 (Alarcon-D) Parks and recreation: grants: urban river park projects

Creates the Alarcon California River Parkways Program in the Resources Agency and authorizes the Secretary of the Resources Agency to grant funds to public agencies and nonprofits for acquisition of real property, site improvement, riparian and other habitat restoration and enhancement, public access improvement, development of visitor services and recreational and interpretive facilities, and for trail projects.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 198* (Kelley-R) Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District

Repeals the requirement for 2/3-voter approval for long-term leases by the Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District. Repeals the statute that lets the district board levy a property tax to pay for its leases. Allows the district to levy Mello-Roos special taxes with 2/3-voter approval.

Chapter 96, Statutes of 1999

SB 216 (Solis-D) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains

Establishes the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy as a state agency within the Resources Agency for the purpose of acquiring and managing public lands within the San Gabriel River and Lower Los Angeles River watersheds for open-space, recreational and educational uses, and wildlife protection; and for the purpose of preserving these rivers consistent with flood control projects.

Chapter 789, Statutes of 1999

SB 223 (Kelley-R) Infrastructure financing: Salton Sea Authority

Allows the Salton Sea Authority, a joint powers authority, to form the Salton Sea Infrastructure Financing District (IFD), as if it were a city. Permits the Salton Sea IFD to depart from existing law as additionally specified.

Chapter 59, Statutes of 1999

SB 244 (Solis-D) Surface mining and reclamation

Prohibits a member of the State Mining and Geology Board from participating in any action of the board or attempt to influence any action of the board if the action involves a mining entity, or successor to that entity, that formerly employed the member, or for which the member served as an officer or in any other capacity.

Requires that the state policy adopted by the board provide that the ultimate alternative land uses for which mined lands are required to be reclaimed shall be established in a lead agency's specific and general plans. Requires that the state policy also include objectives and criteria for the periodic review and revision of reclamation plans.

Revises certain procedures for the submission and review of reclamation plans by a lead agency. Requires that specified types of financial assurances be adequate to complete reclamation of all portions of the subject mined lands.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SB 291 (Chesbro-D) Coastal salmon conservation and Recovery

Creates the California Coastal Salmon Restoration Fund to receive federal funds for allocation to eligible salmon restoration projects, requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency, by July 1, 2000, to develop a funding allocation process, and allows funding proposals to be submitted by public, private and nonprofit entities.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 333 (Schiff-D) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee

Expands the membership of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee from 17 to 23 members and raises a quorum of this body from nine to 12.

Chapter 182, Statutes of 1999

SB 387* (Alpert-D) Oil spill prevention

Authorizes the Oil Spill Prevention Response (OSPR) administrator to establish a lower standard of financial responsibility for "marine construction vessels" and "nontank barges," as defined, instead of requiring these vessels to comply with the statutory requirement to demonstrate the ability to pay at least $300 million in damages from a spill. Specifies that the specific amount of financial assurance to be provided for these vessels is to be determined by the OSPR administrator based on the quantity of oil that can be carried by the nontank barge or marine construction vessel and the risk of spill into marine waters; the amount cannot be less than the expected costs from a reasonable worst-case oil spill from the vessel.

Chapter 687, Statutes of 1999

SB 394 (McPherson-R) Aquatic nuisance species

Extends the sunset date on the ballast water/aquatic nuisance law from January 1, 2000 to January 1, 2004, and insures a continuous appropriation for State Department of Fish and Game's enforcement of the law.

Chapter 185, Statutes of 1999

SB 494 (Figueroa-D) San Francisco Bay Trail network

Requires the State Coastal Conservancy to fund a competitive local grant program to be administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments to extend the San Francisco Bay Trail network, employing members of the California Conservation Corps and community conservation corps, wherever possible, for trail construction, landscaping, and maintenance.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 496 (Sher-D) Wild and scenic rivers: South Yuba River

Includes within the state's wild and scenic river system the South Yuba River from Lang Crossing to its confluence with Kentucky Creek.

Chapter 1016, Statutes of 1999

SB 523 (Kelley-R) Parks and recreation: Nosotros Park Project: appropriation

Appropriates $1.2 million from the General Fund to the State Department of Parks and Recreation to be allocated to the City of Calexico for the Nosotros Park project in the City of Calexico.

(Failed passage in Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SB 526 (Kelley-R) Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy

Makes the boundaries of the Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy the same as the boundaries of the local natural community conservation plan.

Chapter 419, Statutes of 1999

SB 666 (Sher-D) State Mining and Geology Board

Prohibits any member of the State Mining and Geology Board from being an agent or a full or part-time employee of any mining operation, unless the operation is in compliance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, has an approved reclamation plan, and approved financial assurances are in place.

(On Senate Inactive File)

SB 680 (O'Connell-D) Land and water conservation

Provides an income tax credit, subject to specified future Budget Act appropriations, for donations of various forms of property to the state, local governments or nonprofit organizations that provide benefits to wildlife habitat, open space, and agricultural land preservation.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

Similar legislation is AB 841 (Briggs-R) which is in Assembly Appropriations Committee.

SB 750 (Johnston-D) Delta Protection Act

Provides for one additional city, the City of Oakley, within the primary zone of the Delta.

Chapter 422, Statutes of 1999

SB 753 (Hayden-D) Sport and commercial fish: study and risk assessment

Establishes a program to assess and publicize the public health risk associated with the human consumption of various sport and commercial fish.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 754 (Hayden-D) Los Angeles River

Creates a 13-member Los Angeles River Conservation and Restoration Commission. Requires the commission, by January 1, 2001, to prepare a scope of work for the development of a plan for the conservation and restoration of the Los Angeles River watershed. Authorizes the commission to review and offer advice regarding the extent to which state-funded projects meet the multiple objectives for the river set forth in the bill.

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 767 (Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee) Budget Act of 1999: augmentation

Amends the State Budget Act to include, among others, the following:

Augments Item 3680-101-0516 of the 1999 State Budget Act by $120,000 for a launching facility grant for the Lake Isabella patrol boat dock and covering in Kern County.
Augments Item 3760-302-0001 of the 1999 State Budget Act by $1 million for the Window by the Bay project in Monterey County.
Augments Item 3790-101-0001 of the 1999 State Budget Act by $450,000 for the acquisition of land for YMCA/Lancaster Park in the City of Lancaster.
Augments Item 3790-101-0001 of the 1999 State Budget Act by $25,000 for San Benito Youth Services for land acquisitions for a youth center.

Chapter 1003, Statutes of 1999

SB 770 (McPherson-R) DeLaveaga Park Property: conveyances: recreational use

Permits the City of Santa Cruz and the state to swap ownership of two comparable parcels each now leases to the other party without monetary consideration, and specifies a procedure by which the state may someday reconvey its property interest to the city.

Chapter 188, Statutes of 1999

SB 790 (Monteith-R) Off-highway motor vehicle recreation

Deletes the requirement that a local applicant for a grant for an off-highway vehicle (OHV) facility provide a matching grant of 25%. Applies to those facilities that are not considered regional OHV facilities.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 923 (Johnston-D) Urban American River Parkway: in-line skating

Amends the American River Parkway plan, lifting the ban on in-line skating under a one-year pilot project.

Chapter 104, Statutes of 1999

SB 1048 (Murray-D) Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area: advisory committee

Requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency to establish an advisory committee for the purpose of developing a master plan for the expansion and development of the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area.

Chapter 752, Statutes of 1999

SB 1103 (Polanco-D) Mining operations

Prohibits a local government, as defined, with less than 5,000 residents within the jurisdiction, from imposing any tax on a person engaged in the business of extracting, processing, or selling mineral resources in an area of regional significance or an area of statewide significance.

(In Senate Local Government Committee)

SB 1114 (Hayden-D) Fish and wildlife

Requires the State Department of Fish and Game to divide the state into 10 bioregions and to submit a report to the Fish and Game Commission and the Legislature, on or before January 1 of each year, that describes the resources being managed in each bioregion. Also requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency to convene an interagency task force on endangered and threatened species and on biodiversity.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

SB 1147* (Leslie-R) Resources: bonds: parks, water, clean air, and coastal

Enacts "cleanup" provisions to AB 18 (Villaraigosa and Keeley), Chapter 461, Statutes of 1999, the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act.

Chapter 638, Statutes of 1999

SB 1158* (Sher-D) Tax credits: fish habitat programs

Extends the sunset date on the salmon and steelhead trout habitat restoration tax credit from January 1, 2000 to December 1, 2005.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 1187 (Ortiz-D) Flood damage: claims

Creates the 1986 Flood Damages Fund in the General Fund to pay plaintiffs in the case of Akins v. State of California in the event of a settlement or judgment in their favor.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SB 1221 (Schiff-D) Historical resources: Historic Property Maintenance Fund

Establishes the Historic Property Maintenance Fund in the state Treasury for the purpose of collecting funds that would serve as a dedicated source of revenue for the maintenance of historical properties which are located within or along right-of-way property owned by the State Department of Transportation.

Chapter 759, Statutes of 1999

SB 1277 (Hayden-D) State property: roads: construction and improvements

Provides that no state or local agency may construct or approve the construction of any public road, or make any improvements to an existing road that substantially increases vehicular traffic capacity, in or through any property under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Parks and Recreation. Notwithstanding the above restriction, provides for the approval of a road based on a determination by the department and a joint determination of the Director of the State Department of Transportation and the Secretary of the Resources Agency, as specified. Authorizes the state to impose a fee sufficient to cover any costs incurred by the state in making such a determination.

(On Senate Third Reading File)

SB 1304 (Senate Environmental Quality Committee) Environmental laboratories

Requires the State Department of Health Services to develop certification standards and procedures for environmental laboratories that are consistent with national laboratory certification standards.

Chapter 372, Statutes of 1999

SJR 2 (Alpert-D) Offshore oil leases

Memorializes President Clinton to extend the moratorium on federal offshore leases to certain leases awarded prior to moratorium or to terminate those leases.

Resolution Chapter 86, Statutes of 1999

SJR 24 (Burton-D) Wildland fires: infrared line scan imaging technology

Requests the Congress of the United States to ensure that the infrared line scan thermal imaging technology developed by the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection be deployed in the state by April 1, 2000.

Resolution Chapter 146, Statutes of 1999

SR 12 (Solis-D) Land use and development

Encourages the development of "Smart Growth" approaches to land use and development as an effective way to ensure California's economic prosperity, social equity, and specified environmental quality. Encourages all states officials and all agencies, commissions and departments concerned with land use and development issues to use "Smart Growth" principles in devising their policies, programs, infrastructure, and program investments. Encourages the specified state officials and state commissions, departments and agencies concerned with these issues to reach out to people with color, low-income communities, inner-city residents, and rural communities to help with devising state "Smart Growth" priorities.

Adopted by the Senate

SR 17 (Burton-D) Newport Beach Marine Life Refuge

Urges that the Newport Beach Marine Refuge be known as the "Robert E. Badham Marine Life Refuge" in recognition of Robert Badham's contributions to the natural preservation and environmental protection of the state.

Adopted by the Senate

AB 18* (Villaraigosa-D) Bond: parks, water, and coastal protection act

Enacts the Villaraigosa-Keeley Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 which, if adopted, authorizes, for purposes of financing a program for the acquisition, development, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and protection of park, recreational, cultural historical, fish, and wildlife, lake, riparian, reservoir, river, and coastal resources, general obligation bonds in the amount of $2 billion. Requires the Secretary of State to submit the bond act to the voters at the November 7, 2000, general election.

Chapter 461, Statutes of 1999

Similar legislation is SB 2 (Chesbro-D), in Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee; SB 57 (Hayden-D), in Assembly Appropriations Committee; and SB 74 (Murray-D), in Senate Appropriations Committee.

AB 76 (Keeley-D) Marine resources

Makes various clarifying and technical changes to the Sea Life Management Act of 1998, including: requiring the Fish and Game Commission to submit recommendations to the Legislature, by March 1, 2000, regarding the time commitment required for service on the commission, compensation of the commissioners, and other matters the commission deems appropriate. Makes various other clarifying and technical changes to the Sea Life Management Act of 1998.

Chapter 483, Statutes of 1999

AB 219 (Gallegos-D) Surface mining and reclamation

Increases the membership of the State Mining and Geology Board from nine to 10 members, requires that the state policy for the reclamation of mined lands provide that the ultimate alternative land uses for which mined lands are required to be reclaimed shall be established in a lead agency's specific and general plans and include objectives and criteria for the periodic review and revision of reclamation plans, and revises certain procedures for the submission and review of reclamation plans.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

AB 238 (Honda-D) Importation: bullfrogs and turtles

Regulates the handling and disposition of bullfrogs and turtles imported into the state to be used as food in live animal markets.

(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)

AB 290 (Steinberg-D) Leland Stanford State Historical Park

Authorizes the Director of the State Department of Parks and Recreation to contract for the construction of the Leland Stanford Mansion State Historical Park and related facilities.

Chapter 733, Statutes of 1999

AB 297 (Thomson-D) Surface mining

Allows the Cache Creek Resource Management Plan to serve as a functional equivalent of a reclamation plan required by the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA). In addition, requires the State Department of Conservation to convene a multiagency task force to review the requirements of SMARA and recommend any revisions necessary to incorporate resource management plans in the state's regulation of in-stream mine reclamation.

Chapter 869, Statutes of 1999

AB 299 (Thomson-D) Suisun Marsh Wetlands enhancement and mosquito abatement

Creates the Suisun Marsh Wetland Enhancement and Mosquito Demonstration Program and appropriates $140,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of Fish and Game for allocation to the Suisun Resource Conservation District to conduct a wetland management demonstration program.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

AB 339 (Runner-R) Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor: boundary revisions

Enables the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to extend the boundary of the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor to include land in the vicinity of Placerita Canyon State Park, including Whitney Canyon and its adjacent watersheds.

Chapter 377, Statutes of 1999

AB 441 (Mazzoni-D) Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: CalFIRE Program

Requires the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to establish a statewide fire prevention program, known as the CalFIRE program, to carry out brush clearance, fire reduction activities, and community education.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 445 (Ashburn-R) Sport fishing license fees

Eliminates the resident sport fishing license fee, the sport ocean fishing license, and the sport ocean fin fishing license for those individuals over the age of 55 years.
Eliminates the lifetime sport fishing license fee for those individuals over the age of 55 years.
Deletes the provision allowing for reduced-fee sporting fishing licenses for the aged, blind and disabled whose monthly income from all sources is less than the amount established pursuant to Section 12201 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(Failed passage in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee; reconsideration granted)

AB 487 (Margett-R) Parks and recreational facilities: employees and volunteers

Allows a city, county, or special district to hire park personnel without criminal screening if the applicant presents proof of current employment after October 1, 1997, in a school district or office of education located in the same jurisdiction where the hiring agency is situated. Requires the applicant to give permission for local agencies to verify employment status.

Prohibits a local government from retaining an employee or volunteer having supervisory or disciplinary authority over any minor if it learns that, subsequent to January 1, 2000, the person has been convicted of an offense that would have disqualified that individual from being hired, or the person is no longer employed in "good standing" by a school district or county office of education.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 503 (Pescetti-R) Oil spill contingency plans: grants

Allows Delta jurisdictions along the channels used by commercial shipping into the ports of Stockton and Sacramento to apply for grants pursuant to the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act to create, revise or update their oil spill contingency plan element.

Chapter 613, Statutes of 1999

AB 560* (Oller-R) Wildlife: mountain lions

Amends the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990 to allow the State Department of Fish and Game, or a local agency authorized by it, to take or remove a mountain lion that is perceived by the department to be an imminent threat to the survival of any threatened, endangered, candidate or fully-protected sheep species.

Chapter 435, Statutes of 1999

AB 584 (Aroner-D) East Bay Regional Park District contracts: new construction

Increases the limit on spending on non-construction supplies, materials, and labor without advertising, for the East Bay Regional Park District from $10,000 to $25,000.

Chapter 135, Statutes of 1999

AB 647 (Aroner-D) Public resources

Provides that when considering whether a project provides the required public access, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) shall determine whether the access is compatible with wildlife protection in the San Francisco Bay. Authorizes the BCDC to deny a permit on specified grounds.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 679 (Zettel-R) State parks: fee waivers: nonprofit youth organizations

Authorizes the State Department of Parks and Recreation to waive park-use fees in the state park system, to any nonprofit youth organization serving youth under 18 years of age, in exchange for in-kind services. Exempts the Hearst San Simeon State Historic Monument from this waiver.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 680 (Lempert-D) Oil spill prevention: nonmarine waters

Provides that the fines and penalties provisions of the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act be extended, in modified form, to cover all "waters of the state", instead of just "marine waters".

(On Senate Inactive File)

AB 703 (Lempert-D) Ballast water

Establishes a general ballast water management program under the direction of the State Lands Commission in consultation with other state and federal agencies.

Chapter 849, Statutes of 1999

AB 708 (Vincent-D) Parks and recreation: youth recreation and enrichment

Establishes the Youth Recreation and Enrichment Opportunity Act to fund grants for youth recreation and enrichment programs and facilities. Creates the Youth Recreation and Enrichment Opportunity Fund and requires all moneys in the fund be available for expenditure by the State Department of Parks and Recreation, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Specifies that funding for the act would be derived from federal moneys made available to the state as a result of a settlement agreement arising out of litigation with the tobacco industry in federal court.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 730 (Dickerson-R) Watershed protection

Requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency to carry out a watershed management and rehabilitation program to provide for the restoration of watersheds in the state. Declares legislative intent to annually appropriate an unspecified amount of money to the Resources Agency to carry out the program. Makes legislative findings regarding the environmental and economic benefits associated with the maintenance of healthy watersheds.

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

AB 756* (Keeley-D) Budget Act of 1999: augmentation

Reappropriates $3,010,000 of the funds appropriated for cultural heritage projects in Item 3790-002-0001 of the 1999 Budget Act for use by the State Department of Parks and Recreation for relocation and restoration of Stilwell Hall ($2,990,000) in Monterey County and the stabilization of the Copperopolis Armory ($10,000) in Calaveras County.
Appropriates $8,000 from the General Fund in augmentation of Item 3600-102-0001 for use by the State Department of Fish and Game for the New Hogan Lake Conservancy in Calaveras County.

Chapter 811, Statutes of 1999

AB 773 (Leach-R) Firefighter safety clothing and equipment

Appropriates $5 million from the General Fund to the Commission on State Mandates to reimburse the costs incurred by local agencies from any new program or increased level of service mandated by statute or executive order in 1992-93 through 1999-2000, for structural and wildland firefighter's safety clothing and equipment.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 833 (Battin-R) California Environmental Protection Agency

Creates the California Environmental Protection Agency Sunset Review and Regulatory Accountability Act of 1999 to sunset the statutory authority for Cal-EPA on June 30, 2001 and to create a committee to recommend whether the agency should be reauthorized.

(Failed passage in Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

AB 849 (Brewer-R) East Bluff Slopes: stabilization

Appropriates $330,000 for the stabilization of the East Bluff Slopes of the Upper Newport Bay Regional Park.

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

AB 854 (Cunneen-R) Wild animals: domestic ferrets

Provides that any person who owns a domestic ferret on April 20, 1999, shall be deemed to own the ferret legally after January 1, 2000, if the owner, on or before July 1, 2000, is able to produce documentation showing that the ferret has been vaccinated against rabies and if the ferret is spayed or neutered. Requires the State Department of Fish and Game to conduct a study for submission to the Legislature and the Fish and Game Commission before April 1, 2001 to determine the current and potential impacts, if any, of ferrets on the environment, native wildlife, agriculture, and public health and safety, relative to other domesticated animals. Based on the report and other relevant information, requires the commission to make a determination whether to remove the ferret from the list of prohibited species. Authorizes a county to adopt an ordinance that provides for licensing requirements, enforcement methods, and other regulatory measures.

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 909 (Machado-D) California Bay-Delta Commission

Creates the California Bay-Delta Commission for the purpose of carrying out the environmental restoration of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Makes related legislative findings and declarations and a statement of legislative intent relating to that program.

(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)

AB 993 (Shelley-D) Marine resources: Marine Life Protection Act

Establishes the Marine Life Protection Act. Requires the State Department of Fish and Game, using the best readily available information, to prepare a master plan for the management of the state's marine protected areas. Requires the department to submit the plan to the Fish and Game Commission by April 1, 2002. Requires the commission, no later than July 1, 2002, to adopt a final plan and program based on the plan and begin implementing the program to the extent funds are available.

Chapter 1015, Statutes of 1999

AB 998 (Wayne-D) Used oil fee: exemption

Provides the California Integrated Waste Management Board with the authority to maintain a fee exemption currently granted to oil manufacturers handling less than 500 gallons of lubricating oil per quarter. Under existing law, these manufacturers are exempt from paying quarterly fees to the board, but this exemption will expire on January 1, 2000, to be replaced by an exemption for manufacturers handling five gallons of lubricating oil or less.

(On Senate Inactive File)

AB 1055 (Villaraigosa-D) Playground equipment and facilities

Creates a local grant program within the California Integrated Waste Management Board to help local public agencies improve playground equipment safety and increase recycling at playgrounds. Extends the regulatory deadline for private entities to upgrade playground facilities from January 1, 2000 to January 1, 2003 and exempts certain foster care and child care providers from the new regulations. Creates the Playground Safety and Recycling Account.

Chapter 712, Statutes of 1999

AB 1074 (Aanestad-R) Wildlife management areas: conservation easements

Requires the State Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to pay annually to counties an in-lieu-of-tax fee for all conservation easements acquired by the DFG in that county.

(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 1103* (Lempert-D) Government

Implements provisions of the 1999 Budget Act relating to environmental protection and resources, including: Providing that the funds in the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve Maintenance and Preservation Fund shall be continuously appropriated, transferring the California State Mining and Mineral Museum, including all assets, exhibits, materials and fee revenue, from the State Department of Conservation to the State Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), requiring that the standards used by DPR to determine whether a concessions contract should be awarded by the Director of DPR, shall require that the contractor demonstrate a history of compliance with applicable state and federal labor laws, permitting the Director of DPR to negotiate an extension, for up to two years, of the concessions' contract at Columbia State Park, continuing, for an additional year, the administrative flexibilities granted to DPR and to the California Conservation Corps in conjunction with those agencies' continuation of the performance-based budgeting pilot program.

Chapter 66, Statutes of 1999

Similar legislation is SB 141 (Johnson-R) which is in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee; and AB 928 (Brewer-R) which is in Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee.

AB 1178 (Frusetta-R) Birds: crimes

Increases the fiscal penalty for violations of specified provisions of the Fish and Game Code governing the protection of birds.

(On Assembly Inactive File)

AB 1210* (Strom-Martin-D) Marine resources: commercial fishing

Makes dock-side sales of fish from boats easier, and streamlines the paperwork necessary.
Provides the Bodega Marine Refuge an explicit prohibition against take of marine species, both fish and invertebrates, but gives authority to the director of the refuge to allow take for scientific purposes.
Makes it unlawful to intentionally conceal, cull, or release into the waters a salmon with a missing adipose fin.
Revises current law relating to the transfer of a herring permit to a surviving partner.

Chapter 502, Statutes of 1999

AB 1287 (Davis-D) Operation of vessels: boating safety courses

Requires new classes of people to wear life jackets, and establishes a boater safety program.

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1355 (Havice-D) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers

Establishes the San Gabriel River and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy to acquire and manage public lands within the main San Gabriel Basin, the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the Lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, and the San Gabriel Mountains.

Chapter 788, Statutes of 1999

AB 1357 (Wesson-D) Parks and recreation: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area

Requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency to undertake a feasibility study of expanding the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area to include all or a substantial portion of the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles County.

Chapter 505, Statutes of 1999

AB 1578 (Cunneen-R) Park and open-space districts

Expands the capacity of park or open-space districts in general, and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in particular, to acquire, exchange and improve district lands.

Chapter 321, Statutes of 1999

AB 1584* (Machado-D) Safe drinking water, water quality, flood protection

Places before the voters on the March 7, 2000 ballot a $1.97 billion State General Obligation Bond measure to finance a variety of projects and programs for safe drinking water, clean water, water conservation, and flood protection.

Chapter 725, Statutes of 1999

AB 1593 (Villaraigosa-D) Wild and scenic rivers: South Yuba River

Amends provisions of SB 496 (Sher-D), which designates a portion of the South Fork of the Yuba River as wild and scenic, to delay the operative effect of those provisions until January 1, 2001.

Chapter 1017, Statutes of 1999

ACR 1 (Thomson-D) Wildlife area and reserve

Requests the Department of Fish and Game to change the names of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area and the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve.

Resolution Chapter 26, Statutes of 1999

ACR 38 (Wayne-D) California Beach Safety Week

Proclaims the week of May 24, 1999, to May 30, 1999, as California Beach Safety Week.

Resolution Chapter 38, Statutes of 1999

ACR 42 (Strom-Martin-D) California Earth Day 1999

Declares April 22, 1999, as California Earth Day 1999.

(In Senate Rules Committee)

ACR 47 (Machado-D) State Parks Month

Proclaims May 1999, as State Parks Month.

Resolution Chapter 39, Statutes of 1999

ACR 93 (Bock-G) California Skate Park Day

Proclaims October 23, 1999, as California Skate Park Day.

Resolution Chapter 107, Statutes of 1999

AJR 4 (Maldonado-R) Poisonous and noxious weeds

Urges all government agencies to stop using nonnative plant material and encourages the use of certified weed-free straw or California-grown rice straw in any of their programs within California.

Resolution Chapter 70, Statutes of 1999

HR 20 (Jackson-D) Offshore oil development

Adopted by the Assembly

HR 23 (Keeley-D) "Smart Growth" approaches to land use and development

Encourages the development of "Smart Growth" approaches to land use and development as an effective way to ensure California's economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental quality. Encourages specified state officials and all state commissions, departments and agencies concerned with the issue to utilize these "Smart Growth" principles in devising their policies, programs, infrastructure and program investments and especially to reach out to people of color, low income communities, inner-city residents, and rural communities to help with devising state "Smart Growth" priorities.

Adopted by the Assembly

Index (in Bill Order)

Bill	Author and Bill Title	Reference Links
SB 1*	Sher-D Beverage containers	Solid Waste Management
SB 25	Escutia-D Environmental health protection: children	Air Pollution
SB 46*	Sher-D Solid waste management	Solid Waste Management
SB 89	Escutia-D Environmental quality: minority and low income populations	Environmental Quality
SB 90	Alarcon-D Parks and recreation: grants: urban river park projects	Miscellaneous
SB 98*	Alarcon-D Vehicles: fees: air pollution	Air Pollution
SB 115	Solis-D Environmental justice	Environmental Quality
SB 117	Murray-D Transportation facilities: environmental enhancement	Environmental Quality
SB 136	Knight-R Air pollution: Great Basin: mitigation	Air Pollution
SB 177	Peace-D San Francisco Bay	Environmental Quality
SB 198*	Kelley-R Lake Cuyamaca Recreation and Park District	Miscellaneous
SB 216	Solis-D San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains	Miscellaneous
SB 223	Kelley-R Infrastructure financing: Salton Sea Authority	Miscellaneous
SB 227	Alpert-D Water quality: nonpoint source pollution	Coastal Resources
SB 241	Alpert-D California Endowment for Marine Preservation	Coastal Resources
SB 243	McPherson-R Recreation property: attorney's fees	Coastal Resources
SB 244	Solis-D Surface mining and reclamation	Miscellaneous
SB 291	Chesbro-D Coastal salmon conservation and Recovery	Miscellaneous
SB 332	Sher-D Beverage containers	Solid Waste Management
SB 333	Schiff-D Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee	Miscellaneous
SB 387*	Alpert-D Oil spill prevention	Miscellaneous
SB 394	McPherson-R Aquatic nuisance species	Miscellaneous
SB 406	Ortiz-D Forest Resources Improvement Fund	Forestry
SB 436	Rainey-R State Board of Forestry: state responsibility areas	Forestry
SB 494	Figueroa-D San Francisco Bay Trail network	Miscellaneous
SB 496	Sher-D Wild and scenic rivers: South Yuba River	Miscellaneous
SB 515	Chesbro-D Waste management	Solid Waste Management
SB 523	Kelley-R Parks and recreation: Nosotros Park Project: appropriation	Miscellaneous
SB 526	Kelley-R Coachella Valley Mountain Conservancy	Miscellaneous
SB 529	Bowen-D Motor vehicle fuel	Environmental Quality
SB 620	Sher-D Timber harvests: steep slopes	Forestry
SB 621	Sher-D Timber harvesting plans	Forestry
SB 666	Sher-D State Mining and Geology Board	Miscellaneous
SB 680	O'Connell-D Land and water conservation	Miscellaneous
SB 709	Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee Waste discharge requirements	Environmental Quality
SB 750	Johnston-D Delta Protection Act	Environmental Quality Miscellaneous
SB 753	Hayden-D Sport and commercial fish: study and risk assessment	Miscellaneous
SB 754	Hayden-D Los Angeles River	Miscellaneous
SB 755	Hayden-D California Environmental Quality Act	Environmental Quality
SB 761*	Sher-D Environmental quality	Environmental Quality
SB 767	Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee Budget Act of 1999: augmentation	Miscellaneous
SB 770	McPherson-R DeLaveaga Park Property: conveyances: recreational use	Miscellaneous
SB 790	Monteith-R Off-highway motor vehicle recreation	Miscellaneous
SB 821	Sher-D Air pollution	Air Pollution
SB 823	Sher-D Air pollution: particulate matter	Air Pollution
SB 826	Sher-D Bay district: motor vehicle fee revenues	Air Pollution
SB 876	Escutia-D Waste and used tires	Solid Waste Management
SB 923	Johnston-D Urban American River Parkway: in-line skating	Miscellaneous
SB 989	Sher-D Pollution: groundwater: MTBE	Air Pollution
SB 1001	Burton-D Motor vehicle fuel: MTBE	Air Pollution
SB 1020	Figueroa-D Toxic air contaminants: identification	Air Pollution
SB 1048	Murray-D Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area: advisory committee	Miscellaneous
SB 1055	Bowen-D Solid waste: tires	Solid Waste Management
SB 1057	Johannessen-R Environmental quality: land acquisitions	Environmental Quality
SB 1083	Knight-R Commercial space programs	Air Pollution
SB 1103	Polanco-D Mining operations	Miscellaneous
SB 1110	Chesbro-D Rigid plastic packaging	Solid Waste Management
SB 1114	Hayden-D Fish and wildlife	Miscellaneous
SB 1119*	Alarcon-D Pollution control: financing: capital access	Air Pollution
SB 1133	Bowen-D Beverage containers: programs	Solid Waste Management
SB 1147*	Leslie-R Resources: bonds: coastal protection act	Coastal Resources Miscellaneous
SB 1150	Perata-D Air pollution: penalties	Air Pollution
SB 1156	Sher-D San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program Account	Coastal Resources
SB 1158*	Sher-D Tax credits: fish habitat programs	Miscellaneous
SB 1167	Knight-R State Air Resources Board	Air Pollution
SB 1186	Ortiz-D Rice straw	Air Pollution
SB 1187	Ortiz-D Flood damage: claims	Miscellaneous
SB 1195	Hayden-D South Coast Air Quality Management District	Air Pollution
SB 1214	Brulte-R Air pollution: minor violations	Air Pollution
SB 1221	Schiff-D Historical resources: Historic Property Maintenance Fund	Miscellaneous
SB 1244	O'Connell-D Coastal resources	Coastal Resources
SB 1253	Sher-D Climate change	Air Pollution
SB 1267	Polanco-D Leaf blowers	Air Pollution
SB 1277	Hayden-D State property: roads: construction and improvements	Miscellaneous
SB 1300	Sher-D Air Toxics	Air Pollution
SB 1304	Senate Environmental Quality Committee Environmental laboratories	Miscellaneous
SCR 19	Burton-D Leaf blowers	Air Pollution
SJR 2	Alpert-D Offshore oil leases	Coastal Resources Miscellaneous
SJR 15	Sher-D Gasoline: MTBE	Air Pollution
SJR 24	Burton-D Wildland fires: infrared line scan imaging technology	Miscellaneous
SR 12	Solis-D Land use and development	Miscellaneous
SR 17	Burton-D Newport Beach Marine Life Refuge	Miscellaneous
SR 20	Mountjoy-R MTBE	Air Pollution
AB 18*	Villaraigosa-D Bond: parks, water, and coastal protection act	Coastal Resources Miscellaneous
AB 64	Ducheny-D Public beach restoration	Coastal Resources
AB 75	Strom-Martin-D State agency recycling: waste diversion	Solid Waste Management
AB 76	Keeley-D Marine resources	Miscellaneous
AB 219	Gallegos-D Surface mining and reclamation	Miscellaneous
AB 238	Honda-D Importation: bullfrogs and turtles	Miscellaneous
AB 242	Thomson-D Wildlife conservation: oak woodlands	Forestry
AB 290	Steinberg-D Leland Stanford State Historical Park	Miscellaneous
AB 297	Thomson-D Surface mining	Miscellaneous
AB 299	Thomson-D Suisun Marsh Wetlands enhancement and mosquito abatement	Miscellaneous
AB 339	Runner-R Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor: boundary revisions	Miscellaneous
AB 399	Wayne-D Coastal development permits	Coastal Resources
AB 441	Mazzoni-D Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: CalFIRE Program	Miscellaneous
AB 445	Ashburn-R Sport fishing license fees	Miscellaneous
AB 487	Margett-R Parks and recreational facilities: employees and volunteers	Miscellaneous
AB 492	Wayne-D Coastal resources: public access	Coastal Resources
AB 503	Pescetti-R Oil spill contingency plans: grants	Miscellaneous
AB 511	Wayne-D Nonpoint source pollution	Coastal Resources
AB 514	Thomson-D Solid waste: biomass conversion	Solid Waste Management
AB 524	Machado-D Endangered and threatened species: state agency consultation	Endangered Species
AB 538	Wayne-D Public beaches: bacteriological standards	Coastal Resources
AB 560*	Oller-R Wildlife: mountain lions	Miscellaneous
AB 584	Aroner-D East Bay Regional Park District contracts: new construction	Miscellaneous
AB 604	Jackson-D Nonpoint source pollution	Coastal Resources
AB 642	Lempert-D Wetlands mitigation and restoration	Coastal Resources
AB 647	Aroner-D Public resources	Miscellaneous
AB 679	Zettel-R State parks: fee waivers: nonprofit youth organizations	Miscellaneous
AB 680	Lempert-D Oil spill prevention: nonmarine waters	Miscellaneous
AB 703	Lempert-D Ballast water	Miscellaneous
AB 708	Vincent-D Parks and recreation: youth recreation and enrichment	Miscellaneous
AB 717	Keeley-D Timber harvesting plans: watershed areas	Forestry
AB 730	Dickerson-R Watershed protection	Miscellaneous
AB 748	Keeley-D Timber harvesting plans: fees	Forestry
AB 756*	Keeley-D Budget Act of 1999: augmentation	Miscellaneous
AB 773	Leach-R Firefighter safety clothing and equipment	Miscellaneous
AB 809	Strom-Martin-D Special environmental design license plates	Coastal Resources
AB 833	Battin-R California Environmental Protection Agency	Miscellaneous
AB 848	Kuehl-D Coastal development permits: movie and television	Coastal Resources
AB 849	Brewer-R East Bluff Slopes: stabilization	Miscellaneous
AB 854	Cunneen-R Wild animals: domestic ferrets	Miscellaneous
AB 885	Jackson-D Coastal onsite sewage treatment systems	Coastal Resources
AB 909	Machado-D California Bay-Delta Commission	Miscellaneous
AB 954	Mazzoni-D Forest resources: pitch canker control	Forestry
AB 956	Cunneen-R Recovery strategy for nonlisted species	Endangered Species
AB 973	Olberg-R Endangered species: corrective action	Endangered Species
AB 981	Ducheny-D Natural community conservation plans	Endangered Species
AB 986	Knox-D Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy	Environmental Quality
AB 989	Lowenthal-D Coastal development	Coastal Resources
AB 992	Wayne-D Solid waste disposal sites: cleanup	Solid Waste Management
AB 993	Shelley-D Marine resources: Marine Life Protection Act	Miscellaneous
AB 998	Wayne-D Used oil fee: exemption	Miscellaneous
AB 1055	Villaraigosa-D Playground equipment and facilities	Miscellaneous
AB 1074	Aanestad-R Wildlife management areas: conservation easements	Miscellaneous
AB 1102	Jackson-D Environmental protection	Environmental Quality
AB 1103*	Lempert-D Government	Air Pollution Miscellaneous
AB 1104	Migden-D Water quality: waste discharge requirements and penalties	Environmental Quality
AB 1148	Dickerson-R Timber harvesting: payments	Forestry
AB 1164	Aanestad-R Gasoline vapor recovery control systems	Air Pollution
AB 1178	Frusetta-R Birds: crimes	Miscellaneous
AB 1186	Shelley-D Beverage containers: redemption payments	Solid Waste Management
AB 1207	Shelley-D Environmental health and safety: environmental hazards	Environmental Quality
AB 1210*	Strom-Martin-D Marine resources: commercial fishing	Miscellaneous
AB 1244	Olberg-R Beverage containers	Solid Waste Management
AB 1280	Jackson-D Oil and gas development: pipelines	Coastal Resources
AB 1287	Davis-D Operation of vessels: boating safety courses	Miscellaneous
AB 1293	Mazzoni-D Coastal protection: public education programs	Coastal Resources
AB 1355	Havice-D San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers	Miscellaneous
AB 1357	Wesson-D Parks and recreation: Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area	Miscellaneous
AB 1364	Migden-D Recycling Market Development Loan Program	Solid Waste Management
AB 1376	Longville-D South Coast Air Quality Management District	Air Pollution
AB 1383*	Thompson-R Highways: environmental enhancement and mitigation	Environmental Quality
AB 1401	Longville-D South Coast District: work program	Air Pollution
AB 1403	Soto-D South Coast Air Quality Management District	Air Pollution
AB 1434	Granlund-R Forestry: director and deputies: qualifications	Forestry
AB 1450	Calderon-D Air quality: composting	Air Pollution
AB 1487	Maldonado-R State implementation plan: district revisions	Air Pollution
AB 1497	Floyd-D Purchase of printer or duplicator cartridges	Solid Waste Management
AB 1544	Granlund-R Leaf blowers	Air Pollution
AB 1578	Cunneen-R Park and open-space districts	Miscellaneous
AB 1584*	Machado-D Safe drinking water, water quality, flood protection	Miscellaneous
AB 1593	Villaraigosa-D Wild and scenic rivers: South Yuba River	Miscellaneous
AB 1609	Cardenas-D Leaf blowers	Air Pollution
AB 1679	Assembly Local Government Committee Local Government Omnibus Act of 1999	Air Pollution
AB 1681	Bock-G Toxic air contaminants: medical waste incineration	Air Pollution
ACR 1	Thomson-D Wildlife area and reserve	Miscellaneous
ACR 38	Wayne-D California Beach Safety Week	Miscellaneous
ACR 42	Strom-Martin-D California Earth Day 1999	Miscellaneous
ACR 47	Machado-D State Parks Month	Miscellaneous
ACR 48	Battin-R State Air Resources Board	Air Pollution
ACR 93	Bock-G California Skate Park Day	Miscellaneous
AJR 4	Maldonado-R Poisonous and noxious weeds	Miscellaneous
HR 20	Jackson-D Offshore oil development	Coastal Resources Miscellaneous
HR 23	Keeley-D "Smart Growth" approaches to land use and development	Miscellaneous

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Air Pollution

SB 25 (Escutia-D) Environmental health protection: children

Chapter 731, Statutes of 1999

SB 98* (Alarcon-D) Vehicles: fees: air pollution

Chapter 36, Statutes of 1999

SB 136 (Knight-R) Air pollution: Great Basin: mitigation

(Failed passage in Assembly Appropriations Committee; reconsideration granted.)

SB 821 (Sher-D) Air pollution

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 823 (Sher-D) Air pollution: particulate matter

(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)

SB 826 (Sher-D) Bay district: motor vehicle fee revenues

Chapter 204, Statutes of 1999

SB 989 (Sher-D) Pollution: groundwater: MTBE

Chapter 812, Statutes of 1999

SB 1001 (Burton-D) Motor vehicle fuel: MTBE

Chapter 814, Statutes of 1999

SB 1020 (Figueroa-D) Toxic air contaminants: identification

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1083 (Knight-R) Commercial space programs

(On Assembly Inactive File)

SB 1119* (Alarcon-D) Pollution control: financing: capital access

Chapter 756, Statutes of 1999

SB 1150 (Perata-D) Air pollution: penalties

(In Senate Public Safety Committee)

SB 1167 (Knight-R) State Air Resources Board

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1186 (Ortiz-D) Rice straw

Chapter 640, Statutes of 1999

SB 1195 (Hayden-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Chapter 477, Statutes of 1999

SB 1214 (Brulte-R) Air pollution: minor violations

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

SB 1253 (Sher-D) Climate change

Vetoed by the Governor

SB 1267 (Polanco-D) Leaf blowers

(Failed passage in Senate Environmental Quality Committee; reconsideration granted)

SB 1300 (Sher-D) Air Toxics

(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)

SCR 19 (Burton-D) Leaf blowers

Resolution Chapter 35, Statutes of 1999

SJR 15 (Sher-D) Gasoline: MTBE

Resolution Chapter 95, Statutes of 1999

SR 20 (Mountjoy-R) MTBE

Adopted by the Senate

AB 1103* (Lempert-D) Government

Chapter 66, Statutes of 1999

AB 1164 (Aanestad-R) Gasoline vapor recovery control systems

Chapter 501, Statutes of 1999

AB 1376 (Longville-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 1401 (Longville-D) South Coast District: work program

Vetoed by the Governor

AB 1403 (Soto-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District

Chapter 506, Statutes of 1999

AB 1450 (Calderon-D) Air quality: composting

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1487 (Maldonado-R) State implementation plan: district revisions

Chapter 451, Statutes of 1999

AB 1544 (Granlund-R) Leaf blowers

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1609 (Cardenas-D) Leaf blowers

(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)

AB 1679 (Assembly Local Government Committee) Local Government Omnibus Act of 1999

Chapter 643, Statutes of 1999

AB 1681 (Bock-G) Toxic air contaminants: medical waste incineration

(On Assembly Inactive File)

ACR 48 (Battin-R) State Air Resources Board

(In Senate Rules Committee)

Coastal Resources

SB 227 (Alpert-D) Water quality: nonpoint source pollution

Chapter 560, Statutes of 1999

SB 241 (Alpert-D) California Endowment for Marine Preservation

(In Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee)

SB 243 (McPherson-R) Recreation property: attorney's fees

Chapter 775, Statutes of 1999

SB 1147* (Leslie-R) Resources: bonds: coastal protection act

Chapter 638, Statutes of 1999