Air Pollution
Coastal Resources
Environmental Quality
Forestry
Solid Waste Management
Toxics/Hazardous Waste
Miscellaneous
Air Pollution
SB 19 (Lowenthal-D) Air pollution: trade corridor
Establishes criteria for funding projects from funds available under Proposition 1B to reduce air emissions associated with goods movement.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
SB 23 (Cogdill-R) Air pollution: San Joaquin Valley
Requires the San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District to develop and administer, in consultation with the Air Resources Board, a vehicle exchange program to replace high-polluting vehicles with donated, smog-compliant vehicles according to specified conditions. Contingent upon enactment of SB 719 (Machado), Chapter 728, Statutes of 2007.
Chapter 634, Statutes of 2007
SB 210 (Kehoe-D) Greenhouse gas emissions: fuel standard
Enacts the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fuel Standards Law. Requires the Air Resources Board to adopt, implement, and enforce a low-carbon fuel standard by regulation to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels in California.
Vetoed
SB 240 (Florez-D) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
Allows the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District to increase, from $6 to $36, the annual fee imposed on a motor vehicle registered within the District's jurisdiction to support programs designed to reduce motor vehicle emissions and to achieve and maintain state and federal air quality standards in the District.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
SB 494 (Kehoe-D) Vehicular air pollution control: clean alternative fuels
Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB), in consultation with certain other state entities, to adopt regulations by 6/30/09, that become operative by 1/1/10, to ensure that commencing 1/1/15, 25% of new passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks sold in California are clean alternative vehicles, and that commencing 1/1/20, 50% are clean alternative vehicles. Requires the ARB, in developing the regulations, to consider technological and economic feasibility of the regulations, develop and enforce compliance options for eligible clean alternative vehicles, and ensure that clean alternative fuel is made available at retail outlets whenever the ARB determines that the sufficient number of vehicles capable of using that fuel has been reached.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
SB 587 (Runner-R) Air quality: permit requirement: exemptions
Exempts printing, coating, adhesive application, or laminating equipment, from existing permit requirements. Limits this exemption to: (1) equipment whose volatile organic compound emissions are no greater than three pounds per day or 66 pounds per calendar month; (2) equipment that employs ultraviolet or electric beam type materials and the total amount of inks, coatings, adhesives, or organic solvents used in this equipment, including in the cleanup, is no more than six gallons per day or 132 gallons per calendar month; and (3) equipment that employs ultraviolet or electric beam type materials that contain no more than 50 grams of volatile organic compounds per liter of material and use cleanup solvents containing no more than 50 grams of volatile organic compounds per liter of material. Also corrects an erroneous cross-reference.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 719 (Machado-D) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
Increases the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District's governing board from 11 members to 15 members. Increases the number of city members on the district board from three to five members, and requires the Governor to appoint two public members with specified qualifications and subject to Senate confirmation.
Chapter 728, Statutes of 2007
SB 857 (Correa-D) Air pollution
Allows the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to prepare a study and report to the Legislature, as specified, on the dollar amount that would be appropriate to authorize a tax credit for the purchase or replacement of qualified property, as defined, that is placed into service for the purpose of reducing air pollution.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 876 (Calderon-D) Air pollution: vehicles: small business
Requires the Air Resources Board to consider the economic impacts on small business owners of vehicle replacement and retrofit requirements when establishing in-use emission standards and regulations for heavy-duty motor vehicles in private fleets.
(In Senate Transportation and Housing Committee)
SB 886 (Negrete McLeod-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District
Adds an additional seat on the Board of Directors of the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the City of Los Angeles, clarifies which cities are represented by which geographical city selection committee, and deletes provisions prohibiting a member serving more than two consecutive terms as chair on specified air quality management districts.
Chapter 664, Statutes of 2007
SB 895 (Florez-D) Air quality
Increases the reserve amount in the Carl Moyer Air Quality Standards Attainment Program from 10% to 20% of program funds. Requires a scoring system to be used to determine which multidistrict projects to fund, and provides that projects that achieve the lowest cost per ton of emission reductions shall be assigned more points for priority.
(In Senate Rules Committee)
SB 1028 (Padilla-D) Ambient air quality standards: vehicles
Requires the Air Resources Board to adopt rules and regulations governing motor vehicle emissions that are necessary, cost-effective, and technologically feasible that together with other measures will achieve federal ambient air quality standards.
Chapter 669, Statutes of 2007
AB 6* (Houston-R) Greenhouse gases: market-based compliance mechanisms
Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB) to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms rather than allowing the ARB to adopt market-based compliance mechanisms in its effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 99 (Feuer-D) Air pollution control: clean fuels
Requires the Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to ensure that 50% of new passenger and light-duty trucks, beginning in 2012, sold in California are clean alternative vehicles, and that all such vehicles sold in 2020 be clean alternative vehicles. Defines "clean alternative fuel" as a nonpetroleum fuel, including electricity, hydrogen, natural gas, propane, and any other fuel derived from renewable resources, that on a full fuel-cycle and energy-equivalent basis does not increase the emissions of greenhouse gases, toxic air contaminants, criteria air pollutants, water pollutants, or any other substances known to damage human health or the environment, in comparison to the production and use of a petroleum-derived fuel.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
AB 109 (Nunez-D) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: report
Requires the Governor, the State Teachers' Retirement System, the State Treasurer's Office, and the Public Employees' Retirement System, beginning 1/1/09 and annually thereafter, to report specified information to the Legislature regarding greenhouse gas emissions and green investments made in the alternative energy or clean technology business. Beginning 1/1/09, requires all land conservancies within the Resources Agency, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the state forests under the management or ownership of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the Wildlife Conservation Board, in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game, to report to the Legislature on the past, current, and future activities to sequester greenhouse gas emissions.
(On Senate Inactive File)
AB 114 (Blakeslee-R) Public resources: carbon dioxide containment program
Requires the California Energy Commission, by 11/1/09, to report to the Legislature on technology to capture and contain carbon dioxide emissions from thermal powerplants and other industrial processes.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 118 (Nunez-D) Alternative fuels and vehicle technologies: funding programs
Creates the Air Quality Improvement Program, which the Air Resources Board (ARB) will administer in consultation with local air districts, to provide, upon appropriation by the Legislature, competitive grants to fund projects to reduce criteria air pollutants, improve air quality, and provide funding for research to improve the air quality impacts of alternative fuels and vehicles, vessels, and equipment technologies. Requires the ARB to determine which air quality projects may receive grants and which revenue streams will fund the program. This program shall be funded by increases over the next 7.5 years in smog abatement fees, boat registration fees, and special identification plate fees.
Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007
AB 233 (Jones-D) Diesel vehicles and engines: Healthy Heart and Lung Act
Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop a strategic plan for consistent, comprehensive, and fair enforcement of ARB's diesel emission control regulations. Increases the minimum civil penalty, from $100 to $300, for a violation of ARB's idling restriction on diesel-fueled commercial motor vehicles. Prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from registering or renewing the registration of a commercial vehicle if the owner or operator has been found in violation of air pollution control laws and regulations until the violation has been cleared by the ARB.
Chapter 592, Statutes of 2007
AB 242 (Blakeslee-R) Emissions of greenhouse gases: reduction
Declares that it is the policy of the state and the intent of the Legislature to encourage voluntary actions to achieve near-term reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases through investments in cost-effective, available solutions. Requires that an entity that has voluntarily reduced its emissions of greenhouse gases through such investments receive credit from the Air Resources Board (ARB) for early action, and authorizes an entity that has received credit for early action to further minimize its carbon footprint through the purchase of offsets for the emission of greenhouse gases as authorized by the ARB.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 255 (De Leon-D) Smog abatement fee
Increases, from $12 to $16, the annual Smog Abatement Fee imposed on newer motor vehicles exempt from biennial inspection under the state Smog Check program, and earmarks the additional revenue to provide subsidies for the development and use of alternative fuels.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 294 (Adams-R) Air pollution: manganese
Requires the Air Resources Board, no later than 1/1/10, to conduct a study of ambient air concentrations of manganese to determine if there are areas in the state that have unhealthy concentrations and to submit a report to the Legislature that describes the conclusions of this study, and provides recommendations for reducing manganese exposures as needed.
Chapter 680, Statutes of 2007
AB 391 (Lieu-D) South Coast Air Quality Management District
Adds an additional seat on the Board of Directors of the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the City of Los Angeles, and makes clarifying provisions regarding which cities are represented by which geographical city selection committee.
(In Assembly Local Government Committee)
AB 493 (Ruskin-D) Motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions: incentive program
Establishes the Clean Vehicle Incentive Program, to be administered by the Air Resources Board.
(On Assembly Third Reading File)
AB 616 (Jones-D) Smog check: annual inspection: repair assistance program
Expands the vehicle inspection and maintenance smog check program to include vehicles that are 15 years or older by 7/1/08.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 630 (Price-D) Air emissions standards: EPA waiver
Requires the Air Resources Board (ARB), if the South Coast Air Quality Management District proposes an emission standard for mobile sources requiring a federal Clean Air Act waiver or authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to expeditiously adopt the standard and, unless the ARB makes certain findings, submit it for the federal waiver or authorization.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 631 (Horton-R) Gasoline fueling stations: ethanol pumps
Requires the Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require, on and after 1/1/10, that all new fueling stations constructed in this state be able to provide E85 fuel to vehicles that use that fuel.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
AB 700 (Lieu-D) Air pollution: Santa Monica Airport
Requires the City of Santa Monica to establish a technical advisory committee to evaluate all available studies and data regarding the airport, as specified.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 705 (Huffman-D) Greenhouse gases
Requires the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation, in consultation with the California Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, to develop and adopt standards and regulations governing geologic carbon sequestration.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 747 (Levine-D) Greenhouse gas emissions
Codifies the Governor's Executive Order S-01-07, which establishes a low-carbon fuel standard for transportation fuels by at least 10% by 2020, and requires the Air Resources Board to establish this low-carbon fuel standard for the state. Requires the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Governor and the Legislature by 1/1/09, and biannually thereafter, on the progress made toward the carbon reduction intensity goal.
(Failed passage in Assembly Transportation Committee)
AB 785 (Hancock-D) Energy efficiency measures
Makes numerous legislative findings and declarations regarding the urban heat island effect, and directs the Contractors' State License Board, the Air Resources Board, and the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to submit specified reports to the Legislature relating to the urban heat island effect. Changes the definition of "energy-efficient" vehicles to include highly reflective colored vehicles that meet the current Department of General Services requirements for the California Energy-Efficient Vehicle Group Purchase Program.
Vetoed
AB 786 (Lieu-D) Financial institutions: greenhouse gas emissions
States that banks providing financial incentives to assist other entities in reducing greenhouse gasses prior to 1/1/12 may receive an appropriate credit under the greenhouse gas emissions reduction program adopted by the Air Resources Board.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 829 (Duvall-R) Air pollution: aftermarket parts: motorcycles
Allows aftermarket products and performance parts with valid Air Resources Board Executive Orders to be installed and sold prior to, or concurrent with, the purchase of a motorcycle.
Chapter 325, Statutes of 2007
AB 846* (Blakeslee-R) Clean Marine Fuels Tax Incentive Act
Exempts from the sales and use tax the sale or use of low-sulfur fuel when sold to water common carriers.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 868 (Davis-D) Gasoline dispensing
Requires the California Energy Commission, in partnership with the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Air Resources Board, to conduct a survey on the effect of temperatures on fuel deliveries and to report the survey findings, including recommended legislation and regulations, to the Legislature no later than 12/31/08.
Chapter 398, Statutes of 2007
AB 934 (Duvall-R) Mobile nonvehicular regulation
Reestablishes and limits the authority of the Air Resources Board and the local air pollution control districts to prevent overlap.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
AB 1077 (Lieber-D) Air Resources Board: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
Enacts the California Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Leadership Act of 2007, and establishes a coordinating council to develop and carry out a strategy of coordination between various entities engaged in activities relating to these vehicles.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1083 (Huffman-D) Automotive insurance: mileage-based incentives
Declares legislative intent to allow insurance providers to use vehicle usage as a factor in setting rates and premiums.
(In Assembly Rules Committee)
AB 1119 (Fuller-R) Air pollution: diesel emission control devices
Requires the Air Resources Board, in developing eligibility criteria for emission control devices funded under emission reduction grant programs, to take all reasonable steps to consider the number of manufacturers capable of providing verified devices in order to ensure adequate competition among manufacturers and lower prices for the devices.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
AB 1138 (Brownley-D) Air districts: boundary disputes
Requires the Air Resources Board to resolve all questions relating to the boundaries of a district.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1209 (Karnette-D) Emission reduction projects and measures
Establishes criteria that the Air Resources Board (ARB) shall use to allocate funds authorized by Proposition 1B for the purpose of reducing goods movement-related emissions. Specifies that all projects and measures must result in emission reductions not otherwise required by law or regulation in effect when ARB notices funding availability. Limits the ARB's administrative expenditures to 1.5% of these Proposition 1B funds.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1225 (DeSaulnier-D) Government vehicles
Requires the California Energy Commission, with the Air Resources Board and the Department of General Services (DGS), to develop a method, criteria, and procedures to evaluate the environmental and energy benefits and costs of motor vehicles for potential procurement. Revises certain DGS and local governmental agency procedures related to procurement of fleet vehicles and requires specified recordkeeping.
(In Assembly Business and Professions Committee)
AB 1440 (Wolk-D) Hybrid trucks: grants
Requires the Air Resources Board, until 1/1/11, to provide grants to medium- and heavy-duty truck manufacturers to demonstrate the commercial performance of hydraulic-assist and hybrid electric propulsion systems that reduce reliance on petroleum-derived fuel and reduce emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1455 (Arambula-D) California Air Quality Zones
Establishes the California Air Quality Zones Program to provide incentives for owners of mobile and stationary sources of air pollution to invest in air pollution control equipment that produces surplus and quantifiable emission reductions exceeding applicable federal, state, and regional air standards and regulations. Authorizes the Air Resources Board to designate California Air Quality Zones in the state, based on specified air quality and other criteria, on or before 1/1/17.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1488 (Mendoza-D) Air pollution: smog check program: diesel-powered vehicles
Includes diesel-powered vehicles manufactured after the 1997 model year and diesel-powered vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 8,501 pounds into the biennial smog check program, starting 1/1/10.
Chapter 739, Statutes of 2007
AB 1506 (Arambula-D) Greenhouse gas emissions
Requires the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency to conduct a study of the most effective ways for the state to provide incentives to businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase California's energy independence, and to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature on or before 1/1/09. Makes legislative findings relative to increased energy costs, the threats of climate change to California businesses, and the role of using business incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1651* (Arambula-D) Greenhouse gases: tax credits
Provides that for taxable years beginning on or after 1/1/08, and ending before 1/1/13, there shall be allowed as a credit against the net tax of a "qualified taxpayer" an amount, as specified, for "qualified costs" paid or incurred for "qualified capital equipment" placed in service in California, certified by the California Climate Action Registry or the Air Resources Board, to result in measurable reductions in greenhouse gases.
(In Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee)
AJR 40 (De Leon-D) Ozone and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure
Memorializes the President of the United States to declare the existing conditions related to particulate matter 2.5 exposure in the South Coast Air Basin a state of emergency, and urges that immediate steps be taken to rectify the emergency.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
Coastal Resources
SB 6 (Oropeza-D) Land use planning: flood control
Requires that the land use element, the conservation element, the safety element, and the open-space element of city and county general plans identify areas which are subject to flooding, based on existing climate predictions regarding ocean levels. Requires cities and counties to deny subdivisions in risky areas. Requires state or local public entities that map and identify flood risk to consider existing climate predictions regarding ocean levels.
(In Senate Local Government Committee)
SB 584 (Corbett-D) San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program
Requires the State Coastal Conservancy to establish a program to restore the salt ponds in the south San Francisco Bay and create trails and visitor facilities for public use in that area.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 884 (Lowenthal-D) California Coastal Commission: gift or gratuity
Prohibits an interested person from giving, and a Commissioner of the California Coastal Commission from accepting, a gift greater than $10.
Chapter 663, Statutes of 2007
SB 899 (Simitian-D) Toxic packaging materials
Enacts the Toxic Free Oceans Act of 2007 which prohibits, on and after 6/1/15, a person from manufacturing, processing, or distributing plastic packaging containing toxic materials for commercial purposes, as defined.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
SB 965 (Lowenthal-D) Oil spills
Establishes the California Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System information network, which links existing and proposed information systems in order to improve the efficiency and access to critical environmental information affecting safe navigation.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 837 (Levine-D) Oil and gas leases
Prohibits the State Lands Commission from issuing a new lease or lease extension for the extraction of oil and gas from coastal tidelands or submerged lands in state waters within the Santa Barbara Channel if the lease or lease extension will be developed from an existing or offshore oil platform.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
AB 1056 (Leno-D) California Ocean Protection Act
Authorizes the Ocean Protection Council to establish a science advisory team to identify scientific research priorities necessary to protect coastal water and ocean ecosystems, and authorizes the Ocean Protection Council to spend funds without the approval of the State Coastal Conservancy.
Chapter 372, Statutes of 2007
AB 1066 (Laird-D) California coast: sea level rise
Requires guidelines in general plans to advise what cities and counties may use to address the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the California coast and bays. Authorizes the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to develop regional strategies for addressing and adapting to sea level rise. Requires the Ocean Protection Council to provide the best available scientific information on sea level rise impacts.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1280 (Laird-D) Ocean resources: California Ocean Protection Trust Fund
Expands the eligible uses of monies in the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund to include the development of fisheries management plans, as specified, and authorizes expenditures from that fund for community-based management and allocation strategies that increase incentives for ecosystem improvement, as specified.
Chapter 374, Statutes of 2007
AB 1338 (Huffman-D) Public resources: local coastal programs: nonpoint source
Requires that all new and updated local coastal programs include a nonpoint source pollution prevention element.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
AB 1396 (Laird-D) California Coastal Trail
Requires certain state and regional transportation planning agencies to coordinate with the State Coastal Conservancy, California Coastal Commission, and Department of Transportation regarding development of the California Coastal Trail and to include provisions for Coastal Trail in its regional plan.
Chapter 375, Statutes of 2007
AB 1459 (Levine-D) California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development
Prohibits the sale or transfer of a unit in an overnight visitor-serving commercial facility located in the coastal zone for individual ownership, or the conversion of such to a private residential facility.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1568 (Berg-D) Coastal resources: Ma-le'l Dunes
Designates the portion of the Ma-le'l Dunes in Humboldt County that is part of the California Coastal Trail as the Senator Wesley Chesbro Coastal Trail.
Chapter 548, Statutes of 2007
AB 1597 (Solorio-D) Orange County Sheriff: coastline protection
Provides that the Sheriff of the County of Orange is the sole and exclusive authority to provide security and safety for the coastlines, harbors, and inland waterways located in Orange County.
(In Assembly Public Safety Committee)
Environmental Quality
SB 24 (Torlakson-D) Tobacco product environmental smoke: fee
Establishes a fee to be paid at retail stores by consumers of cigars and cigarettes based on the amount and impact of environmental smoke, also known as secondhand smoke, released during smoking of cigarettes and cigars. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to establish specific fees per cigar and cigarette to be assessed.
(In Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee)
SB 97 (Dutton-R) CEQA: greenhouse gas emissions
Requires the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, on or before 7/1/09, to prepare, develop, and transmit to the Resources Agency amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines to assist public agencies in the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or the effects of GHG, as required under CEQA, including the effects associated with transportation and energy consumption. Requires the Agency to certify and adopt those guidelines by 1/1/10. Provides that the failure to adequately analyze the effects of GHG in documents required under CEQA is not a cause of action. Sunsets on 1/1/10.
Chapter 185, Statutes of 2007
SB 292 (Wiggins-D) State bond funds: allocation
Requires the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Resources Agency to develop a planning grant program for local and regional agencies to develop urban greening plans and develop a program of grants, rebates, and loans for local and regional agencies that have adopted an urban greening plan to implement urban greening projects consistent with that adopted plan.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 341* (Lowenthal-D) Environmental impact reports
Beginning 10/1/07, allows a city or county selected as a finalist by the Department of Housing and Community Development for an enterprise zone designation to prepare either a negative declaration or a mitigated negative declaration as alternatives to preparing an environmental impact report to satisfy the California Environmental Quality Act requirements related to enterprise zone designation.
Chapter 643, Statutes of 2007
SB 375 (Steinberg-D) Transportation planning: environmental review
Makes numerous changes with respect to regional transportation and land use planning, with the overall goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the transportation sector in California. Key provisions require the larger regional transportation planning agencies to develop more sophisticated transportation planning models, and to use them for the purpose of creating "preferred growth scenarios" in their regional plans that limit greenhouse gas emissions. Also, provides incentives for local governments to incorporate these preferred growth scenarios into the transportation elements of their general land use plans.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
SB 427 (Harman-R) Environmental impact reports
Authorizes a lead agency to prepare a short form environmental impact report for a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) if the project meets specified criteria, including that the project is a qualified urban use, is within the area designated in a qualified programmatic plan for the type of proposed development, is consistent with the land use designation for the area and applicable standards of population density and building intensity, provides housing or employment near specified areas, and incorporates specified mitigation measures. Requires that a short form environmental impact report include specified information and comply with specified procedural requirements of CEQA for an environmental impact report.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 429 (Ducheny-D) Environmental quality: land use controls
Requires the California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the State Water Resources Control Board, each California regional water quality control board, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and specified local agencies, as specified, to notify the building, planning, or engineering department in the affected city or county if it takes certain actions with regard to approving a remedial action, removal action, closure, corrective action, or any other type of environmental cleanup action, finds that the property subject to the action is not suitable for unrestricted use, and requires that the property be subject to a land use control, or if it enters into, or imposes, a specified instrument or agreement restricting land uses.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 631 (Ashburn-R) State Water Resources Control Board
Changes the current prohibition for persons seeking membership to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) or a regional water quality control board (RWQCB) to instead prohibit any person from being on either the SWRCB or RWQCB if he/she receives, or has received during the previous two years, 25% or more of his/her income directly or indirectly from any person subject to specified waste discharge requirements or applicants for specified waste discharge requirements.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 660 (Perata-D) Strategic Clean Technology and Climate Change Program
Establishes, until 1/1/12, the Strategic Research Investment Council and requires the Council to prepare a research development and demonstration plan for state agency expenditures for clean technology, environmental protection, and public interest energy research, and present the plan to the Legislature by 3/2/08, and annually thereafter.
Vetoed
SB 732 (Steinberg-D) Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006
Enacts provisions to develop and implement several new programs for which funding is made available under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84), including programs for nature education facilities and museums, statewide water planning and design, and a new sustainable communities and climate change reduction program.
(On Assembly Inactive File)
SB 781 (Correa-D) Environmental quality: mitigation measures
Requires the Secretary of the Resources Agency, on or before 1/1/09, and on or before 7/1 of each year thereafter, to report on the types and effectiveness of a representative sample of mitigation measures adopted by state and local agencies.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 947 (Hollingsworth-R) Environmental quality: transportation facilities
Improves the early consultation and scoping processes for transportation projects by requiring lead agencies to provide notice of at least one scoping meeting to transportation planning agencies that are consulted, and requires the project's effect on overpasses, on-ramps, and off-ramps to be included in that consultation.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
SB 965 (Lowenthal-D) Oil spills
Establishes the California Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System information network, which links existing and proposed information systems in order to improve the efficiency and access to critical environmental information affecting safe navigation.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 1001 (Perata-D) California regional water quality control boards: membership
Revises general provisions relating to the powers and duties of regional water quality control boards.
Vetoed
SB 1046* (Senate Environmental Quality Committee) California Environmental Quality Act: fees and notices
Makes clarifying changes to the process of the payment and remittance of fees required under the California Environmental Quality Act as it relates to environmental impact reports. Requires a notice of completion to provide longitude and latitude information identifying a project, and repeals the sunset date of 1/1/08 on the Canyon Lake Reservoir recreational use provisions.
Chapter 253, Statutes of 2007
AB 19 (DeVore-R) Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
Establishes the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Improvement Project and the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Improvement Board (SARWQIB), comprised of specified members, for the purposes of carrying out the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Authorizes a city or county to allow a discharger within its jurisdiction, upon the request of the discharger, to become subject to regulation by the SARWQIB in lieu of the regional board for purposes of the Act. Establishes the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Improvement Fund and authorizes the developer of a development project, if the developer has become subject to regulation by the SARWQIB, to agree to pay a fee to the appropriate city or county, based on the acreage and density of the proposed development project, for deposit in the fund for research relating to urban runoff, to be conducted by certain educational institutions, as specified, for formulation of mitigation measures for proposed development projects, and for mitigation projects that are approved by that board for the purposes of improving water quality within the region, including projects to mitigate the impacts of urban runoff.
(In Assembly Environment, Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 704 (Eng-D) Resident Advisory Commission on the Environment Act
Enacts the Resident Advisory Commission on the Environment Act, authorizing the legislative body of each city, county, and city and county to establish a Resident Advisory Commission on the Environment to advise the legislative body on various matters relating to the environment.
(In Senate Local Government Committee)
AB 862 (Wolk-D) Environmental quality
Requires the State Librarian to establish and maintain a web site that contains any supporting documentation for all environmental projects which receive funding from any state bond measure approved by the voters on or after 11/7/06, and requires that additional documents be filed with the State Clearinghouse for draft environmental impact reports.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 867 (Davis-D) Environmental justice issues: traffic analysis zones
Requires specified regional transportation plans to account for certain environmental justice issues in travel demand forecasting models.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 872 (Davis-D) Urban infill affordable housing
Exempts urban infill affordable housing projects less than 300 units from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 888 (Lieu-D) Green building standards
Requires new commercial buildings for which a public agency deems the application for a development project complete on or after 7/1/13 and that are 50,000 feet or greater be designed, constructed, and operated to meet the applicable standards described in the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Rating, or its equivalent, unless the state adopts specified minimum green building standards, in which case those commercial buildings will be required to meet the adopted standards.
Vetoed
AB 1055 (Blakeslee-R) Environment: mitigation: Highway 99
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop a regional plan to meet the environmental mitigation requirements related to highway improvements on State Route 99.
Chapter 503, Statutes of 2007
AB 1096 (DeVore-R) California Environmental Quality Act: housing
Requires the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, by 1/1/09, to report to the Legislature on development of affordable housing projects affecting the use of California Environmental Quality Act exemptions.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1253* (Caballero-D) Salinas Valley State Prison wastewater treatment plant
Authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services to sell, lease, or convey at fair market value a portion of the Salinas Valley State Prison facility (i.e., the prison's wastewater treatment site) to the City of Soledad.
Chapter 695, Statutes of 2007
AB 1489 (Huffman-D) Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act
Establishes standards and guidance for implementation of specified provisions of Proposition 84. Requires the Department of Water Resources to provide a grant program and associated technical assistance for local public agencies to develop and implement groundwater protection projects for the purpose of enabling broad and diverse participation.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1527* (Arambula-D) Cleantech Advantage Act of 2008
States legislative intent to enact and enhance targeted tax credits to increase investment in cleantech activities and the production of environmentally clean manufacturing equipment, as well as maintain and enhance this state's competitive lead in attracting investment capital, clean industry, and high-paying, skilled jobs.
(In Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee)
AB 1602 (Nunez-D) Sustainable Communities and Urban Greening Program
Establishes the Sustainable Communities and Urban Greening Grant Program in the Resources Agency, and provides for expenditure of Proposition 84 urban greening funds for this program, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
AB 1742 (Assembly Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials Committee) Water pollution
Makes changes to the Water Code to allow the State Water Resources Control Board to use a portion of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan interest payments to pay for the costs of administering the CWSRF program, and grants flexibility to adjust loan costs to assist disadvantaged communities.
Chapter 632, Statutes of 2007
Forestry
SB 466 (Steinberg-D) Forest resources
States the intent of the Legislature that the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection's (BOF's) budget (1) be proposed and accounted for, separate from that of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, (2) requires BOF to convene a working group for specified purposes, (3) authorizes BOF to implement regulations twice a year, (4) gives BOF the authority to oversee "forestland" in addition to timberland conversion, and (5) specifies applicable mitigations for the environmental effects of forestland or timberland conversions.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 701 (Wiggins-D) Forest legacy program
Reinstates, until 1/1/15, the California Forest Legacy Program, which sunsetted on 1/1/07. The Program, which authorized the state to acquire conservation easements on private forestland, was created by the Legislature in 2000.
Chapter 657, Statutes of 2007
SB 838 (Cogdill-R) Fire prevention and protection
Authorizes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to award grants to the California Fire Safe Council, which is a non-profit organization that engages in fire prevention and education activities in the state.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 930 (Cogdill-R) Forest resources
Allows the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to recover its administrative costs associated with managing state demonstration forests, and allows the Forest Resources Improvement Fund to be used for public education, research, and monitoring related to the demonstration forests.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SJR 2 (Migden-D) Forest resources: Headwaters Forest
States the commitment of the Legislature and the State of California to ensure that all provisions of the Headwaters Forest agreement remain in effect.
Resolution Chapter 111, Statutes of 2007
AB 822 (Levine-D) Urban greening projects
Requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in consultation with the California Urban Forest Council, to provide oversight for urban greening and planning.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 994 (Parra-D) Forest products: public contracts
Requires a state agency to give preference to the purchase of lumber and other solid wood products (excluding paper and other types of secondary manufactured goods) and to give preference to the purchase of those products that are harvested from forests within California if price, fitness, and quality are equal.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
AB 1166 (Berryhill-R) Forestry: staffing fire engines
Requires the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to abide by minimum staffing levels for state-owned fire engines.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1515 (La Malfa-R) Public resources: forest resources
Extends for five years the sunset for an existing forest fuel hazard reduction exemption, from 1/1/08 to 1/1/13.
Chapter 412, Statutes of 2007
Solid Waste Management
SB 300 (Corbett-D) Recycling: beverage containers: San Francisco Bay area
Appropriates $30 million annually from the Beverage Container Recycling Fund to the State Water Resources Control Board to administer grants to local governments and nonprofit agencies to reduce beverage containers and litter entering the San Francisco Bay through wind or stormwater drains.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
SB 470 (Ashburn-R) Agriculture: dead animals
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to convene a working group to draft regulations that shall be adopted by the (CIWMB) no later than 7/1/09, providing procedures for emergency disposal of animal carcasses during a state of emergency, and requires the Department of Food and Agriculture to also adopt regulations based on the draft regulations prepared by the working group no later than 7/1/09.
Vetoed
SB 585* (Lowenthal-D) Recycled concrete: Department of Transportation
Requires the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), by December 31, 2008, and annually thereafter, to report on the amount of recycled concrete materials used by Caltrans in the prior fiscal year. Additionally requires Caltrans to contract with the Institute of Transportation Studies to conduct workshops for public works professionals on using recycled concrete materials.
(In Senate Transportation and Housing Committee)
SB 735 (Wiggins-D) Recycling: paving materials: tracking
Requires the Department of Transportation and its contractors to track information regarding the use of recycled and virgin aggregate materials used for subbase, base, and lean concrete base used in road construction.
Vetoed
SB 842 (Scott-D) Integrated waste management
Revises the criterion relative to gasification under the integrated waste management program by requiring that the technology produces no discharges of air contaminants or emissions exceeding standards set by the Air Resources Board, air pollution control districts, or air quality management districts.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 896 (Negrete McLeod-D) Solid waste
Authorizes certain monies to be expended by the Department of Conservation annually, in the form of grants for beverage container litter reduction and recycling programs, to be issued to the California Conservation Corps.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 966 (Simitian-D) Pharmaceutical drug waste
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to identify and develop model programs for the safe disposal of household generated pharmaceutical waste.
Chapter 542, Statutes of 2007
SB 1016 (Wiggins-D) Diversion: annual report
Authorizes the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), if it determines that a city or county has diverted more than 50% of solid waste from landfill disposal through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities, to submit once every two years the information required in the report. Provides that if the CIWMB authorizes a city or county to submit this information once every two years and either the city and county subsequently fails to divert 50% of the solid waste, or if the CIWMB rescinds the authorization, the city or county shall be required to submit the report annually.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
SB 1020 (Padilla-D) Solid waste: diversion
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to develop a plan to achieve a 75% statewide rate of solid waste diversion from landfills and other disposal facilities.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
SB 1021 (Padilla-D) Beverage containers: grants
Authorizes up to $15 million in grants, from 1/1/08 to 1/1/09, to place source separated beverage container recycling receptacles in multifamily housing, and appropriates $198,000 for administrative costs of implementing this program.
Chapter 724, Statutes of 2007
AB 258 (Krekorian-D) Water quality: plastic discharges
Requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and regional water quality control boards (RWQCB), by 1/1/09, to implement a program for the control of discharges of preproduction plastics from point and nonpoint sources, including waste discharge, monitoring, and reporting requirements that, at a minimum, target plastic manufacturing, handling, and transportation facilities, and the implementation of specified minimum best management practices for the control of discharges of preproduction plastic. Requires SWRCB to determine the appropriate regulatory methods to address the discharges from point and nonpoint sources, and requires SWRCB, in developing the program, to consult with any RWQCB, with plastic manufacturing, handling, and transportation facilities located within the RWQCB's jurisdiction, which has already voluntarily implemented a program to control discharges of preproduction plastic.
Chapter 735, Statutes of 2007
AB 484 (Nava-D) Landfill disposal: concrete
Prohibits a contractor, under contract with the Department of Transportation, from disposing of asphalt concrete or Portland cement concrete in a solid waste landfill, unless the contractor determines that no other means of using or disposing of the material is feasible or the concrete will be reused in the construction and operation of the solid waste landfill.
Vetoed
AB 548 (Levine-D) Solid waste: multifamily dwellings
Requires, on and after 7/1/08, an owner of a multifamily dwelling, consisting of five or more living units, to arrange for recycling services.
Vetoed
AB 712 (De Leon-D) Off-road solid waste: clean air
Creates, until 1/1/16, the Off-Road Solid Waste Composting and Recycling Vehicle Clean Air Program.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 729 (Mullin-D) Recycling: e-waste
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to adopt regulations for the proper and legal donation of covered electronic devices intended for reuse by a nonprofit organization.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 820 (Karnette-D) Recycling polystyrene
Prohibits a state facility, as defined, from selling, possessing, or distributing an expanded polystyrene food container.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 904 (Feuer-D) Recycling: plastic and marine debris
Enacts the Plastic and Marine Debris Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Act, which prohibits a food provider from distributing disposable food packaging unless the packaging is compostable or recyclable.
(On Assembly Third Reading File)
AB 1023 (DeSaulnier-D) Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags
Exempts manufacturers of compostable and biodegradable trash bags from California's recycled-content requirements for plastic trash bags.
Chapter 143, Statutes of 2007
AB 1075 (Cook-R) Solid waste diversion
Changes certain definitions relating to solid waste conversion. Clarifies the authority for making the classification of a Class 1 hazardous waste facility.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1150 (Lieu-D) Solid waste: transformation
Changes the definition of "transformation," as it relates to solid waste reduction, as "the incineration of solid waste, or the processing of solid waste, through a noncombustion thermal, chemical, or biological process."
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1207 (Smyth-R) Solid waste: biosolids
Requires the minimum standards for solid waste facilities to include standards for the land application of biosolids.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1237 (Hancock-D) Solid waste: solid waste facilities
Clarifies the allowable time period for the California Integrated Waste Management Board to concur or object to matters relating to a solid waste facility permit and clarifies that failure to do so will mean the board has objected. Provides for specified inspections to be conducted unannounced. Eliminates the need for a public hearing prior to specified enforcement actions by the board.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 1473 (Feuer-D) Solid waste facility: temporary permits
Authorizes a solid waste local enforcement agency to stay the issuance of a cease and desist order if a source-separated facility meets specified requirements.
Chapter 547, Statutes of 2007
AB 1535 (Huffman-D) Electronic waste: personal computer
Expands the Electronic Waste Recovery and Recycling (eWaste) Program, administered primarily by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, to include the central processing units (CPUs) of personal computers, and imposes a $6 surcharge on the retail purchase of each CPU.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1719* (Hancock-D) Recycling: beverage containers: plastic bags
Makes various changes concerning expenditures made by the Department of Conservation under the Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. Suspends, for two years, enforcement of the recycled content requirements for plastic trash bags, as well as various other changes dealing with recycling programs.
(In Assembly Rules Committee)
Toxics/Hazardous Waste
SB 55 (Florez-D) Water quality: sewage sludge
Requires a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to submit a certification to the regional water quality control board that any sewage sludge transferred from the facility for disposal or further processing meets the requirements and standards for any pollutants listed in the waste discharge requirements for the POTW issued by the regional board.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 291 (Simitian-D) California Design for the Environment Program
Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to provide a forum for soliciting comments about green chemistry, green engineering, and design for the environment from a broad range of participants from academia and nongovernmental organizations. Authorizes the Director of DTSC to seek and receive available foundation grants, special funds, and federal funds to support the program.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 329 (Dutton-R) Hazardous materials: business plans
Requires the Governor's Office of Emergency Services to adopt regulations that authorize an administering agency to allow a business to submit a Spill Prevention Control, and Countermeasure Plan, in lieu of a business plan, if specified conditions are met.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 456 (Simitian-D) Diacetyl
Prohibits, on and after 7/1/08, a person from manufacturing, processing, or distributing in commerce a product containing diacetyl. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazards Assessment (OEHHA), with the concurrence of the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, to grant a temporary waiver from the prohibition of two years with a renewal period of two additional years. States that a waiver may be granted if the manufacturer submits a petition requesting a deferral of the prohibition and the Director of OEHHA makes a written finding that: (1) the prohibition will cause substantial economic hardship to users of diacetyl; (2) there is no feasible alternative to diacetyl; and (3) that there will be appropriate mitigation to the greatest extent practical.
(On Assembly Inactive File)
SB 578 (Simitian-D) Environment: high production volume chemical
Requires manufacturers of high production volume chemicals to report to the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) specified information at specified times and to do so electronically. Requires DTSC to (1) develop regulations, (2) establish a tracking system, (3) establish and administer a fee schedule, and (4) assess the likelihood of human exposure resulting from each intended use of the chemical. Establishes a new fee to cover the costs associated with these provisions.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 774 (Ridley-Thomas-D) Hazardous packaging
Narrows an exemption, from the current prohibition against packaging containing lead and other specific bioaccumulating metals under the Toxics in Packaging Prevention Act, for packaging with a glass label containing no more than 5.0 parts per million of lead.
Chapter 659, Statutes of 2007
SB 817 (Ducheny-D) Hazardous waste: silver
Exempts from hazardous waste facilities permit requirements a hazardous waste treatment activity in which the generator treats spent photoimaging solutions that are hazardous solely due to their silver content, if specified conditions are met.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
SB 899 (Simitian-D) Toxic Free Oceans Act
Enacts the Toxic Free Oceans Act of 2007 which prohibits, on and after 6/1/15, a person from manufacturing, processing, or distributing plastic packaging containing toxic materials for commercial purposes, as defined.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
SB 966 (Simitian-D) Pharmaceutical drug waste disposal
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board to identify and develop model programs for the safe disposal of household-generated pharmaceutical waste.
Chapter 542, Statutes of 2007
SB 973 (Simitian-D) Chemicals of concern
Requires the Director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), by 3/1/08, to compile a list of chemicals of concern, which is defined as substances for which the Canadian Minister of the Environment has made a special recommendation, on or before 1/1/07, pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and to post this list on the web site of DTSC.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
SB 990 (Kuehl-D) Hazardous waste: Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to compel a responsible party or parties to take or pay for, appropriate removal or remediation action, as prescribed, necessary to protect public health and safety and the environment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory site in Ventura County. The sale, lease, sublease, or other transfer of any land presently or formerly occupied by the Santa Susana Field Laboratory shall be prohibited unless the Director of Toxic Substances Control certifies that the land has undergone complete remediation.
Chapter 729, Statutes of 2007
AB 48 (Saldana-D) Hazardous waste: electronic equipment
Expands, on or after 1/1/10, the scope of electronic products that will be banned from manufacturing for sale in California if they are banned from sale in the European Union, pursuant to the Reduction of Hazardous Substances directive.
Vetoed
AB 258 (Krekorian-D) Water quality: plastic discharges
Requires the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and regional water quality control boards (RWQCB), by 1/1/09, to implement a program for the control of discharges of preproduction plastics from point and nonpoint sources, including waste discharge, monitoring, and reporting requirements that, at a minimum, target plastic manufacturing, handling, and transportation facilities, and the implementation of specified minimum best management practices for the control of discharges of preproduction plastic. Requires the SWRCB to determine the appropriate regulatory methods to address the discharges from point and nonpoint sources. Requires the SWRCB, in developing the program, to consult with any RWQCB, with plastic manufacturing, handling, and transportation facilities located within the RWQCB's jurisdiction, which has already voluntarily implemented a program to control discharges of preproduction plastic.
Chapter 735, Statutes of 2007
AB 422 (Hancock-D) Hazardous substances: water quality
Increases the consistency between the cleanup standards required by the State Water Resources Control Board applicable to waste discharges and cleanup standards required by the Department of Toxic Substances Control applicable to hazardous waste sites.
Chapter 597, Statutes of 2007
AB 513 (Lieber-D) PBDE: prohibition
Bans the manufacture, process, or distribution in commerce of a product, as defined, containing more than 0.1% of decabromodiphenyl ether, on and after 1/1/11.
(On Assembly Inactive File)
AB 518 (Mendoza-D) Hazardous material: aboveground storage tanks
Makes changes to the Aboveground Storage Tank Facilities Inspection Program to require, on and after 1/1/08, that an inspection be conducted at least once every two years. States the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to prohibit the siting of aboveground storage tanks on lands that are subject to liquefaction.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 546 (Brownley-D) Electronic waste
Requires, commencing 7/1/08, a retailer that sells a covered electronic device to provide a consumer at the point of sale with information on electronic waste and where they can go to find local e-waste collectors and recyclers, as specified.
Vetoed
AB 558 (Feuer-D) Hazardous waste: reduction: regulation
Enhances the reporting requirements for hazardous materials pursuant to existing programs under the Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act. Prescribes other related matters. Contingent upon enactment of AB 1130 (Laird), Chapter 626, Statutes of 2007.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 656 (Plescia-R) Hazardous waste: alkaline batteries
Requires the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the State Water Resources Control Board, by 7/1/08, to jointly undertake a study and submit a report to the Legislature regarding whether there are any environmental impacts caused by the random disposal of used alkaline batteries in a permitted solid waste landfill facility, to the extent of those impacts caused by the permitted disposal, and proposed solutions to mitigate those identified impacts.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 706 (Leno-D) Fire retardants: toxic effects
Establishes a ban, beginning 1/1/10, on the use of brominated fire retardants and chlorinated fire retardants used in all seating furniture, mattresses, box springs, mattress sets, futons, other bedding products, and reupholstered furniture to which filling materials are added.
(On Senate Third Reading File)
AB 783 (Arambula-D) Public water systems
Directs the Department of Public Health (DPH) to prioritize funding of water projects in disadvantaged communities; directs DPH to promote, provide funds for studies on, and prioritize funding for projects which consolidate small public water systems in certain situations; and raises the maximum value of oral contracts that DPH may enter into to address threats to public health from water contamination.
Chapter 614, Statutes of 2007
AB 800 (Lieu-D) Water: hazardous substances
Clarifies that notification requirements for unauthorized sewage discharge to the Office of Emergency Services, pursuant to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, does not nullify a person's responsibility to notify a local health officer or director of environmental health for the same discharge, pursuant to the general provisions pertaining to sewers.
Chapter 371, Statutes of 2007
AB 833 (Ruskin-D) Toxic Release Inventory
Enacts the California Toxic Release Inventory Program Act of 2007 to require the Department of Toxic Substances Control to develop and implement, by 1/1/09, the California Toxic Release Inventory Program to require a facility to submit a toxic chemical release form to the department if the facility is not required to submit a toxic chemical release form containing that same information pursuant to the existing federal regulations, as specified.
Chapter 616, Statutes of 2007
AB 909 (Wolk-D) Mercury monitoring and remediation
Establishes the Mercury Characterization and Control Program within the State Water Resources Control Board to provide grants and to fund development of a mercury control and remediation program for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1098 (Saldana-D) Hazardous materials: administrative: penalties: liability
Clarifies provisions of existing law regarding the imposition of administrative and criminal penalties relating to the handling and release of hazardous materials.
Chapter 623, Statutes of 2007
AB 1109 (Huffman-D) Energy resources: lighting efficiency: hazardous waste
Enacts the California Lighting Efficiency and Toxics Reduction Act. Prohibits the manufacturing for sale or the sale of certain general purpose lights that contain hazardous substances. Requires the California Energy Commission to adopt energy efficiency standards for all general purpose lights on a schedule specified in regulations.
Chapter 534, Statutes of 2007
AB 1127 (Carter-D) Percholorate: drinking water standards: City of Realto
Authorizes the Department of Public Health to contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to assess and treat drinking water for perchlorate contamination around the City of Rialto.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 1130 (Laird-D) Aboveground storage tanks
Transfers responsibility for the aboveground storage tank inspection program and fee collection from the State Water Resources Control Board and the regional water quality control boards to the local Certified Unified Program Agencies.
Chapter 626, Statutes of 2007
AB 1183 (Hancock-D) Hazardous materials: Cortese list
Updates requirements for the lists that make up the Cortese list maintained by the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the State Water Resources Control Board which is used to inform interested parties about contaminated sites.
(On Senate Inactive File)
AB 1193 (Ruskin-D) Mercury-added thermostats: collection program
Establishes a process for manufacturer-administered collection and recycling of old mercury-added thermostats that are removed from homes and other structures and that are no longer allowed to be disposed of in a solid waste landfill.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1195 (Torrico-D) Recycling: used oil: incentive payments
Establishes requirements and restrictions designed to encourage the highest and best uses of used oil.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1220* (Laird-D) Oil spill response fund
Makes a number of substantive and technical amendments pertaining to the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill and Response Act. Clarifies that any state borrowing of monies to clean up an oil spill must be repaid by the assessment of fees on distributors, pipeline operators, refiners, and marine terminal operators. Increases the "cap" on how much money may be requested for appropriation by the Legislature for the state's Oiled Wildlife Care Network. Revises the definition of "marine fueling facilities" regulated by the Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response, and decreases the frequency of training or testing of a marine facility's oil spill contingency plan. Eliminates defunct provisions indemnifying an owner of a nontank vessel who contracts for oil spill response services with a nonprofit maritime association.
Chapter 373, Statutes of 2007
AB 1257 (Caballero-D) Rural CUPA reimbursement
Expands eligibility for specified rural Certified Unified Program Agency funds to include specified counties, and clarifies allocation of such funds.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 1284 (Eng-D) Water quality
Requires the Department of Water Resources, when allocating state bond funds, to give preference to applicants that actively engage disadvantaged communities in planning and implementation actions.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 1359 (Parra-D) Hazardous materials: dielectric mineral oil
Provides that a generator of dielectric fluid from oil-filled equipment, such as transformers, is not required to test for toxicity if the generator can prove through previous tests that the fluid did not exhibit the characteristic of toxicity.
Chapter 704, Statutes of 2007
AB 1371 (Ruskin-D) Hazardous waste: civil penalty
Imposes civil penalties for the intentional or negligent management of hazardous waste.
Chapter 705, Statutes of 2007
AB 1391 (Brownley-D) Water quality
Provides that a person who fails to notify the local health officer of any sewage or other waste discharge is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment, as specified.
(In Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee)
AB 1437 (Aghazarian-R) Petroleum underground storage tanks: claims
Clarifies and updates language in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund statutes regarding who is eligible to receive funds for cleanup costs.
Chapter 282, Statutes of 2007
AB 1447 (Charles Calderon-D) Hazardous waste: major appliances
Makes changes to the Certified Appliance Recycler statute to allow for more efficient management and recycling of major appliances.
Chapter 709, Statutes of 2007
AB 1481 (De La Torre-D) Waste discharge and water reclamation requirements
Requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt a statewide general water quality permit for landscape irrigation uses of recycled water as an alternative to the permits now issued by the regional water quality control boards.
Chapter 535, Statutes of 2007
AB 1556 (Horton-R) Hazardous waste: crimes
Increases the punishment by an additional term of one to five years for a person convicted of a felony involving or resulting in a hazardous waste byproduct, and provides for reimbursement to all governmental entities involved in the cleanup, as specified.
(In Assembly Public Safety Committee)
AB 1612 (Nava-D) Hazardous waste materials
Modifies provisions of the Biennial Inspections of Terminals Program for motor carriers of hazardous materials. Explicitly allows the Department of Transportation, or a local authority, to issue special permits authorizing the transportation of over-wide wall units and trusses.
Chapter 514, Statutes of 2007
AB 1728 (Assembly Transportation Committee) Vehicles
Exempts a person who holds a class A or class B driver's license and an endorsement authorizing the operation of a vehicle carrying "hazardous" materials, rather than a tank vehicle, from the application of the presumption of prima facie negligence. Doubled-jointed to AB 1689 (Lieber), Chapter 629, Statutes of 2007.
Chapter 630, Statutes of 2007
AB 1741 (Assembly Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials Committee) Hazardous waste source reduction
Requires the Department of Toxic Substances Control, when it prepares its biennial work plan for implementing the hazardous waste pollution prevention program, to include the status of the California Reduction Advisory Committee.
(In Senate Environmental Quality Committee)
Miscellaneous
SB 4 (Oropeza-D) State beaches: smoking ban
Prohibits smoking on any state coastal beach or state park unit except in adjacent parking lots. A violation of this section shall be an infraction and punishable by a $250 fine. Authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation, or another state agency, to develop and post signs to provide notice of the smoking prohibition.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
SB 5 (Machado-D) Flood management
Requires the Department of Water Resources and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board to prepare and adopt a Central Valley Flood Protection Plan by 2012, and establishes certain flood protection requirements for certain local land use decisions consistent with the Central Valley Protection Plan.
Chapter 364, Statutes of 2007
SB 8 (Kuehl-D) California Bay-Delta Authority Act
Adds "environmental justice" as a program element to the California Bay-Delta Authority Act, and designates each agency identified as an implementing agency under the Act to be, both individually and collectively, the implementing agency for the environmental justice program.
Vetoed
SB 17 (Florez-D) Flood protection
Renames and substantively restructures the Reclamation Board and requires it to produce a report on the status of the flood control system.
Chapter 365, Statutes of 2007
SB 27 (Simitian-D) Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
States the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to begin implementing a program for sustainable management of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Enacts the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Clean Drinking Water, Water Supply Security, and Environmental Improvement Act of 2008. The Act is almost entirely comprised of legislative findings, declarations, and intent language. Requires the Resources Agency, on or before 1/1/08, to develop and begin implementing specified actions on behalf of the Delta.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
SB 34 (Torlakson-D) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: strategic financing plan
Clarifies that a specified strategic financing plan include recommendations, in accordance with the "beneficiaries pay" principle, in order to create a dedicated revenue stream to pay for the maintenance of, and improvements to, delta levees, project levees, and the levee conveyance system.
Vetoed
SB 59 (Cogdill-R) Reliable Water Supply Bond Act of 2008
Authorizes $3.95 billion in general obligation bonds for water storage projects, delta sustainability, water use efficiency, resource stewardship, and environmental restoration programs.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
SB 68 (Kuehl-D) Mining
Makes several technical, non-controversial changes to the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
SB 85* (Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee) Environment
Makes statutory changes necessary to implement the Budget Act of 2007 relating to resources.
Chapter 178, Statutes of 2007
SB 207 (Padilla-D) Outdoor Environmental Education and Recreation Program
Establishes the Outdoor Education and Recreation Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation. The program awards grants to formal school programs and informal public education programs that increase access to outdoor activities and educational experiences for at-risk and underserved populations.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 373 (Kehoe-D) Natural community conservation planning
Converts lands that are designated, as of 1/1/08, as "open-space lands" in a document entitled "Declaration of Land" approved by the San Diego City Council and filed with the City Clerk in San Diego, to dedicated lands under the City Charter of the City of San Diego.
Chapter 644, Statutes of 2007
SB 378 (Steinberg-D) Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006
Provides statutory direction and places additional requirements on the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board with regard to the implementation and awarding of specified grants made available by the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund Act of 2006 (Proposition 1E).
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
SB 384 (Cogdill-R) Wild trout
Declares that it is the policy of the state to discourage the planting of hatchery-raised hybrid and non-native fish species in designated Wild Trout Waters or in other areas that would adversely affect native aquatic species. Directs the Department of Fish and Game to determine whether native trout species should be planted in designated Wild Trout Waters in order to supplement the population of wild trout, and provides for the Fish and Game Commission to consider designating a Wild Trout Water as a zero-limit catch-and-release fishery subsequent to reviewing a management plan for that stream or lake.
Chapter 432, Statutes of 2007
SB 404 (Kehoe-D) California Wilderness Act
Provides that the boundaries of a wilderness area shall not be modified or adjusted in a manner that results in a dedesignation of a previously designated wilderness area, unless the State Park and Recreation Commission makes a recommendation for that modification or adjustment to the Legislature and the Legislature approves the recommendation in a statute.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
SB 421 (Ducheny-D) Department of Parks and Recreation: acquisition of property
Allows the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to acquire real property that is subject to a conservation easement or other deed restriction if the Director of DPR determines that the restriction is consistent with the purposes for which the property is to be acquired.
Chapter 647, Statutes of 2007
SB 488 (Migden-D) Public resources: open-space district
Adds the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to the list of regional parks and open-space districts that may exchange up to 40 acres a year without voter approval.
Chapter 28, Statutes of 2007
SB 555 (Machado-D) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Removes the statutory power of the Executive Director of the Delta Protection Commission (commission) to deny hearing of an appeal before the commission. In doing so, the statutory authority to deny an appeal shall exist solely with the commission.
Vetoed
SB 562* (Wiggins-D) Public resources: salmon and steelhead: protection
Appropriates $5.293 million out of $45 million made available by Proposition 84 for coastal salmon and steelhead fishery restoration projects to the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to allocate for these purposes, including the Coastal Salmonid Monitoring Plan. Authorizes $500,000 of these funds to be allocated by DFG to conduct an environmental review of its existing suction dredge regulations, and to implement, by regulation, mitigation measures necessary to protect Coho salmon and other special status fish species in the watersheds of the Klamath, Scott, and Salmon Rivers, listed as threatened or endangered, as ordered by the Alameda County Superior Court in the case of the Karuk Tribe of California v. DFG, and provides that not more than $2.52 million of these funds shall be allocated for the Coastal Salmonid Monitoring Plan.
(On Senate Unfinished Business File)
SB 669 (Torlakson-D) Continuous regional recreation corridors
Requires the Great California Delta Trail plan to promote water conservation, encourage greater infill and compact development, protect natural resources and agricultural lands, and revitalize urban and community centers, in a manner that is consistent with the delta resources management plan as developed by the Delta Protection Commission.
Vetoed
SB 732 (Steinberg-D) Safe drinking water and flood control
Enacts provisions to develop and implement several new programs for which funding is made available under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84), including programs for nature education facilities and museums, statewide water planning and design, and a new sustainable communities and climate change reduction program.
(On Assembly Inactive File)
SB 742 (Steinberg-D) Off-highway motor vehicle recreation
Makes major revisions to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Program in the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and extends the sunset date until 1/1/18. Increases the membership of the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission from seven to nine members, with five members appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, by 7/1/09, in conjunction with the Division of Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation within DPR, to report to the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee regarding recommendations to improve the identification of off-highway motor vehicles.
Chapter 541, Statutes of 2007
SB 794* (Maldonado-R) Environmental buildings: tax credit
Allows an income tax credit equal to 5% of the cost of environmental building expenses paid or incurred to construct, repair, maintain, rehabilitate, or improve a commercial or residential structure.
(In Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee)
SB 815 (Migden-D) Tidelands and submerged lands: San Francisco
Authorizes the removal of the public trust on "paper streets" and the lifting of public trust use restrictions on specified seawall lots in the City and County of San Francisco, and adds a federal land parcel to an exchange of public trust lands and non-trust lands on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.
Chapter 660, Statutes of 2007
SB 880 (Calderon-D) Sale of kangaroo parts
Repeals, until 1/1/11, the state prohibition and criminal penalty on the importation or sale of kangaroo parts or products in California.
Chapter 576, Statutes of 2007
SB 898 (Simitian-D) Rare and endangered species: income tax checkoff
Extends the sunset date for the Rare and Endangered Species Preservation Program from 1/1/08 to 1/1/13.
Chapter 665, Statutes of 2007
SB 917 (Migden-D) Watershed conservation
Enacts the Watershed Conservation Protection Program to fund regional cooperative conservation partnership accounts, natural resource protection and restoration programs, regional watershed protection and recovery programs, and watershed improvement programs in counties or water basins that are the sources of water that is bottled or vended in the state.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
SB 931 (Ridley-Thomas-D) Parks and nature education facilities
Establishes a competitive grant program to award $100 million made available to the Department of Parks and Recreation under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84).
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 1002 (Perata-D) Water projects
Appropriates $610.89 million in bond funding to the Department of Water Resources for a variety of water-related projects, particularly related to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Vetoed
SB 1011* (Hollingsworth-R) Department of Fish and Game: endowment funds
Authorizes the Department of Fish and Game to negotiate terms for a public or non-profit entity to manage, administer, invest, and spend money collected as "mitigation."
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 1018* (Aanestad-R) Salmon fishing: economic aid
Establishes a revolving loan program within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency to finance all or some portion of the costs of economic losses experienced by the eligible business. Establishes the Salmon Fishing Aid Revolving Loan Program Account in the California Small Business Expansion Fund and continuously appropriates from the General Fund an unspecified amount of money for programs to mitigate the economic losses resulting from restrictions on, and closures of, salmon fishing in the state.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 1051* (Assembly Natural Resources Committee) Conservation
Makes technical and clarifying changes to the Public Resources Code regarding the California Geological Survey, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, and the Division of Land Resource Protection.
Chapter 254, Statutes of 2007
SB 3XX (Cogdill-R) Water Supply Reliability Bond Act of 2008
Authorizes a $9.085 billion general obligation bond to be placed on the 11/4/08 ballot, to provide funds for delta sustainability, water supply reliability, water storage projects, resource stewardship, and environmental restoration, and protect against invasive species.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
SB 4XX (Cogdill-R) Water resources: bond funds
Appropriates a total of $552.64 million from Propositions 50, 1E, and 84 for a variety of purposes relating to water management.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
SJR 4 (Wiggins-D) Klamath River salmon: Congressional relief
Expresses support for the effort in the United States Congress to provide assistance to fishing communities, businesses, and individuals to mitigate the economic losses caused by declining Klamath River fall chinook salmon.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 5 (Wolk-D) Flood management
Reforms the Reclamation Board and increases the membership from seven to nine members, as specified. Adjusts the statutory framework for state flood control projects in the Central Valley. Corrects errors from this year's flood package: SB 5 (Machado), Chapter 364, Statutes of 2007; SB 17 (Florez), Chapter 365, Statutes of 2007; and AB 156 (Laird), Chapter 368, Statutes of 2007.
Chapter 366, Statutes of 2007
AB 26 (Assembly Aging And Long-Term Care Committee) Natural community conservation plan
Requires the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to enter into a planning agreement with the Reclamation Board to prepare a natural community conservation plan (NCCP) encompassing the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District for comprehensive management and conservation of multiple wildlife species, and requires the DFG and Board, when developing the NCCP, to prepare a long-term streambed alteration agreement applicable to all flood control facilities and levees covered in the NCCP.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 31 (De Leon-D) Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act
Establishes the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2007, which will fund the acquisition and development of parks, recreation areas, and facilities in the communities of highest need.
(In Senate Rules Committee)
AB 35 (Ruskin-D) State buildings: sustainable building standards
Enacts the Sustainable Building Act of 2007, which requires all state agencies that begin construction or renovation to a state building, on and after 7/1/10, to design, construct, and operate that state building to meet minimum standards, as described in the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for a gold rating.
Vetoed
AB 63* (Emmerson-R) Parks and recreation: Glen Helen Regional Park
Authorizes San Bernardino County to transfer acreage in Glen Helen Regional Park, as an easement for road access and fee interest, in exchange for property of equal or greater recreational value, as determined by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Chapter 310, Statutes of 2007
AB 123 (Nunez-D) Parklands: Westside Park
Allows the City of Huntington Park to transfer up to 3.8 acres of Westside Park, and the facilities on that land, if certain conditions are met.
Chapter 260, Statutes of 2007
AB 156 (Laird-D) Flood control
Makes changes to flood protection and emergency flood response related to Central Valley flood protection and the management of the system by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Reclamation Board, and local agencies. Requires DWR to prepare a schedule for mapping areas that are at risk of flooding in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River drainage areas. Requires the Board to adopt the schedule by 12/31/08, and requires DWR to update. The schedule annually and present the updated schedule to the Board for adoption, on or before December 31, annually. Makes other related changes.
Chapter 368, Statutes of 2007
AB 188 (Aghazarian-R) Conservation easement registry
Expands the information on the Resources Agency's conservation easement registry, and requires that easements held, required, or purchased by the station, on or after 1/1/00 (instead of 2006), be included. The Internet version of the registry will continue to only be required to have information on easements obtained after 1/1/06, and requires that the registry include the assessor's parcel numbers for the property covered by the easement instead of the recordation number assigned to the easement.
Chapter 229, Statutes of 2007
AB 222* (Emmerson-R) Undomesticated burros
Allows a local animal control agency to (1) remove an undomesticated burro that has strayed onto private land, at the request of the land owner, (2) remove an undomesticated burro that has strayed onto a public roadway, and (3) administer medical care or treatment to a seriously ill or injured undomesticated burro. States that local animal control agencies only have limited management authority over burros that are not the responsibility of the federal government, and defines an "undomesticated burro" in the Government Code as a wild burro that has not been tamed or domesticated for a period of three years after its capture, which is identical to the definition in the Fish and Game Code.
Chapter 128, Statutes of 2007
AB 224 (Wolk-D) Water supply planning
Requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR), as part of its statewide water resource management responsibilities, to include an analysis of the potential effects of climate change, as specified, in certain reports, and requires DWR to identify specified information regarding climate change and water resources for the state and all 10 of the state's hydrologic regions for use by state and local agencies for specified purposes.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 257 (Anderson-R) Parks: veterans: park passes
Eliminates the one-time fee of $3.50 for veterans' passes to the state parks system, and adds those who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor as eligible recipients.
Chapter 129, Statutes of 2007
AB 350 (Blakeslee-R) Vegetation mapping
Requires the Department of Fish and Game to develop a fine-scale, multiple-attribute, statewide, vegetation, layer map to help identify habitat and wildlife corridors.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 449 (Strickland-R) Trapping: mammals: control methods
Requires persons trapping certain non-game and furbearing mammals for profit to use methods of euthanasia approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association and clarifies, if such methods are not available, when specified methods of gunshot may be used.
Vetoed
AB 450 (Strickland-R) Wild animal facilities: inspection
Extends the date by which the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is required to have developed, implemented, and entered into MOUs with local entities for inspections of wild animal facilities by two years, from 1/1/07 to 1/1/09, if DFG elects not to inspect every wild animal facility.
(On Senate Inactive File)
AB 451 (Garcia-R) Public resources: Global Positioning System Pilot Program
Requires the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority, in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Recreation, to establish a Global Position System Pilot Program to enhance the ability of search and rescue personnel to locate and rescue persons who are lost in the Mount San Jacinto State Wilderness by offering, for rental, personal locator beacons or equivalent devices to visitors of the wilderness.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 454* (Berryhill-R) Conservation easements
Provides conformity to federal law, including an increase in the specified percentage limitations (50% and 100% in the case of farmers) and extending the allowance carryover period to the 15 succeeding taxable years until used, as provided.
(In Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee)
AB 492 (Garcia-R) Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund: grants
Authorizes the issuance of specified grants to park units that are not classified as State Vehicular Recreation Areas but where off-highway recreational vehicle use is permitted.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 576 (Carter-D) Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park: animal feeding
Prohibits an animal feeding operation or concentrated animal feeding operation within 2.5 miles of Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park in Tulare County.
(In Assembly awaiting concurrence)
AB 646 (Wolk-D) Public resources: Cache Creek
Provides an extension, until 12/31/12, on the existing Cache Creek Resource Management Plan for the purpose of surface mining adjacent to Cache Creek in Yolo County.
Chapter 604, Statutes of 2007
AB 653 (Maze-R) Open-space conservation
Allows Tulare County, and any city within the county, to establish a local agricultural and open-space conservation plan.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 727 (Maze-R) Property acquisition
Removes the Department of Water Resources and the Wildlife Conservation Board's ability to acquire real property on their own without working through the State Public Works Board.
(In Assembly Business and Professions Committee)
AB 740 (Laird-D) Vessels: invasive species
Expands the marine invasive species program, which is administered by the State Lands Commission (SLC), by requiring specified inwater cleaning and record keeping for vessels that visit a California port or place, and requires the SLC to develop regulations governing the management of hull fouling on vessels by 1/1/12.
Chapter 370, Statutes of 2007
AB 772 (Portantino-D) Parks and nature education centers
Creates the Parks and Nature Education Centers Grant Program, to be advertised by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 792* (Garcia-R) Environmental housing program
Establishes the Environmentally Sustainable Affordable Housing Program, the Green Building, Energy Efficiency, and Building Design Program, and the Construction Liability Reform Pilot Program.
(In Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee)
AB 815 (Berryhill-R) Hunting or fishing
Prohibits a city or county from adopting an ordinance or regulation that affects the taking of fish and game within its jurisdiction unless the ordinance meets prescribed requirements.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
AB 821 (Nava-D) Ridley-Tree Condor Preservation Act
Prohibits the use of lead ammunition when taking big game or coyotes within areas believed to be habitat for condors.
Chapter 570, Statutes of 2007
AB 828 (Ruskin-D) Wildlife conservation
Establishes the Significant Natural Areas Program and requires the Wildlife Conservation Board to investigate, study, and identify what areas in the state are most essential as wildlife corridors and habitat linkages.
Vetoed
AB 832 (Bass-D) Urban greening programs
Specifies eligible projects and priority projects for urban greening programs under the Safe Drinking, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006.
(In Assembly Natural Resources Committee)
AB 838 (Blakeslee-R) Parks and recreation
Authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to acquire conservation easements, as defined and specified, and to make grants to a state or local government agency or a nonprofit land trust organization to purchase and hold a conservation easement, using any funding allocation appropriated to DPR for land acquisition for the state park system.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 847 (Berg-D) Joint powers agreements: Yurok Tribe
Allows the Yurok Tribal Council to enter into a joint powers agreement with public agencies for the purpose of the preservation and restoration of fish stocks on the Klamath River Basin and related projects and activities.
(In Senate Local Government Committee)
AB 877 (Parra-D) San Joaquin Valley: water supply
Requires the Department of Water Resources to study the economic impacts of water supply reductions in the San Joaquin Valley.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
AB 888 (Lieu-D) Green building standards
Requires new commercial buildings for which a public agency deems the application for a development project completed on or after 7/1/13 and that are 50,000 feet or greater be designed, constructed, and operated to meet the applicable standards described in the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating, or its equivalent, unless the state adopts specified minimum green building standards, in which case those commercial buildings will be required to meet the adopted standards.
Vetoed
AB 912 (Parra-D) Mentored hunting program
Requires the Fish and Game Commission to create a mentored hunting program that allows apprentices to hunt for up to one year without first completing a hunting safety course if they are under the supervision of a hunting mentor.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 923 (Wolk-D) Wildlife action program
Requires the Department of Fish and Game to implement the California Comprehensive Wildlife Action Plan.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 985 (Saldana-D) Environment: judicial review
Authorizes the courts of appeal to have jurisdiction over writ of mandate petitions seeking review of specified decisions by the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission.
(On Assembly Inactive File)
AB 990 (Berg-D) Spud Point Marina
Changes provisions of the loan payments on the loan for construction of the commercial fishing vessel marina at Spud Point in Bodega Bay.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 1000 (Smyth-R) Vessels: operation and equipment: regulation
Adds "immediate threats to public safety" to the permitted ordinances, laws, regulations, or rules that may be adopted related to vessels.
(In Assembly Local Government Committee)
AB 1012* (Charles Calderon-D) Oil and gas deposits: property tax assessments
Requires two specified annual oil and gas price studies to be conducted jointly by the Board of Equalization and the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources in the Department of Conservation. The studies may be used by counties when determining eligibility for new construction funding.
(In Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee)
AB 1032 (Wolk-D) Salmon and trout streams
Seasonally restricts and temporarily closes certain salmon spawning and wild trout streams in the state to instream, motorized, suction dredge gold mining for a period of up to three years, or until the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) completes a court-ordered environmental review and updates DFG's existing suction dredge regulations, whichever occurs first. Increases existing fees for suction dredge permits, and authorizes existing funds in the Salmon and Steelhead Trout Restoration Account to be used by DFG to conduct the court-ordered environmental review and to promulgate regulations, as necessary, to protect Coho salmon and other species listed as threatened or endangered or as a special status species.
Vetoed
AB 1058 (Laird-D) Green building construction: best practices
Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development and ultimately the Building Standards Commission to adopt best practices and building standards for green building in new residential construction.
Vetoed
AB 1074 (Houston-R) California State Conservation Permit
Requires establishment of the California State Conservation Permit system to assist landowners who wish to do conservation projects on their private land.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
AB 1114 (Eng-D) San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
Creates the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund into which money, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the California Environmental Protection Agency, is deposited for allocation to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority to fund projects that address groundwater contamination in the basin.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1143 (Maze-R) Land: acquisition: warning signage: mountain lion habitat
Requires the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Parks and Recreation to post warning signs, as specified, at public access points to alert persons entering certain properties that there is a significant potential threat to public health or safety due to mountain lions.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1144 (Maze-R) Fishing licenses and permits
Makes changes to the eligibility of reduced fee sport fishing licenses, the late fees for the renewal of commercial fishing permits and commercial salmon vessel permits, and the eligibility conditions for a commercial fish business permit.
Chapter 279, Statutes of 2007
AB 1180 (Blakeslee-R) Agricultural resources
Authorizes the Director of the Department of Conservation to issue grants for specified agricultural conservation easements, and prohibits the use of funds from the California Farmland Conservancy Program Fund for the new easements authorized by these provisions.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1187 (DeSaulnier-D) Fishing: penalties
Increases the fine for the illegal sale of sturgeon, lobster, striped bass, salmon, fish of the Centrarchidae family, or parts thereof, to a maximum of $10,000, and specifies that possession of a certain amount of these fish or abalone shall be considered evidence that it is possessed for commercial purposes.
Chapter 328, Statutes of 2007
AB 1219 (Jones-D) Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Authorizes the sale, lease, or exchange of state-owned property and property owned by the City of Sacramento that are located in the Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an operating agreement with a nonprofit organization for the construction and operation of a children's museum in the Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Revises the terms for the disposition of two previously authorized state surplus property transactions with Saint Francis High School.
Vetoed
AB 1227 (Gaines-R) Lake Tahoe Water Trail
Designates the Lake Tahoe Water Trail in California. Requires that the California Tahoe Conservancy and California State Parks, in cooperation with Nevada and the U.S. Forest Service, develop a Lake Tahoe Water Trail Plan in a collaborative public process. Requires that the trail plan be submitted to the Legislature on or before 1/1/09.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)
AB 1246 (Blakeslee-R) Land use: natural resources: transfer of property interests
Allows a state or local agency, when required to set aside an interest in land as mitigation for the environmental impact of one of the agency's capital projects, to transfer the interest to a nonprofit organization that meets current statutory requirements to hold title to and manage the land interest.
Chapter 330, Statutes of 2007
AB 1252* (Caballero-D) Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act
Changes the name of the Urban Park Act of 2006 to the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2007. Provides that a city, regional park district, district, joint powers authority, or county, in addition to specified nonprofit organizations, shall be authorized to apply for local assistance program grants.
(On Senate Third Reading File)
AB 1270 (Mullin-D) Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Account
Earmarks 25% of unspent funds in the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Account for the replenishment of bay striped bass and sturgeon.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1303 (Smyth-R) Urban greening
Establishes a competitive grant program at the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide financial assistance to local or regional agencies for urban greening projects, using the $90 million earmark of bonds authorized by Proposition 84.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1362 (Smyth-R) Parks and recreation
Extends the sunset date, from 1/1/09 to 1/1/14, on the authority of the Department of Finance to delegate to the Department of Parks and Recreation the right to exercise certain powers to plan, design, construct, and administer contracts and professional services for legislatively approved capital outlay projects.
Chapter 147, Statutes of 2007
AB 1387 (Sharon Runner-R) State Park pass: National Guard
Provides hunting and fishing license discounts and free parking privileges at state parks to members of the California National Guard.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1404 (Laird-D) Water measurement information
Requires the Department of Water Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, and the Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of a coordinated water measurement database. Double-jointed with SB 862 (Kuehl), which was vetoed; and AB 1420 (Laird), Chapter 628, Statutes of 2007.
Chapter 675, Statutes of 2007
AB 1420 (Laird-D) Water demand management measures
Conditions state funding for water management to urban water suppliers on implementation of water conservation measures.
Chapter 628, Statutes of 2007
AB 1426 (Wolk-D) Parks and nature education facilities
Requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop a plan to implement its Central Valley Vision, as specified, by 1/1/09.
Chapter 546, Statutes of 2007
AB 1457 (Huffman-D) Parks and recreation: state parks: roads
Prohibits a state or local agency from funding or authorizing construction of a road that will physically encroach upon, traverse, bisect, or impair a state park, unless the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation makes a specific determination.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 1458 (Duvall-R) Boating: vessel operator certificates and funding
Establishes a process, until 1/1/21, at the Department of Boating and Waterways by which most operators of motorboats must obtain and possess a lifetime vessel operator certificate in order to legally operate a motorboat, and deletes a provision that makes money in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund available to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 1477 (Soto-D) Trapping
Establishes new standards to govern the conduct and professional training of wildlife control operator businesses. Also establishes standards for the treatment of some of the animals that are trapped.
Vetoed
AB 1519 (Ma-D) Landing rights: revocation
Allows the State Lands Commission, or a subdivision of the state, that operates a harbor or port district to revoke, rescind, or suspend a contract granting dockage to a person operating a vessel for commercial purposes on navigable waters if a federal, state, or local agency has found that the person has violated a state or federal water pollution law in connection with the operation of a vessel for commercial purposes within the territorial or inland waters of the state.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)
AB 1536 (Smyth-R) Parks
Designates the Department of Parks and Recreation as the primary agency authorized to administer the housing-related park grants approved in Proposition 1C.
(In Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
AB 1683* (Wolk-D) Fish and game: dreissenid mussels
Authorizes the Department of Fish and Game and other state agencies, as specified, to control dreissenid mussels in California. Sunsets on 1/1/12.
Chapter 419, Statutes of 2007
AB 1729 (Assembly Water, Parks And Wildlife Committee) Fish and wildlife
Makes numerous technical and substantive changes to the Fish and Game Code.
Chapter 285, Statutes of 2007
AB 1XX (Laird-D) Water bond
States the intent of the Legislature to enact a comprehensive delta sustainability, water reliability, and water quality general obligation bond act, to be submitted for voter approval in an unspecified 2008 election.
(Unassigned to a committee)
AB 2XX (Laird-D) Water supply reliability
Declares the intent of the Legislature to invest state funding in programs and projects that improve the state's water supply reliability and promote certain principles.
(Unassigned to a committee)
AB 3XX (Laird-D) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta sustainability
Declares the intent of the Legislature to review and adopt a comprehensive strategy to resolve the issues of water supply reliability, ecosystem restoration, water quality, and levee system integrity in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(Unassigned to a committee)
AB 4XX (Villines-R) Water resources: bond funds
Appropriates $555,640,000 from previously approved water and flood control bonds to fund, among other things, stormwater flood management projects, grants and loans for small community drinking water system infrastructure improvements, acquisition, preservation, protection, and restoration of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta islands, and planning and feasibility studies associated with surface storage of water under the California Bay-Delta Program.
(Unassigned to a committee)
AJR 21 (Portantino-D) Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
Memorializes the President and the Congress of the United States to repeal the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act which allows the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Reclamation to charge visitor fees for recreation on publicly owned land under their management.
(In Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee)
| Bill | Author and Bill Title | Reference Links |
|---|---|---|
| SB 4 | Oropeza-D State beaches: smoking ban | Miscellaneous |
| SB 5 | Machado-D Flood management | Miscellaneous |
| SB 6 | Oropeza-D Land use planning: flood control | Coastal Resources |
| SB 8 | Kuehl-D California Bay-Delta Authority Act | Miscellaneous |
| SB 17 | Florez-D Flood protection | Miscellaneous |
| SB 19 | Lowenthal-D Air pollution: trade corridor | Air Pollution |
| SB 23 | Cogdill-R Air pollution: San Joaquin Valley | Air Pollution |
| SB 24 | Torlakson-D Tobacco product environmental smoke: fee | Environmental Quality |
| SB 27 | Simitian-D Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta | Miscellaneous |
| SB 34 | Torlakson-D Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: strategic financing plan | Miscellaneous |
| SB 55 | Florez-D Water quality: sewage sludge | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 59 | Cogdill-R Reliable Water Supply Bond Act of 2008 | Miscellaneous |
| SB 68 | Kuehl-D Mining | Miscellaneous |
| SB 85* | Senate Budget And Fiscal Review Committee Environment | Miscellaneous |
| SB 97 | Dutton-R CEQA: greenhouse gas emissions | Environmental Quality |
| SB 207 | Padilla-D Outdoor Environmental Education and Recreation Program | Miscellaneous |
| SB 210 | Kehoe-D Greenhouse gas emissions: fuel standard | Air Pollution |
| SB 240 | Florez-D San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District | Air Pollution |
| SB 291 | Simitian-D California Design for the Environment Program | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 292 | Wiggins-D State bond funds: allocation | Environmental Quality |
| SB 300 | Corbett-D Recycling: beverage containers: San Francisco Bay area | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 329 | Dutton-R Hazardous materials: business plans | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 341* | Lowenthal-D Environmental impact reports | Environmental Quality |
| SB 373 | Kehoe-D Natural community conservation planning | Miscellaneous |
| SB 375 | Steinberg-D Transportation planning: environmental review | Environmental Quality |
| SB 378 | Steinberg-D Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 | Miscellaneous |
| SB 384 | Cogdill-R Wild trout | Miscellaneous |
| SB 404 | Kehoe-D California Wilderness Act | Miscellaneous |
| SB 421 | Ducheny-D Department of Parks and Recreation: acquisition of property | Miscellaneous |
| SB 427 | Harman-R Environmental impact reports | Environmental Quality |
| SB 429 | Ducheny-D Environmental quality: land use controls | Environmental Quality |
| SB 456 | Simitian-D Diacetyl | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 466 | Steinberg-D Forest resources | Forestry |
| SB 470 | Ashburn-R Agriculture: dead animals | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 488 | Migden-D Public resources: open-space district | Miscellaneous |
| SB 494 | Kehoe-D Vehicular air pollution control: clean alternative fuels | Air Pollution |
| SB 555 | Machado-D Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | Miscellaneous |
| SB 562* | Wiggins-D Public resources: salmon and steelhead: protection | Miscellaneous |
| SB 578 | Simitian-D Environment: high production volume chemical | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 584 | Corbett-D San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program | Coastal Resources |
| SB 585* | Lowenthal-D Recycled concrete: Department of Transportation | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 587 | Runner-R Air quality: permit requirement: exemptions | Air Pollution |
| SB 631 | Ashburn-R State Water Resources Control Board | Environmental Quality |
| SB 660 | Perata-D Strategic Clean Technology and Climate Change Program | Environmental Quality |
| SB 669 | Torlakson-D Continuous regional recreation corridors | Miscellaneous |
| SB 701 | Wiggins-D Forest legacy program | Forestry |
| SB 719 | Machado-D San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District | Air Pollution |
| SB 732 | Steinberg-D Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 | Environmental Quality Miscellaneous |
| SB 735 | Wiggins-D Recycling: paving materials: tracking | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 742 | Steinberg-D Off-highway motor vehicle recreation | Miscellaneous |
| SB 774 | Ridley-Thomas-D Hazardous packaging | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 781 | Correa-D Environmental quality: mitigation measures | Environmental Quality |
| SB 794* | Maldonado-R Environmental buildings: tax credit | Miscellaneous |
| SB 815 | Migden-D Tidelands and submerged lands: San Francisco | Miscellaneous |
| SB 817 | Ducheny-D Hazardous waste: silver | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 838 | Cogdill-R Fire prevention and protection | Forestry |
| SB 842 | Scott-D Integrated waste management | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 857 | Correa-D Air pollution | Air Pollution |
| SB 876 | Calderon-D Air pollution: vehicles: small business | Air Pollution |
| SB 880 | Calderon-D Sale of kangaroo parts | Miscellaneous |
| SB 884 | Lowenthal-D California Coastal Commission: gift or gratuity | Coastal Resources |
| SB 886 | Negrete McLeod-D South Coast Air Quality Management District | Air Pollution |
| SB 895 | Florez-D Air quality | Air Pollution |
| SB 896 | Negrete McLeod-D Solid waste | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 898 | Simitian-D Rare and endangered species: income tax checkoff | Miscellaneous |
| SB 899 | Simitian-D Toxic packaging materials | Coastal Resources Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 917 | Migden-D Watershed conservation | Miscellaneous |
| SB 930 | Cogdill-R Forest resources | Forestry |
| SB 931 | Ridley-Thomas-D Parks and nature education facilities | Miscellaneous |
| SB 947 | Hollingsworth-R Environmental quality: transportation facilities | Environmental Quality |
| SB 965 | Lowenthal-D Oil spills | Coastal Resources Environmental Quality |
| SB 966 | Simitian-D Pharmaceutical drug waste | Solid Waste Management Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 973 | Simitian-D Chemicals of concern | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 990 | Kuehl-D Hazardous waste: Santa Susana Field Laboratory | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| SB 1001 | Perata-D California regional water quality control boards: membership | Environmental Quality |
| SB 1002 | Perata-D Water projects | Miscellaneous |
| SB 1011* | Hollingsworth-R Department of Fish and Game: endowment funds | Miscellaneous |
| SB 1016 | Wiggins-D Diversion: annual report | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 1018* | Aanestad-R Salmon fishing: economic aid | Miscellaneous |
| SB 1020 | Padilla-D Solid waste: diversion | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 1021 | Padilla-D Beverage containers: grants | Solid Waste Management |
| SB 1028 | Padilla-D Ambient air quality standards: vehicles | Air Pollution |
| SB 1046* | Senate Environmental Quality Committee California Environmental Quality Act: fees and notices | Environmental Quality |
| SB 1051* | Assembly Natural Resources Committee Conservation | Miscellaneous |
| SJR 2 | Migden-D Forest resources: Headwaters Forest | Forestry |
| SJR 4 | Wiggins-D Klamath River salmon: Congressional relief | Miscellaneous |
| SB 3XX | Cogdill-R Water Supply Reliability Bond Act of 2008 | Miscellaneous |
| SB 4XX | Cogdill-R Water resources: bond funds | Miscellaneous |
| AB 5 | Wolk-D Flood management | Miscellaneous |
| AB 6* | Houston-R Greenhouse gases: market-based compliance mechanisms | Air Pollution |
| AB 19 | DeVore-R Santa Ana Regional Water Quality | Environmental Quality |
| AB 26 | Assembly Aging And Long-Term Care Committee Natural community conservation plan | Miscellaneous |
| AB 31 | De Leon-D Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act | Miscellaneous |
| AB 35 | Ruskin-D State buildings: sustainable building standards | Miscellaneous |
| AB 48 | Saldana-D Hazardous waste: electronic equipment | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 63* | Emmerson-R Parks and recreation: Glen Helen Regional Park | Miscellaneous |
| AB 99 | Feuer-D Air pollution control: clean fuels | Air Pollution |
| AB 109 | Nunez-D California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: report | Air Pollution |
| AB 114 | Blakeslee-R Public resources: carbon dioxide containment program | Air Pollution |
| AB 118 | Nunez-D Alternative fuels and vehicle technologies: funding programs | Air Pollution |
| AB 123 | Nunez-D Parklands: Westside Park | Miscellaneous |
| AB 156 | Laird-D Flood control | Miscellaneous |
| AB 188 | Aghazarian-R Conservation easement registry | Miscellaneous |
| AB 222* | Emmerson-R Undomesticated burros | Miscellaneous |
| AB 224 | Wolk-D Water supply planning | Miscellaneous |
| AB 233 | Jones-D Diesel vehicles and engines: Healthy Heart and Lung Act | Air Pollution |
| AB 242 | Blakeslee-R Emissions of greenhouse gases: reduction | Air Pollution |
| AB 255 | De Leon-D Smog abatement fee | Air Pollution |
| AB 257 | Anderson-R Parks: veterans: park passes | Miscellaneous |
| AB 258 | Krekorian-D Water quality: plastic discharges | Solid Waste Management Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 294 | Adams-R Air pollution: manganese | Air Pollution |
| AB 350 | Blakeslee-R Vegetation mapping | Miscellaneous |
| AB 391 | Lieu-D South Coast Air Quality Management District | Air Pollution |
| AB 422 | Hancock-D Hazardous substances: water quality | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 449 | Strickland-R Trapping: mammals: control methods | Miscellaneous |
| AB 450 | Strickland-R Wild animal facilities: inspection | Miscellaneous |
| AB 451 | Garcia-R Public resources: Global Positioning System Pilot Program | Miscellaneous |
| AB 454* | Berryhill-R Conservation easements | Miscellaneous |
| AB 484 | Nava-D Landfill disposal: concrete | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 492 | Garcia-R Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund: grants | Miscellaneous |
| AB 493 | Ruskin-D Motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions: incentive program | Air Pollution |
| AB 513 | Lieber-D PBDE: prohibition | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 518 | Mendoza-D Hazardous material: aboveground storage tanks | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 546 | Brownley-D Electronic waste | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 548 | Levine-D Solid waste: multifamily dwellings | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 558 | Feuer-D Hazardous waste: reduction: regulation | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 576 | Carter-D Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park: animal feeding | Miscellaneous |
| AB 616 | Jones-D Smog check: annual inspection: repair assistance program | Air Pollution |
| AB 630 | Price-D Air emissions standards: EPA waiver | Air Pollution |
| AB 631 | Horton-R Gasoline fueling stations: ethanol pumps | Air Pollution |
| AB 646 | Wolk-D Public resources: Cache Creek | Miscellaneous |
| AB 653 | Maze-R Open-space conservation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 656 | Plescia-R Hazardous waste: alkaline batteries | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 700 | Lieu-D Air pollution: Santa Monica Airport | Air Pollution |
| AB 704 | Eng-D Resident Advisory Commission on the Environment Act | Environmental Quality |
| AB 705 | Huffman-D Greenhouse gases | Air Pollution |
| AB 706 | Leno-D Fire retardants: toxic effects | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 712 | De Leon-D Off-road solid waste: clean air | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 727 | Maze-R Property acquisition | Miscellaneous |
| AB 729 | Mullin-D Recycling: e-waste | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 740 | Laird-D Vessels: invasive species | Miscellaneous |
| AB 747 | Levine-D Greenhouse gas emissions | Air Pollution |
| AB 772 | Portantino-D Parks and nature education centers | Miscellaneous |
| AB 783 | Arambula-D Public water systems | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 785 | Hancock-D Energy efficiency measures | Air Pollution |
| AB 786 | Lieu-D Financial institutions: greenhouse gas emissions | Air Pollution |
| AB 792* | Garcia-R Environmental housing program | Miscellaneous |
| AB 800 | Lieu-D Water: hazardous substances | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 815 | Berryhill-R Hunting or fishing | Miscellaneous |
| AB 820 | Karnette-D Recycling polystyrene | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 821 | Nava-D Ridley-Tree Condor Preservation Act | Miscellaneous |
| AB 822 | Levine-D Urban greening projects | Forestry |
| AB 828 | Ruskin-D Wildlife conservation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 829 | Duvall-R Air pollution: aftermarket parts: motorcycles | Air Pollution |
| AB 832 | Bass-D Urban greening programs | Miscellaneous |
| AB 833 | Ruskin-D Toxic Release Inventory | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 837 | Levine-D Oil and gas leases | Coastal Resources |
| AB 838 | Blakeslee-R Parks and recreation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 846* | Blakeslee-R Clean Marine Fuels Tax Incentive Act | Air Pollution |
| AB 847 | Berg-D Joint powers agreements: Yurok Tribe | Miscellaneous |
| AB 862 | Wolk-D Environmental quality | Environmental Quality |
| AB 867 | Davis-D Environmental justice issues: traffic analysis zones | Environmental Quality |
| AB 868 | Davis-D Gasoline dispensing | Air Pollution |
| AB 872 | Davis-D Urban infill affordable housing | Environmental Quality |
| AB 877 | Parra-D San Joaquin Valley: water supply | Miscellaneous |
| AB 888 | Lieu-D Green building standards | Environmental Quality Miscellaneous |
| AB 904 | Feuer-D Recycling: plastic and marine debris | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 909 | Wolk-D Mercury monitoring and remediation | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 912 | Parra-D Mentored hunting program | Miscellaneous |
| AB 923 | Wolk-D Wildlife action program | Miscellaneous |
| AB 934 | Duvall-R Mobile nonvehicular regulation | Air Pollution |
| AB 985 | Saldana-D Environment: judicial review | Miscellaneous |
| AB 990 | Berg-D Spud Point Marina | Miscellaneous |
| AB 994 | Parra-D Forest products: public contracts | Forestry |
| AB 1000 | Smyth-R Vessels: operation and equipment: regulation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1012* | Charles Calderon-D Oil and gas deposits: property tax assessments | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1023 | DeSaulnier-D Recycling: compostable and biodegradable plastic trash bags | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1032 | Wolk-D Salmon and trout streams | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1055 | Blakeslee-R Environment: mitigation: Highway 99 | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1056 | Leno-D California Ocean Protection Act | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1058 | Laird-D Green building construction: best practices | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1066 | Laird-D California coast: sea level rise | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1074 | Houston-R California State Conservation Permit | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1075 | Cook-R Solid waste diversion | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1077 | Lieber-D Air Resources Board: plug-in hybrid electric vehicles | Air Pollution |
| AB 1083 | Huffman-D Automotive insurance: mileage-based incentives | Air Pollution |
| AB 1096 | DeVore-R California Environmental Quality Act: housing | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1098 | Saldana-D Hazardous materials: administrative: penalties: liability | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1109 | Huffman-D Energy resources: lighting efficiency: hazardous waste | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1114 | Eng-D San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1119 | Fuller-R Air pollution: diesel emission control devices | Air Pollution |
| AB 1127 | Carter-D Percholorate: drinking water standards: City of Realto | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1130 | Laird-D Aboveground storage tanks | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1138 | Brownley-D Air districts: boundary disputes | Air Pollution |
| AB 1143 | Maze-R Land: acquisition: warning signage: mountain lion habitat | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1144 | Maze-R Fishing licenses and permits | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1150 | Lieu-D Solid waste: transformation | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1166 | Berryhill-R Forestry: staffing fire engines | Forestry |
| AB 1180 | Blakeslee-R Agricultural resources | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1183 | Hancock-D Hazardous materials: Cortese list | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1187 | DeSaulnier-D Fishing: penalties | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1193 | Ruskin-D Mercury-added thermostats: collection program | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1195 | Torrico-D Recycling: used oil: incentive payments | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1207 | Smyth-R Solid waste: biosolids | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1209 | Karnette-D Emission reduction projects and measures | Air Pollution |
| AB 1219 | Jones-D Old Sacramento State Historic Park | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1220* | Laird-D Oil spill response fund | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1225 | DeSaulnier-D Government vehicles | Air Pollution |
| AB 1227 | Gaines-R Lake Tahoe Water Trail | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1237 | Hancock-D Solid waste: solid waste facilities | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1246 | Blakeslee-R Land use: natural resources: transfer of property interests | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1252* | Caballero-D Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1253* | Caballero-D Salinas Valley State Prison wastewater treatment plant | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1257 | Caballero-D Rural CUPA reimbursement | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1270 | Mullin-D Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Account | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1280 | Laird-D Ocean resources: California Ocean Protection Trust Fund | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1284 | Eng-D Water quality | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1303 | Smyth-R Urban greening | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1338 | Huffman-D Public resources: local coastal programs: nonpoint source | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1359 | Parra-D Hazardous materials: dielectric mineral oil | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1362 | Smyth-R Parks and recreation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1371 | Ruskin-D Hazardous waste: civil penalty | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1387 | Sharon Runner-R State Park pass: National Guard | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1391 | Brownley-D Water quality | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1396 | Laird-D California Coastal Trail | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1404 | Laird-D Water measurement information | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1420 | Laird-D Water demand management measures | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1426 | Wolk-D Parks and nature education facilities | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1437 | Aghazarian-R Petroleum underground storage tanks: claims | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1440 | Wolk-D Hybrid trucks: grants | Air Pollution |
| AB 1447 | Charles Calderon-D Hazardous waste: major appliances | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1455 | Arambula-D California Air Quality Zones | Air Pollution |
| AB 1457 | Huffman-D Parks and recreation: state parks: roads | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1458 | Duvall-R Boating: vessel operator certificates and funding | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1459 | Levine-D California Coastal Act of 1976: coastal development | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1473 | Feuer-D Solid waste facility: temporary permits | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1477 | Soto-D Trapping | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1481 | De La Torre-D Waste discharge and water reclamation requirements | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1488 | Mendoza-D Air pollution: smog check program: diesel-powered vehicles | Air Pollution |
| AB 1489 | Huffman-D Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1506 | Arambula-D Greenhouse gas emissions | Air Pollution |
| AB 1515 | La Malfa-R Public resources: forest resources | Forestry |
| AB 1519 | Ma-D Landing rights: revocation | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1527* | Arambula-D Cleantech Advantage Act of 2008 | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1535 | Huffman-D Electronic waste: personal computer | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1536 | Smyth-R Parks | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1556 | Horton-R Hazardous waste: crimes | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1568 | Berg-D Coastal resources: Ma-le'l Dunes | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1597 | Solorio-D Orange County Sheriff: coastline protection | Coastal Resources |
| AB 1602 | Nunez-D Sustainable Communities and Urban Greening Program | Environmental Quality |
| AB 1612 | Nava-D Hazardous waste materials | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1651* | Arambula-D Greenhouse gases: tax credits | Air Pollution |
| AB 1683* | Wolk-D Fish and game: dreissenid mussels | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1719* | Hancock-D Recycling: beverage containers: plastic bags | Solid Waste Management |
| AB 1728 | Assembly Transportation Committee Vehicles | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1729 | Assembly Water, Parks And Wildlife Committee Fish and wildlife | Miscellaneous |
| AB 1741 | Assembly Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials Committee Hazardous waste source reduction | Toxics/Hazardous Waste |
| AB 1742 | Assembly Environmental Safety And Toxic Materials Committee Water pollution | Environmental Quality |
| AJR 21 | Portantino-D Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act | Miscellaneous |
| AJR 40 | De Leon-D Ozone and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure | Air Pollution |
| AB 1XX | Laird-D Water bond | Miscellaneous |
| AB 2XX | Laird-D Water supply reliability | Miscellaneous |
| AB 3XX | Laird-D Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta sustainability | Miscellaneous |
| AB 4XX | Villines-R Water resources: bond funds | Miscellaneous |