Inventory of the California State Assembly
Natural Resources Committee Records
Processed by Lisa DeHope
California State Archives
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, California 95814
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California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Inventory of the California State Assembly
Natural Resources Committee Records
Collection numbers: See series descriptions for LP numbers.
California State Archives
Office of the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
- Processed by:
- Lisa DeHope
- Date Completed:
- 1 December 2009
- Encoded by:
- Lisa DeHope
© 2009 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: California State Assembly
Natural Resources Committee Records
Dates: 1974-2008
Collection number: See series descriptions for LP numbers.
Creator:
Assembly Resources and Land Use Committee, 1974-1975;
Assembly Resources, Land Use, and Energy Committee, 1975-1980;
Assembly Natural Resources and Energy Committee, 1981;
Assembly Energy and Natural Resources Committee, 1981-1982;
Assembly Natural Resources Committee, 1983-present;
Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection, 2003-2004;
Assembly Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity, 1979;
Assembly Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Planning, 1975-1976;
Assembly Subcommittee on Energy, 1975-1980;
Assembly Subcommittee on Land Use, 1976-1978;
Assembly Subcommittee on Parks and Forestry, 1976;
Assembly Subcommittee on Public Lands, 1980;
Assembly Subcommittee on Resource Status and Trends, 1983-1984;
Assembly Subcommittee on Timber, 1985-1986
Collection Size:
74 cubic feet of textual material, 206 audiotapes, 14 CDs, 13 videotapes, 4 DVDs, 7 slides, 6 Dictabelts, and 26 photographs
Repository:
California State Archives
Abstract: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee records consist of seventy-one cubic feet of textual records and three cubic feet
of audiovisual records dating from 1954-2008. The committee's first predecessor, the Resources and Land Use Committee was
delineated as an investigative standing committee by Assembly Rule 11.5, authorized and directed to ascertain, study, and
analyze all facts relating to any subjects that the committee on Rules shall assign to them upon request of the assembly or
upon its own initiative. The Natural Resources Committee is the most recent of four Assembly committees established to oversee
the quality and preservation of California's natural resources.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Administrative Information
Access
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
Publication Rights
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [Name of Committee] Records, LP[number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the
Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
Acquisition History
The California State Archives acquired the California State Assembly
Natural Resources Committee Records according to state law.
Note
The California State Archives received the records of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee over a number of years and
archives staff arranged them at various times. While the physical arrangement of the records reflects this variety, this inventory
describes all of the records according to present archival descriptive standards for legislative committee records. Therefore,
the physical arrangement of these records does not necessarily follow the order listed in this inventory.
Committee History
The Natural Resources Committee is the most recent Assembly committee to oversee the quality and preservation of California's
natural resources.
The first predecessor committee that had natural resources under its purview was the Assembly Resources and Land Use Committee,
created by House Resolution 208 on August 28, 1974. The Resources and Land Use Committee was delineated as an investigative
standing committee by Assembly Rule 11.5, authorized and directed to ascertain, study, and analyze all facts relating to any
subjects that the committee on Rules shall assign to them upon request of the assembly or upon its own initiative. It evolved
from the consolidation of two former Assembly standing committees: the Natural Resources and Conservation Committee, and the
Planning,Land Use, and Energy Committee.
On September 10, 1975 the committee name changed again per HR50 to Assembly Resources, Land Use, and Energy. The Assembly's
list of standing committees for the 1981-1982 session originally listed the committee's name as the Natural Resources and
Energy Committee, however House Resolution 15 amended the list of standing and standing investigative committees to record
the name as the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on January 29, 1981. In 1981, the committee is noted as having jurisdiction
over a variety of subjects including non-vehicular air pollution (including airport noise and agricultural land burning),
State lands, agricultural land use, energy conservation, and alternative energy sources. The committee also reviewed legislation
affecting the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, the California Energy Commission, the California Coastal Commission,
and the Subdivision Map Act (re: timber, coastal, and agricultural land use). The committee also oversaw issues relating
to litter and solid waste management excepting hazardous substances, tidelands and submerged lands, wild and scenic rivers,
oil spills and water pollution,harbors, siting of power plants, as well as the regulation of oil, mining, geothermal and forestry
resources. Housing elements in general plans were also under the purview of the committee until March 25, 1981 when it was
re-allocated to the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee.
The number of committee members fluctuates between nine and fifteen. Originally consisting of thirteen members, the Resources,
Land Use, and Energy Committee increased its membership of representative Assemblymen to fifteen on January 5, 1976 and the
Energy and Natural Resources Committee established it again at fifteen on January 11, 1982. However, the Natural Resources
Committee total membership changed almost every other year in the 1990s and 2000s.
From its inception as the Resources and Land Use Committee through its present status in 2008, ten Assembly Members chaired
the Natural Resources Committee.
The chairs of these committees from 1973 to 2008 were:
Assembly Resources and Land Use, 1974-1975
Edwin L. Z'Berg (Dem.) 1973-1974
Assembly Resources, Land Use, and Energy, 1975-1980
Charles Warren (Dem.) 1975-1977
Victor Calvo (Dem.) 1977-1980
Assembly Energy and Natural Resources, 1981/ Natural Resources and Energy, 1982
Thomas M. Hannigan (Rep.) 1981-1982
Assembly Natural Resources, 1983-present
Terry Goggin (Dem.) 1983-1984
Byron D. Sher (Dem.) 1985-1996
Deborah Bowen (Dem.) 1997-1998
Howard Wayne (Dem.) 1999-2002
Hannah-Beth Jackson (Dem.) 2003-2004
Loni Hancock (Dem.) 2005-2008
Scope and Content
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee records consist of seventy-one cubic feet of textual records and three cubic feet
of audiovisual records dating from 1954-2008. Series include bill files, hearing files, subject files, and correspondence
reflecting the activities of the committee in introducing and investigating legislation related to the sources, allocation,
pollution, regulation, and use, of California's natural resources.
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee records also include the records of many select, special, and subcommittees: the
Select Committee on Coastal Protection, Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity, Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Planning, Subcommittee
on Energy, Subcommittee on Land Use, Subcommittee on Parks and Forestry, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Subcommittee on Resource
Status and Trends, and the Subcommittee on Timber. The subcommittee files focus on specific natural resources issues such
as energy (oil, gas, solar, coal, geothermal, LNG), nuclear power, parks, public lands, litter, pollution, air quality, wetlands,
and forests. The files may consist of public hearing files, bill files, subject files, correspondence, reports, and committee
files encompassing the activities, budget, correspondence, and findings of the committees.
The bill files document legislation authored by and directed to the committee and include committee analyses, letters from
interested parties, and the comments of affected agencies. These files show the close involvement of the committee in resource
related topics such as air quality, water quality, nuclear initiatives, the handling of hazardous waste, resource allocation
and conservation, oil and natural gas, marine and coastal resources, forestry, mining, and recycling. The committee also
collected extensive materials on the state energy shortages during the late 1970s. These energy materials include reports,
videotapes, correspondence, and fact sheets, which were used to form energy allocation and alternative fuel policy. Joint
hearing and correspondence demonstrate the close involvement of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Natural
Resources and Wildlife Committee, as well as the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, Assembly Local Government
and the Senate Utilities and Commerce Committees. The California Bottle Bill, AB2020 enacted in 1986 and revisited in later
sessions, received substantial attention from the committee resulting in detailed records on the topic of recycling and beverage
containers during the 1985-1986 and the 1987-1988 sessions. Bill files, hearing files, and subject files on this topic are
included in this collection.
The subject files include correspondence, memoranda, statistical findings, published and unpublished reports, notes, and newspaper
clippings regarding subjects heard and reviewed by the committee covering topics such as toxic waste, water quality and use,
liquefied natural gas, and marine and environmental preservation. The committee's files on toxic waste in Ward Valley are
especially detailed and extensive covering the date range of 1991-1997. Voluminous hearing files from 1991 and 1993 hearings
related to the subject are also available.
Accruals
It is anticipated that the Archives will receive further records from the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Researchers
should check the accession binders in the Archives Research Room for recently received, unprocessed records.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
California. Legislature. Assembly. Natural Resources Committee
Natural resources
Land use
Energy
Pollution
Related Collections at the California State Archives
Assembly Agriculture Committee Records
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Records
Assembly Local Government Committee Records
Assembly Natural Resources and Conservation Committee Records
Assembly Planning, Land Use, and Energy Committee
Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee Records
Senate Natural Resources and Wild Life Committee Records
Department of Natural Resources Records
Loni Hancock Papers, Restricted
Thomas Hannigan Papers
Hannah-Beth Jackson Papers
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Records
Charles Warren Papers
Howard Wayne Papers
Edwin L. Z'Berg Papers
Oral Histories
Thomas H. Willoughby, Oral History Interview, Conducted by Ann Lage, Regional Oral History Office, University of California
at Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives.
David E. Pesonen, Oral History Interview, Conducted by Ann Lage, Regional Oral History Office, University of California at
Berkeley, for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives.
Microfilm
Some of the records are available on microfilm at the California State Archives, including bill files from the 1975-1978 and
1985-1990 sessions.
Series Description
See Scope and Content note for LP numbers
Series 1
Bill Files
1974-2006
Physical Description: 1,110 file folders, 2 cassette tapes, 2 CDs
Arrangement
Bill files are arranged chronologically by legislative session then numerically by bill number.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Alternative Form of Materials Available
Microfilm copies of bill files are available for the years 1975-1980 and 1985-1990 as indicated by MF before the LP number.
Scope and Content Note
The committee analyzed bills relating to the regulation, sources, use, re-use, and pollution of California's natural resources.
Bill files created by the committee may include analyses, amendments, author's statements, testimony, press releases, newspaper
clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and background reports. The committee kept particularly complete files on
the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, commonly referred to as the Williamson Act (AB991, AB1215, 1981), and AB2468
(1993-1994) regarding State energy resources conservation and development. AB2310 (1999-2000), relating to resources planning
and management in addition to the waste tire storage and recycling bill, SB876 (1999-2000), the traditional tribal cultural
sites; SB18 (2003-2004); and the Aircraft emissions bills, AB2501 (2005-2006) all are particularly large bill files kept by
the committee.
Assembly Resources, Land Use, and Energy, 1975-1980
1975-1976: Analysis, Subcommittee Recommendations, Roll Calls (1ff) MF LP198:107
1975-1976: AB12-AB4539, ACA41, ACA56, ACR18-ACR237, AJR2-AJR74, HR20, HR90 (9ff) MF LP183:184-192
1975-1976: SB5-SB2149, SCA45, SCR24-SCR55, SJR1-SJR53 (3ff) MF LP183:193-195
1977-1978: AB1-AB3765, ACA64, ACA88, ACR9-ACR105, AJR12-AJR97, HR59 (10ff) MF LP183:196-205
1977-1978: SB45-SB2209, SCR17-SCR91, SJR6-SJR47 (3ff) MF LP183:206-208
1979-1980: AB462, AB3396, ACA46, ACR88-ACR126, AJR42-AJR88 (6ff) MF LP199:43; LP176:171; LP405:1-5
Assembly Energy and Natural Resources (1981-1982)
1981-1982: AB51-AB3752, ACA20-ACA29, ACR57-ACR104, AJR16-AJR126 (7ff) LP405:6-12
1981-1982: SB12-SB2062, SJR36 (3ff) LP405:13-15
Assembly Natural Resources (1983-present)
1983-1984: AB128-AB4020, AJRs, ACRs (4ff) LP306:3-6
1983-1984: SB3-SB2303, SCR60, SJR38 (2ff) LP306:1-2
1983-1984: SB5X (1ff), LP405:16
1985-1986: AB20-AB3416 (22ff) MF LP253:206-227
1985-1986: AB1525- AB3101 (3ff) LP405:17-19
1985-1986: AB2020 (8ff) MF LP306:7-14
1985-1986: AB3417-AB4413, ACR7-ACR139, AJR11-AJR92, HR33 (9ff) LP246:164-172
1985-1986: SB105-SB2554, SCR36, SJR6-SJR55 (17ff) LP246:173-189
1987-1988: AB17-AB4663, ACR27-ACR160, AJR12-AJR76 (46ff) MF LP182:153-198
1987-1988: SB52-SB2823, SJR4-SJR45 (20ff) MF LP182:199-218
1989-1990: AB9-AB2468 (25ff) MF LP182:219-243
1989-1990: AB2549-AB4370, ACR40-ACR170, AJR2-AJR78, HR40 (19ff) MF LP183:126-144
1989-1990: SB12-SB2221, SB48X (33ff) MF LP183:145-177
1989-1990: SB2262-SB2910, SCR17-SCR80, SJR6-SJR75 (9ff) MF LP306:15-23
1991-1992: AB10-AB3811, ACRs, AJRs, AB14X, AB47X (56ff) LP306:53-108
1991-1992: SB44-SB2061, SCR22, SCR27, SCR32, SCR42, SCR78, SJR7, SJR51, SB11X, SB20XX (29ff) LP306:24-52
1993-1994: AB54-AB3817, ACR57, AJR30-AJR100 (76ff) LP405:20-95
1993-1994:SB34-SB2056, SJR18-SJR47 (55ff) LP405:96-150
1995-1996: AB35-AB3446, AJRs, AB9X, AB19XX, AB20XX (51ff) LP306:144-194
1995-1996: SB37-SB2174, SJR2-SJR25, SB17XX (34ff) LP306:109-142
1997-1998: AB65-AB2754, AJR73 (59ff) LP405:151-164,166-211
1997-1998: SB2- SB2241 (65ff) LP405:212-256; 258-277
1999-2000: AB18- AB2939, AJR66-AJR69, HR20-HR51 (71ff) LP405:278-348
1999-2000: SB1- SB2204, SJR2-SJR39 (67ff) LP405:349-415
2001-2002: AB52- AB3042, ACA8, ACR5-ACR101, AJR4-AJR25, HR7, AB4X- AB76X, ACR2X, AB17XX- AB100XX (64ff) LP405:416-479
2001-2002: SB55- SB2088, SJR20-SJR52, SB64XX (35ff) LP405:480-514
2003-2004: AB13-AB3090,, ACR178-ACR245, AJR11, AB1XX (54ff) LP405:515-568
2003-2004: SB18-SB1908, SJR5-SJR30 (43ff) LP405:569-611
2005-2006: AB17-AB3056, AJR56 (50ff) LP405:612-661
2005-2006: SB49-SB1846, SCR24 (32ff) LP405:662-693
See Appendix A for LP numbers
Series 2
Hearing Files
1970-2008
Physical Description: 305 file folders, 135 audiotapes, 8CDs, 11 videotapes, 1 reel-to-reel film, 4 dictabelts, 5 volumes
Arrangement
Hearing files are arranged chronologically by hearing date.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content
Hearing files for the committee may contain agendas, audiotapes, transcripts, testimony, background, and working files for
regular session hearings as well as interim hearings and select joint committee hearings. Audiotapes and videotapes have been
separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are in the hearing files to alert the researcher
to the existence of these tapes. Common hearing topics include the Coastal Commission and Local Coastal Programs, solid waste
facilities, electrical services, safe water supplies, natural gas, alternative fuel, and beverage container recycling and
fees. The record series includes a number of hearings, such as the October 8, 1991 Ward Valley Radio Active Waste Facility
hearing and the September 2 and 10, 1997 hearings on SB638 Air Pollution and Burning the American Flag, which are particularly
detailed and would be interest to the researcher. The November 8, 2001 Burn dump site clean-up hearing and the February 10,
2003 joint hearing on the Perch Lorate Contamination of Ground Water hearing are also detailed files.
Please see Appendix A in the master finding aid at the California State Archives for a complete listing of hearing files.
See Appendix B for LP numbers
Series 3
Subject Files
1954-2004
Physical Description: 75 file folders, 3CDs, 2 videotapes, 1 DVD, 6 volumes.
Arrangement
Subject files are arranged alphabetically by subject title.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content
Subject files created by the committee may include correspondence, printed email, memoranda, statistical findings, published
and unpublished reports, notes, and newspaper clippings. The most extensive files in this series are the Liquefied Natural
Gas Site Proposal files, the Ward Valley Toxic Waste files, and the Rice Straw Burning and Trihalomenthanes files.
Please see Appendix B in the master finding aid at the California State Archives for an alphabetical listing of subject headings.
LP199:46-48; LP405:972-981
Series 4
Correspondence
1977-2006
Physical Description: 13 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date.
Scope and Content
This series contains the Chairman's correspondence from 1977-1979 (LP199:46-48) and the Committee's correspondence from 1997
through 2006 (LP405:972-981). The Chairman's files include letters received, copies of letters sent, memoranda, reports,
speeches, and miscellaneous background materials concerning hearing scheduling and arrangements, as well as proposed and pending
legislation before the committee. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee correspondence includes requests for referral to
committee, waiver requests, request for resources and reimbursements from committee members and their staff, letters of authorization,
invitations, letters to applicants, follow-up letters on subject consideration, written expressions of concern, letters of
gratitude and support, testimonies, form letters, and similar correspondence between the committee members, legislature, constituents,
and staff.
LP405:982
Series 5
Office Files
1981-1982
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Arrangement
The office files are arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content
The series includes lists of bills heard before the committee which can include information on the author and subject of bills,
the name of the analyst assigned to each bill by the committee, the seated hearing date, the action taken, and the roll call
of votes from committee members present.
Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection
2004
LP405:983-984
Series 1
Hearing Files
2004
Physical Description: 2 file folders, 1 CD, 1 DVD
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content
This series consists of two file folders from the March 24, 2004 hearing in Sacramento on Improving Stewardship of California's
Ocean and Coastal Resources: Key Findings of the Pew Ocean Commissions. The records include news articles, correspondence,
personal statements, reports, and audiovisual materials.
Assembly Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity
1979-1980
Scope and Content
Records from the Assembly Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity consist of 0.5 cubic feet of material reflecting the activity
of the committee investigating California's fuel shortages in 1979. The committee collected background information relating
to California's fuel sources, allocation, and future usage. The series comprises hearing files, chairman's correspondence
files, and report files from 1979-1980. The report files consist of documentation regarding the committee's commission and
the final report of the committee.
LP199:32-37
Series 1
Hearing Files
1979
Physical Description: 6 file folders, 3 audiocassette tapes
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains six files regarding energy issues heard before the subcommittee on energy in 1979. Files include press
releases, agendas, notes, charts tracking California gas consumption, testimonies, background and executive summaries, a report
to the President and the White House Presidential statement.
05/14/1979: Overview of Petroleum and Refined Product Shortages in California (1ff, 3 Audiocassettes), Sacramento, LP199:32
05/18/1979: Gas Shortages: Federal Allocation and pricing Regulations (1ff), Los Angeles, LP199:33
05/30/1979: California's Fuel Scarcity: Perspectives of Shell Oil Co. and Texaco, Inc (1ff), Sacramento, LP199:34
06/04/1979: California's Fuel Scarcity: Perspective of Union Oil Co. (1ff), Sacramento, LP199:35
06/13/1979: California's Fuel Scarcity: Perspectives of ARCO and Exxon (1ff), Sacramento, LP199:36
06/26/1979: Joint Hearing with the A/C on Agriculture: Fuel Allocation as it Affects California Agriculture (1ff), Sacramento,
LP199:37
LP199:38
Series 2
Chairman's Correspondence File
1979-1980
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
The Chairman's Correspondence file covers the Fuel Scarcity Committee from its creation on May 9, 1979 through its termination
on March 26, 1980 and includes background information on the committee hearings, suggestions received on fuel conservation
and alternate fuels as well as proposed legislation.
LP176:13; LP405:985
Series 3
Report Files
1979
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Arrangement
One file consists of a single bound report, the other file is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains the staff report and final findings of the Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity prepared in the summer
of 1979. The files include the staff report, background information and materials related to the committee's report.
Assembly Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Planning
1975-1976
Scope and Content
Records from the Assembly Subcommittees on Coastal Zone Planning consists of 11 file folders, 13 audiocassette tapes, and
2 dictabelts reflecting the activity of the committee in introducing and investigating legislation related to the Coastal
Plan, Nuclear Initiatives, and Litter Abatement in the coastal zones of California. The series consists of records from 1975-1976
including hearing files, background reports, committee files, and report files.
LP198:136-139; LP198:141(1)
Series 1
Hearing Files
1976
Physical Description: 13 Audiocassettes, 2 Dictabelts
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains audio material from a series of five hearings held by the Subcommittee on Coastal Planning regarding
the Implementation of California's Coastal Plan in 1976. The records are untranscribed.
Hearing Dates: 03/01/1976, 03/09/1976, 03/15/1976, 03/23/1976, 03/29/1976
Hearing Topic: Implementing the Coastal Plan (13 Audiocassette tapes, untranscribed, 2 Dictabelts, untranscribed), Sacramento
Identification Numbers: LP198:136(1-2), LP198:137(1-4), LP198:138(1), LP198:139(1-4), LP198:141(1)
LP198:109-110
Series 2
Background Reports
1975-1976
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Background reports consists of three reports filed by the committee regarding the Coastal Plan: the economic impact of the
proposed plan, the summary, review and analysis of the commission to carry out the Coastal Plan, and the Legislative Analyst
review of the Coastal Plan. Reports are dated October 1975 and April 1976.
LP198:99-106
Committee Files
Subject Files
1975-1976
Physical Description: 8 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Committee files relate to Nuclear Initiative hearings taking place October 14, 1975 through May 14, 1976. Files include correspondence
with the public and potential witnesses, committee plans and staff records on background, budget, scheduling, hearing summaries
and analysis. Also included are analyses, Legislative Counsel reports, and other general information on the Nuclear Initiative,
as well as witness biographies and newspaper clippings showing the pros and cons of nuclear power, the nuclear initiative,
and committee hearings.
LP111:27
Series 4
Report File
1975
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains the report and report summary for "California Litter-A Comprehensive Analysis and Plan for Abatement."
Assembly (Permanent) Subcommittee on Energy
1976-1982
Scope and Content
Records from the Assembly (Permanent) Subcommittee on Energy consist of four cubic feet of material reflecting the activity
of the committee in introducing and investigating legislation related to energy shortages, alternative energy sources, air
quality, and taxation related to energy and energy resources in California. The records cover the years 1977-1982. They
are comprised of Bill Files, 1977-1980; Hearing Files, 1977-1980; and Subject Files, 1977-1982.
See Scope and Content note for LP numbers
Series 1
Bill Files
1977-1980
Physical Description: 17 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.
Alternative Form of Materials Available
Microfilm copies of bill files are available for the years 1970-1980 as indicated by MF before the LP number.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains files documenting legislation before the subcommittee on energy and relating to energy issues and shortages
in the State of California. Bill files created by the committee may include analyses, amendments, author's statements, testimony,
press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and committee statements, and background reports. Common topics covered
include solar rights, and energy conservation and development.
1977-1978: AB3250 (1ff), LP405:986
1979-1980: AB524-AB3396, ACA46, ACR88-ACR177, AJR27-AJR88, HR23 (8ff), MF LP218:203-210
1979-1980: SB16-SB1797 (7ff), MF LP218:211-217; SB778 (1ff), LP405:987
See Appendix A for LP numbers
Series 2
Hearing Files
1976-1980
Physical Description: 49 file folders, 29 audiotapes
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by hearing date.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
Hearing files for the subcommittee may contain agendas, audiotapes, transcripts, testimony, background, and working files
for regular session hearings as well as interim hearings and select joint hearings. Common topics include liquefied natural
gas (LNG) and nuclear safety.
Please see Appendix A in the master finding aid at the California State Archives for a complete listing of hearing files.
See Appendix C for LP numbers
Series 3
Subject Files
1977-1982
Physical Description: 11 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.
Alternative Form of Materials Available
A microfilm copy of the subject file titled Agendas, Roll Calls, Reports of Actions Taken is available relating to the years
1979-1980 as indicated by MF before the LP number.
Scope and Content Note
Subject files created by the committee may include correspondence, memoranda, statistical findings, published and unpublished
reports, notes, and newspaper clippings.
Please see Appendix C in master finding aid for an alphabetical listing of subject headings.
Assembly Subcommittee on Land Use
1976-1978
See Scope and Content note for LP numbers
Series 1
Hearing Files
1976-1978
Physical Description: 6 file folders, 24 audiotapes
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by hearing date.
Access Information
Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.
Scope and Content Note
Hearing files for the subcommittee contain textual records and audiotapes relating to air quality, land use projects, region
wide planning, and regional agencies for the years 1976-1978.
03/15/1976: Oversight Hearing, Air Resources Board Activities in Administering the Federal Clean Air Act and the Air Quality
Laws, Policies, and Programs Impacting Land Use, Development, and the Environment (1ff, 3 Audiocassette tapes), Sacramento,
LP198:108
03/29/1976: Oversight Hearing, Office of Planning and Research (2 Audiocassettes, untranscribed), Sacramento, LP198:140
05/24/1976,06/21/1976: Air Resources Planning, Air Pollution Control Districts Administration and Implementation of the Air
Quality Program (2ff, 1 Audiocassette Tape, untranscribed), Sacramento, LP198:113-114
12/02/1976-12/03/1976: Oversight hearing, Solid Waste Management Board (1ff), Sacramento, LP198:130
11/03/1977-11/04/1977: Critique of Proposed Criteria for Evaluating Projects Proposed for Financing Under California Pollution
Control Financing Authority Act and Determination of Need for Additional Statutory Criteria and Priorities under CPCFA and
SB650, (1ff, 11 audiocassette tapes), San Diego, LP198:200
09/21/1978: Region Wide Land Use Planning and Regional Agencies, San Diego County (4 audiocassette tapes), LP199:5 (1-4)
10/23/1978: Region Wide Land Use Planning and Regional Agencies, San Diego County (3 audiocassette tapes), LP199:7 (1-3)
Assembly Subcommittee on Public Lands
1976-1980
LP198:126-128; LP199:45
Series 1
Hearing Files
1976-1980
Physical Description: 4 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains records on two hearing topics from the 1976-1980 legislative session documenting land use practices and
land designation by State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management.
11/08/1976-11/09/1976: State Park Acquisition Practices and Procedures and Urban Park Issues (3ff, rough transcript of hearings),
Los Angeles, LP198:126-128
10/17/1980: Bureau of Land Management "California Desert Plan" Proposal: Withdrawal of 12.5 Million Acres of Land and Designation
as Wilderness Areas (1ff, transcript of hearings), Los Angeles, LP199:45
Assembly Subcommittee on Status and Trends
1984
LP231:164
Series 1
Subject File
1975
Physical Description: 1 file folder
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically within file.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains a single file regarding the general story of the State's Wetland Resources. The file contains the final
report on the status and trends in California, the programs and policies that manage the use of the wetlands and a detailed
review of each region of the State.
Assembly Subcommittee on Timber
1985-1986
LP230:15; LP405:1015
Series 1
Hearing Files
1975
Physical Description: 2 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains records from the 1985-1986 session hearings held by the Assembly Subcommittee on Timber regarding legislation
on forestry practices, industry, and preservation in California.
03/19/1985: Regulation of Forest Practices in Coastal Zone (1ff), LP405:1015
05/13/1986: The Future of Forest Industry, the Maintenance and Survival of Forests and Jobs (1ff), LP230:15
