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Inventory of the California State Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Records
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Series Description

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Series 1 Bill Files 1981-2010

Physical Description: 995 file folders and 1 VHS tape

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, roll calls, records of votes, and committee statements. Tapes have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are with the bill files to alert the researcher to the existence of such tapes.
The bill files generally concern bills relating to toxic materials regulation. Of particular interest are those bills related to toxic materials storage, transportation and cleanup, as well as protection against marine, air, and ground pollution. Note: bill files for the 1983-1984 session will be found in multiple locations.
Consumer Protection and Toxic Materials Committee, 1981-1984
1981-1982 AB26-AB3741; ACA7-ACA44; ACR107-ACR146;AJR2-AJR43 (31ff) LP244:61-91
1981-1982: SB95-SB1959 (6ff) LP244:92-97
1983-1984: AB10-AB3901; HR34 (25ff) LP378:1-25
1983-1984: AB17-AB3444 (11ff) LP244:97(b)-97(l)
1983-1984: AB3502-4947; AJR6 (12ff) LP291:1-12
1983-1984: SB956-SB2333; SCA58 (8ff) LP378:26-33
1983-1984: SB91-SB2319; SCR30; SCR64 (17ff) LP291:13-29
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, 1985-2004
1985-1986: AB16-AB4398; ACR131; AJR38; HR5-HR285 (44ff) LP378:34-77
1985-1986: SB19-SB2610; SCA34; SCR14-SCR66; SJR5-SJR61 (21ff) LP378:78-98
1987-1988: AB31-AB4641; ACR31-ACR37; AJR14-AJR15 (22ff) LP378:99-120
1987-1988: SB38-SB2587; SCR41; SJR15 (11ff) LP378:121-131
1989-1990: AB12-AB4369; ACR34-ACR166; AJR58-AJR86; HR4 (45ff) LP378:132-176
1989-1990: SB14-SB2858 (15ff) LP378:177-191
1991-1992: AB41-AB3789; AJR4-AJR69; HR34 (38ff) LP378:192-229
1991-1992: SB14-SB2057 (16ff)LP378:230-245
1993-1994: AB131-AB3770; ACR23-ACR52; AJR68-AJR75 (25ff) LP378:246-270
1993-1994: SB27-SB1916; SB47X (14ff) LP378:271-284
1995-1996: AB42-AB3477; AJR10-AJR60; AB1XXX (53ff) LP378:285-337
1995-1996: SB130-SB1979; SCR49 (47ff) LP378:338-384
1997-1998: AB256-AB2698 (47ff) LP378:385-431
1997-1998: SB105-SB2240 (31ff) LP378:432-462
1999-2000: AB46-AB2886; HR8-HR27 (38ff) LP378:463-50o
1999-2000: SB25-SB2203; SJR8-SJR26 (31ff) LP378:501-526
2001-2002: AB13-AB3053; AJR22 (43ff) LP378:527-569
2001-2002: SB21-SB2096 (26ff)LP378:570-595
2003-2004: AB28-AB3041 (72ff) LP378:596-667
2003-2004: SB20-SB1909 (33ff) LP378:668-700
2005-2006: AB263-AB3001; AJR8 (64ff) LP378:914-977
2005-2006: SB153-SB1826 (29ff) P378:978-1006
2007-2008: AB19-AB3077 (59ff) LP378:1007-1065
2007-2008: SB220-SB1753 (18ff) LP378:1066-1083
2009-2010: AB21-AB2669; AJR24; HR10-HR23 (29ff) LP378:1084-1112
2009-2010: SB22- SB1477 (19ff) LP378:1113-1131
See Appendix A for LP numbers

Series 2 Hearing Files 1980-2006

Physical Description: 266 file folders, 45 audio tapes, 12 CDs, and 29 VHS tapes

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date of hearing, with the exception of the files regarding the Oversight Hearing of the Willco Dump, which have been placed at the end of the series due their volume. A complete listing of these folders can be found in Appendix A in master finding aid at California State Archives.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing files may contain agendas, audiotapes, transcripts, testimony, background, and working files for regular session hearings as well as interim hearings and select joint hearings. Tapes have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes and separation sheets are with the hearing files to alert the researcher to the existence of such tapes. In this series, hearing files have been roughly divided into two types, either informational hearings that analyze specific topics related to toxics legislation, or bill hearings that cover a range of assembly bills heard on a specific day.
As mentioned, of particular interest are those files pertaining to the Oversight Hearing of the Willco Dump, which investigated the California Department of Transportation's involvement in toxic materials removal from the Willco Dump site near Lynwood, CA. The oversight hearing on the Willco Dump took place in Los Angeles County in the district of Assemblywoman Maxine Waters, and investigated claims that while constructing the Century Freeway (Interstate 5) through a former refuse site known as Willco, the California Department of Transportation may have deliberately understated quantities of toxic materials they found and had removed through questionable contractual agreements.
Researchers may also be interested in files relating to the Governor's Reorganization Plan Number One of 1985, the Governor's Reorganization Plan Number Two of 1986, and files relating to the administration of the State Superfund program.
For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

LP378:871-909, LP378:1205-1224

Series 3 Subject Files 1983-2005

Physical Description: 40 file folders, 18 VHS tapes, and 3 CDs

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files include correspondence, background materials, notes, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, and subcommittee information and pertain to such topics as the toxicity of materials including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, plastic pipes, and waste tires. Also within this series are hearing agendas that outline committee plans in regards to particular hearings.
For a list of Subject Files, see Appendix B in in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

LP378:910-912

Series 4 Correspondence 1999-2001

Physical Description: 3 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date of correspondence.

Scope and Content Note

The correspondence files are primarily related to committee and bill issues, and may include letters from committee members, constituents, legislative analysts, lobbyists, and department heads.