Inventory of the California State Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Records

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Inventory of the California State Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Records

See series descriptions for LP numbers

California State Archives

Office of the Secretary of State

Sacramento, California
Processed by:
Melissa Tyler and Joseph Johnson
Date Completed:
20 December 2017
Encoded by:
Michelle Howard
© 2017 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: California State Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Records
Dates: 1976-2012
Collection number: See series descriptions for LP numbers.
Creator: Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee
Collection Size: 68 cubic feet
Repository: California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: The Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Records consist of 68 cubic feet of records detailing the activity of the committee in evaluating legislation and policy related to California water resources, flood management, fish and game, parks and recreation, and wildlife. The records cover the years 1976 to 2012.
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 consult California State Archives staff. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement that may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives' collections.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], California State Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Records, LP [number]:[folder number], California State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.

Acquisition and Custodial History

The State Archives received these records in accordance with California Government Code 9080(b) which requires legislative committees to transfer their records to the State Archives when they are no longer needed by the committee.

Committee History

Assembly member Eugene T. Gualco authored House Resolution (HR) 31, which was introduced in 1977 on June 15th and adopted on June 24th. At this time, the Assembly Committee on Water widened its scope to become the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife. Gualco was chairman of both the former and latter committees and membership remained the same after the transition. HR 31 established the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife as one of nineteen Assembly standing committees and eighteen Assembly investigating committees.
The number of members making up the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife has risen and fallen over the years. In 1977, the seven members of the Assembly Committee on Water became the seven members of the newly created Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife. In 1978, the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife again had seven members. The committee was made up of nine members from 1979 to 1982. Between 1983 and 2012, the number of committee members fluctuated between eleven and seventeen.
The primary jurisdiction of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife is water resources, flood management, fish and game, parks and recreation, and wildlife.

Scope and Content

The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife records consist of Bill Files, Hearing Files, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Water Legislation Files, and Committee Administrative Files. In total, the records measure 68 cubic feet and include 1030 file folders of textual materials, 332 cassette tapes, 13 VHS video tapes, 11 compact discs and 1 USB flash drive.
The largest series is Bill Files (1979-2012). Bill files document bills directed to the committee. The files include committee analysis, letters from interested parties, and the comments of affected agencies. These files show the close involvement of the committee in such issues and subjects as agricultural water management; coastal resources; commercial and game fishing; dams and levees; disaster relief; flood protection and control; humane treatment of animals; hunting; invasive species control; marine resources; museum establishment and funding; state parks; threatened, endangered, and protected species; water conservation, reclamation, resources, rights, supply, transfers, and quality; watercraft; wetlands; and wildlife management. The committee worked closely with local water, utility, and irrigation districts as well as California state agencies including, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Dept. of Boating and Waterways, Dept. of Fish and Game, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, and Dept. of Water Resources.
The bulk of the Hearing Files (1976-2011) were created from 1988 to 1991 and from 1999 to 2000. There are audiotapes for every year between 1976 and 2000 except for 1982, 1983, 1995, and 1996. The videotapes are from the years 1990 to 1991 and 1997 to 2000. Hearing files are arranged chronologically by hearing date and may include agendas, audiotapes, videotapes, transcripts, testimony, background information, and working files for regular session hearings, interim hearings, and some joint hearings. The committee's hearing files deal with issues and subjects including, agricultural water use, the California Delta, California's water future and water plan, drought, flood control, funding for the Dept. of Fish and Game, the Peripheral Canal, recreation in California, the state park system, water project development, water resources, water supply, water transfers, and wildlife protection.
Correspondence Files (1995-2000) cover the shortest time period of all the series. The letters and memoranda included in these chronological correspondence files have to do with the conduct of the committee's daily business. This series includes correspondence that the committee sent and received and covers a wide range of topics with the majority of all communication originating from the chairperson's office.
The Subject Files (1976-2008) contain materials that the committee gathered or produced while conducting research on issues related to state and local agencies, state parks, fiscal matters, proposed legislation, environmental groups, water resources, land use, flood control, wildlife, and historic preservation. The largest amount of material in this series pertains to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, the California Endangered Species Act, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan, and the Wildlife Conservation Board-Headwaters Forest. Also included are Legislative summaries for the 1985-1986, 1991-1992, and 2003-2004 sessions.
The Water Legislation Files (2009-2010) were created during the 2009-2010 7th Extraordinary Session. This series covers a wide range of topics regarding California water supply and infrastructure. Bills included in this series include the Water Supply Act of 2010 (AB14, SB2 - SB3), Public Resource (AB1, SB1, SB4), Water Resources (AB 11, SB5,), Ground Water Monitoring (SB6), Water Conservation (AB8, SB7), Delta Reform Act (AB12), Delta Conservancy (AB9), State Water Resources Development System (SB9) and California Regional Control Boards (SB8).
The Committee Administrative Files series (2003-2004) contains documents that were used for administrative purposes within the committee. Files contained within this series cover a variety of topics and include summary information on bills heard throughout the legislative session. Materials found in the series include information about hearings, bills before the committee, correspondence, committee agendas and committee worksheets.

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

Arrangement

Organized into six series: (1) Bill Files, (2) Hearing Files, (3) Correspondence Files, (4) Subject Files, (5) Water Legislation Files, and (6) Committee Administrative Files.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Water - Law and legislation - California
Parks--Government policy--California
Wildlife management - California
Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation--California

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Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Records
Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee Records
Senate Water Committee Records
Senate Water Resources Committee Records
Dept. of Fish and Game Records
Dept. of Natural Resources Records
Dept. of Parks and Recreation Records
Dept. of Public Works Records
Dept. of Water Resources Records
Resources Agency Records
Joe Canciamilla Papers
Dominic Cortese Papers
Dean Florez Papers
Eugene Gualco Papers
Lawrence Kapiloff Papers
Mike Machado Papers
Norman S. Waters Papers

LP169:166-201, LP208:88-109, LP247:123-174, LP259:222-233, LP260:1-41, LP300:1-4, LP300:123-152, LP361:1-510, LP361:615-1002

Series 1 Bill Files 1979-2012

Physical Description: 708 file folders, 2 compact discs, and 1 USB flash drive

Arrangement

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

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies by Archives staff.

Scope and Content Note

Bill files document bills directed to the committee and may include bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and comments from affected agencies.
These files show the close involvement of the committee in such issues and subjects as agricultural water management; coastal resources; commercial and game fishing; dams and levees; disaster relief; flood protection and control; humane treatment of animals; hunting; invasive species control; marine resources; museum establishment and funding; state parks; threatened, endangered, and protected species; water conservation, reclamation, resources, rights, supply, transfers, and quality; watercraft; wetlands; and wildlife management. The committee worked closely with local water, utility, and irrigation districts as well as California state agencies including, the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Dept. of Boating and Waterways, Dept. of Fish and Game, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, and Dept. of Water Resources. Some important bills in this committee are AB 342 (2003-2004), which bans the use of dogs for hunting bears and bobcats; AB1190 (2011-2012), which redefines the classification of resident and migratory game birds; AB1002 (2005-2006), which pertains to Wildlife Conservation and the use of nonlead ammunition; and AB685 (2011-2012), which declared that it is the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water.
Audiovisual materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes. Separation sheets are placed in the bill files to alert researchers to the existence of these audiovisual materials.
1979-1980: AB91-AB3454, ACA90, ACR22-ACR155, AJR5-AJR92, HR30 (LP208:88-102)
1979-1980: SB5-SB2050, SCR8, SCR28 (LP208:103-109)
1983-1984: AB112-AB4012, ACA29, ACA75, ACR61-ACR164, AJR12-AJR142 (LP169:166-194)
1983-1984: SB58-SB2320, SCA16, SCR9-SCR68, SJR9-SJR52 (LP169:195-201)
1985-1986: AB15-AB4383, ACA4, ACA16, ACR48-ACR125, AJR10-AJR70 (LP247:123-159)
1985-1986: SB13-SB2562, SCR22-SCR92 (LP247:160-174)
1987-1988: AB45-AB1671 (LP259:222-233), AB1675-AB4681, ACA13-ACA72, ACR77-ACR153, AJR14-AJR86 (LP260:1-25)
1987-1988: SB4-SB2891, SCR22-SCR88, SJR30, SJR43 (LP260:26-41)
1989-1990: AB145 (LP300:3)
1991-1992: AB1-AB3819, ACA21, ACR7-ACR35, AJR55-AJR88, HR20, AB8x-AB48x (LP361:1-92). AB72 (LP300:1-2). AB892 (LP300:4)
1991-1992: SB69-SB2070, SCA18, SCR11-SCR20, SJR38, SB8X-SB12X (LP361:93-134)
1993-1994: AB14-AB3838, ACA30, ACR80-ACR126, AJR41-AJR90 (LP300:123-143)
1993-1994: SB7-SB2115, SCR9-SCR17 (LP300:144-152)
1995-1996: AB25-AB3446, ACR59, AJR16-AJR30, HR37, AB4X (LP361:135-183)
1995-1996: SB28-SB2171, SCR3-SCR51, SJR45, SB11X-SB12X (LP361:184-226)
1997-1998: AB2-AB2726, ACA33, ACR108, AJR3-AJR62, AB3X-AB11X (LP361:227-274), AB254 (LP361:615), and (LP361:232-234)
1997-1998: SB2-SB2213, SB2X-SB11X (LP361:275-320)
1999-2000: AB18-AB2941, AJR4-AJR70, HR50-HR89 (LP361:321-393)
1999-2000: SB57-SB2149, SCR71, SJR34 (LP361:394-438)
2001-2002: AB15-AB3055, ACA8, ACR3, ACR188, AJR14, AJR19, (LP361:439-481), ABX2_12 (LP361:616)
2001-2002: SB1-SB2091, SJR12 (LP361: 482-510)
2003-2004: AB65-AB2918, AJR47-AJR65 (LP361:617-680)
2003-2004: SB56-SB1909, SJR 8 (LP361:681-697)
2005-2006: AB7-AB3028, ACR84, AJR53 (LP361:698-768)
2005-2006: SB113-SB1796 (LP361:769-789)
2007-2008: AB5-AB3029, AJR41-AJR70, HR32, ABX2_7, ABX2_8 (LP361:790-849)
2007-2008: SB5-SB1690, SCR85, SBX2_1 (LP361:850-867)
2009-2010: AB13-AB2776, ACA11, AJR8-AJR38 (LP361:868-920)
2009-2010: SB4-SB1478, SJR18, SBX3_27, SBX8_34 (LP361:921-940)
2011-2012: AB19-AB2609, AJR39 (LP361:941-980)
2011-2012: SB16-SB1495, SCR101 (LP361:981-1002)
LP200:152-164, LP202:171, LP208:110-268, LP231:236, LP231:238, LP300:38-122, LP361:511-586, LP361:1003-1032

Series 2 Hearing Files 1976-2011

Physical Description: 199 file folders, 345 tapes, and 3 compact discs

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by hearing date.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies by Archives staff.

Scope and Content Note

Hearing files may include agendas, audiotapes, videotapes, compact discs, transcripts, testimony, background information, and working files for regular session hearings, interim hearings, and some joint hearings. The committee's hearing files deal with issues and subjects including agricultural water use, the California Delta, California's water future and water plan, drought, flood control, funding for the Dept. of Fish and Game/Wildlife, the Peripheral Canal, recreation in California, the state park system, water project development, water resources, water supply, water transfers, and wildlife protection.
Audiovisual materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes. Separation sheets are placed in the hearing files to alert researchers to the existence of these audio-visual materials. A majority of the recordings have not been transcribed.
For a chronological list of hearings, see Appendix A.

Additional Series Information

LP361:587-592, LP631:1033-1036

Series 3 Correspondence Files 1995-2000, 2003-2004

Physical Description: 10 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date.

Access Information

No restrictions - records are open.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence Files contain the committee's chronological correspondence from 1995 to 2004. The files have to do with the conduct of the committee's daily business. Many letters and memoranda relate to hearings. Most of the correspondence originated in the office of the committee's chairmen, Dominic Cortese (1995-1996) and Michael Machado (1997-2000). Frequent correspondents include members of the State Legislature and Legislative committees, the Speaker of the State Assembly, the Governor, and representatives of water and utility districts as well as city, county, state and federal agencies.
LP231:237, LP231:239-240, LP300:5-37, LP361:593-614, LP361:1053-1059

Series 4 Subject Files 1976-2000

Physical Description: 63 file folders and 2 compact discs

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject title.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies by Archives staff.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files may include correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings, reports, and other information. Materials found in the subject files are closely related to materials held in the committee's bill and hearing files. Legislative Summaries contain a list of bills acted on by the committee during a legislative session, subject matter of the bills, and status of each bill. The committee published The San Francisco Bay Bibliography in October 1984, not as a definitive work on the subject area but as an attempt to focus attention on the subject and provide a research resource. Subjects of note within this series relate to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (1998-2000), and the Colorado River (2007).
Audiovisual materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes. Separation sheets are placed in the subject files to alert researchers to the existence of these audio-visual materials.
Boating and Waterways, 1992-1995 (LP300:5)
Bodie State Historic Park, 1990 (LP300:6)
Bond Issues, 1991-1992 (LP300:7)
Budget, 1995 (LP300:8)
CALFED Bay-Delta Program, 1998-2000 (LP361:593-599)
California Endangered Species Act, 1994 (LP300:9)
California Endangered Species Act, 1986-1997 (LP361:600-602)
California River Riparian Parkways, 1991 (LP300:10)
California Tahoe Conservancy, 1985-1995 (LP300:11)
Central Delta Water Agency, 1999-2000 (LP361:603)
Colorado River, 1976-1982 (LP300:12)
Colorado River, 2007 (includes 1 compact disc) (LP361:1053-1055)
Delta Land Use, 1994 (LP300:13)
Fish and Game Bills, 1987-1990 (LP300:14)
Flood Control Subventions, 1991 (LP300:15)
Geological Society Registration, 1991 (LP300:16)
Geological Survey Task Force, 1991 (LP300:17)
Historic Preservation, 1990-1994 (LP300:18)
Imperial Irrigation District, 1982-1988 (LP300:19)
Kings River Water Association, 1979 (LP300:20)
Landfills, 1990-1994 (LP300:21)
Legislative Summary, 1985-1986 (LP231:239-240)
Legislative Summary, 1991-1992 (LP300:22)
Mono Lake, 1982 (LP300:23)
Mountain Lion Liability, 1995 (LP300:24)
Parks, 1991-1992 (LP300:25)
Preservation Conference, 1989-1992 (LP300:26)
Proposition A, Los Angeles, 1992 (LP300:27)
Proposition 117, 1990 (LP300:28)
Proposition 149, 1990 (LP300:29)
Resourceful California, 1991 (LP300:30)
San Francisco Bay Bibliography, Oct. 1984 (LP231:237)
Santa Monica Mountains, 1991-1995 (LP300:31)
Second Extraordinary Session - Special Committee on Water, 2007-2008 (LP361:1056-1057)
State Water Resources Control Board, 1999 (LP361:604-605)
Stockton East Water District and Water Quality: State Water Resources Control Board Hearings, 1999-2000 (LP361:606)
Tomato: EV Reduction, 2000 (LP361:607)
Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan (VAMP) Proposals, 1999 (LP361:608)
Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan (VAMP) Meeting, 02/09/1999 (LP361:609)
Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan (VAMP) Meeting, 02/18/1999(LP361:610)
Vernalis Adaptive Management Plan (VAMP) Meeting, 03/02/1999 (LP361:611)
Waste/Garbage, 1989-1992 (LP300:32)
Water Bond Letters, 2008 (includes 1 compact disc) (LP361:1058-1059)
Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Report, December 1999 (LP361:612)
Water Resources Control Board, 1984 (LP300:33)
Water Reuse, 1990 (LP300:34)
Westlands Water District, 1984-1987 (LP300:35-36)
Wild and Scenic Rivers, 1985-1987 (LP300:37)
Wildlife Conservation Board-Headwaters Forest, 1996-1999 (LP361:613-614)
LP361:1060-1094

Series 5 Water Legislation Files 2009-2010

Physical Description: 34 file folders and includes 4 compact discs

Arrangement

Arranged by type of record.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual materials requires the production of use copies by Archives staff.

Scope and Content Note

The 2009 Water Legislation Files were created during the 2009-2010 Seventh Extraordinary Session held exclusively for the purpose of addressing water issues in California and legislating solutions. This series contains 34 file folders, covers a wide range of topics regarding California water supply and infrastructure, and may include bills, analyses and amendments, correspondence, and background materials. Significant bills in this series include the Water Supply Act of 2010 (AB14, SB2 - SB3), Public Resources (AB1, SB1, SB4), Water Resources (AB 11, SB5), Ground Water Monitoring (SB6), Water Conservation (AB8, SB7), Delta Reform Act (AB12), Delta Conservancy (AB9), State Water Resources Development System (SB9) and California Regional Control Boards (SB8).
Materials found in the series include bills directed to the committee during the extraordinary session. The "Amendments" folders contain all the amendments to the bills that were considered during the extraordinary session. The "Hearings" folders contains information on hearings that occurred during the extraordinary session. The "Letters" folders contain letters of support and opposition, that were received regarding bills directed to the committee. The "Legislative Actions" folders contain documents that cover legislative actions that took place during this extraordinary session. The "Delta Protection Commission" folders contain the information on the Delta Commission, which was amended during the extraordinary session to further enhance its mission to protect, maintain, enhance and enrich the overall quality of the Delta Environment. The "Background Documents" folders contains supplemental background materials used to advise the committee or to support the various bills heard by the committee.
Audiovisual materials have been separated to a cold-storage vault for preservation purposes. Separation sheets are placed in the hearing files to alert researchers to the existence of these audio-visual materials. A majority of the recordings have not been transcribed.
2009 Water Legislation: Bill Files (LP361:1060-1061)
2009 Water Legislation: Amendments (LP361:1062-1067)
2009 Water Legislation: Hearings (LP361:1068-1069)
2009 Water Legislation: Letters (LP361:1070-1081)
2009 Water Legislation: Legislative Action (LP361:1082-1083)
2009 Water Legislation: Delta Protection Commission (LP361:1084)
2009 Water Legislation: Background Documents (includes 4 compact discs) (LP361:1085-1094)
LP361:1037-1052

Series 6 Committee Administrative Files 2003-2004

Physical Description: 16 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date.

Access Information

No restrictions - records are open.

Scope and Content Note

The Committee Administrative Files contain materials used for the administrative purposes of the committee. Legislative Summaries within this series contain a list of bills acted on by the committee during a legislative session, subject matter of the bills, and status of each bill. Files included in this series cover a variety of topics and include summary information on hearings and bills heard by the committee throughout the legislative session. The 2003-2004 Committee Administrative Files series contains information regarding committee agendas, correspondence with outside agencies, background documents relating to bills/hearings, and committee worksheets for the session.
2003-2004: Committee Report Summary
01/14/2003: Oversight Hearing on CAL-FED
01/15/2003: Hearing on Water Transfers
02/04/2003: Oversight Hearing on the Dept. Fish and Game on their Natural Community Conservation Plan Program
02/25/2003: Info Hearing on the recommendations of the CA floodplain management task force
03/11/2003: Various Items
03/25/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
04/08/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
04/22/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
04/29/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
06/17/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
07/01/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
07/08/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
08/19/2003: Information on SB 922
10/05/2003: Special Hearing on various bills
10/09/2003: Special Hearing on SB1004