Inventory of the California State Assembly Natural Resources Committee Records

Processed by Lisa DeHope, December 2009. Updates were added by Spencer Gomez, April 2018.

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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 and Spencer Gomez
Date Completed:: 1 December 2009, Updated April 2018
Encoded by:: Lisa DeHope and Jeff Crawford

Descriptive Summary

Title: California State Assembly Natural Resources Committee Records

Dates: 1974-2014

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: 93 cubic feet of textual material, 210 audiotapes, 15 compact discs, 13 videotapes, 8 DVDs, 7 slides, 6 Dictabelts, and 26 photographs

Repository: California State Archives

Sacramento, California

Abstract: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee records consist of ninety-three cubic feet of textual records and three cubic feet of audiovisual records dating from 1954-2014. The committee's first predecessor, the Assembly 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 Assembly 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 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.

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.

Arrangement

Organized into six series and eight subgroups: (1) Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection Records, (2) Assembly Special Committee on Fuel Scarcity Records, (3) Assembly Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Planning, (4) Assembly (Permanent) Subcommittee on Energy Records, (5) Assembly Subcommittee on Land Use, (6) Assembly Subcommittee on Public Lands, (7) Assembly Subcommittee on Status and Trends, (8) Assembly Subcommittee on Timber.

Scope and Content

The Assembly Natural Resources Committee records consist of ninety three cubic feet of textual records and three cubic feet of audiovisual records dating from 1954-2014. 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: 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, liquid natural gas), 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. Large quantities of opposition appear on nuclear energy legislation in 2007, AB719. Other files include, SB568 (2011-2012), prohibiting food vendors from dispensing prepared food to customers in polystyrene foam containers after Janurary 1, 2016 and SB270 (2013-2014), establishing requirements for reusable bags and a 10 cent limit set on stores for distributing reusable bags.

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. Large amounts of hearing files from 1991 and 1993 related to the subject are also available. Hearing Files from 2007 onward provide substantial information on various bills. In addition, large quantities of roll calls and agendas are included between 2009-2010.

Accruals

Further accruals expected.

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

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.

See Scope and Content note for LP numbers

Series 1 Bill Files 1974-2014

Physical Description: 1,421 file folders, 2 audiocassettes, 2 compact discs, 5 DVDs, 7 slides

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.

Arrangement

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

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

An item is restricted from bill file AB19 (2009-2010) due to restrictions under the Public Records Act, section 7927.7 (formerly Gov. Code section 6254(c)).

Scope and Content Note

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. Bill files from 2007-2014 reflect issues regarding nuclear energy, e-waste, and the single-use plastic carryout bag recycling program. These files show an increasing trend to help preserve California's oceans and forestry, as well as pariticipating in the discussion regarding Global Climate Change. The discussion surrounding electronic waste and higher education programs on energy projects are also found here.

In addition, SB 1762 (2007-2008) establishes a grant program through the University of California system for climate change research. AB1359 (2009-2010), which prohibits food vendors from dispensing prepared food to customers in a disposable polystyrene container, contains 6 cubic feet of opposition. SB270 (2013-2014) installs requirements for reusable bags and prohibits stores from distributing reusable bags for less than 10 cents per bag.

Audiovisual materials have been removed to cold storage and separation sheets are included within the file folder to alert the researcher to their existence.

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

2007-2008: AB3-AB3081, ACR149, AJR51 (50ff) LP405:1016-1065

2007-2008: SB65-SB1781, SCR80-113, SJR2 (30ff) LP405:1066-1095

2009-2010: AB13-AB2761, ACR14-143, AJR3-30, ABX3_33 (56ff) LP405:1096-1151

2009-2010: SB14-SB1488, SCR75, SJR5-17, SBX8_26 (27ff) LP405:1152-1178

2011-2012: AB34-AB2681, AJR20-35, ABX1_13, ABX1_14 (52ff) LP405:1179-1230

2011-2012: SB23-SB1577, SJR17, SBX1_2 (27ff) LP405:1231-1257

2013-2014: AB7-AB2764, ACR52-160, AJR21-AJR24 (51ff) LP405:1258-1308

2013-2014: SB4-SB1424 SCR90 (28ff) LP405:1309-1336

See Appendix A for LP numbers

Series 2 Hearing Files 1970-2014

Physical Description: 375 file folders, 139 audiotapes, 9 compact discs, 11 videotapes, 1 reel-to-reel film, 4 dictabelts, 5 volumes

Arrangement

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. Hearing files between February 24, 2011 to August 25, 2014 larely consist of roll call forms.

For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in Additional Series Information.

Audiovisual materials have been removed to cold storage and separation sheets are included within the file folder to alert the researcher to their existence.

Additional Series Information

Appendix A: List 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

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

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.

For a list of Subject Files, see Appendix B in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix B: List of Subject Files

LP199:46-48; LP405:972-981

Series 4 Correspondence 1977-2006

Physical Description: 13 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date.

Access Information

No restrictions - records are open.

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

Arranged chronologically by date of meeting.

Access Information

No restrictions - records are open.

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.

LP405:1393-1415

Series 6 Committee Agendas and Roll Calls 2009-2010

Physical Description: 22 file folder

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by date of roll call.

Access Information

No restrictions - records are open.

Scope and Content

Committee Agendas and Roll Calls created by the committee include roll call forms addressing the committee members present at the time of hearing. Committee Agendas pertain to various bills from April 13, 2009 to June 30, 2010, such as AB 19 on Greenhouse gas emissions, AB42 on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and SB104 California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The various Agendas are accompanied by large amounts of roll call forms with committee member names and dates.

Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection 2004

LP405:983-984

Series 1 Hearing Files 2004

Physical Description: 2 file folders, 1 compact disc, 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

Arrangement

Organized into four series: (1) Hearing files, (2) Background Report Files, (4) Committee Files, and (4) Report File.

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

Arrangement

Organized into three series: (1) Bill Files, (2) Hearing files, and (3) Subject Files.

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

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.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill 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.

For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix A: List of Hearing Files

See Appendix C for LP numbers

Series 3 Subject Files 1977-1982

Physical Description: 11 file folders

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.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by subject heading.

Scope and Content Note

Subject files created by the committee may include correspondence, memoranda, statistical findings, published and unpublished reports, notes, and newspaper clippings.

For a list of Subject Files, see Appendix C in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

Appendix C: List of Subject Files

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 1984

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 1985-1986

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