ENVIRONMENT -- RELATED PUBLICATIONS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS' ROLE IN PREVENTING AND MITIGATING ENVIROMENTAL
HEALTH RISKS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS - Joint informational hearing held by Senate
Committee on Health & Human Services and Environmental Quality. They discuss
the potential exposure to toxic substances at the Beverly Hills High School.
Many other schools in California are close to facilities that have toxic
emissions. Under the current law the Department of Toxic and Substance control
(DTSC plays a role in the establishment of new schools. School districts cannot
acquire school sites, or begin construction unless environmental assessments are
conducted and reviewed and approved by DTSC. DTSC does not play a similar role
for existing schools. Therefore, Senator Deborah Ortiz has introduced SB 1211
to repeal the prohibition of civil and criminal penalties for those violations
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and other air districts
enforcement agencies. They are also considering legislation that will name DTSC
as the agency in charge of ensuring that existing schools are safe. (Stock
#1259-S; $12.39 - includes tax s/h) (3/04
AIR QUALITY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY - The Senate Select Committee on Air Quality
was created to address the ever-growing air pollution crisis facing California's
San Juaquin Valley. Since its inception, the Committee has held twelve
informational hearings throughout the Valley. Topics ranged from the health
effects of the dirty air, the role of agriculture operations, including dairies,
and the contribution of mobile sources such as cars, trains, and diesel school
busses to air quality. Asthma rates and respiratory illness have escalated into
a public health crisis. This report will summarize and present the findings of
the Committee's activities in 2003. It includes a brief overview, newspaper
articles documenting the work of the committee and legislative proposals related
to the Valley's air quality. (Stock #1257-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h) (4/04)
LAND: HOW TO EFFICIENTLY SUPPLY THE RAW MATERIAL FOR HOUSING - California's
affordable housing crisis is fundamentally a problem of too little housing
supply to meet too much demand. While there are a number of factors that
contribute to California's woeful housing production, academics and builders
from both the for-profit and non-profit sectors often point to one primary
reality: a lack of appropriately zoned land for housing. The purpose of this
hearing was to solicit information on the causes of the broken land supply for
housing and seek possible solutions that would ensure that each community in
California is providing adequately zoned land to accommodate its long-term
housing need. (Stock # 1244-S; $5.12 - includes tax s/h) (1/04)
INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY: EXPLORING SPECIAL DISTRICTS' GOVERNANCE - What
statutory reforms would improve special districts' ethical behavior, directors'
compensation practices, and auditing procedures? The Senate Local Government
Committee has published the results of its hearing held in Orangevale on
November 24, 2003 in this report. Senator Ortiz asked the Committee to hold
this hearing after articles about the Sacramento Suburban Water District
appeared in the Sacramento Bee. This new report summarizes what 22 speakers
told the legislators. The summary report also reprints the background policy
paper, plus all of the written materials that the speakers gave the legislators.
Special districts' officials and watchdog groups can use this summary report
when reviewing bills that the legislators may author in 2004. (Stock #1240-S;
$6.47 - includes tax s/h) (11/03)
CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD'S (CIWMB) ADMINISTRATION OF THE
WASTE TIRE RECYCLING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - This study was done by the Senate
Advisory Commission on Cost Control in State Government. The Commission is the
only Senate authority that deals exclusively with promoting cost control and
increased efficiency of state government. The Commission says the CIWMB has
done an adequate job of cleaning up old stockpiles. However, the number of
waste tires generated each year still far exceeds the number of tires diverted
from landfill disposal and stockpiling. Until significant expansion of existing
markets for waste tires occurs, or until new technologies emerge, the board will
continue to fall short of its goal. (Stock #1231-S; 4.85 - includes tax s/h)
(11/03)
WATER AND LAND USE PLANNING: ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SB 221 (KUEHL, 2001) & SB
610 (COSTA, 2001) - The Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committee and the
Senate Local Government Committee have published the results on their joint
hearing on water and land use planning held in Tracy on October 12, 2003 in this
report. Developers, water suppliers, and legislative advocates can use the new
summary report to evaluate bills that legislators may author in 2004. (Stock
#1230-S; $11.04 - includes tax s/h) (10/03)
DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE - Hearing to reach a broader understanding of
several issues involving low level radioactive waste in California, how it is
regulated, where it is disposed of, and how the Department of Health Services
Radiologic Health Branch interacts with regulated companies that fall within its
jurisdiction. Is the Department of Health Services primarily a health
management agency and not equipped to effectively police and protect the
environment? (Stock #1219-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (3/03)
ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP COSTS, VOLS. 1 & 2 - The County of San
Bernardino is experiencing a water quality crisis. The County will experience
severe water shortages this summer if the problem is not addressed immediately.
The problem dates back 50 years, but the resolution is not going to take 25
years, like other major groundwater pollution cases in California. The purpose
of the Senate hearings is to get to the source and scope of the perchlorate
contamination problem quickly and efficiently, and develop solutions that can be
implemented without further delay. (Stock #1213-S; $10.51 - includes tax s/h)
(1/03)
CARGILL SALT PONDS ACQUISITION AGREEMENT - Hearing by the Senate Select
Committee on Baylands Acquisition. They address such issues as cost,
environment, wildlife, maintenance and mercury contaminants. (Stock #1209-S;
$4.31 - includes tax s/h) (1/03)
BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT - SECOND INFORMATIONAL HEARING - Breast cancer
rates have nearly tripled over the last fifty years. This is a public health
crisis. While much of our attention has focused on detection, access to care,
and finding a cure, it is imperative that we begin to examine why the rates are
increasing at such a dramatic pace. While continuing to support research for
genetic risk-factor-related causes is very important, we ought not abandon that
goal and objective, it is time to begin to expand the scope of this policy
debate and begin to develop the responses and the research necessary to address
questions about environment impacts. This is the subject of this hearing.
(Stock #1205-S; $8.35 - includes tax s/h) (10/03) Also see stock #1162-S.
ADDENDUM TO WATER STORAGE AND THE CALFED PROGRAM (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT TO 1104-S
AUGUST 2001) - This final report by the Senate Select Committee on CalFed
discusses the future of California's water supply due to imbalance between
population and the state's rainfall amounts. (Stock #1191-S; $7.00 - includes
tax s/h) (11/02)
PROPOSITION 51: TRAFFIC CONGESTION RELIEF AND SAFE SCHOOL BUS ACT - This
proposition proposes t transfer 30% of the state's share of sales tax paid on
the sale and lease of new and used motor vehicles from the state's General Fund
to a new Traffic Congestion Relief and Safe School Bus Trust Fund established by
the initiative. The trust fund would finance a variety of transportation,
environmental and other programs and projects. This summary report contains the
Senate Local Government Committee staff's explanation of what happened at the
hearing held on 9/25, 9/26, 10/2, 10/3/2002, witnesses' written material,
briefing papers, and background information. (Stock #1182-S; $5.93 - includes
tax s/h) (10/02)
ISSUES RELATED TO LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE - Informational hearing held by
the Senate Health and Human Services Committee to facilitate a more informed
awareness of the issues around low-level radioactive waste, including its
decommissioning and disposal, but overall on the regulatory framework regarding
this important area. (Stock #1168-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (6/02)
BREAST CANCER AND THE ENVIRONMENT - The purpose of this informational hearing
held by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services is to review the
science that has begun to be put together about the environment factors of
breast cancer. Are there environmental causes to breast cancer? What are the
specific causes of breast cancer from an environment perspective? What can be
done about those factors? (Stock #1162-S; $5.66 - includes tax s/h) (2/02)
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT SPECIAL DISTRICTS? A CITIZEN'S GUIDE, THIRD EDITION -
This contains fresh material on the number of districts, recent controversies,
and the debilitation effects of the ERAF property tax shifts. This guide by the
Senate Local Government Committee introduces and explains the special district
form of government. It's a helpful primer for voters, reporters, and public
officials. (Stock #583-S; $3.23 - includes tax s/h) (2/02)
BIOTERRORISM AND PUBLIC HEALTH: ASSESSING CALIFORNIA'S PREPAREDNESS - This
hearing discusses increasing California's preparedness of our health officials
and agencies to adequately respond to Anthrax attacks and communicable diseases
so they can help to better protect public health and safety. (Stock #1125-S;
$6.47 - includes tax s/h) (11/02).
SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES END OF YEAR REPORT 2001 - In
this report you will find a "2001 Top 10 List", a summary of all bills heard by
the Committee in 2001, a brief synopsis of the key informational hearings held
by the Committee, and a short section outlining some of the outstanding issues
the committee expects to address this year. (Stock #1122-S; $3.23 - includes
tax s/h) (12/01)
PARKS, PROGRESS, AND PUBLIC POLICY: A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SENATE BILL 707
AND THE "RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT LAW" - This report documents the effort
that resulted in the first comprehensive revision of the recreation and park
districts' statute since 1957. The Working Group of Revising the Recreation and
Park District Law recognized that the 1957 law was incomplete, inaccurate, and
archaic. With help from legislative staffers and other advisors, the Working
Group researched and drafted a replacement statute. Documenting the origins and
legislative history of the new Recreation and Park District Law will help public
officials, researchers, legal advisors, and the courts understand where SB 707
came from and what its drafters and authors intended to achieve. (Stock #1112-
S; $6.73 - includes tax s/h) (10/01)
WATER STORAGE AND THE CALFED PROGRAM: CAN THE PROGRAM DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES?
- This report will provide an overview and status report on the CALFED Water
Storage Program, including the current status of the Integrated Storage
Investigations Program. As part of the status report, they will explore a study
commissioned by an environmental group that raises questions about the economic
feasibility of the proposed CALFED water storage projects contained within the
Record of Decision. It will also highlight recent events that demonstrate the
immediate need for new water storage facilities in the state. Finally, the
report will conclude by exploring actions that can be taken now to meet the
state's critical water needs sooner rather than later. (Stock #1104-S; $9.70 -
includes tax s/h) (8/01)
URBAN SPRAWL, PART II: INFLUENCES OF THE "FISCALIZATION OF LAND USE" AND URBAN
GROWTH BOUNDARIES - California policy-makers and think tanks often talk of the
"fiscalization of land use." It's a shorthand way of suggesting that local
planning and zoning decisions are driven by the goal of maximizing the local tax
revenues that land can produce. While it has been assumed this phenomenon
encourages urban sprawl - as "big box stores," auto malls and other high-volume
retailers spring up on once open lands - no one has studied whether the
appropriate data does, indeed, show that fiscal considerations are driving many
local land-use decisions. Prepared by Robert W. Wassmer, Visiting Consultant
for Senate Office of Research. (Stock #1096-S; $3.23 - includes tax, s/h)
(7/01)
URBAN SPRAWL, PART I: DEFINING EXCESSIVE UBRANIZATION IN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER
WESTERN STATES - This paper is intended to offer a better understanding of the
incidence of urban sprawl in California with the goal of helping decision-makers
chart effective policies for dealing with it. The paper offers an economic way
of thinking about urban sprawl, or decentralized growth. It develops a method
for quantifing the degree of sprawl in metropolitan areas, given the available
data. Prepared by Robert W. Wassmer, Visiting Consultant for Senate Office of
Research. (Stock #1095-S; $3.23 - includes tax, s/h) (7/01)
PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS OF TOXIC MOLD – The purpose of this hearing is to explore
two specific questions. First of all, what exactly are the health effects of
exposure to this mold? And secondly, does our system adequately protect the
public health in the face of this threat? At this time there are no federal or
state laws, regulations or guidelines regarding mold exposure, identification,
or remediation. (Stock #1081-S; $6.47 - includes tax s/h) (3/01)
HEALTH EFFECTS OF CHROMIUM VI CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER – The release of
the film Erin Brockovich in March of 2000 made chromium VI a common household
word. The film is based on the town of Hinkley, CA and its redidents who were
exposed to high levels of chromium VI and suffered a wide variety of health
conditions including cancer. The Hinkley story, the film and the press coverage
has vastly increased public awareness and its health effects. The hearing
discusses the issue of chromium VI and contamination of California’s drinking
water, and how to protect the public health from environmental threat.
Background information is also included. (Stock #1069-S; $12.93 – includes tax,
s/h) (10/00)
NAFTA AND CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER – The Senate Select Committee on the
California Legislature’s Role in Global Trade held this third hearing to
investigate the effect of the North American Free Trade Policy (NAFTA) on
California’s economy and its impact on the California-Mexico border region. The
purpose of the hearing to determine whether the NAFTA has lived up to its
promises in California. Has it created more jobs rather than lost them. Have
labor and environment protections been enforced and strengthened? Are the
increased immigration flows from Mexico and the nearly 600 migrant deaths at the
CA-MEX border related to NAFTA’s impact on our economies? (Stock #1067-S; $3.77
– includes tax, s/h) (10/00)
IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 115 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: OFFICE OF PLANNING & RESEARCH
AND CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY – The purpose of this hearing is
to determine what actions OPR, Cal-EPA, and other relevant state agencies have
taken to date to implement the new law and what specific future program, policy,
and process changes are envisioned to further the goal of environmental justice.
In addition, the Committee is interested in hearing how state agencies intend to
ensure that their programs, permits, and projects are in compliance with Title
VI of the federal Civil Rights act of 1964. (Stock #1056-S; $4.31 – includes
tax s/h) (9/00)
IMPACTS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING ON CALIFORNIA’S ENVIRONMENT: EXAMINING THE ROLE
OF RESEARCH AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES (NOVARTIS/UC BERKELEY AGREEMENT) – On May 15,
2000 the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildlife and the Committee on
Higher Education discussed the following issues; long term environmental
effects, potential health effects, academic freedom, liability, role of state
regulatory agencies and University research departments. The purpose of this
hearing is to evaluate whatever evidence there is of adverse effects on the
environment from bioengineering/biotechnology. (Stock #1054-S; $7.27 – includes
tax s/h) (5/00)
CLIMATE CHANGE: ITS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – The Senate Committee
on Environmental Quality heard testimony from business in California which have
taken steps to address greenhouse gas production in their operations while
simultaneously increasing their profits and economic positions. If the past is
any evidence, actions taken to reduce global warming emissions in California
would benefit the State’s economy by providing high-wage jobs, increasing
economic competitiveness, expanding clean industries, developing new markets for
California Products, and further reducing potentially costly dependence on
imported oil and fossil fuels. (Stock #1051-S; $4.31 – includes s/h) (11/99)
RECYCLED DRINKING WATER IN THE EAST VALLEY: ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OR
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE? – On June 8, 2000 the Senate Select Committee on
Environmental Justice held a hearing to discuss the Department of Water’s East
Valley Reclamation Project. Also the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s
plan to use reclaimed water as drinking water. (Stock #1047-S; $4.04 – includes
tax s/h)
BROWNFIELDS TO SCHOOL SITES: HOW CAN THE STATE FACILITATE CLEANUP TO BUILD
ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS? – Environmental injustice occurs where environmental
degradations are overconcentrated in low-income and minority communities.
Because a disproportionate share of “brownfields” (vacant of underutilized sites
that may be contaminated from prior uses) are located in these areas, cleaning
up these sites and promoting their reuse helps alleviate the historical
injustices affecting these neighborhoods. When handled correctly and adequately
cleaned or mitigated, brownfields can provide sites for safe neighborhood
schools. In some communities, this is one of the few options open for meeting
the dire need for school space. This hearing is meant to obtain input from
professionals in the field on how the state can further facilitate the cleanup
of brownfields for use as schools where alternatives do not readily exist.
(Stock #1045-S; $4.31 – includes tax s/h) (1/00)
HOOD DIVERSION AND WATER QUALITY – A hearing by the Senate Select Committee on
the CALFED Water Program held on May 31, 2000. Issues discussed are Hood
Diversion, Peripheral Canal, and California’s water quality and supply problems.
Some of those problems include virtual absence of treatment implementation.
(Stock #1044-S; $4.85 – includes tax s/h) (5/00)
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE? AN INFORMATIONAL HEARING AT THE SOUTH COAST AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IN DIAMOND BAR, CA – While the term
“environmental justice” has been used for years, there remains disagreement over
what this concept entails and, more importantly, how environmental justice
should be achieved. The purpose of this hearing is to allow members of the
Committee to hear the perspectives of various interested parties on this issue:
the administration, community groups, environmental justice advocates, and the
business community. The hearing is also an opportunity for these parties to
share their views on how the state should address this complex issue. (Stock
#1034-S; $4.04 – includes tax s/h) (9/99)
CALFED WATER PROGRAM – Transcript of the March 15, 2000 committee hearing to
discuss CALFED draft environmental impact report and to evaluate how well CALFED
has been managed and administered since the creation in 1994. (Stock #1033-S;
$3.77 – includes tax s/h) (3/00)
CALFED BAY-DELTA PROGRAM – Hearing held on June 8, 1999 which discusses various
water issues such as conservation, reclamation, storage, surface and
groundwater, utilization of transfers. (Stock #994-S; $4.04 – includes tax s/h)
(6/99)
THE SINKING OF THE CENTURY FREEWAY –- An oversight hearing of the Senate
Transportation Committee. They discuss such issues as the 105 Freeway, which
stretches 17 miles from El Segundo to Norwalk, and problems with the drainage
system which effects the natural groundwater. (Stock #991-S; $4.31 – includes
tax s/h) (4/99)
HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN -- Hearing transcript held by the Joint Committee
on Headwaters Forest & Ecosystem Management (Stock #970-S; $4.04 -- includes
tax s/h) (3/98)
CALFED WATER PROGRAM -- This interim report is an analysis of the testimony and
materials presented at the hearings held on May 13, June 9, June 29, and August
5, 1998. The hearings examined various aspects of the CalFed Bay-Delta Program,
including the alternatives proposed by CalFed, various issues and challenges
that face the program, and the general oversight mandated by SR 252. (Stock
#968-S; $4.31 -- includes tax s/h) (9/98)
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK CLEANUP PROGRAM -- Oversight hearing by the Senate
Committee on Environmental Quality. They review concerns that have been
raised over proposed changes in the cleanup of leaking underground tanks and
specifically concerns raised by the draft policy for investigation and cleanup
of petroleum discharges to soil and groundwater. (Stock #950-S; $3.77 --
includes tax, s/h) (3/97)
STATUS OF AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE THE HEADWATERS FOREST -- Transcript of hearing by
the Joint Committee on Headwaters Forest and Ecosystem Management Planning held
on January 6, 1998 in Sacramento, CA. (Stock #942-S; $4.04 -- includes tax,
s/h) (1/98)
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT OVERSIGHT HEARING -- On March
3, 1997 the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality reviewed concerns which
have been raised about the operation and performance of OEHHA. Specifically,
the Committee will review serious allegations concerning political interference
in the scientific process at OEHHA. (Stock #924-S; $4.58 -- includes tax, s/h)
(3/97)
PARKS AND OPEN-SPACE ECONOMIC BENEFITS -- Hearing by the Senate Committee on
Budget and Fiscal Review on the lack of funds for the development and
maintenance of state and local parks since 1988. Senator Mike Thompson has
introduced a bill, SB 12, which is a bond measure that, if passed by the
Legislature, would go before the voters and ask them if they want to vote for
and allocate the money necessary to do the work that needs to be done in regard
to our parks. (Stock #901-S; $4.31 -- includes tax, s/h) (12/96)
AB 3248: PUBLIC ADVISOR SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT -- The
Senate Local Government Committee scheduled an interim hearing to review AB 3248
and District plans for the Public Advisor. This report will focus on the
background of, and issues raised by, that version of the bill and the District’s
counter proposal. (Stock #896-S; $4.58 -- includes tax, s/h) (9/96)
ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS/MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY AND
OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS -- A final report prepared by the former Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on the Rights of the Disabled on nearly four years of
examining access issues for people with Environmental Illness/Multiple Chemical
Sensitivity (EI/MCS). Since work was begun on this issue it has become
increasingly apparent that people with allergies, asthma, emphysema, other
respiratory diseases, immunological and neurological conditions also can be
seriously affected by chemicals in the home, work and outdoor environment and in
the foods we ingest. This report addresses only the issues related to access to
public places, services and employment. (Stock #876-S; $2.96 -- includes tax,
s/h) (9/96)
MYTHS OF JOBS VS. RESOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- A
study prepared by the Senate Office of Research which analyzes the economic
impact of environmental laws and regulations on job growth in the United States
and California. This study also examines the restructuring of the economy
in the past twenty years to determine whether losses in industrial employment
are related to strict environmental regulation. Central to the report is a
review of the work done by Dr. Stephen Meyer of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Project on Environmental Politics and Policy which compared states
beginning in 1973 on the basis of the strength of their environmental laws and
economic performances. (stock #847-S; $3.77 -- includes tax, s/h) (3/96)
REDEVELOPMENT AND BLIGHT -- The summary report from the joint interim
hearing of the Senate Housing and Land Use Committee and the Senate Select
Committee on Redevelopment which discussed the following questions: How have
local officials and property owners used the statutory definition of blight?
Has the 1993 statutory definition created by AB 1290 lived up to its promises?
Should state agencies review local officials' determinations of the existence of
blight? Are further statutory reforms needed in 1996? The committee's report
summarizes the testimony, includes the background policy paper, reprints the key
statutes regarding blight and reproduces all of the hand-out materials that the
legislators received from witnesses and correspondents. (stock #831-S; $20.74 -
- includes tax, s/h) (11/95)
SPECIES AND HABITAT: PROGRAM REFORM -- This document is in support of the
third hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife and the Assembly
Water, Parks and Wildlife Committees' oversight review of California's programs
for the protection of species and their habitat. The subject of this hearing
is "Recommendations for Program Reform." (stock #808-S; $12.66 -- includes tax,
s/h) (7/95)
CALIFORNIA RANKINGS: COMPARING CALIFORNIA TO OTHER STATES IN THE NATION -- A
report prepared by the Senate Office of Research which includes charts
displaying California's ranking as compared to the other 49 states in the
following issue areas: Employment, Economy and Demographics; State and Local
Finance; Education; Health; Housing; Criminal Justice; Environment, Energy,
Transportation and the Arts; Elections. (stock #806-S; $10.24 -- includes
tax, s/h) (7/95)
SPECIES AND HABITAT: THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLANNING PROGRAM --
Contents of this document include the NCCP Act; the NCCP Program; Guidelines and
Section 4(d) Waiver; Department of Fish and Game Status Report of NCCP;
Subregional Planning Activities; and, Commentary: What Went Wrong With NCCP.
(stock #803-S; $10.24 -- includes tax, s/h) (5/95)
SPECIES AND HABITAT: THE CALIFORNIA ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND THE NATIVE PLANT
PROTECTION ACT -- A joint oversight hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and
Wildlife and the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committees. Included in
this report is Oversight Hearings background; The California Endangered Species
Act; Legislative Findings and Declarations; Listing of Species;
Implementation of Rule; Taking of Endangered Species; and, The Native Plant
Protection Act. (stock #802-S; $5.66 -- includes tax, s/h) (5/95)
ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF BENEFIT ASSESSMENTS: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO BENEFIT
ASSESSMENTS IN CALIFORNIA -- This guide was prepared by the Senate Local
Government Committee and answers many questions about one of California's local
financing mechanisms. It explains what benefit assessments are, what they pay
for and their history and legal authority. In addition, it also tells you where
to get more information about benefit assessments and how you can make judgments
about the benefit assessments in your community. (stock #801-S; $4.85 --
includes tax, s/h) (5/95)