May 25, 2016
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality & Assembly Natural Resources Committees
“Joint Public Hearing on the Carryout-Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute. (#1734)" (On July 1, 2016, #1734 was designated Proposition 65 on the November 8, 2016, General Election Ballot)
- 5/25/16 Agenda
- 5/25/16 Background
- Carryout Bag Charges Initiative Language
- SB 270 Referendum Language
- LAO - Title and Summary of Carryout Bags Initiative
April 6, 2016
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
“California's Drinking Water Program: Recent Progress and Ongoing Challenges"
- 4/6/16 Agenda
- 4/6/16 Background
- California Water Action Plan - 2016 Update
- Drinking Water Program Transfer Report (July 7, 2015)
- Safe Drinking Water Plan for California (June 2015)
March 8, 2016
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Transportation and Housing & Environmental Quality Committees
"Volkswagen’s “Defeat Device”: Update and Implications for California"
- 3/8/16 Agenda
- 3/8/16 Background
- Appendix: Timeline of Events Related to Volkswagen's "Defeat Device"
- California Air Resources Board Presentation
February 5, 2016 -- HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED -- to a Later Date to be Determined
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
“Oversight of the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) Program"
February 3, 2016
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee & the Select Committee on Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation
“Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Paris Climate Accord and What it Means for California’s Climate Investments”
- 2/3/16 Agenda
- 2/3/16 Background
- Mary D. Nichols, Board Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Ross Brown, Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst's Office
- Louis Blumberg, Director, California Climate Change Team, The Nature Conservancy
- Alvaro Sanchez, Environmental Equity Director, Greenlining Institute
2015 INFORMATIONAL AND OVERSIGHT HEARINGS SUMMARY
November 2015
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Efforts in California
Summary of Oversight and Informational Hearings held in 2015
Prepared by Dr. Laurie Harris, California Council on Science & Technology Fellow
October 16, 2015
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
“Southern California Regional Adaptation Efforts to Climate Change Impacts”
- 10/16/15 Agenda
- 10/16/15 Background
- Alex Hall, Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, and Director, Center for Climate Change Solutions, UCLA
- Manuel Pastor, Professor, Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, and Director, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE), USC
- Krista Kline, Managing Director, Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC)
- Elizabeth Rhoades, Climate Change Liaison, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
- Kenn Fujioka, Manager, San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, and President-Elect, Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC)
- Jonathan Parfrey, Executive Director, Climate Resolve
September 22, 2015
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
“Central Valley Regional Adaptation Efforts to Climate Change Impacts”
- 9/22/15 Agenda
- 9/22/15 Background
- Roger Bales, Professor of Engineering and Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced
- Jim Houston, Undersecretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
- Tapan Pathak, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced
June 17, 2015
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Cost Recovery: Progress in Implementing the California State Auditor Recommendations"
May 29, 2015
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
“Bay Area Regional Adaptation Efforts to Climate Change Impacts”
- 5/29/15 Agenda
- 5/29/15 Background
- Zack Wasserman, Chair, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
- Danielle Mieler, Resilience Program Coordinator, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
- Suzanne Smith, Executive Director, Regional Climate Protection Authority & Sonoma County Transportation Authority
- Jack Liebster, Planning Manager, County of Marin
- Demetra McBride, Director, Office of Sustainability and Climate, County of Santa Clara
- Video of Hearing
April 29, 2015
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"The Department of Toxic Substances Control: Oversight Update on the Permitting Program"
- 4/29/15 Agenda
- 4/29/15 Background
- DTSC: 2-Year Plan: Permitting Enhancement Work Plan
- DTSC: Permit Program Review and Permitting Enhancement Work Plan
- DTSC: Creating a More Timely Permitting Process
- DTSC: Permit Process Flowchart Summary
- DTSC: Permitting Backlog and Financial Assurance, 2014 BCP
April 15, 2015
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Overview of the California Environmental Quality Act"
- 4/15/15 Agenda
- 4/15/15 Background
- Witness Presentation: Richard M. Frank, Director - California Environmental Law & Policy Center, UC Davis School of Law
March 17, 2015
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Transportation and Housing & Environmental Quality Committees
"The Road to 2020 and Beyond: The Role of the Transportation Sector in Meeting California's Climate Goals"
- 3/17/15 Agenda
- 3/17/15 Background Report
- Witness Presentation: Richard Corey, Executive Officer — Air Resources Board Handout 1, Handout 2, and Testimony
- Witness Presentation: Janea A. Scott, Commissioner — California Energy Commission
- Witness Presentation and Handout: Curt Augustine, Director of Policy and Government Affairs — Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
- Witness Presentation: Tim Carmichael, President — California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition Handout and Testimony
- Witness Handout: Bill Magavern, Policy Director — Coalition for Clean Air
- Witness Presentation: Simon Mui, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director — California Vehicles and Fuels, Natural Resources Defense Council
- Safe Routes to School National Partnership Handout on 120 Organizations Supporting More ATP Funding
- To view a video of the hearing, click here.
March 12, 2015
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy, and Transportation & Environmental Quality Committees
"Oversight (Part A): California Department of Toxic Substances Control"
March 10, 2015
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Natural Resource and Water & Environmental Quality Committees
"Ensuring Groundwater Protection: Is the Underground Injection Control Program Working?"
- 3/10/15 Agenda
- 3/10/15 Background
- 3/10/15 September 1982 US EPA Primacy Agreement 1
- 3/10/15 December 1982 US EPA Primacy Agreement 2
- 3/10/15 1985 US EPA Letter to Western Oil and Gas Association specifying 11 aquifers in question are exempt
- 3/10/15 2010 internal memo from DOGGR supervisor to DOGGR personnel
- 3/10/15 2011 SB 855 annual report
- 3/10/15 2011 letter re: US EPA Audit
- 3/10/15 2012 DOGGR "Road Map"
- 3/10/15 November 2012 Action Plan from DOGR to US EPA
- 3/10/15 June 2014 GAO Report Executive Summary
- 3/10/15 July 2014 US EPA letter to DOGGR
- 3/10/15 December 2014 US EPA letter to DOGGR
- 3/10/15 August 2014 Work Plan
- 3/10/15 February 6, 2015 DOGGR letter to US EPA and Work Plan for coming into compliance by February, 2017
- 3/10/15 Cal EPA review of the UIC Program
- 3/10/15 EAP Response Letter to UIC Hearing Invitation
March 5, 2015
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications & Environmental Quality Committees
"ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery Explosion: Community Impacts, Emergency Response, and Long-term Safety"
Live Video Stream
- 3/5/15 Agenda
- 3/5/15 Background
- Attachment A
- Attachment B
- Attachment C
- Presentation: Donald Stabler, Deputy Superintendent for Administrative Services, Torrance Unified School District
- Presentation: Dave Campbell, Secretary-Treasurer, United Steelworkers, Local 675
- Presentation: David A. Dumais, Deputy Fire Chief, City of Torrance Fire Department
- Presentation: Bill Jones, Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Health Hazardous Materials Division
- Presentation: Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, Southern California Air Quality Management District
- Presentation: Brian Ablett, ExxonMobil
- Presentation: Kim Zagaris, Chief of Fire and Rescue, California Office of Emergency Services (Interagency Refinery Task Force)
- Presentation: Clyde J. Trombettas, Statewide Manager & Policy Advisor, California Department of Industrial Relations/California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Interagency Refinery Task Force)
- Presentation: Bill Jones, Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Health Hazardous Materials Division (Interagency Refinery Task Force)
- Presentation: Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, Southern California Air Quality Management District
- Presentation: David A. Dumais, Deputy Fire Chief, City of Torrance Fire Department
- Additional Information:
February 25, 2015
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"California’s Adaptation Efforts to Climate Change Impacts on Environmental Quality and Public Health"
- 2/25/15 Agenda
- 2/25/15 Background
- Witness presentation: Kif Scheuer, Climate Change Program Director, Local Government Commission
- Witness presentation: Larry Greene, Vice Chair of the Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA)
- Commentary: Why We Need Climate, Health, and Equity in All Policies
September 16, 2014
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"California Department of Toxic Substances Control: Cost Recovery Audits and Oversight
April 2, 2014
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Flame Retardants and Technical Bulletin 117-2013"
March 26, 2014
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Home-Generated Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal: Take-Back Programs in California"
- 3/26/14 Agenda
- 3/26/14 Background
- California Research Bureau Handouts:
1. Pharmaceuticals in Water: An Overview
2. Common Pharmaceuticals in California Water
3. Reducing Pharmaceuticals in California Water
- Background on Pharmaceutical Usage, Disposal, and Environmental Presence Handouts:
1. California Legislative Analyst's Office
2. CalRecycle
- Regional California Take-Back Programs Handouts:
2. Los Angeles Narcotics Bureau - County Safe Drug Drop-Off Program
March 19, 2014
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality & Natural Resources and Water Committees
"Emergency Response to Rail Accidents"
Department of Toxic Substances Control Presentation and Handouts:
2. Emergency Function 10 Hazardous Material Annex
3. Emergency Response Unit Fact Sheet
4. List of DTSC Emergency Responses 2009 to Present
6. Map of Who Received RAPID Funding
- 3/19/14 Video of Hearing
March 12, 2014
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee & Select Committee on Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation
"AB 32: Implementation Through 2020 and Beyond"
- Witness presentation: Mary Nichols, Chairman, Air Resources Board
- Witness presentation: Bill Magavern, Coalition for Clean Air
- Witness presentation: Prof. Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley. Handout No. 1, Handout No. 2.
- Witness presentation: Alex Jackson, NRDC
- Witness presentation: Dorothy Rothrock, California Manufacturers and Technology Association
- Witness presentation: V. John White, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
- 3/12/14 Video of Hearing
February 26, 2014
Joint Oversight Hearing: Senate Natural Resources and Water & Environmental Quality Committees
"SB 4 (2013) Implementation and Well Stimulation Regulations"
- 2/26/14 Agenda
- 2/26/14 Background
- Department of Conservation Handout
- League of Women Voters of California Statement (page two is blank - not a mistake)
- 2/26/14 Video of Hearing
January 15, 2014
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Department of Toxic Substances Control: Hazardous Waste Management Program"
September 24, 2013
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality & Natural Resources and Water Committees
"Setting the Stage for a 2014 Water Bond: Where Are We and Where Do We Need To Go?"
- 9/24/13 Agenda
- Background
- Audio Recording of Hearing
- Maven's Minutes
May 15, 2013
Oversight Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Oversight of the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund and Water Quality Programs Impacting Drinking Water"
February 12, 2013
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Natural Resources and Water & Environmental Quality Committees
"The Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Oil and Gas Production in California"
Panel 1 - Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
Panel 2 - Regulatory Agencies
- Department of Toxic Substances Control
- South Coast Air Quality Management District
- California Air Resources Board
Panel 3 - Local Government Representatives
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Lorelei Oviatt, Director of Planning and Community Development for Kern County
- Santa Cruz County Letter
- Santa Cruz County Resolution
Panel 4 - Stakeholder Overview
October 1, 2010
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Proposition 23"
March 7, 2007
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Transportation and Housing & Environmental Quality Committees
"Proposition 1B Air Quality Related Impacts"
- Agenda
- Background Paper
February 27, 2006
Informational Hearing: Senate Environmental Quality Committee
"Governor's Transportation Bond Proposal"
September 29, 2000
Joint Informational Hearing: Senate Committee on Revenue and Taxation & Environmental Quality Committees, & Assembly Committee on Revenue & Taxation
Proposition 37 - "Two-Thirds Vote Preservation Act of 2000"
