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 [pdf]
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
