LegAlert 21

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no. 21 - September 21, 1995

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By popular demand, here's the post-session review of bills previously covered
in Legislative Alert. The California Legislature adjourned on September 16 and
reconvenes on January 3, 1996. Governor Wilson has until October 15 to act on
bills submitted by the Legislature. Bills that have not yet passed both the
Assembly and Senate are considered "two-year bills," as they may be taken up
after the Legislature returns from the interim recess.

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SB 28 (Leslie) - Mountain Lions - legislative ballot measure lifting the
moratorium on mountain lion hunting, Sierra Club opposes. SB 28 passed both
houses of the Legislature and is awaiting action by Governor Wilson.

SB 426 (Leslie) - Environmental Advertising - repeals California's standards
for environmental labelling, Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #20). SB 426
passed both houses of the Legislature and is awaiting action by Governor
Wilson.

SB 1307 (Calderon) - Public Water Systems - repeals key sections of
California's Safe Drinking Water Act, Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #19).
SB 1307 was dropped by the author in the final days of session, presumably in
response to the media's discovery that the bill would have relieved multi-
million dollar liability for groundwater contamination in judgements and
pending cases against the same major corporations that were pushing the bill!

SB 283 (Costa) - Pesticides - liberalizes use under emergency registration,
Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #18). SB 283 passed both houses of the
Legislature and is awaiting action by Governor Wilson.

SB 808 (Monteith) - Pesticides - exemption from health studies for specified
ingredients, methyl bromide and pentachlorophenol (PCP), Sierra Club opposes
(see LegAlert #18). SB 808 was defeated in an eleventh hour Senate hearing,
when Senator Diane Watson successfully resisted hostile attempts to have the
bill reconsidered. Proponents will try again next year.

SB 1180 (Calderon) - California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - exemption
for military base re-use, Sierra Club no longer opposes (see LegAlert #15). SB
1180 was amended back to its original, more benign form and passed both houses
of the Legislature. Awaiting action by Governor Wilson.

AB 137 (Olberg) - California Endangered Species Act (CESA) - broad-based
destruction of intent and effect of CESA, Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert
#14). AB 137 was removed from consideration by the Senate Natural Resources
Committee.

AB 350 (Bustamante) - California Endangered Species Act (CESA) - raises
evidentiary standard for listing of species under CESA, Sierra Club opposes
(see LegAlert #14). AB 350 is currently in the Senate Natural Resources
Committee.

SB 1120 (Costa) - California Endangered Species Act (CESA) - decriminalizes
accidental take of listed species, Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #14). SB
1120 is currently on the Assembly floor.

SB 1177 (Killea) - California Endangered Species Act (CESA) - clarifies
permitting authority and judicial review, Sierra Club supports (see LegAlert
#14). SB 1177 was removed from consideration by the Assembly Water, Parks and
Wildlife Committee.

AJR 16 (Setencich) - Federal Endangered Species Act Resolution - calls on
California Legislature to support Pombo rewrite of the FESA, Sierra Club
opposes (see LegAlert #13). AJR 16 was removed from consideration by the
Senate Natural Resources Committee.

AB 1659 (Woods) - Administrative Regulations - institutes arcane set of risk
assessment and cost-benefit analysis requirements for adoption of regulations,
Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #13). AB 1659 was defeated in the Senate
Governmental Organization Committee on July 11.

SB 649 (Costa) - Water Pollution - raises evidentiary standard for enforcement
against polluters under Section 5650 of the Fish and Game Code, Sierra Club
opposes (see LegAlert #13). SB 649 was defeated by the Assembly Water, Parks
and Wildlife Committee on July 11.

AB 42 (Baca) - Hazardous Materials - reduces the authority of local agencies
and regional air districts to regulate acutely toxic materials, Sierra Club
opposes (see LegAlert #10). AB 42 was removed from consideration by the Senate
Toxics Committee.

AJR 6 (Olberg) - California Desert Protection Act Resolution - asks the
President and Congress to repeal the recently adopted California Desert
Protection Act, Sierra Club opposes (see LegAlert #7). AJR 6 was removed from
consideration by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.

AB 349 (Escutia) - Oil Pipeline Safety - creates a program for statewide
assessment of hazardous liquid pipelines, Sierra Club supports (see LegAlert
#3). AB 349 is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

More on the fate of environmental bills that haven't yet been covered in
Legislative Alert, as well as news of the Governor's actions, in the next
edition of Legislative Alert.

Call or write today!

Governor Pete Wilson
1st Floor State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-2841
FAX: 445-4633

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