CGCSA 2004 Legislation Monitoring 
CA AB 1076 
AUTHOR: Maldonado (R) 
TITLE: Regulations: Low Volume Pesticide Applications 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2003 
LAST AMEND: 07/03/2003 
LOCATION: Senate Environmental Quality Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Requires the Director of Pesticide Regulation to adopt regulations regarding low volume pesticide applications, pursuant to federal laws, regulations and opinions on the subject. 

STATUS: 
07/16/2003 In SENATE Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: 
Not heard. 
Priority: Medium, Sent 07/08/2003 
Position: Watch 03/11/2003 

CA AB 1367 
 AUTHOR: Laird (D) 
TITLE: Waste: Regulation 
INTRODUCED: 02/21/2003 
LAST AMEND: 09/08/2003 
LOCATION: Senate Inactive File 

SUMMARY: 
Authorizes the Department of Toxic Substances Control to adopt alternative management standards by regulation for hazardous waste management activities meeting specified criteria. Requires the department to make specified findings and analysis available to the public when giving notice it proposes to adopt and before adopting those regulations. Revises the definition of designated waste to include alternative waste management regulations of this bill. 
STATUS: 
09/09/2003 In SENATE. From third reading. To Inactive 

CA AB 1725 
 AUTHOR: Assembly Agriculture Committee 
TITLE: Pesticide Invoices 
INTRODUCED: 03/03/2003 
LAST AMEND: 08/25/2003 
LOCATION: Senate Agriculture and Water Resources Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Requires all initial and subsequent sales invoice for pesticides sold in the State that are labeled for agricultural use to show that the pesticide mill assessment will be paid. 
STATUS: 
08/25/2003 From SENATE Committee on AGRICULTURE AND WATER 
RESOURCES with author's amendments. 08/25/2003 In SENATE. Read second time and amended. 
Re-referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE AND WATER 
RESOURCES. 

CA AB 1764 
 AUTHOR: Assembly Budget Committee 
TITLE: Resources 
INTRODUCED: 03/11/2003 
LAST AMEND: 09/08/2003 
LOCATION: Senate Rules Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Relates to inundation maps for flood zones, fees for sport, commercial fishing and aquaculture facilities, pesticide sales taxes, pesticide handling safety, fees for wildfire prevention and protection, fees for electric corporations for power plant or transmission line development, fees for water appropriators and lessors, fee schedules for certification of projects which effect the quality of waters of the State. 
STATUS: 
01/08/2004 Re-referred to SENATE Committee on RULES. 

CA AB 1906 
 AUTHOR: Lowenthal (D) 
TITLE: Hazardous Materials: Petroleum: Storage Tanks 
INTRODUCED: 02/09/2004 
COMMITTEE: Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials 
Committee HEARING: 03/23/2004 1:30 pm 
SUMMARY: 
Increases a specified petroleum storage fee by $0.001 per gallon of petroleum stored. Provides that the revenue resulting from the increase is required to be deposited in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. 
STATUS: 
02/24/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND 
TOXIC MATERIALS. 
Priority: Medium 02/19/2004, Sent 02/10/2004 
Position: Watch 02/19/2004 

CA AB 1908 
 AUTHOR: Canciamilla (D) 
TITLE: California Water Plan 
INTRODUCED: 02/09/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Requires the Department of Water Resources to conduct at least one public hearing in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in connection with the updating, modification, or revision of the California Water Plan. 
STATUS: 
02/24/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE. 
Priority: Medium 02/19/2004, Sent 02/10/2004 
Position: Watch 02/19/2004 

CA AB 1921 
 AUTHOR: Canciamilla (D) 
TITLE: Urban Water Management Planning 
INTRODUCED: 02/10/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Makes a conforming change in water management planning provisions by specifying that the urban water supplier is to include in its plan a description and evaluation of the reliability of the water supply. 
STATUS: 
02/26/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE. 

CA AB 2095 
 AUTHOR: Spitzer (R) 
TITLE: Pest Control: Red Imported Fire Ant 
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2004 
COMMITTEE: Assembly Agriculture Committee 
HEARING: 03/24/2004 1:30 pm 
SUMMARY: 
States that the Red Imported Fire Ant is a significant threat to California and declares that the further introduction and spread of this serious pest would be detrimental to the state by causing severe damage to humans, plants, and animals. Authorizes the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to adopt quarantine or other regulations that prohibit the importation of the Red Imported Fire Act. 
STATUS: 
03/01/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on AGRICULTURE. 
Priority: Hot 02/19/2004, Sent 02/19/2004 
Position: Watch 02/19/2004 

CA AB 2128 
 AUTHOR: Jackson (D) 
TITLE: Air Pollution: Leaf Blowers 
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2004 
LOCATION: ASSEMBLY 
SUMMARY: 
Declares the intent of the Legislature to require the State Air Resources Board to regulate the use of, and the emission of the air contaminants by, leaf blowers in the state. 
STATUS: 
02/18/2004 INTRODUCED. 
Priority: Hot 02/19/2004, Sent 02/19/2004 
Position: Watch 02/19/2004 

CA AB 2176 
 AUTHOR: Montanez (D) 
TITLE: Large Venue and Event Recycling Programs 
INTRODUCED: 02/18/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Natural Resources Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Requires the Integrated Waste Management Board to make available one or more mode local agency ordinances to require a recycling program at large venues, consult with specified entities while developing the model ordinances, and post specified information on the board's Internet Web site. Requires the board to evaluate the waste diversion rates and implementation of waste reduction and recycling programs in the top 10% of large venues and events. 
STATUS: 
03/01/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES. 
Priority: Hot 02/24/2204, Sent 02/19/2004 

CA AB 2298 
 AUTHOR: Plescia (R) 
TITLE: Public Water Systems: Water Meters 
INTRODUCED: 02/19/2004 
COMMITTEE: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
HEARING: 03/23/2004 9:00 am 
SUMMARY: 
Relates to the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act. Requires that public water systems serving 3,000 or more service connections install or require the installation of water meters that meet specified criteria. Requires that these systems install or require water meters for irrigated landscaped areas of one acre or more. 
STATUS: 
03/08/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committees on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE and BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS. 
Priority: Hot 02/26/2004, Sent 02/20/2004 

CA AB 2572 
 AUTHOR: Kehoe (D) 
TITLE: Water Meters 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2004 
COMMITTEE: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
HEARING: 04/13/2004 9:00 am 
SUMMARY: 
Requires certain water purveyors to install water meters on all service connections constructed before a certain date, that are located in their service area. Requires a water purveyor to charge customers for water based on the actual volume of deliveries. Requires a water purveyor that applies for financial assistance from the state for a wastewater treatment project to demonstrate that the charges are in accordance with that requirement. 
STATUS: 
03/08/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committees on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE and BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS. 
Priority: Hot 02/26/2004, Sent 02/23/2004 

CA AB 2659 
 AUTHOR: Keene (R) 
TITLE: Appropriations: Protests 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Relates to existing law which requires the Water Resources Control Board, after receipt of an application for a permit to appropriate water, to issue a notice of application to certain entities. Provides that the notice is required to state that protests may be filed within 30 days from the date of issuance of the notice. 
STATUS: 
03/08/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE. 
Priority: Hot 02/26/2004, Sent 02/23/2004 

CA AB 2717 
 AUTHOR: Laird (D) 
TITLE: California Urban Water Conservation Council 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Request that the Urban Water Conservation Council convene a stakeholders workgroup composed of public and private agencies, and associations to evaluate and recommend proposals for improving the efficiency of water use in new and existing urban irrigated landscapes in the state. 
STATUS: 
03/11/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committees on WATER, PARKS AND 
WILDLIFE and LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 

CA AB 2832 
 AUTHOR: Lieber (D) 
TITLE: Minimum Wage 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Labor and Employment Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Sets the minimum wage at $7.25 as of January 1, 2005, and $7.75 as of January 1, 2006, and requires the Industrial Welfare Commission to adopt consistent minimum wage orders without convening wage boards. 
STATUS: 
03/11/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT. 

CA AB 2881 
 AUTHOR: Aghazarian (R) 
TITLE: Water Rights 
INTRODUCED: 02/20/2004 
LOCATION: ASSEMBLY 
SUMMARY: 
Makes nonsubstantive, technical changes to the provision which defines unappropriated water. 
STATUS: 
02/20/2004 INTRODUCED. 

CA AB 3023 
 AUTHOR: Assembly Agriculture Committee 
TITLE: Native Plants 
INTRODUCED: 02/25/2004 
LOCATION: Assembly Agriculture Committee 
SUMMARY: 
Relates to the lists of native plants that may not be harvested. Authorizes a public hearing to be held on native plants at least once every 24 months. 
STATUS: 
03/15/2004 To ASSEMBLY Committee on AGRICULTURE. 
 
 
 
 

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