Environment and Natural Resources Publications
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California's New Earthquake Program
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January 1, 1997 - Earthquake insurance is now available to California homeowners and renters under a new system that was established through legislation enacted in 1995 and 1996. This legislation created the California Earthquake Authority (CEA} and provided a means for the CEA to pool various sources of finances to underwrite earthquake insurance sold by insurance companies that agree to participate in the new system.
The Bay-Delta: A Key to Solving California's Water Problem
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June 3, 1996 - The Department of Water Resources concluded in its 1994 California Water Plan Update that California's annual water supplies are generally adequate to meet current demand in "normal" (nondrought) years. However, the department forecasts a shortage in the year 2000 for California's water users as a group (domestic, industrial, agricultural, and environmental) that will increase in subsequent years. The projected shortage results both from factors that reduce supply and those that increase demand. Among the most important factors reducing water supply for nonenvironmental users are recent federal limits on water diversions in order to protect fish and wildlife habitat. Projected population growth adds most to future increases in demand.
Plans Needed for Conservation of Land Resources
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February 21, 1996 - Plans Needed for Conservation of Land Resources
Funding Environmental Regulation
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April 28, 1995 - Presented by Mark Newton to: University of California, Berkeley Environmental Health Policy Program Workshop On: Taxing Pesticides to Fund Environmental Management and Integrated Pest Management
Agricultural Labor Relations Board Workload
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April 5, 1995 - Presented To Assembly Budget Subcommittee No.4 on State Administration - Assembly Member Willard Murray, Chair
Agricultural Labor Relations Board Workload
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March 23, 1995 - Presented To Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No.3 Senator Mike Thompson, Chair
1995-96 Budget Overview Selected Departments and Capital Outlay
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March 7, 1995 - Presented To Budget Subcommittee No.3 on Resources, Transportation and the Environment
Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter
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February 22, 1995 - Analysis of the 1995-96 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter
Environmental Protection Relies Heavily on Regulatory Fees
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February 23, 1994 - Environmental Protection Relies Heavily on Regulatory Fees
Environmental Programs Continue to Become More User Friendly
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February 23, 1994 - Environmental Programs Continue to Become More User Friendly
Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter
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February 22, 1994 - Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, Resources Chapter
Environment and Natural Resources Staff
- Helen Kerstein
- (916) 319-8364
- Forestry, Parks, and High Speed Rail
- Sonja Petek
- (916) 319-8340
- Water, Coastal Development, and Fish and Wildlife
- Frank Jimenez
- (916) 319-8324
- Highways and Roads, Recycling, Agriculture, and Toxics
- Sarah Cornett
- (916) 319-8329
- Air Quality, Energy, and Climate Change
- Rachel Ehlers
- (916) 319-8330
- Deputy Legislative Analyst: Environment and Transportation