Agriculture & Natural Resources

The Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Committee is responsible for the review of state and federal budget items, legislative and regulatory proposals concerning agriculture and natural resources, including environmental policies that  affect county operations and local economies. This wide range of issues includes: agriculture, air quality, water, forestry, mining, endangered species, disasters, energy, parks and recreation, public lands, coastal resources, fish and game, regulatory streamlining, solid waste and hazardous waste.

Chair: Mike Nelson, Merced County
Vice Chair: John Vasquez, Solano County

• Karen Keene, Legislative Representative
• Cara Martinson, Legislative Analyst
• Stanicia Boatner, Legislative Assistant

• Flame Act of 2009 Summary - November 2009
• U.S. Forest Service's Forest Plan Revision Update - October 29, 2009
• California Association of Sanitation Agencies Fact Sheet - Private Sewer Laterals - June 2009
• California Association of Sanitation Agencies Draft Legislative Proposal - Private Sewer Laterals - June 2009

• Hearing Notice: Water Quality Enforcement Policy - State Water Resources Control Board - October 20, 2009
  • State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality Enforcement Policy Draft - released July 14, 2009
• Division of Flood Management - Preseason Flood Coordination Meetings - Fall 2009 (locations in Southern and Northern California, starting Septemeber 21)

Agendas & Meeting Materials

2009

• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Meeting - November 17, 2009
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Meeting - May 27, 2009

2007-2008

• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - Dec. 1, 2008 Meeting
• • Changes to Chapter 4 CSAC Energy Policy Guidelines Platform
  • Annual Meeting Policy Committee PowerPoint Presentations
    • Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative 
    • Responsibility State Framework Legislation
  • Annual Meeting Water Workshop PowerPoint Presentations- Dec. 1, 2008
    • California's Water Dilemma: Finding the Solution
    • The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
    • Changes in the Delta and California Water Supply
    • Bay Delta Conservation Plan
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - July 2, 2008 Meeting
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - May 21, 2008 Meeting
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - March 28, 2008 Meeting
• NCWA Policy Statement  
• DWR Meeting Notice - April 10, 2008
• Governor's Letter on Water - Feb. 28, 2008
• Delta Vision Recommendations
• Delta Vision Letter - March 4, 2008
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - Nov. 13, 2007 Meeting
• CSAC Climate Change Working Group Meeting - June 8, 2007
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda - June 13, 2007 Meeting
• Agriculture & Natural Resources Policy Committee Agenda Packet - March 28, 2007 Meeting

• DWR Draft Guidelines for River Parkways and Urban Stream Restoration Grant - Comments Due Aug. 20, 2008 

• Fact Sheet
• CSAC Letter Re: Comments on AB 885 Proposed Rule-Making Package Feb. 9, 2009
• Regional Council of Rural Counties Letter Re: Comments on AB 885 Proposed Rule-Making Package  Feb. 5, 2009

• U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Senator Reid Announce 'Fast-Track' Initiatives for Solar Energy Development on Western Lands - June 29, 2009
• Federal and State Energy/Transmission Corridor Update - Nov. 2007
• California Energy Commission: Workshops on West-Wide Energy Corridor Feb. 8 and 9, 2006

• NACo Framework on Extended Producer Responsibility
• CSAC Platform: Agriculture and Natural Resources
• CSAC Policy: Flood Protection
• CSAC Emergency Management Policy Guidelines
• CSAC Energy Policy Guidelines