California Proposition 128, Environmental Regulation and Bond Issue Initiative (1990)

California Proposition 128
Election date November 6, 1990
Topic Environment and Bond issues
Status d Defeated
Type State statute	Origin Citizens

California Proposition 128 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the regulation of pesticides on food; requiring reduced gas emissions; restricting gas extraction from certain areas; establishing water quality standards; appropriating $40 million for environmental research; and issuing $300 million in bonds for redwoods forestry projects.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the regulation of pesticides on food; requiring reduced gas emissions; restricting gas extraction from certain areas; establishing water quality standards; appropriating $40 million for environmental research; and issuing $300 million in bonds for redwoods forestry projects.

Election results

California Proposition 128
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,636,663	35.65%
No		4,760,022	64.35%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 128 was as follows:

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Environment. Public Health. Bonds. Initiative statute

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

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Requires regulation of pesticide use to protect food and agricultural worker safety. Phases out use on food of pesticides known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, chemicals that potentially deplete ozone layer. Requires reduced emissions of gases contributing to global warming. Limits oil, gas extraction within bay, estuarine and ocean waters. Requires oil spill prevention, contingency plans. Creates prevention, response fund from fees on oil deliveries. Establishes water quality criteria, monitoring plans. Creates elective office of Environmental Advocate. Appropriates $40,000,000 for environmental research. Authorizes $300,000,000 general obligation bonds for ancient redwoods acquisition, forestry projects.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Fiscal impact

The fiscal estimate provided by the California Legislative Analyst's Office said:

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Annual state administrative and program costs of approximately $90 million, decreasing in future years; partially offset by $10 million increased annual fee revenue. Local governments would incur $8 million one-time cost; $5 million to $10 million annually, decreasing in future years. State General Fund to incur one-time $750,000 appropriation in 1992-93 for Office of Environmental Advocate, future office administrative costs unknown; $40 million for environmental research grants. If all bonds authorized for ancient redwood acquisition, forestry projects were sold at 7.5 percent interest and paid over the typical 20-year period, General Fund would incur approximately $535 million in costs to pay off principal ($300 million) and interest ($235 million). Estimated average annual costs of bond principal and interest would be $22 million. Per-barrel fee on oil would increase revenues by $500 million by 1996-97, used to pay oil spill prevention/clean-up costs. Indefinite deferral of potentially $2 billion in future state oil and gas revenues resulting from limits on oil and gas leases in marine waters. Indirect fiscal impact could increase or decrease state and local government program costs and revenues from general and special taxes in an unknown amount. The overall impact is unknown.

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Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated statutes filed in 1990, at least 372,178 valid signatures were required.

See also

1990 Measures

• 1990 Measures
• Environment on the ballot
• Property on the ballot
• Parks on the ballot
• land on the ballot
• and natural area conservation on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1990 legislative sessions

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• California ballot measure laws

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External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1990)