How California should respond if and when the federal government hands over control of the state's natural resources and how the state can strike a balance between use, conservation and protection of its resources are among questions to be discussed at the UC Davis law school's 10th annual Environmental Law Conference, Saturday, Jan. 20. Titled "Devolution & Deregulation: The Future of California's Environmental Politics & Policy," this year's daylong conference is sponsored jointly by the UC Davis Environmental Law Society and the UC Davis law school. The conference begins at 8:15 a.m. at the law school. Michael Mantell, undersecretary for the California Resources Agency, will give the luncheon keynote address. Other speakers during the day will include representatives from state and federal offices, environmental groups and energy utilities, as well as local developers and UC faculty members. Panels will explore deregulation issues in water allocation, energy restructuring, public lands, and land use and growth management in California, examining the legal protection of environmental values within this context.