BILL ANALYSIS
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 132 (Nielsen)
As Amended April 26, 2010
Majority vote
TRANSPORTATION 12-0
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, | | |
| |Jeffries, | | |
| |Bill Berryhill, | | |
| |Blumenfield, Buchanan, | | |
| |Eng, Furutani, Galgiani, | | |
| |Hayashi, Miller, Niello, | | |
| |Solorio | | |
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SUMMARY : Designates the South Bonnyview Boat Ramp as the John
F. Reginato Boat Ramp. Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the life and career of John F. Reginato, the former
General Manager of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland Association.
2)Designates the South Bonnyview Boat Ramp in the City of
Redding as the John F. Reginato Boat Ramp.
3)Requests the City of Redding, after consulting with the
Department of Parks and Recreation and upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources covering the costs of erecting
signs showing the special designation, to erect those signs.
EXISTING LAW : allows local agencies to designate the names of
public facilities that are under their respective jurisdictions.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : John F. Reginato led the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland
Association, which promotes tourism and recreation in the far
northern counties of the state, as its General Manager for 41
years. In this capacity, he tirelessly promoted the natural
beauty and abundant recreational opportunities in the area and
is credited with introducing houseboating to the west.
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In 1962, Mr. Reginato was appointed to the federal Bureau of
Land Management's statewide advisory board, a predecessor of
Bureau of Land Management Resources Advisory Councils and, after
a decade of service, became the first recreation interest group
member to chair the council. He later served on the Ukiah
District Advisory Council and the Northwest California Resource
Advisory Council, chairing both and accumulating over 40 years
of service as an advisor to the federal Bureau of Land
Management.
Mr. Reginato also served eight years on the California Small
Craft Harbor Commission, including serving a term as the
chairman. During that time he secured approval and funding for
the Lake Redding and Turtle Bay Boat Ramps. In 1998, he was
inducted into the California Tourism Hall of Fame and in 2004,
into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
FN: 0004019