BILL ANALYSIS
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| SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER |
| Senator Fran Pavley, Chair |
| 2009-2010 Regular Session |
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BILL NO: ACR 132 HEARING DATE: June 29, 2010
AUTHOR: Nielsen URGENCY: No
VERSION: April 29, 2010 CONSULTANT: Marie Liu
DUAL REFERRAL: No FISCAL: No
SUBJECT: John F. Reginato Boat Ramp.
BACKGROUND AND EXISTING LAW
Existing law allows local agencies to designate the names of
public facilities that are under their respective jurisdictions.
PROPOSED LAW
This resolution declares that the South Bonnyview Boat Ramp in
the City of Redding be renamed as the John F. Reginato Boat
Ramp. Furthermore, the City of Redding shall erect signs showing
the name after consulting with the Department of Fish and Game
and upon receiving sufficient nonstate funds for erecting signs.
This resolution makes a number of findings regarding the life
and accomplishments of John F. Reginato in justifying this
designation, including:
Reginato's service as General Manager of the Shasta-Cascade
Wonderland Association for 41 years, service on the federal
Bureau of Land Management's statewide advisory board, service
on the California Small Craft Harbor commission for eight
years, and service on the Northwest California Resource
Advisory Council.
Reginato's championed and lobbied for support and funding for
the South Bonnyview Boat Ramp.
Reginato's inductment into the California Tourism Hall of
Fame.
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT
According to the author, the intent of this resolution is to
honor John Franklin Reginato. John Franklin Reginato served as
General Manager of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland Association,
which promotes tourism and recreation in the far northern
counties, for 41 years beginning in 1949. In this capacity, he
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tirelessly promoted the natural beauty and abundant recreational
opportunities in the area and is credited with introducing
houseboating to the west. Convinced that houseboats would lure
tourists, he talked the owners of Lake Shasta's first marina
into buying two barges in the early 1950s. Today, Shasta Lake
bills itself as the "house boating capital of the world" with
more than 450 available for rent.
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.
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION
None received
COMMENTS
Who has the authority to name this boat ramp ? The South
Bonnyview Boat Ramp is owned by DFG, but is managed by the City
of Redding. DFG still has the authority to name the ramp,
despite the city's management. While this resolution requests
that the city consult DFG, the committee should note that this
resolution does not give the city legal authority to rename the
ramp.
Inconsistent with the Fish and Game Commission Naming Policy :
The Fish and Game Commission has a policy to not name any fish
hatchery, game refuge, wildlife area, or any installation after
any person. Instead, names of installations shall reflect
geographical location and vessels shall be named for fish. That
said, there are deviations from this policy, such as the Vic
Fazio Wildlife Area and the Isenberg Crane Refuge.
Boat ramp is being rehabilitated with state funds, inconsistent
with this resolution: In 2009, the City of Redding received
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grants to rehabilitate the boat ramp amenities and add a new
fishing platform, kayak launch, and angler's trail. The grants
are from the Wildlife Conservation Board's Boating Access Grant
Program, the Department of Boating and Waterways's Water Trails
Grant Program, and the Department of Fish and Game. The city has
indicated that the cost for new signage is already incorporated
into the project, so that the name change can be implemented at
no additional cost to the rehabilitation project. While this may
be an ideal situation, the resolution requests that the city use
nonstate funding for the erecting of signage. To correct this
inconsistency, the committee may wish to suggest that the author
amend the resolution to instead request that the city
incorporate new signage into the planned rehabilitation of the
ramp so long as it does not increase project costs. [see
amendment 1]
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
AMENDMENT 1
On page 3, delete lines 2-4 and insert:
Department of Fish and Game, is requested to incorporate the
placement of new signs that reflect this special designation
into the impending rehabilitation of the ramp so long as the new
signs do not increase project costs; and be it
SUPPORT
None Received
OPPOSITION
None Received
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