BILL ANALYSIS Ó
ACR 55
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 55 (Skinner)
As Introduced May 5, 2011
Majority vote
RULES 6-4 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Alejo, Butler, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Blumenfield, |
| |Carter, Davis, Hueso | |Bradford, Charles |
| | | |Calderon, Campos, Davis, |
| | | |Gatto, Hall, Hill, Lara, |
| | | |Mitchell, Solorio |
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|Nays:|Silva, Donnelly, Hagman, |Nays:|Harkey, Donnelly, |
| |Knight | |Nielsen, Norby, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Honors Sylvia McLaughlin by requesting that the
Department of Parks and Recreation rename the Eastshore State
Park as the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park. Specifically, this
resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Cofounded by environmentalist Sylvia McLaughlin, Citizens for
East Shore Parks is one of the most influential organizations
involved with the creation of Eastshore State Park; and, the
allocation of $25 million in state funds, combined with
funding from Eastbay Regional Park District's Measure AA,
provided the monetary assistance needed to secure the
acquisition of land known as Eastshore State Park.
2)Eastshore State Park encompasses 2,002 acres of tidelands and
260 acres of upland area in the cities of Oakland, Emeryville,
Berkeley, Albany, and Richmond.
3)Sylvia McLaughlin also cofounded Save the San Francisco Bay
Association in 1961, which was critically involved with
protecting the San Francisco Bay area's 2,000 acres from
becoming a proposed dumpsite and lead to the signing of the
McAteer-Petris Act of 1965, which mandated the preservation
and protection of the San Francisco Bay and established the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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4)As a tribute to Sylvia McLaughlin's extensive environmental
activism and her strong role in saving the San Francisco Bay,
and in recognition of her efforts in creating Eastshore State
Park, the Legislature urges the Department of Parks and
Recreation to rename the Eastshore State Park as the
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
FISCAL EFFECT : Minor costs for replacing signage and printed
materials.
Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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