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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 90
Author: Rendon (D)
Amended: 4/8/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 4/24/14 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Wilderness Act of 1964
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of
the Wilderness Act of 1964 and proclaims the significance of
continuing to protect national wilderness areas.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. In 1964, the United States Congress passed the Wilderness Act
by an overwhelming bipartisan vote and it was signed by
President Lyndon Johnson on September 3, 1964.
2. The Wilderness Act made it the "policy of the Congress to
secure for the American people of present and future
generations the benefits of an enduring resource of
wilderness in order to assure that an increasing population
accompanied by expanding settlement and growing
mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within
the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands
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designated for preservation and protection in their natural
condition."
3. The Wilderness Act marked a fundamental cultural shift from a
need to conquer nature to the need to preserve it and is a
modern philosophical expression of the human need to find
spiritual solace in nature.
4. California, inspired by the Wilderness Act, has established
its own exemplary state wilderness system, in which state
lands in a natural condition are preserved by law similarly
to our state's substantial federal wilderness, allowing
Californians to take special pride and additional pleasure in
enjoying the benefits of wilderness.
This resolution commemorates the 50th anniversary of the
Wilderness Act of 1964 and proclaims the significance of
continuing to protect national wilderness areas.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/14/14)
Bay Nature
Californians for Western Wilderness
Center for Biological Diversity
Defenders of Wildlife
Los Padres ForestWatch
Sierra Club California
Student Conservation Association
Tuleyome
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Wilderness Land Trust
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Student Conservation Association
supports this resolution, "because America's youth have
benefited tremendously from the opportunities they have had to
visit, camp out and hike in, and help take care of wilderness
resources. The youth need the wilderness and the wilderness
needs the youth.
"Moreover, California has a rich history and tradition of
protecting wilderness. Indeed, California had more wilderness
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areas designated in the original 1964 law than any other state
(13 out of a total of 54 established in 1964). Even today, 50
years later, there are more designated wilderness areas in
California than in any other state. California's wilderness
areas produce clean water and clean air for California residents
and much-needed outdoor recreation for our growing population.
And the economic benefits of wilderness areas to local
communities have been well documented.
"It is highly appropriate for the California Legislature to
recognize the significance of the 50th Anniversary of the
Wilderness Act and we thank you for your leadership role in
assuring this recognition."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 75-0, 4/24/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,
Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nestande, Olsen, Pan,
Patterson, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner,
Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, Yamada, John A.
Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gray, Harkey, Mansoor, Nazarian, Vacancy
RM:d 5/14/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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