BILL NUMBER: ACR 103	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fox

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   Relative to California Poppy Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 103, as introduced, Fox. California Poppy Month.
   This measure would recognize April, 2014, as California Poppy
Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, On April 26 and 27, 2014, the Antelope Valley will host
the California Poppy Festival, an annual event to celebrate the state'
s most colorful visitor, the California poppy; and
   WHEREAS, The California poppy is the official flower of the State
of California; and
   WHEREAS, The California Poppy Reserve is located in the Antelope
Valley and was designated as a state reserve to emphasize the strict
protection of a specific resource, the California poppy, by making
available significant displays of blooming poppies and associated
wildflowers for the public to enjoy; and
   WHEREAS, The poppy has always symbolized California's good life,
as its color mirrors California's climate and charm, and the
profusion of its blooms reflects the richness of the Golden State;
and
   WHEREAS, Many cultures and people in history have used the poppy
in their legends and folklore; and
   WHEREAS, In Native American history, the Great Spirit sent the
Fire Flower to drive away the evils of frost and famine, and to fill
the land with warmth and plenty; and
   WHEREAS, For the Spanish, the poppy was an omen, a promise that
California was rich and fertile, and they called it Copa de Oro, the
cup of gold; and
   WHEREAS, To the miners of the Gold Rush of 1849, the poppy was a
symbol of gold, since the flower and metal shared a common color and
both were abundant; and
   WHEREAS, The Antelope Valley shares a common commitment to promote
among the residents of the State of California an appreciation of
the California poppy through tourism and educational opportunities;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes April,
2014, as California Poppy Month.
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.