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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 132
          Author:   Eggman (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  75-0, 4/24/14 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control  
          Awareness
                      Week

           SOURCE  :     Mosquito and Vector Control Association of  
          California


           DIGEST :    This resolution declares the week of April 20, 2014,  
          through April 26, 2014, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and  
          Vector Control Awareness Week.

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 

          1.West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can result in  
            debilitating cases of meningitis and encephalitis and death to  
            humans, horses, avian species, and other wildlife.

          2.In 2013, West Nile virus resulted in 14 human deaths in  
            California and over 372 individuals in 31 counties tested  
            positive for the virus, of which over 240 developed  
            neuroinvasive disease.
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          3.The Department of Public Health and the federal Centers for  
            Disease Control and Prevention predict West Nile virus will  
            again pose a public health threat in California in 2014.

          4.Adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease  
            surveillance, and public awareness programs, coupled with best  
            management practices on public and private lands, are the best  
            ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile virus and other  
            diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors.

          5.Excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread  
            diseases, reduce enjoyment of both public and private outdoor  
            living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work,  
            reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on  
            the environment.

          6.The public's awareness of the health benefits associated with  
            safe, professionally applied mosquito and vector control  
            methods will support these efforts, as well as motivate the  
            state and the public to eliminate mosquito and vector breeding  
            sites on public and private property.

          7.West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week  
            will increase the public's awareness of the threat of West  
            Nile virus and other diseases and the activities of the  
            various mosquito and vector research and control agencies  
            working to minimize the health threat within California, and  
            will highlight the educational programs currently available.

          This resolution declares the week of April 20, 2014, through  
          April 26, 2014, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector  
          Control Awareness Week.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/6/14)

          Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (source) 

           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,  







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            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


          AB:nl  5/7/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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