BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 18, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Susan Talamantes Eggman, Chair
SCR 95 (Steinberg) - As Introduced: March 6, 2014
SENATE VOTE : 37-0
SUBJECT : Kirk Breed Memorial Race Track.
SUMMARY : Designates the State Fair Race Track located on the
grounds of the California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo)
as the "Kirk Breed Memorial Race Track." This resolution
requests the Board of Directors (board) of Cal Expo to determine
the cost of placing an appropriate memorial plaque marking this
special designation and, upon receiving significant donations
from non-state and non-Cal Expo sources to cover the cost, to
erect that memorial plaque.
EXISTING LAW establishes Cal Expo, an independent state agency,
governed by an 11-member board with daily operations managed by
a chief executive officer selected by the board. Nine directors
are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate,
and one director each is appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : Mr. Kirk Breed had a notable career in public
service, from serving in the Peace Corp in South America, to
serving as an Assembly Committee Consultant, and to managing Cal
Expo and the California Horse Racing Board. According to the
author, Mr. Breed demonstrated a lifelong passion for horses and
the cowboy culture of the American West, producing the America's
Wild West Show, lobbying on behalf of interests such as the
Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association and Ray Cammack
Carnival Shows, and leading annual trail rides with the Flying
Cowboys and Sonoma Trail Blazers for over 25 years. Supporters
state that Mr. Breed worked "tirelessly for high professional
health and safety standards in horse racing."
The Cal Expo track is a one mile dirt track, which first opened
in 1971, with a grandstand capacity of approximately 6,200 seats
and a Turf Club capacity of about 634 seats. Cal Expo hosts
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harness racing from January to late June and from October thru
December. Additionally, thoroughbred, quarter horse and Arabian
horse racing is held on the race track during the California
State Fair meet in July.
The author's office notes that this memorial effort will not
affect future land use decisions by the board, nor will it
require expenditure of state funds or Cal Expo funds.
The Legislature has had the practice of naming many different
state and federal roadways, overpasses, interchanges, bridges,
and other properties, after notable individuals who have made a
difference or died in the line of duty. It has been the
practice of the Legislature to have the cost of such signage and
plaques to be from private sector fund sources.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
American Federation of State, county and Municipal Employees,
AFL-CIO
California Horse Racing Board
California Teamsters Public Affairs Council
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Oak Tree Racing Association
The Jockeys' Guild
The Family of Kirk Breed
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Jim Collin / AGRI. / (916) 319-2084