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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 22
Author: Dahle (R), et al.
Amended: 8/17/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 7/2/15
SUBJECT: Sierra Nevada Watershed Protection Week
SOURCE: Sierra Nevada Conservancy
DIGEST: This resolution declares the week of September 13,
2015, through September 19, 2015, and the third week of
September every year thereafter, as provided, as Sierra Nevada
Watershed Protection Week. This resolution applauds public
schools that include watershed protection in the Sierra Nevada
Region as part of their outdoor education curriculum whenever
possible during the month of September. This resolution also
commends state, federal, and local agencies, along with
nongovernmental organizations for working cooperatively to
achieve the goal of increasing the pace and scale of watershed
and forest restoration in the region with the Sierra Nevada
Conservancy playing a key role in the development of a plan and
program to address these issues.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)The Sierra Nevada Conservancy was established in bipartisan
fashion to initiate, encourage, and support efforts that
improve the environmental, economic, and social well-being of
the Sierra Nevada, its communities, and the citizens of
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California.
2)The Sierra Nevada Region encompasses 25 million acres and is
the origin of more than 60% of California's developed water
supply.
3)Many of the forests in the Sierra Nevada Region are overgrown
and unhealthy, putting them at extreme risk of
uncharacteristically large and damaging fires, with this year
likely to establish the highest number of acres burned in a
single decade in the recorded history of the Sierra Nevada.
4)Agriculture and tourism in the Sierra Nevada Region are key
economic drivers in the state, and the values and services
coming out of the region, such as clean water and energy, are
critical to the state's overall economic health.
5)The Great Sierra River Cleanup is the premier volunteer event
focused on removing trash and restoring the health of
waterways throughout the Sierra Nevada Region and is held in
conjunction with California Coastal Cleanup Day. During the
first six years of the Great Sierra River Cleanup, more than
23,000 volunteers have joined together to remove more than 600
tons of trash and recyclables from watersheds throughout the
Sierra Nevada Region.
This resolution:
1)Acknowledges the critical role the Sierra Nevada Region plays
in California's economy and environment and the wide range of
benefits, products, amenities, and resources originating in
the Sierra Nevada, and acknowledges the benefits of proactive
restoration of the watersheds and forests of the region.
2)Commends the state, federal, and local agencies, along with
nongovernmental organizations, for working cooperatively to
achieve the goal of increasing the pace and scale of watershed
and forest restoration in the region with the Sierra Nevada
Conservancy playing a key role in the development of a plan to
address these issues.
3)Applauds the public schools that include watershed protection
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in the Sierra Nevada Region as part of their outdoor education
curriculum whenever possible during the month of September.
4)Calls upon all Californians to acknowledge the multiple
benefits flowing from the Sierra Nevada Region through
observance of Sierra Nevada Watershed Protection Week.
5)Declares the week of September 13, 2015, through September 19,
2015, and the third week of September, beginning on the third
Sunday of the month, every year thereafter, as Sierra Nevada
Watershed Protection Week, with the purpose of expanding the
acknowledgment of the region's contributions to a higher
quality of life for all Californians.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified8/19/15)
Sierra Nevada Conservancy (source)
Association of California Water Agencies
California Municipal Utilities Association
Supervisor Ed Scofield, Nevada County
OPPOSITION: (Verified8/19/15)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
8/19/15 21:35:54
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