BILL NUMBER: AJR 4	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  19
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  APRIL 9, 2015
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 6, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 17, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 3, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Dodd
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Wood)
   (Principal coauthors: Senators McGuire and Wolk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonilla and Levine)

                        JANUARY 8, 2015

   Relative to Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 4, Dodd. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
   This measure would urge the President of the United States and the
Secretary of the United States Department of Interior to designate
the area known as the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as the Berryessa
Snow Mountain National Monument.



   WHEREAS, The Berryessa Snow Mountain region stretches nearly 100
miles from the shores of Lake Berryessa to the flanks of Snow
Mountain; and
   WHEREAS, The Berryessa Snow Mountain region encompasses more than
350,000 acres across the Counties of Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Solano,
and Yolo and is rich in wildlife, including bald and golden eagles,
black bears, mountain lions, tule elk, river otters, and the rare
Pacific fisher; and
   WHEREAS, Berryessa Snow Mountain is a biodiversity hotspot and
includes numerous trails, open spaces, lakes, and rivers that help
create a fishing, camping, boating, birding, horseback-riding,
bicycling, and off-highway vehicle paradise; and
   WHEREAS, Permanently protecting the Berryessa Snow Mountain region
will ensure continued recreational opportunities while safeguarding
the region's beauty, wildlife, rare plants, agriculture, and water,
which includes important sources of drinking water and irrigation for
nearby communities; and
   WHEREAS, The Berryessa Snow Mountain region is within easy driving
distance for millions of citizens residing and visiting the bay area
and the Sacramento metropolitan area; and
   WHEREAS, Protected public lands are major contributors to our
nation's $646 billion outdoor recreation economy; and
   WHEREAS, More than one-half of California residents participate in
outdoor recreation each year, supporting more than 700,000 jobs,
generating more than $6 billion in state economic activity; and
   WHEREAS, Studies have shown that local economies surrounding
permanently protected areas such as national monuments expand after
establishing a monument, increasing per-capita personal incomes; and
   WHEREAS, More than 100 businesses in areas surrounding the
Berryessa Snow Mountain region support a national monument
designation, as do nationally recognized recreation and sportsmen's
groups such as the International Bicycling Association, Back Country
Horsemen, and the Equine Land Conservation Resource; and
   WHEREAS, President Obama recently designated 346,000 acres of
public land in southern California as the San Gabriel National
Monument, and expanded the California Coastal National Monument to
include the Point Arena Stornetta Public Lands; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature of California urge
President Obama and the Secretary of the United States Department of
Interior, Sally Jewell, to protect and preserve the unique and
precious qualities of the Berryessa Snow Mountain region for current
and future generations by creating a Berryessa Snow Mountain National
Monument; and be it further
   Resolved, That in designating the Berryessa Snow Mountain region
as a National Monument, the Secretary consult an area advisory
council consisting of, but not limited to, one representative from
each of the Napa, Lake, Yolo, Mendocino, and Solano County Boards of
Supervisors, a representative of the California Resources Agency, and
a representative of Native American Tribes; and be it further
   Resolved, That in designating the Berryessa Snow Mountain region
as a National Monument, the Secretary take into consideration
existing land uses, including grazing, on the federal lands within
the region; and be it further
   Resolved, That the designation of the Berryessa Snow Mountain
National Monument does not require nonfederal property owners to
allow public access to private property, nor does it modify any
provision of federal, state, or local law with respect to use of
nonfederal land; and be it further
   Resolved, That any acquisition of nonfederal land within the
National Monument occur only through exchange, donation, or purchase
from a willing seller; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
States and to the Secretary of the United States Department of
Interior.