Amended in Assembly June 8, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent ResolutionNo. 74


Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Atkins, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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May 18, 2015


Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 74—Relative to California Fairground Appreciation Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 74, as amended, Bigelow. California Fairground Appreciation Month

This measure would designate June 2015 as California Fairground Appreciation Month and commend the directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well as the Californians who support and attend fairground events.

Fiscal committee: no.

P2    1WHEREAS, California’s 76 fairgrounds represent an important
2public asset, providing public recreation, education, and community
3unity to over twenty million Californians every year; and

4WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds provide vital emergency
5services as fire camps, disaster relief centers, training and staging
6areas; and

7WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds serve as year-round centers
8for economic activities generating millions of dollars in tax and
9employment income for the state and local governments; and

10WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds provide a unique and
11unparalleled platform for nonprofit events and charitable efforts
12which in turn provide a wide variety of important social services,
13including food drives, blood drives, pet adoptions, scholarships,
14and educational activities; and

15WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds promote both the Golden
16State’s proud agricultural history and the education of future
17generations about the connection between food and farming; and

18WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds are gathering places for
19the state’s diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other
20organizations; and

21WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds promote water
22conservation and the importance of water to California farms and
23cities; and

24WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds are supported by thousands
25of volunteers from the boardroom to the parking lot and livestock
26barns; and

27WHEREAS, The 76 fairgrounds within California deserve great
28respect and admiration for their services to California; now,
29therefore, be it

30Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
31thereof concurring,
That the Legislature hereby designates the
32month of June 2015 as California Fairground Appreciation Month
33in appreciation for the services given to California by the 76
34fairgrounds in the state; and be it further

35Resolved, That the Legislature commends the thousands of
36directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well
37as the millions of Californians who support and attend fairground
38events year round; and be it further

P3    1Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
2of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.



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