BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 26, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
ACR 74
(Bigelow) - As Introduced May 18, 2015
SUBJECT: California Fairground Appreciation Month.
SUMMARY: Designates June 2015 as California Fairground
Appreciation Month and commends the directors, volunteers,
staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well as the
Californians who support and attend fairground events.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)California's 76 fairgrounds represent an important public
asset, providing public recreation, education, and community
unity to over twenty million Californians every year.
2)California's fairgrounds provide vital emergency services as
fire camps, disaster relief centers, training, and staging
areas as well as serving as year-round centers for economic
activities generating millions of dollars in tax and
employment income for the state and local governments.
3)California's fairgrounds promote both the Golden State's proud
agricultural history and the education of future generations
about the connection between food and farming and promote
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water conservation and the importance of water to California
farms and cities.
4)California's fairgrounds are gathering places for the state's
diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other
organizations.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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Ó
ACR 74
Page 1
Date of Hearing: May 26, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
ACR 74
(Bigelow) - As Introduced May 18, 2015
SUBJECT: California Fairground Appreciation Month.
SUMMARY: Designates June 2015 as California Fairground
Appreciation Month and commends the directors, volunteers,
staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well as the
Californians who support and attend fairground events.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)California's 76 fairgrounds represent an important public
asset, providing public recreation, education, and community
unity to over twenty million Californians every year.
2)California's fairgrounds provide vital emergency services as
fire camps, disaster relief centers, training, and staging
areas as well as serving as year-round centers for economic
activities generating millions of dollars in tax and
employment income for the state and local governments.
3)California's fairgrounds promote both the Golden State's proud
agricultural history and the education of future generations
about the connection between food and farming and promote
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water conservation and the importance of water to California
farms and cities.
4)California's fairgrounds are gathering places for the state's
diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other
organizations.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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