Amended in Assembly August 27, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 101

Introduced by Assembly Member Brough

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Brown, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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August 17, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 101—Relative to Coastal Cleanup Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 101, as amended, Brough. Coastal Cleanup Day.

This measure would encourage citizens, businesses, groups, organizations, and public institutions to observe and participate in coastal protection activities, and proclaim September 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The State of California has 1,100 miles of coastline,
including many sandy beaches, rocky shores, bluffs, estuaries,
marshes, tidal flats, urban areas, and harbors; and

WHEREAS, The natural resources of the coastal zone are among
California’s most important economic and environmental resources;
and

WHEREAS, The marine environment is one of the most valuable
resources for recreation, tourism, fishing, and other coastal
industries; and

WHEREAS, The State of California is strongly committed to
thoughtful management of the state’s coastline to ensure that the
environmental and economic value of the coastal zone will be
sustained; and

WHEREAS, Preserving the productivity and quality of coastal
resources requires public awareness, support, and an understanding
that protection of the coast is a responsibility shared by individual
citizens, the business community, and public institutions; and

WHEREAS, The California Coastal Commission has been the
primary sponsor of Coastal Cleanup Day since 1985; and

WHEREAS, Coastal Cleanup Day is the largest annual volunteer
event in the state, with over 60 coordinating organizations and
70,000 volunteers participating; and

WHEREAS, Over 1.3 million Coastal Cleanup Day volunteers
have collected over 21,000,000 pounds (10,500 tons) of trash from
California’s beaches, shoreline, creeks, estuaries, and the ocean
floor over the last 30 years; and

WHEREAS, The 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be held
on September 19, 2015; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the 3rd
Saturday in September as Coastal Cleanup Day and encourages
individual citizens, businesses, groups, organizations, and public
institutions to observe Coastal Cleanup Day this year and every
year, and to participate in appropriate activities designed to promote
a healthy and productive coastal environment for the benefit of
the people of California and the nation, and hereby proclaims
September 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day in
California; and be it further

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