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          Date of Hearing:  August 24, 2015 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          ACR 101  
          (Brough) - As Introduced August 17, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Coastal Cleanup Day.


          SUMMARY:  Encourages 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.   
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)The 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day will be held on September  
            19, 2015.


          2)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.


          3)The natural resources of the coastal zone are among  
            California's most important economic and environmental  
            resources and the marine environment is on the most valuable  
            resources for recreation, tourism, fishing, and other coastal  
            industries.









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


          5)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.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file












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          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800