BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 101| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: ACR 101 Author: Brough (R), et al. Amended: 8/27/15 in Assembly Vote: 21 ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 8/27/15 SUBJECT: Coastal Cleanup Day SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution encourages citizens, businesses, groups, organizations, and public institutions to observe and participate in coastal protection activities, and proclaims September 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day. ANALYSIS: 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. ACR 101 Page 2 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. This resolution encourages citizens, businesses, groups, organizations, and public institutions to observe and participate in coastal protection activities, and proclaims September 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:NoLocal: No SUPPORT: (Unable to verify at time of writing) None received OPPOSITION: (Unable to verify at time of writing) None received Prepared by: Jonas Austin / SFA / (916) 651-1520 9/1/15 20:11:30 **** END **** ACR 101 Page 3