Amended in Assembly April 25, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 164

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

(Principal coauthor: Senator Vidak)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow, Gray, Lackey, Linder, Mathis, Olsen, Wagner, begin delete and Waldron end delete begin insert Waldron, Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Levine, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Weber, Wilk, and Wood end insert )

(Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Cannella, Huff, and Stone)

April 4, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 164—Relative to Citrus Strong Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 164, as amended, Patterson. Citrus Strong Month.

This measure would recognize the month of April 2016 as Citrus Strong Month for the purpose of celebrating California’s vibrant citrus industry and the benefits it provides to the state’s environment, economy, and people, and to affirm that California is citrus strong.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Citrus is an iconic symbol of California’s heritage,
dating back to the 1840s; and

WHEREAS, California leads the nation in the production of
fresh citrus fruit; and

WHEREAS, Eighty percent of the nation’s supply of fresh citrus
is grown in California; and

WHEREAS, Ongoing research shows the many health benefits
of consuming fresh citrus; and

WHEREAS, California citrus is a $3 billion dollar industry that
supports over 20,000 jobs and fuels over $1.5 billion in economic
activity for the state each year; and

WHEREAS, Citrus growers are committed to preserving
California’s precious natural resources by adopting farming
practices that conserve water, reduce air pollution, and promote
healthy soils; and

WHEREAS, California’s citrus growers give back to local
communities and families in need; and

WHEREAS, In 2015, California’s citrus growers donated 19
million pounds of citrus to the Farm to Family program, which is
dedicated to delivering food to individuals, families, and children
in need and to strengthening communities by providing food
security; and

WHEREAS, The first annual Citrus Stride will take place at the
State Capitol Building on April 6, 2016, and for every registered
participant, the citrus industry will donate 1,000 pounds of citrus
to the Farm to Family program; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the month of
April 2016 as Citrus Strong Month for the purpose of celebrating
California’s vibrant citrus industry and the benefits it provides to
the state’s environment, economy, and people, and to affirm that
California is citrus strong; and be it further

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