Amended in Assembly June 27, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 186

Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

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

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May 12, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 186—Relative to California Fairground Appreciation Month.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 186, as amended, Bigelow. California Fairground Appreciation Month.

This measure would designate June 2016 as California Fairground Appreciation Month and commend the directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, nonprofits, and Californians who support and attend fairground events.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, California’s 76 fairgrounds represent an important
public asset, providing public recreation, education, and community
unity to more than 20 million Californians every year; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds provide vital emergency
services as fire camps, disaster relief centers, and training and
staging areas; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds accommodate both those
actively involved in emergency relief efforts and those displaced
by disasters and serve as a temporary home; and

WHEREAS, More than one dozen fairgrounds served in
emergency response capacities in 2015 alone; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds serve as year-round centers
for economic activities, generating millions of dollars in tax and
employment income for the state and local governments; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds provide a unique and
unparalleled platform for nonprofit events and charitable efforts
that in turn provide a wide variety of important social services,
including food drives, blood drives, pet adoptions, scholarships,
and educational activities; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds promote the Golden State’s
proud agricultural history and foster the education of future
generations about the connection between food and farming; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds are gathering places for
the state’s diverse ethnic populations, veterans groups, and other
organizations; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds promote the conservation
of natural resources, including water, and the importance of water
to California farms and cities; and

WHEREAS, California’s fairgrounds are supported by thousands
of volunteers from the boardroom to the parking lot and livestock
barns; and

WHEREAS, The 76 fairgrounds within California deserve great
respect and admiration for their services to California; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
month of June 2016 as California Fairground Appreciation Month
in appreciation for the services given to California by the 76
fairgrounds in the state; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature commends the thousands of
directors, volunteers, staff, local agencies, and nonprofits, as well
as the millions of Californians, who support and attend fairground
events year round; and be it further

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