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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 16
Author: Bates (R), Cannella (R), Nguyen (R), and Vidak (R)
Introduced:3/5/15
Vote: Majority
SUBJECT: National Surveyors Week
SOURCE: California Land Surveyors Association
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes the week of March 15 through
March 21, 2015, as National Surveyors Week.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Surveying is the art and science of accurately determining the
position of points and the distances between them and is often
used to establish land boundaries for ownership or
governmental purposes.
2.Surveying has been an essential element in the development of
the human environment since the beginning of recorded history
and is required in the planning and execution of nearly every
form of construction, with its most familiar modern uses in
the fields of transportation, building and construction,
communications, mapping, and the definition of legal
boundaries for land ownership.
3.It was the work of the surveyor that determined the boundaries
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of land, the greatest economic asset in the colonies and
territories that became the United States, including
California.
4.The nature of surveying has changed dramatically over time, as
it is no longer limited to the description and location of
land boundaries. Modern surveyors now work with sophisticated
surveying equipment and techniques, including satellite-borne
remote sensing devices and automated positioning, measuring,
recording, and plotting equipment. They determine precise
global positioning for such work as aircraft and missile
navigation, mapping and charting, and hydrographic surveys
that are used in all bodies of water.
This resolution recognizes the week of March 15 through March
21, 2015, as National Surveyors Week.
Prior Legislation
SR 32 (Vidak, 2014) recognized the week of March 16 through
March 22, 2014, as National Surveyors Week. The resolution was
adopted by the Senate.
HR 34 (Melendez, 2014) recognized the week of March 16 to March
22, 2014, as National Surveyors Week. The resolution was
adopted by the Assembly.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified3/16/15)
California Land Surveyors Association (source)
Professional Engineers in California Government
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OPPOSITION: (Verified3/16/15)
None received
Prepared by:Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
3/18/15 15:33:58
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