BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 19, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Richard Gordon, Chair
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54 (Nguyen) - As Amended May 18, 2015
SENATE VOTE: 38-0
SUBJECT: Sixtieth anniversary of Disneyland.
SUMMARY: Honors the memory of Walt Disney and his lasting
legacy of quality family entertainment and congratulates the
Disneyland Resort and The Walt Disney Company on the 60th
anniversary of Disneyland. Specifically, this resolution makes
the following legislative findings:
1)When Walt Disney formally dedicated Disneyland on July 17,
1955, he stated that he envisioned the park would be "?a
source of joy and inspiration to all the world."
2)Walt Disney's original venture in Anaheim, California, has
expanded from a single theme park with one hotel into a
full-scale resort with two world-class theme parks,
approximately 2,500 hotel rooms, 150 restaurants, and 85
retail locations.
3)The Disneyland Resort has become Califonria's number one
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tourist destination and its theme parks are amongst two of the
top 10 most visited theme parks in the world generating an
economic impact of approximately $5 billion annually to the
southern California economy.
4)Environmental conservation efforts by the Disneyland Resort
have been recognized by the state and the nation, winning a
2009 and 2014 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership
Award (GEELA) and a 2014 Food Recovery Challenge Award by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)
319-2800
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