BILL NUMBER: SR 80	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 21, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley
    (   Coauthor:   Senator   Allen
  ) 

                        JUNE 9, 2016

   Relative to the Santa Monica Mountains Backbone Trail.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, On June 4, 2016, the Backbone Trail, a spectacular
67-mile route among the canyons and mountains of the Santa Monica
 Mountains   Mountains,  officially opened;
and
   WHEREAS, The Backbone Trail began as a dream in 1944 with the
establishment of Will Rogers State Historic  Park 
 Park,  which is now the eastern end of the Backbone Trail.
Over the decades, the Department of Parks and Recreation established
Topanga State Park, Malibu Creek State Park, and Point Mugu State
Park; and
   WHEREAS, In 1978, the United States Congress established the Santa
Monica Mountain National Recreation Area to be managed by the
National Park Service in partnership with state and local
governments. Additionally, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy,
the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority, and the National
Park Service acquired numerous properties for the Backbone Trail; and

   WHEREAS, An essential contribution to the trail came from
volunteers whose work began long before the trail was pieced together
by public agencies and whose volunteer contributions are an unsung
success story that made it possible for the trail to open to the
public this year; and
   WHEREAS, Financial grants from local governments, such as the City
of Los Angeles, and property grants from private donors, including a
donation of one of the final parcels by former California Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger and fitness pioneer Betty Weider, completed the
acquisitions necessary to complete the trail; and
   WHEREAS, Trails and greenways have a beneficial impact on the
quality of life in California, including the environment, economy,
health, education, and community livability; and
   WHEREAS, The recognition and completion of the Backbone Trail,
which has been designated as an official California trail corridor in
the California State Recreation Trails Plan, and which the National
Park Service  may designate   designated 
as a National Recreation Trail, is an integral part of government's
responsibility to provide public access to parklands; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
recognizes the California Department of Parks and Recreation for its
contribution of integral parts of the Backbone Trail in the Santa
Monica Mountains, declares the Backbone Trail an official interagency
and state trail, and urges all affected public agencies to work
collaboratively on the successful management of the trail for the
perpetual use and enjoyment of the public; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.