Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 138

Introduced by Senator Nielsen

(Coauthors: Senators Bates, Berryhill, Cannella, Gaines, Glazer, Hill, Huff, Jackson, Leno, McGuire, Monning, Pavley, Stone, Wieckowski, and Wolk)

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow, Dodd, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Hadley, Harper, Levine, Mathis, Olsen, Mark Stone, Williams, and Wood)

May 5, 2016

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 138—Relative to state park rangers.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 138, as introduced, Nielsen. State park rangers.

This measure would recognize 2016 as the 150-year anniversary of public service and protection of state parks by state park rangers and would encourage the Department of Parks and Recreation, the California State Park Rangers Association, and the California State Parks Anniversary Committee to take all appropriate action to celebrate that anniversary.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, Galen Clark was appointed “Guardian” of Yosemite
State Park in 1866, at California’s first state park, Yosemite,
established in 1866 by federal legislation signed by President
Abraham Lincoln; and

WHEREAS, State park rangers, whose titles have variously
been “ranger,” “guardian,” “warden,” “custodian,” or
“superintendent,” have continuously served the public and
protected the state parks since that first appointment; and

WHEREAS, 2016 will mark the 150-year anniversary of service
to the public and protection of state parks by state park rangers;
and

WHEREAS, The Department of Parks and Recreation, the
California State Park Rangers Association, the California State
Parks Anniversary Committee, and the State Park and Recreation
Commission have formally recognized and are supporting the
celebration of the 150-year anniversary; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes and commends
state park rangers for their long and faithful service to the public
and protection of state parks; and be it further

Resolved, That 2016 is recognized as the 150-year anniversary
of public service and protection of state parks by state park rangers;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Department of Parks and Recreation, the
California State Park Rangers Association, and the California State
Parks Anniversary Committee are encouraged to take all
appropriate action to celebrate the 150-year anniversary; and be
it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.