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          Date of Hearing:   August 1, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
                       138 (Nielsen) - As Introduced May 5, 2016


          SENATE VOTE:  32-0


          SUBJECT:  State park rangers


          SUMMARY:  Recognizes 2016 as the 150-year anniversary of public  
          service and protection of state parks by state park rangers.  
          Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings: 


          1)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.

          2)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.

          3)2016 will mark the 150-year anniversary of service to the  
            public and protection of state parks by state park rangers.

          4)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  








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            celebration of the 150-year anniversary.

          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800