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          Date of Hearing:   August 12, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                  HR 34 (Galgiani) - As Introduced:  August 10, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims August 2010 as Invasive Plant Pest and  
          Disease Awareness Month in recognition of the challenges and  
          threat of invasive species and encourages all Californians to  
          help the state meet the challenge of becoming aware of, and  
          acting as needed, to effectively deal with the threat invasive  
          species pose.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)Invasive species pose a threat to California's natural habitat  
            by disrupting areas they invade, damaging crops, altering  
            wildfire intensity and frequency, and costing millions of  
            dollars in treatment by industry and government.

          2)California has 11 ports, more than 900 airports, and 29  
            highways allowing access into the state for persons and  
            invasive species that threaten California's 400 different  
            agricultural commodities; 270 state parks; and numerous lakes  
            and rivers, which provide habitat for fish and wildlife,  
            recreational activities, and water distribution to farmland  
            and cities.

          3)The Invasive Species Council of California (ISCC) represents  
            the highest level of leadership and coordination on this issue  
            in state government as it was formed by the Secretaries of  
            Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources Agency, Environmental  
            Protection, California Emergency Management, Health and Human  
            Services, and Business, Transportation and Housing.

          4)Under the auspices of the ISCC, the California Invasive  
            Species Advisory Committee (CISAC) was formed and is comprised  
            of diverse stakeholders.  CISAC has developed a list of  
            invasive species threatening California and is in the process  
            of developing a strategic action plan.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   








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           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Lia Lopez / RLS. / (916) 319-2800