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                                                                  ACR 173
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          Date of Hearing:   June 24, 2010

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     ACR 173 (Evans) - As Amended:  June 22, 2010
           
          SUBJECT  :   Native Plant Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the 3rd week of April as California Native  
          Plant Week and encourages community groups, schools, and  
          citizens to undertake appropriate activities to promote the  
          conservation, restoration, and appreciation of California's  
          native plants  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following  
          legislative findings:  

          1)California's over 6,000 native plant species, subspecies, and  
            varieties provide unparalleled and unique iconic, economic,  
            artistic, historical, and environmental values to the state.

          2)Many native California plants have played a vital role in the  
            history of our state, in our nation, compelling Congress, the  
            Legislature, and many communities to protect the beauty,  
            power, and grandeur of our wild places.

          3)California native plant horticulture is a thriving, vital, and  
            growing industry employing thousands of Californians, and the  
            benefits to water conservation and natural area restoration  
            help provide economic stability within the state.

          4)Gardens and landscapes comprised of California native plants  
            require far fewer fertilizers, soil amendments, or pesticides,  
            and use 60 to 90 percent less water than conventional  
            landscapes, exemplified by a City of Santa Monica experiment,  
            in which a native plant garden using appropriate watering  
            methods was shown to use nearly 220,000 fewer gallons of water  
            than a similarly sized conventional garden.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           COMMENTS  :   

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           








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          None on file.

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