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          Bill No:  ACR 173
          Author:   Evans (D)
          Amended:  8/2/10 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 8/2/10 


           SUBJECT  :    Native Plant Week

           SOURCE  :     California Native Plant Society


           DIGEST  :    This resolution proclaims the third 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.

           ANALYSIS  :    The 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  
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             the Congress of the United States, the California  
             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  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/25/10)

          California Native Plant Society (source)


          CTW:mw  8/25/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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