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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 889
Author: Jones (D), et al
Amended: 6/26/09 in Senate
Vote: 27 - Urgency
SEN. NATURAL RESOURCES & WATER COMMITTEE : 10-0, 6/9/09
AYES: Pavley, Cogdill, Benoit, Hollingsworth, Huff, Kehoe,
Leno, Simitian, Wiggins, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Padilla
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 12-0, 6/23/09
AYES: Wright, Harman, Benoit, Denham, Florez, Negrete
McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Price, Wiggins, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 78-0, 5/11/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Open-space preservation: Bushy Lake and Urban
American
River Parkway
SOURCE : County of Sacramento
DIGEST : This bill codifies the latest revision of the
American River Parkway Plan.
ANALYSIS : The American River Parkway is a 29-mile open
space greenbelt that extends from Folsom Dam to the
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confluence of the American River and the Sacramento River.
A plan to protect the parkway as an open space greenbelt
was first conceived in 1962 and most recently updated in
1985. The regulatory document aims to preserve the
recreational and open-space functions of the river,
including fishing, hiking, bicycling, and other activities.
It requires local and state agencies' land use decisions
to be consistent with the act, with narrow exceptions for
flood channel operations, operations at the state
fairgrounds, and expansion of a water treatment plan and a
sanitary landfill.
The American River Parkway includes a portion of the
California Exposition flood plain including the Bushy Lake
area. Under the Bushy Lake Preservation Act (commencing
with Section 5830), the flood plain must be preserved by
the Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors in a
manner similar to state parks except for an area that may
be used for State Fair parking. The Bushy Lake area must
be managed in a manner consistent with state natural
preserve areas except for a small area that may be open for
group picnics.
This bill codifies the latest revision of the American
River Parkway Plan. Specifically, this bill:
1.Allows for up to 34 days of parking on a section of the
California Exposition flood plain for vehicles related to
agricultural and equestrian events taking place at Cal
Expo.
2.Allows for an acre of the Cal Expo parking area to be
open to parkway users except when the area is being used
for the State Fair or agricultural and equestrian events.
3.Requires that the Bushy lake area be managed in a manner
consistent with the American River Parkway as well as the
state natural preserve areas.
4.Adds recognition of the City of Rancho Cordova (which has
incorporated since the 1985 plan update).
5.Allows for the plan to be amended by a local amendment
process without legislative approval if so long as the
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amendment is consistent with the existing goals and
policies of the plan.
6.Deletes outdated language regarding in-line skating on
the parkway.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/9/09)
County of Sacramento (source)
American River Parkway Volunteer Equestrian Trail Patrol
California Exposition and State Fair
Cities of Rancho Cordova and Sacramento
Sacramento Area Bicycle
Sacramento Area bicycle Advocates
Save the American River Association
Sunriver Neighborhood Association
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The author's office states, "The
County of Sacramento, the Cities of Sacramento and Rancho
Cordova, and numerous stakeholders from across the region
have been working to update the 1985 Parkway Plan since
2002. The updated plan was created thru extensive
discussion and is the result [of] true collaboration
amongst the various stakeholders. The plan seeks to
provide greater access to the parkway while ensuring the
preservation of this unique cultural and historical
treasure for generations to come."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong,
Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick,
Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Krekorian, Lieu,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning,
Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A. Perez, V. Manuel
Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva,
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Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Duvall, Yamada
CTW:cm 7/9/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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