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          Date of Hearing:   February 24, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                ACR 10 (Dickinson) - As Introduced:  January 26, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Arbor Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the week of March 7 to March 14 of each 
          year as California Arbor Week, and urges California residents to 
          observe the week with appropriate tree planting activities and 
          programs.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings: 

          1)Trees planted in urban areas play a significant role in 
            meeting the state's greenhouse gas emission reduction targets 
            by sequestering carbon as well as reducing energy consumption; 
            and, trees directly contribute to improving California's air 
            quality by reducing air pollution, removing airborne 
            particulates from the atmosphere, and helping to purify the 
            air.

          2)Trees play a significant role in protecting and purifying 
            California's limited water resources by reducing surface 
            runoff, contributing to storm water management activity, and 
            protecting urban water resources; and, trees provide essential 
            habitat for much of California wildlife, including many 
            listed, threatened, and endangered species.

          3)Trees are a vital resource in beautifying our urban 
            environment and serve as an important psychological link with 
            nature for California's urban residents and underserved 
            communities.

          4)Arbor Day is celebrated nationally to encourage Americans to 
            maintain and replenish our country's vast forests, orchards, 
            and woodland; and, in California, we observe Arbor Day on the 
            birthday of Luther Burbank, a famed California 
            horticulturalist whose life's labor produced hundreds of 
            plants and trees that have contributed to the natural splendor 
            and food production in our state.

           FISCAL EFFECT :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   








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           Support 
           
          California ReLeaf

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800