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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          ACR 10 (Dickinson)
          As Introduced  January 26, 2011
          Majority vote 

           RULES               10-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo,    |     |                          |
          |     |Butler, Carter, Davis,    |     |                          |
          |     |Hagman, Hueso, Knight,    |     |                          |
          |     |Williams                  |     |                          |
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           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 directly contribute to improving California's air 
            quality by reducing air pollution, removing airborne 
            particulates from the atmosphere, and helping to purify the 
            air; and, 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.

          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's 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 woodlands; and, in California, we observe Arbor Day on the 
            birthday of Luther Burbank, a famed California 








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            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

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


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