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          Date of Hearing:   May 25, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                     HR 28 (Hall) - As Introduced:  May 14, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Beer Distributor Month.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims the month of May 2012 as California Beer 
          Distributor Month.  Specifically,  this resolution  :  makes the 
          following legislative findings:

          1)California's beer distributors have been licensed and 
            regulated under the state-based, three tier system that 
            provides traceability, transparency, and accountability in 
            alcohol taxation and regulation in the United States; and, 
            this system is unmatched by any other country in the world for 
            bringing consumers unsurpassed choice and value.

          2)California's beer distributors are among the state's leading 
            employers contributing $931,668,114 annually to California's 
            economy in direct wages and healthcare benefits to their 
            employees.

          3)These distributors invest millions in alternative energy 
            technologies to reduce their carbon footprint in their 
            warehouses, on our roads, and in the marketplace to improve 
            our environment; and, they promote sustainable solutions 
            through the recycling of plastic and cardboard packaging waste 
            and sourcing vendors to purchase the baled used shrink-wrap 
            and cardboard.

          4)Due to the single point-of-contact, being the distributor, 
            California benefits from the taxes and California Redemption 
            Value (CRV) on beverage containers collected even if they are 
            purchased outside of California because of the paper trail 
            created by the distributors for tracing sales and ensuring the 
            full collection of all sales, excise taxes, and CRV.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           








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          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800