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          Date of Hearing:   March 10, 2011

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
               HR 4 (Galgiani and Valadao) - As Amended:  March 8, 2011
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Agriculture Day.

           SUMMARY  :   Honors the men and women of California agriculture 
          for their dedication and productivity by observing the week of 
          March 13 to March 19, 2011, inclusive, as National Agriculture 
          Week, and Wednesday, March 23, 2011, as California Agriculture 
          Day.  Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following 
          legislative findings:  

           1) For approximately 62 consecutive years, California has been 
             the number one agriculture state in the nation, producing 
             more than 350 crop and livestock products and accounting for 
             approximately 50% of the nation's supply of fruits, 
             vegetables, and nuts.

           2) California is the nation's leader in agricultural exports, 
             annually shipping more than $12 billion worth of food and 
             agricultural commodities to continents ranging from Europe to 
             Asia, and from Africa to South America.

           3) The inexhaustible efforts of approximately 850,000 
             farmworkers have contributed greatly to the success of the 
             agricultural industry; and, it is appropriate to recognize 
             our farmers, farmworkers, and others involved in providing 
             such a bounty to our nation and entire world.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file.

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.

           








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