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                                                                  ACR 96
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          Date of Hearing:   June 5, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                  ACR 96 (Olsen) - As Introduced:  February 12, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   150th anniversary of the California State Park  
          System.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes the 150th anniversary of the California  
          State Park System and urges all Californians to join in  
          celebrating this important anniversary of our state park system.  
           Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act on  
            June 30, 1864, which granted the Yosemite Valley and the  
            Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the State of California as the  
            first state park for the purpose of preservation and public  
            enjoyment.

          2)The Department of Parks and Recreation currently manages 280  
            park units, which contain the finest and most diverse  
            collection of natural, cultural, and recreational resources to  
            be found in California including primeval redwood forests and  
            vast expanses of fragile desert; the lofty Sierra Nevada and  
            the broad sandy beaches of our southern coast; and the  
            opulence of Hearst Castle and the vestiges of colonial Russia.

          3)Since 1864, grassroots activism and legislation have made it  
            possible for all Californians to take pride and ownership of  
            their unique and diverse landscapes; and the Parks and  
            Recreation maintain not only the natural beauty of California,  
            but provide recreation, escape, history, and a special place  
            for reflection and contemplation.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None


           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          None on file









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           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800