Bill Text: CA ACR181 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 54-16-1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2022. [ACR181 Detail]
Download: California-2021-ACR181-Chaptered.html
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 181
CHAPTER 93
Relative to California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
June 28, 2022.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 181, Bigelow.
California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month.
This measure would designate the month of May 2022 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month and would extend the Legislature’s warmest regards and appreciation to the thousands of volunteers, fair directors, staff, business supporters, and sponsors who keep the network of California state fairgrounds strong, vibrant, relevant, and successful.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee: NOBill Text
WHEREAS, California’s 76 state fairgrounds serve the entire state, from the County of San Diego to the County of Del Norte, and from the County of Monterey to the County of Mariposa; and
WHEREAS, California state fairgrounds attract millions of visitors for fairs and events; and
WHEREAS, California counties enjoy the year-round economic, recreational, cultural, and social impacts of the fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, California state fairgrounds expend and generate hundreds of millions of new dollars for nonprofit organizations, youth organizations, cities and counties, small businesses, and the state’s General Fund; and
WHEREAS, Due to the effects of COVID-19 and wildfires, California state fairgrounds were again pressed into service for COVID-19 medical sites, staging for emergency equipment and emergency personnel, and fire evacuations to assist those displaced by the wildfires that ravaged the state; and
WHEREAS, California state fairgrounds provide safe public facilities specifically designed for animals, pets, and livestock during good times and bad; and
WHEREAS, California’s 76 state fairgrounds continue to serve as the recreational, social, and economic hub of their respective communities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the month of May 2022 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month in appreciation for the services provided to California by the 76 fairgrounds in the state; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature extends its warmest regards and appreciation to the thousands of volunteers, fair directors, staff, business supporters, and sponsors who keep the network of California state fairgrounds strong, vibrant, relevant, and successful; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
