Bill Text: CA SCR94 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: "California Wines: Down to Earth" month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-05 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 21, Statutes of 2014. [SCR94 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR94-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 94	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  21
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  MAY 5, 2014
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 10, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 7, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Evans
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Chesbro)
   (Coauthors: Senators Berryhill, Cannella, Corbett, Padilla, and
Wolk)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Eggman, Williams, and
Yamada)

                        MARCH 6, 2014

   Relative to wineries.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 94, Evans. "California Wines: Down to Earth" month.
   This measure would proclaim April 2014 as the "California Wines:
Down to Earth" month, to celebrate the sustainable leadership of
California wineries and winegrape growers.



   WHEREAS, Sustainability is a vital part of the long-term future of
California wine, which contributes an estimated $61.5 billion in
annual economic impact to California's economy; and
   WHEREAS, The Wine Institute and the California Association of
Winegrape Growers created the California Code of Sustainable
Winegrowing Workbook more than a decade ago, with the third edition
released in January 2013, and it has since been used by vineyards and
wineries representing three quarters of California's winegrape
acreage and production to self-assess operations; and
   WHEREAS, The Sustainable Winegrowing Program, now managed by the
California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, is comprised of more
than 200 best practices for vineyards and wineries that benefit the
environment, employees, neighbors, and high-quality wine; and
   WHEREAS, Other state and regional sustainability programs, such as
Lodi Rules, Sustainability in Practice (SIP), Napa Green, Fish
Friendly Farming, the California Green Business Program, and others,
all play an important role in the California wine communities'
efforts to grow grapes and produce wine in a manner that is
environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable;
and
   WHEREAS, Growing participation in sustainable organic, and
biodynamic, certification programs further conveys California
vintners' and growers' adherence to high standards, desire for
transparency, and dedication to continuous improvement; and
   WHEREAS, California's wine community conserves water, energy, and
other natural resources, protects habitat, employee welfare, and air,
water, and soil quality, and promotes the use of natural pest
management and alternative energy and fuels; and
   WHEREAS, California's 3,800 wineries and 4,600 winegrape growers
are primarily family businesses, with a long-term commitment to the
health and vitality of their communities, and to preserving the land
for future generations; and
   WHEREAS, California's winegrape growers and vintners commitment to
sustainability has been documented in a newly published book, Down
to Earth, A Seasonable Tour of Sustainable Winegrowing in California;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims April 2014 as the
time to celebrate the sustainable leadership of California wineries
and winegrape growers with the theme, "California Wines: Down to
Earth" month, timed to Earth Day on April 22; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.