Open Space & Parks

 

California’s century-old state park system is the largest state park system in the world, covering 1.3 million acres, and receives more than 80 million visitors annually. The parks serve as much-needed areas for recreation activities, as outdoor classrooms and places of learning for students throughout the state, and as low-cost, popular vacation destinations for people of all economic means. California’s state parks are also vital to our state’s heritage. They provide habitat

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California's state parks system contains the largest and most diverse natural and cultural heritage holdings of any state agency in the nation. Find out more on their Web site: http://www.parks.ca.gov/

Open Space & Parks Votes

Year Bill # Description Assembly Senate Governor
2012 AB 1478 Keeping state parks open
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
2011 SB 580 Giving parks their full due
No Action
No Action
Good
Good
No Action
No Action
2010 AB 2376 A blue ribbon strategy
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
2009 SB 679 Protecting state parks from non-park uses
Good
Good
Good
Good
Bad
Bad
2009 SB 372 Protecting state parks
Good
Good
Good
Good
Bad
Bad
2008 AB 2455 Wanna buy a park?
Good
Good
Good
Good
Bad
Bad
2008 AB 2785 Tracking wildlife
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
2008 AB 2537 Paid volunteer = oxymoron
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
2008 AB 31 Parks for people
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
2005 SB 153 Bond for clean water, neighborhood parks and coastal protection
No Action
No Action
Good
Good
No Action
No Action
 
 

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