Bill Text: CA ACR42 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Eat Local, Buy California Grown Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-17)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 42, Statutes of 2011. [ACR42 Detail]

Download: California-2011-ACR42-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 42	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  42
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JUNE 30, 2011
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 23, 2011
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 27, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 16, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Ma and Galgiani
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Blumenfield, Gordon, Hill,
Huffman, Jeffries, Bonnie Lowenthal, Monning, Olsen, Perea, Solorio,
Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bill Berryhill, Block, Bonilla,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Chesbro, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fong,
Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Garrick, Gatto, Grove, Hagman,
Halderman, Harkey, Huber, Hueso, Jones, Lara, Mansoor, Mitchell,
Nestande, Pan, John A. Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Swanson,
Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Williams, and Yamada)

                        MARCH 21, 2011

   Relative to Eat Local, Buy California Grown Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 42, Ma. Eat Local, Buy California Grown Day.
   This measure declares that Sundays are "Eat Local, Buy California
Grown Day," and encourages families, restaurants, and grocers to buy
California-grown floriculture, fiber, and foods.




   WHEREAS, California has a rich heritage and is one of the world's
most prolific agricultural regions. California foods are famous for
their abundance, diversity, freshness, and high quality; and
   WHEREAS, Buying California-grown food helps local family farmers,
California food producers, and California employees and their
families, contributing billions of dollars to the local economy each
year; and
   WHEREAS, Eighty-five percent of California consumers say that it
is important to them to purchase foods "grown in California" and 41
percent of California consumers say that "California grown" is more
important to them today than it was a year ago; and
   WHEREAS, Buying locally grown California products is better for
the environment. Food trucked or flown into California has a heavier
carbon footprint as it travels for many days, unlike products grown
just hours or minutes away; and
   WHEREAS, Buying California-grown food ensures a higher level of
food safety and food safety standards. California strictly regulates
food producers for the benefit of consumers. California products such
as produce, livestock, milk, fish, floriculture, wine, dried fruits,
nuts, and canned fruits and vegetables have the strictest safety and
quality assurance standards of any state in the nation or world; and

   WHEREAS, California farmers grow more than 300 food products
including livestock, poultry and seafood, produce, grains, dairy
products, and wine valued at $35 billion each year; and
   WHEREAS, Buying California food helps ensure that family farmers
will sustain their historical production systems and the valuable
land that grows crops and raises livestock; and
   WHEREAS, In a time of economic distress for our state, the support
of California products will help keep critical dollars within the
state for the benefit of Californians, strengthening the state's
communities, economies, and businesses. By purchasing locally
produced, or produced and processed, floriculture, fiber, and food,
consumers will boost local business, which in turn helps the local
and state government through increased tax revenues; now, therefore,
be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That Sundays are hereby declared to be "Eat
Local, Buy California Grown Day," and families, restaurants, and
grocers are encouraged to buy California-grown floriculture, fiber,
and foods, such as fresh chicken, flowers, and produce because
supporting California-grown food products will result in higher food
quality, improved food safety, and higher environmental and animal
welfare standards, in addition to significant economic benefits; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.