Bill Text: CA ACR75 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Disneyland Day.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-27-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-11-30 - Died on Senate inactive file. [ACR75 Detail]

Download: California-2015-ACR75-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 75	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Daly
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Travis Allen, Brough, Chang, Harper,
Kim,  and Wagner   Wagner,   Achadjian,
  Alejo,   Atkins,   Baker, 
Bigelow,   Bonilla,   Bonta,   Brown,
  Burke,   Campos,   Chau,  
Chávez,  Chiu,   Chu,   Cooley,  
Cooper,   Dababneh,   Dahle,   Dodd,
  Eggman,   Frazier,   Gallagher, 
 Cristina Garcia,   Gatto,   Gipson,  
Gomez,   Gonzalez,   Gordon,   Gray,
  Grove,   Hadley,   Roger Hernández,
  Holden,   Irwin,   Jones,  
Jones-Sawyer,   Lackey,   Levine,  
Linder,   Lopez,   Low,   Maienschein,
  Mathis,   Mayes,   McCarty,  
Medina,   Mullin,   Nazarian,   Obernolte,
  O'Donnell,   Olsen,   Patterson, 
 Perea,   Quirk,   Rodriguez,   Salas,
  Santiago,   Steinorth,   Mark Stone,
  Thurmond,   Ting,   Waldron,  
Wilk,   Williams,   and Wood  )
   (Coauthors: Senators Huff, Mendoza, Moorlach, and Nguyen)

                        MAY 18, 2015

   Relative to Disneyland Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 75, as amended, Daly. Disneyland Day.
   This measure would declare June 1, 2015, as Disneyland Day in
recognition of the 60th anniversary of Disneyland.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Disneyland, which is referred to as "the happiest place
on earth" and has provided time-honored and beloved traditions of
entertainment to generations of families in California and
nationwide, will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2015; and
   WHEREAS, At this time, it is appropriate to draw the special
attention of the public to Disneyland and its parent organization the
Walt Disney Company for their many contributions to the State of
California and beyond; and
   WHEREAS, Created under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, a
creative genius who hoped that it would be a "source of joy and
inspiration to all the world," Disneyland has a greater cumulative
attendance than any other theme park on the planet, having greeted
over 700,000,000 visitors since it opened its doors on July 17, 1955;
and
   WHEREAS, Walt Disney's original venture in Anaheim has expanded
from a single theme park with one hotel into a full-scale resort with
two world-class theme parks, approximately 2,500 hotel rooms, 150
restaurants, 85 retail locations, and the resort has grown to become
one of the largest single-site employers in Orange County, directly
employing 28,000 cast members and generating an economic impact of
approximately $5 billion annually to the southern California economy;
and
   WHEREAS, The creation of Disneyland was possibly the single
greatest family entertainment achievement of the 20th century,
introducing an entirely new concept in outdoor entertainment and
establishing an icon of fun and magic known around the world which
continues well into the 21st century; and
   WHEREAS, The myriad manifestations of the philanthropy embraced by
the Walt Disney Company and its 28,000 employees are equally
impressive, including when the company exemplifies its humanitarian
efforts in response to natural disasters and continuously gives back
to the community, whether in California, elsewhere in the United
States, or worldwide; and
   WHEREAS, As measured for the year 2013 alone, the Walt Disney
Company's philanthropy included donations of all kinds valued at $370
million, and further encompassed, among other kinds of charitable
activities, over 667,000 VoluntEARS hours contributed by Disney
employees participating in the company's 30-year-old VoluntEARS
program, whose efforts in 2013 positively impacted an estimated
4,000,000 families and children; and
   WHEREAS, On the eve of Disneyland's 60th anniversary, both Walt
Disney Company and its world-renowned theme park are worthy of the
highest commendations for having improved the quality of life for
people not only in California and elsewhere in the United States, but
also worldwide by sustaining communities economically and through
generous and inspiring philanthropy; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes Disneyland upon
the celebration of its 60th anniversary, and commends Disneyland and
the Walt Disney Company for their decades-long record of enhancing
the quality of life for people in California and beyond; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Legislature declares June 1, 2015, as
Disneyland Day; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.