Yesterday another milestone in the completion of the CCT was reached as the State Senate (and the Assembly earlier) passed ACR 20, giving the CCT the imprint of a state sanction. This resolution, combined with the likely passage of the CCT bill SB 908, will further strengthen the cause of a completed coastal trail and coastal protection. NOTE THAT COASTWALK IS MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION.

I would ask any of you living in Assembly Member Pavely's district, or anywhere in California, to send her a note of thanks for carrying this resolution and getting it passed.

Assembly Member Pavely
State Capitol
Sacramento CA 95814

Stay tuned for the passage of SB 908, the next important event coming up for the CCT.

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE-2001-02 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 20

Introduced by Assembly Member Pavley
(Principal coauthor: Senator Kuehl)

February 14, 2001
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 20-Relative to the California Coastal Trail.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 20, as introduced, Pavley. California Coastal Trail. This measure would declare that the California Coastal Trail is an official state trail, and would urge the California Coastal Commission and the State Coastal Conservancy to work collaboratively on the completion of the trail. Fiscal committee: yes.

WHEREAS, Through the appointments of Governor Gray Davis and the work of the nonprofit organization, Coastwalk, the White House Millennium Council has designated the California Coastal Trail from Oregon to Mexico as a Millennium Legacy Trail; and

WHEREAS, The California Coastal Trail is identified in the California Coastal Plan and the California State Parks Recreational Trail Plan; and

WHEREAS, Public access to and along the coast of California is protected under Article X of the California Constitution and the California Coastal Act of 1976 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code); and

WHEREAS, Trails and greenways have a beneficial impact on quality of life in California, including the environment, economy, health, education, and community livability; and

WHEREAS, The recognition and completion of the California Coastal Trail is an integral part of the state's responsibility to provide public coastal access for all in perpetuity; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby declares that the California Coastal Trail is an official state trail and urges the California Coastal Commission and the State Coastal Conservancy to work collaboratively on the completion of the trail; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

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Richard Nichols
Executive Director
Coastwalk

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