As part of our role in advancing state parks issues for the last decade, California State Parks Foundation has provided leadership in lobbying the California legislature on relevant bills and budget actions as well as proactively sponsoring legislation. We have sponsored legislation to achieve park protection as well as facilitate fiscal sustainability for the state park system.
In addition to sponsoring legislation, we also maintain regular communication with key policy committee members and provides testimony to legislative hearings and coordinates with other like-minded organizations on policy priorities.
This bill makes it the policy of the state of California that all Californians have safe and affordable access to nature and access to the benefits of nature when making budget and infrastructure decisions.
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Senate RulesOur Position
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This legislation creates an 8-person Trail Commission to promote policies for trials and investment opportunities to maximize the health, fitness, and social benefits of non-motorized trails. This legislation also asking for a one-time $75 million investment in trail infrastructure and a $15 million on-going investment to create, expand, and improve natural surface trails in the state.
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Assembly Water Parks and WildlifeOur Position
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This legislation creates a 50% discount upon entry to California State Parks on California Admission Day, which takes place every year on September 9.
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Assembly Water Parks and WildlifeOur Position
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This legislation protects pollinators, like western monarchs, by banning five key neonicotinoid pesticides from use in most non-agricultural settings.
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Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic MaterialsOur Position
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This legislation advances the policy of traditional ecological knowledge from Native American tribes by requiring the California Natural Resources Agency to conduct a listening tour and incorporate feedback from the listening tour into conservation and management of land owned by California State Parks.
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Assembly Natural Resources CommitteeOur Position
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This legislation creates the Equitable Access Grant Program to enhance park access for all ages, extend outdoor education, and develop career pathways outdoors.
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Assembly Water Parks and WildlifeOur Position
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This legislation requires all state agencies funding restoration efforts on natural and working lands to prioritize restoration projects with permanent measures to ensure they are sustainably managed.
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Assembly Natural Resources CommitteeOur Position
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Current federal law requires oil facilities to prepare a plan for how they will respond in the event of an oil spill. This legislation requires oil facilities to give the State Land Commission this plan and allows them to hold public comment.
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Assembly Natural Resources CommitteeOur Position
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The Planning for Sea Level Rise Database describes steps being taken throughout the state to prepare for, and adapt to, sea level rise. This legislation extends the database’s use until 2028.