This measure would urge the Congress of the United States to permanently reauthorize and fully fund the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund in order to maintain and preserve land and water resources.
This measure would encourage citizens, businesses, groups, organizations, and public institutions to observe and participate in coastal protection activities, and proclaim September 19, 2015, as the 31st annual Coastal Cleanup Day.
This measure would, among other things, memorialize the Congress of the United States to ban the sale or display of any Confederate flag, including the Confederate Battle Flag, on federal property and encourage states to ban the use of Confederate States of America symbolism from state flags, seals, and symbols, and would encourage the donation of Confederate artifacts to museums.
This measure would call upon the President of the United States to encourage the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to adopt policies to repeal the current and upcoming discriminatory donor suitability policies of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding blood donations by men who have had sex with another man and, instead, direct the FDA to develop science-based policies such as criteria based on risky behavior in lieu of sexual orientation.
This measure would proclaim October 23 to October 31, 2015, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and participate in drug prevention activities.
This measure would commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Watts Revolt.
This measure would declare September 6, 2015, as Salvadoran American Day and would recognize the numerous contributions and rich heritage of Salvadoran Americans in California.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to administer the State Archives Building Complex for the use, education, and enjoyment of the public and to advance civic education and civic engagement by all Californians. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to enter into an agreement to operate a museum in the State Archives Building Complex with the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, a nonprofit public benefit corporation, or its successor. Existing law requires the Secretary of State, the Director of Parks and Recreation, and the State Archivist to act as honorary nonvoting members of the governing board of the corporation. This bill would remove the Secretary of State, the Director of Parks and Recreation, and the State Archivist from their honorary, nonvoting positions on the governing board of the corporation and, instead, would require the Secretary of State and the Director of Parks and Recreation to act as ex officio voting members of the board. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would recognize August 6, 2015, as the 50th anniversary of the signing of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. This measure would also urge the Congress and President of the United States to continue to secure citizens' right to vote and remedy any racial discrimination in voting.
This measure would respectfully request that the Congress of the United States take immediate action to extend the federal investment tax credit in Sections 48 and 25D of Title 26 of the United States Code.
