This measure would celebrate Monday, March 21, 2022, as the beginning of the Persian New Year and extend best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous Nowrūz to all Californians.
This measure would resolve that the Legislature is proud to join the Girl Scouts of the USA in recognizing their 110th Anniversary.
This measure would proclaim March 31, 2022, as Transgender Day of Visibility.
This measure would proclaim March 7, 2022, to March 11, 2022, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week and would recognize the importance of school nutrition programs and school nutrition staff in addressing the needs of the state's pupils.
This measure would proclaim the week of March 6, 2022, to March 12, 2022, inclusive, as Women in Construction Week.
This measure would proclaim March 2022 as Visual and Performing Arts Education Month and urge all residents to become interested in and give full support to quality visual and performing arts education programs for children and youth.
Existing federal law requires a facility that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the environment by discharging oil into or on navigable waters to prepare and submit a Facility Response Plan (FRP) . Existing federal law requires a facility that could cause significant and substantial harm to have its FRP approved by an United States Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator. Existing law requires the State Lands Commission and the administrator for oil spill response appointed by the Governor to regulate and oversee oil spill prevention and response efforts. This bill would require an operator of a onshore facility or marine facility that poses any risk of discharging oil into or on waters and that is required to prepare an FRP pursuant to the federal law to submit the plan to the commission. The bill would require the commission to post the plan on its internet website within 30 days of receiving the plan from an operator. The bill would require the commission to hold at least 2 public hearings in different parts of the state to receive public comment on the plans.
This measure would recognize February 2022 as Black History Month, urge all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourage the people of California to recognize the many talents of African Americans and the achievements and contributions they make to their communities to create equity and equality for education, economics, and social justice. The measure would also recognize the significance in protecting citizens' right to vote and remedying racial discrimination in voting.
This measure would proclaim February 24, 2022, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
