Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 1
CHAPTER 26
Relative to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve, and the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
May 12, 1999.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 1, Thomson.
Vic Fazio Wildlife Area; Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve; Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory.
This measure would request the Department of Fish and Game to change the name of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area and the name of the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve. The measure would also request the Regents of the University of California to change the name of the Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory.
Digest Key
WHEREAS, Vic Fazio was elected to the Congress of the United States for 10 consecutive terms beginning in 1978, after having served in the California State Assembly from 1975 to 1978; and
WHEREAS, Vic Fazio earned a reputation as one of Capitol Hill’s most effective legislators and was recognized as one of the most influential leaders in the United States House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Vic Fazio’s contribution to the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area project, it is appropriate to change the name of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area; and
WHEREAS, Phil Isenberg demonstrated foresight and dedication throughout his service in the California State Assembly as evidenced by his effort to secure funding for the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve; and
WHEREAS, The Woodbridge Ecological Reserve was one of the first tangible efforts by the state to protect sandhill cranes, an effort that has begun to pay great dividends; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Phil Isenberg’s contribution to the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve, it is appropriate to change the name of the reserve to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Maddy was elected to the California State Assembly in 1970, serving for four consecutive terms, and was elected to the California State Senate in 1978, serving five consecutive terms, including eight years as the Republican Leader of the Senate; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Maddy earned a reputation as a consummate consensus builder and established himself as one of the most effective legislators in the California State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, Kenneth Maddy was a leader and tireless advocate for the improvement and advancement of veterinary medical sciences in California and was the motivating force behind the construction of the Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at the University of California, Davis; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of Kenneth Maddy’s contribution to the Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, it is appropriate to change the name of the building to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature requests the Department of Fish and Game to change the name of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature requests the Department of Fish and Game to change the name of the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve to the Phil and Marilyn Isenberg Sandhill Crane Reserve; and be it further
Resolved, That the Legislature requests the University of California, Davis, to change the name of the Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory to the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit a copy of this resolution to the Department of Fish and Game, and to the Regents of the University of California.