RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 1125 (CHESBRO),

NATURAL RESOURCES FUNDING

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, current law dedicating revenues from tideland oil leases to the Resources Trust Fund, which supports a number of resource protection activities including protection of salmon and steelhead trout will expire by January 1, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Division and Public Works Department have had success in securing grant funding through the Resources Trust Fund; and

WHEREAS, maintenance of fund sources for the Resources Trust Fund is needed to continue to meet the grant fund demands of San Mateo County; and

WHEREAS, SB 1125 (Chesbro) would remove the sunset on existing law, modify the existing subcategories of funding under the Resources Trust Fund and allocate $12 million to each of the three subcategories of the Resources Trust Fund; and

WHEREAS, passage of SB 1125 (Chesbro) can better ensure the continuation of revenue critical to habitat restoration projects in San Mateo County and throughout California.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by the adoption of this resolution hereby supports SB 1125 (Chesbro) regarding natural resources funding.

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