California Assembly Bill AB2081 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2081INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Daly FEBRUARY 20, 2014 An act to amend Section 5021 of the Public Resources Code, relating to historical resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2081, as introduced, Daly. Historical resources. Existing law establishes the State Historical Resources Commission and the California Register of Historical Resources. Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to consider all recommendations for registration made by the commission, and requires the department to register, as state historical landmarks, those buildings, structures, sites, or places that the department deems to be important historical resources. This bill would provide that, for these purposes, the term places includes, but is not limited to, vineyards, orchards, and groves. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 5021 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read: 5021.  (a)    The department shall consider all recommendations for registration made by the commission, and shall register, as state historical landmarks, those buildings, structures, sites, or places  which   that  the department deems to be important historical resources and shall register, as points of historical interest, those buildings, structures, sites, or places  which   that  the department deems to be historical resources of sufficient historical interest to qualify for the placement of signs pursuant to Section 5022.5. The commission shall maintain a register  which   that  shall identify by number and description  such  historical landmarks and points of historical interest.  The  (b)     The  department may publish results of office and field archaeological investigation annually and shall issue additional publications, such as detailed site reports and area resource reports, as necessary, to inform the public and educational institutions.  (c) For the purposes of this section, "places" includes, but is not limited to, vineyards, orchards, and groves.