Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1067Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 10200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to agricultural land. add Section 422.3 to the Government Code, relating to state emblems.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1067, as amended, Gray. The California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. State nut: almond.Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things. This bill would make the almond the official state nut.Existing law prescribes procedures for the establishment of agricultural conservation easements intended to preserve and protect certain agricultural lands in the state. Existing law provides that this law shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this latter provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage and has adopted a number of tangible representations of that heritage as official symbols over the years.(b) The almond has enjoyed a special status as one of the states earliest agricultural crops, having been first planted more than 250 years ago.(c) California produces more almonds than almost anywhere else. Eight out of every 10 almonds eaten in the world are grown in the state. Almonds are currently the most planted crop in the state due to an international boom in demand. Since 1995, farmers in the state have doubled the amount of agricultural land devoted to almonds to 900,000 acres. (d) Almonds are a $4 billion dollar industry, with 2.1 billion pounds of almonds produced in 2016. The almond industry has created over 100,000 jobs statewide, 97,000 of which are in the central valley, a region that has traditionally been saddled with high unemployment.(e) Almonds are the states number one agricultural and specialty crop export. Almond exports outnumber the second and third highest exports in the state, dairy and wine, combined. Sixty-seven percent of the California almond crop is shipped to 90 countries worldwide.(f) Since antiquity, almonds have been consumed in thousands of ways. They can be eaten raw or can be blanched, toasted, roasted, or boiled. They can be sliced, crushed, or made into a flour or paste. They can be eaten plain or with herbs or other flavorings, and can be used in drinks, cereal, salad, bread, sauce, candy, or dessert, or with meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables. Almonds are used in everything from salmon almondine to Almond Joy, from almond spinach salad to marzipan, and from almond milk to almondtinis.(g) Almonds have a rich and storied history. Greek mythology tells a bittersweet tale in which the gloriously beautiful princess, Phyllis, was left waiting at the altar by Demophon, her betrothed, who had gone away to Athens. Though Phyllis held a torch for him for years, she finally died of a broken heart. The sympathetic gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, and when Demophon returned, he discovered that his love was now a barren, blossomless tree. In anguish, Demophon embraced the tree and it suddenly burst into bloom. The almond tree, like the State of California itself, has become a symbol of hope and of love undefeated. (h) The almonds symbolism is also a part of longstanding Judeo-Christian belief. Under Jewish tradition, the almond, or shaqed in Hebrew, is a symbol of watchfulness and promise because of its early flowering, and a mix of raisins and shelled almonds is a symbol of good luck that is given as a token of happiness and good fortune at weddings, christenings, and religious ordination ceremonies.(i) Almonds are mentioned numerous time in the Bible from the very beginning in Genesis 43:11, in which almonds are described as among the best of fruits when delivered as a present from Israel to his son, Joseph. Christian belief holds that the almond branch symbolizes the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, and paintings of the nativity often depict almond branches or almonds encircling the Christ child.(j) Other ancient cultures embraced the almond. Archaeologists discovered almonds in Tutankhamuns tomb. The Romans called almonds Greek nuts because it was thought that they were first cultivated in Greece and treated almonds as delicacies that they showered upon newlyweds as a fertility charm. (k) In Chinese culture, almonds are the symbol for feminine beauty, and, in India, almonds are believed to be a brain food that produces high intellectual ability and longevity.SEC. 2. Section 422.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.SECTION 1.Section 10200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:10200.This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. Any reference in this division to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 shall mean the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act.
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1067Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 16, 2017 An act to amend Section 10200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to agricultural land. add Section 422.3 to the Government Code, relating to state emblems.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1067, as amended, Gray. The California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. State nut: almond.Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things. This bill would make the almond the official state nut.Existing law prescribes procedures for the establishment of agricultural conservation easements intended to preserve and protect certain agricultural lands in the state. Existing law provides that this law shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this latter provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017
Amended IN Assembly March 21, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1067
Introduced by Assembly Member GrayFebruary 16, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Gray
February 16, 2017
An act to amend Section 10200 of the Public Resources Code, relating to agricultural land. add Section 422.3 to the Government Code, relating to state emblems.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1067, as amended, Gray. The California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. State nut: almond.
Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things. This bill would make the almond the official state nut.Existing law prescribes procedures for the establishment of agricultural conservation easements intended to preserve and protect certain agricultural lands in the state. Existing law provides that this law shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this latter provision.
Existing law declares the official state animal, rock, mineral, grass, insect, bird, and marine fish, among other things.
This bill would make the almond the official state nut.
Existing law prescribes procedures for the establishment of agricultural conservation easements intended to preserve and protect certain agricultural lands in the state. Existing law provides that this law shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this latter provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage and has adopted a number of tangible representations of that heritage as official symbols over the years.(b) The almond has enjoyed a special status as one of the states earliest agricultural crops, having been first planted more than 250 years ago.(c) California produces more almonds than almost anywhere else. Eight out of every 10 almonds eaten in the world are grown in the state. Almonds are currently the most planted crop in the state due to an international boom in demand. Since 1995, farmers in the state have doubled the amount of agricultural land devoted to almonds to 900,000 acres. (d) Almonds are a $4 billion dollar industry, with 2.1 billion pounds of almonds produced in 2016. The almond industry has created over 100,000 jobs statewide, 97,000 of which are in the central valley, a region that has traditionally been saddled with high unemployment.(e) Almonds are the states number one agricultural and specialty crop export. Almond exports outnumber the second and third highest exports in the state, dairy and wine, combined. Sixty-seven percent of the California almond crop is shipped to 90 countries worldwide.(f) Since antiquity, almonds have been consumed in thousands of ways. They can be eaten raw or can be blanched, toasted, roasted, or boiled. They can be sliced, crushed, or made into a flour or paste. They can be eaten plain or with herbs or other flavorings, and can be used in drinks, cereal, salad, bread, sauce, candy, or dessert, or with meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables. Almonds are used in everything from salmon almondine to Almond Joy, from almond spinach salad to marzipan, and from almond milk to almondtinis.(g) Almonds have a rich and storied history. Greek mythology tells a bittersweet tale in which the gloriously beautiful princess, Phyllis, was left waiting at the altar by Demophon, her betrothed, who had gone away to Athens. Though Phyllis held a torch for him for years, she finally died of a broken heart. The sympathetic gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, and when Demophon returned, he discovered that his love was now a barren, blossomless tree. In anguish, Demophon embraced the tree and it suddenly burst into bloom. The almond tree, like the State of California itself, has become a symbol of hope and of love undefeated. (h) The almonds symbolism is also a part of longstanding Judeo-Christian belief. Under Jewish tradition, the almond, or shaqed in Hebrew, is a symbol of watchfulness and promise because of its early flowering, and a mix of raisins and shelled almonds is a symbol of good luck that is given as a token of happiness and good fortune at weddings, christenings, and religious ordination ceremonies.(i) Almonds are mentioned numerous time in the Bible from the very beginning in Genesis 43:11, in which almonds are described as among the best of fruits when delivered as a present from Israel to his son, Joseph. Christian belief holds that the almond branch symbolizes the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, and paintings of the nativity often depict almond branches or almonds encircling the Christ child.(j) Other ancient cultures embraced the almond. Archaeologists discovered almonds in Tutankhamuns tomb. The Romans called almonds Greek nuts because it was thought that they were first cultivated in Greece and treated almonds as delicacies that they showered upon newlyweds as a fertility charm. (k) In Chinese culture, almonds are the symbol for feminine beauty, and, in India, almonds are believed to be a brain food that produces high intellectual ability and longevity.SEC. 2. Section 422.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.SECTION 1.Section 10200 of the Public Resources Code is amended to read:10200.This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. Any reference in this division to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 shall mean the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage and has adopted a number of tangible representations of that heritage as official symbols over the years.(b) The almond has enjoyed a special status as one of the states earliest agricultural crops, having been first planted more than 250 years ago.(c) California produces more almonds than almost anywhere else. Eight out of every 10 almonds eaten in the world are grown in the state. Almonds are currently the most planted crop in the state due to an international boom in demand. Since 1995, farmers in the state have doubled the amount of agricultural land devoted to almonds to 900,000 acres. (d) Almonds are a $4 billion dollar industry, with 2.1 billion pounds of almonds produced in 2016. The almond industry has created over 100,000 jobs statewide, 97,000 of which are in the central valley, a region that has traditionally been saddled with high unemployment.(e) Almonds are the states number one agricultural and specialty crop export. Almond exports outnumber the second and third highest exports in the state, dairy and wine, combined. Sixty-seven percent of the California almond crop is shipped to 90 countries worldwide.(f) Since antiquity, almonds have been consumed in thousands of ways. They can be eaten raw or can be blanched, toasted, roasted, or boiled. They can be sliced, crushed, or made into a flour or paste. They can be eaten plain or with herbs or other flavorings, and can be used in drinks, cereal, salad, bread, sauce, candy, or dessert, or with meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables. Almonds are used in everything from salmon almondine to Almond Joy, from almond spinach salad to marzipan, and from almond milk to almondtinis.(g) Almonds have a rich and storied history. Greek mythology tells a bittersweet tale in which the gloriously beautiful princess, Phyllis, was left waiting at the altar by Demophon, her betrothed, who had gone away to Athens. Though Phyllis held a torch for him for years, she finally died of a broken heart. The sympathetic gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, and when Demophon returned, he discovered that his love was now a barren, blossomless tree. In anguish, Demophon embraced the tree and it suddenly burst into bloom. The almond tree, like the State of California itself, has become a symbol of hope and of love undefeated. (h) The almonds symbolism is also a part of longstanding Judeo-Christian belief. Under Jewish tradition, the almond, or shaqed in Hebrew, is a symbol of watchfulness and promise because of its early flowering, and a mix of raisins and shelled almonds is a symbol of good luck that is given as a token of happiness and good fortune at weddings, christenings, and religious ordination ceremonies.(i) Almonds are mentioned numerous time in the Bible from the very beginning in Genesis 43:11, in which almonds are described as among the best of fruits when delivered as a present from Israel to his son, Joseph. Christian belief holds that the almond branch symbolizes the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, and paintings of the nativity often depict almond branches or almonds encircling the Christ child.(j) Other ancient cultures embraced the almond. Archaeologists discovered almonds in Tutankhamuns tomb. The Romans called almonds Greek nuts because it was thought that they were first cultivated in Greece and treated almonds as delicacies that they showered upon newlyweds as a fertility charm. (k) In Chinese culture, almonds are the symbol for feminine beauty, and, in India, almonds are believed to be a brain food that produces high intellectual ability and longevity.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The State of California boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage and has adopted a number of tangible representations of that heritage as official symbols over the years.(b) The almond has enjoyed a special status as one of the states earliest agricultural crops, having been first planted more than 250 years ago.(c) California produces more almonds than almost anywhere else. Eight out of every 10 almonds eaten in the world are grown in the state. Almonds are currently the most planted crop in the state due to an international boom in demand. Since 1995, farmers in the state have doubled the amount of agricultural land devoted to almonds to 900,000 acres. (d) Almonds are a $4 billion dollar industry, with 2.1 billion pounds of almonds produced in 2016. The almond industry has created over 100,000 jobs statewide, 97,000 of which are in the central valley, a region that has traditionally been saddled with high unemployment.(e) Almonds are the states number one agricultural and specialty crop export. Almond exports outnumber the second and third highest exports in the state, dairy and wine, combined. Sixty-seven percent of the California almond crop is shipped to 90 countries worldwide.(f) Since antiquity, almonds have been consumed in thousands of ways. They can be eaten raw or can be blanched, toasted, roasted, or boiled. They can be sliced, crushed, or made into a flour or paste. They can be eaten plain or with herbs or other flavorings, and can be used in drinks, cereal, salad, bread, sauce, candy, or dessert, or with meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables. Almonds are used in everything from salmon almondine to Almond Joy, from almond spinach salad to marzipan, and from almond milk to almondtinis.(g) Almonds have a rich and storied history. Greek mythology tells a bittersweet tale in which the gloriously beautiful princess, Phyllis, was left waiting at the altar by Demophon, her betrothed, who had gone away to Athens. Though Phyllis held a torch for him for years, she finally died of a broken heart. The sympathetic gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, and when Demophon returned, he discovered that his love was now a barren, blossomless tree. In anguish, Demophon embraced the tree and it suddenly burst into bloom. The almond tree, like the State of California itself, has become a symbol of hope and of love undefeated. (h) The almonds symbolism is also a part of longstanding Judeo-Christian belief. Under Jewish tradition, the almond, or shaqed in Hebrew, is a symbol of watchfulness and promise because of its early flowering, and a mix of raisins and shelled almonds is a symbol of good luck that is given as a token of happiness and good fortune at weddings, christenings, and religious ordination ceremonies.(i) Almonds are mentioned numerous time in the Bible from the very beginning in Genesis 43:11, in which almonds are described as among the best of fruits when delivered as a present from Israel to his son, Joseph. Christian belief holds that the almond branch symbolizes the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, and paintings of the nativity often depict almond branches or almonds encircling the Christ child.(j) Other ancient cultures embraced the almond. Archaeologists discovered almonds in Tutankhamuns tomb. The Romans called almonds Greek nuts because it was thought that they were first cultivated in Greece and treated almonds as delicacies that they showered upon newlyweds as a fertility charm. (k) In Chinese culture, almonds are the symbol for feminine beauty, and, in India, almonds are believed to be a brain food that produces high intellectual ability and longevity.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The State of California boasts a rich and diverse cultural heritage and has adopted a number of tangible representations of that heritage as official symbols over the years.
(b) The almond has enjoyed a special status as one of the states earliest agricultural crops, having been first planted more than 250 years ago.
(c) California produces more almonds than almost anywhere else. Eight out of every 10 almonds eaten in the world are grown in the state. Almonds are currently the most planted crop in the state due to an international boom in demand. Since 1995, farmers in the state have doubled the amount of agricultural land devoted to almonds to 900,000 acres.
(d) Almonds are a $4 billion dollar industry, with 2.1 billion pounds of almonds produced in 2016. The almond industry has created over 100,000 jobs statewide, 97,000 of which are in the central valley, a region that has traditionally been saddled with high unemployment.
(e) Almonds are the states number one agricultural and specialty crop export. Almond exports outnumber the second and third highest exports in the state, dairy and wine, combined. Sixty-seven percent of the California almond crop is shipped to 90 countries worldwide.
(f) Since antiquity, almonds have been consumed in thousands of ways. They can be eaten raw or can be blanched, toasted, roasted, or boiled. They can be sliced, crushed, or made into a flour or paste. They can be eaten plain or with herbs or other flavorings, and can be used in drinks, cereal, salad, bread, sauce, candy, or dessert, or with meat, fish, fruit, or vegetables. Almonds are used in everything from salmon almondine to Almond Joy, from almond spinach salad to marzipan, and from almond milk to almondtinis.
(g) Almonds have a rich and storied history. Greek mythology tells a bittersweet tale in which the gloriously beautiful princess, Phyllis, was left waiting at the altar by Demophon, her betrothed, who had gone away to Athens. Though Phyllis held a torch for him for years, she finally died of a broken heart. The sympathetic gods transformed Phyllis into an almond tree, and when Demophon returned, he discovered that his love was now a barren, blossomless tree. In anguish, Demophon embraced the tree and it suddenly burst into bloom. The almond tree, like the State of California itself, has become a symbol of hope and of love undefeated.
(h) The almonds symbolism is also a part of longstanding Judeo-Christian belief. Under Jewish tradition, the almond, or shaqed in Hebrew, is a symbol of watchfulness and promise because of its early flowering, and a mix of raisins and shelled almonds is a symbol of good luck that is given as a token of happiness and good fortune at weddings, christenings, and religious ordination ceremonies.
(i) Almonds are mentioned numerous time in the Bible from the very beginning in Genesis 43:11, in which almonds are described as among the best of fruits when delivered as a present from Israel to his son, Joseph. Christian belief holds that the almond branch symbolizes the Virgin Mary and the birth of Jesus, and paintings of the nativity often depict almond branches or almonds encircling the Christ child.
(j) Other ancient cultures embraced the almond. Archaeologists discovered almonds in Tutankhamuns tomb. The Romans called almonds Greek nuts because it was thought that they were first cultivated in Greece and treated almonds as delicacies that they showered upon newlyweds as a fertility charm.
(k) In Chinese culture, almonds are the symbol for feminine beauty, and, in India, almonds are believed to be a brain food that produces high intellectual ability and longevity.
SEC. 2. Section 422.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.
SEC. 2. Section 422.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.
422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.
422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.
422.3. The almond (Prunus dulcis, Prunus amygdalus) is the official state nut.
This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. Any reference in this division to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 shall mean the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act.