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Committee backs ACR 107 recognizing the Diablo Range as a conservation priority
Summary
The committee heard ACR 107, a resolution introduced by Assemblymember Bauer Kahan recognizing the ecological importance of the Diablo Range; Save Mount Diablo's executive director Ted Clement testified in support and the committee moved the resolution forward.
Assemblymember Bauer Kahan presented ACR 107 to the committee as a resolution recognizing the ecological, historical and economic significance of the Diablo Range and encouraging stewardship of the landscape.
Ted Clement, executive director of Save Mount Diablo, testified on behalf of the organization and asked the committee for favorable consideration, noting the range's role in biodiversity and groundwater recharge and linking the resolution to the state's 30-by-30 conservation goals.
Committee members expressed support for the resolution. Senator Laird and others praised the measure as timely and suitable for committee approval. The motion to adopt the resolution was called and recorded; the resolution was placed on call with unanimous support among members present.
