HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10042004 - 71-757 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Preserving }
the Nort'onville-Somersville } RESOLUTION NUMBER 71757
Area (Including Federal }
Lands Located Therein) for )
Regional Park Purposes . }
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WHEREAS this Beard has for many years planned for the use of
the Nortonville-Somersville area for regional park purposes; and
WHEREAS subsequent to the annexation of most of the territory
Lying within Contra Costa County to the East Bay Regional Park
District the Board allocated to said District from its share of
the funds made available to the Counter from the proceeds of the
1964 State Park Bond Is-sue the sum of $250,000, to be used in pre-
serving said area for regional park purposes; and
WHEREAS the acquisition and development of said area for
regional park purposes has been complicated by a mining claim
(extraction of sand) under the federal mining law enacted a century
ago, and the U. S. Department of Interior has sustainedthe mining
claim right ender the old federal law despite the decision of the
U. S. Bureau of Land Management to preserve said area for regional
park purposes; and
WHEREAS it is the opinion of this Board that the National
Environmental Protection Act of 19`69 should take precedence over
the told federal mining lair so that said area may be held for
essential regional park purposes; and
WHEREAS the California State Legislature is giving attention
to Assembly Joint Resolution Number 61 (introduced by Contra. Costa
County Assemblymen James W. Dent and John T. Knox -- Coauthor
Contra Costa County State Senator Jahn A . Nejedly) urging the
preservation of aforesaid area for regional park purposes, and
memorializing the U. S . Secretary of the Interior to take such
preservation action in line with the recommendation of the U. S .
Bureau of Land Management and in connection therewith give full
consideration to the provisions of'' the National Environmental
Protection Act of 1969;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it endorses
California State Assembly, Joint Resolution Number 61, urges prompt
action to preserve the Nortonville-Somersville area for regional
park purposes, requests that provisions of the National
Environmental: Protection Act of 1969 be given precedence over old
mining laws so that none of said area may be utilized for mining
purposes, and directs the Clerk of the Board to forward copies of
this resolution to all parties directly concerned with said park
preservation program.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 711757
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 9th day of November, 1971 by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors A . M. Dias, W. N. Boggess,
E. A. Linscheid, J. P . Kenny.
NOES None .
ABSENT: Supervisor J. E. Moriarty.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 71/7;57