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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the natter of Supporting }
Marin County Board of Supervisors } RESOLUTION NO. 69/642
in its Endeavors regarding Paint }
Rues National Seashore. }
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WHEREAS this Board has received a copy of a resolution
from the Marin County Board of Supervisors urging that everything
possible be done at the federal level to complete acquisition of
Point Reyes National Seashore at the earliest possible opportunity;
and
WHEREAS the Point Reyes National Seashore is the only
such facility on the West Coast of the United States; and
WHEREAS although the Point Reyes National Seashore was
authorized by the Congress of the United States in 1962, only
220540 acres out of a total. 53,480 acres have been: acquired for
park purposes to date, and
WHEREAS the present park ownership within the boundary is
hopelessly disjoined and inoperable as a park unit, and
WHEREAS the retaining private lands within the parkts
authorized boundary are unduly burdened by uncertain federal
intentions of future acquisition: and by rising price's, and also
have been subject to constant trespassing by parkvisitors; and
WHEREAS existing large privately awned parcels including
some of the most valuable potential party land are in imminent danger
of being divided' into smaller ownerships and developed and
WHEREAS the people of the United States have been promised
the use of this great national resource, and its preservation is
vital to present and future generations of Americans ; and
WHEREAS the present and,, potential recreational, value of
the Point Reyes National Seashore may be best measured by the more
than 600,000 visitors which visit the Seashore each. year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLVED that it HEREBY SU'PPOR'TS the Marin County,
California, Board of Supervisors in its endeavors and URGES the
President of the United States and the current administration to do
everything within their power to complete this acquisition project at
the earliest possible opportunity, and
RESOLUTION NO. 69/642
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of this Beard is
HEREBY DIRECTED to send certified copies of this resolution to the
Honorable Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States; the
Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor of California; the Honorable
Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior; Mr. George B. Hartzog,
Director of the National Park Service; Mr. Robert P. Mayo, Director
of the Bureau of the Budget; the Honorable George Murphy, United
States Senator; the Honorable Alan Cranston, United States Senator;
and the Honorable Jerome R. Waldie, Congressman.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of September, 1969, by
the following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, T. J. Coll,
E. A. Linscheid, J. E. Moriarty.
NOES: None.
ABSENT. Supervisor A. M. Dias .
RESOLUTION NO. 69/642