,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbb,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1   
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 & ,mr4     
,valadao7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !  
significance ( ,cali=nia ricel&s to     
wildlife cons]vation4  ,:]eas !         
,cali=nia ,rice ,commission works1 on   
behalf ( its f>m]s & mill]s1 to enhance 
& su/a9 wildlife res\rces 9 ,cali=nia's 
great ,c5tral ,valley2 ,:]eas ,cali=nia 
rice is commonly ref]r$ to z !          
,environm5tal ,crop2 ,:]eas ,cali=nia   
rice gr[]s h effectively develop$ &     
utiliz$ innovative wat] cons]vation     
/rategies1 su* z recirculation & las]   
level+1 to use #bj p]c5t less wat] to   
gr[ #be p]c5t m rice2 ,:]eas ! ,cali=nia
 ,rice ,commission has aggressively     
develop$ sol> projects to g5]ate        
approximately #ge p]c5t ( ! electrical  

p[] ne$s = its dry+ & mill+ op]ations2  
,:]eas ! ,cali=nia rice gr[]s r$uc$ _!  
rice /raw burn+ by approximately #ij    
p]c5t & %ift$ to w9t] flood+ to         
decompose rice /raw1 a practice t       
dramatically improv$ regional air       
quality & is n[ ess5tial habitat =      
wat]birds 9 ! ,pacific ,flyway2 ,:]eas  
,cali=nia rice gr[]s trans=m _! work+   
wetl& agriculture to surrogate habitat =
 migrat+ wat]birds by adopt+ cons]vation
 practices to su/a9 & enhance ^!        
critical habitat areas2 ,:]eas !        
,univ]sity ( ,cali=nia1 ,davis1 & !     
,univ]sity ( ,cali=nia ,agriculture &   
,natural ,res\rces1 work+               
collaboratively ) ! rice indu/ry1       
conducts rese>* & outrea* :]e ,univ]sity
 ( ,cali=nia ,coop]ative ,ext5sion      
production guidel9es h be5 widely adopt$
 by gr[]s result+ 9 su/a9able & economic
 rice production1 :ile provid+ a ho/ (  
ecosy/em s]vices su* z improv$ natural  
habitat & wat] quality2 ,:]eas !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture's ,natural     

,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice has      
p>tn]$ ) ! ,cali=nia ,rice ,commission  
to inve/ approximately #cj1jjj1jjj ov] !
 pa/ decade to implem5t annual ricel&   
habitat enhancem5t projects b5efitt+ !  
,pacific ,flyway2 ,:]eas ! ,cali=nia    
,rice ,commission works closely ) _m    
highly recogniz$ wildlife cons]vation   
organizations focus$ on ma9ta9+         
,cali=nia's wildlife-fri5dly rice acres 
t are n[ ess5tial = ! heal? ( ! ,pacific
 ,flyway2 ,:]eas ,cali=nia rice provides
 ov] #ej p]c5t ( ! food consum$ by !    
#f1jjj1jjj to #g1jjj1jjj wat]f[l t      
reside 9 ! ,c5tral ,valley ea* w9t]2    
,:]eas ,cali=nia's #ejj1jjj acres (     
ricel&s s]ve z surrogate wetl&s t are n[
 ess5tial to support+ hundr$s (         
wetl&-dep5d5t species 9 a ,/ate t has   
lo/ m ?an #ij p]c5t ( its hi/oric       
wetl&s2 ,:]eas ,cali=nia's ricel&s are  
designat$ z a ,%orebird ,habitat (      
,int]national ,significance by ! ,we/]n 
,hemisph]e ,%orebird ,res]ve ,network2  
,:]eas ! ,c5tral ,valley ,jo9t ,v5ture's

 #bjbj ,implem5tation ,plan             
significantly relies ^u flood$ ricel&s  
to meet its ,cali=nia habitat objectives
 t are integral to goals ( ! ,nor?      
,am]ican ,wat]f[l ,managem5t ,plan1 :i* 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ratifi$ 9 #aihf2 &      
,:]eas sci5ce has demon/rat$ t floodpla9
 wetl&s are critical en]gy s\rces = riv]
 ecosy/ems1 = bo? fi% populations z well
 z wat] birds1 & ! ,cali=nia rice       
indu/ry1 work+ ) its salmon recov]y     
p>tn]s1 is te/+ & develop+ /rategies to 
reactivate portions ( ! hi/oric         
,sacram5to ,valley floodpla9 to enhance 
juv5ile salmon re>+ habitat 9           
w9t]-flood$ rice fields & improve !     
deliv]y ( flood-pla9 d]iv$ fi% food     
res\rces f rice fields to juv5ile salmon
 9 ! ,sacram5to ,riv]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives recognizes 
! significance ( ! ,cali=nia ricel&s z  
ess5tial ,pacific ,flyway habitat &     
supports ! collective ef=ts ( !         
,cali=nia rice indu/ry1 wat] managem5t  
ag5cies1 univ]sity rese>*]s1 & wildlife 

cons]vation p>tn]s to cont9ue           
cons]vation ef=ts1 /rongly support$ by  
,congress ?r\gh its ,f>m ,bill          
cons]vation programs1 to pres]ve &      
enhance ,cali=nia ricel& habitats =     
future g5]ations to enjoy4