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Title: Recreation Commission/Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Recreation Records
Inventory: F3588
Creator:
California. Recreation Commission
Creator/Collector:
Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recreation
Extent: see Series Description
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Language:
English.
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[Identification of item], Recreation Commission/Dept. of Natural Resources. Division of Recreation Records, F3588, California
State Archives.
The state Recreation Commission, established by the 1947 legislature (Stats. 1947, Ch. 1239, Sec. 8600 - 8608) was authorized
to
- Regulate the State's resources in order to meet the expanding leisure time of people,
- Improve co-ordination in existing services of federal, state, and local agencies and
- To aid in the development of recreational facilities and programs for adults and children. Consisting of seven gubernatorial appointees, serving without compensation, the Commission worked with the Director of Recreation in controlling State facilities.
However, in 1959, the Division of Recreation was added to the Department of Natural Resources (Stats. 1959, Ch. 1808). At
the same time, the Recreation Commission was continued as an Advisory body on recreation policy for the Director, Division
of Recreation. This Gubernatorial Reorganization Act of 1961 (Stats. 1961, Ch. 2037) created within the Resources Agency the
Department of Parks and Recreation, which inherited the responsibilities formerly vested in the following divisions of the
Department of Natural Resources: Beaches and Parks, Small Craft Harbors, and Recreation.