Department of Parks and Recreation: state parks: California State Library Parks Pass Program.

Assembly Member Caloza's proposal to enhance the California State Library Parks Pass Program would authorize the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide vehicle day use annual passes to the State Library at no cost. The measure establishes a formal mechanism for distributing these passes while maintaining departmental discretion over their issuance.

The bill creates a new section in the Public Resources Code that requires specific legislative appropriation, either through the annual Budget Act or separate legislation, before the department may begin issuing passes. This provision builds upon existing law that places the state park system under Department of Parks and Recreation control and authorizes the State Librarian to maintain materials and equipment for library programs. The Budget Act of 2024 previously allocated initial funding to support the Parks Pass Program.