California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement
Who: MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Chair Don Benninghoven

What: Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Fish and Game Commission

When: Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Chair Benninghoven stepped down from the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force as he took on his new responsibilities as a member of the state commission that oversees the protection and management of California\'s fish and wildlife. Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman will soon name a new chair to the task force.

GAAS:421:09
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Contact:

Aaron McLear
Rachel Cameron
916-445-4571

Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointment
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointment:

Donald Benninghoven, 76, of Santa Barbara, has been appointed to the Fish and Game Commission. Prior to retiring, he served as executive director and member of the board for the City-County-School Partnership from 1998 to 2000, a cooperative venture of the California State Association of Counties, the California School Boards Association and the League of California Cities. Prior to that, from 1958 to 1998, Benninghoven held several positions at the League of California Cities including executive director. He served on the Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force from 2007 to 2009. Benninghoven also previously served as secretary for the City-County-School Partnership, chairman of the California Center for Civic Renewal and a member of the Institute for Local Self Government Executive Committee. In addition, he was a member on the Governor's Commission on Transportation Financing, vice chair of the California State Constitution Revision Commission and member on the Governor's Commission on Local Government Financing. Benninghoven is a member of the California Game Wardens Foundation and is a lifelong outdoorsman, fisherman and hunter. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Benninghoven is a Republican.