BILL NUMBER: SJR 3	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  143
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 31, 2006
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hollingsworth

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   Relative to the Ronald Reagan statue.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SJR 3, Hollingsworth  Ronald Reagan statue.
   This measure would memorialize the Congress of the United States
to place a statue of former President Ronald Reagan next to the
statue of Father Junipero Serra in the Congressional collection
representing California.





   WHEREAS, By act of the Congress of the United States, each state
is invited to provide two statues of distinguished citizens for
display in the United States Capitol; and
   WHEREAS, California, in years past, provided two statues of
notable citizens that have been displayed in the United States
Capitol since 1931; and
   WHEREAS, One of the those statues is of Thomas Starr King, known
as "the orator who saved the nation." He spoke out fervently in favor
of the union during the Civil War and is credited with saving
California from becoming a separate republic; and
   WHEREAS, Thomas Starr King can best be memorialized by locating
his statue in a place of honor in the Capitol of California where
citizens and visitors can enjoy it and be reminded of his significant
historical impact upon our state; and
   WHEREAS, California has a citizen, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who is
exceptionally worthy of national commemoration. He stands alone in
California history as a beloved actor, President of the Screen Actors
Guild, two-term Governor of California, and two-term President of
the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Affectionately known as the "Great Communicator," Ronald
Wilson Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States and
was the first Governor of California to be elected President of the
United States; and
   WHEREAS, The people of California wish to place a statue of Ronald
Wilson Reagan in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol, with
the statue being provided by the citizens of California through the
efforts of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation; and
   WHEREAS, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation shall select a
commission to represent the state in selecting the sculptor or
sculptors to sculpt the statue and obtain the necessary funds to
carry out this resolution; and
   WHEREAS, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation shall be
responsible for all of the following:
   (a) Forming a commission to select the sculptor or sculptors.
   (b) Paying the sculptor or sculptors to carve or cast the statue.

   (c) Creating a pedestal and desired inscription.
   (d) Transporting the statue and pedestal to the United States
Capitol.
   (e) Removing and transporting the replaced statue of Thomas Starr
King back to the California State Capitol.
   (f) Temporarily erecting the new statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan in
the Rotunda of the United States Capitol for the unveiling ceremony.

   (g) Paying the expenses related to the unveiling ceremony and any
other expenses that the commission may find necessary to incur in
implementing this resolution; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of California
respectfully memorializes the Congress of the United States to place
a statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan alongside the statue of Father
Junipero Serra in the Congressional collection representing the State
of California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States,
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each Senator
and Representative from California in the Congress of the United
States.