BILL NUMBER: SCR 33	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  MAY 24, 2007
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 3, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hollingsworth

                        MARCH 19, 2007

   Relative to the Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 33, Hollingsworth. Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge.
   This measure would designate the bridge on State Highway Route 8
that crosses Pine Valley Creek, as the Nello Irwin Greer Memorial
Bridge. The measure would request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.



   WHEREAS, Nello Irwin Greer was born on March 9, 1922, in Phoenix,
Arizona and, after briefly residing in Victorville, California, moved
to St. Johns, Arizona where he spent his formative years; and
   WHEREAS, Mr. Greer lived on the Greer Ranch in St. Johns, which
resembled a setting from a Louis L'Amour story; and
   WHEREAS, Mr. Greer fought during World War II, serving with
General George S. Patton, Jr. at the Battle of the Bulge; and
   WHEREAS, After returning from the war, Mr. Greer began his career
with the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in 1948, advancing
to an engineering position and working on many state freeway projects
in San Bernardino, California; and
   WHEREAS, In 1960, Mr. Greer moved to District 11 in San Diego,
California, where he lived until retiring from Caltrans in 1977, and
some of his projects there include State Highway Route 163 from State
Highway Route 8 north to the Geneese exit, the design of the first
bridge on Friars Road with 13 lanes of traffic, as well as various
other projects throughout the county; and
   WHEREAS, The Pine Valley Project was by far the most incredible of
Mr. Greer's projects; while Caltrans wanted the project's freeway to
run through the town of Pine Valley, California, Mr. Greer moved the
project to the location where it currently exists, overcoming
numerous obstacles to complete it; and
   WHEREAS, One such obstacle was the design of a new bridge that was
over 800 feet high, and Mr. Greer suggested its construction as a
hollow bridge; and
   WHEREAS, The construction of the bridge in the Pine Valley Project
received many engineering awards, and the projected removals and
quantities to finish the Pine Valley Project along with the tightest
budget in Caltrans history, earned Mr. Greer many awards and
recognition throughout the country; and
   WHEREAS, After retiring, Mr. Greer worked for an engineering
company that sent him all over the world designing and supervising
the projects that he had designed, including the Glenwood Canyon
Project (Interstate 70) in Glenwood, Colorado, that, was named the
eighth man-made wonder of the world; and
   WHEREAS, Mr. Greer was involved with many organizations during his
career that include Toastmasters and the California State Employees
Association, where he was involved on the state and local levels, and
he also was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints; and
   WHEREAS, Mr. Greer died on August 15, 2002, with his wife by his
side; and
   WHEREAS, His family includes his wife and two adopted sons,
Charles Dunnington Greer and Scott Irwin Greer, and one adopted
daughter, Leslie Leora Huch, and nine foster children; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of the distinguished life of Nello Irwin
Greer and his extraordinary contributions to the transportation
system of this state, it would be a fitting tribute to designate the
bridge on State Highway Route 8 that crosses Pine Valley Creek as the
Nello Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the bridge
on State Highway Route 8 that crosses Pine Valley Creek as the Nello
Irwin Greer Memorial Bridge; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the signing
requirements for the state highway system showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
sufficient to cover the cost, erect those signs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author for
appropriate distribution.