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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 12
Author: Blakeslee (R)
Amended: 6/10/09 in Senate
Vote: 21
SEN. TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 11-0, 6/16/09
AYES: Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman,
Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Oropeza, Pavley, Simitian, Wolk
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 5/4/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : National Purple Heart Trail
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates a segment of State
Route 101 in Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
counties for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail.
ANALYSIS : According to the Military Order of the Purple
Heart of the USA, a congressionally-chartered veterans'
service organization, the purpose of the Purple Heart Trail
is to create a symbolic and honorary system of roads,
highways, bridges, and other monuments that give tribute to
the men and women who have been awarded the Purple Heart
medal. The Purple Heart Trail accomplishes this honorary
goal by creating a visual reminder to highway users by
placing signs designating a segment of highway a part of
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the Purple Heart Trail. The author's office believes that
the central coast is home to many veterans' museums and
memorials and that the proposed Purple Heart Trail
designation will join Camp Roberts with Camp San Luis
Obispo. They also point out that local veterans are
creating a veterans' recognition corridor and hope this
location will become an ongoing memorial for veterans and
their families.
Segments of State Route (SR) 101 Already Names . According
to the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) there are
segments of SR 101 designated by this resolution that are
already named in memory of deceased individuals. In
addition, the highway is also designated as a Blue Star
Memorial Highway; Caltrans believes there is no conflict
assigning multiple designations and a single name to
specific highway segments.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: Yes
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/30/09)
Aegis, Medical Systems, Inc.
American Legion of California
American Legion Cambria, Post 432
American Legion San Luis Obispo, Post 66
American Legion Rider, Paso Robles
AMVETS - Department of California
Association of Amputee Surfers
Atascadero Veterans Memorial
Central Coast Leatherneck Honor Guard
Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum
Kiwanis Club of Atascadero
Marine Corps League Central Coast Detachment #680
Marine Corps Reserve
Military Order of the World Wars, General Hoyt S.
Vandenberg Chapter
Veterans of Foreign Wars Atascadero Post No. 2814
Veterans Service Office, County of San Luis Obispo
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
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Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Jeffries, Jones, Knight,
Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,
Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A.
Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas,
Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra
Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran,
Villines, Yamada, Bass
NO VOTE RECORDED: Huffman
JJA:cm 6/30/09 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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