BILL ANALYSIS
ACR 102
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
ACR 102 (Coto)
As Amended June 30, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |73-0 |(April 19, |SENATE: |32-1 |(August 11, |
| | |2010) | | |2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY : Designates a freeway interchange in the City of San
Jose as the Joe Colla Memorial Interchange.
The Senate amendments make editorial changes in order to allow
the addition of coauthors.
EXISTING LAW assigns the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) the responsibility of operating and maintaining state
highways. This includes the installation and maintenance of
highway signs.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was significantly similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee analysis, there are minor costs to Caltrans to make
and erect appropriate signs and these costs are covered by
donations.
COMMENTS : Joseph Anthony Colla actively served the San Jose
community during the 1970s as a pharmacist, bike racer, bike
race promoter, and San Jose City Council Member.
Councilman Colla became a true urban legend when he arranged for
a helicopter to lift a Chevy on top of an unfinished and
abandoned interchange that had for four years fallen victim to
the state's budget woes and a gasoline shortage. As a direct
result of Councilman Colla's exploits, including posing the
question, "Where do I drive from here?" from atop the unfinished
interchange, and identifying the monolith as "A Monument to
Nowhere," the City of San Jose received the necessary funding
and the interchange project was completed.
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Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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