BILL ANALYSIS
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Date of Hearing: June 7, 2010
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
SCR 54 (Cogdill) - As Amended: May 25, 2010
SENATE VOTE : 30-0
SUBJECT : State Route 108
SUMMARY : Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 108 as the R.
Kirk Lindsey Memorial Highway. Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the career and life of R. Kirk Lindsey, a former
commissioner of the California Transportation Commission
(CTC).
2)Designates the segment of SR 108 beginning in Modesto at Five
Points (J Street, Needham Street, Downey Avenue, McHenry
Avenue, and 17th Street) continuing east to Riverbank as the
Kirk Lindsey Memorial Highway.
3)Requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 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, to erect those
signs.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate
and maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : R. Kirk Lindsey was president of a Stanislaus
agricultural trucking firm beginning in 1971 and was active in
several business related groups, including the California
Trucking Association, the California Chamber of Commerce, and
the Modesto Chamber of Commerce. He was active with the
Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance, the
Stanislaus Partners in Education, the California Workforce
Investment Board, and the California Partnership for the San
Joaquin Valley. Throughout his business and community life, he
made time to coach Beyer High School swimming and water polo
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teams, a commitment that friends said he valued even more than
his work in business and government. As a member of the CTC,
Mr. Lindsey successfully balanced his interest in advocating the
needs of the San Joaquin Valley and other rural communities with
the statewide responsibilities of the CTC.
Mr. Lindsey was appointed to the CTC by Governor Gray Davis in
2000 and reappointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004.
In addition, Governor Schwarzenegger appointed him to the
California High-Speed Rail Authority. He also served in U.S.
Army for three years as a first lieutenant from 1969 to 1971.
Mr. Lindsey's indomitable spirit, forthright and honest
demeanor, and fine personal example were an inspiration to all
those who knew him. He is survived by his wife, four children,
and one grandson.
R. Kirk Lindsey died of cancer in June 2009.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Transportation Commission
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council
Orange County Business Council
Stanislaus County Supervisor Jeff Grover
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093