BILL NUMBER: ACR 76	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Chesbro

                        JULY 11, 2011

   Relative to CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams Memorial Highway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 76, as introduced, Chesbro. CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams
Memorial Highway. This measure would designate a portion of State
Highway Route 101 in the County of Mendocino as the CHP Officer
Thomas R. Adams Memorial Highway.
   The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special
designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources
covering that cost, to erect those signs.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Thomas Richard
Adams was born on June 12, 1986, to Bruce and Karen Adams, in San
Francisco; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams graduated from Fortuna High School in 2004
and attended Humboldt State University in Arcata and the College of
the Redwoods in Eureka, from 2005 to 2006; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams was employed by a local tree service in
Humboldt County prior to becoming a CHP officer; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams graduated from the CHP Academy on January
23, 2009, and, upon graduation, was assigned to the Oakland area
office for one year and seven months, prior to being transferred to
the Garberville area where he spent the remainder of his career; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams, Badge No. 19365, was killed in the line of
duty on February 15, 2011, when his patrol car crossed over the
center yellow lines of State Highway Route 101 (U.S. 101) near Piercy
and was struck by an oncoming pickup truck; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams is survived by his parents and his brother,
Sean; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams was a hardworking, dedicated officer who
took pride in achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a CHP officer,
who was known for being a loyal friend and family member, and who
was always there to lend a helping hand when a friend was in need;
and
   WHEREAS, Officer Adams maintained regular contact with distant
family members and had an incredible sense of humor, and spent his
spare time watching and playing football, weightlifting, and strength
training; and
   WHEREAS, It is therefore appropriate to designate a portion of
Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway Route 101
between the intersection of State Highway Route 271 to the South Fork
of the Eel River (Postmile 102.00 to Postmile 106.57) in the County
of Mendocino is hereby designated as the CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams
Memorial Highway; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the costs of erecting appropriate signs, consistent with
the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.