BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
ACR 14 (Yamada)
As Amended May 14, 2013
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |78-0 |(April 22, |SENATE: |33-0 |(July 1, 2013) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS.
SUMMARY : Designates a rest area in Dunnigan on Interstate 5 as
the Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Memorial
Rest Area. Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the life and career of Tony Diaz, an officer with the
Yolo County Sheriff's Office, who tragically lost his life in
the line of duty.
2)Designates the rest area in Dunnigan on Interstate 5 as the
Deputy Tony Diaz, Yolo County Sheriff's Office, Memorial Rest
Area.
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 the
special designation and, upon receiving donations from
non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
The Senate amendments are minor and technical.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating
and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor costs to Caltrans to make and erect appropriate
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signs; these costs are covered by donations.
COMMENTS : On June 15, 2008, Deputy Tony Diaz was tragically
shot while attempting to stop a known parolee suspected of
driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle. Deputy
Diaz died of his injuries just a few hours later. Deputy Diaz
was 38 years and had served with the Yolo County Sheriff's
Office for four years. He was known by his peers to be a
gentle, hardworking man who was proud of his family and his
community.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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