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           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE       BILL NO: acr 41
          SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN              AUTHOR:  chÁvez
                                                         VERSION: 4/22/13
          Analysis by:  Erin Riches                      FISCAL:  YES
          Hearing date:  June 11, 2013



          SUBJECT:

          Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge

          DESCRIPTION:

          This resolution names the Mission Avenue bridge over Interstate  
          5 in the City of Oceanside in San Diego County as the Dr. Martin  
          Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge.

          ANALYSIS:

          The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state  
          highways or structures.  Under the policy, the committee will  
          consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following  
          criteria:

           The person being honored must have provided extraordinary  
            public service or some exemplary contribution to the public  
            good and have a connection to the community where the highway  
            or structure is located.
           The person being honored must be deceased.
           The naming must be done without cost to the state.  Costs for  
            signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
           The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the  
            district in which the facility is located, and the resolution  
            must identify the specific highway segment or structure being  
            named.
           The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles  
            in length.  
           The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus  
            and be without local opposition.
           The proposed designation may not supersede an existing  
            designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith  
            effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior  
            designation.

           This resolution  designates the Mission Avenue bridge over  




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          Interstate 5 in the City of Oceanside as the Dr. Martin Luther  
          King, Jr. Memorial Bridge honoring the life and achievements of  
          Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The resolution further requests  
          that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs  
          upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the  
          costs.

          COMMENTS:

           1.Purpose  .  The author introduced this resolution to honor the  
            life and service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
          
           2.Background  .  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born on  
            January 15, 1929, was a clergyman, doctor of theology,  
            activist, and leader in the African American Civil Rights  
            Movement.  He led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped  
            found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957.   
            Dr. King helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, D.C.,  
            where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.  He  
            received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for working to reduce  
            racial inequality through nonviolence.  On April 4, 1968, Dr.  
            King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.  Congress  
            established Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday  
            in 1986.

           3.Consistent with committee policy  .  This resolution is  
            consistent with the provisions of the committee's policy on  
            highway designations.

          Assembly Votes:
               Floor:    70-0
               Appr: 17-0
               Trans:    16-0

          POSITIONS:  (Communicated to the committee before noon on  
          Wednesday,                                             June 5,  
          2013.)

               SUPPORT:  Oceanside City Councilmember Jerry Kern (sponsor)

               OPPOSED:  None received.









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