BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 65 (Hall)
As Introduced June 12, 2013
Majority vote
TRANSPORTATION 12-1 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Linder, Achadjian, Bloom, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow, |
| |Bonta, Daly, Gatto, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Holden, Logue, Morrell, | |Calderon, Campos, Eggman, |
| |Nazarian, Patterson, | |Gomez, Hall, Holden, |
| |Quirk-Silva | |Linder, Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Wagner, Weber |
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|Nays:|Lowenthal | | |
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SUMMARY : Designates the western span of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge the "Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge."
Specifically, this resolution :
1)Recounts the lifetime accomplishments of Willie L. Brown, Jr.
in California's public service.
2)Designates the western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge as the "Willie L. Brown, Jr. Bridge" to honor and
commemorate Mr. Brown's many contributions to California.
3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) determine the cost of the appropriate signs,
consistent with signing requirements for the state highway
system and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources
sufficient to cover the cost of the signs, to erect those
signs.
EXISTING LAW assigns Caltrans with responsibility to operate and
maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor costs to Caltrans to erect the signs are to be
covered by non-state donations.
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COMMENTS : Born on March 20, 1934, to Willie Lewis Brown, Sr.
and Minnie Collins Boyd in Mineola, Texas, Mr. Brown received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University in
1955 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California,
Hasting College of Law in 1958. Mr. Brown served in the
California Legislature as an Assembly Member for 30 years, from
1965 until 1995. He was the longest serving Speaker of the
Assembly in California history, serving from 1980 until 1995.
Subsequent to that, he served for two terms as Mayor of the City
and County of San Francisco. Mr. Brown is the father of four
children.
Each legislative session produces a number of Senate and
Assembly resolutions proposing to name state highway segments or
structures in honor of some individual, group or historical
event. Over the years, an informal policy developed relative to
the criteria for approval of such designations and memorials.
The lack of firm legislative guidelines often resulted in
inconsistency or controversy over a proposed designation. In
response, the Transportation Committee adopted a resolution at
the beginning of this legislative session to provide guidelines
for naming highways and structures. The resolution is intended
to promote fairness in determining whether a particular facility
or segment is to be specially designated. Specific minimum
criteria identified in the Transportation Committee's resolution
are:
1)Any 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
is located;
2)The author or a 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;
3)The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus;
4)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; and,
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5)When a resolution names a highway or structure in honor of an
individual, the designee must have been deceased, except in
the instance of elected officials, in which case they must be
out of office.
This resolution fails to meet two of the criteria adopted by the
Transportation Committee: its author (or co-authors) does not
represent the district in which the bridge is located; and the
proposed designation arguably lacks community consensus, as
demonstrated via critical media editorials.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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