SCR 27, as amended, Jackson. National Purple Heart Trail.
This measure would designate specified portions of State Highway Route 101 in the Counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail. The measure would also request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost for appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, erect those signs.
Fiscal committee: yes.
P1 1WHEREAS, The National Purple Heart Trail was established
2in 1992 for the purpose of commemorating and honoring men and
3women who have been wounded or killed in combat while serving
4in the United States Armed Forces; and
5WHEREAS, The National Purple Heart Trail courses its way
6across the vast majority of the United States; and
7WHEREAS, In 2001, pursuant to the Senate Concurrent
8Resolution 14, the Legislature designated portions of State
9Highway Routes 5 and 80 as California’s selections for inclusion
10in the National Purple Heart Trail; and
P2 1WHEREAS, In 2009, pursuant to Assembly Concurrent
2Resolution 12, the Legislature designated abegin delete specifiedend deletebegin insert certainend insert
3 portion of State Highway Route 101 in the Counties of Monterey,
4San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara for inclusion in the National
5Purple Heart Trail; and
6WHEREAS, The Legislature finds that it is appropriate to
7designate additional portions of the state highway system for
8inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail in order to honor the
9men and women who have been wounded or killed in combat while
10serving in the United States Armed Forces; now, therefore, be it
11Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
12thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
13portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Santa Barbara
14from mile marker 36.16 to the Santa Barbara and Ventura County
15line, and the entire portion of State Highway Route 101 in the
16County of Ventura, for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail;
17and be it further
18Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested,
19upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost
20of appropriate signs consistent with the signing requirements for
21the state highway system, to determine the appropriate sign
22locations and erect those signs; and be it further
23Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
24this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the
25author for appropriate distribution.
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