BILL ANALYSIS �
SCR 27
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Date of Hearing: August 12, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
SCR 27 (Jackson) - As Amended: May 2, 2013
SENATE VOTE : 36-0
SUBJECT : National Purple Heart Trail
SUMMARY : Designates specified portions of State Route (SR) 101
in the Counties of Sana Barbara and Ventura for inclusion in the
National Purple Heart Trail. Specifically, this bill :
1)Describes that the purpose for establishing the Purple Heart
Trail was to commemorate and honor men and women wounded or
killed in combat while serving in the United States Armed
Forces.
2)Describes that Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 12
(Blakeslee), Resolution Chapter 84, Statutes of 2009,
designated portions of SR 101 in Monterey and Santa Barbara
Counties for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail.
3)Designates a portion of SR 101 in the county of Santa Barbara
from post mile 36.16 to the Santa Barbara and Ventura County
line and the entire portion of SR 101 in the County of Ventura
for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail in an effort
to extend it the length of SR 101 in the Tri-County Region (an
area that includes the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, and Ventura).
4)Requests that the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) 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.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans with the responsibility of
operating and maintaining state highways, including the
installation and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Costs to Caltrans to erect the signs are to be
covered by non-state donations.
SCR 27
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COMMENTS : The National Purple Heart Trail was established by
the Military Order of the Purple Heart in 1992 and chartered by
an Act of Congress. It was created to commemorate and honor men
and women wounded or killed in combat while serving in the
United Stated Armed Forces. According to the author, the
National Purple Heart Trail is intended to create a visual
reminder to those who use the road system that others have paid
a high price for their freedom to travel and live in a free
society. Passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 27 would
ensure that the National Purple Heart Trail extends the length
of SR 101 in the Tri-County region.
Previous legislation : ACR 12 (Blakeslee), Resolution Chapter
84, Statutes of 2009, designated a the portion of SR 101 between
post mile 9.67 in Monterey County and 36.16 in Santa Barbara
County as the National Purple Heart Trail.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
Ventura County Board of Supervisors (co-sponsor)
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors (co-sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Victoria Alvarez / TRANS. / (916) 319-
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