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          Date of Hearing:   July 1, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                               Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
                     SCR 4 (Fuller) - As Amended:  March 6, 2013

           SENATE VOTE  :  36-0
           
          SUBJECT  :  Vernon P. Valenzuela Memorial Highway 

           SUMMARY  :  Designates a specific portion of State Route (SR) 204  
          in the City of Bakersfield as the "Vernon P. Valenzuela Memorial  
          Highway."  Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Recounts the lifetime accomplishments of Vernon P. Valenzuela,  
            a Vietnam veteran, professional counselor, and lifelong  
            advocate for military veterans.  
              
          2)Designates a portion of SR 204 between F Street and Q Street  
            in the City of Bakersfield as the Vernon P. Valenzuela  
            Memorial Highway.  

          3)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 the responsibility of operating  
          and maintaining state highways.  This includes the installation  
          and maintenance of highway signs.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Costs to make and erect the appropriate signs  
          are covered by donations.

           COMMENTS  :  Born on January 15, 1949, Mr. Valenzuela was raised  
          in Bakersfield, California and was the youngest of five  
          siblings.  Dropping out of high school to serve in the Vietnam  
          War, Mr. Valenzuela returned to California, completed his high  
          school education, and ultimately became the first member of his  
          family to attend college.  Upon graduating college, Mr.  
          Valenzuela devoted the rest of his life to advocating on behalf  
          of military veterans and becoming a prominent counselor  
          specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder.  This bill  








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          designating a specific portion of SR 204 in honor of Vernon P.  
          Valenzuela acknowledges the significant role Mr. Valenzuela  
          played in the Bakersfield community and advocating for military  
          veterans.  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093