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          Bill No:  SCR 53
          Author:   Gaines (R), et al.
          Amended:  8/13/13
          Vote:     21


           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  10-0, 8/20/13
          AYES:  DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Lara, Liu,  
            Pavley, Roth, Wyland
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Hueso

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8


           SUBJECT  :    Shawn Baker and Robert Jones Memorial Highways

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution names two separate segments of State  
          Route (SR) 5 in Siskiyou County as the Shawn Baker and Robert  
          Jones Memorial Highways, respectively.

           ANALYSIS  :    The author introduced this resolution as a tribute  
          to the lives of Shawn Baker and Robert Jones, two dedicated  
          California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) workers who  
          lost their lives while working to make California's  
          transportation system safe for others.

           Background on Shawn Baker  .  Shawn Baker grew up in New Mexico  
          and Alaska, served in the United States Navy for five years, and  
          moved to Siskiyou County in 1999.  Mr. Baker began working in  
          the Caltrans maintenance division in 2001, transferring to the  
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          Yreka Special Projects crew in 2004.  From that time on, Mr.  
          Baker took extraordinary risks to mitigate dangerous situations  
          along the state's transportation network, such as clearing  
          potential rock slides over state highways.  During his time off,  
          Mr. Baker enjoyed camping, fishing, climbing, water sports, and  
          working with wood.

          Mr. Baker died on April 24, 2013, while performing rock scaling  
          operations to remove loose material from a rocky hillside above  
          SR 96 near Happy Camp in Siskiyou County.  He is survived by his  
          wife of 26 years, four children, and a host of other extended  
          family members and friends.

           Background on Robert Jones  .  Robert Jones was born on April 15,  
          1973, in Yreka and attended schools in northern California  
          through high school graduation.  In 1994, Mr. Jones met the love  
          of his life and they were married on June 15, 1996.  Mr. Jones  
          began his Caltrans career in 2005 as a temporary employee for  
          the Mt. Shasta maintenance crew, later transferring to the Yreka  
          Special Projects crew in 2010.  In his free time, Mr. Jones  
          deeply enjoyed his time as a volunteer firefighter at the Mayten  
          Fire Department.

          Mr. Jones died on April 24, 2013, in the same tragic accident as  
          Mr. Baker, working to clear loose material along SR 96.  He is  
          survived by his wife and three children, as well as other  
          extended family members and friends.

          This resolution designates the segment of SR 5 in Siskiyou  
          County between mile markers 35.7 and 39.5 as the "Shawn Baker  
          Memorial Highway" and the segment of SR 5 in Siskiyou County  
          between mile markers 41.5 and 43.5 as the "Robert Jones Memorial  
          Highway."  The resolution further requests that Caltrans erect  
          appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state  
          sources to cover the costs.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes



          JA:ej  9/9/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED








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