BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 21 Hearing Date: 6/9/2015
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|Author: |Obernolte |
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|Version: |2/9/2015 |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Erin Riches |
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SUBJECT: Rim of the World Veterans Memorial Highway
DIGEST: This resolution designates a portion of State Highway
Route (SR) 18 in San Bernardino County as the Rim of the World
Veterans Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structure. Under the policy, the committee will
consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following
criteria:
1)The 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
or structure is located.
2)The person being honored must be deceased.
3)The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
4)The author or 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.
5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
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in length.
6)The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
7)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.
This resolution designates the portion of SR 18 in San
Bernardino County beginning at the intersection of SR 18 and SR
330, and continuing for 4.5 miles toward Big Bear Lake, as the
Rim of the World Veterans Memorial Highway. This resolution
further requests that the Department of Transportation erect
appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state
sources to cover the costs.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor
veterans.
Background. The author introduced this resolution at the
request of two veterans' organizations in his district to
recognize the sacrifices of the servicemen and women who reside
in the "Rim of the World" region, located in the mountains of
San Bernardino County.
Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent
with the provisions of this committee's policy on highway
designation.
Assembly Votes:
Floor:80-0
Appr:16-0
Trans:16-0
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
June 3, 2015.)
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SUPPORT:
American Legion, Rim of the World, Post 360 (sponsor)
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Big Bear, Post 9624 (sponsor)
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees,
AFL-CIO
American Legion, Department of California
AMVETS, Department of California
California Association of County Veterans Service Officers
California Fraternal Order of Police
California State Commanders Veterans Council
Friends2Veterans
Military Officers Association of America, California Council of
Chapters
Santa Ana Police Officers Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
18 individuals
OPPOSITION:
None received
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