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CONSENT
Bill No: ACR 8
Author: Wood (D)
Amended: 5/26/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 6/23/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 4/20/15 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Jesse D. Pittman SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Bridge
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution designates a specific bridge located
on U.S. Highway 101 Willits Bypass in Mendocino County as the
Jesse D. Pittman SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Bridge.
ANALYSIS:
This resolution designates bridge No. 10-0165 on U.S. Highway
101 Willits Bypass as the Jesse D. Pittman SO1 Navy SEAL
Memorial Bridge. This resolution further requests that the
Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon
receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
Comments
1)Purpose. The author introduced this bill to honor the life
and service of Navy Seal SO1 Jesse D. Pittman.
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2)Background on Jesse D. Pittman. Jesse D. Pittman was born in
Arcata, California and raised in the town of Willits,
California. After graduating high school, he spent two
seasons as a wild land firefighter with CAL-FIRE before
joining the U.S. Navy in 2005 to become a SEAL commando.
SO1 Pittman was highly decorated by the Navy, receiving the
Joint Service Commendation Medal with "V" device for valor,
the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal (2),
the Combat Action Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the
Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal, the Navy Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Rifle
Marksmanship Medal, the Pistol Marksmanship Medal, the Purple
Heart, and the Bronze Star with Valor.
SO1 Pittman died August 6, 2011, at age 27 while serving in
Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter that carried him and
30 other American troops was shot down. He is survived by his
parents and his brothers.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified7/6/15)
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
OPPOSITION: (Verified7/6/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 80-0, 4/20/15
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AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden,
Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder,
Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina,
Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen,
Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting,
Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins
Prepared by:Holly Glasen / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
7/8/15 11:50:46
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