BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | ACR 53| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONSENT Bill No: ACR 53 Author: Dahle (R), et al. Amended: 6/11/15 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: 78-0, 5/11/15 - See last page for vote SUBJECT: Richard Dick Dickerson Memorial Highway SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution designates a portion of State Route (SR) 44 in the City of Redding as the Richard Dick Dickerson Memorial Highway. ANALYSIS: This resolution designates SR 44 from East Street to the Victor Avenue in the City of Redding as the Richard "Dick" Dickerson 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 bill to honor the life and leadership of Richard "Dick" Dickerson. Background on Richard "Dick" Dickerson. After a 30-year law ACR 53 Page 2 enforcement career, Richard "Dick" Dickerson served in the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Dickerson represented the 2nd Assembly District and served as Vice Chair of the Assembly Committees on Public Safety and on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, and as a member of more committees than any other Republican member. Mr. Dickerson was instrumental in raising awareness among members of the Legislature regarding water conservation and water storage. He helped pioneer a program that activated nonviolent inmates to assist with fighting fires, emergency flood work, and environmental restoration. After 9/11, Mr. Dickerson was appointed to the Task Force on Terrorism. He served on nine select committees and authored 20 bills that were enacted during his time in the Assembly. He was an effective negotiator in the 2001 budget discussions, securing funds for numerous projects including a permanent tax exemption on propane and agricultural diesel, rural county sheriffs' departments, tax relief for senior citizens, and school equalization. Mr. Dickerson received numerous awards throughout his tenure in the Assembly, including awards of appreciation from the Far West Equipment Dealers Association, Klamath Water Users Association, and Rice Producers of California. After serving in the Assembly, Mr. Dickerson served on the Redding City Council from 2004 to 2012, inclusive, serving twice as mayor of the City of Redding. Mr. Dickerson passed away on September 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife Betty and four children, his niece, and eight grandchildren. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified7/6/15) ACR 53 Page 3 American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees City of Redding Rural County Representatives of California OPPOSITION: (Verified7/6/15) None received ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 78-0, 5/11/15 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, 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 NO VOTE RECORDED: Gordon, Atkins Prepared by:Holly Glasen / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121 7/7/15 17:19:51 **** END ****