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          Date of Hearing:  April 20, 2015


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION


                                 Jim Frazier, Chair


          ACR 54  
          (Wood) - As Introduced April 9, 2015


          SUBJECT:  Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Highway


          SUMMARY:  Designates portion of State Route (SR) 101 in Humboldt  
          County as the "Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Highway."   
          Specifically, this resolution:  


          1)Recounts the many life accomplishments of Kevin R. Ebbert.


          2)Designates a portion of SR 101 (between post mile 85.35 and  
            86.28) near the City of Arcata as the "Kevin R. Ebbert SO1  
            Navy SEAL 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 including the installation and  








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          maintenance of highway signs.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  Unknown, but the measure requests Caltrans only  
          erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from  
          non-state sources covering the cost.


          COMMENTS:  Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL was born on January 23,  
          1980 and grew up in Arcata, California.  He married Ursula  
          (Jansson) Ebbert on December 31, 2011 and together they shared  
          their love of the outdoors.  While leading his element on  
          Saturday, November 24, 2012, in support of stability operations  
          in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, Kevin's team was ambushed.   
          Kevin left the security of cover to radio support and was killed  
          by sniper fire.  Kevin's actions allowed ground and air  
          personnel to support and retrieve his team members with no other  
          loss of life.  This bill designating the portion of SR 101  
          between post mile 85.35 and 86.28 near the City of Arcata as the  
          Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Highway in  
          acknowledgement of the significant role Kevin played in his  
          community


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition









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          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Victoria Alvarez / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093