BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 54 Hearing Date: 6/16/2015
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|Author: |Wood |
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|Version: |4/9/2015 |
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|Urgency: | No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Holly Glasen |
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SUBJECT: Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Highway
DIGEST: This resolution designates a specified portion of
Highway 101 in the County of Humboldt near the City of Arcata as
the Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial Highway.
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. 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 that portion of Highway 101 in the
County of Humboldt from post mile 85.35 to post mile 86.28 near
the City of Arcata as the Kevin R. Ebbert SO1 Navy SEAL Memorial
Highway. The 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
service of Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SO1) Kevin R.
Ebbert.
Background on Kevin R. Ebbert. SO1 Ebbert was born on January
23, 1980, grew up in Arcata, California, and graduated from
Arcata High School. He enjoyed the outdoors, including
backpacking, rafting, and later Ultimate Frisbee. He also had a
passion for music and reading. SO1 Ebbert graduated from the
University of California, Santa Cruz, with a bachelor's degree
in music, receiving honors in musical composition.
SO1 Ebbert later became an active duty Navy SEAL and corpsman.
While leading his element on Saturday, November 24, 2012, in
support of stability operations in Uruzgan Province,
Afghanistan, his team was ambushed from above. SO1 Ebbert left
the security of cover to radio for air support. In doing so he
was killed by a sniper. His actions allowed ground and air
personnel to support and retrieve the remaining team members
with no other loss of life.
SO1 Ebbert was highly decorated by the United States Navy. He
received all of the following awards: two Bronze Stars with "V"
Device, the Purple Heart, the Navy Commendation Medal, the
Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy Achievement Medal, the
Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, two
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Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror Service
Medal, two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons, the NATO ISAF Medal,
the Expert Rifle Marksmanship Medal, and the Expert Pistol
Marksmanship Medal.
SO1 Ebbert is survived by his wife Ursula, and his mother,
sister, step-sisters, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
and grandfathers.
Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent
with the provisions of the committee's policy on highway and
interchange designations.
Assembly Votes:
Floor: 78-0
Appr: 17-0
Trans: 15-0
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
June 10, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
None received
OPPOSITION:
None received
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