BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: ACR 78 Hearing Date: 8/18/2015
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|Author: |Salas |
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|Version: |7/9/2015 |
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|Urgency: |No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Holly Glasen |
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SUBJECT: CHP Officer Gerald E. Dormaier Memorial Interchange
DIGEST: This resolution designates the interchange at the
junction of State Routes (SRs) 99 and 166 in Kern County as the
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Gerald E. Dormaier
Memorial Interchange.
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.
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5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
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 interchange at the junction of
SRs 99 and 166 in Kern County as the CHP Officer Gerald E.
Dormaier Memorial Interchange. The resolution also requests
that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs
upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the
costs.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. The authors introduced this resolution to honor the
life and service of CHP Officer Gerald E. Dormaier.
2)Background on Gerald E. Dormaier. Officer Gerald E. Dormaier
was born June 15, 1938, in Arvin, California. He graduated
from Bakersfield High School in 1955 and then from Bakersfield
College. Officer Dormaier joined the United States Air Force,
and, subsequently, the CHP. Officer Dormaier graduated from
the California Highway Patrol Academy in 1966, and during his
14 years with the CHP, served in the Los Angeles, Anaheim,
Tejon, Buellton, Truckee, and Bakersfield areas.
On December 25, 1980, Officer Dormaier was killed in the line
of duty by a speeding tanker truck while he and his partner
were attempting to set up road control for an overturned
propane truck. Officer Dormaier is survived by his three
children, Craig, Mark, and Valerie.
3)Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is
consistent with the provisions of this committee's policy on
highway designation.
Assembly Votes:
Floor:78-0
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Appr:14-0
Trans:16-0
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
August 12, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
California Association of Highway Patrolmen (Sponsor)
OPPOSITION:
None received
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