BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: August 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
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(Alejo) - As Amended August 17, 2016
SUBJECT: Memorial highways
SUMMARY: Designates an overpass passing over United States
Highway 101 (US 101) in San Benito County as "The Red Barn
Overpass," a portion of State Highway Route 183 (SR 183) in
Monterey County as the "Chief Warrant Officer 2 Edward Balli
Memorial Highway," a portion of US 101 in Monterey County as the
"Specialist Ricardo Cerros, Jr. Memorial Highway," and another
portion of US 101 in Monterey County as the "Sgt. Javier Sanchez
Memorial Highway." Specifically, this resolution:
1)Recounts the significance of the Big Red Barn, a landmark
located in Monterey County.
2)Recounts the lives and accomplishments of Edward Balli, an
United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 from Salinas,
Ricardo Cerros, Jr., an United States Army Specialist from
Salinas, and Javier Sanchez, a United States Army Sergeant
from Greenfield, who were killed in action in Afghanistan.
3)Designates the overpass of San Juan Road passing over US 101
in Aromas in San Benito County as "The Red Barn Overpass," the
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portion of SR 183 from Davis Road in the City of Salinas to
Espinosa Road in Monterey County as the "Chief Warrant Officer
2 Edward Balli Memorial Highway," the portion of US 101 from
John Street in the City of Salinas to Exit 317 in Monterey
County as the "Specialist Ricardo Cerros, Jr. Memorial
Highway," and the portion of US 101 from Arroyo Seco Road to
Teague Avenue in Monterey County as the "Sgt. Javier Sanchez
Memorial Highway."
4)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. This includes the installation
and maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown, but the measure requests that Caltrans
only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving donations from
non-state sources covering the cost.
COMMENTS: Edward Balli, of Salinas, was a Chief Warrant Officer
2 in the United States Army and was killed in action in
Afghanistan on January 20, 2014. He received two Bronze Stars
for his service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Ricardo Cerros, Jr.,
also of Salinas, was a Specialist in the United States Army and
was killed in action in Afghanistan on October 8, 2011. He
received a Purple Heart. Javier Sanchez, of Greenfield, was a
Sergeant in the United States Army and was killed in action in
Afghanistan on June 23, 2013. This resolution designating
specific segments of highways in the honor of these fallen
soldiers acknowledges the sacrifices they made for their
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country.
The Big Red Barn is a landmark and site of a flea market in
Monterey County built in 1945. It is recognized for its
significance to the communities in the region of Monterey County
and San Benito County.
Advertising on the state highway system is strictly regulated by
existing law. Because the Big Red Barn is also the site of a
commercial enterprise, designating a component of the state
highway system and erecting signs with its name may constitute
an advertising display, and as such, may be illegal under
existing law. Separate processes exist for the designation and
signage of historical landmarks on the state highway system.
Those processes may be the appropriate means to recognize this
particular landmark.
Proposed author's amendment: To avoid any potential questions
of legality, the author proposes amendments striking all clauses
relating to the Big Red Barn from this resolution.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
Opposition
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None on file
Analysis Prepared by:Justin Behrens / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093