BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING Senator Jim Beall, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Bill No: ACR 115 Hearing Date: 6/28/2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Author: |Mathis | |----------+------------------------------------------------------| |Version: |3/1/2016 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Urgency: | |Fiscal: |Yes | ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Consultant|Randy Chinn | |: | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: Richard "Dick" Noles Memorial Highway DIGEST: This bill designates a portion of State Route 168 in Inyo County as the Richard "Dick" Noles Memorial Highway. ANALYSIS: Existing law: 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. ACR 115 (Mathis) Page 2 of ? 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 portion of State Route 168 in Inyo County from 4090 West Line Street to the junction of U.S. Highway 395 as the Richard "Dick" Noles Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs and, upon receiving sufficient donations from nonstate sources, to erect those signs. COMMENTS: 1)Purpose. The resolution is intended to honor the life and service of Richard "Dick" Noles. 2)Background. Richard "Dick" Noles was born in Palo Alto, California on June 23, 1933, grew up in the Bakersfield area, and graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1951. Mr. Noles worked for Southern California Edison for many years before retiring in 1990. Mr. Noles enjoyed nearly 50 years of volunteer work in the Owens Valley. He made many contributions to projects involving the expansion of parks, the improvement of water quality for wildlife in local mountains, and the establishment of the Eastern Sierra All-Terrain Vehicle Adventure Trail System in Inyo County. Mr. Noles also helped establish platforms for handicapped individuals at local ponds and gathered volunteers to monitor radio collars on the Buttermilk deer herd winter range areas. Mr. Noles is survived by his wife of 63 years, two sons, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on ACR 115 (Mathis) Page 3 of ? Wednesday, June 22, 2016.) SUPPORT: None received OPPOSITION: None received -- END --