BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: June 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
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174 (Bigelow) - As Introduced April 21, 2016
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Urgency: State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This measure designates the portion of State Route 41 from the
Mariposa-Madera County line to the entrance to Yosemite National
Park as the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Highway.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor State Highway Account costs to Caltrans to make and erect
appropriate signs; these costs are fully covered by donations.
COMMENTS:
1)Background. In 1866, the United States Congress created six
segregated regiments that were ultimately consolidated into
four African American regiments: the 9th and 10th Cavalry and
the 24th and 25th Infantry. The United States Army served as
the official administrator of Yosemite and Sequoia National
Parks between 1891 and 1913, and in that capacity, helped
create a model for park management as we know it today.
Approximately 500 Buffalo Soldiers, mainly from the 24th
Infantry and 9th Cavalry, served in Yosemite National Park and
Sequoia National Park. Their duties ranged from evicting
poachers and timber thieves to extinguishing forest fires.
They also oversaw the construction of roads, trails, and other
infrastructure.
2)Purpose. According to the author, as the nation celebrates the
centennial of the National Park System this year, this
resolution would not only honor the legacy of the Buffalo
Soldiers in connection to our parks, but forever build a
bridge for all future generations to understand that these
incredible treasures belong to each and every one of us.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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