BILL ANALYSIS Ó ACR 191 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS ACR 191 (Gallagher) As Amended August 15, 2016 Majority vote -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: |76-0 |(August 1, |SENATE: |39-0 |(August 17, | | | |2016) | | |2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: TRANS. SUMMARY: Designates the portions of State Highway Routes (SR) 16, 20, and 45 in Colusa County for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail. The Senate amendments are technical, and non-substantive. EXISTING LAW: Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating and maintaining state highways. This includes the installation and maintenance of highway signs. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY, this resolution: 1)Described the history and significance of the National Purple Heart Trail. ACR 191 Page 2 2)Designated the portions of SR 16, SR 20, and SR 45 in Colusa County for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail. 3)Requested 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. FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs. COMMENTS: The National Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 to honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have been wounded or killed in combat. The trail includes stretches of highway across the United States. Numerous segments of California highways are designated as part of the National Purple Heart Trail, including the entirety of Interstate Routes 5 (I-5) and 80 (I-80), portions of SR 101 in Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, and a portion of SR 223 in Kern County. This resolution adds SR 16, SR 20, and SR 45 in Colusa County to those routes designated for inclusion in the trail in order to honor the men and women who have been wounded or killed in combat while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Analysis Prepared by: Justin Behrens / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN: 0004460 ACR 191 Page 3