BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SCR 24| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- CONSENT Bill No: SCR 24 Author: Wolk (D), et al. Introduced:2/27/15 Vote: 21 SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 9-0, 5/5/15 AYES: Beall, Allen, Bates, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski NO VOTE RECORDED: Cannella, Gaines SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 SUBJECT: Lieutenant Colonel James C. Warren Memorial Interchange SOURCE: Author DIGEST: This resolution designates the interchange of Interstate Routes 80 and 505 in Solano County as the Lieutenant Colonel James C. Warren Memorial Interchange. ANALYSIS: This resolution designates the interchange of Interstate Routes 80 and 505 in Solano County as the Lieutenant Colonel James C. Warren Memorial Interchange. This resolution further requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover the costs. Comments Purpose. The author introduced this resolution to honor the life and service of Lt. Colonel Warren. SCR 24 Page 2 Background on Lieutenant Colonel James C. Warren. James C. Warren was born on August 16, 1923, in the racially segregated community of Gurly, Alabama. He left the area at age 15 when his mother sent him to Island Park, Illinois, to attend high school. Mr. Warren enlisted in 1943 with the U.S. Army Air Force's Tuskegee Airmen unit. He was assigned to Indiana's Freeman Field, where he completed training to qualify as both a navigator and bombardier. Lt. Colonel Warren was one of the 101 black officers at Freeman Field in 1945 who were arrested and charged with mutiny because they refused to comply with base regulations excluding black officers from a base officers' club. The Air Force cleared the service records of all 101 officers in 1995. After serving with the 477th Bombardment Group of the Tuskegee Airmen, Lt. Colonel Warren spent 35 years with the U.S. Air Force, for which he flew 173 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. He earned numerous awards during this time, including the Congressional Gold Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal. Lt. Colonel Warren graduated from the University of Nebraska and ultimately became the oldest individual to earn a pilot's license at the age of 87 years. Lt. Colonel Warren distinguished himself through his community leadership and participation in the Nut Tree Airport's Young Eagles Program, as well as his membership with the Jimmy Doolittle Air and Space Museum Foundation, the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated. Lt. Colonel Warren passed away on May 17, 2014, at the age of 90 following a battle with cancer. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: No SUPPORT: (Verified5/15/15) None received SCR 24 Page 3 OPPOSITION: (Verified5/15/15) None received Prepared by:Erin Riches / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121 5/19/15 14:36:39 **** END ****