SCR 36, as introduced, Cannella. Yanks Air Museum: Yanks Way off ramp.
This measure would designate the Yanks Way off ramp on State Highway Route 101 in the County of Monterey as the official off ramp to the Yanks Air Museum. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
Fiscal committee: yes.
P1 1WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum in the City of Greenfield
2is identified as a key regional project in the County of Monterey
3in the Region Five Regional Economic Recovery Plan; and
4WHEREAS, The construction and operation of Yanks Air
5Museum utilizes both public and private partnerships and will have
6a beneficial economic impact on the region that includes the
7creation of 2,000 construction jobs and over 300 permanent jobs;
8and
9WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum will feature a world-class
10collection of restored aircraft that reflect the entire spectrum of
11American aviation history and technology; and
P2 1WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum will be a working air
2museum with a 4,250 foot runway that will support both museum
3flight operations and the private aviation needs of museum visitors
4and local aviators; and
5WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum is dedicated to preserving
6our nation’s history in aviation and will serve as an educational
7resource to surrounding schools, communities, and the region by
8offering educational programs that feature advanced technology
9teaching tools; and
10WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum complex, which will
11include a hotel and spa, a winery, restaurants, and a recreational
12vehicle park, will be a primary destination that will draw tourists
13to the region from around the world; now, therefore, be it
14Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
15thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the
16Yanks Way off ramp on State Highway Route 101 in the County
17of Monterey as the official off ramp to the Yanks Air Museum;
18and be it further
19Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested
20to determine the cost of appropriate signs consistent with the
21signing requirements for the state highway system showing this
22special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
23sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it
24further
25Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
26this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
27for appropriate distribution.
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