BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING
Senator Jim Beall, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: SCR 73 Hearing Date: 7/7/2015
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|Author: |McGuire |
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|Version: |6/8/2015 |
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|Urgency: | No |Fiscal: |Yes |
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|Consultant|Holly Glasen |
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SUBJECT: Lowell C. Allen Memorial Bridge.
DIGEST: This resolution designates a specified bridge on State
Highway Route (SR) 101 in Mendocino County as the Lowell C.
Allen Memorial Bridge.
ANALYSIS:
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.
5)The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
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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 Bridge No. 10-218 on SR 101, between
postmiles 106.574 and 106.670, in the County of Mendocino as the
Lowell C. Allen Memorial Bridge. 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 bill to honor the life of
Lowell C. Allen, a licensed professional engineer and bridge
construction engineer.
Background on Mr. Allen. Lowell C. Allen spent 39 years working
for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans),
Division of Highways Bridge Department.
From 1973 through his retirement in 1990, Mr. Allen served as
senior bridge construction engineer for Caltrans District 1, and
was responsible for bridge construction throughout the counties
of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. Mr. Allen was a
lifelong member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Mr. Allen died on December 2, 2014, having spent many hours
helping to build structures up and down the North Coast.
Consistent with committee policy. This resolution is consistent
with the provisions of the committee's policy on highway and
interchange designations.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday,
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July 1, 2015.)
SUPPORT:
None received
OPPOSITION:
None received
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