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          SENATE THIRD READING


          SCR  
          73 (McGuire)


          As Introduced  June 8, 2015


          Majority vote


          SENATE VOTE:  38-0


          SUMMARY:  Designates a specific bridge on State Route101 (SR  
          101) in Mendocino County as the "Lowell C. Allen Memorial  
          Bridge."  Specifically, this resolution:


          1)Recounts the lifetime accomplishments of Lowell C. Allen. 
          2)Designates a specific bridge in Mendocino County as the  
            "Lowell C. Allen Memorial Bridge."  


          3)Requests 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.  


          EXISTING LAW:  Assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating  
          and maintaining state highways.  This includes the installation  
          and maintenance of highway signs.  










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          FISCAL EFFECT:  Unknown, but this resolution requests that  
          Caltrans only erect the appropriate signage upon receiving  
          donations from non-state sources covering the cost. 


          COMMENTS:  Lowell C. Allen spent 39 years working for the  
          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, leaving a legacy throughout the  
          Northern California region.  This resolution designating a  
          specific bridge on SR 101 in honor of Lowell Allen acknowledges  
          the significant role Mr. Allen played in his community and for  
          the State of California.  




          Analysis Prepared by:                                             
                          Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093  FN:  
          0002391