BILL ANALYSIS Ó SCR 137 Page 1 Date of Hearing: August 29, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair SCR 137 (Wolk) - As Amended June 22, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Transportation |Vote:|15 - 0 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This measure designates, as the "Police Officer Vilho Ahola Memorial Interchange," the portion of State Route 101 on the north end of the City of Petaluma known as the "Old Redwood Highway Interchange." FISCAL EFFECT: SCR 137 Page 2 Minor State Highway Account costs to Caltrans to make and erect appropriate signs; these costs are fully covered by donations. COMMENTS: Purpose. This measure honors Officer Ahola of the Petaluma Police Department, who was shot in the line of duty in 1969 and rendered quadriplegic. Officer Ahola thereafter worked in the department's records division until 1989. Officer Ahola died on February 1, 1998. Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081