BILL NUMBER: ACR 92 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 62
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 29, 1996
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 1996
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 17, 1996
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hauser
JUNE 10, 1996
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 92--Relative to the Don Clausen
Highway.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 92, Hauser. Don Clausen Highway.
This measure would designate the Redwood National Park Bypass on
State Highway Route 101 the Don Clausen Highway.
The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect appropriate plaques and markers.
WHEREAS, In 1992, the State of California completed the 12-mile
bypass of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park and the Redwood National
Park on State Highway Route 101 in northern Humboldt and southern Del
Norte Counties after 8 years of construction; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate to name this portion of highway in
honor of the person most responsible for its development; and
WHEREAS, Donald H. Clausen served the nation and the State of
California and its northcoast for 20 years as a Representative to the
United States Congress for the 1st District, from 1963 to 1983, and
was a national leader in the development and improvement of
transportation systems; and
WHEREAS, As the senior ranking member of the House Public Works
and Transportation Committee, Donald H. Clausen authored legislation
and enlisted the support from his congressional colleagues and the
President of the United States for a one hundred five million dollar
($105,000,000) federal appropriation to provide for the construction
of the Redwood National Park Bypass project as a way to enhance
travel on State Highway Route 101 and reduce the conflicts between
through traffic and park users; and
WHEREAS, Congressman Clausen served as a member of the House
Interior and Insular Committee, which oversees the National Parks
system; and
WHEREAS, Congressman Clausen was instrumental in the establishment
of Redwood National Park Visitor Center near Orick and the Redwood
National Park Headquarters in Crescent City; and
WHEREAS, Don Clausen served his nation as a carrier pilot in World
War II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater; and
WHEREAS, Don Clausen served his community as a member of the Board
of Supervisors for Del Norte County from 1955 to 1962; and
WHEREAS, Following his career in Congress, Don Clausen served as
the Director of Special Programs for the Federal Aviation
Administration for seven years; and
WHEREAS, Don Clausen has continued to the present to be actively
involved in local, statewide, and national transportation endeavors,
serving on many boards and councils, including the California
Transportation Foundation Board of Directors, where he has worked on
many programs to honor those responsible for innovative projects and
lifetime achievements in the transportation field, and in awarding
educational scholarships; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the portion of State Highway Route
101 be named the "Don Clausen Highway" in recognition of his
unyielding efforts to achieve the construction of this project, and
for his lifetime accomplishments in support of his country, state,
and community; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Redwood National Park Bypass on State
Highway Route 101 is hereby officially designated the Don Clausen
Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of erecting the appropriate plaques and markers,
consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway
system, showing the special designation, and upon receiving donations
from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those plaques and
markers; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief clerk of the Assembly transmit a copy of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation.