BILL NUMBER: ACR 100 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 13, 1998
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY MAY 21, 1998
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 30, 1998
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 22, 1998
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Thomson
(Principal coauthor: Senator Thompson)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Brown)
FEBRUARY 20, 1998
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 100--Relative to highways.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 100, Thomson. Vic Fazio Highway, Helen Madere Memorial
Bridge, and Gary L. Hughes Memorial Interchange.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway
Route 113 the Vic Fazio Highway, the Rio Vista Bridge on State
Highway Route 12 the Helen Madere Memorial Bridge, and the eastbound
Interstate Highway Route 80 and State Highway Route 37 interchange
the Gary L. Hughes Memorial Interchange.
The measure would request the Department of Transportation to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers showing these
special designations and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering that cost, to erect appropriate plaques and markers.
WHEREAS, Vic Fazio was elected to the Congress of the United
States for 10 consecutive terms beginning in 1978, after having
served in the California State Assembly from 1975 to 1978; and
WHEREAS, Vic Fazio has earned a reputation as one of Capitol Hill'
s most effective legislators and is recognized as one of the most
influential leaders in the United States House of Representatives;
and
WHEREAS, A portion of old State Highway Route 113, known as "Blood
Alley" in Yolo County, was a narrow, two-lane road, bordered by
large trees and ditches, with an at-grade railroad crossing and
numerous at-grade intersections with county roads, city streets, and
private driveways; and
WHEREAS, Studies to upgrade that portion of the route had been
underway since 1956, and Vic Fazio secured federal demonstration
funds in 1985 to provide a continuous four-lane freeway for the
portion of State Highway Route 113 between Interstate Highway Route 5
and Interstate Highway Route 80, which opened to traffic on October
5, 1990; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of his dedication to the needs of his
constituents and the safety of motorists driving on State Highway
Route 113, it is appropriate to designate the portion of State
Highway Route 113 between Interstate Highway Route 5 and Interstate
Highway Route 80 the Vic Fazio Highway; and
WHEREAS, The late Helen Madere, the former Vice-Mayor of the City
of Rio Vista, will long be remembered for her efforts to improve the
safety of driving on State Highway Route 12; and
WHEREAS, As President of the Highway 12 Association, Ms. Madere
was a key force behind the safety improvements outlined in House
Resolution 45 (by Assembly Member Hannigan) of the 1993-94 Regular
Session of the Legislature, and Assembly Bill 827 (by Assembly Member
Thomson, Ch. 709, Stats. 1997) which established a "Safety
Enhancement-Double Fine Zone" between the City of Lodi and the City
of Suisun City on State Highway Route 12; and
WHEREAS, As Rio Vista's representative to the Solano County
Transportation Authority, Ms. Madere was known as an advocate for
advancing regional transportation projects; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Madere, who had an accounting background and owned a
tax preparation business, was instrumental in helping Rio Vista
recover from a financial crisis during the 1980's; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Madere was an active participant in many civic and
community activities in Rio Vista since moving there in 1959; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her contributions to Rio Vista, it is
appropriate to designate the Rio Vista Bridge on State Highway Route
12 the Helen Madere Memorial Bridge; and
WHEREAS, On May 23, 1976, California Highway Patrol Officer Gary
L. Hughes, a dedicated traffic officer, was killed in the line of
duty at the age of 37 years, while seated in a patrol vehicle on
eastbound Interstate 80 between Redwood Street and State Highway
Route 37 in Vallejo; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes, while conducting an enforcement stop with
his partner, Officer Lance Thelen, was rear-ended by another driver;
and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes sustained massive head injuries and died
enroute to the hospital; and
WHEREAS, The errant driver was initially charged with felony
driving under the influence and was subsequently charged and
convicted of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes, at the age of seven years, moved from
Oregon with his family to Vallejo, California, where he graduated
with honors from Vallejo High School; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes, prior to beginning his career with the
Department of the California Highway Patrol on July 22, 1963, worked
for three years for the Vallejo Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Prior to his assignment to the Vallejo area on March 26,
1965, Gary Hughes was assigned to the San Francisco area, where he
received a departmental commendation for bravery after having rescued
a driver from a burning vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes was survived by his wife, Sharon, a
daughter, and four sons; and
WHEREAS, Officer Hughes was known by his fellow officers for his
dedication to the Department of the California Highway Patrol and to
the protection of the citizens of our state; and
WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the eastbound Interstate Highway
Route 80 and State Highway Route 37 interchange in the City of
Vallejo be dedicated to the memory of California Highway Patrol
Officer Gary L. Hughes, who made the ultimate sacrifice in his
service to the people of the State of California; now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway Route 113
between Interstate Highway Route 5 and Interstate Highway Route 80 is
hereby officially designated the Vic Fazio Highway, the Rio Vista
Bridge on State Highway Route 12 is hereby officially designated the
Helen Madere Memorial Bridge, and the eastbound Interstate Highway
Route 80 and State Highway Route 37 interchange in Vallejo is hereby
officially designated the Gary L. Hughes Memorial Interchange; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent
with signing requirements for the state highway system, showing these
special designations 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.