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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 36
          Author:   Conway (R)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  11-0, 6/9/09
          AYES:  Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman,  
            Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Oropeza, Pavley, Simitian, Wolk

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  79-0, 5/4/09 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Greatest Generation Memorial Highway

           SOURCE  :     Visalia Veterans Day Committee


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates a segment of State  
          Highway Route 63 in the City of Visalia as the Greatest  
          Generation Memorial Highway.

           ANALYSIS  :    According to the author's office, "The  
          'Greatest Generation Memorial Highway' is meant to  
          commemorate and honor Visalia's World War II Veterans while  
          recognizing the common values, duty, honor, and courage  
          that united this generation of Visalians during World War  
          II.  The City of Visalia itself played an important role,  
          with the Visalia Municipal Airport being leased by the Army  
          as the 'Visalia Army Air Field' during this time where  
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          important activities such as air submarine patrols were  
          active."

          In honor of those efforts, a 1368 square-foot "Greatest  
          Generation World War II" mural, depicting and symbolizing  
          events and people throughout the war, is located on  
          Visalia's South Mooney Boulevard, which is the local  
          designation for SR 63.

          This resolution designates the 1.6 mile portion of SR 63  
          between West Visalia Parkway and Avenue 264 in the City of  
          Visalia as the "Greatest Generation Memorial Highway."  The  
          resolution further requests the Department of  
          Transportation to erect appropriate signs upon receiving  
          donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/23/09)

          Visalia Veterans Day Committee (source)
          American Legion


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :
          AYES:  Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,  
            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Duvall, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,  
            Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,  
            Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi,  
            Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Jeffries, Jones, Knight,  
            Krekorian, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza,  
            Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, John A.  
            Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Price, Ruskin, Salas,  
            Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra  
            Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran,  
            Villines, Yamada, Bass
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Huffman


          JJA:do  6/23/09   Senate Floor Analyses 








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                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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