BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
ACR 106 (Caballero)
As Amended May 11, 2020
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |73-0 |(April 19, |SENATE: |33-0 |(May 27, 2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY: Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 156 as the
CAL-FIRE Firefighter Matt Will Memorial Highway. Specifically,
this resolution :
1)Recounts the life and career of Matt Will, who lost his life
in the line of duty on October 9, 2007, at the age of 30,
while battling a fire in Monterey County.
2)Designates the segment of SR 156 from SR 25 to SR 101 as the
CAL-FIRE Firefighter Matt Will Memorial Highway.
3)Requests the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) to determine the cost of appropriate signs,
consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway
system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost,
to erect those signs.
The Senate amendments are non-substantive, grammatical
corrections and do not change the substance of the bill as
approved by the Assembly.
EXISTING LAW assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate and
maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, the bill would have minor costs to Caltrans to make
and erect appropriate signs; however, those costs would be
covered by donations.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
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COMMENTS : Matt Will followed in his father's footsteps as he
pursued the career of his dreams as a Heavy Fire Equipment
Operator (HFEO) by applying his passions for heavy equipment and
fire fighting. He was always charismatic and caring, and his
drive and motivation were displayed daily. His leadership
skills carried him to reach his goals and to encourage others to
reach theirs.
Mr. Will was extremely knowledgeable, with abundant experience
and excellent judgment that enabled him to be on the fireline
operating alone. On October 8, 2007, he tried to get another
bulldozer out of a precarious situation, placing himself in a
very dangerous location. The ground of the steep terrain gave
way causing Matt Will's bulldozer to roll 154 feet down a steep
drainage, where he sustained injuries that ultimately proved
fatal.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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