BILL ANALYSIS
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: ACR 122
SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: logue
VERSION: 2/12/10
Analysis by: Carrie Cornwell FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: May 4, 2010
SUBJECT:
Eric W. Rood Memorial Expressway
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution names a portion of State Highway Route (SR) 20
in Nevada County as the "Eric W. Rood Memorial Expressway."
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will
consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following
criteria:
The person being honored must have provided extraordinary
public service or some exemplary contribution to the public
good and have a connection to the community where the highway
is located.
The person being honored must be deceased.
The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the
district in which the facility is located and the resolution
must identify the specific highway segment or structure being
named.
The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
in length.
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The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
The proposed designation may not supersede an existing
designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith
effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior
designation.
This resolution designates SR 20 from its intersection with SR
49 and the intersection of Rough and Ready Highway and Penn
Valley Drive in Nevada County as the Eric W. Rood Memorial
Expressway. The resolution further requests that the Department
of Transportation erect appropriate signs upon receiving
donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The author introduced this resolution as a tribute to
the life and work of
Eric W. Rood, who served as the Supervisor for the 4th
District in Nevada County from 1975 through 1987.
2.Background on Eric W. Rood . Eric Rood, a native Californian,
graduated from California State University, Sacramento, and
after enlisting during World War II, served a long career in
the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the Air Force as a colonel
in 1973. He then served for 12 years on the Nevada County
Board of Supervisors. During this service, he also served in
many related roles, including as president of the Regional
Council of Rural Counties.
Supervisor Rood helped to secure funding and advocated to
complete the SR 20 by-pass between Grass Valley and Penn
Valley, a busy section of highway that area residents consider
critical to the economic development of the Penn Valley.
Mr. Rood passed away in 1998.
3.Consistent with committee's policy . This resolution is
consistent with all of the provisions of the committee's
policy on highway designations.
Assembly Votes:
Floor: 73 - 0
Appr: 15 - 0
Trans: 13 - 0
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POSITIONS: (Communicated to the Committee before noon on
Wednesday,
April 28, 2010)
SUPPORT: Nevada County Board of Supervisors
OPPOSED: None received.