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           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE       BILL NO: Acr 136
          SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN               AUTHOR:  chesbro
                                                         VERSION: 2/19/10
          Analysis by: Art Bauer                         FISCAL:  Yes
          Hearing date: May 4, 2010







          SUBJECT:

          Lake County Veterans Memorial Highway

          DESCRIPTION:

          This resolution designates a seven-mile segment of State Highway  
          Route (SR) 53 as the Lake County Veterans Memorial Highway.

          ANALYSIS:

           This resolution  designates a seven mile segment of SR 53 from  
          its junction with SR 29 in Lower Lake to the junction of SR 20  
          in Clearlake Oaks as the Lake County Veterans Memorial Highway.  
          The resolution further requests the Department of Transportation  
          (Caltrans) to erect appropriate signs upon receiving donations  
          from non-state sources to cover the costs.  
          
          COMMENTS:
          
              1)   Purpose of resolution  . By designating this segment of SR  
               53 as the Lake County Memorial Highway, it will be an  
               expression of appreciation to the two million veterans in  
               California and to their brothers and sisters in arms who  
               reside in Lake County and the service they are provide to  
               the country and the state. 

              2)   Inspiration for this resolution  . This resolution to  
               honor all veterans was inspired by the death of Lance  
               Corporal Ivan Wilson, who joined the United States Marine  
               Corps in 2005. In 2007, he served in Iraq with the 2nd  
               Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st  
               Marine Expeditionary Force. In 2008 he was ordered to  
               Afghanistan and on July 21, 2008, Lance Corporal Wilson  




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               died while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan  
               during Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Corporal Wilson  
               was the first member of the military from Lake County to  
               lose his life in either Iraq or Afghanistan. 

              3)   Signage paid for by non-state sources  . This resolution  
               conforms to the committee's policy requiring the cost of  
               signs designating the name of the highway being paid for by  
               non-state sources.

          

          Assembly Votes:
               Floor:    73-0
               Appr: 15-0
               Trans:    13-0

          POSITIONS:  (Communicated to the Committee before noon on  
          Wednesday,  
                     April 28, 2010)

               SUPPORT: Rotary Club of Clearlake (sponsor)
                        American Legion Post 194
                        City Council of Clearlake
                        Lake County Board of Supervisors
                        Lake County D.V.A.
                        Operation Tango Mike
                        Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Clear Lake Highlands  
          Post 2337
                        Vietnam Veterans of America, Lake County Chapter  
          952

               OPPOSED: None received.