BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
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As Amended August 27, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |77-0 |(August 19, |SENATE: |37-0 |(August 30, |
| | |2010) | | |2010) |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS.
SUMMARY : Names an overpass on State Routes (SR) 60 and
Interstate 5 (15) the E. L. Yeager Overpass.
The Senate amendments change the overpass's designation from the
Yeager Brothers Overpass to E. L. Yeager Overpass.
EXISTING LAW assigns the California Department of Transportation
(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, minor costs to Caltrans to make and erect appropriate
signs; these costs are covered by donations.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version passed by the Senate.
COMMENTS : Ernest Louis Yeager founded the E. L. Yeager
Construction Company in 1919. The company became one of the
state's largest civil engineering firms. It constructed
stretches of Historic Route 66 and 15, as well as multiple
interchanges on SR 91. Following the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake, the company won a contract to replace bridges on
Interstate 5 with a 130-day timeline that would otherwise be
expected to take a year. Yeager Construction completed the
project in only 100 days. Additionally, Mr. Yeager and his
family compiled a lengthy list of civic and charitable
accomplishments in the Inland Empire.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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