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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 160
          Author:   V. Manuel Perez (D), et al
          Amended:  5/24/10 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-0, 8/2/10 (Consent) - See last page for  
            vote


           SUBJECT  :    Imperial Valley Pioneers Expressway

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates a segment of State  
          Route 11 the Imperial Valley Pioneers Expressway.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law assigns the Department of  
          Transportation (Caltrans) the responsibility to operate and  
          maintain state highways.  This includes the installation  
          and maintenance of highway signs.  

          This resolution:

          1. Recounts the transformation of the Imperial Valley from  
             a desert into a thriving agricultural community.  

          2. Designates the portion of State Route (SR) 111 between  
             SR 8 and SR 78, in Imperial County, as the "Imperial  
             Valley Pioneers Expressway."  
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          3. Requests 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.  

           Comments

           In the early 20th century, courageous pioneers from  
          throughout the world relocated to the vast desert area now  
          called the Imperial Valley, staking their future on its  
          agricultural promise.  They consisted of a patchwork quilt  
          of peoples - including African American, Chinese, East  
          Indian, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian,  
          Japanese American, Lebanese, Mexican, Portuguese, and Swiss  
          -- that has contributed to California's rich diversity  
          today.  

          These pioneers leveled their own land and constructed the  
          first roads and canals, making way for the development of  
          homes, schools, businesses, and places of worship.  Their  
          determination, ingenuity, and hard work helped to create a  
          thriving $1 billion annual agricultural economy, making it  
          one of the most productive farming regions in California.  

          This resolution seeks to commemorate the remarkable modern  
          history of the irrigated desert and of the people who  
          settled it.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/12/10)

          El Centro City Council
          City of Holtville
          City of Imperial
          Imperial County Historical Society


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 
          AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill  
            Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block, Blumenfield,  
            Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Charles Calderon, Carter,  

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            Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,  
            DeVore, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,  
            Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto,  
            Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,  
            Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,  
            Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava,  
            Nestande, Niello, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,  
            Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra  
            Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran,  
            Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Caballero, Nielsen, Norby, Vacancy


          JJA:do  8/17/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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