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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          ACR 164 (Villines)
          As Amended  August 17, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |76-0 |(August 2,      |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 26,    |
          |           |     |2010)           |        |     |2010)          |
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           Original Committee Reference:   TRANS.

          SUMMARY  :  Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 168 as the  
          Deputy Sheriff Joel B. Wahlenmaier Memorial Highway.  

           The Senate amendments  clarify the location of one of the termini  
          of the route segment that has been targeted for memorial  
          designation.  
           
          EXISTING LAW  assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate and  
          maintain state highways.  This includes the installation and  
          maintenance of highways signs.  

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was significantly similar  
          to the version passed by the Senate.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriation  
          Committee analysis, there will be minor costs to Caltrans to  
          make and erect appropriate signs; these costs are covered by  
          donations.  

           COMMENTS  :  Joel B. Wahlenmaier was born in Bakersfield and  
          raised in Fresno, attending local schools and Reedley College.   
          Upon joining the Fresno County Sheriff's Office in 1998, Deputy  
          Sheriff Wahlenmaier worked in the Patrol Division and as a  
          detective assigned to the Robbery/Property Crimes and Homicide  
          units.  He was also a long-time member of the Sheriff's Search &  
          Rescue Team and was a dedicated officer who served his community  
          and loved his profession.  

          On February 25, 2010, Deputy Sheriff Wahlenmaier was  
          investigating a felony assault case in the town of Minkler,  
          California, in eastern Fresno County.  While being served a  
          search warrant, the suspect ambushed the deputies with gunfire.   
          Deputy Sheriff Wahlenmaier suffered gunshot wounds that resulted  








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          in his death upon his arrival at Community Regional Medical  
          Center.  The subsequent investigation found that the suspect, a  
          51-year-old Minkler man, was angry with other residents of the  
          town and had planned to ambush law enforcement officers if they  
          attempted to contact him.  The suspect committed suicide during  
          the incident.  Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar was also  
          killed in the gun battle.  

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :   Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 
           
           

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