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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 9
          Author:   Wiggins (D)
          Amended:  As introduced
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMM  :  11-0, 3/31/09
          AYES:  Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman,  
            Hollingsworth, Kehoe, Oropeza, Pavley, Simitian, Wolk

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8 


           SUBJECT  :    James F. McManus Memorial Bridge

           SOURCE  :     Humboldt County Board of Supervisors


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates the Salmon Creek  
          Bridge on State Highway Route 101 in Humboldt County as the  
          James F. McManus Memorial Bridge.

           ANALYSIS  :    James McManus was born May 29, 1929 in  
          Oakland, California.  He split his time growing up between  
          the Bay Area and Los Angeles.  Mr. McManus attended the  
          City College of San Francisco, before serving in the Korean  
          War as a United States Marine.  After the war, he returned  
          to college at San Jose State University, but before he  
          finished his degree, he moved up Eureka.  In June 1954, he  
          joined the California Division of Highways, which later  
          became Caltrans.  His career with Caltrans spanned 38  
          years.  It included designing a five mile stretch of the  
          Redwood Freeway south of Myers Flat, which included a new  
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          bridge over Salmon Creek.  Mr. McManus passed away in 2006,  
          and this resolution names that bridge in his memory.


          By naming the Salmon Creek Bridge on Highway 101 for James  
          McManus, this resolution seeks to acknowledge Mr. McManus'  
          contributions to Caltrans and in particular the design of  
          the section of Highway 101 that includes the Salmon Creek  
          Bridge.

          This resolution designates the Salmon Creek Bridge at mile  
          post 23.9 on SR 101 in Humboldt County as the James F.  
          McManus Memorial Bridge.  The resolution further requests  
          Caltrans to erect appropriate signs upon receiving  
          donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.  

           Prior Legislation  

          This resolution is identical to last years SCR 120  
          (Wiggins), which passed the Senate, but was not acted upon  
          in the Assembly.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  Yes

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  4/21/09)

          Humboldt County Board of Supervisors (source) 
          American Federation of State, County and Municipal  
          Employees


          JJA:nl  4/22/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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