BILL ANALYSIS
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: SCR 100
SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: cox
VERSION: 4/12/10
Analysis by: Carrie Cornwell FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: May 4, 2010
SUBJECT:
California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Douglas "Scott" Russell
Memorial Freeway
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution names a portion of State Highway Route (SR) 50
through Shingle Springs in El Dorado County as the "CHP Officer
Douglas 'Scott' Russell Memorial Freeway."
ANALYSIS:
The committee has adopted a policy regarding the naming of state
highways or structures. Under the policy, the committee will
consider only those resolutions that meet all of the following
criteria:
The person being honored must have provided extraordinary
public service or some exemplary contribution to the public
good and have a connection to the community where the highway
is located.
The person being honored must be deceased.
The naming must be done without cost to the state. Costs for
signs and plaques must be paid by local or private sources.
The author or co-author of the resolution must represent the
district in which the facility is located and the resolution
must identify the specific highway segment or structure being
named.
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The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
in length.
The proposed designation must reflect a community consensus
and be without local opposition.
The proposed designation may not supersede an existing
designation unless the sponsor can document that a good faith
effort has uncovered no opposition to rescinding the prior
designation.
This resolution designates SR 50 in the vicinity of eastbound
post-mile 08.533 and westbound post-mile 08.598 in the community
of Shingle Springs in El Dorado County as the CHP Officer
Douglas "Scott" Russell Memorial Freeway. The resolution further
requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate
signs upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover
the costs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The author introduced this resolution to honor and
recognize the life, work, and ultimate sacrifice in the line
of duty of CHP Officer Douglas "Scott" Russell.
2.Background on Officer Russell . Born in Castro Valley,
California in 1960, Scott Russell graduated from Amador High
School and then from the California Highway Patrol Academy in
1985. Officer Douglas worked in Hayward, Bridgeport, and the
Investigative Services Section before transferring to the
Placerville Area in 2000. In 2003, he was recognized as
Officer of the Year for the Placerville CHP office.
Officer Russell died in the line of duty on July 31, 2007,
when he was placing a spike strip across SR 50 to end a
pursuit and a fleeing suspect's vehicle struck him. He is
survived by his wife, Lynn, whom he had married in 1997.
3.Consistent with committee's policy . This resolution is
consistent with all of the provisions of the committee's
policy on highway designations.
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the Committee before noon on
Wednesday,
April 28, 2010)
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SUPPORT: California Association of Highway Patrolmen
(sponsor)
OPPOSED: None received.