BILL ANALYSIS
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: SCR 116
SENATOR ALAN LOWENTHAL, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: ducheny
VERSION: 7/28/10
Analysis by: Carrie Cornwell FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: August 10, 2010
SUBJECT:
Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial Bridge
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution designates a bridge on the State Highway Route
(SR) 78 Bypass in Imperial County as the Douglas B. Dunaway
Memorial Bridge.
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.
The segment of highway being named must not exceed five miles
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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 the New River Bridge on the SR 78
Bypass in Imperial County as the Douglas B. Dunaway Memorial
Bridge. The resolution further requests that the Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) erect appropriate signs upon receiving
donations from non-state sources to cover the costs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The author introduced this resolution to recognize
the service of Douglas B. Dunaway to the people and motorists
of California.
2.Background . Born to a U.S. military family on an airbase in
England in 1959, Douglas B. Dunaway enlisted in the U.S. Army
in 1977. Following four years of military service, Mr. Dunaway
enrolled at Oregon State University earning a bachelor's
degree in Civil Engineering. In 1991, he began work at
Caltrans, where he worked for 19 years until his death. Mr.
Dunaway worked in the Office of Structures Construction at
Caltrans and on structures in Caltrans' District 11, which
encompasses Imperial and San Diego counties. In 2008, Caltrans
named him the Structure Representative of the Year. He served
Caltrans and California well, gaining the respect of
supervisors and mentoring other Caltrans' employees. He had a
passion for bridge building and volunteered for bridge
assignments in Imperial County, where he enjoyed both working
and living.
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,
August 4, 2010)
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SUPPORT: None received.
OPPOSED: None received.