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THIRD READING
Bill No: AJR 8
Author: Furutani (D), et al.
Amended: 9/8/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 9/8/11 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : USS Iowa
SOURCE : Pacific Battleship Center
DIGEST : This resolution applauds the United States Navy
for approving the application submitted by the Pacific
Battleship Center to house the USS Iowa at the Port of Los
Angeles.
ANALYSIS :
Resolution findings:
1. The USS Iowa served in a number of significant battles
during World War II, but is most popularly known as the
ship that carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across
the Atlantic for meetings with Winston Churchill.
2. The Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit organization,
has proposed using the battleship as a waterfront
floating museum which makes the USS Iowa the west
coast's only major World War II battleship.
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3. This proposal has significant support from the San Pedro
area neighborhood councils and businesses, as this
historic battleship could significantly increase
tourism, and would subsequently have a much needed
positive economic impact on the City of Los Angeles,
which is critical during these economic times.
4. The Pacific Battleship Center has pledged to fund the
costs associated with housing the USS Iowa.
5. The proposal will ensure all efforts and actions are
taken to avoid any costs or burdens to the Port of Los
Angeles, the surrounding communities, or local
government entities to bring the USS Iowa to Los
Angeles, maintain it, or return it to the United States
Navy in case it is not successful.
6. The berthing of the USS Iowa Battleship in the Port of
Los Angeles will serve as a community asset creating
cultural, educational, and historical benefits to San
Pedro and the surrounding communities.
7. The proposal will provide the anchor for the Fire Boat
Display, Maritime Museum, and Lane Victory, and create a
"Historical Core" for visitor draw.
8. The Port of Los Angeles, as well as the surrounding
communities, draws over 500,000 tourists per year,
making it an ideal home that will ensure several hundred
thousand visitors annually to the USS Iowa.
9. The proposed location in the Port of Los Angeles is
ideally situated for easy freeway and traffic access.
10.The proposal has support from the surrounding community,
including the San Pedro area neighborhood councils, San
Pedro businesses, the City of Los Angeles, and the Port
of Los Angeles.
11.The application submitted by the Pacific Battleship
Center to bring the USS Iowa to the Port of Los Angeles
has received the support of the past four governors of
the State of Iowa.
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12.The United States Navy announced on September 6, 2011,
that the battleship USS Iowa was awarded to the Port of
Los Angeles.
Comments
The author's office states in support of this
resolution, "The Port of Los Angeles is an ideal home
for the USS Iowa. The surrounding community has been
instrumental in the effort to establish the USS Iowa
as a waterfront floating museum housed at the Port of
Los Angeles. A non-profit organization-the Pacific
Battleship Center-has been formed with the exclusive
task of applying to the US Navy to request that the
USS Iowa be housed at the Port of Los Angeles, and the
organization has pledged to fund the costs associated
with housing the USS Iowa.
"The Port of Los Angeles is North America's busiest
seaport and is located adjacent to the World Cruise
Center which is home to various cruise lines. The
Port and its surrounding communities currently draw
over several hundred thousand visitors per year, not
to mention the volume of visitors that come through
the greater Los Angeles area. This is a phenomenal
opportunity to give Californians and other visitors to
the Port of Los Angeles area access to a tangible link
to modern United States history. "
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 9/9/11)
Pacific Battleship Center (source)
Carson Chamber of Commerce
City of Los Angeles
Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce
South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 9/8/11
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
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Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Grove,
Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger
Hern�ndez, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones,
Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor,
Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande,
Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel P�rez,
Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson,
Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada,
John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Gorell
JJA:do 9/9/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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