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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          ACR 75 (Nielsen)
          As Amended  September 7, 2011
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |75-0 |(September 6,   |SENATE: |40-0 |(September 8,  |
          |           |     |2011)           |        |     |2011)          |
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           Original Committee Reference:    TRANS.  

           SUMMARY  :  Designates a segment of State Route (SR) 5 as the 
          California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Charles T. Smith 
          Memorial Highway.  

           The Senate amendments  correct an error in the description of one 
          of the designated route segment's termini.

           EXISTING LAW  assigns Caltrans the responsibility of operating 
          and maintaining state highways.  This includes the installation 
          and maintenance of highway signs.  

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

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations 
          Committee, there will be no additional cost.

           COMMENTS  :  Charles Taylor Smith was born April 9, 1928 in 
          Denison, Texas, and graduated from the CHP Academy in 1952 after 
          serving two years as a military policeman with the United States 
          Marine Corps (USMC).  Upon graduation, CHP Officer Taylor was 
          assigned to the El Centro Area, where he served his entire four 
          year career.  During a routine traffic stop for a speeding 
          violation on September 9, 1956, Officer Smith was shot in the 
          back three times by the speeding vehicle's passenger while 
          frisking the driver.  Both suspects were absent without leave 
          from the USMC and engaged in a crime spree.  Although mortally 
          wounded, Officer Smith returned fire and fatally shot both 
          suspects.   

          Officer Smith is remembered as a hard-working, dedicated officer 
          who loved his job, as well as a proud husband and father.  He is 
          survived by his wife, daughter, siblings, and two grandchildren. 








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


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