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           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE       BILL NO: acr 117
          SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN              AUTHOR:  Achadjian
                                                         VERSION: 5/31/12
          Analysis by:  Mark Stivers                     FISCAL:  yes
          Hearing date:  June 12, 2012



          SUBJECT:

          California Highway Patrol Officer Brett J. Oswald Memorial 
          Interchange

          DESCRIPTION:

          This resolution designates a state highway interchange in San 
          Luis Obispo County as the California Highway Patrol Officer 
          Brett J. Oswald Memorial Interchange.

          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 measure must represent the 
            district in which the facility is located, and the measure 
            must identify the specific highway segment or structure being 
            named. 
           If the segment of highway is being named for a specific 
            individual or individuals, it 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.




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           This resolution  designates the interchange at the intersection 
          of state highway routes (SR) 101 and 46 East in the City of Paso 
          Robles as the California Highway Patrol Officer Brett J. Oswald 
          Memorial Interchange.  The resolution further requests the 
          Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to erect appropriate 
          signs only upon receiving donations from non-state sources 
          sufficient to cover the cost.



          
          COMMENTS:

           1.Purpose of the resolution  .  By naming a highway interchange in 
            Paso Robles for California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Brett 
            J. Oswald, this resolution seeks to memorialize his sacrifice 
            in the line of duty and remind all that the safety of law 
            enforcement officers is a matter of statewide and national 
            concern.

           2.Officer Oswald's contributions  .  Brett J. Oswald served in the 
            United States Army for two years and later graduated from the 
            CHP Academy in 1990.  For the next 20 years, Officer Oswald 
            served the CHP as a flight officer in the Santa Fe Springs 
            Area Office, a traffic officer in the King City Area Office, a 
            flight officer in the Paso Robles Coastal Division Air 
            Operations Office, and a traffic officer in the Templeton Area 
            Office.  On June 27, 2010, Officer Oswald was killed in the 
            line of duty in Paso Robles when he was struck by a vehicle 
            while standing beside his patrol car on the side of the road 
            waiting for a tow truck at the scene of an abandoned vehicle.  
            Officer Oswald was known as a hard-working, dedicated officer 
            who loved his job and enjoyed his colleagues and as a loyal 
            family man who loved his wife dearly. He had an incredible 
            sense of humor and zest for life, was always smiling and 
            happy, and saw the beauty in everything.

           3.Preparing for reconstruction  .  This resolution names the 
            interchange of SR 101 and SR 46 East, which is four miles from 
            the interchange of SR 101 and SR 46 West.  Caltrans has plans 
            to reroute a portion of SR 46 and create a single intersection 
            with SR 101.  When that occurs, the interchange named in this 
            resolution will cease to exist.  The resolution prepares for 
            that eventuality by transferring the naming and directing 
            Caltrans to relocate the signs upon receiving non-state funds 




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            to cover the costs.

           4.Consistent with committee's policy  .  This resolution is 
            consistent with all the provisions of the committee's policy 
            on highway designations.  
          
          Assembly Votes:
               Floor:    69-0
               Appr: 16-1
               Trans:    13-0

          POSITIONS:  (Communicated to the committee before noon on 
          Wednesday,                                             June 6, 
          2012)

               SUPPORT:  California Association of Highway Patrolmen

               OPPOSED:  None received.