BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: acr 129
SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: conway
VERSION: 3/14/12
Analysis by: Mark Stivers FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: June 12, 2012
SUBJECT:
Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution designates an overcrossing on State Highway
Route 198 in Tulare County as the Corporal Jared Verbeek
Memorial Overcrossing.
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 South Giddings Avenue
overcrossing on State Highway Route 198 in the City of Visalia
as the Corporal Jared Verbeek Memorial Overcrossing. The
resolution further requests the Department of Transportation 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 an overcrossing in
Visalia for Corporal Verbeek, this resolution seeks to
memorialize his sacrifice in the line of duty.
2.Corporal Verbeek's contributions . From an early age, Jared
Verbeek sought the opportunity to wear a uniform in service of
his country, including joining the Boy Scouts of America and
earning 13 merit badges within his first month. Upon
graduation from high school, Corporal Verbeek received a
congressional appointment to the Naval Academy but instead
chose to enlist with the United States Marine Corps. Corporal
Verbeek graduated Marine Corps recruit training on February 1,
2008, and was assigned as a recruiter assistant to his
hometown Visalia recruiting substation. Later, Corporal
Verbeek received combat training at Camp Pendleton and
military police training at Fort Lenard Wood, Missouri. His
first duty assignment was with the Military Police (MP)
Company at Camp Pendleton. Corporal Verbeek volunteered to be
an MP liaison for the First Battalion of the Fifth Marine
Regiment, which deployed on March 17, 2011, to Afghanistan.
On June 21, 2011, Corporal Verbeek gave the ultimate sacrifice
for our country when he died from wounds sustained while
conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
3.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: 16-0
Trans: 12-0
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday, June 12,
2012)
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SUPPORT: Corporal Andrew MacDonald, United States Marines
Josh Beavers, United States Marines
OPPOSED: None received.