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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 2095
          Author:   Campos (D)
          Amended:  6/13/12 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
          PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT


           SUBJECT  :    State Highway Route 101:  City of San Jose:  
          signs 
                      recognizing Little Saigon

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill requires the Department of 
          Transportation (Caltrans), upon receipt of nonstate funds 
          sufficient to cover the cost, to erect up to four signs or 
          markers on State Highway Route (SR) 101 in the City of San 
          Jose to provide recognition of the historical importance of 
          the Little Saigon corridor.

           Senate Floor Amendments  of 6/13/12 strike the entire 
          contents of the bill and insert new language regarding 
          highway signs.

           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law provides that Caltrans has full 
          possession and control of the state highway system and 
          associated property. 

          Existing law authorizes Caltrans to place signs on state 
          highways directing motorists to culturally unique and 
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          historically significant communities within the geographic 
          boundaries of a city, county, or city and county under 
          certain conditions.

          This bill:

          1. Requires that Caltrans, through the erection of highway 
             signs or appropriate markers on SR 101, provide 
             recognition of the historical importance of the Little 
             Saigon corridor in the City of San Jose on Story Road 
             between SR 101 and Senter Road. 

          2. Requires a sign or marker be placed along each Story 
             Road exit from SR 101, with no more than four signs or 
             markers to be erected by Caltrans, and provides the 
             recognition project may be complemented by local 
             designation efforts and other similar actions.

          3. Requires that Caltrans determine the cost of appropriate 
             signs or markers to implement this bill consistent with 
             the signing requirements for the state highway system, 
             and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources 
             sufficient to cover the cost, shall erect those signs or 
             markers.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No


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