BILL ANALYSIS �
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SENATE THIRD READING
SCR 37 (Anderson)
As Amended May 24, 2011
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :38-0
TRANSPORTATION 11-1 APPROPRIATIONS 15-1
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, | |
| |Jeffries, Achadjian, | |Blumenfield, Bradford, | |
| |Blumenfield, Bonilla, | |Charles Calderon, Campos, | |
| |Buchanan, Eng, Galgiani, | |Donnelly, Gatto, Hall, | |
| |Logue, Miller, Portantino | |Hill, Lara, Mitchell, | |
| | | |Nielsen, Solorio, Wagner | |
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|Nays:|Norby |Nays:|Norby | |
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SUMMARY : Designates a segment of State Highway Route (SR) 8 as the
Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas Jr. Memorial Highway.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Recounts the life and career of Robert W. Rosas Jr., a United
States (U.S.) Border Patrol Agent who lost his life in the line of
duty.
2)Designates the segment of SR 8 between post mile R51.000 and post
mile R55.800 as the Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas Jr.
Memorial Highway.
3)Requests the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine
the cost of erecting the appropriate signs, consistent with the
signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this
special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources covering the cost, to erect those signs.
EXISTING LAW : Assigns Caltrans the responsibility to operate and
maintain state highways. This includes the installation and
maintenance of highway signs.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee,
minor costs to Caltrans to make and erect appropriate signs; these
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costs are covered by donations. (State Highway Account.)
COMMENTS : Born and raised in El Centro, California, Robert Rosas
graduated from El Centro's Central Union High School in 1997.
Entering law enforcement at age 21, he worked for six years as a
correctional officer at Centinela State Prison. In 2006, Mr. Rosas
began his career with the U.S. Border Patrol. On July 23, 2009,
Agent Rosas was following a group of suspicious individuals near
Campos on the U.S.-Mexico border. He radioed for backup from other
agents. When the responding agents arrived on the scene they heard
shots and a short while later found Agent Rosas, who had been shot.
Agent Rosas died at the scene. At his memorial service, an event
that drew thousands, he was remembered as the "Mayor of El Centro"
because of his popularity in his home community.
Agent Rosas died in the line of duty at age 30. He is survived by
his wife, Rosalie, and their two children.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN:
0001517