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                                                                  ACR 118
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          Date of Hearing:  June 23, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                               Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
                     ACR 118 (Logue) - As Amended:  June 17, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :  California Small Businesses Highway 

           SUMMARY  :  Designates a specific portion of State Route (SR) 99  
          in Sutter County as the "California Small Businesses Highway."   
          Specifically,  this bill :

          1)Highlights the economic importance of small businesses within  
            the State of California.

          2)Designates a portion of SR 99 between Hull Road and Stewart  
            Road in Sutter County as the California Small Businesses  
            Highway.  

          3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation  
            (Caltrans) determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent  
            with the signing requirements for the state highway system,  
            showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations  
            from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those  
            signs.  

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

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Costs to make and erect the appropriate signs  
          are covered by donations.  

           COMMENTS  :  As California continues to move forward after  
          experiencing a severe economic recession, the significant number  
          of small businesses within the state will play a critical role  
          in the state's economic recovery.  California's small businesses  
          provide a variety of imperative services, employ a significant  
          number of the state's population, and are the cornerstone in  
          many communities.  This bill designating a specific portion of  
          SR 99 in acknowledgment of California's small businesses will  
          highlight the significant role these employers play in the  
          state's economy and local communities. 

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   








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           Support 
           
          None on file 

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :   Manny Leon / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093