BILL ANALYSIS �
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE BILL NO: ACR 135
SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN AUTHOR: patterson
VERSION: 4/10/14
Analysis by: Nathan Phillips FISCAL: yes
Hearing date: June 10, 2014
SUBJECT:
Specialist Manuel Joaquin Holguin Memorial Highway
DESCRIPTION:
This resolution designates a portion of State Highway Route 245
near the town of Elderwood, in Tulare County, as the Specialist
Manuel Joaquin Holguin Memorial Highway.
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
or structure 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 resolution must represent the
district in which the facility is located, and the resolution
must identify the specific highway segment or structure being
named.
The segment of highway being named 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.
This resolution designates a 4.5-mile portion of State Highway
Route 245 (Millwood Drive) from Avenue 364 to Avenue 398 near
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the town of Elderwood, in Tulare County, as the Specialist
Manuel Joaquin Holguin Memorial Highway. The resolution further
requests that the Department of Transportation erect appropriate
signs upon receiving donations from non-state sources to cover
the costs.
COMMENTS:
1.Purpose . The author introduced this resolution to honor the
life and service of Specialist Manuel Joaquin Holguin.
2.Background . Manuel Joaquin Holguin was born August 29, 1984,
in Visalia, California, grew up in Elderwood, California, and
graduated from Woodlake Union High School in June 2002. He
then signed up with the United States Army for a three-year
commitment and was sent to Fort Benning, for boot camp, where
he also received advanced infantry training. He served two
tours of duty in Iraq, the first in 2003-2004. During the
second tour, on July 15, 2006, his unit responded to an
explosion at a marketplace, set up a perimeter, and began to
receive small arms fire. During the firefight, an improvised
explosive device (IED) detonated, killing Specialist Holguin
one month before his 22nd birthday.
Specialist Holguin was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze
Star medals for his active military service in the United
States Army and for his actions, not only on that day, but for
the entire time he spent in Iraq. He is survived by his
mother, father, and brother.
3.Consistent with committee policy . This resolution is
consistent with the provisions of the committee's policy on
highway designations.
POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on
Wednesday, June 4,
2014.)
SUPPORT: None received.
OPPOSED: None received.
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