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           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE       BILL NO: scr 85
          SENATOR MARK DESAULNIER, CHAIRMAN              AUTHOR:  correa
                                                         VERSION: 3/19/14
          Analysis by:  Carrie Cornwell                  FISCAL:  yes
          Hearing date:  April 1, 2014




          SUBJECT:

          Viet Dzung Human Rights Memorial Highway

          DESCRIPTION:

          This resolution names a portion of State Highway Route (SR) 39  
          in Orange County as the Viet Dzung Human Rights 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  
            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 portion of SR 39, which is Beach  
          Boulevard, between its intersection with Interstate 405 and  
          Talbert Avenue in Orange County as the Viet Dzung Human Rights  
          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 work of Viet Dzung.   

           2.Background on Viet Dzung  .  Born in Saigon in South Vietnam in  
            1958, Nguyen Ngoc Hung Dung, as he was named, left his native  
            country at the end of the Vietnam war.  When he arrived in the  
            United States in 1976, Nguyen Ngoc Hung Dung made his home in  
            Orange County, where he became a pillar of the  
            Vietnamese-American community.  Using the name Viet Dzung,  
            "Hero of Vietnam," he succeeded as a musician, radio  
            personality, and well-known advocate for Vietnamese civil  
            rights.  

            As a child Viet Dzung suffered a bout of polio that resulted  
            in his using crutches for much of his life.  He died in  
            December of last year at the age of 55 as the result of heart  
            disease.

           3.Consistent with the committee's policy  .  This resolution is  
            consistent with all the provisions of the committee's policy  
            on highway designations.  
          
          POSITIONS:  (Communicated to the committee before noon on  
          Wednesday,                                             March 26,  
          2014.)

               SUPPORT:  None received.

               OPPOSED:  None received.









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