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                                                                  SCR 113
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          Date of Hearing:   June 23, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                               Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
                     SCR 113 (Evans) - As Amended:  June 16, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :   32-0
           
          SUBJECT  :  Memorial Naming

           SUMMARY  :  Designates each of the Mad River Bridges on State  
          Route (SR) 101 in Humboldt County as the Bicyclist John Mello  
          Memorial Bridge.  Specifically,  this bill  :  

          1)Describes the accomplishments and attributes of John Mello.  

          2)Designates each of the Mad River Bridges on SR 101 in Humboldt  
            County as the Bicyclist John Mello Memorial Bridge.  

          3)Requests that the California Department of Transportation  
            (Caltrans) determine the cost of the appropriate signs,  
            consistent with the signing requirements for a state highway  
            system, showing 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 including the installation and  
          maintenance of highway signs.  

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

           COMMENTS  :  John Mello was a loving and devoted father,  
          grandfather, and friend who was tragically killed in a bicycle  
          accident on SR 101 north of Trinidad. Mr. Mello was pursuing one  
          of his many interests, long-distance bicycling, when he was  
          fatally struck.  Mr. Mello was an enthusiastic cyclist, skilled  
          heavy equipment mechanic and was known for his integrity,  
          knowledge, loyalty, humor, compassion, thoughtfulness, and  
          unselfish generosity.  Mr. Mello is survived by his brother,  
          Joe, his sister, Lina, his daughter Angie, his son Brian, and  
          his grandchildren, Ryan, Justin, Ricky, Ariah, and Preston.  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :








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           Support 
           
          County of Humboldt (sponsor)

           
            Opposition 
          
          None on file

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :   Victoria Alvarez / TRANS. / (916) 319-  
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