BILL NUMBER: ACR 92 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 150
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 1, 1998
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 21, 1998
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 1998
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 7, 1998
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 9, 1998
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Morrow
(Coauthor: Senator Craven)
FEBRUARY 10, 1998
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 92--Relative to historic U.S.
Highway Route 101.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 92, Morrow. Historic U.S. Highway Route 101.
This measure would recognize the remaining sections of the
original U.S. Highway Route 101 for their historical significance.
The measure would request the Department of Transportation, upon
application by a local agency or private group to identify any former
section of the original U.S. Highway Route 101 that is still a
publicly maintained highway and is within the jurisdiction of the
department, but is not designated as having formerly been part of the
original U.S. Highway Route 101, to designate that section of
highway as Historic U.S. Highway Route 101. The measure would request
the department to determine the cost of appropriate highway markers
or signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources for that cost, to erect appropriate
highway markers or signs on those former sections of the original
U.S. Highway Route 101 that are part of the state highway system.
The measure would also request the department to develop consistent
signing standards for the placement of highway markers or signs,
identifying sections of the highway, which may be used by cities or
counties to designate the historical significance of those portions
of the route.
WHEREAS, U.S. Highway Route 101, a 935-mile highway spanning the
southern and northern borders of California, has played a major role
in the development of this state during the 20th century; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Highway Route 101, is one of the earliest state
highway routes in California recommended by the Bureau of Highways
map of 1896, and was adopted into the state highway system in 1909;
and
WHEREAS, In 1912, construction began on U.S. Highway Route 101 as
one of two north-south major highways connecting California's
counties; and
WHEREAS, In 1925, the federal government became involved in
highway route designations across the nation by assigning odd numbers
to roadways running north and south. Beginning on the Atlantic
coast, the lowest number commenced and increased progressively from
the east toward the west until the road along the Pacific Coast
received a formal enumeration as U.S. Highway Route 101; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Highway Route 101, in addition to its importance in
transportation, has outstanding natural, cultural, historic, and
scenic qualities; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, U.S. Highway Route 101 has conveyed
commerce and pleasure travelers whose needs were met by nearby cities
and counties; and
WHEREAS, The response to these needs resulted in the development
of adjacent environments or the retention of open spaces and
established the unique character of those areas; and
WHEREAS, Though supplanted by another roadway as the state's
primary north-south highway, segments of the original U.S. Highway
Route 101 remain, although many are no longer identified as such; and
WHEREAS, The original U.S. Highway Route 101 served as the main
street of many California cities and towns along its length on the
coast and, though no longer designated as former U.S. Highway Route
101, these sections represent both state and local historic
significance; and
WHEREAS, Some portions of the highway have been turned over to
local governments and are no longer within the state highway system;
and
WHEREAS, Without formal designation, the history and contribution
of these segments of U.S. Highway Route 101 to the development of the
state would remain less known; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that a means to designate these historic
sections of the original U.S. Highway Route 101 be established; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes the remaining
sections of the original U.S. Highway Route 101 for their historical
significance and importance in the development of California; and be
it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested, upon
application by a local agency or a private group to identify any
former section of the original U.S. Highway Route 101 that is still a
publicly maintained highway and is within the jurisdiction of the
department, but is not designated as having formerly been part of the
original U.S. Highway Route 101, to designate that section of
highway as Historic U.S. Highway Route 101; and be it further
Resolved, That the department is requested to determine the cost
of appropriate highway markers or signs consistent with signing
requirements for the state highway system showing this special
Historic U.S. Highway Route 101 designation and, upon receiving
donations from nonstate sources for that cost, to erect those highway
markers or signs on those former sections of the original U.S.
Highway Route 101 that are part of the state highway system; and be
it further
Resolved, That the department is requested to develop consistent
signing standards for the placement of highway markers or signs,
identifying sections of the original U.S. Highway 101, which may be
used by cities or counties to designate the historical significance
of those portions of the route that are within their respective
jurisdictions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.