Relative to the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway.
Summary
ACR 162 is a nonbinding concurrent resolution that designates a segment of State Route 99 in Butte County as the Congressman Doug LaMalfa Memorial Highway. The named stretch runs from Cottonwood Creek (postmile 15.374) to Dry Creek (postmile 20.598). The resolution also asks the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to determine the cost of installing appropriate signs for the designation and to erect those signs if sufficient donations from nonstate sources are provided to cover the cost.
The measure is primarily commemorative and does not create a new regulatory program or substantive policy change. Its practical effect is to add a memorial highway designation to the state highway system for a specific portion of SR 99 and to authorize signage only on a donation-funded basis, which limits direct state fiscal exposure. The resolution also directs the Assembly Chief Clerk to transmit copies to the Director of Transportation and the author for distribution.
Impact
ACR 162 would affect state highway signage and route designation practices by formally naming a portion of State Route 99 in Butte County after Congressman Doug LaMalfa. Because it is a concurrent resolution, it does not amend the Vehicle Code or impose enforceable duties beyond the request to Caltrans to estimate sign costs and install signs if outside donations cover the expense. The bill’s impact is therefore limited to memorial recognition, possible signage installation, and the administrative steps associated with implementing a highway dedication.
Sentiment
The available voting history indicates strong bipartisan or at least unanimous support for the resolution. It passed committee with no opposition and later advanced on the Assembly floor by consent calendar with 73 ayes and 0 noes. The bill text itself is highly laudatory, emphasizing LaMalfa’s public service, agricultural background, rural advocacy, and personal ties to the community, which suggests the measure is intended as a tribute rather than a contested policy proposal.
Contention
There is little visible contention in the available record. The only practical issue implied by the text is the requirement that sign costs be paid from nonstate donations before Caltrans erects them, which reflects a standard fiscal safeguard for memorial highway designations. No committee transcript objections or recorded floor opposition appear in the provided materials, and the resolution’s commemorative purpose likely explains the lack of controversy.