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CA SCR37

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

8/20/2010

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Wiggins

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 Session

AI Summary

  • Designates a 1.5-mile portion of State Highway Route 29 in Napa County (from post mile 37.9 to post mile 39.5) as Robert Louis Stevenson's Historic Trail to Silverado

  • Recognizes the historical significance of this road segment as part of the original Old Bull Trail built by California pioneers in the 1850s and later incorporated into the modern highway system

  • Requests the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signage for this special designation and erect signs upon receiving donations from nonstate sources to cover the cost

  • Honors Robert Louis Stevenson's 1880 journey through this area, which he documented in his book "The Silverado Squatters," and his vivid description of the route in the chapter titled "Starry Drive"

Legislative Description

Robert Louis Stevenson's Historic Trail to Silverado.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 93, Statutes of 2010.

8/20/2010

Committee Referrals

Appropriations8/9/2010
Transportation8/5/2010
Appropriations6/16/2010
Transportation and Housing4/30/2009
Rules4/21/2009

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