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CA SCR28

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

7/9/2021

Primary Sponsor

Tom Umberg

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the portion of State Highway Route 37 between the Atherton Avenue undercrossing (postmile 13.773) and its junction with State Highway Route 121 (postmile 3.900) as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

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

  • Honors Korean War veterans and acknowledges the conflict's historical significance, noting over 36,000 U.S. military personnel were killed in action during the 1950-1953 war.

  • Recognizes that Korean War veterans have been historically underrecognized (known as the "Forgotten War") and faced reduced benefits and alienation upon returning to the United States.

Legislative Description

Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 64, Statutes of 2021.

7/9/2021

Committee Referrals

Transportation5/20/2021
Appropriations4/27/2021
Transportation4/7/2021
Rules3/23/2021

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