Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 118
CHAPTER 129
Relative to the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway.
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Filed with
Secretary of State
September 07, 2010.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 118, Denham.
Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway.
This measure would designate a specified portion of State Highway Route 99 in Atwater as the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
Digest Key
Fiscal Committee:
YES WHEREAS, On June 20, 2008, Federal Correctional Officer Jose Rivera was violently murdered by two inmates while employed at the United States Penitentiary Atwater in Atwater; and
WHEREAS, Officer Rivera died needlessly at a very young age; and
WHEREAS, It is important to remember Officer Rivera and to honor the contributions Officer Rivera made to our country; and
WHEREAS, The third of five children, Officer Rivera grew up in Chowchilla and graduated from Le Grand High School in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Shortly thereafter, Officer Rivera enlisted in the United States Navy; and
WHEREAS, Officer Rivera served four years in the military, which included two tours in Iraq; and
WHEREAS, After serving his country overseas, Officer Rivera returned to serve his country at home; and
WHEREAS, Upon his return, Officer Rivera began working for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Atwater; and
WHEREAS, Upon his death, Officer Rivera was laid to rest at St. Patrick’s Parish in Merced where services brought together friends, family, fellow officers, and other officials to honor Officer Rivera; and
WHEREAS, Many attended from different agencies and numerous states from across the country to pay their respects; and
WHEREAS, Officer Rivera’s death is tragic and a reminder that the law enforcement officers who serve the public risk their lives on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, We can only hope that this small tribute to Officer Rivera and his family serves as a reminder of his sacrifice and that the safety of all of our law enforcement officers is a matter of statewide and national concern; and
WHEREAS, Officer Rivera is survived by his mother Terry Rivera and his siblings; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the northbound and southbound portion of State Highway Route 99 between the Franklin Road exits and the Winton Way and Applegate Road exit in Atwater is hereby designated the Correctional Officer Jose Rivera Memorial Highway; and be it further
Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing the special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.