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SCR-36 Yanks Air Museum: Yanks Way off ramp.(2015-2016)



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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2015–2016 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. 36

Introduced by Senator Cannella
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Alejo)

April 06, 2015

Relative to the Yanks Air Museum.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SCR 36, as introduced, Cannella. Yanks Air Museum: Yanks Way off ramp.
This measure would designate the Yanks Way off ramp on State Highway Route 101 in the County of Monterey as the official off ramp to the Yanks Air Museum. 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.
Fiscal Committee: YES  
WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum in the City of Greenfield is identified as a key regional project in the County of Monterey in the Region Five Regional Economic Recovery Plan; and
WHEREAS, The construction and operation of Yanks Air Museum utilizes both public and private partnerships and will have a beneficial economic impact on the region that includes the creation of 2,000 construction jobs and over 300 permanent jobs; and
WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum will feature a world-class collection of restored aircraft that reflect the entire spectrum of American aviation history and technology; and
WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum will be a working air museum with a 4,250 foot runway that will support both museum flight operations and the private aviation needs of museum visitors and local aviators; and
WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum is dedicated to preserving our nation’s history in aviation and will serve as an educational resource to surrounding schools, communities, and the region by offering educational programs that feature advanced technology teaching tools; and
WHEREAS, The Yanks Air Museum complex, which will include a hotel and spa, a winery, restaurants, and a recreational vehicle park, will be a primary destination that will draw tourists to the region from around the world; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the Yanks Way off ramp on State Highway Route 101 in the County of Monterey as the official off ramp to the Yanks Air Museum; 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 this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.