BILL NUMBER: ACR 76INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chesbro JULY 11, 2011 Relative to CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams Memorial Highway. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 76, as introduced, Chesbro. CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams Memorial Highway. This measure would designate a portion of State Highway Route 101 in the County of Mendocino as the CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams 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. Fiscal committee: yes. WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Thomas Richard Adams was born on June 12, 1986, to Bruce and Karen Adams, in San Francisco; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams graduated from Fortuna High School in 2004 and attended Humboldt State University in Arcata and the College of the Redwoods in Eureka, from 2005 to 2006; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams was employed by a local tree service in Humboldt County prior to becoming a CHP officer; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams graduated from the CHP Academy on January 23, 2009, and, upon graduation, was assigned to the Oakland area office for one year and seven months, prior to being transferred to the Garberville area where he spent the remainder of his career; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams, Badge No. 19365, was killed in the line of duty on February 15, 2011, when his patrol car crossed over the center yellow lines of State Highway Route 101 (U.S. 101) near Piercy and was struck by an oncoming pickup truck; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams is survived by his parents and his brother, Sean; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams was a hardworking, dedicated officer who took pride in achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a CHP officer, who was known for being a loyal friend and family member, and who was always there to lend a helping hand when a friend was in need; and WHEREAS, Officer Adams maintained regular contact with distant family members and had an incredible sense of humor, and spent his spare time watching and playing football, weightlifting, and strength training; and WHEREAS, It is therefore appropriate to designate a portion of Route 101 in his honor; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the portion of State Highway Route 101 between the intersection of State Highway Route 271 to the South Fork of the Eel River (Postmile 102.00 to Postmile 106.57) in the County of Mendocino is hereby designated as the CHP Officer Thomas R. Adams Memorial Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the costs of erecting appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.