| 1 | | - | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 68 CHAPTER 103Relative to the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway. [ Filed with Secretary of State August 01, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 68, Archuleta. First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway.This measure would designate the portion of State Route 91, from the Pioneer Boulevard undercrossing to the Carmenita Road overcrossing, as the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway. This measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES Bill TextWHEREAS, On March 16, 1912, in Ely, Nevada, First Lady Pat Nixon was born Thelma Catherine Ryan; andWHEREAS, She was given the nickname Patricia, or Pat by her father because she was born just hours shy of Saint Patricks Day; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon attended Pioneer Boulevard Grammar School in the City of Artesia (now the City of Cerritos), California and Excelsior High School in the City of Norwalk, California; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon graduated from the University of Southern California in 1937, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to earn a graduate degree, and subsequently began teaching at Whittier Union High School in the City of Whittier, California; and WHEREAS, Pat met Richard Nixon in February 1938 and they married two years later in the City of Riverside, California; and WHEREAS, The couple had two daughters, Patricia and Julie Nixon; andWHEREAS, Throughout her lifetime of service, Mrs. Nixon fundamentally transformed the roles of both Second Lady and First Lady, redefining them for an entire generation of people who would follow her; andWHEREAS, In 1953, then Second Lady Pat Nixon, as wife of the Vice President of the United States, led an extensive two-month tour through Asia and the Pacific, including visiting Cambodia, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan; andWHEREAS, On January 20, 1969, Pat Nixon became the First Lady of the United States of America; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon championed and supported the societal advancement of women and girls by endorsing the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to wear pants in public, and advocating for the appointment of a woman to the United States Supreme Court; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon championed volunteer service and donated personal time and efforts to furthering the charitable missions of such notable volunteer organizations as The Salvation Army, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and the American Red Cross; andWHEREAS, In July 1969, Mrs. Nixon visited American troops in South Vietnam, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to travel to a combat zone; andWHEREAS, Pat Nixons travels as First Lady included the historic visit to the Peoples Republic of China, summit meetings in the former Soviet Union, and diplomatic missions to Ghana, Liberia, and Cte dIvoire, as well as a journey of compassion to take relief supplies to earthquake victims in Peru; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon became known as Americas Ambassador of Goodwill for her travels to 83 different countries around the world, the most of any First Lady; andWHEREAS, First Lady Pat Nixon died at home in Park Ridge, New Jersey on June 22, 1993, and is buried at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in the City of Yorba Linda, California; andWHEREAS, It is appropriate to commemorate First Lady Pat Nixons extensive service to our country; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 91, from the Pioneer Boulevard undercrossing 53-1335, postmile R18.087, to the Carmenita Road overcrossing 53-1432, postmile R20.454, as the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway, to honor and commemorate Mrs. Nixons legacy of service to her country; and be it furtherResolved, 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 of the signs for which the donations were made, to erect those signs; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled July 13, 2022 Passed IN Senate April 28, 2022 Passed IN Assembly June 30, 2022 Amended IN Senate April 18, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 68Introduced by Senator Archuleta(Coauthors: Senators Bates, Ochoa Bogh, and Wilk)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen, Aguiar-Curry, Alvarez, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Bennett, Berman, Bigelow, Boerner Horvath, Mia Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Choi, Cooley, Cooper, Megan Dahle, Daly, Davies, Flora, Fong, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gray, Grayson, Haney, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, McKinnor, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nguyen, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Seyarto, Smith, Stone, Ting, Valladares, Voepel, Waldron, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wicks, Wilson, and Wood)February 14, 2022Relative to the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 68, Archuleta. First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway.This measure would designate the portion of State Route 91, from the Pioneer Boulevard undercrossing to the Carmenita Road overcrossing, as the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway. This measure would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from non-state sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: YES Bill TextWHEREAS, On March 16, 1912, in Ely, Nevada, First Lady Pat Nixon was born Thelma Catherine Ryan; andWHEREAS, She was given the nickname Patricia, or Pat by her father because she was born just hours shy of Saint Patricks Day; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon attended Pioneer Boulevard Grammar School in the City of Artesia (now the City of Cerritos), California and Excelsior High School in the City of Norwalk, California; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon graduated from the University of Southern California in 1937, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to earn a graduate degree, and subsequently began teaching at Whittier Union High School in the City of Whittier, California; and WHEREAS, Pat met Richard Nixon in February 1938 and they married two years later in the City of Riverside, California; and WHEREAS, The couple had two daughters, Patricia and Julie Nixon; andWHEREAS, Throughout her lifetime of service, Mrs. Nixon fundamentally transformed the roles of both Second Lady and First Lady, redefining them for an entire generation of people who would follow her; andWHEREAS, In 1953, then Second Lady Pat Nixon, as wife of the Vice President of the United States, led an extensive two-month tour through Asia and the Pacific, including visiting Cambodia, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan; andWHEREAS, On January 20, 1969, Pat Nixon became the First Lady of the United States of America; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon championed and supported the societal advancement of women and girls by endorsing the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to wear pants in public, and advocating for the appointment of a woman to the United States Supreme Court; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon championed volunteer service and donated personal time and efforts to furthering the charitable missions of such notable volunteer organizations as The Salvation Army, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and the American Red Cross; andWHEREAS, In July 1969, Mrs. Nixon visited American troops in South Vietnam, becoming the first Presidential First Lady to travel to a combat zone; andWHEREAS, Pat Nixons travels as First Lady included the historic visit to the Peoples Republic of China, summit meetings in the former Soviet Union, and diplomatic missions to Ghana, Liberia, and Cte dIvoire, as well as a journey of compassion to take relief supplies to earthquake victims in Peru; andWHEREAS, Mrs. Nixon became known as Americas Ambassador of Goodwill for her travels to 83 different countries around the world, the most of any First Lady; andWHEREAS, First Lady Pat Nixon died at home in Park Ridge, New Jersey on June 22, 1993, and is buried at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in the City of Yorba Linda, California; andWHEREAS, It is appropriate to commemorate First Lady Pat Nixons extensive service to our country; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route 91, from the Pioneer Boulevard undercrossing 53-1335, postmile R18.087, to the Carmenita Road overcrossing 53-1432, postmile R20.454, as the First Lady Pat Nixon Memorial Highway, to honor and commemorate Mrs. Nixons legacy of service to her country; and be it furtherResolved, 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 of the signs for which the donations were made, to erect those signs; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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