Bill Text: CA ACR172 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Ernest N. Mobley Memorial Interchange.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-08-02 - In Senate. To Com. on RLS. [ACR172 Detail]
Download: California-2009-ACR172-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 172 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Villines
(Coauthor: Senator Cogdill)
JUNE 1, 2010
Relative to the Ernest N. Mobley Memorial Interchange.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 172, as introduced, Villines. Ernest N. Mobley Memorial
Interchange.
This measure would designate the State Highway Route 180
interchange at Temperance Avenue in the City of Fresno as the Ernest
N. Mobley Memorial Interchange. The measure would 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, Ernest N. Mobley, who was born in Shadyside, Ohio, on
November 1, 1918, and died in California on March 10, 2009, was a
veteran of World War II and also served in the Assembly of the State
of California from 1966 through 1976, where he watched over
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley interests from the powerful Ways and
Means Committee; and
WHEREAS, While serving in the Assembly, Mr. Mobley represented
portions of the Counties of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare, and among his
top concerns were agriculture and water issues; and
WHEREAS, One of Mr. Mobley's big accomplishments was assisting in
the completion of State Highway Route 41 by, in 1976, bringing
attention to the need to complete the construction project; and
WHEREAS, Before becoming an Assembly Member, Mr. Mobley was
involved in public service, including serving as Fresno County's
administrative officer and as the city manager of the City of Santa
Monica; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mobley also served in the United States Army in five
major campaigns across Europe and received the Combat Infantryman's
Badge, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters,
and the Purple Heart. He was in the Army National Guard after World
War II and in 1972 he was commanding officer of the 175th Medical
Group in Sacramento; and
WHEREAS, After leaving the Assembly, Mr. Mobley returned to his
farm in the City of Sanger and enjoyed traveling the world with his
wife Lillian; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby recognizes the
contributions of former Assembly Member Ernest N. Mobley to the
people of the State of California and designates the State Highway
Route 180 interchange at Temperance Avenue in the City of Fresno as
the Ernest N. Mobley Memorial Interchange; 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 that cost, to erect those signs; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
