Bill Text: CA AJR8 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: USS Iowa.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 121, Statutes of 2011. [AJR8 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AJR8-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AJR 8	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  121
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Furutani and Bonnie Lowenthal
   (Coauthors: Senators Lieu and Lowenthal)

                        MARCH 9, 2011

   Relative to the USS Iowa.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 8, Furutani. USS Iowa.
   This measure would applaud the United States Navy's approval of
the application submitted by the Pacific Battleship Center to house
the USS Iowa at the Port of Los Angeles.



   WHEREAS, The USS Iowa served in a number of significant battles
during World War II, but is most popularly known as the ship that
carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic for
meetings with Winston Churchill; and
   WHEREAS, The Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit organization,
has proposed using the battleship as a waterfront floating museum,
that would make the USS Iowa the west coast's only major World War II
battleship; and
   WHEREAS, This proposal has significant support from the San Pedro
area neighborhood councils and businesses, as this historic
battleship could significantly increase tourism, and would
subsequently have a much needed positive economic impact on the City
of Los Angeles, which is critical during these economic times; and
   WHEREAS, The Pacific Battleship Center has pledged to fund the
costs associated with housing the USS Iowa; and
   WHEREAS, The proposal will ensure all efforts and actions are
taken to avoid any costs or burdens to the Port of Los Angeles, the
surrounding communities, or local government entities to bring the
USS Iowa to Los Angeles, maintain it, or return it to the United
States Navy in case it is not successful; and
   WHEREAS, The berthing of the USS Iowa Battleship in the Port of
Los Angeles will serve as a community asset creating cultural,
educational, and historical benefits to San Pedro and the surrounding
communities; and
   WHEREAS, The proposal will provide the anchor for the Fire Boat
Display, Maritime Museum, and Lane Victory, and create a "Historical
Core" for visitor draw; and
   WHEREAS, The Port of Los Angeles, as well as the surrounding
communities, draws over 500,000 tourists per year, making it an ideal
home that will ensure several hundred thousand visitors annually to
the USS Iowa; and
   WHEREAS, The proposed location in the Port of Los Angeles is
ideally situated for easy freeway and traffic access; and
   WHEREAS, The proposal has support from the surrounding community,
including the San Pedro area neighborhood councils, San Pedro
businesses, the City of Los Angeles, and the Port of Los Angeles; and

   WHEREAS, The application submitted by the Pacific Battleship
Center to bring the USS Iowa to the Port of Los Angeles has received
the support of the past four governors of the State of Iowa; and
   WHEREAS, The United States Navy announced on September 6, 2011,
that the battleship USS Iowa was awarded to the Port of Los Angeles;
now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature respectfully applauds the
United States Navy's approval of the application submitted by the
Pacific Battleship Center to house the USS Iowa at the Port of Los
Angeles; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Secretary of the Navy and the Pacific
Battleship Center.