I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1472 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2011 Ms. Richardson (for herself, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Berman, Ms. Chu, and Mr. Becerra) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate a portion of Interstate Route 710 located between post mile 5.2 and post mile 6.2 in Los Angeles County, California, as the Jenny Oropeza Highway.

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Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)Jenny Oropeza was born on September 27, 1957, in Montebello, California, and passed away on October 20, 2010, after 22 years of public service. (2)Jenny Oropeza’s career in public service began early with her election to the first of two successful terms as president of the student body of California State University, Long Beach. (3)Jenny Oropeza was a pioneer and trailblazer as evidenced by her subsequent election in 1994 to the Long Beach City Council, becoming the first Latina member of that Council. (4)While a member of the Long Beach City Council, Jenny Oropeza revitalized Long Beach’s historic downtown and strengthened Long Beach’s tourism and trade industries. (5)In 2000, Jenny Oropeza was elected to the California State Assembly, where she chaired the powerful Budget Committee and fought to prevent the Governor from balancing the budget on the backs of the poor, schools, the environment, and public employees. (6)As Chair of the Committee on Transportation of the California State Assembly, Jenny Oropeza, who had served 5 years on the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was a strong and effective champion of policies to improve highway construction, safety, and maintenance and secure adequate transit funding. (7)In 2005, Jenny Oropeza began her courageous personal battle with cancer and used her experience for good by championing landmark legislation to improve the health and well-being of her constituents during her time in the California State Senate, including passing a bill imposing the first regulations on a dangerous greenhouse gas. (8)Recognized by both the League of Conservation Voters and the American Cancer Society, Jenny Oropeza was a recognized leading advocate of efforts against smoking, including through her legislation imposing the strictest ban in the United States on smoking in cars with children. (9)Jenny Oropeza uniquely served at the local and State levels of California government, her work was valuable to all she served, and she will continue to be a role model to women lawmakers, Latina lawmakers, and environmentalists for years to come.

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Designation

The portion of Interstate Route 710 located in Los Angeles County, California, beginning at post mile 5.2 and ending at post mile 6.2 shall be known and designated as the Jenny Oropeza Highway.

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References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the portion of Interstate Route 710 referred to in section 2 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jenny Oropeza Highway.