CC - 1967 - 036 - Highway Beautification Act of 19650
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
RESOLUTION NO. 67-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD RELATING TO THE HIGHWAY BEAUTI-
FICATION ACT OF 1965.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has heretofore
enacted the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 for the purpose of
providing for scenic development and road beautification of the
federal-state highway systems and that such Act contemplates and
requires action by the several States: and
WHEREAS, Section 131 (g) of the Act requires payment of
compensation upon 'the removal of certain outdoor advertising signs,
displays and devices, such compensation to be shared by the federal
government and the States; and
WHEREAS, with respect to the State of California, payment
of compensation for such removal is unnecessary and wasteful because
such removal and the consequent securing of "effective control", as
defined in the Act, can better be accomplished under the police power
of this State; and
WHEREAS, over a period of many years the police power of
the States has become and now is the well established and judicially
recognized means of enforcing zoning and similar land use controls,
and, accordingly, the compensation provision in the Act is likely
to confuse and undermine established practices and procedures,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Rosemead, that this body hereby declares its opposition to
Section 131 (g) of Public Law 89-285, the Highway Beautification
Act of 1965, and urges the Congress to delete said provision by
appropriate amendment to the Act;
AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk be, and he is
hereby, directed to prepare a certified copy of these resolutions
and forward them to United States Senators Thomas H. Kuchel and
George Murphy and to Honorable George E. Brown, Representative(s)
in Congress.
PASSED, APPROVED & ADOPTED this 25th day of April, 1967
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK