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CITY OF SAN BEFh4ARDINOkt REQUESt FOR COUNCIL ACTION
From: FRED WILSON
Assistant to City Administrator
Subject: RESOLUTION SUPPORTING H. R. 3389 --
The Billboard Control Act of 1989
Dept:
City Administrator
Date:
April 18. 1990
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Recommended motion:
Adopt resolution.
S ignatu re
Contact person:
Fred Wilson
Phone:
5124
Supporting data attached: yes
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. DescriPtion)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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Agenda Item No. .t..3
CITY OF SAN BER~_ARDINO - REQUEST .,OR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
The Billboard Control Act of 1989 is pending before the House
Surface Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by California
Representative Norm Mineta. This House Resolution would
repeal some fundamentally flawed provisions of the Highway
Beautification Act of 1965. The legislation would:
1. Return to states and local governments the right to
regulate existing billboards under their own land
use laws.
2. Place a moratorium on new billboard construction
along interstates and federal primary aid highways.
3. Provide for the removal of nonconforming billboards
after September I, 1995, by cash payments or
amortization.
It should also be noted that Congressman George E. Brown has
agreed to co-sponsor H. R. 3389. Resolutions in support of
H. R. 3389 have been solicited from the other cities
comprising the Corridor Beautification Joint Powers Committee
(Colton, Montclair, ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto,
Redlands, Fontana, Upland and Yucaipa).
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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING H.
R. 3389, THE BILLBOARD CONTROL ACT OF 1989.
WHEREAS, H. R. 3389, the Billboard Act of 1989 was
introduced by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia on October 2,
1989; and
WHEREAS,
H. R. 3389, returns to states and local
governments the right to regulate existing billboards under
their own land use laws; and
WHEREAS, H. R. 3389, places a moratorium on new billboard
primary
aide
construction along
interstates and federal
highways; and
WHEREAS, H. R. 3389, shall find a State to be in non-
compliance if vegetation, located on any land on which the State
owns a right-of-way,
is allowed to be cut, altered, or removed
for the purpose of improving the visibility of any outdoor
advertising sign, display or device; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of San Bernardino does hereby support H. R.
3389;
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of San Bernardino is working with the members of the Corridor
Beautification Committee to improve the 1-10 Corridor.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a
meeting
thereof, held on the
, 1990, by the following vote, to
day of
wit:
RESOLUTI, SUPPORTING H. R. 3389, BJ BOARD CONTROL ACT OF 1989
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ESTRADA
REILLY
FLORES
MAUDSLEY
MINOR
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
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City Clerk
The foregoing resolution
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W. R. HOLCOMB, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
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xrl. Cha1rman, :t ~PP1aUcS you for 9i~in9' the members ot the
eoal1t1~ supportincJ"HR. ' 3389, the !Illlboa~ Control Act ,of 1989,
an ~ppo unity to prUeRt testimony here today. ' I'll tell you,'
'.~. c:ha l"IlI&n, 'this is, . 'dedicated 9Z'oup, really cOlllllitted to
puttin'l'.n end to ViSU..l'~Ollut!On alonq, federal ~1qhways. It's,
a laq8and very cU,ver.e coaliUon., " .' ,
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.. ,~ore w. ~eU :from thUl.,I would,'11lte to Bay a' tew words
a!lout.~. 1:1111'. .'r21ezre are two'.prov1donB. a~out which I want,to
say' .~' in9.. !'irat,.'the zo,eportin, r.equ~rement. Second, the
"j1,lst 0 nsat1Qnw, nquir-.nt. :."
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By aU' .~ounts, 'DO one know. how many. b1111:1oar411 there are
alone;.t deral hi9hvaya. 'No' one' knows hoW manr 1:I1;11board8 ,comply"
with tb~ Hiihway BeautHi"tion Act. ~, no one knows howmanl'
40~. 01ll1'1)" with the Hiqhvay BaautJ..t~ation Act. .
'1'1'1 . Federal,Kiqhway AdIIini.tration 'doesn ':t lenow.... '!'he
General AcclNfttirt; ottice'do..n't 1Q2.ow.. .,.. The atate. d.on't
know. . . The ohly. one who probably 40_ know ia the OUtdoor
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&TA'nMU'l' BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN loBWISBEFORE
'1'KIl SUBCOHKI'1'T11 ON STJlU"ACB TRANSPORTATION
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that th
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C.1'l the'V... tlepartment' 'ot TrlU1llportat1on. r,e;ulate
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w. n.ed.'to know how, lIlany bil11:1oarda there
high",ay? How many of them an "confol'lllin;?"
are "no Qonforlll1nq?"
So my b11l calls tor an annual report .~o~t th. n1.llllber. of
are alonq tederal
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d,8. This :report i. to be p~.par.cS by the 11. S. Oepartlllent of '
~ran.p. ation based/on inventori.. pr.pareCS by tbe .ta~ea.
Be o~e I ,et to tbe "just compenaation" issue, let ~e eay a
few thi~a &bout the Hi9hway Beautification Aot anCS the chang..
it ba. ~d.rqOn. aince lpe5. Tbe 1965 AC~ ..tabliahe4 . national
proqraman4 policy for the ~ontrol of billboar48. Tbe purpose of
the le; alation was to p~ovide for "acenic development and road
b.autif cation" alon9 federal higbways. It was to protect our
tremend. us lnveetlllent in our highway system. Anes, it waa to
promote the aafety of our highways.
By most accounts, the Kiqhway Beautification Act has been a
tailure. Why?' 118Clause,of' a, 1978, ..naent wnich maCle it
.impoaai Ie' for atat:e. to 'aompenaat. billboard ownera for t.he'
removal of their I\noncontorming'" 1:d,llboer4e.
or to 1978, state.oould,oompensate billboa~ ownerafQ~
al 'of their signadthout payiftg casb'. The 1978 "
t Nq11'ire4 tha~ tho stat.a compenaate -them with cash.
$;:the atat.. were pllt betwe.n a ~ock and a hard. placel
Theyw e teqUire4 bf tb.'Hiibway B..\'\dflcation Act to remove
~il1boa . which 4i4 not conform with the ~equi~"'nts 'ot the ,
ACl"., ~ey ,w.n prohib1:t... from r8llOVinq- "nonconforming" ,,'
. billbo.~. Ul\l.... they pdct casb tG the billboard. OW1'l.r.. The
V.s. ne rtment of Transportation, whichw" to pay 7st of the cash
. compens tiony' didntthave.,the money to ~Y its ahare.
.. ~ . s. nepartment., of 'lTanaportation 41=' t have the moriey
to, pay ts ,st' IIh&re 'HcaWle it didn't 'want the money to pay its
75' aha . Never h.a enough money ):)een"'ia. Rv.Uallle for the
fe4eral vovernme:nt'to pay itli' shar.. And, since '1982,' DO money
has bee "ma4. .va1labl.'fo~ the fe4eral 90vermunt to pii'ita
sha~. cauae theA4ministrat1on haa not,r.qI.\.sted any.
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Tn Department de.cribed. ita eOQlience with the Highway
Be a\,\tif~a~ion Act a.',R. "low p:dority. If Ines..es, .ift e Jlme U83
l/lellloran WI by,th."l'ederdHi9hway Administration ,to the .
Secret.& , it".a I>>rap08ed that the r.quir8lllent that nonc:onfor-
mini bi lboa~. be re2DOVecS be el1minat.e4. in other woras,
the Fedr:al Highway Adminietration proposed that there be no
control Of,bil1boat-cSa along tedoral highways! '
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, AS a re.1.l1t ot the 1978 amendment makint it impo..ible for
billboa ownsn to be compens.tetS in any way other than by the
payment of oash, the atateat effort. eooontrol the proliferation
ot bill oard.s vere put; on 'hold.. ~h...tateel hand.. were tied.
Wh t, I have proposed is that we 1m-tie the .tat.. t hancl......
tr.e th to addres.,the billboar4 prQblema in their communities.
I ave ~ropos.d the removal ~f the provision in the'Highway
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.eautit cation Act which call. for "just compen.at~on." w. do~'t
need it in ~e Aatl ,"au.t c~pen.atlon" i. requ1red by the u.,.
con. tit tiOft wbenvet' then 1. a "talC.1n, , " .
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Le '. ...ume for a m1nute that there i. . "takinq" when a
1)111bo& ia raoved. The U.S. con.'d,tution would. require ~at
the ownrr of that b1l1board.--metve "just compensation." The,
Highway Beautification Act wouldn't have to require it.
JU~t compensation tor the removal of . bill!)oard can take at
least t~ foras. (1) calh compensation, or (Z) .mortization.
That'. Ih.t~. hiqbe.t' courts in this land. have told 1.1..
, BY. rlllllovinqtbe ,"just compensation" l&1'l9ualjJ. in the Highway,
B8lNtif ation Act, we,are fr..inliJ the atKes to compensate
billboatd oWnera ei~er by . cash payment or by amortization.
. ActO~in' t.o . 1985 CIAO report, at least 27 .tate. tavor the
removal of the "'just oompanBlltion" lanCJ\lave., They want to be
free to work to put ,an end to hiqhway ~llution within thair own
boundar e.. 1. want them to bave that treedom! "
, Itlhas ,been '2'$y"3 dnoethe enaotaent ot the Hiqhway
8e.\lti"f~cauon. Act.' .Wh.n Pre.ident Johnsem .19ned the ))111 into '
law, hel had in'mind that It:wuld bpl'ove the quality af lit., .
help', =1 an up 01.11' enviJ:ONllent: and illpr0V8 the 's.fety of, our roads.
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, 'N look at us. ' We haven't pl'OCJZ'elllliecl towad those !foals.
We have ~U%'n8d, back, the clock. .In 1:em&' of 1:1Ie nWDber, 81.8,
lighdn 'and:'apacin;. 'ot b1l1board.s' alonlJouZ' f.dera~ highway.,. we
have rs ..sed~"~ tenibly! ' . . , , . ,
, 'l'h irony .>>4 m08t untortun.te th1119 abOut 1:111. 18 that
"while It fec!eral lJO'Mrnaent 1e' "tun1ft9' ita nCMeJ:lp" at the
Hiqhway Beautif1cat1on, Act,' stat..; 01 t.1.. and' counties .
t.hrouljh ut this .countzy are ~s.i", 'o~inanG" and 1:aws 'de.1911e<l
to put n end to the vIsual pol1\ltion, a10n9 their hiqhvays and
byway.. 'l'hat'. exactly.what we a.ked thD to do in 1965 when we,
upeS to develop plana for the control of ou~oor
adverti in; and.told the stateathat. we would help them make sure
that th ir plana' weZ'8 adhered to,
. not oftlyan we unwilling to b.lpthe atat.., we ue
lot. to hurt., them in their effort. to clean Ull the hi9h~
byway..
I ow that the speaker. bere texlaf are' goln9 to provide us
with .0 e very valuable into~t.ion ---' information abO\lt what
the sta eawould do to eombat the billboud probl.. if they
couleS, nformation' Gout soae of the fallacioua al'lJWllftnta that.
are bei lJ bantered about relatiVe ta the billboard bill (for
example the riot 'AIlendlMnt "ar9Wllent"), et:c. I.m vary lIuch
lookinljJ forward to their testillony.
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101s CONGRESS H R 3389
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To end title 28, United Statel Code, to limit outdoor advertising adjac.ntlO
Interltell and Federal.aid prillW')' hirhwaYI.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
i OCTO." 2, 1989
Mr. J.aWII of G80rp (for himHlf IIId Mr. SHAw) introduced the 10Uowinc bill;
wFch wu r.lerred 10 the Coaunittee on Public Wora &Dei Trllllpol1aUOD
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A BILL
To end title 28, United State I Code, to limit outdoor &dver-
isinl adjacent to Interltate and Federal-aid primary high-
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1 B, it eMCtltll1y the SmaI, a.ncI HOUI. of llepreNflto-
2 tive, of 1M Unitetl SIotu of Amrrico in CMIgT'NI uHmbletl,
S SECI'ION I, gO1ft' TlTL&.
4 ThiI Act may be cited &I the "Billboard Control Act of
5 1989",
6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
7 The Conil'ell findl that-
8 (1) the Hilhway Beautification Act of 1986 W&I
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alonr Interstate and Federal-aid primary highways and
to promote the public health, safety. and welfarej
(2) despite the expenditure of more than
$200,000.000 for billboard remova.l since the enact-
ment of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965. hun-
dreds of thousands of billboards still stand along such
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highways and many more are being erected; and
(3) the General Accounting Office and the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Transportation have
reported that new billboards are being erected 8 times
as fast &8 old billboards are being taken down.
SEC. 3. RESTJUcrlONS ON OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ADJACENT
TO INTERSTATE AND FEDERAL-Am plUMAJlY
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(a) GENEU!. lb:STBICTION8.-Section 1Sl of title 28,
United Statel Code, iI amended-
(1) ill subaectiol1 (b), by strikin, the wt sentence;
(2) iD lubaection (c), by ilLl8I'tiq "Effective con-
trol further me&l1l preventiDc tbe erection of and pro-
vidiDc for the removal of sipa, dilplays. and device.
which do not conform to the requirementl of tbis sub-
section." after the period at the end of the firat
sentence;
(8) ill lubaection (k). by striking "Subject to com-
pliAnce with subllection (g) of this section for the pay.
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ment of jUlt eompenlation, nothin," and insertin,
"Nothin,"j
(4.) in Iubseotion (1), by striking "or with respect
to failing to aft'ee as to the size, lighting, and spacing
of signa, displays, and devices or as to unzoned com-
mercial or industrial areas in which signa, displays, and
devices may be erected and maintained under subsec-
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tion (d) of this section,";
9 (5) by striking subsections (r), (m), (n), (0), and (p)
10 and redesignating subsections (h), (i), ij), (k), G), and (q)
11 as subsections (g), (h), (i), G), (k), and (I); and
12 (6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
13 sections:
14 "(m) For purposes of this section, a State shall be treat-
HI ed as failing to provide effective control of the erection and
16 maintenance of outdoor advertism, ~, displays, and de-
17 vieel unlell the State IUbaUts to the Seoretary not later than
18 December lit of each year after the date of the enactment of
19 this IUbsection an inventory of conforming and non-conform.
20 iDlIipJ, diaplays, and device I in such State.
21 "(n) Not later than January 15th of each year after the
22 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
25 submit to the Congrels a detailed report on the extent to
24 which each State has complied with the requirements of thia
25 section. Such report shall include a compilation of the inven.
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I 1 toriel lubmitted to the Secretary under 8ubS8ction (m) and a
2 delcription of the efforts made by the Secretary under sub-
S se'Ction (1) to assure that necessary direction~ information
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5 the traveling public is available to motorists.".
, 6 (b) PBomBITION AGAINST REMOVAL or VEGETA.
7 TION.-Subsection (d) of such section is &mended to read as
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, 9 "(d) For the purposes of this lection, a State shall be
fo "!~ _u_~'i1l~'?~>:idt _.ftecti~.~ of Ihe__
111 and maintenance of outdoor advertising signa, displays, and
~2S devices if the State allows vegetation located on any land on
~ which the State Jor any political subdiviaioD of the State)
4 o~.~ ._~(ht-of.,!a~__~~.r...!JlY _~(hw~l.. ,~D., the .In~~~~te : ,
5 'Yltem or the primary system to be cut, altered, Ot removed
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"(I) doel Dot conform to the requirementl of thil
section, but which is not required to be removed before
September I, 1ge1l, under sublection (e), or
"(2) iI delcribed in clauae (2), (8), (4), or (5) of
subsection (c)....
(c) SIONS LoCATED IN COMKBKOlAL AND lNDU8ftlAL
AUAS.-Sublection (e) of such section is amended to read
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1 "(e) Notwithltandini ~ublection (c), for the purpolel of
2 this lection, effective control of the erection and maintenance
8 of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices doe. not
4 require the removal before September 1, 1995, of any sign,
5 display, or device which is lawfully in emtence on Septem-
6 ber 1, 1989, and which is located-
7 "(1) in an area zoned industrial or commercial
8 I11\der authority of State law, or
9 "(2) in unzoned commercial or industrial areas u
10 dete~ed by agreement between the several States
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12 SEe. t. EITBCTIVE DAft.
13 The amendmenta made by section S lhall apply 'With
14 respect to each State after the close of the lint regular les-
15 sion of the legialature of such State that occun after the date
16 of enactment of thit Act.
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March 27, 1990
Marshall Julian
City Manager
City of San Bernardino
300 No. "D" Street
San Bernardino, Ca. 92418
Dear Mr. Julian:
Per my discussion with Fred Wilson of your office, I
would like to thank you for your City's timely
affirmative support of H.R. 3389, the Billboard Control
Act of 1989. Your telephone support assisted in
Congressman George E. Brown's testimony before the
Public Works and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface
Transportation on March 22, 1990.
As we discussed on March 20, 1990 I am sending a
proposed resolution supporting H.R. 3389, to be place on
your next council agenda.
Your willingness to join the city of Fontana and
Congressman George E. Brown in supporting and furthering
legislation is greatly appreciated.
~
e Ann Overstreet
Administrative Analyst II
LAO:LP
3/26/90
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