Senate Amendments to House Bill No. 546

 

TO THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE:

 

  THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE HAS ADOPTED THE AMENDMENTS SET OUT BELOW:

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

 

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  That portion of U.S. Highway 49 in Covington County beginning one (1) mile south of its intersection with Mississippi Highway 35 and extending northwesterly for two (2) miles is designated and shall be known as the "State Trooper Ralph Newell Memorial Highway."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

     SECTION 2.  Section 65-3-71.35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     65-3-71.35.  (1)  That portion of Interstate Highway 55 beginning at mile marker 277 and extending northerly to the Mississippi/Tennessee state line is designated and shall be known as the "State Trooper Bobby 'Bubba' Wells Memorial Highway."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

     AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 49 IN COVINGTON COUNTY AS THE "STATE TROOPER RALPH NEWELL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO AMEND SECTION 65-3-71.35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDESIGNATE "BOBBY 'BUBBA' WELLS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" AS "STATE TROOPER BOBBY 'BUBBA' WELLS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

 

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                                                 John O. Gilbert

                                         Secretary of the Senate

 

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