MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Transportation; Appropriations
By: Representatives Gipson, Baria, Crawford
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 49 IN SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MISSISSIPI WORLD WAR II VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The entire segment of U.S. Highway 49 in Simpson County, Mississippi, is designated as the "Mississippi World War II Veterans Memorial Highway" in commemoration of the contributions of all World War II Veterans, including the contributions of D'Lo, Mississippi, located in Simpson County, Mississippi, as contributing the largest percentage of its citizens of any municipality in the nation to serve during World War II.
(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, to include an appropriate sign near the Town of D'Lo, Mississippi.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.