Senate Bill 2458

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 1 IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS "SONNY MERIDETH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 IN LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "YANKY 72 MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" IN HONOR OF THE MARINES AND THE NAVY CORPSMAN WHO WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH OF A KC-130 AIRCRAFT ON JULY 10, 2017; TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 51 IN GRENADA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS "AGENT LEE TARTT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 1 in Washington County, Mississippi, that extends one (1) mile north and one (1) mile south of the intersection of Mississippi Highway 1 and James Crossing Road is designated and shall be known as "Sonny Merideth Memorial Highway."

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

SECTION 2. (1) A portion of U.S. Highway 82 in Leflore County, Mississippi, as designated by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, shall be known as the "YANKY 72 Memorial Highway" in honor of the Marines and the Navy Corpsman who were killed in the crash of a KC-130 aircraft on July 10, 2017.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a memorial marker provided by the Marine Corps League Department of Mississippi at a location adjacent to Highway 82 that is nearest the location of the crash and the department shall erect and maintain other appropriate signs along and approaching the designated segment of U.S. Highway 82.

SECTION 3. (1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 1 within Grenada County, Mississippi, beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Papermill Road and extending northerly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 7 is designated and shall be known as "Agent Lee Tartt Memorial Highway."

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

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.