House Bill 724

(COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 537 IN JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "WINNIE FROST MORGAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 370 IN LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "DALEN KEITH THOMAS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 370 IN LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LELAND "L.R." BURCHAM MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 15/Matthews Road and extending northeasterly to its intersection with the Jones/Jasper County Line near the unincorporated community of Moss, Mississippi, is designated as the "Winnie Frost Morgan 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. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 370 in Lee County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with County Road 2788 and extending southerly to its intersection with County Road 1503, is designated as the "Dalen Keith Thomas 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 3. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 370 in Lee County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with County Road 2788 and extending northerly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 366, is designated as the "Leland "L.R." Burcham 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 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.