House Bill 447

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A SIGN OR SIGNS TO BE ERECTED ON MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25 IN RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO HONOR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TORI BOWIE; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 371 IN ITAWAMBA COUNTY AS THE "JEFF BOREN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) On Mississippi Highway 25 in Rankin County, Mississippi, where the Pisgah and Ross Barnett Reservoir signs are located near the Pisgah exit may be erected a sign or signs that reads as follows: "Home of Tori Bowie, Olympic Gold Medalist, Pisgah High School Graduate."

(2) The sign or signs described in subsection (1) of this section are to be erected in accordance with the Mississippi Department of Transportation's permitting process and must be paid for by Rankin County.

SECTION 2. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 371 in Itawamba County, Mississippi, beginning one-half (1/2) mile north of its intersection with Ozark Baptist Church Road and extending southerly to a point one-half (1/2) mile south of its intersection with Ozark Baptist Church Road is designated as the "Jeff Boren 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. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.