Senate Bill 2481

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9, CHAPTER 450, LAWS OF 2020, TO REVISE THE DESIGNATION OF A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 42 IN GREENE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL JAKE GREEN AND GREENE COUNTY DEPUTY LAWRENCE DUNNAM MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, EOW APRIL 1, 1921"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 389 IN CHICKASAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JIMMY PORTER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 49 IN HATTIESBURG, FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "CLYDE KENNARD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9, Chapter 450, Laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:

Section 9. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 42 in Greene County, Mississippi, beginning at its southern intersection with Mississippi Highway 63 and extending one (1) mile west, is designated as the " * * *Deputy U.S. Marshal Jake Green and Greene County Deputy Lawrence Dunnam Memorial Highway, EOW April 1, 1921."

(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 389 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with County Road 82 and extending one (1) mile south, is designated as the "Jimmy Porter 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 U.S. Highway 49 in Forrest County beginning at its intersection with Hardy Street in Hattiesburg and extending one (1) mile north is designated as the "Clyde Kennard 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 This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2021.