Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.  691

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.  (1)  The segment of U.S. Highway 45 located in Wayne County, Mississippi, beginning at a point one-tenth (1/10) of a mile North of the Highway 84 West exit on U.S. Highway 45 and extending northerly for a distance of approximately one (1) mile near the intersection of Highway 145 and Highway 45 in Wayne County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Army Sergeant Eric C. Newman 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.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2023.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 45 LOCATED IN WAYNE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "ARMY SERGEANT ERIC C. NEWMAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.