MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Seymour, Carter, Thompson, DeLano, Ladner
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE LITTLE BILOXI BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 49 IN HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "WILLIE E. KING MEMORIAL BRIDGE" IN MEMORY OF THE LATE WORLD WAR II INFANTRYMAN WILLIE EDWARD KING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The Little Biloxi Bridge located on United States Highway 49 in Harrison County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Willie E. King Memorial Bridge" in memory of the late World War II Infantryman Willie Edward King, who courageously gave his life during the Omaha Beach invasion of Normandy.
(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.
(3) This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.