Amendment_Report_for

SECTION 1. (1) Various segments of the state public roadway system in the State of Mississippi shall be designated as "Memorial Highways," "Memorial Roads" or "Memorial Bridges" in honor of the several individuals for whom resolutions, officially and duly adopted by the relevant local governing authorities, and spread upon its minutes, requesting the designations of such, have been provided to the Transportation Committees of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate indicating the desire for the identified segments to be so named.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segments of the roadway to be described as prescribed in this section.

SECTION 2. (1) A segment of Old Mississippi Highway 25 North located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, the specification of its points of commencement and terminus to be determined by the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors, and extending for a distance of one (1) mile, shall be known as the "Chief Warrant Officer Derek Abbott 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) A segment of Fairview Banner Road located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, the specification of its points of commencement and terminus to be determined by the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors, and extending for a distance of one (1) mile, shall be known as the "Larry Cromeans 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. (1) The entire segment of Interstate 22 traversing through DeSoto, Marshall, Benton, Union, Pontotoc, Lee and Itawamba Counties, Mississippi, beginning at the convergence of Interstate 269 with U.S. Highway 78 in Byhalia, Mississippi, and extending southeasterly to its ending at the Mississippi-Alabama state line, in conjunction with that portion of U.S. Highway 78, which converges with Interstate 269 in Byhalia, Mississippi, and extending northwesterly to its ending at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line, is designated and shall be known as the "Medal of Honor Trail."

(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 5. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 19 South located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, north of the Neshoba County-Newton County line, extending for a distance of approximately one (1) mile in the northerly direction to the southbound lane of its intersection with County Road 709, is designated and shall be known as the "MSgt. Bridgette R. Horn 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. The signage assembly to be erected along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) shall include the "End of Watch" date for MSgt. Bridgette R. Horn, as November 19, 2020.

SECTION 6. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 9 South located in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, commencing at a point approximately two hundred (200) feet north of Gilmer Road, and extending for a distance of approximately one (1) mile in the southerly direction to a point of its intersection near Ward Drive, is designated and shall be known as the "Meaghan Bedford Reed 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 7. (1) The Strong River Bridge, which is a segment of Mississippi Highway 149, located in Simpson County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Badger-Malone-Igleharte Memorial Bridge," in honor of Mr. Charles Badger, Mr. Kevin Malone and Mr. Charles Igleharte, who were victims of the bridge collapse over the Strong River on October 16, 2024.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain an appropriate plaque at each end of the bridge and suitable markers along and approaching the bridge, described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 8. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 366 located in Prentiss County, Mississippi, commencing at its intersection with Highway 371 and extending in the westerly direction for a distance of one-half (1/2) mile, shall be known as the "Houston 'Dale' Kennedy 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 9. (1) The bridge on Regional Center Drive in Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Jerry Wilburn Memorial Bridge."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain an appropriate plaque at each end of the bridge, and suitable markers along and approaching the bridge, described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 10. (1) The bridge on U.S. Route 72 that spans Turner Creek in Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge."

SECTION 11. (1) The segment of County Road 14 located in Jasper County, Mississippi, from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 528 and extending north to its intersection with County Road 31, shall be known as the "Timothy Jones-Willie Jones-George Hilton Stephenson-Adam J. Sims-Johnny Lee Jones Sr. Memorial Road."

(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 12. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs at the eastbound and westbound lanes of U.S. Route 84 in Lincoln County, Mississippi, approaching the intersection with Mississippi Highway 583, to indicate the location of the Berean Children's Home.

SECTION 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2025.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF THE STATE PUBLIC ROADWAY SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS "MEMORIAL HIGHWAYS," "MEMORIAL ROADS" OR "MEMORIAL BRIDGES" IN HONOR OF THE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM RESOLUTIONS, OFFICIALLY AND DULY ADOPTED BY THE RELEVANT LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, AND SPREAD UPON ITS MINUTES, REQUESTING THE DESIGNATIONS OF SUCH, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE INDICATING SAID DESIRE; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF OLD MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25 NORTH IN ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DEREK ABBOTT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF FAIRVIEW BANNER ROAD IN ITAWAMBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LARRY CROMEANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE 22 THAT LIES WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, ALONG WITH A PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 78 LOCATED IN BYHALIA, DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THAT EXTENDS NORTHWESTERLY TO ITS POINT OF BEGINNING AT THE MISSISSIPPI-TENNESSEE STATE LINE, AS THE "MEDAL OF HONOR TRAIL"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 SOUTH LOCATED IN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MSGT. BRIDGETTE R. HORN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 9 SOUTH LOCATED IN PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MEAGHAN BEDFORD REED MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THE STRONG RIVER BRIDGE, WHICH IS A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 149, LOCATED IN SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "BADGER-MALONE-IGLEHARTE MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 366 LOCATED IN PRENTISS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "HOUSTON 'DALE' KENNEDY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THE BRIDGE ON REGIONAL CENTER DRIVE IN OXFORD, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JERRY WILBURN MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF COUNTY ROAD 14 LOCATED IN JASPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "TIMOTHY JONES-WILLIE JONES-GEORGE HILTON STEPHENSON-ADAM J. SIMS-JOHNNY LEE JONES SR. MEMORIAL ROAD"; TO REQUIRE SIGNAGE FOR THE BEREAN CHILDREN'S HOME ON U.S. ROUTE 84 IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 583; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.