MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2000 Regular Session

To: Transportation

By: Representatives Howell, Smith (35th), Perkins

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-3-71.50, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDESIGNATE THAT PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT BYPASSES THE CITY OF WINONA AS THE "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., BOULEVARD"; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 65-3-71.51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY THAT EXTENDS EASTERLY FROM THE CITY OF WINONA TO THE MONTGOMERY/WEBSTER COUNTY LINE AS THE "GEORGE HARRIS, SR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 65-3-71.50, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

65-3-71.50. (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 82 that bypasses the City of Winona shall be known as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of U.S. Highway 82 described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 2. The following shall be codified as Section 65-3-71.51, Mississippi Code of 1972:

65-3-71.51. (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 82 beginning at the eastern city limits of the City of Winona and extending easterly to the Montgomery/Webster county line shall be known as the "George Harris, Sr., Memorial Highway."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of U.S. Highway 82 described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2000.