MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2002 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Carmichael, King, Burton, Jackson, Dawkins, Smith, Harden, Williamson, Hyde-Smith, Robertson, Hamilton, Chaney, Chamberlin, Gollott, Dickerson, Scoper, Stogner, Minor, Little, Moffatt, Thames, Dearing, Browning, Farris, Gordon, Mettetal, Furniss, Nunnelee, Kirby, White (29th), Cuevas
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SECTION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 IN LAUDERDALE AND NEWTON COUNTIES AS VETERANS HIGHWAY; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 15 IN NEWTON COUNTY AS "WWII VETERANS HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 19 in Lauderdale and Newton Counties, beginning at the Alabama state line and extending northwesterly to the Neshoba county line, shall be known as "Veterans 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. (1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 15 in Newton County shall be known as "WWII Veterans 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. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.