REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

 

MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:

 

   We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:

 

H. B. No. 1594:  Highways; designate Lower Historic Byway as an official scenic byway.

 

  We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:

 

  1.  That the Senate recede from its Amendment No. 1.

 

  2.  That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway," pursuant to Sections 65-41-1 et seq.:

Begin on Mississippi Highway 1 at the intersection with U.S. Highway 49 near Lula, Mississippi, and travel south along Mississippi Highway 1.  Continue south along Mississippi Highway 1 through Coahoma County, Bolivar County, Washington County, east along Mississippi Highway 1 at Sharkey County and then south along Mississippi Highway 1 at Issaquena County.  Continue on Mississippi Highway 1 south to the intersection of U.S. Highway 61 at Mississippi Highway 1 at Onward; continue south along U.S. Highway 61 to the Issaquena/Warren County line.  This terminates the "Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway."

     (2)  Outdoor advertising as identified in the Mississippi Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan shall be allowed on Mississippi Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 61 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities along the byway subject to the zoning and signage statutes and ordinances of the state and the impacted municipalities.  Outdoor advertising outside of a municipality's corporate limit must be in compliance with applicable local, state and federal guidelines.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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

 

     AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA GREAT RIVER ROAD SCENIC BYWAY AS AN OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAY PURSUANT TO THE MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAY PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

 

CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE           CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE

X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
William Miles	Billy Hewes III
X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Clint Rotenberry	Bob M. Dearing
X (SIGNED)	X (SIGNED)
Erik Fleming	Nickey Browning