Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1215

BY: Committee

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

 

     SECTION 1.  (1)  That portion of Mississippi Highway 43 located in Hancock County beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 603 and extending northerly and westerly to the Hancock/Pearl River county line is designated and shall be known as the "Alton A. (Dolph) Kellar 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 2.  (1)  That portion of Interstate Highway 59 located in Forrest and Jones Counties is designated and shall be known as the "Lance Corporal Roy M. Wheat 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)  Mississippi Highway 773 located in Tippah County is designated and shall be known as the "Joe Mitch McElwain Memorial Highway."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

     SECTION 4.  (1)  (a)  That portion of Mississippi Highway 24 in Wilkinson and Amite Counties beginning at Fort Adams and extending easterly to Liberty is designated and shall be known as the "Camp Van Dorn Highway."

          (b)  That portion of Mississippi Highway 33 in Amite, Wilkinson, Franklin and Jefferson Counties beginning at Centerville and extending northerly to Fayette is designated and shall be known as the "99th Infantry Division Highway."

          (c)  That portion of Mississippi Highway 33 in Wilkinson County beginning at the Mississippi/Louisiana state line and extending northerly to Centerville is designated and shall be known as the "63rd Infantry Division Highway."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segments of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

     SECTION 5.  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 A CERTAIN PORTION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 43 LOCATED IN HANCOCK COUNTY AS THE "ALTON A. (DOLPH) KELLAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THAT PORTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 59 LOCATED IN FORREST AND JONES COUNTIES AS THE "LANCE CORPORAL ROY M. WHEAT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 773 LOCATED IN TIPPAH COUNTY AS THE "JOE MITCH MCELWAIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 24 AND MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 33 AS "CAMP VAN DORN HIGHWAY," "99TH INFANTRY DIVISION HIGHWAY" AND "63RD INFANTRY DIVISION HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.