MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2005 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Pickering, Albritton, Butler, Dawkins, Dearing, Frazier, Harden, Horhn, Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jordan, Lee (47th), Little, Ross, Simmons, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Williamson, Gordon, Walls
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84 IN JONES COUNTY AS "VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN OVERPASS ON INTERSTATE 59 IN PEARL RIVER COUNTY AS "DEPUTY LEN J. ROWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 LOCATED IN NESHOBA COUNTY AS THE "CHANEY, GOODMAN AND SCHWERNER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 49E LOCATED IN LEFLORE AND TALLAHATCHIE COUNTIES AS THE "EMMITT TILL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) That segment of U.S. Highway 84 located in Jones County beginning from 16th Avenue within the corporate limits of Laurel and extending westerly to the Jones/Covington county line is designated and shall be known as the "Veterans 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).
SECTION 2. (1) The overpass located at exit 35 on Interstate 59 in Pearl River County is designated and shall be known as the "Deputy Len J. Rowell Memorial Bridge."
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the overpass described in subsection (1).
SECTION 3. (1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 19 located in Neshoba County beginning at the corporate limits of Philadelphia in Neshoba County and extending southeasterly to the Neshoba/Newton county line is designated and shall be known as the "Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Memorial Highway."
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway.
SECTION 4. (1) That segment of U.S. Highway 49E located in Leflore and Tallahatchie Counties beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 49E and U.S. Highway 82 and extending to the intersection of U.S. Highway 49E and Mississippi Highway 3 is designated and shall be known as the "Emmitt Till Memorial Highway."
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2005.