MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2006 Regular Session

To: Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) Nunnelee, Gordon, Pickering

Senate Bill 2852

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN INTERCHANGE IN LEE COUNTY AS THE "S.A. (JUNIOR) HANCOCK MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The interchange located at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 6 and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lee County is designated and shall be known as the "S.A. (Junior) Hancock Memorial Interchange."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs approaching the interchange from the east and west that shall include the following:  "S.A. (Junior) Hancock devoted his life to the completion of the Natchez Trace Parkway.  His goal was achieved on May 21, 2005.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2006.