MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2007 Regular Session

To: Transportation

By: Representative Parker, Patterson

House Bill 1380

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REST AREA LOCATED ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 49 IN WIGGINS, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "'DIZZY' DEAN REST AREA"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation rest area located along U.S. Highway 49 in Wiggins, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "'Dizzy' Dean Rest Area."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable signs at and approaching the rest area, reflecting its name, and may place a plaque at such rest area in memory of Dizzy's extraordinary contributions to the sport of baseball.

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