MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Public Property
By: Representative Stringer
AN ACT TO RENAME THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUILDING IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "WILLIAM J. 'BILLY' MCCOY BUILDING"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "WILLIAM J. 'BILLY' MCCOY BUILDING"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Mississippi Department of Transportation Building, located at 401 North West Street in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, shall be renamed the "William J. 'Billy' McCoy Building." The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable William J. "Billy" McCoy. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the eastern outdoor facade of the building facing North West Street displaying the official name of the building as the "William J. 'Billy' McCoy Building."
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.