House Bill 991

(As Passed the House)

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"; TO NAME THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BUILDING IN PEARL, RANKIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "HALEY R. BARBOUR BUILDING"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "HALEY R. BARBOUR BUILDING"; TO NAME THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S HIGHWAY PATROL DISTRICT OFFICE IN MERIDIAN, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "CHARLES L. YOUNG, SR., DISTRICT OFFICE"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S HIGHWAY PATROL DIVISION TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "CHARLES L. YOUNG, SR., DISTRICT OFFICE"; 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. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Building, located at 1 Mema Drive in Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi, shall be named the "Haley R. Barbour 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 Governor Haley R. Barbour. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Haley R. Barbour Building."

SECTION 3. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol District Office, located in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, which serves as the command center for Troop H of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, shall be named the "Charles L. Young, Sr., District Office." 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 Charles L. Young, Sr. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol Division shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Charles L. Young, Sr., District Office."

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.