House Bill 992

AN ACT 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"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. 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 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.