House Bill 993

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