Senate Bill 2825

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 15 NORTH IN JASPER COUNTY AS RICHARD ALEXANDRA "DICKIE" WARE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH IN ADAMS COUNTY AS THE "SFC SEVERIN WEST SUMMERS III MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THAT SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 6 WITHIN LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE AND NAME A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 8 IN SUNFLOWER COUNTY AS THE ROBERT L."BOB" CROOK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; TO DESIGNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 82 AS THE "MISSISSIPPI HERITAGE HIGHWAY"; TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO DESIGNATE HISTORICAL SITES AND EVENTS ALONG THE HIGHWAY; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE AND ERECT HERITAGE HIGHWAY MARKERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 15 North in Jasper County beginning at the Mississippi Army National Guard Armory and ending at the northern corporate limits of the City of Bay Springs is designated and shall be known as the Richard Alexandra "Dickie" Ware Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 2. (1) That segment of U.S. Highway 61 South in Adams County beginning at its intersection with Kingston Road and extending southerly to its intersection with Hutchins Landing Road, is designated and shall be known as the "SFC Severin West Summers III Memorial Highway."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 3. (1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 6 within Lafayette County, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.

SECTION 4. (1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 8 in Sunflower County from the city limits of Ruleville, Mississippi, to the east side of the Sunflower River Bridge is designated and shall be known as the Robert L. "Bob" Crook Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that segment of Mississippi Highway 8.

SECTION 5. (1) U.S. Highway 82 in the State of Mississippi is designated and shall be known as the "Mississippi Heritage Highway."

(2) The municipalities and counties along the highway shall designate historical sites and events along the Mississippi Heritage Highway to offer to tourists and targeted groups a structured tour of historical sites and events.

(3) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall purchase appropriate Mississippi Heritage Highway markers from any of its available funds. The texts for the historical markers shall be approved by the department and the department shall erect and maintain the markers.

SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.