MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Highways and Transportation
By: Senator(s) Browning, Jackson (11th), Jordan, Tollison, Brown, Hale, Collins, Jolly, Montgomery
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 6 WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS THE "MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SECTION OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 492 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF UNION, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) Mississippi Highway 6 within the State of Mississippi is designated and shall be known as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway" in honor and gratitude and appreciation for the contributions made by veterans of this state in the defense of and service to this country.
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.
SECTION 2. (1) That section of Mississippi Highway 492 within the corporate limits of the Town of Union, Mississippi, is designated as the "Blue Star Memorial Highway" in honor and in gratitude and appreciation for the contributions and sacrifices of the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect suitable markers along that portion of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.