House Bill 1088

(COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 82 IN LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "DAYTON EGGER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN BRIDGE IN SMITH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "HOWARD L. (BONEY) COOLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO REPLACE CERTAIN SIGNS DIRECTING TRAFFIC TO THE JACINTO COURTHOUSE IN ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. (1) The segment of U.S. Highway 82 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with U.S. Highway 45 South and extending westerly to the Lowndes-Oktibbeha County line, is designated and shall be known as the "Dayton Egger 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) The bridge that spans the West Tallahala Creek on Highway 18 in Smith County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Howard L. (Boney) Cooley Memorial Bridge."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs at each end of the bridge described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 3. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall conduct a review of all directional traffic signs that direct motor vehicles to the Jacinto Courthouse located in Alcorn County, Mississippi. Any signs that the department finds to be in disrepair shall be replaced as soon as practicable.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.