MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Public Property; Rules
By: Senator(s) McMahan, Bryan, Barnett, Blackmon, Blackwell, Blount, Browning, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chassaniol, Clarke, Dawkins, DeBar, Dearing, Doty, Fillingane, Frazier, Gollott, Harkins, Hill, Hopson, Hudson, Jackson (15th), Jackson (11th), Jackson (32nd), Jolly, Jordan, Kirby, Massey, McDaniel, Norwood, Parker, Parks, Polk, Seymour, Simmons (12th), Simmons (13th), Stone, Tindell, Turner-Ford, Watson, Wiggins, Wilemon, Witherspoon, Younger
AN ACT TO RENAME THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BUILDING IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "PATRICK ALAN NUNNELEE BUILDING"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "PATRICK ALAN NUNNELEE BUILDING"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality Building, located at 515 East Amite Street in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, shall be renamed the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee 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 Congressman Patrick Alan Nunnelee. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the northern outdoor facade of the building facing Amite Street displaying the official name of the building as the "Patrick Alan Nunnelee Building." Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this act will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.