MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2020 Regular Session

To: Transportation; Appropriations

By: Representative Arnold

House Bill 1271

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 45 IN ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SPEAKER WILLIAM J. 'BILLY' MCCOY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The segment of United States Highway 45 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, beginning one-half (1/2) mile north of its intersection with Mississippi Highway 356 in Alcorn County and extending southerly to a point one-half (1/2) mile south of its intersection with Mississippi Highway 356, is designated as the "Speaker William J. 'Billy' McCoy 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.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.