MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2023 Regular Session

To: Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) Younger

Senate Bill 2002

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 45 IN LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "PFC BRADFORD C. FREEMAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" IN MEMORY OF DECEASED WORLD WAR II ARMY VETERAN PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRADFORD CLARK FREEMAN; TO DESIGNATE A SECTION OF INTERSTATE 220 NORTH IN HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SENATOR DOUGLAS ANDERSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" IN HONOR OF FORMER MISSISSIPPI SENATOR DOUGLAS ANDERSON; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The section of Mississippi Highway 45 North located in Lowndes County, Mississippi, beginning at the Ridge Road Exit near Kolola Springs, Mississippi, and extending one (1) mile north is designated and shall be known as the "PFC Bradford C. Freeman Memorial Highway" in memory of deceased World War II army veteran Private First Class Bradford Clark Freeman of Caledonia, Mississippi.

     (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 section of Interstate 220 North located in Hinds County, Mississippi, beginning at the Highway 49 intersection in Jackson, Mississippi, and extending north for one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "Senator Douglas Anderson Memorial Highway" in honor of former Mississippi Senator Mr. Douglas Anderson of Jackson, Mississippi.

     (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.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2023.