Bill Text: IN SR0005 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging INDOT to name part of SR 224 the Gene Snowden Highway.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs [SR0005 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SR0005-Introduced.html
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name the section of State Road 224 from the city of Huntington to Interstate Highway 69 the "Gene Snowden Highway".
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security,
Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
MADAM PRESIDENT:
I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of
Transportation to name the section of State Road 224 from the city of
Huntington to Interstate Highway 69 the "Gene Snowden Highway".
Whereas, Gene Snowden was born and raised in
Huntington County;
Whereas, After graduating from Olivet Nazarene
College, Gene Snowden returned to Huntington to begin a
career in the insurance industry that spanned 40 years;
Whereas, Gene Snowden also devoted much of his life to
public service;
Whereas, Gene Snowden's career in public service began
with his election to the Huntington County Council in 1962;
Whereas, In 1964, Gene Snowden made a successful bid
for election to the Indiana House of Representatives, where
he stayed for two years;
Whereas, After his term in the House of Representatives
ended, Gene Snowden was elected to the Indiana Senate,
where he served his Huntington County constituency for 18
years;
Whereas, During his tenure in the Senate, Gene Snowden held many positions, including serving six years as Assistant
President Pro Tempore;
Whereas, Senator Snowden carried many important
pieces of legislation, including legislation that created the
Indiana College Tax Credit, which provides a substantial tax
credit to individuals, couples, and corporations that
financially support Indiana's institutions of higher learning;
Whereas, After leaving the Indiana Senate, Gene
Snowden returned to Huntington County and served four
years as County Auditor and was elected Mayor of
Huntington;
Whereas, As mayor, Gene Snowden initiated the citywide
cleanup program and helped establish a city-county
computer system linking all public agencies serving the
community;
Whereas, In addition to his work in government, Gene
Snowden helped establish the Huntington Optimist Club and
served as its first president, served on the board of the First
Church of the Nazarene for more than four decades, and
volunteered for the Police Athletic League (PAL), the
Salvation Army, Huntington County Historical Society, the
Boy Scouts, Huntington County Leadership, Pathfinder
Services, and United Way;
Whereas, In recognition of his many contributions to his
community and the state, Gene Snowden was awarded the
Huntington College Foundation's first Distinguished Service
Award; and
Whereas, Gene Snowden has dedicated his life to
improving the quality of life in Huntington County:
Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate recognizes Gene Snowden
for his many accomplishments and contributions to the well-being of
Huntington County and the state of Indiana by urging the Indiana
Department of Transportation to name the section of State Road 224
from the city of Huntington to Interstate Highway 69 the "Gene
Snowden Highway".
SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the
Secretary of the Senate to the commissioner of the Indiana Department
of Transportation and Gene Snowden and his family.
