Bill Text: MS HB990 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: U.S. Highway 61; designate as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail".

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-3)

Status: (Passed) 2015-04-20 - Approved by Governor [HB990 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2015-HB990-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2015 Regular Session

To: Transportation; Appropriations

By: Representatives Taylor, Boyd, Burnett, Chism, Haney, Howell, Jackson, Kinkade, Ladner, Lamar, Martinson, Rushing, White, Willis

House Bill 990

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE ALL OF U.S. HIGHWAY 61 THAT LIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS THE "MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART TRAIL"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  U.S. Highway 61 that lies in the State of Mississippi is designated and shall be known as the "Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail."

     (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 its passage.