Bill Text: MS SB2074 | 2022 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Memorial highways; designate segments of I-22 in Lee County as "Korean War Veterans Highway" and "Vietnam Veterans Way."

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-01 - Died In Committee [SB2074 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2022-SB2074-Engrossed.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2022 Regular Session

To: Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) McMahan

Senate Bill 2074

(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE 22 LOCATED IN LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "KOREAN WAR VETERANS HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE 22 LOCATED IN LEE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "VIETNAM VETERANS WAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The segment of Interstate 22 located in Lee County, Mississippi, beginning at Exit 81 and extending easterly to Exit 87, is designated and shall be known as the "Korean War Veterans Highway."

     (2)  The segment of Interstate 22 located in Lee County, Mississippi, beginning at Exit 87 and extending easterly to Exit 94, is designated and shall be known as the "Vietnam Veterans Way."

     (3)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segments of highway described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.