Bill Text: MS SB2712 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Memorial highway; designate U.S. Highway 51 in Coldwater as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway."

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-09 - Approved by Governor [SB2712 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2011-SB2712-Comm_Sub.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2011 Regular Session

To: Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) Jackson (11th), Jordan

Senate Bill 2712

(COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THAT SEGMENT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 51 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF COLDWATER, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  That segment of U.S. Highway 51 within the corporate limits of the Town of Coldwater, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway."

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.