ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 195	By:	Paddack and Johnson (Constance) of the Senate

			and

		Billy, Roan, Lockhart, Walker, Thomsen and Stiles of the House

An Act relating to roads, bridges and ferries; designating the Samuel R. Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating the PFC A.T. Howell Memorial Bridge; designating the SSGT Billy Elliott Memorial Highway; designating the SSG John R. Bush Memorial Bridge; designating the Harold Bell Memorial Bridge; designating Larry Wade Memorial Highway; designating the USAF Maj. Aubrey Eugene Stowers, Jr. Memorial Bridge; designating the Hannah Diggs Atkins Memorial Highway; providing for placement of permanent markers; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

SUBJECT:  Designation of memorial highways and bridges

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.93 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The bridge crossing the Washita River on State Highway 74 north of Maysville shall be designated as the “Samuel R. Henderson Memorial Bridge”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.

SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.94 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The bridge crossing Leader Creek on State Highway 3 in Coal County shall be designated as the “PFC A.T. Howell Memorial Bridge”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.

SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.95 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The portion of U.S. Highway 59 extending from the Poteau River Bridge to the Heavener city limits shall be designated as the “SSGT Billy Elliott Memorial Highway”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.

SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.96 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The bridge crossing Sandy Creek on State Highway 99 in Pontotoc County shall be designated as the “SSG John R. Bush Memorial Bridge”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.

SECTION 5.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.97 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The bridge crossing Hudson Avenue on Interstate 244 in Tulsa shall be designated as the “Harold Bell Memorial Bridge”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.

SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.98 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The section of State Highway 6 in Beckham County from the intersection of State Highway 6 and I-40 south to the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 152 shall be designated as the “Larry Wade Memorial Highway”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.

SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.99 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The bridge located approximately three (3) miles west of Sentinel on State Highway 55 in Washita County shall be designated as the “USAF Maj. Aubrey Eugene Stowers, Jr. Memorial Bridge”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the bridge bearing that name.

SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.100 of Title 69, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

The portion of Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City from Northeast 23rd Street extending north to the junction of Interstate 35 and Interstate 44 shall be designated as the “Honorable Hannah Diggs Atkins, Secretary of State, Memorial Highway”.  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed on the highway bearing that name.

SECTION 9.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

Passed the Senate the 17th day of May, 2011.

	
	Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the 19th day of May, 2011.

	
	Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives