MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2021

By: Representatives Morgan, Haney, Johnson, To: Transportation; Ladner, Lamar, Mangold, McLeod, Pigott, Appropriations Scoggin, Young

HOUSE BILL NO. 424 (As Sent to Governor)

1 AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF HIGHWAY 44 LOCATED IN MARION 2 COUNTY, , AS THE "T.L. WALLACE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO 3 DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 603 LOCATED IN HANCOCK 4 COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LIEUTENANT DEPUTY MICHAEL ANTHONY 5 BOUTTE, SR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF 6 MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 63 LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS 7 THE "DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL JOSIE LAMAR WELLS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO 8 DESIGNATE A BRIDGE ON MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 609 IN JACKSON COUNTY, 9 MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MARK M. SEYMOUR, SR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO 10 DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF IN SMITH COUNTY, 11 MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SENATOR BILLY H. THAMES MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; 12 AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

14 SECTION 1. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 44 15 located in Marion County, Mississippi, beginning at its 16 intersection with Mississippi Highway 13 and extending westerly to 17 the Pearl River Bridge is designated and shall be known as the

18 "T.L. Wallace Memorial Highway." 19 (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 20 and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment 21 of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

22 SECTION 2. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 603 23 located in Hancock County, Mississippi, beginning at its H. B. No. 424 *HR43/R1046SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 21/HR43/R1046SG PAGE 1 (CAA\EW) 24 intersection with and extending northerly 25 to its intersection with Rocky-Hill Dedeaux Road is designated and 26 shall be known as the "Lieutenant Deputy Michael Anthony Boutte, 27 Sr., Memorial Highway." 28 (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 29 and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment

30 of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

31 SECTION 3. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 63 32 located in Jackson County, Mississippi, beginning at a point 33 one-half (1/2) mile south of its intersection with Polktown Road 34 and extending northerly to a point one-half (1/2) mile north of 35 its intersection with Polktown Road is designated and shall be 36 known as the "Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Lamar Wells Memorial

37 Highway." 38 (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 39 and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment 40 of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

41 SECTION 4. (1) The bridge on Mississippi Highway 609 42 located in Jackson County, Mississippi, known as the Old Fort 43 Bayou Bridge, is designated and shall be known as the "Mark M.

44 Seymour, Sr., Memorial Bridge." 45 (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 46 and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the bridge 47 described in subsection (1) of this section.

H. B. No. 424 *HR43/R1046SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 21/HR43/R1046SG PAGE 2 (CAA\EW) 48 SECTION 5. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 35 49 located in Smith County, Mississippi, beginning fifteen hundredths 50 (.15) of a mile north of its intersection with Cottonwood Drive 51 and extending southerly to a point one-half (1/2) mile south of 52 its intersection with Cottonwood Drive, is designated and shall be 53 known as the "Senator Billy H. Thames Memorial Highway."

54 (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 55 and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment 56 of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

57 SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from 58 and after July 1, 2021.

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