MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2011

By: Senator(s) Baria To: Highways and Transportation

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 2949

1 AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF ROAD IN HANCOCK 2 COUNTY AS AN OFFICIAL SCENIC BYWAY TO BE KNOWN AS THE 3 "BEACH BOULEVARD SCENIC BYWAY"; TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF 4 HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS IN HANCOCK COUNTY AS OFFICIAL 5 MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SCENIC BYWAYS TO 6 SPACE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

8 SECTION 1. The following highways, roads or streets located 9 in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official 10 Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Beach Boulevard

11 Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: 12 Beginning at Cedar Point in Hancock County and traveling 13 southerly along the coastline to Bayou Cadet in Hancock County.

14 SECTION 2. The following highways, roads or streets located 15 in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official 16 Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Scenic Byways to 17 Space" pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.: 18 (a) To be known as "NASA Scenic Byway to Space":

19 Beginning at the intersection of the 4-lane portion of Mississippi 20 Highway 607 with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing northerly 21 on Mississippi Highway 607 to the south gate of Stennis Space 22 Center as well as exiting the north gate of Stennis Space Center 23 on Mississippi Highway 607 to the edge of Texas Flat Road.

24 (b) To be known as "Pearlington Scenic Byway to Space": 25 Beginning at the intersection of the 2-lane portion of U.S. 26 Highway 90 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing

27 southwesterly on U.S. Highway 90 to the edge of the buffer zone 28 near the Town of Pearlington.

S. B. No. 2949 *SS01/R871CS* G1/2 11/SS01/R871CS PAGE 1 29 (c) To be known as "Westonia Scenic Byway to Space": 30 Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 604 with 31 Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southerly on Mississippi 32 Highway 604 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of 33 Pearlington.

34 (d) To be known as "Logtown Scenic Byway to Space": 35 Beginning at the intersection of Logtown Road with Mississippi 36 Highway 604 and continuing westerly on Logtown Road to the extinct 37 Town of Logtown on the East Pearl River.

38 (e) To be known as "Napoleon Scenic Byway to Space": 39 Beginning at the intersection of Old and 40 Mississippi Highway 607 north of Interstate 10 and continuing 41 southerly to the south gate of Stennis Space Center, and including 42 a small portion of road that comes off of Old Highway 43 and goes

43 into the heart of what was once the Town of Napoleon.

44 (f) To be known as "Santa Rosa Scenic Byway to Space": 45 Beginning at the intersection of Texas Flat Road with Mississippi 46 Highway 607 and continuing east on Texas Flat Road to the edge of 47 the buffer zone next to the runway of Stennis International 48 Airport.

49 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 50 and after its passage.

S. B. No. 2949 *SS01/R871CS* 11/SS01/R871CS ST: Scenic Byways; designate certain segments PAGE 2 in Hancock County as "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" and "Scenic Byways to Space."