OREGON LAWS 2013 Chap. 39 CHAPTER 39 “Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway” signs; now, therefore, AN ACT SB 461 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Or- egon: Relating to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. Whereas during the Vietnam War more than SECTION 1. (1) The portion of Interstate 84, 57,000 Oregonians served in Vietnam, Thailand, beginning where it intersects with Interstate 5 Cambodia and Laos on land and sea and in the air; in Portland and ending at the Idaho state line, and shall also be known as the Vietnam Veterans Whereas 719 Oregonians lost their lives and Memorial Highway. more than 5,000 were wounded during the Vietnam (2) The Department of Transportation shall War; and place and maintain suitable markers along the Whereas 39 Oregonians remain missing in highway described in this section that indicate action; and the designation of the highway as the Vietnam Whereas 118,000 Vietnam veterans live in Ore- Veterans Memorial Highway. gon and represent 34 percent of all Oregon veterans; (3)(a) The department may accept moneys and from and may enter into agreements with vet- Whereas 33 states have dedicated Vietnam erans groups to create, install and maintain the veterans’ memorial highways honoring their markers. Vietnam veterans; and (b) The department may not use public funds Whereas Interstate 84 in Oregon does not pay for the installation and maintenance of the tribute to any other veterans group; and markers. Approved by the Governor April 11, 2013 Whereas the Oregon State Council, Vietnam Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 11, 2013 Veterans of America, has offered to pay the funds Effective date January 1, 2014 necessary for creating, installing and maintaining 1.