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GA HR1177
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/1/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mickey Channell
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AI Summary
- Dedicates 22 portions of Georgia's state highway system, including roads, bridges, interchanges, and underpasses, to honor distinguished citizens, fallen law enforcement officers, military veterans, and public servants
- Names State Route 22 in Oglethorpe County from U.S. Route 78/State Route 10 in Lexington to the Madison County line as "Veterans Memorial Highway" and designates Interstate 59 in Dade County as the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway"
- Honors fallen military members including Navy EOD Technician First Class Joseph Adam McSween (killed in Iraq, 2007), Marine Lance Corporal William Taylor Richards (killed in Afghanistan), and fallen law enforcement officers including Sgt. Carlton "Dan" Jenkins, Trooper Chadwick T. LeCroy, Patrolman Donald J. Mander, Deputy Richard Daniels, and Deputy James D. Paugh
- Dedicates Snapfinger Road in DeKalb County from Wesley Chapel Road to the Henry County line as "Martin Luther King, Jr., Parkway" and a portion of U.S. Highway 1 in Waycross as the "Ossie Davis Parkway," among dedications honoring civic leaders, legislators, and community figures
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for all 22 dedications and instructs the Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to the department and the honorees' families
Legislative Description
Veterans Memorial Highway; Oglethorpe County; dedicate
Last Action
Effective Date
5/1/2012
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/7/2012
Transportation1/26/2012
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