HB 826 -- MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

SPONSOR:  Kelly (144)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Transportation and Motor Vehicles by a vote of 19 to 0.

This bill designates a portion of State Highway A in Wright
County as the "Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Highway."  The bill
stipulates that the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum will pay for all
signage and that the signs will be installed and maintained by
the Department of Transportation.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2005, FY 2006, and
FY 2007.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say this will be a fitting memorial to a
nationally known Missourian.

Testifying for the bill was Representative Kelly (114).

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:13 am