HCS SCS SB 233 -- DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

SPONSOR:  Stouffer (Nance)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on
Transportation by a vote of 12 to 2.

This substitute changes the laws regarding the designation of
highways and bridges.

HIGHWAY DESIGNATIONS

The substitute designates:

(1)  A portion of Interstate 44 in Greene County from State Route
MM east to State Route 286 as the "Congressman Mel Hancock
Freeway";

(2)  A portion of Interstate 44 in Phelps County from the
Crawford County line west to the Pulaski County line, except
where otherwise designated, as the "Governor Mel Carnahan
Memorial Highway";

(3)  A portion of State Highway 30 in St. Louis County from the
intersection of Highway P northeast to the St. Louis city limits
as the "Chief Jerry Buehne Memorial Road";

(4)  A portion of U. S. Highway 61 from the intersection of State
Route B south of the City of La Grange to the intersection of
State Route B north of the City of Canton in Lewis County as the
"Students of Missouri Assisting Rural Transportation (S.M.A.R.T.)
Memorial Highway"; and

(5)  A portion of State Highway 58 in Johnson County from the
intersection of State Highway U west to State Highway 131 as the
"Veterans Memorial Parkway."

BRIDGE DESIGNATIONS

The substitute designates:

(1)  The bridge on State Highway 13 over the Missouri River
between Lafayette and Ray counties as "The Congressman Ike
Skelton Bridge"; and

(2)  The new bridge that will be built on State Highway 19 at
Hermann as the "Senator Christopher S. Bond Bridge."

PROCEDURE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

The substitute establishes an application process for the
designation of memorial highways and bridges.  A designation will
be allowed only to honor an event, place, organization, or a
person who has been deceased for more than two years, except law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

To seek a designation, an organization must petition the
Department of Transportation by submitting:

(1)  An application describing the proposed highway or bridge and
the name of at least one member of the General Assembly who will
sponsor the designation;

(2)  A list of at least 200 names supporting the designation;

(3)  A $400 deposit per sign for construction costs; and

(4)  A $600 deposit per sign for maintenance.

All moneys received by the department will be deposited into a
newly created Department of Transportation Memorial Highway Sign
Fund.  The substitute specifies the procedure for the
disbursement of these funds and the transfer of any unexpended
moneys at the end of the biennium.

All applications submitted to the department will be forwarded
for approval to the Committee on Transportation of the House of
Representatives.  If the designation is not approved, 97% of the
application fee will be refunded.  If the designation is
approved, the department may begin construction of memorial
designation signs within one year after their approval.

All designations will expire 10 years from the date of approval
by the committee.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on General Revenue Fund in FY 2006, FY
2007, and FY 2008.  Estimated Income on Other State Funds of Up
to $100,000 in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the community overwhelmingly
requested the designation of the bridge.

Testifying for the bill was Senator Stouffer.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:21 pm