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AN ACT relating to the placement of honorary signage on a state highway or 1
bridge. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
ď˘Section 1. KRS 177.074 is amended to read as follows: 4
(1) Every road which is part of the state primary system shall be identified by a specific 5
route number[ or name which shall be designated on the official state road map]. In 6
addition to a route number, the secretary[: 7
(a) ]shall direct the placement of signage denoting the honorary naming of a 8
bridge,[ name] a road, or a road segment to comply with the provisions of 9
subsections (2), (3), and (5)[(3)] of this section[; and 10
(b) May, at the secretary's discretion, or subject to the provisions of subsection (4) 11
of this section, name a road or bridge on the state highway system after an 12
individual, historic event, or any other name which may be of significance to 13
the history of this Commonwealth or any of its counties or communities]. 14
(2) The secretary shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request by the 15
commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, name a state road or 16
segment of a state road in memory and honor of[ one (1) or more] Kentucky state 17
troopers killed in the line of duty. The written request shall [comply with the 18
provisions of subsection (4) of this section and shall ]include the: 19
(a) [The ]Trooper's name; 20
(b) [The name and address of any living relatives of the trooper, if known; 21
(c) ]Date and circumstances of the trooper's death; and 22
(c)[(d) The route number and current name of the state road where the trooper was 23
killed, if applicable, or the route number and current name of the state road closest 24
to the deceased trooper's home. 25
(3) The written request required under subsection (2) of this section shall identify the 26
route number, current name of the state road, or milepoints of the ]Specific segment 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1472
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of state road the Department of Kentucky State Police is[are] requesting be named 1
in honor and memory of the[a] state trooper killed in the line of duty.[ ] 2
(3) The road or road segment identified in the request shall be either the state road 3
where the trooper was killed, or the state road closest to the deceased trooper's 4
home. The cabinet shall consult with the commissioner of the Department of 5
Kentucky State Police on the design and installation of the road signs naming the 6
state road or road segment in honor and memory of each trooper, and the cabinet 7
shall erect the appropriate highway signs within thirty (30) days of receipt of the 8
written request required under subsection (2) of this section. 9
(4) If the road segment identified in the request under subsection (2) of this section has 10
already been named for another individual or organization,[ either by action of the 11
General Assembly or by order of the secretary,] the Department of Kentucky State 12
Police and the cabinet shall consult on and determine an alternate location that is 13
acceptable to both agencies. 14
(5) [The secretary shall be petitioned by a unit of local government, civic organization, 15
or other interested party before naming a road or bridge on the state primary road 16
system. In addition, the secretary shall be convinced by the petitioner that the person 17
or event that the road or bridge is being named for is of civic or historical 18
significance. 19
(6) Except as provided in subsections (9) and (10) of this section, ]The secretary shall 20
direct the placement of signage denoting the honorary naming of [name ]a road, a 21
road segment, or a bridge upon direction by joint resolution of the General 22
Assembly[. Upon introduction of a resolution, the secretary shall inform the 23
chairman of the committee to which the resolution is assigned as to whether he or 24
she has been petitioned to name a road or bridge presented in the resolution and if 25
so petitioned, his or her reasons for not taking action on the request]. 26
(6)[(7)] [If the secretary grants the request to name a road or bridge through petition, 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1472
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the signs to be placed on the roads shall become the responsibility of the petitioner 1
with the design and placement of the signs approved by the department. ]The 2
placement of[If] the signs installed [are to be placed ]as a result of a resolution 3
passed by the General Assembly shall be[,] the responsibility [for placement ]of[ 4
the signs shall be upon] the Department of Highways. 5
(7) (a) A school board or the governing body of a city or county may petition the 6
secretary for the installation of temporary signage honoring an individual, 7
a group of individuals, or a team. 8
(b) The secretary shall, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request 9
under this subsection, approve or deny the petition. 10
(c) Within thirty (30) days of the approval of a petition, the secretary shall 11
direct the placement of honorary signage under this subsection. The 12
Transportation Cabinet shall be the final arbiter of the location of signage 13
placement under this subsection. Signage installed under this subsection 14
shall remain in place for a minimum of one (1) year from the date of its 15
placement. 16
(d) The petitioning body shall bear all costs of signage and installation under 17
this subsection. 18
(8) The Transportation Cabinet may adopt administrative regulations to implement the 19
provisions of subsection (7) of this section, including but not limited to[road and 20
bridge naming program. The administrative regulations shall at a minimum 21
establish] basic standards for design and placement of signs and establishing a 22
process to[or] allow the petitioning body[local entity] to reimburse the 23
Transportation Cabinet for the cost of manufacturing and installing the signs for 24
which a petition has been granted. 25
(9) The new proposed truck bypass around Mayfield, Kentucky, shall be named the 26
"Dick Castleman Bypass," after former State Representative Dick Castleman. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1472
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(10) The bridge on United States Highway 27 over the Kentucky River near Camp 1
Nelson, between Jessamine and Garrard Counties, shall be named the "Loyd 2
Murphy Memorial Bridge." 3