HB1652--MEMORIALHIGHWAY
SPONSOR: Bromley
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Veteransbyavoteof12to0.
ThisbilldesignatestheportionofStateHighway171fromState
HighwayZcontinuingtoStateHighway43inJasperCountyasthe
"AtomicVeteransMemorialHighway". Thecostsofsignageforthis
designationwillbepaidbyprivatedonations.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillrecognizesveteranswho
tookpartinnucleartestingorwerenearnuclearexplosions. Some
veteranswouldgointoblastareasassoonasfourhoursafteran
explosioninordertocompleteresearchfornationaldefense
purposes. Manyoftheseveteranswereexposedtohighamountsof
radiationasaresultofservicewhichresultedinsomeveterans
havinglong-termhealthimpacts,suchascancer.Supportersalso
claimthatmanyoftheseveteransweresworntosecrecyformany
yearsfornationalsecurityreasonsandtheseveteransshouldbe
recognizedfortheirservice.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Bromley;ClaytonB.
Crosby;andTedDonaldson,CompassQuest.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsubmittedonlinetestimony.
TestifyingagainstthebillwasArnieDienoff.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.