Oklahoma 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1045 Latest Draft

Bill / Amended Version Filed 03/24/2021

                             
 
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SENATE FLOOR VERSION 
March 23, 2021 
 
 
ENGROSSED HOUSE 
BILL NO. 1045 	By: Luttrell, Frix and Roe of 
the House 
 
  and 
 
  Standridge of the Senate 
 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to memorial highways and bridges; 
designating the WWII Doolittle Raider – Bombardier 
Sgt. Robert James "R.J." Stephens Memorial B ridge; 
designating the U.S. Army PFC Keith N. Cantrell 
Memorial Bridge; designating the Paul Blevins, Jr., 
and Michael Rogers Memorial Highway; designating the 
Stiles Brothers Vietnam Veteran Memorial Bridge; 
designating South Mickey Mantle Boulevard; 
designating the Terry L. Hoggatt Memorial Highway; 
designating the Jennifer McClendon Memorial Bridge; 
designating the Maj. Charles E. Stiles Memorial 
Bridge; designating the CSM Junior H. Honeycutt 
Memorial Highway; designating the Ada Lois Sipuel 
Fisher Memorial Bridge; designating the Joe W. 
McBride Memorial Bridge; designating the Deputy Jarid 
Taylor Memorial Highway; designating the USAF Capt. 
Nick Karpis Vietnam Veteran Memorial Highway; 
designating the Sgt. Clyde Runyan Memorial Highway; 
designating the Sgt. Maj. Marvail Lewis Memorial 
Causeway; designating the County Commissioner Roy 
Rains Memorial Highway; designating the PFC Richard 
Tafoya Gurule Memorial Highway; designating the Capt. 
David Arthur Peters Memorial Highway; designating the 
Ray Davis Memorial Intersection; designating the 
Robert L. Horton Memorial Highway; designating the 
John L. Hayden Memorial Highway; designating the 
Creede Speake Jr. Memorial Highway; designating the 
W.D. Bill Amis Memori al Bridge; designating the SSG 
Michael R. Robson Memorial Highway; designating the 
Carolyn Woods Memorial Bridge; designating the Martin 
Dyer Memorial Highway; designating the Sgt. Craig   
 
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Johnson Memorial Highway; designating the U.S. 
Senator James Inhofe I nterchange; designating the 
Lonnie D. Cook Memorial Highway; amending Section 11, 
Chapter 369, O.S.L. 2019 (69 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 
1698.296), which relates to the Councilwoman Avalon 
Reese Memorial Highway; modifying name of certain 
memorial highway; providing for codification; and 
providing an effective date. 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.308 of Ti tle 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows: 
The bridge over Elk Creek on State Highway 9 located 
approximately one (1) mile west of Hobart in Kiowa County shall be 
designated as the "WWII Doolittle Raider – Bombardier Sgt. Robert 
James "R.J." Stephens Memorial Bridge".  The De partment of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that 
name to be placed on the bridge. 
SECTION 2.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.309 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The bridge over Flat Creek on State Highway 34 located 
approximately one-half (0.5) mile north of West Madison Avenue near 
the town of Carter in Beckham County shall be designated as the 
"U.S. Army PFC Keith N. Cantrell Memorial Bridge".  The Department   
 
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of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing 
that name to be placed on the bridge. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.310 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 82 beginning at the intersection of 
U.S. Highway 62 and e xtending southeasterly to the intersection of 
East Flournory Road south of Tahlequah in Cherokee County shall be 
designated as the "Paul Blevins, Jr., and Michael Rogers Memorial 
Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable 
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 4.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.311 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follo ws: 
The bridge over Muddy Boggy Creek on State Highway 43 located 
approximately one (1) mile east of the town of Coalgate in Coal 
County shall be designated as the "Stiles Brothers Vietnam Veteran 
Memorial Bridge".  The Department of Transportation shall c ause 
suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the 
bridge. 
SECTION 5.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.312 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
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The section of U.S. Highwa y 69 in Ottawa County beginning at the 
intersection of Newman Road then extending north to the intersection 
of Commerce Street in the City of Commerce shall be designated as 
"South Mickey Mantle Boulev ard".  The Department of Transportation 
shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be 
placed on the highway. 
SECTION 6.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.313 of Tit le 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 18 beginning at Deep Rock Road and 
extending north three (3) miles in Payne County shall be designated 
as the "Terry L. Hoggatt Memorial Highway".  Th e Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable per manent markers bearing that 
name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 7.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.314 of Title 69, un less 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the bridge over 
South 129th Avenue on State Highway 51, also known as the Broken 
Arrow Expressway, in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, shall be desig nated 
as the "Jennifer McClendon Memorial Bridge".  The Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that 
name to be placed on the bridge.   
 
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SECTION 8.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.315 of Title 69, unle ss 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the bridge over Lee 
Boulevard on Interstate 44 in the City of Lawton in Comanche County 
shall be designated as the "Maj. Charles E. Stiles Memoria l Bridge".  
The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent 
markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge. 
SECTION 9.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be c odified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.316 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the section of State 
Highway 28A beginning at the intersection of State High way 66 near 
the Town of Foyil extending east to the int ersection of Interstate 
44 in Rogers County shall be designated as the "CSM Junior H. 
Honeycutt Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall 
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on 
the highway. 
SECTION 10.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.317 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The bridge crossing over the Washita River on U.S. Highway 62 
located three-tenths (0.3) of a mile east of the H.E. Bailey 
Turnpike near Chickasha in Grady County shall be designated as the   
 
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"Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Memorial Bridge".  The Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that 
name to be placed on the bridge. 
SECTION 11.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.318 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any othe r provision of law, the bridge crossing 
over the Washita River on State Highway 8 north of the city of 
Anadarko in Caddo County shall be designated as the "Joe W. McBride 
Memorial Bridge".  The Departm ent of Transportation shall cause 
suitable permanent ma rkers bearing that name to be placed on the 
bridge. 
SECTION 12.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.319 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s: 
The section of the U.S. Highway 70 Bypass beginning just south 
of U.S. 70 and extending south and west to the intersection of 
McLean Drive on the west side of the city of Durant in Bryan County 
shall be designated as the "Deputy Jarid Taylor Memorial Hi ghway". 
The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent 
markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 13.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codi fied 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.320 of Ti tle 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
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The section of State Highway 78 beginning just north of the 
intersection of State Highway 22 extending northwesterly to the 
eastern municipal limits of Milburn in Johnston County shall be 
designated as the "USAF Capt. Nick Karpis Vietnam Veteran Memorial 
Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable 
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the hig hway. 
SECTION 14.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.321 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 7 beginning at the north municipal 
limits of Mill Creek in Johnston C ounty then extending northerly to 
the Murray County line shall be designated as the "Sgt. Clyde Runyan 
Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall cause 
suitable permanent markers bearin g that name to be placed on the 
highway. 
SECTION 15.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.322 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The causeway over Old Spiro Lake on State Highway 9 in LeFlore 
County shall be designated as the "Sgt. Maj. Marvail Lewis Memorial 
Causeway".  The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable 
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the causeway.   
 
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SECTION 16.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.323 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of U.S. Highway 64 beginning at the in tersection of 
E1040 Road extending northerly to the int ersection of E. 128th 
Street in Muskogee County shall be designated as the "County 
Commissioner Roy Rains Memorial Highway".  The Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bea ring that 
name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 17.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.324 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 20 beginning at the intersecti on of 
U.S. Highway 75 extending east two (2) miles to the intersection of 
N. Memorial Road in Tulsa County shall be designated as the "PFC 
Richard Tafoya Gurule Memorial Highway".  The Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bea ring that 
name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 18.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.325 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 9 beginning at the intersection of 
Interstate 35 extending west to the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 
in McClain County shall be designated as the "Capt. David Arthur   
 
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Peters Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shal l 
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on 
the highway. 
SECTION 19.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698 .326 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The intersection of State Highway 66 and Banner Road in Canadian 
County shall be designated as the "Ray Davis Memorial Intersection ". 
The Department of Transportation s hall cause suitable permanent 
markers bearing that name to be placed at the intersection. 
SECTION 20.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.327 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a dup lication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 25 beginning at the intersection of 
State Highway 2 extending east to the western municipal limits of 
Bluejacket in Craig County shall be designated as the "Robert L. 
Horton Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall 
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on 
the highway. 
SECTION 21.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.328 of Ti tle 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 3 West beginning at the west side 
of the State Highway 19 interchange extending west to the   
 
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intersection of County Road 1510 in Pontotoc County shall be 
designated as the "John L. Hayden Memorial Highway" .  The Department 
of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing 
that name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 22.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.329 of Title 6 9, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the section of State 
Highway 53 beginning at the intersection of Midway Road extendi ng 
east through the community of Milo to the intersecti on of Woodford 
Road in Carter County shall be designated as the "Creede Speake Jr. 
Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall cause 
suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be pl aced on the 
highway. 
SECTION 23.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.330 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The bridge over Honey Creek Pass located on Interstate 35 just 
south of Exit 51 in Murray County shall be designated as the "W.D. 
Bill Amis Memorial Bridge".  The Department of Transportation shall 
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on 
the bridge.   
 
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SECTION 24.     NEW LAW     A new section of la w to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.331 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The section of State Highway 199 from the western munici pal 
limits of Dickson to the eastern munici pal limits of Ardmore shall 
be designated as the "SSG Michael R. Robson Memorial Highway".  The 
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers 
bearing that name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 25.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.332 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
The bridge crossing over US Highway 69 Business loc ated on US 
Highway 69 at the south edge of McAlester in Pittsburg County shall 
be designated as the "Carolyn Woods Memorial Bridge".  The 
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers 
bearing that name to be placed on the bridge. 
SECTION 26.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.333 of Title 69, unless 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secti on of U.S. 
Highway 77 beginning at the intersection of Broadway Avenue in 
Ardmore extending north to the intersection of State Highway 142 in 
Carter County shall be designated as the "Martin Dyer Memorial   
 
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Highway". The Department of Transportation shall ca use suitable 
permanent markers bearing that name to the placed on the highway. 
SECTION 27.    NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified in 
the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.334 of Title 69, unless there 
is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follows: 
The section of U.S. Highway 169 beginning at the intersection of 
East 81st Street South extending north to the south side of State 
Highway 51 in Tulsa County shall be designated as the "Sgt. Craig 
Johnson Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation shall 
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on 
the highway. 
SECTION 28.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.335 of Title 69, unl ess 
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the interchange of 
Interstate 40 and Douglas Boulevard located in Midwest City in 
Oklahoma County shall be designated as the "U.S. Senator James 
Inhofe Interchange".  The Department of Transportation shall cause 
suitable permanent markers bearing that name t o be placed at the 
interchange. 
SECTION 29.    NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 1698.336 of Title 69, unless 
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The section of U.S. Highway 62 beginning at the intersection of 
N3990 Road extending east through the town of Morris to the 
intersection of N4030 Road in Okmulg ee County shall be designated as 
the "Lonnie D. Cook Me morial Highway".  The Department of 
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that 
name to be placed on the highway. 
SECTION 30.     AMENDATORY     Section 11, Chapte r 369, O.S.L. 
2019 (69 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1698.29 6), is amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 1698.296  The section of U.S. Highway 64 Business 
beginning at West 23rd Street South extending north to the 
intersection of West Southside Blvd. in the City of Muskogee in 
Muskogee County shall be designated as t he "Councilwoman Avalon 
Reese Reece Memorial Highway".  The Department of Transportation 
shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be 
placed on the highway. 
SECTION 31. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. 
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION 
March 23, 2021 - DO PASS