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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL NO. 1521 By: Standridge, Murdock, and
Bergstrom of the Senate
and
Frix of the House
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
[ memorial highway and bridge designations -
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 1698.364 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge located on U.S. Highway 81, approximately one (1)
mile south of the State Highway 19 West intersection, in Grady
County shall be designated as the "SGT Mycal Prince 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 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.365 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge over Walnut Creek on State Highway 24, east of the
town of Washington in McClain County , shall be designated as the
"SSGT Jerry Michael Chitwood Memorial Bridge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent mark ers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of l aw to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.366 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 266 beginning at the intersection of
Porter Road extending northeasterly to the intersection of County
Road N4030 in Okmulgee County shall be designated as the "SP-4
Wilbert Gresham 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 1698.367 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 51 beginning at the inter section of
Country Club Road and extending west to the intersection of Karsten
Creek Road in Payne County shall be designated as the "Boone Pickens
Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause
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suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the
highway.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.368 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of Interstate 44 beginning one-half (0.5) mile north
of State Highway 36 interchange extending south to U.S. Highway 70
interchange in Cotton County shall be designated as the "William
Mark Miller Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable per manent 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 1698.369 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
The bridge at the interchange of U.S. Highway 81 and State
Highway 7 running southwest to northeast in Stephens County shall be
designated as the "SSG Rodney Aaron Hagan Memorial Bridge". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.370 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The portion of U.S. Highway 75 beginning at the intersection of
E 106th Street N and ending at the intersection of E 116th Street N
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in Tulsa County shall be designated as the "OHP Captain Larry
Jackson Memorial Highway". The Department of T ransportation shall
cause suitable permanent markers bearing th at name to be placed on
the highway.
SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.371 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numb ering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 70 near the southeast edge of Durant
beginning at McLean Road and extending northeasterl y two and one-
half (2.5) miles in Bryan County shall be designated as the "Hunter
Ford, Fernando Flores, Jack Sar ver, and Kaleb Foster Memorial
Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on th e highway.
SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.372 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge crossing over U .S. Highway 69 on U.S. Highway 70 on
the south side of Durant in Bryan County shall be designated as the
"Senator Billy A. Mickle Memorial Bridge ". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the b ridge.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.373 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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The bridge over Wolf Creek on U.S. Highway 283 nort h of Shattuck
in Ellis County shall be designated as the "Undersheriff Monty
Martin 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 1698.374 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of Interstate 35 beginning at the U.S. Highway 77
interchange extending nor th to the State Highway 33 interchange near
Guthrie in Logan County shall be d esignated as the "Clarence and
Ethel Branch Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be
placed on the highway.
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be cod ified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.375 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on U.S. Highway 412 crossing over St ate Highway 88
near Inola in Rogers County shall be designated as the "PFC Travis
J. Grigg 101st Airborne Division Memorial Br idge". The Department
of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing
that name to be placed on the bridge.
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SECTION 13. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statute s as Section 1698.376 of Title 69, unless
there is created a dupli cation in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge over the Ca nadian River on Interstate 40 in C anadian
County shall be designated as the "Cecil Davis Memorial Bridge".
The Department of Tran sportation shall cause suitable permanent
markers bearing that na me to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1698.377 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as foll ows:
The section of U.S. Highway 81 beginning at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 70 near W aurika extending south five and one-half (5.5)
miles in Jefferson County shall be designated as the "Gerald Holmes
Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportati on shall cause
suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the
highway.
SECTION 15. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 1698.378 of Title 69, unless
there is created a dupl ication in numbering, r eads as follows:
The section of State Highway 3 beginning at the intersection of
Morgan Road extending nor thwesterly to the intersection o f Sara Road
in Canadian County shall be designated as the "Lt. Shirley Lanning
Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause
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suitable permanent markers bearing that nam e to be placed on the
highway.
SECTION 16. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.379 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 177 beginning at the intersec tion of
East 1660 Road, north of Sulphur, extending north to the Murray-
Garvin County line shall be designated as the "Senator Bruce L.
Frazier WWII Veteran Memorial Highway". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent ma rkers bearing 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 Se ction 1698.380 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 277 begi nning at the intersection of
Keeney Road near Elgin extending northeasterly to the H .E. Bailey
Turnpike overpass in Comanche County shall be designated as the
"Captain Mark A. Barker Me morial Highway". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 18. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.300,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.300 The section of U.S. Highway 277 beginning on
the west side of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike and ext ending west to the
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intersection of U.S. Highway 62 in Comanche County bridge crossing
over the Arkansas River on Interstate 244 in Tulsa County shall be
designated as the "Gold Star F amilies Memorial Highway Bridge". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway bridge.
SECTION 19. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.310,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.310 The bridge over the Cimarron River on Highway
15 approximately thirteen (13) miles north of Boise City located on
U.S. Highway 287, five (5) miles south of the Oklahoma/Colorado
state line in Cimarron County shall be designated as the "Private
Robert "Bob" Clark Memorial Bridge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 20. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.322,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.322 The bridge located on In terstate 44 over State
Highway 49 within Comanche County shall be designated as the "MSGT
MSG Michael Werdehoff Vietnam MIA Memorial Bridge". The Department
of Transportation shall cause suitab le permanent markers bearing
that name to be placed on the bri dge.
SECTION 21. This act shall become effective N ovember 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, dated 04/07/2022 -
DO PASS, As Amended.