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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 3516 By: Johns
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to memorial roads and bridges;
designating the C.B. and Lois Craft Memorial Bridge;
designating the SFC Theodore Emmett Lowery Memorial
Highway; designating the LCpl Charles Nick Bondi
Memorial Highway; designating the Nettie Sands
Memorial Bridge; designating the Dale McFarlin
Memorial Highway; designating the Dr. Harry E. Heath,
Jr. Memorial Bridge; designating the Ryan Gwaltney
Memorial Bridge; designating the U.S. Army SGT
William A. Fox, Jr. Memorial Bridge; designating the
SSG Rusty Dunagan Memorial Bridge; designating the
Cpl Mick Ray Bekowsky USMC Memorial I nterchange;
designating the LCpl Anthony D. Botello Memorial
Bridge; designating the Jake Weston Reid M emorial
Bridge; designating the PVT Richard Gary Leivas
Memorial Highway; designating Private 2nd Class
Joshua Francis Powers Memorial Highway ; designating
the Trooper Charlie Hanger Honorary Mile; designating
the SGT Earl Roy "Pete" Lester , Jr. Purple Heart
Recipient Memorial Highway; designating the Larry
Brinkley Memorial Highway ; designating the Col Derek
Grimes Memorial Highway; designating the Lawrence
Moylan Memorial Highway; requiring suitable permanent
markers be placed; amending Section 8, Chapter 237,
O.S.L. 2023 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.405),
which relates to the William A. Ahrberg Memorial
Highway; modifying name of memorial; am ending 69 O.S.
2021, Section 1698.11, which relates to the PFC John
Reese, Jr. Medal of Honor/Purple Heart Memorial
Highway; modifying name of mem orial; amending 69 O.S.
2021, Section 1698.358, which relates to the Zachary
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Charles Keever Memorial Highway; modifying location
of memorial; Section 22, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2022 (69
O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.385), which relates to
the OHP Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway;
modifying location of memorial; 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 1698.431 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, r eads as follows:
The bridge on State Highway 31 crossing over T urkey Creek east
of Lequire in Haskell County shall be designated as the "C.B. and
Lois Craft Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall
cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on
the bridge.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A ne w section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.432 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in number ing, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 64 beginning at the intersection of
South 25th Street East in Keefeton, extending southeasterly to the
intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and East 128th Street South in
Muskogee County shall be designated as the "SFC Theodore Emmett
Lowery Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall
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cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on
the highway.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.433 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follow s:
The section of State H ighway 66 beginning on the east side of
the North Canadian River Bridge extending ea st through Bethany to
the intersection of State Highway 66 and North Hammond Avenue in
Oklahoma County shall be designated as the "LCpl Charles Nick Bondi
Memorial Highway". The Department of Transp ortation 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 Se ction 1698.434 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge crossing over Big Eagle Cree k on State Highway 14 4 in
Leflore County shall be designated as the "Nettie Sands Memorial
Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge .
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.435 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 18 beginn ing at the intersect ion of
East 780 Road extendi ng north through the town of Ag ra to the
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intersection of State Highway 18 and East 770 Road in Lincoln County
shall be designated as the "Dale McFarlin Memorial Highway". 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 1698.436 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, read s as follows:
The first bridge east of Sangre Road on State Highway 51
crossing over Stillwater Creek in Payne County shall be designated
as the "Dr. Harry E. Heath, Jr. 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 1698.437 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows :
The bridge crossing over Interstate 44 on U.S. Highway 62 in
Comanche County shall be designated as the "Ryan Gwaltney Memorial
Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge .
SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.438 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on State Highway 9 east of Number 9 Marina Road
crossing over Eufaula Lake in Pittsburg County shall be designated
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as the "U.S. Army SGT William A. Fox, Jr. Memorial 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 codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.439 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on State Highway 9W crossing over I nterstate 35 in
McClain County shall be designated as the "SSG Rusty Dunagan
Memorial Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause
suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the
bridge.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.440 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The interchange of Interstate 35 and East Co vell Road located in
Edmond, Oklahoma County , shall be designated as the "Cpl Mick Ray
Bekowsky USMC Memoria l Interchange". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed at the interchange.
SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new sec tion of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.441 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge over Gaines Creek on U.S. Highway 270 sou thwesterly
of Wilburton in Latimer County shall b e designated as the "LCpl
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Anthony D. Botello Memorial Brid ge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new sectio n of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.442 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on U.S. Highway 62 crossing over State H ighway 9 in
McClain County shall be designated as the "Jake Weston Reid Memorial
Bridge". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing tha t name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 13. NEW LAW A new section of la w to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.443 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State H ighway 66 beginning at the intersection o f
Santa Fe Road and extending northeasterly thro ugh the town of
Davenport to the intersection of 3510 Road in Lincoln County shall
be designated as the "PVT Richard Gary Leivas Memorial Highway".
The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable perma nent
markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.444 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 20 beginning at the i ntersection of
State Highway 11 exten ding east to the intersection of U.S. Highw ay
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75 in Rogers County shall be designated as "Private 2nd Class Joshua
Francis Powers Memorial Highway ". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable permanent marker s bearing 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 1698.445 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of Interstate 35 beginning at mile marker 202
extending north for one mile in Noble County shall be designated as
the "Trooper Charlie Hanger Honorary Mile". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 16. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.446 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follo ws:
The section of State Highway 66 in Stroud beginning at the
intersection of North 3550 Road extending east to U. S. Highway 377
in Lincoln County shall be designated as the "SGT Earl Roy "Pete"
Lester, Jr. Purple Heart Recipient Memorial Highway". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
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 Section 1698.447 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering , reads as follows:
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The section of U.S. Highway 70 By -Pass in Idabel beginning at
the intersection of State Highway 37 extending north to the
intersection of Northwest Texas Street in McCurtain County shall be
designated as the "Larry Brinkley Memorial Hig hway". The Department
of Transportation shall cause suitable perman ent markers bearing
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 1698.448 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 51 beginning at the intersection of
State Highway 132 extending west three miles to the community of
Lacey in Kingfisher County shall be designated as the "Col Derek
Grimes Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall
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 1698.449 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 167 beginning at the north e dge of
Bird Creek extending north to State Hi ghway 266 in Rogers County
shall be designated as the "Lawrence Moyl an Memorial Highway". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
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SECTION 20. AMENDATORY Section 8, Chapter 237, O.S.L.
2023 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.405), is amended to r ead as
follows:
Section 1698.405 The section of State Highway 33 beginning at
the intersection of State Highway 18 Nort h in Cushing extending west
two (2) miles in Payne County shall be designated as the "Col
William A. Ahrberg World War II and Korea Memorial Highway". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 21. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 202 1, Section 1698.11, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.11 State Highway 20 between the municipal limits
of Pryor and Salina shall be designated as the "PFC John Reece
Reese, Jr., Medal of Honor/Purple Heart Memorial Highway ". The
Department of Transporta tion shall cause suitable permanent markers
to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
SECTION 22. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.358,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.358 The section of U.S. Highway 62 begin ning at
the intersection of U.S. Highway 270 in the town of Harrah in
Oklahoma County extending easterly to the intersection of State
Highway 102 North in Pottawatomie Lincoln County shall be designate d
as the "Zachary Charles Keever Memorial Highway". The Department of
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Transportation shall cause suit able permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 23. AMENDATORY Section 22, Chapter 356, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.385), is amended to read as
follows:
Section 1698.385 The portion of U.S. Highway 75 beginning at
the intersection of E 106th Street N and ending at the intersection
of E 116th 126th Street N in Tulsa County shall be designated as the
"OHP Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 24. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-10544 JBH 02/27/24