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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 9, 2024
AS AMENDED
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3516 By: Johns and Davis of the
House
and
Haste and Hicks of the
Senate
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 2LT
William A. Fox, Jr. Memorial Bridge; designating the
SSG Rusty Dunagan Memorial Bridge; designating the
Cpl Mick Ray Bekowsky USMC Memorial Interchange;
designating the LCpl Anthony D. Botello Memorial
Bridge; designating the Jake Weston Reid Memorial
Bridge; designating the PVT Richard Gary Leivas
Memorial Highway; designating Private 2nd Class
Joshua Francis Powers Memorial Highway; designating
the Trooper Charlie Ha nger Honorary Mile; designating
the SGT Earl Roy "Pete" Lester, Jr. Purple Heart
Recipient Memorial Highway; designating the Larry
Brinkley Memorial Highwa y; designating the Col Derek
Grimes Memorial Highway; designating the Lawrence
Moylan Memorial Highwa y; designating the James L.
Holt, Pres. of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Memorial
Bridge; designating the Joe Diffie Memorial Highway;
designating the Major Helen F. Holmes Memorial
Highway; designating the Cathy Cummings Memorial
Interchange; designating the Sgt. Robby “Bobby”
Blaine Swartz Memorial Bridge ; requiring suitable
permanent markers be placed; amending Section 8,
Chapter 237, O.S.L. 2023 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section
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1698.405), which relates to the William A. Ahrberg
Memorial Highway; modifying n ame of memorial;
amending 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 memorial;
amending 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.358, which
relates to the Zachary Charles Keever Memorial
Highway; modifying location of memorial; amending
Section 22, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp.
2023, Section 1698.385), which relates to t he OHP
Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway; modifying
location of memorial; providing for codifica tion; 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, reads as follows:
The bridge on State Highway 31 crossing over Turkey 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 nam e to be placed on
the bridge.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.432 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, 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
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Lowery Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall
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 follows:
The section of State Highway 66 beginning on the east side of
the North Canadian River Bridge extending east through Bethany to
the intersection of State Highway 66 and North H ammond Avenue in
Oklahoma County shall be designated as the "LCpl Charles Nick Bondi
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 1698.434 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge crossing over Big Eagle Creek on State Highway 144 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 be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.435 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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The section of State Highway 18 beginning at the intersection of
East 780 Road extending n orth through the town of Agra to the
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, reads 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 Inter state 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:
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The bridge on State Highway 9 east of Number 9 Marina Road
crossing over Eufaul a Lake in Pittsburg County shall be de signated
as the "U.S. Army 2LT 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 Interstate 35 in
McClain County shall be designated as the "SSG Rusty Du nagan
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 cod ified
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 Covell Road located in
Edmond, Oklahoma County, shall be designated as the "Cpl Mick Ray
Bekowsky USMC Memorial Interc hange". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed at the interchange.
SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section 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:
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The bridge over Gaines Creek on U.S. Highway 270 southwesterly
of Wilburton in Latimer County shall be designated as the "LCpl
Anthony D. Botello Memorial Bridge". The De partment of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers 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 1698.442 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on U.S. Highway 62 crossing over State Highway 9 in
McClain County shall be designated as the "Jake Weston Reid Memorial
Bridge". The Departm ent of Transportation shall cause suit able
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 13. NEW LAW A new section of law 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 Highway 66 beginning at the intersection of
Santa Fe Road and extending northeasterly through the town of
Davenport to the intersection of 3510 Road in Lincoln County shall
be designated as the "PVT Richard Gary L eivas Memorial Highway".
The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent
markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 14. NEW LAW A new section of law to be c odified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.444 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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The section of State Highway 20 beginning at the intersection of
State Highway 11 extending east to the intersection of U.S. Highway
75 in Tulsa County shall be designated as "Private 2nd Class Joshua
Francis Powers Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation
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 codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.445 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of Interstate 35 beginning at mile marker 202
extending north for one (1) 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 follows:
The section of State Highway 66 in Stroud beginning at the
intersection of North 3550 Road extending east to U.S. H ighway 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.
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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:
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 Highway". The Department
of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent 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 f ollows:
The section of State Highway 51 beginning at the intersection of
State Highway 132 extending west three (3) 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 edge of
Bird Creek extending north to State Highway 266 in Rogers County
shall be designated as the "Lawrence Mo ylan Memorial Highway". The
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Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 20. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Secti on 1698.450 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge crossing over Panther Creek on U.S. Highway 64 in
Pawnee County shall be designated as the "James L. Holt, Pres. of
the Seminole Tribe of Florida Memo rial Bridge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 21. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.451 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 7 beginning at the intersection of
North 2974 Road extending east to North Stephens County Road 3000 in
Stephens County shall be designated as the "Joe Diffie 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 Statut es as Section 1698.452 of Title 69, un less
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 33 beginning at the intersection of
Interstate 35 extending west through the town of Guthrie to the
intersection of North 12th Street in Logan County shall be
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designated as the "Major Helen F. Holmes Memorial Highway". The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 23. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifi ed
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.453 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The interchange of State Highway 74 and West Britton Road in
Oklahoma County shall be d esignated as the "Cathy Cummings Memorial
Interchange". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the interchange.
SECTION 24. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifi ed
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.454 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on Interstate 240 crossing over South Pennsylvania
Avenue in Oklahoma County shall be designated as the “Sgt. Robb y
“Bobby” Blaine Swartz Memorial Bridge”. The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
SECTION 25. AMENDATORY Section 8, Chapter 237, O.S.L.
2023 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.405), is amende d to read as
follows:
Section 1698.405 The section of State Highway 33 beginning at
the intersection of State Highway 18 North in Cushing extending west
two (2) miles in Payne County shall be designated as the " Col
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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 26. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, 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 Transportation shal l cause suitable permanent markers
to be placed on the highway bearing that name.
SECTION 27. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 2021, Section 1698.358,
is amended to read as follows:
Section 1698.358 The section of U.S. Highway 62 beginning 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 designated
as the "Zachary Charles Keever Memorial Highway". The Departm ent of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 28. 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
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of E 116th 126th Street N in Tulsa County shall be designated as the
"OHP Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway". Th e Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 29. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON AERONAUTICS AND TRANSPORTAT ION
April 9, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED