An Act
ENROLLED 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 Memor ial
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 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; 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. Robert "Bob by"
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
1698.405), which relates to the William A. Ahrberg
Memorial Highway; modifying name of memorial; ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 2
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 mem orial;
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 1698.3 85), which relates to the OHP
Captain Larry Jackson Memorial Highway; modifying
location of memorial; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
SUBJECT: Memorial roads and bridges
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF TH E 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 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 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 Transport ation 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 d uplication in numbering, reads as follow s:
ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 3
The section of State Highway 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 shal l 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 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:
The section of State Highway 18 beginn ing at the intersect ion of
East 780 Road extendi ng north through the town of Agra to the
intersection of State Highway 18 and E ast 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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 4
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 a s 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
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 a s 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 cau se
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 Memorial Interchange". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable pe rmanent markers bear ing 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 numberin g, 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
Anthony D. Botello Memorial Bridge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 5
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new sectio n of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sect ion 1698.442 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in n umbering, reads as follow s:
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 Highway 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 codifie d
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.444 of Title 69, unless
there is created a dup lication in numbering, read s 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. H ighway
75 in Tulsa 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 Secti on 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 (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 a s Section 1698.446 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follo ws:
ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 6
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:
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 (3) miles to the community of
Lacey in Kingfisher County shall be designated a s 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 b eginning at the north edge of
Bird Creek extending north to State Hi ghway 266 in Rogers County
shall be designated as the "Lawrence Moylan Memorial Highway". The
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 S ection 1698.450 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, read s as follows:
The bridge crossing ov er Panther Creek on U.S. Highway 64 in
Pawnee County shall be designated as the "James L. Holt, Pres. of ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 7
the Seminole Tribe of Florida Memorial Bridge". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent ma rkers 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 follow s:
The section of State Highway 7 beginni ng at the intersection of
North 2974 Road extending east to North St ephens County Road 3000 in
Stephens County shall be des ignated as the "Joe Diffie Memorial
Highway". The Department of Transpor tation shall cause suitable
permanent markers bearing that n ame to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 22. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.452 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in nu mbering, 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 Loga n County shall be
designated as the "Major Helen F. Holm es 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 codified
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 designated 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 codified
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 Pen nsylvania
Avenue in Oklahoma Coun ty shall be designated as the “Sgt. Rob ert
“Bobby” Blaine Swartz Memorial Bridge”. The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that
name to be placed on the bridge.
ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 8
SECTION 25. AMENDATORY Section 8, Chapter 237, O.S.L.
2023 (69 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 1698.405), is amended to read 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 26. AMENDATORY 69 O.S. 202 1, Section 1698.11, is
amended to read as follow s:
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 mar kers
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 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
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, Se ction 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 29. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
ENR. H. B. NO. 3516 Page 9
Passed the House of Representatives the 30th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 17th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor t his ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _ ______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Se cretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________