An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 1803 By: Haste, McCortney, Garvin,
Bullard, Gollihare, Brooks,
Hamilton, and Hall of the
Senate
and
Johns and Maynard of the
House
An Act relating to memorial highway and bridge
designations; designating the SSgt. Daniel Neil
Fannin Memorial Bridge; designating the S gt. Frank A.
Bennett Memorial Bridge; designating the Col. John L.
Smith Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial Highway;
designating the Patrolman Joseph Barlow Memorial
Bridge; designating the Sgt. Meagan Burke Me morial
Bridge; designating the Senator Anthony M. Massad
Memorial Highway; designating the Jim Potter Memorial
Bridge; designating the Nelson F. Carr Memorial
Bridge; designating the Manuel “Pop” and Mary Ruth
Russell Memorial Highway; designating the Spc. Jaykob
Ray Pruitt Memorial Bridge; designating the Captain
Jeff Sewell Memorial Highway; designating the SP4
Donald P. Sloat Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial
Highway; providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
SUBJECT: Memorial highways and bridges
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 numbe ring, reads as follows:
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The bridge on U.S. Highway 62 crossing over Fourmile Branch east
of Fort Gibson in Muskogee County shall be designated as the “SSgt.
Daniel Neil Fannin Memorial Bridge ”. The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable perman ent 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 1698.432 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on U.S. Highway 270 in Holdenville which crosses over
the railroad tracks east of the U.S. Highway 270 and State Highway
48 junction in Hughes County shall be designated as the “Sgt. Frank
A. Bennett Memorial Bridge ”. The Department 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 1698.433 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 77 beginning on the east side of the
James C. Nance Bridge extending through the town of Lexington to the
intersection of Moffatt Road in Cleveland County shall be designat ed
as the “Col. John L. Smith Medal of Honor Recipient 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 l aw 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 on U.S. Highway 75 crossing over State Highway 67 in
Glenpool in Tulsa County shall be designated as the “Patrolman
Joseph Barlow 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 bridge on Interstate 44 crossing over Southwest 44th Street
in Oklahoma County shall be designated as the “Sgt. Meagan Burke
Memorial Bridge”. The Department of Transportation shall cause
suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the
bridge.
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 section of U.S. Highway 183 beginning at the intersection of
E1820 Road extending north through the town of Frederick to the
intersection of Highview Avenue in Tillman County shall be
designated as the “Senator Anthony M. Massad Memorial Highway ”. The
Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers
bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new secti on 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 over Red Rock Creek on State Highway 15 east of U.S.
Highway 77 in Noble County shall be de signated as the “Jim Potter
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 over the Caney River on State Highway 123 in
Bartlesville in Washington County shall be designated as the “Nelson
F. Carr 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:
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The section of U.S. Highway 70 beginning at Magnolia Street
extending northeasterly to the intersection of Brody ’s Way and U.S.
Highway 70 in Bryan County shall be designa ted as the “Manuel “Pop”
and Mary Ruth Russell 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 1698.440 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge on U.S. Highway 70 crossing over Bokchito Creek in
Bryan County shall be designated as the “Spc. Jaykob Ray Pruitt
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 Se ction 1698.441 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of U.S. Highway 69 beginning at E2000 Road in Bryan
County extending northeasterly to the intersection of South Caddo
Highway in Atoka County sha ll be designated as the “Captain Jeff
Sewell 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 c odified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.442 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 51B beginning at the intersection
of State Highway 72 extending southeasterly to the inter section of
East 161st Street South in Wagoner County shall be designated as the
“SP4 Donald P. Sloat Medal of Honor Recipient Memorial Highway ”.
The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent
markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 13. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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Passed the Senate the 11th day of March, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 16th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this _______ _____________
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Gove rnor of the State of Oklahoma this _______ __
day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of _________________ _, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________