An Act
ENROLLED SENATE
BILL NO. 300 By: Haste, Gollihare, and Floyd
of the Senate
and
Johns, Hilbert, and Menz of
the House
An Act relating to memorial highway and bridge
designations; designating the Army SPC Ryan J. Grady
Memorial Highway; designating the First MCPON Delbert
D. Black, U.S. Navy, Me morial Highway; designating
the Captain William "Willy" Hargraves Memorial
Intersection; designating the Trooper L arry L.
Hillyard Memorial Bridge; designating the C.D.
Scribner WWII Veteran Mem orial Highway; designating
the LCpl Nelson Matlock Memorial Hi ghway; amending
Section 20, Chapter 356, O.S.L. 2022 (69 O.S. Supp.
2022, Section 1698.383), which relates to the William
Mark Miller Memorial Highway; modifying location;
providing for codifica tion; 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 Sec tion 1698.398 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
Country Club Road on the southwest edge of Brist ow extending
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northeasterly to the intersectio n of West 3rd Avenue in Creek County
shall be designated as the "Army SPC Ryan J. Grady Memorial
Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable
markers bearing that name to be placed on the hig hway.
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.399 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The section of Interstate 35 beginning on t he south side of the
State Highway 32 inter change extending north approximately seven (7)
miles to the north side of the Oswalt Road interchange in Love
County shall be designated as the "First MCPON Delbert D. Black,
U.S. Navy, Memorial Highway ". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable markers bearing that name to be placed on the
highway.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.400 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads a s follows:
The intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and State Highway 18 north
of Fairfax in Osage County shall be desi gnated as the "Captain
William "Willy" Hargraves Memorial Intersection ". The Department of
Transportation shall cause suitable markers beari ng that name to be
placed at the intersection.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to b e codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.401 of Title 69, unless
there is created a dupli cation in numbering, reads as follows:
The bridge crossing over Polecat Creek on U.S. Highway 75A south
of Sapulpa in Creek County shall be designated as th e "Trooper Larry
L. Hillyard Memorial Bridge ". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name t o be
placed on the bridge.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1698.402 of Title 69, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, r eads as follows:
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The section of State Highway 48A beginning at the intersection
of Hollow Springs Road, extending east to the intersection of SH -48
in Coleman in Johnston County shall be designated as the "C.D.
Scribner WWII Veteran Memorial Highway ". The Department of
Transportation shall c ause 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 1698.403 of Title 69, unl ess
there is created a duplication i n numbering, reads as follows:
The section of State Highway 66 beginning at the intersection of
Flynn Avenue in Depew ex tending east to the intersection of South
433rd W Avenue in Creek County shall be designated as the "LCpl
Nelson Matlock Memorial Highw ay". The Department of Transportation
shall cause suitable permanent markers bearing that name to be
placed on the highway.
SECTION 7. AMENDATORY Section 20, Chapter 356, O.S.L.
2022 (69 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section 1698.383), is am ended to read as
follows:
Section 1698.383. The section of Interstate 44 beginning one -
half (0.5) mile north south of State Highway 36 interchange
extending south north 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
permanent markers bearing that name to be placed on the highway.
SECTION 8. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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Passed the Senate the 15th day of May, 2023.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of April, 2023.
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 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 Secretary of State this _______ ___
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: ______________________________ ___