SENATE BILL No. 615

July 11, 2001, Introduced by Senators GARCIA, HOFFMAN, STILLE, SCHWARZ,

KOIVISTO, NORTH, SMITH, DINGELL, HART, YOUNG, SHUGARS,

SIKKEMA, BYRUM, GOUGEON and GOSCHKA and referred to the Committee

on Transportation and Tourism.

A bill to name a certain portion of highway US-127 the "Gary

Priess Memorial Highway"; and to prescribe certain duties of the

state transportation department.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 1. That portion of highway US-127 beginning at the

2 border between Ingham county and Clinton county and extending

3 north to the Price road exit in Clinton county shall be named the

4 "Gary Priess Memorial Highway".

5 Sec. 2. The state transportation department shall only pro-

6 vide for the erection of suitable markers indicating the name of

7 the highway when sufficient private contributions are received to

8 completely cover the cost of erecting those markers.

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