HCS HB 490 -- MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DESIGNATIONS

SPONSOR:  Daus

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on
Transportation by a vote of 15 to 0.

This substitute establishes an application process for the
designation of memorial highways and bridges.  A designation will
be allowed only to honor an event, place, organization, or a
person who has been deceased for more than two years, except law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

To seek a designation, an organization must petition the
Department of Transportation by submitting:

(1)  A list of at least 200 names supporting the designation;

(2)  A $400 deposit per sign for construction costs; and

(3)  A $600 deposit per sign for maintenance.

All moneys received by the department will be deposited into a
newly created Department of Transportation Memorial Highway Sign
Fund.  The substitute specifies the procedure for the
disbursement of these funds and the transfer of any unexpended
moneys at the end of the biennium.

All applications submitted to the department will be forwarded
for approval to the Committee on Transportation of the House of
Representatives.  If the designation is not approved, 97% of the
application fee will be refunded.  If the designation is
approved, the department may begin construction of memorial
designation signs within one year after their approval.

All designations will expire 10 years from the date of approval
by the committee.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on General Revenue Fund in FY 2006, FY
2007, and FY 2008.  Estimated Income on Other State Funds of Up
to $100,000 in FY 2006, FY 2007, and FY 2008.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill will be a fair and less
time-consuming process than is now available.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Daus; State Highway
Patrol; and Missouri Troopers Association.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Robert Triplett, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated August 25, 2005 at 1:19 pm