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HOUSE BILL NO. 156

INTRODUCED BY J. DOOLING, B. BROWN, B. GRUBBS, D. LOGE, J. READ, W. SALES, M. SWEENEY, G. VUCKOVICH

 

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MASON MOORE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IN BROADWATER COUNTY; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL SIGNS AT THE LOCATION AND TO INCLUDE THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ON THE NEXT PUBLICATION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY MAP; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

     WHEREAS, Deputy Sheriff Mason Palmer Bethea Moore came to Montana with his wife, sons, and daughter from a South Carolina family and community dedicated to service for public safety; and

     WHEREAS, Mason Moore protected the people of South Carolina as a police corporal, deputy sheriff, and investigator; and

     WHEREAS, Mason Moore served the people of Montana in the Central Valley Fire District, the Motor Carrier Service, the Three Forks Fire Department, and the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office, bearing Badge No. 43-8; and

     WHEREAS, Mason Moore had the drive to help his community at every level he could; and

     WHEREAS, in Broadwater County on U.S. Highway 287 on May 16, 2017, Mason Moore gave his life in the line of duty; and

     WHEREAS, the 66th Legislature of the State of Montana honors Mason Moore for his service and his sacrifice.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Mason Moore memorial highway. (1) There is established the Mason Moore memorial highway on the existing U.S. highway 287 at mile marker 109.

     (2) The department shall design and install appropriate signs marking the location of the Mason Moore memorial highway at mile marker 109 on the northbound side stating his name, title, badge number, and the date of his passing.

     (3) Maps that identify roadways in Montana must be updated to include the location of the Mason Moore memorial highway when the department updates and publishes the state maps.

 

     Section 2.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 60, chapter 1, part 2, and the provisions of Title 60, chapter 1, part 2, apply to [section 1].

 

     Section 3.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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