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SENATE BILL NO. 175
INTRODUCED BY D. HOWARD, K. ABBOTT, F. ANDERSON, D. ANKNEY, D. BARRETT, D. BARTEL, B. BEARD, D. BEDEY, B. BENNETT, M. BLASDEL, C. BOLAND, B. BROWN, Z. BROWN, E. BUTTREY, J. COHENOUR, W. CURDY, G. CUSTER, G. DEVRIES, J. DOOLING, K. DUDIK, D. DUNN, M. DUNWELL, N. DURAM, J. ELLIS, D. FERN, S. FITZPATRICK, F. FLEMING, P. FLOWERS, J. FULLER, M. FUNK, W. GALT, R. GARCIA, T. GAUTHIER, C. GLIMM, S. GREEF, J. GROSS, S. GUNDERSON, B. HAMLETT, D. HARVEY, D. HAYMAN, S. HINEBAUCH, K. HOLMLUND, M. HOPKINS, B. HOVEN, T. JACOBSON, J. KARJALA, J. KASSMIER, K. KELKER, C. KEOGH, C. KNUDSEN, J. KRAUTTER, D. LENZ, D. LOGE, M. MACDONALD, S. MALEK, F. MANDEVILLE, T. MANZELLA, M. MARLER, E. MCCLAFFERTY, N. MCCONNELL, W. MCKAMEY, T. MOORE, S. MORIGEAU, D. MORTENSEN, M. NOLAND, A. OLSEN, A. OLSZEWSKI, R. PEPPERS, Z. PERRY, G. PIERSON, J. READ, A. REDFIELD, K. REGIER, V. RICCI, T. RICHMOND, T. RUNNINGWOLF, M. RYAN, F. THOMAS, W. SALES, D. SALOMON, D. SANDS, C. SCHREINER, R. SHAW, L. SHELDON-GALLOWAY, J. SMALL, F. SMITH, S. STEWART PEREGOY, K. SULLIVAN, M. SWEENEY, B. TSCHIDA, B. USHER, S. VINTON, G. VUCKOVICH, P. WEBB, R. WEBB, S. WEBBER, J. WELBORN, T. WELCH, J. WINDY BOY, T. WINTER, T. WOODS, J. ELLSWORTH
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DAVID THATCHER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IN STILLWATER COUNTY; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL SIGNS AT THE LOCATION AND TO INCLUDE THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ON THE NEXT STATE HIGHWAY MAP; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, David Thatcher grew up on an eastern Montana homestead, helping support his family in the Great Depression; and
WHEREAS, David Thatcher graduated from Absarokee High School in 1939, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1940, and volunteered for the Doolittle Raid after the attack on Pearl Harbor; and
WHEREAS, David Thatcher, through gallantry in action, saved the lives of his entire crew after they crash landed off the Chinese coast; and
WHEREAS, David Thatcher was a vital member of the Missoula community, raising his family with his wife of 70 years, carrying the mail for the U.S. Postal Service, gardening, camping, serving with the Odd Fellows, and worshiping at the First Baptist Church; and
WHEREAS, the 66th Legislature of the State of Montana honors David Thatcher for his exemplary life of service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. David Thatcher memorial highway. (1) There is established the David Thatcher memorial highway on existing state highway 419 from state highway 419's intersection with state highway 78 to state highway 419's junction with Stillwater road.
(2) The department shall design and install appropriate signs marking the location of the David Thatcher memorial highway.
(3) Maps that identify roadways in Montana must be updated to include the location of the David Thatcher 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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