Bill Text: MS HB846 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Scenic byways; designate certain segments in Hancock County as "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" and "Scenic Byways to Space."
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Approved by Governor [HB846 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HB846-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Transportation
By: Representative Compretta
House Bill 846
(As Sent to Governor)
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF ROAD IN HANCOCK COUNTY AS AN OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAY TO BE KNOWN AS THE "BEACH BOULEVARD SCENIC BYWAY"; TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS AND STREETS IN HANCOCK COUNTY AS OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI SCENIC BYWAYS TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SCENIC BYWAYS TO SPACE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:
Beginning at Cedar Point in Hancock County and traveling southerly along the coastline to Bayou Cadet in Hancock County.
SECTION 2. The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the "Scenic Byways to Space" pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq.:
(a) To be known as "NASA Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of the 4-lane portion of Mississippi Highway 607 with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing northerly on Mississippi Highway 607 to the south gate of Stennis Space Center as well as exiting the north gate of Stennis Space Center on Mississippi Highway 607 to the edge of Texas Flat Road.
(b) To be known as "Pearlington Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of the 2-lane portion of U.S. Highway 90 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southwesterly on U.S. Highway 90 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.
(c) To be known as "Westonia Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 604 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southerly on Mississippi Highway 604 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.
(d) To be known as "Logtown Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Logtown Road with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing westerly on Logtown Road to the extinct Town of Logtown on the East Pearl River.
(e) To be known as "Napoleon Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Old Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 607 north of Interstate 10 and continuing southerly to the south gate of Stennis Space Center, and including a small portion of road that comes off of Old Highway 43 and goes into the heart of what was once the Town of Napoleon.
(f) To be known as "Santa Rosa Scenic Byway to Space": Beginning at the intersection of Texas Flat Road with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing east on Texas Flat Road to the edge of the buffer zone next to the runway of Stennis International Airport.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
