House Bill 4457

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4457

        By Representative King






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to road designations;

  3         redesignating the Florida Turnpike as the

  4         "Ronald Reagan Turnpike;" directing the

  5         Department of Transportation to erect suitable

  6         markers; providing an effective date.

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  8         WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of

  9  the United States of America; and

10         WHEREAS, President Reagan was one of the United States'

11  greatest and most beloved presidents and a true world leader;

12  and

13         WHEREAS, through his leadership and refusal to

14  compromise, President Reagan won the Cold War for America and

15  virtually eliminated the threat of nuclear holocaust for all

16  Americans; and

17         WHEREAS, through his success in finding peace through

18  strength, fewer Florida servicemen and servicewomen are placed

19  in harm's way; and

20         WHEREAS, President Reagan's economic policies brought

21  Florida and the nation out of double-digit inflation and

22  economically crushing high interest rates into 92 consecutive

23  months of economic growth; and

24         WHEREAS, President Reagan's unbridled optimism gives

25  Floridians and the nation cause to feel better about

26  ourselves; and

27         WHEREAS, his leadership encourages a rediscovery of the

28  values upon which our forefathers founded this nation; and

29         WHEREAS, his unending cause for freedom represents the

30  liberty to travel about our state and nation's highway system;

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4457

    135-319-98






  1         WHEREAS, the people of Florida desire to honor

  2  President Reagan in the State of Florida.

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  4  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  6         Section 1.  Ronald Reagan Turnpike designated;

  7  Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

  8         (1)  The Florida Turnpike consisting of the 265-mile

  9  portion running from north Miami to a junction with Interstate

10  75 in North Central Florida, the 47-mile Homestead Extension

11  in Dade County, the 23-mile Sawgrass Expressway in Broward

12  County, the 12-mile Seminole Expressway in Seminole County,

13  the 15-mile Veteran's Expressway in Tampa, an 8-mile portion

14  of the Bee Line Expressway in Orlando, and the 6-mile Southern

15  Connector Extension of the Central Florida Greene Way in

16  Orlando together with any future extensions or expansions of

17  the Florida Turnpike constructed after the effective date of

18  this act are hereby redesignated as the "Ronald Reagan

19  Turnpike."

20         (2)  The Department of Transportation is hereby

21  directed to erect suitable markers designating the "Ronald

22  Reagan Turnpike" as described in subsection (1).

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

24  law.

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27                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Redesignates the Florida Turnpike as the "Ronald Reagan
29    Turnpike" and directs the Department of Transportation to
      erect suitable markers.
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