House Bill 4457e1

                                      HB 4457, First Engrossed/ntc



  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.

  7

  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;

31  and


                                  1

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






                                      HB 4457, First Engrossed/ntc



  1         WHEREAS, the people of Florida desire to honor

  2  President Reagan in the State of Florida.

  3

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

  5

  6         Section 1.  Ronald Reagan Turnpike designated;

  7  Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--

  8         (1)  The Florida Turnpike consisting of the 312

  9  contiguous mile of limited-access toll highway stretching from

10  Florida City, where South Dade County meets the Florida Keys,

11  continuing northward through 11 counties, including the

12  greater metropolitan areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West

13  Palm Beach, and Orlando, and ending at a junction with

14  Interstate 75 in North Central Florida is hereby designated as

15  the "Ronald Reagan Turnpike."

16         (2)  The Department of Transportation is directed to

17  erect suitable markers designating the "Ronald Reagan

18  Turnpike" as described in subsection (1).

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

20  law.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31


                                  2