House Bill hb1175

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1175

        By Representative Kosmas






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to bridge designations;

  3         dedicating the new Rose Bay bridges between the

  4         Cities of New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange to

  5         honor U.S. military POW's and MIA's; directing

  6         the Department of Transportation to erect

  7         suitable markers; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the State of Florida, through the Florida

10  Department of Transportation, is currently reconstructing or

11  building three bridges on U.S. Highway 1, between the Cities

12  of New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange, and

13         WHEREAS, the Cities of New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange

14  have passed resolutions urging the State of Florida to

15  dedicate these new bridges in honor of United States military

16  personnel who are prisoners of war (POW's) or are missing in

17  action (MIA's), and

18         WHEREAS, the Volusia County Metropolitan Planning

19  Organization believes that it is appropriate to so dedicate

20  the new Rose Bay bridges and supports the Cities of New Smyrna

21  Beach and Port Orange in their efforts to do so, NOW,

22  THEREFORE,

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

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26         Section 1.  The new Rose Bay bridges on U.S. Highway 1,

27  between the Cities of New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange, are

28  dedicated in honor of United States military personnel who are

29  prisoners of war (POW's) or who are missing in action (MIA's).

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1175

    582-132A-02






  1         Section 2.  The Department of Transportation is

  2  directed to erect suitable markers designating the dedication

  3  in honor of POW's and MIA's.

  4         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  5  law.

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      Dedicates the new Rose Bay bridges between the Cities of
10    New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange to honor U.S. military
      POW's and MIA's and directs the Department of
11    Transportation to erect suitable markers. See bill for
      details.
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