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HOUSE BILL No. 2615
AN ACT concerning roads and highways; designating a portion of United States highway
75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway; designating a portion of
United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway; redesignating a
current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for United
States highway 75; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 and repealing the existing
section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. The portion of United States highway 75 from its
southern junction with United States highway 166 in Montgomery
county then south to the Kansas-Oklahoma border is hereby designated
as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway. Upon compliance
with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of
transportation shall place suitable signs along the highway right-of-way
at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Brig Gen George
H Wark memorial highway.
New Sec. 2. The portion of United States highway 56 in Morton
county from its junction with county road 14, then northeast to its
junction with county road 16 is hereby designated as the Bill Tucker
memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and
amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place highway
signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that
the highway is the Bill Tucker memorial highway.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 68-1051. The portion of United States highway 75 where it
enters the state on the Kansas-Nebraska border on the north then south
to the junction with K-9, then south from the junction of K-9 with K-62
to the junction of K-62 with K-16 then east to the junction with United
States highway 75 then south on United States highway 75 to the
southern city limits of Holton, then from the junction of United States
highway 75 and interstate highway 70 in Shawnee county then south on
United States highway 75 to the southern boundary of Osage county,
then from the northern city limits of the city of Yates Center south on
United States highway 75 to the northern interchange with United
States highway 400, then south from the southern interchange with
United States highway 400 to the Kansas-Oklahoma border, the
southern junction with United States highway 166 is hereby designated
as the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway. The secretary of
transportation shall place markers along the highway right-of-way at
proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the purple heart/combat
wounded veterans highway. The secretary of transportation may accept
and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining suitable highway
signs bearing the proper approved inscription.
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Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the HOUSE, and was
adopted by that body
HOUSE adopted
Conference Committee Report
Speaker of the House.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the SENATE
as amended
SENATE adopted
Conference Committee Report
President of the Senate.
Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED
Governor.