HB0153 • 2022

President Donald J. Trump Honorary Highway-designation.

AN ACT relating to highways; designating a highway as specified; requiring signage; requiring that no department of transportation funds shall be expended for the installation of signage; authorizing the department of transportation to accept and expend donations for the installation of signage; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Gray
Last action: 2022-02-18
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and there are no details on what happens if donations for signage installation are insufficient.

President Donald J. Trump Honorary Highway-designation

The bill designates a section of State Highway 258 in Casper as the 'President Donald J. Trump Highway' and requires appropriate signage, but no state funds can be used for this purpose.

What This Bill Does

Designates the entirety of State Highway 258, locally known as Wyoming Boulevard, with an honorary designation as the 'President Donald J. Trump Highway'.
Requires the Department of Transportation to install appropriate signage identifying Wyoming Boulevard as the 'President Donald J. Trump Highway', but prohibits the use of state transportation funds for this purpose.
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to accept and expend donations specifically given for the installation of these signs.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation in Wyoming.
Drivers and residents who see the highway signs.

Terms To Know

Honorary designation: A special name given to a place or thing for honor or recognition, but it does not change its official status.
Department of Transportation funds: Money set aside by the government specifically for transportation projects and maintenance.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session.
It does not specify how much money might be donated or where donations would come from.
There is no information on what happens if enough donations are not received to install the signs.

Bill History

2022-02-18 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2022-02-16 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-16 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0446
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0446
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0153

President Donald J. Trump Honorary Highway-designation.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Gray and Jennings

A BILL

for

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

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President Donald J. Trump Highway.

The entirety of state highway 258, locally named and referred to as "Wyoming Boulevard,"

shall also have an honorary state designation as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."

Section 2
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Subject to the availability of funds, the department of transportation shall install appropriate signage in compliance with applicable federal and state law and with consultation from the city of Casper to identify Wyoming Boulevard with an honorary state designation as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway." No department of transportation funds shall be expended for the installation of signage required under this section, but t
he department may accept and expend any donations specifically given to the department to pay for the installation of signage required under this section.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
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