SF0141 • 2025

USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway.

AN ACT relating to highways; designating the USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway; authorizing the department of transportation to provide appropriate signage; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Budget

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Crago
Last action: 2025-02-10
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in its session, so it is uncertain if or when the memorial highway will be designated without further legislative action.

USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway Act

The bill designates a section of US Highway 16 in Johnson County as the 'USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway' and requires the Department of Transportation to install appropriate signs.

What This Bill Does

Designates a part of US Highway 16 between mile markers 52.47 and 89 in Johnson County as the 'USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway'.
Requires the Wyoming Department of Transportation to install appropriate signage along this highway section.
Provides $3,000 from the general fund for the installation of these signs.

Who It Names or Affects

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is responsible for installing the signs.
Drivers and visitors will see the new memorial highway sign on US Highway 16 in Johnson County.

Terms To Know

Appropriation: Money set aside by the government to pay for a specific project or service, like installing signs along a highway.
Effective Date: The date when a new law starts working and becomes official.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It is unclear if or when the memorial highway will be designated without further action by the legislature.

Bill History

2025-02-10 Senate
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
2025-02-03 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-02-03 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2025-01-30 Senate
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2025-01-30 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2025-01-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2025-01-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0683
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0683
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0141

USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Crago, Barlow, Boner, Hutchings, McKeown, Pappas and Salazar and Representative(s) Andrew, Bear, Campbell, K, Connolly, Filer, Locke, Posey and Styvar

A BILL

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

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USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson memorial highway.

US highway 16 between mile marker 52.47 and mile marker 89 in Johnson county shall be known as the "USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway." The department of transportation shall install appropriate signage, in compliance with applicable federal and state law, to identify the USMC CPL Seth Rasmuson Memorial Highway.

Section 2.

There is appropriated three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) from the general fund to the department of transportation for purposes of installing the signage required by this act. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2026. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2026. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the department of transportation's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2025
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