H7239

	2020 -- H 7239
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	LC003703
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW
	BUILDINGS

	Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Caldwell, Azzinaro, Casimiro, and Fogarty
	Date Introduced: January 22, 2020
	Referred To: House Special Legislation
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 22-7.4 of the General Laws entitled "Permanent Joint Committee
2	on Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices and Other State Constructions" is hereby
3	amended by adding thereto the following section:
4	22-7.4-143. The Purple Heart Memorial Highway.
5	The section of highway known as Route 4 and Route 1, which begins in Warwick as
6	Route 4 and merges into Route 1 in North Kingstown and further extends to the town of
7	Westerly, shall be named The Purple Heart Memorial Highway. Provided, this designation shall
8	be coextensive with and shall not repeal, revoke, or displace any name or similar designation
9	already given to sections or areas of and along the highway, and those names and designations
10	shall remain in effect.
11	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW
	BUILDINGS
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1	This act would name Route 4 and Route 1 from Warwick to Westerly The Purple Heart
2	Memorial Highway.
3	This act would take effect upon passage.
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