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LC000972

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE-- BUILDINGS, BRIDGES,

EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Fogarty, Casimiro, Corvese, Bennett, Vella-
Wilkinson, Azzinaro, Knight, Kazarian, and Craven

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2021

     Referred To: House Special Legislation

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Section 22-7.4-143 of the General Laws in Chapter 22-7.4 entitled

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"Permanent Joint Committee on Naming All New Buildings, Bridges, Edifices and Other State

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Constructions" is hereby amended to read as follows:

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     22-7.4-143. The Rhode Island Purple Heart Trail.

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     The section of highway known as Route 4 and Route 1, which begins in Warwick as Route

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4 and merges into Route 1 in North Kingstown and further extends to the town of Westerly, shall

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be named The Rhode Island Purple Heart Trail (the "Purple Heart Trail"). Provided, this designation

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shall be coextensive with and shall not repeal, revoke, or displace any name or similar designation

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already given to sections or areas of and along the highway, and those names and designations shall

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remain in effect. The department of transportation shall furnish, supply, and install signs along the

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Purple Heart Trail, commemorating and identifying the Purple Heart Trail, by August 7, 2021,

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which day is National Purple Heart Day. These signs shall be in the form and color substantially

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similar to the illustration contained herein.

 

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ILLUSTRATION OF SIGN

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE-- BUILDINGS, BRIDGES,

EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS

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     This act would direct the department of transportation to install signs along the Purple

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Heart Trail, commemorating and identifying the Purple Heart Trail, by August 7, 2021, which day

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is National Purple Heart Day.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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