[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 900 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 900

To designate a route as the ``POW/MIA Memorial Highway'', and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 5 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

    Mr. Mack (for himself, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Smith) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate a route as the ``POW/MIA Memorial Highway'', and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``POW/MIA Memorial Highway Designation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ROUTE DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The route described in subsection (b) is 
designated as the ``POW/MIA Memorial Highway''.
    (b) Description of Route.--
            (1) Florida-to-washington portion.--The portion of the 
        route running from Florida to Washington is--
                    (A) United States Route 1 north from Key West, 
                Florida, to the border with the State of Georgia;
                    (B) Interstate Route 95 north to Savannah, Georgia;
                    (C) Interstate Route 16 north to Atlanta, Georgia;
                    (D) Interstate Route 24 north to Cairo, Indiana;
                    (E) Interstate Route 57 north to Interstate Route 
                64;
                    (F) Interstate Route 64 north to St. Louis, 
                Missouri;
                    (G) Interstate Route 70 west to Kansas City, 
                Missouri;
                    (H) Interstate Route 29 north to Sioux Falls, South 
                Dakota;
                    (I) Interstate Route 90 west to Seattle, 
                Washington; and
                    (J) Interstate Route 5 north to the border with 
                Canada at Bellingham, Washington.
            (2) Maine-to-california portion.--The portion of the route 
        running from Maine to California is--
                    (A) Interstate Route 95 south from Houlton, Maine, 
                to Richmond, Virginia;
                    (B) Interstate Route 64 east to Norfolk, Virginia;
                    (C) Interstate Route 64 east from Charleston, West 
                Virginia, to St. Louis, Missouri;
                    (D) Interstate Route 70 west to Denver, Colorado;
                    (E) Interstate Route 25 north to Cheyenne, Wyoming;
                    (F) Interstate Route 80 west to Sacramento, 
                California; and
                    (G) Interstate Route 5 south to Cabrillo National 
                Monument in San Diego, California.

SEC. 3. MEMORIAL PLAQUES.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with subsection (b) and in 
consultation with former prisoners of war and POW/MIA organizations, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall place appropriate memorial 
plaques along the POW/MIA Memorial Highway designated by section 2.
    (b) Design and Location.--The memorial plaques shall--
            (1) bear an official logo--
                    (A) that shall be designed specifically for the 
                POW/MIA Memorial Highway; and
                    (B) the design of which shall be determined by the 
                Secretary of Transportation in consultation with former 
                prisoners of war and POW/MIA organizations;
            (2) be placed in scenic overlooks, rest areas, and other 
        appropriate locations where vehicle parking is provided;
            (3) be inconspicuously located relative to vehicle 
        operations; and
            (4) comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
        Devices for Streets and Highways approved by the Federal 
        Highway Administrator.

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