JOHN WAYNE "DUSTY" MARCUM

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY

Senate Bill 51 as passed by the Senate

Sponsor:  Sen. Ken Horn

House Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Senate Committee:  Transportation

Complete to 2-8-16                                                                (Enacted as Public Act 39 of 2016)

SUMMARY:

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of Highway I-75 in Genesee County as the "John Wayne 'Dusty' Marcum Memorial Highway."

The bill would take effect 90 days after being enacted.

Proposed MCL 250.1008a

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

According to information from the Senate Fiscal Agency, John Wayne "Dusty" Marcum was a Navy SEAL who took part in 12 missions overseas after 2001 and died in Afghanistan in 2008.  He was a Flushing High School graduate who joined the Navy in 1991.   According to the SFA, he earned two silver stars, four bronze stars, and a purple heart, among many other decorations and commendations.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Section 2 of the Michigan Memorial Highway Act indicates that the State Transportation Department shall only provide for the erection of suitable markers indicating the name of the highway "when sufficient private contributions are received to completely cover the cost of erecting and maintaining those markers." As a result, the bill has no state or local fiscal impact.

                                                                                        Legislative Analyst:   E. Best

                                                                                                Fiscal Analyst:   William E. Hamilton

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.