TROOPER RODGER M. ADAMS MEM HWY                                                          S.B. 132:

                                                                                 SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 132 (as introduced 2-27-19)

Sponsor:  Senator Dale W. Zorn

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Date Completed:  12-4-19

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of US-12 in Lenawee County beginning at Highway M-52 and continuing west to Monagan Highway as the "Trooper Rodger M. Adams Memorial Highway".

Currently, the portion of Highway US-12 beginning at Highway M-1 in Detroit and extending west to Lake Michigan is known as the "Pulaski Memorial Highway". The Code also designates Highway US-12 in Wayne County extending west to the Michigan-Indiana state line in Berrien County as the "Iron Brigade Memorial Highway". The bill would exclude the portion of US-12 in Lenawee County between M-52 and Monagan Highway from these designations.

BACKGROUND

State Trooper Rodger M. Adams was born on March 6, 1945. On May 14, 1971, around 1:15 am, Trooper Adams and his partner were dispatched to investigate a crash. While driving toward the scene of the crash, an oncoming car skidded around a curve and crossed the center line of the roadway, hitting Trooper Adams's cruiser head-on. Trooper Adams was killed instantly. He was 26 at the time of his death.

MCL 250.1012 et al.                                                 Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                 Fiscal Analyst:  Michael Siracuse

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.