SAMUEL R. COSTELLO MEM HWY H.B. 4228:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 4228 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Beau LaFave
House Committee: Transportation
Ways and Means
Senate Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of Highway US-41 in Menominee County beginning at the norther city limits of the city of Menominee and continuing north to the village of Daggett as the "Samuel R. Costello Memorial Highway".
Proposed MCL 250.2086
BACKGROUND
Samuel R. Costello was born on July 15, 1930. After graduating from Menominee High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He completed basic training and was stationed in Tokyo in January 1950 until his deployment to the Philippines that same year.
On December 22, 1950, the Department of Defense informed James Costello, Samuel's father, that Samuel was reported missing in flight from Okinawa to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. His flight reportedly crashed on Mount Tabayoc in Luzon, Philippines. He was 20 years old at the time of his presumed death.
Legislative Analyst: Tyler VanHuyse
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. The Act specifies that the Department of Transportation may provide for the erection and maintenance of markers designating the name of a highway only when sufficient private funds are available to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining those markers. As such, private funds would cover the cost of the renaming, and no State funds would be used.
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.