A. U.S. Highway 59 south of Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County, U.S. Highway 271, U.S. Highway 59, and U.S. Highway 259 within the boundaries of LeFlore County shall be designated as the “Mountain Gateway” in an attempt to increase tourism in Eastern Oklahoma by promoting mountains as a tourist attraction in that part of the state. The Department of Transportation shall cause suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing such name.
B. Notwithstanding the name designation pursuant to subsection A of this section, U.S. Highway 59 south of Interstate 40 in Sequoyah County, U.S. Highway 271, and U.S. Highway 59 to Poteau shall also be designated as the "Senator Larry Dickerson Memorial Highway". The Department of Transportation shall cause additional suitable permanent markers to be placed upon the highway bearing such name.
Added by Laws 1999, c. 148, § 1, emerg. eff. May 3, 1999. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 205, § 1, emerg. eff. May 6, 2002.
NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 1633 of Title 69 to avoid a duplication in numbering.