REPRESENTATIVE HUFFMAN INTRODUCES VETERANS HIGHWAY DEDICATION BILL
Salem, Ore. — On Thursday, the House Committee On Veterans and Emergency Preparedness held a public hearing on HB 2036, which would divide and dedicate Oregon’s remaining border to border highways among several veterans groups. The hearing included testimony from Dick Tobiason, LTC-retired, as well as representatives from the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Purple Heart Veterans, and veterans of the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
“In 2009, I co-sponsored the bill dedicating Highway 97 to World War II Veterans. In 2013, I sponsored a bill dedicating Interstate 84 as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. In 2014, we passed a bill dedicating the thirty five mile stretch of Highway 26 that runs through the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as the Warm Springs Veteran Memorial Highway,” said Rep. John Huffman (R-The Dalles).
With the passage of HB 2036, Highway 395 would be designated as World War I Veterans Memorial Highway, Interstate 5 as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway and the Purple Heart Trail, and US Highway 101 as the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans Memorial Highway. Veterans groups would be responsible for raising the money necessary to cover the costs of making and installing the new signs.
“It’s truly a privilege to be a part of this process,” said Rep Huffman. “Honoring our veterans with signs along Oregon highways is one of the most rewarding things I have accomplished in the Oregon Legislature.”
HB 2036 is scheduled for a possible work session on February 10, 2015 and is expected to receive support from the House, Senate and the Governor.
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