HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 9

               (By DELEGATES KELLY, KESSINGER, AZINGER, STATLER, D. EVANS, ZATEZALO, WELD, MCGEEHAN, IRELAND, BORDER AND J. NELSON)

January 20, 2016

Requesting the Division of Highways to have made and place signs identifying the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge" on West Virginia Route 68, over US Route 50, bridge number 54-68-14.60, on the bridge so that motorists traveling on US Route 50 are able to identify the bridge as the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge".

Whereas, During the 2013 Regular Session the House of Delegates passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 62 naming the bridge the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge"; and

Whereas, The Division of Highways named the bridge the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge" and made and placed signs on Route 68 identifying the bridge, but not on US Route 50; therefore, be it

            Resolved by the West Virginia Legislature:

            That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and place signs identifying the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge" on West Virginia Route 68, over US Route 50, bridge number 54-68-14.60, on the bridge so that motorists traveling on US Route 50 are able to identify the bridge as the "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and place signs reading "Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge" on the bridge so that they may be viewed by motorists driving in both directions of US Route 50; and, be it

            Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and to the family of Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Null.