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1 | | "United States Armed Forces" means any branch of the United |
2 | | States Military, including National Guard and military reserve |
3 | | components. |
4 | | Section 15. Heroes Way Designation Program.
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5 | | (a) Any person who is related by marriage, adoption, or |
6 | | consanguinity within the second degree to a member of the |
7 | | United States Armed Forces who was killed in action while |
8 | | performing active military duty with the Armed Forces, and who |
9 | | was a resident of this State at the time he or she was killed in |
10 | | action, may apply for a designation allowing the placement of |
11 | | an honorary sign alongside roads designated under the |
12 | | provisions of this Act.
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13 | | (b) The honorary signs may be placed upon interstate or |
14 | | state-numbered highway interchanges or upon bridges or |
15 | | segments of highway under the jurisdiction of the Department |
16 | | according to the provisions of this Section, and any applicable |
17 | | federal and State limitations or conditions on highway signage, |
18 | | including location and spacing.
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19 | | (c) Any person described under subsection (a) of this |
20 | | Section who desires to have an interstate or state-numbered |
21 | | highway interchange or bridge or segment of highway under the |
22 | | jurisdiction of the Department designated after his or her |
23 | | family member shall petition the Department by submitting an |
24 | | application in a form prescribed by the Secretary. The form |
25 | | shall include the amount of the fee under subsection (d) of |
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1 | | this Section. The application must meet the following |
2 | | requirements:
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3 | | (1) describe the interstate or state-numbered highway |
4 | | interchange or bridge or segment of highway under the |
5 | | jurisdiction of the Department for which the designation is |
6 | | sought and the proposed name of the interchange, bridge, or |
7 | | relevant segment of highway. The application shall include |
8 | | the name of at least one current member of the General |
9 | | Assembly who will sponsor the designation. The application |
10 | | may contain written testimony for support of the |
11 | | designation;
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12 | | (2) a signed form, prescribed by the Secretary, |
13 | | certifying that the applicant is related by marriage, |
14 | | adoption, or consanguinity within the second degree to the |
15 | | member of the United States Armed Forces who was killed in |
16 | | action; and
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17 | | (3) the name of the member of the United States Armed |
18 | | Forces for whom the designation is sought must be listed on |
19 | | the National Gold Star Family Registry.
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20 | | (d) After determining that the petitioner meets all of the |
21 | | application requirements of subsection (c), the Department |
22 | | shall submit a recommendation containing the proposed |
23 | | designations to the sponsor in the General Assembly named in |
24 | | the application. The Department shall be notified upon the |
25 | | approval or denial of a proposed designation. Upon the approval |
26 | | of a proposed designation, the petitioner shall submit a fee to |
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1 | | be determined by the Secretary to cover the costs of |
2 | | constructing and maintaining the proposed signs on the |
3 | | interchange, bridge, or segment of highway. The fee shall not |
4 | | exceed the cost of constructing and maintaining each sign. |
5 | | (e) The Department shall give notice of any proposed |
6 | | designation under this Section on the Department's official |
7 | | public website.
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8 | | (f) Two signs shall be erected for each interchange, |
9 | | bridge, or segment of highway designation processed under this |
10 | | Section.
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11 | | (g) No interchange, bridge, or segment of highway may be |
12 | | named or designated under this Section if it carries an |
13 | | existing designation. A designated member of the United States |
14 | | Armed Forces shall not be eligible for more than one |
15 | | interchange, bridge, or segment of highway designation under |
16 | | this Section.
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17 | | (h) All moneys received by the Department for the |
18 | | construction and maintenance of interchange, bridge, or |
19 | | segment of highway signs shall be deposited in the "Road Fund" |
20 | | of the State treasury.
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21 | | (i) The documents and fees required under this Section |
22 | | shall be submitted to the Department.".
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