November 27, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Considine, Kurtz, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Billings, Conley, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Joers, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Spiros, Tittl and Shankland, cosponsored by Senators Testin, James, Smith and Pfaff. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB678,,22An Act to create 84.10313 of the statutes; relating to: designating and marking the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. AB678,,33Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and mark I 90 from the Minnesota-Wisconsin state line in La Crosse County to the intersection of I 90 and I 94 in Monroe County as the “Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.”
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AB678,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB678,15Section 1. 84.10313 of the statutes is created to read: AB678,,6684.10313 Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. The department shall designate and mark I 90 from the Minnesota-Wisconsin state line in La Crosse County to the intersection of I 90 and I 94 in Monroe County as the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway, in honor of Bill Whitebear, Benjamin Winneshiek, Bill Mike, Jesse Mike, Clifford Blackdeer, Emanuel Thundercloud, Howard Littlejohn, Alvin Blackdeer, Donald Blackdeer, Irvin Blackdeer, George Green, Donald I. Greengrass, Adam Littlebear, Jr., Alfred O. Stacy, and any other unidentified Ho-Chunk World War II code talkers.
