North Carolina § 136-18 - 5A. Purple Heart Memorial Highway.
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§ 136-18. 5A. Purple Heart Memorial Highway.
Interstate Highway 95 in North Carolina is designated as the "Purple Heart Memorial Highway" to pay tribute to the many North Carolinians who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal after being wounded or killed in action against the enemy. History (2002-86, s. 2(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2002-86, s. 2(b), provides: "The Department of Transportation shall, with the assistance of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Division of Veterans Affairs, design and place appropriate signage on Interstate Highway 95 at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, near the South Carolina and Virginia borders and at the intersection of Interstate Highway 40, implementing Section 2(a) of this act." Session Laws 2002-86, s. 2(c), provides: "The Department of Transportation shall calculate the costs of designing and placing the signs required by Section 2(b) of this act, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart shall pay those costs to the Department prior to the erection of the signs."
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