S.F. 509 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 314.32 World War I veterans 1 memorial and captain William “Hawk” Albracht bridge. 2 1. The interstate 74 bridge crossing the Mississippi river 3 between this state and the state of Illinois shall be known in 4 this state as the “World War I veterans memorial and captain 5 William “Hawk” Albracht bridge” in memory of the veterans of 6 World War I and to recognize and honor captain William “Hawk” 7 Albracht, who was awarded three silver stars, three purple 8 hearts, and five bronze stars for his actions in the Vietnam 9 War. 10 2. The department may erect and maintain signs indicating 11 the designation. 12 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to the segment of 13 the interstate 74 bridge in Iowa as described in this Act on 14 the effective date of this Act, and shall apply to the segment 15 of that bridge thereafter regardless of whether the highway’s 16 designation as interstate 74 is subsequently changed by the 17 government of the United States. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill provides that the interstate 74 bridge crossing 22 the Mississippi river between Iowa and Illinois shall be 23 known in Iowa as the “World War I veterans memorial and 24 captain William “Hawk” Albracht bridge”. The bill allows 25 the department of transportation to erect and maintain signs 26 indicating the designation. 27 The bill applies to the segment of the interstate 74 bridge 28 in Iowa on the effective date of the bill, and applies to 29 the segment thereafter regardless of whether the highway’s 30 designation as interstate 74 is subsequently changed by the 31 U.S. government. 32 -1- LSB 2699XS (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 1