This bill would give a 26-mile section of Interstate 17 in Arizona (between milepost 237 near New River and milepost 263 at the junction with State Route 69 near Cordes Junction) the honorary name "Kayla Jean Mueller and Charles H. Keating IV Memorial Highway," commonly called the Mueller-Keating Memorial Highway. The Department of Transportation would be asked to allow honorary signs, permit memorialization at Sunset Point Rest Area, and list the designation on its website. The bill says the name is purely honorary, will not change maps, addresses, or navigation, and does not require additional Federal funding.
The bill states it "shall not impose any requirement for additional Federal funding." No publicly available information on any costs to State or local governments or private groups is provided in the bill text.
Supporters, as shown by the bill's findings, say the designation honors Kayla Jean Mueller for humanitarian service and Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Keating IV for military service. The findings describe their actions and sacrifices, note Arizona's contributions through both military and humanitarian service, and say honorary highway names are a traditional way to recognize people who reflect national values.
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