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1998 SESSION
984440172Patrons-- Cox, Abbitt, Albo, Baker, Blevins, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Cantor, Davies, Davis, Deeds, Devolites, Drake, Dudley, Guest, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Ingram, Johnson, Jones, S.C., Katzen, Kilgore, Landes, Marshall, May, McClure, McQuigg, Nixon, O'Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Plum, Puller, Purkey, Ruff, Rust, Shuler, Spruill, Tata, Tate, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Weatherholtz, Wilkins and Woodrum; Senators: Bolling, Forbes, Houck, Howell, Lucas, Marsh, Martin, Newman, Potts, Quayle, Reynolds, Saslaw, Schrock, Stolle, Stosch and Walker
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That Chapter 139 of the Acts of Assembly of 1996 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 1. The portion of Virginia Route 3 from George Washington's
Birthplace National Monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to
the its junction of Virginia Route 3 with
Interstate Route 95 at Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the entire
length of Interstate Highway 95 in Virginia, the portion of US
Route 1 from its junction with Interstate Route 95 to its
junction with Virginia Route 235, Virginia Route 235 from its
junction with US Route 1 to George Washington's home and tomb
at Mount Vernon, and the portion of
Interstate Route 64 from its junction with Interstate Route
95 to the City of Norfolk, where General Douglas
MacArthur is entombed, are hereby designated as the Purple Heart Trail,
in honor of General George Washington and the combat-wounded veterans awarded
the Purple Heart Medal. The Department of Transportation shall place and
maintain appropriate markers indicating the designation of this route.
This designation shall not affect any other designation heretofore or hereafter
applied to these
highways or any portions thereof.