CHAPTER 35
HOUSE BILL No. 2658*
An  Act concerning highways; designating a part of United States Highway 400 as the
Clayton J. Connell memorial highway; designating a part of interstate highway 135 as
the Ben E. Vidricksen highway.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. From the junction of United States highway 400 with K-
39 south on United States highway 400 to the junction of United States
highway 400 and United States highway 75, is hereby designated as the
Clayton J. Connell memorial highway. The secretary of transportation
shall place signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to
indicate that the highway is the Clayton J. Connell memorial highway,
except that such signs shall not be placed until the secretary has received
sufficient moneys from gifts and donations to reimburse the secretary for
the cost of placing such signs. The secretary of transportation may accept
and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining suitable highway
signs bearing the proper approved inscription.

      Sec.  2. From the junction of interstate highway 135 with interstate
highway 70, south on interstate highway 135 to the southern boundary of
Saline county is hereby designated the Ben E. Vidricksen highway. The
secretary of transportation shall place signs along the highway right-of-
way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Ben E.
Vidricksen highway, except that such signs shall not be placed until the
secretary has received sufficient moneys from gifts and donations to re-
imburse the secretary for the cost of placing such signs. The secretary of
transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in
obtaining and installing suitable signs.

 Sec.  3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

Approved April 5, 2002.
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