West Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SCR 37 — Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge

Last action — To House Rules

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The bill SCR 37 has been revised to rename the new westbound lane/bridge as the "Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge," instead of the previously proposed "Nitro WW I Living Memorial Bridge." This change in terminology reflects a shift from a focus on the ongoing significance of the bridge as a living tribute to the past, to a more traditional memorial honoring those who served in World War I. This distinction matters because it impacts how the community remembers and acknowledges their history, possibly influencing public sentiment and cultural recognition of the site.

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Red = new code to be enacted SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (By Senators Jeffries, Romano, Lindsay, Stollings, and Unger) [Introduced March 19, 2021]   Requesting the Division of Highways name, upon construction of the new bridges that will replace the Donald M.
Red = new code to be enacted Committee Substitute for SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 37 (By Senators Jeffries, Romano, Lindsay, Stollings, and Unger) [Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure;
reported April 1, 2021]   Requesting the Division of Highways name, upon construction of the new bridges that will replace the Donald M.
Albans Bridge in Kanawha County, the new Eastbound Lane/Bridge, the “Nitro WW I Living Memorial Bridge”.
Albans Bridge in Kanawha County, the new Westbound Lane/Bridge, the “Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge”.
and Whereas, During the 11 months that the Explosive Plant C was in operation, the town was 90 percent complete and housed 23,951 people associated with the plant.  There was a high turnover of people coming and going from the plant, with workers from each state and representing 41 different nationalities.  Some who arrived for work in suffered from Spanish influenza and army barracks and other buildings had to be converted into hospitals to care for the sick;
and Whereas, During the 11 months that the Explosive Plant C was in operation, the town was 90 percent complete and housed 23,951 people associated with the plant.  There was a high turnover of people coming and going from the plant, with workers from each state and representing 41 different nationalities.  Some who arrived for work in 1918 suffered from Spanish influenza and army barracks and other buildings had to be converted into hospitals to care for the sick;
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the new Eastbound Lane/Bridge, upon construction of the new bridges that will replace the Donald M.
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name the new Westbound Lane/Bridge, upon construction of the new bridges that will replace the Donald M.
Albans Bridge in Kanawha County, the “Nitro WW I Living Memorial Bridge”;
Albans Bridge in Kanawha County, the “Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge”;
and, be it Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the Eastbound lane or bridge as the “Nitro WW I Living Memorial Bridge”;
and, be it Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the Westbound lane or bridge as the “Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge”;
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Action History

  1. To House Rules

  2. To Rules

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Ordered to House

  5. Adopted by Senate (Voice vote)

  6. Immediate consideration

  7. Committee substitute reported

  8. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  9. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  10. On Unfinished Business

  11. Introduced in Senate

  12. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Jeffries · Primary
  • Romano · Cosponsor
  • Lindsay · Cosponsor
  • Stollings · Cosponsor
  • Unger · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Jeffries

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Romano
  • Lindsay
  • Stollings
  • Unger

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SCR 37?
SCR 37 is sponsored by Jeffries, Romano, Lindsay, Stollings, and Unger.
What is the current status of SCR 37?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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