CHAPTER 82

House Bill No. 2615

An Act concerning roads and highways; designating a portion of United States highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway; designating a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway; redesignating a current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for United States highway 75; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 and repealing the existing section.

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

New Section 1. The portion of United States highway 75 from its southern junction with United States highway 166 in Montgomery county then south to the Kansas-Oklahoma border is hereby designated as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway.

New Sec. 2. The portion of United States highway 56 in Morton county from its junction with county road 14, then northeast to its junction with county road 16 is hereby designated as the Bill Tucker memorial highway. Upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114, and amendments thereto, the secretary of transportation shall place highway signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the Bill Tucker memorial highway.

Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 is hereby amended to read as follows: 68-1051. The portion of United States highway 75 where it enters the state on the Kansas-Nebraska border on the north then south to the junction with K-9, then south from the junction of K-9 with K-62 to the junction of K-62 with K-16 then east to the junction with United States highway 75 then south on United States highway 75 to the southern city limits of Holton, then from the junction of United States highway 75 and interstate highway 70 in Shawnee county then south on United States highway 75 to the southern boundary of Osage county, then from the northern city limits of the city of Yates Center south on United States highway 75 to the northern interchange with United States highway 400, then south from the southern interchange with United States highway 400 to the Kansas-Oklahoma border, the southern junction with United States highway 166 is hereby designated as the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway. The secretary of transportation shall place markers along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate that the highway is the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining suitable highway signs bearing the proper approved inscription.

Sec. 4. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 68-1051 is hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

Approved April 9, 2026.