2018 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 8 - Highways
Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance
Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 8-656. Dedication of structures (Hero's Highway Act)

Universal Citation: MD Transp Code § 8-656 (2018)
    The Department shall establish a process by which a member of the General Assembly, another elected official, or any member of the general public may request that the Department dedicate a bridge or another appropriate transportation structure under the jurisdiction of the Department to:
  • (1) A deceased member of the armed forces:

    • (i) Whose home of record was in the State; and

    • (ii) Whose surviving spouse, parent, or next of kin is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Gold Star memorializing that the member was killed in action; or

  • (2) A firefighter, law enforcement officer, or another emergency responder who died in the line of duty.

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