A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE TEN-MILE STRETCH OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 77 FROM SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 97 (EXIT 55) TO SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 9 (EXIT 65) IN CHESTER COUNTY "REPRESENTATIVE F.G. 'GREG' DELLENEY JR. HIGHWAY" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS OR MARKERS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THESE WORDS.
Summary
H4957 is a concurrent resolution requesting that the South Carolina Department of Transportation designate a ten-mile section of Interstate 77 in Chester County, from Exit 55 (SC Highway 97) to Exit 65 (SC Highway 9), as the "Representative F.G. 'Greg' Delleney Jr. Highway." The resolution also asks that appropriate signs or markers be erected along that stretch of roadway.
The measure is commemorative rather than regulatory or appropriations-based. Its text recites Delleney’s biography and public service, including his military service, legal career, long tenure in the South Carolina House, church service, and recognition with the Order of the Palmetto, as the basis for honoring him with a highway naming.
Impact
Because this is a concurrent resolution, it does not amend the South Carolina Code or create new substantive law. Its practical effect is to formally request action by the Department of Transportation to install signage and recognize a named highway segment in Chester County, affecting state transportation signage and memorial highway designations rather than private rights or agency powers.
Sentiment
The overall sentiment appears strongly favorable and ceremonial. The resolution’s language is laudatory, emphasizing Delleney’s decades of public service and community involvement, and the bill was adopted with concurrence, indicating no recorded opposition in the provided history. The available context suggests broad legislative support for honoring a former member of the General Assembly.
Contention
There is little evident contention in the bill text or voting history provided. Any potential point of discussion would likely be limited to the appropriateness of naming a state highway after a living or recently retired public figure and the use of transportation resources for commemorative signage, but no specific objections, amendments, or divided votes are shown in the record supplied.