23 March 2006

Sebelius signs bill creating “Coach Bill Snyder Highway”
Former K-State coach honored for his work on and off the field

Former Kansas State University head football coach and current leader of the Kansas Mentors initiative Bill Snyder was honored today when Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a law establishing the “Coach Bill Snyder Highway.”

“Coach Snyder’s victories on the field may have gotten the headlines, but his work with young people off the field is his lasting legacy to our state,” said Sebelius.

HB 2758 designates part of K-177 and U.S. 24 highways as the Coach Bill Snyder Highway. The Coach Bill Snyder Highway will stretch from the junction of K-177 Highway with Interstate 70, north on K-177 to the junction of K-177 Highway with U.S. Highway 24, then north on U.S. Highway 24 to the junction of U.S. Highway 24 and K-13 Highway.

The Secretary of Transportation will place signs along the highway right-of-way to indicate the designation, after receiving sufficient funds from gifts and donations to reimburse the Secretary for the cost of placing the signs and an additional 50 percent of the initial costs to defray future maintenance and replacement costs of the signs.

The bill shall take effect after publication in the statute book.

Tonight, Coach Snyder will be the keynote speaker for the Jayhawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Distinguished Citizen Dinner and Governor Sebelius is the recipient of the council’s 2006 Distinguished Citizen Award.

Governor Sebelius has now signed 38 bills and vetoed 2 during the 2006 Legislative Session.