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 State of Arkansas
 94th General Assembly                        A Bill
 Regular Session, 2023                                                             SENATE BILL 535
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 By: Senator Crowell
 By: Representative Gonzales
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                                   For An Act To Be Entitled
                AN ACT TO CREATE THE "GLEN CAMPBELL MEMORIAL
                HIGHWAY"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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                                               Subtitle
                         TO CREATE THE "GLEN CAMPBELL MEMORIAL
                         HIGHWAY".
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 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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        SECTION 1.        Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 67, Subchapter 2, is
 amended to add an additional section to read as follows:
        27-67-230.        Glen Campbell Memorial Highway — Legislative findings.
        (a)    The General Assembly finds that:
                (1)      Glen Travis Campbell was born on April 22, 1936, in
 Billstown, Arkansas, in Pike County, near Delight, Arkansas;
                (2)      Campbell began to learn to play the guitar when he was four
 (4) years old with a five-dollar guitar bought from the Sears, Roebuck and
 Company catalogue;
                (3)      Campbell left Arkansas during his teenage years; however, he
 always billed himself as being from Delight, Arkansas;
                (4)      Campbell achieved fame within the music industry by playing
 guitar with well-known musicians, including:
                         (A)   A legendary group of studio musicians known as the
 Wrecking Crew;
                         (B)   The Beach Boys on their landmark album, "Pet Sounds";
                         (C)   Frank Sinatra on "Stangers in the Night"; and
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                      (D)   The Monkees on "I'm a Believer";
               (5)    Widespread fame was achieved when Campbell released his
 covers of:
                      (A)   "Gentle on My Mind" in 1967; and
                      (B)   "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" in 1968;
               (6)    Over the course of his career, Campbell won six (6) Grammys
 and was nominated for a Grammy twenty-one (21) times;
               (7)    Among his most famous hits were several collaborations
 including with singer and songwriter Jimmy Webb, including without
 limitation:
                      (A)   "By the Time I Get to Phoenix";
                      (B)   "Galveston"; and
                      (C)   "Wichita Lineman";
               (8)    Campbell played an enormous role in promoting Arkansas
 culture throughout his career by:
                      (A)   Writing and recording the songs "Arkansas" and
 "Arkansas Farmboy"; and
                      (B)   Appearing in several movies and shows with Arkansas
 connections, including:
                             (i)     As La Boeuf in "True Grit", based on Arkansan
 Charles Portis' novel of the same name;
                             (ii)    As the star of the movie "Norwood" based on the
 book also by Charles Portis;
                             (iii)    Hosting "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" and
 "The Glen Campbell Music Show"; and
                             (iv)    In 2014, Campbell raised awareness about
 Alzheimer's disease when he opened up to his fans about his struggle with the
 disease in a documentary chronicling his farewell tour called "Glen Campbell:
 I'll Be Me";
               (9)    Campbell died on August 8, 2017, and is buried in the
 Campbell family cemetery in Billstown, Arkansas; and
               (10)   The designation of the Glen Campbell Memorial Highway is
 essential to:
                      (A)   Preserve the music history of southwest Arkansas;
                      (B)   Honor one of Arkansas's famous sons; and
                      (C)   Promote the economic development of communities in
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 Pike County.
      (b)   The route along State Highway 301 from the Pike County Courthouse
 in Murfreesboro through Billstown and Bowen to its intersection with State
 Highway 19; then north along State Highway 19 becoming State Highway 26 in
 Delight to its intersection with Billstown Road; then south along Billstown
 Road to Billstown shall be known as the "Glen Campbell Memorial Highway".
      (c)   The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate
 signs along the route described in subsection (b) of this section designating
 the route as the "Glen Campbell Memorial Highway".
      (d)   If the Arkansas Department of Transportation does not have the
 funds available to erect the signs required under subsection (c) of this
 section, the Arkansas Department of Transportation may accept and use gifts,
 grants, and donations received from private, public, and nonprofit sources,
 including without limitation a city street department or a county road
 department for:
            (1)    Acquiring and installing the signs required under subsection
 (c) of this section; and
            (2)    Maintaining, replacing, or reconstructing the signs required
 under subsection (c) of this section.
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