OOIDA Call to Action - Mississippi Members
Jan. 28, 2004

Attention: Mississippi truckers! A bill in the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee would create tolls along some roads and bridges in the state.

It is important you contact the committee members to voice your opinion on the proposal.

SB2063, introduced by Sen. Charlie Ross, R-Brandon, authorizes the Mississippi Transportation Commission, county boards of supervisors and governing boards of municipalities to contract with private industry in the state to construct toll roads and bridges and collect the toll to pay off the investment.

The bill doesn’t pinpoint any specific areas to erect tollbooths.

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee members to contact:

Sen. Billy Hewes III, Chair
Sen. J. Ed Morgan, Vice-Chair
Sen. Sidney Albritton
Sen. Terry Brown
Sen. Nickey Browning
Sen. Hob Bryan
Sen. Scottie R. Cuevas
Sen. Bob M. Dearing
Sen. Ralph Doxey
Sen. Merle Flowers
Sen. Tommy Gollott
Sen. Jack Gordon
Sen. John Horhn
Sen. Robert Jackson
Sen. Perry Lee
Sen. Travis Little
Sen. Nolan Mettetal
Sen. Stacey Pickering
Sen. Billy Thames

For contact information, visit http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us, or call OOIDA’s Membership department at 1-800-444-5791 and they'll look it up.