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House committee OKs designating Highway 200 as North Dakota Fallen Peace Officers Memorial Highway
Summary
Senate Bill 2277, naming State Highway 200 the North Dakota Fallen Peace Officers Memorial Highway and permitting up to one mile of memorial designation per fallen officer with donated signs, received a do‑pass recommendation from the House Transportation Committee after broad support from survivors, law enforcement groups and county officials.
The House Transportation Committee voted to give Senate Bill 2277 a do‑pass recommendation, endorsing a proposal to designate State Highway 200—from the Minnesota border to the Montana border—as the North Dakota Fallen Peace Officers Memorial Highway.
Senator Keith Behm (sponsor) described the 431‑mile route and said the bill would direct the Department of Transportation to install official signage for the memorial designation, allow the department to work with families and organizations to designate up to one mile of the highway in memory of an individual peace or K‑9 officer, and accept donated signs or funds to cover…
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