HR 567: Zera D. Storey Memorial Interchange; Cook County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Zera D. Storey, a Cook County farmer and business owner who was born in 1904 and became known for his community service, faith, and decades of teaching Bible classes at the Church of Christ in Adel, Georgia. The resolution designates the interchange of Interstate 75 and Springhill Road in Cook County as the Zera D. Storey Memorial Interchange. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Storey's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Officially dedicates the Interstate 75 and Springhill Road interchange in Cook County as the Zera D. Storey Memorial Interchange.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the interchange's new name.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Storey's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Zera D. Storey. Drivers using the Interstate 75 and Springhill Road interchange in Cook County will see the new name on road signs.

The practical effect is a new highway sign and an official name change for a specific interchange in Cook County. It creates no new law, funding, or regulation beyond directing the Department of Transportation to post signage honoring Storey's memory.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount Zera D. Storey's biography, including his birth in 1904, his life as a farmer in Cook County, and his decades of church service.
• The operative resolution clause designates the Interstate 75 and Springhill Road interchange in Cook County as the Zera D. Storey Memorial Interchange.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Storey's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-18House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-13House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-11House Hopper (House)

• Chas Cannon (R, HD-172)Primary sponsor
• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)

• highway naming
• Cook County
• memorial resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation