HR1446: HR1446 Jim S. Briscoe Intersection; Walton County; dedicate

This resolution recognizes Jim S. Briscoe, a Walton County native who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, worked as a maintenance electrician for DuPont, and became the first mayor of Between, Georgia in 1970. The resolution directs that the intersection of State Route 10/US-78 and New Hope Church Road in Walton County be named the Jim S. Briscoe Intersection. It instructs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Briscoe's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 10/US-78 and New Hope Church Road in Walton County as the Jim S. Briscoe Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Briscoe's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Jim S. Briscoe, who receive formal recognition. It also touches Walton County residents who travel through the named intersection.

While largely ceremonial, the resolution results in a real, physical change: new signage at a Walton County intersection permanently naming it after a local public figure, funded and installed through the state transportation department.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount Briscoe's biography, including his Navy service in World War II and his tenure as the first mayor of Between.
• The operative clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 10/US-78 and New Hope Church Road in Walton County as the Jim S. Briscoe Intersection.
• A further resolution clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Briscoe's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-26House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-25House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Reynaldo Martinez (R, HD-111)Primary sponsor
• Bruce Williamson (R, HD-112)
• Tim Fleming (R, HD-114)

• road naming
• Walton County
• memorial resolution
• Department of Transportation