Mueller-Keating Memorial Highway Act

H.R. 10091 formally establishes an honorary designation for a 26-mile section of Interstate 17 in Arizona, naming it the "Kayla Jean Mueller and Charles H. Keating IV Memorial Highway" (commonly referred to as the "Mueller-Keating Memorial Highway"). This portion of the highway spans from milepost 237 near New River to milepost 263 at the junction with State Route 69 near Cordes Junction. The bill includes non-binding legislative findings detailing the lives and contributions of the two Arizonans: Kayla Jean Mueller, a humanitarian aid worker killed in captivity by ISIS, and U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Charles H. Keating IV, who was killed in action fighting ISIS.

* **Federal and Local Transportation Agencies:** The U.S. Department of Transportation and Arizona state and local authorities involved in highway designations and potential road signage. * **The Public and Travelers:** Drivers along Interstate 17 may see honorary signage if local and federal authorities choose to install it. However, the bill does not alter everyday mailing addresses or official geographic names for local residents.

* **Agency Requirements:** The Secretary of Transportation is required to record the new memorial highway designation in the appropriate online repository on the U.S. Department of Transportation website. * **Agency Permissions:** The Secretary of Transportation is authorized—in coordination with state and local authorities—to permit the installation of honorary road signs along the route and memorialization displays at the Sunset Point Rest Area.

The legislation explicitly states that it does not require any additional federal funding.

* **Strictly Honorary:** The designation is purely symbolic. * **Preservation of Existing Names:** The new title complements, but does not alter or replace, the highway's existing designation as the "Arizona Veterans Highway." * **No Mandatory Operational Changes:** The bill explicitly states that it does not require updates to official maps, street names, mailing addresses, or GPS and navigation systems.

This bill honorably names a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 17 in Arizona after two Arizonans killed in connection with the conflict against ISIS, allowing for optional memorial signs and requiring a federal website update without requiring new federal funds or changing official maps and addresses.