Amends Chapter 187 of the Private Acts of 1945.
ON APRIL 18, 2023, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1560 FOR SENATE BILL 1548, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1560, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 adds that, if the county ceases to operate and/or manage the hospital, either through the retention of a nonprofit corporation to operate and/or manage the hospital under this bill, or by selling the hospital to a third party, the written agreement between the county and such entities must require that all signage located in prominent places on the exterior and interior of the structure designating the hospital as the "Blount Memorial Hospital" on the effective date of this bill remain in such locations in perpetuity as a lasting tribute to the men and women who served this state and our country with valor during World War II. This requirement applies to signage on all structures located on hospital property designating such location as the "Blount Memorial Hospital". The signage must be of a size that is equal to or greater than any other signage erected on such structures resulting from such agreement to operate, manage, lease, or sell the hospital. However, this provision does not prohibit the repair or replacement of such signage from time to time, as warranted, provided that the requirements of this provision are satisfied.<br />
ON APRIL 18, 2023, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1560 FOR SENATE BILL 1548, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1560, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 adds that, if the county ceases to operate and/or manage the hospital, either through the retention of a nonprofit corporation to operate and/or manage the hospital under this bill, or by selling the hospital to a third party, the written agreement between the county and such entities must require that all signage located in prominent places on the exterior and interior of the structure designating the hospital as the "Blount Memorial Hospital" on the effective date of this bill remain in such locations in perpetuity as a lasting tribute to the men and women who served this state and our country with valor during World War II. This requirement applies to signage on all structures located on hospital property designating such location as the "Blount Memorial Hospital". The signage must be of a size that is equal to or greater than any other signage erected on such structures resulting from such agreement to operate, manage, lease, or sell the hospital. However, this provision does not prohibit the repair or replacement of such signage from time to time, as warranted, provided that the requirements of this provision are satisfied.<br />
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