§8–656.

    The Department shall establish a process by which a member of the General Assembly, another elected official, or any member of the general public may request that the Department dedicate a bridge or another appropriate transportation structure under the jurisdiction of the Department to:

        (1)    A deceased member of the armed forces:

            (i)    Whose home of record was in the State; and

            (ii)    Whose surviving spouse, parent, or next of kin is a recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Gold Star memorializing that the member was killed in action; or

        (2)    A firefighter, law enforcement officer, or another emergency responder who died in the line of duty.