                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GREEN BOOK HISTORIC SITE DESIGNATION (§ 10.1-2210.1)

A. For purposes of this section, &#8220;Green Book&#8221; means The Negro
Motorist Green Book published by Victor Hugo Green to provide a list of hotels,
guest houses, service stations, drug stores, taverns, barbershops, and
restaurants known to be safe for traveling Black Americans during the Jim Crow
era.

B. The Department, in partnership with the Virginia Tourism Corporation and the
Department of Transportation, shall designate or approve historic site signs
identifying locations and businesses identified in the Green Book. Such historic
site signs shall be permanently affixed to existing markers approved by the
Department as provided in &#xA7; 10.1-2209. The Department shall establish a
registry of verified locations and businesses in the Commonwealth identified in
the Green Book and determine those locations or businesses that also have a
historic site marker approved by the Department on or near such location or
business. The Department of Transportation shall print, place, and maintain the
Green Book historic site signs. Localities that maintain their own highways
shall place and maintain the Green Book historic site signs for those sites
within their boundaries. The Virginia Tourism Corporation shall design the signs
and maintain an informational website (i) explaining the historical significance
of the Green Book in making travel safer for Black Americans and (ii) listing
the Green Book locations in the Commonwealth, as identified by the Department,
and identifying those locations that have posted Green Book historic site signs
as provided in this section. Such signs shall include an image, outline, or
similar depiction of the Green Book and the words &#8220;Green Book
Location.&#8221;

HISTORY: 2023, c. 179.