Bill Text: PA HB1281 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the bridge that carries Pennsylvania Turnpike Route 43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in the Borough of Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in the Township of Luzerne, County of Fayette, as the PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-06 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB1281 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1281-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1417
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1281 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, SCAVELLO, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, MARSHALL, KNOWLES, PYLE, STEVENSON, STERN, KORTZ, HENNESSEY, SONNEY, HARKINS, DiGIROLAMO, CUTLER, GABLER, EVERETT, MOUL, GEORGE, BARRAR, READSHAW, BENNINGHOFF, SAINATO, BROOKS, MARSICO, KIRKLAND, HORNAMAN, GOODMAN, MAJOR, FLECK, MICOZZIE, MANN, MILLARD, HARHART, CALTAGIRONE, BOYD, KULA, AUMENT, MAHONEY, W. KELLER, GODSHALL, MULLERY, HESS, MIRABITO, D. COSTA, MARKOSEK, FABRIZIO, CLYMER, BRADFORD, MILLER, GROVE, GEIST AND DALEY, APRIL 5, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 5, 2011
AN ACT
Designating the bridge that carries Pennsylvania Turnpike Route
43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in the Borough of
Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in the Township
of Luzerne, County of Fayette, as the PFC Ronald C. "Smokey"
Bakewell Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.
(a) Declaration.--The General Assembly declares that Private
First Class Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell made the ultimate
sacrifice for this Commonwealth on August 2, 1968, when he died
from hostile, small arms fire while serving in the Army of the
United States in South Vietnam. On June 16, 1968, PFC Bakewell,
age 20, was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry,
1st Air Cavalry Division, when less than two months later his
life ended in the service of his country.
(b) Designation.--The bridge that carries Pennsylvania
Turnpike Route 43 over the Monongahela River between Denbo in
the Borough of Centerville, County of Washington, and Alicia in
the Township of Luzerne, County of Fayette, is designated the
PFC Ronald C. "Smokey" Bakewell Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall place
and maintain appropriate signs at both ends of the bridge as
designated in subsection (b).
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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