THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY CULVER, F. KELLER AND MASSER, JULY 20, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 20, 2011  

AN ACT

Designating a portion of S.R. 642 in Northumberland and Montour

Counties, as the United States Army Specialist Zachariah W.

Long Highway.

WHEREAS, Zachariah W. Long, of Northumberland County,

graduated from Milton Senior High School in June 2001; and

WHEREAS, Zachariah W. Long enlisted in the Army Delayed Entry

Program in July 2000, his junior year; and

WHEREAS, Zachariah W. Long began basic training on July 27,

2001; and

WHEREAS, Upon completion of his training, Zachariah W. Long

was assigned as a Long Range Surveillance Specialist; and

WHEREAS, Although eligible to attend Army Ranger School after

he completed basic and specialized training, Specialist Long

chose to go to Iraq with his team, stating that Army Ranger

School would be there for him in the future; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Long was assigned to the 519 Military

Intelligence Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,

North Carolina; and

WHEREAS, Specialist Long was deployed to Iraq in February

2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; and

WHEREAS, While in the courageous service of his country,

Specialist Zachariah W. Long was killed outside of Mosul, Iraq,

on May 30, 2003.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  United States Army Specialist Zachariah W. Long

Highway.

(a)  Designation.--A portion of the road S.R. 642, beginning

at the intersection of S.R. 642 and S.R. 54 and proceeding west

to the border of Northumberland and Union Counties is designated

as the United States Army Specialist Zachariah W. Long Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain appropriate road signs displaying the designated name

of the road to traffic in both directions.

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.