Bill Text: PA HB2398 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating State Bridge No. 53-0054-0290-0143 located on S.R. 54 in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, over the Reading and Northern Railroad, as the Cornelius McElhenny Memorial Bridge.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-10-01 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [HB2398 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2398-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3571
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2398 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, KNOWLES, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HALUSKA, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, HESS, JAMES, KORTZ, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MILLARD, QUINN, READSHAW, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCHMOTZER, SONNEY AND VEREB, MAY 21, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 21, 2012
AN ACT
Designating State Bridge No. 53-0054-0290-0143 located on S.R.
54 in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, over the Reading
and Northern Railroad, as the Cornelius McElhenny Memorial
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Cornelius McElhenny Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings and declarations.--The General Assembly finds
and declares as follows:
(1) For many years, the bridge carrying S.R. 54 over the
Reading and Northern Railroad in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill
County, Department of Transportation No. 53-0054-0290-0143,
has been known as the Cornelius McElhenny Bridge.
(2) It was named for Cornelius McElhenny, a resident of
Mahanoy Township and a lifelong public servant.
(3) Cornelius McElhenny was born June 13, 1900, and died
February 11, 1971.
(4) He worked in the Morea colliery and served as
president of the local chapter of the United Mine Workers of
America from 1930 until 1943.
(5) Throughout his life, he also held positions as
supervisor for Mahanoy Township, president of the Mahanoy
Township Water Authority, member of the Schuylkill County
Executive Board, member of the Mahanoy Township School Board,
member of the Mahanoy Area School Board and director of the
Morea-New Boston Breaker Corporation. He was also active in
St. Canicus Roman Catholic Church of Mahanoy City.
(6) Cornelius McElhenny dedicated his life to his
community, and it is fitting that the bridge be officially
and permanently designated in his honor.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, known as State Bridge No.
53-0054-0290-0143, located on S.R. 54 in Mahanoy Township,
Schuylkill County, over the Reading and Northern Railroad, is
hereby designated as the Cornelius McElhenny Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.–-The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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