Bill Text: PA SB1177 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the Claysville Interchange of Exit 6 on Interstate 70 in Washington County as the Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial Interchange.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-07 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [SB1177 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB1177-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1420
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1177 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, JUNE 23, 2011
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 23, 2011
AN ACT
Designating the Claysville Interchange of Exit 6 on Interstate
70 in Washington County as the Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy
Memorial Interchange.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Declaration of policy.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy, 24, from Claysville,
Washington County, died on April 27, 2010, from injuries
sustained when he was tragically shot while on foot patrol
with the United States Army in Afghanistan.
(2) Having recently reenlisted for another four years,
Sergeant Kennedy was killed just three weeks shy of the date
he was expected to return home from his second tour of duty,
the first having been in Iraq.
(3) Sergeant Kennedy was a United States Army Ranger,
serving as a sniper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th
Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
based at Fort Carson, Colorado.
(4) A 2004 graduate of McGuffey High School, Sergeant
Kennedy was a three-time section wrestling champion.
(5) Sergeant Kennedy was a loving son, brother,
grandson, nephew and friend who served his country with
devotion and pride.
(6) Sergeant Kennedy, beloved son of Joseph Kennedy and
the late Penelope Henry Kennedy, courageously sacrificed his
life to protect his country.
Section 2. Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial Interchange.
(a) Designation.--The interchange of Exit 6 on Interstate 70
in Claysville, Washington County, in both directions, is
designated as the Sergeant Nathan P. Kennedy Memorial
Interchange.
(b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall, in
appropriate locations, erect and maintain appropriate signs
displaying the name designated under subsection (a).
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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