PRINTER'S NO. 3602
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2208
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, COHEN, BENNINGHOFF, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI,
SCHLOSSBERG, WARD, FREEMAN, VEREB, HEFFLEY, THOMAS, V. BROWN,
D. COSTA, WHEELAND, ROTHMAN, MACKENZIE, SONNEY, DUSH, WATSON,
RAPP, HAHN, ELLIS, CONKLIN, MARSICO, COX, JOZWIAK, MURT,
ROZZI, CAUSER, READSHAW, MAJOR, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO,
PHILLIPS-HILL, A. HARRIS, GOODMAN, GROVE, MAHONEY, PAYNE,
BRADFORD, GILLEN AND SANKEY, JUNE 22, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 22, 2016
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 145 in Salisbury Township,
Lehigh County, as the Cpl. Joshua B. Smith Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Cpl. Joshua B. Smith Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Corporal Joshua B. Smith was born on August 18,
1985, in Twentynine Palms, California, and a year later
relocated with his family to the Lehigh Valley area.
(2) Cpl. Smith lived in Salisbury Township and was a
2003 graduate of Salisbury High School where he led the
school's soccer team as captain for two years.
(3) In 2003, Cpl. Smith joined the Marine Corps and was
promoted to private first class upon graduation from Parris
Island, South Carolina.
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(4) After serving eight years in the Marine Corps, Cpl.
Smith was honorably discharged in 2011.
(5) Cpl. Smith was awarded the National Defense Service
Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Sea
Service Deployment Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal,
Korean Defense Service Medal, NATO Article 5 Medal and the
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation.
(6) Cpl. Smith returned home and struggled with
posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury
until he lost his battle on November 5, 2012.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 145 in
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, from Segment 40 Offset 137 to
Segment 40 Offset 3051 is hereby designated the Cpl. Joshua B.
Smith Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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