PRINTER'S NO. 2175
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1540
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SNYDER, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 13, 2015 (P.L.14, No.3), entitled, "An
act designating the interchange of State Route 43 at the Mon-
Fayette Expressway Interchange with State Route 88, known as
Exit 28, in Washington County as the Marine Cpl. Thomas R.
Matty Memorial Interchange; designating a bridge on that
portion of State Route 1013, known as Knupp Road, over the
Hypocrite Creek, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, as
the PFC LeRoy D. "Whitey" Schaller Bridge; designating a
portion of State Route 711 in New Florence Borough through
St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County, as the Veterans
Highway; designating a bridge on that portion of State Route
88 over Muddy Creek, Cumberland Township, Greene County, as
the Army Corporal Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., Memorial
Bridge; designating the bridge carrying U.S. Route 322 over
the east branch of the Brandywine Creek in West Bradford and
East Caln Townships, Chester County, as the Robbie and Ryan
Miller Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge located on
State Route 34 that connects the banks of the Juniata River
in Newport, Perry County, as the Paul Reider bridge; and
designating a portion of State Route 2029 and 2049, also
known as Bath Road, in Bristol Township, Bucks County, as the
Sergeant George Stuckey Memorial Road," further providing for
the Army Corporal Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., Memorial
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The title of the act of May 13, 2015 (P.L.14,
No.3), entitled, "An act designating the interchange of State
Route 43 at the Mon-Fayette Expressway Interchange with State
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Route 88, known as Exit 28, in Washington County as the Marine
Cpl. Thomas R. Matty Memorial Interchange; designating a bridge
on that portion of State Route 1013, known as Knupp Road, over
the Hypocrite Creek, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, as
the PFC LeRoy D. "Whitey" Schaller Bridge; designating a portion
of State Route 711 in New Florence Borough through St. Clair
Township, Westmoreland County, as the Veterans Highway;
designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 88 over
Muddy Creek, Cumberland Township, Greene County, as the Army
Corporal Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., Memorial Bridge;
designating the bridge carrying U.S. Route 322 over the east
branch of the Brandywine Creek in West Bradford and East Caln
Townships, Chester County, as the Robbie and Ryan Miller
Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge located on State Route
34 that connects the banks of the Juniata River in Newport,
Perry County, as the Paul Reider bridge; and designating a
portion of State Route 2029 and 2049, also known as Bath Road,
in Bristol Township, Bucks County, as the Sergeant George
Stuckey Memorial Road," is amended to read:
An Act
Designating the interchange of State Route 43 at the Mon-Fayette
Expressway Interchange with State Route 88, known as Exit 28,
in Washington County as the Marine Cpl. Thomas R. Matty
Memorial Interchange; designating a bridge on that portion of
State Route 1013, known as Knupp Road, over the Hypocrite
Creek, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, as the PFC
LeRoy D. "Whitey" Schaller Bridge; designating a portion of
State Route 711 in New Florence Borough through St. Clair
Township, Westmoreland County, as the Veterans Highway;
designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 88 over
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Muddy Creek, Cumberland Township, Greene County, as the Army
[Corporal] Specialist Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., Memorial
Bridge; designating the bridge carrying U.S. Route 322 over
the east branch of the Brandywine Creek in West Bradford and
East Caln Townships, Chester County, as the Robbie and Ryan
Miller Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge located on
State Route 34 that connects the banks of the Juniata River
in Newport, Perry County, as the Paul Reider bridge; and
designating a portion of State Route 2029 and 2049, also
known as Bath Road, in Bristol Township, Bucks County, as the
Sergeant George Stuckey Memorial Road.
Section 2. Section 4 of the act is amended to read:
Section 4. Army [Corporal] Specialist Richard W. Kowalewski,
Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., was born on March 31,
1973, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
(2) Richard W. Kowalewski, Jr., enlisted in the United
States Army and completed basic training in June 1992.
(3) [Corporal] Specialist Kowalewski was later assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
(4) As part of a United Nations peace keeping operation,
[Corporal] Specialist Kowalewski was deployed to Somalia in
August 1993.
(5) On October 3, 1993, [Corporal] Specialist
Kowalewski, along with 17 other men, were killed in the
Battle of Mogadishu. During the battle, a group of Somalis,
armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades,
ambushed [Corporal] Specialist Kowalewski's convoy while in
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route to rescue downed pilots of a Black Hawk helicopter.
(6) The encounter has been described as one of our
country's most violent firefights since Vietnam. The battle
was later depicted in the famous novel and movie "Black Hawk
Down."
(7) For his heroic actions during battle, [Corporal]
Specialist Kowalewski was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with
Valor and the Purple Heart.
(b) Designation.--The Bridge located on State Route 88 in
Cumberland Township, Greene County, Section Q10, Segment
0300/0000, Structure Number S-31843, over Muddy Creek is hereby
designated the Army [Corporal] Specialist Richard W. Kowalewski,
Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs which shall display the name of the
bridge designated in subsection (b).
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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