PRINTER'S NO. 1178
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
955
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WARD, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ, WHITE, HUTCHINSON,
BARTOLOTTA, RAFFERTY, COSTA, YUDICHAK, AUMENT, BREWSTER,
DINNIMAN, MENSCH AND VULAKOVICH, JULY 15, 2015
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JULY 15, 2015
AN ACT
Designating a certain interchange in New Stanton Borough,
Westmoreland County, as the Edwin "Lance" Wentzel Memorial
Interchange.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Edwin "Lance" Wentzel Memorial Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Edwin "Lance" Wentzel was a native of Youngwood and
a 35-year veteran of the Youngwood Volunteer Hose Company No.
1.
(2) On March 22, 2014, Mr. Wentzel was part of a group
from the fire department using its K-9 Search and Rescue team
to aid in a search for a missing woman in North Versailles.
As he was searching along railroad tracks, Mr. Wentzel
accidentally stepped in front of an oncoming train and was
hit from behind by its engine. He died at the scene.
(3) Mr. Wentzel was a well-respected and committed
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volunteer firefighter. He held numerous line officer and
board positions within the department during his lengthy
service and was named the 2012 Youngwood Firefighter of the
Year. Mr. Wentzel took part in the rescue effort at Ground
Zero after 9/11.
(b) Designation.--The interchange of Interstate 70 and
Pennsylvania Route 119 in New Stanton Borough, Westmoreland
County, is hereby designated the Edwin "Lance" Wentzel Memorial
Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs at the interchange displaying the
name of the interchange.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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