PRINTER'S NO. 1560
No. 1262 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, SALVATORE, LEMMOND, STAPLETON, SHUMAKER,
MUSTO, ANDREZESKI, BELAN, REIBMAN, HOPPER, MELLOW AND
SHAFFER, OCTOBER 2, 1989
REFERRED TO MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 2, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128, No.49), entitled "An
2 act granting to the Governor of the Commonwealth the sole
3 authority for regulating the display of the flag of the
4 United States from any public ground or building and from any
5 ground or building of certain other institutions," providing
6 for the display of the official POW/MIA Flag on certain
7 bridges.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of March 4, 1970 (P.L.128,
11 No.49), entitled "An act granting to the Governor of the
12 Commonwealth the sole authority for regulating the display of
13 the flag of the United States from any public ground or building
14 and from any ground or building of certain other institutions,"
15 is amended by adding a subsection to read:
16 Section 1. * * *
17 (d) In addition to any other powers and duties imposed by
18 this section the Governor shall require the Department of
19 General Services to furnish official POW/MIA Flags for entrances
20 to State-owned bridges which have been named in honor of war
1 veterans, which flags shall be installed and continuously
2 displayed by the Department of Transportation until all POW's
3 and MIA's return or are accounted for.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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