THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS AND FAIRCHILD, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 9, 2010  

AN ACT

Designating a portion of Route 11 from the Barry King Memorial

Bridge to the Montour County line as the Sgt. Brett D. Swank

Memorial Highway.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1)  Brett D. Swank graduated from Shikellamy High School

and was accepted to Colorado State University, but deferred

attendance because he wanted to serve his country by

enlisting in the United States Army.

(2)  Brett D. Swank began basic training in the United

States Army on September 11, 2001, and upon completion of

training became an Army Ranger.

(3)  Sergeant Swank was assigned to 1st Battalion, 509th

Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

(4)  Sergeant Swank deployed to Iraq in July 2004 in

support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

(5)  While in the courageous service of his country,

Sergeant Swank was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24,

2005, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his

position.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sgt. Brett D. Swank Memorial Highway.

(a)  Designation.--The portion of highway Route 11 from the

Barry King Memorial Bridge to the Montour County line is hereby

designated the Sgt. Brett D. Swank Memorial Highway.

(b)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

maintain signs to traffic in both directions to indicate the

designation under subsection (a).

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.