THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY REESE, AUMENT, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, FRANKEL, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, HAHN, HALUSKA, HARHART, HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, METZGAR, MILLARD, MUSTIO, MYERS, O'NEILL, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROEBUCK, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TURZAI, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, REED AND COX, MARCH 26, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 26, 2012  

AN ACT

Designating a bridge carrying State Route 2009, formerly the

Huff Road Bridge, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana

County, and in St. Clair Township and New Florence Borough,

Westmoreland County, as the PFC Robert "Piney Decker"

Nadolski Memorial Bridge.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  PFC Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski Memorial Bridge.

(a)  Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and

declares as follows:

(1)  Private First Class Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski

was a native of New Florence, Pennsylvania and enlisted in

the United States Army; and

(2)  PFC Nadolski served in the United States Army from

1966 to 1967; and

(3)  PFC Nadolski was in C Company, 1st Battalion, 18th

Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division of the United States

Army; and

(4)  PFC Nadolski's unit was deployed to South Vietnam

for the purpose of providing security in the Bien Hoa

Province, and on January 1, 1967, PFC Nadolski died from

wounds received from enemy sniper fire; and

(5)  PFC Nadolski was awarded the Purple Heart and the

Republic of Vietnam posthumously awarded PFC Nadolski the

Military Merit Medal and the Gallantry Cross with Palm; and

(6)  PFC Nadolski, beloved son of Verna M. Decker, was

courageously serving his country and the campaign for freedom

at the time of his death and his excellence as a soldier has

been extolled by many.

(b)  Designation.--State Route 2009, formerly the Huff Road

Bridge, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, and in St.

Clair Township and New Florence Borough, Westmoreland County, is

designated as the PFC Robert "Piney Decker" Nadolski Memorial

Bridge.

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

maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under

subsection (b).

Section 2.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.