THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN AND RAFFERTY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011

AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, APRIL 11, 2011   

AN ACT

Designating the section of State Route 23 that is situated

between Chester County's border with Montgomery County and

State Route 100 as the Medal of Honor Grove Highway.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Findings.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1)  That the 52-acre Freedom Foundation's Medal of Honor

Grove in Schuylkill Township, Chester County, is the nation's

oldest memorial site dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients.

The site was dedicated on October 1, 1964, through the work

of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Omar Bradley,

among others. It honors our nation's Medal of Honor

recipients.

(2)  The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest military

honor. Since its inception in 1862, it has been bestowed upon

346 Pennsylvanians and 3,448 individuals who distinguished

themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at

the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while

engaged in the action against an enemy of the United States."

(3)  The Medal of Honor Grove is adjacent to and accessed

by State Route 23. It is essential that we recognize the

Medal of Honor Grove and the individuals it represents so

that their heroism and service are never forgotten.

Section 2.  Medal of Honor Grove Highway.

The section of State Route 23 located between that is

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situated between Chester County's border with Montgomery County

and State Route 100 is hereby designated as the Medal of Honor

Grove Highway.

Section 3.  Signs.

The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain

appropriate signs to indicate this designation.

Section 4.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.