PRINTER'S NO. 478
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
441
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, GOODMAN, TOBASH, HEFFLEY, TOOHIL,
DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, DUSH, READSHAW, CAUSER, BARRAR,
SCHWEYER, BAKER, HENNESSEY, LONGIETTI, THOMAS, KAUFFMAN, KIM,
GRELL, SAYLOR, HARHART, TALLMAN, D. COSTA, TOEPEL, WATSON,
DEASY, FARINA, MARSICO, M. K. KELLER, HAHN, COHEN, MURT,
JOZWIAK, GABLER, A. HARRIS, VEREB, ROAE, EVERETT, GREINER,
MAJOR, SACCONE, MUSTIO, DELOZIER, MALONEY, KORTZ, PAYNE,
MAHER, FARRY, KINSEY, HICKERNELL, SONNEY, GILLEN, McCARTER,
BENNINGHOFF AND ROZZI, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 61 in Schuylkill County,
from State Route 43 to State Route 2014, as the Captain Jason
B. Jones Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Captain Jason B. Jones Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--
(1) Captain Jason B. Jones, a native of Orwigsburg,
graduated with honors from Blue Mountain High School in 2003,
having earned eight varsity letters.
(2) In 2007, Captain Jones graduated sixth in his class
from West Point Military Academy with a degree in nuclear
engineering.
(3) Captain Jones was awarded the Bronze Star for his
performance during deployment to Iraq in 2008 to 2009.
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(4) In May 2013, Captain Jones completed the Special
Forces Qualification Course to join the ranks of the Army
Special Forces, known as the Green Berets, and was deployed
to Afghanistan in April 2014.
(5) While serving as commander of a 12-man Special
Forces A-Team in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Captain Jones, age
29, made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when he was
killed by small arms fire.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 61 in
Schuylkill County, from State Route 43 to State Route 2014, is
hereby designated the Captain Jason B. Jones Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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