PRINTER'S NO. 558
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
501
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY M. K. KELLER, BLOOM, ACOSTA, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF,
CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, COX, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FARINA, GRELL, HARHART, A. HARRIS,
HELM, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, W. KELLER, KIM, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES,
LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, McNEILL, MILLARD, MUSTIO,
PAYNE, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, REGAN, SCHWEYER, SONNEY,
TALLMAN, THOMAS, WHEELAND, MURT AND CONKLIN,
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
AN ACT
Redesignating the Conodoguinet Bridge on that portion of State
Route 641 over the Conodoguinet Creek, Hopewell Township,
Cumberland County, as the Army Pfc. Harold "Sam" E. Barrick
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Army Pfc. Harold "Sam" E. Barrick Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Harold "Sam" E. Barrick was born on December 16,
1947, in Newville, Cumberland County, and graduated from Big
Spring High School in 1965.
(2) He joined the United States Army and entered service
in August 1967 and served with the American division in
Vietnam beginning January 1968.
(3) Pfc. Harold "Sam" E. Barrick was killed in action in
Vietnam on April 8, 1968.
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(4) Prior to his death, Pfc. Barrick was awarded the
National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and
the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon.
(5) He also received the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple
Heart and the Good Conduct Medal, which were awarded
posthumously.
(b) Redesignation.--The Conodoguinet Bridge located on State
Route 641 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, over the
Conodoguinet Creek is hereby designated the Army Pfc. Harold
"Sam" E. Barrick Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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