PRINTER'S NO. 3777
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2293
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, BAKER, DUSH, SONNEY, HENNESSEY, PICKETT,
BENNINGHOFF, READSHAW, CAUSER, DiGIROLAMO, BIZZARRO, VEREB,
SAYLOR, McNEILL, LONGIETTI, R. BROWN, DONATUCCI, CALTAGIRONE,
ENGLISH, HARHART, JAMES, FEE, HICKERNELL, COX, WHEELAND,
GREINER, HAHN, MILLARD, CONKLIN, METZGAR, KINSEY, GABLER,
MENTZER, RAPP, ELLIS, WARD, D. COSTA, KAUFFMAN, ZIMMERMAN,
MAHONEY, MURT, MARSICO, McGINNIS, KNOWLES AND EVERETT,
AUGUST 19, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 19, 2016
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 741 over the
Conestoga River, between Pequea Township and Lancaster
Township, Lancaster County, as the Corporal Eric M. Torbert,
Jr., Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal Eric M. Torbert, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Corporal Eric M. Torbert, Jr., was a 2003 graduate
of Penn Manor High School.
(2) Cpl. Torbert enlisted with the United States Marine
Corps on September 5, 2007, and served as a combat engineer
assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Camp
Pendleton, California.
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(3) On December 18, 2010, Cpl. Torbert valiantly gave
his life in service to his country while conducting combat
operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
(4) Cpl. Torbert's personal service awards include the
Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service
Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 741 over
the Conestoga River, between Pequea Township and Lancaster
Township, Lancaster County, is hereby designated the Corporal
Eric M. Torbert, Jr., 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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