PRINTER'S NO. 3905
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2363
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MAHONEY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
AN ACT
Designating the interchange of State Route 43, the Mon-Fayette
Expressway, with Rubles Mill Road, known as Exit 4, Fayette
County, as the Master Sergeant Arthur L. Lilley Memorial
Interchange.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Master Sergeant Arthur L. Lilley Memorial
Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Arthur L. Lilley was born on April 19, 1972, to
Arthur and Elizabeth Lilley in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(2) He was a 1990 graduate of Tri-Valley High School in
Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(3) In 1990, Arthur L. Lilley joined the United States
Army as an infantryman. He served in Operation Desert Shield
and Operation Desert Storm as a member of the 101st Airborne
Division.
(4) In 1992, he was transferred to the 1st Battalion,
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508th Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade, at Camp
Ederle, Italy.
(5) After graduating from the Special Forces
Qualification Course in 1996, Master Sergeant Lilley was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group as
Special Forces Engineer Sergeant.
(6) In 2000, Master Sergeant Lilley was assigned to the
96th Civil Affairs Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
where he served as Engineer Sergeant and later as First
Sergeant.
(7) Master Sergeant Lilley was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group as an Operational
Detachment Alpha Team Sergeant in 2005.
(8) On June 15, 2007, Master Sergeant Lilley gave his
life in the line of duty at 35 years of age while serving in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Paktika Province,
Afghanistan.
(9) Master Sergeant Lilley received numerous
commendations, including the Meritorious Service Medal, Army
Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army
Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NCO Professional
Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service
Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait
Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat
Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge
and Special Forces Tab.
(10) An active member of his community, Master Sergeant
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Lilley served as a youth minister at Saint Andrew's United
Methodist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
(b) Designation.--The interchange of State Route 43, the
Mon-Fayette Expressway, with Rubles Mill Road, known as Exit 4,
Fayette County, is hereby designated the Master Sergeant Arthur
L. Lilley Memorial Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall erect
and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the
interchange.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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