Regular Session 2019-2020 House Bill 1510 P.N. 3854

SENATE AMENDED

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1895

PRINTER'S NO. 3854

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1510

Session of

2019

INTRODUCED BY JOZWIAK, STAATS, KORTZ, DONATUCCI, T. DAVIS, HILL-

EVANS, M. K. KELLER, BIZZARRO, COX, GILLESPIE, WILLIAMS,

MARSHALL, MILLARD, BARRAR, HAHN, KNOWLES, LONGIETTI, SONNEY,

HICKERNELL, BERNSTINE, SCHMITT, RYAN, CALTAGIRONE, BURNS,

PYLE, READSHAW, MOUL, MERSKI, MACKENZIE, OBERLANDER, DEASY,

GROVE, IRVIN, MARKOSEK, DiGIROLAMO, MASSER, GILLEN AND

GABLER, MAY 23, 2019

SENATOR K. WARD, TRANSPORTATION, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,

MAY 26, 2020

AN ACT

Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 183 from Segment

0040/Offset 2555 to Segment 110/Offset 1180 in Berks County

as the Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Memorial Highway.; DESIGNATING

A BRIDGE ON THAT PORTION OF S.R. 2087 OVER INNERS CREEK NEAR

LAKE REDMAN, YORK TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, AS THE CORPORAL

MICHAEL COHEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A PORTION OF STATE

ROUTE 50 IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AS

THE CORPORAL BRADY CLEMENT PAUL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING

THE MORGAN ROAD BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 79 IN CECIL TOWNSHIP,

WASHINGTON COUNTY, AS THE WREATHES ACROSS AMERICA BRIDGE;

DESIGNATING THE INTERSTATE 70 EXIT 17 IN CITY OF WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT RUSSELL CRUPE, JR.,

MEMORIAL EXIT; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED BY BRIDGE KEY

7381, ON THAT PORTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET OVER THE EAST

BRANCH PERKIOMEN CREEK, SELLERSVILLE BOROUGH, BUCKS COUNTY,

AS THE SELLERSVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A

PORTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 39 IN DAUPHIN COUNTY, FROM

DOVER ROAD TO FOREST HILLS DRIVE, AS THE OFFICER MARK GASPICH

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE

KEY 11414, ON U.S. ROUTE 219 IN BRADY TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD

COUNTY, AS THE LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT CLYDE GONTERO MEMORIAL

BRIDGE; DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED BY BRIDGE KEY 46789,

ON THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 3012 OVER BACK CREEK ON THE

BORDER OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP AND ST. THOMAS TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN

COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT MELVIN G. EHRHART MEMORIAL BRIDGE;

DESIGNATING A BRIDGE ON THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 8042 OVER

U.S. ROUTE 40, WEST BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH, WASHINGTON COUNTY,

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AS THE SFC THOMAS MCDONOUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE

BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 53827, ON THAT PORTION OF

STATE ROUTE 2003, ALSO KNOWN AS S. PORTER STREET, OVER THE

SOUTH FORK TENMILE CREEK IN WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, AS THE

SHERIFF BRIAN A. TENNANT MEMORIAL BRIDGE; DESIGNATING THE

INTERCHANGE OF STATE ROUTE 43, ALSO KNOWN AS THE MON-FAYETTE

EXPRESSWAY, WITH U.S. ROUTE 40, KNOWN AS EXIT 22, IN REDSTONE

TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, AS THE PFC JOSEPH FRANK DUDA

MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE; AND DESIGNATING THE INTERCHANGE OF U.S.

ROUTE 40 WITH STATE ROUTE 4035, ALSO KNOWN AS MARKET STREET

AND SPRING STREET, IN BROWNSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY, AS THE

CORPORAL DENNY RAY EASTER MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

follows:

(1) A native of Lancaster County, Trooper Wayne C. Ebert

served in the United States Navy from July 20, 1945, to July

17, 1946.

(2) Trooper Ebert enlisted in the Pennsylvania State

Police on August 16, 1950, and was assigned to Troop C,

Reading.

(3) While directing traffic at the Reading Air Show on

June 7, 1978, Trooper Ebert was struck and killed by a pickup

truck along Route 183 in Berks County.

(4) At the time of his death, Trooper Ebert had served

for over 27 years as a State Trooper.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 183 from

Segment 0040/Offset 2555 to Segment 110/Offset 1180 in Berks

County is designated the Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Memorial

Highway.

maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to

traffic in both directions on the highway.

SECTION 2. CORPORAL MICHAEL COHEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CORPORAL MICHAEL COHEN WAS A RESIDENT OF YORK COUNTY

AND ATTENDED DALLASTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

(2) CORPORAL COHEN WAS ATTENDING YORK TECHNICAL

INSTITUTE, STUDYING TO RECEIVE A COMPUTER DEGREE, WHEN HE

CHOSE TO ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS.

(3) IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER 11,

2001, CORPORAL COHEN MOVED UP HIS ENLISTMENT DATE AND MISSED

HIS GRADUATION BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WANTED TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY

DURING THAT IMPORTANT TIME.

(4) SERVING DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, CORPORAL

COHEN LOST HIS LIFE WHEN HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FALLUJAH,

IRAQ, ON NOVEMBER 22, 2004, DURING WHAT WOULD LATER BE CALLED

THE "BLOODIEST BATTLE SINCE VIETNAM."

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 2087

OVER INNERS CREEK NEAR LAKE REDMAN, YORK TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY,

IS DESIGNATED THE CORPORAL MICHAEL COHEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 3. CORPORAL BRADY CLEMENT PAUL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CORPORAL BRADY CLEMENT PAUL WAS BORN NOVEMBER 7,

1904, IN HICKORY, PENNSYLVANIA.

(2) ON JANUARY 7, 1926, WHEN CORPORAL PAUL WAS 22 YEARS

OF AGE, HE ENLISTED WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.

(3) ON DECEMBER 27, 1929, AT 11:50 A.M., CORPORAL PAUL

AND PATROLMAN ERNEST MOORE SET UP A ROADBLOCK ON BUTLER

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HIGHWAY, THREE MILES EAST OF NEW CASTLE TO STOP A MOTOR

VEHICLE.

(4) WHEN CORPORAL PAUL ASKED THE DRIVER TO STEP OUT OF

THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER CAME AROUND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE

AND OPENED FIRE ON THE OFFICERS.

(5) CORPORAL PAUL'S DYING WORDS WERE "TELL THE BOYS I

DID MY DUTY, I DID MY BEST."

(6) CORPORAL PAUL WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL AT

JAMESON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN NEW CASTLE.

(7) NINETEEN DAYS LATER, THE ESCAPEES WERE APPREHENDED

AFTER A SHOOT-OUT WITH A SHERIFF'S POSSE IN THE STATE OF

ARIZONA AND WERE EXTRADITED TO THIS COMMONWEALTH WHERE THEY

WERE TRIED, SENTENCED AND EXECUTED FOR MURDER.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF STATE ROUTE 50 IN MOUNT

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDENTIFIED AS SEGMENT 210-

220, IS DESIGNATED THE CORPORAL BRADY CLEMENT PAUL MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.

SECTION 4. WREATHES ACROSS AMERICA BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) IN 2008, MORE THAN 300 LOCATIONS HELD WREATH-LAYING

CEREMONIES ON THE GRAVES OF VETERANS IN EVERY STATE, PUERTO

RICO AND 24 OVERSEAS CEMETERIES.

(2) MORE THAN 100,000 WREATHS WERE PLACED ON VETERANS'

GRAVES WITH MORE THAN 60,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING.

(3) ON DECEMBER 13, 2008, THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED

STATES UNANIMOUSLY DESIGNATED THE DAY AS "WREATHS ACROSS

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AMERICA DAY."

(4) IN 2014, WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA AND ITS NATIONAL

NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS LAID MORE THAN 700,000 MEMORIAL WREATHS

AT 1,000 LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING

CEREMONIES AT THE PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL, BUNKER HILL, VALLEY

FORGE AND THE SITES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 TRAGEDIES. THIS WAS

ACCOMPLISHED WITH HELP FROM 2,047 SPONSORSHIP GROUPS,

CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS OF TRUCKING, SHIPPING

AND THOUSANDS OF HELPING HANDS.

(5) THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL OF COVERING ARLINGTON

NATIONAL CEMETERY WAS MET IN 2014 WITH THE PLACEMENT OF

226,525 WREATHS.

(6) THE WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY IS HELD ANNUALLY ON THE

SECOND OR THIRD SATURDAY OF DECEMBER. WREATHS ACROSS

AMERICA'S ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE FROM HARRINGTON, MAINE, TO

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY HAS BECOME KNOWN AS THE WORLD'S

LARGEST VETERANS' PARADE, STOPPING AT SCHOOLS, MONUMENTS,

VETERANS' HOMES AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE WAY TO REMIND

PEOPLE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO REMEMBER, HONOR AND TEACH.

(B) DESIGNATION.--MORGAN ROAD BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 79 IN

CECIL TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED THE WREATHS

ACROSS AMERICA BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 5. SERGEANT RUSSELL CRUPE, JR., MEMORIAL EXIT.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SERGEANT RUSSELL CRUPE, JR., GRADUATED FROM AVELLA

HIGH SCHOOL IN 1998 AND WAS A LIEUTENANT AND DIRECTOR OF

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FIELD OPERATIONS FOR THE NSA SECURITY FORCES.

(2) SERGEANT CRUPE, JR., SERVED TWO YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY

IN THE NAVY AND FOR SIX YEARS WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY

NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY RESERVES.

(3) DURING HIS TIME IN THE GUARD, SERGEANT CRUPE, JR.,

SERVED A TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ AS A COMBAT ENGINEER.

(4) SERGEANT CRUPE, JR., DIED JULY 23, 2012.

(5) SERGEANT CRUPE, JR., WAS AWARDED THE ARMY

COMMENDATION MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE

SERVICE MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL, IRAQ

CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH STAR, ARMY SERVICE RIBBON, ARMED FORCES

RESERVE MEDAL WITH DEVICE, COMBAT ACTION BADGE AND DRIVER AND

MECHANIC BADGE WITH CLASP.

(B) DESIGNATION.--EXIT 17 ON INTERSTATE 70 IN CITY OF

WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED THE SERGEANT

RUSSELL CRUPE, JR., MEMORIAL EXIT.

MAINTAIN AN APPROPRIATE SIGN DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE EXIT TO

TRAFFIC EXITING THE HIGHWAY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

SECTION 6. SELLERSVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON NORTH MAIN STREET

OVER THE EAST BRANCH PERKIOMEN CREEK, SELLERSVILLE, IN

SELLERSVILLE BOROUGH, BUCKS COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE

SELLERSVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE IN RECOGNITION OF THE MEN

AND WOMEN WHO BRAVELY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY.

(B) 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 7. OFFICER MARK GASPICH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

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FOLLOWS:

(1) OFFICER MARK GASPICH LIVED A LIFE OF SERVICE TO

OTHERS.

(2) OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER, OFFICER GASPICH

SERVED HIS COMMUNITY AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, A CORPORAL

WITH THE DAUPHIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AN EMERGENCY

MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND A COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER WITH THE

LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT.

(3) OFFICER GASPICH WAS ALSO A PROUD VOLUNTEER

FIREFIGHTER WITH LINGLESTOWN FIRE COMPANY #1, STATION 35,

BEGINNING HIS VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE AT 16 YEARS OF AGE.

(4) OFFICER GASPICH GRADUATED FROM THE PENN STATE

JUSTICE AND SAFETY INSTITUTE, THE PENNSYLVANIA SHERIFF AND

DEPUTY SHERIFF TRAINING PROGRAM, THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT

OF CORRECTIONS ACADEMY AND THE HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY

COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY.

(5) OFFICER GASPICH ATTENDED BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY AND

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

(6) ON OCTOBER 10, 2018, OFFICER GASPICH DIED IN THE

LINE OF DUTY AT THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT CAMP HILL AT 44 YEARS OF

AGE.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE SECTION OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 39 IN

DAUPHIN COUNTY FROM DOVER ROAD TO FOREST HILLS DRIVE IS

DESIGNATED AS THE OFFICER MARK GASPICH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE HIGHWAY TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE HIGHWAY.

SECTION 8. LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT CLYDE GONTERO MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

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FOLLOWS:

(1) LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT CLYDE GONTERO, A NATIVE OF

LUTHERSBURG, CLEARFIELD COUNTY, GAVE HIS LIFE IN SERVICE TO

HIS COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

(2) LANCE CORPORAL GONTERO GRADUATED FROM DUBOIS AREA

HIGH SCHOOL AND ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS ON

AUGUST 6, 1968.

(3) LANCE CORPORAL GONTERO SERVED WITH THE 3RD

BATTALION, 5TH MARINES, FIRST DIVISION.

(4) ON JUNE 26, 1969, LANCE CORPORAL GONTERO WAS KILLED

IN ACTION AS A RESULT OF A GUNSHOT WOUND FROM RIFLE FIRE

WHILE ON A SEARCH AND CLEAR MISSION IN QUANG NAM, SOUTH

VIETNAM.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

11414, ON U.S. ROUTE 219 IN BRADY TOWNSHIP, CLEARFIELD COUNTY,

IS DESIGNATED THE LANCE CORPORAL ROBERT CLYDE GONTERO MEMORIAL

BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 9. SERGEANT MELVIN G. EHRHART MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) MELVIN G. EHRHART WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1948,

AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, WHERE HE REACHED THE

RANK OF SERGEANT.

(2) FROM OCTOBER 10, 1968, UNTIL HIS DEATH ON APRIL 28,

1969, SERGEANT EHRHART SERVED WITH COMPANY D, 4TH BATTALION,

39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE REPUBLIC OF

VIETNAM.

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(3) SERGEANT EHRHART ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN

AERIAL MISSIONS OVER HOSTILE TERRITORY IN SUPPORT OF

COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS.

(4) ON APRIL 28, 1969, SERGEANT EHRHART'S PLATOON CAME

UNDER ATTACK FROM A NUMERICALLY SUPERIOR HOSTILE FORCE, AND

HE COURAGEOUSLY EXPOSED HIMSELF TO DANGER IN ORDER TO DIRECT

HIS TROOPS INTO EFFECTIVE FIGHTING POSITIONS.

(5) ALTHOUGH SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY AN ENEMY GRENADE,

SERGEANT EHRHART CONTINUED TO LEAD HIS MEN UNTIL HE WAS

MORTALLY WOUNDED BY ENEMY FIRE.

(6) FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM, SERGEANT EHRHART WAS

POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER STAR.

(7) PRIOR TO HIS DEATH, SERGEANT EHRHART WAS RECOGNIZED

WITH THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL FOR HEROISM FOR HIS ACTIONS

ON JANUARY 25, 1969.

(8) ON THAT DATE, SERGEANT EHRHART'S PLATOON WAS ON A

CORDON AND SEARCH MISSION WHEN IT TWICE ENCOUNTERED COMMAND

DETONATED MINES AND HEAVY AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC

WEAPONS.

(9) WHILE UNDER ENEMY FIRE, SERGEANT EHRHART GAVE A

DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE SITUATION AND RELAYED INSTRUCTIONS TO

THE SQUADS.

(10) SERGEANT EHRHART WAS ALSO AWARDED THE NATIONAL

DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, THE PURPLE

HEART, THE VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL,

THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, THE AIR MEDAL, THE AIR

MEDALSECOND OAK LEAF, THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL-FIRST OAK

LEAF CLUSTER WITH "V" DEVICE, THE BRONZE STAR, THE BRONZE

STARFIRST OAK LEAF AND THE BRONZE STAR-SECOND OAK LEAF.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED BY BRIDGE KEY

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46789, ON THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 3012 OVER BACK CREEK ON

THE BORDER OF HAMILTON TOWNSHIP AND ST. THOMAS TOWNSHIP,

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED THE SERGEANT MELVIN G. EHRHART

MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 10. SFC THOMAS MCDONOUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) SFC THOMAS MCDONOUGH, A NATIVE OF BROWNSVILLE,

WASHINGTON COUNTY, GAVE HIS LIFE IN SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY

DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

(2) SFC MCDONOUGH ENLISTED WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY

ON FEBRUARY 23, 1942.

(3) SFC MCDONOUGH SERVED WITH THE 1ST ORDNANCE BOMB

DISPOSAL DETACHMENT, 1ST ORDNANCE MEDIUM MAINTENANCE COMPANY,

8TH CAVALRY REGIMENT IN BOTH WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR.

(4) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1950, SFC MCDONOUGH WAS KILLED BY

HOSTILE FIRE IN KOREA.

(5) SFC MCDONOUGH WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE PURPLE

HEART MEDAL. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, THE

UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE

MEDAL, THE KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE REPUBLIC

OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 8042

OVER U.S. ROUTE 40, WEST BROWNSVILLE BOROUGH, WASHINGTON COUNTY,

IS DESIGNATED THE SFC THOMAS MCDONOUGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

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TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE.

SECTION 11. SHERIFF BRIAN A. TENNANT MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) A NATIVE OF WAYNESBURG, SHERIFF BRIAN A. TENNANT

BEGAN HIS LIFETIME OF PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE

WAYNESBURG FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

(2) SHERIFF TENNANT ALSO WORKED AS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL

TECHNICIAN WITH EMS SOUTHWEST, INC., AN AMBULANCE AND CHAIR

SERVICE.

(3) IN 2007, SHERIFF TENNANT GRADUATED FROM THE INDIANA

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING CENTER

AND BEGAN SERVING AS A POLICE OFFICER WITH THE FALLOWFIELD

TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LATER WITH THE WAYNESBURG

BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT.

(4) IN JANUARY OF 2010, SHERIFF TENNANT WAS HAILED AS A

HERO FOR HELPING TO SAVE SEVERAL LIVES DURING A HOUSE FIRE IN

WAYNESBURG THAT KILLED TWO CHILDREN.

(5) IN 2013, SHERIFF TENNANT WAS ELECTED SHERIFF OF

GREENE COUNTY.

(6) IN 2017, SHERIFF TENNANT WAS RE-ELECTED SHERIFF OF

GREENE COUNTY AND SERVED IN THIS POSITION UNTIL HIS DEATH.

(7) SHERIFF TENNANT DIED ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019, AT THE

AGE OF 35.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY

53827, LOCATED ON THAT PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 2003, ALSO KNOWN

AS S. PORTER STREET, OVER THE SOUTH FORK OF TENMILE CREEK IN

WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SHERIFF BRIAN A.

TENNANT MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

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MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO

TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

SECTION 12. PFC JOSEPH FRANK DUDA MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) PFC JOSEPH FRANK DUDA WAS BORN ON MARCH 14, 1921, IN

LAMBERTON, FAYETTE COUNTY.

(2) ON JANUARY 26, 1942, PFC DUDA ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE

IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE.

(3) PFC DUDA SERVED DURING WORLD WAR II AS A MEMBER OF

THE FIRST BATTALION, SEVENTH MARINES, THIRD MARINE BRIGADE,

FLEET MARINE FORCE ABOARD THE USS FULLER.

(4) ON APRIL 10, 1942, PFC DUDA WAS APPOINTED PRIVATE

FIRST CLASS.

(5) ON JANUARY 9, 1944, PFC DUDA WAS KILLED IN THE LINE

OF DUTY AS THE RESULT OF A GUNSHOT WOUND RECEIVED IN ACTION

AT CAPE GLOUCHESTER, NEW BRITAIN.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE INTERCHANGE OF STATE ROUTE 43, ALSO

KNOWN AS THE MON-FAYETTE EXPRESSWAY, WITH U.S. ROUTE 40, KNOWN

AS EXIT 22, IN REDSTONE TOWNSHIP, FAYETTE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED

AS THE PFC JOSEPH FRANK DUDA MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE

INTERCHANGE TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

SECTION 13. CORPORAL DENNY RAY EASTER MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS

FOLLOWS:

(1) CORPORAL DENNY RAY EASTER WAS BORN AUGUST 28, 1950,

IN BROWNSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY.

(2) ON NOVEMBER 11, 1970, CORPORAL EASTER JOINED THE

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UNITED STATES ARMY AND EARNED THE RANK OF CORPORAL.

(3) CORPORAL EASTER SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AS AN

INFANTRYMAN WITH B COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, 198TH LIGHT

INFANTRY BRIGADE, 46TH INFANTRY, WITH A SPECIALTY OF LIGHT

WEAPONS INFANTRY.

(4) ON JANUARY 13, 1971, AT THE AGE OF 20, CORPORAL

EASTER WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN QUANG TIN PROVINCE,

SOUTH VIETNAM.

(B) DESIGNATION.--THE INTERCHANGE OF U.S. ROUTE 40 WITH

STATE ROUTE 4035, ALSO KNOWN AS MARKET STREET AND SPRING STREET,

IN BROWNSVILLE, FAYETTE COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE CORPORAL

DENNY RAY EASTER MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.

MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE

INTERCHANGE TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

Section 2 14. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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