PRINTER'S NO. 2311
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1719
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, JULY 16, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 16, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 27659, on that
portion of State Route 2034, also known as Edge Hill Road,
over Pennsylvania Route 611, also known as Old York Road, in
Abington Township, Montgomery County, as the Captain Samuel
Schultz Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Captain Samuel Schultz Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) A native of Huntingdon Valley, Captain Samuel
Schultz graduated from Abington Senior High School in 2008.
(2) Following in his family's footsteps to become a
pilot, Captain Schultz received his private pilot's license
by 18 years of age.
(3) After graduation, Captain Schultz enrolled in the
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at The
Pennsylvania State University.
(4) Captain Schultz joined the United States Marine
Corps in 2012, serving as a pilot assigned to Marine Heavy
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Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd
Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San
Diego, California.
(5) On April 3, 2018, at 28 years of age, Captain
Schultz was one of four Marines killed as a result of a CH-
53E Super Stallion helicopter crash during a training
exercise near El Centro, California.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
27659, located on that portion of State Route 2034, also known
as Edge Hill Road, over Pennsylvania Route 611, also known as
Old York Road, in Abington Township, Montgomery County, is
designated as the Captain Samuel Schultz 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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