PRINTER'S NO. 1308
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
921
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT AND MARTIN, OCTOBER 24, 2019
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 24, 2019
AN ACT
Designating the bridge located on Pennsylvania Route 897 (Main
Street) over Little Cocalico Creek in West Cocalico Township,
Lancaster County, as the Sheriff Terry A. Bergman Memorial
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sheriff Terry A. Bergman Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Terry A. Bergman was born in Ephrata Borough,
Lancaster County, graduated from the Cocalico High School in
1971 and received a bachelor of science degree in criminal
justice from The Pennsylvania State University.
(2) Sheriff Bergman was a corporal in the United States
Marine Corps from 1972 through 1975 and was assigned to
Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC.
(3) Sheriff Bergman was a member of the Marine Corps
Association and a charter member of the Marine Corps Heritage
Foundation.
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(4) Sheriff Bergman served as the Lancaster County
Sheriff from December 2000 to December 2010 and worked in the
Sheriff's Office for a total of 33 years prior to retiring in
2010.
(5) Sheriff Bergman was a charter member of the West
Cocalico Parks and Recreation Board, having served for more
than 20 years.
(6) Sheriff Bergman was a former Pennsylvania State
Commandant of the Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania.
(7) Sheriff Bergman was a former member of the
Pennsylvania Veterans Commission where he was the recipient
of the Adjutant General's prestigious "Pennsylvania
Commendation Medal."
(8) Sheriff Bergman was a 32nd degree Mason and a member
of the Ephrata Lodge No. 665 Free & Accepted Masons of
Pennsylvania, Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, Reading
Consistory and Shriners International.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Pennsylvania Route
897 (Main Street) over Little Cocalico Creek in West Cocalico
Township, Lancaster County, is designated the Sheriff Terry A.
Bergman 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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