PRINTER'S NO. 1318
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
925
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, OCTOBER 25, 2019
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 25, 2019
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified by Bridge Key 31377, on that
portion of State Route 2047 over the Flaugherty Creek,
Meyersdale Borough, Somerset County, as the Harry Beal
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Harry Beal Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Harry Beal enlisted in the United States Navy in
June 1948, at 17 years of age.
(2) Mr. Beal completed specialized training in
underwater demolition, becoming what is commonly referred to
as a Navy "frogman."
(3) In 1962, President John F. Kennedy set out to look
for an elite group of Navy servicemen that could go anywhere
in the world at a moment's notice, creating the United States
Navy SEALS.
(4) The first person to step forward and sign up for the
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new unit, Harry Beal is recognized as the first official Navy
SEAL.
(5) As a member of SEAL Team Two, based out of Little
Creek, Virginia, Mr. Beal's 20 years of service took him to
South America, Southeast Asia, Europe and the Caribbean Sea.
(6) Mr. Beal was part of a team that brought John Glenn
out of the space capsule after orbiting the earth.
(7) Following his military service, Mr. Beal worked for
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for 20 years
before retiring.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified by Bridge Key
31377, located on State Route 2047 in Meyersdale Borough,
Somerset County, over the Flaugherty Creek is designated the
Harry Beal 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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