PRINTER'S NO. 1825
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1641
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, E. NELSON, SMITH, PENNYCUICK, COX, SONNEY,
CAUSER, ROTHMAN, JOZWIAK, STAATS, T. DAVIS, BURNS, MILLARD,
CONKLIN, STRUZZI, LONGIETTI, DAVANZO AND NEILSON,
JUNE 15, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 15, 2021
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8517, carrying
Pennsylvania Route 403 over the Stonycreek River in Ferndale
Borough, Cambria County, as the Private First Class Lee David
Meadows Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Private First Class Lee David Meadows Memorial
Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Private First Class Lee David Meadows was born on
October 1, 1951, in Johnstown.
(2) PFC Meadows graduated from Ferndale High School in
1969, where he was a talented and active musician in the
school's band and known for his skills playing the tuba.
(3) After graduation, PFC Meadows served in the Army's
3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade, as an
observation/scout helicopter repairer.
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(4) At the young age of 18, PFC Meadows was killed in
the line of duty when his helicopter was shot down in the
Quang Tri Providence of South Vietnam on September 15, 1970.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8517,
carrying Pennsylvania Route 403 over the Stonycreek River in
Ferndale Borough, Cambria County, is designated the Private
First Class Lee David Meadows 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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