A01606
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
532
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, APRIL 9, 2021
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2021
AN ACT
Designating the bridges, identified as Bridge Key 31419 and
Bridge Key 31420, on that portion of U.S. Route 219 over
State Route 601 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, as
the Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.; and
designating the portion of Pennsylvania Route 837, also known
as Duquesne Boulevard, between Center Street in the City of
Duquesne, Allegheny County, and Hoffman Boulevard in West
Mifflin Borough, Allegheny County, as the Clifton P. Pitts
Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Born October 1, 1928, Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi
served in the Korean War.
(2) Corporal Orlandi was a member of Company L, 3rd
Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
(3) On September 2, 1951, Corporal Orlandi was awarded
for gallantry in action near Kachilbong, North Korea.
(4) On September 3, 1951, Corporal Orlandi was seriously
wounded by the enemy in Korea, later returning to duty on
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October 11, 1951.
(5) On January 12, 1952, while conducting a combined
infantry and tank patrol just east of Hill 472, Corporal
Orlandi's L Company was engaged by an unknown number of enemy
troops, resulting in a firefight ensuing approximately four
hours.
(6) Corporal Orlandi sustained a gunshot wound to the
head and was reported Killed in Action on January 12, 1952.
His remains were not recovered.
(b) Designation.--The bridges, identified as Bridge Key
31419 and Bridge Key 31420, on that portion of U.S. Route 219
over State Route 601 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, are
designated as the Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridges to
traffic northbound and southbound on the bridges.
Section 2. Clifton P. Pitts Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Clifton P. Pitts was born December 25, 1942, in
Pittsburgh to the late Heywood and Sarah Bloss-Pitts and
graduated from Duquesne Senior High School.
(2) After graduating high school, Mr. Pitts spent 21
years working as the Director of Job Replacement for
Allegheny County.
(3) Mr. Pitts later served as Director of the Mon-Yough
Action Program, Director of the HIP program (Help Initiate
Pride) and as a supervisor at Kool Vent Home Improvement
where he retired in 2015.
(4) Clifton P. Pitts was a long-time Civil Rights leader
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in the Mon-Valley, where for more than 50 years he fought for
equal housing, employment and education.
(5) Mr. Pitts previously served as President of the
Duquesne-West Mifflin National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and Concerned Citizens.
(6) Mr. Pitts also served as First Jr. Exalted Ruler of
the JT Brandy, Elk Lodge, JT Brandy Lodge; President of the
Freshmen Society Club; past President of the Wild Bunch
Social Club; past President of the Western Pennsylvania Black
Assembly; and as Chairman of the Mon-Valley People Action
Committee.
(7) On November 23, 2020, Clifton P. Pitts passed away
at the age of 76.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 837,
also known as Duquesne Boulevard, between Center Street in the
City of Duquesne, Allegheny County, and Hoffman Boulevard in
West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny County, is designated the
Clifton P. Pitts Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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