S0532B0544A01606 MSP:JMT 06/11/21 #90 A01606
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 532
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE A. DAVIS
Printer's No. 544
Amend Bill, page 1, line 4, by striking out the period after
"Bridge" and inserting
; 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.
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 14 and 15
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
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
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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.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 15, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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See A01606 in
the context
of SB0532