S1114B2061A09449       JKL:JSL 09/24/08    #90             A09449
                       AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1114
                                    Sponsor:  REPRESENTATIVE HORNAMAN
                                           Printer's No. 2061

     1       Amend Title, page 1, line 3, by striking out "Lookout."" and
     2    inserting
     3    Lookout"; and designating the portion of US Route 20, known as
     4    West 26th Street, in Millcreek Township, from Peninsula Drive to
     5    Powell Avenue as the John W. Groters Memorial Highway.

     6       Amend Preamble, page 1, lines 4 through 17; page 2, line 1,
     7    by striking out all of said lines on said pages
     8       Amend Sec. 1, page 2, by inserting between lines 4 and 5
     9       (a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
    10    follows:
    11           (1)  The Blue Star Memorial began in 1945 to honor the
    12       men and women serving in the Armed Forces during World War
    13       II. The name was chosen for the star on flags displayed in
    14       homes and businesses denoting a family member serving.
    15           (2)  The Blue Star Memorial Program now honors all men
    16       and women who have served, are serving or will serve in the
    17       Armed Forces of the United States.
    18           (3)  In June of 2007, the Great Meadows Garden Club of
    19       Farmington in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of
    20       Transportation erected a Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker at
    21       the scenic view on State Route 9202.
    22           (4)  The scenic view designation honors the commitment,
    23       service and sacrifice to those who have served, are serving
    24       or will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States.

    25       Amend Sec. 1, page 2, line 5, by striking out "(a)" and
    26    inserting
    27               (b)
    28       Amend Sec. 1, page 2, line 8, by striking out "(b)" and
    29    inserting
    30               (c)
    31       Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 11 and 12

     1       Section 2.  John W. Groters Memorial Highway.
     2       (a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
     3    follows:
     4           (1)  John W. Groters was a prominent member of the Erie
     5       community as a volunteer, a businessman and a public servant.
     6           (2)  He was a volunteer at the West Ridge Fire Department
     7       and was the first person to teach first aid to all the
     8       volunteer fire departments in Millcreek.
     9           (3)  He was a partner in the Reffner and Groters Esso
    10       Station, located at the corner of West 26th Street and Powell
    11       Avenue in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
    12           (4)  He went to work for the Millcreek School District in
    13       maintenance and as a school bus driver eventually rising to
    14       become head of transportation, where he scheduled the bus
    15       routes for all the Millcreek schools and still filled in as a
    16       driver when necessary.
    17           (5)  In recognition of his contributions to the Millcreek
    18       School District, the district honors his memory with an
    19       annual John W. Groters Driver of the Year Award.
    20       (b)  Designation.--The portion of US Route 20, known as West
    21    26th Street, in Millcreek Township from Peninsula Drive to
    22    Powell Avenue, is designated the John W. Groters Memorial
    23    Highway.
    24       (c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
    25    maintain signs at both ends of the roadway designated in
    26    subsection (b).

    27       Amend Sec. 2, page 2, line 12, by striking out "2" and
    28    inserting
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