S1156B1851A09013 MSP:NLG 06/26/18 #90 A09013
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1156
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE HARKINS
Printer's No. 1851
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out "and"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 18, by striking out the period after
"Highway" and inserting
; and designating the bridge identified as Bridge Key 16385 on
the portion of State Route 4016, also known as West 38th
Street, between Schaper Avenue and Pittsburgh Avenue over
Interstate 79 in the City of Erie as the Major Tom Carr
Memorial Bridge.
Amend Bill, page 7, by inserting between lines 9 and 10
Section 7. Major Tom Carr Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Tom M. Carr was born April 17, 1961, in Wilkes-
Barre.
(2) Major Carr was a 1979 graduate of Erie Tech Memorial
High School.
(3) Major Carr graduated from Clemson University in
1984, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical
engineering.
(4) In 1986, Major Carr began a distinguished military
career in the United States Air Force as an F-16 fighter
pilot.
(5) Major Carr was hand-picked for the Air Force "Elite"
Fighter Weapons School where he was praised for his
outstanding leadership as senior ranking officer.
(6) During his service, Major Carr was stationed in
Korea, the Persian Gulf, Italy, Bahrain, Bosnia, and Iraq.
He flew numerous combat missions, including during Operation
Northern Watch in Iraq, and flew over 2,000 fighter sorties.
(7) After leaving active duty, Major Carr became an Air
Force reservist assigned to the 93rd Fighter Squadron at
Homestead Air Reserve Station in Florida, where he served as
the Squadron Weapons Officer.
(8) Major Carr's outstanding professional skill,
leadership and ceaseless efforts as an Air Force reservist
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facilitated two major overseas deployments, three live
weapons deployments, one Operational Readiness Inspection and
an expeditious conversion from the F-16A to the F-16C
aircraft.
(9) On September 12, 1998, Major Carr sacrificed his
life in defense of his nation when, during an Air Force
attack-training mission, his F-16D jet went down over the
Avon Bombing Range in Florida.
(10) Major Carr was posthumously awarded the Meritorious
Service Medal by the President of the United States.
(b) Designation.--The bridge identified as Bridge Key 16385
on the portion of State Route 4016, also known as West 38th
Street, between Schaper Avenue and Pittsburgh Avenue over
Interstate 79 in the City of Erie is designated as the Major Tom
Carr 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.
Amend Bill, page 7, line 10, by striking out "7" and
inserting
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