PRINTER'S NO. 2803
No. 2026 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CAUSER, BAKER, ALLEN, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES,
BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CORRIGAN,
CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KIRKLAND,
KOTIK, LEDERER, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, METCALFE, MILLARD, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SURRA,
TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK,
ZUG AND BEYER, OCTOBER 17, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, OCTOBER 17, 2005
AN ACT
1 Designating a bridge in Coudersport Borough, Potter County, as
2 the Specialist Mike Franklin Memorial Bridge.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Specialist Mike Franklin Memorial Bridge.
6 (a) Findings.--
7 (1) Specialist Michael W. Franklin lived in many areas
8 of the United States, moving with his parents Bill and Tina
9 Martin Franklin, but Potter County always remained his home.
10 (2) Both his parents were raised in Coudersport, where
11 his grandfather owned the local bowling alley.
12 (3) Michael Franklin attended Freedom Village USA, and
1 received his GED from Coudersport High School in May 2003.
2 (4) In August 2003 Michael Franklin enlisted in the
3 United States Army, and, upon completion of basic military
4 training, received advanced specialty training as a combat
5 engineer.
6 (5) In August 2004 Specialist Franklin volunteered to
7 deploy to Iraq with the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade
8 Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
9 (6) Specialist Michael W. Franklin was killed in action
10 on March 7, 2005, in Ramadi, Iraq.
11 (7) Specialist Franklin's devotion to duty, performance
12 and selfless service are in keeping with the highest
13 traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon
14 him, the United States Army and our nation.
15 (b) Designation.--The bridge carrying State Route 6, Segment
16 0280, Offset 0000, over the Allegheny River in Coudersport
17 Borough, Potter County, is hereby designated as the Specialist
18 Mike Franklin Memorial Bridge.
19 (c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
20 maintain appropriate signs which shall display the name of the
21 bridge designated in subsection (a) at each end of the bridge.
22 Section 2. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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