PRINTER'S NO. 3002
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2117
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DOWLING, METZGAR, REESE, WARNER, RIGBY, TOPPER,
HILL-EVANS, KORTZ, SAINATO, BERNSTINE, RYAN, SCHMITT, MURT,
GROVE, LONGIETTI, STAATS, KINSEY, CAUSER, HENNESSEY, SONNEY,
NEILSON, OWLETT, MOUL, DEASY AND BURNS, DECEMBER 9, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, DECEMBER 9, 2019
AN ACT
Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 31586, on that
portion of State Route 2004 carrying Broadway Street over the
Casselman River, in Summit Township, Somerset County, as the
Airman Michael L. Menser Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Airman Michael L. Menser Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Airman Menser was born July 21, 1944, in Boynton.
(2) Airman Menser served on the USS Forrestal as a
United States Naval Reservist.
(3) On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal suffered a
catastrophic fire during flight operations while on Yankee
Station off the coast of Vietnam and Airman Menser, despite
being blasted from his berthing space without his shirt and
shoes, proceeded to fight the fire and control the damage.
(4) Airman Menser was the awarded the Navy Commendation
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Medal for his exemplary service and bravery aboard the USS
Forrestal.
(5) Airman Menser died on July 28, 2018.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
31586, on that portion of State Route 2004 carrying Broadway
Street over the Casselman River, in Summit Township, Somerset
County, is designated as the Airman Michael L. Menser 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.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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