AN ACT

 

1Designating the section of State Route 45, from the intersection
2of State Route 26, Segment 0140, Offset 0000, in Pine Grove
3Mills, Centre County, to U.S. Business Route 322, segment
40240, Offset 0000, in Boalsburg, Centre County, as the
5Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange.

6The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7hereby enacts as follows:

8Section 1. Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange.

9(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and
10declares as follows:

11(1) Sergeant Adam Hartswick preserved a long-standing
12family tradition of military service by pursuing a path in
13the United States Army after graduating from State College
14Area High School, in State College, Pennsylvania, in 2009.

15(2) Sergeant Hartswick began his service to others as a
16volunteer with Centre LifeLink EMS.

1(3) After graduating from high school, Sergeant
2Hartswick completed his medical training at Fort Sam Houston
3in Texas, which paved his way to becoming an Army Senior
4Combat Medic.

5(4) Sergeant Hartswick was deployed to Afghanistan in
6December 2012.

7(5) In May 2013, while rushing to the scene of an
8explosion that killed four United States service members in
9the Kandahar province, Sergeant Hartswick tragically lost
10both of his legs after stepping on an improvised explosive
11device after tending to a wounded solider.

12(6) After losing both of his legs, Sergeant Hartswick's
13composure remained intact as he was able to instruct his
14platoon leader on how to administer his aid.

15(7) While he was resting in the hospital after surgery,
16a three-star General promoted Adam Hartswick to Sergeant.

17(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 45, from the
18intersection of State Route 26, Segment 0140, Offset 0000, in
19Pine Grove Mills, Centre County, to U.S. Business Route 322,
20Segment 0240, Offset 0000, in Boalsburg, Centre County, is
21hereby designated as the Sergeant Adam Hartswick Interchange.

22(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
23maintain appropriate signs which shall display the name of the
24interchange designated in subsection (b).

25Section 2. Effective date.

26This act shall take effect in 60 days.