PRINTER'S NO. 1518
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1170
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOYLE, BROWNLEE,
CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, COHEN, D. COSTA, COX, DAVIS, DONATUCCI,
DUSH, ELLIS, FARINA, FREEMAN, GOODMAN, GROVE, HAHN, HARHART,
A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HENNESSEY, W. KELLER, KINSEY, LONGIETTI,
MAJOR, MARSICO, McNEILL, MILLARD, RAPP, READSHAW, ROZZI,
SONNEY, STAATS, TALLMAN, TAYLOR, THOMAS, VEREB, WATSON,
WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD AND WARD, MAY 11, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 11, 2015
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Blair Mill Road in Montgomery County as
the PVT William H. Walls, U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. PVT William H. Walls, U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) PVT William H. Walls, a native of Horsham Township,
Montgomery County, valiantly served in the Marine Corps
during the Vietnam Conflict.
(2) On January 24, 1966, PVT Walls, at 19 years of age,
gave his life in service to his country when he was mortally
wounded by sniper fire in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam.
(b) Designation.--The section of Blair Mill Road from
Moreland Road to Horsham Road in Upper Moreland Township and
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Horsham Township, Montgomery County, is hereby designated the
PVT William H. Walls, U.S.M.C. Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.–-The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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