PRINTER'S NO. 2097
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1484
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, BARRAR, READSHAW, BARBIN, BISHOP, BOYLE,
CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DAVIDSON, DRISCOLL, GODSHALL,
HARHAI, A. HARRIS, HELM, IRVIN, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH,
KILLION, KORTZ, MILLARD, MURT, QUINN, RAPP, THOMAS AND
WATSON, AUGUST 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 10, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 30, 1987 (P.L.375, No.75), entitled,
"An act providing for the designation of certain trees and
land on the grounds of the State Capitol in Harrisburg as
"Soldiers' Grove" in honor of war veterans; imposing duties
upon the Department of General Services; and making an
appropriation," further providing for duties of Department of
General Services; and providing for preservation of
"Soldiers' Grove" and for construction.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2(b) of the act of October 30, 1987
(P.L.375, No.75), entitled "An act providing for the designation
of certain trees and land on the grounds of the State Capitol in
Harrisburg as "Soldiers' Grove" in honor of war veterans;
imposing duties upon the Department of General Services; and
making an appropriation," is amended and the section is amended
by adding subsections to read:
Section 2. Duties of Department of General Services.
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(b) Plaques.--
(1) The department shall arrange for the fabrication of
[nine] appropriate bronze plaques in honor of veterans of the
following:
(i) The American Revolutionary War.
(ii) The War of 1812.
(iii) The Mexican-American War.
(iv) The American Civil War.
(v) The Spanish-American War.
(vi) World War I.
(vii) World War II.
(viii) The Korean War.
(ix) The Vietnam Conflict.
(x) Any war or armed conflict officially engaged in
by the United States commencing after the Vietnam
Conflict.
(2) The department shall also arrange for the
fabrication of an appropriate bronze plaque to honor the
unknown veterans of the wars and conflicts enumerated in
paragraph (1).
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(d) Medal of Honor Memorial.--The Department of General
Services shall arrange for the placement of permanent low-lying
decorative chain barriers within the Medal of Honor Memorial
Gardens at the end of each concrete arc representing the Tides
of War.
(e) Signage.--The Department of General Services shall
arrange to have signs placed conspicuously around "Soldiers'
Grove" reminding people to respect the hallowed grounds of the
Medal of Honor Memorial Gardens. The signs should read as
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follows:
At All Times, Please Remember This Memorial Is Hallowed
Ground.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding sections to read:
Section 4.1. Preservation of "Soldiers' Grove."
The Department of General Services shall arrange for the
appropriate preservation of "Soldiers' Grove" as provided for in
the report issued pursuant to House Resolution 331 adopted June
21, 2011. Specifically, the Department of General Services shall
utilize the third recommendation contained on page 18 of the
report relating to the concept of erecting "Pillars of Time."
Section 4.2. Construction.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the authority
of the Department of General Services to comply with the
provisions of this act while conforming to the original design
of the Medal of Honor Memorial Gardens to the greatest extent
possible.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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