PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2541
PRINTER'S NO. 2584
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1845
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY REED, HENNESSEY, DONATUCCI, PETRARCA, SACCONE,
MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, RYAN, CALTAGIRONE, DUSH, SONNEY,
LONGIETTI, BIZZARRO, O'NEILL, ROZZI, QUIGLEY, MURT, KINSEY,
DAVIS, BARBIN, BAKER, CAUSER, HAHN, SAYLOR, READSHAW,
CONKLIN, A. HARRIS, STAATS, BENNINGHOFF, COX, MUSTIO,
MARSHALL, MARSICO, SANKEY, WARD, BRADFORD, D. COSTA AND
GROVE, OCTOBER 4, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 16, 2017
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 2026 over
the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, as Second FIRST Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash
Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Second FIRST Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Second FIRST Lieutenant Theodore P. Pytash was
drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam
Conflict and served with the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 4th
Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division.
(2) Second FIRST Lieutenant Pytash was awarded the
Silver Star Medal for his courageous leadership when his
platoon came under attack in the Republic of Vietnam on May
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31, 1970. When his platoon encountered heavy enemy fire,
Second FIRST Lieutenant Pytash's decisive leadership saved
the lives of many men.
(3) Second FIRST Lieutenant Pytash also received the
National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal,
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge,
Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal and Bronze Star Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on State Route 2026
over the North Branch Blacklick Creek, Buffington Township,
Indiana County, is hereby designated the Second FIRST Lieutenant
Theodore P. Pytash 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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