PRINTER'S NO. 3212
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2171
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY SCHLEGEL CULVER, PICKETT, LONGIETTI, DAVIS, RYAN,
DAY, BURNS, HAHN, O'NEILL, DUSH, SONNEY, WARD, HELM,
BENNINGHOFF, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, SCHWEYER, DONATUCCI,
WATSON, MURT, WHEELAND AND BRADFORD, MARCH 27, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 27, 2018
AN ACT
Designating a bridge on that portion of Pennsylvania Route 405
over Norfolk Southern Railway tracks, West Chillisquaque
Township, Northumberland County, as the H. Donald Whipple
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. H. Donald Whipple Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) H. Donald Whipple was a 2001 graduate of West Branch
High School and graduated from Mansfield University in 2006
with a bachelor of arts degree in geography and environmental
sciences.
(2) Among his achievements, Mr. Whipple worked as an
employee of the Commonwealth beginning in 2008 and was
recognized as Department of Transportation District 3-0
Employee of the Month in August 2012 for his outstanding work
and dedication. He was also intimately involved in the
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drafting and designing of the Pennsylvania Route 405 bridge
in West Chillisquaque Township.
(3) Mr. Whipple died from injuries sustained in a severe
motor vehicle accident on August 3, 2016, while performing
his job duties. He was 33 years old at the time of his
passing.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, carrying Pennsylvania Route
405 in Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, over
Norfolk Southern Railway tracks is designated the H. Donald
Whipple 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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