PRINTER'S NO. 1963
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1547
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY PYLE, OBERLANDER, BROOKS, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COX,
DiGIROLAMO, DUNBAR, GROVE, KAIL, M. K. KELLER, KINSEY, KORTZ,
LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, PETRARCA, SONNEY, STRUZZI AND WILLIAMS,
JUNE 3, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 3, 2019
AN ACT
Designating the highway interchange of U.S. Route 422 with
Pennsylvania Route 66, Manor Township, Armstrong County, as
the Senator Donald C. White Interchange.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Senator Donald C. White Interchange.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Senator Donald C. White dedicated 18 years to
serving his community and this Commonwealth in the Senate.
(2) Senator White, born August 5, 1950, is a former
Republican member of the Senate representing the 41st
District, which includes Indiana County, Armstrong County and
parts of Butler County and Westmoreland County.
(3) In 2000, Senator White, an independent insurance
broker with more than 20 years of experience in the industry,
won the election for the 41st District Senate seat.
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(4) Senator White went on to win four subsequent
reelections before retiring from the Senate in February 2019.
(5) During his tenure, Senator White served for 12 years
as the chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee
and was respected by both sides of the aisle for his
expertise in those subjects.
(6) Senator White also served as vice chairman of the
Senate Transportation Committee and as a member of the
Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee,
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Veterans
Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee and Labor and
Industry Committee.
(7) Among his many accomplishments, Senator White was
the prime sponsor of a law that revamped Pennsylvania's
insurance insolvency laws and minimized increases in workers'
compensation premium costs.
(8) Senator White is also a member of the PENNVEST Board
of Directors, the independent authority that serves the
communities and citizens of Pennsylvania by funding sewer,
storm water and drinking water projects, and served in the
United States Army 1972 to 1975.
(9) Senator White's leadership and efforts on behalf of
his constituents and all Pennsylvanians deserve to be
commended.
(b) Designation.--The highway interchange of U.S. Route 422
with Pennsylvania Route 66, Manor Township, Armstrong County, is
designated the Senator Donald C. White Interchange.
(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.
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Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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