PRINTER'S NO. 144
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
176
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY SCHMITT, SCHLEGEL CULVER, PICKETT, HENNESSEY,
IRVIN, MILLARD, MARSHALL, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, MOUL, WHEELAND,
SAYLOR, COX AND WARREN, JANUARY 15, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 15, 2021
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5840, on that
portion of SR 4010 (17th Street) over Interstate 99 in Logan
Township, Blair County, as the Honorable Richard A. Geist
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Honorable Richard A. Geist Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Richard "Rick" A. Geist was born November 21, 1944,
in Altoona to James D. and Catharine (Wiggins) Geist.
(2) He graduated from Altoona Area High School in 1962
and earned an associate's degree from The Pennsylvania State
University Altoona.
(3) In 1979, the Honorable Richard Geist was elected as
a Republican member of the House of Representatives and was
subsequently reelected for 15 consecutive terms.
(4) The Honorable Richard Geist was appointed and
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elected to a number of positions within the Republican party
and Republican Caucus and chaired and served on numerous
State councils and commissions.
(5) The Honorable Richard Geist died August 29, 2019,
and is survived by a large, loving extended family, including
his wife of 48 years.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 5840,
located on SR 4010 (17th Street) over Interstate 99 in Logan
Township, Blair County, is designated the Honorable Richard A.
Geist 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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