SB 1236 — An Act designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57053, located over Dixon Run at the intersection of State Route 1012 to Pennsylvania Route 403 in Green Township, Indiana County, as the PVT William L. Hadden Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 25810, carrying Interstate 80 Westbound over Pennsylvania Route 173 in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, and a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 25808, carrying Interstate 80 Eastbound over Pennsylvania Route 173 in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, as the Senator Roy W. Wilt Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 21481, carrying State Route 1051, also known as Main Street, over Little Cocalico Creek in the Borough of Denver, Lancaster County, as the Fichthorn and Marburger Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 56645, carrying State Route 1045, also known as South 4th Street, over Cocalico Creek in the Borough of Denver, Lancaster County, as the John K. Weaver Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 13861, carrying State Route 1025 over State Route 1014 in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, as the Senator Hal Mowery Memorial Bridge; designating East Montgomery Avenue between North York Road and Jacksonville Road in the Borough of Hatboro, Montgomery County, as the Sergeant James C. Petrik Memorial Road; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8365, carrying Pennsylvania Route 53 over Little Conemaugh River in Croyle Township, Cambria County, as the Private Fredrick Kinley Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 32773, on that portion of U.S. Route 6 over the Tioga River, Mansfield Borough, Tioga County, as the Mansfield Veterans Memorial Bridge; designating the bridges, identified as Bridge Key 31419 and Bridge Key 31420, on that portion of US Route 219 over Pennsylvania Route 601 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, as the Corporal Anthony G. Orlandi Memorial Bridge; designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 35000, carrying State Route 2040 in Bentleyville Borough, Washington County, as the Mrs. Madeline Finney Memorial Bridge; designating the bridge on Locust Road over Dixon Run in Green Township, Indiana County, as the Technician Fourth Grade; designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8659, carrying State Route 3037, also known as William Penn Avenue, over the Norfolk Southern and Lehigh Valley Rail Management rail lines in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County, as the Reverend Andrew William Tilly, Jr., Bridge; and making a related repeal.
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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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The bill has been amended to designate a specific bridge in Indiana County as the PVT William L. Hadden Memorial Bridge, honoring a local soldier who died in World War II. This change highlights the community's recognition of PVT Hadden's sacrifice and ensures that his legacy will be remembered. Additionally, the previous designations of other bridges have been removed from this bill, streamlining its focus to honor this one individual more prominently. This matters because it emphasizes the importance of memorializing local heroes while simplifying legislative efforts.
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20661236 THE2020 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFPITTMAN, PENNSYLVANIAJULY SENATE27, BILL2020 SessionREFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JULY 27, 2020 AN ACT Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57053, located over Dixon Run at the intersection of No.State Route 1012 to Pennsylvania Route 403 in Green Township, Indiana County, as the PVT William L.
1236Hadden 2020Memorial INTRODUCEDBridge. BY PITTMAN, JULY 27, 2020 SENATOR K.
WARD, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 5, 2020 AN ACT Designating the bridge, identified as Bridge Key 57053, located over Dixon Run at the intersection of State Route 1012 to the PVT William L.
Hadden Memorial Bridge.;
DESIGNATING A as BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 25810, CARRYING INTERSTATE <-- 80 WESTBOUND OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 173 IN WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, AND A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 25808, CARRYING INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 173 IN WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, AS THE SENATOR ROY W.
WILT BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 21481, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1051, ALSO KNOWN AS MAIN STREET, OVER LITTLE COCALICO CREEK IN THE BOROUGH OF DENVER, LANCASTER COUNTY, AS THE FICHTHORN AND MARBURGER MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 56645, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1045, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH 4TH STREET, OVER COCALICO CREEK IN THE BOROUGH OF DENVER, LANCASTER COUNTY, AS THE JOHN K.
WEAVER MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 13861, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1025 OVER STATE ROUTE 1014 IN EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AS THE SENATOR HAL MOWERY MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING EAST MONTGOMERY AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH YORK ROAD AND JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN THE BOROUGH OF HATBORO, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AS THE SERGEANT JAMES C.
PETRIK MEMORIAL ROAD;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8365, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER LITTLE CONEMAUGH RIVER IN CROYLE TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE PRIVATE FREDRICK KINLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 32773, ON THAT PORTION OF U.S.
ROUTE 6 OVER THE TIOGA RIVER, MANSFIELD BOROUGH, TIOGA COUNTY, AS THE MANSFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGES, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 31419 AND BRIDGE KEY 31420, ON THAT PORTION OF US ROUTE 219 OVER COUNTY, AS THE CORPORAL ANTHONY G.
ORLANDI MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING A BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 35000, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 2040 IN BENTLEYVILLE BOROUGH, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AS THE MRS.
MADELINE FINNEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE ON LOCUST ROAD OVER DIXON RUN IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, AS THE TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WILLIAM BALOGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE;
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8659, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3037, ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM PENN AVENUE, OVER THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT RAIL LINES IN THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY, AS THE REVEREND ANDREW WILLIAM TILLY, JR., BRIDGE;
AND MAKING A RELATED REPEAL.
SECTIONSection 2.
SENATOR ROY W.
WILT BRIDGE.
<-- (A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) SENATOR ROY WILLIAM WILT WAS BORN ON JULY 4, 1935.
(2) SENATOR WILT DEDICATED 21 YEARS TO SERVING HIS 20200SB1236PN2066 - 2 - COMMUNITY AND THIS COMMONWEALTH IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
(3) SENATOR WILT IS A FORMER REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(4) SENATOR WILT WAS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1968 TO 1981, SERVING MERCER COUNTY.
(5) SENATOR WILT WAS THEN ELECTED TO THE SENATE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION AND HELD THAT POSITION UNTIL 1990, REPRESENTING THE 50 TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, SERVING MERCER, CRAWFORD AND PARTS OF ERIE AND VENANGO COUNTIES.
(6) SENATOR WILT SERVED AS SENATE MAJORITY CAUCUS SECRETARY AND WAS APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE, AND AS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY.
(7) SENATOR WILT, IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, WAS APPOINTED TO THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, AND WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HARNESS RACING COMMISSION.
(8) SENATOR WILT'S LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND ALL PENNSYLVANIANS DESERVE TO BE COMMENDED.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 25810, CARRYING INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 173 IN WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, AND THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 25808, CARRYING INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND OVER PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 173 IN WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP, MERCER COUNTY, SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE SENATOR ROY W.
WILT 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.
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FICHTHORN AND MARBURGER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 21481, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1051, ALSO KNOWN AS MAIN STREET, OVER LITTLE COCALICO CREEK IN THE BOROUGH OF DENVER, LANCASTER COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE FICHTHORN AND MARBURGER MEMORIAL BRIDGE IN RECOGNITION OF AMBROSE W.
MARBURGER, DANIEL E.
FICHTHORN AND SAMUEL E.
FICHTHORN FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE BOROUGH OF DENVER.
(B) 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 4.
JOHN K.
WEAVER MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) JOHN K.
WEAVER WAS BORN JUNE 24, 1951, IN DENVER, PENNSYLVANIA.
(2) MR.
WEAVER WAS THE HUSBAND OF YVONNE WEAVER FOR 45 YEARS AND THE COUPLE SHARED THREE SONS AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.
(3) MR.
WEAVER WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF WEAVER INDUSTRIES AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
(4) WEAVER INDUSTRIES WAS STARTED BY JOHN'S FATHER, HAROLD S.
WEAVER, IN 1954 AND PROVIDES JOBS FOR 76 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
(5) MR.
WEAVER WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT WHERE HE SERVED FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
(6) MR.
WEAVER DIED ON JANUARY 25, 2019.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 56645, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1045, ALSO KNOWN AS SOUTH 4TH STREET, OVER COCALICO CREEK IN THE BOROUGH OF DENVER, LANCASTER 20200SB1236PN2066 - 4 - COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE JOHN K.
WEAVER 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 5.
SENATOR HAL MOWERY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) HAROLD F.
MOWERY, JR., WAS BORN JANUARY 4, 1930, IN CHAMBERSBURG AND WAS RAISED IN MECHANICSBURG.
(2) AS A GRADUATE OF MECHANICSBURG HIGH SCHOOL AND DICKINSON COLLEGE, MR.
MOWERY WAS A PRODUCT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION SYSTEM.
(3) MR.
MOWERY ENTERED THE INSURANCE BUSINESS IN 1954 AND EARNED A CHARTERED LIFE UNDERWRITER DEGREE.
OVER SEVERAL DECADES, MR.
MOWERY FOUNDED MULTIPLE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INSURANCE BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOYED HUNDREDS OF PENNSYLVANIANS.
(4) MR.
MOWERY WAS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1976 AND WENT ON TO SERVE SEVEN TERMS.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MR.
MOWERY ACHIEVED A REPUTATION FOR EXPERTISE ON FISCAL AND PENSION ISSUES AND ADVOCATED FOR THE APPLICATION OF PRIVATE-SECTOR BUSINESS PRINCIPLES TO THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND STATE SPENDING.
HE WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT COMMISSION.
(5) IN 1992, MR.
MOWERY WAS ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE 31ST DISTRICT IN THE SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2004.
(6) DURING HIS TIME IN THE SENATE, SENATOR MOWERY ENRICHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE FORMER 20200SB1236PN2066 - 5 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE AND VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
HE ALSO SERVED AS VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE LEGISLATIVE DATA PROCESSING COMMITTEE AND AS A RANK- AND-FILE MEMBER OF NUMEROUS STANDING COMMITTEES, INCLUDING BANKING AND INSURANCE, LAW AND JUSTICE AND LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
(7) DURING AND AFTER HIS PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER, SENATOR MOWERY WAS A PROMINENT COMMUNITY LEADER.
HE SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CAMP HILL LION FOUNDATION TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
HE WAS ALSO A SUPPORTER OF THE WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRACE MILLIMAN POLLOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING THE HARRISBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
SENATOR MOWERY AIDED MANY CHARITIES BY SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING BENEFITS, GALAS AND COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS.
(8) SENATOR MOWERY'S PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE MYRIAD OF AWARDS AND ACCOLADES HE RECEIVED STAND AS STRONG TESTIMONY TO HIS GENUINE CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AND THE PEOPLE OF THE 31ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
(9) BY ALL ACCOUNTS, SENATOR MOWERY WAS A LOVING FAMILY MAN, A RESPECTED BUSINESSPERSON AND A DEDICATED AND ACCOMPLISHED PUBLIC SERVANT WORTHY OF EMULATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 13861, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1025 OVER STATE ROUTE 1014 IN EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SENATOR HAL MOWERY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND 20200SB1236PN2066 - 6 - MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGE TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BRIDGE AND BOTH DIRECTIONS ON STATE ROUTE 1014.
SECTION 6.
SERGEANT JAMES C.
PETRIK MEMORIAL ROAD.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) SERGEANT JAMES.
C.
PETRIK WAS BORN IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ON MARCH 16, 1974, AND WAS A 1992 GRADUATE OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL.
(2) AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, SERGEANT PETRIK SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS FROM DECEMBER 28, 1992, UNTIL DECEMBER 27, 1996, RAISING TO THE RANK OF CORPORAL (E- 4).
(3) AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM ACTIVE DUTY, IN 1999 SERGEANT PETRIK CONTINUED A LIFE OF SERVICE BY SERVING IN THE HATBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 21 YEARS.
(4) SERGEANT PETRIK WAS A MEMBER OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE.
(5) IN MARCH 2020, SERGEANT PETRIK PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT 46 YEARS OF AGE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE STRETCH OF EAST MONTGOMERY AVENUE BETWEEN NORTH YORK ROAD AND JACKSONVILLE ROAD IN THE BOROUGH OF HATBORO, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE SERGEANT JAMES C.
PETRIK MEMORIAL ROAD.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE ROAD TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE ROAD.
SECTION 7.
PRIVATE FREDRICK KINLEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
20200SB1236PN2066 - 7 - (1) FREDRICK KINLEY WAS BORN JANUARY 2, 1907, IN PORTAGE.
(2) MR.
KINLEY WAS DRAFTED IN FEBRUARY OF 1944 AND SERVED DURING WORLD WAR II IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY 313TH INFANTRY, 79TH DIVISION, COMPANY K, WHICH WAS AN ANTI-TANK COMPANY.
(3) PRIVATE KINLEY WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 14, 1944, IN FRANCE AND IS BURIED IN ST.
AVOLD, FRANCE AT THE LORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY.
(4) PRIVATE KINLEY WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8365, CARRYING PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 53 OVER LITTLE CONEMAUGH RIVER IN CROYLE TOWNSHIP, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE PRIVATE FREDRICK KINLEY 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 AND BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE CROSSING ROUTE.
SECTION 8.
MANSFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE LOCATED ON U.S.
ROUTE 6 OVER THE TIOGA RIVER IN MANSFIELD BOROUGH, TIOGA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE MANSFIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(B) 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 9.
CORPORAL ANTHONY G.
ORLANDI MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) BORN OCTOBER 1, 1981, CORPORAL ANTHONY G.
ORLANDI 20200SB1236PN2066 - 8 - SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR.
(2) CORPORAL ORLANDI WAS A MEMBER OF COMPANY L, 3RD BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION.
(3) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1951, CORPORAL ORLANDI WAS AWARDED FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION NEAR KACHILBONG, NORTH KOREA.
(4) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1951, CORPORAL ORLANDI WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY THE ENEMY IN KOREA, LATER RETURNING TO DUTY ON OCTOBER 11, 1951.
(5) ON JANUARY 12, 1952, WHILE CONDUCTING A COMBINED INFANTRY AND TANK PATROL JUST EAST OF HILL 472, CORPORAL ORLANDI'S L COMPANY WAS ENGAGED BY AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ENEMY TROOPS, RESULTING IN A FIREFIGHT ENSURING APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS.
(6) CORPORAL ORLANDI SUSTAINED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD AND WAS REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION ON JANUARY 12, 1952.
HIS REMAINS WERE NOT RECOVERED.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGES, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 31419 AND BRIDGE KEY 31420, ON THAT PORTION OF US ROUTE 219 OVER PENNSYLVANIA 601 IN CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY, ARE DESIGNATED AS THE CORPORAL ANTHONY G.
ORLANDI MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE BRIDGES TO TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND ON THE BRIDGES.
SECTION 10.
MRS.
MADELINE FINNEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) IN 1966, MRS.
MADELINE (MADGE) FINNEY DECIDED SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT A SMALL BRIDGE, BUILT IN 1908 TO SPAN PIGEON CREEK, IN HER TOWN OF BENTLEYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, THAT WAS SIMPLY TOO SMALL FOR WHAT WAS THEN "MODERN TRAFFIC." 20200SB1236PN2066 - 9 - (2) MRS.
FINNEY RECOGNIZED HOW UNSAFE IT WAS FOR THE MORE THAN 60 CHILDREN THAT CROSSED THE BRIDGE TWICE DAILY TO GO TO AND FROM SCHOOL, INCLUDING SIX OF HER OWN CHILDREN.
(3) MRS.
FINNEY SPEARHEADED THE FOUR-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND THE BRIDGE.
(4) IN A LETTER TO THEN STATE SENATOR WILLIAM J.
LANE, SHE WROTE, "I DO NOT INTEND TO LET THIS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAVE ANY PEACE UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS BRIDGE." (5) MRS.
FINNEY ALSO OVERSAW THE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN OF 95 CHILDREN AND NUMEROUS ADULTS TO GOVERNOR WILLIAM SCRANTON.
(6) THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED IN 1970.
(7) MRS.
FINNEY DIED ON JULY 12, 2020.
(8) MRS.
FINNEY'S TIRELESS WORK SAVED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS PEOPLE BY FIGHTING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THIS BRIDGE.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 35000, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 2040 IN BENTLEYVILLE BOROUGH, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE MRS.
MADELINE FINNEY 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 11.
THE TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WILLIAM BALOGH MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WILLIAM BALOGH HONORABLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING WORLD WAR II.
(2) BALOGH SERVED WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY, 20200SB1236PN2066 - 10 - HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 112TH INFANTRY FROM APRIL 25, 1941, TO JULY 24, 1945.
(3) BALOGH WAS DETAINED AS A PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS AT STALAG 9B BAD ORB HESSEN-NASSAU, PRUSSIA 50-IX.
(4) FOR HIS SERVICE, BALOGH RECEIVED A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON.
(5) BALOGH WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1945.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE ON LOCUST ROAD OVER DIXON RUN IN GREEN TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE WILLIAM BALOGH 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 12.
THE REVEREND ANDREW WILLIAM TILLY, JR., BRIDGE.
(A) FINDINGS.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) THE REVEREND ANDREW WILLIAM TILLY, JR., WAS BORN ON JULY 30, 1926, IN PLAQUEMINE PARISH, LOUISIANA, WHERE HE ATTENDED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL.
(2) AFTER COMPLETING THE PRE-MEDICINE PROGRAM AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY, IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, REVEREND TILLY STUDIED SCIENCE IN THE GRADUATE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO.
(3) BEFORE COMPLETING HIS STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, REVEREND TILLY ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY, ATTENDING THE BROOKE ARMY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.
(4) AN ARMY SERGEANT, REVEREND TILLY SERVED PROUDLY IN 20200SB1236PN2066 - 11 - WORLD WAR II WITH THE F COMPANY, 85TH INFANTRY, AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS.
(5) UPON RECEIVING HIS DOCTOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE FROM BENEDICT COLLEGE IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, REVEREND TILLY WAS ORDAINED A BAPTIST MINISTER.
(6) PRIOR TO MOVING TO JOHNSTOWN, REVEREND TILLY WAS AN ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF VINE MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA.
(7) BEGINNING IN 1965, REVEREND TILLY PASTORED THE PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH IN JOHNSTOWN FOR 47 YEARS.
(8) REVEREND TILLY PROFOUNDLY CHANGED THE GREATER JOHNSTOWN AREA IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY.
(9) REVEREND TILLY ESTABLISHED THE PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP, WHICH MENTORED CHILDREN ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, VALUES, SELF-ESTEEM, AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP, SELF- RESPONSIBILITY, LOVE AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS.
(10) IN 1968, REVEREND TILLY ESTABLISHED THE PLEASANT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH REVEREND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., MEMORIAL DAY, ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING CELEBRATIONS OF DR.
KING'S LEGACY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
(11) REVEREND TILLY, A FACULTY MEMBER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN, RECRUITED HUNDREDS OF DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA, GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
(12) REVEREND TILLY ORDAINED DOZENS OF REVERENDS AND DEACONS AND WAS HONORED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTIONS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE.
(13) REVEREND TILLY IS RESPECTED IN GREATER JOHNSTOWN FOR HIS BEAUTIFUL DEEDS AND HIS GREETING EVERY SUNDAY FOR OVER 40 YEARS TO THE CONGREGATION, "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH 20200SB1236PN2066 - 12 - BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE." (14) REVEREND TILLY DIED ON JULY 13, 2020, IN PHILADELPHIA.
(B) DESIGNATION.--THE BRIDGE, IDENTIFIED AS BRIDGE KEY 8659, CARRYING STATE ROUTE 3037, ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM PENN AVENUE, OVER THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN AND LEHIGH VALLEY RAIL MANAGEMENT RAIL LINES IN THE CITY OF JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY, IS DESIGNATED AS THE REVEREND ANDREW WILLIAM TILLY, JR., BRIDGE.
(C) SIGNS.--THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT AND MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE SIGNS DISPLAYING THE NAME OF THE INTERCHANGE BRIDGE TO TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE INTERCHANGE BRIDGE.
SECTION 13.
REPEALS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE REPEAL UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE DESIGNATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT.
(2) THE ACT OF JUNE 5, 2020 (P.L.244, NO.31), ENTITLED "AN ACT DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE CARRYING STATE ROUTE 1025 OVER U.S.
ROUTE 11/15 IN EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AS THE SENATOR HAL MOWERY MEMORIAL BRIDGE," IS REPEALED.
Section 2 14.
<-- This act shall take effect in 60 days.
AS20200SB1236PN1858 FOLLOWS:- 2 -
<-- (1) THE FOLLOWING SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY:
(I) THIS SECTION.
(II) SECTION 5 OF THIS ACT.
(2) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IN 60 DAYS.
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Action History
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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PN 2066 Reported as amended
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PN 1858 Referred to TRANSPORTATION
Sponsors
- Joe Pittman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 252 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Joe Pittman Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (252)
252 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kearney | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Mastriano | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim L. Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
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- Who sponsors SB 1236?
- SB 1236 is sponsored by Joe Pittman (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 1236?
- This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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