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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3213 | PRINTER'S NO. 3630 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS AND FAIRCHILD, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 26, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Designating a portion of State Route 11 from the bridge carrying | <-- |
2 | State Route 11 over the Susquehanna River in Point Township, |
3 | Northumberland County, known as the Barry King Memorial |
4 | Bridge, to the Montour County line as the Sgt. Brett D. Swank | <-- |
5 | Memorial Highway. |
6 | The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: |
7 | (1) Brett D. Swank graduated from Shikellamy High School |
8 | and was accepted to Colorado State University, but deferred |
9 | attendance because he wanted to serve his country by |
10 | enlisting in the United States Army. |
11 | (2) Brett D. Swank began basic training in the United |
12 | States Army on September 11, 2001, and upon completion of |
13 | training became an Army Ranger. |
14 | (3) Sergeant Swank was assigned to 1st Battalion, 509th |
15 | Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana. |
16 | (4) Sergeant Swank deployed to Iraq in July 2004 in |
17 | support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
18 | (5) While in the courageous service of his country, |
19 | Sergeant Swank was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 24, |
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1 | 2005, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his |
2 | position. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Sgt. Brett D. Swank Memorial Highway. |
6 | (a) Designation.--The portion of highway State Route 11 from | <-- |
7 | the bridge carrying State Route 11 over the Susquehanna River in | <-- |
8 | Point Township, Northumberland County, known as the Barry King |
9 | Memorial Bridge to the Montour County line is hereby designated |
10 | as the Sgt. Brett D. Swank Memorial Highway. | <-- |
11 | (b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and |
12 | maintain signs to traffic in both directions to indicate the |
13 | designation under subsection (a). |
14 | Section 2. Effective date. |
15 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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