PRINTER'S NO. 29
No. 43 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY WOJNAROSKI, GEIST, DeWEESE, GRUCELA, HERMAN,
WASHINGTON, SHANER, ORIE, SOLOBAY, COLAFELLA, STABACK,
GEORGE, FICHTER, CORRIGAN, YOUNGBLOOD, HARHAI AND STEELMAN,
JANUARY 23, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 23, 2001
AN ACT
1 Designating a bridge in the City of Johnstown, Cambria County,
2 the Frank J. Pasquerilla Bridge.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Finding of fact.
6 The General Assembly hereby finds and declares as follows:
7 (1) Frank J. Pasquerilla (1926-1999), native son of the
8 City of Johnstown, was an entrepreneur and humanitarian of
9 extraordinary accomplishment.
10 (2) Despite the temptations of fame and wealth, Frank J.
11 Pasquerilla lived his life firmly rooted to the religious
12 beliefs, family values, moral standards and community spirit
13 with which he was raised.
14 (3) Frank J. Pasquerilla will be remembered not only by
15 his success in business but by his dedication to higher
16 education and the arts.
17 (4) The achievements and contributions of Frank J.
1 Pasquerilla embody the spirit of Americanism and serve as a
2 glimmering beacon for future generations of Pennsylvanians to
3 reflect upon and aspire to become.
4 Section 2. Frank J. Pasquerilla Bridge.
5 (a) Designation authorized.--The bridge in the City of
6 Johnstown carrying State Route 271 at Phoebe Court over the
7 Little Conemaugh River is hereby designated and shall hereafter
8 be known as the Frank J. Pasquerilla Bridge in honor of Frank J.
9 Pasquerilla's many contributions to his community, to his county
10 and to this Commonwealth.
11 (b) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect
12 appropriate signs at each end of the bridge displaying the
13 designation made by this act.
14 Section 3. Effective date.
15 This act shall take effect immediately.
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