PRINTER'S NO. 2767
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2352
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, DIAMOND, GLEIM, HENNESSEY, JAMES, HILL-
EVANS, BERNSTINE, ROWE, SONNEY, KINSEY, SAYLOR, STRUZZI,
MOUL, RIGBY AND COX, MARCH 8, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 8, 2022
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 72 from Segment
0010/Offset 0000 to Segment 0110/Offset 1330 in Cornwall
Borough, Lebanon County, as the William G. Carpenter Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. William G. Carpenter Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) William G. Carpenter was born January 28, 1946, in
Lebanon County.
(2) Mr. Carpenter graduated from Cornwall High School in
1964.
(3) Mr. Carpenter distinguished himself as an honorable
veteran with notable military accomplishments, having served
as a Private First Class E-3 soldier in the United States
Army HHC, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, from March 15, 1966,
to March 14, 1968.
(4) Mr. Carpenter was a recipient of the Good Conduct
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Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense
Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam
Campaign Medal, the Purple Heart Award, an Overseas Service
Bar and the Silver Star Medal.
(5) Throughout Mr. Carpenter's life, he has achieved
many significant accomplishments in his community, including
his service as a Lebanon County Commissioner for 24 years and
as a member of the Cornwall Borough Council for 16 years.
(6) Mr. Carpenter was nominated as "Man of the Year" by
Mt. Gretna Rotary in 1981 and was a recipient of the "Service
to Mankind Award" by Hershey/Palmyra Sertoma in 2000.
(7) In 2002, Mr. Carpenter was nominated as a Torch
Bearer at the International Olympic Games.
(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 72 from
Segment 0010/Offset 0000 to Segment 0110/Offset 1330 in Cornwall
Borough, Lebanon County, is designated the William G. Carpenter
Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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