PRINTER'S NO. 1731
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1516
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY WARNER, COOK, SMITH, DAVANZO, KINSEY, KAUFFMAN,
ROWE, KEPHART, TOPPER AND STAATS, JUNE 26, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 26, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 47947, carrying
State Route 1054 over Indian Creek in Saltlick Township,
Fayette County, as the Sgt. Earl D. Barkley Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sgt. Earl D. Barkley Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Sgt. Earl D. Barkley was born October 15, 1950, in
Connellsville, Fayette County.
(2) Sgt. Barkley served in the Vietnam War with E
Company, First Battalion, 501st Infantry in the United States
Army.
(3) On November 9, 1971, Sgt. Barkley bravely gave his
life for his country. He died in an explosion in Thua Thien
Province, South Vietnam.
(4) For his valiant service, Sgt. Barkley was awarded
the Purple Heart along with the National Defense Medal, the
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Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
47947, carrying State Route 1054 over Indian Creek in Saltlick
Township, Fayette County, is designated the Sgt. Earl D. Barkley
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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