Pennsylvania Act 2002-145 — ITALO S. CAPPABIANCA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

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ITALO S. CAPPABIANCA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION
                 Act of Dec. 6, 2002, P.L. 1179, No. 145              Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Designating a portion of the Bay Front Parkway in Erie County as
        the Italo S. Cappabianca Memorial Highway.

        The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

            (1)  Italo S. Cappabianca was a dedicated community
        servant who was born in Erie on December 19, 1936.
            (2)  Italo S. Cappabianca served in the United States
        Army from 1956 to 1958 and graduated from Gannon University
        in 1968.
            (3)  Italo S. Cappabianca was elected to the House of
        Representatives 12 times, beginning in 1978, serving as
        Democratic Chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs
        Committee and the Transportation Committee.
            (4)  Italo S. Cappabianca died on May 28, 2001, after a
        courageous battle with cancer in which he inspired all those
        who knew him.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Italo S. Cappabianca Memorial Highway.
        The portion of the Bay Front Parkway from Lincoln Avenue east
     to State Street, City of Erie, Erie County, is hereby designated
     and shall be known as the Italo S. Cappabianca Memorial Highway.
     Section 2.  Signs.
        The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain
     appropriate signs at each end of the highway designated in
     section 1 displaying the name of the highway.
     Section 3.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect immediately.