Pennsylvania Act 2012-47 — FIRST LIEUTENANT TRAVIS LEMMA MANION MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating a bridge carrying U.S. Route 202 over the Neshaminy Creek in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion Memorial Bridge.

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

Section 1. First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion Memorial Bridge.

(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion was a resident of Doylestown and was a decorated student athlete at LaSalle College High School.

(2) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2004.

(3) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion was assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Pendleton, California.

(4) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion was serving his second tour of duty in the Al Anbar province, Iraq, when on April 29, 2007, he gave his life to save the lives of his entire patrol of Marines.

(5) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor and the Silver Star for his actions in Iraq.

(6) First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of his country and its freedoms.

(b) Designation.--U.S. Route 202, Parkway Bridge, also carrying a 12-foot-wide shared-use path, over the Neshaminy Creek in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, is hereby designated as the First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs with the inscription "In Honor of First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion, USMC - KIA, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2007" to indicate the designation under subsection (b).

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.