Pennsylvania Act 2004-146 — PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRADLEY G. KRITZER BRIDGE AND SENATOR EDWARD P. ZEMPRELLI BRIDGE - DESIGNATION OR REDESIGNATION

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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRADLEY G. KRITZER BRIDGE AND SENATOR EDWARD P.
             ZEMPRELLI BRIDGE - DESIGNATION OR REDESIGNATION
                 Act of Nov. 23, 2004, P.L. 1147, No. 146             Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Designating a bridge on State Route 3012 over Clearfield Creek
        in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, as the Private First
        Class Bradley G. Kritzer Bridge; and redesignating the bridge
        over the Monongahela River known as the Clairton-Glassport
        Bridge, Department of Transportation No. 02-2038-0010-0140,
        which connects the City of Clairton to the Borough of
        Glassport in Allegheny County as the Senator Edward P.
        Zemprelli Bridge.

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

     Section 1.  Designation of bridge in Clearfield County.
        (a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
     follows:
            (1)  Private First Class Bradley G. Kritzer was a native
        of Jordan Township, Clearfield County, and a 2003 graduate of
        Moshannon Valley High School.
            (2)  Bradley Kritzer was described by his high school
        principal as "someone with a lot of heart...a good student, a
        quiet student...a friend to everyone and well-liked by the
        student body."
            (3)  Upon graduation Bradley Kritzer enlisted in the
        United States Army, and upon completion of basic military
        training he received advanced specialty training in missile
        systems.
            (4)  In March 2004 Private Kritzer was deployed to Iraq
        in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was assigned to
        Battery A, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment,
        Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division.
            (5)  Private Kritzer was killed in action on May 5, 2004,
        when an improvised explosive device detonated beneath his
        vehicle.
            (6)  Private Kritzer's duty, performance and selfless
        service are in keeping with the highest traditions of
        military service and reflect great credit upon him, the
        United States Army and our nation.
            (7)  Private Kritzer, beloved son of Roger and Sharon
        Kritzer, was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze
        Star.
        (b)  Designation.--The bridge on State Route 3012 over
     Clearfield Creek in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, is
     hereby designated as the Private First Class Bradley G. Kritzer
     Bridge.
        (c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
     maintain appropriate signs at each side of the bridge displaying
     the name of the bridge.
     Section 2.  Redesignating the Clairton-Glassport Bridge as the
                    Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge.
        (a)  Findings.--The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania finds and declares as follows:
            Senator Edward P. Zemprelli will be honored for his 25
            years of devoted public service to the residents of
            Allegheny County. Among his many achievements, Senator
            Zemprelli served five years as a State Representative
            prior to serving 20 years as a State Senator where he
            served as both Majority Leader and Minority Leader.
        (b)  Redesignation.--The bridge over the Monongahela River
     known as the Clairton-Glassport Bridge, Department of
     Transportation No. 02-2038-0010-0140, connecting the City of
     Clairton and the Borough of Glassport, Allegheny County, is
     hereby redesignated as the Senator Edward P. Zemprelli Bridge.
        (c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
     maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge
     redesignated in subsection (b) to traffic in both directions on
     the bridge.
     Section 3.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.