Pennsylvania Act 2011-5 — KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

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AN ACT

Designating State Route 462 from its intersection with U.S. Route 30 in West Manchester Township, York County, to the point where it meets State Route 24 in Springettsbury Township, York County, as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) The Korean War was waged from June of 1950 to July of 1953 and ended with a negotiated armistice. Officially, the United States' presence in Korea was a police action.

(2) One million five hundred thousand Americans served in the Korean War. Nearly 37,000 Americans died in the conflict and 103,000 others were wounded. Approximately 8,000 Americans are still listed as missing in action.

(b) Designation.--State Route 462 from its intersection with U.S. Route 30 in West Manchester Township, York County, to the point where it meets State Route 24 in Springettsbury Township, York County, is designated as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.