Pennsylvania Act 1999-65 — GERST WAY AND HOPKINS-BOWSER HIGHWAY - DESIGNATIONS

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GERST WAY AND HOPKINS-BOWSER HIGHWAY - DESIGNATIONS
                  Act of Dec. 15, 1999, P.L. 941, No. 65              Cl. 87
                                  AN ACT

     Designating the walkway which crosses I-279 from East Street to
        Howard Street in the City of Pittsburgh as Gerst Way; and
        designating a section of the Southern Tier Expressway in Erie
        County as the Hopkins-Bowser Highway.

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

     Section 1.  Gerst Way.
        (a)  Designation.--The walkway which crosses I-279 from East
     Street to Howard Street in the City of Pittsburgh is hereby
     designated as Gerst Way.
        (b)  Signing.--The Department of Transportation shall erect
     appropriate signs to indicate this designation.
     Section 2.  Hopkins-Bowser Highway.
        (a)  Designation.--The eight-mile section of Route 17 in Erie
     County from Greenfield Township to the New York State line is
     hereby designated and shall be known as the Hopkins-Bowser
     Highway.
        (b)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:
            (1)  Forest W. Hopkins was a committed community servant
        who served with distinction as a State Representative from
        the Fourth Legislative District from 1967 to 1978. Mr.
        Hopkins died in office in 1978.
            (2)  Harry E. Bowser was a committed community servant
        who served with distinction as a State Representative from
        the Fourth Legislative District from 1979 to 1988.
        (c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
     maintain road signs, which shall display the name of Hopkins-
     Bowser Highway, at the beginning and the end of the section of
     the highway designated in subsection (a).
     Section 3.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect in 60 days.