Pennsylvania Act 2012-46 — FIRST LIEUTENANT COLBY J. UMBRELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a bridge carrying U.S. Route 202 over an unnamed branch of the Neshaminy Creek in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, in honor of First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell.

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

Section 1. First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell Memorial Bridge.

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

(1) First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell was a resident of Doylestown and was a 1999 graduate of Central Bucks East High School, where he was cocaptain of the football team, a member of the track team and an outstanding leader and all-around student athlete.

(2) First Lieutenant Umbrell continued his studies at Wyoming Seminary and Johns Hopkins University, where he played football and graduated in 2004 with a degree in political science.

(3) Following graduation from Johns Hopkins University, First Lieutenant Umbrell enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed for a year in Alaska before deploying for Iraq.

(4) First Lieutenant Umbrell, a marathon runner and triathlete, trimmed down 50 pounds to convert himself from a defensive lineman to a parachutist and further undertook a mission to bring school supplies to children in Iraq.

(5) First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell, 25th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, died on May 3, 2007, from wounds inflicted by an improvised explosive device which detonated near his vehicle in Musayyib, Iraq.

(b) Designation.--U.S. Route 202, Parkway Bridge, also carrying a 12-foot-wide shared-use path, over an unnamed branch of the Neshaminy Creek in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, is hereby designated as the First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell Memorial Bridge.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs with the inscription "In Honor of First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell - KIA, Iraq 2007" to indicate the designation under subsection (b).

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.