Pennsylvania Act 2005-7 — RICKY HAFER HIGHWAY AND AARON RUSIN BOULEVARD - DESIGNATIONS

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AN ACT

Designating State Route 56 in Seward, Westmoreland County, as the Ricky Hafer Highway; and designating State Route 711 in Seward, Westmoreland County, as Aaron Rusin Boulevard.

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

Section 1. Ricky Hafer Highway.

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

(1) Ricky Hafer graduated from Laurel Valley High School and enlisted in the United States Army in August 2002.

(2) Private First Class Hafer, age 21, served with distinction in the 101st Airborne Division until his death on November 15, 2003, in a midair collision of two Black Hawk helicopters in Iraq.

(b) Designation.--State Route 56 in Seward, Westmoreland County, is hereby designated as the Ricky Hafer Highway.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).

Section 2. Aaron Rusin Boulevard.

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

(1) Aaron Rusin graduated from Central Cambria High School and enlisted in the United States Army in the fall of 2003.

(2) Army Specialist Rusin, age 19, served with distinction in the United States Army until his death on October 10, 2004, by sniper fire while patrolling in a Humvee in Iraq.

(b) Designation.--State Route 711 in Seward, Westmoreland County, is hereby designated as Aaron Rusin Boulevard.

(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b).

Section 3. Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.