Pennsylvania Act 2015-28 — CORPORAL JOHN S. VALENT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 22 in Mifflin County as the Corporal John S. Valent Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. Corporal John S. Valent Memorial Highway.

(a) Findings.--

(1) Corporal John S. Valent was born on July 22, 1922, in Blandburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

(2) Corporal Valent served for three years in the United States Navy during World War II.

(3) Corporal Valent enlisted in the Pennsylvania State Police on February 1, 1946, at 23 years of age.

(4) Corporal Valent served honorably in the Pennsylvania State Police for 25 years.

(5) Corporal Valent was killed in the line of duty on December 9, 1971, while on patrol on State Route 22 in Granville Township, Mifflin County.

(6) At 49 years of age, Corporal Valent became the 67th member of the Pennsylvania State Police to make the ultimate sacrifice in service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 22 in Mifflin County from the intersection of West 4th Street and Reservoir Lane in Lewistown Borough to the intersection of Business 22 and Industrial Park Road in Granville Township, Mifflin County, is hereby designated the Corporal John S. Valent 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 on the highway.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.