Pennsylvania Act 2016-121 — OFFICER DENNIS MCNAMARA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of State Route 2005 in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, as the Officer Dennis McNamara Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. Officer Dennis McNamara Memorial Highway.

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

(1) Officer Dennis McNamara was born July 4, 1958, and graduated from West Catholic High School.

(2) Officer McNamara served in the United States Air Force from February 1981 to February 1987, where he developed a background in military intelligence and was a linguist in several Middle Eastern languages.

(3) Officer McNamara joined the Upper Darby Police Force in July 1993, where he served for eight years before giving his life in the line of duty.

(4) On January 30, 2002, Officer McNamara was investigating a suspicious vehicle and occupant in the Cardington section of Upper Darby before being fatally wounded as he exited his vehicle.

(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2005, known as Lansdowne Avenue, Delaware County, from State Road to School Lane is hereby designated the Officer Dennis McNamara 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.