Pennsylvania Act 2018-19 — SPC5 GEORGE W. CHARTERS, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating a portion of State Route 2022, also known as Fort Washington Avenue, in Montgomery County, as the SPC5 George W. Charters, Jr., Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. SPC5 George W. Charters, Jr., Memorial Highway.

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

(1) SPC5 George W. Charters, Jr., of Fort Washington, served as a communications system circuit controller with Company A, 369th Signal Battalion, 1st Signal Brigade, 43rd Signal Group, United States Army.

(2) On August 2, 1970, SPC5 Charters died while serving his country in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam.

(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 2022, also known as Fort Washington Avenue, in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, from Highland Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue (section 0020/0198 to section 0040/0000) is designated the SPC5 George W. Charters, Jr., 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.