Pennsylvania Act 2014-72 — SPC TRISTAN C. SMITH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating the section of Pennsylvania Route 232 in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, as the SPC Tristan C. Smith Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1. SPC Tristan C. Smith Memorial Highway.

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

(1) SPC Tristan C. Smith graduated from high school in 2002, studied at Bryn Athyn College for two years and joined the United States Army in July 2004.

(2) SPC Tristan C. Smith died in Taji, Iraq, on August 27, 2006, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A3 Bradley Vehicle during a combat operation.

(3) SPC Tristan C. Smith is survived by his parents, Grant and Kimberly Smith, and his siblings, Alizah, Jennica and Jaron.

(b) Designation.--The section of Pennsylvania Route 232 in Bryn Athyn, Montgomery County, is hereby designated as the SPC Tristan C. Smith 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 immediately.