PRINTER'S NO. 828
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
770
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY COLEMAN, ROTHMAN, PHILLIPS-HILL, LANGERHOLC,
ARGALL, MARTIN, DUSH AND COSTA, JUNE 5, 2023
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 5, 2023
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 143 in Lynn
Township, Lehigh County, from the intersection of
Pennsylvania Route 309 to the border of Berks County, as
Heroes Highway, in honor of fallen firefighter Marvin Gruber
and Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Heroes Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Firefighter Marvin Gruber and Assistant Fire Chief
Zachary Paris belonged to the Community Fire Company of New
Tripoli, in Lynn Township, Lehigh County, and served as
volunteer firefighters.
(2) Firefighter Gruber and Assistant Fire Chief Paris
were among scores of firefighters called to a house fire on
December 7, 2022.
(3) Firefighter Gruber and Assistant Fire Chief Paris
were trapped in the blaze and tragically lost their lives in
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the line of duty.
(4) Firefighter Gruber and Assistant Fire Chief Paris
were 59 years of age and 36 years of age, respectively, at
the time of their deaths.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 143 in
Lynn Township, Lehigh County, from the intersection of
Pennsylvania Route 309 to the border of Berks County, is
designated Heroes Highway, in honor of fallen firefighter Marvin
Gruber and Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs, to be located at segments 0010 and
0150 along Pennsylvania Route 143, 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.
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