PRINTER'S NO. 1334
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1047
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY K. WARD, JANUARY 24, 2024
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 24, 2024
AN ACT
Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from the
intersection with First Street to the intersection with Yoder
Avenue in the Borough of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County,
as the Mayor Gerald D. Lucia Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor Gerald D. Lucia Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Gerald "Jerry" D. Lucia was born July 30, 1945, in
Scottdale and was a member of the first graduating class of
Geibel High School in 1964.
(2) Mayor Lucia served the Mount Pleasant Borough as its
elected mayor for 36 years, having won another four-year term
shortly before his death which, if completed, would have made
40 years as mayor.
(3) Mayor Lucia was a 46-year member of the Mount
Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department serving as chief for 31
years.
(4) Mayor Lucia was named Pennsylvania State Mayor of
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the Year in 2016.
(5) After many years as a public servant, Mayor Lucia
died on December 17, 2021.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from
the intersection with First Street to the intersection with
Yoder Avenue in the Borough of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland
County, is designated the Mayor Gerald D. Lucia 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.
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