Pennsylvania HB 1529: An Act designating the portion of Pennsylvania Route 51 from Segment 0280/Offset 0000 to Segment 0300/Offset 0570 in Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, as the Hon. Raymond T. Book Memorial Highway.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1786
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1529
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY INGLIS, KUZMA, BURGOS, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, COOPER,
BRENNAN, McANDREW AND BOROWSKI, MAY 30, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 30, 2025
AN ACT
Designating the portion of Pennsylvania Route 51 from Segment
0280/Offset 0000 to Segment 0300/Offset 0570 in Whitehall
Borough, Allegheny County, as the Hon. Raymond T. Book
Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Hon. Raymond T. Book Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Born in Pittsburgh on February 14, 1925, Mr. Book
was the son of the late Raymond and Margaret Book.
(2) During World War II, Mr. Book served his country
with honor and was awarded numerous medals.
(3) After his honorable discharge, he attended Robert
Morris Business College and the University of Pittsburgh
before beginning his career with J&L Steel in 1948.
(4) He also worked in the real estate industry for more
than four decades.
(5) Mr. Book turned his attention to politics in 1980
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when he was elected to serve on the Whitehall Borough
Council.
(6) In 1982, he became Representative Book upon his
election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
(7) During his tenure as a legislator, he was a sponsor
of the Organ Donor Bill.
(8) After serving three consecutive terms in the House
of Representatives, he turned his attention to the real
estate industry and served as the Director of the Real Estate
Appeals Department before serving on the Pennsylvania Real
Estate Board for eight years.
(9) After his retirement, he continued to serve his
community by volunteering with Jefferson Hospital.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 51 from
Segment 0280/Offset 0000 to Segment 0300/Offset 0570 in
Whitehall Borough, Allegheny County, is designated as the Hon.
Raymond T. Book 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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