Pennsylvania HB 2683: An Act designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8612, carrying U.S. Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, as the PFC Stanley J. Lassak Memorial Bridge.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3738
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2683
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, WALLEN, MARCELL, BRENNAN, VEROBISH, BANTA,
JAMES, PUGH, GUENST, ANDERSON, STAATS AND KAUFFMAN,
JUNE 30, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 30, 2026
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8612, carrying
U.S. Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, as the PFC
Stanley J. Lassak Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. PFC Stanley J. Lassak Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Stanley J. Lassak was born January 11, 1921, in
Cresson.
(2) PFC Lassak received education up until the eighth
grade before going to work on the family farm.
(3) Outside of work, PFC Lassak enjoyed spending time
with family and gardening.
(4) PFC Lassak entered the United States Army in
September 1942. During his service, he became a Private First
Class with the Medical Detachment of the 22nd Infantry
Regiment and served until September 1945.
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(5) Throughout his service, PFC Lassak earned several
awards and decorations, including the Purple Heart, Bronze
Star Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
and the Good Conduct Medal.
(6) On December 5, 1993, PFC Lassak was struck and
killed by a car on Level Road in Cresson Township in Cambria
County.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 8612,
carrying U.S. Route 22 in Cresson Township, Cambria County, as
the PFC Stanley J. Lassak Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the bridge to
traffic in both directions on the bridge.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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