2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 7 - JOHN MICHAEL BEYRAND MEMORIAL HIGHWAY - DESIGNATION

An Act

Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from Strikertown Road to Renaissance Lane in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, as the John Michael Beyrand Memorial Highway.

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

Section 1.  John Michael Beyrand Memorial Highway.

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

(1)  Specialist John Michael Beyrand was born on November 11, 1945.

(2)  Specialist Beyrand graduated from South Huntington High School in 1963, and attended California University of Pennsylvania.

(3)  Specialist Beyrand served in the 1st Cavalry Division of the 11th Combat Aviation Brigade of the U.S. Army's 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, D Company.

(4)  Specialist Beyrand was killed in action on August 9, 1967, in the Song Re Valley, Quang Ngai Province, Republic of Vietnam.

(5)  Specialist Beyrand was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Military Merit Medal, Gallantry Cross with Palm, Air Medal with first through seventh Oak Leaf Clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

(b)  Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from Strikertown Road to Renaissance Lane in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, is designated as the John Michael Beyrand 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.