PRINTER'S NO. 34
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.78
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PITTMAN, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 22, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a bridge, identified as Bridge Key 67586, located
over the South Branch of Bear Run on State Route 1053 in
Banks Township, Indiana County, as the PFC John Tabacsko
Memorial Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. John Tabacsko Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) PFC John Tabacsko, a native of Banks Township, gave
his life in service to his country during World War II.
(2) Before entering the service, PFC Tabacsko was
employed by the Clark Coal Company near Bear Run.
(3) PFC Tabacsko entered the Army in August 1942 and
completed basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.
(4) PFC Tabacsko served with the 472 Field Artillery
Battalion in Company B for seven months during his time of
service.
(5) On March 24, 1945, PFC John Tabacsko was killed in
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19 action in the Philippines on Luzon Island when he was only 23
years of age.
(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key
67586, located over the South Branch of Bear Run on State Route
1053 in Banks Township, Indiana County, is designated as the PFC
John Tabacsko 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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