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HB 766PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billin committee

Pennsylvania House Bill 766 designates a portion of State Route 3037 as PFC Earl "Butch" Long Memorial Highway

Original title: An Act designating a portion of State Route 3037 from the intersection with Waltz Mill Flats Road to Segment 0170/Offset 0950 in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, as the PFC Earl "Butch" Long Memorial Highway.

Last action · March 3, 2025: Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 3, 2025Sponsors: Eric Davanzo and 9 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Pennsylvania lawmakers propose designating a section of State Route 3037 in Westmoreland County to honor Private First Class Earl Wayne Long, a Vietnam War veteran killed in action in 1967.

Why it matters

Changes only the official honorary designation of a specific road segment in Sewickley Township; no funding, construction, or traffic service alterations are authorized.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of Transportation

The department is required to erect and maintain appropriate memorial signs displaying the highway name to traffic in both directions.

Directly affected

Motorists on State Route 3037

Drivers will encounter new memorial highway signage along the designated portion of State Route 3037.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What road is being renamed in honor of PFC Earl Wayne Long?

A portion of State Route 3037 from the intersection with Waltz Mill Flats Road to in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County, is designated as the PFC Earl "Butch" Long Memorial Highway.

Who is responsible for putting up the highway signs?

The Department of Transportation must erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to TRANSPORTATION, March 3, 2025

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Connected Entities

Department of Transportation, B troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Earl Wayne Long and 10 more

OrganizationDepartment of Transportation“State agency directed to erect and maintain memorial highway signs”Map →

OrganizationB troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment“Military unit in which Earl Wayne Long served”Map →

PersonEarl Wayne Long“Private First Class in the United States Army killed in Vietnam”Map →

locationSouth Vietnam“Country where Earl Wayne Long served and died”Map →

locationWestmoreland County“County where the designated highway segment is located”Map →

locationGreensburg“City where Westmoreland County Memorial Park is located”Map →

otherWaltz Mill Flats Road“Intersection point for the highway designation”Map →

otherState Route 3037“Roadway being designated as a memorial highway”Map →

locationRuffs Dale“Birthplace of Earl Wayne Long”Map →

locationSewickley Township“Township where the designated highway segment is located”Map →

otherWestmoreland County Memorial Park“Cemetery in Greensburg where Earl Wayne Long was buried”Map →

OrganizationUnited States Army“Military branch in which Earl Wayne Long served”Map →

locationPhuoc Long“Location where Earl Wayne Long was killed”Map →

Sources

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www.palegis.us

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