Section 6. Mark J. Baserman Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) State Correctional Institution at Somerset Sergeant Mark J. Baserman of Oakland, Stonycreek Township, Cambria County, died February 26, 2018, after an inmate assault 11 days earlier.
(2) Born August 21, 1957, Sgt. Baserman was a United States Army veteran who worked for the Department of Corrections at the former SCI Cresson before transferring to SCI Somerset.
(3) In his lifetime, Sgt. Baserman further protected his community as an Oakland volunteer firefighter and East Hills emergency medical technician.
(4) Sgt. Baserman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor which is given to government-employed corrections officers.
(5) University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown undergraduates in the Justice Administration and Criminology program are eligible for the Sgt. Mark J. Baserman Memorial Scholarship.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located at 39°57'48.9"N 79°02'40.7"W (U.S. Route 219 over Walters Mill Road) is designated the Mark J. Baserman 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 and under the bridge.