Section 1. Private Edwin Tubbs Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Private Edwin Franklin Tubbs left Coudersport High School in August 1967 and entered into the United States Army.
(2) Private Tubbs deployed to Vietnam with D Company, Sixth Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, Ninth Infantry Division on December 4, 1968, and was stationed at Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.
(3) On January 12, 1969, Private Tubbs was fatally wounded as he set down his rifle to assist a fellow soldier who was injured on the battlefield.
(4) During his service in the United States Army, Private Tubbs received the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
(b) Change of name.--The bridge in Coudersport Borough, Potter County, known as the West Chestnut Street Bridge, is hereby renamed the Private Edwin Tubbs Memorial Bridge.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the changed name of the bridge to traffic in both directions on the bridge.