Section 11. Officer Richard Champion Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Officer Richard Champion was killed on December 14, 2014, in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 51 in Perry Township while pursuing another vehicle.
(2) Officer Champion had been a member of the Perryopolis Borough Police Department for only eight months and had previously worked for Derry Borough Police in Westmoreland County.
(3) Before graduating from the Westmoreland Community College Police Academy in November 2013, Officer Champion served with the United States Army, including two tours overseas.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 51 in Fayette County from the southern border of Perryopolis Borough to the southern border of Perry Township is hereby designated the Officer Richard Champion 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.