Staff Sergeant Carl Enis Memorial Bridge

Act 161 of 2018, § 22, under MULTIPLE DESIGNATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES - DESIGNATIONS.

Act 161 of 2018, § 22

Section 22. Staff Sergeant Carl Enis Memorial Bridge.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Staff Sergeant Carl Enis, of Tallahassee, Florida, died March 15, 2018, at 31 years of age when an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq.

(2) Staff Sergeant Enis' family has generations of connections to Lafayette Township in McKean County, where Staff Sergeant Enis spent considerable time vacationing and learning to hunt and fish.

(3) Staff Sergeant Enis was assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, in which he served for eight years.

(4) Staff Sergeant Enis was a pararescueman who also worked as a commercial real estate salesman.

(5) Staff Sergeant Enis' awards and decorations include the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

(6) In the past two years, Staff Sergeant Enis received multiple awards, including Airman of the Year for both the 920th Rescue Wing and Air Force Reserve Command.

(b) Designation.--The bridge, identified as Bridge Key 25323, located on U.S. Route 219 over the Kinzua Creek, Lafayette Township, McKean County, is designated the Staff Sergeant Carl Enis 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.