Section 9. Trooper Matthew R. Bond Memorial Interchange.
(a) Declaration of policy.--
(1) Matthew R. Bond, an honored and decorated Pennsylvania State Police trooper, was born August 8, 1971, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, graduated from Meadville Area High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
(2) In September of 1995 Trooper Bond entered the Pennsylvania State Police Academy, and he served with Troop B in Belle Vernon from March of 1996 to September of 1998 and thereafter with Troop E in Lawrence Park.
(3) Trooper Bond received the Medal of Honor, the highest honor in the Pennsylvania State Police, in August 1999 for rescuing a woman and her daughter from a 1998 house fire and served the Commonwealth with distinction until his death on January 14, 2000, after being struck by a tractor-trailer in the line of duty while assisting a stranded motorist.
(b) Designation.--The interchange in Harborcreek Township, Erie County, known as Exit 10 on Interstate 90 is hereby designated as the Trooper Matthew R. Bond Memorial Interchange.
(c) Posting of signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs to indicate the designation made by this section.