Section 1. Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Memorial Bridges.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) On October 2, 1969, in the Kien Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam, Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, with conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty, distinguished himself while serving as commander of a medical evacuation helicopter.
(2) Chief Warrant Officer Novosel unhesitatingly maneuvered his helicopter into a heavily fortified and defended enemy training area where a group of wounded Vietnamese soldiers were pinned down by a large enemy force.
(3) On six occasions while flying without gunship or other cover and exposed to intense enemy fire, Chief Warrant Officer Novosel was forced out of the area and circled back from a different direction in order to extract friendly troops.
(4) Near the end of the mission a wounded soldier was spotted close to an enemy bunker. Fully realizing that he would attract enemy fire, Chief Warrant Officer Novosel attempted and extracted the soldier while being injured himself.
(5) In all, 15 extractions were performed in order to remove wounded personnel. As a direct result of his selfless conduct, the lives of 29 soldiers were saved.
(6) The extraordinary heroism displayed by Chief Warrant Officer Novosel was an inspiration to his comrades-in-arms and reflects great credit on him, his unit and the United States Army.
(b) Designation.--The northbound and southbound bridges on Route 28 over State Route 8 in the Boroughs of Etna and Sharpsburg, Allegheny County are hereby designated as the Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Memorial Bridges in recognition of the Medal of Honor recipient.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs to indicate the designation under subsection (b) at the beginning of each bridge so as to be visible to oncoming traffic.