Section 4. Mayor Gerald D. Lucia Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Gerald "Jerry" D. Lucia was born July 30, 1945, in Scottdale and was a member of the first graduating class of Geibel High School in 1964.
(2) Mayor Lucia served the Mount Pleasant Borough as its elected mayor for 36 years, having won another four-year term shortly before his death which, if completed, would have made 40 years as mayor.
(3) Mayor Lucia was a 46-year member of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department serving as chief for 31 years.
(4) Mayor Lucia was named Pennsylvania State Mayor of the Year in 2016.
(5) After many years as a public servant, Mayor Lucia died on December 17, 2021.
(b) Designation.--The portion of Pennsylvania Route 31 from the intersection with First Street to the intersection with Yoder Avenue in the Borough of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, is designated the Mayor Gerald D. Lucia 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.