Section 1. The Purple Heart Interchange.
(a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The Purple Heart is awarded, in the name of the
President of the United States, to any member of the armed
forces who has been wounded or killed while serving, on or
after April 5, 1917, with the United States Armed Forces.
(2) In 2005, The United States Department of Veterans
Affairs established the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies,
which is located in close proximity to Exit 48 (Southpointe)
of Interstate 79 in Washington County.
(b) Designation.--Exit 48 (Southpointe) of Interstate 79 in Washington County, in both directions, is hereby designated as the Purple Heart Interchange.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall, in appropriate locations, erect and maintain signs displaying the name designated under subsection (b).