Section 5. Commander Philip F. "Jet" Palmatier, Jr., Memorial Bridge.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Commander Philip F. "Jet" Palmatier, Jr., was born on November 4, 1950, in Coudersport, graduated with honors from the local high school and was appointed to the United States Naval Academy.
(2) On December 10, 1990, Commander Palmatier, a career Navy officer, was flying a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico when his TA-4 Skyhawk collided with another jet, killing Commander Palmatier at 40 years of age.
(b) Designation.--The bridge located on Avenue A, bridge ID 52400200120000, over the Allegheny River in Coudersport Borough, Potter County, is designated the Commander Philip F. "Jet" Palmatier, Jr., 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.