PRINTER'S NO. 2389
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2068
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, TOOHIL, HENNESSEY, COX, SONNEY, MILLARD,
BURNS, HELM, RIGBY, BURGOS, ROZZI, BENNINGHOFF, VITALI,
FREEMAN, PICKETT, NEILSON, E. NELSON, GUENST, OWLETT, KINSEY,
WHEELAND, PASHINSKI AND SAYLOR, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
AN ACT
Designating a portion of U.S. Route 11, also known as Main
Street, from Segment 200, Offset 0000 to the intersection
with Oak Street in Shickshinny Borough, Luzerne County, as
the Honorable George C. Hasay Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Honorable George C. Hasay Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) George C. Hasay was born February 7, 1948.
(2) Mr. Hasay was a 1966 graduate of Northwest Area High
School.
(3) After graduating from high school, Mr. Hasay
attended the Wilkes-Barre Business College and Husson College
in Bangor, Maine.
(4) At the age of seven, Mr. Hasay started washing cars
for his father's Chevrolet dealership, the former Hasay
Chevrolet.
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(5) Mr. Hasay worked for the family business as a car
salesman before becoming elected to serve in the House of
Representatives in 1972 at the age of 23.
(6) At the time of Mr. Hasay's election, he became the
youngest member of the House of Representatives and then
became the longest serving member, 34 years, before retiring
in 2006.
(7) As a legislator, Mr. Hasay dedicated his time
working on the Conservation Committee, Commerce Committee and
Rules Committee.
(8) In retirement, Mr. Hasay continued his civic duty of
serving others through volunteering as a member of the AACA
Museum, board of directors of the Northern Columbia County
Community and Cultural Center, Sylvania Lodge No. 354 and the
Chimney Stack Rod and Hunting Club.
(9) Mr. Hasay passed away on February 8, 2021, at the
age of 73 years old.
(b) Designation.--The portion of U.S. Route 11, also known
as Main Street, from Segment 200, Offset 0000 to the
intersection with Oak Street in Shickshinny Borough, Luzerne
County, is designated as the Honorable George C. Hasay 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.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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