PRINTER'S NO.  354

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

390

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY WATSON, CLYMER, DiGIROLAMO, O'NEILL, PETRI AND QUINN, FEBRUARY 1, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 1, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Designating Route 202 Parkway on State Route 202 connecting

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State Route 63 in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, and

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State Route 611 in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the

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George A. Penglase Memorial Parkway.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  George A. Penglase Memorial Parkway.

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(a)  Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as

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follows:

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(1)  George A. Penglase, who died on January 14, 2005, at

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the age of 71, was a respected business leader, devoted

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family man and tireless community activist in Bucks County

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for four decades. Foremost among his civic and community

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endeavors was his 35-year dedication to seeing the Route 202

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Bypass come to fruition. He and a group of concerned citizens

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founded the citizens group "Support the Bypass for Route

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202," and Penglase led the public push for this critical

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infrastructure project since its inception in 1969.

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(2)  At the time of his death, Penglase had served as

 


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president of the Bucks County Economic Development

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Corporation for six years and chaired the corporation's

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Transportation Committee. Penglase also was an active member

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of the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce for 35 years,

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serving on the Chamber's Board of Directors for 13 years. In

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both of those organizations, Penglase was a vocal and

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consistent proponent for what will soon be realized as the

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8.6-mile Route 202 Parkway.

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(3)  Penglase was the owner and president of PKG

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Insurance Associates, Inc., in Doylestown for 31 years.

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(4)  Born in Philadelphia, Penglase was a graduate of

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Germantown High School and The Pennsylvania State University.

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He served in the United States Navy for four years aboard the

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USS Midway, and then served four more years in the United

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States Naval Reserve.

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(5)  Penglase was an active volunteer firefighter for 28

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years and part of the ambulance crew for 20 years, serving

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with the Chalfont Volunteer Fire Company. He was twice

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honored as Firefighter of the Year, and once honored as

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Volunteer of the Year.

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(6)  He was a member of the Chalfont Lions Club, the

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Doylestown TIPS Club and the New Britain Township Youth Aid

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Panel. Penglase also founded and served on a drug and alcohol

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education program for the Central Bucks School District.

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(7)  He was a loving husband to his wife, Elizabeth, for

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50 years and a devoted father to four daughters.

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(b)  Designation.--The Route 202 Parkway on State Route 202

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connecting State Route 63 in Montgomery Township, Montgomery

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County, and State Route 611 in Doylestown Township, Bucks

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County, is hereby designated as the George A. Penglase Memorial

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Parkway.

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(c)  Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and

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maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to

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traffic in both directions.

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Section 2.  Effective date.

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This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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