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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY KORTZ, BARRAR, BOBACK, BOYD, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HESS, HORNAMAN, KULA, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, REICHLEY AND FARRY, APRIL 13, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 13, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Designating the Harley-Davidson motorcycle as the official State |
2 | motorcycle of Pennsylvania. |
3 | The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: |
4 | WHEREAS, In 1903, the first production Harley-Davidson |
5 | motorcycle was made available to the public; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Founded by William S. Harley, Arthur Davidson, |
7 | Walter Davidson and William A. Davidson, the first Harley- |
8 | Davidson factory was erected in 1906 on Chestnut Street in |
9 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it remains today as Harley- |
10 | Davidson's corporate headquarters; and |
11 | WHEREAS, The initial Harley-Davidson motorcycle was designed |
12 | for use in a regular pedal bicycle frame and, when first put to |
13 | use, was deemed incapable of conquering the modest hills of |
14 | Milwaukee; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The prototype became functional in 1904 and placed |
16 | fourth in competition in a motorcycle race held at the Milwaukee |
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1 | State Fair Park; and |
2 | WHEREAS, The first issue of "The Enthusiast," a Harley- |
3 | Davidson publication, was first printed in 1916 and would go on |
4 | to become the longest continuously published motorcycle magazine |
5 | in the world; and |
6 | WHEREAS, In 1917, approximately one-third of all Harley- |
7 | Davidson motorcycles produced were sold to the United States |
8 | Armed Forces; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The Quartermasters School, a department of Harley- |
10 | Davidson devoted to training military mechanics on Harley- |
11 | Davidson motorcycles, opened for business in July 1917 and would |
12 | later become the Service School; and |
13 | WHEREAS, In 1918, nearly half of all Harley-Davidson |
14 | motorcycles produced were sold for use by the United States |
15 | military during World War I and were in high demand for combat |
16 | service in the war effort, and is estimated that the United |
17 | States Army utilized approximately 20,000 Harley-Davidson |
18 | motorcycles during World War I; and |
19 | WHEREAS, The Harley Owners Group (HOG) was founded in 1920 to |
20 | promote camaraderie and loyalty among Harley-Davidson |
21 | enthusiasts and, that same year, Harley-Davidson became the |
22 | largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world; and |
23 | WHEREAS, In 1921, the Harley-Davidson motorcycle was the |
24 | first motorcycle ever to win a race at an average speed of more |
25 | than 100 miles per hour; and |
26 | WHEREAS, The largest Harley-Davidson manufacturing facility, |
27 | which opened in 1973, is located in York in the Township of |
28 | Springettsbury and performs a myriad of manufacturing operations |
29 | from machining, polishing and chrome plating to forming, welding |
30 | and painting; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, The $31 million state-of-the-art paint facility |
2 | opened its doors at the York plant in 1992; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The two facilities together employ approximately |
4 | 2,650 people; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Over the years, thousands of Harley-Davidson |
6 | enthusiasts have trekked to York to witness firsthand the living |
7 | legacy of Harley-Davidson USA; and |
8 | WHEREAS, William S. Harley, Arthur Davidson, Walter Davidson |
9 | and William A. Davidson were inducted into the Labor Hall of |
10 | Fame because of their dedicated employees who produced quality |
11 | motorcycles, and Harley-Davidson continues to sustain a loyal |
12 | brand community which remains active through clubs, events and |
13 | its museum; and |
14 | WHEREAS, The Harley-Davidson motorcycle is a true-blue |
15 | American iron horse manufactured in Pennsylvania by American |
16 | workers using American steel. |
17 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
18 | hereby enacts as follows: |
19 | Section 1. Official State motorcycle. |
20 | The Harley-Davidson motorcycle is selected, designated and |
21 | adopted as the official State motorcycle of Pennsylvania. |
22 | Section 2. Effective date. |
23 | This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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