SB 365 — An Act designating the portion of U.S. Route 15 in Monroe Township and Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, from its interchange with existing U.S. Routes 11/15 and U.S. Route 522 north of Selinsgrove to its interchange with existing U.S. Route 15 and Pennsylvania Route 147 south of Winfield as the Joseph McGranaghan Memorial Highway.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         SENATE BILL
                         No. 365
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY CULVER AND STEFANO, FEBRUARY 28, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 28, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Designating the portion of U.S. Route 15 in Monroe Township and
 2      Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, from its interchange
 3      with existing U.S. Routes 11/15 and U.S. Route 522 north of
 4      Selinsgrove to its interchange with existing U.S. Route 15
 5      and Pennsylvania Route 147 south of Winfield as the Joseph
 6      McGranaghan Memorial Highway.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9   Section 1.     Joseph McGranaghan Memorial Highway.
10      (a)     Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
11   follows:
12            (1)   Joseph A. McGranaghan was born July 20, 1943.
13            (2)   Mr. McGranaghan is a 1961 graduate from William Penn
14      High School in Harrisburg and attended Millersville State
15      Teachers College.
16            (3)   As a public servant, Mr. McGranaghan served as an
17      elected councilman in Chambersburg for four years and in
18      Shamokin Dam Borough for 20 years, where he was appointed as
19      Mayor in 2009, a position he held until his death.
20            (4)   Mr. McGranaghan was also the president of the
 1    Susquehanna Industrial Development Corporation and the
 2    president of the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of
 3    Commerce.
 4        (5)     Mr. McGranaghan chaired the Susquehanna Valley
 5    Chamber's Transportation Committee and the Central
 6    Susquehanna Thruway Task Force where he worked to and
 7    successfully secured funding for the Routes 11 and 15 bypass
 8    project.
 9        (6)     Mr. McGranaghan was awarded the 1992 Outstanding
10    Leadership Award by the Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of
11    Commerce and the 2002 Star of Excellence Award by the Greater
12    Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.
13        (7)     Mr. McGranaghan also had a career in broadcasting
14    that began when he was a junior in high school.
15        (8)     In 1978, Mr. McGranaghan became the executive vice
16    president of Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation and the general
17    manager of its radio stations, WKOK-AM and WKOK-FM.
18        (9)     Mr. McGranaghan was appointed president and chief
19    operating officer of the Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation in
20    1994, and in 2003, he became president of the Media Services
21    Division.
22        (10)     Mr. McGranaghan served as chairman of the Radio
23    Board of Directors and chairman of the Joint Radio/Television
24    Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Association of
25    Broadcasters, where he was named the 1994 Pennsylvania
26    Broadcaster of the Year.
27        (11)     After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Mr.
28    McGranaghan retired in 2008, but continued to host the
29    popular public affairs call-in show, "On the Mark" on WKOK.
30        (12)     In 2011, Mr. McGranaghan was inducted into the

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 1      Pennsylvania Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
 2            (13)    Mr. McGranaghan was known for his love of
 3      broadcasting, public service and his family and left an
 4      indelible mark on his community.
 5      (b)   Designation.--The portion of U.S. Route 15 in Monroe
 6   Township and Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, from its
 7   interchange with existing U.S. Routes 11/15 and U.S. Route 522
 8   north of Selinsgrove to its interchange with existing U.S. Route
 9   15 and Pennsylvania Route 147 south of Winfield is designated
10   the Joseph McGranaghan Memorial Highway.
11      (c)   Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
12   maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
13   traffic in both directions on the highway.
14   Section 2.      Effective date.
15      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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