PRINTER'S NO. 2600
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
571
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DONATUCCI, W. KELLER, TAYLOR, WHITE, ROEBUCK,
D. COSTA, P. COSTA, DERMODY, FRANKEL, YOUNGBLOOD, MARKOSEK,
SIMS, NEILSON, RAVENSTAHL, DeLUCA, V. BROWN, DEASY,
BERNSTINE, CRUZ, MATZIE, DAVIS, BIZZARRO, MURT, DAWKINS,
SNYDER, READSHAW, J. HARRIS, O'BRIEN, CALTAGIRONE, ROTHMAN,
BULLOCK, McCLINTON, SOLOMON, SAYLOR, DeLISSIO, DRISCOLL,
FITZGERALD, STURLA AND KORTZ, OCTOBER 18, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 18, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Encouraging Amazon to choose a location in Pennsylvania as the
future home of HQ2.
WHEREAS, On September 7, 2017, Amazon announced that it is
seeking to open a second company headquarters in North America
(Amazon HQ2) and will conduct a comprehensive search to decide
on the location; and
WHEREAS, The HQ2 campus will require up to 8 million square
feet of new space, may cost more than $5 billion to build and
will employ up to 50,000 new full-time employees in the years
following commencement of operations; and
WHEREAS, Amazon issued a request for proposals for HQ2
highlighting specific requirements for an ideal site, including
a metropolitan area of at least 1 million people, greenfield or
infill space available to meet Amazon's space needs in multiple
phases, access to mass transit on site, close proximity to a
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