how do you keep $ dollar sign untouched within a script you touch by ssh?

I have a script that needs altering via an ssh touch command.  Within this script is a $2 that needs to stay intact but the ssh command is thinking it's a variable and it disappears.  How do I keep this $ intact?  Here's my ssh command and code below:

You can see various $ within the script being edited.  The main ones like ${dir} are already good to go.  I'm mainly looking at lines 56-58 where it has    $2

rm /home/atest/www/.htaccess

touch /home/atest/public_html/"$dir".htaccess
echo "# $Id: .htaccess  1 2003/06/12 10:53:20 Michael Sasek$
#
# This is used with Apache WebServers
#
# For this to work, you must include the parameter 'Options' to
# the AllowOverride configuration
#
# Example:
#
# <Directory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs">
#   AllowOverride Options
# </Directory>
#
# 'All' with also work. (This configuration is in the
# apache/conf/httpd.conf file)

# The following makes adjustments to the SSL protocol for Internet
# Explorer browsers

<IfModule mod_setenvif.c>
  <IfDefine SSL>
    SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" \
             nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown \
             downgrade-1.0 force-response-1.0
  </IfDefine>
</IfModule>

# If Search Engine Friendly URLs do not work, try enabling the
# following Apache configuration parameter
#
# AcceptPathInfo On

# Fix certain PHP values
# (commented out by default to prevent errors occuring on certain
# servers)
#
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
  php_value session.use_trans_sid 0

</IfModule>
## SEO Url's .htaccess file
## If you want to use the Apache Mod-Rewrite method for SEO URL's
## Uncomment one of the two code blocks below, depending on where your store is installed:
## NOTE: This requires that you are on an apache web server with mod_rewrite enabled.

## If installed in a subfolder, uncomment the below block and change /folder/ to
## The directory where your shop is installed. For instance, if installed in the catalog directory
## Change it to /catalog/

RewriteEngine On
# Change "folder" to your catalog directory name
RewriteBase /${dir}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ product_info.php?products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index.php?cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-(.*).html$ index.php?manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING}

## If installed to the base home/root directory, uncomment the below code only:


## BOF change for dynamic pages stored in the database
RewriteRule index.html index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ information.php?page_alias=$1
## EOF change for dynamic pages stored in the database" > /home/atest/public_html/"$dir".htaccess

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