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House of Representatives
Session of 2015 - 2016 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: March 29, 2016 02:19 PM
From: Representative Kerry A. Benninghoff
To: All House members
Subject: Limitation on State Police Use of Motor License Funds
 
In the near future, I will introduce legislation to limit expenditures and transfers from the Motor License Fund (MLF) to the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP).

The proposed Motor License Fund amount that will be utilized by the State Police in the 2015-16 budget is $758 million. This represents approximately 12 cents per gallon at the pump going to PSP, two-thirds of their entire operating budget. The amount of PSP funding coming out of the General Fund is growing too, but at a slower pace than the MLF. It is estimated that by fiscal year 2019-20 the amount of money from the MLF will be close to $1 billion.

It is important to remember that the MLF is constitutionally protected for highway safety. Act 89, passed in 2013, dedicated over $2 billion annually to the MLF to fix our crumbling infrastructure. However, as the money out of the MLF to PSP grows and grows, that's less money for road and bridge repair/construction.

This legislation will limit State Police utilization of the Motor License Fund. For fiscal year 2016-17, PSP use of the MLF will be capped at $755,158,000 and will decrease every fiscal year thereafter. In fiscal year 2017-18, the limit will be $600,000,000 and in 2018-19, the limit will be $500,000,000.

In the subsequent years, the Office of Budget will determine the limit to reflect upward changes in inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index.

Please join me in sponsoring this important piece of legislation in order to ensure the well-being of the funding necessary for our state's transportation infrastructure.

Thank you for your consideration!



Introduced as HB2255