PRINTER'S NO. 95

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 87 Session of 1985


        INTRODUCED BY BOOK, HUTCHINSON, McVERRY, WILSON AND LANGTRY,
           JANUARY 28, 1985

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 28, 1985

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235), entitled
     2     "An act providing for the adoption of capital projects
     3     related to the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of
     4     highway bridges to be financed from current revenue or by the
     5     incurring of debt and capital projects related to highway and
     6     safety improvement projects to be financed from current
     7     revenue of the Motor License Fund," increasing the total
     8     authorization for bridge projects; and adding projects in
     9     Allegheny County.

    10     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    11  hereby enacts as follows:
    12     Section 1.  Section 2 of the act of December 8, 1982
    13  (P.L.848, No.235), known as the Highway-Railroad and Highway
    14  Bridge Capital Budget Act for 1982-1983, amended October 10,
    15  1984 (P.L.793, No.161), is amended to read:
    16  Section 2.  Total authorization for bridge projects.
    17     (a)  The total authorization for the costs of the projects
    18  itemized pursuant to section 3 and to be financed from current
    19  revenue or by the incurring of debt shall be [$1,075,378,950]
    20  $1,075,903,950.
    21     (b)  The authorization for capital projects in the category

     1  of Highway Projects to be constructed by the Department of
     2  Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by
     3  the incurring of debt or from the Highway-Railroad and Highway
     4  Bridge Improvement Restricted Account within the Motor License
     5  Fund, itemized in section 3 under the category of State bridges,
     6  is $782,400,000.
     7     (c)  The authorization for non-state highway bridge projects
     8  to be constructed by local government municipalities and to be
     9  financed in part with grants not exceeding 80% of the non-
    10  federal share of the costs made to the local government
    11  municipalities by the Department of Transportation from revenues
    12  deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement restricted account
    13  within the Motor License Fund, itemized in section 3 under the
    14  category of local bridges is [$292,978,950] $293,503,950.
    15     Section 2.  Section 3(2)(i) of the act, amended October 10,
    16  1984 (P.L.793, No.161), is amended by adding projects to read:
    17  Section 3.  Itemization of bridge projects.
    18     The individual capital projects in the category of highway
    19  projects to be constructed by the Department of Transportation,
    20  its successors or assigns, and to be financed from current
    21  revenue or by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized,
    22  together with their estimated financial costs, as follows:
    23                              Base                         Total
    24         Project             Project    Land    Design    Project
    25                              Cost      Cost     Cost      Cost
    26  * * *
    27  (2) Allegheny County
    28   (i) Local Bridges
    29     * * *
    30     (FFFF) Castle
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     1     Shannon Boro.,
     2     Smith Road
     3     Bridge, Bridge
     4     Replacement..       90,000                10,000      100,000
     5     (GGGG) Castle
     6     Shannon Boro.,
     7     Grove Road
     8     Bridge, Bridge
     9     Replacement..       157,500                17,500     175,000
    10     (HHHH) Castle
    11     Shannon Boro.,
    12     Castle Shannon
    13     Boulevard Bridge,
    14     Bridge
    15     Replacement..       225,000                25,000     250,000
    16     * * *
    17     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.









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