PRINTER'S NO. 140
No. 139 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY DeMEDIO, PETRARCA, COLE, WARGO, FEE, LEVI, CIMINI,
DOMBROWSKI, COCHRAN, MISCEVICH AND PUCCIARELLI,
JANUARY 19, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS,
JANUARY 19, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the State Treasurer to
3 establish a restricted account for the deposit and
4 expenditure of maintenance fees collected from residents of
5 State veterans' homes.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 702 of Title 51, act of November 25, 1970
9 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated
10 Statutes, is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
11 § 702. Duties of department.
12 The department shall have the power and its duty shall be:
13 * * *
14 (12) To select, maintain, operate and administer the
15 Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home or homes wherever
16 situate.
17 Section 2. Title 51 is amended by adding a section to read:
18 § 705. Control and use of maintenance fees collected from
1 residents of State-operated veterans' homes.
2 (a) Responsibility for fees.--The department shall receive
3 and deposit all maintenance fees assessed and collected by the
4 Adjutant General pursuant to section 902 (10) (relating to the
5 general powers and duties of Adjutant General) into a restricted
6 account to be established by the State Treasurer.
7 (b) Restricted account.--The State Treasurer shall establish
8 a restricted account for the deposit of all maintenance fees
9 collected from residents of veterans' homes by the department.
10 The restricted account shall contain two separate funds
11 designated as follows:
12 (1) The building fund which shall be utilized to finance
13 construction, renovations or major maintenance projects at
14 State veterans' home facilities.
15 (2) The operations fund which shall be utilized to
16 refurbish or replace fixed or nonfixed assets and to provide
17 for social and rehabilitative health care and equipment at
18 State veterans' homes.
19 (c) Moneys for the special accounts.--The State Treasurer
20 shall, for each fiscal year, from the moneys deposited by the
21 department, place a minimum sum of $150,000 into the building
22 fund. Any amount in excess of the $150,000 shall be placed in
23 the operations fund. At the conclusion of each fiscal year all
24 unspent or unencumbered money in the operations fund shall be
25 transferred to the building fund.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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