PRINTER'S NO. 3238

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2398 Session of 1976


        INTRODUCED BY ITKIN, MAY 25, 1976

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 25, 1976

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of June 30, 1975 (No.8-A), entitled "An act to
     2     provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
     3     Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and
     4     for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1975 to
     5     June 30, 1976, and for the payment of bills incurred and
     6     remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
     7     June 30, 1975," reinstating and continuing the appropriation
     8     to the Department of Community Affairs for housing and
     9     redevelopment assistance.

    10     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    11  hereby enacts as follows:
    12     Section 1.  So much of section 2, act of June 30, 1975 (No.8-
    13  A), known as the "General Appropriation Act of 1975," as applies
    14  to the appropriation to the Department of Community Affairs for
    15  housing and redevelopment assistance, amended February 2, 1976
    16  (No.2-A), is amended to read:
    17     Section 2.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
    18  necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the General
    19  Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive,
    20  Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the
    21  payment of the salaries, wages, or other compensation and travel
    22  expense of the duly elected or appointed officers and employees

     1  of the Commonwealth, for payment of fees of contractual services
     2  rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods, services,
     3  printing, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
     4  other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
     5  the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
     6  for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period
     7  beginning July 1, 1975 and for the payment of bills incurred and
     8  remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June
     9  30, 1975.
    10                      I.  EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
    11                               * * *
    12               To the Department of Community Affairs
    13     * * *
    14     For grants for Housing and Redevelopment
    15  Assistance as authorized by the act of May 20, 1949
    16  (P.L.1633, No.493), known as the "Housing and
    17  Redevelopment Assistance Law," and by payment of
    18  the costs of administering such act up to but
    19  not exceeding an amount equalling 2% of this
    20  appropriation....................................    [2,850,000]
    21                                                        15,650,000
    22     No more than 20% of the amount herein appro-
    23  priated shall be allocated or granted to any one
    24  political subdivision.
    25     * * *
    26     Section 2.  Subsection (b) of section 9 of the act, amended
    27  December 16, 1975 (No.50-A), is reenacted to read:
    28     Section 9.  * * *
    29     (b)  The appropriation to the Department of Commerce for
    30  reimbursement to municipalities for Bicentennial related
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     1  municipal overburden, the appropriation to the Department of
     2  Community Affairs for housing and redevelopment assistance and
     3  the appropriations to the Legislative Department shall be
     4  continuing appropriations.
     5     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

















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