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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1287

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1095 Session of 1989


        INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, JUNE 19, 1989

        REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 19, 1989

                                     AN ACT

     1  Itemizing appropriations required from the Motor License Fund
     2     for the fiscal year July 1, 1989, to June 30, 1990, for the
     3     proper operation of the several departments of the
     4     Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to
     5     spend Motor License Fund moneys.

     6                         TABLE OF CONTENTS
     7                    PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     8  Section 101.  Appropriations.
     9            PART II.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
    10                           FOR 1989-1990
    11                   SUBPART A.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND
    12  Section 201.  Department of Transportation.
    13  Section 202.  Governor.
    14  Section 203.  Treasury Department.
    15  Section 204.  Department of Education.
    16  Section 205.  Department of General Services.
    17  Section 206.  Department of Revenue.
    18  Section 207.  Pennsylvania State Police.
    19          SUBPART B.  AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT

     1  Section 221.  Department of Transportation.
     2  Section 222.  Treasury Department.
     3                PART III.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     4  Section 301.  Lapsing of unused funds.
     5  Section 302.  Effective date.
     6     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     7  hereby enacts as follows:
     8                               PART I
     9                         GENERAL PROVISIONS
    10     Section 101.  Appropriations.--(a)  Motor License Fund.--The
    11  following sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
    12  hereby appropriated from the Motor License Fund to the
    13  hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the payment
    14  of salaries, wages and other compensation and travel expenses of
    15  the duly elected or appointed officers and employees of the
    16  Commonwealth, for contractual services and other expenses
    17  necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
    18  activities for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal
    19  year beginning July 1, 1989, and for the payment of bills
    20  incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
    21  ending June 30, 1989.
    22     (b)  Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following
    23  sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
    24  appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the
    25  Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
    26  Commonwealth for the purposes set forth herein for the fiscal
    27  year beginning July 1, 1989, and for the payment of bills
    28  incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
    29  ending June 30, 1989.
    30                              PART II
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     1                 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
     2                           FOR 1989-1990
     3                             SUBPART A
     4                         MOTOR LICENSE FUND
     5     Section 201.  Department of
     6  Transportation.--The following amounts
     7  are appropriated to the Department of
     8  Transportation:                            Federal       State
     9     For the salaries, wages and all
    10  necessary expenses for the proper
    11  administration of the Department of
    12  Transportation, including the State
    13  Transportation Commission and the
    14  State Transportation Advisory
    15  Committee and the Statewide
    16  coordination of municipal services.
    17             State appropriation........               $23,825,000
    18     For the salaries, wages and all
    19  necessary expenses for the operation
    20  of the Highway and Safety Improvement
    21  Programs, including planning and
    22  research, design, engineering, right-
    23  of-way acquisition and the operation
    24  of the engineering district facilities
    25  and liaison services with communities
    26  on local road engineering and
    27  construction activities.
    28             State appropriation........               190,000,000
    29     For transfer to the Highway-
    30  Railroad and Highway Bridge
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     1  Improvement Restricted Account to be
     2  used as matching funds for a timber
     3  bridge demonstration project. Funds
     4  may be used for costs incurred in the
     5  research, design and construction of
     6  timber bridges on locally owned
     7  highways in accordance with
     8  specifications prepared or approved by
     9  the Department of Transportation.
    10             State appropriation........                   500,000
    11     For the salaries, wages and all
    12  necessary expenses for the
    13  administration and operation of the
    14  maintenance program for State roads,
    15  bridges, tunnels and structures,
    16  including the operation of the county
    17  maintenance district facilities.
    18             State appropriation........               589,963,000
    19     For supplemental maintenance
    20  program payments.
    21             State appropriation........                13,663,000
    22     For the construction of salt
    23  storage facilities.
    24             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
    25     For reinvestment in Department of
    26  Transportation Facilities.
    27             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    28     For rest area improvements.
    29             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    30     For the salaries, wages and all
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     1  necessary expenses for the
     2  administration of the Traffic Safety
     3  Program and the administration and
     4  operation of the Operator and Vehicle
     5  Registration Programs.
     6             State appropriation........                50,666,000
     7     For motor vehicle insurance
     8  compliance.
     9             State appropriation........                   409,000
    10     For the commercial driver licensing
    11  program.
    12             State appropriation........                 2,522,000
    13     For the high accident corridor
    14  corrections program.
    15             State appropriation........                10,000,000
    16     For rental payments to the State
    17  Highway and Bridge Authority for
    18  projects constructed with funds
    19  borrowed by the authority.
    20             State appropriation........                18,869,000
    21     For payments to municipalities to
    22  assist in maintenance and construction
    23  costs of roads.
    24             State appropriation........               163,949,000
    25     For supplemental payments to
    26  municipalities to assist in
    27  maintenance and construction costs of
    28  roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
    29  Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
    30  funding for municipal highway
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     1  maintenance).
     2             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
     3     For local bridge inspections.
     4             State appropriation........                   300,000
     5     Section 202.  Governor.--The
     6  following amounts are appropriated to
     7  the Governor for Executive Offices:        Federal       State
     8     For comptroller operations related
     9  to the Motor License Fund.
    10             State appropriation........                 4,510,000
    11     Section 203.  Treasury
    12  Department.--The following amounts are
    13  appropriated to the Treasury
    14  Department:                                Federal       State
    15     For payment of refunds of liquid
    16  fuels taxes for agricultural use to
    17  which the Commonwealth is not
    18  entitled.
    19             State appropriation........                 4,000,000
    20     For the payment of salaries, wages
    21  and all necessary expenses in the
    22  proper administration of the program
    23  to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
    24  the Commonwealth is not entitled.
    25             State appropriation........                   297,000
    26     For the payment of approved claims
    27  for the refunding of liquid fuels
    28  taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
    29  Commonwealth is not entitled.
    30             State appropriation........                   350,000
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     1     For the payment of approved claims
     2  for the refunding of emergency liquid
     3  fuels tax moneys to which the
     4  Commonwealth is not entitled.
     5             State appropriation........                     1,000
     6     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
     7  political subdivision use.
     8             State appropriation........                 2,100,000
     9     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
    10  volunteer fire companies, volunteer
    11  ambulance services and volunteer
    12  rescue squads.
    13             State appropriation........                   175,000
    14     Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
    15  Boat Fund for the use of the Fish
    16  Commission for the improvement of the
    17  waters of Pennsylvania on which
    18  motorboats are permitted to operate.
    19             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
    20     For the payment of principal and
    21  interest requirements on general
    22  obligation bonds issued for
    23  transportation projects.
    24             State appropriation........               165,066,000
    25     For payment of principal and
    26  interest requirements on general
    27  obligation bonds issued for public
    28  improvements.
    29             State appropriation........                 1,508,000
    30     For interest payments on
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     1  obligations issued for the Advance
     2  Construction Interstate Program.
     3             State appropriation........                14,769,000
     4     For payment of the compensation of
     5  the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
     6  agent for services and expenses in
     7  connection with the registration,
     8  transfer and payment of interest on
     9  bonds of the Commonwealth and other
    10  services required to be performed by
    11  the loan and transfer agent.
    12             State appropriation........                   135,000
    13     Section 204.  Department of
    14  Education.--The following amounts are
    15  appropriated to the Department of
    16  Education:                                 Federal       State
    17     For administration of the school
    18  safe driving program and for payments
    19  to school districts or joint school
    20  organizations for driver education
    21  courses.
    22             State appropriation........                 2,300,000
    23     Section 205.  Department of General
    24  Services.--The following amounts are
    25  appropriated to the Department of
    26  General Services:                          Federal       State
    27     For payment of tort claims.
    28             State appropriation........                26,500,000
    29     For an Asbestos Response Program.
    30             State appropriation........                   500,000
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     1     Section 206.  Department of
     2  Revenue.--The following amounts are
     3  appropriated to the Department of
     4  Revenue:                                   Federal       State
     5     For the proper administration and
     6  enforcement of the regulations under
     7  the Liquid Fuels Tax Act, Motor
     8  Carriers Road Tax Act and Bus Compact.
     9             State appropriation........                 7,165,000
    10     Section 207.  Pennsylvania State
    11  Police.--The following amounts are
    12  appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
    13  Police:                                    Federal       State
    14     For transfer to the General Fund to
    15  finance the Traffic Control and the
    16  Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
    17  the Pennsylvania State Police.
    18             State appropriation........               179,444,000
    19     For transfer to the General Fund to
    20  finance the Municipal Police Officers'
    21  Education and Training Commission.
    22             State appropriation........                 2,875,000
    23     For transfer to the General Fund to
    24  finance adequate replacement patrol
    25  vehicles.
    26             State appropriation........                 3,635,000
    27     For the commercial driver licensing
    28  program.
    29             State appropriation........                 1,307,000
    30                             SUBPART B
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     1                AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
     2     Section 221.  Department of
     3  Transportation.--The following amounts
     4  are appropriated to the Department of
     5  Transportation:                            Federal       State
     6     For payment for aviation
     7  operations, including the operation
     8  and maintenance of State-owned
     9  aircraft, payment of general expenses,
    10  supplies, printing and equipment; for
    11  the development and maintenance of
    12  State airports and the maintenance and
    13  repair of landing fields, intermediate
    14  landing fields, landing field
    15  equipment, beacon sites and other
    16  navigation facilities; and for the
    17  encouragement and development of civil
    18  aeronautics.
    19             State appropriation........                10,115,000
    20     For payment for airport
    21  construction and development,
    22  including encouragement and
    23  development of aeronautics,
    24  development of State airports and
    25  assistance to political subdivisions
    26  and municipal authorities in the
    27  construction and improvement of
    28  airports and other aeronautical
    29  facilities.
    30             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
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     1     For payments to public airports for
     2  runway rehabilitation.
     3             State appropriation........                   500,000
     4     For real estate tax rebate payments
     5  to privately owned public use
     6  airports.
     7             State appropriation........                   220,000
     8     For business airport grants.
     9             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    10     Section 222.  Treasury
    11  Department.--The following amounts are
    12  appropriated to the Treasury
    13  Department:                                Federal       State
    14     For payment for aviation-related
    15  debt service.
    16             State appropriation........                   183,000
    17                              PART III
    18                      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
    19     Section 301.  Lapsing of unused funds.--(a)  Except as
    20  otherwise provided by law or in subsection (b), that part of all
    21  appropriations in Part II unexpended, uncommitted or
    22  unencumbered as of June 30, 1990, shall automatically lapse as
    23  of that date.
    24     (b)  The appropriations in section 221 of Part II for airport
    25  development, runway rehabilitation, business airport grants and
    26  real estate tax rebate payments shall be two-year continuing
    27  appropriations.
    28     Section 302.  Effective date.--This act shall take effect
    29  July 1, 1989, or immediately, whichever is later.

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