HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1748, 1855, 1886, PRINTER'S NO. 2043
1905
No. 1417 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY CIANFRANI, MARCH 22, 1976
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 14, 1976
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of June 4, 1976 (No.7-A), entitled "An act to provide
2 for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
3 Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and for the
4 public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1976 to June 30,
5 1977, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
6 unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30,
7 1976," itemizing appropriations required from the Motor
8 License Fund for the proper operation of the several
9 departments of the Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor
10 License Fund moneys.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. This supplement shall be known and may be cited
14 as the "Motor License Fund Supplement to the General
15 Appropriation Act of 1976."
16 Section 2. The following sums or as much thereof as may be
17 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Motor
18 License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
19 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
20 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
21 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
1 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
2 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
3 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
4 1976 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
5 at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1976.
6 To the Department of Transportation
7 For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
8 for the proper administration of the Department
9 of Transportation, including the
10 Transportation Commission and Advisory
11 Committee, and the Statewide coordination of
12 municipal services................................. $ 22,888,000 <--
13 $ 22,668,000
14 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
15 expenses for the administration and operation
16 of the maintenance program for State roads,
17 bridges, tunnels, and structures, including
18 the operation of the county maintenance district
19 facilities......................................... 354,254,000 <--
20 355,411,000
21 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
22 expenses for the administration of the traffic
23 safety program and the administration and
24 operation of the operator and vehicle
25 registration programs.............................. 37,285,000
26 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
27 expenses for the operation of the highway and
28 safety construction programs, including planning
29 and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
30 acquisition and the operation of the engineering
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1 district facilities and liaison services with
2 communities on local road engineering and
3 construction activities............................ 47,056,000 <--
4 46,119,000
5 For payment from the restricted revenue accounts
6 for aviation fuel taxes and airport operations
7 revenue, for aviation operations including the
8 operation and maintenance of State-owned aircraft,
9 payment of general expenses, supplies, printing and
10 equipment; for the development and maintenance of
11 State airports and the maintenance and repair of
12 landing fields, intermediate landing fields, landing
13 field equipment, beacon sites, other navigation
14 facilities, and the encouragement and development
15 of civil aeronautics................................ 3,958,000
16 For rental payments to the State Highway and
17 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
18 funds borrowed by the Authority.................... 35,320,000
19 For payments to municipalities to assist in
20 maintenance and construction costs of roads in
21 accordance with the act of June 1, 1956
22 (P.L.1944, No.655), relative to the allocation
23 of highway funds................................... 85,200,000
24 For payment from the restricted revenue account
25 for aviation fuel taxes for airport construction
26 and development including encouragement and
27 development of aeronautics, development of State
28 airports, assistance to political subdivisions and
29 municipal authorities in the construction and
30 improvement of airports and other aeronautical
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1 facilities.......................................... 2,500,000
2 No more shall be expended from this item for
3 such purpose or any of them than may be required
4 to match an equal sum contributed by any political
5 subdivision, or municipality authority of the
6 Commonwealth or by the Federal Government, or by
7 a political subdivision or municipality authority
8 and the Federal Government as provided in the act
9 of May 2, 1947 (P.L.136, No.56), relating to
10 Federal aid for airports.
11 To the Treasury Department
12 For the payment of replacement checks issued in
13 lieu of outstanding checks when presented and to
14 adjust errors....................................... 50,000
15 For payment of the compensation of the Common-
16 wealth's Loan and Transfer Agent for services and
17 expenses in connection with the registration,
18 transfer and payment of interest on bonds of the
19 Commonwealth and other services required to be
20 performed by the Loan and Transfer Agent............ 100,000
21 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
22 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
23 is not entitled..................................... 5,500,000
24 For the payment of approved claims for the
25 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use taxes
26 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled........... 5,000,000
27 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
28 necessary expenses in the proper administration of
29 the program to refund liquid fuels taxes for agri-
30 cultural use to which the Commonwealth is not
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1 entitled............................................ 102,000
2 For the payment of approved claims for the
3 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys to
4 which the Commonwealth is not entitled.............. 1,000
5 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political sub-
6 division use........................................ 800,000
7 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
8 necessary expenses for the proper administration
9 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - political
10 subdivision use..................................... 55,000
11 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund for
12 the use of the Fish Commission for the improvement
13 of the waters of Pennsylvania on which motorboats
14 are permitted to operate............................ 1,400,000
15 For the payment of principal and interest
16 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
17 for transportation projects......................... 142,839,000
18 For payment of principal and interest require-
19 ments on general obligation bonds issued for The
20 General State Authority projects.................... 179,000
21 Refunding Liquid Fuels Tax - volunteer fire
22 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
23 volunteer rescue squads............................. 400,000
24 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
25 necessary expenses for the proper administration
26 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - volunteer
27 fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and
28 volunteer rescue squads............................ 45,000
29 For the payment of interest on tax anticipation
30 notes.............................................. 3,300,000
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1 For the payment of legal fees, advertising,
2 cost of engraving and other expenses incurred in
3 the issuance of tax anticipation notes............. 20,000
4 To the Department of Education
5 For administration of the school safe driving
6 program, and for payments to school districts or
7 joint school organizations for driver education
8 courses............................................ 4,441,000
9 To the Department of General Services
10 For the payment of rental charges to The
11 General State Authority............................ 1,543,000
12 To the Department of Revenue
13 For the proper administration and enforcement
14 of the regulations under "The Liquid Fuels Tax
15 Act," "Motor Carriers Road Tax
16 Act," and "Bus Compact"......................... 3,276,000
17 To the Pennsylvania State Police
18 For transfer to the General Fund to finance the
19 traffic control and the traffic safety facilities
20 program of the Pennsylvania State Police........ 83,484,000
21 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
22 the Municipal Police Officers Education and
23 Training Commission................................ 1,400,000
24 Section 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
25 act, all moneys received from the Federal Government or from any
26 other source as contributions to or payments for the programs
27 provided herein shall be paid into the Motor License Fund and
28 are hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund for the
29 purposes and programs intended.
30 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1976.
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