PRINTER'S NO. 1509
No. 110 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY IRVIS, BUTERA, GREENFIELD, MANDERINO AND RYAN,
JUNE 7, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JUNE 7, 1977
In the House of Representatives, June 7, 1977
1 On July 25, 1973, the House of Representatives adopted House
2 Resolution No.98, Printer's No.1381, which created a select
3 committee to investigate State agencies, individuals,
4 corporations, consultants, advisors, and entities involved in
5 purchasing, leasing, construction and disposal of Commonwealth
6 property, services and supplies.
7 Under the provisions of the resolution, the select committee
8 was given the power to issue subpoenas. Among the records which
9 were subpoenaed were those belonging to political committees
10 from thirty-two counties which are geographically located within
11 the Federal Middle District of Pennsylvania.
12 While the above mentioned subpoenaed records were still in
13 the possession of the select committee, a Federal grand jury
14 subpoenaed them from the select committee. These records have
15 never been returned to the political committees from which they
16 were originally subpoenaed and are presently being held in the
17 office of the United States Attorney for the Middle District of
1 Pennsylvania.
2 The select committee went out of existence upon the
3 termination of the 1974 session of the Legislature. A
4 communication has been received from the office of the United
5 States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
6 requesting direction from the House of Representatives as to
7 what manner the House wishes his office to return the subpoenaed
8 records; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives
10 appoint a three-member bipartisan committee, two from the
11 majority party and one from the minority party for the purpose
12 of receiving the above mentioned subpoenaed records from the
13 office of the United States Attorney and returning such records
14 to the individual political committees from which they were
15 originally subpoenaed by the select committee; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the committee communicate with the United
17 States Attorney for each of the Federal districts of
18 Pennsylvania and determine whether any of their offices are in
19 possession of any records subpoenaed from the above mentioned
20 select committee or any other committee of the House no longer
21 in existence. The committee is hereby authorized to accept any
22 such additional subpoenaed records for the purpose of returning
23 them to those from whom such records were originally subpoenaed;
24 and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of
26 Representatives is hereby directed to provide to the committee
27 any staff necessary to fulfill the purpose of the committee and
28 any space required for the temporary storage of such records;
29 and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That no member of the committee, nor any other
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1 person, shall have access to any such records except for the
2 purpose of transferring such records from the office of the
3 United States Attorney to the person or entity from whom such
4 records were originally subpoenaed; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the committee shall report to the House upon
6 completion of its assignment.
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