PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 739 PRINTER'S NO. 985
No. 695 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY CIANFRANI, APRIL 18, 1977
SENATOR CIANFRANI, APPROPRIATIONS, AS AMENDED, MAY 31, 1977
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of (P.L. , No. ), entitled "An act to
2 provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt,
4 and for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1977
5 to June 30, 1978, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1977," itemizing appropriations required from the
8 Motor 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 1977."
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
22 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
1 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
2 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
3 1977 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
4 at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1977.
5 To the Department of Transportation
6 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
7 expenses for the proper administration of the
8 Department of Transportation, including the
9 Transportation Commission and Advisory Committee,
10 and the Statewide coordination of municipal
11 services.......................................... $ 21,220,000
12 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
13 expenses for the operation of the highway and
14 safety construction programs, including planning
15 and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
16 acquisition and the operation of the engineering
17 district facilities and liaison services with
18 communities on local road engineering and
19 construction activities........................... 58,348,000 <--
20 50,000,000
21 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
22 expenses for the administration and operation
23 of the maintenance program for State roads,
24 bridges, tunnels, and structures, including
25 the operation of the county maintenance district
26 facilities........................................ 366,658,000 <--
27 334,875,000
28 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
29 expenses for the administration of the traffic
30 safety program and the administration and
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1 operation of the operator and vehicle
2 registration programs............................. 42,742,000 <--
3 37,942,000
4 For payment from the restricted revenue
5 account for aviation fuel taxes and airport
6 operations revenue, for aviation operations
7 including the operation and maintenance of
8 State-owned aircraft, payment of general expenses,
9 supplies, printing and equipment; for the
10 development and maintenance of State airports
11 and the maintenance and repair of landing fields,
12 intermediate landing fields, landing field
13 equipment, beacon sites, other navigation
14 facilities, and the encouragement and development
15 of civil aeronautics.............................. 4,407,000 <--
16 3,958,000
17 For rental payments to the State Highway and
18 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
19 funds borrowed by the Authority................... 35,500,000
20 For payments to municipalities to assist in
21 maintenance and construction costs of roads in
22 accordance with the act of June 1, 1956
23 (P.L.1944, No.655), relative to the allocation
24 of highway funds.................................. 87,275,000
25 For payment from the restricted revenue
26 account for aviation fuel taxes for airport
27 construction and development including
28 encouragement and development of aeronautics,
29 development of State airports, assistance to
30 political subdivisions and municipal authorities
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1 in the construction and improvement of airports
2 and other aeronautical improvement of airports
3 and other aeronautical facilities................. 1,511,000
4 No more shall be expended from this item for
5 such purpose or any of them than may be required
6 to match an equal sum contributed by any political
7 subdivision, or municipality authority of the
8 Commonwealth or by the Federal Government, or by
9 a political subdivision or municipality authority
10 and the Federal Government as provided in the act
11 of May 2, 1947 (P.L.136, No.56), entitled "An act
12 relating to Federal aid to political subdivision
13 or municipality authority for the development of
14 public airports."
15 To the Treasury Department
16 For the payment of replacement checks issued
17 in lieu of outstanding checks when presented and
18 to adjust errors.................................. 50,000
19 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
20 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
21 is not entitled................................... 5,500,000
22 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
23 necessary expenses in the proper administration
24 of the program to refund liquid fuels taxes for
25 agricultural use to which the Commonwealth is
26 not entitled...................................... 72,000
27 For the payment of approved claims for the
28 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use
29 taxes to which the Commonwealth is not entitled... 5,500,000
30 For the payment of approved claims for the
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1 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys
2 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled......... 1,000
3 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
4 subdivision use................................... 1,000,000
5 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
6 necessary expenses for the proper administration
7 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - political
8 subdivision use................................... 52,000
9 Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
10 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
11 volunteer rescue squads........................... 300,000
12 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
13 necessary expenses for the proper administration
14 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - volunteer
15 fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and
16 volunteer rescue squads........................... 29,000
17 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund
18 for the use of the Fish Commission for the
19 improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on
20 which motorboats are permitted to operate......... 1,500,000
21 For the payment of principal and interest
22 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
23 for transportation projects....................... 163,262,000
24 For payment of principal and interest
25 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
26 for the General State Authority projects.......... 180,000
27 For payment of the compensation of the
28 Commonwealth's loan and transfer agent for
29 services and expenses in connection with the
30 registration, transfer and payment of interest
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1 on bonds of the Commonwealth and other services
2 required to be performed by the loan and transfer
3 agent............................................. 100,000
4 For the payment of interest on tax
5 anticipation notes................................ 3,300,000
6 For the payment of legal fees, advertising,
7 cost of engraving and other expenses incurred
8 in the issuance of tax anticipation notes......... 20,000
9 To the Department of Education
10 For administration of the school safe driving
11 program, and for payments to school districts or
12 joint school organizations for driver education
13 courses........................................... 4,408,000
14 To the Department of General Services
15 For the payment of rental charges to the
16 General State Authority........................... 1,450,000
17 To the Department of Revenue
18 For the proper administration and enforcement
19 of the regulations under "The Liquid Fuels Tax
20 Act," "Motor Carriers Road Tax Act," and "Bus
21 Compact".......................................... 3,466,000 <--
22 3,276,000
23 To the Pennsylvania State Police
24 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
25 the traffic control and the traffic safety
26 facilities program of the Pennsylvania State
27 Police............................................ 93,641,000 <--
28 88,493,000
29 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
30 the Municipal Police Officers Education and
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1 Training Commission............................... 1,353,000
2 Section 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
3 act, all moneys received from the Federal Government or from any
4 other source as contributions to or payments for the programs
5 provided herein shall be paid into the Motor License Fund and
6 are hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund for the
7 purposes and programs intended.
8 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1977.
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