PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 58 PRINTER'S NO. 116
No. 56 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY McCLATCHY, FEBRUARY 5, 1979
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, AS AMENDED,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FEBRUARY 6, 1979
AN ACT
1 To further provide for the expenses of the Executive and
2 Legislative Departments of the Commonwealth for the fiscal
3 period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979, and to make additional
4 appropriations from the Federal augmentation to the Executive
5 and Legislative Departments for the fiscal period July 1,
6 1978 to June 30, 1979.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
10 "Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1978."
11 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
12 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the General
13 Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
14 and Legislative Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment
15 of salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses of
16 the duly elected or appointed officers and employees of the
17 Commonwealth, for payment of fees of contractual services
18 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods, services,
19 printing, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
20 other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
1 the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
2 for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period
3 beginning July 1, 1978 and for the payment of bills incurred and
4 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June
5 30, 1978.
6 I. Executive Department
7 To the Governor
8 For the salaries, wages and all necessary expenses for the
9 following purposes and activities, including the maintenance of
10 the Executive Mansion, the expense of entertainment of official
11 guests and members of the General Assembly and the Judiciary,
12 participation in the Governor's Conference, the expenses of the
13 Executive Board, and for the payment of traveling expenses of
14 persons other than employees of the Commonwealth appointed by
15 the Governor to represent or otherwise serve the Commonwealth.
16 Administration of the Office of Governor........ $2,497,000
17 To the Department of Justice
18 For general government operations:
19 Civil Law....................................... $1,668,000
20 To the Department of Public Welfare
21 For county administration...................... $113,900,000 <--
22 $100,217,000
23 Supplemental grants - aged, blind and disabled.. 59,552,000
24 For the purpose of developing, operating and
25 purchasing day care services for children from
26 State approved facilities.......................... 10,516,000
27 II. Federal Augmentation Funds
28 The following sum, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is
29 hereby specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation
30 funds to the following agency of the Executive Department of the
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1 Commonwealth for the payment of the expenses of implementing and
2 carrying out the program stated herein for the fiscal year
3 beginning July 1, 1978:
4 Executive Department
5 To the Department of Public Welfare
6 The following Federal Title XX Social Services augmentation
7 amount, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
8 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum of $19,244,000
9 appropriated from Commonwealth revenues for day care:
10 "Title XX - Social Services" - for provision of
11 social services to eligible persons in day care
12 programs........................................... $59,477,000
13 III. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
14 To the State Ethics Commission
15 For the salaries, wages and necessary expenses
16 incurred pursuant to the act of October 4, 1978
17 (No.170) referred to as the Public Official and
18 Employees Ethics Law............................... $100,000
19 Section 3. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any
20 appropriation under the provisions of this act which is the same
21 or similar to an appropriation under the act of May 31, 1978
22 (No.16A), entitled "An act to provide for the expenses of the
23 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
24 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for the
25 fiscal period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979, and for the payment
26 of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the
27 fiscal period ending June 30, 1978," as amended, or the act of
28 July 1, 1978 (No.56A), entitled "An act appropriating the
29 Federal augmentation to the Executive and Judicial Departments
30 of the Commonwealth and establishing restricted receipts
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1 accounts for the fiscal period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979 and
2 for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the
3 close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1978," shall replace
4 such appropriations.
5 Section 4. (a) The act of May 31, 1978 (No.16A), known as
6 the "General Appropriation Act of 1978," as amended, is repealed
7 insofar as it is inconsistent herewith.
8 (b) The act of July 1, 1978 (No.56A), known as the "Federal
9 Augmentation Act of 1978," is repealed insofar as it is
10 inconsistent herewith.
11 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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