PRINTER'S NO. 1585
No. 1327 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY PITTS, HUTCHINSON, FLICK, E. Z. TAYLOR, HERSHEY,
MORRIS AND VROON, JULY 1, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JULY 1, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235), entitled
2 "An act providing for the adoption of capital projects
3 related to the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of
4 highway bridges to be financed from current revenue or by the
5 incurring of debt and capital projects related to highway and
6 safety improvement projects to be financed from current
7 revenue of the Motor License Fund," increasing the total
8 authorization for bridge projects; adding or changing
9 projects in Chester County; and increasing debt authorization
10 and appropriation.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 8, 1982
14 (P.L.848, No.235), known as the Highway-Railroad and Highway
15 Bridge Capital Budget Act for 1982-1983, is amended to read:
16 Section 2. Total authorization for bridge projects.
17 (a) The total authorization for the costs of the projects
18 itemized pursuant to section 3 and to be financed from current
19 revenue or by the incurring of debt shall be [$979,196,000]
20 $980,237,000.
21 (b) The authorization for capital projects in the category
1 of Highway Projects to be constructed by the Department of
2 Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by
3 the incurring of debt or from the Highway-Railroad and Highway
4 Bridge Improvement restricted account within the Motor License
5 Fund, itemized in section 3 under the category of State bridges
6 is [$747,800,000] $748,165,000.
7 (c) The authorization for non-State highway bridge projects
8 to be constructed by local government municipalities and to be
9 financed in part with grants not exceeding 80% of the non-
10 Federal share of the costs made to the local government
11 municipalities by the Department of Transportation from revenues
12 deposited in the Highway Bridge Improvement Restricted Account
13 within the Motor License Fund, itemized in section 3 under the
14 category of local bridges is [$231,396,000] $232,072,000.
15 Section 2. Section 3(15)(i)(M), (N), (AA), and (DD) are
16 amended to read:
17 Section 3. Itemization of bridge projects.
18 The individual capital projects in the category of highway
19 projects to be constructed by the Department of Transportation,
20 its successors or assigns, and to be financed from current
21 revenue or by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized,
22 together with their estimated financial costs, as follows:
23 Base Total
24 Project Project Land Design Project
25 Cost Cost Cost Cost
26 * * *
27 (15) Chester County
28 (i) Local Bridges
29 * * *
30 (M) Kennett Twp.,
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1 Hillendale Rd.,
2 County Bridge No.
3 68, West Branch
4 Red Clay Creek,
5 Bridge [Rehabili-
6 tation,]
7 Replacement,
8 Length
9 0.1 Mile........ [43,000 3,000 7,000 53,000]
10 215,000 15,000 35,000 265,000
11 (N) East Bradford
12 Twp., Highland Rd.,
13 County Bridge No.
14 113, Taylors Run,
15 Bridge [Rehabili-
16 tation,]
17 Replacement,
18 Length
19 0.1 Mile........ [36,000 1,000 6,000 43,000]
20 180,000 5,000 30,000 215,000
21 * * *
22 (AA) Grove Twp.,
23 County Bridge No.
24 57, New Garden Rd.
25 over East Branch
26 White Clay Creek,
27 Bridge [Rehabili-
28 tation,]
29 Replacement,
30 Length
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1 0.1 Mile........ [56,000 1,000 6,000 63,000]
2 280,000 5,000 30,000 315,000
3 * * *
4 [(DD) Franklin &
5 Elk Twps., Route
6 841, Bridge
7 over Elk Creek,
8 Bridge Replace-
9 ment............ 170,000 30,000 200,000]
10 (DD) McFarlan
11 Rd., T-420 over
12 Octoraro Railroad,
13 Kennett Twp.,
14 Bridge Replace-
15 ment, Length
16 0.1 Mile........ 200,000 15,000 25,000 240,000
17 Section 3. Section 3(15)(ii) is amended by adding a project
18 to read:
19 Section 3. Itemization of bridge projects.
20 The individual capital projects in the category of highway
21 projects to be constructed by the Department of Transportation,
22 its successors or assigns, and to be financed from current
23 revenue or by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized,
24 together with their estimated financial costs, as follows:
25 Base Total
26 Project Project Land Design Project
27 Cost Cost Cost Cost
28 * * *
29 (15) Chester County
30 * * *
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1 (ii) State Bridges
2 * * *
3 (O) L.R. 15017,
4 New London Twp.,
5 Traffic Route
6 841, Bridge
7 over Hodgson Run,
8 Bridge Replace-
9 ment, Length
10 0.1 Mile........ 300,000 15,000 50,000 365,000
11 Section 4. Sections 7 and 10 of the act are amended
12 to read:
13 Section 7. Debt authorization.
14 The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby
15 authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in
16 addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted,
17 on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations
18 provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in
19 the aggregate the sum of [$747,800,000] $748,165,000 as may be
20 found necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction of
21 the highway projects, specifically itemized in section 3 of this
22 capital budget.
23 Section 10. Appropriation.
24 The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations herein
25 authorized are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities
26 Fund to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the
27 maximum amount of [$747,800,000] $748,165,000 to be used by it
28 exclusively to defray the financial costs of the projects
29 specifically itemized in section 3 of this capital budget. After
30 reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation,
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1 the State Treasurer shall pay out to the Pennsylvania Department
2 of Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to
3 be legally due and payable.
4 Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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