PRINTER'S NO. 1939
No. 1594 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY IRVIS, MURPHY, PRESTON AND GAMBLE, JUNE 23, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 23, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1285, No.118), entitled,
2 "A supplement to the act of July 3, 1984 (P.L.583, No.117),
3 entitled 'An act providing for the capital budget for the
4 fiscal year 1984-1985,' itemizing public improvement
5 projects, furniture and equipment projects, transportation
6 assistance projects, flood control projects, site development
7 projects and redevelopment assistance projects to be
8 constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of
9 General Services, the Department of Transportation, the
10 Department of Commerce, the Department of Community Affairs
11 or the Department of Environmental Resources, together with
12 their estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring of
13 debt without the approval of the electors for the purpose of
14 financing the projects to be constructed or acquired or
15 assisted by the Department of General Services, the
16 Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the
17 Department of Community Affairs or the Department of
18 Environmental Resources; stating the estimated useful life of
19 the projects; making appropriations; and making a repeal,"
20 increasing a redevelopment project allocation for the City of
21 Pittsburgh; and adding a redevelopment project for the City
22 of Pittsburgh.
23 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24 hereby enacts as follows:
25 Section 1. Section 2(f) of the act of July 10, 1986
26 (P.L.1285, No.118), known as the Capital Budget Project
27 Itemization Act for 1984-1985, is amended to read:
1 Section 2. Total authorizations.
2 * * *
3 (f) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for
4 the capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance
5 projects itemized in section 8 for capital grants by the
6 Department of Community Affairs, its successors or assigns, and
7 to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be [$697,441,000]
8 $413,462,000.
9 Section 2. Section 8(2)(xii)(O) of the act is amended and
10 the section is amended by adding a project to read:
11 Section 8. Itemization of redevelopment assistance projects.
12 Capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance
13 projects for capital grants by the Department of Community
14 Affairs, its successors or assigns, authorized under the
15 provisions of the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633, No.493), known
16 as the Housing and Redevelopment Assistance Law, and to be
17 financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together
18 with their estimated financial costs, as follows:
19 Total
20 Project
21 Project Allocation
22 * * *
23 (2) Allegheny County
24 * * *
25 (xii) City of Pittsburgh
26 * * *
27 (O) Strip District riverfront
28 stabilization and park improvements [3,900,000]
29 8,200,000
30 (Base Project Allocation -
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1 [$3,510,000)] $7,380,000)
2 (Design and Contingencies - [$390,000)]
3 $820,000)
4 (O.1) Strip District roadway rehabili-
5 tation, realignment and construction
6 and associated utilities. 8,400,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $7,560,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $840,000)
9 * * *
10 Section 3. Section 13(f) of the act is amended to read:
11 Section 13. Debt authorization.
12 * * *
13 (f) Redevelopment assistance.--The Governor, Auditor General
14 and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to
15 borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization
16 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
17 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
18 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
19 [$697,441,000] $413,462,000 as may be found necessary to carry
20 out the redevelopment assistance projects specifically itemized
21 in a capital budget.
22 Section 4. Section 16(f) of the act, item vetoed in part by
23 the Governor, is amended to read:
24 Section 16. Appropriations.
25 * * *
26 (f) Redevelopment assistance.--The net proceeds of the sale
27 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
28 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
29 of Community Affairs in the maximum amount of [$697,441,000]
30 $413,462,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the
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1 financial cost of the redevelopment assistance projects
2 specifically itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or
3 paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State
4 Treasurer shall pay to the Department of Community Affairs the
5 moneys as required and certified by it to be legally due and
6 payable.
7 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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