PRINTER'S NO. 527
No. 485 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY TRELLO, PRESTON, DeWEESE, NAHILL, DALEY, CIVERA,
KUKOVICH, COWELL, RYBAK, KOSINSKI, SALOOM, REBER, BUNT,
BILLOW, FOX, RICHARDSON, JOHNSON, HALUSKA, VEON, CORNELL,
VAN HORNE, BISHOP, MELIO, GIGLIOTTI AND LAUGHLIN,
FEBRUARY 14, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 14, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 11, 1976 (P.L.14, No.10), entitled
2 "An act authorizing development of rural and intercity common
3 carrier surface transportation," further providing for grants
4 for transportation; and making an editorial change.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 4(3.1) of the act of February 11, 1976
8 (P.L.14, No.10), known as the Pennsylvania Rural and Intercity
9 Common Carrier Surface Transportation Assistance Act, added
10 October 17, 1980 (P.L.1083, No.183), is amended to read:
11 Section 4. Program Authorizations.--The department is hereby
12 authorized, within the limitations hereinafter provided:
13 * * *
14 (3.1) To make grants from the State Lottery Fund to
15 transportation companies, county transportation systems and
16 local transportation organizations to pay estimated transit
17 losses resulting from providing:
1 (i) Free service [or] on local common carrier mass
2 transportation systems to persons 65 years or older when such
3 passage is on fixed route public transportation services during
4 [nonpeak riding hours and on] all hours of operation, including
5 holidays and weekends. The losses resulting from granting
6 service on mass transportation systems shall be reimbursable at
7 75% of such system's average fare multiplied by the number of
8 trips made by senior citizens participating in such free transit
9 program. Transit systems that currently receive a program
10 reimbursement based upon a percentage of average fare greater
11 than 75% shall receive their current amount of senior citizen
12 program reimbursement until such time as the amount of
13 reimbursement for these systems equals 75% of the average fare
14 times the number of senior citizens trips: Provided, however,
15 That reimbursement for the fiscal year 1980-1981 shall be
16 calculated using the average fares as of January 1, 1980.
17 (ii) Free or reduced fare on shared ride county
18 transportation systems for persons 65 years or older:
19 (A) In case of free service on such county systems, the
20 county shall be reimbursed at 75% of the cost incurred or to be
21 incurred in operating and maintaining such system, with the
22 remainder of any such cost being paid by the county.
23 (B) In case of reduced fare services on such county systems,
24 the county shall be reimbursed at the same rate and under the
25 same conditions as provided in subparagraph (iii).
26 (iii) Reduced fare services on local common carrier mass
27 transportation systems to persons 65 years of age or older when
28 such passage is on shared ride public or contract transportation
29 services during regular hours of operation. On shared public
30 transportation, losses are reimbursable only if the elderly
19890H0485B0527 - 2 -
1 person pays 25¢ or 25% of the cost of the individual fare,
2 whichever is greater.
3 (iv) In no case shall the reimbursements for each succeeding
4 year exceed the prior year's reimbursements increased by a
5 percentage equal to the percentage increase in granting costs
6 for all local transportation organizations, county
7 transportation systems and transportation companies for the most
8 recently completed State fiscal year as compared to the fiscal
9 year immediately preceding such year.
10 (v) The department shall promulgate such rules and
11 regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this
12 subparagraph. In accordance with section 2203-A(27) of the act
13 of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative
14 Code of 1929," no such regulation shall take effect until they
15 are submitted to the Department of Aging for comment.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
A17L74CHF/19890H0485B0527 - 3 -