PRINTER'S NO. 3237
No. 2495 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY COLE, TRICH, COLAIZZO, DALEY AND BIRMELIN,
MARCH 16, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 16, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 21, 1988 (P.L.851, No.113),
2 entitled, as amended, "A supplement to the act of July 3,
3 1987 (P.L.190, No.26), entitled 'An act providing for the
4 capital budget for the fiscal year 1987-1988,' itemizing
5 public improvement projects, furniture and equipment
6 projects, transportation assistance projects and
7 redevelopment assistance projects to be constructed or
8 acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services,
9 the Department of Transportation or the Department of
10 Community Affairs, itemizing public highway projects to be
11 constructed by the Department of Transportation from current
12 revenues, together with their estimated financial costs;
13 authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the
14 electors for the purpose of financing the projects to be
15 constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of
16 General Services, the Department of Transportation or the
17 Department of Community Affairs; stating the estimated useful
18 life of the projects; making appropriations; and making a
19 repeal," further providing for itemization of public
20 improvement projects, for debt authorizations and for
21 appropriations.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Sections 2, 3(13)(iii), (xvii) and (xx), 10 and
25 13 of the act of October 21, 1988 (P.L.851, No.113), known as
26 the Capital Budget Project Itemization Act for 1987-1988,
27 amended July 11, 1989 (P.L.320, No.54), are amended to read:
1 Section 2. Total authorizations.
2 (a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the
3 additional capital projects in the category of public
4 improvement projects itemized in section 3 and to be acquired or
5 constructed by the Department of General Services, its
6 successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of
7 debt, shall be [$1,622,785,000] $1,626,877,000.
8 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The total authorization for
9 the additional capital projects in the category of public
10 improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original
11 movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement
12 projects itemized in section 4 and to be purchased by the
13 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
14 to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $31,286,000.
15 (c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for
16 the capital projects in the category of transportation
17 assistance projects itemized in section 5 with respect to which
18 an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the
19 Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to
20 be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $273,833,000.
21 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for
22 the capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance
23 projects itemized in section 6 for capital grants by the
24 Department of Community Affairs, its successors or assigns, and
25 to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $559,598,000.
26 (e) Public highway projects.--The total authorization for
27 the capital projects in the category of highway projects
28 itemized in section 6.1 and to be constructed by the Department
29 of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed
30 from current revenues of the Motor License Fund, shall be
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1 $27,845,000.
2 Section 3. Itemization of public improvement projects.
3 Additional capital projects in the category of public
4 improvement projects to be constructed or acquired by the
5 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
6 to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized,
7 together with their respective estimated financial costs, as
8 follows:
9 Total
10 Project
11 Project Allocation
12 * * *
13 (13) Department of Transportation [$161,276,000] $165,368,000
14 * * *
15 (iii) Adams County
16 [(A) New welcome center 2,580,000
17 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
18 (Design and Contingencies - $430,000)
19 (Land Allocation - $150,000)]
20 (A) New welcome center 3,960,000
21 (Base Project Allocation - $3,150,000)
22 (Design and Contingencies - $660,000)
23 (Land Allocation - $150,000)
24 * * *
25 (xvii) Pike County
26 [(A) New welcome center 2,640,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
28 (Land Allocation - $200,000)
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1 (Design and Contingencies - $440,000)]
2 (A) New welcome center 3,360,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $2,600,000)
4 (Land Allocation - $200,000)
5 (Design and Contingencies - $560,000)
6 * * *
7 (xx) Washington County
8 [(A) New welcome center 2,298,000
9 (Base Project Allocation - $1,900,000)
10 (Land Allocation - $15,000)
11 (Design and Contingencies - $383,000)]
12 (A) New welcome center 4,290,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $3,550,000)
14 (Land Allocation - $25,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $715,000)
16 * * *
17 Section 10. Debt authorization.
18 (a) Public improvements.--The Governor, Auditor General and
19 State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow,
20 from time to time, in addition to any authorization heretofore
21 or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject
22 to the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money
23 not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of [$1,622,785,000]
24 $1,626,877,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
25 acquisition and construction of the public improvement projects
26 specifically itemized in a capital budget.
27 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The Governor, Auditor General
28 and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to
29 borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization
30 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
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1 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
2 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
3 $31,286,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the public
4 improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original
5 movable furniture and equipment specifically itemized in a
6 capital budget.
7 (c) Transportation assistance.--The Governor, Auditor
8 General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed
9 to borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization
10 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
11 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
12 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
13 $273,833,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
14 acquisition and construction of the transportation assistance
15 projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
16 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--Subject to the limitation in
17 section 1616.1-B(b) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
18 No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, the Governor, Auditor General
19 and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to
20 borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization
21 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
22 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
23 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
24 $559,598,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
25 redevelopment assistance projects specifically itemized in a
26 capital budget.
27 Section 13. Appropriations.
28 (a) Public improvements.--The net proceeds of the sale of
29 the obligations authorized in this act are hereby appropriated
30 from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of General
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1 Services in the maximum amount of [$1,622,785,000]
2 $1,626,877,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the
3 financial cost of the public improvement projects specifically
4 itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the
5 expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer
6 shall pay to the Department of General Services the moneys as
7 required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.
8 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The net proceeds of the sale
9 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
10 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
11 of General Services in the maximum amount of $31,286,000 to be
12 used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the
13 public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of
14 original movable furniture and equipment specifically itemized
15 in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of
16 the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the
17 Department of General Services the moneys as required and
18 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
19 (c) Transportation assistance.--The net proceeds of the sale
20 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
21 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
22 of Transportation in the maximum amount of $273,833,000 to be
23 used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the
24 transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a
25 capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the
26 sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the
27 Department of Transportation the moneys as required and
28 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
29 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The net proceeds of the sale
30 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
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1 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
2 of Community Affairs in the maximum amount of $559,598,000 to be
3 used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the
4 redevelopment assistance projects specifically itemized in a
5 capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the
6 sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the
7 Department of Community Affairs the moneys as required and
8 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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