THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, JUNE 12, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 12, 2009  

AN ACT

Making an appropriation to the African-American Museum in

Philadelphia for operating expenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The sum of $319,000 is hereby appropriated to the

African-American Museum, Philadelphia, for the fiscal year July

1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, for operating expenses, including

maintenance and the purchase of apparatus, supplies and

equipment.

Section 2.  Payments to the African-American Museum in

Philadelphia on account of the appropriation provided in section

1 shall be made quarterly by the Executive Director of the

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Section 3.  The African-American Museum in Philadelphia shall

provide full, complete and accurate information as may be

required by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission or

the chairman or the minority chairman of the Appropriations

Committee of the Senate or the chairman or the minority chairman

of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.

Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2009, or

immediately, whichever is later.