PRINTER'S NO. 956
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
813
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY EMRICK, FREEMAN, COHEN, HELM, FABRIZIO, STAATS,
TOPPER, MACKENZIE, HARHART, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER, HEFFLEY,
DIAMOND, HICKERNELL, O'NEILL, TOOHIL, TOEPEL, MENTZER, HAHN,
GABLER, RADER, D. PARKER, MURT, JOZWIAK, R. BROWN, PEIFER,
DUSH, GILLEN, KORTZ, SACCONE, EVANKOVICH, SAMUELSON, KAUFFMAN
AND SANTARSIERO, MARCH 17, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 17, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 25, 1931 (P.L.1352, No.332), entitled
"An act providing for joint action by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey in the
administration, operation, and maintenance of bridges over
the Delaware River, and for the construction of additional
bridge facilities across said river; authorizing the
Governor, for these purposes, to enter into an agreement with
the State of New Jersey; creating a Delaware River Joint Toll
Bridge Commission and specifying the powers and duties
thereof, including the power to finance the construction of
additional bridges by the issuance of revenue bonds to be
redeemed from revenues derived from tolls collected at such
bridges; transferring to said commission all powers now
exercised by existing commission created to acquire toll
bridges over the Delaware River; and making an
appropriation," providing for veto power by the Governor over
certain actions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Article II of section 1 of the act of June 25,
1931 (P.L.1352, No.332), referred to as the Delaware River Joint
Toll Bridge Compact, amended July 11, 1996 (P.L.556, No.99), is
amended to read:
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