PRINTER'S NO. 1812
No. 1538 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY WACHOB, MACKOWSKI, C. GEORGE, BENNETT,
S. E. HAYES, JR., GALLAGHER, FEE, YAHNER, WILT, SPENCER,
NOYE, KUKOVICH, LETTERMAN, PETRARCA, REED, MUSTO, RHODES,
D. S. HAYES, E. Z. TAYLOR, COLE, LIVENGOOD, DeWEESE,
SIEMINSKI, CAPPABIANCA, RODGERS, PUNT, PISTELLA AND COCHRAN,
JUNE 22, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, JUNE 22, 1979
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," authorizing grants to
4 provide free or reduced fare local transportation for persons
5 sixty years of age or older.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 2, act of February 11,
9 1976 (P.L.14, No.10), known as the "Pennsylvania Rural and
10 Intercity Common Carrier Surface Transportation Assistance Act,"
11 is amended to read:
12 Section 2. Findings and Declaration of Policy.--* * *
13 (b) Therefore, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the
14 General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to promote
15 the health, safety, convenience and welfare of its inhabitants
16 by means of State financed projects and financial assistance for
17 the development of efficient and coordinated rural and intercity
1 common carrier surface transportation systems, facilities and
2 services and to provide free or reduced fare local transit for
3 the elderly. Such purposes are hereby declared to be public
4 uses.
5 Section 2. Section 4 of the act is amended by adding a
6 paragraph to read:
7 Section 4. Program Authorizations.--The department is hereby
8 authorized, within the limitations hereinafter provided:
9 * * *
10 (6) To make grants to agencies and instrumentalities of the
11 Commonwealth and to municipalities, counties or their
12 instrumentalities, from the State Lottery Fund to pay estimated
13 transit losses resulting from granting free rides to persons 60
14 years of age and older on fixed route services; and to pay all
15 but 10¢ or 10% of the cost of fares whichever is greater, for
16 nonfixed route transportation services to elderly persons 60
17 years of age or older on local transit systems. On nonfixed
18 route services, the elderly individual or some other third party
19 will be required to pay the difference between the actual costs
20 and the amount granted under this program. The department shall
21 promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry
22 out the purposes of this paragraph.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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