PRINTER'S NO. 3409

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2583 Session of 1980


        INTRODUCED BY McCLATCHY, MAY 27, 1980

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 27, 1980

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of August 14, 1963 (P.L.1032, No.451), entitled
     2     "An act amending the act of March 31, 1949 (P.L.372, No.34),
     3     entitled 'An act to promote the welfare of the people of the
     4     Commonwealth; creating The General State Authority as a body
     5     corporate and politic with power to construct, improve,
     6     equip, furnish, and operate projects, and to lease the same,
     7     and to fix fees, rentals, and charges for the use thereof;
     8     authorizing and regulating the issuance of bonds for said
     9     Authority, and providing for the payment of such bonds, and
    10     the rights of the holders thereof; and to enter into
    11     agreements with the Government of the United States or any
    12     Federal agency; and authorizing the Department of Property
    13     and Supplies to grant, assign, convey, or lease to the
    14     Authority lands of the Commonwealth and interests therein,
    15     and to acquire lands therefor; granting the right of eminent
    16     domain; empowering The General State Authority to sell and
    17     convey projects and property to the Commonwealth; and
    18     providing that no debt of the Commonwealth shall be incurred
    19     in the exercise of any of the powers granted by this act,'
    20     increasing the powers and the borrowing capacity of the
    21     Authority, allocating the proceeds of such borrowing
    22     capacity, and regulating the leasing of projects constructed
    23     for State aided institutions," changing the allocation of
    24     funds for the Old Museum Building and increasing the
    25     allocation for a project.

    26     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    27  hereby enacts as follows:
    28     Section 1.  Clause (8) of part VIII and clause (4.2) of part
    29  IX of section 2, act of August 14, 1963 (P.L.1032, No.451),

     1  entitled "An act amending the act of March 31, 1949 (P.L.372,
     2  No.34), entitled 'An act to promote the welfare of the people of
     3  the Commonwealth; creating The General State Authority as a body
     4  corporate and politic with power to construct, improve, equip,
     5  furnish, and operate projects, and to lease the same, and to fix
     6  fees, rentals, and charges for the use thereof; authorizing and
     7  regulating the issuance of bonds for said Authority, and
     8  providing for the payment of such bonds, and the rights of the
     9  holders thereof; and to enter into agreements with the
    10  Government of the United States or any Federal agency; and
    11  authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies to grant,
    12  assign, convey, or lease to the Authority lands of the
    13  Commonwealth and interests therein, and to acquire lands
    14  therefor; granting the right of eminent domain; empowering The
    15  General State Authority to sell and convey projects and property
    16  to the Commonwealth; and providing that no debt of the
    17  Commonwealth shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the
    18  powers granted by this act,' increasing the powers and the
    19  borrowing capacity of the Authority, allocating the proceeds of
    20  such borrowing capacity, and regulating the leasing of projects
    21  constructed for State aided institutions," amended or added June
    22  29, 1979 (P.L.57, No.25), are amended to read:
    23     Section 2.  The proceeds of this increased borrowing capacity
    24  shall be allocated approximately in the following manner:
    25     * * *
    26  VIII.  Department of General Services,...........    19,617,088
    27     * * *
    28     (8)  Repair and Renovation of Old Museum
    29  Building for [Legislative] Administrative
    30  Offices,........................................      5,604,031
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     1     * * *
     2  IX.  Department of Education.....................   [39,285,066]
     3                                                       39,461,066
     4     * * *
     5     (4.2)  Renovation Steam Distribution
     6            System: Mansfield State College........      [722,000]
     7                                                          898,000
     8            (Base Construction Cost [$602,000] $778,000)
     9     * * *
    10     Section 2.  The additional $176,000 shall be provided from
    11  excess funds available from the unallocated reserve of the
    12  Capital Facilities Fund.
    13     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.












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