PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 98 PRINTER'S NO. 1914
No. 101 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY HOLL, JANUARY 21, 1997
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, APRIL 21, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655),
2 entitled "An act providing a permanent allocation of a part
3 of the fuels and liquids fuels tax proceeds to cities,
4 boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for their road,
5 street and bridge purposes; conferring powers and imposing
6 duties on local officers and the Department of Highways; and
7 making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund; and
8 repealing existing legislation," DEFINING "COURT"; AND <--
9 further providing for the maintenance of alleys AND COURTS. <--
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 4(1) of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 <--
13 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal
14 Allocation Law, amended May 27, 1994 (P.L.260, No.42), is
15 amended to read:
16 SECTION 1. SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 1, 1956 (1955 <--
17 P.L.1944, NO.655), REFERRED TO AS THE LIQUID FUELS TAX MUNICIPAL
18 ALLOCATION LAW, IS AMENDED BY ADDING A DEFINITION TO READ:
19 SECTION 2. AS USED IN THIS ACT--
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21 (4) "COURT" MEANS A DEAD-END ROADWAY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
1 ACCESS TO PROPERTIES ABUTTING THEREON WHICH HAS A LENGTH OF LESS
2 THAN TWO HUNDRED FORTY FEET OR A VEHICLE TURN-AROUND AREA WITH A
3 RADIUS OF LESS THAN FORTY FEET.
4 SECTION 2. SECTION 4(1) OF THE ACT, AMENDED MAY 27, 1994
5 (P.L.260, NO.42), IS AMENDED TO READ:
6 Section 4. The money hereby appropriated to municipalities
7 shall be paid to the municipalities in accordance with the
8 following formula and subject to the provisions of this act:
9 (1) The money hereby allocated shall be paid to the cities,
10 boroughs, towns and townships in accordance with the following
11 formula:
12 Five-tenths of this The number of miles
13 allocation divided Multiplied in the particular
14 by the total miles By municipality.
15 of public roads and
16 streets which are
17 maintained by
18 municipalities.
19 Plus
20 Five-tenths of this The official
21 allocation divided Multiplied population of the
22 by the total official By particular
23 population of the municipality as of
24 municipalities as of January first of said
25 January first of the year.
26 year in which the
27 money is to be paid
28 to the municipalities.
29 .......................
30 (Amount due the
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1 particular municipality)
2 To be expended by the authorities of the respective
3 municipalities (i) for the maintenance, repair, construction or
4 reconstruction of such public roads or streets, including
5 bridges, culverts and drainage structures for which they are
6 legally responsible and including the lining of streams
7 incidental to the drainage of highways, and for the maintenance,
8 repair, construction or reconstruction of curb ramps from a
9 road, street or highway to provide for access by individuals
10 with disabilities consistent with Federal and State law; [and]
11 (ii) for the acquisition, maintenance, repair and operation of
12 street signs, traffic signs and traffic signal control systems[.
13 Where road or bridge]; and (iii) for the maintenance, repair,
14 construction or reconstruction of alleys AND COURTS for which <--
15 they are legally responsible. Where road, bridge or alley, ALLEY <--
16 OR COURT work is performed by the political subdivision the
17 moneys herein allocated may be used only for labor, hiring of
18 equipment, payrolls, purchase of material, including repair
19 parts necessary for the maintenance of equipment, small tools,
20 road drags and snow fences and, in addition, an amount not to
21 exceed twenty per centum of the total annual allocation received
22 by each municipality, may be used for the purchase of road
23 machinery and road equipment.
24 No municipality shall receive less than the amount allocated
25 to such municipality during the fiscal year ending June 30,
26 1969. So much as is necessary of the taxes collected on each
27 gallon of liquid fuel under "The Liquid Fuel Tax Act" and on
28 each gallon of fuel under the "Fuel Use Tax Act" is hereby
29 appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to municipalities of
30 the Commonwealth for the purpose of making any additional
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1 payments required under the provisions hereof. Funds hereby
2 appropriated shall be in addition to funds appropriated under
3 the provisions of section 3 of this act.
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5 Section 2 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. <--
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