PRINTER'S NO. 290

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 288 Session of 1979


        INTRODUCED BY KUSSE AND MELLOW, FEBRUARY 21, 1979

        REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 21, 1979

                                  A SUPPLEMENT

     1  To the act of July 9, 1976 (P.L.857, No.154), entitled "An act
     2     providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 1976-
     3     1977," itemizing an additional public improvement project to
     4     be constructed by the Department of General Services,
     5     together with its estimated financial cost, authorizing the
     6     incurring of debt for the project without approval of the
     7     electors to complete the project, stating the estimated
     8     useful life of such project and making an appropriation.

     9     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    10  hereby enacts as follows:
    11     Section 1.  Itemization and Authorization of Project.--An
    12  additional capital project in the category of a public
    13  improvement project to be constructed by the Department of
    14  General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed
    15  by the incurring of debt, is hereby itemized, together with the
    16  respective estimated financial cost and the total additional
    17  amount authorized for the public improvement project, as
    18  follows:
    19  I.  Department of Environmental Resources........    $2,990,000
    20         Eldred Borough Flood Protection, McKean
    21         County....................................    $2,990,000


     1         (Base Construction Authorization $2,300,000)
     2     Section 2.  Debt Authorization.--The Governor, Auditor
     3  General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed
     4  to borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization
     5  heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
     6  Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
     7  capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
     8  $2,990,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the additional
     9  capital project in the category of public improvement,
    10  consisting of construction of the public improvement project
    11  specifically itemized herein.
    12     Section 3.  Estimated Useful Life of Project.--The General
    13  Assembly states the estimated useful life of the public
    14  improvement project heretofore itemized is not less than 30
    15  years from the date of completion thereof, which period is
    16  hereby stated to be the term of the debt to be incurred.
    17     Section 4.  Appropriation.--The net proceeds of the sale of
    18  obligations herein authorized are hereby appropriated from the
    19  Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of General Services in
    20  the maximum amount of $2,990,000 to be used by it exclusively to
    21  defray the financial cost of the public improvement project
    22  specifically itemized herein. After reserving or paying the
    23  expenses of the sale of the obligations, the State Treasurer
    24  shall pay out to the Department of General Services the moneys
    25  as required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.
    26     Section 5.  Effective Date.--This act shall take effect
    27  immediately.


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