HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1689, 2002, 2022, PRINTER'S NO. 2308
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No. 1215 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, SHAFFER, STAUFFER, SHUMAKER, PETERSON,
WILT, O'PAKE, HOPPER, ROMANELLI, JUBELIRER, GREENWOOD,
WENGER, FISHER, CORMAN, SALVATORE, REIBMAN, RHOADES, PECORA,
LOEPER, HESS, MOORE, MADIGAN, BRIGHTBILL AND LEMMOND,
DECEMBER 14, 1987
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JULY 12, 1988
AN ACT
1 Providing matching grants to public or private regional entities <--
2 to promote exports; and making an appropriation.
3 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE <--
4 AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT AND FROM RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
5 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR USE BY
6 THE BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS IN
7 SUPPORT OF THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE BOARDS ASSIGNED
8 THERETO.
9 PROVIDING FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1988-1989. <--
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Short title. <--
13 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Export
14 Development Matching Grant Act.
15 Section 2. Definitions.
16 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
17 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
18 context clearly indicates otherwise:
1 "Department." The Department of Commerce of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania.
3 "Program." The Export Development Matching Grant Program.
4 Section 3. Export Development Matching Grant Program.
5 The Export Development Matching Grant Program is hereby
6 established in the Department of Commerce to encourage and
7 facilitate regional export development programs and expertise,
8 consistent with State efforts, in order to promote exports by
9 awarding matching grants to qualified public or private regional
10 entities. The department shall develop regulations to implement
11 the program.
12 Section 4. Qualifying export development activities.
13 Qualifying export development activities include, but are not
14 limited to:
15 (1) Making studies, surveys and investigations.
16 (2) Traveling trade show displays.
17 (3) Printing costs.
18 (4) Consultant fees.
19 (5) Other similar activities approved by the department
20 to promote regional export development programs through the
21 local entities set forth in section 6.
22 Section 5. Grants.
23 (a) State share.--The State grant shall not exceed $20,000
24 or one-half of the eligible cost of the project, whichever is
25 less.
26 (b) Local share.--The local share of the project shall not
27 be less than one-half of the eligible cost. Local entity
28 matching funds may include Federal funds and local
29 appropriations available to the grantees.
30 Section 6. Local entities.
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1 (a) Eligible grantees.--Eligible grantees shall include:
2 (1) Public entities, such as economic development
3 districts, local development districts, industrial
4 development authorities and councils of government.
5 (2) Private entities, such as commercial or industrial
6 development corporations, credit development corporations and
7 chambers of commerce.
8 (3) Other similar nonprofit organizations promoting
9 regional export development.
10 (b) Regional cooperation encouraged.--To encourage regional
11 cooperation, local entities from two or more counties which join
12 in applying for a grant will receive priority funding.
13 Section 7. Limitations.
14 (a) Continuing projects.--A grantee shall not utilize
15 program moneys for a continuing project such as overseas trade
16 representation.
17 (b) Annual limit.--No local or regional entity may receive
18 more than one grant per State fiscal year.
19 Section 8. Reports.
20 Each grantee shall provide the department with a final report
21 which describes the progress made in fulfilling the purpose of
22 the grant, an evaluation of the impact of the work performed and
23 a financial report detailing all expenditures relating to the
24 grant and the local matching fund, and which lists the sources
25 of all local matching funds.
26 Section 9. Appropriation.
27 The sum of $100,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
28 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Commerce to fund
29 grants under this act.
30 Section 10. Effective date.
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1 This act shall take effect July 1, 1988.
2 SECTION 1. THE SUM OF $12,218,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY <--
3 BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE PROFESSIONAL
4 LICENSURE AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND TO THE
5 DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU OF
6 PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY
7 1, 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1989.
8 SECTION 2. (A) THE SUM OF $1,644,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS
9 MAY BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED
10 RECEIPTS ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE, AS AUTHORIZED
11 BY SECTION 907(A) OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 15, 1975 (P.L.390,
12 NO.111), KNOWN AS THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES MALPRACTICE ACT, FOR
13 THE OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1988, TO
14 JUNE 30, 1989.
15 (B) THE SUM OF $312,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
16 NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED RECEIPTS
17 ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, AS
18 AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 907(B) OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES
19 MALPRACTICE ACT, FOR THE OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL
20 YEAR JULY 1, 1988, TO JUNE 30, 1989.
21 (C) THE SUM OF $129,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
22 NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED RECEIPTS
23 ACCOUNT OF THE STATE BOARD OF PODIATRY, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
24 907(C) OF THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES MALPRACTICE ACT, FOR THE
25 OPERATION OF SAID BOARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1988, TO
26 JUNE 30, 1989.
27 (D) EACH APPROPRIATION LISTED IN SUBSECTIONS (A), (B) AND
28 (C) SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS AN AUGMENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
29 STATE, GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION, OR ANY OTHER
30 APPROPRIATION, BUT SHALL BE TREATED AND ACCOUNTED FOR AS
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1 SEPARATE APPROPRIATIONS RESPECTIVELY.
2 SECTION 3. THE ADDITIONAL SUM OF $800,000, OR AS MUCH
3 THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE
4 PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL
5 FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BUREAU
6 OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
7 JULY 1, 1987, TO JUNE 30, 1988. THIS SUM SHALL BE AN ADDITION TO
8 ANY APPROPRIATION UNDER THE ACT OF JULY 1, 1987 (P.L.458,
9 NO.8A).
10 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AS FOLLOWS:
11 (1) SECTIONS 3 AND 4 SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
12 (2) THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1,
13 1988, OR IMMEDIATELY, WHICHEVER IS LATER.
14 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND CONSTRUCTION. <--
15 (A) SHORT TITLE.--THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED
16 AS THE CAPITAL BUDGET ACT OF 1988-1989.
17 (B) SUPPLEMENTS.--A REFERENCE TO THIS ACT SHALL BE DEEMED TO
18 INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS ACT.
19 (C) FISCAL CODE.--THE PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF ARTICLE
20 XVI-B OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS
21 THE FISCAL CODE, SHALL APPLY TO THIS ACT TO THE EXTENT THEY ARE
22 NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.
23 SECTION 2. OVERALL LIMITATIONS ON DEBT TO BE INCURRED FOR
24 CAPITAL PROJECTS.
25 THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL DEBT TO BE
26 INCURRED DURING THE 1988-1989 FISCAL YEAR, AND THEREAFTER UNTIL
27 THE ENACTMENT OF THE 1989-1990 CAPITAL BUDGET SPECIFYING THE
28 MAXIMUM DEBT FOR THE 1989-1990 FISCAL YEAR, FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
29 SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET PURSUANT TO SECTION
30 7(A)(4) OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND
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1 THE FUND TO BE CHARGED WITH THE REPAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT, SHALL,
2 WITH RESPECT TO EACH CATEGORY OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, BE AS
3 FOLLOWS:
4 CATEGORY AMOUNT FUND
5 (1) PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
6 PROJECTS: DEPARTMENT
7 OF GENERAL SERVICES
8 (I) CONSTRUCTION $165,000,000 GENERAL FUND OR
9 (II) FURNITURE AND SPECIAL FUND AS
10 EQUIPMENT 10,000,000 APPLICABLE
11 (III) FLOOD
12 CONTROL 8,000,000
13 (2) TRANSPORTATION
14 ASSISTANCE PROJECTS 70,000,000 GENERAL FUND
15 (3) HIGHWAYS
16 (I) GENERAL 42,000,000 MOTOR LICENSE
17 FUND
18 (II) ADVANCED
19 CONSTRUCTION
20 INTERSTATE 110,000,000
21 (4) REDEVELOPMENT
22 ASSISTANCE 75,000,000 GENERAL FUND
23 (5) SITE DEVELOPMENT:
24 PENNSYLVANIA INVESTMENT
25 INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY 150,000,000 GENERAL FUND
26 TOTAL $630,000,000
27 SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
28 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 1988, OR IMMEDIATELY,
29 WHICHEVER IS LATER.
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