HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1429, 1474, 1484, PRINTER'S NO. 1538
1530
No. 1187 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY EARLY, STAPLETON, STOUT, MOORE AND KELLEY,
OCTOBER 31, 1977
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DECEMBER 14, 1977
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 20, 1977 (No.11-A), entitled "An act
2 to provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt and
4 for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1977 to
5 June 30, 1978, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1977," changing certain appropriations.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 2, act of August 20, 1977 (No.11-A),
11 known as the "General Appropriation Act of 1977," is amended by
12 changing certain items to read:
13 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
14 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the General
15 Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive,
16 Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the
17 payment of the salaries, wages or other compensation and travel
18 expense of the duly elected or appointed officers and employees
19 of the Commonwealth, for payment of fees of contractual services
1 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods, services,
2 printing, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
3 other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
4 the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
5 for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period
6 beginning July 1, 1977 and for the payment of bills incurred and
7 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June
8 30, 1977.
9 I. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
10 To the Governor
11 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
12 expenses for the following purposes and activities,
13 including the maintenance of the Executive Mansion,
14 the expense of entertainment of official guests and
15 members of the General Assembly and the Judiciary,
16 participation in the Governor's Conference, the
17 expenses of the Executive Board, and for the payment
18 of traveling expenses of persons other than employees
19 of the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor to
20 represent or otherwise serve the Commonwealth:
21 Administration of the Office of the
22 Governor.........................................$ [2,100,000]
23 2,060,000 <--
24 2,000,000 <--
25 1,900,000 <--
26 * * *
27 For the administration and operation of the
28 Office for Human Resources: Provided, That no
29 allocation may be made from this appropriation
30 for the Nursing Home Ombudsman Project........... [224,000]
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1 168,000
2 * * *
3 For the administration and operation of the
4 Office of the Budget............................. [1,690,000]
5 1,620,000
6 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
7 expenses for the proper administration and operation
8 of the Human Relations Commission................ [3,710,000]
9 3,672,000
10 For the conduct of the work of the Pennsylvania
11 Council on the Arts, requisitions to be signed by
12 the Governor..................................... [2,000,000]
13 1,980,000 <--
14 1,900,000 <--
15 For the administration and operation of the
16 Pennsylvania Commission for Women................ [154,000]
17 139,000
18 * * *
19 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL <--
20 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
21 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER CONDUCT OF THE FOLLOWING
22 ACTIVITIES:
23 ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUDITOR
24 GENERAL FOR AUDITING ANNUALLY, PERIODICALLY OR
25 SPECIALLY, THE AFFAIRS OF ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD OR
26 COMMISSION WHICH ARE SUPPORTED OUT OF THE GENERAL
27 FUND AND FOR AUDITING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, OTHER
28 FINING OFFICES, VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S RELIEF
29 ASSOCIATION FUNDS AND THE OFFICES OF ELECTED STATE
30 OFFICIALS........................................ [8,903,000]
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1 8,403,000
2 AUDITING APPROPRIATIONS FOR OR RELATING TO
3 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCLUDING ANY FEDERAL SUMS
4 SUPPLEMENTING SUCH APPROPRIATIONS................ 2,394,000
5 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
6 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION AND
7 OPERATION OF THE SCRANTON OFFICE................. 500,000
8 ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION OF
9 CLAIMS........................................... 230,000
10 To the Treasury Department
11 * * *
12 For the administration of the Board of Finance
13 and Revenue...................................... [519,000]
14 500,000
15 * * *
16 To the Department of Agriculture
17 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
18 expenses for the proper administration of the
19 Department of Agriculture, including the following
20 programs: regulation of consumer products and
21 promotion of fair business practices, plant health,
22 animal health, rural services and agribusiness
23 development...................................... [14,152,000]
24 13,952,000 <--
25 14,052,000 <--
26 [FOR PAYMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT TO LEGALLY <--
27 CONSTITUTED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR KENNEL
28 CONSTRUCTION..................................... 50,000
29 FOR THE CONTROL OF STEM RUST OF WHEAT, OATS,
30 BARLEY AND RYE BY THE ERADICATION OF RUST SPREADING
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1 BARBERRY BUSHES AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF
2 TO COUNTIES MAKING LIKE EXPENDITURES OF COUNTY
3 FUNDS............................................ 20,000]
4 * * *
5 For payment of compensation to owners of animals
6 destroyed in disease eradication programs........ [370,000]
7 200,000
8 * * *
9 To the State Council of Civil Defense
10 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
11 expenses for the proper administration of the
12 State Council of Civil Defense, including
13 emergency disaster assistance.................... [554,000]
14 504,000
15 * * *
16 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <--
17 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
18 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE
19 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
20 TOURISM AND TRAVEL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL
21 DEVELOPMENT, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
22 DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE.............. [4,759,000]
23 4,459,000 <--
24 4,609,000 <--
25 * * *
26 FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT.......................... [1,000,000] <--
27 850,000
28 * * *
29 To the Department of Community Affairs
30 * * * <--
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1 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY <--
2 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE
3 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, INCLUDING
4 COMMUNITY ACTION ASSISTANCE, HOUSING AND
5 REDEVELOPMENT, AREA-WIDE SERVICES, MUNICIPAL
6 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CAPABILITY, LOCAL
7 RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY
8 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING............................. [5,900,000]
9 5,700,000
10 * * * <--
11 For administration of the Volunteer Fire
12 Company, Ambulance Service and Rescue Squad
13 Assistance Act................................... [110,000]
14 100,000
15 [FOR TRANSFER TO THE VOLUNTEER COMPANIES <--
16 LOAN FUND........................................ 500,000] <--
17 * * *
18 TO THE COUNCIL ON DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE <--
19 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
20 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER CONDUCT OF THE COUNCIL ON
21 DRUG AND ALCOHOL................................. [2,250,000]
22 2,225,000
23 * * *
24 To the Department of Education
25 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
26 expenses for the proper administration of the
27 Department of Education, including criminal law
28 enforcement, general instruction, special
29 education, compensatory programs, vocational
30 education, higher education-professional support
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1 services, achieving economic independence-socially
2 and economically disadvantaged, local recreation
3 areas and facilities............................. [14,295,000]
4 13,295,000 <--
5 13,895,000 <--
6 * * *
7 FOR THE DISTRICT JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAM.... [200,000] <--
8 190,000
9 To provide additional complement for the
10 Department of Education to carry out programmatic
11 and fiscal programs.............................. [163,000]
12 88,000 <--
13 120,000 <--
14 For the operation of the State Library,
15 providing reference services and administering
16 aid to public libraries.......................... [1,493,000]
17 1,486,000
18 FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS FOR THE STATE <--
19 LIBRARY.......................................... [125,000]
20 100,000
21 * * *
22 For payments of subsidies to school districts
23 on account of basic instructional and vocational
24 education costs including money due to school
25 districts for claims prior to 1973 pursuant
26 to section 2605 of the act of March 10, 1949
27 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the "Public School
28 Code of 1949," said moneys being obligated
29 but unpaid due to fund deficiencies as to
30 liabilities: Provided, That the Secretary
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1 of Education, with the approval of the Governor,
2 may make payments from this appropriation in
3 advance of the due date prescribed by law to
4 school districts which are financially handicapped,
5 whenever he shall deem it necessary to make such
6 advanced payments to enable the school districts
7 to keep their public schools open: And, provided,
8 That the Secretary of Education shall forgive for
9 the 1977-1978 year only, the amount of $30,000,000
10 owed by the school districts or intermediate
11 units of the first class to the Commonwealth
12 on account of advance payments made for
13 vocational education during the 1976-1977
14 fiscal year, contingent upon a written agreement
15 by the school district that the school district
16 shall repay the $30,000,000 at the rate of $3,000,000
17 each year beginning with the 1978-1979 fiscal year
18 and each year thereafter until the full $30,000,000
19 has been repaid..................................[1,297,822,000]
20 1,294,822,000 <--
21 1,293,500,000 <--
22 * * *
23 For payments to school districts and <--
24 intermediate units on account of special
25 education of exceptional children in public
26 schools.......................................... [98,528,000]
27 95,000,000
28 FOR PAYMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S SHARE OF THE <--
29 APPROVED OPERATING COSTS AND LEASE PAYMENTS OF
30 INTERMEDIATE UNITS............................... [7,452,000]
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1 7,193,000
2 * * *
3 FOR PAYMENT OF REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION INTO THE
4 CONTINGENT RESERVE AND SUPPLEMENTAL ACCOUNTS OF
5 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT FUND..... [160,760,000]
6 158,760,000
7 [IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CONTRIBUTION TO THE
8 RETIREMENT FUND, THIS APPROPRIATION INCLUDES
9 $2,000,000 FOR CONTINUED REPAYMENT OF PAST
10 UNDERFUNDING OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S OBLIGATIONS.
11 THIS REPAYMENT WILL REDUCE THE ORIGINAL DEFICIT
12 OF $90,000,000 TO $59,000,000.
13 IT IS THE SPECIFIC INTENT OF THE GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY TO PAY THIS DEFICIT AT THE RATE OF
15 $9,000,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS AND $7,000,000
16 THE SIXTH YEAR TO REDUCE THE BALANCE TO ZERO.]
17 * * *
18 For operation and administration of programs
19 of education and training at State schools and
20 hospitals........................................ [10,177,000]
21 7,350,000 <--
22 9,500,000 <--
23 * * *
24 For the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
25 * * *
26 For the purpose of allotting institutional
27 assistance grants for the academic year beginning
28 on or about September 1, 1977, pursuant to the
29 criterion contained in the act of July 18, 1974
30 (P.L.483, No.174), known as "The Institutional
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1 Assistance Grants Act".......................... 14,000,000
2 To the Department of Environmental Resources
3 * * *
4 FOR TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC SURVEY........... [1,500,000] <--
5 1,400,000
6 * * *
7 For deep mine safety.......................... [2,300,000] <--
8 2,144,000
9 For occupational health....................... [650,000]
10 633,000
11 For surface mine reclamation.................. [2,180,000]
12 2,000,000 <--
13 2,100,000 <--
14 FOR LAND PROTECTION........................... [2,409,000] <--
15 2,309,000
16 * * *
17 FOR AIR QUALITY AND NOISE CONTROL............. [2,980,000] <--
18 2,830,000
19 For community environmental control........... [6,235,000]
20 5,835,000
21 For radiological health....................... [712,000]
22 622,000
23 For State forestry operations................. [10,300,000]
24 10,222,000 <--
25 10,000,000 <--
26 10,100,000 <--
27 [For gypsy moth spraying operations............ [500,000] <--
28 400,000 <--
29 * * *
30 For State parks............................... [19,894,000]
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1 18,894,000 <--
2 19,194,000 <--
3 * * *
4 TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR RAT CONTROL PROGRAMS <--
5 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXTERMINATION
6 MEASURES, IMPROVEMENT OF REFUSE COLLECTION AND
7 GARBAGE COLLECTIONS, SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
8 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE
9 PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS BY
10 RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS.................... [500,000]
11 350,000
12 [FOR APPALACHIAN TRAIL PRESERVATION............ [500,000] <--
13 100,000 <--
14 * * *
15 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
16 * * *
17 FOR REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES................... [784,000]
18 200,000
19 * * *
20 To the Department of Health
21 FOR SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES <--
22 FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
23 HEALTH INCLUDING RESEARCH AND HEALTH INFORMATION,
24 MEDICAL FACILITIES REVIEW, HEALTH SERVICES DEVELOP-
25 MENT, DISEASE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS,
26 OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, INPATIENT TREATMENT AND LIFE
27 MAINTENANCE...................................... [12,500,000]
28 12,475,000
29 * * *
30 For the operation of Bureau of Vital
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1 Statistics....................................... [3,113,000]
2 3,077,000
3 For the operation of the State Laboratory..... [2,164,000]
4 2,064,000 <--
5 2,140,000 <--
6 For the operation of State Health Care
7 Centers, including the district offices of the
8 Department of Health............................. [9,400,000]
9 9,000,000
10 * * *
11 For maternal and child health................. [607,000]
12 550,000
13 * * *
14 To the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
15 * * *
16 For administration of the Washington Crossing
17 Park Commission and operation and maintenance of
18 the Washington Crossing State Park............... [592,000]
19 542,000
20 For administration of the Brandywine Battle-
21 field Park Commission and operation and mainten-
22 ance of Brandywine Battlefield Park.............. [118,000]
23 112,000
24 * * *
25 To the Department of Insurance
26 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
27 expenses for the proper administration of the
28 Department of Insurance including policyholder
29 services and protection, regulation of rates and
30 policies, liquidation of companies and regulation
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1 of companies..................................... [5,347,000]
2 5,147,000 <--
3 5,250,000 <--
4 To the Department of Justice
5 FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS: <--
6 ATTORNEY GENERAL.............................. [464,000]
7 439,000
8 COMPTROLLER................................... [301,000]
9 276,000
10 REGIONAL OFFICES.............................. [1,386,000]
11 1,346,000
12 COMMUNITY ADVOCATE............................ [373,000]
13 348,000
14 MANAGEMENT SERVICES........................... [691,000]
15 666,000
16 CRIMINAL LAW.................................. [176,000]
17 166,000
18 INVESTIGATIONS................................ [575,000]
19 550,000
20 GOVERNOR'S JUSTICE COMMISSION................. [510,000]
21 485,000
22 CIVIL LAW..................................... [1,793,000]
23 1,768,000
24 CONSUMER PROTECTION........................... [1,185,000]
25 1,085,000 <--
26 1,000,000 <--
27 * * *
28 CONSUMER PROTECTION OFFICE - SCRANTON......... 100,000
29 CONSUMER PROTECTION OFFICE - ERIE............. 85,000 <--
30 * * *
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1 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
2 of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission......... [249,000]
3 219,000 <--
4 209,000
5 234,000 <--
6 * * *
7 FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRA- <--
8 TION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS...... [71,540,000]
9 71,000,000
10 * * *
11 FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRA-
12 TION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS............ [2,100,000]
13 2,050,000 <--
14 2,100,000
15 * * *
16 To the Department of Labor and Industry
17 * * *
18 For occupational disease payments............. [23,500,000]
19 21,200,000
20 * * *
21 To the Department of Military Affairs
22 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
23 for the proper administration of the Department
24 of Military Affairs including emergency disaster
25 assistance, financial assistance to students and
26 income maintenance............................... [7,800,000]
27 7,600,000 <--
28 7,800,000
29 FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE <--
30 HOLLIDAYSBURG VETERANS' HOME..................... [917,000]
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1 800,000 <--
2 600,000
3 * * *
4 To the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
5 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
6 expenses for the proper administration of the
7 Board of Probation and Parole reintegration of
8 offenders........................................ [9,839,000]
9 9,689,000 <--
10 9,789,000
11 * * *
12 To the Department of Public Welfare
13 FOR SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY EXPENSES <--
14 FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
15 OF PUBLIC WELFARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
16 HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL
17 HEALTH SYSTEMS, SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES,
18 FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL RETARDATION
19 SYSTEMS AND INCOME MAINTENANCE................... [18,500,000]
20 18,000,000
21 * * *
22 FOR THE PROVISION OF SECURITY PROGRAMS AND <--
23 FACILITIES FOR YOUTH OFFENDERS [INCLUDING]
24 NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED SECURITY BEDS.......... [4,498,000]
25 4,323,000
26 * * *
27 FOR THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS
28 AND FACILITIES FOR YOUTH OFFENDERS............... [1,812,000]
29 1,712,000
30 * * *
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1 FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND ADMINIS-
2 TRATION OF THE STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE MENTALLY
3 ILL AND THE MENTALLY RETARDED.................... [347,102,000]
4 347,000,000
5 * * *
6 For assistance payments and county administra-
7 tion of the public assistance programs and medical
8 assistance programs:
9 Cash Assistance............................... [494,180,000]
10 491,780,000
11 After January 1, 1978 no part of this
12 appropriation shall be used to pay general
13 assistance to any full-time student at a college
14 or university WHO HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN A <--
15 FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM FOR DEPENDENT
16 CHILDREN.
17 County Administration......................... [22,362,000]
18 20,862,000 <--
19 21,600,000 <--
20 * * *
21 For payment to counties for child welfare
22 programs and for the care of delinquent and
23 deprived children committed by the courts to a
24 private or public facility....................... [70,000,000]
25 65,000,000
26 * * *
27 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING, OPERATING <--
28 AND PURCHASING SOCIAL SERVICES................... [2,533,000]
29 2,483,000
30 * * *
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1 FOR THE BLAIR COUNTY SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED <--
2 CHILDRED AND ADULTS.............................. 25,000
3 To the Department of Revenue
4 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
5 for the proper administration of the Department
6 of Revenue including corporation taxes, county
7 collections, cigarette and beverage taxes,
8 education tax administration and administration
9 of the personal income tax....................... [49,310,000]
10 49,110,000 <--
11 48,810,000 <--
12 * * * <--
13 FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC UTILITY <--
14 REALTY TAX....................................... [28,500,000]
15 28,575,000
16 To the Pennsylvania Securities Commission
17 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
18 expenses for the proper administration of the
19 Pennsylvania Securities Commission............... [900,000]
20 890,000
21 To the Department of State
22 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
23 for the proper administration of the Department
24 of State including regulation of consumer products
25 and promotion of fair business practice, mainten-
26 ance of the electoral process, and for the proper
27 administration of the Bureau of Professional and
28 Occupational Affairs............................. [5,831,000]
29 5,506,000
30 * * *
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1 To the Pennsylvania State Police
2 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
3 for the proper administration of the Pennsylvania
4 State Police, including juvenile crime prevention,
5 criminal law enforcement, prevention and control
6 of civil disorders, emergency disaster assistance
7 and fire prevention and including $640,000
8 which shall be used for a cadet class to
9 begin in the 1977-1978 fiscal year............... [59,135,000]
10 28,535,000 <--
11 29,000,000 <--
12 * * *
13 To the State Tax Equalization Board
14 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
15 expenses for the proper administration of the
16 State Tax Equalization Board..................... [823,000]
17 789,000
18 To the Department of Transportation
19 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
20 expenses for the proper administration of the
21 Department of Transportation including urban,
22 rural and intercity mass transportation, rail
23 freight transportation and port development...... [1,089,000]
24 1,040,000
25 * * *
26 To the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission
27 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
28 expenses for the proper administration of the
29 Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission
30 including network station grants................. [4,473,000]
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1 4,317,000
2 No allocations may be made from this
3 appropriation for the support of instructional
4 television by either the commission or its member
5 stations.
6 For programming services...................... [2,000,000]
7 1,700,000
8 No allocations may be made from this
9 appropriation for the support of instructional
10 television by either the commission or its member
11 stations.
12 II. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
13 * * *
14 To the House of Representatives
15 * * *
16 Salaries and wages for per diem and sessions
17 officers and employees, including returning
18 officers......................................... [2,500,000]
19 2,912,000
20 Salaries of salaried employees of the House
21 of Representatives............................... [3,000,000]
22 4,386,000
23 * * *
24 III. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT <--
25 * * *
26 COURT ADMINISTRATOR, INCLUDING THE EXPENSES OF
27 THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE
28 DISTRICT JUSTICE ADMINISTRATOR CREATED BY THE ACT
29 OF JULY 15, 1976 (P.L.1014, NO.204).............. [1,198,000]
30 1,098,000
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1 * * *
2 Section 2. Section 10 of the act is amended to read:
3 Section 10. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), that
4 part of all appropriations, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE <--
5 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, in this act unexpended, uncommitted and
6 unencumbered as of June 30, 1978 shall automatically lapse as of
7 that date.
8 (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all moneys
9 made available to the Legislative Department AND THE JUDICIAL <--
10 DEPARTMENT remaining unspent and unencumbered from
11 appropriations made for all prior fiscal [year 1975-1976] years
12 shall lapse into the General Fund.
13 (c) The appropriations to the Legislative Department shall
14 be continuing appropriations.
15 SECTION 3. THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ: <--
16 SECTION 10.1. (A) TO ASSURE THE ORDERLY CARRYING OUT OF THE
17 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE COMMONWEALTH
18 SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CONTINUAL SUPPORT IN PERIODS WHEN THE
19 BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED. IN ORDER TO
20 PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET
21 WHILE ALSO PERMITTING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO CONTINUE, THE
22 GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY ESTABLISHES A PROCESS TO PERMIT THE
23 PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TO APPLY TO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR
24 UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THAT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET IS ENACTED AND
25 FURTHER INSURE THAT TAXES SHOULD BE RAISED ONLY AS A LAST RESORT
26 IN SOLVING BUDGETARY PROBLEMS.
27 (B) IN THE EVENT A GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL IS NOT FINALLY
28 ENACTED BY THE FIRST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO WHICH IT RELATES,
29 THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL FINALLY ENACTED FOR THE PRECEDING
30 FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE HEREBY REENACTED AND REMAIN IN FULL FORCE
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1 AND EFFECT UNTIL THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE NEXT
2 SUCCEEDING YEAR TAKES EFFECT SUBJECT TO ANY AMENDMENTS TO SUCH
3 GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL AND SUBJECT ALSO TO THE GOVERNOR'S
4 CERTIFYING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE AND SURPLUS FOR THE
5 ENSUING FISCAL YEAR. IF SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE NOT ESTIMATED TO BE
6 AVAILABLE, EACH APPROPRIATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ITS PRO RATA
7 SHARE OF THE ENTIRE GENERAL APPROPRIATION AVAILABLE FOR THE
8 PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR. SUCH REENACTMENT SHALL BE SUFFICIENT
9 AUTHORITY FOR THE STATE TREASURER TO MAKE DISBURSEMENTS OF
10 FUNDS.
11 (C) IN THE EVENT A GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR ANY FISCAL
12 YEAR HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED INTO LAW TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE
13 COMMENCEMENT OF THAT FISCAL YEAR, THE GOVERNOR SHALL CAUSE TO BE
14 PUBLISHED IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION
15 OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR A STATEMENT OF THE DETAILS OF THE
16 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT AND ITS AMENDMENTS THAT SHALL BE
17 EXTENDED INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, WITH A CERTIFICATION THAT
18 EITHER SUFFICIENT REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE TO COVER SUCH
19 APPROPRIATION FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR OR A STATEMENT OF THE
20 MANDATORY REDUCTION OF EACH APPROPRIATION. A COPY OF THE
21 STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION HEREINBEFORE REQUIRED SHALL BE
22 MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY CERTIFIED OR
23 REGISTERED MAIL TEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW
24 FISCAL YEAR.
25 (D) APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT SHALL
26 REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL THE ENACTMENT INTO LAW OF
27 A NEW GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT.
28 (E) THIS SECTION SHALL NOT LAPSE UNLESS REPEALED.
29 Section 3. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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