HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1615 PRINTER'S NO. 1791
No. 1304 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY SMITH, FEBRUARY 21, 1978
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 11, 1978
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of December 22, 1977 (P.L.346, No.102), entitled "An
2 act providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year
3 1977-1978," itemizing public improvement projects, to be
4 constructed by the Department of General Services, together
5 with their estimated financial cost; authorizing the
6 incurring of debt without the approval of the electors for
7 the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed by
8 the Department of General Services, stating the estimated
9 useful life of the projects, and making an appropriation.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Itemization and authorization of projects.
13 Additional capital projects in the category of public
14 improvement projects to be constructed by the Department of
15 General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed
16 by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with the
17 respective estimated financial cost and the total additional
18 amount authorized for the public improvement projects, as
19 follows:
20 A. Total Authorization.......................... $1,453,000 <--
21 $1,759,000
1 B. Itemization of Public Improvement Projects:
2 I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION...................... 306,000 <--
3 FOR THE REPAIR OF FIRE DAMAGE, THE
4 INSTALLATION OF A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE STUDENT
5 RESIDENT HALL IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND
6 INSTALLATION OF FIRE AND SAFETY MODIFICATIONS
7 IN VARIOUS OTHER BUILDINGS TO BRING THE SCOTLAND
8 SCHOOL FOR VETERANS' CHILDREN INTO CONFORMANCE
9 WITH FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CODE REQUIREMENTS...... 306,000
10 I II. Department of Public Welfare................. 1,453,000 <--
11 (1) Renovation of Electrical System: Western
12 Psychiatric Institute and Clinic......... 716,000
13 (Base Construction Authorization
14 $550,800)
15 (2) Life Safety Code Improvements; Western
16 Psychiatric Institute and Clinic......... 737,000
17 (Base Construction Authorization
18 $567,000)
19 Section 2. Debt authorization.
20 The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby
21 authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in
22 addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted,
23 on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations
24 provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in
25 the aggregate the sum of $1,453,000 $1,759,000 as may be found <--
26 necessary to carry out the construction of the public
27 improvement projects specifically itemized herein.
28 Section 3. Issue of bonds.
29 The indebtedness herein authorized shall be incurred from
30 time to time and shall be evidenced by one or more series of
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1 general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth in such aggregate
2 principal amount for each series as the Governor, Auditor
3 General and State Treasurer shall determine, but the latest
4 stated maturity date shall not exceed 30 years from the date of
5 the bond first issued for each such series.
6 Section 4. Estimated useful life of projects.
7 The General Assembly states the estimated useful life of the
8 public improvement projects heretofore itemized is not less than
9 30 years from the date of completion thereof, which period is
10 hereby stated to be the maximum term of the debt to be incurred.
11 Section 5. Appropriation.
12 The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations herein
13 authorized are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities
14 Fund to the Department of General Services in the maximum amount
15 of $1,453,000 $1,759,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray <--
16 the financial cost of the public improvement projects
17 specifically itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or
18 paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State
19 Treasurer shall pay out to the Department of General Services
20 the moneys as required and certified by it to be legally due and
21 payable.
22 Section 6. Allocation of funds.
23 Whenever as determined by the Department of General Services
24 the full estimated financial cost of the public improvement
25 projects itemized in section 1 hereof are not necessary for the
26 proper design or construction of the projects, the excess funds
27 no longer required may be allocated to increase the estimated
28 cost of any one or more of the public improvement projects
29 specifically itemized in a capital budget.
30 Section 7. Effective date.
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1 This act shall take effect immediately.
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