PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1865 PRINTER'S NO. 1898
No. 1471 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY SMITH, MAY 22, 1978
SENATOR SMITH, APPROPRIATIONS, AS AMENDED, MAY 31, 1978
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of (P.L. , No. ), entitled "An act to
2 provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt,
4 and for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1978
5 to June 30, 1979, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1978," itemizing appropriations required from the
8 Motor License Fund for the proper operation of the several
9 departments of the Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor
10 License Fund moneys.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. This supplement shall be known and may be cited
14 as the "Motor License Fund Supplement to the General
15 Appropriation Act of 1978."
16 Section 2. The following sums or as much thereof as may be
17 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Motor
18 License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
19 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
20 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
21 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
22 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
1 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
2 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
3 1978 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
4 at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1978.
5 To the Department of Transportation
6 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
7 expenses for the proper administration of the
8 Department of Transportation, including the
9 Transportation Commission and Advisory Committee,
10 and the Statewide coordination of municipal
11 services.......................................... $ 18,744,000
12 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
13 expenses for the operation of the highway and
14 safety construction programs, including planning
15 and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
16 acquisition and the operation of the engineering
17 district facilities and liaison services with
18 communities on local road engineering and
19 construction activities........................... 45,356,000
20 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
21 expenses for the administration and operation
22 of the maintenance program for State roads,
23 bridges, tunnels, and structures, including
24 the operation of the county maintenance district
25 facilities........................................ 339,332,000 <--
26 329,032,000
27 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
28 expenses for the administration of the traffic
29 safety program and the administration and
30 operation of the operator and vehicle
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1 registration programs............................. 34,188,000
2 For payment from the restricted revenue
3 account for aviation fuel taxes and airport
4 operations revenue, for aviation operations
5 including the operation and maintenance of
6 State-owned aircraft, payment of general expenses,
7 supplies, printing and equipment; for the
8 development and maintenance of State airports
9 and the maintenance and repair of landing fields,
10 intermediate landing fields, landing field
11 equipment, beacon sites, other navigation
12 facilities, and the encouragement and development
13 of civil aeronautics.............................. 4,528,000
14 For rental payments to the State Highway and
15 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
16 funds borrowed by the Authority................... 33,150,000
17 For payments to municipalities to assist in
18 maintenance and construction costs of roads in
19 accordance with the act of June 1, 1956
20 (P.L.1944, No.655), relative to the allocation
21 of highway funds.................................. 89,811,000
22 For payment from the restricted revenue
23 account for aviation fuel taxes for airport
24 construction and development including
25 encouragement and development of aeronautics,
26 development of State airports, assistance to
27 political subdivisions and municipal authorities
28 in the construction and improvement of airports
29 and other aeronautical improvement of airports
30 and other aeronautical facilities................. 3,000,000
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1 No more shall be expended from this item for
2 such purpose or any of them than may be required
3 to match an equal sum contributed by any political
4 subdivision, or municipality authority of the
5 Commonwealth or by the Federal Government, or by
6 a political subdivision or municipality authority
7 and the Federal Government as provided in the act
8 of May 2, 1947 (P.L.136, No.56), entitled "An act
9 relating to Federal aid to political subdivision
10 or municipality authority for the development of
11 public airports."
12 To the Treasury Department
13 For the payment of replacement checks issued
14 in lieu of outstanding checks when presented and
15 to adjust errors.................................. 50,000
16 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
17 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
18 is not entitled................................... 5,000,000
19 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
20 necessary expenses in the proper administration
21 of the program to refund liquid fuels taxes for
22 agricultural use to which the Commonwealth is
23 not entitled...................................... 76,000
24 For the payment of approved claims for the
25 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use
26 taxes to which the Commonwealth is not entitled... 5,500,000
27 For the payment of approved claims for the
28 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys
29 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled......... 1,000
30 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
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1 subdivision use................................... 1,000,000
2 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
3 necessary expenses for the proper administration
4 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - political
5 subdivision use................................... 56,000
6 Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
7 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
8 volunteer rescue squads........................... 100,000
9 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
10 necessary expenses for the proper administration
11 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - volunteer
12 fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and
13 volunteer rescue squads........................... 33,000
14 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund
15 for the use of the Fish Commission for the
16 improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on
17 which motorboats are permitted to operate......... 1,700,000
18 For the payment of principal and interest
19 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
20 for transportation projects....................... 168,489,000
21 For payment of principal and interest
22 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
23 for the General State Authority projects.......... 293,000
24 For payment of the compensation of the
25 Commonwealth's loan and transfer agent for
26 services and expenses in connection with the
27 registration, transfer and payment of interest
28 on bonds of the Commonwealth and other services
29 required to be performed by the loan and transfer
30 agent............................................. 100,000
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1 To the Department of Education
2 For administration of the school safe driving
3 program, and for payments to school districts or
4 joint school organizations for driver education
5 courses........................................... 4,202,000
6 To the Department of General Services
7 For the payment of rental charges to the
8 General State Authority........................... 1,450,000
9 To the Department of Revenue
10 For the proper administration and enforcement
11 of the regulations under "The Liquid Fuels Tax
12 Act," "Motor Carriers Road Tax Act," and "Bus
13 Compact".......................................... 3,436,000
14 To the Pennsylvania State Police
15 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
16 the traffic control and the traffic safety
17 facilities program of the Pennsylvania State
18 Police............................................ 87,942,000
19 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
20 the Municipal Police Officers Education and
21 Training Commission............................... 1,300,000
22 Section 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
23 act, all moneys received from the Federal Government or from any
24 other source as contributions to or payments for the programs
25 provided herein shall be paid into the Motor License Fund and
26 are hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund for the
27 purposes and programs intended.
28 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1978.
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