PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 58, 116 PRINTER'S NO. 251
No. 56 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY McCLATCHY, FEBRUARY 5, 1979
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEBRUARY 13, 1979
AN ACT
1 To further provide for the expenses of the Executive and
2 Legislative Departments of the Commonwealth for the fiscal
3 period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979, and to make additional
4 appropriations from the Federal augmentation to the Executive
5 and Legislative Departments for the fiscal period July 1,
6 1978 to June 30, 1979.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
10 "Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1978."
11 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
12 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the General
13 Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
14 and Legislative Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment
15 of salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses of
16 the duly elected or appointed officers and employees of the
17 Commonwealth, for payment of fees of contractual services
18 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods, services,
19 printing, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
20 other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
1 the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
2 for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period
3 beginning July 1, 1978 and for the payment of bills incurred and
4 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June
5 30, 1978.
6 I. Executive Department
7 To the Governor
8 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
9 expenses for the following purposes and activities,
10 including the maintenance of the Executive Mansion,
11 the expense of entertainment of official guests
12 and members of the General Assembly and the Judiciary,
13 participation in the Governor's Conference, the
14 expenses of the Executive Board, and for the payment
15 of traveling expenses of persons other than employees
16 of the Commonwealth appointed by the Governor to
17 represent or otherwise serve the Commonwealth.
18 Administration of the Office of Governor........ $2,497,000
19 To the Department of Justice
20 For general government operations:
21 Civil Law....................................... $1,668,000
22 To the Department of Public Welfare
23 For county administration...................... $100,217,000
24 FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE MENTAL HEALTH <--
25 AND MENTAL RETARDATION LEGISLATION EXCLUSIVE OF
26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS; FOR PAYMENTS TO REIMBURSE
27 COUNTIES, COUNTY INSTITUTION DISTRICTS AND PRIVATE
28 INSTITUTIONS; AND FOR THE CARE OF MENTAL PATIENTS
29 BOARDED OUT BY THE STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE
30 MENTALLY ILL AND MENTALLY RETARDED................. 106,349,000
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1 Supplemental grants - aged, blind and disabled.. 59,552,000
2 For the purpose of developing, operating and
3 purchasing day care services for children from
4 State approved facilities.......................... 10,516,000
5 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH <--
6 FOR THE CHRONIC RENAL DIALYSIS PROGRAM.......... $1,278,000
7 II. Federal Augmentation Funds
8 The following sum, or as much thereof as may
9 be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated
10 from the Federal augmentation funds to the
11 following agency of the Executive Department of
12 the Commonwealth for the payment of the expenses
13 of implementing and carrying out the program
14 stated herein for the fiscal year beginning
15 July 1, 1978:
16 Executive Department
17 To the Department of Public Welfare
18 THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AUGMENTAION AMOUNTS, OR <--
19 AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, ARE HEREBY
20 SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SUM OF
21 $8,715,000 APPROPRIATED FROM COMMONWEALTH REVENUES
22 FOR SERVICES FOR THE AGING:
23 FOOD DISTRIBUTION (FOOD DONATION PROGRAM).......... $2,500,000
24 The following Federal Title XX Social Services
25 augmentation amount, or as much thereof as may be
26 necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated to
27 supplement the sum of $19,244,000 appropriated
28 from Commonwealth revenues for day care:
29 "Title XX - Social Services" - for provision of
30 social services to eligible persons in day care
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1 programs........................................... $59,477,000
2 III. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
3 To the State Ethics Commission
4 For the salaries, wages and necessary expenses
5 incurred pursuant to the act of October 4, 1978
6 (No.170) referred to as the Public Official and
7 Employees Ethics Law............................... $100,000
8 Section 3. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any
9 appropriation under the provisions of this act which is the same
10 or similar to an appropriation under the act of May 31, 1978
11 (No.16A), entitled "An act to provide for the expenses of the
12 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
13 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for the
14 fiscal period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979, and for the payment
15 of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the
16 fiscal period ending June 30, 1978," as amended, or the act of
17 July 1, 1978 (No.56A), entitled "An act appropriating the
18 Federal augmentation to the Executive and Judicial Departments
19 of the Commonwealth and establishing restricted receipts
20 accounts for the fiscal period July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979 and
21 for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the
22 close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1978," shall replace
23 such appropriations.
24 Section 4. (a) The act of May 31, 1978 (No.16A), known as
25 the "General Appropriation Act of 1978," as amended, is repealed
26 insofar as it is inconsistent herewith.
27 (b) The act of July 1, 1978 (No.56A), known as the "Federal
28 Augmentation Appropriation Act of 1978," is repealed insofar as
29 it is inconsistent herewith.
30 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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