PRINTER'S NO. 1034

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 880 Session of 1983


        INTRODUCED BY KUSSE, JUNE 22, 1983

        REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, JUNE 22, 1983

                                     AN ACT

     1  Itemizing appropriations required from the Motor License Fund
     2     for the fiscal year July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984 for the
     3     proper operation of the several departments of the
     4     Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor License Fund moneys.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the
     8  Motor License Fund Appropriation Act of 1983.
     9     Section 2.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
    10  necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Motor
    11  License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
    12  Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
    13  compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
    14  appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
    15  contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
    16  conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
    17  hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
    18  1983 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid


     1  at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1983.
     2                To the Department of Transportation
     3     For the salaries, wages and all necessary
     4  expenses for the proper administration of the
     5  Department of Transportation, including the
     6  Transportation Commission and Advisory Committee,
     7  and the Statewide coordination of municipal
     8  services.........................................   $19,570,000
     9     For the salaries, wages and all necessary
    10  expenses for the operation of the Highway and
    11  Safety Improvement Programs, including planning
    12  and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
    13  acquisition and the operation of the engineering
    14  district facilities and liaison services with
    15  communities on local road engineering and con-
    16  struction activities.............................    93,000,000
    17     For the salaries, wages and all necessary
    18  expenses for the administration and operation
    19  of the maintenance program for State roads,
    20  bridges, tunnels and structures, including the
    21  operation of the county maintenance district
    22  facilities.......................................   495,674,000
    23     For the salaries, wages and all necessary
    24  expenses for the administration of the Traffic
    25  Safety Program and the administration and oper-
    26  ation of the Operator and Vehicle Registration
    27  Programs..........................................   40,900,000
    28     For rental payments to the State highway
    29  and bridge authority for projects constructed
    30  with funds borrowed by the authority.............    30,200,000
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     1     For payments to municipalities to assist in
     2  maintenance and construction costs of roads......   156,400,000
     3     For supplemental payments to municipalities
     4  to assist in maintenance and construction costs
     5  of roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 93
     6  (relating to supplemental funding for municipal
     7  highway maintenance).............................     5,000,000
     8                          To the Governor
     9  Executive Offices:
    10     For comptroller operations related to the
    11  Motor License Fund...............................    $3,426,000
    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.................................       $60,000
    16     For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
    17  for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
    18  is not entitled..................................     4,000,000
    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 to
    22  which the Commonwealth is not entitled...........       211,000
    23     For the payment of approved claims for the
    24  refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use taxes
    25  to which the Commonwealth is not entitled........       400,000
    26     For the payment of approved claims for the
    27  refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys
    28  to which the Commonwealth is not entitled........         1,000
    29     Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
    30  subdivision use..................................     2,100,000
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     1     Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
     2  companies, volunteer ambulance services and
     3  volunteer rescue squads..........................       150,000
     4     Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund
     5  for the use of the Fish Commission for the
     6  improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on
     7  which motorboats are permitted to operate........     1,600,000
     8     For the payment of principal and interest
     9  requirements on general obligation bonds issued
    10  for transportation projects......................   165,716,000
    11     For payment of principal and interest
    12  requirements on general obligation bonds issued
    13  for the General State Authority Projects.........       498,000
    14     For payment of the compensation of the Common-
    15  wealth's loan and transfer agent for services and
    16  expenses in connection with the registration,
    17  transfer and payment of interest on bonds of the
    18  Commonwealth and other services required to be
    19  performed by the loan and transfer agent.........       130,000
    20                   To the Department of Education
    21     For administration of the school safe driving
    22  program, and for payments to school districts or
    23  joint school organizations for driver education
    24  courses..........................................    $2,706,000
    25               To the Department of General Services
    26     For the payment of rental charges to the
    27  General State Authority..........................    $1,220,000
    28     For payment of tort claims....................    12,000,000
    29                    To the Department of Revenue
    30     For the proper administration and enforcement
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     1  of the regulations under The Liquid Fuels Tax
     2  Act, Motor Carriers Road Tax Act, and Bus
     3  Compact..........................................    $4,178,000
     4                  To the Pennsylvania State Police
     5     For transfer to the General Fund to finance
     6  the Traffic Control and the Traffic Safety
     7  Facilities Program of the Pennsylvania State
     8  Police...........................................  $121,682,000
     9     For transfer to the General Fund to finance
    10  the Municipal Police Officers Education and
    11  Training Commission..............................     1,206,000
    12     For transfer to the General Fund for in-
    13  service training.................................       113,000
    14     Section 3.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
    15  necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
    16  aviation restricted revenue account in the Motor License Fund to
    17  the hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the
    18  purposes set forth herein for the fiscal period Beginning July
    19  1, 1983 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
    20  unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1983.
    21                To the Department of Transportation
    22     For payment for aviation operations including
    23  the operation and maintenance of State-owned air-
    24  craft, payment of general expenses, supplies,
    25  printing and equipment; for the development and
    26  maintenance of State airports and the maintenance
    27  and repair of landing fields, intermediate landing
    28  fields, landing field equipment, beacon sites,
    29  other navigation facilities, and the encouragement
    30  and development of civil aeronautics.............    $5,704,000
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     1     For payment for airport construction and
     2  development including encouragement and develop-
     3  ment of aeronautics, development of State airports,
     4  assistance to political subdivisions and municipal
     5  authorities in the construction and improvement of
     6  airports and other aeronautical facilities.......     2,000,000
     7                     To the Treasury Department
     8     For payment for aviation related debt
     9  service..........................................       $28,000
    10     Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.














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