HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1067, 1100 PRINTER'S NO. 2286
No. 905 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, LOEPER, LYNCH, BELL, ROMANELLI, STREET,
PECORA, FISHER, HOWARD, FUMO AND STAUFFER, JUNE 28, 1983
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of (P.L. , No. ), entitled "An act providing for
2 the capital budget for the fiscal year 1983-1984 1984-1985," <--
3 itemizing transportation assistance projects to be acquired
4 or constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of
5 Transportation, together with their estimated financial cost;
6 authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the
7 electors for the purpose of financing the projects to be
8 constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation;
9 stating the estimated useful life of the projects; and making
10 an appropriation.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <--
14 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE
15 TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE CAPITAL BUDGET ACT FOR 1984-1985.
16 Section 1 2. Total authorization. <--
17 The total authorization for the additional capital projects
18 in the category of Transportation Assistance Projects itemized
19 in section 2 3 with respect to which an interest is to be <--
20 acquired in or constructed by the Department of Transportation,
1 its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring
2 of debt, shall be $59,977,000 $77,416,000. <--
3 Section 2 3. Itemization of Transportation Assistance Projects. <--
4 Additional capital projects in the category of Transportation
5 Assistance Projects with respect to which an interest is to be
6 acquired in or constructed by the Pennsylvania Department of
7 Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by
8 the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with their
9 estimated financial costs as follows:
10 Project Base Total <--
11 Project Land Project
12 Allocation Allocation Allocation
13 (1) Altoona Metro
14 Transit
15 (i) Purchase of
16 Security Vehicles
17 and Equipment $43,000 $43,000
18 (2) Cambria County
19 Transit Authority
20 (i) Purchase of Buses
21 and Equipment and
22 Construction of an
23 Office and Storage
24 Building $69,000 $69,000
25 (ii) Purchase of
26 Tools and Equipment 48,000 48,000
27 (3) Carbon County
28 Transit System
29 (i) Purchase of
30 Buses $18,000 $18,000
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1 (4) Centre Area
2 77 Transportation
3 Authority
4 (i) Purchase of
5 Service Vehicles
6 and Bus Related
7 Equipment $23,000 $23,000
8 (ii) Construction of
9 bus maintenance
10 facility 225,000 225,000
11 (5) City of Phila-
12 delphia
13 (i) Exclusive Tran-
14 sit Lanes and
15 Signal Preemption $47,000 $47,000
16 (ii) Purchase and
17 Installation of
18 Electric Sign
19 Displays 125,000 125,000
20 (iii) Engineering -
21 Civic Center Sta-
22 tion 42,000 42,000
23 (iv) Eastwick Sta-
24 tion Project 752,000 752,000
25 This project is intended to replace the previously authorized
26 projects; Eastwick High-Speed Surface Line in Act 1970-263;
27 Eastwick High-Speed - Subway-Surface Line Relocation in Act
28 1974-346; and additional funds for PT- , Eastwick High-
29 Speed Line Relocation in Act 1976-138.
30 (v) Columbia
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1 Station - Phase II
2 Construction 347,000 347,000
3 (vi) 30th Street
4 Station 1,014,000 1,014,000
5 (vii) Eastwick
6 Rail Station -
7 Final Engineering 136,000 136,000
8 (viii) Civic Center
9 Rail Station -
10 Final Engineering 68,000 68,000
11 (ix) Market Street
12 East Improvements 1,567,000 1,567,000
13 (6) City of Washington
14 (i) Purchase of
15 Buses and Related
16 Equipment $106,000 $106,000
17 (7) City of Williams-
18 port
19 (i) Transfer Center
20 and Purchase of
21 Bus Shelters $64,000 $64,000
22 (8) Erie Metropolitan
23 Transit Authority
24 (i) Garage Renova-
25 tions and Purchase
26 of Service Vehicle
27 and Bus Related
28 Equipment $40,000 $40,000
29 (9) Indiana County
30 Transit Authority
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1 (i) Purchase of
2 Buses and Engi-
3 neering for a
4 Garage Facility $116,000 $116,000
5 (10) Lackawanna
6 County Transit
7 Authority
8 (i) Purchase of
9 Vehicles and
10 Equipment $17,000 $17,000
11 (11) Luzerne
12 County Trans-
13 portation Authority
14 (i) Purchase of
15 Computer and Bus
16 Related Equipment $32,000 $32,000
17 (12) Monroe County
18 Transportation
19 Authority
20 (i) Renovation and
21 Expansion of Main-
22 tenance Facility
23 and Purchase of
24 Bus Related
25 Equipment $84,000 $84,000
26 (13) Port Authority
27 of Allegheny County
28 (i) Additional Funds
29 for Light Rail
30 Transit - Stage
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1 IA (PT-19),
2 Engineering, De-
3 sign and Construc-
4 tion $22,127,000 $22,127,000
5 (ii) Additional Funds
6 for East Busway 1,001,000 1,001,000
7 (iii) Purchase of
8 Buses and
9 Equipment 2,709,000 2,709,000
10 (iv) Rail
11 Rehabilitation 632,000 632,000
12 (14) Schuylkill County
13 (i) Purchase and
14 Rehabilitation of
15 Facility; Purchase
16 of Buses and
17 Equipment $412,000 $412,000
18 (15) Southeastern
19 Pennsylvania Trans-
20 portation Authority
21 (i) Engineering -
22 Olney Terminal $42,000 $42,000
23 (ii) Purchase of
24 Vehicles - Utility
25 Fleet Renewal
26 Phase III 334,000 334,000
27 (iii) Elevated
28 Structural Re-
29 habilitation I -
30 Subway 167,000 167,000
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1 (iv) Tract and Over-
2 head Wire Improve-
3 ment - Phase III 1,858,000 1,858,000
4 (v) Substation and
5 Electrical Modern-
6 ization - Phase II 707,000 707,000
7 (vi) Commuter Oper-
8 ating Facilities
9 Modernization 1,885,000 1,885,000
10 (vii) Commuter Rail
11 Car Moderniza-
12 tion - Phase II 1,157,000 1,157,000
13 (viii) Purchase of
14 Articulated Buses 3,024,000 3,024,000
15 (ix) Subway/Surface
16 and Market Street
17 Transit Stations -
18 Phase (II)
19 Construction 1,000,000 1,000,000
20 (x) Systemwide
21 Graphics 125,000 125,000
22 (xi) Railroad
23 Facilities
24 Improvements 2,950,000 2,950,000
25 (xii) Commuter
26 Rail Facilities
27 Coordination 3,450,000 3,450,000
28 (xiii) Frankford
29 Elevated - Rehabilita-
30 tion/Reconstruction 2,500,000 2,500,000
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1 (xiv) Utility
2 Fleet Renewal IV 334,000 334,000
3 (xv) Olney Terminal
4 Engineering and
5 Construction 417,000 417,000
6 (xvi) Commuter Car
7 Rehabilitation -
8 Phase II-C 217,000 217,000
9 (xvii) Commuter
10 Transit Division
11 Building and
12 Electrical Moderniz-
13 ation - Phase III 584,000 584,000
14 (xviii) Broad Street
15 Subway Stations -
16 Engineering 167,000 167,000
17 (xix) Commuter
18 Stations and Parking -
19 Engineering 167,000 167,000
20 (xx) Suburban Transit
21 Division Buildings
22 and Bridges -
23 Phase I 275,000 275,000
24 (xxi) Express Track -
25 Erie to Olney
26 Stations 684,000 684,000
27 (xxii) Fare Collection
28 Improvements 634,000 634,000
29 (xxiii) Maintenance
30 Facilities
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1 Improvements 492,000 492,000
2 (xxiv) Bus Mainte-
3 nance Facilities 245,000 245,000
4 (xxv) Transit
5 Track Program 1,767,000 1,767,000
6 (xxvi) Subway/
7 Elevated Structural
8 Rehabilitation 167,000 167,000
9 (16) Shenango Valley
10 Transit
11 (i) Purchase of
12 Service Vehicle
13 and Equipment $17,000 $17,000
14 (17) York Area
15 Transportation
16 Authority
17 (i) Construction
18 of a New Mainte-
19 nance Facility $177,000 $177,000
20 (18) Adams County
21 (i) Acquisition of
22 Gettysburg Branch
23 Rail Line - USRA
24 No. 912 $715,000 $715,000
25 (19) Chester County
26 (i) Acquisition of
27 Wilmington and
28 Northern Branch
29 Rail Line - USRA
30 No. 907 $414,000 $414,000
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1 (20) Lehigh County
2 (i) Tunnel Repair,
3 Perkiomen Branch -
4 USRA No. 906 $193,000 $193,000
5 (21) Northumberland,
6 Montour and Columbia
7 Counties
8 (i) Rail Replace-
9 ment, Delaware
10 and Hudson Main
11 Line $1,158,000 $1,158,000
12 (22) Schuylkill
13 County
14 (i) Bridge Reha-
15 bilitation,
16 Auburn Branch -
17 USRA No. 196 $90,000 $90,000
18 (1) BEAVER COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY <--
19 (I) REPLACEMENT OF BUSES AND PARTS AND
20 PURCHASE OF PARATRANSIT VEHICLES 430,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 387,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 43,000)
23 (2) BERKS AREA READING TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
24 (I) PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SERVICE VEHICLES,
25 SHELTERS AND FACILITIES RENOVATIONS 92,000
26 (BASE PROJECT COST - 83,000)
27 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
28 (3) CAMBRIA COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
29 (I) TRANSIT CAPITAL PROGRAM INCLUDING PURCHASE
30 OF SIX BUSES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, BUS
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1 STORAGE/MAINTENANCE BUILDING, TWO SERVICE
2 VEHICLES, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE 169,000
3 (BASE PROJECT COST - 152,000)
4 (DESIGN COST - 17,000)
5 (II) PURCHASE OF WRECKER, EQUIPMENT AND
6 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 92,000
7 (BASE PROJECT COST - 81,000)
8 (DESIGN COST - 11,000)
9 (4) CENTRE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
10 (I) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
11 PURCHASE OF FAREBOXES, RADIOS, BUS SHELTERS
12 AND SIGNS, PARATRANSIT VEHICLE AND OFFICE
13 EQUIPMENT 60,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 54,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 6,000)
16 (5) CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
17 (I) CENTER CITY COMMUTER CONNECTION 1,180,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,062,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 118,000)
20 (II) EXCLUSIVE TRANSIT LANES PHASE II 105,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 95,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 10,000)
23 (III) 15TH STREET COURTYARD ENTRANCE
24 IMPROVEMENTS 225,000
25 (BASE PROJECT COST - 203,000)
26 (DESIGN COST - 22,000)
27 (6) COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA TRANSIT SYSTEM
28 (I) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
29 PURCHASE OF BUS STOP SIGNS, BUS SHELTERS,
30 AND REPLACEMENT OF TERMINAL BUILDING FLOOR 6,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT COST - 5,000)
2 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
3 (7) COUNTY OF LEBANON TRANSIT
4 (I) PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE GARAGE AND
5 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 98,000
6 (BASE PROJECT COST - 89,000)
7 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
8 (8) CRAWFORD AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
9 (I) PURCHASE OF FOUR BUSES AND BUS SHELTERS 76,000
10 (BASE PROJECT COST - 69,000)
11 (DESIGN COST - 7,000)
12 (9) ERIE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
13 (I) PURCHASE OF RADIOS AND RELATED BUS
14 EQUIPMENT 100,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 90,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 10,000)
17 (10) LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORTATION
18 AUTHORITY
19 (I) PURCHASE OF TEN BUSES 333,000
20 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
21 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
22 (II) PURCHASE OF SIX VANS/MINI-BUSES WITH
23 LIFTS 28,000
24 (BASE PROJECT COST - 25,000)
25 (DESIGN COST - 3,000)
26 (11) LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
27 (I) PURCHASE OF BUSES, SERVICE VEHICLES AND
28 RELATED EQUIPMENT 442,000
29 (BASE PROJECT COST - 398,000)
30 (DESIGN COST - 44,000)
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1 (12) NEW CASTLE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
2 (I) PURCHASE OF BUS-RELATED EQUIPMENT, ROOF
3 REPAIR AND GARAGE FEASIBILITY STUDY 21,000
4 (BASE PROJECT COST - 19,000)
5 (DESIGN COST - 2,000)
6 (13) PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
7 (I) SOUTH HILLS LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT 15,292,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 13,763,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 1,529,000)
10 (II) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
11 TROLLEY REHABILITATION, GARAGE
12 REHABILITATION, BUS WINDOW RETROFIT AND
13 SUPPORT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 3,487,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,138,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 349,000)
16 (III) SOUTH HILLS LIGHT RAIL COST ESCALATION 13,167,000
17 (BASE PROJECT COST - 11,850,000)
18 (DESIGN COST - 1,317,000)
19 (14) SHENANGO VALLEY SHUTTLE SERVICE
20 (I) PURCHASE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM 8,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
23 (15) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION
24 AUTHORITY
25 (I) FRANKFORD EL RECONSTRUCTION (FY 83
26 REQUIREMENT) 3,679,000
27 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,311,000)
28 (DESIGN COST - 368,000)
29 (II) FRANKFORD EL RECONSTRUCTION (FY 84
30 REQUIREMENT) 6,667,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT COST - 6,000,000)
2 (DESIGN COST - 667,000)
3 (III) RAILROAD FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS 3,333,000
4 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,000,000)
5 (DESIGN COST - 333,000)
6 (IV) WAYNE JUNCTION SUBSTATION MODERNIZATION 2,033,000
7 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,830,000)
8 (DESIGN COST - 203,000)
9 (V) PURCHASE OF 120 BUSES 3,867,000
10 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,480,000)
11 (DESIGN COST - 387,000)
12 (VI) NINTH STREET BRANCH SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS 1,535,000
13 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,381,000)
14 (DESIGN COST - 154,000)
15 (VII) FRA/EPA MANDATED CAR MODIFICATIONS -
16 PHASE III 767,000
17 (BASE PROJECT COST - 690,000)
18 (DESIGN COST - 77,000)
19 (VIII) COMMUTER CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE
20 III 840,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 756,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 84,000)
23 (IX) TRACK PROGRAM - PHASE V 2,100,000
24 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,890,000)
25 (DESIGN COST - 210,000)
26 (X) ALLEGHENY GARAGE CONSTRUCTION 2,500,000
27 (BASE PROJECT COST - 2,250,000)
28 (DESIGN COST - 250,000)
29 (XI) MARKET-FRANKFORD GOH - PHASE IIC 1,348,000
30 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,213,000)
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1 (DESIGN COST - 135,000)
2 (XII) NORTH PHILADELPHIA MAINTENANCE FACILITY
3 AND STREETCAR ENGINEERING 500,000
4 (BASE PROJECT COST - 450,000)
5 (DESIGN COST - 50,000)
6 (XIII) FERN ROCK SHOP MODIFICATIONS 1,144,000
7 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,030,000)
8 (DESIGN COST - 114,000)
9 (XIV) CTD BUILDINGS AND ELECTRICAL
10 MODERNIZATION - PHASE IV 2,167,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,950,000)
12 (DESIGN COST - 217,000)
13 (XV) CHESTNUT HILL WEST BRANCH CONNECTION 367,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 330,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 37,000)
16 (XVI) NORRISTOWN HIGH SPEED LINE CAR PURCHASE
17 AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY 184,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 166,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 18,000)
20 (XVII) RHSL CAR PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE
21 FACILITY (ENGR.) 404,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 364,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 40,000)
24 (XVIII) NINTH STREET BRANCH ELECTRIFICATION
25 IMPROVEMENTS 133,000
26 (BASE PROJECT COST - 120,000)
27 (DESIGN COST - 13,000)
28 (XIX) PCC CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE IID 286,000
29 (BASE PROJECT COST - 257,000)
30 (DESIGN COST - 29,000)
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1 (XX) UTILITY FLEET RENEWAL - PHASE V 333,000
2 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
3 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
4 (XXI) PRINTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENTS 67,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 60,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 7,000)
7 (XXII) STD BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES - PHASE II 284,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 256,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 28,000)
10 (XXIII) SUBWAY SURFACE AND MARKET STREET
11 TRANSIT STATIONS - PHASE III 1,333,000
12 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,200,000)
13 (DESIGN COST - 133,000)
14 (XXIV) OLNEY TERMINAL - PHASE II 892,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 803,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 89,000)
17 (XXV) NORRISTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER
18 CONSTRUCTION 1,000,000
19 (BASE PROJECT COST - 900,000)
20 (DESIGN COST - 100,000)
21 (XXVI) RHSL INTERLOCKING SIGNAL CONTROL 333,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
24 (XVII) COMMUTER CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE
25 III 83,000
26 (BASE PROJECT COST - 75,000)
27 (DESIGN COST - 8,000)
28 (XVIII) COMMUTER STATIONS AND PARKING - PHASE
29 II 333,000
30 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
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1 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
2 (XXIX) FRONTIER GARAGE - ADDITIONAL
3 RENOVATIONS 283,000
4 (BASE PROJECT COST - 255,000)
5 (DESIGN COST - 28,000)
6 (XXX) SUBSTATION MODERNIZATION 833,000
7 (BASE PROJECT COST - 750,000)
8 (DESIGN COST - 83,000)
9 (XXXI) WYOMING GARAGE - MAJOR MODIFICATIONS 417,000
10 (BASE PROJECT COST - 375,000)
11 (DESIGN COST - 42,000)
12 (XXXII) SUBWAY-ELEVATED STRUCTURAL
13 REHABILITATION 167,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 150,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 17,000)
16 (XXXIII) TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION IMPROVEMENTS 53,000
17 (BASE PROJECT COST - 48,000)
18 (DESIGN COST - 5,000)
19 (XXXIV) SYSTEMWIDE GRAPHICS 125,000
20 (BASE PROJECT COST - 113,000)
21 (DESIGN COST - 12,000)
22 (XXXV) BROAD STREET SUBWAY STATIONS - PHASE II
23 CONSTRUCTION 1,458,000
24 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,312,000)
25 (DESIGN COST - 146,000)
26 (16) WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
27 (I) STORAGE FACILITY AND TRANSIT EQUIPMENT
28 (BUS STOP SIGNS, SHELTERS AND RADIO
29 EQUIPMENT) 42,000
30 (BASE PROJECT COST - 38,000)
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1 (DESIGN COST - 4,000)
2 (17) WILLIAMSPORT BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
3 (I) GARAGE AND OFFICE EXPANSION - PHASE IIB &
4 III 89,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 80,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
7 (II) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND MIS SYSTEM 8,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
10 (III) PURCHASE OF SERVICE VEHICLES 4,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,000)
12 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
13 (IV) PURCHASE OF SPARE COMPONENTS 8,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
16 (V) SHIP EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 6,000
17 (BASE PROJECT COST - 5,000)
18 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
19 Section 3 4. 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 $59,225,000 $77,416,000 as may be found <--
26 necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction of the
27 transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a
28 capital budget.
29 Section 4. Source of additional funds. <--
30 The sum of $752,000 in funding required by this act for the
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1 transportation assistance project for the Eastwick Station
2 project, City of Philadelphia, included in section 2, shall be
3 provided from funds for the following previously authorized
4 projects:
5 (1) Eastwick High-Speed Surface Line as authorized in
6 Act 1970-263.
7 (2) Eastwick High-Speed - Subway-Surface Line Relocation
8 as authorized in Act 1974-346.
9 (3) Additional funds for PT- , Eastwick High-Speed
10 Line Relocation as authorized in Act 1976-138.
11 Section 5. Issue of bonds.
12 The indebtedness herein authorized shall be incurred from
13 time to time and shall be evidenced by one or more series of
14 general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth in such aggregate
15 principal amount for each series as the Governor, Auditor
16 General and State Treasurer shall determine, but the latest
17 stated maturity date shall not exceed the estimated useful life
18 of the projects being financed as stated in section 6.
19 Section 6. Estimated useful life of projects.
20 The General Assembly states that the estimated useful life of
21 the transportation assistance projects heretofore itemized is as
22 follows:
23 (1) Rolling stock, 15 years.
24 (2) Passenger buses, 12 years.
25 (3) Furniture and equipment, 10 years.
26 (4) All other projects, 30 years.
27 The maximum term of the debt authorized to be incurred hereunder
28 is 30 years.
29 Section 7. Appropriation.
30 The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations herein
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1 authorized are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities
2 Fund to the Department of Transportation in the maximum amount
3 of $59,225,000 $77,416,000 to be used by it exclusively to <--
4 defray the financial costs of the transportation assistance
5 projects specifically itemized in a capital budget. After
6 reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation,
7 the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of
8 Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to be
9 legally due and payable.
10 Section 8. Federal funds.
11 In addition to those funds appropriated in section 7, all
12 moneys received from the Federal Government for the projects
13 specifically itemized herein are also hereby appropriated for
14 those projects.
15 Section 9. Allocation of funds.
16 Whenever as determined by the Department of Transportation
17 that the full estimated financial costs of the transportation
18 assistance projects itemized in section 2 3 are not necessary <--
19 for the proper design, acquisition or construction of such
20 projects, the excess funds no longer required may be allocated
21 to increase the estimated costs of any one or more of the
22 transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a
23 capital budget.
24 Section 10. Effective date.
25 This act shall take effect immediately.
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