HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1067, 1100, 2286 PRINTER'S NO. 2403
No. 905 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, LOEPER, LYNCH, BELL, ROMANELLI, STREET,
PECORA, FISHER, HOWARD, FUMO AND STAUFFER, JUNE 28, 1983
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
OCTOBER 2, 1984
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of July 3, 1984 (P.L.583, No.117), entitled "An act
2 providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 1983- <--
3 1984 1984-1985," itemizing transportation assistance projects
4 to be acquired or constructed by the Pennsylvania Department
5 of Transportation, together with their estimated financial
6 cost; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval
7 of the electors for the purpose of financing the projects to
8 be constructed or acquired by the Department of
9 Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the
10 projects; and making 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 $85,284,000. <--
3 Section 2 3. Itemization of transportation assistance projects. <--
4 (A) MASS TRANSIT PROJECTS.--Additional capital projects in <--
5 the category of transportation assistance projects with respect
6 to which an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the
7 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, its successors or
8 assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby
9 itemized, together with their estimated financial costs, as
10 follows:
11 Project Base Total <--
12 Project Land Project
13 Allocation Allocation Allocation
14 (1) Altoona Metro
15 Transit
16 (i) Purchase of
17 Security Vehicles
18 and Equipment $43,000 $43,000
19 (2) Cambria County
20 Transit Authority
21 (i) Purchase of Buses
22 and Equipment and
23 Construction of an
24 Office and Storage
25 Building $69,000 $69,000
26 (ii) Purchase of
27 Tools and Equipment 48,000 48,000
28 (3) Carbon County
29 Transit System
30 (i) Purchase of
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1 Buses $18,000 $18,000
2 (4) Centre Area
3 77 Transportation
4 Authority
5 (i) Purchase of
6 Service Vehicles
7 and Bus Related
8 Equipment $23,000 $23,000
9 (ii) Construction of
10 bus maintenance
11 facility 225,000 225,000
12 (5) City of Phila-
13 delphia
14 (i) Exclusive Tran-
15 sit Lanes and
16 Signal Preemption $47,000 $47,000
17 (ii) Purchase and
18 Installation of
19 Electric Sign
20 Displays 125,000 125,000
21 (iii) Engineering -
22 Civic Center Sta-
23 tion 42,000 42,000
24 (iv) Eastwick Sta-
25 tion Project 752,000 752,000
26 This project is intended to replace the previously authorized
27 projects; Eastwick High-Speed Surface Line in Act 1970-263;
28 Eastwick High-Speed - Subway-Surface Line Relocation in Act
29 1974-346; and additional funds for PT- , Eastwick High-
30 Speed Line Relocation in Act 1976-138.
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1 (v) Columbia
2 Station - Phase II
3 Construction 347,000 347,000
4 (vi) 30th Street
5 Station 1,014,000 1,014,000
6 (vii) Eastwick
7 Rail Station -
8 Final Engineering 136,000 136,000
9 (viii) Civic Center
10 Rail Station -
11 Final Engineering 68,000 68,000
12 (ix) Market Street
13 East Improvements 1,567,000 1,567,000
14 (6) City of Washington
15 (i) Purchase of
16 Buses and Related
17 Equipment $106,000 $106,000
18 (7) City of Williams-
19 port
20 (i) Transfer Center
21 and Purchase of
22 Bus Shelters $64,000 $64,000
23 (8) Erie Metropolitan
24 Transit Authority
25 (i) Garage Renova-
26 tions and Purchase
27 of Service Vehicle
28 and Bus Related
29 Equipment $40,000 $40,000
30 (9) Indiana County
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1 Transit Authority
2 (i) Purchase of
3 Buses and Engi-
4 neering for a
5 Garage Facility $116,000 $116,000
6 (10) Lackawanna
7 County Transit
8 Authority
9 (i) Purchase of
10 Vehicles and
11 Equipment $17,000 $17,000
12 (11) Luzerne
13 County Trans-
14 portation Authority
15 (i) Purchase of
16 Computer and Bus
17 Related Equipment $32,000 $32,000
18 (12) Monroe County
19 Transportation
20 Authority
21 (i) Renovation and
22 Expansion of Main-
23 tenance Facility
24 and Purchase of
25 Bus Related
26 Equipment $84,000 $84,000
27 (13) Port Authority
28 of Allegheny County
29 (i) Additional Funds
30 for Light Rail
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1 Transit - Stage
2 IA (PT-19),
3 Engineering, De-
4 sign and Construc-
5 tion $22,127,000 $22,127,000
6 (ii) Additional Funds
7 for East Busway 1,001,000 1,001,000
8 (iii) Purchase of
9 Buses and
10 Equipment 2,709,000 2,709,000
11 (iv) Rail
12 Rehabilitation 632,000 632,000
13 (14) Schuylkill County
14 (i) Purchase and
15 Rehabilitation of
16 Facility; Purchase
17 of Buses and
18 Equipment $412,000 $412,000
19 (15) Southeastern
20 Pennsylvania Trans-
21 portation Authority
22 (i) Engineering -
23 Olney Terminal $42,000 $42,000
24 (ii) Purchase of
25 Vehicles - Utility
26 Fleet Renewal
27 Phase III 334,000 334,000
28 (iii) Elevated
29 Structural Re-
30 habilitation I -
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1 Subway 167,000 167,000
2 (iv) Tract and Over-
3 head Wire Improve-
4 ment - Phase III 1,858,000 1,858,000
5 (v) Substation and
6 Electrical Modern-
7 ization - Phase II 707,000 707,000
8 (vi) Commuter Oper-
9 ating Facilities
10 Modernization 1,885,000 1,885,000
11 (vii) Commuter Rail
12 Car Moderniza-
13 tion - Phase II 1,157,000 1,157,000
14 (viii) Purchase of
15 Articulated Buses 3,024,000 3,024,000
16 (ix) Subway/Surface
17 and Market Street
18 Transit Stations -
19 Phase (II)
20 Construction 1,000,000 1,000,000
21 (x) Systemwide
22 Graphics 125,000 125,000
23 (xi) Railroad
24 Facilities
25 Improvements 2,950,000 2,950,000
26 (xii) Commuter
27 Rail Facilities
28 Coordination 3,450,000 3,450,000
29 (xiii) Frankford
30 Elevated - Rehabilita-
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1 tion/Reconstruction 2,500,000 2,500,000
2 (xiv) Utility
3 Fleet Renewal IV 334,000 334,000
4 (xv) Olney Terminal
5 Engineering and
6 Construction 417,000 417,000
7 (xvi) Commuter Car
8 Rehabilitation -
9 Phase II-C 217,000 217,000
10 (xvii) Commuter
11 Transit Division
12 Building and
13 Electrical Moderniz-
14 ation - Phase III 584,000 584,000
15 (xviii) Broad Street
16 Subway Stations -
17 Engineering 167,000 167,000
18 (xix) Commuter
19 Stations and Parking -
20 Engineering 167,000 167,000
21 (xx) Suburban Transit
22 Division Buildings
23 and Bridges -
24 Phase I 275,000 275,000
25 (xxi) Express Track -
26 Erie to Olney
27 Stations 684,000 684,000
28 (xxii) Fare Collection
29 Improvements 634,000 634,000
30 (xxiii) Maintenance
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1 Facilities
2 Improvements 492,000 492,000
3 (xxiv) Bus Mainte-
4 nance Facilities 245,000 245,000
5 (xxv) Transit
6 Track Program 1,767,000 1,767,000
7 (xxvi) Subway/
8 Elevated Structural
9 Rehabilitation 167,000 167,000
10 (16) Shenango Valley
11 Transit
12 (i) Purchase of
13 Service Vehicle
14 and Equipment $17,000 $17,000
15 (17) York Area
16 Transportation
17 Authority
18 (i) Construction
19 of a New Mainte-
20 nance Facility $177,000 $177,000
21 (18) Adams County
22 (i) Acquisition of
23 Gettysburg Branch
24 Rail Line - USRA
25 No. 912 $715,000 $715,000
26 (19) Chester County
27 (i) Acquisition of
28 Wilmington and
29 Northern Branch
30 Rail Line - USRA
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1 No. 907 $414,000 $414,000
2 (20) Lehigh County
3 (i) Tunnel Repair,
4 Perkiomen Branch -
5 USRA No. 906 $193,000 $193,000
6 (21) Northumberland,
7 Montour and Columbia
8 Counties
9 (i) Rail Replace-
10 ment, Delaware
11 and Hudson Main
12 Line $1,158,000 $1,158,000
13 (22) Schuylkill
14 County
15 (i) Bridge Reha-
16 bilitation,
17 Auburn Branch -
18 USRA No. 196 $90,000 $90,000
19 (1) BEAVER COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY <--
20 (I) REPLACEMENT OF BUSES AND PARTS AND
21 PURCHASE OF PARATRANSIT VEHICLES 430,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 387,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 43,000)
24 (2) BERKS AREA READING TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
25 (I) PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SERVICE VEHICLES,
26 SHELTERS AND FACILITIES RENOVATIONS 92,000
27 (BASE PROJECT COST - 83,000)
28 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
29 (3) CAMBRIA COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
30 (I) TRANSIT CAPITAL PROGRAM INCLUDING PURCHASE
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1 OF SIX BUSES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT, BUS
2 STORAGE/MAINTENANCE BUILDING, TWO SERVICE
3 VEHICLES, OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE 169,000
4 (BASE PROJECT COST - 152,000)
5 (DESIGN COST - 17,000)
6 (II) PURCHASE OF WRECKER, EQUIPMENT AND
7 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 92,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 81,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 11,000)
10 (4) CENTRE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
11 (I) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
12 PURCHASE OF FAREBOXES, RADIOS, BUS SHELTERS
13 AND SIGNS, PARATRANSIT VEHICLE AND OFFICE
14 EQUIPMENT 60,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 54,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 6,000)
17 (5) CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
18 (I) CENTER CITY COMMUTER CONNECTION 1,180,000
19 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,062,000)
20 (DESIGN COST - 118,000)
21 (II) EXCLUSIVE TRANSIT LANES PHASE II 105,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 95,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 10,000)
24 (III) 15TH STREET COURTYARD ENTRANCE
25 IMPROVEMENTS 225,000
26 (BASE PROJECT COST - 203,000)
27 (DESIGN COST - 22,000)
28 (6) COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA TRANSIT SYSTEM
29 (I) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
30 PURCHASE OF BUS STOP SIGNS, BUS SHELTERS,
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1 AND REPLACEMENT OF TERMINAL BUILDING FLOOR 6,000
2 (BASE PROJECT COST - 5,000)
3 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
4 (7) COUNTY OF LEBANON TRANSIT
5 (I) PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE GARAGE AND
6 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 98,000
7 (BASE PROJECT COST - 89,000)
8 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
9 (8) CRAWFORD AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
10 (I) PURCHASE OF FOUR BUSES AND BUS SHELTERS 76,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 69,000)
12 (DESIGN COST - 7,000)
13 (9) ERIE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
14 (I) PURCHASE OF RADIOS AND RELATED BUS
15 EQUIPMENT 100,000
16 (BASE PROJECT COST - 90,000)
17 (DESIGN COST - 10,000)
18 (10) LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON TRANSPORTATION
19 AUTHORITY
20 (I) PURCHASE OF TEN BUSES 333,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
23 (II) PURCHASE OF SIX VANS/MINI-BUSES WITH
24 LIFTS 28,000
25 (BASE PROJECT COST - 25,000)
26 (DESIGN COST - 3,000)
27 (11) LUZERNE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
28 (I) PURCHASE OF BUSES, SERVICE VEHICLES AND
29 RELATED EQUIPMENT 442,000
30 (BASE PROJECT COST - 398,000)
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1 (DESIGN COST - 44,000)
2 (12) NEW CASTLE AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
3 (I) PURCHASE OF BUS-RELATED EQUIPMENT, ROOF
4 REPAIR AND GARAGE FEASIBILITY STUDY 21,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 19,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 2,000)
7 (13) PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
8 (I) SOUTH HILLS LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT 15,292,000
9 (BASE PROJECT COST - 13,763,000)
10 (DESIGN COST - 1,529,000)
11 (II) SECTION 9 BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDING
12 TROLLEY REHABILITATION, GARAGE
13 REHABILITATION, BUS WINDOW RETROFIT AND
14 SUPPORT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 3,487,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,138,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 349,000)
17 (III) SOUTH HILLS LIGHT RAIL COST ESCALATION 13,167,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 11,850,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 1,317,000)
20 (14) SHENANGO VALLEY SHUTTLE SERVICE
21 (I) PURCHASE OF COMPUTER SYSTEM 8,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
24 (15) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION
25 AUTHORITY
26 (I) FRANKFORD EL RECONSTRUCTION (FY 83
27 REQUIREMENT) 3,679,000
28 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,311,000)
29 (DESIGN COST - 368,000)
30 (II) FRANKFORD EL RECONSTRUCTION (FY 84
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1 REQUIREMENT) 6,667,000
2 (BASE PROJECT COST - 6,000,000)
3 (DESIGN COST - 667,000)
4 (III) RAILROAD FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS 3,333,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,000,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 333,000)
7 (IV) WAYNE JUNCTION SUBSTATION MODERNIZATION 2,033,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,830,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 203,000)
10 (V) PURCHASE OF 120 BUSES 3,867,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,480,000)
12 (DESIGN COST - 387,000)
13 (VI) NINTH STREET BRANCH SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS 1,535,000
14 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,381,000)
15 (DESIGN COST - 154,000)
16 (VII) FRA/EPA MANDATED CAR MODIFICATIONS -
17 PHASE III 767,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 690,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 77,000)
20 (VIII) COMMUTER CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE
21 III 840,000
22 (BASE PROJECT COST - 756,000)
23 (DESIGN COST - 84,000)
24 (IX) TRACK PROGRAM - PHASE V 2,100,000
25 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,890,000)
26 (DESIGN COST - 210,000)
27 (X) ALLEGHENY GARAGE CONSTRUCTION 2,500,000
28 (BASE PROJECT COST - 2,250,000)
29 (DESIGN COST - 250,000)
30 (XI) MARKET-FRANKFORD GOH - PHASE IIC 1,348,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,213,000)
2 (DESIGN COST - 135,000)
3 (XII) NORTH PHILADELPHIA MAINTENANCE FACILITY
4 AND STREETCAR ENGINEERING 500,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 450,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 50,000)
7 (XIII) FERN ROCK SHOP MODIFICATIONS 1,144,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,030,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 114,000)
10 (XIV) CTD BUILDINGS AND ELECTRICAL
11 MODERNIZATION - PHASE IV 2,167,000
12 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,950,000)
13 (DESIGN COST - 217,000)
14 (XV) CHESTNUT HILL WEST BRANCH CONNECTION 367,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 330,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 37,000)
17 (XVI) NORRISTOWN HIGH SPEED LINE CAR PURCHASE
18 AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY 184,000
19 (BASE PROJECT COST - 166,000)
20 (DESIGN COST - 18,000)
21 (XVII) RHSL CAR PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE
22 FACILITY (ENGR.) 404,000
23 (BASE PROJECT COST - 364,000)
24 (DESIGN COST - 40,000)
25 (XVIII) NINTH STREET BRANCH ELECTRIFICATION
26 IMPROVEMENTS 133,000
27 (BASE PROJECT COST - 120,000)
28 (DESIGN COST - 13,000)
29 (XIX) PCC CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE IID 286,000
30 (BASE PROJECT COST - 257,000)
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1 (DESIGN COST - 29,000)
2 (XX) UTILITY FLEET RENEWAL - PHASE V 333,000
3 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
4 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
5 (XXI) PRINTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENTS 67,000
6 (BASE PROJECT COST - 60,000)
7 (DESIGN COST - 7,000)
8 (XXII) STD BUILDINGS AND BRIDGES - PHASE II 284,000
9 (BASE PROJECT COST - 256,000)
10 (DESIGN COST - 28,000)
11 (XXIII) SUBWAY SURFACE AND MARKET STREET
12 TRANSIT STATIONS - PHASE III 1,333,000
13 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,200,000)
14 (DESIGN COST - 133,000)
15 (XXIV) OLNEY TERMINAL - PHASE II 892,000
16 (BASE PROJECT COST - 803,000)
17 (DESIGN COST - 89,000)
18 (XXV) NORRISTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER
19 CONSTRUCTION 1,000,000
20 (BASE PROJECT COST - 900,000)
21 (DESIGN COST - 100,000)
22 (XXVI) RHSL INTERLOCKING SIGNAL CONTROL 333,000
23 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
24 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
25 (XVII) COMMUTER CAR REHABILITATION - PHASE
26 III 83,000
27 (BASE PROJECT COST - 75,000)
28 (DESIGN COST - 8,000)
29 (XVIII) COMMUTER STATIONS AND PARKING - PHASE
30 II 333,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT COST - 300,000)
2 (DESIGN COST - 33,000)
3 (XXIX) FRONTIER GARAGE - ADDITIONAL
4 RENOVATIONS 283,000
5 (BASE PROJECT COST - 255,000)
6 (DESIGN COST - 28,000)
7 (XXX) SUBSTATION MODERNIZATION 833,000
8 (BASE PROJECT COST - 750,000)
9 (DESIGN COST - 83,000)
10 (XXXI) WYOMING GARAGE - MAJOR MODIFICATIONS 417,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 375,000)
12 (DESIGN COST - 42,000)
13 (XXXII) SUBWAY-ELEVATED STRUCTURAL
14 REHABILITATION 167,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 150,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 17,000)
17 (XXXIII) TRANSIT FARE COLLECTION IMPROVEMENTS 53,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 48,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 5,000)
20 (XXXIV) SYSTEMWIDE GRAPHICS 125,000
21 (BASE PROJECT COST - 113,000)
22 (DESIGN COST - 12,000)
23 (XXXV) BROAD STREET SUBWAY STATIONS - PHASE II
24 CONSTRUCTION 1,458,000
25 (BASE PROJECT COST - 1,312,000)
26 (DESIGN COST - 146,000)
27 (16) WESTMORELAND COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY
28 (I) STORAGE FACILITY AND TRANSIT EQUIPMENT
29 (BUS STOP SIGNS, SHELTERS AND RADIO
30 EQUIPMENT) 42,000
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1 (BASE PROJECT COST - 38,000)
2 (DESIGN COST - 4,000)
3 (17) WILLIAMSPORT BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION
4 (I) GARAGE AND OFFICE EXPANSION - PHASE IIB &
5 III 89,000
6 (BASE PROJECT COST - 80,000)
7 (DESIGN COST - 9,000)
8 (II) OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND MIS SYSTEM 8,000
9 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
10 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
11 (III) PURCHASE OF SERVICE VEHICLES 4,000
12 (BASE PROJECT COST - 3,000)
13 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
14 (IV) PURCHASE OF SPARE COMPONENTS 8,000
15 (BASE PROJECT COST - 7,000)
16 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
17 (V) SHIP EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 6,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 5,000)
19 (DESIGN COST - 1,000)
20 (B) RURAL AND INTERCITY RAIL PROJECTS.--ADDITIONAL CAPITAL <--
21 PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROJECTS
22 FOR RURAL AND INTERCITY RAIL SERVICE PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED
23 OR WITH RESPECT TO WHICH AN INTEREST IS TO BE ACQUIRED BY THE
24 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO
25 BE FINANCED BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT, ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED,
26 TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS
27 FOLLOWS:
28 (1) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
29 (I) BERKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES
30 (A) BRIDGE REHABILITATION - COLEBROOKDALE
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1 INDUSTRIAL BRANCH, NO. 3.74 AND NO.
2 4.21 80,000
3 (BASE PROJECT COST - 80,000)
4 (II) CLINTON COUNTY
5 (A) BALD EAGLE AND CASTANEA TWPS., CAPITAL
6 ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION COSTS
7 FOR THE MILL HALL BRANCH MILEPOST 11.1
8 TO MILEPOST 13.0 BY THE INDUSTRIAL
9 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF CLINTON
10 COUNTY 518,000
11 (BASE PROJECT COST - 331,000) (LAND
12 ACQUISITION - 127,000) (DESIGN COST -
13 69,000)
14 (III) LACKAWANNA COUNTY
15 (A) RAIL REHABILITATION - DELAWARE AND
16 HUDSON RAILWAY MAINLINE, LENGTH 45
17 MILES 3,000,000
18 (BASE PROJECT COST - 80,000)
19 (IV) LEHIGH COUNTY
20 (A) TUNNEL REHABILITATION - PERKIOMEN
21 BRANCH, U.S.R.A. NO. 906, LENGTH 0.32
22 MILE 320,000
23 (BASE PROJECT COST - 80,000)
24 (V) MONROE COUNTY
25 (A) RAIL REHABILITATION - EAST STROUDSBURG
26 TO SCRANTON, LENGTH 60 MILES 2,200,000
27 (VI) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
28 (A) RAIL REHABILITATION - DELAWARE AND
29 HUDSON, SUNBURY MAINLINE, LENGTH 28
30 MILES 1,750,000
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1 Section 3 4. Debt authorization. <--
2 The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby
3 authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in
4 addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted,
5 on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations
6 provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in
7 the aggregate the sum of $59,225,000 $77,416,000 $85,284,000 as <--
8 may be found necessary to carry out the acquisition and
9 construction of the transportation assistance projects
10 specifically itemized in a capital budget.
11 Section 4. Source of additional funds. <--
12 The sum of $752,000 in funding required by this act for the
13 transportation assistance project for the Eastwick Station
14 project, City of Philadelphia, included in section 2, shall be
15 provided from funds for the following previously authorized
16 projects:
17 (1) Eastwick High-Speed Surface Line as authorized in
18 Act 1970-263.
19 (2) Eastwick High-Speed - Subway-Surface Line Relocation
20 as authorized in Act 1974-346.
21 (3) Additional funds for PT- , Eastwick High-Speed
22 Line Relocation as authorized in Act 1976-138.
23 Section 5. Issue of bonds.
24 The indebtedness herein authorized shall be incurred from
25 time to time and shall be evidenced by one or more series of
26 general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth in such aggregate
27 principal amount for each series as the Governor, Auditor
28 General and State Treasurer shall determine, but the latest
29 stated maturity date shall not exceed the estimated useful life
30 of the projects being financed as stated in section 6.
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1 Section 6. Estimated useful life of projects.
2 The General Assembly states that the estimated useful life of
3 the transportation assistance projects heretofore itemized is as
4 follows:
5 (1) Rolling stock, 15 years.
6 (2) Passenger buses, 12 years.
7 (3) Furniture and equipment, 10 years.
8 (4) All other projects, 30 years.
9 The maximum term of the debt authorized to be incurred hereunder
10 is 30 years.
11 Section 7. 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 Transportation in the maximum amount
15 of $59,225,000 $77,416,000 $85,284,000 to be used by it <--
16 exclusively to defray the financial costs of the transportation
17 assistance projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
18 After reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the
19 obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of
20 Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to be
21 legally due and payable.
22 Section 8. Federal funds.
23 In addition to those funds appropriated in section 7, all
24 moneys received from the Federal Government for the projects
25 specifically itemized herein are also hereby appropriated for
26 those projects.
27 Section 9. Allocation of funds.
28 Whenever as determined by the Department of Transportation
29 that the full estimated financial costs of the transportation
30 assistance projects itemized in section 2 3 are not necessary <--
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1 for the proper design, acquisition or construction of such
2 projects, the excess funds no longer required may be allocated
3 to increase the estimated costs of any one or more of the
4 transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a
5 capital budget.
6 SECTION 10. REPEAL. <--
7 SECTION 5(A)(1)(III)(B) OF THE ACT OF MAY 18, 1984 (P.L.263,
8 NO.62), ENTITLED "A SUPPLEMENT TO THE ACT OF (P.L. ,
9 NO. ), ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR
10 THE FISCAL YEAR 1983-1984,' ITEMIZING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
11 PROJECTS, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT PROJECTS, REDEVELOPMENT
12 ASSISTANCE PROJECTS AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROJECTS TO BE
13 CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED OR ASSISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
14 SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
15 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OR THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION, TOGETHER
16 WITH THEIR ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COST; AUTHORIZING THE INCURRING
17 OF DEBT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
18 FINANCING THE PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED OR ASSISTED
19 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF
20 TRANSPORTATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS; STATING
21 THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING ISSUING
22 OFFICIALS TO UNDERTAKE LIMITED TEMPORARY BORROWING THROUGH
23 NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENTS; AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION," IS
24 REPEALED.
25 Section 10 11. Effective date. <--
26 This act shall take effect immediately.
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