PRINTER'S NO. 1977
No. 1447 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, MARCH 26, 1986
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 26, 1986
AN ACT
1 Itemizing appropriations required from the Motor License Fund
2 for the fiscal year July 1, 1986, to June 30, 1987, 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 1986.
9 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
10 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the Motor License Fund
11 to the hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the
12 payment of salaries, wages and other compensation and travel
13 expenses of the duly elected or appointed officers and employees
14 of the Commonwealth, for contractual services and other expenses
15 necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
16 activities for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal
17 year beginning July 1, 1986, and for the payment of bills
18 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
1 ending June 30, 1986:
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.......................................... $21,337,000
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
16 construction activities........................... 147,485,000
17 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
18 expenses for the administration and operation of
19 the maintenance program for State roads, bridges,
20 tunnels and structures, including the operation of
21 the county maintenance district facilities........ 548,638,000
22 For the construction of salt storage
23 facilities........................................ 1,500,000
24 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
25 expenses for the administration of the Traffic
26 Safety Program and the administration and
27 operation of the Operator and Vehicle Registration
28 Programs.......................................... 49,303,000
29 For rental payments to the State Highway and
30 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
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1 funds borrowed by the authority................... 27,900,000
2 For payments to municipalities to assist in
3 maintenance and construction costs of roads....... 147,158,000
4 For supplemental payments to municipalities to
5 assist in maintenance and construction costs of
6 roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. Ch.93
7 (relating to supplemental funding for municipal
8 highway maintenance).............................. 5,000,000
9 For local bridge inspections................... 1,740,000
10 To the Governor
11 Executive Offices:
12 For comptroller operations related to the Motor
13 License Fund...................................... $3,717,000
14 To the Treasury Department
15 For the payment of replacement checks issued in
16 lieu of outstanding checks when presented and to
17 adjust errors..................................... $60,000
18 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
19 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth is
20 not entitled...................................... 4,200,000
21 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
22 necessary expenses in the proper administration of
23 the program to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
24 the Commonwealth is not entitled.................. 241,000
25 For the payment of approved claims for the
26 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use taxes
27 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled......... 350,000
28 For the payment of approved claims for the
29 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys to
30 which the Commonwealth is not entitled............ 1,000
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1 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
2 subdivision use................................... 2,200,000
3 Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
4 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
5 volunteer rescue squads........................... 160,000
6 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the Boat Fund
7 for the use of the Fish Commission for the
8 improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on which
9 motorboats are permitted to operate............... 1,750,000
10 For the payment of principal and interest
11 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
12 for transportation projects....................... 164,912,000
13 For payment of principal and interest
14 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
15 for General State Authority projects.............. 529,000
16 For interest payments on obligations issued for
17 the Advance Construction Interstate Program....... 2,130,000
18 For payment of the compensation of the
19 Commonwealth's loan and transfer agent for
20 services and expenses in connection with the
21 registration, transfer and payment of interest on
22 bonds of the Commonwealth and other services
23 required to be performed by the loan and transfer
24 agent............................................. 135,000
25 To the Department of Education
26 For administration of the school safe driving
27 program and for payments to school districts or
28 joint school organizations for driver education
29 courses........................................... $2,598,000
30 To the Department of General Services
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1 For the payment of rental charges to the
2 General State Authority........................... $1,176,000
3 For payment of tort claims..................... 26,500,000
4 To the Department of Revenue
5 For the proper administration and enforcement
6 of the regulations under The Liquid Fuels Tax Act,
7 Motor Carriers Road Tax Act and Bus Compact....... $5,105,000
8 To the Pennsylvania State Police
9 For transfer to the General Fund to finance the
10 Traffic Control and the Traffic Safety Facilities
11 Program of the Pennsylvania State Police.......... $149,704,000
12 For transfer to the General Fund to finance the
13 Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training
14 Commission........................................ 2,314,000
15 Section 3. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
16 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the Aviation Restricted
17 Revenue Account in the Motor License Fund to the hereinafter
18 named agencies of the Commonwealth for the purposes set forth
19 herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1986, and for the
20 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
21 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1986:
22 To the Department of Transportation
23 For payment for aviation operations, including
24 the operation and maintenance of State-owned
25 aircraft, payment of general expenses, supplies,
26 printing and equipment; for the development and
27 maintenance of State airports and the maintenance
28 and repair of landing fields, intermediate landing
29 fields, landing field equipment, beacon sites and
30 other navigation facilities; and for the
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1 encouragement and development of civil
2 aeronautics....................................... $5,320,000
3 For payment for airport construction and
4 development, including encouragement and
5 development of aeronautics, development of State
6 airports and assistance to political subdivisions
7 and municipal authorities in the construction and
8 improvement of airports and other aeronautical
9 facilities........................................ 3,500,000
10 For payments to public airports for runway and
11 taxiway rehabilitation............................ 500,000
12 For real estate tax rebate payments to
13 privately owned public use airports............... 231,000
14 To the Treasury Department
15 For payment for aviation-related debt service.. $28,000
16 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1986, or
17 immediately, whichever is later.
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