PRINTER'S NO. 845
No. 775 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY MORRIS, JAROLIN, BUNT, BATTISTO, RUDY, PISTELLA,
ARGALL, VROON, LLOYD, STABACK, HALUSKA, HECKLER, KUKOVICH,
TELEK, FARGO, COWELL, ITKIN, WOGAN, JOHNSON, CALTAGIRONE,
BUSH, NOYE, LANGTRY, KASUNIC, TIGUE, FISCHER, FEE, McHALE,
HERMAN, CARN, COY, NAHILL, PHILLIPS, ANGSTADT, BALDWIN, WASS,
SAURMAN, GODSHALL, FOX, DISTLER, REBER, DALEY, SHOWERS,
McVERRY, JOSEPHS, MERRY, FREEMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR, PETRARCA AND
SIRIANNI, MARCH 11, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION, MARCH 11, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.527, No.106), entitled "An
2 act providing for the rehabilitation, development and
3 acquisition of land, water and structural resources; defining
4 the powers and duties of certain offices, agencies and
5 municipalities; providing for the allotment of proceeds
6 hereunder including Commonwealth grants; prescribing
7 standards; and making appropriations," providing additional
8 funds to the Department of Community Affairs; and extending
9 the provisions of the law for an additional three years.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Sections 4(a) and 9 of the act of July 2, 1984
13 (P.L.527, No.106), known as the Recreational Improvement and
14 Rehabilitation Act, amended July 9, 1986 (P.L.1213, No.107), are
15 amended to read:
16 Section 4. Appropriation of moneys.
17 (a) Appropriation.--From the moneys received by the
18 Commonwealth from the issuance and sale of bonds and notes
1 pursuant to the act of July 2, 1984 (P.L.512, No.104), known as
2 the Pennsylvania Economic Revitalization Act, there are hereby
3 appropriated as follows:
4 (1) The sum of $19,780,000, or as much thereof as may be
5 necessary, is appropriated from the Pennsylvania Economic
6 Revitalization Fund to the Department of Environmental
7 Resources for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending
8 June 30, 1988, for site development and material costs for
9 projects authorized and funded under the act of July 2, 1984
10 (P.L.561, No.112), known as the Pennsylvania Conservation
11 Corps Act. The Secretary of Environmental Resources shall
12 have the power to promulgate such statements of policy,
13 guidelines, rules and regulations as may be necessary to
14 effectuate the programs undertaken, including contracting
15 with persons, firms, partnerships, associations or
16 corporations as may be necessary. The Department of
17 Environmental Resources shall establish procedures for the
18 application and distribution of funds pursuant to this
19 section. Municipalities sponsoring projects authorized and
20 funded under the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Act shall be
21 eligible to receive funding under this paragraph only for
22 those projects having recreation purposes and then no more
23 than 75% of the cost of development and materials for those
24 projects. All other projects sponsored by municipalities
25 shall be ineligible for funding under this paragraph.
26 (2) The sum of $18,000,000, or as much thereof as may be
27 necessary, is appropriated from the Pennsylvania Economic
28 Revitalization Fund to the Department of Community Affairs
29 for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending June 30,
30 1987, for State grants-in-aid to municipalities for land
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1 acquisition, rehabilitation, studies and development projects
2 for recreation and conservation purposes, community centers
3 and open space benefits as specified in section 3. An
4 additional sum of $48,000,000, or as much thereof as may be
5 necessary, is appropriated from the Pennsylvania Economic
6 Revitalization Fund to the Department of Community Affairs
7 for the period beginning July 1, 1987, and ending June 30,
8 1990, to continue this State grants-in-aid program. The
9 appropriated funds shall be expended equally over [the] each
10 three-year funding period. Funding shall be allocated to
11 projects in accordance with the following:
12 (i) Not less than [50%] 25% of the total allocation
13 shall be used to pay up to 50% for rehabilitation,
14 studies and development projects.
15 (ii) Not more than [25%] 50% of the total allocation
16 shall be used to pay up to 50% of the project costs for
17 acquisition of recreation, park and open space benefit
18 lands.
19 (iii) Not more than 25% of the total allocation
20 shall be used to pay up to 50% for community center
21 projects.
22 (iv) The department shall develop a small community
23 or small projects component. This program shall be for
24 the above purposes and those under section 3. This
25 component shall be for grants-in-aid for projects of up
26 to $10,000 in amount, shall be up to 100% grants-in-aid
27 and will cover only material costs, to assist those
28 municipalities with a population of 4,000 or less
29 residents unable to meet the matching requirements
30 specified in this section.
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1 (v) No municipality shall be eligible to receive
2 more than $200,000 in grants-in-aid in any fiscal year.
3 * * *
4 Section 9. Termination.
5 No funds under this act shall be awarded as grants-in-aid by
6 the Department of Community Affairs after June 30, [1987] 1990.
7 All funds appropriated under section 4 to the Department of
8 Environmental Resources shall be encumbered by June 30, 1987,
9 and shall be expended by June 30, 1988.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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