SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3500, 3529 PRINTER'S NO. 3628
No. 2570 Session of 1988
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, JUNE 20, 1988
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
JUNE 30, 1988
AN ACT
1 Itemizing appropriations required from the Motor License Fund
2 for the fiscal year July 1, 1988, to June 30, 1989, for the
3 proper operation of the several departments of the
4 Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor License Fund moneys.
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS
6 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
7 Section 101. Short title.
8 Section 102. Motor License Fund appropriations.
9 PART II. MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
10 FOR 1988-1989
11 SUBPART A. MOTOR LICENSE FUND
12 Section 201. Department of Transportation.
13 Section 202. Governor.
14 Section 203. Treasury Department.
15 Section 204. Department of Education.
16 Section 205. Department of General Services.
17 Section 206. Department of Revenue.
1 Section 207. Pennsylvania State Police.
2 SUBPART B. AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
3 Section 221. Department of Transportation.
4 Section 222. Treasury Department.
5 PART III. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6 Section 301. Lapsing of unused funds.
7 Section 302. Effective date.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 PART I
11 GENERAL PROVISIONS
12 Section 101. Short title.--This act shall be known and may
13 be cited as the Motor License Fund Appropriation Act of 1988.
14 Section 102. Motor License Fund appropriations.--(a) Motor
15 License Fund.--The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
16 necessary, are hereby appropriated from the Motor License Fund
17 to the hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the
18 payment of salaries, wages and other compensation and travel
19 expenses of the duly elected or appointed officers and employees
20 of the Commonwealth, for contractual services and other expenses
21 necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
22 activities for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal
23 year beginning July 1, 1988, and for the payment of bills
24 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
25 ending June 30, 1988.
26 (b) Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following
27 sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
28 appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the
29 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
30 Commonwealth for the purposes set forth herein for the fiscal
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1 year beginning July 1, 1988, and for the payment of bills
2 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
3 ending June 30, 1988.
4 PART II
5 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
6 FOR 1988-1989
7 SUBPART A
8 MOTOR LICENSE FUND
9 Section 201. Department of
10 Transportation.--The following amounts
11 are appropriated to the Department of
12 Transportation: Federal State
13 For the salaries, wages and all
14 necessary expenses for the proper
15 administration of the Department of
16 Transportation, including the State
17 Transportation Commission and the
18 State Transportation Advisory
19 Committee and the Statewide
20 coordination of municipal services.
21 State appropriation........ $22,544,000
22 For the salaries, wages and all
23 necessary expenses for the operation
24 of the Highway and Safety Improvement
25 Programs, including planning and
26 research, design, engineering, right-
27 of-way acquisition and the operation
28 of the engineering district facilities
29 and liaison services with communities
30 on local road engineering and
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1 construction activities. Of this
2 amount, $300,000 shall be allocated by
3 the department for a timber bridge
4 research, design and construction
5 program.
6 State appropriation........ 183,860,000
7 For the salaries, wages and all
8 necessary expenses for the
9 administration and operation of the
10 maintenance program for State roads,
11 bridges, tunnels and structures,
12 including the operation of the county
13 maintenance district facilities.
14 State appropriation........ 582,887,000 <--
15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 615,887,000 <--
16 For supplemental maintenance
17 program payments. This appropriation
18 shall be allocated so as to insure
19 that no county receives a maintenance
20 allocation in fiscal year 1988-1989
21 that is less than the allocation such
22 county received in fiscal year 1987-
23 1988.
24 State appropriation........ 16,901,000 <--
25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 9,184,000 <--
26 For the construction of salt
27 storage facilities
28 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
29 For reinvestment in Department of
30 Transportation Facilities.
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1 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
2 For rest area improvements.
3 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
4 For the salaries, wages and all
5 necessary expenses for the
6 administration of the Traffic Safety
7 Program and the administration and
8 operation of the Operator and Vehicle
9 Registration Programs.
10 State appropriation........ 48,364,000
11 For motor vehicle insurance
12 compliance.
13 State appropriation........ 994,000
14 For rental payments to the State
15 Highway and Bridge Authority for
16 projects constructed with funds
17 borrowed by the authority
18 State appropriation........ 24,300,000
19 For payments to municipalities to
20 assist in maintenance and construction
21 costs of roads
22 State appropriation........ 156,798,000
23 For supplemental payments to
24 municipalities to assist in
25 maintenance and construction costs of
26 roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
27 Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
28 funding for municipal highway
29 maintenance).
30 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
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1 For local bridge inspections.
2 State appropriation........ 800,000
3 For a program for the installation,
4 replacement and repair of traffic
5 signs or directional signs which pose
6 safety hazards to the driving public
7 or which assist the driving public in
8 locating attractions within this
9 Commonwealth.
10 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
11 Section 202. Governor.--The
12 following amounts are appropriated to
13 the Governor for Executive Offices: Federal State
14 For comptroller operations related
15 to the Motor License Fund.
16 State appropriation........ 4,127,000
17 Section 203. Treasury
18 Department.--The following amounts are
19 appropriated to the Treasury
20 Department: Federal State
21 For payment of refunds of liquid
22 fuels taxes for agricultural use to
23 which the Commonwealth is not
24 entitled.
25 State appropriation........ 4,200,000
26 For the payment of salaries, wages
27 and all necessary expenses in the
28 proper administration of the program
29 to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
30 the Commonwealth is not entitled.
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1 State appropriation........ 254,000
2 For the payment of approved claims
3 for the refunding of liquid fuels
4 taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
5 Commonwealth is not entitled.
6 State appropriation........ 350,000
7 For the payment of approved claims
8 for the refunding of emergency liquid
9 fuels tax moneys to which the
10 Commonwealth is not entitled.
11 State appropriation........ 1,000
12 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
13 political subdivision use.
14 State appropriation........ 2,250,000
15 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
16 volunteer fire companies, volunteer
17 ambulance services and volunteer
18 rescue squads.
19 State appropriation........ 160,000
20 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
21 Boat Fund for the use of the Fish
22 Commission for the improvement of the
23 waters of Pennsylvania on which
24 motorboats are permitted to operate.
25 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
26 For the payment of principal and
27 interest requirements on general
28 obligation bonds issued for
29 transportation projects.
30 State appropriation........ 165,051,000
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1 For payment of principal and
2 interest requirements on general
3 obligation bonds issued for General
4 State Authority projects.
5 State appropriation........ 521,000
6 For interest payments on
7 obligations issued for the Advance
8 Construction Interstate Program.
9 State appropriation........ 12,180,000
10 For payment of the compensation of
11 the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
12 agent for services and expenses in
13 connection with the registration,
14 transfer and payment of interest on
15 bonds of the Commonwealth and other
16 services required to be performed by
17 the loan and transfer agent.
18 State appropriation........ 131,000
19 Section 204. Department of
20 Education.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Department of
22 Education: Federal State
23 For administration of the school
24 safe driving program and for payments
25 to school districts or joint school
26 organizations for driver education
27 courses.
28 State appropriation........ 2,300,000
29 Section 205. Department of General
30 Services.--The following amounts are
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1 appropriated to the Department of
2 General Services: Federal State
3 For the payment of rental charges
4 to The General State Authority.
5 State appropriation........ 1,177,000
6 For payment of tort claims.
7 State appropriation........ 26,500,000
8 For an Asbestos Response Program.
9 State appropriation........ 500,000
10 Section 206. Department of
11 Revenue.--The following amounts are
12 appropriated to the Department of
13 Revenue: Federal State
14 For the proper administration and
15 enforcement of the regulations under
16 the Liquid Fuels Tax Act, Motor
17 Carriers Road Tax Act and Bus Compact.
18 State appropriation........ 6,830,000
19 Section 207. Pennsylvania State
20 Police.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
22 Police: Federal State
23 For transfer to the General Fund to
24 finance the Traffic Control and the
25 Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
26 the Pennsylvania State Police.
27 State appropriation........ 158,473,000
28 For transfer to the General Fund to
29 finance the Municipal Police Officers'
30 Education and Training Commission.
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1 State appropriation........ 2,420,000
2 For transfer to the General Fund to
3 finance adequate replacement patrol
4 vehicles.
5 State appropriation........ 4,759,000
6 SUBPART B
7 AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
8 Section 221. Department of
9 Transportation.--The following amounts
10 are appropriated to the Department of
11 Transportation: Federal State
12 For payment for aviation
13 operations, including the operation
14 and maintenance of State-owned
15 aircraft, payment of general expenses,
16 supplies, printing and equipment; for
17 the development and maintenance of
18 State airports and the maintenance and
19 repair of landing fields, intermediate
20 landing fields, landing field
21 equipment, beacon sites and other
22 navigation facilities; and for the
23 encouragement and development of civil
24 aeronautics.
25 State appropriation........ 10,160,000
26 For payment for airport
27 construction and development,
28 including encouragement and
29 development of aeronautics,
30 development of State airports and
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1 assistance to political subdivisions
2 and municipal authorities in the
3 construction and improvement of
4 airports and other aeronautical
5 facilities.
6 State appropriation........ 4,500,000
7 For payments to public airports for
8 runway rehabilitation.
9 State appropriation........ 500,000
10 For real estate tax rebate payments
11 to privately owned public use
12 airports.
13 State appropriation........ 238,000
14 For business airport grants.
15 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
16 Section 222. Treasury
17 Department.--The following amounts are
18 appropriated to the Treasury
19 Department: Federal State
20 For payment for aviation-related
21 debt service.
22 State appropriation........ 144,000
23 PART III
24 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
25 Section 301. Lapsing of unused funds.--(a) Except as
26 otherwise provided by law or in subsection (b), that part of all
27 appropriations in Part II unexpended, uncommitted or
28 unencumbered as of June 30, 1989, shall automatically lapse as
29 of that date.
30 (b) (1) The appropriation in section 201 for traffic signs
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1 and directional signs shall be a two-year continuing
2 appropriation.
3 (2) The appropriations in section 221 of Part II for airport
4 development, runway rehabilitation, business airport grants and
5 real estate tax rebate payments shall be two-year continuing
6 appropriations.
7 Section 302. Effective date.--This act shall take effect
8 July 1, 1988, or immediately, whichever is later.
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