PRINTER'S NO. 609

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 549 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, MARCH 11, 1987

        REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 11, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within
     2     the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the
     3     Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
     7  necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted
     8  revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal
     9  augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
    10  to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal
    11  year July 1, 1987, to June 30, 1988, for the purposes and in the
    12  amounts shown:
    13                                            Federal          State
    14         (1)  For the salaries, wages
    15     and all necessary expenses for the
    16     proper operation and administration
    17     of the Pennsylvania Public Utility
    18     Commission.

     1             State appropriation........               $25,989,000
     2             (i)  The following Federal
     3         augmentation amounts, or as
     4         much thereof as may be
     5         necessary, are specifically
     6         appropriated to supplement the
     7         sum authorized to be billed to
     8         utilities for the operation of
     9         the commission:
    10                 (A)  "Natural Gas
    11             Pipeline Safety" - To
    12             enforce the regulations of
    13             the Natural Gas Pipeline
    14             Safety Act.
    15             Federal appropriation......      115,000
    16                 (B)  "Railroad Safety"
    17             - For safety inspectors to
    18             survey and patrol over
    19             14,000 miles of trackage to
    20             eliminate derailment and
    21             provide safe rail travel.
    22             Federal appropriation......      185,000
    23     Any Federal funds which the
    24     Pennsylvania Public Utility
    25     Commission receives pursuant to
    26     these appropriations shall not be
    27     credited to any utility nor used to
    28     lower the annual assessment of any
    29     utility.
    30     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1987, or
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     1  immediately, whichever is later.




















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