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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1771

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1517 Session of 1989


        INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, MAY 22, 1989

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MAY 22, 1989

                                     AN ACT

     1  Itemizing appropriations required from the Motor License Fund
     2     and The State Stores Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 1989,
     3     to June 30, 1990, for the proper operation of the several
     4     departments of the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State
     5     Police authorized to spend Motor License Fund and The State
     6     Stores Fund moneys.

     7                         TABLE OF CONTENTS
     8                    PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
     9  Section 101.  Appropriations.
    10            PART II.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
    11                           FOR 1989-1990
    12                   SUBPART A.  MOTOR LICENSE FUND
    13  Section 201.  Department of Transportation.
    14  Section 202.  Governor.
    15  Section 203.  Treasury Department.
    16  Section 204.  Department of Education.
    17  Section 205.  Department of General Services.
    18  Section 206.  Department of Revenue.
    19  Section 207.  Pennsylvania State Police.


     1          SUBPART B.  AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
     2  Section 221.  Department of Transportation.
     3  Section 222.  Treasury Department.
     4                PART III.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     5  Section 301.  Lapsing of unused funds.
     6  Section 302.  Effective date.
     7     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     8  hereby enacts as follows:
     9                               PART I
    10                         GENERAL PROVISIONS
    11     Section 101.  Appropriations.--(a)  Motor License Fund.--The
    12  following sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
    13  hereby appropriated from the Motor License Fund to the
    14  hereinafter named agencies of the Commonwealth for the payment
    15  of salaries, wages and other compensation and travel expenses of
    16  the duly elected or appointed officers and employees of the
    17  Commonwealth, for contractual services and other expenses
    18  necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
    19  activities for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal
    20  year beginning July 1, 1989, and for the payment of bills
    21  incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
    22  ending June 30, 1989.
    23     (b)  Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following
    24  sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
    25  appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the
    26  Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
    27  Commonwealth for the purposes set forth herein for the fiscal
    28  year beginning July 1, 1989, and for the payment of bills
    29  incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
    30  ending June 30, 1989.
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     1                              PART II
     2                 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
     3                           FOR 1989-1990
     4                             SUBPART A
     5                         MOTOR LICENSE FUND
     6     Section 201.  Department of
     7  Transportation.--The following amounts
     8  are appropriated to the Department of
     9  Transportation:                            Federal       State
    10     For the salaries, wages and all
    11  necessary expenses for the proper
    12  administration of the Department of
    13  Transportation, including the State
    14  Transportation Commission and the
    15  State Transportation Advisory
    16  Committee and the Statewide
    17  coordination of municipal services.
    18             State appropriation........               $23,825,000
    19     For the salaries, wages and all
    20  necessary expenses for the operation
    21  of the Highway and Safety Improvement
    22  Programs, including planning and
    23  research, design, engineering, right-
    24  of-way acquisition and the operation
    25  of the engineering district facilities
    26  and liaison services with communities
    27  on local road engineering and
    28  construction activities.
    29             State appropriation........               190,000,000
    30     For the salaries, wages and all
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     1  necessary expenses for the
     2  administration and operation of the
     3  maintenance program for State roads,
     4  bridges, tunnels and structures,
     5  including the operation of the county
     6  maintenance district facilities.
     7             State appropriation........               589,963,000
     8     For supplemental maintenance
     9  program payments.
    10             State appropriation........                13,663,000
    11     For the construction of salt
    12  storage facilities.
    13             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
    14     For reinvestment in Department of
    15  Transportation Facilities.
    16             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    17     For rest area improvements.
    18             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    19     For the salaries, wages and all
    20  necessary expenses for the
    21  administration of the Traffic Safety
    22  Program and the administration and
    23  operation of the Operator and Vehicle
    24  Registration Programs.
    25             State appropriation........                50,666,000
    26     For motor vehicle insurance
    27  compliance.
    28             State appropriation........                   409,000
    29     For the commercial driver licensing
    30  program.
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     1             State appropriation........                 2,522,000
     2     For the high accident corridor
     3  corrections program.
     4             State appropriation........                10,000,000
     5     For rental payments to the State
     6  Highway and Bridge Authority for
     7  projects constructed with funds
     8  borrowed by the authority.
     9             State appropriation........                18,869,000
    10     For payments to municipalities to
    11  assist in maintenance and construction
    12  costs of roads.
    13             State appropriation........               163,949,000
    14     For supplemental payments to
    15  municipalities to assist in
    16  maintenance and construction costs of
    17  roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
    18  Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
    19  funding for municipal highway
    20  maintenance).
    21             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
    22     For local bridge inspections.
    23             State appropriation........                   300,000
    24     Section 202.  Governor.--The
    25  following amounts are appropriated to
    26  the Governor for Executive Offices:        Federal       State
    27     For comptroller operations related
    28  to the Motor License Fund.
    29             State appropriation........                 4,510,000
    30     Section 203.  Treasury
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     1  Department.--The following amounts are
     2  appropriated to the Treasury
     3  Department:                                Federal       State
     4     For payment of refunds of liquid
     5  fuels taxes for agricultural use to
     6  which the Commonwealth is not
     7  entitled.
     8             State appropriation........                 4,000,000
     9     For the payment of salaries, wages
    10  and all necessary expenses in the
    11  proper administration of the program
    12  to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
    13  the Commonwealth is not entitled.
    14             State appropriation........                   297,000
    15     For the payment of approved claims
    16  for the refunding of liquid fuels
    17  taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
    18  Commonwealth is not entitled.
    19             State appropriation........                   350,000
    20     For the payment of approved claims
    21  for the refunding of emergency liquid
    22  fuels tax moneys to which the
    23  Commonwealth is not entitled.
    24             State appropriation........                     1,000
    25     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
    26  political subdivision use.
    27             State appropriation........                 2,100,000
    28     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
    29  volunteer fire companies, volunteer
    30  ambulance services and volunteer
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     1  rescue squads.
     2             State appropriation........                   175,000
     3     Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
     4  Boat Fund for the use of the Fish
     5  Commission for the improvement of the
     6  waters of Pennsylvania on which
     7  motorboats are permitted to operate.
     8             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
     9     For the payment of principal and
    10  interest requirements on general
    11  obligation bonds issued for
    12  transportation projects.
    13             State appropriation........               165,066,000
    14     For payment of principal and
    15  interest requirements on general
    16  obligation bonds issued for public
    17  improvements.
    18             State appropriation........                 1,508,000
    19     For interest payments on
    20  obligations issued for the Advance
    21  Construction Interstate Program.
    22             State appropriation........                14,769,000
    23     For payment of the compensation of
    24  the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
    25  agent for services and expenses in
    26  connection with the registration,
    27  transfer and payment of interest on
    28  bonds of the Commonwealth and other
    29  services required to be performed by
    30  the loan and transfer agent.
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     1             State appropriation........                   135,000
     2     Section 204.  Department of
     3  Education.--The following amounts are
     4  appropriated to the Department of
     5  Education:                                 Federal       State
     6     For administration of the school
     7  safe driving program and for payments
     8  to school districts or joint school
     9  organizations for driver education
    10  courses.
    11             State appropriation........                 2,300,000
    12     Section 205.  Department of General
    13  Services.--The following amounts are
    14  appropriated to the Department of
    15  General Services:                          Federal       State
    16     For payment of tort claims.
    17             State appropriation........                26,500,000
    18     For an Asbestos Response Program.
    19             State appropriation........                   500,000
    20     Section 206.  Department of
    21  Revenue.--The following amounts are
    22  appropriated to the Department of
    23  Revenue:                                   Federal       State
    24     For the proper administration and
    25  enforcement of the regulations under
    26  the Liquid Fuels Tax Act, Motor
    27  Carriers Road Tax Act and Bus Compact.
    28             State appropriation........                 7,165,000
    29     Section 207.  Pennsylvania State
    30  Police.--The following amounts are
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     1  appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
     2  Police:                                    Federal       State
     3     For transfer to the General Fund to
     4  finance the Traffic Control and the
     5  Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
     6  the Pennsylvania State Police.
     7             State appropriation........               179,444,000
     8     For transfer to the General Fund to
     9  finance the Municipal Police Officers'
    10  Education and Training Commission.
    11             State appropriation........                 2,875,000
    12     For transfer to the General Fund to
    13  finance adequate replacement patrol
    14  vehicles.
    15             State appropriation........                 3,635,000
    16     For the commercial driver licensing
    17  program.
    18             State appropriation........                 1,307,000
    19                             SUBPART B
    20                AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
    21     Section 221.  Department of
    22  Transportation.--The following amounts
    23  are appropriated to the Department of
    24  Transportation:                            Federal       State
    25     For payment for aviation
    26  operations, including the operation
    27  and maintenance of State-owned
    28  aircraft, payment of general expenses,
    29  supplies, printing and equipment; for
    30  the development and maintenance of
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     1  State airports and the maintenance and
     2  repair of landing fields, intermediate
     3  landing fields, landing field
     4  equipment, beacon sites and other
     5  navigation facilities; and for the
     6  encouragement and development of civil
     7  aeronautics.
     8             State appropriation........                10,115,000
     9     For payment for airport
    10  construction and development,
    11  including encouragement and
    12  development of aeronautics,
    13  development of State airports and
    14  assistance to political subdivisions
    15  and municipal authorities in the
    16  construction and improvement of
    17  airports and other aeronautical
    18  facilities.
    19             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
    20     For payments to public airports for
    21  runway rehabilitation.
    22             State appropriation........                   500,000
    23     For real estate tax rebate payments
    24  to privately owned public use
    25  airports.
    26             State appropriation........                   220,000
    27     For business airport grants.
    28             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    29     Section 222.  Treasury
    30  Department.--The following amounts are
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     1  appropriated to the Treasury
     2  Department:                                Federal       State
     3     For payment for aviation-related
     4  debt service.
     5             State appropriation........                   183,000
     6                              PART III
     7                      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     8     Section 301.  Lapsing of unused funds.--(a)  Except as
     9  otherwise provided by law or in subsection (b), that part of all
    10  appropriations in Part II unexpended, uncommitted or
    11  unencumbered as of June 30, 1990, shall automatically lapse as
    12  of that date.
    13     (b)  The appropriations in section 221 of Part II for airport
    14  development, runway rehabilitation, business airport grants and
    15  real estate tax rebate payments shall be two-year continuing
    16  appropriations.
    17     Section 302.  Effective date.--This act shall take effect
    18  July 1, 1989, or immediately, whichever is later.








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