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                                 SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1771, 2225               PRINTER'S NO. 2299

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1517 Session of 1989


        INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, MAY 22, 1989

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, JUNE 29, 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, INCLUDING                                <--
    29  $600,000 TO THE FAIRMOUNT PARK
    30  COMMISSION IN PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, FOR
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     1  THE ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD BEAUTIFICATION
     2  PROGRAM.
     3             State appropriation........               190,000,000
     4     FOR TRANSFER TO THE HIGHWAY-                                   <--
     5  RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY BRIDGE
     6  IMPROVEMENT RESTRICTED ACCOUNT TO BE
     7  USED AS MATCHING FUNDS FOR A TIMBER
     8  BRIDGE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. FUNDS
     9  MAY BE USED FOR COSTS INCURRED IN THE
    10  RESEARCH, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF
    11  TIMBER BRIDGES ON LOCALLY OWNED
    12  HIGHWAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    13  SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED OR APPROVED BY
    14  THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
    15             STATE APPROPRIATION........                   500,000
    16     For the salaries, wages and all
    17  necessary expenses for the
    18  administration and operation of the
    19  maintenance program for State roads,
    20  bridges, tunnels and structures,
    21  including the operation of the county
    22  maintenance district facilities.
    23             State appropriation........               589,963,000  <--
    24             STATE APPROPRIATION........               588,749,000  <--
    25     For supplemental maintenance
    26  program payments.
    27             State appropriation........                13,663,000  <--
    28             STATE APPROPRIATION........                14,879,000  <--
    29     For the construction of salt
    30  storage facilities.
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     1             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
     2     For reinvestment in Department of
     3  Transportation Facilities.
     4             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
     5     For rest area improvements.
     6             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
     7     For the salaries, wages and all
     8  necessary expenses for the
     9  administration of the Traffic Safety
    10  Program and the administration and
    11  operation of the Operator and Vehicle
    12  Registration Programs.
    13             State appropriation........                50,666,000
    14     For motor vehicle insurance
    15  compliance.
    16             State appropriation........                   409,000
    17     For the commercial driver licensing
    18  program.
    19             State appropriation........                 2,522,000
    20     For the high accident corridor
    21  corrections program.
    22             State appropriation........                10,000,000
    23     For rental payments to the State
    24  Highway and Bridge Authority for
    25  projects constructed with funds
    26  borrowed by the authority.
    27             State appropriation........                18,869,000
    28     For payments to municipalities to
    29  assist in maintenance and construction
    30  costs of roads.
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     1             State appropriation........               163,949,000
     2     For supplemental payments to
     3  municipalities to assist in
     4  maintenance and construction costs of
     5  roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
     6  Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
     7  funding for municipal highway
     8  maintenance).
     9             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
    10     For local bridge inspections.
    11             State appropriation........                   300,000
    12     Section 202.  Governor.--The
    13  following amounts are appropriated to
    14  the Governor for Executive Offices:        Federal       State
    15     For comptroller operations related
    16  to the Motor License Fund.
    17             State appropriation........                 4,510,000
    18     Section 203.  Treasury
    19  Department.--The following amounts are
    20  appropriated to the Treasury
    21  Department:                                Federal       State
    22     For payment of refunds of liquid
    23  fuels taxes for agricultural use to
    24  which the Commonwealth is not
    25  entitled.
    26             State appropriation........                 4,000,000
    27     For the payment of salaries, wages
    28  and all necessary expenses in the
    29  proper administration of the program
    30  to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
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     1  the Commonwealth is not entitled.
     2             State appropriation........                   297,000
     3     For the payment of approved claims
     4  for the refunding of liquid fuels
     5  taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
     6  Commonwealth is not entitled.
     7             State appropriation........                   350,000
     8     For the payment of approved claims
     9  for the refunding of emergency liquid
    10  fuels tax moneys to which the
    11  Commonwealth is not entitled.
    12             State appropriation........                     1,000
    13     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
    14  political subdivision use.
    15             State appropriation........                 2,100,000
    16     Refunding liquid fuels tax -
    17  volunteer fire companies, volunteer
    18  ambulance services and volunteer
    19  rescue squads.
    20             State appropriation........                   175,000
    21     Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
    22  Boat Fund for the use of the Fish
    23  Commission for the improvement of the
    24  waters of Pennsylvania on which
    25  motorboats are permitted to operate.
    26             State appropriation........                 1,500,000
    27     For the payment of principal and
    28  interest requirements on general
    29  obligation bonds issued for
    30  transportation projects.
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     1             State appropriation........               165,066,000
     2     For payment of principal and
     3  interest requirements on general
     4  obligation bonds issued for public
     5  improvements.
     6             State appropriation........                 1,508,000
     7     For interest payments on
     8  obligations issued for the Advance
     9  Construction Interstate Program.
    10             State appropriation........                14,769,000
    11     For payment of the compensation of
    12  the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
    13  agent for services and expenses in
    14  connection with the registration,
    15  transfer and payment of interest on
    16  bonds of the Commonwealth and other
    17  services required to be performed by
    18  the loan and transfer agent.
    19             State appropriation........                   135,000
    20     Section 204.  Department of
    21  Education.--The following amounts are
    22  appropriated to the Department of
    23  Education:                                 Federal       State
    24     For administration of the school
    25  safe driving program and for payments
    26  to school districts or joint school
    27  organizations for driver education
    28  courses.
    29             State appropriation........                 2,300,000
    30     Section 205.  Department of General
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     1  Services.--The following amounts are
     2  appropriated to the Department of
     3  General Services:                          Federal       State
     4     For payment of tort claims.
     5             State appropriation........                26,500,000
     6     For an Asbestos Response Program.
     7             State appropriation........                   500,000
     8     Section 206.  Department of
     9  Revenue.--The following amounts are
    10  appropriated to the Department of
    11  Revenue:                                   Federal       State
    12     For the proper administration and
    13  enforcement of the regulations under
    14  the Liquid Fuels Tax Act, Motor
    15  Carriers Road Tax Act and Bus Compact.
    16             State appropriation........                 7,165,000
    17     Section 207.  Pennsylvania State
    18  Police.--The following amounts are
    19  appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
    20  Police:                                    Federal       State
    21     For transfer to the General Fund to
    22  finance the Traffic Control and the
    23  Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
    24  the Pennsylvania State Police.
    25             State appropriation........               179,444,000
    26     For transfer to the General Fund to
    27  finance the Municipal Police Officers'
    28  Education and Training Commission.
    29             State appropriation........                 2,875,000
    30     For transfer to the General Fund to
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     1  finance adequate replacement patrol
     2  vehicles.
     3             State appropriation........                 3,635,000
     4     For the commercial driver licensing
     5  program.
     6             State appropriation........                 1,307,000
     7                             SUBPART B
     8                AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
     9     Section 221.  Department of
    10  Transportation.--The following amounts
    11  are appropriated to the Department of
    12  Transportation:                            Federal       State
    13     For payment for aviation
    14  operations, including the operation
    15  and maintenance of State-owned
    16  aircraft, payment of general expenses,
    17  supplies, printing and equipment; for
    18  the development and maintenance of
    19  State airports and the maintenance and
    20  repair of landing fields, intermediate
    21  landing fields, landing field
    22  equipment, beacon sites and other
    23  navigation facilities; and for the
    24  encouragement and development of civil
    25  aeronautics.
    26             State appropriation........                10,115,000
    27     For payment for airport
    28  construction and development,
    29  including encouragement and
    30  development of aeronautics,
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     1  development of State airports and
     2  assistance to political subdivisions
     3  and municipal authorities in the
     4  construction and improvement of
     5  airports and other aeronautical
     6  facilities.
     7             State appropriation........                 5,000,000
     8     For payments to public airports for
     9  runway rehabilitation.
    10             State appropriation........                   500,000
    11     For real estate tax rebate payments
    12  to privately owned public use
    13  airports.
    14             State appropriation........                   220,000
    15     For business airport grants.
    16             State appropriation........                 2,000,000
    17     Section 222.  Treasury
    18  Department.--The following amounts are
    19  appropriated to the Treasury
    20  Department:                                Federal       State
    21     For payment for aviation-related
    22  debt service.
    23             State appropriation........                   183,000
    24                              PART III
    25                      MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
    26     Section 301.  Lapsing of unused funds.--(a)  Except as
    27  otherwise provided by law or in subsection (b), that part of all
    28  appropriations in Part II unexpended, uncommitted or
    29  unencumbered as of June 30, 1990, shall automatically lapse as
    30  of that date.
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     1     (b)  The appropriations in section 221 of Part II for airport
     2  development, runway rehabilitation, business airport grants and
     3  real estate tax rebate payments shall be two-year continuing
     4  appropriations.
     5     Section 302.  Effective date.--This act shall take effect
     6  July 1, 1989, or immediately, whichever is later.
















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