PRINTER'S NO. 3183
No. 2467 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY EVANS, MARCH 10, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 10, 1992
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, the Office of 4 Consumer Advocate in the Office of the Attorney General and 5 the Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of 6 Commerce. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 10 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 11 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 12 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 13 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 14 year July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1993, for the purposes and in the 15 amounts shown: 16 Federal State 17 (1) For the salaries, wages 18 and all necessary expenses for the 19 proper operation and administration
1 of the Pennsylvania Public Utility 2 Commission, including the chairman 3 and commissioners and the Bureau of 4 Safety and Enforcement. 5 State appropriation........ $34,014,000 6 (i) The following Federal 7 augmentation amounts, or as 8 much thereof as may be 9 necessary, are specifically 10 appropriated to supplement the 11 sum authorized to be billed to 12 utilities for the operation of 13 the commission: 14 (A) "Natural Gas 15 Pipeline Safety" - To 16 enforce the regulations of 17 the Natural Gas Pipeline 18 Safety Act. 19 Federal appropriation...... 115,000 20 Any Federal funds which the 21 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 22 receives pursuant to these 23 appropriations shall not be credited 24 to any utility nor used to lower the 25 annual assessment of any utility. 26 Section 2. The sum of $3,439,000 is hereby appropriated from 27 the restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the 28 Office of Consumer Advocate in the Office of the Attorney 29 General to provide for the operation of that office for the 30 fiscal year July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1993. 19920H2467B3183 - 2 -
1 Section 3. The sum of $735,000 is hereby appropriated from 2 the restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the 3 Office of Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce 4 to provide for the operation of that office for the fiscal year 5 July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1993. 6 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1992, or 7 immediately, whichever is later. C10L84RZ/19920H2467B3183 - 3 -