HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1886, 2216, 2389 PRINTER'S NO. 2439
No. 1536 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY GREENWOOD, ROBBINS, MADIGAN AND PORTERFIELD, FEBRUARY 4, 1992
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 29, 1992
AN ACT 1 Providing for the adoption of a capital budget for the <-- 2 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. 3 PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS TO BE FINANCED <-- 4 FROM DEBT AND FROM CURRENT REVENUES OF THE FISH FUND AND THE <-- 5 BOAT FUND; AUTHORIZING THE INCURRING OF DEBT WITHOUT THE <-- 6 APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE 7 PROJECTS; STATING THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS; 8 ITEMIZING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITH 9 ITS ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COST AND STATING THE ESTIMATED USEFUL 10 LIFE OF THE PROJECT; AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. BOAT FUND. <-- 11 ITEMIZING FISCAL YEAR 1992-1993 CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECTS IN THE 12 CATEGORIES OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND FISH FUND AND BOAT FUND 13 PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 14 TRANSPORTATION OR THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION, 15 TOGETHER WITH THEIR ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS; AND STATING 16 THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS. 17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 hereby enacts as follows: 19 Section 1. Short title. <-- 20 This act shall be known as the Fish and Boat Commission 21 Capital Budget Act for 1991-1992 1992-1993. <-- 22 Section 2. Total authorizations. 23 The total authorizations for the capital project PROJECTS in <--
1 the category of a public improvement project PROJECTS for <-- 2 acquisition and development as itemized in section 3 4 and to be <-- 3 financed out of current revenues of the Fish Fund and the Boat 4 Fund, pursuant to executive authorizations, shall be $850,000. <-- 5 AND THE INCURRING OF DEBT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4 SHALL BE <-- 6 $7,440,000. SHALL BE $2,800,000. <-- 7 Section 3. Project description. 8 (a) Bucks County 9 (1) Acquisition and development of 25 acres 10 (more or less) of land, including the 11 spring or springs of water arising thereon 12 and the buildings, structures, improvements 13 and other appurtenances thereto, known as 14 the Ingham Springs property, Solebury 15 Township $850,000 16 (Fish Fund - $700,000) <-- 17 (Boat Fund - $150,000) 18 Section 4. Effective date. 19 This act shall take effect immediately. 20 (B) CENTRE COUNTY <-- 21 (1) ACQUISITION OF LANDS, WATERS AND INTERESTS 22 IN LANDS AND WATERS ALONG AND ADJACENT TO 23 SPRING CREEK FROM THE HEADWATERS IN HARRIS 24 TOWNSHIP DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH 25 BALD EAGLE CREEK IN BOGGS TOWNSHIP $1,750,000 26 (FISH FUND - $1,750,000) 27 (C) DAUPHIN COUNTY <-- 28 (1) CONSTRUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND RELATED 29 FACILITIES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE 30 HEADQUARTERS, AQUATIC RESOURCE EDUCATION 19920S1536B2439 - 2 -
1 CENTER, WAREHOUSE, MAINTENANCE, TRAINING 2 AND RELATED FACILITIES $4,640,000 3 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $4,000,000) 4 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $640,000) 5 (D) (C) FRANKLIN COUNTY <-- 6 (1) ACQUISITION OF LANDS, WATERS AND INTERESTS 7 IN LANDS ALONG THE FALLING SPRINGS BRANCH, 8 FROM THE HEADWATERS IN GUILFORD TOWNSHIP 9 DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE 10 CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK $200,000 11 SECTION 4. FINANCING OF PROJECTS. 12 (A) FINANCING.--THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE <-- 13 FINANCED AS FOLLOWS: 14 (1) CURRENT REVENUES OF THE FISH FUND PURSUANT TO 15 EXECUTIVE AUTHORIZATIONS. $1,300,000 16 (2) CURRENT REVENUES OF THE BOAT FUND PURSUANT TO 17 EXECUTIVE AUTHORIZATIONS. $1,140,000 18 (3) REVENUES FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND DERIVED 19 FROM THE SALE OF BONDS UNDER PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XVI-B OF 20 THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.343, NO.176), KNOWN AS THE 21 FISCAL CODE, WHICH INDEBTEDNESS SHALL BE REPAID OVER A TERM 22 NOT TO EXCEED 30 YEARS FROM THE FISH FUND WITH INTEREST AT 23 RATES ESTABLISHED AT ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS BY THE ISSUING 24 AUTHORITIES. $5,000,000 25 (B) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR PROJECTS.--THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR 26 THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE: <-- 27 (1) BUCKS COUNTY; FISH FUND $850,000. 28 (2) CENTRE COUNTY; FISH FUND $1,750,000. 29 (3) DAUPHIN COUNTY; FISH FUND $3,500,000 AND BOAT FUND; <-- 30 $1,140,000. 19920S1536B2439 - 3 -
1 (4) (3) FRANKLIN COUNTY; FISH FUND $200,000. <-- 2 SECTION 5. DEBT AUTHORIZATION. <-- 3 THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL AND STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY 4 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW, IN ADDITION TO ANY 5 AUTHORIZATION ENACTED BEFORE OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 6 ACT, ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO THE 7 LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT, MONEY NOT EXCEEDING IN THE 8 AGGREGATE THE SUM OF $5,000,000 AS MAY BE FOUND NECESSARY TO 9 CARRY OUT THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT. 10 SECTION 6. ISSUE OF BONDS. 11 THE INDEBTEDNESS AUTHORIZED IN THIS ACT SHALL BE INCURRED, 12 FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY ONE OR MORE SERIES 13 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN SUCH 14 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR EACH SERIES AS THE GOVERNOR, 15 AUDITOR GENERAL AND STATE TREASURER SHALL DETERMINE, CONSISTENT 16 WITH THE REQUEST OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION, 17 BUT THE LATEST STATED MATURITY DATE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE 18 ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 7. 19 SECTION 7. ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE AND TERM OF DEBT. 20 (A) ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE.--THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATES THAT 21 THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 22 DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT IS 30 YEARS. 23 (B) TERM OF DEBT.--THE MAXIMUM TERM OF DEBT AUTHORIZED TO BE 24 INCURRED UNDER THIS ACT IS 30 YEARS. 25 SECTION 8. APPROPRIATION. 26 THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED IN 27 THIS ACT ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES 28 FUND TO THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION IN THE MAXIMUM 29 AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 TO BE USED BY IT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE 30 FINANCIAL COST OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN 19920S1536B2439 - 4 -
1 THIS ACT. AFTER RECEIVING OR PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SALE FOR 2 THE OBLIGATION, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL PAY TO THE 3 PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION THE MONEYS AS REQUIRED AND 4 CERTIFIED BY IT TO BE LEGALLY DUE AND PAYABLE. 5 SECTION 9. FEDERAL FUNDS. 6 IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THIS ACT, ALL 7 MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROJECTS 8 DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT ARE HEREBY SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FOR 9 THOSE PROJECTS. 10 SECTION 10 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. <-- 11 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. 12 CHAPTER 1 <-- 13 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 14 SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 15 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE CAPITAL 16 BUDGET PROJECT ITEMIZATION ACT FOR 1992-1993. 17 SECTION 102. TOTAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 18 (A) HIGHWAY PROJECTS.--THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 19 CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN 20 CHAPTER 3 AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 21 TRANSPORTATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED 22 FROM CURRENT REVENUES OF THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND, SHALL BE 23 $40,064,000. 24 (B) FISH FUND AND BOAT FUND AUTHORIZATIONS.--THE TOTAL 25 AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF 26 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT AS 27 ITEMIZED IN CHAPTER 5 AND TO BE FINANCED OUT OF CURRENT REVENUES 28 OF THE FISH FUND AND THE BOAT FUND SHALL BE $3,200,000. 29 CHAPTER 3 30 ITEMIZATION OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS 19920S1536B2439 - 5 -
1 SECTION 301. ITEMIZATION OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 2 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC HIGHWAY 3 PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 4 ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED FROM CURRENT 5 REVENUES OF THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND, ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED, 6 TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS 7 FOLLOWS: 8 TOTAL 9 PROJECT 10 PROJECT ALLOCATION 11 (1) ALLEGHENY COUNTY 12 (I) S.R.0051 13 (A) S.R.0051 FROM CRANE AVENUE TO PARKWAY, 14 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION 1,140,000 15 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 16 $1,102,000) 17 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $38,000) 18 (2) BLAIR COUNTY 19 (I) S.R.0022 20 (A) S.R.0022 AND ALLEGHENY STREET 21 INTERSECTION, HOLLIDAYSBURG BOROUGH, 22 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT 853,000 23 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 24 $773,000) 25 (LAND ALLOCATION - $20,000) 26 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $60,000) 27 (3) ELK COUNTY 28 (I) S.R.0219 29 (A) WILCOX STREET TO THE HALSEY ROAD 30 INTERSECTION, INCLUDING PART IN MCKEAN 19920S1536B2439 - 6 -
1 COUNTY, RESTORATION 2,700,000 2 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 3 $2,600,000) 4 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $100,000) 5 (4) ERIE COUNTY 6 (I) I-90 7 (A) I-90 FROM OHIO LINE, MILEPOST 0.0 TO 8 MILEPOST 18.5, RESTORATION 1,850,000 9 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 10 $1,800,000) 11 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $50,000) 12 (5) FAYETTE COUNTY 13 (I) S.R.0119 14 (A) S.R.0119 FROM NORTH CONNELLSVILLE TO 15 EVERSON, BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, 16 RESTORATION 9,175,000 17 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 18 $8,300,000) 19 (LAND ALLOCATION - $700,000) 20 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $175,000) 21 (6) GREENE COUNTY 22 (I) I-79 23 (A) I-79 FROM MILEPOST 4 TO MILEPOST 8.4, 24 2 MILES SOUTH AND 2 MILES NORTH OF 25 KIRBY, INTERCHANGE RESTORATION 2,020,000 26 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 27 $2,000,000) 28 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $20,000) 29 (7) JEFFERSON COUNTY 30 (I) S.R.0219 19920S1536B2439 - 7 -
1 (A) S.R.0219 FROM I-80 TO BROCKWAY 2 BOROUGH, WASHINGTON AND SNYDER 3 TOWNSHIPS, RESTORATION 3,500,000 4 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 5 $3,350,000) 6 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $150,000) 7 (8) LANCASTER COUNTY 8 (I) S.R.0030 9 (A) I-283 FROM DAUPHIN COUNTY LINE TO 10 ELIZABETHTOWN ROAD, ELIZABETHTOWN 11 BOROUGH AND MT. JOY TOWNSHIP, 12 RECONSTRUCTION 7,677,000 13 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 14 $7,285,000) 15 (LAND ALLOCATION - $28,000) 16 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $364,000) 17 (9) MIFFLIN COUNTY 18 (I) S.R.0322 19 (A) S.R.0322 FROM MILROY TO AND INCLUDING 20 SEVEN MOUNTAINS, ARMAGH TOWNSHIP, 21 INCLUDING CENTRE COUNTY PORTION, 22 RESTORATION 4,550,000 23 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 24 $4,400,000) 25 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $150,000) 26 (10) WASHINGTON COUNTY 27 (I) S.R.0022 28 (A) S.R.0022 FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY LINE TO 29 S.R.0018, RESTORATION 6,599,000 30 (BASE CONSTRUCTION ALLOCATION - 19920S1536B2439 - 8 -
1 $6,524,000) 2 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $75,000) 3 CHAPTER 5 4 PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION PROJECTS 5 SECTION 501. TOTAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 6 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF PUBLIC 7 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT BY THE 8 PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION AND TO BE FINANCED OUT OF 9 CURRENT REVENUES OF THE FISH FUND AND THE BOAT FUND ARE HEREBY 10 ITEMIZED, TOGETHER WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ESTIMATED FINANCIAL 11 COSTS. 12 SECTION 502. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 13 (A) ALLEGHENY COUNTY 14 (1) DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF 15 TWO BOAT RAMPS IN THE PITTSBURGH POOL IN 16 THE OHIO, MONONGAHELA OR ALLEGHENY RIVERS $400,000 17 (B) BUCKS COUNTY 18 (1) ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 25 ACRES 19 (MORE OR LESS) OF LAND, INCLUDING THE 20 SPRING OR SPRINGS OF WATER ARISING THEREON 21 AND THE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS 22 AND OTHER APPURTENANCES THERETO, KNOWN AS 23 THE INGHAM SPRINGS PROPERTY, SOLEBURY 24 TOWNSHIP $850,000 25 (C) CENTRE COUNTY 26 (1) ACQUISITION OF LANDS, WATERS AND INTERESTS 27 IN LANDS AND WATERS ALONG AND ADJACENT TO 28 SPRING CREEK FROM THE HEADWATERS IN HARRIS 29 TOWNSHIP DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH 30 BALD EAGLE CREEK IN BOGGS TOWNSHIP $1,750,000 19920S1536B2439 - 9 -
1 (D) FRANKLIN COUNTY 2 (1) ACQUISITION OF LANDS, WATERS AND INTERESTS 3 IN LANDS ALONG THE FALLING SPRINGS BRANCH, 4 FROM THE HEADWATERS IN GUILFORD TOWNSHIP 5 DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE 6 CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK $200,000 7 SECTION 503. FINANCING OF PROJECTS. 8 THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE: 9 (1) ALLEGHENY COUNTY; BOAT FUND $400,000. 10 (2) BUCKS COUNTY; FISH FUND $850,000. 11 (3) CENTRE COUNTY; FISH FUND $1,750,000. 12 (4) FRANKLIN COUNTY; FISH FUND $200,000. 13 CHAPTER 7 14 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 15 SECTION 701. ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE. 16 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATES THAT THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF 17 THE PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN THIS ACT IS 30 YEARS. 18 SECTION 702. FEDERAL FUNDS. 19 ALL MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE 20 CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN THIS ACT 21 ARE ALSO HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THOSE PROJECTS. 22 SECTION 703. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 23 WHENEVER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 24 THAT THE FULL ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS OF THE PROJECTS ITEMIZED 25 IN CHAPTER 3 ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER DESIGN, 26 ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROJECTS, THE EXCESS FUNDS 27 NO LONGER REQUIRED MAY BE ALLOCATED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA 28 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INCREASE THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF 29 ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A 30 CAPITAL BUDGET. 19920S1536B2439 - 10 -
1 CHAPTER 9 2 EFFECTIVE DATE 3 SECTION 901. EFFECTIVE DATE. 4 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. A28L84JRW/19920S1536B2439 - 11 -