HOUSE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1886, 2216, 2389         PRINTER'S NO. 2439

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

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
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     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.
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     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
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     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
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     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
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     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
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     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 -
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     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
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     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.
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     1                             CHAPTER 9
     2                           EFFECTIVE DATE
     3  SECTION 901.  EFFECTIVE DATE.
     4     THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.


















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