HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 154, 156 PRINTER'S NO. 162
No. 109 Special Session No. 1 of 1995
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, SEPTEMBER 19, 1995
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 16, 1995
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of July 6, 1995 (P.L.269, No.38), entitled "An act
2 providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 1995-
3 1996," itemizing a public improvement project PROJECTS to be <--
4 constructed or acquired by the Department of General
5 Services, together with estimated financial costs;
6 authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the
7 electors for the purpose of financing the project PROJECTS to <--
8 be constructed or acquired by the Department of General
9 Services; stating the estimated useful life of the project <--
10 PROJECTS; and making an appropriation. <--
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Short title.
14 This act shall be known and may be cited as the 1995 Special
15 Session Somerset Hospital Conversion Security AND QUEHANNA BOOT <--
16 CAMP Project Itemization Act.
17 Section 2. Total authorization.
18 The total authorization for the additional capital project <--
19 PROJECTS in the category of public improvement projects itemized <--
20 in section 3 and to be constructed or acquired by the Department
1 of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be
2 financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $1,900,000 <--
3 $12,520,000. <--
4 Section 3. Itemization of public improvement projects.
5 The additional capital project PROJECTS in the category of <--
6 public improvement projects to be constructed or acquired by the
7 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
8 to be financed by the incurring of debt, is ARE hereby itemized, <--
9 together with its THEIR estimated financial costs, as follows: <--
10 Total
11 Project
12 Project Allocation
13 (1) Department of Corrections $1,900,000 <--
14 (1) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS $12,520,000 <--
15 (i) Somerset State Hospital - Somerset County
16 (A) Conversion of hospital to a State
17 Correctional Institution through the
18 purchase and installation of two
19 perimeter fences and the installation
20 of an electronic detection system along
21 the entire perimeter 1,900,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $1,584,000)
23 (Design and Contingencies - $316,000)
24 (II) QUEHANNA MOTIVATIONAL BOOT CAMP - <--
25 CLEARFIELD COUNTY
26 (A) RENOVATION OF BUILDING NO. 7 TO EXPAND
27 DORMITORY CAPACITY, OFFICE SPACE,
28 KITCHEN/DINING AREA, SUPPORTING PROGRAM
29 SPACE AND RECREATION FACILITIES 10,620,000
30 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $8,850,000)
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1 (DESIGN AND CONTINGENCIES - $1,770,000)
2 Section 4. Debt authorization.
3 The Governor, the Auditor General and the State Treasurer are
4 hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in
5 addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted,
6 on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations
7 provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in
8 the aggregate the sum of $1,900,000 $12,520,000 as may be found <--
9 necessary to carry out the construction or acquisition of the
10 public improvement project PROJECTS specifically itemized <--
11 herein.
12 Section 5. Issue of bonds.
13 The indebtedness authorized in this act shall be incurred,
14 from time to time, and shall be evidenced by one or more series
15 of general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth in such
16 aggregate principal amount for each series as the Governor,
17 Auditor General and State Treasurer shall determine, but the
18 latest stated maturity date shall not exceed the estimated
19 useful life of the project PROJECTS being financed as stated in <--
20 section 6.
21 Section 6. Estimated useful life and term of debt.
22 (a) Estimated useful life.--The General Assembly states that
23 the estimated useful life of the project PROJECTS itemized in <--
24 this act is 30 years.
25 (b) Term of debt.--The maximum term of the debt authorized
26 to be incurred under this act is 30 years.
27 Section 7. Appropriation.
28 The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations authorized in
29 this act are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities
30 Fund to the Department of General Services in the maximum amount
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1 of $1,900,000 $12,520,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray <--
2 the financial cost of the public improvement project PROJECTS <--
3 specifically itemized herein. After reserving or paying the
4 expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer
5 shall pay to the Department of General Services the moneys as
6 required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.
7 Section 8. Federal funds.
8 In addition to those funds appropriated in section 7, all
9 moneys received from the Federal Government for the project <--
10 PROJECTS specifically itemized in this act are also appropriated <--
11 for this project. THESE PROJECTS. <--
12 SECTION 9. EDITORIAL CHANGES.
13 IN EDITING AND PREPARING THIS ACT FOR PRINTING FOLLOWING THE
14 FINAL ENACTMENT, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU SHALL INSERT
15 OR REVISE LETTERS OR NUMBERS FOR PROJECTS WHERE THE LETTERS OR
16 NUMBERS ARE MISSING OR REQUIRE REVISION. THE BUREAU SHALL ALSO
17 REVISE THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS FOR THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION,
18 DEBT AUTHORIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL TOTALS AS
19 NECESSARY TO AGREE WITH THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS OF THE
20 PROJECTS.
21 Section 9 10. Effective date. <--
22 This act shall take effect immediately.
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