PRINTER'S NO. 949
No. 847 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 12, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 12, 1997
AN ACT
1 To provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the
2 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
3 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for
4 the fiscal year July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, for certain
5 institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills
6 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
7 ending June 30, 1997; to provide appropriations from the
8 State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance
9 Fund, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores
10 Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust
11 Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the Ben
12 Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund, the Tuition Payment Fund, the
13 Banking Department Fund and the Firearm Ownership Fund to the
14 Executive Department; to provide appropriations from the
15 Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account to the Judicial
16 Department; to provide appropriations from the Motor License
17 Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, for
18 the proper operation of the several departments of the
19 Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to
20 spend Motor License Fund moneys; to provide for the
21 appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial
22 Departments of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of
23 restricted receipt accounts for the fiscal year July 1, 1997,
24 to June 30, 1998, and for the payment of bills remaining
25 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
26 TABLE OF CONTENTS
27 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
28 Section 101. Short title.
29 Section 102. Definitions.
1 Section 103. Abbreviations.
2 Section 104. State appropriations.
3 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations.
4 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations.
5 Section 107. Block grants.
6 PART II. GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
7 FOR 1997-1998
8 SUBPART A. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
9 Section 201. Governor.
10 Section 202. Executive Offices.
11 Section 203. Lieutenant Governor.
12 Section 204. Attorney General.
13 Section 205. Auditor General.
14 Section 206. Treasury Department.
15 Section 207. Department of Aging.
16 Section 208. Department of Agriculture.
17 Section 209. Department of Community and Economic Development.
18 Section 210. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
19 Section 211. Department of Corrections.
20 Section 212. Department of Education.
21 Section 213. Department of Environmental Protection.
22 Section 214. Department of General Services.
23 Section 215. Department of Health.
24 Section 216. Insurance Department.
25 Section 217. Department of Labor and Industry.
26 Section 218. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
27 Section 219. Department of Public Welfare.
28 Section 220. Department of Revenue.
29 Section 221. Department of State.
30 Section 222. Department of Transportation.
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1 Section 223. Pennsylvania State Police.
2 Section 224. State Civil Service Commission.
3 Section 225. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
4 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
5 Section 227. State System of Higher Education.
6 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
7 Section 229. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
8 Section 230. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
9 Section 231. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority.
10 Section 232. Environmental Hearing Board.
11 Section 233. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
12 Section 234. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission.
13 Section 235. Pennsylvania Securities Commission.
14 Section 236. State Employees' Retirement System.
15 Section 237. State Tax Equalization Board.
16 Section 238. Health Care Cost Containment Council.
17 Section 239. State Ethics Commission.
18 SUBPART B. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
19 Section 251. Senate.
20 Section 252. House of Representatives.
21 Section 253. Legislative Reference Bureau.
22 Section 254. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
23 Section 255. Legislative Data Processing Committee.
24 Section 256. Joint State Government Commission.
25 Section 257. Local Government Commission.
26 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control
27 and Conservation Committee.
28 Section 259. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
29 Section 260. Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
30 Section 261. Capitol Preservation Committee.
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1 Section 262. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
2 Section 263. Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
3 SUBPART C. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
4 Section 281. Supreme Court.
5 Section 282. Superior Court.
6 Section 283. Commonwealth Court.
7 Section 284. Courts of common pleas.
8 Section 285. Community courts - district justices.
9 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic Court.
10 Section 287. Philadelphia Municipal Court.
11 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate Court.
12 Section 289. Judicial Conduct Board.
13 Section 290. Court of Judicial Discipline.
14 Section 291. Juror cost reimbursement.
15 Section 292. County court reimbursement.
16 PART III. STATE LOTTERY FUND
17 Section 301. Executive Offices.
18 Section 302. Department of Aging.
19 PART IV. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND
20 Section 401. Department of Environmental Protection.
21 Section 402. Department of Public Welfare.
22 PART V. JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT
23 Section 501. Supreme Court.
24 PART VI. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND
25 Section 601. Department of Health.
26 PART VII. STATE STORES FUND
27 Section 701. Pennsylvania State Police.
28 PART VIII. MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
29 FOR 1997-1998
30 SUBPART A. MOTOR LICENSE FUND
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1 Section 801. Department of Transportation.
2 Section 802. Executive Offices.
3 Section 803. Treasury Department.
4 Section 804. Department of Education.
5 Section 805. Department of General Services.
6 Section 806. Department of Revenue.
7 Section 807. Pennsylvania State Police.
8 SUBPART B. AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
9 Section 821. Department of Transportation.
10 Section 822. Treasury Department.
11 PART IX. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND
12 Section 901. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
13 PART X. MILK MARKETING FUND
14 Section 1001. Milk Marketing Board.
15 PART XI. HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
16 Section 1101. Department of Community and Economic Development.
17 PART XII. BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND
18 Section 1201. Department of Community and Economic Development.
19 PART XIII. TUITION PAYMENT FUND
20 Section 1301. Treasury Department.
21 PART XIV. BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND
22 Section 1401. Department of Banking.
23 Section 1402. Department of General Services.
24 PART XV. FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND
25 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State Police.
26 PART XVI. RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
27 Section 1601. General provisions.
28 Section 1602. Executive Offices.
29 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic Development.
30 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural
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1 Resources.
2 Section 1605. Department of Education.
3 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection.
4 Section 1607. Department of Transportation.
5 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
6 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
7 PART XVII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL
8 FUNDS FOR 1997-1998
9 Section 1701. General Fund repository for Federal funds.
10 Section 1702. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal
11 funds.
12 Section 1703. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal funds.
13 Section 1704. Subgrants between Federal fund appropriations.
14 Section 1705. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.
15 Section 1706. Transfer of Funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG.
16 PART XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1997-1998
17 Section 1801. Prior laws unaffected.
18 Section 1802. Compliance with other law before funds available.
19 Section 1803. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
20 committing funds.
21 Section 1804. Minority business set-asides.
22 Section 1805. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
23 sources.
24 Section 1806. Lapsing of unused funds.
25 Section 1807. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.
26 Section 1808. Transfer of excess funds.
27 Section 1809. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court.
28 Section 1810. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.
29 PART XIX. EFFECTIVE DATE.
30 Section 1901. Effective date.
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1 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
2 hereby enacts as follows:
3 PART I
4 GENERAL PROVISIONS
5 Section 101. Short title.--This act shall be known and may
6 be cited as the General Appropriation Act of 1997.
7 Section 102. Definitions.--The following words and phrases
8 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in
9 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
10 "Employees." Includes all directors, superintendents, bureau
11 or division chiefs, assistant directors, assistant
12 superintendents, assistant chiefs, experts, scientists,
13 engineers, surveyors, draftsmen, accountants, secretaries,
14 auditors, inspectors, examiners, analysts, statisticians,
15 marshals, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, messengers and
16 other assistants in any department, board or commission.
17 "Expenses" and "maintenance." Includes all printing, binding
18 and stationery, food and forage, materials and supplies,
19 traveling expenses, training, motor vehicle supplies and
20 repairs, freight, express and cartage, postage, telephones and
21 telegraph rentals and toll charges, newspaper advertising and
22 notices, public advertising by or through any medium, fuel,
23 light, heat, power and water, minor construction and renovation,
24 repairs or reconstruction of equipment, buildings and
25 facilities, rent of real estate and equipment, premiums on
26 workers' compensation, insurance premiums on policies of
27 liability insurance, insurance premiums on medical payment
28 insurance and surety bonds for volunteer workers, premiums on
29 employee group life insurance and employee and retired employee
30 group hospital and medical insurance, payment of Commonwealth
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1 share of Social Security taxes and unemployment compensation
2 costs for State employees, the purchase of replacement or
3 additional equipment and machinery and all other incidental
4 costs and expenses, including payment to the Department of
5 General Services of mileage and other charges for the use of
6 automobiles and rental payments for permanently assigned
7 automobiles and of expenses or costs of services incurred
8 through the Purchasing Fund. The term "expenses" also shall
9 include the medical costs for the treatment of inmates of State
10 institutions when the inmate must be transferred to an outside
11 hospital: Provided, That in no case shall the State institution
12 pay more for patient care than that provided under the State
13 medical assistance program.
14 Section 103. Abbreviations.--The following abbreviations
15 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in
16 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
17 "ADA." Americans with Disabilities.
18 "ARC." Appalachian Regional Commission.
19 "BG." Block grant.
20 "CCDBG." Child Care and Development Block Grant.
21 "CCDFBG." Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.
22 "CSBG." Community Services Block Grant.
23 "DCSI." Drug Control and Systems Improvement Formula Grant
24 Program.
25 "DFSC." Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.
26 "DOE." Department of Energy.
27 "EDA." Economic Development Administration.
28 "EEOC." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
29 "EPA." Environmental Protection Agency.
30 "EPCA." Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
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1 "ESEA." Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
2 "FEMA." Federal Emergency Management Agency.
3 "FUTA." Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
4 "GED." General Education Development.
5 "HUD." Department of Housing and Urban Development.
6 "JTPA." Job Training Partnership Act.
7 "LIHEABG." Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.
8 "LSCA." Library Services Construction Act.
9 "LWCF." Land and Water Conservation Fund.
10 "MCHSBG." Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.
11 "MHSBG." Mental Health Services Block Grant.
12 "MH/MR." Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services.
13 "NCHS." National Center for Health Statistics.
14 "NPDES." National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
15 "NSF." National Science Foundation.
16 "PAFE." Pennsylvania Agricultural Foods Exposition.
17 "PEP." Pennsylvania Employment Program.
18 "PHHSBG." Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
19 "PHRC." Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
20 "SABG." Substance Abuse Block Grant.
21 "SCDBG." Small Communities Development Block Grant.
22 "SDA." Service Delivery Area.
23 "SSA." Social Security Act.
24 "SSBG." Social Services Block Grant.
25 "TANFBG." Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block
26 Grant.
27 "VA." Veterans' Administration.
28 "YDC." Youth Development Center.
29 Section 104. State appropriations.--(a) General Fund.--The
30 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
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1 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
2 General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
3 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
4 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
5 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
6 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
7 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
8 purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public
9 advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and
10 buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by
11 law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the
12 duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
13 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
14 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
15 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
16 (b) State Lottery Fund.--The following sums set forth in
17 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
18 specifically appropriated from the State Lottery Fund to the
19 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department
20 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
21 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
22 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
23 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
24 goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as
25 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
26 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
27 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
28 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
29 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
30 (c) Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund.--The following
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1 sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be
2 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Energy
3 Conservation and Assistance Fund to the several hereinafter
4 named agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth
5 for the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for
6 the purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment
7 of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act,
8 necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
9 activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the
10 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for the payment of bills
11 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
12 ending June 30, 1997.
13 (d) Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account.--The
14 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
15 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
16 restricted receipt account established within the General Fund,
17 known as the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account, to
18 the Judicial Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of
19 fees for contractual services rendered, for the purchase or
20 rental of goods and services and for the payment of any other
21 expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for the
22 proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and for
23 the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning
24 July 1, 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and
25 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30,
26 1997.
27 (e) Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--The
28 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
29 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
30 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund to the several
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1 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
2 Commonwealth for the payment of fees for contractual services
3 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods and services and
4 for the payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by
5 this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties,
6 functions and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set
7 forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for the
8 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
9 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
10 (f) The State Stores Fund.--The following sums set forth in
11 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
12 specifically appropriated from The State Stores Fund to the
13 hereinafter named agency of the Executive Department of the
14 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
15 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
16 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
17 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
18 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
19 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
20 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
21 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
22 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
23 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
24 (g) Motor License Fund.--The following sums, or as much
25 thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the
26 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
27 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
28 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
29 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
30 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
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1 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
2 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
3 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
4 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
5 (h) Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following
6 sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
7 appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the
8 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
9 Commonwealth for the purposes set forth herein for the fiscal
10 year beginning July 1, 1997, and for the payment of bills
11 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
12 ending June 30, 1997.
13 (i) Hazardous Material Response Fund.--The following sums
14 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
15 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Hazardous Material
16 Response Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
17 Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of fees
18 for contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
19 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
20 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
21 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
22 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
23 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
24 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
25 (j) Milk Marketing Fund.--The following sums set forth in
26 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
27 specifically appropriated from the Milk Marketing Fund to the
28 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department
29 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
30 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
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1 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
2 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
3 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
4 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
5 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
6 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
7 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
8 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
9 (k) Home Investment Trust Fund.--The following sums set
10 forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
11 hereby specifically appropriated from the Home Investment Trust
12 Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
13 Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,
14 wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly
15 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
16 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
17 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of
18 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary
19 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities
20 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
21 beginning July 1, 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred
22 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
23 30, 1997.
24 (l) Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund.--The following sums
25 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
26 are hereby appropriated from the Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership
27 Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
28 Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,
29 wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly
30 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
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1 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
2 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of
3 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary
4 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities
5 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
6 beginning July 1, 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred
7 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
8 30, 1997.
9 (m) Tuition Payment Fund.--The following sums set forth in
10 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
11 appropriated from the Tuition Payment Fund to the hereinafter
12 named agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth
13 for the payment of salaries, wages or other compensation and
14 travel expenses of the duly appointed officers and employees of
15 the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for contractual
16 services rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods and
17 services and for the payment of any other expenses, as provided
18 by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the
19 duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
20 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
21 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
22 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
23 (n) Banking Department Fund.--The following sums set forth
24 in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
25 specifically appropriated from the Banking Department Fund to
26 the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of
27 the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
28 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
29 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
30 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
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1 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
2 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
3 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
4 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
5 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
6 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
7 (o) Firearm Ownership Fund.--The following sums set forth in
8 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
9 specifically appropriated from the Firearm Ownership Fund to the
10 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
11 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
12 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
13 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
14 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
15 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
16 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
17 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
18 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
19 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
20 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
21 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations.--The
22 following Federal augmentation appropriations set forth in this
23 act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
24 specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation funds to
25 the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive and
26 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment of the
27 expenses of implementing and carrying out the programs stated
28 herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for the
29 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
30 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997. Unless otherwise stated,
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1 the appropriations include any carryovers from the prior fiscal
2 year.
3 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations.--
4 The following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as
5 may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the Job Training
6 Partnership Act (JTPA) funds to the several hereinafter named
7 agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the
8 payment of the expenses of implementing and carrying out the
9 program stated herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
10 1997.
11 Section 107. Block grants.--(a) Appropriation.--The
12 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
13 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
14 block grant (BG) funds to the several hereinafter named agencies
15 of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the
16 purposes, and under the restrictions, for which the funds are
17 provided for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997.
18 (b) Small Communities Development Block Grant.--The Small
19 Communities Development Block Grant (SCDBG) is to assist small
20 cities and communities that have a high concentration of
21 impoverished citizens and substandard housing to expand their
22 low-income and moderate-income housing opportunities and to meet
23 community development needs.
24 (c) Community Services Block Grant.--The Community Services
25 Block Grant (CSBG) is to provide a range of services and
26 activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on
27 the causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the
28 community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. In
29 addition, new focus may be placed on the unemployed, both old
30 and new. Local agencies may lower their eligibility requirements
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1 for recipients to three months to allow greater flexibility to
2 assure proper consideration of each recipient.
3 (d) Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.--The
4 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) is
5 for the provision of preventive health and other health services
6 related to emergency medical systems, health initiative grants,
7 comprehensive public health, hypertension, fluoridation, health
8 education, risk reduction, home health, rape crisis, domestic
9 violence services and rodent control.
10 (e) Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.--The
11 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCHSBG) is to
12 enable states to maintain and strengthen their leadership in
13 planning, promoting, coordinating and evaluating health care for
14 pregnant women, mothers, infants and children, and children with
15 special health care needs, and in providing health services for
16 mothers and children who do not have access to adequate health
17 care.
18 (f) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.--The Low-
19 Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant (LIHEABG) is to help
20 lessen the impact of the high cost of energy on low-income
21 families and individuals, including energy efficiency grants for
22 low-income dwellings.
23 (g) Social Services Block Grant.--The Social Services Block
24 Grant (SSBG) is for the provision of social services to eligible
25 persons.
26 (h) Child Care and Development Block Grant.--The Child Care
27 and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is for the provision of
28 direct child care or to increase the availability of child care
29 for low-income families.
30 (i) Mental Health Services Block Grant.--The Mental Health
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1 Services Block Grant (MHSBG) provides funds for the provision of
2 services to adults with serious mental illness or children with
3 serious emotional disturbance.
4 (j) Substance Abuse Block Grant.--The Substance Abuse Block
5 Grant (SABG) provides funds to establish and maintain programs
6 to combat alcohol and drug abuse.
7 (k) Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.--The Child
8 Care and Development Fund Block Grant (CCDFBG) is for the
9 provision of direct child care or to increase the availability
10 of child care for low-income families.
11 (l) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.--
12 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant (TANFBG)
13 provides funds for the provision of cash grants, child care,
14 training and support services, child welfare and administration
15 for eligible families and individuals.
16 PART II
17 GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
18 FOR 1997-1998
19 SUBPART A
20 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
21 Section 201. Governor.--The
22 following amounts are appropriated to
23 the Governor: Federal State
24 For the Office of the Governor:
25 including the maintenance of the
26 Governor's Home, the expense of
27 entertainment of official guests and
28 members of the General Assembly and
29 the Judiciary, participation in the
30 Governor's Conference, the expenses of
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1 the Executive Board and the payment of
2 traveling expenses of persons other
3 than employees of the Commonwealth
4 appointed by the Governor to represent
5 or otherwise serve the Commonwealth.
6 State appropriation........ 6,663,000
7 Section 202. Executive Offices.--
8 The following amounts are appropriated
9 to the Executive Offices: Federal State
10 For the Office of Administration.
11 State appropriation........ 7,041,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated to the Office of
15 Administration:
16 (1) "National Institute of
17 Justice."
18 Federal appropriation...... 619,000
19 For the Rural Development Council.
20 State appropriation........ 105,000
21 The following Federal amounts are
22 appropriated to supplement the sum
23 appropriated to the Rural Development
24 Council:
25 (1) "Rural Development."
26 Federal appropriation...... 118,000
27 (2) "Rural Development through
28 Forestry"
29 Federal appropriation...... 19,000
30 To the Office of Administration for
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1 payment of Medicare Part B enrollment
2 penalties.
3 State appropriation........ 480,000
4 For Radio System Development.
5 State appropriation........ 370,000
6 For the Technology Investment
7 Program.
8 State appropriation........ 4,500,000
9 For the Integrated Criminal Justice
10 System.
11 State appropriation........ 11,030,000
12 For the Inspector General.
13 State appropriation........ 2,219,000
14 For welfare fraud activities.
15 State appropriation........ 11,122,000
16 For the Office of the Budget.
17 State appropriation........ 26,925,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for the Office of the
21 Budget:
22 (1) "JTPA - Program
23 Accountability."
24 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
25 For the Pennsylvania Human
26 Relations Commission.
27 State appropriation........ 8,549,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
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1 Human Relations Commission:
2 (1) "EEOC - Special Project
3 Grant."
4 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
5 (2) "HUD - Special Project Grant."
6 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
7 For the Governor's Advisory
8 Commission on Latino Affairs.
9 State appropriations....... 200,000
10 For grants to the arts.
11 State appropriation........ 9,282,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for grants to the arts:
15 (1) "National Endowment for the
16 Arts - Basic State Grant."
17 Federal appropriation...... 900,000
18 For the Council on the Arts.
19 State appropriation........ 848,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for the Council on the
23 Arts:
24 (1) "National Endowment for the
25 Arts - Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 175,000
27 For the Pennsylvania Commission for
28 Women.
29 State appropriation........ 250,000
30 For the Juvenile Court Judges
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1 Commission.
2 State appropriation........ 2,188,000
3 For the Public Employee Retirement
4 Commission.
5 State appropriation........ 575,000
6 For the Pennsylvania Commission on
7 Crime and Delinquency.
8 State appropriation........ 5,455,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
12 Commission on Crime and Delinquency:
13 (1) "Plan for Juvenile Justice."
14 Federal appropriation...... 265,000
15 (2) "DCSI - Administration."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,262,000
17 (3) "DCSI - Program Grants."
18 Federal appropriation...... 19,800,000
19 (4) "DCSI - Criminal History
20 Records."
21 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
22 (5) "Juvenile Justice - Title V."
23 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
24 (6) "National Criminal History
25 Improvement Program."
26 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
27 (7) "Crime Victims' Payments."
28 Federal appropriation...... 1,800,000
29 (8) "Statistical Analysis Center."
30 Federal appropriation...... 75,000
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1 (9) "Violence Against Women
2 Formula Grant Program."
3 Federal appropriation...... 5,400,000
4 (10) "Violence Against Women
5 Formula Grant Program -
6 Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
8 (11) "Juvenile Justice State
9 Challenge Grants."
10 Federal appropriation...... 600,000
11 (12) "Local Law Enforcement Block
12 Grant."
13 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
14 (13) "Victim Assistance Training."
15 Federal appropriation...... 3,000
16 (14) "Truth in Sentencing
17 Incentive Grants."
18 Federal appropriation...... 20,000,000
19 (15) "Residential Substance Abuse
20 Treatment Program."
21 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
22 (16) "DFSC - Special Program."
23 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000
24 For community crime prevention.
25 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
26 For payments for grants-in-aid to
27 counties for providing intermediate
28 punishment programs. These funds shall
29 be distributed to the various counties
30 based on the following formula: 50%
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1 shall be based on the proportion of
2 offenders diverted from the county
3 prison system to county intermediate
4 punishment programs and 50% shall be
5 based on the proportion of offenders
6 diverted from the State correctional
7 system to the county prison system.
8 State appropriation........ 5,331,000
9 For intermediate punishment grants
10 for drug and alcohol treatment.
11 State appropriation........ 10,000,000
12 For Drug Education and Law
13 Enforcement.
14 State appropriation........ 3,500,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for drug education and
18 law enforcement:
19 (1) "Rural domestic violence and
20 child victimization."
21 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
22 For the Office of General Counsel.
23 State appropriation........ 2,990,000
24 For payments of grants to political
25 subdivisions to assist in the
26 improvement of juvenile probation
27 services.
28 State appropriation........ 5,513,000
29 For the African-American
30 Commission.
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1 State appropriation........ 325,000
2 Section 203. Lieutenant
3 Governor.--The following amounts are
4 appropriated to the Lieutenant
5 Governor: Federal State
6 For the Office of the Lieutenant
7 Governor, including payment of
8 expenses of the residence at the
9 Edward Martin Military Reservation.
10 State appropriation........ 692,000
11 For the Board of Pardons.
12 State appropriation........ 279,000
13 Section 204. Attorney General.--
14 The following amounts are appropriated
15 to the Attorney General: Federal State
16 For general government operations
17 of the Office of Attorney General.
18 State appropriation........ 31,470,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for general government
22 operations:
23 (1) "State Medicaid Fraud Control
24 Units."
25 Federal appropriation...... 3,099,000
26 (2) "Middle Atlantic - Great Lakes
27 Organized Crime Law Enforcement
28 Network."
29 Federal appropriation...... 3,317,000
30 For trials resulting from
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1 indictments by multicounty grand
2 juries.
3 State appropriation........ 150,000
4 For Drug Law Enforcement.
5 State appropriation........ 17,835,000
6 For local drug task forces.
7 State appropriation........ 6,755,000
8 Section 205. Auditor General.--The
9 following amounts are appropriated to
10 the Auditor General: Federal State
11 For the Department of the Auditor
12 General for auditing, annually,
13 periodically or specially, the affairs
14 of any department, board or commission
15 which is supported out of the General
16 Fund, district justices, other fining
17 offices, Volunteer Firemen's Relief
18 Association Funds and the offices of
19 elected State officials and for the
20 proper auditing of appropriations for
21 or relating to public assistance,
22 including any Federal sums
23 supplementing such appropriations.
24 State appropriation........ 37,704,000
25 For the Board of Claims.
26 State appropriation........ 1,444,000
27 For transfer to the Supplemental
28 State Assistance Fund for Municipal
29 Pension System State Aid.
30 State appropriation........ 549,000
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1 Section 206. Treasury
2 Department.--The following amounts are
3 appropriated to the Treasury
4 Department: Federal State
5 For general government operations
6 of the Treasury Department.
7 State appropriation........ 18,197,000
8 For the Board of Finance and
9 Revenue.
10 State appropriation........ 1,826,000
11 For the payment of the
12 Commonwealth's portion of the expenses
13 of various councils, commissions,
14 conferences, boards, associations,
15 coalitions and institutes which are
16 multistate organizations of which the
17 Commonwealth is a member and which
18 membership enables the Commonwealth
19 government to represent the citizens
20 of Pennsylvania, such organizations
21 being designed to promote or protect
22 the member states' interests, or which
23 promote governmental financial
24 excellence or accountability. Any such
25 payment shall be made on requisition
26 of the Governor on behalf of the
27 organization which shall file an
28 accounting of expenses with the
29 Auditor General.
30 State appropriation........ 795,000
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1 For publishing statements of the
2 General Fund and other funds of the
3 Commonwealth.
4 State appropriation........ 60,000
5 For compensation of the
6 Commonwealth's Loan and Transfer Agent
7 for services and expenses in
8 connection with the registration,
9 transfer and payment of interest on
10 bonds of the Commonwealth and other
11 services required to be performed by
12 the Loan and Transfer Agent.
13 State appropriation........ 225,000
14 For payment of legal fees,
15 publication of advertisements, costs
16 of engraving and other expenses
17 incurred in issuing of tax
18 anticipation notes.
19 State appropriation........ 170,000
20 For general obligation debt service
21 or to pay all arbitrage rebates to the
22 Federal Government required under
23 section 148 of the Internal Revenue
24 Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26
25 U.S.C. § 148).
26 State appropriation........ 567,333,000
27 For payment of law enforcement
28 officers' death benefits.
29 State appropriation........ 468,000
30 Section 207. Department of
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1 Aging.--The following amounts are
2 appropriated to the Department of
3 Aging: Federal State
4 For medical assistance support.
5 State appropriation........ 293,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for medical assistance
9 support:
10 (1) "Medical Assistance Support."
11 Federal appropriation...... 4,629,000
12 For family caregiver support, which
13 includes $215,000 for elder abuse
14 prevention activities.
15 State appropriation........ 10,076,000
16 For preadmission assessment.
17 State appropriation........ 4,625,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for preadmission
21 assessment:
22 (1) "Medical Assistance -
23 Preadmission Assessment."
24 Federal appropriation...... 9,558,000
25 For grants to senior centers.
26 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
27 Section 208. Department of
28 Agriculture.--The following amounts
29 are appropriated to the Department of
30 Agriculture: Federal State
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1 For general government operations
2 of the Department of Agriculture.
3 State appropriation........ 22,637,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for general government
7 operations:
8 (1) "Pennsylvania Plant Pest
9 Detection System."
10 Federal appropriation...... 15,000
11 (2) "Poultry Grading Service."
12 Federal appropriation...... 116,000
13 (3) "Medicated Feed Mill
14 Inspection."
15 Federal appropriation...... 16,000
16 (4) "State Administrative Expenses
17 - Donated Foods."
18 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
19 (5) "Household Commodity Program."
20 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
21 (6) "Pesticide Enforcement,
22 Certification, Training and Control
23 Program."
24 Federal appropriation...... 630,000
25 (7) "Farmers' Market Food
26 Coupons."
27 Federal appropriation...... 760,000
28 (8) "Commodity Grader."
29 Federal appropriation...... 24,000
30 For Farmers' Market Food Coupons.
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1 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
2 For the administration of the
3 Agricultural Conservation Easement
4 Program.
5 State appropriation........ 340,000
6 For the Animal Health Commission.
7 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
8 For agricultural research.
9 State appropriation........ 2,500,000
10 For agricultural promotion,
11 education and exports.
12 State appropriation........ 600,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for agricultural
16 promotion, education and exports:
17 (1) "Market improvement."
18 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
19 For animal indemnities payments to
20 farmers for animals destroyed in
21 disease eradication programs.
22 State appropriation........ 50,000
23 For payment into the State Farm
24 Products Show Fund. As a condition for
25 the use of these funds, no
26 expenditures may be made from this
27 appropriation or from the State Farm
28 Products Show Fund for any activities
29 associated with the Pennsylvania
30 Agricultural Foods Exposition (PAFE)
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1 unless such activities take place on
2 the premises of the Farm Show Complex,
3 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
4 State appropriation........ 800,000
5 For payments to county fairs.
6 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
7 For development and operation of an
8 open livestock show, including cattle,
9 swine, sheep and horses.
10 State appropriation........ 152,000
11 For planning and staging of an open
12 dairy show.
13 State appropriation........ 90,000
14 For promotion and holding of annual
15 local, regional and State 4-H Clubs
16 and Future Farmers of America dairy
17 shows.
18 State appropriation........ 36,000
19 The department may make allocations
20 of the above three appropriations, as
21 it deems appropriate, to an
22 association whose purposes are in
23 accord with the purposes and intent of
24 the appropriations, the funds so
25 allocated to be used for the
26 development and operation of
27 Livestock, Dairy and Junior Dairy
28 Shows in the Pennsylvania Farm Show
29 Complex: Provided, That the funds
30 allocated by the department shall only
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1 be used for the specific items
2 approved by the department in advance.
3 For planning and staging ten annual
4 4-H Club horse and pony shows and one
5 Statewide show to be held in the fall
6 as preliminary to the Keystone
7 International Livestock Show.
8 State appropriation........ 41,000
9 For grants to counties for the
10 purchase of food to be provided to
11 needy persons in this Commonwealth.
12 Counties shall submit a completed
13 application for funds or designate a
14 regional food bank or county
15 coordinating agency to complete the
16 application process. If a county
17 chooses not to participate in the
18 program or designate a regional food
19 bank or county coordinating agency to
20 participate on its behalf by December
21 31, 1997, then the county's allocation
22 shall be granted to the regional food
23 bank or county coordinating agency
24 serving that county.
25 State appropriation........ 13,650,000
26 For product promotion and
27 marketing.
28 State appropriation........ 350,000
29 For programs to encourage
30 development of future farmers.
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1 State appropriation........ 50,000
2 For the administration of the
3 Nutrient Management Program.
4 State appropriation........ 250,000
5 For payment into the Nutrient
6 Management Fund.
7 State appropriation........ 750,000
8 For hardwoods research and
9 promotion.
10 State appropriation........ 490,000
11 Section 209. Department of
12 Community and Economic Development.--
13 The following amounts are appropriated
14 to the Department of Community and
15 Economic Development: Federal State
16 For general government operations
17 of the Department of Community and
18 Economic Development.
19 State appropriation........ 13,122,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for general government
23 operations:
24 (1) "ARC - State Technical
25 Assistance."
26 Federal appropriation...... 450,000
27 (2) "DOE Weatherization -
28 Administration."
29 Federal appropriation...... 392,000
30 (3) "SCDBG - Administration."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 773,000
2 (4) "CSBG - Administration and
3 Audit Costs."
4 Federal appropriation...... 1,075,000
5 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration."
6 Federal appropriation...... 440,000
7 (6) "ARC - Regional Initiative."
8 Federal appropriation...... 526,000
9 For computer acquisition.
10 State appropriation........ 827,000
11 For the purpose of increasing
12 International trade.
13 State appropriation........ 5,131,000
14 For the purpose of marketing to
15 attract tourists to this Commonwealth.
16 State appropriation........ 10,350,000
17 For the purpose of marketing to
18 attract business to this Commonwealth.
19 State appropriation........ 2,500,000
20 For the purpose of marketing to
21 attract film business to this
22 Commonwealth.
23 State appropriation........ 261,000
24 For transfer to the Ben
25 Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund.
26 State appropriation........ 35,200,000
27 For transfer to the Financially
28 Distressed Municipalities Revolving
29 Loan Fund.
30 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
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1 For transfer to the Pennsylvania
2 Industrial Development Authority.
3 State appropriation........ 13,000,000
4 For transfer to the Small Business
5 First Fund.
6 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
7 For the Opportunity Grant Program.
8 State appropriation........ 27,000,000
9 For customized job training
10 program.
11 State appropriation........ 16,050,000
12 For infrastructure development.
13 State appropriation........ 20,000,000
14 For grants for housing and
15 redevelopment assistance as authorized
16 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633,
17 No.493), known as the Housing and
18 Redevelopment Assistance Law. No more
19 than 20% of the amount herein
20 appropriated shall be allocated or
21 granted to any one political
22 subdivision.
23 State appropriation........ 18,575,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for housing and
27 redevelopment:
28 (1) "DOE Weatherization."
29 Federal appropriation...... 7,448,000
30 (2) "Emergency Shelter For The
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1 Homeless."
2 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
3 (3) "SCDBG Programs."
4 Federal appropriation...... 75,000,000
5 (4) "LIHEAP - Weatherization."
6 Federal appropriation...... 9,813,000
7 For Team Pennsylvania.
8 State appropriation........ 3,500,000
9 For a community development bank.
10 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
11 For business quality partnership.
12 State appropriation........ 250,000
13 For individual learning accounts.
14 State appropriation........ 250,000
15 For family savings accounts.
16 State appropriation........ 1,250,000
17 For shared municipal services.
18 State appropriation........ 600,000
19 For grants for housing and
20 redevelopment assistance as authorized
21 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633,
22 No.493), known as the Housing and
23 Redevelopment Assistance Law, in areas
24 designated as enterprise zones. No
25 funds from this appropriation shall be
26 distributed to any organization or
27 agency other than a municipal
28 government or a certified
29 redevelopment authority created by a
30 municipal government or governments
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1 under the provisions of the act of May
2 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), known as
3 the Urban Redevelopment Law, unless
4 specifically authorized by such
5 government or redevelopment authority.
6 State appropriation........ 6,996,000
7 For the payment of the
8 Commonwealth's share of the costs of
9 the operation of the Appalachian
10 Regional Commission and the Office of
11 the Appalachian States' regional
12 representative.
13 State appropriation........ 360,000
14 For the payment of grants to
15 counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
16 towns or regions for planning
17 assistance.
18 State appropriation........ 175,000
19 For payment of grants to recognize
20 industrial development agencies to
21 assist such agencies in the financing
22 of their operational costs for the
23 purposes of making studies, surveys
24 and investigations, the compilation of
25 data and statistics and in the
26 carrying out of planning and
27 promotional programs.
28 State appropriation........ 1,100,000
29 For payment of grants to
30 Appalachian local development
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1 districts.
2 State appropriation........ 2,355,000
3 For small business development
4 centers.
5 State appropriation........ 2,200,000
6 For tourist promotion assistance.
7 State appropriation........ 8,500,000
8 For community revitalization and
9 assistance.
10 State appropriation........ 16,000,000
11 For Pennports.
12 State appropriation........ 11,233,000
13 For rural leadership training
14 program.
15 State appropriation........ 200,000
16 For flood plain management.
17 State appropriation........ 60,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for flood plain
21 management:
22 (1) "FEMA Technical Assistance."
23 Federal appropriation...... 80,000
24 For community conservation and
25 employment.
26 State appropriation........ 3,700,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for community
30 conservation and employment:
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1 (1) "CSBG - Program." In addition,
2 new focus may be placed on the
3 unemployed, both old and new. Local
4 agencies may lower their eligibility
5 requirements for recipients to three
6 months to allow greater flexibility to
7 assure proper consideration of each
8 recipient.
9 Federal appropriation...... 20,425,000
10 An amount equal to 90% of this
11 appropriation shall be used to fund
12 agencies meeting the requirements of
13 the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
14 of 1981. In areas not served by
15 agencies meeting these requirements,
16 the department will utilize an
17 eligible agency to pass funds through
18 to local service agencies. The
19 department will continue to phase in a
20 formula distribution of funds. These
21 funds will be distributed on the basis
22 of prior year funding level, number of
23 persons whose income is at or below
24 125% of the Federal poverty line and
25 the number of unemployed persons. No
26 agency receiving funds under the
27 formula shall receive less than 90% of
28 its prior year funding level. If
29 insufficient funds are available,
30 distribution shall be on a pro rata
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1 basis.
2 The department may require agencies
3 to submit work plans to the department
4 to determine that only eligible
5 services will be provided with these
6 funds. All decisions regarding which
7 of the qualified services shall be
8 provided shall be made by the local
9 agency. The department shall not
10 require nor prohibit the offering of
11 any specific service or type of
12 service.
13 Section 210. Department of
14 Conservation and Natural Resources.--
15 The following amounts are appropriated
16 to the Department of Conservation and
17 Natural Resources: Federal State
18 For general government operations
19 of the Department of Conservation and
20 Natural Resources.
21 State appropriation........ 11,145,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for general government
25 operations:
26 (1) "Surface Mining Control and
27 Reclamation."
28 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
29 (2) "Topographic and Geologic
30 Survey Grants."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 175,000
2 (3) "Bituminous Coal Resources."
3 Federal appropriation...... 205,000
4 (4) "Intermodal Surface
5 Transportation Act."
6 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000
7 (5) "Land and Water Conservation
8 Fund." In addition to these funds, any
9 contingency funds made available to
10 the Commonwealth under the Federal
11 Land and Water Conservation Act are
12 hereby appropriated.
13 Federal appropriation...... 680,000
14 For State Parks Operations.
15 State appropriation........ 48,201,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for State Parks:
19 (1) "Recreational Trails."
20 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
21 For State Forests Operations.
22 State appropriation........ 13,737,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for State Forests:
26 (1) "Forest Fire Protection and
27 Control."
28 Federal appropriation...... 315,000
29 (2) "Forestry Incentives and
30 Agricultural Conservation."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 70,000
2 (3) "Forest Management and
3 Processing."
4 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
5 (4) "Cooperative Forest Insect and
6 Disease Control."
7 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
8 For Gypsy Moth and other insect
9 control.
10 State appropriation........ 3,260,000
11 The following Federal amounts are
12 appropriated to supplement the sum
13 appropriated for gypsy moth and other
14 insect and disease control:
15 (1) "Forest Insect and Disease
16 Control."
17 Federal appropriation...... 1,220,000
18 For Heritage and other parks.
19 State appropriation........ 2,750,000
20 For payment of annual fixed charges
21 in lieu of taxes to counties and
22 townships on land acquired for Water
23 Conservation and Flood Control.
24 State appropriation........ 42,000
25 For payment of annual fixed charges
26 in lieu of taxes to political
27 subdivisions for school districts on
28 lands acquired by the Commonwealth for
29 Project 70.
30 State appropriation........ 35,000
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1 For payment of annual fixed charges
2 in lieu of taxes to counties, school
3 districts and townships on forest
4 lands.
5 State appropriation........ 2,450,000
6 For payment of annual fixed charges
7 in lieu of taxes to counties, school
8 districts and local municipalities on
9 State park lands.
10 State appropriation........ 350,000
11 Section 211. Department of
12 Corrections.--The following amounts
13 are appropriated to the Department of
14 Corrections: Federal State
15 For the State correctional
16 institutions, including sufficient
17 funds for lease payments on certain
18 prison facilities.
19 State appropriation........ 983,531,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for the State
23 correctional institutions:
24 (1) "Federal Inmates."
25 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
26 (2) "Library Services."
27 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
28 (3) "Reimbursement for Alien
29 Inmates."
30 Federal appropriation...... 3,750,000
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1 (4) "JTPA - Correctional
2 Education."
3 Federal appropriation...... 258,000
4 (5) "Teleconference Legal
5 Services."
6 Federal appropriation...... 215,000
7 Section 212. Department of
8 Education.--The following amounts are
9 appropriated to the Department of
10 Education: Federal State
11 For general government operations
12 of the Department of Education.
13 State appropriation........ 18,070,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for general government
17 operations:
18 (1) "Adult Basic Education -
19 Administration."
20 Federal appropriation...... 1,250,000
21 (2) "Education of Exceptional
22 Children - Administration."
23 Federal appropriation...... 6,000,000
24 (3) "ESEA - Title 1 -
25 Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 5,221,000
27 (4) "State Approving Agency (VA)."
28 Federal appropriation...... 865,000
29 (5) "Food and Nutrition Service -
30 Administration."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 3,409,000
2 (6) "Migrant Education -
3 Administration."
4 Federal appropriation...... 467,000
5 (7) "Emergency Immigrant Education
6 Assistance - Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 6,000
8 (8) "Vocational Education -
9 Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 3,347,000
11 (9) "Professional Development -
12 Title II - Administration/State."
13 Federal appropriation...... 1,900,000
14 (10) "Byrd Scholarship -
15 Administration."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,646,000
17 (11) "Project Learning Tree."
18 Federal appropriation...... 5,000
19 (12) "JTPA - Linkage."
20 Federal appropriation...... 868,000
21 (13) "ESEA - Title VI -
22 Administration/State."
23 Federal appropriation...... 2,508,000
24 (14) "Homeless Assistance."
25 Federal appropriation...... 1,285,000
26 (15) "Preschool Grant -
27 Administration."
28 Federal appropriation...... 850,000
29 (16) "DFSC - Administration."
30 Federal appropriation...... 1,584,000
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1 (17) "State Literacy Resource
2 Center."
3 Federal appropriation...... 125,000
4 (18) "School Health Education
5 Program."
6 Federal appropriation...... 455,000
7 (19) "School to Work
8 Opportunities."
9 Federal appropriation...... 15,739,000
10 (20) "Appalachian Regional
11 Education Program."
12 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
13 (21) "Learn and Serve America -
14 School Based."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,013,000
16 (22) "Goals 2000 -
17 Administration/State."
18 Federal appropriation...... 2,326,000
19 (23) "Environmental Education
20 Workshop."
21 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
22 (24) "Innovation in Education."
23 Federal appropriation...... 130,000
24 (25) "Research in Education of
25 Individuals with Disabilities."
26 Federal appropriation...... 144,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated for basic education:
29 (1) "ESEA - Title VI - School
30 Districts."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 9,878,000
2 (2) "ESEA - Title I - Local."
3 Federal appropriation...... 319,395,000
4 (3) "Goals 2,000 - Local."
5 Federal appropriation...... 13,519,000
6 (4) "Professional Development -
7 Title II - Local."
8 Federal appropriation...... 11,423,000
9 (5) "DFSC - School Districts."
10 Federal appropriation...... 13,389,000
11 For the State Library, providing
12 reference services and administering
13 aid to public libraries.
14 State appropriation........ 3,752,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for the State Library:
18 (1) "Library Services -
19 Administration LSCA (I)."
20 Federal appropriation...... 1,420,000
21 (2) "Nuclear Regulatory Commission
22 Documents Support Program."
23 Federal appropriation...... 9,000
24 For the Scranton State School for
25 the Deaf.
26 State appropriation........ 4,822,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for the Scranton State
30 School for the Deaf:
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1 (1) "ESEA - Education for the
2 Disabled - Scranton."
3 Federal appropriation...... 85,000
4 (2) "National School Milk Lunch
5 Program - Scranton."
6 Federal appropriation...... 45,000
7 (3) "Life-Long Learning -
8 Scranton."
9 Federal appropriation...... 11,000
10 (4) "Adult Basic Education -
11 Disabled Adults."
12 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
13 For the Thaddeus Stevens State
14 School of Technology.
15 State appropriation........ 5,482,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for the Thaddeus Stevens
19 State School of Technology:
20 (1) "Vocational Education -
21 Thaddeus Stevens."
22 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
23 For Instructional Support Teams.
24 State appropriation........ 5,336,000
25 For payment of basic education
26 funding to school districts: Provided,
27 That the Secretary of Education, with
28 the approval of the Governor, may make
29 payments from this appropriation in
30 advance of the due date prescribed by
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1 law to school districts which are
2 financially handicapped, whenever the
3 Secretary of Education shall deem it
4 necessary to make such advance
5 payments to enable the school
6 districts to keep their public schools
7 open.
8 State appropriation........ 3,459,872,000
9 For the technology initiative.
10 State appropriation........ 34,333,000
11 For adult literacy programs.
12 State appropriation........ 8,781,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for adult literacy
16 programs:
17 (1) "Adult Basic Education -
18 Local."
19 Federal appropriation...... 12,000,000
20 For payments on account of annual
21 rental or sinking fund charges on
22 school buildings.
23 State appropriation........ 228,906,000
24 For payments on account of pupil
25 transportation.
26 State appropriation........ 344,748,000
27 For payments on account of
28 nonpublic school transportation.
29 State appropriation........ 38,272,000
30 For payments on account of special
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1 education of exceptional children.
2 This amount includes $563,000 for
3 community support services which is
4 not to be included in the base
5 calculations of the special education
6 program components.
7 State appropriation........ 621,215,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for special education:
11 (1) "Individuals with Disabilities
12 Education - Local."
13 Federal appropriation...... 110,000,000
14 For payments for Early Intervention
15 Services.
16 State appropriation........ 76,648,000
17 For payment on account of homebound
18 instruction.
19 State appropriation........ 574,000
20 For payment for tuition to school
21 districts providing education to
22 nonresident orphaned children placed
23 in private homes by the court and
24 nonresident inmates of children's
25 institutions.
26 State appropriation........ 35,045,000
27 For payments of annual fixed
28 charges to school districts in lieu of
29 taxes for land acquired by the
30 Commonwealth for water conservation or
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1 flood prevention.
2 State appropriation........ 172,000
3 For payment for maintenance of
4 summer schools for school-age children
5 of migrant laborers.
6 State appropriation........ 222,000
7 For payments to Pennsylvania
8 Charter Schools for the Deaf and
9 Blind.
10 State appropriation........ 20,573,000
11 For special education - approved
12 private schools.
13 State appropriation........ 54,075,000
14 For annual payments, not to exceed
15 $500 per student, to institutions of
16 higher learning for defraying the
17 expenses of deaf or blind students.
18 State appropriation........ 52,000
19 For payment of the Commonwealth's
20 share of the approved operating costs
21 and lease payments of intermediate
22 units.
23 State appropriation........ 5,500,000
24 For grants to school districts to
25 assist in meeting Federal matching
26 requirements for grants received under
27 the Federal Child Nutrition Act and to
28 aid in providing a food program for
29 needy children.
30 State appropriation........ 16,961,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for school food services:
4 (1) "Food and Nutrition - Local."
5 Federal appropriation...... 253,000,000
6 For payment of the Commonwealth's
7 share of Federal Social Security taxes
8 for public school employees.
9 State appropriation........ 328,100,000
10 For payment of required
11 contribution for public school
12 employees' retirement.
13 State appropriation........ 391,718,000
14 For programs of education and
15 training at youth development centers.
16 State appropriation........ 11,234,000
17 For education of indigent children
18 at charitable hospitals.
19 State appropriation........ 100,000
20 For dropout prevention programs.
21 State appropriation........ 1,089,000
22 For services to nonpublic schools.
23 State appropriation........ 62,404,000
24 For textbooks and instructional
25 material for nonpublic schools.
26 State appropriation........ 19,100,000
27 For programs to meet the needs of
28 pregnant and parenting teenagers.
29 State appropriation........ 1,398,000
30 For a comprehensive reading
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1 program.
2 State appropriation........ 300,000
3 For grants to public libraries for
4 the development and improvement of a
5 Statewide system of libraries and
6 library services, including State aid
7 to local libraries, county libraries,
8 district library centers and regional
9 library resource centers.
10 State appropriation........ 29,407,000
11 To provide aid to the Free Library
12 of Philadelphia and the Carnegie
13 Library of Pittsburgh to meet the
14 costs incurred in serving as regional
15 libraries in the distribution of
16 braille reading materials, talking
17 book machines and other reading
18 materials to persons who are blind or
19 otherwise disabled.
20 State appropriation........ 2,381,000
21 For library access.
22 State appropriation........ 3,245,000
23 For the school library catalog
24 network.
25 State appropriation........ 420,000
26 For PA assessment.
27 State appropriation........ 6,000,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for PA assessment:
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1 (1) "PA Assessment Through
2 Themes."
3 Federal appropriation...... 584,000
4 For payment of approved operating
5 and capital expenses of community
6 colleges and the Northwest Technical
7 Institute.
8 State appropriation........ 155,192,000
9 An independent audit report for the
10 preceding fiscal year, which is
11 consistent with the Higher Education
12 Finance Manual, shall be submitted by
13 each community college to the
14 Department of Education not later than
15 120 days after the close of the
16 preceding fiscal year. The Department
17 of Education may withhold whatever
18 funds appropriated herein it feels
19 necessary to ensure that such audit
20 reports are submitted in the
21 prescribed fashion.
22 For higher education equal
23 opportunity program grants.
24 State appropriation........ 7,828,000
25 For higher education technology
26 grants.
27 State appropriation........ 7,000,000
28 For payments on account of
29 vocational education, including
30 $1,198,000 for an incentive grant
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1 program.
2 State appropriation........ 41,126,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for vocational education:
6 (1) "Vocational Education -
7 Local."
8 Federal appropriation...... 50,000,000
9 For the Governor's Schools for
10 Excellence.
11 State appropriation........ 1,266,000
12 For Job Training Partnership Act
13 matching funds.
14 State appropriation........ 3,857,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for job training
18 partnership matching funds:
19 (1) "JTPA - Job Training
20 Partnership Act."
21 Federal appropriation...... 3,157,000
22 For higher education - rural
23 initiatives.
24 State appropriation........ 350,000
25 For operation of the Keystone
26 Games.
27 State appropriation........ 220,000
28 For a school-to-work opportunities
29 program.
30 State appropriation........ 500,000
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1 For higher education equipment
2 grants to be distributed to
3 independent institutions of higher
4 education based on guidelines adopted
5 by the Department of Education
6 consistent with the former provisions
7 of Article XXVI-F of the Public School
8 Code of 1949.
9 State appropriation........ 2,550,000
10 For charter schools.
11 State appropriation........ 1,400,000
12 For safe schools.
13 State appropriation........ 500,000
14 For alternative schools.
15 State appropriation........ 4,700,000
16 For administrative/instructional
17 consolidation grants.
18 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
19 Section 213. Department of
20 Environmental Protection.--The
21 following amounts are appropriated to
22 the Department of Environmental
23 Protection: Federal State
24 For general government operations
25 of the Department of Environmental
26 Protection:
27 State appropriation........ 19,697,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for general government
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1 operations:
2 (1) "Surface Mine Conservation."
3 Federal appropriation...... 451,000
4 (2) "Surface Mine Control and
5 Reclamation - Laboratories."
6 Federal appropriation...... 922,000
7 For Environmental Program
8 Management.
9 State appropriation........ 31,139,000
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for Environmental Program
13 Management:
14 (1) "Coastal Zone Management."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,532,000
16 (2) "Construction Management
17 Assistance Grants - Administration."
18 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
19 (3) "Safe Drinking Water Act -
20 Management."
21 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
22 (4) "Water Pollution Control
23 Grants - Management."
24 Federal appropriation...... 1,700,000
25 (5) "Air Pollution Control Grants
26 - Management."
27 Federal appropriation...... 2,800,000
28 (6) "Surface Mine Conservation."
29 Federal appropriation...... 4,084,000
30 (7) "Delaware Estuary Management
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1 Conference."
2 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
3 (8) "Wetland Protection Fund."
4 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
5 (9) "Training and Education of
6 Underground Coal Miners."
7 Federal appropriation...... 550,000
8 (10) "Radiation Regulation and
9 Monitoring."
10 Federal appropriation...... 130,000
11 (11) "Diagnostic X-ray Equipment
12 Testing."
13 Federal appropriation...... 330,000
14 (12) "Water Quality Outreach
15 Operator Training."
16 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
17 (13) "Water Quality Management
18 Planning Grants."
19 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
20 (14) "Small Operator's
21 Assistance."
22 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
23 (15) "Wellhead Protection Fund."
24 Federal appropriation...... 110,000
25 (16) "Indoor Radon Abatement."
26 Federal appropriation...... 550,000
27 (17) "Non-Point Source
28 Implementation 319(H)."
29 Federal appropriation...... 6,500,000
30 (18) "Pollution Prevention."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
2 (19) "Heavy Duty Vehicle Program."
3 Federal appropriation...... 190,000
4 (20) "Alternative Fuels."
5 Federal appropriation...... 175,000
6 (21) "Hydroelectric Power
7 Conservation Fund."
8 Federal appropriation...... 51,000
9 (22) "National Industrial
10 Competitiveness."
11 Federal appropriation...... 425,000
12 (23) "State Energy Program (SEP)."
13 Federal appropriation...... 3,700,000
14 (24) "Limestone Demonstration."
15 Federal appropriation...... 30,000
16 (25) "Commercialization Ventures
17 Program."
18 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
19 For the Chesapeake Bay Pollution
20 Abatement Program.
21 State appropriation........ 3,121,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for the Chesapeake Bay
25 Pollution Abatement Program:
26 (1) "Chesapeake Bay Pollution
27 Abatement."
28 Federal appropriation...... 4,814,000
29 For the Office of Pollution
30 Prevention and Compliance Assistance.
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1 State appropriation........ 773,000
2 For Environmental Protection
3 Operations.
4 State appropriation........ 64,093,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for Environmental
8 Protection Operations:
9 (1) "EPA - Planning Grant -
10 Administration."
11 Federal appropriation...... 6,400,000
12 (2) "Water Pollution Control
13 Grants."
14 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
15 (3) "Air Pollution Control Grants"
16 - For the conduct and administration
17 of a Statewide program for the
18 control, abatement and prevention of
19 air pollution and achievement of
20 Federal ambient air quality standards.
21 Federal appropriation...... 2,800,000
22 (4) "Surface Mine Control and
23 Reclamation."
24 Federal appropriation...... 7,336,000
25 (5) "Construction Management
26 Assistance Grants."
27 Federal appropriation...... 410,000
28 (6) "Safe Drinking Water."
29 Federal appropriation...... 1,650,000
30 (7) "Storm Water Permitting
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1 Initiative."
2 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
3 (8) "Oil Pollution Spills
4 Removal."
5 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
6 (9) "Great Lakes National
7 Program."
8 Federal appropriation...... 75,000
9 For transfer to the low-level waste
10 fund.
11 State appropriation........ 575,000
12 For the black fly control project.
13 State appropriation........ 2,796,000
14 For flood control projects.
15 State appropriation........ 241,000
16 For storm water management grants.
17 State appropriation........ 595,000
18 For sewage facilities planning
19 grants.
20 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
21 For sewage facilities enforcement
22 grants.
23 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
24 For sewage treatment plant
25 operation grants.
26 State appropriation........ 30,000,000
27 For payment of Pennsylvania's share
28 of the expenses of the River Master
29 for the Delaware River.
30 State appropriation........ 84,000
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1 For support of the Ohio River Basin
2 Commission.
3 State appropriation........ 13,000
4 For support of the Susquehanna
5 River Basin Commission.
6 State appropriation........ 600,000
7 For support of the Interstate
8 Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
9 State appropriation........ 37,000
10 For conduct of the Delaware River
11 Basin Commission.
12 State appropriation........ 978,000
13 For support of the Ohio River
14 Valley Water Sanitation Commission.
15 State appropriation........ 150,000
16 For support of the Chesapeake Bay
17 Commission.
18 State appropriation........ 265,000
19 For payment to conservation
20 districts.
21 State appropriation........ 2,750,000
22 For payment of Pennsylvania's share
23 of the costs of the Interstate Mining
24 Commission.
25 State appropriation........ 20,000
26 For the Appalachian States Low-
27 Level Waste Compact.
28 State appropriation........ 96,000
29 For small water systems
30 regionalization.
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1 State appropriation........ 500,000
2 Section 214. Department of General
3 Services.--The following amounts are
4 appropriated to the Department of
5 General Services: Federal State
6 For general government operations
7 of the Department of General Services.
8 State appropriation........ 53,184,000
9 For the administration and
10 operation of the Capitol Police.
11 State appropriation........ 6,224,000
12 For Harristown rental charges.
13 State appropriation........ 6,581,000
14 For utility costs, including
15 implementation of third-party shared
16 savings programs.
17 State appropriation........ 12,840,000
18 For Harristown utility and
19 municipal charges, including
20 implementation of third-party shared
21 savings programs.
22 State appropriation........ 9,797,000
23 For fire protection services for
24 the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg.
25 State appropriation........ 750,000
26 For asbestos and hazardous
27 materials needs.
28 State appropriation........ 450,000
29 For excess insurance coverage.
30 State appropriation........ 1,802,000
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1 Section 215. Department of
2 Health.--The following amounts are
3 appropriated to the Department of
4 Health: Federal State
5 For general government operations
6 of the Department of Health.
7 State appropriation........ 18,954,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for general government
11 operations:
12 (1) "WIC - Administration and
13 Operation."
14 Federal appropriation...... 9,658,000
15 (2) "Health Assessment."
16 Federal appropriation...... 484,000
17 (3) "PHHSBG - Administration and
18 Operation."
19 Federal appropriation...... 3,356,000
20 (4) "SABG - Administration and
21 Operation."
22 Federal appropriation...... 4,688,000
23 (5) "MCHSBG - Administration and
24 Operation."
25 Federal appropriation...... 12,645,000
26 (6) "Center for Disease Control
27 Conferences."
28 Federal appropriation...... 63,000
29 (7) "Pediatric Prehospital
30 Emergency Care."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
2 (8) "TB - Administration and
3 Operation."
4 Federal appropriation...... 495,000
5 (9) "Lead - Administration and
6 Operation."
7 Federal appropriation...... 650,000
8 (10) "AIDS Health Education
9 Administration and Operation."
10 Federal appropriation...... 2,269,000
11 (11) "Community Migrant Health."
12 Federal appropriation...... 262,000
13 (12) "Tobacco Control."
14 Federal appropriation...... 355,000
15 (13) "Breast and Cervical Cancer
16 Administration and Operation."
17 Federal appropriation...... 695,000
18 (14) "HIV Care Administration and
19 Operation."
20 Federal appropriation...... 616,000
21 For an Organ Donation Awareness
22 Program.
23 State appropriation........ 120,000
24 For Diabetes Programs.
25 State appropriation........ 461,000
26 The following Federal amounts are
27 appropriated to supplement the sum
28 appropriated for diabetes programs:
29 (1) "Diabetes Control."
30 Federal appropriation...... 280,000
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1 For Quality Assurance.
2 State appropriation........ 7,387,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for the Quality Assurance
6 Program:
7 (1) "Medicare - Health Service
8 Agency Certification."
9 Federal appropriation...... 5,280,000
10 (2) "Medicaid Certification."
11 Federal appropriation...... 5,423,000
12 For Vital Statistics.
13 State appropriation........ 5,404,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for vital statistics:
17 (1) "Cooperative Health
18 Statistics."
19 Federal appropriation...... 2,452,000
20 (2) "Traumatic Brain Injury."
21 Federal appropriation...... 800,000
22 For the State Laboratory.
23 State appropriation........ 3,088,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for the State Laboratory:
27 (1) "Clinical Laboratory
28 Improvement."
29 Federal appropriation...... 710,000
30 (2) "Epidemiology and Laboratory
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1 Surveillance and Response."
2 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
3 (3) "Emerging Infections Program."
4 Federal appropriation...... 484,000
5 For the State health care centers.
6 State appropriation........ 16,015,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for State health care
10 centers:
11 (1) "Indo-Chinese Refugee
12 Program."
13 Federal appropriation...... 60,000
14 (2) "Disease Control Immunization
15 Program - Project Grants."
16 Federal appropriation...... 12,489,000
17 (3) "Chronic Disease Prevention
18 and Control."
19 Federal appropriation...... 160,000
20 (4) "PHHSBG - Block Program
21 Services."
22 Federal appropriation...... 7,198,000
23 For coal workers' pneumoconiosis
24 services.
25 State appropriation........ 200,000
26 The following Federal amounts are
27 appropriated to supplement the sum
28 appropriated for coal workers'
29 pneumoconiosis services:
30 (1) "Black Lung Clinic Program."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 751,000
2 For venereal disease screening and
3 treatment.
4 State appropriation........ 1,108,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for venereal disease
8 screening and testing:
9 (1) "Survey and Follow-up -
10 Venereal Diseases."
11 Federal appropriation...... 3,297,000
12 For the primary health care
13 practitioner program.
14 State appropriation........ 3,088,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for the primary health
18 care practitioner program:
19 (1) "Loan Repayment Program."
20 Federal appropriation...... 215,000
21 For cancer control programs.
22 State appropriation........ 2,595,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for cancer control,
26 prevention and research:
27 (1) "Breast and Cervical Cancer
28 Program."
29 Federal appropriation...... 2,580,000
30 For AIDS Programs.
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1 State appropriation........ 6,328,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for AIDS programs:
5 (1) "AIDS Health Education."
6 Federal appropriation...... 4,480,000
7 (2) "HIV Care."
8 Federal appropriation...... 13,666,000
9 (3) "Housing Opportunities for
10 People with AIDS."
11 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
12 For regional cancer institutes.
13 State appropriation........ 1,350,000
14 For reimbursement to school
15 districts on account of health
16 services.
17 State appropriation........ 39,279,000
18 For maintenance of local health
19 departments.
20 State appropriation........ 26,247,000
21 For local health departments for
22 environmental health services.
23 State appropriation........ 7,294,000
24 For maternal and child health
25 services, including $1,050,000 to
26 provide abstinence education,
27 training, counseling and programs to
28 promote abstinence from sexual
29 activity.
30 State appropriation........ 3,150,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for maternal and child
4 health:
5 (1) "MCH Lead Poisoning Prevention
6 and Abatement."
7 Federal appropriation...... 4,332,000
8 (2) "MCHSBG - Program Services,"
9 including $1,400,000 to provide
10 abstinence education, training,
11 counseling and programs to promote
12 abstinence from sexual activity.
13 Federal appropriation...... 15,364,000
14 (3) "Special Supplemental Food
15 Service Program for Women, Infants and
16 Children (WIC)."
17 Federal appropriation...... 156,093,000
18 In addition to the specific amounts
19 appropriated herein, all other moneys
20 received from the Federal Government
21 for the Special Supplemental Food
22 Service Program for Women, Infants and
23 Children are hereby appropriated to
24 such program.
25 For grants to counties and private
26 facilities to finance drug and alcohol
27 abuse treatment and prevention
28 programs:
29 State appropriation........ 37,160,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for alcohol and drug
3 grant programs:
4 (1) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol
5 Services."
6 Federal appropriation...... 57,206,000
7 (2) "Substance Abuse Program
8 Support Service Grants."
9 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
10 (3) "Substance Abuse Special
11 Project Grants."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,197,000
13 For tuberculosis screening and
14 treatment.
15 State appropriation........ 1,013,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for tuberculosis
19 screening and treatment:
20 (1) "Tuberculosis Control
21 Program."
22 Federal appropriation...... 189,000
23 For renal dialysis services.
24 State appropriation........ 10,255,000
25 For services to children with
26 special needs. This appropriation
27 includes funding for spina bifida
28 services and home ventilators.
29 State appropriation........ 1,732,000
30 For adult cystic fibrosis.
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1 State appropriation........ 391,000
2 For diagnosis and treatment for
3 Cooley's anemia.
4 State appropriation........ 198,000
5 For hemophilia services.
6 State appropriation........ 1,594,000
7 For sickle cell anemia services,
8 including camps for children with
9 sickle cell anemia.
10 State appropriation........ 1,203,000
11 For regional poison control
12 centers.
13 State appropriation........ 500,000
14 For trauma programs.
15 State appropriation........ 150,000
16 For bio-technology research.
17 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
18 Section 216. Insurance
19 Department.--The following amounts are
20 appropriated to the Insurance
21 Department: Federal State
22 For general government operations
23 of the Insurance Department including
24 the Children's Health Insurance
25 Management Team.
26 State appropriation........ 16,475,000
27 Section 217. Department of Labor
28 and Industry.--The following amounts
29 are appropriated to the Department of
30 Labor and Industry: Federal State
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1 For general government operations
2 of the Department of Labor and
3 Industry.
4 State appropriation........ 14,247,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for general government
8 operations:
9 (1) "National Occupational
10 Information Coordinating Committee."
11 Federal appropriation...... 311,000
12 (2) "JTPA - Administration."
13 Federal appropriation...... 5,500,000
14 (3) "Community Service and Corps."
15 Federal appropriation...... 10,000,000
16 (4) "Disability Determination."
17 Federal appropriation...... 64,102,000
18 For occupational and industrial
19 safety.
20 State appropriation........ 8,720,000
21 The following Federal amounts are
22 appropriated to supplement the sum
23 appropriated for Occupational and
24 Industrial Safety:
25 (1) "Asbestos Certification."
26 Federal appropriation...... 227,000
27 For the operation of a Worker and
28 Community Right-To-Know Program
29 pursuant to the act of October 5, 1984
30 (P.L.734, No.159), known as the Worker
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1 and Community Right-to-Know Act.
2 State appropriation........ 1,099,000
3 For occupational disease payments.
4 State appropriation........ 3,706,000
5 For the payment to the Vocational
6 Rehabilitation Fund for work of the
7 State Board of Vocational
8 Rehabilitation.
9 State appropriation........ 24,030,000
10 For supported employment.
11 State appropriation........ 899,000
12 For centers for independent living,
13 including independent living services
14 purchased by Office of Vocational
15 Rehabilitation District Offices.
16 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
17 To carry out the provisions of
18 section 306(h) of the act of June 2,
19 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the
20 Workers' Compensation Act.
21 State appropriation........ 420,000
22 For needs-based payments for
23 dislocated workers and other services
24 authorized by the act of July 13, 1987
25 (P.L.346, No.66), known as the
26 Dislocated Worker Training Assistance
27 Act.
28 State appropriation........ 2,500,000
29 For employment services.
30 State appropriation........ 3,600,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for employment services:
4 (1) "JTPA Grants to Service
5 Delivery Areas."
6 Federal appropriation...... 60,000,000
7 (2) "JTPA Summer Youth Programs."
8 Federal appropriation...... 44,000,000
9 (3) "JTPA Incentive Grants" - For
10 incentive grants and technical
11 assistance to SDA's. Funds from this
12 appropriation awarded to SDA's
13 pursuant to section 202(b) of Public
14 Law 87-300 (October 13, 1982) as
15 incentive grants shall be used to
16 increase the number of welfare
17 assistance recipients and high school
18 dropouts receiving job training and
19 assistance services, and to provide
20 employment and training services to
21 prevent individuals from dropping out
22 of high school. Funds not needed for
23 incentive grants or technical
24 assistance may be used to provide
25 employment and training assistance to
26 hard-to-serve individuals.
27 Federal appropriation...... 3,321,000
28 (4) "JTPA - Older Workers."
29 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
30 (5) "JTPA - Dislocated Workers."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 94,616,000
2 For the Pennsylvania Conservation
3 Corps, which includes up to $200,000
4 for matching funds for the National
5 and Community Service Trust Act.
6 State appropriation........ 5,899,000
7 Section 218. Department of
8 Military and Veterans Affairs.--The
9 following sums are appropriated to the
10 Department of Military and Veterans
11 Affairs: Federal State
12 For general government operations
13 of the Department of Military and
14 Veterans Affairs.
15 State appropriation........ 14,193,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for general government
19 operations:
20 (1) "National Guard - Maintenance
21 Facilities and Training Sites."
22 Federal appropriation...... 9,200,000
23 (2) "Employee Support - National
24 Guard."
25 Federal appropriation...... 1,440,000
26 (3) "Communications System - For
27 Telecommunications Costs."
28 Federal appropriation...... 760,000
29 (4) "Fort Indiantown Gap Base
30 Alignment."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 1,228,000
2 For maintenance of monuments to
3 Pennsylvania servicemen who died on
4 foreign soil.
5 State appropriation........ 4,000
6 For armory maintenance and repair.
7 State appropriation........ 700,000
8 For the operation and maintenance
9 of the Erie Soldiers' and Sailors'
10 Home.
11 State appropriation........ 5,695,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for the Erie Soldiers'
15 and Sailors' Home:
16 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
17 Erie."
18 Federal appropriation...... 1,510,000
19 (2) "Medicare Services - Erie."
20 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
21 For the operation and maintenance
22 of the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home.
23 State appropriation........ 18,468,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for the Hollidaysburg
27 Veterans' Home:
28 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
29 Hollidaysburg."
30 Federal appropriation...... 5,047,000
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1 (2) "Medicare Services -
2 Hollidaysburg."
3 Federal appropriation...... 183,000
4 For the operation and maintenance
5 of the Southeastern Veterans' Home.
6 State appropriation........ 11,105,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for the Southeastern
10 Veterans' Home:
11 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
12 Southeastern."
13 Federal appropriation...... 2,947,000
14 (2) "Medicare Services -
15 Southeastern."
16 Federal appropriation...... 70,000
17 For the operation and maintenance
18 of the Northeastern Veterans' Home.
19 State appropriation........ 7,478,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for the Northeastern
23 Veterans' Home:
24 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
25 Northeastern."
26 Federal appropriation...... 2,850,000
27 (2) "Medicare Services -
28 Northeastern."
29 Federal appropriation...... 70,000
30 For Southwestern Veterans Home.
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1 State appropriation........ 4,849,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for the Southwestern
5 Veterans' Home:
6 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
7 Southwestern."
8 Federal appropriation...... 615,000
9 (2) "Medicare Services -
10 Southwestern."
11 Federal appropriation...... 5,000
12 For the Scotland School for
13 Veterans' Children.
14 State appropriation........ 6,442,000
15 For payment of gratuities for the
16 education of children of certain
17 veterans.
18 State appropriation........ 145,000
19 For payment of education credits
20 for members of the National Guard.
21 State appropriation........ 2,200,000
22 For assistance to veterans who are
23 ill or disabled and without means of
24 support.
25 State appropriation........ 1,266,000
26 For pensions for veterans blinded
27 through service-connected injuries or
28 disease.
29 State appropriation........ 145,000
30 To provide for pensions for
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1 paralyzed veterans as required by 51
2 Pa.C.S. § 7702.
3 State appropriation........ 293,000
4 For payment of pensions to
5 dependents of soldiers of the
6 Pennsylvania National Guard killed in
7 the line of duty.
8 State appropriation........ 5,000
9 For drug interdiction.
10 State appropriation........ 62,000
11 For the prevention of military base
12 realignment and closure.
13 State appropriation........ 75,000
14 For special State duty costs for
15 missions which are performed to
16 alleviate disasters or emergencies.
17 State appropriation........ 100,000
18 Section 219. Department of Public
19 Welfare.--The following sums are
20 appropriated to the Department of
21 Public Welfare: Federal State
22 For general government operations
23 of the Department of Public Welfare.
24 State appropriation........ 36,907,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for general government
28 operations:
29 (1) "Child Welfare Services -
30 Administration."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 2,070,000
2 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E."
3 Federal appropriation...... 2,064,000
4 (3) "Child Welfare Training and
5 Certification."
6 Federal appropriation...... 8,362,000
7 (4) "CCDBG - Administration."
8 Federal appropriation...... 1,519,000
9 (5) "CCDFBG - Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 1,519,000
11 (6) "Rehabilitation Services -
12 Administration."
13 Federal appropriation...... 439,000
14 (7) "Medical Assistance -
15 Administration."
16 Federal appropriation...... 17,194,000
17 (8) "TANFBG - Administration."
18 Federal appropriation...... 4,663,000
19 (9) "Food Stamp Program -
20 Administration."
21 Federal appropriation...... 3,896,000
22 (10) "Developmental Disabilities -
23 Basic Support."
24 Federal appropriation...... 4,090,000
25 (11) "Refugees and Persons Seeking
26 Asylum - Administration."
27 Federal appropriation...... 1,182,000
28 (12) "Homeless Mentally Ill -
29 Administration."
30 Federal appropriation...... 23,000
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1 (13) "Education of Children with
2 Disabilities - Administration."
3 Federal appropriation...... 1,178,000
4 (14) "Child Abuse Prevention
5 Challenge Grant."
6 Federal appropriation...... 1,357,000
7 (15) "MHSBG - Administration."
8 Federal appropriation...... 87,000
9 (16) "SSBG Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 4,042,000
11 The following Federal amounts are
12 appropriated for empowerment zones and
13 enterprise communities:
14 (1) "SSBG - Empowerment Zones and
15 Enterprise Communities."
16 Federal appropriation...... 87,041,000
17 For information systems.
18 State appropriation........ 25,717,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for the Office of
22 Information Systems:
23 (1) "Medical Assistance -
24 Information Systems."
25 Federal appropriation...... 15,399,000
26 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E -
27 Information Systems."
28 Federal appropriation...... 13,000
29 (3) "TANFBG - Information
30 Systems."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 3,369,000
2 (4) "Food Stamp Program -
3 Information Systems."
4 Federal appropriation...... 5,920,000
5 (5) "Child Support Enforcement -
6 Information Systems."
7 Federal appropriation...... 685,000
8 (6) "Rehabilitation Services -
9 Information Systems."
10 Federal appropriation...... 81,000
11 For Statewide operations related to
12 county administration of the public
13 assistance and medical assistance
14 programs.
15 State appropriation........ 37,621,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for Statewide operations
19 relating to county administration:
20 (1) "TANFBG - Statewide Operations
21 Related to County Administration."
22 Federal appropriation...... 4,095,000
23 (2) "Medical Assistance -
24 Statewide Operations Related to County
25 Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 33,239,000
27 (3) "Food Stamp Program -
28 Statewide Operations Related to County
29 Administration."
30 Federal appropriation...... 3,842,000
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1 For county assistance office
2 operations related to administration
3 of the public assistance and medical
4 assistance programs.
5 State appropriation........ 238,334,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for county assistance
9 offices:
10 (1) "TANFBG - County Assistance
11 Offices."
12 Federal appropriation...... 44,802,000
13 (2) "Medical Assistance - County
14 Assistance Offices."
15 Federal appropriation...... 53,625,000
16 (3) "Food Stamp Program - County
17 Assistance Offices."
18 Federal appropriation...... 63,092,000
19 (4) "SSBG - County Assistance
20 Offices."
21 Federal appropriation...... 6,860,000
22 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration and
23 Audit Costs."
24 Federal appropriation...... 6,327,000
25 For program accountability.
26 State appropriation........ 8,475,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for program
30 accountability:
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1 (1) "Medical Assistance - Program
2 Accountability."
3 Federal appropriation...... 3,044,000
4 (2) "Child Support Enforcement
5 Program - Program Accountability."
6 Federal appropriation...... 118,831,000
7 (3) "Food Stamp Program - Program
8 Accountability."
9 Federal appropriation...... 4,304,000
10 For services for the visually
11 impaired.
12 State appropriation........ 8,160,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for services for the
16 visually impaired:
17 (1) "Rehabilitation Services -
18 Basic Support."
19 Federal appropriation...... 9,466,000
20 (2) "Vocational Rehabilitation
21 Services for Social Security
22 Disability Beneficiaries."
23 Federal appropriation...... 815,000
24 (3) "Independent Living Services
25 for Visually Impaired Elderly."
26 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
27 For youth development institutions
28 and forestry camps.
29 State appropriation........ 75,354,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for youth offender
3 programs:
4 (1) "SSBG - Basic Institutional
5 and Other Programs and Facilities for
6 Youth Offenders."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,155,000
8 For audit settlements related to
9 the State medical and surgical
10 hospitals.
11 State appropriation........ 1,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for audit settlements
15 related to the State medical and
16 surgical hospitals:
17 (1) "Medicare Services at State
18 General Hospitals."
19 Federal appropriation...... 1,527,000
20 (2) "Medical Assistance - State
21 General Hospitals."
22 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
23 For mental health services,
24 including grants to counties and
25 county institution districts exclusive
26 of capital improvements. This
27 appropriation includes sufficient
28 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
29 adjustment for community programs.
30 State appropriation........ 550,445,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for mental health
4 services:
5 (1) "Medical Assistance - Mental
6 Health Services."
7 Federal appropriation...... 239,837,000
8 (2) "Medicare Services - State
9 Mental Hospitals."
10 Federal appropriation...... 21,430,000
11 (3) "Homeless Mentally Ill."
12 Federal appropriation...... 456,000
13 (4) "MHSBG - Community Mental
14 Health Services."
15 Federal appropriation...... 12,061,000
16 (5) "SSBG - Community Mental
17 Health Services."
18 Federal appropriation...... 16,221,000
19 (6) "Community Support Projects -
20 M.H."
21 Federal appropriation...... 38,000
22 (7) "Access Cooperative
23 Agreement."
24 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
25 (8) "Behavioral Health -
26 Management Information System."
27 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
28 For State centers for the mentally
29 retarded and for community placements
30 of up to 30 individuals from State
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1 centers at an annual cost not to
2 exceed a combined total of $30,000 per
3 placement from this appropriation and
4 the Federal Medical Assistance State
5 Centers appropriation.
6 State appropriation........ 133,186,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for the State centers for
10 the mentally retarded:
11 (1) "Medical Assistance - State
12 Centers."
13 Federal appropriation...... 155,309,000
14 (2) "Medicare Services - State
15 Centers."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,065,000
17 For cash assistance grants.
18 State appropriation........ 355,293,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for cash assistance:
22 (1) "TANFBG - Cash Grants."
23 Federal appropriation...... 524,786,000
24 (2) "CCDFBG - Cash Grants."
25 Federal appropriation...... 63,598,000
26 (3) "Other Federal Support - Cash
27 Grants.
28 Federal appropriation...... 9,391,000
29 (4) "LIHEABG - Program."
30 Federal appropriation...... 66,865,000
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1 For medical assistance payments -
2 outpatient services, exclusive of
3 outpatient services provided through
4 capitation plans.
5 State appropriation........ 573,550,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for medical assistance -
9 outpatient:
10 (1) "Medical Assistance -
11 Outpatient."
12 Federal appropriation...... 735,173,000
13 For women's service programs.
14 $2,070,500 shall be used for grants to
15 nonprofit agencies, whose primary
16 function is to assist pregnant women
17 seeking alternatives to abortion. Such
18 funds shall be expended to provide
19 services to such women, whose income
20 is under 185% of the poverty level,
21 until childbirth and for up to six
22 months thereafter, including, but not
23 limited to, food, shelter, clothing,
24 health care, counseling, adoption
25 services, parenting classes,
26 assistance for postdelivery stress and
27 other supportive programs and services
28 and for related outreach programs.
29 Such agencies may subcontract with
30 other nonprofit entities which operate
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1 projects designed specifically to
2 provide all or a portion of the
3 foregoing services. Projects receiving
4 such funds shall not promote or refer
5 for or perform abortions or engage in
6 any counseling which is inconsistent
7 with this appropriation and shall be
8 physically and financially separate
9 from any component of any legal entity
10 engaging in such activities.
11 $2,070,500 shall be used for grants
12 for women's medical services including
13 contraception supplies. This
14 appropriation includes sufficient
15 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
16 adjustment.
17 State appropriation........ 4,141,000
18 For special pharmaceutical
19 services, including AIDS-related
20 services and atypical anti-psychotic
21 drug therapy for persons residing in
22 the community who suffer from
23 schizophrenia.
24 State appropriation........ 6,294,000
25 For behavioral health services.
26 State appropriation........ 65,900,000
27 For medical assistance payments -
28 inpatient, exclusive of inpatient
29 services provided through capitation
30 plans.
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1 State appropriation........ 281,176,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for medical assistance -
5 inpatient services:
6 (1) "Medical Assistance -
7 Inpatient."
8 Federal appropriation...... 465,766,000
9 For medical assistance - capitation
10 plans. For provision of outpatient
11 services and inpatient hospital
12 services to eligible persons enrolled
13 in an approved capitation plan. No
14 part of this appropriation shall be
15 used to pay any provider who has not
16 supplied information in such form as
17 required by the department in order to
18 facilitate claims for Federal
19 financial participation for services
20 rendered to general assistance
21 clients.
22 State appropriation........ 736,383,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for medical assistance -
26 capitation plans:
27 (1) "Medical Assistance -
28 Capitation Plans."
29 Federal appropriation...... 806,020,000
30 For medical assistance - capitation
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1 plans - behavioral health, for
2 provision of outpatient services and
3 inpatient hospital services for mental
4 health and substance abuse treatment
5 for eligible persons enrolled in an
6 approved capitation plan. No part of
7 this appropriation shall be used to
8 pay any provider who has not supplied
9 information in such form as required
10 by the department in order to
11 facilitate claims for Federal
12 financial participation for services
13 rendered to general assistance
14 clients.
15 State appropriation........ 292,915,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for medical assistance -
19 capitation plans - behavioral health:
20 (1) "Medical assistance -
21 capitation plans - behavioral health."
22 Federal appropriation...... 211,691,000
23 For medical assistance - long-term
24 care facilities.
25 State appropriation........ 671,771,000
26 The following Federal amounts are
27 appropriated to supplement the sum
28 appropriated for long-term care
29 facilities:
30 (1) "Medical Assistance - Long-
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1 Term Care Facilities."
2 Federal appropriation......1,621,769,000
3 For Supplemental Grants to the
4 Aged, Blind and Disabled.
5 State appropriation........ 118,864,000
6 Any rule, regulation or policy for
7 the State or Federal appropriations
8 for the cash assistance, outpatient,
9 inpatient, capitation, capitation-
10 behavioral health, long-term care and
11 Supplemental Grants to the Aged, Blind
12 and Disabled programs adopted by the
13 Secretary of Public Welfare during the
14 fiscal period 1997-1998 which adds to
15 the cost of any public assistance
16 program shall be effective only from
17 and after the date upon which it is
18 approved as to the availability of
19 funds by the Governor.
20 For medical assistance -
21 transportation. This appropriation
22 includes sufficient funds for up to a
23 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
24 State appropriation........ 18,931,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for medical assistance -
28 transportation:
29 (1) "Medical Assistance -
30 Transportation."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 16,545,000
2 It is the intent of the General
3 Assembly that these funds shall be
4 utilized as payment of last resort for
5 transportation services for eligible
6 medical assistance recipients.
7 For intermediate care
8 facilities/MR. This appropriation
9 includes sufficient funds for up to a
10 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
11 State appropriation........ 113,693,000
12 For an assistive technology program
13 to benefit persons with disabilities.
14 State appropriation........ 700,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for intermediate care
18 facilities/MR:
19 (1) "Medical Assistance -
20 Intermediate Care Facilities -
21 Mentally Retarded."
22 Federal appropriation...... 129,546,000
23 For community mental retardation
24 services, exclusive of capital
25 improvements, which shall include
26 grants to counties and county
27 institution districts for
28 noninstitutional programs. Up to
29 $786,000 may be transferred to the
30 State centers for the mentally
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1 retarded appropriation if persons
2 scheduled to be placed into the
3 community as part of the 1997-1998
4 initiatives were not placed as
5 scheduled. Notice of such transfer
6 shall be transmitted by the Secretary
7 of the Budget to the majority chairman
8 and minority chairman of the
9 Appropriations Committee of the Senate
10 and the majority chairman and minority
11 chairman of the Appropriations
12 Committees of the House of
13 Representatives ten days prior to such
14 transfer. This appropriation includes
15 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost-
16 of-living adjustment.
17 State appropriation........ 464,333,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for community services
21 for the mentally retarded:
22 (1) "Medical Assistance -
23 Community Services." Up to $910,000
24 may be transferred to the State
25 centers for the mentally retarded
26 appropriation if persons scheduled to
27 be placed into the community as part
28 of the 1997-1998 initiatives were not
29 placed as scheduled. Notice of such
30 transfer shall be transmitted by the
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1 Secretary of the Budget to the
2 majority chairman and minority
3 chairman of the Appropriations
4 Committee of the Senate and the
5 majority chairman and minority
6 chairman of the Appropriations
7 Committee of the House of
8 Representatives ten days prior to such
9 transfer.
10 Federal appropriation...... 270,559,000
11 (2) "SSBG - Community Services for
12 the Mentally Retarded."
13 Federal appropriation...... 15,318,000
14 For an assistive technology program
15 to benefit persons with disabilities
16 and older Pennsylvanians.
17 State appropriation........ 700,000
18 For extraordinary costs to counties
19 other than counties of the first class
20 resulting from the closure of
21 Pennhurst State Center.
22 State appropriation........ 2,819,000
23 For early intervention services.
24 This appropriation includes sufficient
25 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
26 adjustment for community programs.
27 State appropriation........ 46,962,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for early intervention
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1 services:
2 (1) "SSBG - Early Intervention."
3 Federal appropriation...... 2,404,000
4 (2) "Medical Assistance - Early
5 Intervention."
6 Federal appropriation...... 7,722,000
7 (3) "Education for Children with
8 Disabilities - Early Intervention."
9 Federal appropriation...... 11,810,000
10 For payment to counties for
11 children and youth programs and for
12 the care of delinquent and dependent
13 children, provided that, for fiscal
14 year 1997-1998, not more than 50% of
15 the funds allocated from this
16 appropriation to each county and
17 herein appropriated shall be expended
18 until such time as each county submits
19 to the Department of Public Welfare
20 data for the previous State fiscal
21 year, and updated on a quarterly
22 basis, on the unduplicated caseloads,
23 unduplicated services and number of
24 caseworkers by county program. This
25 data is to be provided in a form
26 acceptable to the Department of Public
27 Welfare. A copy of the data shall be
28 sent to the majority and minority
29 chairmen of the Appropriations
30 Committee of the House of
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1 Representatives and of the
2 Appropriations Committee of the
3 Senate. The department may use up to
4 $4,000,000 of this appropriation to
5 fund contracts for adoption services.
6 Reimbursement for children and youth
7 services made pursuant to section
8 704.1 of the Public Welfare Code shall
9 not exceed the amount of State funds
10 appropriated. This appropriation
11 includes sufficient funds for up to a
12 2% cost-of-living adjustment for
13 purchased services as allowed in 55
14 Pa. Code Ch. 3140.
15 State appropriation........ 399,585,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for payments to counties
19 for children and youth programs and
20 child abuse and neglect prevention:
21 (1) "Child Welfare Services."
22 Federal appropriation...... 17,447,000
23 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E -
24 Child Welfare."
25 Federal appropriation...... 232,878,000
26 (3) "Medical Assistance - Child
27 Welfare."
28 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
29 (4) "TANFBG - Child Welfare."
30 Federal appropriation...... 120,000,000
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1 (5) "SSBG - Child Welfare."
2 Federal appropriation...... 13,171,000
3 (6) "At-risk Family - Child
4 Welfare."
5 Federal appropriation...... 60,000
6 (7) "Crisis Nursery."
7 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
8 (8) "Medically Fragile - Child
9 Support."
10 Federal appropriation...... 105,000
11 For community-based family centers.
12 No funds from this appropriation shall
13 be considered as part of the base for
14 calculation of the county child
15 welfare needs based budget for any
16 fiscal year. This appropriation
17 includes sufficient funds for up to a
18 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
19 State appropriation........ 2,061,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for community-based
23 family centers:
24 (1) "CCDBG - Family Centers."
25 Federal appropriation...... 2,805,000
26 (2) "CCDFBG - Family Centers."
27 Federal appropriation...... 4,818,000
28 (3) "Family Preservation - Family
29 Centers."
30 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
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1 For day care and early childhood
2 activities. This appropriation
3 includes sufficient funds for up to a
4 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
5 State appropriation........ 47,717,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for day care services:
9 (1) "CCDBG - Day Care."
10 Federal appropriation...... 10,000,000
11 (2) "CCDFBG - Day Care."
12 Federal appropriation...... 58,524,000
13 (3) "CCDFBG - School Age."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,260,000
15 (4) "Child Development
16 Scholarships."
17 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
18 (5) "SSBG - Day Care."
19 Federal appropriation...... 33,931,000
20 (6) "Head Start Collaboration
21 Project."
22 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
23 For New Directions.
24 State appropriation........ 58,785,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for New Directions:
28 (1) "TANFBG - New Directions."
29 Federal appropriation...... 49,970,000
30 (2) "Food Stamp Program - New
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1 Directions."
2 Federal appropriation...... 7,037,000
3 For domestic violence programs.
4 This appropriation includes sufficient
5 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
6 adjustment.
7 State appropriation........ 9,733,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for domestic violence
11 programs:
12 (1) "Family Violence Prevention
13 Services."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,591,000
15 (2) "SSBG - Domestic Violence
16 Programs."
17 Federal appropriation...... 1,321,000
18 (3) "PHHSBG - Domestic Violence."
19 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
20 (4) "TANFBG - Domestic Violence."
21 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
22 For rape crisis programs. This
23 appropriation includes sufficient
24 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
25 adjustment.
26 State appropriation........ 3,666,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for rape crisis programs:
30 (1) "PHHSBG - Services to Rape
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1 Victims and Rape Prevention."
2 Federal appropriation...... 1,721,000
3 (2) "SSBG - Rape Crisis Services."
4 Federal appropriation...... 694,000
5 (3) "TANFBG - Rape Crisis."
6 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
7 For breast cancer screening. This
8 appropriation includes sufficient
9 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
10 adjustment.
11 State appropriation........ 884,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for breast cancer
15 screening:
16 (1) "SSBG - Family Planning."
17 Federal appropriation...... 4,212,000
18 For the Human Services Development
19 Fund.
20 State appropriation........ 34,680,000
21 The following Federal amounts are
22 appropriated to supplement the sum
23 appropriated for the Human Services
24 Development Fund:
25 (1) "Refugees and Persons Seeking
26 Asylum - Social Services."
27 Federal appropriation...... 9,300,000
28 For legal services.
29 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for legal services:
3 (1) "SSBG - Legal Services."
4 Federal appropriation...... 5,531,000
5 For provision of services to the
6 homeless, such as bridge housing,
7 single-room occupancy, residences for
8 the mentally ill homeless and housing
9 assistance. This appropriation
10 includes sufficient funds for up to a
11 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
12 State appropriation........ 24,805,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for services to the
16 homeless:
17 (1) "SSBG - Homeless Services."
18 Federal appropriation...... 2,391,000
19 For services provided to the
20 developmentally disabled in
21 conjunction with the Federal Nursing
22 Home Reform Act (Public Law 100-203)
23 and to maintain up to 50 persons at
24 any one time in community care as
25 authorized by a Medicaid home and
26 community based waiver. This
27 appropriation includes sufficient
28 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
29 adjustment.
30 State appropriation........ 7,878,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for services to the
4 developmentally disabled:
5 (1) "SSBG - Developmentally
6 Disabled."
7 Federal appropriation...... 131,000
8 (2) "Medical Assistance - Services
9 to the Developmentally Disabled."
10 Federal appropriation...... 5,260,000
11 For attendant care services for
12 physically disabled adults. This
13 appropriation includes sufficient
14 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
15 adjustment.
16 State appropriation........ 17,224,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for attendant care
20 services:
21 (1) "SSBG - Attendant Care."
22 Federal appropriation...... 7,636,000
23 (2) "Medical Assistance -
24 Attendant Care."
25 Federal appropriation...... 8,222,000
26 The above Federal appropriations to
27 the Department of Public Welfare
28 include any prior earnings that may be
29 received during fiscal year 1997-1998.
30 In addition to the amounts
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1 specifically appropriated herein to
2 the Department of Public Welfare, all
3 moneys appropriated from the Federal
4 Government during any previous fiscal
5 year which are expected to be received
6 as reimbursements may be carried
7 forward until June 30, 1998, to the
8 extent that contracted obligations are
9 carried forward. In addition, any
10 reimbursements actually received to
11 support such obligations may also be
12 carried forward.
13 Section 220. Department of
14 Revenue.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the Department of
16 Revenue: Federal State
17 For general government operations
18 of the Department of Revenue.
19 State appropriation........ 107,866,000
20 For the distribution of Public
21 Utility Realty Tax.
22 State appropriation........ 161,574,000
23 Section 221. Department of
24 State.--The following amounts are
25 appropriated to the Department of
26 State: Federal State
27 For general government operations
28 of the Department of State.
29 State appropriation........ 1,699,000
30 For voter registration programs.
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1 State appropriation........ 924,000
2 For costs related to absentee
3 voting by persons in military
4 services.
5 State appropriation........ 8,000
6 Section 222. Department of
7 Transportation.--The following amounts
8 are appropriated to the Department of
9 Transportation: Federal State
10 For transit and rail freight
11 operations of the Department of
12 Transportation.
13 State appropriation........ 1,685,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for transit and rail
17 freight operations:
18 (1) "Federal Transit
19 Administration - Technical Studies
20 Grants."
21 Federal appropriation...... 2,686,000
22 (2) "Capital Assistance - Elderly
23 and Disabled Program -
24 Administration."
25 Federal appropriation...... 87,000
26 (3) "Surface Transportation
27 Assistance - Program Operations and
28 Planning - Administration."
29 Federal appropriation...... 816,000
30 (4) "Federal Transit
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1 Administration Capital Improvement
2 Grants."
3 Federal appropriation...... 3,700,000
4 (5) "Title IV Rail Assistance -
5 Program Operations and Planning."
6 Federal appropriation...... 59,000
7 For the rail safety inspection
8 program.
9 State appropriation........ 407,000
10 For transfer to the Motor License
11 Fund for collection of vehicle sales
12 tax.
13 State appropriation........ 1,757,000
14 For the operation of Welcome
15 Centers, including $50,000 to equip
16 telephones at welcome centers and rest
17 areas with telecommunication devices.
18 State appropriation........ 1,494,000
19 For relocation of transportation
20 and safety operations.
21 State appropriation........ 169,000
22 For costs to integrate voter
23 registration with driver licensing.
24 State appropriation........ 629,000
25 For mass transportation assistance
26 for grants to local transportation
27 organizations.
28 State appropriation........ 254,663,000
29 To augment State lottery funds for
30 payments to transportation providers
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1 for fixed-route transportation
2 services.
3 State appropriation........ 25,090,000
4 For intercity transportation: for
5 operating subsidies and demonstration
6 projects for passenger rail and bus
7 service.
8 State appropriation........ 1,888,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for intercity rail and
12 bus transportation:
13 (1) "Surface Transportation
14 Operating."
15 Federal appropriation...... 6,500,000
16 (2) "Surface Transportation
17 Assistance - Capital."
18 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000
19 (3) "FTA - Capital Improvements."
20 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
21 For operating subsidies, lease
22 payments and maintenance projects on
23 rail freight lines.
24 State appropriation........ 3,600,000
25 Section 223. Pennsylvania State
26 Police.--The following amounts are
27 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
28 Police: Federal State
29 For general government operations
30 of the Pennsylvania State Police. A
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1 portion of these funds is to be used
2 to hire 50 additional civilian
3 personnel to replace 50 Pennsylvania
4 State Police troopers currently
5 performing administrative work,
6 thereby permitting these troopers to
7 patrol or perform criminal
8 investigation activities. This
9 appropriation includes the transfer of
10 the motor vehicle inspection station
11 program to the Department of
12 Transportation, thereby permitting
13 approximately 75 troopers to patrol or
14 perform criminal investigation
15 activities.
16 State appropriation........ 119,777,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for general government
20 operations:
21 (1) "Drug Enforcement."
22 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
23 (2) "DCSI Ballistics."
24 Federal appropriation...... 216,000
25 (3) "DNA Laboratory Improvement."
26 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
27 For the Municipal Police Officers'
28 Education and Training Commission,
29 including in-service training.
30 State appropriation........ 3,979,000
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1 For replacement of patrol vehicles.
2 State appropriation........ 2,829,000
3 For an Automated Fingerprint
4 Identification System (AFIS).
5 State appropriation........ 580,000
6 Section 224. State Civil Service
7 Commission.--The following amounts are
8 appropriated to the State Civil
9 Service Commission: Federal State
10 For the general government
11 operations of the Civil Service
12 Commission, including administration
13 of the merit system for employees
14 under provisions of the Civil Service
15 Act: Provided, That, in addition to
16 the amount hereby appropriated, any
17 money collected by the commission by
18 way of reimbursement under the Civil
19 Service Act shall be paid into the
20 General Fund through the Department of
21 Revenue and shall be credited to this
22 appropriation.
23 State appropriation........ 1,000
24 Section 225. Pennsylvania
25 Emergency Management Agency.--The
26 following amounts are appropriated to
27 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
28 Agency: Federal State
29 For general government operations
30 of the Pennsylvania Emergency
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1 Management Agency.
2 State appropriation........ 4,734,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for general government
6 operations:
7 (1) "Civil Preparedness
8 Reimbursements."
9 Federal appropriation...... 3,095,000
10 (2) "Flash Flood Project - Warning
11 System."
12 Federal appropriation...... 105,000
13 (3) "Hazardous Materials Planning
14 and Training."
15 Federal appropriation...... 350,000
16 (4) "Chemical Preparedness."
17 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
18 For the office of the State Fire
19 Commissioner.
20 State appropriation........ 1,251,000
21 The following Federal amounts are
22 appropriated to supplement the sum
23 appropriated for the office of the
24 State Fire Commissioner:
25 (1) "Fire Prevention."
26 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
27 For firefighters' memorial flags.
28 State appropriation........ 10,000
29 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and
30 Boat Commission.--The following
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1 amounts are appropriated to the
2 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission:
3 Federal State
4 For the support of the Atlantic
5 States Marine Fisheries Commission.
6 State appropriation........ 9,000
7 Section 227. State System of
8 Higher Education.--The following
9 amounts are appropriated to the State
10 System of Higher Education: Federal State
11 For the State System of Higher
12 Education, including the Chancellor's
13 Office.
14 The State System of Higher
15 Education shall report its financial
16 statements in accordance with
17 generally accepted accounting
18 principles as prescribed by the
19 National Association of College and
20 University Business Officers, the
21 American Institute of Certified Public
22 Accountants or any other recognized
23 authoritative body, as well as
24 applicable policy and standards
25 promulgated by the Commonwealth and
26 the Federal Government.
27 State appropriation........ 404,828,000
28 To enhance the recruitment and
29 retention of minority students and
30 faculty.
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1 State appropriation........ 327,000
2 For an affirmative action program.
3 State appropriation........ 1,098,000
4 For McKeever Environmental Learning
5 Center.
6 State appropriation........ 204,000
7 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher
8 Education Assistance Agency.--The
9 following amounts are appropriated to
10 the Pennsylvania Higher Education
11 Assistance Agency: Federal State
12 For payment of education assistance
13 grants.
14 State appropriation........ 249,407,000
15 For matching payments for student
16 aid funds. It is the intent of the
17 General Assembly that these funds
18 should be used to maximize the receipt
19 of Federal funds to the fullest extent
20 possible.
21 State appropriation........ 8,397,000
22 For institutional assistance grants
23 to be allotted by the Pennsylvania
24 Higher Education Assistance Agency.
25 State appropriation........ 36,389,000
26 No college, university or
27 institution receiving a direct
28 appropriation from the Commonwealth of
29 Pennsylvania shall be eligible to
30 participate in the institutional
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1 assistance grants program.
2 For equal opportunity professional
3 education.
4 State appropriation........ 750,000
5 For the loan forgiveness program
6 established by the act of December 16,
7 1988 (P.L.1259, No.155), known as the
8 Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
9 Forgiveness Act. Preference shall be
10 given to renewal applicants.
11 State appropriation........ 2,340,000
12 For agricultural loan forgiveness.
13 Preference shall be given to renewal
14 applicants.
15 State appropriation........ 177,000
16 Section 229. Pennsylvania
17 Historical and Museum Commission.--The
18 following amounts are appropriated to
19 the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
20 Commission: Federal State
21 To the Pennsylvania Historical and
22 Museum Commission for general
23 government operations of the
24 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
25 Commission.
26 State appropriation........ 16,584,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for general government
30 operations:
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1 (1) "Division of Historic
2 Preservation."
3 Federal appropriation...... 1,100,000
4 (2) "Pennsylvania Historical
5 Records Advisory Board."
6 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
7 For records and management
8 information.
9 State appropriation........ 444,000
10 To undertake major maintenance and
11 security and repair needs at historic
12 sites and museums administered by the
13 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
14 Commission.
15 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
16 For museum assistance grants.
17 State appropriation........ 3,175,000
18 Section 230. Pennsylvania
19 Infrastructure Investment Authority.--
20 The following amounts are appropriated
21 to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure
22 Investment Authority: Federal State
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
25 Infrastructure Investment Authority:
26 (1) "Sewage Projects Revolving
27 Loan Fund."
28 Federal appropriation...... 45,392,000
29 (2) "Drinking Water Projects
30 Revolving Loan Fund."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 35,800,000
2 Section 231. Pennsylvania Housing
3 Finance Agency.--The following amounts
4 are appropriated to the Pennsylvania
5 Housing Finance Agency: Federal State
6 For transfer to the Pennsylvania
7 Housing Finance Agency for the
8 Homeowner's Emergency Mortgage
9 Assistance Program.
10 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
11 Section 232. Environmental Hearing
12 Board.--The following amounts are
13 appropriated to the Environmental
14 Hearing Board: Federal State
15 For the Environmental Hearing
16 Board.
17 State appropriation........ 1,416,000
18 Section 233. Pennsylvania Board of
19 Probation and Parole.--The following
20 amounts are appropriated to the
21 Pennsylvania Board of Probation and
22 Parole: Federal State
23 For general government operations
24 of the Board of Probation and Parole.
25 State appropriation........ 57,190,000
26 For a drug offenders work program.
27 Such work shall in no case replace
28 jobs protected by a collective
29 bargaining unit.
30 State appropriation........ 234,000
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1 For payments for grants-in-aid to
2 counties for providing improved adult
3 probation services.
4 State appropriation........ 17,073,000
5 Section 234. Pennsylvania Public
6 Television Network Commission.--The
7 following amounts are appropriated to
8 the Pennsylvania Public Television
9 Network Commission: Federal State
10 For general government operations
11 of the Pennsylvania Public Television
12 Network Commission.
13 State appropriation........ 2,869,000
14 For public television station
15 grants.
16 State appropriation........ 6,368,000
17 Section 235. Pennsylvania
18 Securities Commission.--The following
19 amounts are appropriated to the
20 Pennsylvania Securities Commission: Federal State
21 For general government operations
22 of the Pennsylvania Securities
23 Commission.
24 State appropriation........ 2,135,000
25 Section 236. State Employees'
26 Retirement System.--The following
27 amounts are appropriated to the State
28 Employees' Retirement System: Federal State
29 For payment of the employer's
30 contribution on behalf of members of
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1 the National Guard.
2 State appropriation........ 33,000
3 Section 237. State Tax
4 Equalization Board.--The following
5 amounts are appropriated to the State
6 Tax Equalization Board: Federal State
7 For general government operations
8 of the State Tax Equalization Board.
9 State appropriation........ 1,219,000
10 Section 238. Health Care Cost
11 Containment Council.--The following
12 amounts are appropriated to the Health
13 Care Cost Containment Council: Federal State
14 For the Health Care Cost
15 Containment Council.
16 State appropriation........ 2,905,000
17 Section 239. State Ethics
18 Commission.--The following amounts are
19 appropriated to the State Ethics
20 Commission: Federal State
21 For the general government
22 operations of the State Ethics
23 Commission.
24 State appropriation........ 1,185,000
25 SUBPART B
26 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
27 Section 251. Senate.--The
28 following amounts are appropriated to
29 the Senate: Federal State
30 For the salaries, wages and all
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1 necessary expenses for the following
2 purposes:
3 Salaries of Senators.
4 State appropriation........ 3,674,000
5 Salaries of employees of the
6 President of the Senate.
7 State appropriation........ 257,000
8 For host-state expenses for the
9 National Conference of State
10 Legislatures Convention.
11 State appropriation........ 200,000
12 Salaries and wages of employees of
13 the Chief Clerk and all necessary
14 expenditures to be allocated and
15 disbursed at the direction of the
16 President pro tempore.
17 State appropriation........ 4,600,000
18 Salaries, wages and expenses of
19 employees of the Senate and expenses
20 of the office of the President pro
21 tempore to be disbursed at the
22 direction of the President pro
23 tempore.
24 State appropriation........ 5,744,000
25 Incidental expenses for payment of
26 maintenance and other expenses of the
27 Senate.
28 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
29 For payment of postage.
30 State appropriation........ 1,290,000
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1 The above appropriations for
2 postage and for incidental expenses
3 shall be paid prior to the payment of
4 such expenses on warrant of the State
5 Treasurer in favor of the Chief Clerk
6 upon the presentation of requisitions
7 for the same: Provided, That the total
8 amount of requisitions for
9 advancements, less the total amount of
10 expenditures made as certified by such
11 officer to the State Treasurer, shall
12 not exceed the amount of the bond of
13 the officer having control of the
14 disbursement from the funds advanced.
15 Contingent expenses:
16 President.
17 State appropriation........ 5,000
18 President pro tempore.
19 State appropriation........ 20,000
20 Floor Leader (R).
21 State appropriation........ 7,000
22 Floor Leader (D).
23 State appropriation........ 7,000
24 Whip (R).
25 State appropriation........ 6,000
26 Whip (D).
27 State appropriation........ 6,000
28 Chairman of the Caucus (R).
29 State appropriation........ 3,000
30 Chairman of the Caucus (D).
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1 State appropriation........ 3,000
2 Secretary of the Caucus (R).
3 State appropriation........ 3,000
4 Secretary of the Caucus (D).
5 State appropriation........ 3,000
6 Chairman of the Appropriations
7 Committee (R).
8 State appropriation........ 6,000
9 Chairman of the Appropriations
10 Committee (D).
11 State appropriation........ 6,000
12 Chairman of the Policy Committee
13 (R).
14 State appropriation........ 2,000
15 Chairman of the Policy Committee
16 (D).
17 State appropriation........ 2,000
18 Caucus Administrator (R).
19 State appropriation........ 2,000
20 Caucus Administrator (D).
21 State appropriation........ 2,000
22 Upon presentation of requisitions
23 for contingent expenses, such shall be
24 paid on warrant of the State Treasurer
25 directly to and in favor of the
26 persons designated in such requisition
27 as entitled to receive such
28 compensation or expenses.
29 Miscellaneous expenses:
30 Mileage and expenses, Senators: In
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1 addition to the annual reimbursement
2 for expenses authorized by law for
3 each member of the Senate, each member
4 shall be entitled to reimbursement for
5 actual expenses, not exceeding the sum
6 of $2,500 annually, incurred for
7 lodging and meals while away from home
8 on official legislative business,
9 official postage and all other
10 expenses incidental to legislative
11 duties.
12 State appropriation........ 575,000
13 Legislative printing and expenses,
14 furniture, equipment, renovations and
15 other expenses.
16 State appropriation........ 6,851,000
17 Upon presentation of requisitions
18 by the Chief Clerk against the
19 appropriations for legislative
20 printing and expenses for expenses,
21 such shall be paid on warrant of the
22 State Treasurer directly to and in
23 favor of the persons designated in
24 such requisitions as entitled to
25 receive such expenses.
26 For computer services (R),
27 including the payment of salaries,
28 wages, operating costs, contracts,
29 equipment, software and other
30 incidental materials and expenses.
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1 Such equipment, software and
2 incidental materials may be ordered
3 directly by the supervising member of
4 the caucus computer services office,
5 to the extent each item is less than
6 $1,000, a copy of the order is
7 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all
8 other provisions of the Financial
9 Operating Rules of the Senate,
10 including pricing and services are
11 followed.
12 State appropriation........ 2,688,000
13 For computer services (D),
14 including the payment of salaries,
15 wages, operating costs, contracts,
16 equipment, software and other
17 incidental materials and expenses.
18 Such equipment, software and
19 incidental materials may be ordered
20 directly by the supervising member of
21 the caucus computer services office,
22 to the extent each item is less than
23 $1,000, a copy of the order is
24 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all
25 other provisions of the Financial
26 Operating Rules of the Senate,
27 including pricing and services are
28 followed.
29 State appropriation........ 2,688,000
30 For the payment of the expenses of
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1 the Committee on Appropriations (R)
2 for investigating schools, colleges,
3 universities, correctional
4 institutions, mental hospitals,
5 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
6 and other institutions and agencies
7 supported, in whole or in part, by
8 appropriations from the State Treasury
9 in analyzing reports, expenditures and
10 the general operation and
11 administration of the institutions and
12 agencies, in examining and analyzing
13 requests of the same and of the
14 various departments, boards and
15 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
16 for the collection of data from other
17 states, attending seminars and
18 conferences, and in cooperating and
19 exchanging information with
20 legislative budget and financial
21 committees of other states, and for
22 the necessary clerical assistance and
23 other assistance, travel expenses and
24 all other expenses deemed necessary by
25 the chairman in compiling data and
26 information connected with the work of
27 the Senate in compiling comparative
28 costs and other fiscal data and
29 information for the use of the
30 committee and the Senate during
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1 legislative sessions and during the
2 interim between legislative sessions
3 to the discharge of such duties. The
4 committee shall have the authority to
5 examine and inspect all properties,
6 equipment, facilities, files, records
7 and accounts of any State office,
8 department, institution, board,
9 committee, commission or agency or any
10 institution or agency supported, in
11 whole or in part, by appropriation
12 from the State Treasury and to
13 administer oaths. The Committee on
14 Appropriations may issue subpoenas
15 under the hand and seal of the
16 chairman to compel the attendance of
17 witnesses and the production of any
18 papers, books, accounts, documents and
19 testimony touching matters properly
20 being inquired into by the committee
21 and to cause the deposition of
22 witnesses either residing within or
23 without the State to be taken in the
24 manner prescribed by law for taking
25 depositions in civil actions. Upon
26 presentation of requisitions by the
27 Chief Clerk for such compensation or
28 expenses, such shall be paid on
29 warrant of the State Treasurer
30 directly to and in favor of the
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1 persons designated in such requisition
2 as entitled to receive such
3 compensation or expenses.
4 State appropriation........ 2,314,000
5 For the payment of the expenses of
6 the Committee on Appropriations (D),
7 designated by a majority vote of the
8 Minority Party Senate Caucus (D), for
9 investigating schools, colleges,
10 universities, correctional
11 institutions, mental hospitals,
12 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
13 and other institutions and agencies
14 supported, in whole or in part, by
15 appropriations from the State Treasury
16 in analyzing reports, expenditures,
17 and the general operation and
18 administration of the institutions and
19 agencies, in examining and analyzing
20 requests of the same and of the
21 various departments, boards and
22 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
23 for the collection of data from other
24 states, attending seminars and
25 conferences, and in cooperating and
26 exchanging information with
27 legislative budget and financial
28 committees of other states, and for
29 the necessary clerical assistance and
30 other assistance, travel expenses and
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1 all other expenses deemed necessary by
2 the chairman in compiling data and
3 information connected with the work of
4 the committee in compiling comparative
5 cost and other fiscal data and
6 information for the use of the
7 committee and the Senate during
8 legislative sessions and during the
9 interim between legislative sessions
10 to the discharge of such duties. Upon
11 presentation of requisitions by the
12 Chief Clerk for such compensation or
13 expenses, such shall be paid on
14 warrant of the State Treasurer
15 directly to and in favor of the
16 persons designated in such requisition
17 as entitled to receive such
18 compensation or expenses.
19 State appropriation........ 2,314,000
20 For the Leadership Operations
21 Account (R) for payment of salaries,
22 wages and all other incidental
23 expenses incurred in hiring personnel
24 and staff for services which, in the
25 opinion of the Floor Leader (R), may
26 be required or arise during
27 legislative sessions and during the
28 interim between legislative sessions
29 and for the payment of all other
30 expenses related to the performance of
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1 Senate duties and responsibilities.
2 Upon presentation of requisitions by
3 the Chief Clerk for such compensation
4 or expenses, such shall be paid on
5 warrant of the State Treasurer
6 directly to and in favor of the
7 persons designated in such requisition
8 as entitled to receive such
9 compensation or expenses.
10 State appropriation........ 7,322,000
11 For the Leadership Operations
12 Account (D) for payment of salaries,
13 wages and all other incidental
14 expenses incurred in hiring personnel
15 and staff for services which, in the
16 opinion of the Floor Leader (D), may
17 be required or arise during
18 legislative sessions and during the
19 interim between legislative sessions
20 and for the payment of all other
21 expenses related to the performance of
22 Senate duties and responsibilities.
23 Upon presentation of requisitions by
24 the Chief Clerk for such compensation
25 or expenses, such shall be paid on
26 warrant of the State Treasurer
27 directly to and in favor of the
28 persons designated in such requisition
29 as entitled to receive such
30 compensation or expenses.
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1 State appropriation........ 7,322,000
2 For allocation in such amounts as
3 may be designated by the Legislative
4 Management Committee (R) to the
5 several standing committees and
6 support offices (other than the
7 Committee on Appropriations) for
8 payment of compensation of counsel,
9 research assistants and other staff
10 personnel hired to assist the members
11 (R) of the Senate or its standing
12 committees and for other necessary
13 Senate expenses incurred. Upon
14 presentation of requisitions by the
15 Chief Clerk for such compensation or
16 expenses, such shall be paid on
17 warrant of the State Treasurer
18 directly to and in favor of the
19 persons designated in such requisition
20 as entitled to receive such
21 compensation or expenses.
22 State appropriation........ 4,882,000
23 For allocation in such amounts as
24 may be designated by the Legislative
25 Management Committee (D) to the
26 several standing committees and
27 support offices (other than the
28 Committee on Appropriations) for
29 payment of compensation of counsel,
30 research assistants and other staff
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1 personnel to assist the members (D) of
2 the Senate or its standing committees
3 and for other necessary Senate
4 expenses incurred. Upon presentation
5 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk for
6 such compensation or expenses, such
7 shall be paid on warrant of the State
8 Treasurer directly to and in favor of
9 the persons designated in such
10 requisitions as entitled to receive
11 such compensation or expenses.
12 State appropriation........ 4,882,000
13 All appropriations made in this act
14 or in any other fiscal year to any
15 account of the Senate, except for the
16 Committee on Appropriations (R) or the
17 Committee on Appropriations (D)
18 accounts, remaining unexpended and
19 unencumbered on the effective date of
20 this part, may be transferred by the
21 Committee on Management Operations, by
22 a vote of two-thirds of its members,
23 in its discretion, to such Senate
24 accounts as the committee deems
25 necessary. Such power to transfer
26 appropriations shall be limited to the
27 1997-1998 fiscal year.
28 For the Chief Clerk of the Senate
29 for the purchase of Pennsylvania and
30 National flags to be sent to residents
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1 of Pennsylvania.
2 State appropriation........ 24,000
3 Section 252. House of
4 Representatives.--The following
5 amounts are appropriated to the House
6 of Representatives: Federal State
7 For the salaries, wages and all
8 necessary expenses for the following
9 purposes:
10 Salaries of Representatives and
11 extra compensation to the Speaker of
12 the House of Representatives.
13 State appropriation........ 10,840,000
14 Salaries:
15 House employees (D).
16 State appropriation........ 8,038,000
17 House employees (R).
18 State appropriation........ 8,038,000
19 For the operation of the Speaker's
20 Office.
21 State appropriation........ 724,000
22 Bipartisan Management Committee,
23 Chief Clerk and Comptroller.
24 State appropriation........ 4,297,000
25 Mileage:
26 Representatives, officers and
27 employees.
28 State appropriation........ 559,000
29 Postage:
30 Chief Clerk and Legislative
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1 Journal.
2 State appropriation........ 988,000
3 Contingent Expenses:
4 Speaker.
5 State appropriation........ 20,000
6 Chief Clerk.
7 State appropriation........ 643,000
8 Floor Leader (D).
9 State appropriation........ 6,000
10 Floor Leader (R).
11 State appropriation........ 6,000
12 Whip (D).
13 State appropriation........ 4,000
14 Whip (R).
15 State appropriation........ 4,000
16 Chairman of the Caucus (D).
17 State appropriation........ 3,000
18 Chairman of the Caucus (R).
19 State appropriation........ 3,000
20 Secretary of the Caucus (D).
21 State appropriation........ 3,000
22 Secretary of the Caucus (R).
23 State appropriation........ 3,000
24 Chairman of the Appropriations
25 Committee (D).
26 State appropriation........ 6,000
27 Chairman of the Appropriations
28 Committee (R).
29 State appropriation........ 6,000
30 Chairman of the Policy Committee
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1 (D).
2 State appropriation........ 2,000
3 Chairman of the Policy Committee
4 (R).
5 State appropriation........ 2,000
6 Caucus Administrator (D).
7 State appropriation........ 2,000
8 Caucus Administrator (R).
9 State appropriation........ 2,000
10 Administrator for Staff (D).
11 State appropriation........ 20,000
12 Administrator for Staff (R).
13 State appropriation........ 20,000
14 The above appropriations for
15 postage and for contingent expenses
16 shall be paid prior to the payment of
17 such expenses on warrant of the State
18 Treasurer in favor of the officers
19 above named upon the presentation of
20 their requisitions for the same:
21 Provided, That the total amount of
22 requisitions for advancements, less
23 the total amount of expenditures made
24 as certified by such officers to the
25 State Treasurer, shall not exceed the
26 amount of the bond of the officer
27 having control of the disbursement
28 from the funds advanced.
29 Miscellaneous expenses:
30 Legislative Office for Research
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1 Liaison.
2 State appropriation........ 467,000
3 Incidental expenses.
4 State appropriation........ 4,361,000
5 Expenses - Representatives: In
6 addition to annual reimbursement for
7 expenses heretofore authorized by law
8 for each member of the House of
9 Representatives, each member shall be
10 entitled to reimbursement for actual
11 expenses, not exceeding the sum of
12 $2,500 annually, incurred for lodging
13 and meals while away from home on
14 official legislative business,
15 official postage, staff and all other
16 expenses incidental to legislative
17 duties.
18 State appropriation........ 1,947,000
19 Legislative printing and expenses.
20 State appropriation........ 12,342,000
21 Members' home office expenses.
22 State appropriation........ 1,967,000
23 Attending National Legislative
24 Conference - expenses.
25 State appropriation........ 194,000
26 The above appropriations for
27 attending National Legislative
28 Conference meetings and for attending
29 meetings of the Council of State
30 Governments shall be paid to the Chief
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1 Clerk of the House in the same manner
2 and under the same conditions as the
3 appropriations for postage and
4 contingent expenses above.
5 For the payment of the expenses of
6 the Committee on Appropriations (R) of
7 the House of Representatives in
8 investigating schools, colleges,
9 universities, correctional
10 institutions, mental hospitals,
11 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
12 and other institutions and agencies
13 supported, in whole or in part, by
14 appropriations from the State Treasury
15 in analyzing reports, expenditures and
16 the general operation and
17 administration of the institutions and
18 agencies in examining and analyzing
19 requests of the same and of the
20 various departments, boards and
21 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
22 for the collection of data from other
23 states, attending seminars and
24 conferences, and in cooperating and
25 exchanging information with
26 legislative budget and financial
27 committees of other states, and any
28 office expenses necessary to serve the
29 committee and its chairman, and for
30 the necessary clerical assistance and
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1 other assistance, travel expenses and
2 all other expenses deemed necessary by
3 the chairman in compiling data and
4 information connected with the work of
5 the committee in compiling comparative
6 cost and other fiscal data and
7 information for the use of the
8 committee and the House of
9 Representatives during legislative
10 sessions and during the interim
11 between legislative sessions to the
12 discharge of such duties. The
13 committee shall have the authority to
14 examine and inspect all properties,
15 equipment, facilities, files, records
16 and accounts of any State office,
17 department, institution, board,
18 committee, commission or agency or any
19 institution or agency supported, in
20 whole or in part, by appropriation
21 from the State Treasury and to
22 administer oaths. The sum appropriated
23 shall be paid on warrant of the State
24 Treasurer in favor of the chairman of
25 the committee on the presentation of
26 his requisition for the same. The
27 Chairman of the Committee on
28 Appropriations (R) shall, not later
29 than 30 days after the termination of
30 his term of office or until his
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1 successor is elected and also within
2 30 days after the adjournment of any
3 regular or special session, file an
4 account, together with supporting
5 documents whenever possible, in the
6 office of the Committee on
7 Appropriations, of the committee's
8 expenses since the filing of the prior
9 account.
10 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
11 For the payment of the expenses of
12 one member of the Committee on
13 Appropriations (D) of the House of
14 Representatives, designated by a
15 majority vote of the House of
16 Representatives Caucus (D), for
17 investigating schools, colleges,
18 universities, correctional
19 institutions, mental hospitals,
20 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
21 and other institutions and agencies
22 supported, in whole or in part, by
23 appropriations from the State Treasury
24 in analyzing reports, expenditures,
25 and the general operation and
26 administration of the institutions and
27 agencies in examining and analyzing
28 requests of the same and of the
29 various departments, boards and
30 commissions of the Commonwealth and
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1 for the collection of data from other
2 states, attending seminars and
3 conferences, and in cooperating and
4 exchanging information with
5 legislative budget and financial
6 committees of other states, and any
7 office expenses necessary to serve the
8 committee and its chairman, and for
9 the necessary clerical assistance, and
10 other assistance, travel expenses and
11 all other expenses deemed necessary by
12 the chairman in compiling data and
13 information connected with the work of
14 the committee in compiling comparative
15 cost and other fiscal data and
16 information for the use of the
17 committee and the House of
18 Representatives during legislative
19 sessions and during the interim
20 between legislative sessions to the
21 discharge of such duties. The sum
22 appropriated shall be paid on warrant
23 of the State Treasurer in favor of the
24 member so designated by the majority
25 vote of the House of Representatives
26 Caucus (D) on the presentation of his
27 requisition for the same. Such member
28 so designated shall, not later than 30
29 days after the termination of his term
30 of office or until his successor is
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1 elected and also within 30 days after
2 the adjournment of any regular or
3 special session, file an account,
4 together with supporting documents
5 whenever possible, in the office of
6 the Committee on Appropriations (D) of
7 the House of Representatives, of his
8 expenses since the filing of the prior
9 account.
10 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
11 The Committee on Appropriations may
12 issue subpoenas under the hand and
13 seal of the Majority Chairman to
14 compel the attendance of witnesses and
15 the production of any papers, books,
16 accounts, documents and testimony
17 touching matters properly being
18 inquired into by the committee and to
19 cause the deposition of witnesses
20 either residing within or without the
21 State to be taken in the manner
22 prescribed by law for taking
23 depositions in civil actions.
24 For the payment to the Special
25 Leadership Account (R) for payment of
26 salaries, wages and all other
27 incidental expenses incurred in hiring
28 personnel and staff or for services,
29 which, in the opinion of the Majority
30 Leader, may be required or arise
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1 during legislative sessions and during
2 the interim between legislative
3 sessions and for the payment of all
4 other expenses related to the
5 performance of his duties and
6 responsibilities. The sum appropriated
7 shall be paid on warrant of the State
8 Treasurer in favor of the Majority
9 Leader on the presentation of his
10 requisition for the same. The Majority
11 Leader shall, not later than 30 days
12 after the termination of his term of
13 office or until his successor is
14 elected and also within 30 days after
15 the adjournment of any regular or
16 special session, file an account,
17 together with supporting documents
18 whenever possible, in the office of
19 the Majority Leader, of such expenses
20 since the filing of the prior account.
21 State appropriation........ 8,868,000
22 For the payment to the Special
23 Leadership Account (D) for payment of
24 salaries, wages and all other
25 incidental expenses incurred in hiring
26 personnel and staff or for services
27 which, in the opinion of the Minority
28 Leader, may be required or arise
29 during legislative sessions and during
30 the interim between legislative
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1 sessions and for the payment of all
2 other expenses related to the
3 performance of his duties and
4 responsibilities. The sum appropriated
5 shall be paid on warrant of the State
6 Treasurer in favor of the Minority
7 Leader on the presentation of his
8 requisition for the same. The Minority
9 Leader shall, not later than 30 days
10 after the termination of his term of
11 office or until his successor is
12 elected and also within 30 days after
13 the adjournment of any regular or
14 special session, file an account,
15 together with supporting documents
16 whenever possible, in the office of
17 the Minority Leader, of such expenses
18 since the filing of the prior account.
19 State appropriation........ 8,868,000
20 For allocation in such amounts as
21 may be designated by the Legislative
22 Management Committee (R) to the
23 several standing committees (other
24 than the Committee on Appropriations)
25 of the House for payment of
26 compensation of counsel, research
27 assistants and other staff personnel
28 hired and assigned to work on behalf
29 of the chairman and the majority
30 members of such standing committees of
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1 the House and for other necessary
2 expenses incurred. Upon presentation
3 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk of
4 the House for such compensation or
5 expenses, such shall be paid on
6 warrant of the State Treasurer
7 directly to and in favor of the
8 persons designated in such
9 requisitions as entitled to receive
10 such compensation or expenses. An
11 accounting, together with supporting
12 documents whenever possible, shall be
13 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk
14 of such expenses since the filing of
15 the prior account.
16 State appropriation........ 10,202,000
17 For allocation in such amounts as
18 may be designated by the Legislative
19 Management Committee (D) to the
20 several standing committees (other
21 than the Committee on Appropriations)
22 of the House for payment of
23 compensation of counsel, research
24 assistants and other staff personnel
25 hired and assigned to work on behalf
26 of the minority members of such
27 standing committees of the House and
28 for other necessary expenses incurred.
29 Upon presentation of requisitions by
30 the Chief Clerk of the House for such
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1 compensation or expenses, such shall
2 be paid on warrant of the State
3 Treasurer directly to and in favor of
4 the persons designated in such
5 requisitions as entitled to receive
6 such compensation or expenses. An
7 accounting, together with supporting
8 documents whenever possible, shall be
9 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk
10 of such expenses since the filing of
11 the prior account.
12 State appropriation........ 10,202,000
13 All appropriations made in this act
14 or in any other fiscal year to any
15 account of the House of
16 Representatives, except for the
17 Committee on Appropriations (D) or the
18 Committee on Appropriations (R)
19 accounts, remaining unexpended and
20 unencumbered on the effective date of
21 this part, may be transferred by the
22 Bipartisan Management Committee, in
23 its discretion, to such House accounts
24 as the committee deems necessary. Such
25 power to transfer appropriations shall
26 be limited to the 1997-1998 fiscal
27 year.
28 For the Commonwealth Emergency
29 Medical System.
30 State appropriation........ 35,000
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1 For the Chief Clerk of the House of
2 Representatives for the purchase of
3 Pennsylvania and National flags to be
4 sent to residents of Pennsylvania.
5 State appropriation........ 24,000
6 Section 253. Legislative Reference
7 Bureau.--The following amounts are
8 appropriated to the Legislative
9 Reference Bureau: Federal State
10 For the salaries, wages and all
11 necessary expenses for the work of the
12 Legislative Reference Bureau,
13 including the Code and Bulletin
14 Section.
15 The Pennsylvania Consolidated
16 Statutes, advance copies of statutes,
17 volumes of the Laws of Pennsylvania
18 and other publications shall be
19 printed under contracts entered into
20 by the Legislative Reference Bureau
21 (without the intervention of any other
22 State agency or officer and without
23 regard to any other statute regulating
24 printing contracts) and distributed
25 (without regard to any other statute
26 regulating distribution of laws) as
27 determined by the bureau, and moneys
28 from sales shall be paid to the bureau
29 or the Department of General Services,
30 as the bureau shall determine, which
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1 shall pay the same into the State
2 Treasury to the credit of the General
3 Fund. Such moneys are hereby
4 appropriated from the General Fund to
5 the Legislative Reference Bureau for
6 the editing, printing and distribution
7 of such laws and related expenses.
8 State appropriation........ 5,219,000
9 For contingent expenses connected
10 with the work of the Legislative
11 Reference Bureau to be paid on
12 warrants of the State Treasurer in
13 favor of the director on the
14 presentation of his requisitions for
15 the same. The director shall file an
16 accounting of the expenses, together
17 with supporting documents whenever
18 possible, in the office of the
19 Legislative Reference Bureau.
20 State appropriation........ 15,000
21 For the Pennsylvania Bulletin and
22 Pennsylvania Code and related
23 expenses.
24 State appropriation........ 425,000
25 Section 254. Legislative Budget
26 and Finance Committee.--The following
27 amounts are appropriated to the
28 Legislative Budget and Finance
29 Committee: Federal State
30 For the salaries, wages and all
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1 necessary expenses for the work of the
2 Legislative Budget and Finance
3 Committee upon presentation of
4 requisitions for the same from the
5 chairman to be paid on warrants of the
6 State Treasurer directly to and in
7 favor of the person named in the
8 requisitions.
9 State appropriation........ 2,020,000
10 Section 255. Legislative Data
11 Processing Committee.--The following
12 amounts are appropriated to the
13 Legislative Data Processing Committee:
14 Federal State
15 For the operation of the
16 Legislative Data Processing Center
17 upon presentation of requisitions for
18 the same from the chairman to be paid
19 on warrants of the State Treasurer
20 directly to and in favor of the person
21 named in the requisitions.
22 State appropriation........ 2,900,000
23 Section 256. Joint State
24 Government Commission.--The following
25 amounts are appropriated to the Joint
26 State Government Commission: Federal State
27 For the salaries, wages and all
28 necessary expenses for the work of the
29 Joint State Government Commission upon
30 presentation of requisitions for the
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1 same from the chairman to be paid on
2 warrants of the State Treasurer
3 directly to and in favor of the person
4 named in the requisition.
5 State appropriation........ 1,712,000
6 Section 257. Local Government
7 Commission.--The following amounts are
8 appropriated to the Local Government
9 Commission: Federal State
10 For the salaries, wages and all
11 expenses necessary for the work of the
12 Local Government Commission upon
13 presentation of requisitions for the
14 same from the chairman to be paid on
15 warrants of the State Treasurer
16 directly to and in favor of the person
17 named in the requisitions.
18 State appropriation........ 685,000
19 For the compilation and
20 distribution of various municipal
21 codes.
22 State appropriation........ 48,000
23 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air
24 and Water Pollution Control and
25 Conservation Committee.--The following
26 amounts are appropriated to the Joint
27 Legislative Air and Water Pollution
28 Control and Conservation Committee: Federal State
29 For the salaries and expenses of
30 the Joint Legislative Air and Water
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1 Pollution Control and Conservation
2 Committee upon presentation of
3 requisitions for the same from the
4 chairman to be paid on warrants of the
5 State Treasurer directly to and in
6 favor of the person named in the
7 requisitions.
8 State appropriation........ 310,000
9 Section 259. Legislative Audit
10 Advisory Commission.--The following
11 amounts are appropriated to the
12 Legislative Audit Advisory Commission:
13 Federal State
14 For the salaries, wages and all
15 expenses necessary for the work of the
16 Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
17 State appropriation........ 143,000
18 Section 260. Independent
19 Regulatory Review Commission.--The
20 following amounts are appropriated to
21 the Independent Regulatory Review
22 Commission: Federal State
23 For the salaries, wages and all
24 necessary expenses for the work of the
25 Independent Regulatory Review
26 Commission.
27 State appropriation........ 1,315,000
28 Section 261. Capitol Preservation
29 Committee.--The following amounts are
30 appropriated to the Capitol
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1 Preservation Committee: Federal State
2 For the operation of the Capitol
3 Preservation Committee. All
4 appropriations made in this act or in
5 any other fiscal year to the Capitol
6 Preservation Committee for the
7 restoration of the Capitol remaining
8 unexpended and unencumbered on the
9 effective date of this part may be
10 expended by the committee for such
11 restoration, including any
12 construction, alterations, structural
13 modifications and relocations of
14 existing facilities and services as
15 may be necessary or incidental to
16 accomplish any such restoration.
17 State appropriation........ 500,000
18 For the restoration of the Capitol
19 and its artifacts, including support
20 facilities and services.
21 State appropriation........ 2,010,000
22 For a colonial history of the
23 Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
24 State appropriation........ 187,000
25 Section 262. Pennsylvania
26 Commission on Sentencing.--The
27 following amounts are appropriated to
28 the Pennsylvania Commission on
29 Sentencing: Federal State
30 For the Pennsylvania Commission on
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1 Sentencing.
2 State appropriation........ 622,000
3 Section 263. Center for Rural
4 Pennsylvania.--The following amounts
5 are appropriated to the Center for
6 Rural Pennsylvania: Federal State
7 For the Center for Rural
8 Pennsylvania.
9 State appropriation........ 944,000
10 SUBPART C
11 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
12 Section 281. Supreme Court.--The
13 following amounts are appropriated to
14 the Supreme Court: Federal State
15 For the Supreme Court: including
16 the salaries of the Supreme Court
17 justices, for the office of
18 prothonotary and for the library in
19 the Eastern District and Western
20 District, for the office of
21 prothonotary in the Middle District,
22 for criers, tipstaves, official
23 stenographers, court officers and the
24 law secretary of the Chief Justice in
25 Eastern, Middle and Western Districts,
26 home office expenses and, except for
27 employees of the Pennsylvania Board of
28 Law Examiners, Domestic Relations
29 Committee, Civil Procedural Rules
30 Committee and Criminal Procedural
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1 Rules Committee, Workers' Compensation
2 Insurance Premiums for all other
3 Supreme Court employees, for the
4 office of State reporters, including
5 the salaries and compensation of
6 employees, including the fees for
7 prothonotaries of the Supreme Court of
8 the Eastern, Middle and Western
9 Districts on assignment to judges to
10 counties other than their own, and
11 further including assessments for the
12 National Center of State Courts.
13 State appropriation........ 9,101,000
14 For vouchered expenses for
15 justices.
16 State appropriation........ 180,000
17 For Office of Legal Systems.
18 State appropriation........ 192,000
19 For the Civil Procedural Rules
20 Committee.
21 State appropriation........ 326,000
22 For the Criminal Procedural Rules
23 Committee.
24 State appropriation........ 332,000
25 For the Domestic Relations
26 Committee.
27 State appropriation........ 149,000
28 For the Court Administrator,
29 including the expenses of the Judicial
30 Council of Pennsylvania and the
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1 District Justice Administrator. Funds
2 from this appropriation may be used
3 for the operation of the Pennsylvania
4 Board of Law Examiners. All funds so
5 spent shall be repaid in full to the
6 administrative office of the
7 Pennsylvania courts without interest
8 or charges from the augmenting
9 revenues of the Pennsylvania Board of
10 Law Examiners.
11 State appropriation........ 4,685,000
12 For the Integrated Criminal Justice
13 System.
14 State appropriation........ 342,000
15 For district justices' education.
16 State appropriation........ 499,000
17 Section 282. Superior Court.--The
18 following amounts are appropriated to
19 the Superior Court: Federal State
20 For the salaries and expenses of
21 the Superior Court: including the
22 salary of the Superior Court judges,
23 for panelization of judges program,
24 for criers, tipstaves, official
25 stenographers, home office expenses,
26 court officers and law secretary of
27 the president judge and Workers'
28 Compensation Insurance Premiums for
29 all employees of the Superior Court,
30 for the prothonotary's office in the
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1 Philadelphia District, including
2 salaries and compensation for
3 employees, including the expenses of
4 dockets, stationery, supplies, books
5 for the library and other costs of the
6 Superior Court and its offices. Senior
7 judges working as active or senior
8 judges a minimum of 75 days in the
9 prior calendar year are to receive
10 health benefits.
11 State appropriation........ 18,121,000
12 For vouchered expenses for active
13 judges.
14 State appropriation........ 237,000
15 Section 283. Commonwealth Court.--
16 The following amounts are appropriated
17 to the Commonwealth Court: Federal State
18 For the salaries of judges, for the
19 salaries and expenses of employees and
20 for home office expenses. Senior
21 judges working as active or senior
22 judges a minimum of 75 days in the
23 prior calendar year are to receive
24 health benefits.
25 State appropriation........ 11,403,000
26 For vouchered expenses for active
27 judges.
28 State appropriation........ 143,000
29 Section 284. Courts of common
30 pleas.--The following amounts are
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1 appropriated to the courts of common
2 pleas: Federal State
3 For the courts of common pleas:
4 including the salaries and expenses of
5 judges, including the expenses of
6 traveling judges, including the
7 mileage in divided judicial districts,
8 and the payment of a per diem salary,
9 mileage and miscellaneous expenses to
10 active visiting judges for the
11 performance of their official duties.
12 No printing, postage, telephone and
13 supplies may be paid for from this
14 appropriation. No expenses of any kind
15 relating to education may be paid from
16 this appropriation.
17 State appropriation........ 51,608,000
18 For senior judges of the courts of
19 common pleas. Senior judges working as
20 active or senior judges a minimum of
21 75 days in the prior calendar year are
22 to receive health benefits. Senior
23 judges shall not be assigned unless
24 adequate funds are available in this
25 appropriation to provide compensation.
26 Any senior judge assigned in excess of
27 existing funding shall be compensated
28 from the appropriation for the Supreme
29 Court.
30 State appropriation........ 3,325,000
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1 For common pleas judicial
2 education.
3 State appropriation........ 498,000
4 Section 285. Community courts -
5 district justices.--The following
6 amounts are appropriated to the
7 community courts and district
8 justices: Federal State
9 For the salaries and expenses of
10 community court judges and district
11 justices. Senior judges working a
12 minimum number of days provided by the
13 Supreme Court are to receive health
14 benefits. Except for those printing
15 costs relating to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3532,
16 no other printing, postage, telephone
17 and supplies may be paid for from this
18 appropriation. No expenses of any kind
19 relating to education may be paid from
20 this appropriation.
21 State appropriation........ 41,739,000
22 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic
23 Court.--The following amounts are
24 appropriated to the Philadelphia
25 Traffic Court: Federal State
26 For the salaries and expenses of
27 judges. Senior judges working as
28 active or senior judges a minimum of
29 75 days in the prior calendar year are
30 to receive health benefits.
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1 State appropriation........ 578,000
2 Section 287. Philadelphia
3 Municipal Court.--The following
4 amounts are appropriated to the
5 Philadelphia Municipal Court: Federal State
6 For the salaries and expenses of
7 judges. Senior judges working as
8 active or senior judges a minimum of
9 75 days in the prior calendar year are
10 to receive health benefits.
11 State appropriation........ 3,800,000
12 For law clerks.
13 State appropriation........ 39,000
14 To provide prompt service and
15 support for victims of domestic
16 violence.
17 State appropriation........ 200,000
18 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate
19 Court.--The following amounts are
20 appropriated to the Pittsburgh
21 Magistrate Court: Federal State
22 For salaries and expenses of the
23 Pittsburgh Magistrate Court.
24 State appropriation........ 1,200,000
25 Section 289. Judicial Conduct
26 Board.--The following amounts are
27 appropriated to the Judicial Conduct
28 Board: Federal State
29 For salaries and expenses of the
30 Judicial Conduct Board.
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1 State appropriation........ 866,000
2 Section 290. Court of Judicial
3 Discipline.--The following amounts are
4 appropriated to the Court of Judicial
5 Discipline: Federal State
6 For salaries and expenses of the
7 Court of Judicial Discipline.
8 State appropriation........ 333,000
9 Section 291. Juror cost
10 reimbursement.--The following amounts
11 are appropriated for juror cost
12 reimbursement: Federal State
13 For juror cost reimbursement.
14 State appropriation........ 1,469,000
15 Section 292. County court
16 reimbursement.--The following amounts
17 are appropriated for court costs: Federal State
18 For payment to counties as
19 reimbursement for costs incurred by
20 counties in the administration and
21 operation of courts of common pleas.
22 Reimbursement shall be provided on the
23 following basis: for each common pleas
24 court judge authorized position,
25 whether filled or vacant within a
26 judicial district, $70,000 per
27 authorized position shall be provided.
28 Judicial districts comprising more
29 than one county shall be entitled to
30 receive $70,000 per authorized common
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1 pleas court judge position; the amount
2 payable to each county shall be
3 determined by the proportion of the
4 individual county's population in
5 relation to the population of the
6 entire judicial district. No county
7 shall be reimbursed for costs above
8 the actual direct costs, excluding
9 capital outlays, incurred by them for
10 the operation of the courts of common
11 pleas. For the purposes of
12 reimbursement for common pleas court
13 judge authorized positions, no county
14 shall receive less than 75% of the
15 actual reimbursement for court costs
16 provided to them from funds
17 appropriated for the fiscal year July
18 1, 1980, to June 30, 1981.
19 For the purpose of determining the
20 actual direct costs incurred by the
21 counties in the administration and
22 operation of the courts of common
23 pleas, the costs as reported to the
24 Department of Community and Economic
25 Development in the county's annual
26 audit and financial report forms under
27 the heading "(a) Judicial," but
28 confined to the subheading "(4184)
29 courts, excluding capital outlay,"
30 shall be used. If a city coterminous
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1 with a county does not report on the
2 Department of Community and Economic
3 Development's form, its figures from
4 the same subheading, set forth in the
5 department forms, shall be used.
6 All payments for reimbursement
7 shall be made to the county treasurer
8 and, in cities of the first class
9 coterminous with counties of the first
10 class, to the city treasurer.
11 In making allocations and payments
12 hereunder, the Court Administrator of
13 Pennsylvania shall exclude all costs
14 which are not properly reportable
15 under the heading herein above
16 specified.
17 State appropriation........ 29,071,000
18 PART III
19 STATE LOTTERY FUND
20 Section 301. Executive Offices.--
21 The following amounts are appropriated
22 to the executive offices: Federal State
23 For ridership verification and fare
24 structure audits by comptroller
25 operations of transit operations
26 participating in the Older
27 Pennsylvanians' Free Ride and Reduced
28 Fare Programs.
29 State appropriation........ 128,000
30 Section 302. Department of
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1 Aging.--The following amounts are
2 appropriated to the Department of
3 Aging: Federal State
4 For general government operations
5 of the Department of Aging.
6 State appropriation........ 4,975,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for administration:
10 (1) "Programs for the Aging -
11 Title III - Administration."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,817,000
13 (2) "Programs for the Aging -
14 Title V - Administration."
15 Federal appropriation...... 173,000
16 For transfer from the State Lottery
17 Fund to the Pharmaceutical Assistance
18 Fund.
19 State appropriation........ 237,000,000
20 For PENNCARE for older
21 Pennsylvanians, for the purpose of
22 developing, operating and purchasing
23 services for the aged and other
24 adults, including, but not limited to,
25 model projects, community care
26 services, audits of area agencies on
27 aging, protective services and
28 counseling services. No funds from
29 this appropriation shall be used for
30 costs of administration by the
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1 Department of Aging.
2 State appropriation........ 174,747,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for PENNCARE:
6 (1) "Programs for the Aging -
7 Title III."
8 Federal appropriation...... 45,000,000
9 (2) "Programs for the Aging -
10 Nutrition."
11 Federal appropriation...... 8,500,000
12 (3) "Programs for the Aging -
13 Title V."
14 Federal appropriation...... 4,500,000
15 (4) "Programs for the Aging -
16 Title VII."
17 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
18 (5) "Medical assistance -
19 attendant care."
20 Federal appropriation...... 541,000
21 PART IV
22 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND
23 Section 401. Department of
24 Environmental Protection.--The
25 following amounts are appropriated to
26 the Department of Environmental
27 Protection: Federal State
28 For energy conservation programs
29 under the provisions of the Energy
30 Conservation and Assistance Act. At
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1 least 75% of these funds must be used
2 for those programs listed as
3 priorities in section 7(b) of the act
4 of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1398, No.122),
5 known as the Energy Conservation and
6 Assistance Act.
7 State appropriation........ 1,700,000
8 Section 402. Department of Public
9 Welfare.--The following amounts are
10 appropriated to the Department of
11 Public Welfare: Federal State
12 For supplemental assistance under
13 the Energy Conservation and Assistance
14 Act.
15 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
16 PART V
17 JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT
18 Section 501. Supreme Court.--The
19 following amounts are appropriated to
20 the Supreme Court: Federal State
21 For the Statewide Judicial Computer
22 System. The Supreme Court and the
23 Court Administrator are prohibited
24 from augmenting this amount by
25 billings to other appropriations to
26 the judicial branch for the Statewide
27 Judicial Computer System or for any
28 other purpose.
29 State appropriation........ 10,000,000
30 PART VI
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1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND
2 Section 601. Department of
3 Health.--The following amounts are
4 appropriated to the Department of
5 Health: Federal State
6 For emergency medical services.
7 State appropriation........ 8,800,000
8 For Catastrophic Medical and
9 Rehabilitation Program.
10 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
11 PART VII
12 STATE STORES FUND
13 Section 701. Pennsylvania State
14 Police.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
16 Police: Federal State
17 For liquor control enforcement
18 operational expenses.
19 State appropriation........ 15,481,000
20 PART VIII
21 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
22 FOR 1997-1998
23 SUBPART A
24 MOTOR LICENSE FUND
25 Section 801. Department of
26 Transportation.--The following amounts
27 are appropriated to the Department of
28 Transportation: Federal State
29 For the salaries, wages and all
30 necessary expenses for the proper
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1 administration of the Department of
2 Transportation, including the State
3 Transportation Commission and the
4 State Transportation Advisory
5 Committee and the Statewide
6 coordination of municipal services.
7 State appropriation........ 28,073,000
8 For advanced highway maintenance
9 technologies and intelligent
10 transportation systems.
11 State appropriation........ 12,080,000
12 For relocation of transportation
13 and safety operations.
14 State appropriation........ 9,071,000
15 For the salaries, wages and all
16 necessary expenses for the operation
17 of the Highway and Safety Improvement
18 Programs, including planning and
19 research, design, engineering, right-
20 of-way acquisition and the operation
21 of the engineering district facilities
22 and liaison services with communities
23 on local road engineering and
24 construction activities.
25 State appropriation........ 165,000,000
26 For conversion to the metric system
27 of weights and measures.
28 State appropriation........ 3,400,000
29 For the salaries, wages and all
30 necessary expenses for the
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1 administration and operation of the
2 maintenance program for State roads,
3 bridges, tunnels and structures,
4 including the operation of the county
5 maintenance district facilities. At
6 least $3,000,000 may be used for the
7 installation and maintenance of raised
8 reflective pavement markers and
9 durable pavement markings on
10 interstate and similar highways and
11 for installation and maintenance of
12 such markers or markings on other
13 State roads at locations determined by
14 the Department of Transportation. The
15 $3,000,000 may be drawn from both the
16 highway and safety improvement and
17 maintenance appropriations.
18 State appropriation........ 625,221,000
19 For supplemental maintenance
20 program payments.
21 State appropriation........ 364,000
22 For highway maintenance one-time
23 surface improvements, to be
24 distributed based on lane miles 50%
25 and vehicles miles 50%.
26 State appropriation........ 41,000,000
27 For reinvestment in Department of
28 Transportation facilities.
29 State appropriation........ 6,000,000
30 For the salaries, wages and all
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1 necessary expenses for the
2 administration of the Traffic Safety
3 Program and the administration and
4 operation of the Operator and Vehicle
5 Registration Programs.
6 State appropriation........ 89,431,000
7 For payments to municipalities to
8 assist in maintenance and construction
9 costs of roads.
10 State appropriation........ 173,941,000
11 For supplemental payments to
12 municipalities to assist in
13 maintenance and construction costs of
14 roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
15 Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
16 funding for municipal highway
17 maintenance).
18 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
19 Section 802. Executive Offices.--
20 The following amounts are appropriated
21 to the Executive Offices: Federal State
22 For comptroller operations related
23 to the Motor License Fund.
24 State appropriation........ 4,024,000
25 Section 803. Treasury
26 Department.--The following amounts are
27 appropriated to the Treasury
28 Department: Federal State
29 For payment of refunds of liquid
30 fuels taxes for agricultural use to
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1 which the Commonwealth is not
2 entitled.
3 State appropriation........ 3,200,000
4 For the payment of salaries, wages
5 and all necessary expenses in the
6 proper administration of the program
7 to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
8 the Commonwealth is not entitled.
9 State appropriation........ 353,000
10 For the payment of approved claims
11 for the refunding of liquid fuels
12 taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
13 Commonwealth is not entitled.
14 State appropriation........ 500,000
15 For the payment of approved claims
16 for the refunding of emergency liquid
17 fuels tax moneys to which the
18 Commonwealth is not entitled.
19 State appropriation........ 1,000
20 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
21 political subdivision use.
22 State appropriation........ 2,300,000
23 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
24 volunteer fire companies, volunteer
25 ambulance services and volunteer
26 rescue squads.
27 State appropriation........ 350,000
28 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
29 Boat Fund for the use of the
30 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
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1 for the improvement of the waters of
2 Pennsylvania on which motorboats are
3 permitted to operate.
4 State appropriation........ 2,300,000
5 For the payment of principal and
6 interest requirements on general
7 obligation bonds issued for
8 transportation projects.
9 State appropriation........ 113,884,000
10 For payment of principal and
11 interest requirements on general
12 obligation bonds issued for public
13 improvements.
14 State appropriation........ 1,301,000
15 For payment of the compensation of
16 the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
17 agent for services and expenses in
18 connection with the registration,
19 transfer and payment of interest on
20 bonds of the Commonwealth and other
21 services required to be performed by
22 the loan and transfer agent.
23 State appropriation........ 135,000
24 Section 804. Department of
25 Education.--The following amounts are
26 appropriated to the Department of
27 Education: Federal State
28 For administration of the school
29 safe driving program and for payments
30 to school districts or joint school
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1 organizations for driver education
2 courses.
3 State appropriation........ 1,526,000
4 Section 805. Department of General
5 Services.--The following amounts are
6 appropriated to the Department of
7 General Services: Federal State
8 For payment of tort claims.
9 State appropriation........ 27,000,000
10 Section 806. Department of
11 Revenue.--The following amounts are
12 appropriated to the Department of
13 Revenue: Federal State
14 For administration and enforcement
15 of various Motor License Fund tax
16 regulations.
17 State appropriation........ 11,046,000
18 Section 807. Pennsylvania State
19 Police.--The following amounts are
20 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
21 Police: Federal State
22 For transfer to the General Fund to
23 finance the Traffic Control and the
24 Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
25 the Pennsylvania State Police.
26 State appropriation........ 250,422,000
27 For transfer to the General Fund to
28 finance the Municipal Police Officers'
29 Education and Training Commission.
30 State appropriation........ 3,978,000
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1 For transfer to the General Fund to
2 finance adequate replacement patrol
3 vehicles.
4 State appropriation........ 6,012,000
5 SUBPART B
6 AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
7 Section 821. Department of
8 Transportation.--The following amounts
9 are appropriated to the Department of
10 Transportation: Federal State
11 For payment for aviation
12 operations, including the operation
13 and maintenance of State-owned
14 aircraft, payment of general expenses,
15 supplies, printing and equipment; for
16 the development and maintenance of
17 State airports and the maintenance and
18 repair of landing fields, intermediate
19 landing fields, landing field
20 equipment, beacon sites and other
21 navigation facilities; and for the
22 encouragement and development of civil
23 aeronautics.
24 State appropriation........ 16,687,000
25 For airport development.
26 State appropriation........ 6,500,000
27 For real estate tax rebate payments
28 to privately owned public use
29 airports.
30 State appropriation........ 250,000
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1 Section 822. Treasury
2 Department.--The following amounts are
3 appropriated to the Treasury
4 Department: Federal State
5 For payment for aviation-related
6 debt service.
7 State appropriation........ 1,388,000
8 PART IX
9 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND
10 Section 901. Pennsylvania
11 Emergency Management Agency.--The
12 following amounts are appropriated to
13 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
14 Agency: Federal State
15 For training programs for hazardous
16 material response teams.
17 State appropriation........ 167,000
18 For general administration and
19 operational expenses, including
20 expenses of the Hazardous Material
21 Emergency Planning and Response
22 Advisory Committee.
23 State appropriation........ 167,000
24 For grants to support counties'
25 activities.
26 State appropriation........ 1,167,000
27 For public and facility owner
28 education, information and
29 participation programs.
30 State appropriation........ 167,000
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1 PART X
2 MILK MARKETING FUND
3 Section 1001. Milk Marketing
4 Board.--The following amounts are
5 appropriated to the Milk Marketing
6 Board: Federal State
7 For the operation of the Milk
8 Marketing Board.
9 State appropriation........ 2,517,000
10 PART XI
11 HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
12 Section 1101. Department of
13 Community and Economic Development.--
14 The following amounts are appropriated
15 to the Department of Community and
16 Economic Development: Federal State
17 For the operation of the Home
18 Program including grants to eligible
19 recipients.
20 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
21 PART XII
22 BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND
23 Section 1201. Department of
24 Community and Economic Development.--
25 The following amounts are appropriated
26 to the Department of Community and
27 Economic Development: Federal State
28 For the Ben Franklin/IRC
29 Partnership for the Ben Franklin
30 Partnership Advanced Technology
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1 Centers and the Industrial Resource
2 Centers.
3 State appropriation........ 36,000,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for the Ben Franklin/IRC
7 Partnership:
8 (1) "School-to-Work."
9 Federal appropriation...... 600,000
10 PART XIII
11 TUITION PAYMENT FUND
12 Section 1301. Treasury
13 Department.--The following amounts are
14 appropriated to the Treasury
15 Department: Federal State
16 For the operation of the Tuition
17 Account Program Bureau. However, no
18 money deposited with the Treasury
19 Department for the purchase of tuition
20 credits can be used for the
21 administration of the program.
22 State appropriation........ 444,000
23 PART XIV
24 BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND
25 Section 1401. Department of
26 Banking.--The following amounts are
27 appropriated to the Department of
28 Banking: Federal State
29 For general government operations
30 of the Department of Banking.
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1 State appropriation........ 8,886,000
2 Section 1402. Department of
3 General Services.--The following
4 amounts are appropriated to the
5 Department of General Services: Federal State
6 For Harristown rental charges.
7 State appropriation........ 139,000
8 For Harristown utility and
9 municipal charges.
10 State appropriation........ 171,000
11 PART XV
12 FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND
13 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State
14 Police.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
16 Police: Federal State
17 For activities associated with the
18 purchase of firearms by individuals.
19 State appropriation........ 1,198,000
20 PART XVI
21 RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
22 Section 1601. General provisions.--The Secretary of the
23 Budget may create the restricted receipt accounts set forth in
24 this part for the purpose of administering Federal grants only
25 for the purposes herein designated during the fiscal year July
26 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998.
27 Section 1602. Executive Offices.--The following restricted
28 receipt accounts may be established for the Executive Offices:
29 (1) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
30 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention."
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1 (2) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
2 Federal Crime Victim Assistance."
3 (3) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
4 Juvenile Justice - Title V."
5 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic
6 Development.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be
7 established for the Department of Community and Economic
8 Development:
9 (1) "ARC Housing Revolving Loan Program."
10 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural
11 Resources.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be
12 established for the Department of Conservation and Natural
13 Resources:
14 (1) "Federal Aid to Volunteer Fire Companies."
15 (2) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act."
16 (3) "National Forest Reserve Allotment."
17 (4) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act -
18 Conservation and Natural Resources."
19 Section 1605. Department of Education.--The following
20 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
21 Department of Education:
22 (1) "Education of the Disabled - Part C."
23 (2) "Library Services and Construction Act - Titles I, II,
24 III and IV - Library Expansion Services."
25 (3) "Penn State University Federal Aid."
26 (4) "Emergency Immigration Education Assistance."
27 (5) "Education of the Disabled - Part D."
28 (6) "Homeless Adult Assistance Program."
29 (7) "Severely Handicapped."
30 (8) "Medical Assistance Reimbursements to Local Education
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1 Agencies."
2 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection.--The
3 following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
4 Department of Environmental Protection:
5 (1) "Federal Water Resources Planning Act."
6 (2) "Flood Control Payments."
7 (3) "Soil and Water Conservation Act - Inventory of
8 Programs."
9 Section 1607. Department of Transportation.--The following
10 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
11 Department of Transportation:
12 (1) "Capital Assistance Elderly and Handicapped Programs."
13 (2) "Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Assistance."
14 (3) "Ridesharing/Van Pool Program - Acquisition."
15 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.--The
16 following restricted receipt account may be established for the
17 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency:
18 (1) "Receipts from Federal Government - Civil Defense -
19 Disaster Relief Assistance to State and Political Subdivisions."
20 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
21 Commission.--The following restricted receipt account may be
22 established for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
23 Commission:
24 (1) "Federal Grant - Historical Preservation Act of 1966."
25 PART XVII
26 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
27 FOR 1997-1998
28 Section 1701. General Fund repository for Federal funds.--
29 All moneys received from the Federal Government as contributions
30 or supplements to the departments or agencies of the
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1 Commonwealth or the programs herein provided shall be paid into
2 the General Fund.
3 Section 1702. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal
4 funds.--Federal funds shall be encumbered or spent only to the
5 extent that such funds are estimated as being available during
6 the fiscal year of the Commonwealth.
7 Section 1703. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal
8 funds.--Any Federal money which has been previously appropriated
9 by the General Assembly and authorized or allocated by the
10 Federal Government but remains unspent from prior fiscal years
11 and will not be renewed for fiscal year 1997-1998 is hereby
12 appropriated.
13 Section 1704. Subgrants between Federal fund
14 appropriations.--With the exception of Federal money received
15 under JTPA and SSBG, subgrants may be made between
16 appropriations without further approval of the General Assembly.
17 The Secretary of the Budget shall submit a list of subgrants to
18 the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
19 quarterly. No subgrant to a State agency, however, may be made
20 from a restricted receipt account without a specific
21 appropriation by the General Assembly.
22 Section 1705. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.--(a)
23 Federal funds available for costs and damages resulting from
24 natural disasters or civil disobedience may be added to an
25 appropriation contained in this act or to funds appropriated or
26 may be used for the purposes prescribed by the Federal
27 Government.
28 (b) In addition to the moneys appropriated by this act, all
29 moneys received from the Federal Government for the purpose of
30 disaster assistance or relief shall be paid into the General
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1 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the
2 departments, boards, commissions or agencies designated by the
3 Governor.
4 (c) In the event of any emergency situation in which the
5 General Assembly cannot act in sufficient time, the Governor is
6 authorized through executive authorization to provide up to
7 $10,000,000 in Federal funds to alleviate the emergency
8 situation. For the purposes of this section, "emergency" is
9 defined as any situation in which there is a chance of or which
10 may result in substantial human suffering.
11 Section 1706. Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG.--In
12 accordance with Federal law which permits the transfer of up to
13 30% of the TANFBG to the CCDFBG and the transfer of up to one-
14 third of such transferred funds to the SSBG, the Department of
15 Public Welfare, upon approval of the Secretary of the Budget,
16 may make such transfers of funds provided that any such transfer
17 will not result in a deficit in any appropriation from which
18 funds are transferred. The Secretary of the Budget shall provide
19 notification of any such transfers to the majority chairman and
20 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
21 Senate and the majority chairman and minority chairman of the
22 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives ten
23 days prior to any transfer which shall also include
24 certification that such transfer will not result in a deficit in
25 any appropriation.
26 PART XVIII
27 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1997-1998
28 Section 1801. Prior laws unaffected.--Except as provided in
29 section 253, this act is not intended to be inconsistent with or
30 to repeal any provision of any act enacted at this or any prior
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1 session of the General Assembly regulating the purchase of
2 supplies, the ordering of printing and binding, the purchase,
3 maintenance and use of automobiles, the method of making
4 payments from the State Treasury for any purpose or the
5 functioning of any administrative department, board or
6 commission.
7 Section 1802. Compliance with other law before funds
8 available.--No appropriation made by this act to any department,
9 board, commission or agency of the Executive Department shall be
10 available unless and until the department, board, commission or
11 agency has complied with sections 615 and 616 of the act of
12 April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative
13 Code of 1929.
14 Section 1803. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
15 committing funds.--Funds for the purchase of supplies, materials
16 and equipment shall not be deemed to be committed or encumbered
17 until contracts covering the purchase have been entered into
18 with the vendors.
19 Section 1804. Minority business set-asides.--(a) Each
20 department or other instrumentality of the Commonwealth listed
21 in Subpart A of Part II authorized to contract for buildings,
22 highways, commodities, equipment, supplies or services shall
23 report to the General Assembly all information pertinent to
24 anticipated procurement needs at the beginning of each fiscal
25 year and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
26 (b) As used in this section, the term "minority business"
27 means a minority business enterprise as defined in the act of
28 July 22, 1974 (P.L.598, No.206), known as the Pennsylvania
29 Minority Business Development Authority Act.
30 Section 1805. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
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1 sources.--(a) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
2 act, moneys received in payment for food and household supplies
3 furnished to employees and other persons, except inmates, by an
4 institution, and moneys received from the proceeds from the sale
5 of any products of the soil, meats, livestock, timber or other
6 materials sold by the department shall be paid into the General
7 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the
8 several respective institutions for the operation and
9 maintenance of the institutions.
10 (b) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this act, all
11 moneys received from any other source, except the Federal
12 Government, as contributions for the programs provided herein or
13 as payment for services or materials furnished by one
14 institution to another, except those collections designated as
15 revenues, shall be paid into the General Fund and are hereby
16 appropriated out of the General Fund for the purposes of the
17 respective appropriations.
18 (c) In addition to any funds specifically appropriated by
19 this act, all moneys received by a department or agency of the
20 Commonwealth from any other sources, except the Federal
21 Government, as contributions or supplements to the department or
22 agency for a program or administration of an act included in
23 this act shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to the
24 appropriation for that program or administration of the act.
25 Section 1806. Lapsing of unused funds.--(a) Except as
26 otherwise provided by law or by this section, that part of all
27 appropriations in Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X,
28 XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV unexpended, uncommitted or
29 unencumbered as of June 30, 1998, shall automatically lapse as
30 of that date.
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1 (b) The appropriations in Part II to the Legislative
2 Department shall be continuing appropriations.
3 Section 1807. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.--
4 The funds appropriated in Part II to the Supreme, Superior and
5 Commonwealth Courts for justice expenses are contingent upon a
6 vouchered expense account plan being continued by the Supreme
7 Court.
8 Section 1808. Transfer of excess funds.--The Governor may
9 transfer any excess money in those funds receiving proceeds of
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania general obligation bonds in excess
11 of the amount necessary for the purposes for which the bonds
12 were issued to the appropriate sinking fund for payment of debt
13 service due on outstanding bonds. If such excess funds, together
14 with any available balance, exceed the amount of debt service
15 remaining to be paid, the funds shall be transferred to the
16 General Fund or to the appropriate special fund responsible for
17 such debt service.
18 Section 1809. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court.--The
19 Supreme Court may transfer any excess funds appropriated to the
20 Judicial Department in Part II to the Judicial Computer
21 Augmentation Account during the month of June 1998. No transfer
22 may create or increase a deficiency in the appropriation from
23 which the transfer is made.
24 Section 1810. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.--
25 The sum of $12,000,000 is transferred from the Hazardous Sites
26 Cleanup Fund to the Industrial Sites Cleanup Fund.
27 PART XIX
28 EFFECTIVE DATE
29 Section 1901. Effective date.--This act shall take effect
30 July 1, 1997, or immediately, whichever is later.
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