PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3013 PRINTER'S NO. 3286
No. 2281 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 5, 1998
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 24, 1998
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, 1998, to June 30, 1999, 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, 1998; 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, 1998, to June 30, 1999, 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, 1998, 24 to June 30, 1999, and for the payment of bills remaining 25 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS 27 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 28 Section 101. Short title.
1 Section 102. Definitions. 2 Section 103. Abbreviations. 3 Section 104. State appropriations. 4 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations. 5 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations. 6 Section 107. Block grants. 7 PART II. GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS 8 FOR 1998-1999 9 SUBPART A. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 10 Section 201. Governor. 11 Section 202. Executive Offices. 12 Section 203. Lieutenant Governor. 13 Section 204. Attorney General. 14 Section 205. Auditor General. 15 Section 206. Treasury Department. 16 Section 207. Department of Aging. 17 Section 208. Department of Agriculture. 18 Section 209. Department of Community and Economic Development. 19 Section 210. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 20 Section 211. Department of Corrections. 21 Section 212. Department of Education. 22 Section 213. Department of Environmental Protection. 23 Section 214. Department of General Services. 24 Section 215. Department of Health. 25 Section 216. Insurance Department. 26 Section 217. Department of Labor and Industry. 27 Section 218. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. 28 Section 219. Department of Public Welfare. 29 Section 220. Department of Revenue. 30 Section 221. Department of State. 19980H2281B3286 - 2 -
1 Section 222. Department of Transportation. 2 Section 223. Pennsylvania State Police. 3 Section 224. State Civil Service Commission. 4 Section 225. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. 5 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. 6 Section 227. State System of Higher Education. 7 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. 8 Section 229. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 9 Section 230. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. 10 Section 231. Environmental Hearing Board. 11 Section 232. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. 12 Section 233. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission. 13 Section 234. Pennsylvania Securities Commission. 14 Section 235. State Employees' Retirement System. 15 Section 236. State Tax Equalization Board. 16 Section 237. Health Care Cost Containment Council. 17 Section 238. State Ethics Commission. 18 Section 239. Liquor Control Board. 19 SECTION 240. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. <-- 20 SUBPART B. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 21 Section 251. Senate. 22 Section 252. House of Representatives. 23 Section 253. Legislative Reference Bureau. 24 Section 254. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. 25 Section 255. Legislative Data Processing Committee. 26 Section 256. Joint State Government Commission. 27 Section 257. Local Government Commission. 28 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control 29 and Conservation Committee. 30 Section 259. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission. 19980H2281B3286 - 3 -
1 Section 260. Independent Regulatory Review Commission. 2 Section 261. Capitol Preservation Committee. 3 Section 262. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. 4 Section 263. Center for Rural Pennsylvania. 5 SUBPART C. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 6 Section 281. Supreme Court. 7 Section 282. Superior Court. 8 Section 283. Commonwealth Court. 9 Section 284. Courts of common pleas. 10 Section 285. Community courts - district justices. 11 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic Court. 12 Section 287. Philadelphia Municipal Court. 13 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate Court. 14 Section 289. Judicial Conduct Board. 15 Section 290. Court of Judicial Discipline. 16 Section 291. Juror cost reimbursement. 17 Section 292. County court reimbursement. 18 PART III. STATE LOTTERY FUND 19 Section 301. Executive Offices. 20 Section 302. Department of Aging. 21 PART IV. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND 22 Section 401. Department of Environmental Protection. 23 Section 402. Department of Public Welfare. 24 PART V. JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT 25 Section 501. Supreme Court. 26 PART VI. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND 27 Section 601. Department of Health. 28 PART VII. STATE STORES FUND 29 Section 701. Pennsylvania State Police. 30 PART VIII. MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS 19980H2281B3286 - 4 -
1 FOR 1998-1999 2 SUBPART A. MOTOR LICENSE FUND 3 Section 801. Department of Transportation. 4 Section 802. Executive Offices. 5 Section 803. Treasury Department. 6 Section 804. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 7 Section 805. Department of Education. 8 Section 806. Department of Environmental Protection. 9 Section 807. Department of General Services. 10 Section 808. Department of Revenue. 11 Section 809. Pennsylvania State Police. 12 SUBPART B. AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT 13 Section 821. Department of Transportation. 14 Section 822. Treasury Department. 15 PART IX. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND 16 Section 901. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. 17 PART X. MILK MARKETING FUND 18 Section 1001. Milk Marketing Board. 19 PART XI. HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND 20 Section 1101. Department of Community and Economic Development. 21 PART XII. BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND 22 Section 1201. Department of Community and Economic Development. 23 PART XIII. TUITION PAYMENT FUND 24 Section 1301. Treasury Department. 25 PART XIV. BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND 26 Section 1401. Department of Banking. 27 Section 1402. Department of General Services. 28 PART XV. FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND 29 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State Police. 30 PART XVI. RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS 19980H2281B3286 - 5 -
1 Section 1601. General provisions. 2 Section 1602. Executive Offices. 3 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic Development. 4 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural 5 Resources. 6 Section 1605. Department of Education. 7 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection. 8 Section 1607. Department of Transportation. 9 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. 10 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 11 PART XVII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 1998-1999 12 Section 1701. General Fund repository for Federal funds. 13 Section 1702. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal 14 funds. 15 Section 1703. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal funds. 16 Section 1704. Subgrants between Federal fund appropriations. 17 Section 1705. Utilization of emergency Federal funds. 18 Section 1706. Transfer of Funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and 19 SSBG. 20 PART XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1998-1999 21 Section 1801. Prior laws unaffected. 22 Section 1802. Compliance with other law before funds available. 23 Section 1803. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or 24 committing funds. 25 Section 1804. Minority business set-asides. 26 Section 1805. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous 27 sources. 28 Section 1806. Lapsing of unused funds. 29 Section 1807. Appellate courts appropriation contingency. 30 Section 1808. Transfer of excess funds. 19980H2281B3286 - 6 -
1 Section 1809. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court. 2 Section 1810. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund. 3 SECTION 1811. TRANSFERS FROM MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT <-- 4 FUND. 5 PART XIX. EFFECTIVE DATE. 6 Section 1901. Effective date. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 PART I 10 GENERAL PROVISIONS 11 Section 101. Short title.--This act shall be known and may 12 be cited as the General Appropriation Act of 1998. 13 Section 102. Definitions.--The following words and phrases 14 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in 15 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 16 "Employees." Includes all directors, superintendents, bureau 17 or division chiefs, assistant directors, assistant 18 superintendents, assistant chiefs, experts, scientists, 19 engineers, surveyors, draftsmen, accountants, secretaries, 20 auditors, inspectors, examiners, analysts, statisticians, 21 marshals, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, messengers and 22 other assistants in any department, board or commission. 23 "Expenses" and "maintenance." Includes all printing, binding 24 and stationery, food and forage, materials and supplies, 25 traveling expenses, training, motor vehicle supplies and 26 repairs, freight, express and cartage, postage, telephones and 27 telegraph rentals and toll charges, newspaper advertising and 28 notices, public advertising by or through any medium, fuel, 29 light, heat, power and water, minor construction and renovation, 30 repairs or reconstruction of equipment, buildings and 19980H2281B3286 - 7 -
1 facilities, rent of real estate and equipment, premiums on 2 workers' compensation, insurance premiums on policies of 3 liability insurance, insurance premiums on medical payment 4 insurance and surety bonds for volunteer workers, premiums on 5 employee group life insurance and employee and retired employee 6 group hospital and medical insurance, payment of Commonwealth 7 share of Social Security taxes and unemployment compensation 8 costs for State employees, the purchase of replacement or 9 additional equipment and machinery and all other incidental 10 costs and expenses, including payment to the Department of 11 General Services of mileage and other charges for the use of 12 automobiles and rental payments for permanently assigned 13 automobiles and of expenses or costs of services incurred 14 through the Purchasing Fund. The term "expenses" also shall 15 include the medical costs for the treatment of inmates of State 16 institutions when the inmate must be transferred to an outside 17 hospital: Provided, That in no case shall the State institution 18 pay more for patient care than that provided under the State 19 medical assistance program. 20 Section 103. Abbreviations.--The following abbreviations 21 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in 22 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: 23 "ADA." Americans with Disabilities. 24 "ARC." Appalachian Regional Commission. 25 "BG." Block grant. 26 "CCDFBG." Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant. 27 "CSBG." Community Services Block Grant. 28 "DCSI." Drug Control and Systems Improvement Formula Grant 29 Program. 30 "DFSC." Drug Free Schools and Communities Act. 19980H2281B3286 - 8 -
1 "DOE." Department of Energy. 2 "EDA." Economic Development Administration. 3 "EEOC." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 4 "EPA." Environmental Protection Agency. 5 "EPCA." Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 6 "ESEA." Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 7 "FEMA." Federal Emergency Management Agency. 8 "FUTA." Federal Unemployment Tax Act. 9 "GED." General Education Development. 10 "HUD." Department of Housing and Urban Development. 11 "JTPA." Job Training Partnership Act. 12 "LIHEABG." Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant. 13 "LSCA." Library Services Construction Act. 14 "LWCF." Land and Water Conservation Fund. 15 "MCHSBG." Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant. 16 "MHSBG." Mental Health Services Block Grant. 17 "MH/MR." Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services. 18 "NCHS." National Center for Health Statistics. 19 "NPDES." National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 20 "NSF." National Science Foundation. 21 "PAFE." Pennsylvania Agricultural Foods Exposition. 22 "PEP." Pennsylvania Employment Program. 23 "PHHSBG." Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. 24 "PHRC." Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. 25 "SABG." Substance Abuse Block Grant. 26 "SCDBG." Small Communities Development Block Grant. 27 "SDA." Service Delivery Area. 28 "SSA." Social Security Act. 29 "SSBG." Social Services Block Grant. 30 "TANFBG." Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block 19980H2281B3286 - 9 -
1 Grant. 2 "VA." Veterans' Administration. 3 "YDC." Youth Development Center. 4 Section 104. State appropriations.--(a) General Fund.--The 5 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may 6 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the 7 General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the 8 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the 9 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 10 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or 11 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the 12 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the 13 purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public 14 advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and 15 buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by 16 law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the 17 duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 18 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 19 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 20 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 21 (b) State Lottery Fund.--The following sums set forth in 22 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 23 specifically appropriated from the State Lottery Fund to the 24 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department 25 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 26 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers 27 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for 28 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 29 goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as 30 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 19980H2281B3286 - 10 -
1 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 2 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 3 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 4 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 5 (c) Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund.--The following 6 sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Energy 8 Conservation and Assistance Fund to the several hereinafter 9 named agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth 10 for the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for 11 the purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment 12 of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, 13 necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and 14 activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills 16 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year 17 ending June 30, 1998. 18 (d) Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account.--The 19 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may 20 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the 21 restricted receipt account established within the General Fund, 22 known as the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account, to 23 the Judicial Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of 24 salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses, for 25 the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the 26 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of 27 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary 28 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities 29 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year 30 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred 19980H2281B3286 - 11 -
1 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 2 30, 1998. 3 (e) Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--The 4 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may 5 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the 6 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund to the several 7 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the 8 Commonwealth for the payment of fees for contractual services 9 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods and services and 10 for the payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by 11 this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, 12 functions and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set 13 forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the 14 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of 15 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 16 (f) The State Stores 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 Stores Fund to the 19 hereinafter named agency of the Executive Department of the 20 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 the 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 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 29 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 30 (g) Motor License Fund.--The following sums, or as much 19980H2281B3286 - 12 -
1 thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the 2 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the 3 Executive Department for the payment of salaries, wages and 4 other compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or 5 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for 6 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper 7 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes 8 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 9 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 10 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 11 (h) Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following 12 sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 13 appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the 14 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the 15 Executive Department for the purposes set forth herein for the 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills 17 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year 18 ending June 30, 1998. 19 (i) Hazardous Material Response Fund.--The following sums 20 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, 21 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Hazardous Material 22 Response Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the 23 Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of fees 24 for contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 25 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as 26 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 27 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 28 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 29 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 30 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 19980H2281B3286 - 13 -
1 (j) Milk Marketing Fund.--The following sums set forth in 2 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 3 specifically appropriated from the Milk Marketing Fund to the 4 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department 5 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 6 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers 7 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for 8 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 9 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as 10 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 11 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 12 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 13 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 14 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 15 (k) Home Investment Trust Fund.--The following sums set 16 forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are 17 hereby specifically appropriated from the Home Investment Trust 18 Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive 19 Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, 20 wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly 21 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the 22 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the 23 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of 24 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary 25 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities 26 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year 27 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred 28 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 29 30, 1998. 30 (l) Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund.--The following sums 19980H2281B3286 - 14 -
1 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, 2 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Ben Franklin/IRC 3 Partnership Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the 4 Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of 5 salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the 6 duly appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for 7 the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the 8 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of 9 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary 10 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities 11 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year 12 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred 13 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 14 30, 1998. 15 (m) Tuition Payment Fund.--The following sums set forth in 16 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 17 specifically appropriated from the Tuition Payment Fund to the 18 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the 19 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 20 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers 21 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for 22 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 23 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as 24 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 25 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 26 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 27 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 28 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 29 (n) Banking Department Fund.--The following sums set forth 30 in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 19980H2281B3286 - 15 -
1 specifically appropriated from the Banking Department Fund to 2 the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of 3 the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 4 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers 5 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for 6 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 7 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as 8 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 9 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 10 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 11 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 12 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 13 (o) Firearm Ownership Fund.--The following sums set forth in 14 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 15 specifically appropriated from the Firearm Ownership Fund to the 16 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the 17 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other 18 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers 19 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for 20 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of 21 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as 22 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct 23 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes 24 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 25 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid 26 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. 27 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations.--The 28 following Federal augmentation appropriations set forth in this 29 act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby 30 specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation funds to 19980H2281B3286 - 16 -
1 the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive and 2 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment of the 3 expenses of implementing and carrying out the programs stated 4 herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the 5 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of 6 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. Unless otherwise stated, 7 the appropriations include any carryovers from the prior fiscal 8 year. 9 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations.-- 10 The following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as 11 may be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the 12 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds to the several 13 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the 14 Commonwealth for the payment of the expenses of implementing and 15 carrying out the program stated herein for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred 17 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 18 30, 1998. Unless otherwise stated, the appropriations include 19 any carryover from the prior fiscal year. 20 Section 107. Block grants.--(a) Appropriation.--The 21 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may 22 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the 23 block grant (BG) funds to the several hereinafter named agencies 24 of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the 25 purposes, and under the restrictions, for which the funds are 26 provided for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998. 27 (b) Small Communities Development Block Grant.--The Small 28 Communities Development Block Grant (SCDBG) is to assist small 29 cities and communities that have a high concentration of 30 impoverished citizens and substandard housing to expand their 19980H2281B3286 - 17 -
1 low-income and moderate-income housing opportunities and to meet 2 community development needs. 3 (c) Community Services Block Grant.--The Community Services 4 Block Grant (CSBG) is to provide a range of services and 5 activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on 6 the causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the 7 community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. In 8 addition, new focus may be placed on the unemployed, both old 9 and new. Local agencies may lower their eligibility requirements 10 for recipients to three months to allow greater flexibility to 11 assure proper consideration of each recipient. 12 (d) Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.--The 13 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) is 14 for the provision of preventive health and other health services 15 related to emergency medical systems, health initiative grants, 16 comprehensive public health, hypertension, fluoridation, health 17 education, risk reduction, home health, rape crisis, domestic 18 violence services and rodent control. 19 (e) Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.--The 20 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCHSBG) is to 21 enable states to maintain and strengthen their leadership in 22 planning, promoting, coordinating and evaluating health care for 23 pregnant women, mothers, infants and children, and children with 24 special health care needs, and in providing health services for 25 mothers and children who do not have access to adequate health 26 care. 27 (f) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.--The Low- 28 Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant (LIHEABG) is to help 29 lessen the impact of the high cost of energy on low-income 30 families and individuals, including energy efficiency grants for 19980H2281B3286 - 18 -
1 low-income dwellings. No less than 15% of the LIHEABG funds 2 received shall be used for weatherization. LIHEABG funds 3 received pursuant to a Presidential release of weather-related 4 contingency funds shall be exempt from the 15% requirement if 5 the weather emergency has an impact in Pennsylvania. Unexpended 6 weatherization funds which would result in LIHEABG funds being 7 returned to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services 8 may be spent for assistance grants at the discretion of the 9 Secretary of the Budget. The Secretary of the Budget shall 10 notify the majority chairman and the minority chairman of the 11 Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the majority chairman 12 and the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 13 House of Representatives of the intent to reallocate any such 14 funds ten days prior to any reallocation. 15 (g) Social Services Block Grant.--The Social Services Block 16 Grant (SSBG) is for the provision of social services to eligible 17 persons. 18 (h) Mental Health Services Block Grant.--The Mental Health 19 Services Block Grant (MHSBG) provides funds for the provision of 20 services to adults with serious mental illness or children with 21 serious emotional disturbance. 22 (i) Substance Abuse Block Grant.--The Substance Abuse Block 23 Grant (SABG) provides funds to establish and maintain programs 24 to combat alcohol and drug abuse. 25 (j) Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.--The Child 26 Care and Development Fund Block Grant (CCDFBG) is for the 27 provision of direct child care or to increase the availability 28 of child care for low-income families. 29 (k) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.-- 30 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant (TANFBG) 19980H2281B3286 - 19 -
1 provides funds for the provision of cash grants, child care, 2 training and support services, child welfare and administration 3 for eligible families and individuals. 4 PART II 5 GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS 6 FOR 1998-1999 7 SUBPART A 8 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 9 Section 201. Governor.--The 10 following amounts are appropriated to 11 the Governor: Federal State 12 For the Office of the Governor: 13 including the maintenance of the 14 Governor's Home, the expense of 15 entertainment of official guests and 16 members of the General Assembly and 17 the Judiciary, participation in the 18 Governor's Conference, the expenses of 19 the Executive Board and the payment of 20 traveling expenses of persons other 21 than employees of the Commonwealth 22 appointed by the Governor to represent 23 or otherwise serve the Commonwealth. 24 State appropriation........ 7,065,000 <-- 25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,904,000 <-- 26 Section 202. Executive Offices.-- 27 The following amounts are appropriated 28 to the Executive Offices: Federal State 29 For the Office of Administration. 30 State appropriation........ 7,403,000 <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 20 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,753,000 <-- 2 FOR MONITORING THE NUMBER OF 3 MINORITY AND WOMEN CONTRACTS AND 4 DOLLAR AMOUNTS AWARDED IN THE 5 COMMONWEALTH. 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 7 For the Rural Development Council. 8 State appropriation........ 108,000 9 The following Federal amounts are 10 appropriated to supplement the sum 11 appropriated to the Rural Development 12 Council: 13 (1) "Rural Development." 14 Federal appropriation...... 118,000 15 (2) "Rural Development through 16 Forestry" 17 Federal appropriation...... 25,000 18 To the Office of Administration for 19 payment of Medicare Part B enrollment 20 penalties. 21 State appropriation........ 470,000 22 For radio system development. 23 State appropriation........ 499,000 24 For the Technology and Year 2000 25 Investment Program. This appropriation 26 may be distributed upon approval of 27 the Secretary of the Budget to other 28 State agencies. The Secretary of the 29 Budget shall provide notice of any 30 such distribution to the majority 19980H2281B3286 - 21 -
1 chairman and the minority chairman of 2 the Appropriation Committees of the 3 Senate and the House of 4 Representatives. 5 State appropriation........ 22,900,000 <-- 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,350,000 <-- 7 For the Integrated Criminal Justice 8 System. 9 State appropriation........ 9,065,000 10 For consolidated computer system 11 services. 12 State appropriation........ 2,600,000 13 For the Inspector General. 14 State appropriation........ 2,378,000 15 For welfare fraud activities. 16 State appropriation........ 10,385,000 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for welfare fraud 20 activities: 21 (1) "TANFBG - Program 22 Accountability." 23 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000 24 (2) "Food Stamps - Program 25 Accountability." 26 Federal appropriation...... 4,950,000 27 (3) "Medical Assistance - Program 28 Accountability." 29 Federal appropriation...... 1,650,000 30 For the Office of the Budget. 19980H2281B3286 - 22 -
1 State appropriation........ 27,571,000 <-- 2 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 24,571,000 <-- 3 The following Federal amounts are 4 appropriated to supplement the sum 5 appropriated for the Office of the 6 Budget: 7 (1) "JTPA - Program 8 Accountability." 9 Federal appropriation...... 400,000 10 For the Pennsylvania Human 11 Relations Commission. 12 State appropriation........ 9,647,000 13 The following Federal amounts are 14 appropriated to supplement the sum 15 appropriated for the Pennsylvania 16 Human Relations Commission: 17 (1) "EEOC - Special Project 18 Grant." 19 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000 20 (2) "HUD - Special Project Grant." 21 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 22 For the Governor's Advisory 23 Commission on Latino Affairs. 24 State appropriations....... 207,000 25 For grants to the arts. 26 State appropriation........ 10,600,000 27 The following Federal amounts are 28 appropriated to supplement the sum 29 appropriated for grants to the arts: 30 (1) "National Endowment for the 19980H2281B3286 - 23 -
1 Arts - Basic State Grant." 2 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000 3 For the Council on the Arts. 4 State appropriation........ 1,002,000 <-- 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,002,000 <-- 6 The following Federal amounts are 7 appropriated to supplement the sum 8 appropriated for the Council on the 9 Arts: 10 (1) "National Endowment for the 11 Arts - Administration." 12 Federal appropriation...... 175,000 13 For the Pennsylvania Commission for 14 Women. 15 State appropriation........ 259,000 16 For the Juvenile Court Judges 17 Commission. 18 State appropriation........ 2,221,000 19 For the Public Employee Retirement 20 Commission. 21 State appropriation........ 616,000 22 For the Pennsylvania Commission on 23 Crime and Delinquency. 24 State appropriation........ 7,125,000 25 The following Federal amounts are 26 appropriated to supplement the sum 27 appropriated for the Pennsylvania 28 Commission on Crime and Delinquency: 29 (1) "Plan for Juvenile Justice." 30 Federal appropriation...... 290,000 19980H2281B3286 - 24 -
1 (2) "DCSI - Administration." 2 Federal appropriation...... 1,437,000 3 (3) "DCSI - Program Grants." 4 Federal appropriation...... 24,000,000 5 (4) "DCSI - Criminal History 6 Records." 7 Federal appropriation...... 10,000 8 (5) "Juvenile Justice - Title V." 9 Federal appropriation...... 50,000 10 (6) "National Criminal History 11 Improvement Program." 12 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000 13 (7) "Crime Victims' Compensation 14 Services." 15 Federal appropriation...... 1,800,000 16 (8) "Statistical Analysis Center." 17 Federal appropriation...... 75,000 18 (9) "Violence Against Women 19 Formula Grant Program." 20 Federal appropriation...... 5,800,000 21 (10) "Violence Against Women 22 Formula Grant Program - 23 Administration." 24 Federal appropriation...... 290,000 25 (11) "Juvenile Justice State 26 Challenge Grants." 27 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000 28 (12) "Local Law Enforcement Block 29 Grant." 30 Federal appropriation...... 2,600,000 19980H2281B3286 - 25 -
1 (13) "Truth in Sentencing 2 Incentive Grants." 3 Federal appropriation...... 20,000,000 4 (14) "Residential Substance Abuse 5 Treatment Program." 6 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 7 (15) "DFSC - Special Program." 8 Federal appropriation...... 5,000,000 9 (16) "Crime Victims Assistance 10 (VOCA) - Administration/Operations." 11 Federal appropriation...... 500,000 12 (17) "PHHSBG - Communities that 13 Care." 14 Federal appropriation...... 550,000 15 (18) "Byrne Evaluation Partnership 16 Program." 17 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 18 FOR A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR <-- 19 THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME 20 AND DELINQUENCY TO TARGET LAW 21 ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN AREAS THAT 22 SHOW AN INCREASE IN CRIME. 23 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,000,000 24 For the State match requirement for 25 the DCSI Federal funds. This 26 appropriation may be distributed upon 27 approval of the Secretary of the 28 Budget, to other State agencies 29 receiving DCSI funds to provide the 30 State match. The Secretary of the 19980H2281B3286 - 26 -
1 Budget shall provide notice of any 2 such distributions to the majority 3 chairman and the minority chairman of 4 the Appropriations Committee of the 5 Senate and the majority chairman and 6 the minority chairman of the 7 Appropriations Committee of the House 8 of Representatives. 9 State appropriation........ 1,955,000 10 For community crime prevention. 11 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 12 For payments for grants-in-aid to 13 counties for providing intermediate 14 punishment programs. These funds shall 15 be distributed to the various counties 16 based on the following formula: 50% 17 shall be based on the proportion of 18 offenders diverted from the county 19 prison system to county intermediate 20 punishment programs and 50% shall be 21 based on the proportion of offenders 22 diverted from the State correctional 23 system to the county prison system. 24 State appropriation........ 5,331,000 25 For intermediate punishment grants 26 for drug and alcohol treatment. 27 State appropriation........ 10,000,000 28 For Drug Education and Law 29 Enforcement. 30 State appropriation........ 4,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 27 -
1 For DUI equipment grants. 2 State appropriation........ 2,500,000 3 FOR COMMUNITY-ORIENTED POLICING <-- 4 SERVICES. THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE 5 DISTRIBUTED TO THE VARIOUS 6 MUNICIPALITIES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING 7 FORMULA: 50% SHALL BE BASED ON 8 POPULATION AND 50% SHALL BE BASED ON 9 THE NUMBER OF PART I OFFENSES UNDER 10 THE PENNSYLVANIA UNIFORM CRIME 11 REPORTING (UCR) PROGRAM FOR THE 12 PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. 13 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 20,000,000 14 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR 15 SHERIFFS IN COUNTIES OF THE SECOND 16 CLASS. 17 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 161,000 18 For the Office of General Counsel. 19 State appropriation........ 3,190,000 <-- 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,690,000 <-- 21 For payments of grants to political 22 subdivisions to assist in the 23 improvement of juvenile probation 24 services. 25 State appropriation........ 5,513,000 26 The following Federal amounts are 27 appropriated to supplement the sum 28 appropriated for juvenile probation 29 services: 30 (1) "TANFBG - Juvenile Probation 19980H2281B3286 - 28 -
1 Emergency Services." 2 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000 3 For specialized probation services, 4 including school-based, intensive 5 supervision and aftercare probation 6 services pursuant to standards adopted 7 by the Juvenile Court Judges 8 Commission. 9 State appropriation........ 5,000,000 10 For the African-American 11 Commission. 12 State appropriation........ 336,000 13 Section 203. Lieutenant 14 Governor.--The following amounts are 15 appropriated to the Lieutenant 16 Governor: Federal State 17 For the Office of the Lieutenant 18 Governor, including payment of 19 expenses of the residence at the 20 Edward Martin Military Reservation. 21 State appropriation........ 733,000 22 For the Board of Pardons. 23 State appropriation........ 291,000 24 Section 204. Attorney General.-- 25 The following amounts are appropriated 26 to the Attorney General: Federal State 27 For general government operations 28 of the Office of Attorney General, 29 including $70,000 for enhancing public 30 safety AND INCLUDING $150,000 FOR <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 29 -
1 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 2 POLICE CORPS LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION. 3 State appropriation........ 33,844,000 4 The following Federal amounts are 5 appropriated to supplement the sum 6 appropriated for general government 7 operations: 8 (1) "State Medicaid Fraud Control 9 Units." 10 Federal appropriation...... 3,063,000 11 (2) "Middle Atlantic - Great Lakes 12 Organized Crime Law Enforcement 13 Network." 14 Federal appropriation...... 3,363,000 15 For trials resulting from 16 indictments by multicounty grand 17 juries. 18 State appropriation........ 150,000 19 For Drug Law Enforcement including 20 $341,000 for State match for Federal 21 DCSI funds. 22 State appropriation........ 19,046,000 23 The following Federal amounts are 24 appropriated to supplement the sum 25 appropriated for drug law enforcement: 26 (1) "High intensity drug 27 trafficking areas." 28 Federal appropriation...... 6,167,000 29 For local drug task forces. 30 State appropriation........ 6,933,000 19980H2281B3286 - 30 -
1 FOR DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS TO <-- 2 BE ASSIGNED TO CITIES OF THE FIRST 3 CLASS. 4 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,537,000 5 For a capital appeals case unit. 6 State appropriation........ 500,000 7 FOR COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS. <-- 8 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 9 FOR THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER 10 ADVOCATE. 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 12 Section 205. Auditor General.--The 13 following amounts are appropriated to 14 the Auditor General: Federal State 15 For the Department of the Auditor 16 General for postauditing, annually, 17 periodically or specially, the affairs 18 of any department, board or commission 19 which is supported out of the General 20 Fund, district justices, other fining 21 offices, Volunteer Firemen's Relief 22 Association Funds and the offices of 23 Statewide elected officials and for 24 the proper auditing of appropriations 25 for or relating to public assistance, 26 including any Federal sums 27 supplementing such appropriations. 28 State appropriation........ 40,549,000 29 For the Board of Claims. 30 State appropriation........ 1,562,000 19980H2281B3286 - 31 -
1 For transfer to the Supplemental 2 State Assistance Fund for Municipal 3 Pension System State Aid. 4 State appropriation........ 708,000 5 FOR SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AUDITS. <-- 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,000,000 7 Section 206. Treasury 8 Department.--The following amounts are 9 appropriated to the Treasury 10 Department: Federal State 11 For general government operations 12 of the Treasury Department. 13 State appropriation........ 20,594,000 14 For the Board of Finance and 15 Revenue. 16 State appropriation........ 2,314,000 17 For the payment of the 18 Commonwealth's portion of the expenses 19 of various councils, commissions, 20 conferences, boards, associations, 21 coalitions and institutes which are 22 multistate organizations of which the 23 Commonwealth is a member and which 24 membership enables the Commonwealth 25 government to represent the citizens 26 of Pennsylvania, such organizations 27 being designed to promote or protect 28 the member states' interests, or which 29 promote governmental financial 30 excellence or accountability. Any such 19980H2281B3286 - 32 -
1 payment shall be made on requisition 2 of the Governor on behalf of the 3 organization which shall file an 4 accounting of expenses with the 5 Auditor General. 6 State appropriation........ 819,000 7 For publishing statements of the 8 General Fund and other funds of the 9 Commonwealth. 10 State appropriation........ 30,000 11 For compensation of the 12 Commonwealth's Loan and Transfer Agent 13 for services and expenses in 14 connection with the registration, 15 transfer and payment of interest on 16 bonds of the Commonwealth and other 17 services required to be performed by 18 the Loan and Transfer Agent. 19 State appropriation........ 225,000 20 For payment of legal fees, 21 publication of advertisements, costs 22 of engraving and other expenses 23 incurred in issuing of tax 24 anticipation notes. 25 State appropriation........ 170,000 26 For general obligation debt service 27 or to pay all arbitrage rebates to the 28 Federal Government required under 29 section 148 of the Internal Revenue 30 Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 19980H2281B3286 - 33 -
1 U.S.C. § 148). 2 State appropriation........ 560,428,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 557,628,000 <-- 4 For payment of law enforcement 5 officers' and emergency response 6 personnel death benefits. 7 State appropriation........ 480,000 8 For advertising and promotional 9 activities related to the tuition 10 account program. 11 State appropriation........ 1,055,000 12 Section 207. Department of 13 Aging.--The following amounts are 14 appropriated to the Department of 15 Aging: Federal State 16 For medical assistance support. 17 State appropriation........ 307,000 18 The following Federal amounts are 19 appropriated to supplement the sum 20 appropriated for medical assistance 21 support: 22 (1) "Medical Assistance Support." 23 Federal appropriation...... 4,814,000 24 For family caregiver support. 25 State appropriation........ 10,128,000 26 For preadmission assessment. 27 State appropriation........ 5,243,000 28 The following Federal amounts are 29 appropriated to supplement the sum 30 appropriated for preadmission 19980H2281B3286 - 34 -
1 assessment: 2 (1) "Medical Assistance - 3 Preadmission Assessment." 4 Federal appropriation...... 9,665,000 5 For grants to senior centers. 6 State appropriation........ 4,000,000 7 Section 208. Department of 8 Agriculture.--The following amounts 9 are appropriated to the Department of 10 Agriculture: Federal State 11 For general government operations 12 of the Department of Agriculture. 13 State appropriation........ 24,671,000 14 The following Federal amounts are 15 appropriated to supplement the sum 16 appropriated for general government 17 operations: 18 (1) "Pennsylvania Plant Pest 19 Detection System." 20 Federal appropriation...... 23,000 21 (2) "Poultry Grading Service." 22 Federal appropriation...... 52,000 23 (3) "Medicated Feed Mill 24 Inspection." 25 Federal appropriation...... 16,000 26 (4) "State Administrative Expenses 27 - Donated Foods." 28 Federal appropriation...... 200,000 29 (5) "Household Commodity Program." 30 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 35 -
1 (6) "Pesticide Enforcement, 2 Certification, Training and Control 3 Program." 4 Federal appropriation...... 516,000 5 (7) "Farmers' Market Food 6 Coupons." 7 Federal appropriation...... 800,000 8 (8) "Commodity Grader." 9 Federal appropriation...... 24,000 10 For Farmers' Market Food Coupons. 11 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 12 For the administration of the 13 Agricultural Conservation Easement 14 Program. 15 State appropriation........ 428,000 16 For the Animal Health Commission. 17 State appropriation........ 3,000,000 18 For agricultural research. 19 State appropriation........ 3,000,000 <-- 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,000,000 <-- 21 For agricultural promotion, 22 education and exports. 23 State appropriation........ 1,050,000 24 The following Federal amounts are 25 appropriated to supplement the sum 26 appropriated for agricultural 27 promotion, education and exports: 28 (1) "Market improvement." 29 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 30 For animal indemnities payments to 19980H2281B3286 - 36 -
1 farmers for animals destroyed in 2 disease eradication programs. 3 State appropriation........ 50,000 4 For payment into the State Farm 5 Products Show Fund. As a condition for 6 the use of these funds, no 7 expenditures may be made from this 8 appropriation or from the State Farm 9 Products Show Fund for any activities 10 associated with the Pennsylvania 11 Agricultural Foods Exposition (PAFE) 12 unless such activities take place on 13 the premises of the Farm Show Complex, 14 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 15 State appropriation........ 800,000 16 For payments to county fairs. 17 State appropriation........ 4,000,000 18 For development and operation of an 19 open livestock show, including cattle, 20 swine, sheep and horses. 21 State appropriation........ 167,000 22 For planning and staging of an open 23 dairy show. 24 State appropriation........ 110,000 25 For promotion and holding of annual 26 local, regional and State 4-H Clubs 27 and Future Farmers of America dairy 28 shows. 29 State appropriation........ 40,000 30 The department may make allocations 19980H2281B3286 - 37 -
1 of the above three appropriations, as 2 it deems appropriate, to an 3 association whose purposes are in 4 accord with the purposes and intent of 5 the appropriations, the funds so 6 allocated to be used for the 7 development and operation of 8 Livestock, Dairy and Junior Dairy 9 Shows in the Pennsylvania Farm Show 10 Complex: Provided, That the funds 11 allocated by the department shall only 12 be used for the specific items 13 approved by the department in advance. 14 For planning and staging ten annual 15 4-H Club horse and pony shows and one 16 Statewide show to be held in the fall 17 as preliminary to the Keystone 18 International Livestock Show. 19 State appropriation........ 45,000 20 For grants to counties for the 21 purchase of food to be provided to 22 needy persons in this Commonwealth. 23 Counties shall submit a completed 24 application for funds or designate a 25 regional food bank or county 26 coordinating agency to complete the 27 application process. If a county 28 chooses not to participate in the 29 program or designate a regional food 30 bank or county coordinating agency to 19980H2281B3286 - 38 -
1 participate on its behalf by December
2 31, 1998, then the county's allocation
3 shall be granted to the regional food
4 bank or county coordinating agency
5 serving that county.
6 State appropriation........ 13,650,000
7 For product promotion and
8 marketing.
9 State appropriation........ 400,000
10 For programs to encourage
11 development of future farmers.
12 State appropriation........ 55,000
13 For the administration of the
14 Nutrient Management Program.
15 State appropriation........ 350,000
16 For payment into the Nutrient
17 Management Fund.
18 State appropriation........ 3,280,000
19 For emergency food assistance
20 development. DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED <--
21 THAT NONE OF THESE FUNDS MAY BE
22 EXPENDED UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT
23 PUBLISHES IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN
24 PROGRAM GUIDELINES WITH THE SECRETARY
25 NOTING THE APPROVAL AND
26 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S
27 EMERGENCY FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
28 USE OF THESE FUNDS.
29 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
30 For hardwoods research and
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1 promotion. 2 State appropriation........ 492,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 742,000 <-- 4 For a farm safety program. 5 State appropriation........ 115,000 6 Section 209. Department of 7 Community and Economic Development.-- 8 The following amounts are appropriated 9 to the Department of Community and 10 Economic Development: Federal State 11 For general government operations 12 of the Department of Community and 13 Economic Development. 14 State appropriation........ 13,558,000 <-- 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 11,058,000 <-- 16 The following Federal amounts are 17 appropriated to supplement the sum 18 appropriated for general government 19 operations: 20 (1) "ARC - State Technical 21 Assistance." 22 Federal appropriation...... 450,000 23 (2) "DOE Weatherization - 24 Administration." 25 Federal appropriation...... 380,000 26 (3) "SCDBG - Administration." 27 Federal appropriation...... 825,000 28 (4) "CSBG - Administration and 29 Audit Costs." 30 Federal appropriation...... 1,035,000 19980H2281B3286 - 40 -
1 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration." 2 Federal appropriation...... 440,000 3 (6) "ARC - Regional Initiative." 4 Federal appropriation...... 526,000 5 (7) "Americorps Training and 6 Technical Assistance." 7 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 8 For computer acquisition. 9 State appropriation........ 852,000 10 FOR CLUSTER ENHANCEMENT AND <-- 11 REGIONAL STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE GRANTS 12 TO CREATE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO 13 ENHANCE CLUSTER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT 14 AND TO UNDERTAKE STRATEGIC INDUSTRY 15 OPPORTUNITY ANALYSIS. 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,750,000 17 FOR PROMOTION OF A HISTORICAL AND 18 EDUCATIONAL TOURIST ACTIVITY IN CITIES 19 OF THE FIRST CLASS. 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 800,000 21 For the purpose of increasing <-- 22 international trade. 23 State appropriation........ 5,570,000 24 FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING <-- 25 INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INCLUDING NO LESS 26 THAN $300,000 FOR SUPPORT OF A WORLD 27 TRADE CENTER IN A CITY OF THE SECOND 28 CLASS. 29 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,720,000 30 FOR A PROGRAM TO MARKET 19980H2281B3286 - 41 -
1 PENNSYLVANIA'S INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TO 2 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 150,000 4 For the purpose of marketing to 5 attract tourists to this Commonwealth. 6 State appropriation........ 13,478,000 7 For the purpose of marketing to 8 attract business to this Commonwealth. 9 State appropriation........ 4,500,000 <-- 10 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,950,000 <-- 11 FOR THE PROMOTION OF CONTINUED AND 12 EXPANDED USE OF PENNSYLVANIA COAL IN A 13 DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY GENERATION 14 MARKETPLACE AND FOR OTHER COAL 15 PROMOTION EFFORTS. 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 250,000 17 For the purpose of marketing to 18 attract film business to this 19 Commonwealth. 20 State appropriation........ 444,000 21 For transfer to the Ben 22 Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund. 23 State appropriation........ 39,700,000 24 For cultural expositions in 25 Pennsylvania. 26 State appropriation........ 250,000 27 FOR CULTURAL MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS <-- 28 IN CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS. 29 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 30 For transfer to the Financially 19980H2281B3286 - 42 -
1 Distressed Municipalities Revolving 2 Loan Fund. 3 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 4 For transfer to the Pennsylvania 5 Industrial Development Authority. 6 State appropriation........ 15,000,000 <-- 7 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 20,000,000 <-- 8 For transfer to the Small Business 9 First Fund. THE DEPARTMENT MAY USE <-- 10 MONEY FROM THIS APPROPRIATION IN ORDER 11 TO PROVIDE A LOWER INTEREST RATE FOR 12 LOANS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 13 29, 1996 (P.L.434, NO.67), KNOWN AS 14 THE JOB ENHANCEMENT ACT, TO SMALL 15 BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WHICH LOCATE OR 16 EXPAND IN MUNICIPALITIES IN A COUNTY 17 IN WHICH THE LOWEST INTEREST RATE 18 UNDER THE ACT OF MAY 17, 1956 (1955 19 P.L.1609, NO.537), KNOWN AS THE 20 PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 21 AUTHORITY ACT, IS APPLICABLE TO 22 INVESTMENTS QUALIFYING FOR LOANS UNDER 23 THE PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRIAL 24 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT. 25 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 <-- 26 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,750,000 <-- 27 FOR TRANSFER TO THE SMALL BUSINESS 28 FIRST FUND FOR PREEXPORT AND 29 POSTEXPORT FINANCING INITIATIVES. 30 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 43 -
1 For the Opportunity Grant Program. 2 State appropriation........ 35,000,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 33,000,000 <-- 4 FOR A HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER. 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 250,000 6 For customized job training 7 program. 8 State appropriation........ 25,050,000 9 FOR CUSTOMIZED JOB TRAINING FOR <-- 10 TOOLING AND MACHINING INDUSTRY. 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 508,000 12 For infrastructure development. 13 State appropriation........ 23,000,000 <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 20,000,000 <-- 15 For grants for housing and 16 redevelopment assistance as authorized 17 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633, 18 No.493), known as the Housing and 19 Redevelopment Assistance Law. No more 20 than 20% of the amount herein 21 appropriated shall be allocated or 22 granted to any one political 23 subdivision. 24 State appropriation........ 16,075,000 <-- 25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 20,075,000 <-- 26 The following Federal amounts are 27 appropriated to supplement the sum 28 appropriated for housing and 29 redevelopment: 30 (1) "DOE Weatherization." 19980H2281B3286 - 44 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 7,500,000 2 (2) "Emergency Shelter for the 3 Homeless." 4 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000 5 (3) "SCDBG Programs." 6 Federal appropriation...... 75,000,000 7 (4) "LIHEAP - Weatherization." 8 Federal appropriation...... 12,000,000 9 For Team Pennsylvania. 10 State appropriation........ 8,800,000 <-- 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 7,700,000 <-- 12 For a community development bank. <-- 13 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 14 For transfer to the Machinery and 15 Equipment Loan Fund. 16 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 17 For entrepreneurial assistance 18 including the Independence Capital 19 Access Network (ICAN) Program to 20 provide grants to businesses to 21 purchase specialized or adaptive 22 equipment. 23 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 24 For family savings accounts. 25 State appropriation........ 1,250,000 26 For shared municipal services. 27 State appropriation........ 900,000 28 For grants for housing and 29 redevelopment assistance as authorized 30 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633, 19980H2281B3286 - 45 -
1 No.493), known as the Housing and 2 Redevelopment Assistance Law, in areas 3 designated as enterprise zones. No 4 funds from this appropriation shall be 5 distributed to any organization or 6 agency other than a municipal 7 government or a certified 8 redevelopment authority created by a 9 municipal government or governments 10 under the provisions of the act of May 11 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), known as 12 the Urban Redevelopment Law, unless 13 specifically authorized by such 14 government or redevelopment authority. 15 State appropriation........ 6,996,000 <-- 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 9,996,000 <-- 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for enterprise 20 development. 21 (1) "Enterprise Communities - 22 SSBG." 23 Federal appropriation...... 78,300,000 24 For the payment of the 25 Commonwealth's share of the costs of 26 the operation of the Appalachian 27 Regional Commission and the Office of 28 the Appalachian States' regional 29 representative. 30 State appropriation........ 360,000 19980H2281B3286 - 46 -
1 For the payment of grants to 2 counties, cities, boroughs, townships, 3 towns or regions for planning 4 assistance. 5 State appropriation........ 375,000 6 For payment of grants to recognized 7 industrial development agencies to 8 assist such agencies in the financing 9 of their operational costs for the 10 purposes of making studies, surveys 11 and investigations, the compilation of 12 data and statistics and in the 13 carrying out of planning and 14 promotional programs. 15 State appropriation........ 1,700,000 16 For payment of grants to 17 Appalachian local development 18 districts. 19 State appropriation........ 2,555,000 <-- 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,755,000 <-- 21 For small business development 22 centers. 23 State appropriation........ 2,700,000 <-- 24 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,700,000 <-- 25 FOR HISPANIC BUSINESS CENTER IN 26 CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS TO ASSIST 27 SMALL BUSINESSES. 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 200,000 29 For tourist promotion assistance. 30 State appropriation........ 8,700,000 <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 47 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,500,000 <-- 2 For community revitalization and 3 assistance. For grants for community 4 revitalization and improvement 5 projects which in the judgment of the 6 department will improve the stability 7 of the community; promote economic 8 development; improve existing and 9 develop new civic, cultural, 10 recreational, industrial and other 11 facilities; assist in business 12 retention, expansion, stimulation and 13 attraction; promote the creation of 14 jobs and employment opportunities; or 15 enhance the health, welfare and 16 quality of life of Pennsylvania 17 citizens. Grants shall be awarded only 18 after program guidelines, schedules 19 and application procedures are 20 established by the department and 21 published in the Pennsylvania 22 Bulletin. OF THIS AMOUNT, $2,000,000 <-- 23 SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE LOCAL 24 GOVERNMENT CAPITAL PROJECT LOAN FUND 25 FOR EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES LOANS IN 26 ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 27 CAPITAL PROJECT LOAN FUND ACT. ALL 28 GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED SOLELY ON THE 29 BASIS OF THE PROJECT'S MERITS AND 30 NEEDS OF THE APPLICANT. ALL 19980H2281B3286 - 48 -
1 APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SCORED USING 2 OBJECTIVE MERIT AND NEED CRITERIA 3 DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT. ALL 4 SUBMITTED GRANT APPLICATIONS AND 5 SCORING INFORMATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE 6 FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND COPYING AS 7 SOON AS PRACTICABLE. ALL GRANT 8 APPLICATION INFORMATION CONTAINED ON 9 THE DEPARTMENT'S COMPUTER DATA BASE 10 KNOWN AS THE SINGLE APPLICATION 11 COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING REPORT SHALL BE 12 PLACED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET 13 HOME PAGE. 14 State appropriation........ 28,000,000 <-- 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 13,050,000 <-- 16 For the Main Street Program. 17 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 18 For Pennports. <-- 19 State appropriation........ 11,241,000 20 FOR PENNPORTS. NO PORT SHALL <-- 21 RECEIVE LESS FUNDING THAN THE AMOUNT 22 RECEIVED IN FISCAL YEAR 1997-1998. 23 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 11,741,000 24 For rural leadership training 25 program. 26 State appropriation........ 200,000 27 For flood plain management. 28 State appropriation........ 60,000 29 FOR THE COMMUNITY DISASTER <-- 30 ASSISTANCE LOAN FUND PROGRAM. 19980H2281B3286 - 49 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,000,000 2 The following Federal amounts are 3 appropriated to supplement the sum 4 appropriated for flood plain 5 management: 6 (1) "FEMA Technical Assistance." 7 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 8 For community conservation and 9 employment. 10 State appropriation........ 10,000,000 11 The following Federal amounts are 12 appropriated to supplement the sum 13 appropriated for community 14 conservation and employment: 15 (1) "CSBG - Program." In addition, 16 new focus may be placed on the 17 unemployed, both old and new. Local 18 agencies may lower their eligibility 19 requirements for recipients to three 20 months to allow greater flexibility to 21 assure proper consideration of each 22 recipient. 23 Federal appropriation...... 19,700,000 24 For the super computer center. 25 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 26 FOR A TEACHING FACTORY PILOT <-- 27 PROGRAM. 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,000,000 29 FOR SUPPORT OF A UNIVERSITY 30 INITIATED MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE 19980H2281B3286 - 50 -
1 CENTER IN A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS. 2 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 200,000 3 FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERNATIONAL 4 MARKETING OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH CARE. 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 150,000 6 Section 210. Department of 7 Conservation and Natural Resources.-- 8 The following amounts are appropriated 9 to the Department of Conservation and 10 Natural Resources: Federal State 11 For general government operations 12 of the Department of Conservation and 13 Natural Resources. 14 State appropriation........ 12,596,000 <-- 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,045,000 <-- 16 The following Federal amounts are 17 appropriated to supplement the sum 18 appropriated for general government 19 operations: 20 (1) "Surface Mining Control and 21 Reclamation." 22 Federal appropriation...... 180,000 23 (2) "Topographic and Geologic 24 Survey Grants." 25 Federal appropriation...... 160,000 26 (3) "Bituminous Coal Resources." 27 Federal appropriation...... 230,000 28 (4) "Intermodal Surface 29 Transportation Act." 30 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 51 -
1 (5) "Land and Water Conservation 2 Fund." In addition to these funds, any 3 contingency funds made available to 4 the Commonwealth under the Federal 5 Land and Water Conservation Act are 6 hereby appropriated. 7 Federal appropriation...... 1,100,000 8 (6) "Economic Action Program." 9 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 10 For State Parks Operations. 11 State appropriation........ 53,998,000 12 The following Federal amounts are 13 appropriated to supplement the sum 14 appropriated for State Parks: 15 (1) "Recreational Trails." 16 Federal appropriation...... 500,000 17 (2) "Heritage Preservation." 18 Federal appropriation...... 450,000 19 For State Forests Operations. 20 State appropriation........ 13,149,000 21 The following Federal amounts are 22 appropriated to supplement the sum 23 appropriated for State Forests: 24 (1) "Forest Fire Protection and 25 Control." 26 Federal appropriation...... 315,000 27 (2) "Forestry Incentives and 28 Agricultural Conservation." 29 Federal appropriation...... 40,000 30 (3) "Forest Management and 19980H2281B3286 - 52 -
1 Processing." 2 Federal appropriation...... 215,000 3 (4) "Cooperative Forest Insect and 4 Disease Control." 5 Federal appropriation...... 250,000 6 For forest pest management. 7 State appropriation........ 2,258,000 8 The following Federal amounts are 9 appropriated to supplement the sum 10 appropriated for forest pest 11 management: 12 (1) "Forest Insect and Disease 13 Control." 14 Federal appropriation...... 1,220,000 15 For Heritage and other parks. 16 State appropriation........ 2,750,000 <-- 17 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 <-- 18 For payment of annual fixed charges 19 in lieu of taxes to counties and 20 townships on land acquired for Water 21 Conservation and Flood Control. 22 State appropriation........ 42,000 23 For payment of annual fixed charges 24 in lieu of taxes to political 25 subdivisions for school districts on 26 lands acquired by the Commonwealth for 27 Project 70. 28 State appropriation........ 35,000 29 For payment of annual fixed charges 30 in lieu of taxes to counties, school 19980H2281B3286 - 53 -
1 districts and townships on forest 2 lands. 3 State appropriation........ 2,450,000 4 For payment of annual fixed charges 5 in lieu of taxes to counties, school 6 districts and local municipalities on 7 State park lands. 8 State appropriation........ 450,000 9 Section 211. Department of 10 Corrections.--The following amounts 11 are appropriated to the Department of 12 Corrections: Federal State 13 For general government operations 14 of the Department of Corrections. 15 COMMONWEALTH FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR <-- 16 THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL 17 NOT BE USED TO PRIVATIZE AND/OR OUT- 18 SOURCE PRISON OPERATIONS. ALL 19 CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO 20 PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS ACT, AND 21 THEIR RENEWAL, ARE EXEMPT. 22 State appropriation........ 27,576,000 <-- 23 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 22,576,000 <-- 24 For inmate medical care. 25 State appropriation........ 129,875,000 26 For inmate training. 27 State appropriation........ 11,132,000 28 For the State correctional 29 institutions, including sufficient 30 funds for lease payments on certain 19980H2281B3286 - 54 -
1 prison facilities. 2 State appropriation........ 859,334,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 848,582,000 <-- 4 The following Federal amounts are 5 appropriated to supplement the sum 6 appropriated for the State 7 correctional institutions: 8 (1) "Federal Inmates." 9 Federal appropriation...... 25,000 10 (2) "Library Services." 11 Federal appropriation...... 25,000 12 (3) "Reimbursement for Alien 13 Inmates." 14 Federal appropriation...... 3,750,000 15 (4) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol 16 Programs." 17 Federal appropriation...... 2,100,000 18 Section 212. Department of 19 Education.--The following amounts are 20 appropriated to the Department of 21 Education: Federal State 22 For general government operations 23 of the Department of Education, 24 including $400,000 for costs of 25 professional services associated with 26 VARIOUS LAW SUITS, $1,000,000 FOR <-- 27 ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNICAL TRAINING 28 CENTER IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, AND 29 INCLUDING $200,000 FOR A VOCATIONAL 30 EDUCATION AND TRAINING INSTITUTION IN 19980H2281B3286 - 55 -
1 CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS. various law <-- 2 suits. 3 State appropriation........ 18,991,000 <-- 4 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 17,391,000 <-- 5 The following Federal amounts are 6 appropriated to supplement the sum 7 appropriated for general government 8 operations: 9 (1) "Adult Basic Education - 10 Administration." 11 Federal appropriation...... 1,450,000 12 (2) "Education of Exceptional 13 Children - Administration." 14 Federal appropriation...... 6,600,000 15 (3) "ESEA - Title 1 - 16 Administration." 17 Federal appropriation...... 5,651,000 18 (4) "State Approving Agency (VA)." 19 Federal appropriation...... 906,000 20 (5) "Food and Nutrition Service - 21 Administration." 22 Federal appropriation...... 3,579,000 23 (6) "Migrant Education - 24 Administration." 25 Federal appropriation...... 467,000 26 (7) "Emergency Immigrant Education 27 Assistance - Administration." 28 Federal appropriation...... 10,000 29 (8) "Vocational Education - 30 Administration." 19980H2281B3286 - 56 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 3,910,000 2 (9) "Professional Development - 3 Title II - Administration/State." 4 Federal appropriation...... 2,239,000 5 (10) "Byrd Scholarships." 6 Federal appropriation...... 1,225,000 7 (11) "JTPA - Linkage." 8 Federal appropriation...... 723,000 9 (12) "ESEA - Title VI - 10 Administration/State." 11 Federal appropriation...... 2,985,000 12 (13) "Homeless Assistance." 13 Federal appropriation...... 1,427,000 14 (14) "Preschool Grant - 15 Administration." 16 Federal appropriation...... 885,000 17 (15) "DFSC - Administration." 18 Federal appropriation...... 1,591,000 19 (16) "State Literacy Resource 20 Centers." 21 Federal appropriation...... 125,000 22 (17) "School Health Education 23 Program." 24 Federal appropriation...... 455,000 25 (18) "School to Work 26 Opportunities." 27 Federal appropriation...... 7,475,000 28 (19) "Appalachian Regional 29 Education Program." 30 Federal appropriation...... 300,000 19980H2281B3286 - 57 -
1 (20) "Learn and Serve America - 2 School Based." 3 Federal appropriation...... 925,000 4 (21) "Educate America Act - 5 Administration/State." 6 Federal appropriation...... 3,839,000 7 (22) "Environmental Education 8 Workshop." 9 Federal appropriation...... 25,000 10 (23) "Bilingual Education." 11 Federal appropriation...... 120,000 12 (24) "Charter Schools 13 Initiatives." 14 Federal appropriation...... 1,334,000 15 (25) "Technology Literacy 16 Challenge Administration." 17 Federal appropriation...... 1,791,000 18 (26) "Personalized Transition 19 Project." 20 Federal appropriation...... 140,000 21 The following Federal amounts are 22 appropriated for basic education: 23 (1) "ESEA - Title VI - School 24 Districts." 25 Federal appropriation...... 11,921,000 26 (2) "ESEA - Title I - Local." 27 Federal appropriation...... 348,051,000 28 (3) "Educate America Act - Local." 29 Federal appropriation...... 21,410,000 30 (4) "Professional Development - 19980H2281B3286 - 58 -
1 Title II - Local." 2 Federal appropriation...... 13,831,000 3 (5) "DFSC - School Districts." 4 Federal appropriation...... 16,493,000 5 (6) "Technology Literacy Challenge 6 - Local." 7 Federal appropriation...... 27,153,000 8 For information technology 9 improvement. 10 State appropriation........ 1,559,000 11 For the State Library, providing 12 reference services and administering 13 aid to public libraries. 14 State appropriation........ 3,905,000 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...... 1,996,000 21 (2) "Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22 Documents Support Program." 23 Federal appropriation...... 15,000 24 For the Scranton State School for 25 the Deaf. 26 State appropriation........ 4,998,000 27 The following Federal amounts are 28 appropriated to supplement the sum 29 appropriated for the Scranton State 30 School for the Deaf: 19980H2281B3286 - 59 -
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...... 50,000 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 College of Technology. 15 State appropriation........ 5,948,000 16 The following Federal amounts are 17 appropriated to supplement the sum 18 appropriated for the Thaddeus Stevens 19 State College of Technology: 20 (1) "Vocational Education - 21 Thaddeus Stevens." 22 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 23 For payment of basic education 24 funding to school districts: Provided, 25 That the Secretary of Education, with 26 the approval of the Governor, may make 27 payments from this appropriation in 28 advance of the due date prescribed by 29 law to school districts which are 30 financially handicapped, whenever the 19980H2281B3286 - 60 -
1 Secretary of Education shall deem it 2 necessary to make such advance 3 payments to enable the school 4 districts to keep their public schools 5 open. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH MARKET <-- 6 VALUE INCOME AID RATIO EQUAL TO OR 7 GREATER THAN .5000 AND 1500 OR FEWER 8 STUDENTS AND ALREADY QUALIFIED UNDER 9 THE SMALL DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FORMULA 10 SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENT AT THE 11 RATE OF $150 PER AVERAGE DAILY 12 MEMBERSHIP. 13 State appropriation........ 3,570,188,000 <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,578,988,000 <-- 15 FOR TEMPORARY SPECIAL AID TO SCHOOL 16 DISTRICTS SUFFERING SEVERE REDUCTIONS 17 IN ASSESSED VALUATION OF TAXABLE 18 PROPERTY BETWEEN 1985 AND 1996. 19 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 7,538,000 20 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS OF BASIC 21 EDUCATION FUNDING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS 22 TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM 1% INCREASE IN 23 THE BASIC EDUCATION FUNDING PER 24 AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP. 25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 6,396,000 26 For performance incentives. 27 State appropriation........ 13,415,000 28 For the technology initiative, 29 including $3,000,000 for vocational- 30 technical schools TO PROMOTE INTERNET <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 61 -
1 AND NON-INTERNET BASED LEARNING. 2 State appropriation........ 36,333,000 3 FOR SUPPORT OF A BASIC EDUCATION - <-- 4 HIGHER EDUCATION SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP. 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 400,000 6 For teacher professional 7 development associated with new <-- 8 academic standards, the Academy for 9 Urban Education and the Governor's 10 Institutes for Teachers at the 11 Governor's Schools for Excellence. 12 State appropriation........ 3,000,000 13 DEVELOPMENT. <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,600,000 15 FOR CHILDREN'S LITERACY PROGRAMS. 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 250,000 17 For adult literacy programs. 18 State appropriation........ 9,044,000 <-- 19 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 9,659,000 <-- 20 The following Federal amounts are 21 appropriated to supplement the sum 22 appropriated for adult literacy 23 programs: 24 (1) "Adult Basic Education - 25 Local." 26 Federal appropriation...... 16,500,000 27 For payments on account of annual 28 rental or sinking fund charges on 29 school buildings. 30 State appropriation........ 253,766,000 19980H2281B3286 - 62 -
1 For payments on account of pupil 2 transportation. 3 State appropriation........ 367,444,000 4 For payments on account of 5 nonpublic school transportation. 6 State appropriation........ 37,735,000 7 For payments on account of special 8 education of exceptional children. 9 This amount includes $563,000 for 10 community support services which is 11 not to be included in the base 12 calculations of the special education 13 program components. 14 State appropriation........ 653,515,000 15 The following Federal amounts are 16 appropriated to supplement the sum 17 appropriated for special education: 18 (1) "Individuals with Disabilities 19 Education - Local." 20 Federal appropriation...... 123,595,000 21 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS ON <-- 22 ACCOUNT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION OF 23 EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. NO EXPENDITURES 24 MAY BE MADE FROM THIS APPROPRIATION 25 UNTIL ENABLING LEGISLATION IS ENACTED. 26 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 20,000,000 27 For payments for Early Intervention 28 Services. 29 State appropriation........ 78,947,000 30 For payment on account of homebound 19980H2281B3286 - 63 -
1 instruction. 2 State appropriation........ 574,000 3 For payment for tuition to school 4 districts providing education to 5 nonresident orphaned children placed 6 in private homes by the court and 7 nonresident inmates of children's 8 institutions. 9 State appropriation........ 37,889,000 10 For payments of annual fixed 11 charges to school districts in lieu of 12 taxes for land acquired by the 13 Commonwealth for water conservation or 14 flood prevention. 15 State appropriation........ 182,000 16 For payment for maintenance of 17 summer schools for school-age children 18 of migrant laborers. 19 State appropriation........ 248,000 20 For payments to Pennsylvania 21 Charter Schools for the Deaf and 22 Blind. 23 State appropriation........ 22,371,000 24 For special education - approved 25 private schools. 26 State appropriation........ 58,066,000 27 For annual payments, not to exceed 28 $500 per student, to institutions of 29 higher learning for defraying the 30 expenses of deaf or blind students. 19980H2281B3286 - 64 -
1 State appropriation........ 52,000 2 For payment of the Commonwealth's 3 share of the approved operating costs 4 and lease payments of intermediate 5 units. 6 State appropriation........ 5,693,000 7 For grants to school districts to 8 assist in meeting Federal matching 9 requirements for grants received under 10 the Federal Child Nutrition Act and to 11 aid in providing a food program for 12 needy children. 13 State appropriation........ 16,723,000 14 The following Federal amounts are 15 appropriated to supplement the sum 16 appropriated for school food services: 17 (1) "Food and Nutrition - Local." 18 Federal appropriation...... 267,750,000 19 For payment of the Commonwealth's 20 share of Federal Social Security taxes 21 for public school employees. 22 State appropriation........ 343,800,000 23 For payment of required 24 contribution for public school 25 employees' retirement. 26 State appropriation........ 270,981,000 27 For a cost-of-living increase for 28 Public School Employees' Retirement 29 System annuitants. These funds shall 30 be transferred directly to the Public 19980H2281B3286 - 65 -
1 School Employees' Retirement System 2 after legislation providing for such 3 an increase has been enacted, in order 4 to offset the future cost of such 5 increase. 6 State appropriation........ 28,500,000 7 For programs of education and 8 training at youth development centers 9 and the monitoring of programs of 10 education and training provided to 11 incarcerated juveniles. 12 State appropriation........ 11,753,000 13 For educational and training 14 programs at adult correctional 15 institutions. 16 State appropriation........ 15,269,000 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for education and 20 training at adult correctional 21 institutions: 22 (1) "Correctional Education." 23 Federal appropriation...... 1,642,000 24 (2) "JTPA - Correctional 25 Education." 26 Federal appropriation...... 184,000 27 For education of indigent children 28 at charitable hospitals. 29 State appropriation........ 110,000 30 For education mentoring, including 19980H2281B3286 - 66 -
1 dropout prevention programs. 2 State appropriation........ 1,200,000 3 For services to nonpublic schools. 4 State appropriation........ 64,588,000 5 For textbooks and instructional 6 material for nonpublic schools. 7 State appropriation........ 19,769,000 8 For technology for nonpublic 9 schools. 10 State appropriation........ 5,000,000 11 For programs to meet the needs of 12 pregnant and parenting teenagers. 13 State appropriation........ 1,500,000 <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,000,000 <-- 15 FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION. 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 60,000 17 For a comprehensive reading 18 program. 19 State appropriation........ 300,000 20 For grants to public libraries for 21 the development and improvement of a 22 Statewide system of libraries and 23 library services, including State aid 24 to local libraries, county libraries, 25 district library centers and regional 26 library resource centers. 27 State appropriation........ 30,289,000 <-- 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 39,348,000 <-- 29 To provide aid to the Free Library 30 of Philadelphia and the Carnegie 19980H2281B3286 - 67 -
1 Library of Pittsburgh to meet the 2 costs incurred in serving as regional 3 libraries in the distribution of 4 braille reading materials, talking 5 book machines and other reading 6 materials to persons who are blind or 7 otherwise disabled. <-- 8 State appropriation........ 2,452,000 9 OTHERWISE DISABLED, INCLUDING $500,000 <-- 10 FOR RECORDED AND COMPUTERIZED BOOKS AT 11 ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS TO PEOPLE WHO CAN 12 NOT READ STANDARD PRINT BECAUSE OF A 13 VISUAL, PERCEPTUAL OR OTHER PHYSICAL 14 DISABILITY. 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,952,000 16 For library access, including 17 $1,250,000 for the On-line Periodicals 18 Program. 19 State appropriation........ 6,350,000 20 For the school library catalog 21 network. 22 State appropriation........ 420,000 23 For technology for public <-- 24 libraries. 25 State appropriation........ 7,000,000 26 For PA assessment. 27 State appropriation........ 9,078,000 <-- 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,979,000 <-- 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 68 -
1 appropriated for PA assessment: 2 (1) "PA Assessment Through 3 Themes." 4 Federal appropriation...... 173,000 5 For payment of approved operating 6 and capital expenses of community 7 colleges and the Northwest 8 Pennsylvania Technical Institute. An 9 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 State appropriation........ 161,806,000 23 FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE <-- 24 REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR NONCREDIT "WORK 25 FORCE DEVELOPMENT" COURSES, DEFINED 26 HEREIN AS THOSE COURSES, THE SPECIFIC 27 PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO PROVIDE 28 STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE 29 AND/OR DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY OR 30 USEFUL FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT, BUT 19980H2281B3286 - 69 -
1 WHICH DO NOT LEAD TO AN ASSOCIATE'S 2 DEGREE OR OTHER ACADEMIC AWARD. THE 3 SUBJECT MATTER OF NONCREDIT WORK FORCE 4 DEVELOPMENT COURSES MAY ENCOMPASS ANY 5 OF THE FOLLOWING: 6 (1) COMPUTERS, INCLUDING THE STUDY 7 OF BOTH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 8 APPLICATIONS. 9 (2) MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION, 10 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TEAM- 11 BUILDING TRAINING, MANAGEMENT AND 12 SUPERVISORY SKILLS, CONFLICT 13 RESOLUTION, INTERVIEWING SKILLS, 14 PROBLEM SOLVING, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP 15 SKILLS, TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL DECISION 16 MAKING AND THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL 17 AND STATE LAW TO THE WORKPLACE. 18 (3) HEALTH-RELATED FIELDS, 19 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 20 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR REGISTERED 21 NURSES, LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, 22 CRITICAL CARE NURSES, DENTAL 23 ASSISTANTS AND HYGIENISTS AND 24 CERTIFICATION FOR NURSE AIDES. 25 (4) VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL JOBS 26 IN SUCH FIELDS AS WELDING, MACHINE 27 TOOL AND DIE, ELECTRONICS, SAFETY, 28 PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY, HYDRAULICS, 29 CONSTRUCTION, WAREHOUSE/MATERIALS 30 MANAGEMENT, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND 19980H2281B3286 - 70 -
1 MANAGEMENT, HEATING, VENTILATION AND 2 AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION. 3 (5) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 4 INCLUDING REQUIRED CONTINUING 5 EDUCATION COURSES IN A VARIETY OF 6 FIELDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 7 REAL ESTATE, TRAVEL INDUSTRY, EARLY 8 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD CARE, FOOD 9 SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION AND 10 DIETARY MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION. 11 (6) NEW CATEGORIES OF NONCREDIT 12 WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT COURSES SHALL 13 BE ADDED AND EXISTING CATEGORIES SHALL 14 BE EXPANDED OR REDUCED FROM TIME TO 15 TIME BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN 16 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMUNITY 17 COLLEGES AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES AND 18 CHANGES IN THE NATURE OF JOBS IN THE 19 WORKPLACE MAY REQUIRE. 20 (7) NONCREDIT WORK FORCE 21 DEVELOPMENT COURSES MAY BE OFFERED BY 22 A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT AN OFF-CAMPUS 23 SITE OR AT ANY OF ITS FACILITIES. 24 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,099,000 25 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING 26 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY-RELATED 27 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF 28 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S FACULTY AND 29 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS, AND FOR 30 BUSINESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS. 19980H2281B3286 - 71 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,000,000 2 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND 3 IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGIC MARKETING 4 PLAN TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO ENROLL 5 IN TECHNICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS 6 AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS WELL AS 7 TRANSFER AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. 8 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 500,000 9 TO INCREASE THE REIMBURSEMENT UNDER 10 SECTION 1913-A OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 11 CODE OF 1949, AS FOLLOWS: 12 (I) 1913-A(B)(1.4)(III)(A) FROM 13 $1,175 TO $1,425; 14 (II) 193-A(B)(1.4)(III)(B) FROM 15 $1,075 TO $1,325; AND 16 (III) 1913-A(B)(1.4)(III)(C) FROM 17 $575 TO $825. 18 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,113,000 19 For community colleges workforce 20 development. This is a challenge grant 21 program requiring $1 from nonpublic 22 sources for every $1 from this 23 appropriation. 24 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 25 For higher education equal 26 opportunity program grants. 27 State appropriation........ 7,828,000 <-- 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 8,828,000 <-- 29 For higher education technology 30 grants. 19980H2281B3286 - 72 -
1 State appropriation........ 7,000,000 2 For ethnic heritage studies. 3 State appropriation........ 100,000 4 For payments on account of 5 vocational education, including 6 $1,698,000 for an incentive grant 7 program. 8 State appropriation........ 46,688,000 <-- 9 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 49,089,000 <-- 10 The following Federal amounts are 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 appropriated for vocational education: 13 (1) "Vocational Education - 14 Local." 15 Federal appropriation...... 55,853,000 16 FOR AVIATION MAINTENANCE TRAINING <-- 17 PROGRAMS AT VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL 18 SCHOOLS. 19 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 50,000 20 For the Governor's Schools of 21 Excellence. 22 State appropriation........ 1,478,000 23 For Job Training Partnership Act 24 matching funds. 25 State appropriation........ 4,586,000 26 The following Federal amounts are 27 appropriated to supplement the sum 28 appropriated for job training 29 partnership matching funds: 30 (1) "JTPA - Job Training 19980H2281B3286 - 73 -
1 Partnership Act." 2 Federal appropriation...... 3,886,000 3 For higher education - rural 4 initiatives. 5 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 <-- 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,250,000 <-- 7 For a school-to-work opportunities 8 program. 9 State appropriation........ 500,000 10 For higher education equipment 11 grants to be distributed to 12 institutions of higher education, 13 including State-owned and State- 14 related institutions based on 15 guidelines adopted by the Department 16 of Education consistent with the 17 former provisions of Article XXVI-C of 18 the Public School Code of 1949. 19 State appropriation........ 6,000,000 20 For job training programs in 21 counties of the second class. 22 State appropriation........ 3,500,000 23 For charter schools. 24 State appropriation........ 1,600,000 25 For payments to school districts 26 for students who transfer to charter 27 schools from nonpublic schools 28 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 29 For safe schools. 30 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 74 -
1 For alternative schools. 2 State appropriation........ 5,200,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,400,000 <-- 4 For administrative/instructional <-- 5 consolidation grants. 6 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN <-- 8 INCENTIVE FOR CLASS SIZE REDUCTION IN 9 GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD. NO 10 INCENTIVES SHALL BE AWARDED BY THE 11 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNTIL THE 12 ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING 13 THE EXPENDITURE. 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 30,000,000 15 For grants to engineering degree 16 granting schools. This appropriation 17 shall be allocated consistent with the 18 definitions and other provisions 19 formerly contained in the act of July 20 2, 1984 (P.L.553, No.110), known as 21 the Engineering School Equipment Act. 22 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 23 For osteopathic education. 24 State appropriation........ 750,000 25 FOR GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO <-- 26 BE USED AS MATCHING FUNDS TO 27 PARTICIPATE IN FEDERALLY FUNDED HEAD 28 START PROGRAMS. 29 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,500,000 30 FOR PAYMENTS FOR TEMPORARY SPECIAL 19980H2281B3286 - 75 -
1 AID TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS SUFFERING 2 REDUCTIONS IN ASSESSED VALUATION OF 3 TAXABLE PROPERTY. PAYMENTS SHALL BE 4 MADE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS EXPERIENCING 5 A SEVERE REDUCTION IN LOCAL REVENUE 6 DUE TO A DECLINE IN THE ASSESSED VALUE 7 OF TAXABLE PROPERTIES. THE ALLOCATION 8 TO THESE DISTRICTS SHALL BE DETERMINED 9 BY MULTIPLYING THE REDUCTION IN 10 ASSESSED VALUE BETWEEN 1985 AND 1995 11 BY THE 1995-1996 REAL ESTATE MILLAGE 12 RATE. PRO RATA PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE 13 IN THE EVENT THAT INSUFFICIENT FUNDS 14 ARE APPROPRIATED. 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 16 FOR TEACHING ASIAN LANGUAGES IN 17 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 18 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 350,000 19 FOR PAYMENTS TO FINANCIALLY 20 DISTRESSED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. PAYMENTS 21 SHALL BE MADE DURING THE 1998-1999 22 FISCAL YEAR TO ANY DISTRICT ELIGIBLE 23 FOR PAYMENTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 24 SECTION 2502.30 OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL 25 CODE OF 1949. PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL 26 DISTRICTS DURING THE 1998-1999 FISCAL 27 YEAR SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AMOUNTS 28 RECEIVED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING 29 THE 1994-1995 FISCAL YEAR UNDER THE 30 PROVISIONS OF SECTION 212 OF THE 19980H2281B3286 - 76 -
1 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 1994 FROM 2 THE APPROPRIATION ENTITLED "FOR 3 TEMPORARY SPECIAL AID TO SCHOOL 4 DISTRICTS SUFFERING REDUCTIONS IN 5 ASSESSED VALUATION OF TAXABLE 6 PROPERTY." 7 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,451,000 8 FOR CLASS SIZE REDUCTION GRANTS. 9 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH PROVIDE FOR 10 KINDERGARTEN CLASSES WITH NOT MORE 11 THAN 20 STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM SHALL 12 BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED 13 WITH THEIR CLASS SIZE REDUCTION 14 EFFORTS. 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,000,000 16 Section 213. Department of 17 Environmental Protection.--The 18 following amounts are appropriated to 19 the Department of Environmental 20 Protection: Federal State 21 For general government operations 22 of the Department of Environmental 23 Protection. 24 State appropriation........ 21,333,000 <-- 25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 13,597,000 <-- 26 The following Federal amounts are 27 appropriated to supplement the sum 28 appropriated for general government 29 operations: 30 (1) "Surface Mine Conservation." 19980H2281B3286 - 77 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 451,000 2 (2) "Surface Mine Control and 3 Reclamation - Laboratories." 4 Federal appropriation...... 922,000 5 For payment of grants to political 6 subdivisions to assist in the cleanup 7 of scrap tires. 8 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 9 FOR PAYMENTS OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN <-- 10 THE CLEANUP OF CONTAMINATED SOIL. 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 150,000 12 For Environmental Program 13 Management. 14 State appropriation........ 32,838,000 <-- 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 24,349,000 <-- 16 FOR THE LISTING ON THE INTERNET OF 17 THE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS WHERE SEWAGE 18 SLUDGE IS BEING LAND APPLIED IN THIS 19 COMMONWEALTH. 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 38,000 21 The following Federal amounts are 22 appropriated to supplement the sum 23 appropriated for Environmental Program 24 Management: 25 (1) "Coastal Zone Management." 26 Federal appropriation...... 1,532,000 27 (2) "Construction Management 28 Assistance Grants - Administration." 29 Federal appropriation...... 250,000 30 (3) "Storm Water Permitting 19980H2281B3286 - 78 -
1 Initiative." 2 Federal appropriation...... 2,300,000 3 (4) "Safe Drinking Water Act - 4 Management." 5 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000 6 (5) "Water Pollution Control 7 Grants - Management." 8 Federal appropriation...... 1,600,000 9 (6) "Air Pollution Control Grants 10 - Management." 11 Federal appropriation...... 2,100,000 12 (7) "Surface Mine Conservation." 13 Federal appropriation...... 4,084,000 14 (8) "Delaware Estuary Management 15 Conference." 16 Federal appropriation...... 25,000 17 (9) "Wetland Protection Fund." 18 Federal appropriation...... 380,000 19 (10) "Training and Education of 20 Underground Coal Miners." 21 Federal appropriation...... 550,000 22 (11) "Radiation Regulation and 23 Monitoring." 24 Federal appropriation...... 130,000 25 (12) "Diagnostic X-ray Equipment 26 Testing." 27 Federal appropriation...... 330,000 28 (13) "Water Quality Outreach 29 Operator Training." 30 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 19980H2281B3286 - 79 -
1 (14) "Water Quality Management 2 Planning Grants." 3 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 4 (15) "Small Operator's 5 Assistance." 6 Federal appropriation...... 1,800,000 7 (16) "Wellhead Protection Fund." 8 Federal appropriation...... 200,000 9 (17) "Indoor Radon Abatement." 10 Federal appropriation...... 500,000 11 (18) "Non-Point Source 12 Implementation 319(H)." 13 Federal appropriation...... 6,800,000 14 (19) "Heavy Duty Vehicle Program." 15 Federal appropriation...... 200,000 16 (20) "Alternative Fuels." 17 Federal appropriation...... 175,000 18 (21) "Hydroelectric Power 19 Conservation Fund." 20 Federal appropriation...... 51,000 21 (22) "National Industrial 22 Competitiveness." 23 Federal appropriation...... 877,000 24 (23) "Commercialization Ventures 25 Program." 26 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000 27 (24) "Survey Studies." 28 Federal appropriation...... 500,000 29 For the Chesapeake Bay Pollution 30 Abatement Program. 19980H2281B3286 - 80 -
1 State appropriation........ 3,121,000 2 The following Federal amounts are 3 appropriated to supplement the sum 4 appropriated for the Chesapeake Bay 5 Pollution Abatement Program: 6 (1) "Chesapeake Bay Pollution 7 Abatement." 8 Federal appropriation...... 5,107,000 9 For the Office of Pollution 10 Prevention and Compliance Assistance. 11 State appropriation........ 2,072,000 12 The following Federal amounts are 13 appropriated to supplement the sum 14 appropriated for the Office of 15 Pollution Prevention and Compliance 16 Assistance: 17 (1) "State Energy Program (SEP)." 18 Federal appropriation...... 3,917,000 19 (2) "Pollution Prevention." 20 Federal appropriation...... 200,000 21 For environmental protection 22 operations. 23 State appropriation........ 69,997,000 <-- 24 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 64,997,000 <-- 25 The following Federal amounts are 26 appropriated to supplement the sum 27 appropriated for Environmental 28 Protection Operations: 29 (1) "EPA - Planning Grant - 30 Administration." 19980H2281B3286 - 81 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 6,400,000 2 (2) "Water Pollution Control 3 Grants." 4 Federal appropriation...... 2,600,000 5 (3) "Air Pollution Control Grants" 6 For the conduct and administration of 7 a Statewide program for the control, 8 abatement and prevention of air 9 pollution and achievement of Federal 10 ambient air quality standards. 11 Federal appropriation...... 2,600,000 12 (4) "Surface Mine Control and 13 Reclamation." 14 Federal appropriation...... 7,336,000 15 (5) "Construction Management 16 Assistance Grants." 17 Federal appropriation...... 350,000 18 (6) "Safe Drinking Water." 19 Federal appropriation...... 1,850,000 20 (7) "Oil Pollution Spills 21 Removal." 22 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 23 (8) "Great Lakes National 24 Program." 25 Federal appropriation...... 75,000 26 For transfer to the low-level waste 27 fund. 28 State appropriation........ 425,000 29 For the black fly control project. 30 State appropriation........ 2,987,000 19980H2281B3286 - 82 -
1 FOR ABANDONED SURFACE MINE <-- 2 RECLAMATION. 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,000,000 4 For flood control projects. 5 State appropriation........ 1,005,000 <-- 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,005,000 <-- 7 For storm water management grants. 8 State appropriation........ 595,000 9 For sewage facilities planning 10 grants. 11 State appropriation........ 1,950,000 12 For sewage facilities enforcement 13 grants. 14 State appropriation........ 4,970,000 15 For sewage treatment plant 16 operation grants. 17 State appropriation........ 44,000,000 18 For payment of Pennsylvania's share 19 of the expenses of the River Master 20 for the Delaware River. 21 State appropriation........ 87,000 22 For support of the Ohio River Basin 23 Commission. 24 State appropriation........ 13,000 25 For support of the Susquehanna 26 River Basin Commission. 27 State appropriation........ 600,000 28 For support of the Interstate 29 Commission on the Potomac River Basin. 30 State appropriation........ 38,000 19980H2281B3286 - 83 -
1 For conduct of the Delaware River 2 Basin Commission. 3 State appropriation........ 978,000 4 For support of the Ohio River 5 Valley Water Sanitation Commission. 6 State appropriation........ 155,000 7 For support of the Chesapeake Bay 8 Commission. 9 State appropriation........ 265,000 10 For payment to conservation 11 districts. 12 State appropriation........ 2,850,000 13 For payment of Pennsylvania's share 14 of the costs of the Interstate Mining 15 Commission. 16 State appropriation........ 21,000 17 For the Appalachian States Low- 18 Level Waste Compact. 19 State appropriation........ 96,000 20 For small water systems 21 regionalization. 22 State appropriation........ 500,000 23 FOR TRANSFER TO THE WILD RESOURCES <-- 24 CONSERVATION FUND. 25 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 900,000 26 FOR TRANSFER TO THE PENNVEST FUND. 27 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 28 Section 214. Department of General 29 Services.--The following amounts are 30 appropriated to the Department of 19980H2281B3286 - 84 -
1 General Services: Federal State 2 For general government operations 3 of the Department of General Services. 4 State appropriation........ 57,236,000 <-- 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 50,236,000 <-- 6 For the administration and 7 operation of the Capitol Police. 8 State appropriation........ 6,651,000 9 For Harristown rental charges. 10 State appropriation........ 6,580,000 11 For utility costs, including 12 implementation of third-party shared 13 savings programs. 14 State appropriation........ 12,970,000 15 For Harristown utility and 16 municipal charges, including 17 implementation of third-party shared 18 savings programs. 19 State appropriation........ 9,790,000 20 For fire protection services for 21 the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. 22 State appropriation........ 900,000 23 For printing of the Pennsylvania 24 Manual. 25 State appropriation........ 191,000 26 For asbestos and hazardous 27 materials needs. 28 State appropriation........ 450,000 29 For excess insurance coverage. 30 State appropriation........ 1,725,000 19980H2281B3286 - 85 -
1 For Capital Project leasing. 2 State appropriation........ 739,000 3 Section 215. Department of 4 Health.--The following amounts are 5 appropriated to the Department of 6 Health: Federal State 7 For general government operations 8 of the Department of Health. FUNDING <-- 9 IS CONTINGENT UPON THE SUBMISSION OF A 10 REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO 11 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OUTLINING THE 12 MEASURES WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO 13 IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 14 AUDITOR GENERAL'S MARCH 1998 AUDIT 15 RELATED TO LONG-TERM CARE. 16 State appropriation........ 20,086,000 <-- 17 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 19,536,000 <-- 18 FOR THE ADMINISTERING OF AN 19 INTERNET NURSING HOME SITE. 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 21 The following Federal amounts are 22 appropriated to supplement the sum 23 appropriated for general government 24 operations: 25 (1) "WIC - Administration and 26 Operation." 27 Federal appropriation...... 9,411,000 28 (2) "Health Assessment." 29 Federal appropriation...... 484,000 30 (3) "PHHSBG - Administration and 19980H2281B3286 - 86 -
1 Operation." 2 Federal appropriation...... 3,678,000 3 (4) "SABG - Administration and 4 Operation." 5 Federal appropriation...... 4,650,000 6 (5) "MCHSBG - Administration and 7 Operation." 8 Federal appropriation...... 13,028,000 9 (6) "Center for Disease Control 10 Conferences." 11 Federal appropriation...... 63,000 12 (7) "TB - Administration and 13 Operation." 14 Federal appropriation...... 651,000 15 (8) "Lead - Administration and 16 Operation." 17 Federal appropriation...... 906,000 18 (9) "AIDS Health Education 19 Administration and Operation." 20 Federal appropriation...... 2,402,000 21 (10) "Community Migrant Health." 22 Federal appropriation...... 273,000 23 (11) "Tobacco Control." 24 Federal appropriation...... 750,000 25 (12) "Breast and Cervical Cancer 26 Administration and Operation." 27 Federal appropriation...... 722,000 28 (13) "HIV Care Administration and 29 Operation." 30 Federal appropriation...... 916,000 19980H2281B3286 - 87 -
1 (14) "Tobacco Regulation 2 Enforcement." 3 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 4 For the Organ Donation Awareness 5 Program. 6 State appropriation........ 120,000 7 For Diabetes Programs. 8 State appropriation........ 461,000 9 The following Federal amounts are 10 appropriated to supplement the sum 11 appropriated for diabetes programs: 12 (1) "Diabetes Control." 13 Federal appropriation...... 514,000 14 For Quality Assurance. 15 State appropriation........ 7,421,000 16 The following Federal amounts are 17 appropriated to supplement the sum 18 appropriated for the Quality Assurance 19 Program: 20 (1) "Medicare - Health Service 21 Agency Certification." 22 Federal appropriation...... 5,895,000 23 (2) "Medicaid Certification." 24 Federal appropriation...... 5,955,000 25 For Vital Statistics. 26 State appropriation........ 5,607,000 27 The following Federal amounts are 28 appropriated to supplement the sum 29 appropriated for vital statistics: 30 (1) "Cooperative Health 19980H2281B3286 - 88 -
1 Statistics." 2 Federal appropriation...... 1,995,000 3 For the State Laboratory. 4 State appropriation........ 3,253,000 5 The following Federal amounts are 6 appropriated to supplement the sum 7 appropriated for the State Laboratory: 8 (1) "Clinical Laboratory 9 Improvement." 10 Federal appropriation...... 800,000 11 (2) "Epidemiology and Laboratory 12 Surveillance and Response." 13 Federal appropriation...... 323,000 14 For the State health care centers. <-- 15 State appropriation........ 16,364,000 16 FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE CENTERS, <-- 17 AT LEAST $50,000 OF WHICH SHALL BE 18 USED TO TRANSFER PUBLIC HEALTH 19 SERVICES FROM EXPIRED PILOT PROGRAM 20 SITES TO STATE-RUN FACILITIES. 21 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 16,414,000 22 The following Federal amounts are 23 appropriated to supplement the sum 24 appropriated for State health care 25 centers: 26 (1) "Refugee Health Services." 27 Federal appropriation...... 70,000 28 (2) "Disease Control Immunization 29 Program - Project Grants." 30 Federal appropriation...... 12,649,000 19980H2281B3286 - 89 -
1 (3) "Chronic Disease Prevention 2 and Control." 3 Federal appropriation...... 670,000 4 (4) "PHHSBG - Block Program 5 Services." 6 Federal appropriation...... 6,543,000 7 For coal workers' pneumoconiosis 8 services. 9 State appropriation........ 200,000 10 The following Federal amounts are 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 appropriated for coal workers' 13 pneumoconiosis services: 14 (1) "Black Lung Clinic Program." 15 Federal appropriation...... 750,000 16 For sexually transmitted disease 17 screening and treatment. 18 State appropriation........ 1,127,000 19 The following Federal amounts are 20 appropriated to supplement the sum 21 appropriated for sexually transmitted 22 disease screening and testing: 23 (1) "Survey and Follow-up - 24 Sexually Transmitted Diseases." 25 Federal appropriation...... 3,503,000 26 For the primary health care 27 practitioner program. 28 State appropriation........ 3,160,000 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 90 -
1 appropriated for the primary health 2 care practitioner program: 3 (1) "Loan Repayment Program." 4 Federal appropriation...... 301,000 5 For cancer control programs. 6 State appropriation........ 3,595,000 7 The following Federal amounts are 8 appropriated to supplement the sum 9 appropriated for cancer control, 10 prevention and research: 11 (1) "Breast and Cervical Cancer 12 Program." 13 Federal appropriation...... 3,192,000 <-- 14 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 7,800,000 <-- 15 For AIDS programs. <-- 16 State appropriation........ 6,528,000 17 FOR AIDS PROGRAMS. AT LEAST <-- 18 $1,000,000 OF THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL 19 BE USED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED HIV 20 PREVENTION PROGRAMS TARGETED TO HIGH- 21 RISK POPULATIONS. 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 7,528,000 23 The following Federal amounts are 24 appropriated to supplement the sum 25 appropriated for AIDS programs: 26 (1) "AIDS Health Education." 27 Federal appropriation...... 3,168,000 28 (2) "HIV Care." 29 Federal appropriation...... 7,806,000 30 (3) "Housing Opportunities for 19980H2281B3286 - 91 -
1 People with AIDS." 2 Federal appropriation...... 1,400,000 3 For regional cancer institutes. 4 State appropriation........ 1,550,000 5 For reimbursement to school 6 districts on account of health 7 services. 8 State appropriation........ 39,867,000 9 For maintenance of local health 10 departments. 11 State appropriation........ 26,313,000 12 For local health departments for 13 environmental health services. 14 State appropriation........ 7,398,000 15 For maternal and child health 16 services, including $1,365,000 to 17 provide abstinence education, 18 training, counseling and programs to 19 promote abstinence from sexual 20 activity. 21 State appropriation........ 3,465,000 22 The following Federal amounts are 23 appropriated to supplement the sum 24 appropriated for maternal and child 25 health: 26 (1) "MCH Lead Poisoning Prevention 27 and Abatement." 28 Federal appropriation...... 4,540,000 29 (2) "MCHSBG - Program Services," 30 including $150,000 for epilepsy 19980H2281B3286 - 92 -
1 services. 2 Federal appropriation...... 14,187,000 3 (3) "Special Supplemental Food 4 Service Program for Women, Infants and 5 Children (WIC)." 6 Federal appropriation...... 160,387,000 7 In addition to the specific amounts 8 appropriated herein, all other moneys 9 received from the Federal Government 10 for the Special Supplemental Food 11 Service Program for Women, Infants and 12 Children are hereby appropriated to 13 such program. 14 (4) "Abstinence Education." 15 Federal appropriation...... 2,161,000 16 (5) "Birth Defects Registry." 17 Federal appropriation...... 199,000 18 (6) "Environmental Assessment - 19 Child Lead Poisoning." 20 Federal appropriation...... 86,000 21 (7) "Screening Newborns." 22 Federal appropriation...... 106,000 23 For grants to counties and private 24 facilities to finance drug and alcohol 25 abuse treatment and prevention 26 programs. 27 State appropriation........ 37,410,000 <-- 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 39,280,000 <-- 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 93 -
1 appropriated for alcohol and drug 2 grant programs: 3 (1) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol 4 Services." 5 Federal appropriation...... 51,656,000 6 (2) "Substance Abuse Program 7 Support Service Grants." 8 Federal appropriation...... 1,091,000 9 (3) "Substance Abuse Special 10 Project Grants." 11 Federal appropriation...... 760,000 12 For tuberculosis screening and 13 treatment. 14 State appropriation........ 1,009,000 15 The following Federal amounts are 16 appropriated to supplement the sum 17 appropriated for tuberculosis 18 screening and treatment: 19 (1) "Tuberculosis Control 20 Program." 21 Federal appropriation...... 220,000 22 For renal dialysis services. 23 State appropriation........ 9,255,000 24 For services to children with 25 special needs. This appropriation 26 includes funding for spina bifida 27 services, ventilator-assisted 28 children, and public awareness 29 activities related to folic acid 30 ingestion. 19980H2281B3286 - 94 -
1 State appropriation........ 1,732,000 2 For adult cystic fibrosis. 3 State appropriation........ 391,000 4 For diagnosis and treatment for 5 Cooley's anemia. 6 State appropriation........ 198,000 7 For hemophilia services. 8 State appropriation........ 1,594,000 9 For sickle cell anemia services, 10 including camps for children with 11 sickle cell anemia. 12 State appropriation........ 1,203,000 13 For regional poison control 14 centers. 15 State appropriation........ 1,250,000 16 For trauma programs. 17 State appropriation........ 200,000 18 For trauma systems. 19 State appropriation........ 50,000 20 For epilepsy support services. 21 State appropriation........ 150,000 <-- 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 450,000 <-- 23 For the Keystone Games. 24 State appropriation........ 220,000 25 For bio-technology research. 26 State appropriation........ 1,500,000 27 For Tourette's Syndrome. 28 State appropriation........ 100,000 <-- 29 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 150,000 <-- 30 FOR HEPATITIS B AND C PUBLIC 19980H2281B3286 - 95 -
1 EDUCATION AND SCREENING. 2 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 500,000 3 FOR ARTHRITIS AND LUPUS RESEARCH. 4 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 250,000 5 Section 216. Insurance 6 Department.--The following amounts are 7 appropriated to the Insurance 8 Department: Federal State 9 For general government operations 10 of the Insurance Department. 11 State appropriation........ 16,524,000 12 For Children's Health Insurance 13 Administration. 14 State appropriation........ 450,000 15 For children's health insurance. 16 State appropriation........ 15,000,000 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for children's health 20 insurance: 21 (1) "Children's Health Insurance 22 Program." 23 Federal appropriation...... 80,316,000 <-- 24 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 115,000,000 <-- 25 Section 217. Department of Labor 26 and Industry.--The following amounts 27 are appropriated to the Department of 28 Labor and Industry: Federal State 29 For general government operations 30 of the Department of Labor and 19980H2281B3286 - 96 -
1 Industry. 2 State appropriation........ 10,481,000 <-- 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,381,000 <-- 4 The following Federal amounts are 5 appropriated to supplement the sum 6 appropriated for general government 7 operations: 8 (1) "National Occupational 9 Information Coordinating Committee." 10 Federal appropriation...... 311,000 11 (2) "JTPA - Administration." 12 Federal appropriation...... 5,900,000 13 (3) "Community Service and Corps." 14 Federal appropriation...... 10,000,000 15 (4) "Disability Determination." 16 Federal appropriation...... 66,872,000 17 (5) "New Hires." 18 Federal appropriation...... 1,585,000 19 For occupational and industrial 20 safety. 21 State appropriation........ 10,052,000 <-- 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,252,000 <-- 23 The following Federal amounts are 24 appropriated to supplement the sum 25 appropriated for Occupational and 26 Industrial Safety: 27 (1) "Asbestos Certification." 28 Federal appropriation...... 160,000 29 For PENNSAFE 30 State appropriation........ 1,132,000 19980H2281B3286 - 97 -
1 For occupational disease payments. 2 State appropriation........ 3,475,000 3 For a separate State-funded 4 vocational rehabilitation program to 5 provide vocational rehabilitation 6 services leading to competitive 7 employment for OVR eligible persons 8 with disabilities unable to receive 9 services through the Federal 10 Vocational Rehabilitation Program. 11 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 12 For the payment to the Vocational 13 Rehabilitation Fund for work of the 14 State Board of Vocational 15 Rehabilitation. 16 State appropriation........ 25,574,000 17 For supported employment. 18 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 19 For centers for independent living, 20 including independent living services 21 purchased by Office of Vocational 22 Rehabilitation District Offices. 23 State appropriation........ 1,080,000 24 To carry out the provisions of 25 section 306(h) of the act of June 2, 26 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the 27 Workers' Compensation Act. 28 State appropriation........ 412,000 29 For needs-based payments for 30 dislocated workers and other services 19980H2281B3286 - 98 -
1 authorized by the act of July 13, 1987 2 (P.L.346, No.66), known as the 3 Dislocated Worker Training Assistance 4 Act. 5 State appropriation........ 2,500,000 6 For employment services. 7 State appropriation........ 5,162,000 8 FOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE <-- 9 TRADES SECTOR IN SOUTHEAST 10 PENNSYLVANIA. 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 12 FOR JOB TRAINING AND PLACEMENT 13 SERVICES IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FOR 14 DISLOCATED HEALTH CARE WORKERS. 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 500,000 16 The following Federal amounts are 17 appropriated to supplement the sum 18 appropriated for employment services: 19 (1) "JTPA Grants to Service 20 Delivery Areas." 21 Federal appropriation...... 66,000,000 22 (2) "JTPA Summer Youth Programs." 23 Federal appropriation...... 52,000,000 24 (3) "JTPA Incentive Grants" - For 25 incentive grants and technical 26 assistance to SDA's. Funds from this 27 appropriation awarded to SDA's 28 pursuant to section 202(b) of Public 29 Law 87-300 (October 13, 1982) as 30 incentive grants shall be used to 19980H2281B3286 - 99 -
1 increase the number of welfare 2 assistance recipients and high school 3 dropouts receiving job training and 4 assistance services, and to provide 5 employment and training services to 6 prevent individuals from dropping out 7 of high school. Funds not needed for 8 incentive grants or technical 9 assistance may be used to provide 10 employment and training assistance to 11 hard-to-serve individuals. 12 Federal appropriation...... 3,620,000 13 (4) "JTPA - Older Workers." 14 Federal appropriation...... 3,500,000 15 (5) "JTPA - Dislocated Workers." 16 Federal appropriation...... 94,000,000 17 For the Pennsylvania Conservation 18 Corps, which includes up to $200,000 19 for matching funds for the National 20 and Community Service Trust Act. 21 State appropriation........ 6,076,000 22 Section 218. Department of 23 Military and Veterans Affairs.--The 24 following sums are appropriated to the 25 Department of Military and Veterans 26 Affairs: Federal State 27 For general government operations 28 of the Department of Military and 29 Veterans Affairs. UP TO $100,000 OF <-- 30 THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE USED TO 19980H2281B3286 - 100 -
1 PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY 2 SERVICES FOR PILOT COMMUNITY SERVICE 3 PROJECTS USING THE COMMONWEALTH 4 FACILITIES. 5 State appropriation........ 14,922,000 6 The following Federal amounts are 7 appropriated to supplement the sum 8 appropriated for general government 9 operations: 10 (1) "National Guard - Maintenance 11 Facilities and Training Sites." 12 Federal appropriation...... 10,400,000 13 (2) "Employee Support - National 14 Guard." 15 Federal appropriation...... 1,892,000 16 (3) "Communications System - For 17 Telecommunications Costs." 18 Federal appropriation...... 880,000 19 (4) "Fort Indiantown Gap Base 20 Realignment." 21 Federal appropriation...... 7,068,000 22 For maintenance of monuments to 23 Pennsylvania servicemen who died on 24 foreign soil. 25 State appropriation........ 4,000 26 For armory maintenance and repair. 27 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 28 For the operation and maintenance 29 of the Erie Soldiers' and Sailors' 30 Home. 19980H2281B3286 - 101 -
1 State appropriation........ 5,758,000 2 The following Federal amounts are 3 appropriated to supplement the sum 4 appropriated for the Erie Soldiers' 5 and Sailors' Home: 6 (1) "Operations and Maintenance - 7 Erie." 8 Federal appropriation...... 1,820,000 9 (2) "Medicare Services - Erie." 10 Federal appropriation...... 50,000 11 For the operation and maintenance 12 of the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home. 13 State appropriation........ 19,155,000 14 The following Federal amounts are 15 appropriated to supplement the sum 16 appropriated for the Hollidaysburg 17 Veterans' Home: 18 (1) "Operations and Maintenance - 19 Hollidaysburg." 20 Federal appropriation...... 5,507,000 21 (2) "Medicare Services - 22 Hollidaysburg." 23 Federal appropriation...... 408,000 24 For the operation and maintenance 25 of the Southeastern Veterans' Home. 26 State appropriation........ 11,804,000 27 The following Federal amounts are 28 appropriated to supplement the sum 29 appropriated for the Southeastern 30 Veterans' Home: 19980H2281B3286 - 102 -
1 (1) "Operations and Maintenance - 2 Southeastern." 3 Federal appropriation...... 3,453,000 4 (2) "Medicare Services - 5 Southeastern." 6 Federal appropriation...... 72,000 7 For the operation and maintenance 8 of the Northeastern Veterans' Home. 9 State appropriation........ 7,512,000 10 The following Federal amounts are 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 appropriated for the Northeastern 13 Veterans' Home: 14 (1) "Operations and Maintenance - 15 Northeastern." 16 Federal appropriation...... 2,765,000 17 (2) "Medicare Services - 18 Northeastern." 19 Federal appropriation...... 98,000 20 For Southwestern Veterans' Home. 21 State appropriation........ 5,936,000 22 The following Federal amounts are 23 appropriated to supplement the sum 24 appropriated for the Southwestern 25 Veterans' Home: 26 (1) "Operations and Maintenance - 27 Southwestern." 28 Federal appropriation...... 1,755,000 29 (2) "Medicare Services - 30 Southwestern." 19980H2281B3286 - 103 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 15,000 2 For the Scotland School for 3 Veterans' Children. 4 State appropriation........ 6,742,000 5 The following Federal amounts are 6 appropriated to supplement the sum 7 appropriated for the Scotland School 8 for Veterans' Children: 9 (1) "ESEA Education Program." 10 Federal appropriation...... 295,000 11 (2) "School Milk Program." 12 Federal appropriation...... 300,000 13 For payment of gratuities for the 14 education of children of certain 15 veterans. 16 State appropriation........ 150,000 17 For payment of education credits 18 for members of the National Guard. 19 State appropriation........ 4,200,000 20 For assistance to veterans who are 21 ill or disabled and without means of 22 support. 23 State appropriation........ 1,266,000 24 For pensions for veterans blinded 25 through service-connected injuries or 26 disease. 27 State appropriation........ 155,000 28 To provide for pensions for 29 paralyzed veterans as required by 51 30 Pa.C.S. § 7702. 19980H2281B3286 - 104 -
1 State appropriation........ 293,000 2 For payment of pensions to 3 dependents of soldiers of the 4 Pennsylvania National Guard killed in 5 the line of duty. 6 State appropriation........ 5,000 7 For drug interdiction. 8 State appropriation........ 62,000 9 For the prevention of military base 10 realignment and closure. 11 State appropriation........ 100,000 12 For special State duty costs for 13 missions which are performed to 14 alleviate disasters or emergencies. 15 State appropriation........ 100,000 16 For the Pennsylvania Air National 17 Guard. 18 State appropriation........ 25,000 19 FOR THE COMPLETION OF A <-- 20 SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA KOREAN WAR 21 HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL MEMORIAL. 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 200,000 23 Section 219. Department of Public 24 Welfare.--The following sums are 25 appropriated to the Department of 26 Public Welfare: Federal State 27 For general government operations 28 of the Department of Public Welfare. 29 State appropriation........ 37,982,000 <-- 30 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 33,128,000 <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 105 -
1 The following Federal amounts are 2 appropriated to supplement the sum 3 appropriated for general government 4 operations: 5 (1) "Child Welfare Services - 6 Administration." 7 Federal appropriation...... 2,055,000 8 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E." 9 Federal appropriation...... 2,117,000 10 (3) "Child Welfare Training and 11 Certification." 12 Federal appropriation...... 9,000,000 13 (4) "CCDFBG - Administration." 14 Federal appropriation...... 2,636,000 15 (5) "Rehabilitation Services - 16 Administration." 17 Federal appropriation...... 437,000 18 (6) "Medical Assistance - 19 Administration." 20 Federal appropriation...... 17,104,000 21 (7) "TANFBG - Administration." 22 Federal appropriation...... 4,649,000 23 (8) "Food Stamp Program - 24 Administration." 25 Federal appropriation...... 3,692,000 26 (9) "Developmental Disabilities - 27 Basic Support." 28 Federal appropriation...... 4,090,000 29 (10) "Refugees and Persons Seeking 30 Asylum - Administration." 19980H2281B3286 - 106 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 1,271,000 2 (11) "Education of Children with 3 Disabilities - Administration." 4 Federal appropriation...... 1,220,000 5 (12) "Child Abuse Prevention 6 Challenge Grant." 7 Federal appropriation...... 900,000 8 (13) "MHSBG - Administration." 9 Federal appropriation...... 98,000 10 (14) "SSBG Administration." 11 Federal appropriation...... 3,690,000 12 (15) "Training - Lead-based Paint 13 Abatement." 14 Federal appropriation...... 164,000 15 For information systems. 16 State appropriation........ 27,062,000 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for the Office of 20 Information Systems: 21 (1) "Medical Assistance - 22 Information Systems." 23 Federal appropriation...... 16,104,000 24 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E - 25 Information Systems." 26 Federal appropriation...... 856,000 27 (3) "TANFBG - Information 28 Systems." 29 Federal appropriation...... 2,983,000 30 (4) "Food Stamp Program - 19980H2281B3286 - 107 -
1 Information Systems." 2 Federal appropriation...... 5,119,000 3 (5) "Child Support Enforcement - 4 Information Systems." 5 Federal appropriation...... 585,000 6 (6) "Rehabilitation Services - 7 Information Systems." 8 Federal appropriation...... 69,000 9 For Statewide operations related to 10 county administration of the public 11 assistance and medical assistance 12 programs. 13 State appropriation........ 39,972,000 14 The following Federal amounts are 15 appropriated to supplement the sum 16 appropriated for Statewide operations 17 relating to county administration: 18 (1) "TANFBG - Statewide Operations 19 Related to County Administration." 20 Federal appropriation...... 4,095,000 21 (2) "Medical Assistance - 22 Statewide Operations Related to County 23 Administration." 24 Federal appropriation...... 36,110,000 25 (3) "Food Stamp Program - 26 Statewide Operations Related to County 27 Administration." 28 Federal appropriation...... 4,587,000 29 For county assistance office 30 operations related to administration 19980H2281B3286 - 108 -
1 of the public assistance and medical 2 assistance programs. 3 State appropriation........ 242,972,000 4 The following Federal amounts are 5 appropriated to supplement the sum 6 appropriated for county assistance 7 offices: 8 (1) "TANFBG - County Assistance 9 Offices." 10 Federal appropriation...... 45,302,000 11 (2) "Medical Assistance - County 12 Assistance Offices." 13 Federal appropriation...... 58,215,000 14 (3) "Food Stamp Program - County 15 Assistance Offices." 16 Federal appropriation...... 66,054,000 17 (4) "SSBG - County Assistance 18 Offices." 19 Federal appropriation...... 6,262,000 20 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration and 21 Audit Costs." 22 Federal appropriation...... 6,603,000 23 For program accountability. 24 State appropriation........ 7,998,000 25 The following Federal amounts are 26 appropriated to supplement the sum 27 appropriated for program 28 accountability: 29 (1) "Medical Assistance - Program 30 Accountability." 19980H2281B3286 - 109 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 666,000 2 (2) "Child Support Enforcement 3 Program - Program Accountability." 4 Federal appropriation...... 120,503,000 5 For services for the visually 6 impaired. 7 State appropriation........ 8,323,000 8 The following Federal amounts are 9 appropriated to supplement the sum 10 appropriated for services for the 11 visually impaired: 12 (1) "Rehabilitation Services - 13 Basic Support." 14 Federal appropriation...... 9,822,000 15 (2) "Vocational Rehabilitation 16 Services for Social Security 17 Disability Beneficiaries." 18 Federal appropriation...... 815,000 19 (3) "Independent Living Services 20 for Visually Impaired Elderly." 21 Federal appropriation...... 150,000 22 For youth development institutions 23 and forestry camps. 24 State appropriation........ 78,552,000 25 The following Federal amounts are 26 appropriated to supplement the sum 27 appropriated for youth offender 28 programs: 29 (1) "SSBG - Basic Institutional 30 Programs." 19980H2281B3286 - 110 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 1,056,000 2 (2) "Food Nutrition Services." 3 Federal appropriation...... 750,000 4 For mental health services, 5 including grants to counties exclusive 6 of capital improvements. This 7 appropriation includes sufficient 8 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 9 adjustment for community programs. 10 State appropriation........ 579,339,000 <-- 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 578,259,000 <-- 12 The following Federal amounts are 13 appropriated to supplement the sum 14 appropriated for mental health 15 services: 16 (1) "Medical Assistance - Mental 17 Health Services." 18 Federal appropriation...... 213,566,000 19 (2) "Medicare Services - State 20 Mental Hospitals." 21 Federal appropriation...... 19,292,000 22 (3) "Homeless Mentally Ill." 23 Federal appropriation...... 475,000 24 (4) "MHSBG - Community Mental 25 Health Services." 26 Federal appropriation...... 11,938,000 27 (5) "SSBG - Community Mental 28 Health Services." 29 Federal appropriation...... 14,808,000 30 (6) "Community Support Projects - 19980H2281B3286 - 111 -
1 M.H." 2 Federal appropriation...... 36,000 3 (7) "Access Cooperative 4 Agreement." 5 Federal appropriation...... 50,000 6 (8) "Behavioral Health - 7 Management Information System." 8 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 9 FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY <-- 10 HOSPITAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM THROUGH A 11 REDUCTION OF 18 BEDS AT WERNERSVILLE 12 STATE HOSPITAL. 13 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,080,000 14 For psychiatric services in eastern 15 Pennsylvania. 16 State appropriation........ 3,650,000 17 For State centers for the mentally 18 retarded. 19 State appropriation........ 129,972,000 20 The following Federal amounts are 21 appropriated to supplement the sum 22 appropriated for the State centers for 23 the mentally retarded: 24 (1) "Medical Assistance - State 25 Centers." 26 Federal appropriation...... 145,362,000 27 (2) "Medicare Services - State 28 Centers." 29 Federal appropriation...... 960,000 30 For cash assistance grants. THIS <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 112 -
1 APPROPRIATION INCLUDES $1,500,000 TO 2 FUND EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE 3 BLIND PENSION BENEFITS RESULTING FROM 4 AN INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO THE MAXIMUM 5 ANNUAL INCOME THRESHOLD. Up to 6 $31,720,000 may be transferred to the 7 day care appropriation if more persons 8 needing day care than anticipated 9 successfully transition from welfare 10 to work. Notice of such transfers 11 shall be transmitted by the Secretary 12 of the Budget to the majority chairman 13 and minority chairman of the 14 Appropriations Committee of the Senate 15 and the majority chairman and minority 16 chairman of the Appropriations 17 Committee of the House of 18 Representatives ten days prior to such 19 transfer. 20 State appropriation........ 256,932,000 <-- 21 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 254,161,000 <-- 22 The following Federal amounts are 23 appropriated to supplement the sum 24 appropriated for cash assistance: 25 (1) "TANFBG - Cash Grants." 26 Federal appropriation...... 397,543,000 27 (2) "CCDFBG - Cash Grants." Up to 28 $60,000,000 may be transferred to the 29 day care appropriation for persons 30 needing day care who have successfully 19980H2281B3286 - 113 -
1 transitioned from welfare to work. 2 Notice of such transfers shall be 3 transmitted by the Secretary of the 4 Budget to the majority chairman and 5 minority chairman of the 6 Appropriations Committee of the Senate 7 and the majority chairman and minority 8 chairman of the Appropriations 9 Committee of the House of 10 Representatives ten days prior to such 11 transfer. 12 Federal appropriation...... 152,424,000 13 (3) "Other Federal Support - Cash 14 Grants." 15 Federal appropriation...... 17,481,000 16 (4) "LIHEABG - Program." 17 Federal appropriation...... 73,453,000 18 For medical assistance payments - 19 outpatient services, exclusive of 20 outpatient services provided through 21 capitation plans. 22 State appropriation........ 578,666,000 23 The following Federal amounts are 24 appropriated to supplement the sum 25 appropriated for medical assistance - 26 outpatient: 27 (1) "Medical Assistance - 28 Outpatient." 29 Federal appropriation...... 644,146,000 30 (2) "Immunization - Disease 19980H2281B3286 - 114 -
1 Control." 2 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 3 For women's service programs. 4 $2,112,000 shall be used for grants to 5 nonprofit agencies, whose primary 6 function is to assist pregnant women 7 seeking alternatives to abortion. Such 8 funds shall be expended to provide 9 services to such women, whose income 10 is under 185% of the poverty level, 11 until childbirth and for up to 12 12 months thereafter, including, but not 13 limited to, food, shelter, clothing, 14 health care, counseling, adoption 15 services, parenting classes, 16 assistance for postdelivery stress and 17 other supportive programs and services 18 and for related outreach programs. 19 Such agencies may subcontract with 20 other nonprofit entities which operate 21 projects designed specifically to 22 provide all or a portion of the 23 foregoing services. Projects receiving 24 such funds shall not promote or refer 25 for or perform abortions or engage in 26 any counseling which is inconsistent 27 with this appropriation and shall be 28 physically and financially separate 29 from any component of any legal entity 30 engaging in such activities. 19980H2281B3286 - 115 -
1 $2,112,000 shall be used for grants 2 for women's medical services, 3 including contraception supplies. This 4 appropriation includes sufficient 5 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 6 adjustment. 7 State appropriation........ 4,224,000 8 For special pharmaceutical 9 services, including AIDS-related 10 services and atypical anti-psychotic 11 drug therapy for persons residing in 12 the community who suffer from 13 schizophrenia. 14 State appropriation........ 8,885,000 15 The following Federal amounts are 16 appropriated to supplement the sum 17 appropriated for special 18 pharmaceutical services: 19 (1) "AIDS - Ryan White." 20 Federal appropriation...... 9,074,000 21 For behavioral health services. 22 State appropriation........ 41,147,000 23 For medical assistance payments - 24 inpatient, exclusive of inpatient 25 services provided through capitation 26 plans, including community access. 27 State appropriation........ 353,116,000 28 The following Federal amounts are 29 appropriated to supplement the sum 30 appropriated for medical assistance - 19980H2281B3286 - 116 -
1 inpatient services: 2 (1) "Medical Assistance - 3 Inpatient." 4 Federal appropriation...... 454,201,000 5 For medical assistance payments - 6 capitation plans. For provision of 7 outpatient services and inpatient 8 hospital services to eligible persons 9 enrolled in an approved capitation 10 plan. No part of this appropriation 11 shall be used to pay any provider who 12 has not supplied information in such 13 form as required by the department in 14 order to facilitate claims for Federal 15 financial participation for services 16 rendered to general assistance 17 clients. 18 State appropriation........ 1,146,670,000 19 The following Federal amounts are 20 appropriated to supplement the sum 21 appropriated for medical assistance - 22 capitation plans: 23 (1) "Medical Assistance - 24 Capitation." 25 Federal appropriation......1,275,820,000 26 For medical assistance - long-term 27 care. 28 State appropriation........ 735,496,000 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 117 -
1 appropriated for long-term care: 2 (1) "Medical Assistance - Long- 3 Term Care." 4 Federal appropriation......1,751,685,000 5 For Supplemental Grants to the 6 Aged, Blind and Disabled. 7 State appropriation........ 120,657,000 <-- 8 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 124,881,000 <-- 9 Any rule, regulation or policy for 10 the State or Federal appropriations 11 for the cash assistance, outpatient, 12 inpatient, capitation, behavioral 13 health, long-term care and 14 Supplemental Grants to the Aged, Blind 15 and Disabled programs adopted by the 16 Secretary of Public Welfare during the 17 fiscal period 1998-1999 which add to 18 the cost of any public assistance 19 program shall be effective only from 20 and after the date upon which it is 21 approved as to the availability of 22 funds by the Governor. 23 For medical assistance - 24 transportation. This appropriation 25 includes sufficient funds for up to a 26 2% cost-of-living adjustment. 27 State appropriation........ 18,810,000 28 The following Federal amounts are 29 appropriated to supplement the sum 30 appropriated for medical assistance - 19980H2281B3286 - 118 -
1 transportation: 2 (1) "Medical Assistance - 3 Transportation." 4 Federal appropriation...... 16,045,000 5 It is the intent of the General 6 Assembly that these funds shall be 7 utilized as payment of last resort for 8 transportation services for eligible 9 medical assistance recipients. 10 For intermediate care 11 facilities/MR. This appropriation 12 includes sufficient funds for up to a 13 2% cost-of-living adjustment. 14 State appropriation........ 111,345,000 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...... 128,006,000 23 For community mental retardation 24 services, exclusive of capital 25 improvements, which shall include 26 grants to counties for 27 noninstitutional programs. This 28 appropriation includes sufficient 29 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 30 adjustment. 19980H2281B3286 - 119 -
1 State appropriation........ 497,060,000 2 The following Federal amounts are 3 appropriated to supplement the sum 4 appropriated for community services 5 for the mentally retarded: 6 (1) "Medical Assistance - 7 Community Services." 8 Federal appropriation...... 305,854,000 9 (2) "SSBG - Community Services for 10 the Mentally Retarded." 11 Federal appropriation...... 13,984,000 12 For an assistive technology program 13 to benefit persons with disabilities 14 and older Pennsylvanians. 15 State appropriation........ 770,000 16 For extraordinary costs to counties 17 other than counties of the first class 18 resulting from the closure of 19 Pennhurst State Center. This 20 appropriation includes sufficient 21 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 22 adjustment. 23 State appropriation........ 2,933,000 24 For early intervention services. 25 This appropriation includes sufficient 26 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 27 adjustment for community programs. 28 State appropriation........ 44,483,000 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 120 -
1 appropriated for early intervention 2 services: 3 (1) "SSBG - Early Intervention." 4 Federal appropriation...... 2,195,000 5 (2) "Medical Assistance - Early 6 Intervention." 7 Federal appropriation...... 16,823,000 8 (3) "Education for Children with 9 Disabilities - Early Intervention." 10 Federal appropriation...... 11,812,000 11 For residential services for the 12 mentally retarded in the Lansdowne 13 area. This appropriation includes 14 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost- 15 of-living adjustment. 16 State appropriation........ 378,000 17 For payments and services to 18 counties for children and youth 19 programs and for the care of 20 delinquent and dependent children, 21 provided that, for fiscal year 1998- 22 1999, not more than 50% of the funds 23 allocated from this appropriation to 24 each county and herein appropriated 25 shall be expended until such time as 26 each county submits to the Department 27 of Public Welfare data for the 28 previous State fiscal year, and 29 updated on a quarterly basis, on the 30 unduplicated caseloads, unduplicated 19980H2281B3286 - 121 -
1 services and number of caseworkers by 2 county program. This data is to be 3 provided in a form acceptable to the 4 Department of Public Welfare. A copy 5 of the data shall be sent to the 6 majority chairman and minority 7 chairman of the Appropriations 8 Committee of the Senate and to the 9 majority chairman and the minority 10 chairman of the Appropriations 11 Committee of the House of 12 Representatives. The department may 13 use up to $4,203,000 of this 14 appropriation to fund contracts for 15 adoption services. Reimbursement for 16 children and youth services made 17 pursuant to section 704.1 of the 18 Public Welfare Code shall not exceed 19 the amount of State funds 20 appropriated. This appropriation 21 includes sufficient funds for up to a 22 2% cost-of-living adjustment for 23 services not provided by county staff. 24 State appropriation........ 403,619,000 25 The following Federal amounts are 26 appropriated to supplement the sum 27 appropriated for payments to counties 28 for children and youth programs and 29 child abuse and neglect prevention: 30 (1) "Child Welfare Services." 19980H2281B3286 - 122 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 17,780,000 2 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E - 3 Child Welfare." 4 Federal appropriation...... 288,900,000 5 (3) "Medical Assistance - Child 6 Welfare." 7 Federal appropriation...... 2,533,000 8 (4) "TANFBG - Child Welfare." 9 Federal appropriation...... 131,100,000 10 (5) "SSBG - Child Welfare." 11 Federal appropriation...... 12,021,000 12 (6) "Community-based Family 13 Resource and Support." 14 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000 15 For community-based family centers. 16 No funds from this appropriation shall 17 be considered as part of the base for 18 calculation of the county child 19 welfare needs-based budget for any 20 fiscal year. 21 State appropriation........ 3,061,000 <-- 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,061,000 <-- 23 The following Federal amounts are 24 appropriated to supplement the sum 25 appropriated for community-based 26 family centers: 27 (1) "CCDFBG - Family Centers." 28 Federal appropriation...... 7,623,000 29 (2) "Family Preservation - Family 30 Centers." 19980H2281B3286 - 123 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000 2 For day care and early childhood 3 activities including $473,000 for day- 4 care services for children of seasonal 5 migrant workers. This appropriation 6 INCLUDES SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR DAY-CARE <-- 7 SERVICES TO REDUCE THE PRIORITY 2 8 WAITING LIST UNDER 55 PA. CODE § 9 3040.54(A) AND includes sufficient 10 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 11 adjustment AND $1,000,000 FOR SPECIAL <-- 12 CHILD CARE INITIATIVES IN THE WESTERN, 13 CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE 14 STATE. UP TO $6,874,000 OF THIS <-- 15 APPROPRIATION SHALL BE USED FOR 16 SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE 17 TRANSITIONING FROM WELFARE TO WORK. UP <-- 18 TO $500,000 OF THIS APPROPRIATION 19 SHALL BE USED TO FUND INTEGRATED, 20 REGIONAL RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 21 PROGRAMS AND EXPAND MANAGEMENT 22 INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE DEPARTMENT 23 SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE 24 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE 25 AND THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF 26 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NO LATER 27 THAN JULY 1, 1999, ON COSTS AND 28 SERVICES RELATED TO SUBSIDIZED DAY 29 CARE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 30 THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED, TYPES 19980H2281B3286 - 124 -
1 OF CHILD CARE UTILIZED, ADMINISTRATION 2 OF LOCAL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, 3 INSPECTIONS OF DAY CARE PROGRAMS, 4 RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS, 5 TRAINING OF PROVIDERS AND DATA 6 COLLECTION. 7 State appropriation........ 57,545,000 8 The following Federal amounts are 9 appropriated to supplement the sum 10 appropriated for day-care services: 11 (1) "CCDFBG - Day Care." UP TO <-- 12 $500,000 OF THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL 13 BE USED TO FUND INTEGRATED, REGIONAL 14 RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAMS AND 15 EXPAND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 16 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT 17 TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE 18 SENATE AND THE APPROPRIATIONS 19 COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF 20 REPRESENTATIVES NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 21 1999, ON COSTS AND SERVICES RELATED TO 22 SUBSIDIZED DAY CARE, INCLUDING, BUT 23 NOT LIMITED TO, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN 24 SERVED, TYPES OF CHILD CARE UTILIZED, 25 ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL MANAGEMENT 26 AGENCIES, INSPECTIONS OF DAY CARE 27 PROGRAMS, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 28 PROGRAMS, TRAINING OF PROVIDERS AND 29 DATA COLLECTION. THIS APPROPRIATION 30 INCLUDES SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR DAY CARE 19980H2281B3286 - 125 -
1 SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM WORKING 2 FAMILIES WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 3 235% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND TO 4 CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED DAY 5 CARE USING THE PARENT FEE SCHEDULE IN 6 EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1998. 7 Federal appropriation...... 134,780,000 <-- 8 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 109,280,000 <-- 9 (2) "CCDFBG - School Age." 10 Federal appropriation...... 1,260,000 11 (3) "SSBG - Day Care." 12 Federal appropriation...... 30,977,000 13 (4) "Head Start Collaboration 14 Project." 15 Federal appropriation...... 300,000 16 For New Directions. 17 State appropriation........ 81,533,000 18 The following Federal amounts are 19 appropriated to supplement the sum 20 appropriated for New Directions: 21 (1) "TANFBG - New Directions." 22 Federal appropriation...... 40,152,000 23 (2) "Food Stamp Program - New 24 Directions." 25 Federal appropriation...... 18,196,000 26 (3) "Medical Assistance - New 27 Directions." 28 Federal appropriation...... 3,834,000 29 (4) "Welfare-To-Work." 30 Federal appropriation...... 44,296,000 19980H2281B3286 - 126 -
1 For domestic violence programs. 2 This appropriation includes sufficient 3 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 4 adjustment. 5 State appropriation........ 10,734,000 <-- 6 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 11,234,000 <-- 7 The following Federal amounts are 8 appropriated to supplement the sum 9 appropriated for domestic violence 10 programs: 11 (1) "Family Violence Prevention 12 Services." 13 Federal appropriation...... 2,138,000 14 (2) "SSBG - Domestic Violence 15 Programs." 16 Federal appropriation...... 1,205,000 17 (3) "PHHSBG - Domestic Violence." 18 Federal appropriation...... 150,000 19 (4) "TANFBG - Domestic Violence." 20 Federal appropriation...... 500,000 21 For rape crisis programs. This 22 appropriation includes sufficient 23 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living 24 adjustment. 25 State appropriation........ 4,583,000 <-- 26 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,083,000 <-- 27 The following Federal amounts are 28 appropriated to supplement the sum 29 appropriated for rape crisis programs: 30 (1) "PHHSBG - Services to Rape 19980H2281B3286 - 127 -
1 Victims and Rape Prevention." 2 Federal appropriation...... 2,226,000 3 (2) "SSBG - Rape Crisis Services." 4 Federal appropriation...... 634,000 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........ 902,000 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...... 3,845,000 18 For the Human Services Development 19 Fund. 20 State appropriation........ 35,374,000 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...... 4,191,000 28 For legal services. 29 State appropriation........ 2,250,000 30 The following Federal amounts are 19980H2281B3286 - 128 -
1 appropriated to supplement the sum 2 appropriated for legal services: 3 (1) "SSBG - Legal Services." 4 Federal appropriation...... 5,049,000 5 For provision of services to the 6 homeless. This appropriation includes 7 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost- 8 of-living adjustment. 9 State appropriation........ 25,301,000 10 The following Federal amounts are 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 appropriated for services to the 13 homeless: 14 (1) "SSBG - Homeless Services." 15 Federal appropriation...... 2,183,000 16 (2) "Homeless Services - SABG." 17 Federal appropriation...... 1,983,000 18 For services provided to the 19 developmentally disabled pursuant to 20 the nursing home provisions of the 21 Federal Nursing Home Reform Act 22 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus 23 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 24 (Public Law 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388) 25 and Federal regulations and to 26 maintain up to 90 persons at any one 27 time in community care as authorized 28 by a Medicaid home and community-based 29 waiver. This appropriation includes 30 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost- 19980H2281B3286 - 129 -
1 of-living adjustment.
2 State appropriation........ 8,036,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for services to the
6 developmentally disabled:
7 (1) "SSBG - Developmentally
8 Disabled."
9 Federal appropriation...... 120,000
10 (2) "Medical Assistance - Services
11 to the Developmentally Disabled."
12 Federal appropriation...... 4,606,000
13 For attendant care services for
14 physically disabled adults. This
15 appropriation includes sufficient
16 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
17 adjustment.
18 State appropriation........ 20,525,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for attendant care
22 services:
23 (1) "SSBG - Attendant Care."
24 Federal appropriation...... 6,971,000
25 (2) "Medical Assistance -
26 Attendant Care."
27 Federal appropriation...... 14,050,000
28 For acute care hospitals. <--
29 FOR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. THIS <--
30 APPROPRIATION INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE
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1 DEPARTMENT TO PREPARE A REPORT BY JULY 2 1, 1999, ANALYZING THE IMPACT ON 3 COMMONWEALTH HOSPITALS OF THE MEDICAL 4 ASSISTANCE CUTS SETS FORTH IN THE ACT 5 OF MAY 16, 1996 (P.L.175, NO.35), 6 ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING THE ACT OF 7 JUNE 13, 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), 8 ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE, 9 EDITORIALLY REVISE, AND CODIFY THE 10 PUBLIC WELFARE LAWS OF THE 11 COMMONWEALTH,' FURTHER PROVIDING FOR 12 LEGISLATIVE INTENT, FOR DEFINITIONS, 13 FOR UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF 14 ASSISTANCE, FOR COMMUNITY WORK AND 15 TRAINING REGULATIONS, FOR WORK 16 REGISTRATION AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 17 DUTIES AND PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS; 18 PROVIDING FOR GRANT DIVERSION; FURTHER 19 PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND SELF- 20 SUFFICIENCY, FOR ELIGIBILITY, FOR 21 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, 22 FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF 23 RESIDENCE, FOR LIMITS ON PROPERTY 24 HOLDINGS, FOR SUPPORT FROM LEGALLY 25 RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES, FOR PATERNITY 26 DETERMINATIONS AND SUPPORT 27 ENFORCEMENT, FOR PROTECTIVE PAYMENTS, 28 FOR DETERMINATION OF NEED AND FOR 29 ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION; PROVIDING 30 FOR ALIENS AND FOR DIMINISHED WELFARE 19980H2281B3286 - 131 -
1 PAYMENTS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR 2 MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY; PROVIDING FOR 3 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEDUCTIBLES AND FOR 4 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PHARMACY SERVICES; 5 FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; 6 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; IMPOSING DUTIES 7 UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE; 8 AND MAKING REPEALS," INCLUDING THE 9 IMPACT ON LEVELS OF UNCOMPENSATED 10 CARE, MEDICAID ADMISSIONS AND MEDICAID 11 DAYS, MEDICAID PERCENTAGE OF PATIENT 12 REVENUES, HOSPITAL OPERATING MARGINS, 13 HOSPITAL CAPACITY AND HOSPITAL DEBT. 14 State appropriation........ 1,700,000 15 For citizenship services. 16 State appropriation........ 450,000 17 FOR A TESTING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN <-- 18 UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE AN 19 ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVEL OR CONFIRMED 20 LEAD POISONING. 21 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 100,000 22 The Federal appropriations to the 23 Department of Public Welfare include 24 any prior earnings that may be 25 received during fiscal year 1998-1999. 26 In addition to the amounts 27 specifically appropriated herein to 28 the Department of Public Welfare, all 29 moneys appropriated from the Federal 30 Government during any previous fiscal 19980H2281B3286 - 132 -
1 year which are expected to be received 2 as reimbursements may be carried 3 forward until June 30, 1999, to the 4 extent that contracted obligations are 5 carried forward. In addition, any 6 reimbursements actually received to 7 support such obligations may also be 8 carried forward. 9 Section 220. Department of 10 Revenue.--The following amounts are 11 appropriated to the Department of 12 Revenue: Federal State 13 For general government operations 14 of the Department of Revenue. 15 State appropriation........ 118,956,000 <-- 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 110,956,000 <-- 17 For computer acquisitions. 18 State appropriation........ 711,000 19 For the distribution of Public 20 Utility Realty Tax. 21 State appropriation........ 163,971,000 22 Section 221. Department of 23 State.--The following amounts are 24 appropriated to the Department of 25 State: Federal State 26 For general government operations 27 of the Department of State. 28 State appropriation........ 2,746,000 29 For voter registration programs. 30 State appropriation........ 933,000 19980H2281B3286 - 133 -
1 For costs related to absentee 2 voting by persons in military 3 services. 4 State appropriation........ 8,000 5 Section 222. Department of 6 Transportation.--The following amounts 7 are appropriated to the Department of 8 Transportation: Federal State 9 For transit and rail freight 10 operations of the Department of 11 Transportation. 12 State appropriation........ 1,760,000 13 The following Federal amounts are 14 appropriated to supplement the sum 15 appropriated for transit and rail 16 freight operations: 17 (1) "Federal Transit 18 Administration - Technical Studies 19 Grants." 20 Federal appropriation...... 2,686,000 21 (2) "Capital Assistance - Elderly 22 and Disabled Program - 23 Administration." 24 Federal appropriation...... 94,000 25 (3) "Surface Transportation 26 Assistance - Program Operations and 27 Planning - Administration." 28 Federal appropriation...... 816,000 29 (4) "Federal Transit 30 Administration Capital Improvement 19980H2281B3286 - 134 -
1 Grants." 2 Federal appropriation...... 3,700,000 3 (5) "Title IV Rail Assistance - 4 Program Operations and Planning." 5 Federal appropriation...... 23,000 6 For supplemental grants to class 3 <-- 7 and class 4 transit entities and to 8 support welfare to work transportation 9 demonstration activities. 10 State appropriation........ 2,000,000 11 FOR GRANTS TO ALL COUNTIES, EXCEPT <-- 12 THOSE OF THE FIRST OR SECOND CLASS, OR 13 TO ENTITIES DESIGNATED BY THE 14 COUNTIES, TO PROVIDE REDUCED FARE, 15 SHARED-RIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ON 16 A NONFIXED ROUTE BASIS FOR INDIVIDUALS 17 WITH DISABILITIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED 18 ACCORDING TO THE FORMULA ESTABLISHED 19 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 20 FOR REDUCED FARE, SHARED-RIDE 21 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE 22 ELDERLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.1 OF THE 23 ACT OF FEBRUARY 11, 1976 (P.L.14, 24 NO.10), KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA 25 RURAL AND INTERCITY COMMON CARRIER 26 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 27 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 28 The following Federal amounts are 29 appropriated to supplement the sum 30 appropriated for supplemental grants 19980H2281B3286 - 135 -
1 to class 3 and class 4 transit 2 entities: 3 (1) "TANFBG - Rural 4 Transportation." 5 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 6 For the rail safety inspection 7 program. 8 State appropriation........ 419,000 9 For transfer to the Motor License 10 Fund for collection of vehicle sales 11 tax. 12 State appropriation........ 1,810,000 13 For the operation of Welcome 14 Centers. 15 State appropriation........ 1,765,000 16 For relocation of transportation 17 and safety operations. 18 State appropriation........ 169,000 19 For costs to integrate voter 20 registration with driver licensing. 21 State appropriation........ 648,000 <-- 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 298,000 <-- 23 For mass transportation assistance 24 for grants to local transportation 25 organizations. 26 State appropriation........ 254,663,000 27 To augment State lottery funds for 28 payments to transportation providers 29 for fixed-route transportation 30 services. 19980H2281B3286 - 136 -
1 State appropriation........ 25,090,000 2 For intercity transportation: for 3 operating subsidies and demonstration 4 projects for passenger rail and bus 5 service. 6 State appropriation........ 1,945,000 7 The following Federal amounts are 8 appropriated to supplement the sum 9 appropriated for intercity rail and 10 bus transportation: 11 (1) "Surface Transportation 12 Operating." 13 Federal appropriation...... 6,500,000 14 (2) "Surface Transportation 15 Assistance - Capital." 16 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000 17 (3) "FTA - Capital Improvements." 18 Federal appropriation...... 8,000,000 19 For operating subsidies, lease 20 payments and maintenance projects on 21 rail freight lines. 22 State appropriation........ 8,000,000 23 FOR GRAND CANYON AIRPORT. <-- 24 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 500,000 25 FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT 26 "JOB CONNECT TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM" 27 TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIES TO EMPLOYERS AND 28 TRANSPORT PASSES TO WORKERS TO PROMOTE 29 THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WHO HAVE AN 30 INADEQUATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO 19980H2281B3286 - 137 -
1 MAINTAIN SUCH EMPLOYMENT. 2 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,000,000 3 FOR STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE RAIL 4 PASSENGER STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY. 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 350,000 6 Section 223. Pennsylvania State 7 Police.--The following amounts are 8 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State 9 Police: Federal State 10 For general government operations 11 of the Pennsylvania State Police. 12 State appropriation........ 125,723,000 13 The following Federal amounts are 14 appropriated to supplement the sum 15 appropriated for general government 16 operations: 17 (1) "Drug Enforcement." 18 Federal appropriation...... 130,000 19 For the Commonwealth Law 20 Enforcement Assistance Network. 21 State appropriation........ 3,820,000 22 For the Municipal Police Officers' 23 Education and Training Commission, 24 including in-service training. 25 State appropriation........ 4,403,000 26 For replacement of patrol vehicles. 27 State appropriation........ 2,914,000 <-- 28 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 6,914,000 <-- 29 For an Automated Fingerprint 30 Identification System (AFIS). 19980H2281B3286 - 138 -
1 State appropriation........ 591,000 2 Section 224. State Civil Service 3 Commission.--The following amounts are 4 appropriated to the State Civil 5 Service Commission: Federal State 6 For the general government 7 operations of the Civil Service 8 Commission, including administration 9 of the merit system for employees 10 under provisions of the Civil Service 11 Act: Provided, That, in addition to 12 the amount hereby appropriated, any 13 money collected by the commission by 14 way of reimbursement under the Civil 15 Service Act shall be paid into the 16 General Fund through the Department of 17 Revenue and shall be credited to this 18 appropriation. 19 State appropriation........ 1,000 20 Section 225. Pennsylvania 21 Emergency Management Agency.--The 22 following amounts are appropriated to 23 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management 24 Agency: Federal State 25 For general government operations 26 of the Pennsylvania Emergency 27 Management Agency. 28 State appropriation........ 5,405,000 29 The following Federal amounts are 30 appropriated to supplement the sum 19980H2281B3286 - 139 -
1 appropriated for general government 2 operations: 3 (1) "Civil Preparedness 4 Reimbursements." 5 Federal appropriation...... 3,300,000 6 (2) "Flash Flood Project - Warning 7 System." 8 Federal appropriation...... 105,000 9 (3) "Hazardous Materials Planning 10 and Training." 11 Federal appropriation...... 350,000 12 (4) "Chemical Preparedness." 13 Federal appropriation...... 100,000 14 For the office of the State Fire 15 Commissioner. 16 State appropriation........ 1,741,000 17 The following Federal amounts are 18 appropriated to supplement the sum 19 appropriated for the office of the 20 State Fire Commissioner: 21 (1) "Fire Prevention." 22 Federal appropriation...... 200,000 23 For firefighters' memorial flags. 24 State appropriation........ 10,000 25 For Civil Air Patrol activities. 26 State appropriation........ 200,000 <-- 27 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 250,000 <-- 28 For urban search and rescue 29 services. 30 State appropriation........ 50,000 19980H2281B3286 - 140 -
1 FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES GRANT <-- 2 PROGRAM. 3 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 4 For transfer to the Volunteer 5 Companies Loan Fund. 6 State appropriation........ 20,000,000 7 FOR DEBT SERVICE ON LOANS TO <-- 8 MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 9 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,300,000 10 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and 11 Boat Commission.--The following 12 amounts are appropriated to the 13 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat 14 Commission: Federal State 15 For the support of the Atlantic 16 States Marine Fisheries Commission. 17 State appropriation........ 10,000 18 For reimbursement for certain free 19 fishing licenses issued. 20 State appropriation........ 798,000 21 Section 227. State System of 22 Higher Education.--The following 23 amounts are appropriated to the State 24 System of Higher Education: Federal State 25 For the State System of Higher 26 Education, including the Chancellor's 27 Office. 28 The State System of Higher 29 Education shall report its financial 30 statements in accordance with 19980H2281B3286 - 141 -
1 generally accepted accounting 2 principles as prescribed by the 3 National Association of College and 4 University Business Officers, the 5 American Institute of Certified Public 6 Accountants or any other recognized 7 authoritative body, as well as 8 applicable policy and standards 9 promulgated by the Commonwealth and 10 the Federal Government. THIS <-- 11 APPROPRIATION IS CONDITIONAL UPON A 12 ZERO INCREASE IN TUITION FOR 13 PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT STUDENTS FOR THE 14 1998-1999 SCHOOL YEAR. 15 State appropriation........ 424,887,000 <-- 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 432,587,000 <-- 17 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA 18 ACADEMY FOR THE PROFESSION OF 19 TEACHING. 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,250,000 21 To enhance the recruitment and 22 retention of minority students and 23 faculty. 24 State appropriation........ 338,000 25 For an affirmative action program. 26 State appropriation........ 1,134,000 27 For McKeever Environmental Learning 28 Center. 29 State appropriation........ 211,000 30 FOR DISTANCE LEARNING-RELATED <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 142 -
1 ACTIVITIES. THESE FUNDS SHALL BE USED 2 FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 3 ENHANCEMENT OF THE WIDE AREA NETWORK, 4 FACULTY TRAINING AND MATCHING FUNDS ON 5 LOCAL CAMPUSES FOR INTERACTIVE 6 DISTANCE LEARNING ACTIVITIES. 7 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,200,000 8 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher 9 Education Assistance Agency.--The 10 following amounts are appropriated to 11 the Pennsylvania Higher Education 12 Assistance Agency: Federal State 13 For payment of education assistance 14 grants. 15 State appropriation........ 266,866,000 16 For matching payments for student 17 aid funds. It is the intent of the 18 General Assembly that these funds 19 should be used to maximize the receipt 20 of Federal funds to the fullest extent 21 possible. 22 State appropriation........ 8,397,000 23 For institutional assistance grants 24 to be allotted by the Pennsylvania 25 Higher Education Assistance Agency. No 26 college, university or institution 27 receiving a direct appropriation from 28 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall 29 be eligible to participate in the 30 institutional assistance grants 19980H2281B3286 - 143 -
1 program. 2 State appropriation........ 37,939,000 3 For equal opportunity professional 4 education. 5 State appropriation........ 750,000 6 For the loan forgiveness program 7 established by the act of December 16, 8 1988 (P.L.1259, No.155), known as the 9 Urban and Rural Teacher Loan 10 Forgiveness Act. Preference shall be 11 given to renewal applicants. 12 State appropriation........ 402,000 13 FOR CHILD CARE LOAN FORGIVENESS. <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,300,000 15 FOR AGRICULTURAL LOAN FORGIVENESS. 16 PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO RENEWAL 17 APPLICANTS. 18 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 457,000 19 Section 229. Pennsylvania 20 Historical and Museum Commission.--The 21 following amounts are appropriated to 22 the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum 23 Commission: Federal State 24 To the Pennsylvania Historical and 25 Museum Commission for general 26 government operations of the 27 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum 28 Commission. 29 State appropriation........ 18,850,000 30 The following Federal amounts are 19980H2281B3286 - 144 -
1 appropriated to supplement the sum 2 appropriated for general government 3 operations: 4 (1) "Division of Historic 5 Preservation." 6 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000 7 To undertake major maintenance and 8 security and repair needs at historic 9 sites and museums administered by the 10 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum 11 Commission. 12 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 13 For museum assistance grants. 14 State appropriation........ 4,000,000 15 Section 230. Pennsylvania 16 Infrastructure Investment Authority.-- 17 The following amounts are appropriated 18 to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure 19 Investment Authority: Federal State 20 The following Federal amounts are 21 appropriated for the Pennsylvania 22 Infrastructure Investment Authority: 23 (1) "Sewage Projects Revolving 24 Loan Fund." 25 Federal appropriation...... 65,000,000 26 (2) "Drinking Water Projects 27 Revolving Loan Fund." 28 Federal appropriation...... 25,550,000 29 (3) "Rural Communities Wastewater 30 Treatment." 19980H2281B3286 - 145 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 1,044,000 2 FOR GRANTS TO AUGMENT PENNVEST <-- 3 LOANS FOR LOCAL SEWAGE CONSTRUCTION 4 PROJECTS TO BE USED SOLELY TO REDUCE 5 THE PERIODIC RESIDENTIAL SEWER-USER 6 FEES. 7 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 8 Section 231. Environmental Hearing 9 Board.--The following amounts are 10 appropriated to the Environmental 11 Hearing Board: Federal State 12 For the Environmental Hearing 13 Board. 14 State appropriation........ 1,487,000 15 Section 232. Pennsylvania Board of 16 Probation and Parole.--The following 17 amounts are appropriated to the 18 Pennsylvania Board of Probation and 19 Parole: Federal State 20 For general government operations 21 of the Board of Probation and Parole. 22 State appropriation........ 59,655,000 23 For the Sexual Offenders Assessment 24 Board. 25 State appropriation........ 1,346,000 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........ 233,000 19980H2281B3286 - 146 -
1 For payments for grants-in-aid to 2 counties for providing improved adult 3 probation services. <-- 4 State appropriation........ 17,627,000 5 PROBATION SERVICES. SUPERVISION FEES <-- 6 MAY NOT BE USED TO SUPPLANT OR REPLACE 7 THE OBLIGATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH TO 8 REIMBURSE COUNTIES FOR 80% OF TOTAL 9 ELIGIBLE SALARY COSTS OF 1,016 10 INCUMBENT ADULT PROBATION POSITIONS. 11 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 26,179,000 12 Section 233. Pennsylvania Public 13 Television Network Commission.--The 14 following amounts are appropriated to 15 the Pennsylvania Public Television 16 Network Commission: Federal State 17 For general government operations 18 of the Pennsylvania Public Television 19 Network Commission. 20 State appropriation........ 2,965,000 21 For digital equipment upgrade. 22 State appropriation........ 3,000,000 23 For public television station 24 grants. 25 State appropriation........ 6,368,000 26 Section 234. Pennsylvania 27 Securities Commission.--The following 28 amounts are appropriated to the 29 Pennsylvania Securities Commission: Federal State 30 For general government operations 19980H2281B3286 - 147 -
1 of the Pennsylvania Securities 2 Commission. 3 State appropriation........ 2,071,000 4 Section 235. State Employees' 5 Retirement System.--The following 6 amounts are appropriated to the State 7 Employees' Retirement System: Federal State 8 For payment of the employer's 9 contribution on behalf of members of 10 the National Guard. 11 State appropriation........ 15,000 12 For a cost-of-living increase for 13 annuitants of the State Employees' 14 Retirement System. 15 State appropriation........ 17,000,000 16 Section 236. State Tax 17 Equalization Board.--The following 18 amounts are appropriated to the State 19 Tax Equalization Board: Federal State 20 For general government operations 21 of the State Tax Equalization Board. 22 State appropriation........ 1,275,000 23 Section 237. Health Care Cost 24 Containment Council.--The following 25 amounts are appropriated to the Health 26 Care Cost Containment Council: Federal State 27 For the Health Care Cost 28 Containment Council. THE COUNCIL SHALL <-- 29 PREPARE A REPORT BY JULY 1, 1999, 30 WHICH ANALYZES THE IMPACT ON 19980H2281B3286 - 148 -
1 INDIVIDUALS AND HOSPITALS OF THE 2 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CUTS SET FORTH IN 3 THE ACT OF MAY 16, 1996 (P.L.175, 4 NO.35), ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING THE 5 ACT OF JUNE 13, 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), 6 ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE, 7 EDITORIALLY REVISE, AND CODIFY THE 8 PUBLIC WELFARE LAWS OF THE 9 COMMONWEALTH,' FURTHER PROVIDING FOR 10 LEGISLATIVE INTENT, FOR DEFINITIONS, 11 FOR UNIFORM ADMINISTRATION OF 12 ASSISTANCE, FOR COMMUNITY WORK AND 13 TRAINING REGULATIONS, FOR WORK 14 REGISTRATION AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 15 DUTIES AND PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS; 16 PROVIDING FOR GRANT DIVERSION; FURTHER 17 PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AND SELF- 18 SUFFICIENCY, FOR ELIGIBILITY, FOR 19 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, 20 FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF 21 RESIDENCE, FOR LIMITS ON PROPERTY 22 HOLDINGS, FOR SUPPORT FROM LEGALLY 23 RESPONSIBLE RELATIVES, FOR PATERNITY 24 DETERMINATIONS AND SUPPORT 25 ENFORCEMENT, FOR PROTECTIVE PAYMENTS, 26 FOR DETERMINATION OF NEED AND FOR 27 ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION; PROVIDING 28 FOR ALIENS AND FOR DIMINISHED WELFARE 29 PAYMENTS; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR 30 MEDICAL ELIGIBILITY; PROVIDING FOR 19980H2281B3286 - 149 -
1 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE DEDUCTIBLES AND FOR 2 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PHARMACY SERVICES; 3 FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; 4 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; IMPOSING DUTIES 5 UPON THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE; 6 AND MAKING REPEALS," INCLUDING THE 7 IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL ACCESS TO CARE, 8 INDIVIDUAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, 9 UNCOMPENSATED HOSPITAL CARE, 10 UTILIZATION OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM 11 SERVICES AND AVAILABILITY OF 12 SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL SERVICES. 13 State appropriation........ 2,922,000 14 Section 238. State Ethics 15 Commission.--The following amounts are 16 appropriated to the State Ethics 17 Commission: Federal State 18 For the general government 19 operations of the State Ethics 20 Commission. 21 State appropriation........ 1,248,000 22 Section 239. Liquor Control 23 Board.--The following amounts are 24 appropriated to the Liquor Control 25 Board: Federal State 26 The following Federal amounts are 27 appropriated for the Liquor Control 28 Board: 29 (1) "Community Underage Drinking 30 Project." 19980H2281B3286 - 150 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 80,000 2 SECTION 240. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING <-- 3 FINANCE AGENCY.--THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS 4 ARE APPROPRIATED TO THE PENNSYLVANIA 5 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY: 6 FOR TRANSFER TO THE PENNSYLVANIA 7 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR THE 8 HOMEOWNER'S EMERGENCY MORTGAGE 9 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 10 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 6,000,000 11 FOR A PROGRAM TO ASSIST GROUP 12 PURCHASING OF HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH 13 MENTAL RETARDATION. 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 15 FOR RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE 16 PROGRAM. 17 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,000,000 18 SUBPART B 19 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 20 Section 251. Senate.--The 21 following amounts are appropriated to 22 the Senate: Federal State 23 For the salaries, wages and all 24 necessary expenses for the following 25 purposes: 26 Salaries of Senators. 27 State appropriation........ 3,968,000 28 Salaries of employees of the 29 President of the Senate. 30 State appropriation........ 263,000 19980H2281B3286 - 151 -
1 Salaries and wages of employees of 2 the Chief Clerk and all necessary 3 expenditures to be allocated and 4 disbursed at the direction of the 5 President pro tempore. 6 State appropriation........ 4,600,000 7 Salaries, wages and expenses of 8 employees of the Senate and expenses 9 of the office of the President pro 10 tempore to be disbursed at the 11 direction of the President pro 12 tempore. 13 State appropriation........ 6,265,000 14 Incidental expenses for payment of 15 maintenance and other expenses of the 16 Senate. 17 State appropriation........ 1,995,000 18 For payment of postage. 19 State appropriation........ 1,450,000 20 The above appropriations for 21 postage and for incidental expenses 22 shall be paid prior to the payment of 23 such expenses on warrant of the State 24 Treasurer in favor of the Chief Clerk 25 upon the presentation of requisitions 26 for the same: Provided, That the total 27 amount of requisitions for 28 advancements, less the total amount of 29 expenditures made as certified by such 30 officer to the State Treasurer, shall 19980H2281B3286 - 152 -
1 not exceed the amount of the bond of 2 the officer having control of the 3 disbursement from the funds advanced. 4 Contingent expenses: 5 President. 6 State appropriation........ 5,000 7 President pro tempore. 8 State appropriation........ 20,000 9 Floor Leader (R). 10 State appropriation........ 7,000 11 Floor Leader (D). 12 State appropriation........ 7,000 13 Whip (R). 14 State appropriation........ 6,000 15 Whip (D). 16 State appropriation........ 6,000 17 Chairman of the Caucus (R). 18 State appropriation........ 3,000 19 Chairman of the Caucus (D). 20 State appropriation........ 3,000 21 Secretary of the Caucus (R). 22 State appropriation........ 3,000 23 Secretary of the Caucus (D). 24 State appropriation........ 3,000 25 Chairman of the Appropriations 26 Committee (R). 27 State appropriation........ 6,000 28 Chairman of the Appropriations 29 Committee (D). 30 State appropriation........ 6,000 19980H2281B3286 - 153 -
1 Chairman of the Policy Committee 2 (R). 3 State appropriation........ 2,000 4 Chairman of the Policy Committee 5 (D). 6 State appropriation........ 2,000 7 Caucus Administrator (R). 8 State appropriation........ 2,000 9 Caucus Administrator (D). 10 State appropriation........ 2,000 11 Upon presentation of requisitions 12 for contingent expenses, such shall be 13 paid on warrant of the State Treasurer 14 directly to and in favor of the 15 persons designated in such requisition 16 as entitled to receive such 17 compensation or expenses. 18 Miscellaneous expenses: 19 Mileage and expenses, Senators: In 20 addition to the annual reimbursement 21 for expenses authorized by law for 22 each member of the Senate, each member 23 shall be entitled to reimbursement for 24 actual expenses, not exceeding the sum 25 of $2,500 annually, incurred for 26 lodging and meals while away from home 27 on official legislative business, 28 official postage and all other 29 expenses incidental to legislative 30 duties. 19980H2281B3286 - 154 -
1 State appropriation........ 575,000 2 Legislative printing and expenses, 3 furniture, equipment, renovations and 4 other expenses. 5 State appropriation........ 7,022,000 6 Upon presentation of requisitions 7 by the Chief Clerk against the 8 appropriations for legislative 9 printing and expenses for expenses, 10 such shall be paid on warrant of the 11 State Treasurer directly to and in 12 favor of the persons designated in 13 such requisitions as entitled to 14 receive such expenses. 15 For computer services (R), 16 including the payment of salaries, 17 wages, operating costs, contracts, 18 equipment, software and other 19 incidental materials and expenses. 20 Such equipment, software and 21 incidental materials may be ordered 22 directly by the supervising member of 23 the caucus computer services office, 24 to the extent each item is less than 25 $1,000, a copy of the order is 26 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all 27 other provisions of the Financial 28 Operating Rules of the Senate, 29 including pricing and services are 30 followed. 19980H2281B3286 - 155 -
1 State appropriation........ 3,246,000 2 For computer services (D), 3 including the payment of salaries, 4 wages, operating costs, contracts, 5 equipment, software and other 6 incidental materials and expenses. 7 Such equipment, software and 8 incidental materials may be ordered 9 directly by the supervising member of 10 the caucus computer services office, 11 to the extent each item is less than 12 $1,000, a copy of the order is 13 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all 14 other provisions of the Financial 15 Operating Rules of the Senate, 16 including pricing and services are 17 followed. 18 State appropriation........ 3,246,000 19 For the payment of the expenses of 20 the Committee on Appropriations (R) 21 for investigating schools, colleges, 22 universities, correctional 23 institutions, mental hospitals, 24 medical and surgical hospitals, homes 25 and other institutions and agencies 26 supported, in whole or in part, by 27 appropriations from the State Treasury 28 in analyzing reports, expenditures and 29 the general operation and 30 administration of the institutions and 19980H2281B3286 - 156 -
1 agencies, in examining and analyzing 2 requests of the same and of the 3 various departments, boards and 4 commissions of the Commonwealth, and 5 for the collection of data from other 6 states, attending seminars and 7 conferences, and in cooperating and 8 exchanging information with 9 legislative budget and financial 10 committees of other states, and for 11 the necessary clerical assistance and 12 other assistance, travel expenses and 13 all other expenses deemed necessary by 14 the chairman in compiling data and 15 information connected with the work of 16 the Senate in compiling comparative 17 costs and other fiscal data and 18 information for the use of the 19 committee and the Senate during 20 legislative sessions and during the 21 interim between legislative sessions 22 to the discharge of such duties. The 23 committee shall have the authority to 24 examine and inspect all properties, 25 equipment, facilities, files, records 26 and accounts of any State office, 27 department, institution, board, 28 committee, commission or agency or any 29 institution or agency supported, in 30 whole or in part, by appropriation 19980H2281B3286 - 157 -
1 from the State Treasury and to 2 administer oaths. The Committee on 3 Appropriations may issue subpoenas 4 under the hand and seal of the 5 chairman to compel the attendance of 6 witnesses and the production of any 7 papers, books, accounts, documents and 8 testimony touching matters properly 9 being inquired into by the committee 10 and to cause the deposition of 11 witnesses either residing within or 12 without the State to be taken in the 13 manner prescribed by law for taking 14 depositions in civil actions. Upon 15 presentation of requisitions by the 16 Chief Clerk for such compensation or 17 expenses, such shall be paid on 18 warrant of the State Treasurer 19 directly to and in favor of the 20 persons designated in such requisition 21 as entitled to receive such 22 compensation or expenses. 23 State appropriation........ 2,840,000 24 For the payment of the expenses of 25 the Committee on Appropriations (D), 26 designated by a majority vote of the 27 Minority Party Senate Caucus (D), for 28 investigating schools, colleges, 29 universities, correctional 30 institutions, mental hospitals, 19980H2281B3286 - 158 -
1 medical and surgical hospitals, homes 2 and other institutions and agencies 3 supported, in whole or in part, by 4 appropriations from the State Treasury 5 in analyzing reports, expenditures, 6 and the general operation and 7 administration of the institutions and 8 agencies, in examining and analyzing 9 requests of the same and of the 10 various departments, boards and 11 commissions of the Commonwealth, and 12 for the collection of data from other 13 states, attending seminars and 14 conferences, and in cooperating and 15 exchanging information with 16 legislative budget and financial 17 committees of other states, and for 18 the necessary clerical assistance and 19 other assistance, travel expenses and 20 all other expenses deemed necessary by 21 the chairman in compiling data and 22 information connected with the work of 23 the committee in compiling comparative 24 cost and other fiscal data and 25 information for the use of the 26 committee and the Senate during 27 legislative sessions and during the 28 interim between legislative sessions 29 to the discharge of such duties. Upon 30 presentation of requisitions by the 19980H2281B3286 - 159 -
1 Chief Clerk for such compensation or 2 expenses, such shall be paid on 3 warrant of the State Treasurer 4 directly to and in favor of the 5 persons designated in such requisition 6 as entitled to receive such 7 compensation or expenses. 8 State appropriation........ 2,840,000 9 For the Leadership Operations 10 Account (R) for payment of salaries, 11 wages and all other incidental 12 expenses incurred in hiring personnel 13 and staff for services which, in the 14 opinion of the Floor Leader (R), may 15 be required or arise during 16 legislative sessions and during the 17 interim between legislative sessions 18 and for the payment of all other 19 expenses related to the performance of 20 Senate duties and responsibilities. 21 Upon presentation of requisitions by 22 the Chief Clerk for such compensation 23 or expenses, such shall be paid on 24 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 State appropriation........ 8,127,000 <-- 30 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,377,000 <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 160 -
1 For the Leadership Operations 2 Account (D) for payment of salaries, 3 wages and all other incidental 4 expenses incurred in hiring personnel 5 and staff for services which, in the 6 opinion of the Floor Leader (D), may 7 be required or arise during 8 legislative sessions and during the 9 interim between legislative sessions 10 and for the payment of all other 11 expenses related to the performance of 12 Senate duties and responsibilities. 13 Upon presentation of requisitions by 14 the Chief Clerk for such compensation 15 or expenses, such shall be paid on 16 warrant of the State Treasurer 17 directly to and in favor of the 18 persons designated in such requisition 19 as entitled to receive such 20 compensation or expenses. 21 State appropriation........ 8,127,000 <-- 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 4,377,000 <-- 23 For allocation in such amounts as 24 may be designated by the Legislative 25 Management Committee (R) 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 19980H2281B3286 - 161 -
1 personnel hired to assist the members 2 (R) of the Senate or its standing 3 committees and for other necessary 4 Senate expenses incurred. Upon 5 presentation of requisitions by the 6 Chief Clerk for such compensation or 7 expenses, such shall be paid on 8 warrant of the State Treasurer 9 directly to and in favor of the 10 persons designated in such requisition 11 as entitled to receive such 12 compensation or expenses. 13 State appropriation........ 5,158,000 <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,408,000 <-- 15 For allocation in such amounts as 16 may be designated by the Legislative 17 Management Committee (D) to the 18 several standing committees and 19 support offices (other than the 20 Committee on Appropriations) for 21 payment of compensation of counsel, 22 research assistants and other staff 23 personnel to assist the members (D) of 24 the Senate or its standing committees 25 and for other necessary Senate 26 expenses incurred. Upon presentation 27 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk for 28 such compensation or expenses, such 29 shall be paid on warrant of the State 30 Treasurer directly to and in favor of 19980H2281B3286 - 162 -
1 the persons designated in such 2 requisitions as entitled to receive 3 such compensation or expenses. 4 State appropriation........ 5,158,000 <-- 5 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 1,408,000 <-- 6 All appropriations made in this act 7 or in any other fiscal year to any 8 account of the Senate, except for the 9 Committee on Appropriations (R) or the 10 Committee on Appropriations (D) 11 accounts, remaining unexpended and 12 unencumbered on the effective date of 13 this part, may be transferred by the 14 Committee on Management Operations, by 15 a vote of two-thirds of its members, 16 in its discretion, to such Senate 17 accounts as the committee deems 18 necessary. Such power to transfer 19 appropriations shall be limited to the 20 1998-1999 fiscal year. 21 For the Chief Clerk of the Senate 22 for the purchase of Pennsylvania and 23 National flags to be sent to residents 24 of Pennsylvania. 25 State appropriation........ 24,000 26 Section 252. House of 27 Representatives.--The following 28 amounts are appropriated to the House 29 of Representatives: Federal State 30 For the salaries, wages and all 19980H2281B3286 - 163 -
1 necessary expenses for the following 2 purposes: 3 Salaries of Representatives and 4 extra compensation to the Speaker of 5 the House of Representatives. 6 State appropriation........ 16,457,000 7 Salaries: 8 House employees (D). 9 State appropriation........ 8,514,000 10 House employees (R). 11 State appropriation........ 8,514,000 12 For the operation of the Speaker's 13 Office. 14 State appropriation........ 767,000 15 Bipartisan Management Committee, 16 Chief Clerk and Comptroller. 17 State appropriation........ 6,504,000 18 Mileage: 19 Representatives, officers and 20 employees. 21 State appropriation........ 200,000 22 Postage: 23 Chief Clerk and Legislative 24 Journal. 25 State appropriation........ 1,500,000 26 Contingent Expenses: 27 Speaker. 28 State appropriation........ 20,000 29 Chief Clerk. 30 State appropriation........ 643,000 19980H2281B3286 - 164 -
1 Floor Leader (D). 2 State appropriation........ 7,000 3 Floor Leader (R). 4 State appropriation........ 7,000 5 Whip (D). 6 State appropriation........ 6,000 7 Whip (R). 8 State appropriation........ 6,000 9 Chairman of the Caucus (D). 10 State appropriation........ 3,000 11 Chairman of the Caucus (R). 12 State appropriation........ 3,000 13 Secretary of the Caucus (D). 14 State appropriation........ 3,000 15 Secretary of the Caucus (R). 16 State appropriation........ 3,000 17 Chairman of the Appropriations 18 Committee (D). 19 State appropriation........ 6,000 20 Chairman of the Appropriations 21 Committee (R). 22 State appropriation........ 6,000 23 Chairman of the Policy Committee 24 (D). 25 State appropriation........ 2,000 26 Chairman of the Policy Committee 27 (R). 28 State appropriation........ 2,000 29 Caucus Administrator (D). 30 State appropriation........ 2,000 19980H2281B3286 - 165 -
1 Caucus Administrator (R). 2 State appropriation........ 2,000 3 Administrator for Staff (D). 4 State appropriation........ 20,000 5 Administrator for Staff (R). 6 State appropriation........ 20,000 7 The above appropriations for 8 postage and for contingent expenses 9 shall be paid prior to the payment of 10 such expenses on warrant of the State 11 Treasurer in favor of the officers 12 above named upon the presentation of 13 their requisitions for the same: 14 Provided, That the total amount of 15 requisitions for advancements, less 16 the total amount of expenditures made 17 as certified by such officers to the 18 State Treasurer, shall not exceed the 19 amount of the bond of the officer 20 having control of the disbursement 21 from the funds advanced. 22 Miscellaneous expenses: 23 Legislative Office for Research 24 Liaison. 25 State appropriation........ 507,000 26 Incidental expenses. 27 State appropriation........ 5,775,000 28 Expenses - Representatives: In 29 addition to annual reimbursement for 30 expenses heretofore authorized by law 19980H2281B3286 - 166 -
1 for each member of the House of 2 Representatives, each member shall be 3 entitled to reimbursement for actual 4 expenses, not exceeding the sum of 5 $2,500 annually, incurred for lodging 6 and meals while away from home on 7 official legislative business, 8 official postage, staff and all other 9 expenses incidental to legislative 10 duties. 11 State appropriation........ 3,100,000 12 Legislative printing and expenses. 13 State appropriation........ 19,500,000 14 Members' home office expenses. 15 State appropriation........ 2,100,000 16 Attending National Legislative 17 Conference - expenses. 18 State appropriation........ 194,000 19 The above appropriations for 20 attending National Legislative 21 Conference meetings and for attending 22 meetings of the Council of State 23 Governments shall be paid to the Chief 24 Clerk of the House in the same manner 25 and under the same conditions as the 26 appropriations for postage and 27 contingent expenses above. 28 For the payment of the expenses of 29 the Committee on Appropriations (R) of 30 the House of Representatives in 19980H2281B3286 - 167 -
1 investigating schools, colleges, 2 universities, correctional 3 institutions, mental hospitals, 4 medical and surgical hospitals, homes 5 and other institutions and agencies 6 supported, in whole or in part, by 7 appropriations from the State Treasury 8 in analyzing reports, expenditures and 9 the general operation and 10 administration of the institutions and 11 agencies in examining and analyzing 12 requests of the same and of the 13 various departments, boards and 14 commissions of the Commonwealth, and 15 for the collection of data from other 16 states, attending seminars and 17 conferences, and in cooperating and 18 exchanging information with 19 legislative budget and financial 20 committees of other states, and any 21 office expenses necessary to serve the 22 committee and its chairman, and for 23 the necessary clerical assistance and 24 other assistance, travel expenses and 25 all other expenses deemed necessary by 26 the chairman in compiling data and 27 information connected with the work of 28 the committee in compiling comparative 29 cost and other fiscal data and 30 information for the use of the 19980H2281B3286 - 168 -
1 committee and the House of 2 Representatives during legislative 3 sessions and during the interim 4 between legislative sessions to the 5 discharge of such duties. The 6 committee shall have the authority to 7 examine and inspect all properties, 8 equipment, facilities, files, records 9 and accounts of any State office, 10 department, institution, board, 11 committee, commission or agency or any 12 institution or agency supported, in 13 whole or in part, by appropriation 14 from the State Treasury and to 15 administer oaths. The sum appropriated 16 shall be paid on warrant of the State 17 Treasurer in favor of the chairman of 18 the committee on the presentation of 19 his requisition for the same. The 20 Chairman of the Committee on 21 Appropriations (R) shall, not later 22 than 30 days after the termination of 23 his term of office or until his 24 successor is elected and also within 25 30 days after the adjournment of any 26 regular or special session, file an 27 account, together with supporting 28 documents whenever possible, in the 29 office of the Committee on 30 Appropriations, of the committee's 19980H2281B3286 - 169 -
1 expenses since the filing of the prior 2 account. 3 State appropriation........ 1,589,000 4 For the payment of the expenses of 5 one member of the Committee on 6 Appropriations (D) of the House of 7 Representatives, designated by a 8 majority vote of the House of 9 Representatives Caucus (D), for 10 investigating schools, colleges, 11 universities, correctional 12 institutions, mental hospitals, 13 medical and surgical hospitals, homes 14 and other institutions and agencies 15 supported, in whole or in part, by 16 appropriations from the State Treasury 17 in analyzing reports, expenditures, 18 and the general operation and 19 administration of the institutions and 20 agencies in examining and analyzing 21 requests of the same and of the 22 various departments, boards and 23 commissions of the Commonwealth and 24 for the collection of data from other 25 states, attending seminars and 26 conferences, and in cooperating and 27 exchanging information with 28 legislative budget and financial 29 committees of other states, and any 30 office expenses necessary to serve the 19980H2281B3286 - 170 -
1 committee and its chairman, and for 2 the necessary clerical assistance, and 3 other assistance, travel expenses and 4 all other expenses deemed necessary by 5 the chairman in compiling data and 6 information connected with the work of 7 the committee in compiling comparative 8 cost and other fiscal data and 9 information for the use of the 10 committee and the House of 11 Representatives during legislative 12 sessions and during the interim 13 between legislative sessions to the 14 discharge of such duties. The sum 15 appropriated shall be paid on warrant 16 of the State Treasurer in favor of the 17 member so designated by the majority 18 vote of the House of Representatives 19 Caucus (D) on the presentation of his 20 requisition for the same. Such member 21 so designated shall, not later than 30 22 days after the termination of his term 23 of office or until his successor is 24 elected and also within 30 days after 25 the adjournment of any regular or 26 special session, file an account, 27 together with supporting documents 28 whenever possible, in the office of 29 the Committee on Appropriations (D) of 30 the House of Representatives, of his 19980H2281B3286 - 171 -
1 expenses since the filing of the prior 2 account. 3 State appropriation........ 1,589,000 4 The Committee on Appropriations may 5 issue subpoenas under the hand and 6 seal of the Majority Chairman to 7 compel the attendance of witnesses and 8 the production of any papers, books, 9 accounts, documents and testimony 10 touching matters properly being 11 inquired into by the committee and to 12 cause the deposition of witnesses 13 either residing within or without the 14 State to be taken in the manner 15 prescribed by law for taking 16 depositions in civil actions. 17 For the payment to the Special 18 Leadership Account (R) for payment of 19 salaries, wages and all other 20 incidental expenses incurred in hiring 21 personnel and staff or for services, 22 which, in the opinion of the Majority 23 Leader, may be required or arise 24 during legislative sessions and during 25 the interim between legislative 26 sessions and for the payment of all 27 other expenses related to the 28 performance of his duties and 29 responsibilities. The sum appropriated 30 shall be paid on warrant of the State 19980H2281B3286 - 172 -
1 Treasurer in favor of the Majority 2 Leader on the presentation of his 3 requisition for the same. The Majority 4 Leader shall, not later than 30 days 5 after the termination of his term of 6 office or until his successor is 7 elected and also within 30 days after 8 the adjournment of any regular or 9 special session, file an account, 10 together with supporting documents 11 whenever possible, in the office of 12 the Majority Leader, of such expenses 13 since the filing of the prior account. 14 State appropriation........ 9,394,000 <-- 15 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,644,000 <-- 16 For the payment to the Special 17 Leadership Account (D) for payment of 18 salaries, wages and all other 19 incidental expenses incurred in hiring 20 personnel and staff or for services 21 which, in the opinion of the Minority 22 Leader, may be required or arise 23 during legislative sessions and during 24 the interim between legislative 25 sessions and for the payment of all 26 other expenses related to the 27 performance of his duties and 28 responsibilities. The sum appropriated 29 shall be paid on warrant of the State 30 Treasurer in favor of the Minority 19980H2281B3286 - 173 -
1 Leader on the presentation of his 2 requisition for the same. The Minority 3 Leader shall, not later than 30 days 4 after the termination of his term of 5 office or until his successor is 6 elected and also within 30 days after 7 the adjournment of any regular or 8 special session, file an account, 9 together with supporting documents 10 whenever possible, in the office of 11 the Minority Leader, of such expenses 12 since the filing of the prior account. 13 State appropriation........ 9,394,000 <-- 14 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 5,644,000 <-- 15 For allocation in such amounts as 16 may be designated by the Legislative 17 Management Committee (R) to the 18 several standing committees (other 19 than the Committee on Appropriations) 20 of the House for payment of 21 compensation of counsel, research 22 assistants and other staff personnel 23 hired and assigned to work on behalf 24 of the chairman and the majority 25 members of such standing committees of 26 the House and for other necessary 27 expenses incurred. Upon presentation 28 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk of 29 the House for such compensation or 30 expenses, such shall be paid on 19980H2281B3286 - 174 -
1 warrant of the State Treasurer 2 directly to and in favor of the 3 persons designated in such 4 requisitions as entitled to receive 5 such compensation or expenses. An 6 accounting, together with supporting 7 documents whenever possible, shall be 8 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk 9 of such expenses since the filing of 10 the prior account. 11 State appropriation........ 10,807,000 <-- 12 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 7,057,000 <-- 13 For allocation in such amounts as 14 may be designated by the Legislative 15 Management Committee (D) to the 16 several standing committees (other 17 than the Committee on Appropriations) 18 of the House for payment of 19 compensation of counsel, research 20 assistants and other staff personnel 21 hired and assigned to work on behalf 22 of the minority members of such 23 standing committees of the House and 24 for other necessary expenses incurred. 25 Upon presentation of requisitions by 26 the Chief Clerk of the House for such 27 compensation or expenses, such shall 28 be paid on warrant of the State 29 Treasurer directly to and in favor of 30 the persons designated in such 19980H2281B3286 - 175 -
1 requisitions as entitled to receive 2 such compensation or expenses. An 3 accounting, together with supporting 4 documents whenever possible, shall be 5 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk 6 of such expenses since the filing of 7 the prior account. 8 State appropriation........ 10,807,000 <-- 9 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 7,057,000 <-- 10 All appropriations made in this act 11 or in any other fiscal year to any 12 account of the House of 13 Representatives, except for the 14 Committee on Appropriations (D) or the 15 Committee on Appropriations (R) 16 accounts, remaining unexpended and 17 unencumbered on the effective date of 18 this part, may be transferred by the 19 Bipartisan Management Committee, in 20 its discretion, to such House accounts 21 as the committee deems necessary. Such 22 power to transfer appropriations shall 23 be limited to the 1998-1999 fiscal 24 year. 25 For the Commonwealth Emergency 26 Medical System. 27 State appropriation........ 35,000 28 For the Chief Clerk of the House of 29 Representatives for the purchase of 30 Pennsylvania and National flags to be 19980H2281B3286 - 176 -
1 sent to residents of Pennsylvania. 2 State appropriation........ 24,000 3 For the school for new members. 4 State appropriation........ 15,000 5 Section 253. Legislative Reference 6 Bureau.--The following amounts are 7 appropriated to the Legislative 8 Reference Bureau: Federal State 9 For the salaries, wages and all 10 necessary expenses for the work of the 11 Legislative Reference Bureau, 12 including the Code and Bulletin 13 Section. 14 The Pennsylvania Consolidated 15 Statutes, advance copies of statutes, 16 volumes of the Laws of Pennsylvania 17 and other publications shall be 18 printed under contracts entered into 19 by the Legislative Reference Bureau 20 (without the intervention of any other 21 State agency or officer and without 22 regard to any other statute regulating 23 printing contracts) and distributed 24 (without regard to any other statute 25 regulating distribution of laws) as 26 determined by the bureau, and moneys 27 from sales shall be paid to the bureau 28 or the Department of General Services, 29 as the bureau shall determine, which 30 shall pay the same into the State 19980H2281B3286 - 177 -
1 Treasury to the credit of the General 2 Fund. Such moneys are hereby 3 appropriated from the General Fund to 4 the Legislative Reference Bureau for 5 the editing, printing and distribution 6 of such laws and related expenses. 7 State appropriation........ 5,848,000 8 For contingent expenses connected 9 with the work of the Legislative 10 Reference Bureau to be paid on 11 warrants of the State Treasurer in 12 favor of the director on the 13 presentation of his requisitions for 14 the same. The director shall file an 15 accounting of the expenses, together 16 with supporting documents whenever 17 possible, in the office of the 18 Legislative Reference Bureau. 19 State appropriation........ 20,000 20 For the Pennsylvania Bulletin and 21 Pennsylvania Code and related 22 expenses. 23 State appropriation........ 425,000 24 Section 254. Legislative Budget 25 and Finance Committee.--The following 26 amounts are appropriated to the 27 Legislative Budget and Finance 28 Committee: Federal State 29 For the salaries, wages and all 30 necessary expenses for the work of the 19980H2281B3286 - 178 -
1 Legislative Budget and Finance 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........ 2,020,000 9 Section 255. Legislative Data 10 Processing Committee.--The following 11 amounts are appropriated to the 12 Legislative Data Processing 13 Committee: Federal State 14 For the operation of the 15 Legislative Data Processing Center 16 upon presentation of requisitions for 17 the same from the chairman to be paid 18 on warrants of the State Treasurer 19 directly to and in favor of the person 20 named in the requisitions. 21 State appropriation........ 2,900,000 22 Section 256. Joint State 23 Government Commission.--The following 24 amounts are appropriated to the Joint 25 State Government Commission: Federal State 26 For the salaries, wages and all 27 necessary expenses for the work of the 28 Joint State Government Commission upon 29 presentation of requisitions for the 30 same from the chairman to be paid on 19980H2281B3286 - 179 -
1 warrants of the State Treasurer 2 directly to and in favor of the person 3 named in the requisition. 4 State appropriation........ 1,712,000 5 Section 257. Local Government 6 Commission.--The following amounts are 7 appropriated to the Local Government 8 Commission: Federal State 9 For the salaries, wages and all 10 expenses necessary for the work of the 11 Local Government Commission upon 12 presentation of requisitions for the 13 same from the chairman to be paid on 14 warrants of the State Treasurer 15 directly to and in favor of the person 16 named in the requisitions. 17 State appropriation........ 750,000 18 For the compilation and 19 distribution of various municipal 20 codes. 21 State appropriation........ 48,000 22 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air 23 and Water Pollution Control and 24 Conservation Committee.--The following 25 amounts are appropriated to the Joint 26 Legislative Air and Water Pollution 27 Control and Conservation Committee: Federal State 28 For the salaries and expenses of 29 the Joint Legislative Air and Water 30 Pollution Control and Conservation 19980H2281B3286 - 180 -
1 Committee upon presentation of 2 requisitions for the same from the 3 chairman to be paid on warrants of the 4 State Treasurer directly to and in 5 favor of the person named in the 6 requisitions. 7 State appropriation........ 320,000 8 Section 259. Legislative Audit 9 Advisory Commission.--The following 10 amounts are appropriated to the 11 Legislative Audit Advisory 12 Commission: Federal State 13 For the salaries, wages and all 14 expenses necessary for the work of the 15 Legislative Audit Advisory Commission. 16 State appropriation........ 147,000 17 Section 260. Independent 18 Regulatory Review Commission.--The 19 following amounts are appropriated to 20 the Independent Regulatory Review 21 Commission: Federal State 22 For the salaries, wages and all 23 necessary expenses for the work of the 24 Independent Regulatory Review 25 Commission. 26 State appropriation........ 1,725,000 27 Section 261. Capitol Preservation 28 Committee.--The following amounts are 29 appropriated to the Capitol 30 Preservation Committee: Federal State 19980H2281B3286 - 181 -
1 For the operation of the Capitol 2 Preservation Committee. All 3 appropriations made in this act or in 4 any other fiscal year to the Capitol 5 Preservation Committee for the 6 restoration of the Capitol remaining 7 unexpended and unencumbered on the 8 effective date of this part may be 9 expended by the committee for such 10 restoration, including any 11 construction, alterations, structural 12 modifications and relocations of 13 existing facilities and services as 14 may be necessary or incidental to 15 accomplish any such restoration. 16 State appropriation........ 500,000 17 For the restoration of the Capitol 18 and its artifacts, including support 19 facilities and services. 20 State appropriation........ 2,010,000 21 For a colonial history of the 22 Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 23 State appropriation........ 187,000 24 Section 262. Pennsylvania 25 Commission on Sentencing.--The 26 following amounts are appropriated to 27 the Pennsylvania Commission on 28 Sentencing: Federal State 29 For the Pennsylvania Commission on 30 Sentencing. 19980H2281B3286 - 182 -
1 State appropriation........ 695,000 2 Section 263. Center for Rural 3 Pennsylvania.--The following amounts 4 are appropriated to the Center for 5 Rural Pennsylvania: Federal State 6 For the Center for Rural 7 Pennsylvania. 8 State appropriation........ 963,000 9 SUBPART C 10 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 11 Section 281. Supreme Court.--The 12 following amounts are appropriated to 13 the Supreme Court: Federal State 14 For the Supreme Court: including 15 the salaries of the Supreme Court 16 justices, for the office of 17 prothonotary and for the library in 18 the Eastern District and Western 19 District, for the office of 20 prothonotary in the Middle District, 21 for criers, tipstaves, official 22 stenographers, court officers and the 23 law secretary of the Chief Justice in 24 Eastern, Middle and Western Districts, 25 home office expenses and Workers' 26 Compensation Insurance Premiums for 27 all Supreme Court employees not funded 28 by other appropriations, for the 29 office of State reporters, including 30 the salaries and compensation of 19980H2281B3286 - 183 -
1 employees, including the fees for 2 prothonotaries of the Supreme Court of 3 the Eastern, Middle and Western 4 Districts on assignment to judges to 5 counties other than their own, and 6 further including assessments for the 7 National Center of State Courts. 8 State appropriation........ 9,716,000 <-- 9 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 9,216,000 <-- 10 For vouchered expenses for 11 justices. 12 State appropriation........ 180,000 13 For the court administrator for the 14 unified judicial system. 15 State appropriation........ 2,859,000 <-- 16 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 2,159,000 <-- 17 For the judicial council for the 18 unified judicial system. 19 State appropriation........ 180,000 20 For county court administrators for 21 the unified judicial system. NO MONEY <-- 22 FROM THIS APPROPRIATION SHALL BE 23 EXPENDED UNTIL THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 24 ENACTS LEGISLATION WHICH SETS FORTH 25 THE PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING THE 26 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF EACH COURT 27 ADMINISTRATOR AND THE COMPENSATION AND 28 METHOD OF SELECTION OF COURT 29 ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. 30 State appropriation........ 11,966,000 <-- 19980H2281B3286 - 184 -
1 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 10,316,000 <-- 2 For court management education for 3 the unified judicial system. 4 State appropriation........ 200,000 5 For the Civil Procedural Rules 6 Committee. 7 State appropriation........ 337,000 8 For the Criminal Procedural Rules 9 Committee. 10 State appropriation........ 347,000 11 For the Domestic Relations 12 Committee. 13 State appropriation........ 135,000 14 For the Court Administrator, 15 including the expenses of the Judicial 16 Council of Pennsylvania and the 17 District Justice Administrator. Funds 18 from this appropriation may be used 19 for the operation of the Pennsylvania 20 Board of Law Examiners. All funds so 21 spent shall be repaid in full to the 22 administrative office of the 23 Pennsylvania courts without interest 24 or charges from the augmenting 25 revenues of the Pennsylvania Board of 26 Law Examiners. 27 State appropriation........ 5,111,000 28 For study of the unified judicial 29 system. 30 State appropriation........ 1,357,000 19980H2281B3286 - 185 -
1 For the Integrated Criminal Justice 2 System. 3 State appropriation........ 1,950,000 4 For the judicial computer system. 5 State appropriation........ 266,000 6 For district justices' education. 7 State appropriation........ 520,000 8 Section 282. Superior Court.--The 9 following amounts are appropriated to 10 the Superior Court: Federal State 11 For the salaries and expenses of 12 the Superior Court: including the 13 salary of the Superior Court judges, 14 for panelization of judges program, 15 for criers, tipstaves, official 16 stenographers, home office expenses, 17 court officers and law secretary of 18 the president judge and Workers' 19 Compensation Insurance Premiums for 20 all employees of the Superior Court, 21 for the prothonotary's office in the 22 Philadelphia District, including 23 salaries and compensation for 24 employees, including the expenses of 25 dockets, stationery, supplies, books 26 for the library and other costs of the 27 Superior Court and its offices. Senior 28 judges working as active or senior 29 judges a minimum of 75 days in the 30 prior calendar year are to receive 19980H2281B3286 - 186 -
1 health benefits. 2 State appropriation........ 20,344,000 3 For vouchered expenses for active 4 judges. 5 State appropriation........ 237,000 6 Section 283. Commonwealth Court.-- 7 The following amounts are appropriated 8 to the Commonwealth Court: Federal State 9 For the salaries of judges, for the 10 salaries and expenses of employees and 11 for home office expenses. Senior 12 judges working as active or senior 13 judges a minimum of 75 days in the 14 prior calendar year are to receive 15 health benefits. 16 State appropriation........ 12,065,000 <-- 17 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 11,565,000 <-- 18 For vouchered expenses for active 19 judges. 20 State appropriation........ 143,000 21 For court security functions. 22 State appropriation........ 150,000 23 Section 284. Courts of common 24 pleas.--The following amounts are 25 appropriated to the courts of common 26 pleas: Federal State 27 For the courts of common pleas: 28 including the salaries and expenses of 29 judges, including the expenses of 30 traveling judges, including the 19980H2281B3286 - 187 -
1 mileage in divided judicial districts, 2 and the payment of a per diem salary, 3 mileage and miscellaneous expenses to 4 active visiting judges for the 5 performance of their official duties. 6 No printing, postage, telephone and 7 supplies may be paid for from this 8 appropriation. No expenses of any kind 9 relating to education may be paid from 10 this appropriation. 11 State appropriation........ 53,785,000 <-- 12 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 52,285,000 <-- 13 For senior judges of the courts of 14 common pleas. Senior judges working as 15 active or senior judges a minimum of 16 75 days in the prior calendar year are 17 to receive health benefits. Senior 18 judges shall not be assigned unless 19 adequate funds are available in this 20 appropriation to provide compensation. 21 Any senior judge assigned in excess of 22 existing funding shall be compensated 23 from the appropriation for the Supreme 24 Court. 25 State appropriation........ 3,450,000 26 For common pleas judicial 27 education. 28 State appropriation........ 677,000 29 Section 285. Community courts - 30 district justices.--The following 19980H2281B3286 - 188 -
1 amounts are appropriated to the 2 community courts and district 3 justices: Federal State 4 For the salaries and expenses of 5 community court judges and district 6 justices. Senior judges working a 7 minimum number of days provided by the 8 Supreme Court are to receive health 9 benefits. Except for those printing 10 costs relating to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3532, 11 no other printing, postage, telephone 12 and supplies may be paid for from this 13 appropriation. No expenses of any kind 14 relating to education may be paid from 15 this appropriation. 16 State appropriation........ 42,053,000 17 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic 18 Court.--The following amounts are 19 appropriated to the Philadelphia 20 Traffic Court: Federal State 21 For the salaries and expenses of 22 judges. Senior judges working as 23 active or senior judges a minimum of 24 75 days in the prior calendar year are 25 to receive health benefits. 26 State appropriation........ 667,000 27 Section 287. Philadelphia 28 Municipal Court.--The following 29 amounts are appropriated to the 30 Philadelphia Municipal Court: Federal State 19980H2281B3286 - 189 -
1 For the salaries and expenses of 2 judges. Senior judges working as 3 active or senior judges a minimum of 4 75 days in the prior calendar year are 5 to receive health benefits. 6 State appropriation........ 4,392,000 7 For law clerks. 8 State appropriation........ 39,000 9 To provide prompt service and 10 support for victims of domestic 11 violence. 12 State appropriation........ 200,000 13 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate 14 Court.--The following amounts are 15 appropriated to the Pittsburgh 16 Magistrate Court: Federal State 17 For the Pittsburgh Magistrate 18 Court. 19 State appropriation........ 1,200,000 20 Section 289. Judicial Conduct 21 Board.--The following amounts are 22 appropriated to the Judicial Conduct 23 Board: Federal State 24 For salaries and expenses of the 25 Judicial Conduct Board. 26 State appropriation........ 890,000 27 Section 290. Court of Judicial 28 Discipline.--The following amounts are 29 appropriated to the Court of Judicial 30 Discipline: Federal State 19980H2281B3286 - 190 -
1 For salaries and expenses of the 2 Court of Judicial Discipline. 3 State appropriation........ 374,000 4 Section 291. Juror cost 5 reimbursement.--The following amounts 6 are appropriated for juror cost 7 reimbursement: Federal State 8 For juror cost reimbursement. 9 State appropriation........ 1,469,000 10 Section 292. County court 11 reimbursement.--The following amounts 12 are appropriated for court costs: Federal State 13 For payment to counties as 14 reimbursement for costs incurred by 15 counties in the administration and 16 operation of courts of common pleas. 17 Reimbursement shall be provided on the 18 following basis: for each common pleas 19 court judge authorized position, 20 whether filled or vacant within a 21 judicial district, $70,000 per 22 authorized position shall be provided. 23 Judicial districts comprising more 24 than one county shall be entitled to 25 receive $70,000 per authorized common 26 pleas court judge position; the amount 27 payable to each county shall be 28 determined by the proportion of the 29 individual county's population in 30 relation to the population of the 19980H2281B3286 - 191 -
1 entire judicial district. No county 2 shall be reimbursed for costs above 3 the actual direct costs, excluding 4 capital outlays, incurred by them for 5 the operation of the courts of common 6 pleas. For the purposes of 7 reimbursement for common pleas court 8 judge authorized positions, no county 9 shall receive less than 75% of the 10 actual reimbursement for court costs 11 provided to them from funds 12 appropriated for the fiscal year July 13 1, 1980, to June 30, 1981. 14 For the purpose of determining the 15 actual direct costs incurred by the 16 counties in the administration and 17 operation of the courts of common 18 pleas, the costs as reported to the 19 Department of Community and Economic 20 Development in the county's annual 21 audit and financial report forms under 22 the heading "(a) Judicial," but 23 confined to the subheading "(4184) 24 courts, excluding capital outlay," 25 shall be used. If a city coterminous 26 with a county does not report on the 27 Department of Community and Economic 28 Development's form, its figures from 29 the same subheading, set forth in the 30 department forms, shall be used. 19980H2281B3286 - 192 -
1 All payments for reimbursement 2 shall be made to the county treasurer 3 and, in cities of the first class 4 coterminous with counties of the first 5 class, to the city treasurer. 6 In making allocations and payments 7 hereunder, the Court Administrator of 8 Pennsylvania shall exclude all costs 9 which are not properly reportable 10 under the heading herein above 11 specified. 12 State appropriation........ 29,071,000 13 For the Juvenile Court Rules 14 Committee. 15 State appropriation........ 65,000 16 For the Ethics Committee. 17 State appropriation........ 54,000 18 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND <-- 19 IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS 20 THAT PRODUCE SPEEDIER DISPOSITION OF 21 MISDEMEANOR CASES. 22 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 3,000,000 23 PART III 24 STATE LOTTERY FUND 25 Section 301. Executive Offices.-- 26 The following amounts are appropriated 27 to the executive offices: Federal State 28 For ridership verification and fare 29 structure audits by comptroller 30 operations of transit operations 19980H2281B3286 - 193 -
1 participating in the Older 2 Pennsylvanians' Free Ride and Reduced 3 Fare Programs. 4 State appropriation........ 133,000 5 Section 302. Department of 6 Aging.--The following amounts are 7 appropriated to the Department of 8 Aging: Federal State 9 For general government operations 10 of the Department of Aging. 11 State appropriation........ 5,796,000 12 The following Federal amounts are 13 appropriated to supplement the sum 14 appropriated for administration: 15 (1) "Programs for the Aging - 16 Title III - Administration." 17 Federal appropriation...... 1,817,000 18 (2) "Programs for the Aging - 19 Title V - Administration." 20 Federal appropriation...... 173,000 21 (3) "Medical Assistance - 22 Administration." 23 Federal appropriation...... 357,000 24 For transfer from the State Lottery 25 Fund to the Pharmaceutical Assistance 26 Fund. 27 State appropriation........ 260,000,000 28 For PENNCARE for older 29 Pennsylvanians, for the purpose of 30 developing, operating and purchasing 19980H2281B3286 - 194 -
1 services for the aged and other 2 adults, including, but not limited to, 3 model projects, community care 4 services, audits of area agencies on 5 aging, protective services and 6 counseling services. No funds from 7 this appropriation shall be used for 8 costs of administration by the 9 Department of Aging. 10 State appropriation........ 181,397,000 11 The following Federal amounts are 12 appropriated to supplement the sum 13 appropriated for PENNCARE: 14 (1) "Programs for the Aging - 15 Title III." 16 Federal appropriation...... 45,000,000 17 (2) "Programs for the Aging - 18 Nutrition." 19 Federal appropriation...... 8,500,000 20 (3) "Programs for the Aging - 21 Title V." 22 Federal appropriation...... 4,500,000 23 (4) "Programs for the Aging - 24 Title VII." 25 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000 26 (5) "Medical Assistance - 27 Attendant Care." 28 Federal appropriation...... 565,000 29 FOR ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT SERVICES. <-- 30 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 510,000 19980H2281B3286 - 195 -
1 PART IV 2 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND 3 Section 401. Department of 4 Environmental Protection.--The 5 following amounts are appropriated to 6 the Department of Environmental 7 Protection: Federal State 8 For energy conservation programs 9 under the provisions of the Energy 10 Conservation and Assistance Act. At 11 least 75% of these funds must be used 12 for those programs listed as 13 priorities in section 7(b) of the act 14 of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1398, No.122), 15 known as the Energy Conservation and 16 Assistance Act. 17 State appropriation........ 800,000 18 Section 402. Department of Public 19 Welfare.--The following amounts are 20 appropriated to the Department of 21 Public Welfare: Federal State 22 For supplemental assistance under 23 the Energy Conservation and Assistance 24 Act. 25 State appropriation........ 1,700,000 26 PART V 27 JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT 28 Section 501. Supreme Court.--The 29 following amounts are appropriated to 30 the Supreme Court: Federal State 19980H2281B3286 - 196 -
1 For the Statewide Judicial Computer 2 System. The Supreme Court and the 3 Court Administrator are prohibited 4 from augmenting this amount by 5 billings to other appropriations to 6 the judicial branch for the Statewide 7 Judicial Computer System or for any 8 other purpose. 9 State appropriation........ 13,100,000 10 PART VI 11 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND 12 Section 601. Department of 13 Health.--The following amounts are 14 appropriated to the Department of 15 Health: Federal State 16 For emergency medical services. 17 State appropriation........ 8,800,000 18 For Catastrophic Medical and 19 Rehabilitation Program. 20 State appropriation........ 3,400,000 21 PART VII 22 STATE STORES FUND 23 Section 701. Pennsylvania State 24 Police.--The following amounts are 25 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State 26 Police: Federal State 27 For liquor control enforcement 28 operational expenses. 29 State appropriation........ 16,270,000 30 PART VIII 19980H2281B3286 - 197 -
1 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS 2 FOR 1998-1999 3 SUBPART A 4 MOTOR LICENSE FUND 5 Section 801. Department of 6 Transportation.--The following amounts 7 are appropriated to the Department of 8 Transportation: Federal State 9 For the salaries, wages and all 10 necessary expenses for the proper 11 administration of the Department of 12 Transportation, including the State 13 Transportation Commission and the 14 State Transportation Advisory 15 Committee and the Statewide 16 coordination of municipal services. 17 State appropriation........ 28,915,000 18 For advanced highway maintenance 19 technologies and intelligent 20 transportation systems. 21 State appropriation........ 35,275,000 22 For relocation of transportation 23 and safety operations. 24 State appropriation........ 8,887,000 25 For the salaries, wages and all 26 necessary expenses for the operation 27 of the Highway and Safety Improvement 28 Programs, including planning and 29 research, design, engineering, right- 30 of-way acquisition and the operation 19980H2281B3286 - 198 -
1 of the engineering district facilities 2 and liaison services with communities 3 on local road engineering and 4 construction activities. 5 State appropriation........ 179,600,000 6 For conversion to the metric system 7 of weights and measures. 8 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 9 For the salaries, wages and all 10 necessary expenses for the 11 administration and operation of the 12 maintenance program for State roads, 13 bridges, tunnels and structures, 14 including the operation of the county 15 maintenance district facilities. 16 State appropriation........ 609,932,000 17 For preventive maintenance to be 18 distributed based on lane miles 50% <-- 19 and vehicle miles 50% DISTRIBUTED <-- 20 BASED ON VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. 21 State appropriation........ 50,000,000 22 For reinvestment in Department of 23 Transportation facilities. 24 State appropriation........ 7,175,000 25 For the salaries, wages and all 26 necessary expenses for the 27 administration of the Traffic Safety 28 Program and the administration and 29 operation of the Operator and Vehicle 30 Registration Programs. 19980H2281B3286 - 199 -
1 State appropriation........ 93,593,000 2 For enhanced titling and 3 registration. 4 State appropriation........ 1,400,000 5 For payments to municipalities to 6 assist in maintenance and construction 7 costs of roads. 8 State appropriation........ 181,173,000 9 For supplemental payments to 10 municipalities to assist in 11 maintenance and construction costs of 12 roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. 13 Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental 14 funding for municipal highway 15 maintenance). 16 State appropriation........ 5,000,000 17 Section 802. Executive Offices.-- 18 The following amounts are appropriated 19 to the Executive Offices: Federal State 20 For comptroller operations related 21 to the Motor License Fund. 22 State appropriation........ 4,093,000 23 Section 803. Treasury 24 Department.--The following amounts are 25 appropriated to the Treasury 26 Department: Federal State 27 For payment of refunds of liquid 28 fuels taxes for agricultural use to 29 which the Commonwealth is not 30 entitled. 19980H2281B3286 - 200 -
1 State appropriation........ 3,200,000 2 For the payment of salaries, wages 3 and all necessary expenses in the 4 proper administration of the program 5 to refund liquid fuels taxes to which 6 the Commonwealth is not entitled. 7 State appropriation........ 458,000 8 For the payment of approved claims 9 for the refunding of liquid fuels 10 taxes and fuel use taxes to which the 11 Commonwealth is not entitled. 12 State appropriation........ 500,000 13 For the payment of approved claims 14 for the refunding of emergency liquid 15 fuels tax moneys to which the 16 Commonwealth is not entitled. 17 State appropriation........ 1,000 18 Refunding liquid fuels tax - 19 political subdivision use. 20 State appropriation........ 2,300,000 21 Refunding liquid fuels tax - 22 volunteer fire companies, volunteer 23 ambulance services and volunteer 24 rescue squads. 25 State appropriation........ 350,000 26 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the 27 Boat Fund for the use of the 28 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 29 for the improvement of the waters of 30 Pennsylvania on which motorboats are 19980H2281B3286 - 201 -
1 permitted to operate. 2 State appropriation........ 2,300,000 3 For the payment of principal and 4 interest requirements on general 5 obligation bonds issued for 6 transportation projects. 7 State appropriation........ 110,514,000 8 For payment of principal and 9 interest requirements on general 10 obligation bonds issued for public 11 improvements. 12 State appropriation........ 1,260,000 13 For payment of the compensation of 14 the Commonwealth's loan and transfer 15 agent for services and expenses in 16 connection with the registration, 17 transfer and payment of interest on 18 bonds of the Commonwealth and other 19 services required to be performed by 20 the loan and transfer agent. 21 State appropriation........ 135,000 22 Section 804. Department of 23 Conservation and Natural Resources.-- 24 The following amounts are appropriated 25 to the Department of Conservation and 26 Natural Resources: Federal State 27 For the maintenance and mitigation 28 of dust and sediment pollution from 29 forestry roads. 30 State appropriation........ 1,000,000 19980H2281B3286 - 202 -
1 Section 805. Department of 2 Education.--The following amounts are 3 appropriated to the Department of 4 Education: Federal State 5 For administration of the school 6 safe driving program and for payments 7 to school districts or joint school 8 organizations for driver education 9 courses. 10 State appropriation........ 1,556,000 11 Section 806. Department of 12 Environmental Protection.--The 13 following amounts are appropriated to 14 the Department of Environmental 15 Protection: Federal State 16 To the State Conservation 17 Commission for the maintenance and 18 improvement of dirt and gravel roads. 19 State appropriation........ 4,000,000 20 Section 807. Department of General 21 Services.--The following amounts are 22 appropriated to the Department of 23 General Services: Federal State 24 For payment of tort claims. 25 State appropriation........ 20,000,000 26 Section 808. Department of 27 Revenue.--The following amounts are 28 appropriated to the Department of 29 Revenue: Federal State 30 For administration and enforcement 19980H2281B3286 - 203 -
1 of various Motor License Fund tax 2 regulations. 3 State appropriation........ 12,053,000 4 Section 809. Pennsylvania State 5 Police.--The following amounts are 6 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State 7 Police: Federal State 8 For transfer to the General Fund to 9 finance the Traffic Control and the 10 Traffic Safety Facilities Program of 11 the Pennsylvania State Police. 12 State appropriation........ 267,214,000 13 For the Commonwealth Law 14 Enforcement Assistance Network. 15 State appropriation........ 8,116,000 16 For transfer to the General Fund to 17 finance the Municipal Police Officers' 18 Education and Training Commission. 19 State appropriation........ 4,133,000 20 For transfer to the General Fund to 21 finance adequate replacement patrol 22 vehicles. 23 State appropriation........ 6,192,000 24 SUBPART B 25 AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT 26 Section 821. Department of 27 Transportation.--The following amounts 28 are appropriated to the Department of 29 Transportation: Federal State 30 For payment for aviation 19980H2281B3286 - 204 -
1 operations, including the operation 2 and maintenance of State-owned 3 aircraft, payment of general expenses, 4 supplies, printing and equipment; for 5 the development and maintenance of 6 State airports and the maintenance and 7 repair of landing fields, intermediate 8 landing fields, landing field 9 equipment, beacon sites and other 10 navigation facilities; and for the 11 encouragement and development of civil 12 aeronautics. 13 State appropriation........ 4,319,000 14 For airport development. 15 State appropriation........ 6,500,000 16 For real estate tax rebate payments 17 to privately owned public use 18 airports. 19 State appropriation........ 250,000 20 Section 822. Treasury 21 Department.--The following amounts are 22 appropriated to the Treasury 23 Department: Federal State 24 For payment for aviation-related 25 debt service. 26 State appropriation........ 27,000 27 PART IX 28 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND 29 Section 901. Pennsylvania 30 Emergency Management Agency.--The 19980H2281B3286 - 205 -
1 following amounts are appropriated to 2 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management 3 Agency: Federal State 4 For training programs for hazardous 5 material response teams. 6 State appropriation........ 187,000 7 For general administration and 8 operational expenses, including 9 expenses of the Hazardous Material 10 Emergency Planning and Response 11 Advisory Committee. 12 State appropriation........ 187,000 13 For grants to support counties' 14 activities. 15 State appropriation........ 1,313,000 16 For public and facility owner 17 education, information and 18 participation programs. 19 State appropriation........ 187,000 20 PART X 21 MILK MARKETING FUND 22 Section 1001. Milk Marketing 23 Board.--The following amounts are 24 appropriated to the Milk Marketing 25 Board: Federal State 26 For the operation of the Milk 27 Marketing Board. 28 State appropriation........ 2,478,000 29 PART XI 30 HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND 19980H2281B3286 - 206 -
1 Section 1101. Department of 2 Community and Economic Development.-- 3 The following amounts are appropriated 4 to the Department of Community and 5 Economic Development: Federal State 6 For the operation of the Home 7 Program including grants to eligible 8 recipients. 9 State appropriation........ 15,000,000 10 PART XII 11 BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND 12 Section 1201. 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 Ben Franklin/IRC 18 Partnership for the Ben Franklin 19 Partnership Advanced Technology 20 Centers and the Industrial Resource 21 Centers. This appropriation includes 22 $34,450,000 for the Ben Franklin 23 Partnership Advanced Technology 24 Centers and the Industrial Resource 25 Centers. At least 95% 98% of this <-- 26 $34,450,000 shall be allocated 27 directly to the Advanced Technology 28 Centers and the Industrial Resource 29 Centers and no more than 5% 2% of this <-- 30 appropriation shall be set aside for 19980H2281B3286 - 207 -
1 board-selected projects. This 2 appropriation includes $2,000,000 for 3 the Technology Communities 4 Initiatives, $2,000,000 for the 5 Emerging Technology Partnership, 6 $2,000,000 for semi-conductor 7 technology initiatives and $2,000,000 8 for the Pre-Venture Seed Fund. 9 State appropriation........ 42,450,000 10 The following Federal amounts are 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 appropriated for the Ben Franklin/IRC 13 Partnership: 14 (1) "School-to-Work." 15 Federal appropriation...... 600,000 16 PART XIII 17 TUITION PAYMENT FUND 18 Section 1301. Treasury 19 Department.--The following amounts are 20 appropriated to the Treasury 21 Department: Federal State 22 For the operation of the Tuition 23 Account Program Bureau. However, no 24 money deposited with the Treasury 25 Department for the purchase of tuition 26 credits can be used for the 27 administration of the program. 28 State appropriation........ 1,004,000 29 PART XIV 30 BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND 19980H2281B3286 - 208 -
1 Section 1401. Department of 2 Banking.--The following amounts are 3 appropriated to the Department of 4 Banking: Federal State 5 For general government operations 6 of the Department of Banking. 7 State appropriation........ 9,251,000 8 Section 1402. Department of 9 General Services.--The following 10 amounts are appropriated to the 11 Department of General Services: Federal State 12 For Harristown rental charges. 13 State appropriation........ 139,000 14 For Harristown utility and 15 municipal charges. 16 State appropriation........ 184,000 17 PART XV 18 FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND 19 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State 20 Police.--The following amounts are 21 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State 22 Police: Federal State 23 For activities associated with the 24 purchase of firearms by individuals. 25 State appropriation........ 1,570,000 26 PART XVI 27 RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS 28 Section 1601. General provisions.--The Secretary of the 29 Budget may create the restricted receipt accounts set forth in 30 this part for the purpose of administering Federal grants only 19980H2281B3286 - 209 -
1 for the purposes herein designated during the fiscal year July 2 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. 3 Section 1602. Executive Offices.--The following restricted 4 receipt accounts may be established for the Executive Offices: 5 (1) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - 6 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention." 7 (2) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - 8 Federal Crime Victim Assistance." 9 (3) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - 10 Juvenile Justice - Title V." 11 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic 12 Development.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be 13 established for the Department of Community and Economic 14 Development: 15 (1) "ARC Housing Revolving Loan Program." 16 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural 17 Resources.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be 18 established for the Department of Conservation and Natural 19 Resources: 20 (1) "Federal Aid to Volunteer Fire Companies." 21 (2) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act." 22 (3) "National Forest Reserve Allotment." 23 (4) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act - 24 Conservation and Natural Resources." 25 Section 1605. Department of Education.--The following 26 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the 27 Department of Education: 28 (1) "Education of the Disabled - Part C." 29 (2) "Library Services and Construction Act - Titles I, II, 30 III and IV - Library Expansion Services." 19980H2281B3286 - 210 -
1 (3) "Penn State University Federal Aid." 2 (4) "Emergency Immigration Education Assistance." 3 (5) "Education of the Disabled - Part D." 4 (6) "Homeless Adult Assistance Program." 5 (7) "Severely Handicapped." 6 (8) "Medical Assistance Reimbursements to Local Education 7 Agencies." 8 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection.--The 9 following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the 10 Department of Environmental Protection: 11 (1) "Federal Water Resources Planning Act." 12 (2) "Flood Control Payments." 13 (3) "Soil and Water Conservation Act - Inventory of 14 Programs." 15 Section 1607. Department of Transportation.--The following 16 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the 17 Department of Transportation: 18 (1) "Capital Assistance Elderly and Handicapped Programs." 19 (2) "Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Assistance." 20 (3) "Ridesharing/Van Pool Program - Acquisition." 21 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.--The 22 following restricted receipt account may be established for the 23 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency: 24 (1) "Receipts from Federal Government - Disaster Relief - 25 Disaster Relief Assistance to State and Political Subdivisions." 26 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum 27 Commission.--The following restricted receipt account may be 28 established for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum 29 Commission: 30 (1) "Federal Grant - Historical Preservation Act of 1966." 19980H2281B3286 - 211 -
1 PART XVII 2 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS 3 FOR 1998-1999 4 Section 1701. General Fund repository for Federal funds.-- 5 All moneys received from the Federal Government as contributions 6 or supplements to the departments or agencies of the 7 Commonwealth or the programs herein provided shall be paid into 8 the General Fund. 9 Section 1702. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal 10 funds.--Federal funds shall be encumbered or spent only to the 11 extent that such funds are estimated as being available during 12 the fiscal year of the Commonwealth. 13 Section 1703. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal 14 funds.--Any Federal money which has been previously appropriated 15 by the General Assembly and authorized or allocated by the 16 Federal Government but remains unspent from prior fiscal years 17 and will not be renewed for fiscal year 1998-1999 is hereby 18 appropriated. 19 Section 1704. Subgrants between Federal fund 20 appropriations.--With the exception of Federal money received 21 under JTPA and SSBG, subgrants may be made between 22 appropriations without further approval of the General Assembly. 23 The Secretary of the Budget shall submit a list of subgrants to 24 the Chairmen and minority chairmen of the House and Senate 25 Appropriations Committees quarterly. No subgrant to a State 26 agency, however, may be made from a restricted receipt account 27 without a specific appropriation by the General Assembly. 28 Section 1705. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.--(a) 29 Federal funds available for costs and damages resulting from 30 natural disasters or civil disobedience may be added to an 19980H2281B3286 - 212 -
1 appropriation contained in this act or to funds appropriated or 2 may be used for the purposes prescribed by the Federal 3 Government. 4 (b) In addition to the moneys appropriated by this act, all 5 moneys received from the Federal Government for the purpose of 6 disaster assistance or relief shall be paid into the General 7 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the 8 departments, boards, commissions or agencies designated by the 9 Governor. 10 (c) In the event of any emergency situation in which the 11 General Assembly cannot act in sufficient time, the Governor is 12 authorized through executive authorization to provide up to 13 $10,000,000 in Federal funds to alleviate the emergency 14 situation. For the purposes of this section, "emergency" is 15 defined as any situation in which there is a chance of or which 16 may result in substantial human suffering. 17 Section 1706. Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and 18 SSBG.--In accordance with Federal law which permits the transfer 19 of funds from the TANFBG to the CCDFBG and SSBG in amounts that 20 do not exceed 30% in total and limits the transfer to SSBG to 21 not more than 10% of the 30%, the Department of Public Welfare, 22 upon approval of the Secretary of the Budget, may make such 23 transfers of funds provided that any such transfer will not 24 result in a deficit in any appropriation from which funds are 25 transferred. The Secretary of the Budget shall provide 26 notification of any such transfers to the majority chairman and 27 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 28 Senate and the majority chairman and minority chairman of the 29 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives ten 30 days prior to any transfer which shall also include 19980H2281B3286 - 213 -
1 certification that such transfer will not result in a deficit in 2 any appropriation. 3 PART XVIII 4 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1998-1999 5 Section 1801. Prior laws unaffected.--Except as provided in 6 section 253, this act is not intended to be inconsistent with or 7 to repeal any provision of any act enacted at this or any prior 8 session of the General Assembly regulating the purchase of 9 supplies, the ordering of printing and binding, the purchase, 10 maintenance and use of automobiles, the method of making 11 payments from the State Treasury for any purpose or the 12 functioning of any administrative department, board or 13 commission. 14 Section 1802. Compliance with other law before funds 15 available.--No appropriation made by this act to any department, 16 board, commission or agency of the Executive Department shall be 17 available unless and until the department, board, commission or 18 agency has complied with sections 615 and 616 of the act of 19 April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative 20 Code of 1929. 21 Section 1803. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or 22 committing funds.--Funds for the purchase of supplies, materials 23 and equipment shall not be deemed to be committed or encumbered 24 until contracts covering the purchase have been entered into 25 with the vendors. 26 Section 1804. Minority business set-asides.--(a) Each 27 department or other instrumentality of the Commonwealth listed 28 in Subpart A of Part II authorized to contract for buildings, 29 highways, commodities, equipment, supplies or services shall 30 report to the General Assembly all information pertinent to 19980H2281B3286 - 214 -
1 anticipated procurement needs at the beginning of each fiscal 2 year and each fiscal quarter thereafter. 3 (b) As used in this section, the term "minority business" 4 means a minority business enterprise as defined in the act of 5 July 22, 1974 (P.L.598, No.206), known as the Pennsylvania 6 Minority Business Development Authority Act. 7 Section 1805. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous 8 sources.--(a) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this 9 act, moneys received in payment for food and household supplies 10 furnished to employees and other persons, except inmates, by an 11 institution, and moneys received from the proceeds from the sale 12 of any products of the soil, meats, livestock, timber or other 13 materials sold by the department shall be paid into the General 14 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the 15 several respective institutions for the operation and 16 maintenance of the institutions. 17 (b) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this act, all 18 moneys received from any other source, except the Federal 19 Government, as contributions for the programs provided herein or 20 as payment for services or materials furnished by one 21 institution to another, except those collections designated as 22 revenues, shall be paid into the General Fund and are hereby 23 appropriated out of the General Fund for the purposes of the 24 respective appropriations. 25 (c) In addition to any funds specifically appropriated by 26 this act, all moneys received by a department or agency of the 27 Commonwealth from any other sources, except the Federal 28 Government, as contributions or supplements to the department or 29 agency for a program or administration of an act included in 30 this act shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to the 19980H2281B3286 - 215 -
1 appropriation for that program or administration of the act. 2 Section 1806. Lapsing of unused funds.--(a) Except as 3 otherwise provided by law or by this section, that part of all 4 appropriations in Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, 5 XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV unexpended, uncommitted or 6 unencumbered as of June 30, 1999, shall automatically lapse as 7 of that date. 8 (b) The appropriations in Part II to the Legislative 9 Department shall be continuing appropriations. 10 Section 1807. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.-- 11 The funds appropriated in Part II to the Supreme, Superior and 12 Commonwealth Courts for justice and judge expenses are 13 contingent upon a vouchered expense account plan being continued 14 by the Supreme Court. 15 Section 1808. Transfer of excess funds.--The Governor may 16 transfer any excess money in those funds receiving proceeds of 17 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania general obligation bonds in excess 18 of the amount necessary for the purposes for which the bonds 19 were issued to the appropriate sinking fund for payment of debt 20 service due on outstanding bonds. If such excess funds, together 21 with any available balance, exceed the amount of debt service 22 remaining to be paid, the funds shall be transferred to the 23 General Fund or to the appropriate special fund responsible for 24 such debt service. 25 Section 1809. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court.--(a) 26 The Supreme Court may transfer any excess funds appropriated in 27 sections 281, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 and 292 to the 28 Judicial Department in Part II to the Judicial Computer 29 Augmentation Account during the month of June 1999. No transfer 30 may create or increase a deficiency in the appropriation from 19980H2281B3286 - 216 -
1 which the transfer is made. Whenever the Supreme Court makes a 2 transfer under this subsection, the Supreme Court shall give 3 written notification to the chairman and minority chairman of 4 the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chairman and the 5 minority chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on 6 Appropriations ten days prior to any transfer which shall also 7 include certification that such transfer will not result in a 8 deficit in any appropriation. 9 (b) The Supreme Court may transfer funds appropriated in 10 section 281 between the line items in that section provided that 11 no transfer may create or increase a deficiency in the 12 appropriation from which the transfer is made. Whenever the 13 Supreme Court makes a transfer under this subsection, the 14 Supreme Court shall give written notification to the chairman 15 and minority chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations 16 and the chairman and the minority chairman of the House of 17 Representatives Committee on Appropriations ten days prior to 18 any transfer which shall also include certification that such 19 transfer will not result in a deficit in any appropriation. 20 Section 1810. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.-- 21 The sum of $12,000,000 is transferred from the Hazardous Sites 22 Cleanup Fund to the Industrial Sites Cleanup Fund. 23 SECTION 1811. TRANSFERS FROM MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT <-- 24 FUND.--TRANSFERS FROM THE MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND 25 CREATED BY THE ACT OF JULY 22, 1974 (P.L.598, NO.206), KNOWN AS 26 THE PENNSYLVANIA MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT, TO 27 THE SMALL BUSINESS FIRST FUND CREATED BY THE ACT OF JUNE 29, 28 1996 (P.L.434, NO.67), KNOWN AS THE JOB ENHANCEMENT ACT, ARE 29 PROHIBITED. 30 PART XIX 19980H2281B3286 - 217 -
1 EFFECTIVE DATE 2 Section 1901. Effective date.--This act shall take effect 3 July 1, 1998, or immediately, whichever is later. B24L84RZ/19980H2281B3286 - 218 -