PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3013, 3286, 3301 PRINTER'S NO. 3395
No. 2281 Session of 1998
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 2281, entitled:
"An act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the
Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for the
fiscal year July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, * * *; to provide
appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal year
July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, * * *; to provide for the
appropriation of Federal funds to the Executive and Judicial
Departments of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of
restricted receipt accounts for the fiscal year July 1, 1998, to
June 30, 1999, and for the payment of bills remaining unpaid at
the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
JOHN M. PERZEL
JOHN E. BARLEY
DWIGHT EVANS
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
F. JOSEPH LOEPER
RICHARD A. TILGHMAN
ROBERT J. MELLOW
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
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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 and to provide for the additional appropriation of Federal
27 and State funds for the Executive Department of the
28 Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 1997, to June 30,
29 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
30 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
31 TABLE OF CONTENTS
32 PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
33 Section 101. Short title.
34 Section 102. Definitions.
35 Section 103. Abbreviations.
36 Section 104. State appropriations.
37 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations.
38 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations.
39 Section 107. Block grants.
40 PART II. GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
41 FOR 1998-1999
42 SUBPART A. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
43 Section 201. Governor.
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1 Section 202. Executive Offices.
2 Section 203. Lieutenant Governor.
3 Section 204. Attorney General.
4 Section 205. Auditor General.
5 Section 206. Treasury Department.
6 Section 207. Department of Aging.
7 Section 208. Department of Agriculture.
8 Section 209. Department of Community and Economic Development.
9 Section 210. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
10 Section 211. Department of Corrections.
11 Section 212. Department of Education.
12 Section 213. Department of Environmental Protection.
13 Section 214. Department of General Services.
14 Section 215. Department of Health.
15 Section 216. Insurance Department.
16 Section 217. Department of Labor and Industry.
17 Section 218. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
18 Section 219. Department of Public Welfare.
19 Section 220. Department of Revenue.
20 Section 221. Department of State.
21 Section 222. Department of Transportation.
22 Section 223. Pennsylvania State Police.
23 Section 224. State Civil Service Commission.
24 Section 225. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
25 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
26 Section 227. State System of Higher Education.
27 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
28 Section 229. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
29 Section 230. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
30 Section 231. Environmental Hearing Board.
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1 Section 232. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
2 Section 233. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission.
3 Section 234. Pennsylvania Securities Commission.
4 Section 235. State Employees' Retirement System.
5 Section 236. State Tax Equalization Board.
6 Section 237. Health Care Cost Containment Council.
7 Section 238. State Ethics Commission.
8 Section 239. Liquor Control Board.
9 Section 240. Additional allocation of funds by Governor.
10 SUBPART B. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
11 Section 251. Senate.
12 Section 252. House of Representatives.
13 Section 253. Legislative Reference Bureau.
14 Section 254. Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.
15 Section 255. Legislative Data Processing Committee.
16 Section 256. Joint State Government Commission.
17 Section 257. Local Government Commission.
18 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control
19 and Conservation Committee.
20 Section 259. Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
21 Section 260. Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
22 Section 261. Capitol Preservation Committee.
23 Section 262. Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing.
24 Section 263. Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
25 SUBPART C. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
26 Section 281. Supreme Court.
27 Section 282. Superior Court.
28 Section 283. Commonwealth Court.
29 Section 284. Courts of common pleas.
30 Section 285. Community courts - district justices.
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1 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic Court.
2 Section 287. Philadelphia Municipal Court.
3 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate Court.
4 Section 289. Judicial Conduct Board.
5 Section 290. Court of Judicial Discipline.
6 Section 291. Juror cost reimbursement.
7 Section 292. County court reimbursement.
8 PART III. STATE LOTTERY FUND
9 Section 301. Executive Offices.
10 Section 302. Department of Aging.
11 PART IV. ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND
12 Section 401. Department of Environmental Protection.
13 Section 402. Department of Public Welfare.
14 PART V. JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT
15 Section 501. Supreme Court.
16 PART VI. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND
17 Section 601. Department of Health.
18 PART VII. STATE STORES FUND
19 Section 701. Pennsylvania State Police.
20 PART VIII. MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
21 FOR 1998-1999
22 SUBPART A. MOTOR LICENSE FUND
23 Section 801. Department of Transportation.
24 Section 802. Executive Offices.
25 Section 803. Treasury Department.
26 Section 804. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
27 Section 805. Department of Education.
28 Section 806. Department of Environmental Protection.
29 Section 807. Department of General Services.
30 Section 808. Department of Revenue.
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1 Section 809. Pennsylvania State Police.
2 SUBPART B. AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
3 Section 821. Department of Transportation.
4 Section 822. Treasury Department.
5 PART IX. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND
6 Section 901. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
7 PART X. MILK MARKETING FUND
8 Section 1001. Milk Marketing Board.
9 PART XI. HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
10 Section 1101. Department of Community and Economic Development.
11 PART XII. BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND
12 Section 1201. Department of Community and Economic Development.
13 PART XIII. TUITION PAYMENT FUND
14 Section 1301. Treasury Department.
15 PART XIV. BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND
16 Section 1401. Department of Banking.
17 Section 1402. Department of General Services.
18 PART XV. FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND
19 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State Police.
20 PART XVI. RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
21 Section 1601. General provisions.
22 Section 1602. Executive Offices.
23 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic Development.
24 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural
25 Resources.
26 Section 1605. Department of Education.
27 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection.
28 Section 1607. Department of Transportation.
29 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
30 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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1 PART XVII. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL
2 YEAR 1997-1998
3 SUBPART A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
4 Section 1701. State appropriations.
5 Section 1702. Federal augmentation appropriations.
6 SUBPART B. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
7 Section 1711. Executive Offices.
8 Section 1712. Attorney General.
9 Section 1713. Department of Agriculture.
10 Section 1714. Department of Community and Economic Development.
11 Section 1715. Department of Education.
12 Section 1716. Department of Environmental Protection.
13 Section 1717. Department of General Services.
14 Section 1718. Department of Health.
15 Section 1719. Department of Labor and Industry.
16 Section 1720. Department of Public Welfare.
17 Section 1721. Department of Transportation.
18 Section 1722. Liquor Control Board.
19 SUBPART C. ADDITIONAL STATE LOTTERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS
20 Section 1751. Department of Aging.
21 SUBPART D. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1997-1998
22 Section 1791. Prior laws unaffected.
23 Section 1792. Compliance with other law before funds
24 available.
25 Section 1793. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
26 committing funds.
27 Section 1794. Minority business set-asides.
28 Section 1795. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
29 sources.
30 Section 1796. Lapsing of unused funds.
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1 Section 1797. Construction with prior appropriation acts.
2 Section 1798. Deduction of expended appropriations under
3 prior law.
4 PART XVIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR
5 FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 1998-1999
6 Section 1801. General Fund repository for Federal funds.
7 Section 1802. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal
8 funds.
9 Section 1803. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal funds.
10 Section 1804. Subgrants between Federal fund appropriations.
11 Section 1805. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.
12 Section 1806. Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and
13 SSBG.
14 PART XIX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1998-1999
15 Section 1901. Prior laws unaffected.
16 Section 1902. Compliance with other law before funds available.
17 Section 1903. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
18 committing funds.
19 Section 1904. Minority business set-asides.
20 Section 1905. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
21 sources.
22 Section 1906. Lapsing of unused funds.
23 Section 1907. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.
24 Section 1908. Transfer of excess funds.
25 Section 1909. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court.
26 Section 1910. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.
27 Section 1911. Transfer to Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund.
28 PART XX. EFFECTIVE DATE
29 Section 2001. Effective date.
30 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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1 hereby enacts as follows:
2 PART I
3 GENERAL PROVISIONS
4 Section 101. Short title.--This act shall be known and may
5 be cited as the General Appropriation Act of 1998.
6 Section 102. Definitions.--The following words and phrases
7 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in
8 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
9 "Employees." Includes all directors, superintendents, bureau
10 or division chiefs, assistant directors, assistant
11 superintendents, assistant chiefs, experts, scientists,
12 engineers, surveyors, draftsmen, accountants, secretaries,
13 auditors, inspectors, examiners, analysts, statisticians,
14 marshals, clerks, stenographers, bookkeepers, messengers and
15 other assistants in any department, board or commission.
16 "Expenses" and "maintenance." Includes all printing, binding
17 and stationery, food and forage, materials and supplies,
18 traveling expenses, training, motor vehicle supplies and
19 repairs, freight, express and cartage, postage, telephones and
20 telegraph rentals and toll charges, newspaper advertising and
21 notices, public advertising by or through any medium, fuel,
22 light, heat, power and water, minor construction and renovation,
23 repairs or reconstruction of equipment, buildings and
24 facilities, rent of real estate and equipment, premiums on
25 workers' compensation, insurance premiums on policies of
26 liability insurance, insurance premiums on medical payment
27 insurance and surety bonds for volunteer workers, premiums on
28 employee group life insurance and employee and retired employee
29 group hospital and medical insurance, payment of Commonwealth
30 share of Social Security taxes and unemployment compensation
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1 costs for State employees, the purchase of replacement or
2 additional equipment and machinery and all other incidental
3 costs and expenses, including payment to the Department of
4 General Services of mileage and other charges for the use of
5 automobiles and rental payments for permanently assigned
6 automobiles and of expenses or costs of services incurred
7 through the Purchasing Fund. The term "expenses" also shall
8 include the medical costs for the treatment of inmates of State
9 institutions when the inmate must be transferred to an outside
10 hospital: Provided, That in no case shall the State institution
11 pay more for patient care than that provided under the State
12 medical assistance program.
13 Section 103. Abbreviations.--The following abbreviations
14 when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in
15 this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
16 "ADA." Americans with Disabilities.
17 "ARC." Appalachian Regional Commission.
18 "BG." Block grant.
19 "CCDFBG." Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.
20 "CSBG." Community Services Block Grant.
21 "DCSI." Drug Control and Systems Improvement Formula Grant
22 Program.
23 "DFSC." Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.
24 "DOE." Department of Energy.
25 "EDA." Economic Development Administration.
26 "EEOC." Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
27 "EPA." Environmental Protection Agency.
28 "EPCA." Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
29 "ESEA." Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
30 "FEMA." Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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1 "FUTA." Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
2 "GED." General Education Development.
3 "HUD." Department of Housing and Urban Development.
4 "JTPA." Job Training Partnership Act.
5 "LIHEABG." Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.
6 "LSTA." Library Services and Technology Act.
7 "LWCF." Land and Water Conservation Fund.
8 "MCHSBG." Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.
9 "MHSBG." Mental Health Services Block Grant.
10 "MH/MR." Mental Health/Mental Retardation Services.
11 "NCHS." National Center for Health Statistics.
12 "NPDES." National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
13 "NSF." National Science Foundation.
14 "PAFE." Pennsylvania Agricultural Foods Exposition.
15 "PEP." Pennsylvania Employment Program.
16 "PHHSBG." Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.
17 "PHRC." Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
18 "SABG." Substance Abuse Block Grant.
19 "SCDBG." Small Communities Development Block Grant.
20 "SDA." Service Delivery Area.
21 "SSA." Social Security Act.
22 "SSBG." Social Services Block Grant.
23 "TANFBG." Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block
24 Grant.
25 "VA." Veterans' Administration.
26 "YDC." Youth Development Center.
27 Section 104. State appropriations.--(a) General Fund.--The
28 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
29 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
30 General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
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1 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
2 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
3 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
4 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
5 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
6 purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public
7 advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and
8 buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by
9 law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the
10 duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
11 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
12 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
13 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
14 (b) State Lottery Fund.--The following sums set forth in
15 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
16 specifically appropriated from the State Lottery Fund to the
17 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department
18 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
19 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
20 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
21 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
22 goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as
23 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
24 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
25 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
26 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
27 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
28 (c) Energy Conservation and Assistance Fund.--The following
29 sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be
30 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Energy
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1 Conservation and Assistance Fund to the several hereinafter
2 named agencies of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth
3 for the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for
4 the purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment
5 of any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act,
6 necessary for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and
7 activities and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the
8 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills
9 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
10 ending June 30, 1998.
11 (d) Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account.--The
12 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
13 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
14 restricted receipt account established within the General Fund,
15 known as the Judicial Computer System Augmentation Account, to
16 the Judicial Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of
17 salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses, for
18 the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
19 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of
20 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary
21 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities
22 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
23 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred
24 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
25 30, 1998.
26 (e) Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund.--The
27 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
28 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
29 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund to the several
30 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
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1 Commonwealth for the payment of fees for contractual services
2 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods and services and
3 for the payment of any other expenses, as provided by law or by
4 this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the duties,
5 functions and activities and for the purposes hereinafter set
6 forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the
7 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
8 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
9 (f) The State Stores Fund.--The following sums set forth in
10 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
11 specifically appropriated from The State Stores Fund to the
12 hereinafter named agency of the Executive Department of the
13 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
14 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
15 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
16 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
17 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
18 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
19 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
20 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
21 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
22 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
23 (g) Motor License Fund.--The following sums, or as much
24 thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated from the
25 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
26 Executive Department for the payment of salaries, wages and
27 other compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
28 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
29 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
30 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
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1 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
3 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
4 (h) Aviation Restricted Revenue Account.--The following
5 sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
6 appropriated from the Aviation Restricted Revenue Account in the
7 Motor License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
8 Executive Department for the purposes set forth herein for the
9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills
10 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
11 ending June 30, 1998.
12 (i) Hazardous Material Response Fund.--The following sums
13 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
14 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Hazardous Material
15 Response Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
16 Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of fees
17 for contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
18 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
19 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
20 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
21 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
22 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
23 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
24 (j) Milk Marketing Fund.--The following sums set forth in
25 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
26 specifically appropriated from the Milk Marketing Fund to the
27 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department
28 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
29 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
30 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
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1 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
2 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
3 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
4 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
5 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
6 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
7 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
8 (k) Home Investment Trust Fund.--The following sums set
9 forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
10 hereby specifically appropriated from the Home Investment Trust
11 Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
12 Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries,
13 wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the duly
14 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
15 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
16 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of
17 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary
18 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities
19 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
20 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred
21 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
22 30, 1998.
23 (l) Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund.--The following sums
24 set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
25 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Ben Franklin/IRC
26 Partnership Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
27 Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of
28 salaries, wages or other compensation and travel expenses of the
29 duly appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
30 the payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
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1 purchase or rental of goods and services and for the payment of
2 any other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary
3 for the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities
4 and for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
5 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred
6 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
7 30, 1998.
8 (m) Tuition Payment Fund.--The following sums set forth in
9 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
10 specifically appropriated from the Tuition Payment Fund to the
11 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
12 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
13 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
14 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
15 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
16 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
17 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
18 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
19 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
20 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
21 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
22 (n) Banking Department Fund.--The following sums set forth
23 in this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
24 specifically appropriated from the Banking Department Fund to
25 the hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of
26 the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
27 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
28 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
29 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
30 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
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1 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
2 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
3 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
4 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
5 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
6 (o) Firearm Ownership Fund.--The following sums set forth in
7 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
8 specifically appropriated from the Firearm Ownership Fund to the
9 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
10 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
11 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
12 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
13 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
14 goods and services and for the payment of any other expenses, as
15 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
16 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
17 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
18 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
19 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998.
20 Section 105. Federal augmentation appropriations.--The
21 following Federal augmentation appropriations set forth in this
22 act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
23 specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation funds to
24 the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive and
25 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment of the
26 expenses of implementing and carrying out the programs stated
27 herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for the
28 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
29 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998. Unless otherwise stated,
30 the appropriations include any carryovers from the prior fiscal
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1 year.
2 Section 106. Job Training Partnership Act appropriations.--
3 The following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as
4 may be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
5 Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds to the several
6 hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department of the
7 Commonwealth for the payment of the expenses of implementing and
8 carrying out the program stated herein for the fiscal year
9 beginning July 1, 1998, and for the payment of bills incurred
10 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
11 30, 1998. Unless otherwise stated, the appropriations include
12 any carryover from the prior fiscal year.
13 Section 107. Block grants.--(a) Appropriation.--The
14 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
15 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
16 block grant (BG) funds to the several hereinafter named agencies
17 of the Executive Department of the Commonwealth for the
18 purposes, and under the restrictions, for which the funds are
19 provided for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998.
20 (b) Small Communities Development Block Grant.--The Small
21 Communities Development Block Grant (SCDBG) is to assist small
22 cities and communities that have a high concentration of
23 impoverished citizens and substandard housing to expand their
24 low-income and moderate-income housing opportunities and to meet
25 community development needs.
26 (c) Community Services Block Grant.--The Community Services
27 Block Grant (CSBG) is to provide a range of services and
28 activities having a measurable and potentially major impact on
29 the causes of poverty in the community or those areas of the
30 community where poverty is a particularly acute problem. In
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1 addition, new focus may be placed on the unemployed, both old
2 and new. Local agencies may lower their eligibility requirements
3 for recipients to three months to allow greater flexibility to
4 assure proper consideration of each recipient.
5 (d) Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.--The
6 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG) is
7 for the provision of preventive health and other health services
8 related to emergency medical systems, health initiative grants,
9 comprehensive public health, hypertension, fluoridation, health
10 education, risk reduction, home health, rape crisis, domestic
11 violence services and rodent control.
12 (e) Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.--The
13 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (MCHSBG) is to
14 enable states to maintain and strengthen their leadership in
15 planning, promoting, coordinating and evaluating health care for
16 pregnant women, mothers, infants and children, and children with
17 special health care needs, and in providing health services for
18 mothers and children who do not have access to adequate health
19 care.
20 (f) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant.--The Low-
21 Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant (LIHEABG) is to help
22 lessen the impact of the high cost of energy on low-income
23 families and individuals, including energy efficiency grants for
24 low-income dwellings. No less than 15% of the LIHEABG funds
25 received shall be used for weatherization. LIHEABG funds
26 received pursuant to a Presidential release of weather-related
27 contingency funds shall be exempt from the 15% requirement if
28 the weather emergency has an impact in Pennsylvania. Unexpended
29 weatherization funds which would result in LIHEABG funds being
30 returned to the Federal Department of Health and Human Services
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1 may be spent for assistance grants at the discretion of the
2 Secretary of the Budget. The Secretary of the Budget shall
3 notify the majority chairman and the minority chairman of the
4 Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the majority chairman
5 and the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
6 House of Representatives of the intent to reallocate any such
7 funds ten days prior to any reallocation.
8 (g) Social Services Block Grant.--The Social Services Block
9 Grant (SSBG) is for the provision of social services to eligible
10 persons.
11 (h) Mental Health Services Block Grant.--The Mental Health
12 Services Block Grant (MHSBG) provides funds for the provision of
13 services to adults with serious mental illness or children with
14 serious emotional disturbance.
15 (i) Substance Abuse Block Grant.--The Substance Abuse Block
16 Grant (SABG) provides funds to establish and maintain programs
17 to combat alcohol and drug abuse.
18 (j) Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant.--The Child
19 Care and Development Fund Block Grant (CCDFBG) is for the
20 provision of direct child care or to increase the availability
21 of child care for low-income families.
22 (k) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.--
23 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant (TANFBG)
24 provides funds for the provision of cash grants, child care,
25 training and support services, child welfare and administration
26 for eligible families and individuals.
27 PART II
28 GENERAL FUND AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS
29 FOR 1998-1999
30 SUBPART A
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1 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
2 Section 201. Governor.--The
3 following amounts are appropriated to
4 the Governor: Federal State
5 For the Office of the Governor:
6 including the maintenance of the
7 Governor's Home, the expense of
8 entertainment of official guests and
9 members of the General Assembly and
10 the Judiciary, participation in the
11 Governor's Conference, the expenses of
12 the Executive Board and the payment of
13 traveling expenses of persons other
14 than employees of the Commonwealth
15 appointed by the Governor to represent
16 or otherwise serve the Commonwealth.
17 State appropriation........ 7,202,000
18 Section 202. Executive Offices.--
19 The following amounts are appropriated
20 to the Executive Offices: Federal State
21 For the Office of Administration.
22 State appropriation........ 7,772,000
23 For the Rural Development Council.
24 State appropriation........ 108,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated to the Rural Development
28 Council:
29 (1) "Rural Development."
30 Federal appropriation...... 118,000
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1 (2) "Rural Development through
2 Forestry"
3 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
4 To the Office of Administration for
5 payment of Medicare Part B enrollment
6 penalties.
7 State appropriation........ 470,000
8 For radio system development.
9 State appropriation........ 499,000
10 For the Technology and Year 2000
11 Investment Program. This appropriation
12 may be distributed upon approval of
13 the Secretary of the Budget to other
14 State agencies. The Secretary of the
15 Budget shall provide notice of any
16 such distribution to the majority
17 chairman and the minority chairman of
18 the Appropriation Committees of the
19 Senate and the House of
20 Representatives.
21 State appropriation........ 23,550,000
22 For consolidated computer system
23 services.
24 State appropriation........ 2,600,000
25 For the Integrated Criminal Justice
26 System.
27 State appropriation........ 9,065,000
28 For the Inspector General.
29 State appropriation........ 2,378,000
30 For welfare fraud activities.
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1 State appropriation........ 10,385,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for welfare fraud
5 activities:
6 (1) "TANFBG - Program
7 Accountability."
8 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
9 (2) "Food Stamps - Program
10 Accountability."
11 Federal appropriation...... 4,950,000
12 (3) "Medical Assistance - Program
13 Accountability."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,650,000
15 For the Office of the Budget.
16 State appropriation........ 27,571,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for the Office of the
20 Budget:
21 (1) "JTPA - Program
22 Accountability."
23 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
24 For the Pennsylvania Human
25 Relations Commission.
26 State appropriation........ 9,647,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
30 Human Relations Commission:
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1 (1) "EEOC - Special Project
2 Grant."
3 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
4 (2) "HUD - Special Project Grant."
5 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
6 For the Governor's Advisory
7 Commission on Latino Affairs.
8 State appropriations....... 207,000
9 For grants to the arts.
10 State appropriation........ 10,600,000
11 The following Federal amounts are
12 appropriated to supplement the sum
13 appropriated for grants to the arts:
14 (1) "National Endowment for the
15 Arts - Basic State Grant."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
17 For the Council on the Arts.
18 State appropriation........ 1,002,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for the Council on the
22 Arts:
23 (1) "National Endowment for the
24 Arts - Administration."
25 Federal appropriation...... 175,000
26 For the Pennsylvania Commission for
27 Women.
28 State appropriation........ 259,000
29 For the Juvenile Court Judges
30 Commission.
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1 State appropriation........ 2,221,000
2 For the Public Employee Retirement
3 Commission.
4 State appropriation........ 616,000
5 For the Pennsylvania Commission on
6 Crime and Delinquency.
7 State appropriation........ 7,125,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
11 Commission on Crime and Delinquency:
12 (1) "Plan for Juvenile Justice."
13 Federal appropriation...... 290,000
14 (2) "DCSI - Administration."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,437,000
16 (3) "DCSI - Program Grants."
17 Federal appropriation...... 24,000,000
18 (4) "DCSI - Criminal History
19 Records."
20 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
21 (5) "Juvenile Justice - Title V."
22 Federal appropriation...... 60,000
23 (6) "National Criminal History
24 Improvement Program."
25 Federal appropriation...... 5,400,000
26 (7) "Crime Victims' Compensation
27 Services."
28 Federal appropriation...... 1,800,000
29 (8) "Statistical Analysis Center."
30 Federal appropriation...... 75,000
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1 (9) "Violence Against Women
2 Formula Grant Program."
3 Federal appropriation...... 8,200,000
4 (10) "Violence Against Women
5 Formula Grant Program -
6 Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 290,000
8 (11) "Juvenile Justice State
9 Challenge Grants."
10 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
11 (12) "Local Law Enforcement Block
12 Grant."
13 Federal appropriation...... 3,800,000
14 (13) "Truth in Sentencing
15 Incentive Grants."
16 Federal appropriation...... 26,700,000
17 (14) "Residential Substance Abuse
18 Treatment Program."
19 Federal appropriation...... 2,300,000
20 (15) "DFSC - Special Program."
21 Federal appropriation...... 5,200,000
22 (16) "Crime Victims Assistance
23 (VOCA) - Administration/Operations."
24 Federal appropriation...... 600,000
25 (17) "PHHSBG - Communities that
26 Care."
27 Federal appropriation...... 550,000
28 (18) "Byrne Evaluation Partnership
29 Program."
30 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
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1 (19) "Juvenile Accountability
2 Incentive Program - Administration."
3 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
4 (20) "Juvenile Accountability
5 Incentive Program."
6 Federal appropriation...... 7,741,000
7 (21) "Combat Underage Drinking
8 Program."
9 Federal appropriation...... 360,000
10 (22) "Training and Education
11 Assistance Program."
12 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
13 For the State match requirement for
14 the DCSI Federal funds. This
15 appropriation may be distributed upon
16 approval of the Secretary of the
17 Budget, to other State agencies
18 receiving DCSI funds to provide the
19 State match. The Secretary of the
20 Budget shall provide notice of any
21 such distributions to the majority
22 chairman and the minority chairman of
23 the Appropriations Committee of the
24 Senate and the majority chairman and
25 the minority chairman of the
26 Appropriations Committee of the House
27 of Representatives.
28 State appropriation........ 1,955,000
29 For community crime prevention.
30 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
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1 For payments for grants-in-aid to
2 counties for providing intermediate
3 punishment programs. These funds shall
4 be distributed to the various counties
5 based on the following formula: 50%
6 shall be based on the proportion of
7 offenders diverted from the county
8 prison system to county intermediate
9 punishment programs and 50% shall be
10 based on the proportion of offenders
11 diverted from the State correctional
12 system to the county prison system.
13 State appropriation........ 5,331,000
14 For intermediate punishment grants
15 for drug and alcohol treatment.
16 State appropriation........ 10,000,000
17 For Drug Education and Law
18 Enforcement.
19 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
20 For the Office of General Counsel.
21 State appropriation........ 3,190,000
22 For payments of grants to political
23 subdivisions to assist in the
24 improvement of juvenile probation
25 services.
26 State appropriation........ 5,513,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for juvenile probation
30 services:
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1 (1) "TANFBG - Juvenile Probation
2 Emergency Services."
3 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
4 For school-based specialized
5 probation services, including
6 intensive supervision and aftercare
7 probation services pursuant to
8 standards adopted by the Juvenile
9 Court Judges Commission.
10 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
11 For the African-American
12 Commission.
13 State appropriation........ 336,000
14 Section 203. Lieutenant
15 Governor.--The following amounts are
16 appropriated to the Lieutenant
17 Governor: Federal State
18 For the Office of the Lieutenant
19 Governor, including payment of
20 expenses of the residence at the
21 Edward Martin Military Reservation.
22 State appropriation........ 748,000
23 For the Board of Pardons.
24 State appropriation........ 291,000
25 Section 204. Attorney General.--
26 The following amounts are appropriated
27 to the Attorney General: Federal State
28 For general government operations
29 of the Office of Attorney General,
30 including $70,000 for enhancing public
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1 safety.
2 State appropriation........ 33,844,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for general government
6 operations:
7 (1) "State Medicaid Fraud Control
8 Units."
9 Federal appropriation...... 3,102,000
10 (2) "Middle Atlantic - Great Lakes
11 Organized Crime Law Enforcement
12 Network."
13 Federal appropriation...... 4,311,000
14 For trials resulting from
15 indictments by multicounty grand
16 juries.
17 State appropriation........ 150,000
18 For Drug Law Enforcement including
19 $341,000 for State match for Federal
20 DCSI funds.
21 State appropriation........ 19,046,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for drug law enforcement:
25 (1) "High intensity drug
26 trafficking areas."
27 Federal appropriation...... 6,167,000
28 For local drug task forces.
29 State appropriation........ 6,933,000
30 For a drug strike task force.
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1 State appropriation........ 1,537,000
2 For a capital appeals case unit.
3 State appropriation........ 500,000
4 Section 205. Auditor General.--The
5 following amounts are appropriated to
6 the Auditor General: Federal State
7 For the Department of the Auditor
8 General for postauditing, annually,
9 periodically or specially, the affairs
10 of any department, board or commission
11 which is supported out of the General
12 Fund, district justices, other fining
13 offices, Volunteer Firemen's Relief
14 Association Funds and the offices of
15 Statewide elected officials and for
16 the proper auditing of appropriations
17 for or relating to public assistance,
18 including any Federal sums
19 supplementing such appropriations.
20 State appropriation........ 40,549,000
21 For the Board of Claims.
22 State appropriation........ 1,562,000
23 For transfer to the Supplemental
24 State Assistance Fund for Municipal
25 Pension System State Aid.
26 State appropriation........ 708,000
27 Section 206. Treasury
28 Department.--The following amounts are
29 appropriated to the Treasury
30 Department: Federal State
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1 For general government operations
2 of the Treasury Department.
3 State appropriation........ 21,000,000
4 For the Board of Finance and
5 Revenue.
6 State appropriation........ 2,314,000
7 For the payment of the
8 Commonwealth's portion of the expenses
9 of various councils, commissions,
10 conferences, boards, associations,
11 coalitions and institutes which are
12 multistate organizations of which the
13 Commonwealth is a member and which
14 membership enables the Commonwealth
15 government to represent the citizens
16 of Pennsylvania, such organizations
17 being designed to promote or protect
18 the member states' interests, or which
19 promote governmental financial
20 excellence or accountability. Any such
21 payment shall be made on requisition
22 of the Governor on behalf of the
23 organization which shall file an
24 accounting of expenses with the
25 Auditor General.
26 State appropriation........ 874,000
27 For publishing statements of the
28 General Fund and other funds of the
29 Commonwealth.
30 State appropriation........ 30,000
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1 For compensation of the
2 Commonwealth's Loan and Transfer Agent
3 for services and expenses in
4 connection with the registration,
5 transfer and payment of interest on
6 bonds of the Commonwealth and other
7 services required to be performed by
8 the Loan and Transfer Agent.
9 State appropriation........ 225,000
10 For payment of legal fees,
11 publication of advertisements, costs
12 of engraving and other expenses
13 incurred in issuing of tax
14 anticipation notes.
15 State appropriation........ 170,000
16 For general obligation debt service
17 or to pay all arbitrage rebates to the
18 Federal Government required under
19 section 148 of the Internal Revenue
20 Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26
21 U.S.C. § 148).
22 State appropriation........ 560,428,000
23 For payment of law enforcement
24 officers' and emergency response
25 personnel death benefits.
26 State appropriation........ 480,000
27 For advertising and promotional
28 activities related to the tuition
29 account program.
30 State appropriation........ 1,055,000
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1 Section 207. Department of
2 Aging.--The following amounts are
3 appropriated to the Department of
4 Aging: Federal State
5 For medical assistance support.
6 State appropriation........ 307,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for medical assistance
10 support:
11 (1) "Medical Assistance Support."
12 Federal appropriation...... 4,814,000
13 For family caregiver support.
14 State appropriation........ 10,128,000
15 For preadmission assessment.
16 State appropriation........ 5,243,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for preadmission
20 assessment:
21 (1) "Medical Assistance -
22 Preadmission Assessment."
23 Federal appropriation...... 9,665,000
24 For legal advocacy for older
25 Pennsylvanians.
26 State appropriation........ 150,000
27 For grants to senior centers.
28 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
29 Section 208. Department of
30 Agriculture.--The following amounts
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1 are appropriated to the Department of
2 Agriculture: Federal State
3 For general government operations
4 of the Department of Agriculture.
5 State appropriation........ 24,907,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for general government
9 operations:
10 (1) "Pennsylvania Plant Pest
11 Detection System."
12 Federal appropriation...... 24,000
13 (2) "Poultry Grading Service."
14 Federal appropriation...... 76,000
15 (3) "Medicated Feed Mill
16 Inspection."
17 Federal appropriation...... 16,000
18 (4) "State Administrative Expenses
19 - Donated Foods."
20 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
21 (5) "Household Commodity Program."
22 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
23 (6) "Pesticide Enforcement,
24 Certification, Training and Control
25 Program."
26 Federal appropriation...... 607,000
27 (7) "Farmers' Market Food
28 Coupons."
29 Federal appropriation...... 1,135,000
30 For Farmers' Market Food Coupons.
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1 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
2 For the administration of the
3 Agricultural Conservation Easement
4 Program.
5 State appropriation........ 428,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for administration of the
9 Agricultural Conservation Easement
10 Program:
11 (1) "Farmland Protection."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
13 For the Animal Health Commission.
14 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
15 For veterinary distance learning.
16 State appropriation........ 52,000
17 For agricultural research.
18 State appropriation........ 3,150,000
19 For agricultural promotion,
20 education and exports.
21 State appropriation........ 1,050,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for agricultural
25 promotion, education and exports:
26 (1) "Market improvement."
27 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
28 For animal indemnities payments to
29 farmers for animals destroyed in
30 disease eradication programs.
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1 State appropriation........ 300,000
2 For payment into the State Farm
3 Products Show Fund. As a condition for
4 the use of these funds, no
5 expenditures may be made from this
6 appropriation or from the State Farm
7 Products Show Fund for any activities
8 associated with the Pennsylvania
9 Agricultural Foods Exposition (PAFE)
10 unless such activities take place on
11 the premises of the Farm Show Complex,
12 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
13 State appropriation........ 800,000
14 For payments to county fairs.
15 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
16 For development and operation of an
17 open livestock show, including cattle,
18 swine, sheep and horses.
19 State appropriation........ 167,000
20 For planning and staging of an open
21 dairy show.
22 State appropriation........ 110,000
23 For promotion and holding of annual
24 local, regional and State 4-H Clubs
25 and Future Farmers of America dairy
26 shows.
27 State appropriation........ 40,000
28 The department may make allocations
29 of the above three appropriations, as
30 it deems appropriate, to an
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1 association whose purposes are in
2 accord with the purposes and intent of
3 the appropriations, the funds so
4 allocated to be used for the
5 development and operation of
6 Livestock, Dairy and Junior Dairy
7 Shows in the Pennsylvania Farm Show
8 Complex: Provided, That the funds
9 allocated by the department shall only
10 be used for the specific items
11 approved by the department in advance.
12 For planning and staging ten annual
13 4-H Club horse and pony shows and one
14 Statewide show to be held in the fall
15 as preliminary to the Keystone
16 International Livestock Show.
17 State appropriation........ 45,000
18 For grants to counties for the
19 purchase of food to be provided to
20 needy persons in this Commonwealth.
21 Counties shall submit a completed
22 application for funds or designate a
23 regional food bank or county
24 coordinating agency to complete the
25 application process. If a county
26 chooses not to participate in the
27 program or designate a regional food
28 bank or county coordinating agency to
29 participate on its behalf by December
30 31, 1998, then the county's allocation
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1 shall be granted to the regional food
2 bank or county coordinating agency
3 serving that county.
4 State appropriation........ 13,775,000
5 For product promotion and marketing
6 including at least $150,000 for
7 mushroom promotion.
8 State appropriation........ 500,000
9 For programs to encourage
10 development of future farmers.
11 State appropriation........ 55,000
12 For the administration of the
13 Nutrient Management Program.
14 State appropriation........ 350,000
15 For payment into the Nutrient
16 Management Fund.
17 State appropriation........ 3,280,000
18 For emergency food assistance
19 development.
20 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
21 For hardwoods research and
22 promotion.
23 State appropriation........ 617,000
24 For a farm safety program.
25 State appropriation........ 115,000
26 Section 209. Department of
27 Community and Economic Development.--
28 The following amounts are appropriated
29 to the Department of Community and
30 Economic Development: Federal State
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1 For general government operations
2 of the Department of Community and
3 Economic Development.
4 State appropriation........ 13,558,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for general government
8 operations:
9 (1) "ARC - State Technical
10 Assistance."
11 Federal appropriation...... 450,000
12 (2) "DOE Weatherization -
13 Administration."
14 Federal appropriation...... 380,000
15 (3) "SCDBG - Administration."
16 Federal appropriation...... 825,000
17 (4) "CSBG - Administration and
18 Audit Costs."
19 Federal appropriation...... 1,035,000
20 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration."
21 Federal appropriation...... 440,000
22 (6) "ARC - Regional Initiative."
23 Federal appropriation...... 900,000
24 (7) "Americorps Training and
25 Technical Assistance."
26 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
27 (8) "Telecommunications and
28 information infrastructure."
29 Federal appropriation...... 750,000
30 For promotion of historical and
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1 educational tourist activities.
2 State appropriation........ 3,200,000
3 For computer acquisition.
4 State appropriation........ 852,000
5 For the purpose of increasing
6 international trade.
7 State appropriation........ 5,570,000
8 For the purpose of marketing to
9 attract tourists to this Commonwealth.
10 State appropriation........ 14,068,000
11 For the purpose of marketing to
12 attract business to this Commonwealth.
13 State appropriation........ 6,150,000
14 For the purpose of marketing to
15 attract film business to this
16 Commonwealth.
17 State appropriation........ 444,000
18 For the international marketing of
19 Pennsylvania health care.
20 State appropriation........ 150,000
21 For transfer to the Ben
22 Franklin/IRC Partnership Fund.
23 State appropriation........ 40,400,000
24 For cultural expositions and
25 exhibitions in Pennsylvania.
26 State appropriation........ 1,480,000
27 For transfer to the Financially
28 Distressed Municipalities Revolving
29 Loan Fund.
30 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
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1 For transfer to the Pennsylvania
2 Industrial Development Authority.
3 State appropriation........ 20,000,000
4 For transfer to the Small Business
5 First Fund.
6 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
7 For the Opportunity Grant Program.
8 State appropriation........ 35,000,000
9 For a housing research center.
10 State appropriation........ 250,000
11 For customized job training
12 programs.
13 State appropriation........ 29,050,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for customized job
17 training:
18 (1) "Community Economic
19 Assistance."
20 Federal appropriation...... 49,600,000
21 For infrastructure development.
22 State appropriation........ 33,280,000
23 For grants for housing and
24 redevelopment assistance as authorized
25 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633,
26 No.493), known as the Housing and
27 Redevelopment Assistance Law. No more
28 than 20% of the amount herein
29 appropriated shall be allocated or
30 granted to any one political
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1 subdivision.
2 State appropriation........ 16,075,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for housing and
6 redevelopment:
7 (1) "DOE Weatherization."
8 Federal appropriation...... 7,500,000
9 (2) "Emergency Shelter for the
10 Homeless."
11 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
12 (3) "SCDBG Programs."
13 Federal appropriation...... 75,000,000
14 (4) "LIHEAP - Weatherization."
15 Federal appropriation...... 12,000,000
16 For Team Pennsylvania.
17 State appropriation........ 8,800,000
18 For a community development bank.
19 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
20 For transfer to the Machinery and
21 Equipment Loan Fund.
22 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
23 For family savings accounts.
24 State appropriation........ 1,250,000
25 For shared municipal services.
26 State appropriation........ 900,000
27 For grants for housing and
28 redevelopment assistance as authorized
29 by the act of May 20, 1949 (P.L.1633,
30 No.493), known as the Housing and
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1 Redevelopment Assistance Law, in areas
2 designated as enterprise zones. No
3 funds from this appropriation shall be
4 distributed to any organization or
5 agency other than a municipal
6 government or a certified
7 redevelopment authority created by a
8 municipal government or governments
9 under the provisions of the act of May
10 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), known as
11 the Urban Redevelopment Law, unless
12 specifically authorized by such
13 government or redevelopment authority.
14 State appropriation........ 6,996,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for enterprise
18 development.
19 (1) "Enterprise Communities -
20 SSBG."
21 Federal appropriation...... 78,300,000
22 For the payment of the
23 Commonwealth's share of the costs of
24 the operation of the Appalachian
25 Regional Commission and the Office of
26 the Appalachian States' regional
27 representative.
28 State appropriation........ 360,000
29 For the payment of grants to
30 counties, cities, boroughs, townships,
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1 towns or regions for planning
2 assistance.
3 State appropriation........ 375,000
4 For payment of grants to recognized
5 industrial development agencies to
6 assist such agencies in the financing
7 of their operational costs for the
8 purposes of making studies, surveys
9 and investigations, the compilation of
10 data and statistics and in the
11 carrying out of planning and
12 promotional programs.
13 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
14 For payment of grants to
15 Appalachian local development
16 districts.
17 State appropriation........ 2,755,000
18 For small business development
19 centers.
20 State appropriation........ 3,200,000
21 For tourist promotion assistance.
22 State appropriation........ 9,000,000
23 For community revitalization and
24 assistance. For grants for community
25 revitalization and improvement
26 projects which in the judgment of the
27 department will improve the stability
28 of the community; promote economic
29 development; improve existing and
30 develop new civic, cultural,
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1 recreational, industrial and other
2 facilities; assist in business
3 retention, expansion, stimulation and
4 attraction; promote the creation of
5 jobs and employment opportunities; or
6 enhance the health, welfare and
7 quality of life of Pennsylvania
8 citizens. Grants shall be awarded only
9 after program guidelines, schedules
10 and application procedures are
11 established by the department and
12 published in the Pennsylvania
13 Bulletin.
14 State appropriation........ 45,000,000
15 For the Main Street Program.
16 State appropriation........ 3,100,000
17 For Pennports.
18 State appropriation........ 12,041,000
19 For rural leadership training
20 program.
21 State appropriation........ 200,000
22 For flood plain management.
23 State appropriation........ 60,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for flood plain
27 management:
28 (1) "FEMA Technical Assistance."
29 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
30 For community conservation and
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1 employment.
2 State appropriation........ 10,000,000
3 The following Federal amounts are
4 appropriated to supplement the sum
5 appropriated for community
6 conservation and employment:
7 (1) "CSBG - Program." In addition,
8 new focus may be placed on the
9 unemployed, both old and new. Local
10 agencies may lower their eligibility
11 requirements for recipients to three
12 months to allow greater flexibility to
13 assure proper consideration of each
14 recipient.
15 Federal appropriation...... 19,700,000
16 For the super computer center.
17 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
18 For the Pennsylvania Infrastructure
19 Technology Assistance Program.
20 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
21 For job retention strategies.
22 State appropriation........ 3,500,000
23 For Welcome America.
24 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
25 For regional crime laboratories.
26 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
27 For Fay-Penn economic development.
28 State appropriation........ 500,000
29 For Alle - Kiski revitalization.
30 State appropriation........ 150,000
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1 Section 210. Department of
2 Conservation and Natural Resources.--
3 The following amounts are appropriated
4 to the Department of Conservation and
5 Natural Resources: Federal State
6 For general government operations
7 of the Department of Conservation and
8 Natural Resources.
9 State appropriation........ 12,596,000
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for general government
13 operations:
14 (1) "Surface Mining Control and
15 Reclamation."
16 Federal appropriation...... 180,000
17 (2) "Topographic and Geologic
18 Survey Grants."
19 Federal appropriation...... 160,000
20 (3) "Bituminous Coal Resources."
21 Federal appropriation...... 230,000
22 (4) "Intermodal Surface
23 Transportation Act."
24 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000
25 (5) "Land and Water Conservation
26 Fund." In addition to these funds, any
27 contingency funds made available to
28 the Commonwealth under the Federal
29 Land and Water Conservation Act are
30 hereby appropriated.
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1 Federal appropriation...... 1,100,000
2 (6) "Economic Action Program."
3 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
4 For State Parks Operations
5 including at least $400,000 for bike
6 paths at Presque Isle State Park.
7 State appropriation........ 54,898,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for State Parks:
11 (1) "Recreational Trails."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
13 (2) "Heritage Preservation."
14 Federal appropriation...... 450,000
15 For State Forests Operations.
16 State appropriation........ 13,149,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for State Forests:
20 (1) "Forest Fire Protection and
21 Control."
22 Federal appropriation...... 315,000
23 (2) "Forestry Incentives and
24 Agricultural Conservation."
25 Federal appropriation...... 40,000
26 (3) "Forest Management and
27 Processing."
28 Federal appropriation...... 215,000
29 (4) "Cooperative Forest Insect and
30 Disease Control."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
2 For forest pest management.
3 State appropriation........ 2,258,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for forest pest
7 management:
8 (1) "Forest Insect and Disease
9 Control."
10 Federal appropriation...... 1,220,000
11 For Heritage and other parks.
12 State appropriation........ 4,750,000
13 For payment of annual fixed charges
14 in lieu of taxes to counties and
15 townships on land acquired for Water
16 Conservation and Flood Control.
17 State appropriation........ 42,000
18 For payment of annual fixed charges
19 in lieu of taxes to political
20 subdivisions for school districts on
21 lands acquired by the Commonwealth for
22 Project 70.
23 State appropriation........ 35,000
24 For payment of annual fixed charges
25 in lieu of taxes to counties, school
26 districts and townships on forest
27 lands.
28 State appropriation........ 2,450,000
29 For payment of annual fixed charges
30 in lieu of taxes to counties, school
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1 districts and local municipalities on
2 State park lands.
3 State appropriation........ 450,000
4 Section 211. Department of
5 Corrections.--The following amounts
6 are appropriated to the Department of
7 Corrections: Federal State
8 For general government operations
9 of the Department of Corrections.
10 State appropriation........ 27,576,000
11 For inmate medical care.
12 State appropriation........ 129,875,000
13 For inmate training.
14 State appropriation........ 11,132,000
15 For the State correctional
16 institutions, including sufficient
17 funds for lease payments on certain
18 prison facilities.
19 State appropriation........ 859,334,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for the State
23 correctional institutions:
24 (1) "Federal Inmates."
25 Federal appropriation...... 70,000
26 (2) "Library Services."
27 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
28 (3) "Reimbursement for Alien
29 Inmates."
30 Federal appropriation...... 3,750,000
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1 (4) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol
2 Programs."
3 Federal appropriation...... 2,100,000
4 Section 212. Department of
5 Education.--The following amounts are
6 appropriated to the Department of
7 Education: Federal State
8 For general government operations
9 of the Department of Education,
10 including $400,000 for costs of
11 professional services associated with
12 various law suits.
13 State appropriation........ 18,991,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for general government
17 operations:
18 (1) "Adult Basic Education -
19 Administration."
20 Federal appropriation...... 1,450,000
21 (2) "Education of Exceptional
22 Children - Administration."
23 Federal appropriation...... 6,600,000
24 (3) "ESEA - Title 1 -
25 Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 5,728,000
27 (4) "State Approving Agency (VA)."
28 Federal appropriation...... 906,000
29 (5) "Food and Nutrition Service -
30 Administration."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 3,579,000
2 (6) "Migrant Education -
3 Administration."
4 Federal appropriation...... 817,000
5 (7) "Emergency Immigrant Education
6 Assistance - Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
8 (8) "Vocational Education -
9 Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 3,910,000
11 (9) "Professional Development -
12 Title II - Administration/State."
13 Federal appropriation...... 2,450,000
14 (10) "Byrd Scholarships."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,656,000
16 (11) "JTPA - Linkage."
17 Federal appropriation...... 723,000
18 (12) "ESEA - Title VI -
19 Administration/State."
20 Federal appropriation...... 3,213,000
21 (13) "Homeless Assistance."
22 Federal appropriation...... 1,605,000
23 (14) "Preschool Grant -
24 Administration."
25 Federal appropriation...... 885,000
26 (15) "DFSC - Administration."
27 Federal appropriation...... 1,591,000
28 (16) "State Literacy Resource
29 Centers."
30 Federal appropriation...... 125,000
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1 (17) "School Health Education
2 Program."
3 Federal appropriation...... 455,000
4 (18) "School to Work
5 Opportunities."
6 Federal appropriation...... 7,475,000
7 (19) "Appalachian Regional
8 Education Program."
9 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
10 (20) "Learn and Serve America -
11 School Based."
12 Federal appropriation...... 938,000
13 (21) "Educate America Act -
14 Administration/State."
15 Federal appropriation...... 3,882,000
16 (22) "Environmental Education
17 Workshop."
18 Federal appropriation...... 25,000
19 (23) "Bilingual Education."
20 Federal appropriation...... 120,000
21 (24) "Charter Schools
22 Initiatives."
23 Federal appropriation...... 4,670,000
24 (25) "Technology Literacy
25 Challenge Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 2,116,000
27 (26) "Personalized Transition
28 Project."
29 Federal appropriation...... 140,000
30 (27) "America Reads Challenge -
19980H2281B3395 - 56 -
1 Administration."
2 Federal appropriation...... 583,000
3 (28) "Comprehensive School Reform
4 - Administration."
5 Federal appropriation...... 325,000
6 (29) "Advanced Placement Testing."
7 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
8 (30) "Special Education
9 Improvement."
10 Federal appropriation...... 2,000,000
11 (31) "Special Education Leadership
12 Development."
13 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated for basic education:
16 (1) "ESEA - Title VI - School
17 Districts."
18 Federal appropriation...... 13,550,000
19 (2) "ESEA - Title I - Local."
20 Federal appropriation...... 351,855,000
21 (3) "Educate America Act - Local."
22 Federal appropriation...... 26,554,000
23 (4) "Professional Development -
24 Title II - Local."
25 Federal appropriation...... 14,751,000
26 (5) "DFSC - School Districts."
27 Federal appropriation...... 17,168,000
28 (6) "Technology Literacy Challenge
29 - Local."
30 Federal appropriation...... 36,927,000
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1 (7) "America Reads Challenge -
2 Local."
3 Federal appropriation...... 11,065,000
4 (8) "Comprehensive School Reform -
5 Local
6 Federal appropriation...... 6,175,000
7 For information technology
8 improvement.
9 State appropriation........ 1,599,000
10 For the State Library, providing
11 reference services and administering
12 aid to public libraries.
13 State appropriation........ 3,905,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for the State Library:
17 (1) "LSTA - Library Development."
18 Federal appropriation...... 1,996,000
19 (2) "Nuclear Regulatory Commission
20 Documents Support Program."
21 Federal appropriation...... 15,000
22 For the Scranton State School for
23 the Deaf.
24 State appropriation........ 4,998,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for the Scranton State
28 School for the Deaf:
29 (1) "Individuals with Disabilities
30 - Scranton."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 85,000
2 (2) "National School Milk Lunch
3 Program - Scranton."
4 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
5 (3) "Life-Long Learning -
6 Scranton."
7 Federal appropriation...... 11,000
8 (4) "Adult Basic Education -
9 Disabled Adults."
10 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
11 For the Thaddeus Stevens College of
12 Technology.
13 State appropriation........ 6,348,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for the Thaddeus Stevens
17 College of Technology:
18 (1) "Vocational Education -
19 Thaddeus Stevens."
20 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
21 For payment of basic education
22 funding to school districts: Provided,
23 That the Secretary of Education, with
24 the approval of the Governor, may make
25 payments from this appropriation in
26 advance of the due date prescribed by
27 law to school districts which are
28 financially handicapped, whenever the
29 Secretary of Education shall deem it
30 necessary to make such advance
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1 payments to enable the school
2 districts to keep their public schools
3 open.
4 State appropriation........ 3,570,188,000
5 For performance incentives.
6 State appropriation........ 13,415,000
7 For the technology initiative,
8 including $3,000,000 for vocational-
9 technical schools.
10 State appropriation........ 36,333,000
11 For support of basic education -
12 higher education science partnerships.
13 State appropriation........ 450,000
14 For teacher professional
15 development associated with new
16 academic standards, the Academy for
17 Urban Education and the Governor's
18 Institutes for Teachers at the
19 Governor's Schools for Excellence.
20 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
21 For adult and family literacy
22 programs including $3,015,000 for
23 family literacy programs.
24 State appropriation........ 12,059,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for adult and family
28 literacy programs:
29 (1) "Adult Basic Education -
30 Local."
19980H2281B3395 - 60 -
1 Federal appropriation...... 16,500,000
2 For payments on account of annual
3 rental or sinking fund charges on
4 school buildings.
5 State appropriation........ 253,766,000
6 For payments on account of pupil
7 transportation.
8 State appropriation........ 367,444,000
9 For payments on account of
10 nonpublic school transportation.
11 State appropriation........ 53,835,000
12 For payments on account of special
13 education of exceptional children.
14 This amount includes $563,000 for
15 community support services which is
16 not to be included in the base
17 calculations of the special education
18 program components.
19 State appropriation........ 677,611,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for special education:
23 (1) "Individuals with Disabilities
24 Education - Local."
25 Federal appropriation...... 140,000,000
26 For payments for Early Intervention
27 Services.
28 State appropriation........ 78,947,000
29 For payment on account of homebound
30 instruction.
19980H2281B3395 - 61 -
1 State appropriation........ 574,000
2 For payment for tuition to school
3 districts providing education to
4 nonresident orphaned children placed
5 in private homes by the court and
6 nonresident inmates of children's
7 institutions.
8 State appropriation........ 37,889,000
9 For payments of annual fixed
10 charges to school districts in lieu of
11 taxes for land acquired by the
12 Commonwealth for water conservation or
13 flood prevention.
14 State appropriation........ 182,000
15 For payment for maintenance of
16 summer schools for school-age children
17 of migrant laborers.
18 State appropriation........ 248,000
19 For payments to Pennsylvania
20 Charter Schools for the Deaf and
21 Blind.
22 State appropriation........ 22,861,000
23 For special education - approved
24 private schools.
25 State appropriation........ 58,066,000
26 For annual payments, not to exceed
27 $500 per student, to institutions of
28 higher learning for defraying the
29 expenses of deaf or blind students.
30 State appropriation........ 52,000
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1 For payment of the Commonwealth's
2 share of the approved operating costs
3 and lease payments of intermediate
4 units.
5 State appropriation........ 5,693,000
6 For grants to school districts to
7 assist in meeting Federal matching
8 requirements for grants received under
9 the Federal Child Nutrition Act and to
10 aid in providing a food program for
11 needy children.
12 State appropriation........ 16,723,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for school food services:
16 (1) "Food and Nutrition - Local."
17 Federal appropriation...... 267,750,000
18 For payment of the Commonwealth's
19 share of Federal Social Security taxes
20 for public school employees.
21 State appropriation........ 343,800,000
22 For payment of required
23 contribution for public school
24 employees' retirement.
25 State appropriation........ 282,981,000
26 For a cost-of-living increase for
27 Public School Employees' Retirement
28 System annuitants. These funds shall
29 be transferred directly to the Public
30 School Employees' Retirement System
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1 after legislation providing for such
2 an increase has been enacted, in order
3 to offset the future cost of such
4 increase.
5 State appropriation........ 38,900,000
6 For programs of education and
7 training at youth development centers
8 and the monitoring of programs of
9 education and training provided to
10 incarcerated juveniles.
11 State appropriation........ 11,753,000
12 For educational and training
13 programs at adult correctional
14 institutions.
15 State appropriation........ 16,469,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for education and
19 training at adult correctional
20 institutions:
21 (1) "Correctional Education."
22 Federal appropriation...... 1,642,000
23 (2) "JTPA - Correctional
24 Education."
25 Federal appropriation...... 184,000
26 For education of indigent children
27 at charitable hospitals.
28 State appropriation........ 110,000
29 For education mentoring, including
30 dropout prevention programs.
19980H2281B3395 - 64 -
1 State appropriation........ 1,200,000
2 For services to nonpublic schools.
3 State appropriation........ 64,588,000
4 For textbooks and instructional
5 material for nonpublic schools.
6 State appropriation........ 19,769,000
7 For technology for nonpublic
8 schools.
9 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
10 For programs to meet the needs of
11 pregnant and parenting teenagers.
12 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
13 For a comprehensive reading
14 program.
15 State appropriation........ 300,000
16 For school district demonstration
17 projects.
18 State appropriation........ 4,100,000
19 For grants to public libraries for
20 the development and improvement of a
21 Statewide system of libraries and
22 library services, including State aid
23 to local libraries, county libraries,
24 district library centers and regional
25 library resource centers.
26 State appropriation........ 30,289,000
27 To provide aid to the Free Library
28 of Philadelphia and the Carnegie
29 Library of Pittsburgh to meet the
30 costs incurred in serving as regional
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1 libraries in the distribution of
2 braille reading materials, talking
3 book machines and other reading
4 materials to persons who are blind or
5 otherwise disabled.
6 State appropriation........ 2,452,000
7 For library access, including
8 $1,250,000 for the On-line Periodicals
9 Program.
10 State appropriation........ 6,350,000
11 For the school library catalog
12 network.
13 State appropriation........ 420,000
14 For technology for public
15 libraries.
16 State appropriation........ 7,000,000
17 For PA assessment.
18 State appropriation........ 9,078,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for PA assessment:
22 (1) "PA Assessment Through
23 Themes."
24 Federal appropriation...... 173,000
25 For payment of approved operating
26 and capital expenses of community
27 colleges and the Northwest
28 Pennsylvania Technical Institute. An
29 independent audit report for the
30 preceding fiscal year, which is
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1 consistent with the Higher Education
2 Finance Manual, shall be submitted by
3 each community college to the
4 Department of Education not later than
5 120 days after the close of the
6 preceding fiscal year. The Department
7 of Education may withhold whatever
8 funds appropriated herein it feels
9 necessary to ensure that such audit
10 reports are submitted in the
11 prescribed fashion.
12 State appropriation........ 166,419,000
13 For regional community college
14 services.
15 State appropriation........ 500,000
16 For community colleges workforce
17 development. This is a challenge grant
18 program requiring $1 from nonpublic
19 sources for every $1 from this
20 appropriation.
21 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
22 For higher education equal
23 opportunity program grants.
24 State appropriation........ 7,828,000
25 For higher education technology
26 grants.
27 State appropriation........ 7,000,000
28 For ethnic heritage studies.
29 State appropriation........ 100,000
30 For payments on account of
19980H2281B3395 - 67 -
1 vocational education, including
2 $1,698,000 for an incentive grant
3 program.
4 State appropriation........ 49,888,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for vocational education:
8 (1) "Vocational Education -
9 Local."
10 Federal appropriation...... 55,853,000
11 For the Governor's Schools of
12 Excellence.
13 State appropriation........ 1,478,000
14 For Job Training Partnership Act
15 matching funds.
16 State appropriation........ 4,586,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for job training
20 partnership matching funds:
21 (1) "JTPA - Job Training
22 Partnership Act."
23 Federal appropriation...... 3,886,000
24 For higher education - rural
25 initiatives.
26 State appropriation........ 1,200,000
27 For a school-to-work opportunities
28 program.
29 State appropriation........ 500,000
30 For higher education equipment
19980H2281B3395 - 68 -
1 grants to be distributed to
2 institutions of higher education,
3 including State-owned and State-
4 related institutions based on
5 guidelines adopted by the Department
6 of Education consistent with the
7 former provisions of Article XXVI-C of
8 the Public School Code of 1949.
9 State appropriation........ 6,000,000
10 For job training programs.
11 State appropriation........ 5,400,000
12 For charter schools.
13 State appropriation........ 1,600,000
14 For payments to school districts
15 for students who transfer to charter
16 schools from nonpublic schools
17 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
18 For safe schools.
19 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
20 For alternative schools.
21 State appropriation........ 5,200,000
22 For administrative/instructional
23 consolidation grants.
24 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
25 For grants to engineering degree
26 granting schools. This appropriation
27 shall be allocated consistent with the
28 definitions and other provisions
29 formerly contained in the act of July
30 2, 1984 (P.L.553, No.110), known as
19980H2281B3395 - 69 -
1 the Engineering School Equipment Act.
2 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
3 For osteopathic education.
4 State appropriation........ 750,000
5 Section 213. Department of
6 Environmental Protection.--The
7 following amounts are appropriated to
8 the Department of Environmental
9 Protection: Federal State
10 For general government operations
11 of the Department of Environmental
12 Protection:
13 State appropriation........ 21,333,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for general government
17 operations:
18 (1) "Surface Mine Conservation."
19 Federal appropriation...... 451,000
20 (2) "Surface Mine Control and
21 Reclamation - Laboratories."
22 Federal appropriation...... 922,000
23 For payment of grants to political
24 subdivisions to assist in the cleanup
25 of scrap tires.
26 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
27 For Environmental Program
28 Management.
29 State appropriation........ 33,088,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
19980H2281B3395 - 70 -
1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for Environmental Program
3 Management:
4 (1) "Coastal Zone Management."
5 Federal appropriation...... 1,532,000
6 (2) "Construction Management
7 Assistance Grants - Administration."
8 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
9 (3) "Storm Water Permitting
10 Initiative."
11 Federal appropriation...... 2,300,000
12 (4) "Safe Drinking Water Act -
13 Management."
14 Federal appropriation...... 2,500,000
15 (5) "Water Pollution Control
16 Grants - Management."
17 Federal appropriation...... 1,600,000
18 (6) "Air Pollution Control Grants
19 - Management."
20 Federal appropriation...... 2,100,000
21 (7) "Surface Mine Conservation."
22 Federal appropriation...... 4,084,000
23 (8) "Wetland Protection Fund."
24 Federal appropriation...... 380,000
25 (9) "Training and Education of
26 Underground Coal Miners."
27 Federal appropriation...... 550,000
28 (10) "Radiation Regulation and
29 Monitoring."
30 Federal appropriation...... 130,000
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1 (11) "Diagnostic X-ray Equipment
2 Testing."
3 Federal appropriation...... 330,000
4 (12) "Water Quality Outreach
5 Operator Training."
6 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
7 (13) "Water Quality Management
8 Planning Grants."
9 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
10 (14) "Small Operator's
11 Assistance."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,800,000
13 (15) "Wellhead Protection Fund."
14 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
15 (16) "Indoor Radon Abatement."
16 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
17 (17) "Non-Point Source
18 Implementation 319(H)."
19 Federal appropriation...... 6,800,000
20 (18) "Heavy Duty Vehicle Program."
21 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
22 (19) "Alternative Fuels."
23 Federal appropriation...... 175,000
24 (20) "Hydroelectric Power
25 Conservation Fund."
26 Federal appropriation...... 51,000
27 (21) "National Industrial
28 Competitiveness."
29 Federal appropriation...... 877,000
30 (22) "Commercialization Ventures
19980H2281B3395 - 72 -
1 Program."
2 Federal appropriation...... 3,000,000
3 (23) "Survey Studies."
4 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
5 (24) "Limestone Demonstration."
6 Federal appropriation...... 30,000
7 For the Chesapeake Bay Pollution
8 Abatement Program.
9 State appropriation........ 3,121,000
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for the Chesapeake Bay
13 Pollution Abatement Program:
14 (1) "Chesapeake Bay Pollution
15 Abatement."
16 Federal appropriation...... 5,107,000
17 For the Office of Pollution
18 Prevention and Compliance Assistance.
19 State appropriation........ 2,072,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for the Office of
23 Pollution Prevention and Compliance
24 Assistance:
25 (1) "State Energy Program (SEP)."
26 Federal appropriation...... 3,917,000
27 (2) "Pollution Prevention."
28 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
29 For Environmental Protection
30 Operations.
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1 State appropriation........ 69,997,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for Environmental
5 Protection Operations:
6 (1) "EPA - Planning Grant -
7 Administration."
8 Federal appropriation...... 6,400,000
9 (2) "Water Pollution Control
10 Grants."
11 Federal appropriation...... 2,700,000
12 (3) "Air Pollution Control Grants"
13 For the conduct and administration of
14 a Statewide program for the control,
15 abatement and prevention of air
16 pollution and achievement of Federal
17 ambient air quality standards.
18 Federal appropriation...... 2,600,000
19 (4) "Surface Mine Control and
20 Reclamation."
21 Federal appropriation...... 7,336,000
22 (5) "Construction Management
23 Assistance Grants."
24 Federal appropriation...... 350,000
25 (6) "Safe Drinking Water."
26 Federal appropriation...... 1,850,000
27 (7) "Oil Pollution Spills
28 Removal."
29 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
30 (8) "Great Lakes National
19980H2281B3395 - 74 -
1 Program."
2 Federal appropriation...... 75,000
3 For programs to assure safe water.
4 State appropriation........ 6,705,000
5 For transfer to the low-level waste
6 fund.
7 State appropriation........ 425,000
8 For the black fly control project.
9 State appropriation........ 3,015,000
10 For flood control projects.
11 State appropriation........ 1,505,000
12 For storm water management grants.
13 State appropriation........ 645,000
14 For sewage facilities planning
15 grants.
16 State appropriation........ 1,950,000
17 For sewage facilities enforcement
18 grants.
19 State appropriation........ 4,970,000
20 For sewage treatment plant
21 operation grants.
22 State appropriation........ 44,000,000
23 For payment of Pennsylvania's share
24 of the expenses of the River Master
25 for the Delaware River.
26 State appropriation........ 87,000
27 For support of the Ohio River Basin
28 Commission.
29 State appropriation........ 13,000
30 For support of the Susquehanna
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1 River Basin Commission.
2 State appropriation........ 600,000
3 For support of the Interstate
4 Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
5 State appropriation........ 38,000
6 For conduct of the Delaware River
7 Basin Commission.
8 State appropriation........ 978,000
9 For support of the Ohio River
10 Valley Water Sanitation Commission.
11 State appropriation........ 155,000
12 For support of the Chesapeake Bay
13 Commission.
14 State appropriation........ 295,000
15 For payment to conservation
16 districts.
17 State appropriation........ 2,850,000
18 For payment of Pennsylvania's share
19 of the costs of the Interstate Mining
20 Commission.
21 State appropriation........ 21,000
22 For the Appalachian States Low-
23 Level Waste Compact.
24 State appropriation........ 96,000
25 For small water systems
26 regionalization.
27 State appropriation........ 500,000
28 Section 214. Department of General
29 Services.--The following amounts are
30 appropriated to the Department of
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1 General Services: Federal State
2 For general government operations
3 of the Department of General Services.
4 State appropriation........ 57,406,000
5 For the administration and
6 operation of the Capitol Police.
7 State appropriation........ 6,481,000
8 For Harristown rental charges.
9 State appropriation........ 6,580,000
10 For utility costs, including
11 implementation of third-party shared
12 savings programs.
13 State appropriation........ 13,119,000
14 For Harristown utility and
15 municipal charges, including
16 implementation of third-party shared
17 savings programs.
18 State appropriation........ 9,790,000
19 For fire protection services for
20 the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg.
21 State appropriation........ 900,000
22 For printing of the Pennsylvania
23 Manual.
24 State appropriation........ 191,000
25 For asbestos and hazardous
26 materials needs.
27 State appropriation........ 450,000
28 For excess insurance coverage.
29 State appropriation........ 1,725,000
30 For Capital Project leasing.
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1 State appropriation........ 739,000
2 Section 215. Department of
3 Health.--The following amounts are
4 appropriated to the Department of
5 Health: Federal State
6 For general government operations
7 of the Department of Health.
8 State appropriation........ 20,086,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for general government
12 operations:
13 (1) "WIC - Administration and
14 Operation."
15 Federal appropriation...... 9,411,000
16 (2) "Health Assessment."
17 Federal appropriation...... 484,000
18 (3) "PHHSBG - Administration and
19 Operation."
20 Federal appropriation...... 3,678,000
21 (4) "SABG - Administration and
22 Operation."
23 Federal appropriation...... 4,650,000
24 (5) "MCHSBG - Administration and
25 Operation."
26 Federal appropriation...... 13,028,000
27 (6) "Center for Disease Control
28 Conferences."
29 Federal appropriation...... 63,000
30 (7) "TB - Administration and
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1 Operation."
2 Federal appropriation...... 651,000
3 (8) "Lead - Administration and
4 Operation."
5 Federal appropriation...... 906,000
6 (9) "AIDS Health Education
7 Administration and Operation."
8 Federal appropriation...... 2,402,000
9 (10) "Community Migrant Health."
10 Federal appropriation...... 273,000
11 (11) "Tobacco Control."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
13 (12) "Breast and Cervical Cancer
14 Administration and Operation."
15 Federal appropriation...... 722,000
16 (13) "HIV Care Administration and
17 Operation."
18 Federal appropriation...... 916,000
19 (14) "Tobacco Regulation
20 Enforcement."
21 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
22 (15) "Smoke Alarm Intervention
23 Program."
24 Federal appropriation...... 225,000
25 For the Organ Donation Awareness
26 Program.
27 State appropriation........ 120,000
28 For Diabetes Programs.
29 State appropriation........ 461,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for diabetes programs:
3 (1) "Diabetes Control."
4 Federal appropriation...... 514,000
5 For Quality Assurance.
6 State appropriation........ 8,821,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for the Quality Assurance
10 Program:
11 (1) "Medicare - Health Service
12 Agency Certification."
13 Federal appropriation...... 5,895,000
14 (2) "Medicaid Certification."
15 Federal appropriation...... 5,955,000
16 For Vital Statistics.
17 State appropriation........ 5,607,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for vital statistics:
21 (1) "Cooperative Health
22 Statistics."
23 Federal appropriation...... 1,995,000
24 For the State Laboratory.
25 State appropriation........ 3,253,000
26 The following Federal amounts are
27 appropriated to supplement the sum
28 appropriated for the State Laboratory:
29 (1) "Clinical Laboratory
30 Improvement."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 800,000
2 (2) "Epidemiology and Laboratory
3 Surveillance and Response."
4 Federal appropriation...... 323,000
5 For the State health care centers.
6 State appropriation........ 16,364,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for State health care
10 centers:
11 (1) "Refugee Health Services."
12 Federal appropriation...... 70,000
13 (2) "Disease Control Immunization
14 Program - Project Grants."
15 Federal appropriation...... 12,649,000
16 (3) "Chronic Disease Prevention
17 and Control."
18 Federal appropriation...... 670,000
19 (4) "PHHSBG - Block Program
20 Services."
21 Federal appropriation...... 6,543,000
22 For coal workers' pneumoconiosis
23 services.
24 State appropriation........ 200,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for coal workers'
28 pneumoconiosis services:
29 (1) "Black Lung Clinic Program."
30 Federal appropriation...... 750,000
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1 For sexually transmitted disease
2 screening and treatment.
3 State appropriation........ 1,127,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for sexually transmitted
7 disease screening and testing:
8 (1) "Survey and Follow-up -
9 Sexually Transmitted Diseases."
10 Federal appropriation...... 3,503,000
11 For the primary health care
12 practitioner program.
13 State appropriation........ 3,160,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for the primary health
17 care practitioner program:
18 (1) "Loan Repayment Program."
19 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
20 For cancer control programs.
21 State appropriation........ 3,595,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for cancer control,
25 prevention and research:
26 (1) "Breast and Cervical Cancer
27 Program."
28 Federal appropriation...... 3,192,000
29 For AIDS Programs.
30 State appropriation........ 6,528,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for AIDS programs:
4 (1) "AIDS Health Education."
5 Federal appropriation...... 3,168,000
6 (2) "HIV Care."
7 Federal appropriation...... 7,806,000
8 (3) "Housing Opportunities for
9 People with AIDS."
10 Federal appropriation...... 1,400,000
11 For regional cancer institutes.
12 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
13 For reimbursement to school
14 districts on account of health
15 services.
16 State appropriation........ 39,867,000
17 For maintenance of local health
18 departments.
19 State appropriation........ 26,313,000
20 For local health departments for
21 environmental health services.
22 State appropriation........ 7,398,000
23 For maternal and child health
24 services, including $1,365,000 to
25 provide abstinence education,
26 training, counseling and programs to
27 promote abstinence from sexual
28 activity.
29 State appropriation........ 3,465,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for maternal and child
3 health:
4 (1) "MCH Lead Poisoning Prevention
5 and Abatement."
6 Federal appropriation...... 4,540,000
7 (2) "MCHSBG - Program Services,"
8 including $150,000 for epilepsy
9 services.
10 Federal appropriation...... 14,187,000
11 (3) "Special Supplemental Food
12 Service Program for Women, Infants and
13 Children (WIC)."
14 Federal appropriation...... 160,387,000
15 In addition to the specific amounts
16 appropriated herein, all other moneys
17 received from the Federal Government
18 for the Special Supplemental Food
19 Service Program for Women, Infants and
20 Children are hereby appropriated to
21 such program.
22 (4) "Abstinence Education."
23 Federal appropriation...... 2,161,000
24 (5) "Birth Defects Registry."
25 Federal appropriation...... 199,000
26 (6) "Environmental Assessment -
27 Child Lead Poisoning."
28 Federal appropriation...... 263,000
29 (7) "Screening Newborns."
30 Federal appropriation...... 106,000
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1 For grants to counties and private
2 facilities to finance drug and alcohol
3 abuse treatment and prevention
4 programs.
5 State appropriation........ 37,410,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for alcohol and drug
9 grant programs:
10 (1) "SABG - Drug and Alcohol
11 Services."
12 Federal appropriation...... 51,656,000
13 (2) "Substance Abuse Program
14 Support Service Grants."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,091,000
16 (3) "Substance Abuse Special
17 Project Grants."
18 Federal appropriation...... 760,000
19 For tuberculosis screening and
20 treatment.
21 State appropriation........ 1,009,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for tuberculosis
25 screening and treatment:
26 (1) "Tuberculosis Control
27 Program."
28 Federal appropriation...... 220,000
29 For renal dialysis services.
30 State appropriation........ 9,255,000
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1 For services to children with
2 special needs. This appropriation
3 includes funding for spina bifida
4 services, $944,000 for the Ventilator-
5 Assisted Childrens Home Program
6 including case management and respite
7 care services, and public awareness
8 activities related to folic acid
9 ingestion.
10 State appropriation........ 1,732,000
11 For adult cystic fibrosis.
12 State appropriation........ 391,000
13 For diagnosis and treatment for
14 Cooley's anemia.
15 State appropriation........ 198,000
16 For hemophilia services.
17 State appropriation........ 1,594,000
18 For sickle cell anemia services,
19 including camps for children with
20 sickle cell anemia.
21 State appropriation........ 1,503,000
22 For hepatitis screening and
23 prevention.
24 State appropriation........ 300,000
25 For regional poison control
26 centers.
27 State appropriation........ 1,250,000
28 For trauma prevention.
29 State appropriation........ 250,000
30 For trauma systems.
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1 State appropriation........ 125,000
2 For epilepsy support services.
3 State appropriation........ 450,000
4 For the Keystone Games.
5 State appropriation........ 220,000
6 For bio-technology research.
7 State appropriation........ 1,750,000
8 For Tourette's Syndrome.
9 State appropriation........ 100,000
10 For emergency care research.
11 State appropriation........ 200,000
12 Section 216. Insurance
13 Department.--The following amounts are
14 appropriated to the Insurance
15 Department: Federal State
16 For general government operations
17 of the Insurance Department.
18 State appropriation........ 16,524,000
19 For Children's Health Insurance
20 Administration.
21 State appropriation........ 450,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for children's health
25 insurance administration.
26 (1) "Children's Health Insurance
27 Administration."
28 Federal appropriation...... 930,000
29 For children's health insurance.
30 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for children's health
4 insurance:
5 (1) "Children's Health Insurance
6 Program."
7 Federal appropriation...... 80,316,000
8 Section 217. Department of Labor
9 and Industry.--The following amounts
10 are appropriated to the Department of
11 Labor and Industry: Federal State
12 For general government operations
13 of the Department of Labor and
14 Industry.
15 State appropriation........ 10,481,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for general government
19 operations:
20 (1) "National Occupational
21 Information Coordinating Committee."
22 Federal appropriation...... 311,000
23 (2) "JTPA - Administration."
24 Federal appropriation...... 5,900,000
25 (3) "Community Service and Corps."
26 Federal appropriation...... 10,000,000
27 (4) "Disability Determination."
28 Federal appropriation...... 66,872,000
29 (5) "New Hires."
30 Federal appropriation...... 1,585,000
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1 For occupational and industrial
2 safety.
3 State appropriation........ 10,052,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for Occupational and
7 Industrial Safety:
8 (1) "Asbestos Certification."
9 Federal appropriation...... 160,000
10 For PENNSAFE
11 State appropriation........ 1,132,000
12 For occupational disease payments.
13 State appropriation........ 3,475,000
14 For a separate State-funded
15 vocational rehabilitation program to
16 provide vocational rehabilitation
17 services leading to competitive
18 employment for OVR eligible persons
19 with disabilities unable to receive
20 services through the Federal
21 Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
22 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
23 For entrepreneurial assistance
24 including the Independence Capital
25 Access Network (ICAN) Program to
26 provide grants to businesses to
27 purchase specialized or adaptive
28 equipment.
29 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
30 For the payment to the Vocational
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1 Rehabilitation Fund for work of the
2 State Board of Vocational
3 Rehabilitation.
4 State appropriation........ 25,574,000
5 For supported employment.
6 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
7 For centers for independent living,
8 including independent living services
9 purchased by Office of Vocational
10 Rehabilitation District Offices.
11 State appropriation........ 1,080,000
12 To carry out the provisions of
13 section 306(h) of the act of June 2,
14 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the
15 Workers' Compensation Act.
16 State appropriation........ 412,000
17 For needs-based payments for
18 dislocated workers and other services
19 authorized by the act of July 13, 1987
20 (P.L.346, No.66), known as the
21 Dislocated Worker Training Assistance
22 Act.
23 State appropriation........ 2,500,000
24 For employment services including
25 at least $200,000 for glazier
26 training.
27 State appropriation........ 6,162,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for employment services:
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1 (1) "JTPA Grants to Service
2 Delivery Areas."
3 Federal appropriation...... 66,000,000
4 (2) "JTPA Summer Youth Programs."
5 Federal appropriation...... 52,000,000
6 (3) "JTPA Incentive Grants" - For
7 incentive grants and technical
8 assistance to SDA's. Funds from this
9 appropriation awarded to SDA's
10 pursuant to section 202(b) of Public
11 Law 87-300 (October 13, 1982) as
12 incentive grants shall be used to
13 increase the number of welfare
14 assistance recipients and high school
15 dropouts receiving job training and
16 assistance services, and to provide
17 employment and training services to
18 prevent individuals from dropping out
19 of high school. Funds not needed for
20 incentive grants or technical
21 assistance may be used to provide
22 employment and training assistance to
23 hard-to-serve individuals.
24 Federal appropriation...... 3,620,000
25 (4) "JTPA - Older Workers."
26 Federal appropriation...... 3,500,000
27 (5) "JTPA - Dislocated Workers."
28 Federal appropriation...... 94,000,000
29 For the Pennsylvania Conservation
30 Corps, which includes up to $200,000
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1 for matching funds for the National
2 and Community Service Trust Act.
3 State appropriation........ 6,076,000
4 For labor studies.
5 State appropriation........ 500,000
6 Section 218. Department of
7 Military and Veterans Affairs.--The
8 following sums are appropriated to the
9 Department of Military and Veterans
10 Affairs: Federal State
11 For general government operations
12 of the Department of Military and
13 Veterans Affairs.
14 State appropriation........ 14,922,000
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated to supplement the sum
17 appropriated for general government
18 operations:
19 (1) "National Guard - Maintenance
20 Facilities and Training Sites."
21 Federal appropriation...... 10,400,000
22 (2) "Employee Support - National
23 Guard."
24 Federal appropriation...... 1,892,000
25 (3) "Communications System - For
26 Telecommunications Costs."
27 Federal appropriation...... 880,000
28 (4) "Fort Indiantown Gap Base
29 Realignment."
30 Federal appropriation...... 7,068,000
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1 For maintenance of monuments to
2 Pennsylvania servicemen who died on
3 foreign soil.
4 State appropriation........ 4,000
5 For armory maintenance and repair.
6 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
7 For the operation and maintenance
8 of the Erie Soldiers' and Sailors'
9 Home.
10 State appropriation........ 5,758,000
11 The following Federal amounts are
12 appropriated to supplement the sum
13 appropriated for the Erie Soldiers'
14 and Sailors' Home:
15 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
16 Erie."
17 Federal appropriation...... 1,820,000
18 (2) "Medicare Services - Erie."
19 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
20 For the operation and maintenance
21 of the Hollidaysburg Veterans' Home.
22 State appropriation........ 19,155,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for the Hollidaysburg
26 Veterans' Home:
27 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
28 Hollidaysburg."
29 Federal appropriation...... 5,507,000
30 (2) "Medicare Services -
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1 Hollidaysburg."
2 Federal appropriation...... 408,000
3 For the operation and maintenance
4 of the Southeastern Veterans' Home.
5 State appropriation........ 14,402,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for the Southeastern
9 Veterans' Home:
10 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
11 Southeastern."
12 Federal appropriation...... 3,453,000
13 (2) "Medicare Services -
14 Southeastern."
15 Federal appropriation...... 72,000
16 For the operation and maintenance
17 of the Northeastern Veterans' Home.
18 State appropriation........ 7,512,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for the Northeastern
22 Veterans' Home:
23 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
24 Northeastern."
25 Federal appropriation...... 2,765,000
26 (2) "Medicare Services -
27 Northeastern."
28 Federal appropriation...... 98,000
29 For Southwestern Veterans' Home.
30 State appropriation........ 5,936,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for the Southwestern
4 Veterans' Home:
5 (1) "Operations and Maintenance -
6 Southwestern."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,755,000
8 (2) "Medicare Services -
9 Southwestern."
10 Federal appropriation...... 15,000
11 For the Scotland School for
12 Veterans' Children.
13 State appropriation........ 6,742,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for the Scotland School
17 for Veterans' Children:
18 (1) "ESEA Education Program."
19 Federal appropriation...... 295,000
20 (2) "School Milk Program."
21 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
22 For payment of gratuities for the
23 education of children of certain
24 veterans.
25 State appropriation........ 150,000
26 For payment of education credits
27 for members of the National Guard.
28 State appropriation........ 4,200,000
29 For assistance to veterans who are
30 ill or disabled and without means of
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1 support.
2 State appropriation........ 1,266,000
3 For pensions for veterans blinded
4 through service-connected injuries or
5 disease.
6 State appropriation........ 155,000
7 To provide for pensions for
8 paralyzed veterans as required by 51
9 Pa.C.S. § 7702.
10 State appropriation........ 293,000
11 For payment of pensions to
12 dependents of soldiers of the
13 Pennsylvania National Guard killed in
14 the line of duty.
15 State appropriation........ 5,000
16 For drug interdiction.
17 State appropriation........ 62,000
18 For the prevention of military base
19 realignment and closure.
20 State appropriation........ 100,000
21 For special State duty costs for
22 missions which are performed to
23 alleviate disasters or emergencies.
24 State appropriation........ 100,000
25 For the Pennsylvania Air National
26 Guard.
27 State appropriation........ 25,000
28 For the Civil Air Patrol.
29 State appropriation........ 300,000
30 Section 219. Department of Public
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1 Welfare.--The following sums are
2 appropriated to the Department of
3 Public Welfare: Federal State
4 For general government operations
5 of the Department of Public Welfare.
6 State appropriation........ 37,982,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for general government
10 operations:
11 (1) "Child Welfare Services -
12 Administration."
13 Federal appropriation...... 2,055,000
14 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E."
15 Federal appropriation...... 2,117,000
16 (3) "Child Welfare Training and
17 Certification."
18 Federal appropriation...... 9,000,000
19 (4) "CCDFBG - Administration."
20 Federal appropriation...... 2,873,000
21 (5) "Rehabilitation Services -
22 Administration."
23 Federal appropriation...... 437,000
24 (6) "Medical Assistance -
25 Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 17,104,000
27 (7) "TANFBG - Administration."
28 Federal appropriation...... 4,649,000
29 (8) "Food Stamp Program -
30 Administration."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 3,692,000
2 (9) "Developmental Disabilities -
3 Basic Support."
4 Federal appropriation...... 4,090,000
5 (10) "Refugees and Persons Seeking
6 Asylum - Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,271,000
8 (11) "Education of Children with
9 Disabilities - Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 1,220,000
11 (12) "Child Abuse Prevention
12 Challenge Grant."
13 Federal appropriation...... 900,000
14 (13) "MHSBG - Administration."
15 Federal appropriation...... 98,000
16 (14) "SSBG Administration."
17 Federal appropriation...... 3,690,000
18 (15) "Training - Lead-based Paint
19 Abatement."
20 Federal appropriation...... 164,000
21 For information systems.
22 State appropriation........ 27,062,000
23 The following Federal amounts are
24 appropriated to supplement the sum
25 appropriated for the Office of
26 Information Systems:
27 (1) "Medical Assistance -
28 Information Systems."
29 Federal appropriation...... 16,104,000
30 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E -
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1 Information Systems."
2 Federal appropriation...... 856,000
3 (3) "TANFBG - Information
4 Systems."
5 Federal appropriation...... 2,983,000
6 (4) "Food Stamp Program -
7 Information Systems."
8 Federal appropriation...... 5,119,000
9 (5) "Child Support Enforcement -
10 Information Systems."
11 Federal appropriation...... 585,000
12 (6) "Rehabilitation Services -
13 Information Systems."
14 Federal appropriation...... 69,000
15 For Statewide operations related to
16 county administration of the public
17 assistance and medical assistance
18 programs.
19 State appropriation........ 42,340,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for Statewide operations
23 relating to county administration:
24 (1) "TANFBG - Statewide Operations
25 Related to County Administration."
26 Federal appropriation...... 4,095,000
27 (2) "Medical Assistance -
28 Statewide Operations Related to County
29 Administration."
30 Federal appropriation...... 36,110,000
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1 (3) "Food Stamp Program -
2 Statewide Operations Related to County
3 Administration."
4 Federal appropriation...... 4,695,000
5 For county assistance office
6 operations related to administration
7 of the public assistance and medical
8 assistance programs.
9 State appropriation........ 242,972,000
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for county assistance
13 offices:
14 (1) "TANFBG - County Assistance
15 Offices."
16 Federal appropriation...... 45,302,000
17 (2) "Medical Assistance - County
18 Assistance Offices."
19 Federal appropriation...... 58,215,000
20 (3) "Food Stamp Program - County
21 Assistance Offices."
22 Federal appropriation...... 66,054,000
23 (4) "SSBG - County Assistance
24 Offices."
25 Federal appropriation...... 6,262,000
26 (5) "LIHEABG - Administration and
27 Audit Costs."
28 Federal appropriation...... 6,603,000
29 For program accountability.
30 State appropriation........ 12,598,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for program
4 accountability:
5 (1) "Medical Assistance - Program
6 Accountability."
7 Federal appropriation...... 666,000
8 (2) "Child Support Enforcement
9 Program - Program Accountability."
10 Federal appropriation...... 126,597,000
11 For services for the visually
12 impaired.
13 State appropriation........ 8,323,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for services for the
17 visually impaired:
18 (1) "Rehabilitation Services -
19 Basic Support."
20 Federal appropriation...... 9,822,000
21 (2) "Vocational Rehabilitation
22 Services for Social Security
23 Disability Beneficiaries."
24 Federal appropriation...... 815,000
25 (3) "Independent Living Services
26 for Visually Impaired Elderly."
27 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
28 For youth development institutions
29 and forestry camps.
30 State appropriation........ 78,652,000
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1 The following Federal amounts are
2 appropriated to supplement the sum
3 appropriated for youth offender
4 programs:
5 (1) "SSBG - Basic Institutional
6 Programs."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,056,000
8 (2) "Food Nutrition Services."
9 Federal appropriation...... 1,050,000
10 For mental health services,
11 including grants to counties exclusive
12 of capital improvements. This
13 appropriation includes sufficient
14 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
15 adjustment for community programs.
16 State appropriation........ 579,339,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for mental health
20 services:
21 (1) "Medical Assistance - Mental
22 Health Services."
23 Federal appropriation...... 213,566,000
24 (2) "Medicare Services - State
25 Mental Hospitals."
26 Federal appropriation...... 19,292,000
27 (3) "Homeless Mentally Ill."
28 Federal appropriation...... 674,000
29 (4) "MHSBG - Community Mental
30 Health Services."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 11,938,000
2 (5) "SSBG - Community Mental
3 Health Services."
4 Federal appropriation...... 14,808,000
5 (6) "Community Support Projects -
6 M.H."
7 Federal appropriation...... 36,000
8 (7) "Access Cooperative
9 Agreement."
10 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
11 (8) "Behavioral Health -
12 Management Information System."
13 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
14 For psychiatric services in eastern
15 Pennsylvania.
16 State appropriation........ 7,150,000
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...... 146,370,000
27 (2) "Medicare Services - State
28 Centers."
29 Federal appropriation...... 960,000
30 For cash assistance grants
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1 including employment and training and
2 child care services for cash
3 assistance recipients and persons
4 transitioning from welfare to work.
5 State appropriation........ 250,769,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for cash assistance:
9 (1) "TANFBG - Cash Grants."
10 Federal appropriation...... 417,743,000
11 (2) "CCDFBG - Cash Grants."
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. The Department of
22 Public Welfare shall not require a
23 recipient in the Family Care Network
24 to obtain a physician referral in
25 order to receive chiropractic
26 services.
27 State appropriation........ 590,278,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for medical assistance -
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1 outpatient:
2 (1) "Medical Assistance -
3 Outpatient."
4 Federal appropriation...... 687,681,000
5 (2) "Immunization - Disease
6 Control."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
8 For women's service programs.
9 $3,112,000 shall be used for grants to
10 nonprofit agencies, whose primary
11 function is to assist pregnant women
12 seeking alternatives to abortion. Such
13 funds shall be expended to provide
14 services to such women, whose income
15 is under 185% of the poverty level,
16 until childbirth and for up to 12
17 months thereafter, including, but not
18 limited to, food, shelter, clothing,
19 health care, counseling, adoption
20 services, parenting classes,
21 assistance for postdelivery stress and
22 other supportive programs and services
23 and for related outreach programs.
24 Such agencies may subcontract with
25 other nonprofit entities which operate
26 projects designed specifically to
27 provide all or a portion of the
28 foregoing services. Projects receiving
29 such funds shall not promote or refer
30 for or perform abortions or engage in
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1 any counseling which is inconsistent
2 with this appropriation and shall be
3 physically and financially separate
4 from any component of any legal entity
5 engaging in such activities.
6 $3,112,000 shall be used for grants
7 for women's medical services,
8 including contraception supplies. This
9 appropriation includes sufficient
10 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
11 adjustment.
12 State appropriation........ 6,224,000
13 For special pharmaceutical
14 services, including AIDS-related
15 services and atypical anti-psychotic
16 drug therapy for persons residing in
17 the community who suffer from
18 schizophrenia.
19 State appropriation........ 10,885,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for special
23 pharmaceutical services:
24 (1) "AIDS - Ryan White."
25 Federal appropriation...... 9,074,000
26 For behavioral health services. It
27 is the intent of the General Assembly
28 that all available intergovernmental
29 transfer funds, including prior year
30 carryover, augmenting this
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1 appropriation shall be spent prior to
2 State funds from this appropriation.
3 State appropriation........ 41,147,000
4 For medical assistance payments -
5 inpatient, exclusive of inpatient
6 services provided through capitation
7 plans, including community access.
8 State appropriation........ 374,372,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for medical assistance -
12 inpatient services:
13 (1) "Medical Assistance -
14 Inpatient."
15 Federal appropriation...... 462,639,000
16 For medical assistance payments -
17 capitation plans. For provision of
18 outpatient services and inpatient
19 hospital services to eligible persons
20 enrolled in an approved capitation
21 plan. No part of this appropriation
22 shall be used to pay any provider who
23 has not supplied information in such
24 form as required by the department in
25 order to facilitate claims for Federal
26 financial participation for services
27 rendered to general assistance
28 clients. The Department of Public
29 Welfare shall not require a recipient
30 in the Family Care Network to obtain a
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1 physician referral in order to receive
2 chiropractic services.
3 State appropriation........ 1,124,144,000
4 The following Federal amounts are
5 appropriated to supplement the sum
6 appropriated for medical assistance -
7 capitation plans:
8 (1) "Medical Assistance -
9 Capitation."
10 Federal appropriation......1,275,820,000
11 For medical assistance - long-term
12 care.
13 State appropriation........ 738,340,000
14 The following Federal amounts are
15 appropriated to supplement the sum
16 appropriated for long-term care:
17 (1) "Medical Assistance - Long-
18 Term Care."
19 Federal appropriation......1,765,776,000
20 For Supplemental Grants to the
21 Aged, Blind and Disabled.
22 State appropriation........ 124,881,000
23 Any rule, regulation or policy for
24 the State or Federal appropriations
25 for the cash assistance, outpatient,
26 inpatient, capitation, behavioral
27 health, long-term care and
28 Supplemental Grants to the Aged, Blind
29 and Disabled programs adopted by the
30 Secretary of Public Welfare during the
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1 fiscal period 1998-1999 which add to
2 the cost of any public assistance
3 program shall be effective only from
4 and after the date upon which it is
5 approved as to the availability of
6 funds by the Governor.
7 For medical assistance -
8 transportation. This appropriation
9 includes sufficient funds for up to a
10 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
11 State appropriation........ 19,010,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for medical assistance -
15 transportation:
16 (1) "Medical Assistance -
17 Transportation."
18 Federal appropriation...... 16,614,000
19 It is the intent of the General
20 Assembly that these funds shall be
21 utilized as payment of last resort for
22 transportation services for eligible
23 medical assistance recipients.
24 For intermediate care
25 facilities/MR. This appropriation
26 includes sufficient funds for up to a
27 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
28 State appropriation........ 111,345,000
29 The following Federal amounts are
30 appropriated to supplement the sum
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1 appropriated for intermediate care
2 facilities/MR:
3 (1) "Medical Assistance -
4 Intermediate Care Facilities -
5 Mentally Retarded."
6 Federal appropriation...... 128,006,000
7 For community mental retardation
8 services, exclusive of capital
9 improvements, which shall include
10 grants to counties for
11 noninstitutional programs. This
12 appropriation includes sufficient
13 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
14 adjustment.
15 State appropriation........ 497,360,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for community services
19 for the mentally retarded:
20 (1) "Medical Assistance -
21 Community Services."
22 Federal appropriation...... 316,679,000
23 (2) "SSBG - Community Services for
24 the Mentally Retarded."
25 Federal appropriation...... 13,984,000
26 For an assistive technology program
27 to benefit persons with disabilities
28 and older Pennsylvanians.
29 State appropriation........ 770,000
30 For extraordinary costs to counties
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1 other than counties of the first class
2 resulting from the closure of
3 Pennhurst State Center. This
4 appropriation includes sufficient
5 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
6 adjustment.
7 State appropriation........ 2,933,000
8 For early intervention services.
9 This appropriation includes sufficient
10 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
11 adjustment for community programs.
12 State appropriation........ 44,483,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for early intervention
16 services:
17 (1) "SSBG - Early Intervention."
18 Federal appropriation...... 2,195,000
19 (2) "Medical Assistance - Early
20 Intervention."
21 Federal appropriation...... 17,001,000
22 (3) "Education for Children with
23 Disabilities - Early Intervention."
24 Federal appropriation...... 12,025,000
25 For residential services for the
26 mentally retarded in the Lansdowne
27 area. This appropriation includes
28 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost-
29 of-living adjustment.
30 State appropriation........ 378,000
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1 For payments and services to
2 counties for children and youth
3 programs and for the care of
4 delinquent and dependent children,
5 provided that, for fiscal year 1998-
6 1999, not more than 50% of the funds
7 allocated from this appropriation to
8 each county and herein appropriated
9 shall be expended until such time as
10 each county submits to the Department
11 of Public Welfare data for the
12 previous State fiscal year, and
13 updated on a quarterly basis, on the
14 unduplicated caseloads, unduplicated
15 services and number of caseworkers by
16 county program. This data is to be
17 provided in a form acceptable to the
18 Department of Public Welfare. A copy
19 of the data shall be sent to the
20 majority chairman and minority
21 chairman of the Appropriations
22 Committee of the Senate and to the
23 majority chairman and the minority
24 chairman of the Appropriations
25 Committee of the House of
26 Representatives. The department may
27 use up to $4,203,000 of this
28 appropriation to fund contracts for
29 adoption services. Reimbursement for
30 children and youth services made
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1 pursuant to section 704.1 of the
2 Public Welfare Code shall not exceed
3 the amount of State funds
4 appropriated. This appropriation
5 includes sufficient funds for up to a
6 2% cost-of-living adjustment for
7 services not provided by county staff.
8 State appropriation........ 403,619,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for payments to counties
12 for children and youth programs and
13 child abuse and neglect prevention:
14 (1) "Child Welfare Services."
15 Federal appropriation...... 17,780,000
16 (2) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E -
17 Child Welfare."
18 Federal appropriation...... 288,900,000
19 (3) "Medical Assistance - Child
20 Welfare."
21 Federal appropriation...... 2,533,000
22 (4) "TANFBG - Child Welfare."
23 Federal appropriation...... 131,100,000
24 (5) "SSBG - Child Welfare."
25 Federal appropriation...... 12,021,000
26 (6) "Community-based Family
27 Resource and Support."
28 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
29 For community-based family centers.
30 No funds from this appropriation shall
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1 be considered as part of the base for
2 calculation of the county child
3 welfare needs-based budget for any
4 fiscal year.
5 State appropriation........ 3,061,000
6 The following Federal amounts are
7 appropriated to supplement the sum
8 appropriated for community-based
9 family centers:
10 (1) "CCDFBG - Family Centers."
11 Federal appropriation...... 7,623,000
12 (2) "Family Preservation - Family
13 Centers."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,200,000
15 For day care and early childhood
16 activities including $473,000 for day-
17 care services for children of seasonal
18 migrant workers. This appropriation
19 includes sufficient funds for up to a
20 2% cost-of-living adjustment.
21 State appropriation........ 57,545,000
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for day-care services:
25 (1) "CCDFBG - Day Care." This
26 appropriation includes $416,000 for
27 the day-care support services provided
28 in cities of the first class.
29 Federal appropriation...... 76,725,000
30 (2) "CCDFBG - School Age."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 1,871,000
2 (3) "SSBG - Day Care."
3 Federal appropriation...... 30,977,000
4 (4) "Head Start Collaboration
5 Project."
6 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
7 For New Directions. This
8 appropriation includes $1,675,000 for
9 specialized job training in cities of
10 the first class.
11 State appropriation........ 81,533,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for New Directions:
15 (1) "TANFBG - New Directions."
16 Federal appropriation...... 40,152,000
17 (2) "Food Stamp Program - New
18 Directions."
19 Federal appropriation...... 18,196,000
20 (3) "Medical Assistance - New
21 Directions."
22 Federal appropriation...... 3,834,000
23 (4) "Welfare-To-Work." This
24 appropriation includes $2,200,000 for
25 specialized job training in cities of
26 the first class and $1,000,000 for
27 programs to assist residents of public
28 housing in cities of the first class.
29 Federal appropriation...... 44,296,000
30 For domestic violence programs.
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1 This appropriation includes sufficient
2 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
3 adjustment.
4 State appropriation........ 10,769,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for domestic violence
8 programs:
9 (1) "Family Violence Prevention
10 Services."
11 Federal appropriation...... 2,138,000
12 (2) "SSBG - Domestic Violence
13 Programs."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,205,000
15 (3) "PHHSBG - Domestic Violence."
16 Federal appropriation...... 150,000
17 (4) "TANFBG - Domestic Violence."
18 Federal appropriation...... 500,000
19 For rape crisis programs. This
20 appropriation includes sufficient
21 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
22 adjustment.
23 State appropriation........ 4,583,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for rape crisis programs:
27 (1) "PHHSBG - Services to Rape
28 Victims and Rape Prevention."
29 Federal appropriation...... 2,226,000
30 (2) "SSBG - Rape Crisis Services."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 634,000
2 (3) "TANFBG - Rape Crisis."
3 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
4 For breast cancer screening. This
5 appropriation includes sufficient
6 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
7 adjustment.
8 State appropriation........ 902,000
9 The following Federal amounts are
10 appropriated to supplement the sum
11 appropriated for breast cancer
12 screening:
13 (1) "SSBG - Family Planning."
14 Federal appropriation...... 3,845,000
15 For the Human Services Development
16 Fund.
17 State appropriation........ 35,374,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for the Human Services
21 Development Fund:
22 (1) "Refugees and Persons Seeking
23 Asylum - Social Services."
24 Federal appropriation...... 5,100,000
25 For legal services.
26 State appropriation........ 2,450,000
27 The following Federal amounts are
28 appropriated to supplement the sum
29 appropriated for legal services:
30 (1) "SSBG - Legal Services."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 5,049,000
2 For provision of services to the
3 homeless. This appropriation includes
4 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost-
5 of-living adjustment.
6 State appropriation........ 27,501,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for services to the
10 homeless:
11 (1) "SSBG - Homeless Services."
12 Federal appropriation...... 2,183,000
13 (2) "Homeless Services - SABG."
14 Federal appropriation...... 1,983,000
15 For services provided to the
16 developmentally disabled pursuant to
17 the nursing home provisions of the
18 Federal Nursing Home Reform Act
19 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus
20 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
21 (Public Law 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388)
22 and Federal regulations and to
23 maintain up to 90 persons at any one
24 time in community care as authorized
25 by a Medicaid home and community-based
26 waiver. This appropriation includes
27 sufficient funds for up to a 2% cost-
28 of-living adjustment.
29 State appropriation........ 8,036,000
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for services to the
3 developmentally disabled:
4 (1) "SSBG - Developmentally
5 Disabled."
6 Federal appropriation...... 120,000
7 (2) "Medical Assistance - Services
8 to the Developmentally Disabled."
9 Federal appropriation...... 4,987,000
10 For attendant care services for
11 physically disabled adults. This
12 appropriation includes sufficient
13 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
14 adjustment.
15 State appropriation........ 20,525,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for attendant care
19 services:
20 (1) "SSBG - Attendant Care."
21 Federal appropriation...... 6,971,000
22 (2) "Medical Assistance -
23 Attendant Care."
24 Federal appropriation...... 14,100,000
25 For acute care hospitals.
26 State appropriation........ 4,750,000
27 For citizenship services.
28 State appropriation........ 450,000
29 The Federal appropriations to the
30 Department of Public Welfare include
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1 any prior earnings that may be
2 received during fiscal year 1998-1999.
3 In addition to the amounts
4 specifically appropriated herein to
5 the Department of Public Welfare, all
6 moneys appropriated from the Federal
7 Government during any previous fiscal
8 year which are expected to be received
9 as reimbursements may be carried
10 forward until June 30, 1999, to the
11 extent that contracted obligations are
12 carried forward. In addition, any
13 reimbursements actually received to
14 support such obligations may also be
15 carried forward.
16 Section 220. Department of
17 Revenue.--The following amounts are
18 appropriated to the Department of
19 Revenue: Federal State
20 For general government operations
21 of the Department of Revenue.
22 State appropriation........ 118,956,000
23 For computer acquisitions.
24 State appropriation........ 711,000
25 For the distribution of Public
26 Utility Realty Tax.
27 State appropriation........ 163,971,000
28 Section 221. Department of
29 State.--The following amounts are
30 appropriated to the Department of
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1 State: Federal State
2 For general government operations
3 of the Department of State.
4 State appropriation........ 2,746,000
5 For voter registration programs.
6 State appropriation........ 933,000
7 For costs related to absentee
8 voting by persons in military
9 services.
10 State appropriation........ 8,000
11 Section 222. Department of
12 Transportation.--The following amounts
13 are appropriated to the Department of
14 Transportation: Federal State
15 For transit and rail freight
16 operations of the Department of
17 Transportation.
18 State appropriation........ 1,760,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for transit and rail
22 freight operations:
23 (1) "Federal Transit
24 Administration - Technical Studies
25 Grants."
26 Federal appropriation...... 2,686,000
27 (2) "Capital Assistance - Elderly
28 and Disabled Program -
29 Administration."
30 Federal appropriation...... 94,000
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1 (3) "Surface Transportation
2 Assistance - Program Operations and
3 Planning - Administration."
4 Federal appropriation...... 816,000
5 (4) "Federal Transit
6 Administration Capital Improvement
7 Grants."
8 Federal appropriation...... 3,700,000
9 (5) "Title IV Rail Assistance -
10 Program Operations and Planning."
11 Federal appropriation...... 23,000
12 For supplemental grants to Class 3
13 and Class 4 transit entities and to
14 support welfare-to-work transportation
15 demonstration activities.
16 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for supplemental grants
20 to class 3 and class 4 transit
21 entities:
22 (1) "TANFBG - Rural
23 Transportation."
24 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
25 For the rail safety inspection
26 program.
27 State appropriation........ 419,000
28 For transfer to the Motor License
29 Fund for collection of vehicle sales
30 tax.
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1 State appropriation........ 1,810,000
2 For the operation of Welcome
3 Centers.
4 State appropriation........ 1,765,000
5 For relocation of transportation
6 and safety operations.
7 State appropriation........ 169,000
8 For costs to integrate voter
9 registration with driver licensing.
10 State appropriation........ 648,000
11 For mass transportation assistance
12 for grants to local transportation
13 organizations.
14 State appropriation........ 254,663,000
15 To augment State lottery funds for
16 payments to transportation providers
17 for fixed-route transportation
18 services.
19 State appropriation........ 25,090,000
20 For intercity transportation: for
21 operating subsidies and demonstration
22 projects for passenger rail and bus
23 service.
24 State appropriation........ 1,945,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for intercity rail and
28 bus transportation:
29 (1) "Surface Transportation
30 Operating."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 6,500,000
2 (2) "Surface Transportation
3 Assistance - Capital."
4 Federal appropriation...... 4,000,000
5 (3) "FTA - Capital Improvements."
6 Federal appropriation...... 8,000,000
7 For operating subsidies, lease
8 payments and maintenance projects on
9 rail freight lines.
10 State appropriation........ 8,500,000
11 For DUI equipment grants.
12 State appropriation........ 2,500,000
13 Section 223. Pennsylvania State
14 Police.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
16 Police: Federal State
17 For general government operations
18 of the Pennsylvania State Police.
19 State appropriation........ 125,723,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for general government
23 operations:
24 (1) "Drug Enforcement."
25 Federal appropriation...... 130,000
26 (2) "DNA Laboratory Improvement."
27 Federal appropriation...... 375,000
28 For the Commonwealth Law
29 Enforcement Assistance Network.
30 State appropriation........ 4,010,000
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1 For the Municipal Police Officers'
2 Education and Training Commission,
3 including in-service training.
4 State appropriation........ 4,403,000
5 For replacement of patrol vehicles.
6 State appropriation........ 3,414,000
7 For an Automated Fingerprint
8 Identification System (AFIS).
9 State appropriation........ 591,000
10 Section 224. State Civil Service
11 Commission.--The following amounts are
12 appropriated to the State Civil
13 Service Commission: Federal State
14 For the general government
15 operations of the Civil Service
16 Commission, including administration
17 of the merit system for employees
18 under provisions of the Civil Service
19 Act: Provided, That, in addition to
20 the amount hereby appropriated, any
21 money collected by the commission by
22 way of reimbursement under the Civil
23 Service Act shall be paid into the
24 General Fund through the Department of
25 Revenue and shall be credited to this
26 appropriation.
27 State appropriation........ 1,000
28 Section 225. Pennsylvania
29 Emergency Management Agency.--The
30 following amounts are appropriated to
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1 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
2 Agency: Federal State
3 For general government operations
4 of the Pennsylvania Emergency
5 Management Agency.
6 State appropriation........ 5,405,000
7 The following Federal amounts are
8 appropriated to supplement the sum
9 appropriated for general government
10 operations:
11 (1) "Civil Preparedness
12 Reimbursements."
13 Federal appropriation...... 3,300,000
14 (2) "Flash Flood Project - Warning
15 System."
16 Federal appropriation...... 105,000
17 (3) "Hazardous Materials Planning
18 and Training."
19 Federal appropriation...... 350,000
20 (4) "Chemical Preparedness."
21 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
22 For the office of the State Fire
23 Commissioner.
24 State appropriation........ 1,991,000
25 The following Federal amounts are
26 appropriated to supplement the sum
27 appropriated for the office of the
28 State Fire Commissioner:
29 (1) "Fire Prevention."
30 Federal appropriation...... 200,000
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1 For firefighters' memorial flags.
2 State appropriation........ 10,000
3 For urban search and rescue
4 services.
5 State appropriation........ 50,000
6 For transfer to the Volunteer
7 Companies Loan Fund.
8 State appropriation........ 20,000,000
9 Section 226. Pennsylvania Fish and
10 Boat Commission.--The following
11 amounts are appropriated to the
12 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
13 Commission: Federal State
14 For the support of the Atlantic
15 States Marine Fisheries Commission.
16 State appropriation........ 10,000
17 For reimbursement for certain free
18 fishing licenses issued to veterans
19 prior to 1996.
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
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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.
11 State appropriation........ 424,887,000
12 To enhance the recruitment and
13 retention of minority students and
14 faculty.
15 State appropriation........ 338,000
16 For an affirmative action program.
17 State appropriation........ 1,134,000
18 For McKeever Environmental Learning
19 Center.
20 State appropriation........ 211,000
21 Section 228. Pennsylvania Higher
22 Education Assistance Agency.--The
23 following amounts are appropriated to
24 the Pennsylvania Higher Education
25 Assistance Agency: Federal State
26 For payment of education assistance
27 grants.
28 State appropriation........ 266,866,000
29 For matching payments for student
30 aid funds. It is the intent of the
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1 General Assembly that these funds
2 should be used to maximize the receipt
3 of Federal funds to the fullest extent
4 possible.
5 State appropriation........ 8,397,000
6 For institutional assistance grants
7 to be allotted by the Pennsylvania
8 Higher Education Assistance Agency. No
9 college, university or institution
10 receiving a direct appropriation from
11 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall
12 be eligible to participate in the
13 institutional assistance grants
14 program.
15 State appropriation........ 37,939,000
16 For equal opportunity professional
17 education.
18 State appropriation........ 750,000
19 For the loan forgiveness program
20 established by the act of December 16,
21 1988 (P.L.1259, No.155), known as the
22 Urban and Rural Teacher Loan
23 Forgiveness Act. Preference shall be
24 given to renewal applicants.
25 State appropriation........ 402,000
26 For agricultural loan forgiveness.
27 Preference shall be given to renewal
28 applicants.
29 State appropriation........ 212,000
30 For child care loan forgiveness.
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1 State appropriation........ 100,000
2 Section 229. Pennsylvania
3 Historical and Museum Commission.--The
4 following amounts are appropriated to
5 the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
6 Commission: Federal State
7 To the Pennsylvania Historical and
8 Museum Commission for general
9 government operations of the
10 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
11 Commission.
12 State appropriation........ 18,850,000
13 The following Federal amounts are
14 appropriated to supplement the sum
15 appropriated for general government
16 operations:
17 (1) "Division of Historic
18 Preservation."
19 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
20 To undertake major maintenance and
21 security and repair needs at historic
22 sites and museums administered by the
23 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
24 Commission.
25 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
26 For museum assistance grants.
27 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
28 For regional history centers.
29 State appropriation........ 250,000
30 Section 230. Pennsylvania
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1 Infrastructure Investment Authority.--
2 The following amounts are appropriated
3 to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure
4 Investment Authority: Federal State
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
7 Infrastructure Investment Authority:
8 (1) "Sewage Projects Revolving
9 Loan Fund."
10 Federal appropriation...... 65,000,000
11 (2) "Drinking Water Projects
12 Revolving Loan Fund."
13 Federal appropriation...... 25,550,000
14 (3) "Rural Communities Wastewater
15 Treatment."
16 Federal appropriation...... 1,044,000
17 Section 231. Environmental Hearing
18 Board.--The following amounts are
19 appropriated to the Environmental
20 Hearing Board: Federal State
21 For the Environmental Hearing
22 Board.
23 State appropriation........ 1,487,000
24 Section 232. Pennsylvania Board of
25 Probation and Parole.--The following
26 amounts are appropriated to the
27 Pennsylvania Board of Probation and
28 Parole: Federal State
29 For general government operations
30 of the Board of Probation and Parole.
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1 State appropriation........ 60,155,000
2 For the Sexual Offenders Assessment
3 Board.
4 State appropriation........ 846,000
5 For a drug offenders work program.
6 Such work shall in no case replace
7 jobs protected by a collective
8 bargaining unit.
9 State appropriation........ 233,000
10 For payments for grants-in-aid to
11 counties for providing improved adult
12 probation services.
13 State appropriation........ 17,627,000
14 Section 233. Pennsylvania Public
15 Television Network Commission.--The
16 following amounts are appropriated to
17 the Pennsylvania Public Television
18 Network Commission: Federal State
19 For general government operations
20 of the Pennsylvania Public Television
21 Network Commission.
22 State appropriation........ 2,965,000
23 For digital equipment upgrade.
24 State appropriation........ 3,000,000
25 For public television station
26 grants including at least $150,000 for
27 a public television resource center in
28 western Pennsylvania and at least
29 $100,000 for a history educational
30 outreach program in western
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1 Pennsylvania.
2 State appropriation........ 6,618,000
3 Section 234. Pennsylvania
4 Securities Commission.--The following
5 amounts are appropriated to the
6 Pennsylvania Securities Commission: Federal State
7 For general government operations
8 of the Pennsylvania Securities
9 Commission.
10 State appropriation........ 2,071,000
11 Section 235. State Employees'
12 Retirement System.--The following
13 amounts are appropriated to the State
14 Employees' Retirement System: Federal State
15 For payment of the employer's
16 contribution on behalf of members of
17 the National Guard.
18 State appropriation........ 15,000
19 Section 236. State Tax
20 Equalization Board.--The following
21 amounts are appropriated to the State
22 Tax Equalization Board: Federal State
23 For general government operations
24 of the State Tax Equalization Board.
25 State appropriation........ 1,275,000
26 Section 237. Health Care Cost
27 Containment Council.--The following
28 amounts are appropriated to the Health
29 Care Cost Containment Council: Federal State
30 For the Health Care Cost
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1 Containment Council.
2 State appropriation........ 3,172,000
3 Section 238. State Ethics
4 Commission.--The following amounts are
5 appropriated to the State Ethics
6 Commission: Federal State
7 For the general government
8 operations of the State Ethics
9 Commission.
10 State appropriation........ 1,248,000
11 Section 239. Liquor Control
12 Board.--The following amounts are
13 appropriated to the Liquor Control
14 Board: Federal State
15 The following Federal amounts are
16 appropriated for the Liquor Control
17 Board:
18 (1) "Community Underage Drinking
19 Project."
20 Federal appropriation...... 80,000
21 Section 240. Additional allocation
22 of funds by Governor.--The following
23 amounts are appropriated to the
24 Governor: Federal State
25 For distribution by the Office of
26 the Budget to the various departments
27 and agencies of the Commonwealth
28 financed wholly or partially by the
29 General Fund to meet the increased
30 costs resulting from the provision of
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1 a cost-of-living increase to
2 annuitants of the State Employees'
3 Retirement System.
4 State appropriation........ 17,000,000
5 SUBPART B
6 LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
7 Section 251. Senate.--The
8 following amounts are appropriated to
9 the Senate: Federal State
10 For the salaries, wages and all
11 necessary expenses for the following
12 purposes:
13 Salaries of Senators.
14 State appropriation........ 3,968,000
15 Salaries, wages and all necessary
16 personnel expenses of the President of
17 the Senate.
18 State appropriation........ 263,000
19 Salaries and wages of employees of
20 the Chief Clerk and all necessary
21 expenditures to be allocated and
22 disbursed at the direction of the
23 President pro tempore.
24 State appropriation........ 4,600,000
25 Salaries, wages and expenses of
26 employees of the Senate and expenses
27 of the office of the President pro
28 tempore to be disbursed at the
29 direction of the President pro
30 tempore.
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1 State appropriation........ 6,265,000
2 For reapportionment expenses.
3 State appropriation........ 200,000
4 Incidental expenses for payment of
5 maintenance and other expenses of the
6 Senate.
7 State appropriation........ 1,995,000
8 For payment of postage.
9 State appropriation........ 1,450,000
10 The above appropriations for
11 postage and for incidental expenses
12 shall be paid prior to the payment of
13 such expenses on warrant of the State
14 Treasurer in favor of the Chief Clerk
15 upon the presentation of requisitions
16 for the same: Provided, That the total
17 amount of requisitions for
18 advancements, less the total amount of
19 expenditures made as certified by such
20 officer to the State Treasurer, shall
21 not exceed the amount of the bond of
22 the officer having control of the
23 disbursement from the funds advanced.
24 Contingent expenses:
25 President.
26 State appropriation........ 5,000
27 President pro tempore.
28 State appropriation........ 20,000
29 Floor Leader (R).
30 State appropriation........ 7,000
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1 Floor Leader (D).
2 State appropriation........ 7,000
3 Whip (R).
4 State appropriation........ 6,000
5 Whip (D).
6 State appropriation........ 6,000
7 Chairman of the Caucus (R).
8 State appropriation........ 3,000
9 Chairman of the Caucus (D).
10 State appropriation........ 3,000
11 Secretary of the Caucus (R).
12 State appropriation........ 3,000
13 Secretary of the Caucus (D).
14 State appropriation........ 3,000
15 Chairman of the Appropriations
16 Committee (R).
17 State appropriation........ 6,000
18 Chairman of the Appropriations
19 Committee (D).
20 State appropriation........ 6,000
21 Chairman of the Policy Committee
22 (R).
23 State appropriation........ 2,000
24 Chairman of the Policy Committee
25 (D).
26 State appropriation........ 2,000
27 Caucus Administrator (R).
28 State appropriation........ 2,000
29 Caucus Administrator (D).
30 State appropriation........ 2,000
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1 Upon presentation of requisitions
2 for contingent expenses, such shall be
3 paid on 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 Miscellaneous expenses:
9 Mileage and expenses, Senators: In
10 addition to the annual reimbursement
11 for expenses authorized by law for
12 each member of the Senate, each member
13 shall be entitled to reimbursement for
14 actual expenses, not exceeding the sum
15 of $2,500 annually, incurred for
16 lodging and meals while away from home
17 on official legislative business,
18 official postage and all other
19 expenses incidental to legislative
20 duties.
21 State appropriation........ 575,000
22 Legislative printing and expenses,
23 furniture, equipment, renovations and
24 other expenses.
25 State appropriation........ 7,022,000
26 Upon presentation of requisitions
27 by the Chief Clerk against the
28 appropriations for legislative
29 printing and expenses for expenses,
30 such shall be paid on warrant of the
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1 State Treasurer directly to and in
2 favor of the persons designated in
3 such requisitions as entitled to
4 receive such expenses.
5 For computer services (R),
6 including the payment of salaries,
7 wages, operating costs, contracts,
8 equipment, software and other
9 incidental materials and expenses.
10 Such equipment, software and
11 incidental materials may be ordered
12 directly by the supervising member of
13 the caucus computer services office,
14 to the extent each item is less than
15 $1,000, a copy of the order is
16 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all
17 other provisions of the Financial
18 Operating Rules of the Senate,
19 including pricing and services are
20 followed.
21 State appropriation........ 3,246,000
22 For computer services (D),
23 including the payment of salaries,
24 wages, operating costs, contracts,
25 equipment, software and other
26 incidental materials and expenses.
27 Such equipment, software and
28 incidental materials may be ordered
29 directly by the supervising member of
30 the caucus computer services office,
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1 to the extent each item is less than
2 $1,000, a copy of the order is
3 forwarded to the Chief Clerk, and all
4 other provisions of the Financial
5 Operating Rules of the Senate,
6 including pricing and services are
7 followed.
8 State appropriation........ 3,246,000
9 For the payment of the expenses of
10 the Committee on Appropriations (R)
11 for investigating schools, colleges,
12 universities, correctional
13 institutions, mental hospitals,
14 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
15 and other institutions and agencies
16 supported, in whole or in part, by
17 appropriations from the State Treasury
18 in analyzing reports, expenditures and
19 the general operation and
20 administration of the institutions and
21 agencies, in examining and analyzing
22 requests of the same and of the
23 various departments, boards and
24 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
25 for the collection of data from other
26 states, attending seminars and
27 conferences, and in cooperating and
28 exchanging information with
29 legislative budget and financial
30 committees of other states, and for
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1 the necessary clerical assistance and
2 other assistance, travel expenses and
3 all other expenses deemed necessary by
4 the chairman in compiling data and
5 information connected with the work of
6 the Senate in compiling comparative
7 costs and other fiscal data and
8 information for the use of the
9 committee and the Senate during
10 legislative sessions and during the
11 interim between legislative sessions
12 to the discharge of such duties. The
13 committee shall have the authority to
14 examine and inspect all properties,
15 equipment, facilities, files, records
16 and accounts of any State office,
17 department, institution, board,
18 committee, commission or agency or any
19 institution or agency supported, in
20 whole or in part, by appropriation
21 from the State Treasury and to
22 administer oaths. The Committee on
23 Appropriations may issue subpoenas
24 under the hand and seal of the
25 chairman to compel the attendance of
26 witnesses and the production of any
27 papers, books, accounts, documents and
28 testimony touching matters properly
29 being inquired into by the committee
30 and to cause the deposition of
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1 witnesses either residing within or
2 without the State to be taken in the
3 manner prescribed by law for taking
4 depositions in civil actions. 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........ 2,840,000
14 For the payment of the expenses of
15 the Committee on Appropriations (D),
16 designated by a majority vote of the
17 Minority Party Senate Caucus (D), for
18 investigating schools, colleges,
19 universities, correctional
20 institutions, mental hospitals,
21 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
22 and other institutions and agencies
23 supported, in whole or in part, by
24 appropriations from the State Treasury
25 in analyzing reports, expenditures,
26 and the general operation and
27 administration of the institutions and
28 agencies, in examining and analyzing
29 requests of the same and of the
30 various departments, boards and
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1 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
2 for the collection of data from other
3 states, attending seminars and
4 conferences, and in cooperating and
5 exchanging information with
6 legislative budget and financial
7 committees of other states, and for
8 the necessary clerical assistance and
9 other assistance, travel expenses and
10 all other expenses deemed necessary by
11 the chairman in compiling data and
12 information connected with the work of
13 the committee in compiling comparative
14 cost and other fiscal data and
15 information for the use of the
16 committee and the Senate during
17 legislative sessions and during the
18 interim between legislative sessions
19 to the discharge of such duties. Upon
20 presentation of requisitions by the
21 Chief Clerk for such compensation or
22 expenses, such shall be paid on
23 warrant of the State Treasurer
24 directly to and in favor of the
25 persons designated in such requisition
26 as entitled to receive such
27 compensation or expenses.
28 State appropriation........ 2,840,000
29 For the Leadership Operations
30 Account (R) for payment of salaries,
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1 wages and all other incidental
2 expenses incurred in hiring personnel
3 and staff for services which, in the
4 opinion of the Floor Leader (R), may
5 be required or arise during
6 legislative sessions and during the
7 interim between legislative sessions
8 and for the payment of all other
9 expenses related to the performance of
10 Senate duties and responsibilities.
11 Upon presentation of requisitions by
12 the Chief Clerk for such compensation
13 or expenses, such shall be paid on
14 warrant of the State Treasurer
15 directly to and in favor of the
16 persons designated in such requisition
17 as entitled to receive such
18 compensation or expenses.
19 State appropriation........ 8,127,000
20 For the Leadership Operations
21 Account (D) for payment of salaries,
22 wages and all other incidental
23 expenses incurred in hiring personnel
24 and staff for services which, in the
25 opinion of the Floor Leader (D), may
26 be required or arise during
27 legislative sessions and during the
28 interim between legislative sessions
29 and for the payment of all other
30 expenses related to the performance of
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1 Senate duties and responsibilities.
2 Upon presentation of requisitions by
3 the Chief Clerk for such compensation
4 or expenses, such shall be paid on
5 warrant of the State Treasurer
6 directly to and in favor of the
7 persons designated in such requisition
8 as entitled to receive such
9 compensation or expenses.
10 State appropriation........ 8,127,000
11 For allocation in such amounts as
12 may be designated by the Legislative
13 Management Committee (R) to the
14 several standing committees and
15 support offices (other than the
16 Committee on Appropriations) for
17 payment of compensation of counsel,
18 research assistants and other staff
19 personnel hired to assist the members
20 (R) of the Senate or its standing
21 committees and for other necessary
22 Senate expenses incurred. Upon
23 presentation of requisitions by the
24 Chief Clerk for such compensation or
25 expenses, such shall be paid on
26 warrant of the State Treasurer
27 directly to and in favor of the
28 persons designated in such requisition
29 as entitled to receive such
30 compensation or expenses.
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1 State appropriation........ 5,158,000
2 For allocation in such amounts as
3 may be designated by the Legislative
4 Management Committee (D) to the
5 several standing committees and
6 support offices (other than the
7 Committee on Appropriations) for
8 payment of compensation of counsel,
9 research assistants and other staff
10 personnel to assist the members (D) of
11 the Senate or its standing committees
12 and for other necessary Senate
13 expenses incurred. Upon presentation
14 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk for
15 such compensation or expenses, such
16 shall be paid on warrant of the State
17 Treasurer directly to and in favor of
18 the persons designated in such
19 requisitions as entitled to receive
20 such compensation or expenses.
21 State appropriation........ 5,158,000
22 All appropriations made in this act
23 or in any other fiscal year to any
24 account of the Senate, except for the
25 Committee on Appropriations (R) or the
26 Committee on Appropriations (D)
27 accounts, remaining unexpended and
28 unencumbered on the effective date of
29 this part, may be transferred by the
30 Committee on Management Operations, by
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1 a vote of two-thirds of its members,
2 in its discretion, to such Senate
3 accounts as the committee deems
4 necessary. Such power to transfer
5 appropriations shall be limited to the
6 1998-1999 fiscal year.
7 For the Chief Clerk of the Senate
8 for the purchase of Pennsylvania and
9 National flags to be sent to residents
10 of Pennsylvania.
11 State appropriation........ 24,000
12 Section 252. House of
13 Representatives.--The following
14 amounts are appropriated to the House
15 of Representatives: Federal State
16 For the salaries, wages and all
17 necessary expenses for the following
18 purposes:
19 Salaries of Representatives and
20 extra compensation to the Speaker of
21 the House of Representatives.
22 State appropriation........ 16,457,000
23 Salaries:
24 House employees (D).
25 State appropriation........ 8,514,000
26 House employees (R).
27 State appropriation........ 8,514,000
28 For the operation of the Speaker's
29 Office.
30 State appropriation........ 767,000
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1 Bipartisan Management Committee,
2 Chief Clerk and Comptroller.
3 State appropriation........ 6,504,000
4 For reapportionment expenses.
5 State appropriation........ 200,000
6 Mileage:
7 Representatives, officers and
8 employees.
9 State appropriation........ 200,000
10 Postage:
11 Chief Clerk and Legislative
12 Journal.
13 State appropriation........ 1,500,000
14 Contingent Expenses:
15 Speaker.
16 State appropriation........ 20,000
17 Chief Clerk.
18 State appropriation........ 643,000
19 Floor Leader (D).
20 State appropriation........ 7,000
21 Floor Leader (R).
22 State appropriation........ 7,000
23 Whip (D).
24 State appropriation........ 6,000
25 Whip (R).
26 State appropriation........ 6,000
27 Chairman of the Caucus (D).
28 State appropriation........ 3,000
29 Chairman of the Caucus (R).
30 State appropriation........ 3,000
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1 Secretary of the Caucus (D).
2 State appropriation........ 3,000
3 Secretary of the Caucus (R).
4 State appropriation........ 3,000
5 Chairman of the Appropriations
6 Committee (D).
7 State appropriation........ 6,000
8 Chairman of the Appropriations
9 Committee (R).
10 State appropriation........ 6,000
11 Chairman of the Policy Committee
12 (D).
13 State appropriation........ 2,000
14 Chairman of the Policy Committee
15 (R).
16 State appropriation........ 2,000
17 Caucus Administrator (D).
18 State appropriation........ 2,000
19 Caucus Administrator (R).
20 State appropriation........ 2,000
21 Administrator for Staff (D).
22 State appropriation........ 20,000
23 Administrator for Staff (R).
24 State appropriation........ 20,000
25 The above appropriations for
26 postage and for contingent expenses
27 shall be paid prior to the payment of
28 such expenses on warrant of the State
29 Treasurer in favor of the officers
30 above named upon the presentation of
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1 their requisitions for the same:
2 Provided, That the total amount of
3 requisitions for advancements, less
4 the total amount of expenditures made
5 as certified by such officers to the
6 State Treasurer, shall not exceed the
7 amount of the bond of the officer
8 having control of the disbursement
9 from the funds advanced.
10 Miscellaneous expenses:
11 Legislative Office for Research
12 Liaison.
13 State appropriation........ 507,000
14 Incidental expenses.
15 State appropriation........ 5,775,000
16 Expenses - Representatives: In
17 addition to annual reimbursement for
18 expenses heretofore authorized by law
19 for each member of the House of
20 Representatives, each member shall be
21 entitled to reimbursement for actual
22 expenses, not exceeding the sum of
23 $2,500 annually, incurred for lodging
24 and meals while away from home on
25 official legislative business,
26 official postage, staff and all other
27 expenses incidental to legislative
28 duties.
29 State appropriation........ 3,100,000
30 Legislative printing and expenses.
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1 State appropriation........ 19,500,000
2 Members' home office expenses.
3 State appropriation........ 2,100,000
4 Attending National Legislative
5 Conference - expenses.
6 State appropriation........ 194,000
7 The above appropriations for
8 attending National Legislative
9 Conference meetings and for attending
10 meetings of the Council of State
11 Governments shall be paid to the Chief
12 Clerk of the House in the same manner
13 and under the same conditions as the
14 appropriations for postage and
15 contingent expenses above.
16 For the payment of the expenses of
17 the Committee on Appropriations (R) of
18 the House of Representatives in
19 investigating schools, colleges,
20 universities, correctional
21 institutions, mental hospitals,
22 medical and surgical hospitals, homes
23 and other institutions and agencies
24 supported, in whole or in part, by
25 appropriations from the State Treasury
26 in analyzing reports, expenditures and
27 the general operation and
28 administration of the institutions and
29 agencies in examining and analyzing
30 requests of the same and of the
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1 various departments, boards and
2 commissions of the Commonwealth, and
3 for the collection of data from other
4 states, attending seminars and
5 conferences, and in cooperating and
6 exchanging information with
7 legislative budget and financial
8 committees of other states, and any
9 office expenses necessary to serve the
10 committee and its chairman, 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 committee in compiling comparative
17 cost and other fiscal data and
18 information for the use of the
19 committee and the House of
20 Representatives during legislative
21 sessions and during the interim
22 between legislative sessions to the
23 discharge of such duties. The
24 committee shall have the authority to
25 examine and inspect all properties,
26 equipment, facilities, files, records
27 and accounts of any State office,
28 department, institution, board,
29 committee, commission or agency or any
30 institution or agency supported, in
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1 whole or in part, by appropriation
2 from the State Treasury and to
3 administer oaths. The sum appropriated
4 shall be paid on warrant of the State
5 Treasurer in favor of the chairman of
6 the committee on the presentation of
7 his requisition for the same. The
8 Chairman of the Committee on
9 Appropriations (R) shall, not later
10 than 30 days after the termination of
11 his term of office or until his
12 successor is elected and also within
13 30 days after the adjournment of any
14 regular or special session, file an
15 account, together with supporting
16 documents whenever possible, in the
17 office of the Committee on
18 Appropriations, of the committee's
19 expenses since the filing of the prior
20 account.
21 State appropriation........ 1,589,000
22 For the payment of the expenses of
23 one member of the Committee on
24 Appropriations (D) of the House of
25 Representatives, designated by a
26 majority vote of the House of
27 Representatives Caucus (D), for
28 investigating schools, colleges,
29 universities, correctional
30 institutions, mental hospitals,
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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 any
18 office expenses necessary to serve the
19 committee and its chairman, and for
20 the necessary clerical assistance, and
21 other assistance, travel expenses and
22 all other expenses deemed necessary by
23 the chairman in compiling data and
24 information connected with the work of
25 the committee in compiling comparative
26 cost and other fiscal data and
27 information for the use of the
28 committee and the House of
29 Representatives during legislative
30 sessions and during the interim
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1 between legislative sessions to the
2 discharge of such duties. The sum
3 appropriated shall be paid on warrant
4 of the State Treasurer in favor of the
5 member so designated by the majority
6 vote of the House of Representatives
7 Caucus (D) on the presentation of his
8 requisition for the same. Such member
9 so designated shall, not later than 30
10 days after the termination of his term
11 of office or until his successor is
12 elected and also within 30 days after
13 the adjournment of any regular or
14 special session, file an account,
15 together with supporting documents
16 whenever possible, in the office of
17 the Committee on Appropriations (D) of
18 the House of Representatives, of his
19 expenses since the filing of the prior
20 account.
21 State appropriation........ 1,589,000
22 The Committee on Appropriations may
23 issue subpoenas under the hand and
24 seal of the Majority Chairman to
25 compel the attendance of witnesses and
26 the production of any papers, books,
27 accounts, documents and testimony
28 touching matters properly being
29 inquired into by the committee and to
30 cause the deposition of witnesses
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1 either residing within or without the
2 State to be taken in the manner
3 prescribed by law for taking
4 depositions in civil actions.
5 For the payment to the Special
6 Leadership Account (R) for payment of
7 salaries, wages and all other
8 incidental expenses incurred in hiring
9 personnel and staff or for services,
10 which, in the opinion of the Majority
11 Leader, may be required or arise
12 during legislative sessions and during
13 the interim between legislative
14 sessions and for the payment of all
15 other expenses related to the
16 performance of his duties and
17 responsibilities. The sum appropriated
18 shall be paid on warrant of the State
19 Treasurer in favor of the Majority
20 Leader on the presentation of his
21 requisition for the same. The Majority
22 Leader shall, not later than 30 days
23 after the termination of his term of
24 office or until his successor is
25 elected and also within 30 days after
26 the adjournment of any regular or
27 special session, file an account,
28 together with supporting documents
29 whenever possible, in the office of
30 the Majority Leader, of such expenses
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1 since the filing of the prior account.
2 State appropriation........ 9,394,000
3 For the payment to the Special
4 Leadership Account (D) for payment of
5 salaries, wages and all other
6 incidental expenses incurred in hiring
7 personnel and staff or for services
8 which, in the opinion of the Minority
9 Leader, may be required or arise
10 during legislative sessions and during
11 the interim between legislative
12 sessions and for the payment of all
13 other expenses related to the
14 performance of his duties and
15 responsibilities. The sum appropriated
16 shall be paid on warrant of the State
17 Treasurer in favor of the Minority
18 Leader on the presentation of his
19 requisition for the same. The Minority
20 Leader shall, not later than 30 days
21 after the termination of his term of
22 office or until his successor is
23 elected and also within 30 days after
24 the adjournment of any regular or
25 special session, file an account,
26 together with supporting documents
27 whenever possible, in the office of
28 the Minority Leader, of such expenses
29 since the filing of the prior account.
30 State appropriation........ 9,394,000
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1 For allocation in such amounts as
2 may be designated by the Legislative
3 Management Committee (R) to the
4 several standing committees (other
5 than the Committee on Appropriations)
6 of the House for payment of
7 compensation of counsel, research
8 assistants and other staff personnel
9 hired and assigned to work on behalf
10 of the chairman and the majority
11 members of such standing committees of
12 the House and for other necessary
13 expenses incurred. Upon presentation
14 of requisitions by the Chief Clerk of
15 the House for such compensation or
16 expenses, such shall be paid on
17 warrant of the State Treasurer
18 directly to and in favor of the
19 persons designated in such
20 requisitions as entitled to receive
21 such compensation or expenses. An
22 accounting, together with supporting
23 documents whenever possible, shall be
24 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk
25 of such expenses since the filing of
26 the prior account.
27 State appropriation........ 10,807,000
28 For allocation in such amounts as
29 may be designated by the Legislative
30 Management Committee (D) to the
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1 several standing committees (other
2 than the Committee on Appropriations)
3 of the House for payment of
4 compensation of counsel, research
5 assistants and other staff personnel
6 hired and assigned to work on behalf
7 of the minority members of such
8 standing committees of the House and
9 for other necessary expenses incurred.
10 Upon presentation of requisitions by
11 the Chief Clerk of the House for such
12 compensation or expenses, such shall
13 be paid on warrant of the State
14 Treasurer directly to and in favor of
15 the persons designated in such
16 requisitions as entitled to receive
17 such compensation or expenses. An
18 accounting, together with supporting
19 documents whenever possible, shall be
20 filed in the office of the Chief Clerk
21 of such expenses since the filing of
22 the prior account.
23 State appropriation........ 10,807,000
24 All appropriations made in this act
25 or in any other fiscal year to any
26 account of the House of
27 Representatives, except for the
28 Committee on Appropriations (D) or the
29 Committee on Appropriations (R)
30 accounts, remaining unexpended and
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1 unencumbered on the effective date of
2 this part, may be transferred by the
3 Bipartisan Management Committee, in
4 its discretion, to such House accounts
5 as the committee deems necessary. Such
6 power to transfer appropriations shall
7 be limited to the 1998-1999 fiscal
8 year.
9 For the Commonwealth Emergency
10 Medical System.
11 State appropriation........ 35,000
12 For the Chief Clerk of the House of
13 Representatives for the purchase of
14 Pennsylvania and National flags to be
15 sent to residents of Pennsylvania.
16 State appropriation........ 24,000
17 For the school for new members.
18 State appropriation........ 15,000
19 Section 253. Legislative Reference
20 Bureau.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Legislative
22 Reference Bureau: Federal State
23 For the salaries, wages and all
24 necessary expenses for the work of the
25 Legislative Reference Bureau,
26 including the Code and Bulletin
27 Section.
28 The Pennsylvania Consolidated
29 Statutes, advance copies of statutes,
30 volumes of the Laws of Pennsylvania
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1 and other publications shall be
2 printed under contracts entered into
3 by the Legislative Reference Bureau
4 (without the intervention of any other
5 State agency or officer and without
6 regard to any other statute regulating
7 printing contracts) and distributed
8 (without regard to any other statute
9 regulating distribution of laws) as
10 determined by the bureau, and moneys
11 from sales shall be paid to the bureau
12 or the Department of General Services,
13 as the bureau shall determine, which
14 shall pay the same into the State
15 Treasury to the credit of the General
16 Fund. Such moneys are hereby
17 appropriated from the General Fund to
18 the Legislative Reference Bureau for
19 the editing, printing and distribution
20 of such laws and related expenses.
21 State appropriation........ 5,848,000
22 For contingent expenses connected
23 with the work of the Legislative
24 Reference Bureau to be paid on
25 warrants of the State Treasurer in
26 favor of the director on the
27 presentation of his requisitions for
28 the same. The director shall file an
29 accounting of the expenses, together
30 with supporting documents whenever
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1 possible, in the office of the
2 Legislative Reference Bureau.
3 State appropriation........ 20,000
4 For the Pennsylvania Bulletin and
5 Pennsylvania Code and related
6 expenses.
7 State appropriation........ 425,000
8 Section 254. Legislative Budget
9 and Finance Committee.--The following
10 amounts are appropriated to the
11 Legislative Budget and Finance
12 Committee: Federal State
13 For the salaries, wages and all
14 necessary expenses for the work of the
15 Legislative Budget and Finance
16 Committee upon presentation of
17 requisitions for the same from the
18 chairman to be paid on warrants of the
19 State Treasurer directly to and in
20 favor of the person named in the
21 requisitions.
22 State appropriation........ 2,020,000
23 Section 255. Legislative Data
24 Processing Committee.--The following
25 amounts are appropriated to the
26 Legislative Data Processing
27 Committee: Federal State
28 For the operation of the
29 Legislative Data Processing Center
30 upon presentation of requisitions for
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1 the same from the chairman to be paid
2 on warrants of the State Treasurer
3 directly to and in favor of the person
4 named in the requisitions.
5 State appropriation........ 2,900,000
6 Section 256. Joint State
7 Government Commission.--The following
8 amounts are appropriated to the Joint
9 State Government Commission: Federal State
10 For the salaries, wages and all
11 necessary expenses for the work of the
12 Joint State Government Commission upon
13 presentation of requisitions for the
14 same from the chairman to be paid on
15 warrants of the State Treasurer
16 directly to and in favor of the person
17 named in the requisition.
18 State appropriation........ 1,712,000
19 Section 257. Local Government
20 Commission.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Local Government
22 Commission: Federal State
23 For the salaries, wages and all
24 expenses necessary for the work of the
25 Local Government Commission upon
26 presentation of requisitions for the
27 same from the chairman to be paid on
28 warrants of the State Treasurer
29 directly to and in favor of the person
30 named in the requisitions.
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1 State appropriation........ 750,000
2 For the compilation and
3 distribution of various municipal
4 codes.
5 State appropriation........ 48,000
6 Section 258. Joint Legislative Air
7 and Water Pollution Control and
8 Conservation Committee.--The following
9 amounts are appropriated to the Joint
10 Legislative Air and Water Pollution
11 Control and Conservation Committee: Federal State
12 For the salaries and expenses of
13 the Joint Legislative Air and Water
14 Pollution Control and Conservation
15 Committee upon presentation of
16 requisitions for the same from the
17 chairman to be paid on warrants of the
18 State Treasurer directly to and in
19 favor of the person named in the
20 requisitions.
21 State appropriation........ 320,000
22 Section 259. Legislative Audit
23 Advisory Commission.--The following
24 amounts are appropriated to the
25 Legislative Audit Advisory
26 Commission: Federal State
27 For the salaries, wages and all
28 expenses necessary for the work of the
29 Legislative Audit Advisory Commission.
30 State appropriation........ 147,000
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1 Section 260. Independent
2 Regulatory Review Commission.--The
3 following amounts are appropriated to
4 the Independent Regulatory Review
5 Commission: Federal State
6 For the salaries, wages and all
7 necessary expenses for the work of the
8 Independent Regulatory Review
9 Commission.
10 State appropriation........ 1,725,000
11 Section 261. Capitol Preservation
12 Committee.--The following amounts are
13 appropriated to the Capitol
14 Preservation Committee: Federal State
15 For the operation of the Capitol
16 Preservation Committee. All
17 appropriations made in this act or in
18 any other fiscal year to the Capitol
19 Preservation Committee for the
20 restoration of the Capitol remaining
21 unexpended and unencumbered on the
22 effective date of this part may be
23 expended by the committee for such
24 restoration, including any
25 construction, alterations, structural
26 modifications and relocations of
27 existing facilities and services as
28 may be necessary or incidental to
29 accomplish any such restoration.
30 State appropriation........ 500,000
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1 For the restoration of the Capitol
2 and its artifacts, including support
3 facilities and services.
4 State appropriation........ 2,010,000
5 For a colonial history of the
6 Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
7 State appropriation........ 187,000
8 Section 262. Pennsylvania
9 Commission on Sentencing.--The
10 following amounts are appropriated to
11 the Pennsylvania Commission on
12 Sentencing: Federal State
13 For the Pennsylvania Commission on
14 Sentencing.
15 State appropriation........ 695,000
16 Section 263. Center for Rural
17 Pennsylvania.--The following amounts
18 are appropriated to the Center for
19 Rural Pennsylvania: Federal State
20 For the Center for Rural
21 Pennsylvania.
22 State appropriation........ 963,000
23 SUBPART C
24 JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
25 Section 281. Supreme Court.--The
26 following amounts are appropriated to
27 the Supreme Court: Federal State
28 For the Supreme Court: including
29 the salaries of the Supreme Court
30 justices, for the office of
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1 prothonotary and for the library in
2 the Eastern District and Western
3 District, for the office of
4 prothonotary in the Middle District,
5 for criers, tipstaves, official
6 stenographers, court officers and the
7 law secretary of the Chief Justice in
8 Eastern, Middle and Western Districts,
9 home office expenses and Workers'
10 Compensation Insurance Premiums for
11 all Supreme Court employees not funded
12 by other appropriations, for the
13 office of State reporters, including
14 the salaries and compensation of
15 employees, including the fees for
16 prothonotaries of the Supreme Court of
17 the Eastern, Middle and Western
18 Districts on assignment to judges to
19 counties other than their own, and
20 further including assessments for the
21 National Center of State Courts.
22 State appropriation........ 9,716,000
23 For vouchered expenses for
24 justices.
25 State appropriation........ 180,000
26 For the court administrator for the
27 unified judicial system.
28 State appropriation........ 2,859,000
29 For the judicial council for the
30 unified judicial system.
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1 State appropriation........ 180,000
2 For county court administrators for
3 the unified judicial system. No funds
4 from this appropriation shall be
5 expended until legislation is approved
6 by the General Assembly and enacted
7 into law by the Governor which
8 provides for: (i) the payment by the
9 Commonwealth of compensation of county
10 court administrators, and (ii) the
11 Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
12 Courts to submit semiannual reports to
13 the Appropriations Committees of the
14 Senate and the House of
15 Representatives setting forth
16 expenditure and complement plans and
17 showing the status of personnel
18 actions and expenditures. No moneys
19 from any other appropriation or fund
20 may be utilized to supplement this
21 appropriation.
22 State appropriation........ 11,966,000
23 For court management education for
24 the unified judicial system.
25 State appropriation........ 200,000
26 For the Civil Procedural Rules
27 Committee.
28 State appropriation........ 337,000
29 For the Criminal Procedural Rules
30 Committee.
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1 State appropriation........ 347,000
2 For the Domestic Relations
3 Committee.
4 State appropriation........ 135,000
5 For the Court Administrator,
6 including the expenses of the Judicial
7 Council of Pennsylvania and the
8 District Justice Administrator. Funds
9 from this appropriation may be used
10 for the operation of the Pennsylvania
11 Board of Law Examiners. All funds so
12 spent shall be repaid in full to the
13 administrative office of the
14 Pennsylvania courts without interest
15 or charges from the augmenting
16 revenues of the Pennsylvania Board of
17 Law Examiners.
18 State appropriation........ 5,111,000
19 For study of the unified judicial
20 system.
21 State appropriation........ 1,357,000
22 For the Integrated Criminal Justice
23 System.
24 State appropriation........ 1,950,000
25 For the judicial computer system.
26 State appropriation........ 266,000
27 For district justices' education.
28 State appropriation........ 520,000
29 Section 282. Superior Court.--The
30 following amounts are appropriated to
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1 the Superior Court: Federal State
2 For the salaries and expenses of
3 the Superior Court: including the
4 salary of the Superior Court judges,
5 for panelization of judges program,
6 for criers, tipstaves, official
7 stenographers, home office expenses,
8 court officers and law secretary of
9 the president judge and Workers'
10 Compensation Insurance Premiums for
11 all employees of the Superior Court,
12 for the prothonotary's office in the
13 Philadelphia District, including
14 salaries and compensation for
15 employees, including the expenses of
16 dockets, stationery, supplies, books
17 for the library and other costs of the
18 Superior Court and its offices. Senior
19 judges working as active or senior
20 judges a minimum of 75 days in the
21 prior calendar year are to receive
22 health benefits.
23 State appropriation........ 20,344,000
24 For vouchered expenses for active
25 judges.
26 State appropriation........ 237,000
27 Section 283. Commonwealth Court.--
28 The following amounts are appropriated
29 to the Commonwealth Court: Federal State
30 For the salaries of judges, for the
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1 salaries and expenses of employees and
2 for home office expenses. Senior
3 judges working as active or senior
4 judges a minimum of 75 days in the
5 prior calendar year are to receive
6 health benefits.
7 State appropriation........ 12,065,000
8 For vouchered expenses for active
9 judges.
10 State appropriation........ 143,000
11 For court security functions.
12 State appropriation........ 150,000
13 Section 284. Courts of common
14 pleas.--The following amounts are
15 appropriated to the courts of common
16 pleas: Federal State
17 For the courts of common pleas:
18 including the salaries and expenses of
19 judges, including the expenses of
20 traveling judges, including the
21 mileage in divided judicial districts,
22 and the payment of a per diem salary,
23 mileage and miscellaneous expenses to
24 active visiting judges for the
25 performance of their official duties.
26 No printing, postage, telephone and
27 supplies may be paid for from this
28 appropriation. No expenses of any kind
29 relating to education may be paid from
30 this appropriation.
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1 State appropriation........ 53,785,000
2 For senior judges of the courts of
3 common pleas. Senior judges working as
4 active or senior judges a minimum of
5 75 days in the prior calendar year are
6 to receive health benefits. Senior
7 judges shall not be assigned unless
8 adequate funds are available in this
9 appropriation to provide compensation.
10 Any senior judge assigned in excess of
11 existing funding shall be compensated
12 from the appropriation for the Supreme
13 Court.
14 State appropriation........ 3,450,000
15 For common pleas judicial
16 education.
17 State appropriation........ 677,000
18 Section 285. Community courts -
19 district justices.--The following
20 amounts are appropriated to the
21 community courts and district
22 justices: Federal State
23 For the salaries and expenses of
24 community court judges and district
25 justices. Senior judges working a
26 minimum number of days provided by the
27 Supreme Court are to receive health
28 benefits. Except for those printing
29 costs relating to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3532,
30 no other printing, postage, telephone
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1 and supplies may be paid for from this
2 appropriation. No expenses of any kind
3 relating to education may be paid from
4 this appropriation.
5 State appropriation........ 42,529,000
6 For retired district justice health
7 care.
8 State appropriation........ 97,000
9 Section 286. Philadelphia Traffic
10 Court.--The following amounts are
11 appropriated to the Philadelphia
12 Traffic Court: Federal State
13 For the salaries and expenses of
14 judges. 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.
18 State appropriation........ 667,000
19 Section 287. Philadelphia
20 Municipal Court.--The following
21 amounts are appropriated to the
22 Philadelphia Municipal Court: Federal State
23 For the salaries and expenses of
24 judges. Senior judges working as
25 active or senior judges a minimum of
26 75 days in the prior calendar year are
27 to receive health benefits.
28 State appropriation........ 4,392,000
29 For law clerks.
30 State appropriation........ 39,000
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1 To provide prompt service and
2 support for victims of domestic
3 violence.
4 State appropriation........ 200,000
5 Section 288. Pittsburgh Magistrate
6 Court.--The following amounts are
7 appropriated to the Pittsburgh
8 Magistrate Court: Federal State
9 For the Pittsburgh Magistrate
10 Court.
11 State appropriation........ 1,200,000
12 Section 289. Judicial Conduct
13 Board.--The following amounts are
14 appropriated to the Judicial Conduct
15 Board: Federal State
16 For salaries and expenses of the
17 Judicial Conduct Board.
18 State appropriation........ 890,000
19 Section 290. Court of Judicial
20 Discipline.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Court of Judicial
22 Discipline: Federal State
23 For salaries and expenses of the
24 Court of Judicial Discipline.
25 State appropriation........ 374,000
26 Section 291. Juror cost
27 reimbursement.--The following amounts
28 are appropriated for juror cost
29 reimbursement: Federal State
30 For juror cost reimbursement.
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1 State appropriation........ 1,469,000
2 Section 292. County court
3 reimbursement.--The following amounts
4 are appropriated for court costs: Federal State
5 For payment to counties as
6 reimbursement for costs incurred by
7 counties in the administration and
8 operation of courts of common pleas.
9 Reimbursement shall be provided on the
10 following basis: for each common pleas
11 court judge authorized position,
12 whether filled or vacant within a
13 judicial district, $70,000 per
14 authorized position shall be provided.
15 Judicial districts comprising more
16 than one county shall be entitled to
17 receive $70,000 per authorized common
18 pleas court judge position; the amount
19 payable to each county shall be
20 determined by the proportion of the
21 individual county's population in
22 relation to the population of the
23 entire judicial district. No county
24 shall be reimbursed for costs above
25 the actual direct costs, excluding
26 capital outlays, incurred by them for
27 the operation of the courts of common
28 pleas. For the purposes of
29 reimbursement for common pleas court
30 judge authorized positions, no county
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1 shall receive less than 75% of the
2 actual reimbursement for court costs
3 provided to them from funds
4 appropriated for the fiscal year July
5 1, 1980, to June 30, 1981.
6 For the purpose of determining the
7 actual direct costs incurred by the
8 counties in the administration and
9 operation of the courts of common
10 pleas, the costs as reported to the
11 Department of Community and Economic
12 Development in the county's annual
13 audit and financial report forms under
14 the heading "(a) Judicial," but
15 confined to the subheading "(4184)
16 courts, excluding capital outlay,"
17 shall be used. If a city coterminous
18 with a county does not report on the
19 Department of Community and Economic
20 Development's form, its figures from
21 the same subheading, set forth in the
22 department forms, shall be used.
23 All payments for reimbursement
24 shall be made to the county treasurer
25 and, in cities of the first class
26 coterminous with counties of the first
27 class, to the city treasurer.
28 In making allocations and payments
29 hereunder, the Court Administrator of
30 Pennsylvania shall exclude all costs
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1 which are not properly reportable
2 under the heading herein above
3 specified.
4 State appropriation........ 29,071,000
5 For the Juvenile Court Rules
6 Committee.
7 State appropriation........ 65,000
8 For the Ethics Committee.
9 State appropriation........ 54,000
10 PART III
11 STATE LOTTERY FUND
12 Section 301. Executive Offices.--
13 The following amounts are appropriated
14 to the executive offices: Federal State
15 For ridership verification and fare
16 structure audits by comptroller
17 operations of transit operations
18 participating in the Older
19 Pennsylvanians' Free Ride and Reduced
20 Fare Programs.
21 State appropriation........ 133,000
22 Section 302. Department of
23 Aging.--The following amounts are
24 appropriated to the Department of
25 Aging: Federal State
26 For general government operations
27 of the Department of Aging.
28 State appropriation........ 5,796,000
29 The following Federal amounts are
30 appropriated to supplement the sum
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1 appropriated for administration:
2 (1) "Programs for the Aging -
3 Title III - Administration."
4 Federal appropriation...... 1,817,000
5 (2) "Programs for the Aging -
6 Title V - Administration."
7 Federal appropriation...... 173,000
8 (3) "Medical Assistance -
9 Administration."
10 Federal appropriation...... 357,000
11 For transfer from the State Lottery
12 Fund to the Pharmaceutical Assistance
13 Fund.
14 State appropriation........ 260,000,000
15 For PENNCARE for older
16 Pennsylvanians, for the purpose of
17 developing, operating and purchasing
18 services for the aged and other
19 adults, including, but not limited to,
20 model projects, community care
21 services, audits of area agencies on
22 aging, protective services and
23 counseling services. No funds from
24 this appropriation shall be used for
25 costs of administration by the
26 Department of Aging.
27 State appropriation........ 181,397,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for PENNCARE:
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1 (1) "Programs for the Aging -
2 Title III."
3 Federal appropriation...... 47,000,000
4 (2) "Programs for the Aging -
5 Nutrition."
6 Federal appropriation...... 8,500,000
7 (3) "Programs for the Aging -
8 Title V."
9 Federal appropriation...... 4,700,000
10 (4) "Programs for the Aging -
11 Title VII."
12 Federal appropriation...... 1,500,000
13 (5) "Medical Assistance -
14 Attendant Care."
15 Federal appropriation...... 565,000
16 PART IV
17 ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ASSISTANCE FUND
18 Section 401. Department of
19 Environmental Protection.--The
20 following amounts are appropriated to
21 the Department of Environmental
22 Protection: Federal State
23 For energy conservation programs
24 under the provisions of the Energy
25 Conservation and Assistance Act. At
26 least 75% of these funds must be used
27 for those programs listed as
28 priorities in section 7(b) of the act
29 of July 10, 1986 (P.L.1398, No.122),
30 known as the Energy Conservation and
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1 Assistance Act.
2 State appropriation........ 800,000
3 Section 402. Department of Public
4 Welfare.--The following amounts are
5 appropriated to the Department of
6 Public Welfare: Federal State
7 For supplemental assistance under
8 the Energy Conservation and Assistance
9 Act.
10 State appropriation........ 1,700,000
11 PART V
12 JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT
13 Section 501. Supreme Court.--The
14 following amounts are appropriated to
15 the Supreme Court: Federal State
16 For the Statewide Judicial Computer
17 System. The Supreme Court and the
18 Court Administrator are prohibited
19 from augmenting this amount by
20 billings to other appropriations to
21 the judicial branch for the Statewide
22 Judicial Computer System or for any
23 other purpose.
24 State appropriation........ 17,300,000
25 PART VI
26 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND
27 Section 601. Department of
28 Health.--The following amounts are
29 appropriated to the Department of
30 Health: Federal State
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1 For emergency medical services.
2 State appropriation........ 8,800,000
3 For Catastrophic Medical and
4 Rehabilitation Program.
5 State appropriation........ 3,400,000
6 PART VII
7 STATE STORES FUND
8 Section 701. Pennsylvania State
9 Police.--The following amounts are
10 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
11 Police: Federal State
12 For liquor control enforcement
13 operational expenses.
14 State appropriation........ 16,270,000
15 PART VIII
16 MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATIONS
17 FOR 1998-1999
18 SUBPART A
19 MOTOR LICENSE FUND
20 Section 801. Department of
21 Transportation.--The following amounts
22 are appropriated to the Department of
23 Transportation: Federal State
24 For the salaries, wages and all
25 necessary expenses for the proper
26 administration of the Department of
27 Transportation, including the State
28 Transportation Commission and the
29 State Transportation Advisory
30 Committee and the Statewide
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1 coordination of municipal services.
2 State appropriation........ 28,915,000
3 For advanced highway maintenance
4 technologies and intelligent
5 transportation systems.
6 State appropriation........ 35,275,000
7 For relocation of transportation
8 and safety operations.
9 State appropriation........ 8,887,000
10 For the salaries, wages and all
11 necessary expenses for the operation
12 of the Highway and Safety Improvement
13 Programs, including planning and
14 research, design, engineering, right-
15 of-way acquisition and the operation
16 of the engineering district facilities
17 and liaison services with communities
18 on local road engineering and
19 construction activities.
20 State appropriation........ 179,600,000
21 For security walls pilot projects.
22 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
23 For conversion to the metric system
24 of weights and measures.
25 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
26 For the salaries, wages and all
27 necessary expenses for the
28 administration and operation of the
29 maintenance program for State roads,
30 bridges, tunnels and structures,
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1 including the operation of the county
2 maintenance district facilities. At
3 least $4,000,000 shall be used for the
4 installation and maintenance of raised
5 reflective pavement markers on
6 interstate and similar highways and
7 for installation and maintenance of
8 such markers on other State roads at
9 locations determined by the Department
10 of Transportation as authorized by
11 section 10 of the act of July 2, 1993
12 (P.L.408, No.58). The $4,000,000 may
13 be drawn from both the highway and
14 safety improvement and maintenance
15 appropriations.
16 State appropriation........ 609,932,000
17 For preventive maintenance to be
18 distributed based on lane miles 50%
19 and vehicle miles 50%.
20 State appropriation........ 50,000,000
21 For reinvestment in Department of
22 Transportation facilities.
23 State appropriation........ 7,175,000
24 For the salaries, wages and all
25 necessary expenses for the
26 administration of the Traffic Safety
27 Program and the administration and
28 operation of the Operator and Vehicle
29 Registration Programs.
30 State appropriation........ 93,593,000
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1 For enhanced titling and
2 registration.
3 State appropriation........ 1,400,000
4 For payments to municipalities to
5 assist in maintenance and construction
6 costs of roads.
7 State appropriation........ 181,173,000
8 For supplemental payments to
9 municipalities to assist in
10 maintenance and construction costs of
11 roads in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.
12 Ch. 93 (relating to supplemental
13 funding for municipal highway
14 maintenance).
15 State appropriation........ 5,000,000
16 Section 802. Executive Offices.--
17 The following amounts are appropriated
18 to the Executive Offices: Federal State
19 For comptroller operations related
20 to the Motor License Fund.
21 State appropriation........ 4,093,000
22 Section 803. Treasury
23 Department.--The following amounts are
24 appropriated to the Treasury
25 Department: Federal State
26 For payment of refunds of liquid
27 fuels taxes for agricultural use to
28 which the Commonwealth is not
29 entitled.
30 State appropriation........ 3,200,000
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1 For the payment of salaries, wages
2 and all necessary expenses in the
3 proper administration of the program
4 to refund liquid fuels taxes to which
5 the Commonwealth is not entitled.
6 State appropriation........ 458,000
7 For the payment of approved claims
8 for the refunding of liquid fuels
9 taxes and fuel use taxes to which the
10 Commonwealth is not entitled.
11 State appropriation........ 500,000
12 For the payment of approved claims
13 for the refunding of emergency liquid
14 fuels tax moneys to which the
15 Commonwealth is not entitled.
16 State appropriation........ 1,000
17 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
18 political subdivision use.
19 State appropriation........ 2,300,000
20 Refunding liquid fuels tax -
21 volunteer fire companies, volunteer
22 ambulance services and volunteer
23 rescue squads.
24 State appropriation........ 350,000
25 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to the
26 Boat Fund for the use of the
27 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
28 for the improvement of the waters of
29 Pennsylvania on which motorboats are
30 permitted to operate.
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1 State appropriation........ 2,300,000
2 For the payment of principal and
3 interest requirements on general
4 obligation bonds issued for
5 transportation projects.
6 State appropriation........ 110,514,000
7 For payment of principal and
8 interest requirements on general
9 obligation bonds issued for public
10 improvements.
11 State appropriation........ 1,260,000
12 For payment of the compensation of
13 the Commonwealth's loan and transfer
14 agent for services and expenses in
15 connection with the registration,
16 transfer and payment of interest on
17 bonds of the Commonwealth and other
18 services required to be performed by
19 the loan and transfer agent.
20 State appropriation........ 135,000
21 Section 804. Department of
22 Conservation and Natural Resources.--
23 The following amounts are appropriated
24 to the Department of Conservation and
25 Natural Resources: Federal State
26 For the maintenance and mitigation
27 of dust and sediment pollution from
28 forestry roads.
29 State appropriation........ 1,000,000
30 Section 805. Department of
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1 Education.--The following amounts are
2 appropriated to the Department of
3 Education: Federal State
4 For administration of the school
5 safe driving program and for payments
6 to school districts or joint school
7 organizations for driver education
8 courses.
9 State appropriation........ 1,556,000
10 Section 806. Department of
11 Environmental Protection.--The
12 following amounts are appropriated to
13 the Department of Environmental
14 Protection: Federal State
15 To the State Conservation
16 Commission for the maintenance and
17 improvement of dirt and gravel roads.
18 State appropriation........ 4,000,000
19 Section 807. Department of General
20 Services.--The following amounts are
21 appropriated to the Department of
22 General Services: Federal State
23 For payment of tort claims.
24 State appropriation........ 20,000,000
25 Section 808. Department of
26 Revenue.--The following amounts are
27 appropriated to the Department of
28 Revenue: Federal State
29 For administration and enforcement
30 of various Motor License Fund tax
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1 regulations.
2 State appropriation........ 12,053,000
3 Section 809. Pennsylvania State
4 Police.--The following amounts are
5 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
6 Police: Federal State
7 For transfer to the General Fund to
8 finance the Traffic Control and the
9 Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
10 the Pennsylvania State Police.
11 State appropriation........ 267,214,000
12 For the Commonwealth Law
13 Enforcement Assistance Network.
14 State appropriation........ 8,116,000
15 For transfer to the General Fund to
16 finance the Municipal Police Officers'
17 Education and Training Commission.
18 State appropriation........ 4,133,000
19 For transfer to the General Fund to
20 finance adequate replacement patrol
21 vehicles.
22 State appropriation........ 7,255,000
23 SUBPART B
24 AVIATION RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
25 Section 821. Department of
26 Transportation.--The following amounts
27 are appropriated to the Department of
28 Transportation: Federal State
29 For payment for aviation
30 operations, including the operation
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1 and maintenance of State-owned
2 aircraft, payment of general expenses,
3 supplies, printing and equipment; for
4 the development and maintenance of
5 State airports and the maintenance and
6 repair of landing fields, intermediate
7 landing fields, landing field
8 equipment, beacon sites and other
9 navigation facilities; and for the
10 encouragement and development of civil
11 aeronautics. No Federal or State money
12 may be used for any purpose for an
13 airport in a county of the second
14 class A without the approval of the
15 municipality or municipalities
16 involved but not including any
17 international airport providing
18 service to a city of the first class.
19 State appropriation........ 4,319,000
20 For airport development. No Federal
21 or State money may be used for any
22 purpose for an airport in a county of
23 the second class A without the
24 approval of the municipality or
25 municipalities involved but not
26 including any international airport
27 providing service to a city of the
28 first class.
29 State appropriation........ 6,500,000
30 For real estate tax rebate payments
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1 to privately owned public use
2 airports.
3 State appropriation........ 250,000
4 Section 822. Treasury
5 Department.--The following amounts are
6 appropriated to the Treasury
7 Department: Federal State
8 For payment for aviation-related
9 debt service.
10 State appropriation........ 27,000
11 PART IX
12 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RESPONSE FUND
13 Section 901. Pennsylvania
14 Emergency Management Agency.--The
15 following amounts are appropriated to
16 the Pennsylvania Emergency Management
17 Agency: Federal State
18 For training programs for hazardous
19 material response teams.
20 State appropriation........ 187,000
21 For general administration and
22 operational expenses, including
23 expenses of the Hazardous Material
24 Emergency Planning and Response
25 Advisory Committee.
26 State appropriation........ 187,000
27 For grants to support counties'
28 activities.
29 State appropriation........ 1,313,000
30 For public and facility owner
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1 education, information and
2 participation programs.
3 State appropriation........ 187,000
4 PART X
5 MILK MARKETING FUND
6 Section 1001. Milk Marketing
7 Board.--The following amounts are
8 appropriated to the Milk Marketing
9 Board: Federal State
10 For the operation of the Milk
11 Marketing Board.
12 State appropriation........ 2,650,000
13 PART XI
14 HOME INVESTMENT TRUST FUND
15 Section 1101. Department of
16 Community and Economic Development.--
17 The following amounts are appropriated
18 to the Department of Community and
19 Economic Development: Federal State
20 For the operation of the Home
21 Program including grants to eligible
22 recipients.
23 State appropriation........ 15,000,000
24 PART XII
25 BEN FRANKLIN/IRC PARTNERSHIP FUND
26 Section 1201. Department of
27 Community and Economic Development.--
28 The following amounts are appropriated
29 to the Department of Community and
30 Economic Development: Federal State
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1 For the Ben Franklin/IRC
2 Partnership for the Ben Franklin
3 Partnership Advanced Technology
4 Centers and the Industrial Resource
5 Centers. This appropriation includes
6 $34,450,000 for the Ben Franklin
7 Partnership Advanced Technology
8 Centers and the Industrial Resource
9 Centers. At least 98% of this
10 $34,450,000 shall be allocated
11 directly to the Advanced Technology
12 Centers and the Industrial Resource
13 Centers and no more than 2% of this
14 appropriation shall be set aside for
15 board-selected projects. This
16 appropriation includes $2,000,000 for
17 the Technology Communities
18 Initiatives, $2,000,000 for the
19 Emerging Technology Partnership,
20 $2,000,000 for semi-conductor
21 technology initiatives, $2,000,000 for
22 the Pre-Venture Seed Fund, $750,000
23 for the enhancement of agile
24 manufacturing/virtual enterprise
25 concepts in this Commonwealth and
26 $200,000 for powdered metallurgy
27 research.
28 State appropriation........ 43,400,000
29 The following Federal amounts are
30 appropriated to supplement the sum
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1 appropriated for the Ben Franklin/IRC
2 Partnership:
3 (1) "School-to-Work."
4 Federal appropriation...... 600,000
5 (2) "NIST - Manufacturing
6 Extension Partnership."
7 Federal appropriation...... 1,000,000
8 PART XIII
9 TUITION PAYMENT FUND
10 Section 1301. Treasury
11 Department.--The following amounts are
12 appropriated to the Treasury
13 Department: Federal State
14 For the operation of the Tuition
15 Account Program Bureau. However, no
16 money deposited with the Treasury
17 Department for the purchase of tuition
18 credits can be used for the
19 administration of the program.
20 State appropriation........ 1,004,000
21 PART XIV
22 BANKING DEPARTMENT FUND
23 Section 1401. Department of
24 Banking.--The following amounts are
25 appropriated to the Department of
26 Banking: Federal State
27 For general government operations
28 of the Department of Banking.
29 State appropriation........ 9,440,000
30 Section 1402. Department of
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1 General Services.--The following
2 amounts are appropriated to the
3 Department of General Services: Federal State
4 For Harristown rental charges.
5 State appropriation........ 139,000
6 For Harristown utility and
7 municipal charges.
8 State appropriation........ 184,000
9 PART XV
10 FIREARM OWNERSHIP FUND
11 Section 1501. Pennsylvania State
12 Police.--The following amounts are
13 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
14 Police: Federal State
15 For activities associated with the
16 purchase of firearms by individuals.
17 State appropriation........ 2,380,000
18 PART XVI
19 RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
20 Section 1601. General provisions.--The Secretary of the
21 Budget may create the restricted receipt accounts set forth in
22 this part for the purpose of administering Federal grants only
23 for the purposes herein designated during the fiscal year July
24 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999.
25 Section 1602. Executive Offices.--The following restricted
26 receipt accounts may be established for the Executive Offices:
27 (1) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
28 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention."
29 (2) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
30 Federal Crime Victim Assistance."
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1 (3) "Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency -
2 Juvenile Justice - Title V."
3 Section 1603. Department of Community and Economic
4 Development.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be
5 established for the Department of Community and Economic
6 Development:
7 (1) "ARC Housing Revolving Loan Program."
8 Section 1604. Department of Conservation and Natural
9 Resources.--The following restricted receipt accounts may be
10 established for the Department of Conservation and Natural
11 Resources:
12 (1) "Federal Aid to Volunteer Fire Companies."
13 (2) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act."
14 (3) "National Forest Reserve Allotment."
15 (4) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act -
16 Conservation and Natural Resources."
17 Section 1605. Department of Education.--The following
18 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
19 Department of Education:
20 (1) "Education of the Disabled - Part C."
21 (2) "LSTA - Library Grants."
22 (3) "Penn State University Federal Aid."
23 (4) "Emergency Immigration Education Assistance."
24 (5) "Education of the Disabled - Part D."
25 (6) "Homeless Adult Assistance Program."
26 (7) "Severely Handicapped."
27 (8) "Medical Assistance Reimbursements to Local Education
28 Agencies."
29 Section 1606. Department of Environmental Protection.--The
30 following restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
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1 Department of Environmental Protection:
2 (1) "Federal Water Resources Planning Act."
3 (2) "Flood Control Payments."
4 (3) "Soil and Water Conservation Act - Inventory of
5 Programs."
6 Section 1607. Department of Transportation.--The following
7 restricted receipt accounts may be established for the
8 Department of Transportation:
9 (1) "Capital Assistance Elderly and Handicapped Programs."
10 (2) "Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Assistance."
11 (3) "Ridesharing/Van Pool Program - Acquisition."
12 Section 1608. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.--The
13 following restricted receipt account may be established for the
14 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency:
15 (1) "Receipts from Federal Government - Disaster Relief -
16 Disaster Relief Assistance to State and Political Subdivisions."
17 Section 1609. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
18 Commission.--The following restricted receipt account may be
19 established for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
20 Commission:
21 (1) "Federal Grant - Historical Preservation Act of 1966."
22 PART XVII
23 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR
24 FISCAL YEAR 1997-1998
25 SUBPART A
26 GENERAL PROVISIONS
27 Section 1701. State appropriations.--(a) General Fund.--The
28 following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof as may
29 be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
30 General Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the
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1 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
2 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
3 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
4 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for the
5 payment of fees for contractual services rendered, for the
6 purchase or rental of goods and services, printing, public
7 advertising by or through any medium, equipment, land and
8 buildings and for payment of any other expenses, as provided by
9 law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct of the
10 duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
11 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
12 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
13 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
14 (b) State Lottery Fund.--The following sums set forth in
15 this act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
16 specifically appropriated from the State Lottery Fund to the
17 several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive Department
18 of the Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
19 compensation and travel expenses of the duly appointed officers
20 and employees of the Commonwealth, for the payment of fees for
21 contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
22 goods and services and for payment of any other expenses, as
23 provided by law or by this act, necessary for the proper conduct
24 of the duties, functions and activities and for the purposes
25 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
26 1997, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
27 at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.
28 Section 1702. Federal augmentation appropriations.--The
29 following Federal augmentation appropriations set forth in this
30 act, or as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
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1 specifically appropriated from the Federal augmentation funds to
2 the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the payment of the
4 expenses of implementing and carrying out the programs stated
5 herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for the
6 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
7 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997. Unless otherwise stated,
8 the appropriations include any carryovers from the prior fiscal
9 year.
10 SUBPART B
11 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
12 Section 1711. Executive Offices.--
13 The following amounts are appropriated
14 to the Executive Offices: Federal State
15 For the Pennsylvania Commission on
16 Crime and Delinquency.
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for the Pennsylvania
20 Commission on Crime and Delinquency:
21 (1) "Local Law Enforcement Block
22 Grant."
23 Federal appropriation...... 2,530,000
24 (2) "DFSC - Special Program."
25 Federal appropriation...... 4,720,000
26 Section 1712. Attorney General.--
27 The following amounts are appropriated
28 to the Attorney General: Federal State
29 The following Federal amounts are
30 appropriated to supplement the sum
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1 appropriated for general government
2 operations:
3 (1) "Middle Atlantic - Great Lakes
4 Organized Crime Law Enforcement
5 Network."
6 Federal appropriation...... 4,122,000
7 For reimbursement of costs incurred
8 under section 205(a)(3) of the act of
9 October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164),
10 known as the Commonwealth Attorneys
11 Act.
12 State appropriation........ 176,000
13 Section 1713. Department of
14 Agriculture.--The following amounts
15 are appropriated to the Department of
16 Agriculture: Federal State
17 The following Federal amounts are
18 appropriated to supplement the sum
19 appropriated for general government
20 operations:
21 (1) "Pennsylvania Plant Pest
22 Detection System."
23 Federal appropriation...... 24,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum for
26 the administration of the Agricultural
27 Conservation Easement Program:
28 (1) "Farmland Protection."
29 Federal appropriation...... 1,270,000
30 For the eradication of avian
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1 influenza in this Commonwealth. These
2 funds are to pay for indemnification
3 and as a depopulation incentive for
4 live birds and poultry products
5 destroyed during depopulation
6 procedures, for manpower, equipment
7 and supplies needed to destroy and
8 dispose of infected poultry and to
9 clean and disinfect affected premises
10 and other preventative and control
11 measures and other necessary expenses
12 incurred by the department due to the
13 avian influenza outbreak.
14 State appropriation........ 3,250,000
15 Section 1714. Department of
16 Community and Economic Development.--
17 The following amounts are appropriated
18 to the Department of Community and
19 Economic Development: Federal State
20 For general government operations
21 of the Department of Community and
22 Economic Development.
23 State appropriation........ 13,222,000
24 The following Federal amounts are
25 appropriated to supplement the sum
26 appropriated for customized job
27 training:
28 (1) "Community Economic
29 Assistance."
30 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
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1 For Pennports. A five-year
2 strategic business plan shall be
3 prepared by the Philadelphia Regional
4 Port Authority with this
5 appropriation. This business plan
6 shall be completed by June 30, 1998.
7 State appropriation........ 12,233,000
8 Section 1715. Department of
9 Education.--The following amounts are
10 appropriated to the Department of
11 Education: Federal State
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for general government
15 operations:
16 (1) "Bilingual Education."
17 Federal appropriation...... 50,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated for basic education:
20 (1) "DFSC - School Districts."
21 Federal appropriation...... 19,363,000
22 For payments on account of pupil
23 transportation.
24 State appropriation........ 347,192,000
25 For payment for maintenance of
26 summer schools for school-age children
27 of migrant laborers.
28 State appropriation........ 278,000
29 For programs of education and
30 training at youth development centers
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1 and the monitoring of programs of
2 education and training provided to
3 incarcerated juveniles.
4 State appropriation........ 11,234,000
5 Section 1716. Department of
6 Environmental Protection.--The
7 following amounts are appropriated to
8 the Department of Environmental
9 Protection: Federal State
10 For Streamgauging.
11 State appropriation........ 580,000
12 Section 1717. Department of
13 General Services.--The following
14 amounts are appropriated to the
15 Department of General Services: Federal State
16 For Capital Project Leasing.
17 State appropriation........ 393,000
18 Section 1718. Department of
19 Health.--The following amounts are
20 appropriated to the Department of
21 Health: Federal State
22 The following Federal amounts are
23 appropriated to supplement the sum
24 appropriated for general government
25 operations:
26 (1) "Tobacco Control."
27 Federal appropriation...... 750,000
28 Section 1719. Department of Labor
29 and Industry.--The following amounts
30 are appropriated to the Department of
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1 Labor and Industry: Federal State
2 For general government operations
3 of the Department of Labor and
4 Industry.
5 State appropriation........ 14,567,000
6 Section 1720. Department of Public
7 Welfare.--The following sums are
8 appropriated to the Department of
9 Public Welfare: Federal State
10 The following Federal amounts are
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 appropriated for Statewide operations
13 relating to county administration:
14 (1) "Food Stamp Program -
15 Statewide Operations Related to County
16 Administration."
17 Federal appropriation...... 7,090,000
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to supplement the sum
20 appropriated for county assistance
21 offices:
22 (1) "Food Stamp Program - County
23 Assistance Offices."
24 Federal appropriation...... 63,184,000
25 For program accountability.
26 State appropriation........ 5,659,000
27 For mental health services,
28 including grants to counties and
29 county institution districts exclusive
30 of capital improvements. This
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1 appropriation includes sufficient
2 funds for up to a 2% cost-of-living
3 adjustment for community programs.
4 State appropriation........ 558,933,000
5 The following Federal amounts are
6 appropriated to supplement the sum
7 appropriated for mental health
8 services:
9 (1) "Medicare Services - State
10 Mental Hospitals."
11 Federal appropriation...... 24,731,000
12 (2) "Homeless Mentally Ill."
13 Federal appropriation...... 475,000
14 For cash assistance grants.
15 State appropriation........ 323,388,000
16 The following Federal amounts are
17 appropriated to supplement the sum
18 appropriated for cash assistance:
19 (1) "Other Federal Support - Cash
20 Grants."
21 Federal appropriation...... 17,481,000
22 For medical assistance payments -
23 outpatient services, exclusive of
24 outpatient services provided through
25 capitation plans. The Department of
26 Public Welfare shall not require a
27 recipient in the Family Care Network
28 to obtain a physician referral in
29 order to receive chiropractic
30 services.
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1 State appropriation........ 662,740,000
2 The following Federal amounts are
3 appropriated to supplement the sum
4 appropriated for medical assistance -
5 outpatient:
6 (1) "Medical Assistance -
7 Outpatient."
8 Federal appropriation...... 778,832,000
9 For medical pharmaceutical
10 services, including AIDS-related
11 services and atypical anti-psychotic
12 drug therapy for persons residing in
13 the community who suffer from
14 schizophrenia.
15 State appropriation........ 9,146,000
16 For medical assistance payments -
17 inpatient, exclusive of inpatient
18 services provided through capitation
19 plans including community access.
20 State appropriation........ 428,079,000
21 The following Federal amounts are
22 appropriated to supplement the sum
23 appropriated for medical assistance -
24 inpatient services:
25 (1) "Medical Assistance -
26 Inpatient."
27 Federal appropriation...... 556,581,000
28 For medical assistance - capitation
29 plans. For provision of outpatient
30 services and inpatient hospital
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1 services to eligible persons enrolled
2 in an approved capitation plan. No
3 part of this appropriation shall be
4 used to pay any provider who has not
5 supplied information in such form as
6 required by the department in order to
7 facilitate claims for Federal
8 financial participation for services
9 rendered to general assistance
10 clients. The Department of Public
11 Welfare shall not require a recipient
12 in the Family Care Network to obtain a
13 physician referral in order to receive
14 chiropractic services.
15 State appropriation........ 959,286,000
16 For medical assistance - long-term
17 care facilities.
18 State appropriation........ 617,252,000
19 The following Federal amounts are
20 appropriated to supplement the sum
21 appropriated for community services
22 for the mentally retarded:
23 (1) "Medical Assistance -
24 Community Services." Up to $910,000
25 may be transferred to the State
26 centers for the mentally retarded
27 appropriation if persons scheduled to
28 be placed into the community as part
29 of the 1997-1998 initiatives were not
30 placed as scheduled. Notice of such
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1 transfer shall be transmitted by the
2 Secretary of the Budget to the
3 majority chairman and minority
4 chairman of the Appropriations
5 Committee of the Senate and the
6 majority chairman and minority
7 chairman of the Appropriations
8 Committee of the House of
9 Representatives ten days prior to such
10 transfer.
11 Federal appropriation...... 272,430,000
12 The following Federal amounts are
13 appropriated to supplement the sum
14 appropriated for payments to counties
15 for children and youth programs and
16 child abuse and neglect prevention:
17 (1) "Child Welfare - Title IV-E -
18 Child Welfare."
19 Federal appropriation...... 255,000,000
20 The following Federal amounts are
21 appropriated to supplement the sum
22 appropriated for New Directions:
23 (1) "Food Stamp Program - New
24 Directions."
25 Federal appropriation...... 17,003,000
26 (2) "Welfare to Work."
27 Federal appropriation...... 18,826,000
28 The following Federal amounts are
29 appropriated to supplement the sum
30 appropriated for attendant care
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1 services:
2 (1) "Medical Assistance -
3 Attendant Care."
4 Federal appropriation...... 12,722,000
5 Section 1721. Department of
6 Transportation.--The following amounts
7 are appropriated to the Department of
8 Transportation: Federal State
9 For supplemental grants to Class 3
10 and Class 4 transit entities and to
11 support welfare-to-work transportation
12 demonstration activities.
13 State appropriation........ 2,000,000
14 Section 1722. Liquor Control
15 Board.--The following amounts are
16 appropriated to the Liquor Control
17 Board: Federal State
18 The following Federal amounts are
19 appropriated to the Liquor Control
20 Board:
21 (1) "Community Underage Drinking
22 Project - NHTSA."
23 Federal appropriation...... 71,000
24 SUBPART C
25 ADDITIONAL STATE LOTTERY FUND APPROPRIATIONS
26 Section 1751. Department of
27 Aging.--The following amounts are
28 appropriated to the Department of
29 Aging: Federal State
30 The following Federal amounts are
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1 appropriated to supplement the sum
2 appropriated for PENNCARE:
3 (1) "Programs for the Aging -
4 Title V."
5 Federal appropriation...... 4,552,000
6 SUBPART D
7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1997-1998
8 Section 1791. Prior laws unaffected.--This act is not
9 intended to be inconsistent with or to repeal any provision of
10 any act enacted at this or any prior session of the General
11 Assembly regulating the purchase of supplies, the ordering of
12 printing and binding, the purchase, maintenance and use of
13 automobiles, the method of making payments from the State
14 Treasury for any purpose or the functioning of any
15 administrative department, board or commission.
16 Section 1792. Compliance with other law before funds
17 available.--No appropriation made by this part to any
18 department, board, commission or agency of the Executive
19 Department shall be available unless and until the department,
20 board, commission or agency has complied with sections 615 and
21 616 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The
22 Administrative Code of 1929.
23 Section 1793. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
24 committing funds.--Funds for the purchase of supplies, materials
25 and equipment shall not be deemed to be committed or encumbered
26 until contracts covering the purchase have been entered into
27 with the vendors.
28 Section 1794. Minority business set-asides.--(a) Each
29 department or other instrumentality of the Commonwealth listed
30 in Subparts B and C authorized to contract for buildings,
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1 highways, commodities, equipment, supplies or services shall
2 report to the General Assembly all information pertinent to
3 anticipated procurement needs at the beginning of each fiscal
4 year and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
5 (b) As used in this section, the term "minority business"
6 means a minority business enterprise as defined in the act of
7 July 22, 1974 (P.L.598, No.206), known as the Pennsylvania
8 Minority Business Development Authority Act.
9 Section 1795. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
10 sources.--(a) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
11 part, moneys received in payment for food and household supplies
12 furnished to employees and other persons, except inmates, by an
13 institution, and moneys received from the proceeds from the sale
14 of any products of the soil, meats, livestock, timber or other
15 materials sold by the department shall be paid into the General
16 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the
17 several respective institutions for the operation and
18 maintenance of the institutions.
19 (b) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this part,
20 all moneys received from any other source, except the Federal
21 Government, as contributions for the programs provided herein or
22 as payment for services or materials furnished by one
23 institution to another, except those collections designated as
24 revenues, shall be paid into the General Fund and are hereby
25 appropriated out of the General Fund for the purposes of the
26 respective appropriations.
27 (c) In addition to any funds specifically appropriated by
28 this part, all moneys received by a department or agency of the
29 Commonwealth from any other sources, except the Federal
30 Government, as contributions or supplements to the department or
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1 agency for a program or administration of an act included in
2 this part shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to
3 the appropriation for that program or administration of the act.
4 Section 1796. Lapsing of unused funds.--(a) Except as
5 otherwise provided by law or subsection (b), that part of all
6 appropriations in Part XVII unexpended, uncommitted or
7 unencumbered as of June 30, 1998, shall automatically lapse as
8 of that date.
9 (b) The appropriations in Subpart B to:
10 (1) The Department of Agriculture for avian influenza
11 shall be a two-year continuing appropriation.
12 (2) The Department of Transportation for supplemental
13 grants shall be a two-year continuing appropriation.
14 Section 1797. Construction with prior appropriation acts.--
15 Any appropriation in Subparts B and C of this part which is the
16 same or similar to any appropriation in the act of May 6, 1997
17 (P.L. , No.4A), known as the General Appropriation Act of
18 1997, shall replace that appropriation.
19 Section 1798. Deduction of expended appropriations under
20 prior law.--Any money that has been appropriated and expended
21 under the act of May 6, 1997 (P.L. , No.4A), known as the
22 General Appropriation Act of 1997, shall be deducted from the
23 corresponding appropriation in this part.
24 PART XVIII
25 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
26 FOR 1998-1999
27 Section 1801. General Fund repository for Federal funds.--
28 All moneys received from the Federal Government as contributions
29 or supplements to the departments or agencies of the
30 Commonwealth or the programs herein provided shall be paid into
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1 the General Fund.
2 Section 1802. Limitation on encumbering or spending Federal
3 funds.--Federal funds shall be encumbered or spent only to the
4 extent that such funds are estimated as being available during
5 the fiscal year of the Commonwealth.
6 Section 1803. Appropriation of prior unspent Federal
7 funds.--Any Federal money which has been previously appropriated
8 by the General Assembly and authorized or allocated by the
9 Federal Government but remains unspent from prior fiscal years
10 and will not be renewed for fiscal year 1998-1999 is hereby
11 appropriated.
12 Section 1804. Subgrants between Federal fund
13 appropriations.--With the exception of Federal money received
14 under JTPA and SSBG, subgrants may be made between
15 appropriations without further approval of the General Assembly.
16 The Secretary of the Budget shall submit a list of subgrants to
17 the Chairmen and minority chairmen of the House and Senate
18 Appropriations Committees quarterly. No subgrant to a State
19 agency, however, may be made from a restricted receipt account
20 without a specific appropriation by the General Assembly.
21 Section 1805. Utilization of emergency Federal funds.--(a)
22 Federal funds available for costs and damages resulting from
23 natural disasters or civil disobedience may be added to an
24 appropriation contained in this act or to funds appropriated or
25 may be used for the purposes prescribed by the Federal
26 Government.
27 (b) In addition to the moneys appropriated by this act, all
28 moneys received from the Federal Government for the purpose of
29 disaster assistance or relief shall be paid into the General
30 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the
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1 departments, boards, commissions or agencies designated by the
2 Governor.
3 (c) In the event of any emergency situation in which the
4 General Assembly cannot act in sufficient time, the Governor is
5 authorized through executive authorization to provide up to
6 $10,000,000 in Federal funds to alleviate the emergency
7 situation. For the purposes of this section, "emergency" is
8 defined as any situation in which there is a chance of or which
9 may result in substantial human suffering.
10 Section 1806. Transfer of funds from TANFBG to CCDFBG and
11 SSBG.--In accordance with Federal law which permits the transfer
12 of funds from the TANFBG to the CCDFBG and SSBG in amounts that
13 do not exceed 30% in total and limits the transfer to SSBG to
14 not more than 10% of the 30%, the Department of Public Welfare,
15 upon approval of the Secretary of the Budget, may make such
16 transfers of funds provided that any such transfer will not
17 result in a deficit in any appropriation from which funds are
18 transferred. The Secretary of the Budget shall provide
19 notification of any such transfers to the majority chairman and
20 the minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the
21 Senate and the majority chairman and minority chairman of the
22 Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives ten
23 days prior to any transfer which shall also include
24 certification that such transfer will not result in a deficit in
25 any appropriation.
26 PART XIX
27 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS FOR 1998-1999
28 Section 1901. Prior laws unaffected.--Except as provided in
29 section 253, this act is not intended to be inconsistent with or
30 to repeal any provision of any act enacted at this or any prior
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1 session of the General Assembly regulating the purchase of
2 supplies, the ordering of printing and binding, the purchase,
3 maintenance and use of automobiles, the method of making
4 payments from the State Treasury for any purpose or the
5 functioning of any administrative department, board or
6 commission.
7 Section 1902. Compliance with other law before funds
8 available.--No appropriation made by this act to any department,
9 board, commission or agency of the Executive Department shall be
10 available unless and until the department, board, commission or
11 agency has complied with sections 615 and 616 of the act of
12 April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative
13 Code of 1929.
14 Section 1903. Contracts prerequisite to encumbering or
15 committing funds.--Funds for the purchase of supplies, materials
16 and equipment shall not be deemed to be committed or encumbered
17 until contracts covering the purchase have been entered into
18 with the vendors.
19 Section 1904. Minority business set-asides.--(a) Each
20 department or other instrumentality of the Commonwealth listed
21 in Subpart A of Part II authorized to contract for buildings,
22 highways, commodities, equipment, supplies or services shall
23 report to the General Assembly all information pertinent to
24 anticipated procurement needs at the beginning of each fiscal
25 year and each fiscal quarter thereafter.
26 (b) As used in this section, the term "minority business"
27 means a minority business enterprise as defined in the act of
28 July 22, 1974 (P.L.598, No.206), known as the Pennsylvania
29 Minority Business Development Authority Act.
30 Section 1905. Appropriation of funds from miscellaneous
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1 sources.--(a) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
2 act, moneys received in payment for food and household supplies
3 furnished to employees and other persons, except inmates, by an
4 institution, and moneys received from the proceeds from the sale
5 of any products of the soil, meats, livestock, timber or other
6 materials sold by the department shall be paid into the General
7 Fund and are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund to the
8 several respective institutions for the operation and
9 maintenance of the institutions.
10 (b) In addition to the amounts appropriated by this act, all
11 moneys received from any other source, except the Federal
12 Government, as contributions for the programs provided herein or
13 as payment for services or materials furnished by one
14 institution to another, except those collections designated as
15 revenues, shall be paid into the General Fund and are hereby
16 appropriated out of the General Fund for the purposes of the
17 respective appropriations.
18 (c) In addition to any funds specifically appropriated by
19 this act, all moneys received by a department or agency of the
20 Commonwealth from any other sources, except the Federal
21 Government, as contributions or supplements to the department or
22 agency for a program or administration of an act included in
23 this act shall be paid into the General Fund and credited to the
24 appropriation for that program or administration of the act.
25 Section 1906. Lapsing of unused funds.--(a) Except as
26 otherwise provided by law or by this section, that part of all
27 appropriations in Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X,
28 XI, XII, XIII, XIV and XV unexpended, uncommitted or
29 unencumbered as of June 30, 1999, shall automatically lapse as
30 of that date.
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1 (b) The appropriations in Part II to the Legislative
2 Department shall be continuing appropriations.
3 Section 1907. Appellate courts appropriation contingency.--
4 The funds appropriated in Part II to the Supreme, Superior and
5 Commonwealth Courts for justice and judge expenses are
6 contingent upon a vouchered expense account plan being continued
7 by the Supreme Court.
8 Section 1908. Transfer of excess funds.--The Governor may
9 transfer any excess money in those funds receiving proceeds of
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania general obligation bonds in excess
11 of the amount necessary for the purposes for which the bonds
12 were issued to the appropriate sinking fund for payment of debt
13 service due on outstanding bonds. If such excess funds, together
14 with any available balance, exceed the amount of debt service
15 remaining to be paid, the funds shall be transferred to the
16 General Fund or to the appropriate special fund responsible for
17 such debt service.
18 Section 1909. Transfer of funds by the Supreme Court.--(a)
19 The Supreme Court may transfer any excess funds appropriated in
20 sections 281, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291 and 292 to the
21 Judicial Department in Part II to the Judicial Computer
22 Augmentation Account during the month of June 1999. No transfer
23 may create or increase a deficiency in the appropriation from
24 which the transfer is made. Whenever the Supreme Court makes a
25 transfer under this subsection, the Supreme Court shall give
26 written notification to the chairman and minority chairman of
27 the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chairman and the
28 minority chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on
29 Appropriations ten days prior to any transfer which shall also
30 include certification that such transfer will not result in a
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1 deficit in any appropriation.
2 (b) The Supreme Court may transfer funds appropriated in
3 section 281 between the line items in that section provided that
4 no transfer may create or increase a deficiency in the
5 appropriation from which the transfer is made. Whenever the
6 Supreme Court makes a transfer under this subsection, the
7 Supreme Court shall give written notification to the chairman
8 and minority chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations
9 and the chairman and the minority chairman of the House of
10 Representatives Committee on Appropriations ten days prior to
11 any transfer which shall also include certification that such
12 transfer will not result in a deficit in any appropriation.
13 Section 1910. Transfer from Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.--
14 The sum of $12,000,000 is transferred from the Hazardous Sites
15 Cleanup Fund to the Industrial Sites Cleanup Fund.
16 Section 1911. Transfer to Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund.--
17 If sufficient funds are available, the sum of $150,000,000 shall
18 be transferred to the Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund from the
19 ending balance at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30,
20 1998.
21 PART XX
22 EFFECTIVE DATE
23 Section 2001. Effective date.--This act shall take effect as
24 follows:
25 (1) Part XVII shall take effect immediately.
26 (2) This section shall take effect immediately.
27 (3) The remainder of this act shall take effect July 1,
28 1998, or immediately, whichever is later.
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