PRINTER'S NO. 3129
No. 2319 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY PIPPY, TRELLO, STEVENSON, ALLEN, ARGALL, CORRIGAN,
DALLY, FAIRCHILD, GEIST, HARHART, BENNINGHOFF, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, KENNEY, MAITLAND, MAYERNIK, McNAUGHTON, FARGO,
NAILOR, ROSS, SAYLOR, SEYFERT, STEIL, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRUE,
ORIE, WILT AND ZUG, MARCH 12, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 12, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 22, 1949 (P.L.715, No.175), entitled
2 "An act empowering, authorizing and directing the Secretary
3 of Highways to acquire toll bridges located wholly within
4 Pennsylvania; providing the procedure therefor, and
5 prescribing certain duties of the Governor, the Auditor
6 General and the State Treasurer to be exercised in connection
7 therewith; conferring jurisdiction in condemnation
8 proceedings on certain courts of common pleas; authorizing
9 the Secretary of Highways to enter into agreements with a
10 state authority or agency for the acquisition of such toll
11 bridges; providing for the operation of such bridges as toll
12 bridges after acquisition, providing a plan for making such
13 bridges free bridges under certain terms and conditions, and
14 for their control and maintenance after acquisition; and
15 making an appropriation," repealing provisions relating to
16 costs of condemnation proceedings and to appropriation for
17 the Toll Bridge Fund.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Sections 11 and 18 of the act of April 22, 1949
21 (P.L.715, No.175), entitled "An act empowering, authorizing and
22 directing the Secretary of Highways to acquire toll bridges
23 located wholly within Pennsylvania; providing the procedure
24 therefor, and prescribing certain duties of the Governor, the
1 Auditor General and the State Treasurer to be exercised in
2 connection therewith; conferring jurisdiction in condemnation
3 proceedings on certain courts of common pleas; authorizing the
4 Secretary of Highways to enter into agreements with a state
5 authority or agency for the acquisition of such toll bridges;
6 providing for the operation of such bridges as toll bridges
7 after acquisition, providing a plan for making such bridges free
8 bridges under certain terms and conditions, and for their
9 control and maintenance after acquisition; and making an
10 appropriation," are repealed.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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