SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3607, 3809 PRINTER'S NO. 4195
No. 2529 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY FLEAGLE, APRIL 8, 2002
SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 28, 2002
AN ACT
1 Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2002-2003 <--
2 and for the establishment of a capital projects oversight
3 board.
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 Chapter 1. Capital Budget Act of 2002-2003
6 Section 101. Short title and construction.
7 Section 102. Overall limitations on debt to be
8 incurred for capital projects.
9 Chapter 3. Capital Projects Oversight
10 Section 301. Short title of chapter.
11 Section 302. Definitions.
12 Section 303. Establishment.
13 Section 304. Membership.
14 Section 305. Term of office.
15 Section 306. Quorum and meetings.
16 Section 307. Compensation and expenses.
17 Section 308. Publication of projects on Internet.
1 Section 309. Annual report.
2 Section 310. Applicability.
3 Chapter 7. Miscellaneous Provisions
4 Section 701. Effective date.
5 AMENDING THE ACT OF FEBRUARY 9, 1999 (P.L.1, NO.1), ENTITLED "AN <--
6 ACT PROVIDING FOR BORROWING FOR CAPITAL FACILITIES;
7 CONFERRING POWERS AND DUTIES ON VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE
8 AGENCIES AND OFFICERS; MAKING APPROPRIATIONS; AND MAKING
9 REPEALS," FURTHER PROVIDING FOR APPROPRIATION FOR AND
10 LIMITATION ON REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 CHAPTER 1 <--
14 CAPITAL BUDGET ACT OF 2002-2003
15 Section 101. Short title and construction.
16 (a) Short title.--This chapter shall be known and may be
17 cited as the Capital Budget Act of 2002-2003.
18 (b) Supplements.--A reference to this chapter shall be
19 deemed to include a reference to the supplements to this
20 chapter.
21 (c) Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions
22 and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999
23 (P.L.1, No.1), known as The Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
24 Act, shall apply to this chapter to the extent they are not
25 inconsistent with this chapter.
26 Section 102. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
27 capital projects.
28 The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
29 incurred during the 2002-2003 fiscal year, for capital projects
30 specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
31 7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
32 the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
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1 with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
2 follows:
3 Category Amount Fund
4 (1) Public Improvement
5 Projects:
6 (i) Buildings and General Fund or
7 Structures $250,000,000 Special Fund as
8 applicable
9 (ii) Furniture and
10 Equipment 40,000,000
11 (2) Transportation
12 Assistance Projects 150,000,000 General Fund
13 (3) Redevelopment
14 Assistance Projects 260,000,000 General Fund
15 (4) Flood Control
16 Projects 6,000,000 General Fund
17 Total $706,000,000
18 CHAPTER 3
19 CAPITAL PROJECTS OVERSIGHT
20 Section 301. Short title of chapter.
21 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Capital
22 Projects Oversight Act.
23 Section 302. Definitions.
24 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
25 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
26 context clearly indicates otherwise:
27 "Board." The Capital Projects Oversight Board established in
28 section 303.
29 Section 303. Establishment.
30 The Capital Projects Oversight Board is established in order
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1 to provide review and oversight of capital projects. The board
2 shall also assist in providing information relating to ways each
3 specific project benefits the community at large.
4 Section 304. Membership.
5 The board shall consist of nine members. The board shall
6 reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of this Commonwealth.
7 The Governor shall designate one of the appointed members as
8 chairperson of the board. The following shall serve on the
9 board:
10 (1) One member appointed by the President pro tempore of
11 the Senate.
12 (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
13 Senate.
14 (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
15 Representatives.
16 (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
17 House of Representatives.
18 (5) Five members from across this Commonwealth appointed
19 by the Governor.
20 Section 305. Term of office.
21 The terms of office for appointed board members shall be two
22 years and until their successors have been appointed, but no
23 member shall serve more than six months beyond the expiration of
24 the member's term unless reappointed. In no event shall a member
25 serve more than two terms. Terms of office of members shall
26 expire on the third Tuesday of January of each odd-numbered
27 year. In the case of a vacancy in a position filled by
28 appointment of the Governor, the Governor shall make an
29 appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. In the case
30 of a vacancy in a position filled by appointment of a
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1 legislative leader, that legislative leader shall make an
2 appointment for the unexpired portion of the term.
3 Section 306. Quorum and meetings.
4 The board shall meet least twice per year, as well as at the
5 call of the Governor. A majority of the members of the board
6 shall constitute a quorum.
7 Section 307. Compensation and expenses.
8 (a) Compensation.--The members of the board shall serve
9 without compensation. However, members other than the Governor
10 shall be entitled to receive traveling and other reasonable
11 expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
12 (b) Expenses.--The expenses of the board provided for in
13 this section shall be borne by the Executive Office of the
14 Governor.
15 Section 308. Publication of projects on Internet.
16 The board, within 120 days of the final appointment to the
17 initial board, shall electronically publish on the Internet, a
18 list of the projects for which the board has oversight as well
19 as the times and dates of all board meetings.
20 Section 309. Annual report.
21 The board shall, no later than July 1 of each year, prepare a
22 comprehensive annual report detailing its review of each capital
23 project.
24 Section 310. Applicability.
25 This chapter shall only apply to capital projects:
26 (1) Involving expenditures over $5,000,000.
27 (2) Under Chapter 1.
28 CHAPTER 7
29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
30 Section 701. Effective date.
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1 This act shall take effect July 1, 2002, or immediately,
2 whichever is later.
3 SECTION 1. SECTION 317 OF THE ACT OF FEBRUARY 9, 1999 <--
4 (P.L.1, NO.1), KNOWN AS THE CAPITAL FACILITIES DEBT ENABLING
5 ACT, IS AMENDED TO READ:
6 SECTION 317. APPROPRIATION FOR AND LIMITATION ON REDEVELOPMENT
7 ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
8 (A) APPROPRIATION.--THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PAY PRINCIPAL OF
9 AND INTEREST ON ALL OBLIGATIONS ISSUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR
10 REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED
11 FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE CAPITAL
12 DEBT FUND UPON AUTHORIZATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
13 (B) LIMITATION.--THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REDEVELOPMENT
14 ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMONWEALTH FOR
15 WHICH OBLIGATIONS ARE OUTSTANDING SHALL NOT EXCEED, IN
16 AGGREGATE, [$1,200,000,000] $1,300,000,000.
17 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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