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                                 SENATE AMENDED
        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4339                      PRINTER'S NO. 4720

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2863 Session of 2002


        INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, RYAN, CLYMER, PERZEL, VEON, VITALI,
           BOYES, T. ARMSTRONG, BELARDI, BISHOP, BROOKS, BUXTON,
           CASORIO, CIVERA, M. COHEN, COLEMAN, CORRIGAN, COY, CURRY,
           DeLUCA, DIVEN, EACHUS, J. EVANS, FEESE, FLICK, FREEMAN,
           GEIST, GRUCELA, LESCOVITZ, PRESTON, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI,
           BLAUM, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLARK, COLAFELLA, CORNELL,
           COSTA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DERMODY, DONATUCCI, D. EVANS,
           FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL, GABIG, GEORGE, GRUITZA, HALUSKA,
           HARHAI, HASAY, HERSHEY, JADLOWIEC, KAISER, KENNEY, LaGROTTA,
           LEDERER, LEVDANSKY, LUCYK, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, McCALL,
           McNAUGHTON, MICHLOVIC, S. MILLER, MYERS, O'BRIEN, PALLONE,
           PETRONE, PICKETT, PISTELLA, HANNA, HARPER, HERMAN, HORSEY,
           JAMES, KELLER, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEH, LEWIS, MACKERETH,
           MANN, MAYERNIK, McGEEHAN, MELIO, R. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR,
           OLIVER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, READSHAW, RIEGER,
           ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROSS, RUFFING, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHULER,
           SEMMEL, B. SMITH, STABACK, STETLER, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR,
           TIGUE, TRELLO, WANSACZ, WATERS, J. WILLIAMS, G. WRIGHT,
           YEWCIC, YUDICHAK, FORCIER, R. STEVENSON, HESS, ROBERTS,
           ROEBUCK, ROONEY, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SCHRODER,
           SCRIMENTI, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STEIL, STRITTMATTER, TANGRETTI,
           THOMAS, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WATSON, WILT,
           M. WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG, JOSEPHS, CALTAGIRONE, BROWNE,
           G. ARMSTRONG, ADOLPH, STEELMAN, L. I. COHEN AND HABAY,
           NOVEMBER 30, 2002

        SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
           AMENDED, NOVEMBER 26, 2002

                                     AN ACT

     1  Designating the Keystone Building as the K. Leroy Irvis Office    <--
     2     Building.
     3  PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION AND USE OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICE     <--
     4     BUILDINGS; AND MAKING A REPEAL.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:


     1  Section 1.  Designation.                                          <--
     2     The Keystone Building is designated as, and shall be referred
     3  to as, the K. Leroy Irvis Office Building.
     4  SECTION 1.  SOUTH OFFICE BUILDING.                                <--
     5     (A)  DESIGNATION.--THE SOUTH OFFICE BUILDING IN THE CITY OF
     6  HARRISBURG IS DESIGNATED AS, AND SHALL BE REFERRED TO AS, THE
     7  SPEAKER K. LEROY IRVIS OFFICE BUILDING.
     8     (B)  USE.--THE USE OF THE SPEAKER K. LEROY IRVIS OFFICE
     9  BUILDING IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG IS HEREBY GRANTED TO THE
    10  GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE BI-PARTISAN MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE
    11  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL ALLOCATE AND REALLOCATE THE SPACE
    12  FOR SUCH LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL PURPOSES AS IT DEEMS
    13  NECESSARY. THE SPACE CURRENTLY UTILIZED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
    14  COURT SHALL BECOME AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION BY THE COMMITTEE
    15  UPON THE COURT'S RELOCATION TO AND OCCUPATION OF SPACE IN THE
    16  PENNSYLVANIA JUDICIAL CENTER.
    17  SECTION 2.  NORTH OFFICE BUILDING.
    18     THE USE OF THE NORTH OFFICE BUILDING IN THE CITY OF
    19  HARRISBURG IS HEREBY GRANTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE
    20  PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE SHALL, AFTER CONSULTATION
    21  WITH THE COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS OF THE SENATE,
    22  ALLOCATE AND REALLOCATE SPACE FOR SUCH LEGISLATIVE PURPOSES AS
    23  HE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES AND THE
    24  DEPARTMENT OF STATE MAY CONTINUE TO USE SUCH SPACE IN THE NORTH
    25  OFFICE BUILDING AS THE DEPARTMENTS ARE USING AS OF THE EFFECTIVE
    26  DATE OF THIS SECTION. IF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES OR
    27  THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE VACATES ITS SPACE IN THE NORTH OFFICE
    28  BUILDING, THE USE OF THE SPACE SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
    29  GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
    30  HEARING ROOMS IN THE NORTH OFFICE BUILDING FORMERLY UTILIZED BY
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     1  THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION SHALL BE AVAILABLE
     2  FOR USE BY THE COMMITTEES OF BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF
     3  REPRESENTATIVES AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS LOCATED IN
     4  THE BUILDING.
     5  SECTION 3.  REPEAL.
     6     THE ACT OF APRIL 6, 1980 (P.L.104, NO.40), ENTITLED "AN ACT
     7  PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF THE SOUTH OFFICE BUILDING BY THE
     8  GENERAL ASSEMBLY," IS REPEALED.
     9  Section 2 4.  Effective date.                                     <--
    10     This act shall take effect immediately.














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