PRINTER'S NO. 3015
No. 2218 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, HESS, WATSON, WILT, BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BUNT, CAPPELLI, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, GINGRICH, GRUCELA, HARRIS, HICKERNELL, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, McILHATTAN, MELIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PISTELLA, READSHAW, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCAVELLO, SHANER, SOLOBAY, SURRA, TIGUE AND YOUNGBLOOD, NOVEMBER 25, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 25, 2003
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), 2 entitled "An act providing a permanent allocation of a part 3 of the fuels and liquids fuels tax proceeds to cities, 4 boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for their road, 5 street and bridge purposes; conferring powers and imposing 6 duties on local officers and the Department of Highways; and 7 making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund; and 8 repealing existing legislation," adding a definition of 9 "computer-related hardware, software and training"; and 10 further providing for moneys appropriated to municipalities. 11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 12 hereby enacts as follows: 13 Section 1. Section 2 of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 14 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal 15 Allocation Law, is amended by adding a paragraph to read: 16 Section 2. As used in this act-- 17 * * * 18 (7) "Computer-related hardware, software and training" means 19 electronic devices and their proper and related programming
1 necessary for the electronic processing of information and the 2 associated instruction requisite for the exclusive operation of 3 those devices. 4 Section 2. Section 4(1) of the act, amended December 3, 1998 5 (P.L.922, No.114), is amended to read: 6 Section 4. The money hereby appropriated to municipalities 7 shall be paid to the municipalities in accordance with the 8 following formula and subject to the provisions of this act: 9 (1) The money hereby allocated shall be paid to the cities, 10 boroughs, towns and townships in accordance with the following 11 formula: 12 Five-tenths of this The number of miles 13 allocation divided Multiplied in the particular 14 by the total miles By municipality. 15 of public roads and 16 streets which are 17 maintained by 18 municipalities. 19 Plus 20 Five-tenths of this The official 21 allocation divided Multiplied population of the 22 by the total official By particular 23 population of the municipality as of 24 municipalities as of January first of said 25 January first of the year. 26 year in which the 27 money is to be paid 28 to the municipalities. 29 ....................... 30 (Amount due the 20030H2218B3015 - 2 -
1 particular municipality) 2 To be expended by the authorities of the respective 3 municipalities (i) for the maintenance, repair, construction or 4 reconstruction of such public roads or streets, including 5 bridges, culverts and drainage structures for which they are 6 legally responsible and including the lining of streams 7 incidental to the drainage of highways, and for the maintenance, 8 repair, construction or reconstruction of curb ramps from a 9 road, street or highway to provide for access by individuals 10 with disabilities consistent with Federal and State law; (ii) 11 for the acquisition, maintenance, repair and operation of street 12 signs, traffic signs and traffic signal control systems; [and] 13 (iii) for the maintenance, repair, construction or 14 reconstruction of alleys, ways and courts for which they are 15 legally responsible. Where road, bridge, alley, way or court 16 work is performed by the political subdivision the moneys herein 17 allocated may be used only for labor, hiring of equipment, 18 payrolls, purchase of material, including repair parts necessary 19 for the maintenance of equipment, small tools, road drags and 20 snow fences and, in addition, an amount not to exceed twenty per 21 centum of the total annual allocation received by each 22 municipality, may be used for the purchase of road machinery and 23 road equipment[.]; and (iv) for the acquisition of computer- 24 related hardware, software and training required for the 25 electronic processing of information concerning the funds 26 appropriated and allocated under this act, including the 27 preparation and electronic submission of the required annual 28 reports for payment certification, provided that expenditures 29 under this subclause may not exceed one thousand dollars 30 ($1,000) annually. 20030H2218B3015 - 3 -
1 No municipality shall receive less than the amount allocated 2 to such municipality during the fiscal year ending June 30, 3 1969. So much as is necessary of the taxes collected on each 4 gallon of liquid fuel under "The Liquid Fuel Tax Act" and on 5 each gallon of fuel under the "Fuel Use Tax Act" is hereby 6 appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to municipalities of 7 the Commonwealth for the purpose of making any additional 8 payments required under the provisions hereof. Funds hereby 9 appropriated shall be in addition to funds appropriated under 10 the provisions of section 3 of this act. 11 * * * 12 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. J6L72DMS/20030H2218B3015 - 4 -