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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 856                      PRINTER'S NO.  2389

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 823 Session of 2005


        INTRODUCED BY FEESE, MARCH 14, 2005

        AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
           JUNE 29, 2005

                                     AN ACT

     1  Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2005-2006.

     2     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     3  hereby enacts as follows:
     4  Section 1.  Short title and construction.
     5     (a)  Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited
     6  as the Capital Budget Act of 2005-2006.
     7     (b)  Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to
     8  include a reference to the supplements to this act.
     9     (c)  Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions
    10  and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999
    11  (P.L.1, No.1), known as The Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
    12  Act, shall apply to this act to the extent they are not
    13  inconsistent with this act.
    14  Section 2.  Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
    15                 capital projects.
    16     The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be


     1  incurred during the 2005-2006 fiscal year, and thereafter until
     2  the enactment of the 2006-2007 capital budget specifying the
     3  maximum debt for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, for capital projects
     4  specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
     5  7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
     6  the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
     7  with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
     8  follows:
     9                Category              Amount          Fund
    10  (1)  Public Improvement
    11     Projects:
    12     (i)  Buildings and                            General Fund or
    13         Structures               $355,000,000     Special Fund as
    14                                                   applicable
    15  (2)  Transportation
    16     Assistance Projects           150,000,000     General Fund
    17  (3)  Redevelopment
    18     Assistance Projects           165,000,000     General Fund
    19  (4)  Flood Control
    20     Projects                       11,000,000     General Fund     <--
    21     Total                        $681,000,000
    22     PROJECTS                       22,000,000     GENERAL FUND     <--
    23     TOTAL                        $692,000,000
    24  Section 3.  Effective date.
    25     This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, or immediately,
    26  whichever is later.



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