PRINTER'S NO. 1807
No. 1490 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY DALEY, READSHAW, PISTELLA, TIGUE, PALLONE, MYERS,
O'NEILL, COSTA, McGEEHAN, GEORGE, SOLOBAY, LEDERER, WATERS,
GERGELY, HARHAI, CALTAGIRONE, WASHINGTON, DERMODY, OLIVER,
THOMAS, JAMES, MELIO, SHANER, YOUNGBLOOD, BEBKO-JONES,
PHILLIPS, STABACK AND LEACH, MAY 2, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MAY 2, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), entitled "An
2 act to facilitate vehicular traffic between the eastern and
3 western sections of the Commonwealth by providing for the
4 construction, operation and maintenance of a turnpike from a
5 point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at
6 or near Irwin in Westmoreland County; providing for the
7 creation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and
8 conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission;
9 authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the
10 Commonwealth, payable solely from tolls, to pay the cost of
11 such turnpike; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth
12 shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers
13 granted by this act; providing for the collection of tolls
14 for the payment of such bonds and for the cost of
15 maintenance, operation and repair of the turnpike; making
16 such bonds exempt from taxation; constituting such bonds
17 legal investments in certain instances; prescribing
18 conditions upon which such turnpike shall become free;
19 providing for condemnation; granting certain powers and
20 authority to municipal subdivisions and agencies of the
21 Commonwealth to cooperate with the commission; and
22 authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding
23 bonds;" providing for waiver of tolls for funeral procession.
24 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
25 hereby enacts as follows:
26 Section 1. The act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211),
27 referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, is
1 amended by adding a section to read:
2 Section 12.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12,
3 no toll shall be charged for vehicles in a funeral procession.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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