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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2032

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1591 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY PYLE, JUNE 21, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 21, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     2     Statutes, providing for Pennsylvania Turnpike toll surcharge.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     6  Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
     7  § 8902.  Toll surcharge for highway and bridge maintenance.
     8     (a)  Surcharge.--The commission shall collect a surcharge on
     9  every vehicle paying a toll throughout the Pennsylvania Turnpike
    10  System as described in this chapter. The surcharge shall be
    11  applied as follows:
    12         (1)  Any class one vehicle, $1.50.
    13         (2)  Any class two vehicle or higher, $5.
    14  The surcharge funds shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer
    15  for deposit in the Motor License Fund. Moneys paid in error may
    16  be refunded by the commission.
    17     (b)  Restriction.--The moneys deposited in the Motor License


     1  Fund under subsection (a) shall be distributed as follows:
     2         (1)  50% for a Statewide highway restoration betterment
     3     program.
     4         (2)  50% for a highway bridge improvement program.
     5     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 120 days.

















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