THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, MARSHALL, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DAVIS, DENLINGER, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLEN, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KNOWLES, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROAE, SCHRODER, SWANGER, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 23, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 23, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), entitled "An

act to facilitate vehicular traffic between the eastern and

western sections of the Commonwealth by providing for the

construction, operation and maintenance of a turnpike from a

point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at

or near Irwin in Westmoreland County; providing for the

creation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and

conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission;

authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the

Commonwealth, payable solely from tolls, to pay the cost of

such turnpike; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth

shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers

granted by this act; providing for the collection of tolls

for the payment of such bonds and for the cost of

maintenance, operation and repair of the turnpike; making

such bonds exempt from taxation; constituting such bonds

legal investments in certain instances; prescribing

conditions upon which such turnpike shall become free;

providing for condemnation; granting certain powers and

authority to municipal subdivisions and agencies of the

Commonwealth to cooperate with the commission; and

authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding

bonds," further providing for emergency vehicles.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 5.3 of the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774,

No.211), referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Act, added December 16, 1981 (P.L.427, No.133), is amended to

read:

Section 5.3.  Emergency vehicles [while on an emergency call

and while displaying audible and visual signals as required by

75 Pa.C.S. § 4571 (relating to visual and audible signals on

emergency vehicles),] as defined under 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 

(relating to definitions) and Pennsylvania National Guard

vehicles shall be granted immediate entrance to and exit from

any turnpike or highway under the supervision and control of the

commission, and no such emergency vehicle or Pennsylvania

National Guard vehicle shall be required to stop at a toll booth

or for any other reason except on order of a member of the

Pennsylvania State Police for a legitimate law enforcement

function. The commission shall notify all employes of the

commission who are assigned duties of toll booths of the

provisions of this section.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.