THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, VEREB, DERMODY, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BOYD, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, CHRISTIANA, P. COSTA, CRUZ, DAVIS, DAY, DEASY, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, FLECK, GRELL, HANNA, HARPER, KORTZ, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MURPHY, MURT, NEUMAN, M. O'BRIEN, PEIFER, RAPP, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, SABATINA, SCHRODER, STEPHENS, SWANGER, TOEPEL, WATERS, D. COSTA AND VULAKOVICH, NOVEMBER 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, NOVEMBER 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), entitled "An

act providing for borrowing for capital facilities;

conferring powers and duties on various administrative

agencies and officers; making appropriations; and making

repeals," further providing for reports related to

redevelopment assistance capital projects and for funding and

administration of redevelopment assistance capital projects.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 313.1 of the act of February 9, 1999

(P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling

Act, added December 22, 2005 (P.L.454, No.87), is amended to

read:

Section 313.1.  Reports related to redevelopment assistance

capital projects.

(a)  Quarterly report.--The Secretary of the Budget shall,

within ten days of the expiration of each quarter of each fiscal

year, provide to the Governor, Auditor General, chairman and

minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate

and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives a report relating to

redevelopment assistance capital projects which addresses at

least all of the following materials:

(1)  An itemized list of the redevelopment assistance

capital projects approved for release and construction in the

preceding quarter.

(2)  An estimate of the amount of funds remaining under

the cap provided in section 317(b).

(3)  An estimate of the total amount of outstanding debt

related to redevelopment assistance capital projects.

(4)  An estimate of the amount of outstanding debt

related to redevelopment assistance capital projects which

will be paid or refinanced in the succeeding four quarters.

(b)  Five-year report.--The Secretary of the Budget shall,

every five years, or at the request of the Governor or Auditor

General, provide to the Governor, Auditor General, chairman and

minority chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate

and the chairman and minority chairman of the Appropriations

Committee of the House of Representatives a report relating to

redevelopment assistance capital projects which addresses at

least all of the following materials:

(1)  An itemized list of the redevelopment assistance

capital projects approved for release and construction in the

preceding five years.

(2)  An estimate of the amount of funds remaining under

the cap provided in section 317(b).

(3)  An estimate of the total amount of outstanding debt

related to redevelopment assistance capital projects.

(4)  An estimate of the amount of outstanding debt

related to redevelopment assistance capital projects which

will be paid or refinanced in the succeeding five years.

(c)  Internet access to reports.--The Secretary of the Budget

shall make all information provided under subsections (a) and

(b) and all contracts for redevelopment assistance capital

projects that constitute a public record as defined in section

102 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the

Right-to-Know Law, available on the Office of the Budget's

publicly accessible Internet website.

Section 2.  Section 318 of the act is amended by adding

subsections to read:

Section 318.  Funding and administration of redevelopment

assistance capital projects.

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(j)  Notification.--No fewer than 45 days prior to execution

of a contract:

(1)  The Secretary of the Budget shall notify, in

writing, the State senator and State representative in whose

districts the redevelopment assistance capital project is

located.

(2)  At least one public informational meeting regarding

the redevelopment assistance capital project shall be held

within a ten-mile radius of the redevelopment assistance

capital project site. If no suitable venue is available

within a ten-mile radius of the redevelopment assistance

capital project site, the Secretary of the Budget, in

consultation with the applicant, the State senator and the

State representative may expand the radius by a reasonable

distance. Any expenses for the public informational meeting

shall be paid by the applicant. Notice of the public

informational meeting shall be published in the Pennsylvania

Bulletin.

(k)  Waiting period.--No redevelopment assistance capital

project contracts may be executed in the period between the date

of any general election at which a Governor is elected and the

third Tuesday of January next ensuing the election.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.