PRINTER'S NO.  1098

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

690

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, BREWSTER, COSTA, FONTANA, HUGHES, SCHWANK, SOLOBAY, TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON AND FARNESE, APRIL 25, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, APRIL 25, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of July 9, 2008 (P.L.908, No.63), entitled "An

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act providing for the allocation of money in the Pennsylvania

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Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund and for funding

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of water or sewer projects, storm water projects, flood

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control projects and high hazard unsafe dam projects,"

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further providing for Commonwealth Financing Authority.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 501(d) of the act of July 9, 2008

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(P.L.908, No.63), known as the H2O PA Act, is amended to read:

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Section 501.  Commonwealth Financing Authority.

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(d)  Making of grants.--Grants shall be made as follows:

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(1)  [A minimum of $100,000,000] The amount of

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$35,000,000 shall be awarded to flood control projects.

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(2)  [A minimum of $35,000,000] The amount of $50,000,000 

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shall be awarded to high hazard unsafe dam projects. No more

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than $20,000,000 may go to an eligible applicant that is the

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Commonwealth or an independent agency.

 


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Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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