PRINTER'S NO. 524
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
500
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DAVIS, READSHAW, BRIGGS, MURT, McNEILL, KINSEY,
BARRAR, NEILSON, FITZGERALD, SOLOMON, SCHWEYER, PASHINSKI AND
KORTZ, FEBRUARY 14, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 14, 2017
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 definitions; and providing for
free or reduced tolls for active duty military personnel and
veterans.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3 of the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774,
No.211), referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
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Act, is amended by adding subsections to read:
Section 3. That the following words and terms shall have the
following meanings:
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(e) The term "active duty military personnel" shall mean a
person in the service of the armed forces of the United States,
including members of the Reserves and National Guard on active
duty.
(f) The term "veteran" shall mean an individual who served
on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, Reserves or
National Guard and was honorably discharged.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 5.4. (a) Active duty military personnel shall
receive a one hundred per centum reduction in the electronic
toll rate for the use of the turnpike.
(b) Veterans shall receive a fifty per centum reduction in
the electronic toll rate for the use of the turnpike.
(c) To qualify for the reduced toll rate, active duty
military personnel and veterans must:
(1) Be a resident of this Commonwealth.
(2) Have a valid electronic transponder issued by the
commission.
(3) Submit a commission-approved application for approval of
the toll reduction.
(4) Submit documentation proving either an active duty
status or veteran status in a form approved by the commission.
(5) Sign a statement submitting that the veteran will not be
involved in fraudulent activities as defined by the commission.
A violation of the statement by the active duty military
personnel or veteran may result in loss of electronic
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transponder privileges.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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