PRINTER'S NO. 1798
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1293
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, COLLETT, FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, COSTA,
DILLON, SCHWANK AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 21, 2022
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 21, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, providing for summer gas tax relief; making
appropriations; and providing for Commonwealth indebtedness.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 90A
SUMMER GAS TAX RELIEF
Sec.
90A01. Short title of chapter.
90A02. Definitions.
90A03. Summer gas tax relief.
90A04. Appropriation.
90A05. Commonwealth indebtedness.
§ 90A01. Short title of chapter.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Summer
Gas Tax Relief Act.
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§ 90A02. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act." The act of February
9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt
Enabling Act.
"Capital project." A capital project that:
(1) is specifically itemized in accordance with the
Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act pursuant to section 7(a)
(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania; and
(2) is an infrastructure project for highway or bridge
maintenance or construction.
§ 90A03. Consumer gas prices relief.
(a) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including Chapter 90 (relating to liquid fuels and fuels tax)
and Chapter 95 (relating to taxes for highway maintenance and
construction), the tax imposed under section 9004(b) and (d)
(relating to imposition of tax, exemptions and deductions) shall
be reduced by 100% from the rate of the tax imposed on the
effective date of this section.
(b) Applicability.--The reduction under subsection (a) shall
apply from the effective date of this section until September 5,
2022.
§ 90A04. Appropriation.
The amount of $115,000,000 is appropriated on a continuing
basis from the COVID-19 Response Restricted Account to the
Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of Pennsylvania State
Police operations for fiscal year 2022-2023.
§ 90A05. Commonwealth indebtedness.
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The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
incurred under this section shall be $150,000,000. Debt shall be
incurred in accordance with the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
Act, and the Motor License Fund shall be charged with the
repayment of the debt. The net proceeds from the sale of
obligations authorized in this section are appropriated to the
department to be used exclusively to defray financial costs of
capital projects during the period under section 90A03(b)
(relating to consumer gas prices relief) . The money necessary to
pay debt service or to pay arbitrage rebates required under
section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-
514, 26 U.S.C. § 148) due on the obligations under this section
is appropriated to the State Treasurer from the Motor License
Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022, or
immediately, whichever is later.
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