PRINTER'S NO. 2083

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1673 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY FOX, BROUJOS, SAURMAN, ARGALL, ARTY, BALDWIN,
           BELARDI, BELFANTI, BIRMELIN, BLACK, BLAUM, BOOK, BORTNER,
           BOWLEY, BOWSER, BOYES, BRANDT, BUNT, BURD, BURNS, BUSH,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CARLSON, CARN, CAWLEY, CESSAR,
           CHADWICK, CIMINI, CIVERA, CLARK, CLYMER, COHEN, COLAFELLA,
           COLE, CORNELL, COWELL, DALEY, DAVIES, DAWIDA, DeLUCA,
           DeVERTER, DeWEESE, DIETTERICK, DININNI, DISTLER, DOMBROWSKI,
           DONATUCCI, DORR, DUFFY, DURHAM, EVANS, FARGO, FARMER, FATTAH,
           FEE, FISCHER, FLICK, FOSTER, FREEMAN, FREIND, GALLEN, GAMBLE,
           GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE, GLADECK, GODSHALL, GRUITZA, GRUPPO,
           HAGARTY, HALUSKA, HARPER, HASAY, HAYES, HECKLER, HERMAN,
           HERSHEY, HESS, HONAMAN, HOWLETT, HUTCHINSON, IRVIS, ITKIN,
           JACKSON, JADLOWIEC, JOHNSON, JAROLIN, JOSEPHS, KASUNIC,
           KENNEDY, KENNEY, KOSINSKI, KUKOVICH, LaGROTTA, LANGTRY,
           LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, LETTERMAN, LEVDANSKY, LINTON, LIVENGOOD,
           LLOYD, LUCYK, MAIALE, MAINE, MANDERINO, MANMILLER, MARKOSEK,
           MAYERNIK, McCALL, McCLATCHY, McHALE, McVERRY, MERRY,
           MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, MILLER, MOEHLMANN, MORRIS, MOWERY,
           MRKONIC, MURPHY, NAHILL, NOYE, O'BRIEN, O'DONNELL, OLASZ,
           OLIVER, PERZEL, PETRARCA, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICCOLA,
           PIEVSKY, PISTELLA, PITTS, PRESSMANN, PRESTON, PUNT, RAYMOND,
           REBER, REINARD, RICHARDSON, RIEGER, ROBBINS, ROEBUCK, RUDY,
           RYAN, RYBAK, SALOOM, SCHEETZ, SCHULER, SEMMEL, SERAFINI,
           SEVENTY, SHOWERS, SIRIANNI, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH,
           D. W. SNYDER, G. SNYDER, STABACK, STAIRS, STEIGHNER, STEVENS,
           STEWART, STUBAN, SWEET, E. Z. TAYLOR, F. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR,
           TELEK, TIGUE, TRELLO, TRUMAN, VAN HORNE, VEON, VROON,
           WAMBACH, WASS, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILSON, WOGAN, WOZNIAK,
           D. R. WRIGHT, J. L. WRIGHT, R. C. WRIGHT, YANDRISEVITS,
           ACOSTA AND ANGSTADT, JULY 1, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JULY 2, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Authorizing the indebtedness, with the approval of the electors,
     2     of $30,000,000 for loans to libraries for the purpose of
     3     constructing, establishing or modernizing facilities.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


     1  hereby enacts as follows:
     2  Section 1.  Submission of question.
     3     The question of incurring indebtedness of $30,000,000 for
     4  loans to libraries for the purpose of constructing, establishing
     5  or modernizing facilities shall be submitted to the electors at
     6  the next general election following enactment.
     7  Section 2.  Certification.
     8     The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall forthwith certify the
     9  question to the county boards of election.
    10  Section 3.  Form of question.
    11     The question shall be in substantially the following form:
    12         Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of $30,000,000
    13         for loans to libraries for the purpose of constructing,
    14         establishing or modernizing facilities?
    15  Section 4.  Conduct of election.
    16     The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of
    17  June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
    18  Election Code, except that the time limits for advertisement of
    19  notice of the election may be waived as to the question.
    20  Section 5.  Use of proceeds.
    21     Proceeds of the borrowing shall be used for loans to
    22  libraries as shall be provided by law.
    23  Section 6.  Effective date.
    24     This act shall take effect immediately.




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