HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 739, 985 PRINTER'S NO. 1121
No. 695 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY CIANFRANI, APRIL 18, 1977
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 23, 1977
A SUPPLEMENT
1 To the act of (P.L. , No. ), entitled "An act to
2 provide for the expenses of the Executive, Legislative and
3 Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth, the public debt,
4 and for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1977
5 to June 30, 1978, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1977," itemizing appropriations required from the
8 Motor License Fund for the proper operation of the several
9 departments of the Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor
10 License Fund moneys.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. This supplement shall be known and may be cited
14 as the "Motor License Fund Supplement to the General
15 Appropriation Act of 1977."
16 Section 2. The following sums or as much thereof as may be
17 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Motor
18 License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
19 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
20 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
21 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
1 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
2 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
3 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
4 1977 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
5 at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1977.
6 To the Department of Transportation
7 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
8 expenses for the proper administration of the
9 Department of Transportation, including the
10 Transportation Commission and Advisory Committee,
11 and the Statewide coordination of municipal
12 services.......................................... $ 21,220,000 <--
13 $ 19,935,000
14 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
15 expenses for the operation of the highway and <--
16 safety construction programs, including planning
17 and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
18 acquisition and the operation of the engineering
19 district facilities and liaison services with
20 communities on local road engineering and
21 construction activities........................... 50,000,000 <--
22 42,300,000
23 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY <--
24 EXPENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SAFETY CON-
25 STRUCTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PLANNING AND RESEARCH,
26 DESIGN, ENGINEERING, RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION AND
27 THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINEERING DISTRICT FACILITIES
28 AND LIAISON SERVICES WITH COMMUNITIES ON LOCAL
29 ROAD ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES..... 7,700,000
30 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
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1 expenses for the administration and operation
2 of the maintenance program for State roads,
3 bridges, tunnels, and structures, including
4 the operation of the county maintenance district
5 facilities........................................ 334,875,000 <--
6 328,400,000
7 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
8 expenses for the administration of the traffic
9 safety program and the administration and
10 operation of the operator and vehicle
11 registration programs............................. 37,942,000
12 For payment from the restricted revenue
13 account for aviation fuel taxes and airport
14 operations revenue, for aviation operations
15 including the operation and maintenance of
16 State-owned aircraft, payment of general expenses,
17 supplies, printing and equipment; for the
18 development and maintenance of State airports
19 and the maintenance and repair of landing fields,
20 intermediate landing fields, landing field
21 equipment, beacon sites, other navigation
22 facilities, and the encouragement and development
23 of civil aeronautics.............................. 3,958,000 <--
24 4,543,000
25 For rental payments to the State Highway and
26 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
27 funds borrowed by the Authority................... 35,500,000 <--
28 35,510,000
29 For payments to municipalities to assist in
30 maintenance and construction costs of roads in
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1 accordance with the act of June 1, 1956
2 (P.L.1944, No.655), relative to the allocation
3 of highway funds.................................. 87,275,000
4 For payment from the restricted revenue
5 account for aviation fuel taxes for airport
6 construction and development including
7 encouragement and development of aeronautics,
8 development of State airports, assistance to
9 political subdivisions and municipal authorities
10 in the construction and improvement of airports
11 and other aeronautical improvement of airports
12 and other aeronautical facilities................. 1,511,000
13 No more shall be expended from this item for
14 such purpose or any of them than may be required
15 to match an equal sum contributed by any political
16 subdivision, or municipality authority of the
17 Commonwealth or by the Federal Government, or by
18 a political subdivision or municipality authority
19 and the Federal Government as provided in the act
20 of May 2, 1947 (P.L.136, No.56), entitled "An act
21 relating to Federal aid to political subdivision
22 or municipality authority for the development of
23 public airports."
24 To the Treasury Department
25 For the payment of replacement checks issued
26 in lieu of outstanding checks when presented and
27 to adjust errors.................................. 50,000
28 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
29 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
30 is not entitled................................... 5,500,000 <--
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1 5,000,000
2 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
3 necessary expenses in the proper administration
4 of the program to refund liquid fuels taxes for
5 agricultural use to which the Commonwealth is
6 not entitled...................................... 72,000
7 For the payment of approved claims for the
8 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use
9 taxes to which the Commonwealth is not entitled... 5,500,000
10 For the payment of approved claims for the
11 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys
12 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled......... 1,000
13 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
14 subdivision use................................... 1,000,000
15 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
16 necessary expenses for the proper administration
17 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - political
18 subdivision use................................... 52,000
19 Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
20 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
21 volunteer rescue squads........................... 300,000
22 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
23 necessary expenses for the proper administration
24 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - volunteer
25 fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and
26 volunteer rescue squads........................... 29,000
27 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund
28 for the use of the Fish Commission for the
29 improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on
30 which motorboats are permitted to operate......... 1,500,000
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1 For the payment of principal and interest
2 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
3 for transportation projects....................... 163,262,000
4 For payment of principal and interest
5 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
6 for the General State Authority projects.......... 180,000
7 For payment of the compensation of the
8 Commonwealth's loan and transfer agent for
9 services and expenses in connection with the
10 registration, transfer and payment of interest
11 on bonds of the Commonwealth and other services
12 required to be performed by the loan and transfer
13 agent............................................. 100,000
14 For the payment of interest on tax
15 anticipation notes................................ 3,300,000
16 For the payment of legal fees, advertising,
17 cost of engraving and other expenses incurred
18 in the issuance of tax anticipation notes......... 20,000
19 To the Department of Education
20 For administration of the school safe driving
21 program, and for payments to school districts or
22 joint school organizations for driver education
23 courses........................................... 4,408,000
24 To the Department of General Services
25 For the payment of rental charges to the
26 General State Authority........................... 1,450,000
27 To the Department of Revenue
28 For the proper administration and enforcement
29 of the regulations under "The Liquid Fuels Tax
30 Act," "Motor Carriers Road Tax Act," and "Bus
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1 Compact".......................................... 3,276,000
2 To the Pennsylvania State Police
3 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
4 the traffic control and the traffic safety
5 facilities program of the Pennsylvania State
6 Police............................................ 88,493,000 <--
7 93,641,000
8 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
9 the Municipal Police Officers Education and
10 Training Commission............................... 1,353,000
11 Section 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
12 act, all moneys received from the Federal Government or from any
13 other source as contributions to or payments for the programs
14 provided herein shall be paid into the Motor License Fund and
15 are hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund for the
16 purposes and programs intended.
17 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1977.
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