PRINTER'S NO. 2769
No. 2180 Session of 1980
INTRODUCED BY ZORD, PETERSON, FISHER, BURD, POTT, AUSTIN, MICHLOVIC, COCHRAN, CHESS, SWIFT, TADDONIO AND CESSAR, JANUARY 23, 1980
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 23, 1980
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), entitled "An 2 act to facilitate vehicular traffic between the eastern and 3 western sections of the Commonwealth by providing for the 4 construction, operation and maintenance of a turnpike from a 5 point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at 6 or near Irwin in Westmoreland County; providing for the 7 creation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and 8 conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission; 9 authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the 10 Commonwealth, payable solely from tolls, to pay the cost of 11 such turnpike; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth 12 shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers 13 granted by this act; providing for the collection of tolls 14 for the payment of such bonds and for the cost of 15 maintenance, operation and repair of the turnpike; making 16 such bonds exempt from taxation; constituting such bonds 17 legal investments in certain instances; prescribing 18 conditions upon which such turnpike shall become free; 19 providing for condemnation; granting certain powers and 20 authority to municipal subdivisions and agencies of the 21 Commonwealth to cooperate with the commission; and 22 authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding 23 bonds," requiring an emergency telephone along each mile of 24 the Pennsylvania Turnpike and its extensions. 25 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 26 hereby enacts as follows: 27 Section 1. The act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), 28 referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, is
1 amended by adding a section to read: 2 Section 4.1. The commission shall provide for the 3 installation and maintenance of an emergency telephone along 4 each mile of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and its extensions. 5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. A23L33RLC/19800H2180B2769 - 2 -