PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 747, 759, 912, PRINTER'S NO. 1786
1206, 1672, 1680
No. 712 Session of 1981
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 712, entitled:
"An act * * * TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE EXECUTIVE,
LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE
PUBLIC DEBT AND FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD
JULY 1, 1981 TO JUNE 30, 1982 AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS
INCURRED AND REMAINING UNPAID AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL PERIOD
ENDING JUNE 30, 1981; AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND
TO THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THE FISCAL
PERIOD JULY 1, 1980 TO JUNE 30, 1981,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
RICHARD A. McCLATCHY
SAMUEL E. HAYES
MAX PIEVSKY
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
RICHARD A. TILGHMAN
JOHN STAUFFER
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
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 and
4 for the public schools for the fiscal period July 1, 1981 to
5 June 30, 1982, and for the payment of bills incurred and
6 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending
7 June 30, 1981; itemizing appropriations of the Federal
8 Augmentation to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the
9 Commonwealth, establishing restricted receipts accounts for
10 the fiscal period July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982 and for the
11 payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close
12 of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1981 and to provide
13 additional and supplemental appropriations from the General
14 Fund and the Motor License Fund to the various departments of
15 the Commonwealth for the fiscal period July 1, 1980 to June
16 30, 1981," itemizing appropriations required from the Motor
17 License Fund for the proper operation of the several
18 departments of the Commonwealth authorized to spend Motor
19 License Fund moneys.
20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21 hereby enacts as follows:
22 Section 1. This supplement shall be known and may be cited
23 as the "Motor License Fund Supplement to the 'General
24 Appropriation Act of 1981.'"
25 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
26 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the Motor
27 License Fund to the hereinafter named agencies of the
28 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages and other
29 compensation and travel expenses of the duly elected or
30 appointed officers and employees of the Commonwealth, for
31 contractual services and other expenses necessary for the proper
32 conduct of the duties, functions and activities for the purposes
33 hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
34 1981 and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid
35 at the close of the fiscal period ending June 30, 1981.
36 To the Department of Transportation
37 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
1 expenses for the proper administration of the
2 Department of Transportation, including the
3 Transportation Commission and Advisory Committee,
4 and the Statewide coordination of municipal
5 services.......................................... $ 19,077,000
6 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
7 expenses for the operation of the highway and
8 safety improvement programs, including planning
9 and research, design, engineering, right-of-way
10 acquisition and the operation of the engineering
11 district facilities and liaison services with
12 communities on local road engineering and
13 construction activities........................... 94,368,000
14 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
15 expenses for the administration and operation
16 of the maintenance program for State roads,
17 bridges, tunnels and structures, including
18 the operation of the county maintenance district
19 facilities........................................ 517,947,000
20 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
21 expenses for the administration of the traffic
22 safety program and the administration and
23 operation of the operator and vehicle
24 registration programs............................. 36,118,000
25 For rental payments to the State Highway and
26 Bridge Authority for projects constructed with
27 funds borrowed by the authority................... 29,700,000
28 For payments to municipalities to assist in
29 maintenance and construction costs of roads in
30 accordance with the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
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1 P.L.1944, No.655), relative to the allocation
2 of highway funds realized from taxes on liquid
3 fuels............................................ 141,600,000
4 For supplemental payments to municipalities
5 to assist in maintenance and construction
6 costs of roads in accordance with the act of
7 June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655)............. 5,000,000
8 For payment from the restricted revenue
9 account for aviation fuel taxes and airport
10 operations revenue, for aviation operations
11 including the operation and maintenance of
12 State-owned aircraft, payment of general expenses,
13 supplies, printing and equipment; for the
14 development and maintenance of State airports
15 and the maintenance and repair of landing fields,
16 intermediate landing fields, landing field equip-
17 ment, beacon sites, other navigation facilities,
18 and the encouragement and development of civil
19 aeronautics...................................... 5,848,000
20 For payment from the restricted revenue account
21 for aviation fuel taxes for airport construction
22 and development including encouragement and
23 development of aeronautics, development of State
24 airports, assistance to political subdivisions and
25 municipal authorities in the construction and
26 improvement of airports and other aeronautical
27 facilities....................................... 2,500,000
28 No more shall be expended from this item for
29 such purpose or any of them than may be required
30 to match an equal sum contributed by any political
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1 subdivision, or municipality authority of the
2 Commonwealth or by the Federal Government, or by
3 a political subdivision or municipality authority
4 and the Federal Government as provided in the act
5 of May 2, 1947 (P.L.136, No.56), entitled "An act
6 relating to Federal aid to political subdivision
7 or municipality authority for the development of
8 public airports."
9 To the Governor
10 Executive Offices:
11 For comptroller operations related to the
12 Motor License Fund............................... $3,189,000
13 To the Treasury Department
14 For the payment of replacement checks issued
15 in lieu of outstanding checks when presented and
16 to adjust errors.................................. $50,000
17 For payment of refunds of liquid fuels taxes
18 for agricultural use to which the Commonwealth
19 is not entitled................................... 4,500,000
20 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
21 necessary expenses in the proper administration
22 of the program to refund liquid fuels taxes for
23 agricultural use to which the Commonwealth is
24 not entitled...................................... 104,000
25 For the payment of approved claims for the
26 refunding of liquid fuels taxes and fuel use
27 taxes to which the Commonwealth is not entitled... 6,800,000
28 For the payment of approved claims for the
29 refunding of emergency liquid fuels tax moneys
30 to which the Commonwealth is not entitled......... 1,000
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1 Refunding liquid fuels tax - political
2 subdivision use................................... 2,100,000
3 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
4 necessary expenses for the proper administration
5 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - political
6 subdivision use................................... 56,000
7 Refunding liquid fuels tax - volunteer fire
8 companies, volunteer ambulance services and
9 volunteer rescue squads.......................... 125,000
10 For the payment of salaries, wages and all
11 necessary expenses for the proper administration
12 of the refunding of liquid fuels tax - volunteer
13 fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and
14 volunteer rescue squads........................... 39,000
15 Refunding liquid fuels tax - to Boating Fund
16 for the use of the Fish Commission for the
17 improvement of the waters of Pennsylvania on
18 which motorboats are permitted to operate......... 1,900,000
19 For the payment of principal and interest
20 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
21 for transportation projects....................... 166,760,000
22 For payment of principal and interest
23 requirements on general obligation bonds issued
24 for the General State Authority projects.......... 359,000
25 For payment of the compensation of the
26 Commonwealth's loan and transfer agent for
27 services and expenses in connection with the
28 registration, transfer and payment of interest
29 on bonds of the Commonwealth and other services
30 required to be performed by the loan and transfer
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1 agent............................................. 100,000
2 To the Department of Education
3 For administration of the school safe driving
4 program and for payments to school districts or
5 joint school organizations for driver education
6 courses........................................... $3,058,000
7 To the Department of General Services
8 For the payment of rental charges to the
9 General State Authority........................... $1,225,000
10 For payment of tort claims..................... 7,000,000
11 To the Department of Revenue
12 For the proper administration and enforcement
13 of the regulations under "The Liquid Fuels Tax
14 Act," "Motor Carriers Road Tax Act," and "Bus
15 Compact".......................................... $3,903,000
16 To the Pennsylvania State Police
17 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
18 the traffic control and the traffic safety
19 facilities program of the Pennsylvania State
20 Police............................................ $107,606,000
21 For transfer to the General Fund to finance
22 the Municipal Police Officers Education and
23 Training Commission............................... 2,470,000
24 Section 3. In addition to the amounts appropriated by this
25 act, all moneys received from the Federal Government or from any
26 other source as contributions to or payments for the programs
27 provided herein shall be paid into the Motor License Fund and
28 are hereby appropriated out of the Motor License Fund for the
29 purposes and programs intended.
30 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1981, or if
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1 enacted subsequent to that date, then immediately.
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