SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 215, 1637, 215 PRINTER'S NO. 1651
No. 192 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY PIEVSKY, FEBRUARY 7, 1983
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, JULY 20, 1983
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within <--
2 the General Fund to the Public Utility Commission.
3 AMENDING THE ACT OF JULY 15, 1983 (NO.6A), ENTITLED "AN ACT <--
4 ITEMIZING APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED FROM THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND
5 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1983 TO JUNE 30, 1984 FOR THE
6 PROPER OPERATION OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE
7 COMMONWEALTH AUTHORIZED TO SPEND MOTOR LICENSE FUND MONEYS,"
8 INCREASING CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be <--
12 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the
13 restricted revenue account within the General Fund to the Public
14 Utility Commission to provide for the operation of the
15 commission for the fiscal period July 1, 1983 to June 30, 1984,
16 for the purposes and in the amounts shown:
17 (1) For the salaries, wages and all
18 necessary expenses for the proper
19 administration of the Public Utility Commission
20 including the chairman and commissioners,
1 Office of the Director of Operations, Bureau of
2 Public Information, Office of Special
3 Assistants, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
4 and the Secretary's Bureau..................... $6,215,000
5 (2) For the salaries, wages and all
6 necessary expenses for the proper
7 administration of the Offices of Counsel and
8 Administrative Law Judge....................... 4,667,000
9 (3) For the salaries, wages and all
10 necessary expenses for the proper
11 administration of rates, research and
12 transportation including the Bureau of
13 Conservation, Economics and Energy Planning,
14 Bureau of Nonrail Transportation, Bureau of
15 Rail Transportation and the Bureau of Rates.... 5,826,000
16 (4) For the salaries, wages and all
17 necessary expenses for the proper
18 administration of investigations and
19 enforcement including the Bureau of Audits and
20 the Bureau of Safety and Compliance. Funds from
21 this appropriation shall be used to initiate
22 audit surveillance of major utility
23 construction projects.......................... 4,483,000
24 (5) For the salaries, wages and all
25 necessary expenses for proper administration of
26 the Bureau of Consumer Services. Funds from
27 this appropriation shall be used to secure
28 equipment and adequate temporary or permanent
29 staff to maintain a reasonable completion rate
30 on the toll free telephone lines into this
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1 bureau. A reasonable completion rate shall be a
2 rate where, on a monthly average, at least 20%
3 of all calls to the bureau are completed.
4 Progress toward this goal shall be reported to
5 the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees
6 of the House of Representatives and Senate on a
7 quarterly basis................................ 1,488,000
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1983.
9 SECTION 1. AS MUCH AS RELATES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF <--
10 TRANSPORTATION IN SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF JULY 15, 1983 (NO.6A),
11 KNOWN AS THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND APPROPRIATION ACT OF 1983,
12 VETOED IN PART, IS AMENDED TO READ:
13 SECTION 2. THE FOLLOWING SUMS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
14 NECESSARY, ARE HEREBY SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FROM THE MOTOR
15 LICENSE FUND TO THE HEREINAFTER NAMED AGENCIES OF THE
16 COMMONWEALTH FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER
17 COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF THE DULY ELECTED OR
18 APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, FOR
19 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND OTHER EXPENSES NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER
20 CONDUCT OF THE DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSES
21 HEREINAFTER SET FORTH FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1,
22 1983 AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS INCURRED AND REMAINING UNPAID
23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1983.
24 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
25 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
26 EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE
27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE
28 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
29 AND THE STATEWIDE COORDINATION OF MUNICIPAL
30 SERVICES......................................... $19,570,000
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1 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
2 EXPENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE HIGHWAY AND
3 SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PLANNING
4 AND RESEARCH, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, RIGHT-OF-WAY
5 ACQUISITION AND THE OPERATION OF THE ENGINEERING
6 DISTRICT FACILITIES AND LIAISON SERVICES WITH
7 COMMUNITIES ON LOCAL ROAD ENGINEERING AND CON-
8 STRUCTION ACTIVITIES............................. [88,400,000]
9 93,000,000
10 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
11 EXPENSES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION
12 OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR STATE ROADS,
13 BRIDGES, TUNNELS AND STRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE
14 OPERATION OF THE COUNTY MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
15 FACILITIES....................................... [380,050,000]
16 518,600,000
17 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL NECESSARY
18 EXPENSES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRAFFIC
19 SAFETY PROGRAM AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPER-
20 ATION OF THE OPERATOR AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION
21 PROGRAMS.......................................... 40,900,000
22 FOR RENTAL PAYMENTS TO THE STATE HIGHWAY
23 AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY FOR PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED
24 WITH FUNDS BORROWED BY THE AUTHORITY............. 30,200,000
25 FOR PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES TO ASSIST IN
26 MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF ROADS...... [135,600,000]
27 144,200,000
28 FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES
29 TO ASSIST IN MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS
30 OF ROADS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 75 PA.C.S. CH. 93
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1 (RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL
2 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE)............................. 5,000,000
3 * * *
4 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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