PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1338 PRINTER'S NO. 2269
No. 1157 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY PITTS, ZWIKL, WAMBACH AND J. L. WRIGHT, JUNE 6,
1983
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 5, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 20, 1982 (P.L.1442, No.327),
2 entitled "An act providing for the historic preservation of
3 the State Capitol Building, establishing a Capitol
4 Preservation Committee and establishing the Capitol
5 Restoration Trust Fund," providing for State appropriations
6 and the status of the committee as an independent agency.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 6(c)(2) 4(F) of the act of December 20, <--
10 1982 (P.L.1442, No.327), known as the State Capitol Preservation
11 Act, is amended to read:
12 SECTION 4. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE. <--
13 * * *
14 (F) EXPENSES.--COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO
15 COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL
16 NECESSARY TRAVEL AND OTHER REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN
17 CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS [FROM
18 THE CAPITOL RESTORATION TRUST FUND].
19 SECTION 2. SECTION 6 OF THE ACT IS AMENDED TO READ:
1 Section 6. Capitol Restoration Trust Fund AND OPERATING <--
2 EXPENSES.
3 * * * <--
4 (c) Contributions, solicitation of funds.--
5 * * *
6 (A) ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.--THERE IS HEREBY <--
7 ESTABLISHED A SEPARATE FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS
8 THE CAPITOL RESTORATION TRUST FUND. THIS FUND SHALL BE
9 ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMITTEE AND ALL MONEYS IN THE FUND ARE
10 HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE COMMITTEE ON A CONTINUING BASIS.
11 (B) PURPOSE.--THE MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE USED:
12 (1) FOR THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION AND
13 REHABILITATION OF ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER HISTORICAL
14 OBJECTS OR RESOURCES LOCATED WITHIN AND AROUND OR ASSOCIATED
15 WITH THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING OR ACQUIRED BY THE COMMITTEE;
16 AND
17 (2) FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS AND
18 OTHER HISTORICAL OBJECTS OR RESOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
19 LIMITED TO, STATUARY, ART OR ANY ELEMENT WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO
20 THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCY OF THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING[;
21 AND
22 (3) FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE NECESSARY TRAVEL AND OTHER
23 REASONABLE EXPENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:
24 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO MORE THAN 0.50% OF THE TRUST FUND
25 BE SET ASIDE FOR THIS PURPOSE WITH THE REMAINING BALANCE AT
26 THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR RETURNED TO THE CORPUS OF THE
27 TRUST FUND].
28 (C) CONTRIBUTIONS, SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.--
29 (1) THE COMMITTEE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED:
30 (I) TO ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH GIFTS,
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1 DONATIONS, LEGACIES AND USAGES OF MONEY FROM INDIVIDUALS,
2 ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND OTHER
3 SIMILAR ENTITIES; AND
4 (II) TO SOLICIT AND RAISE MONEYS FROM PUBLIC AND
5 PRIVATE SOURCES THROUGH THE SALE OF COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
6 AND OTHER ITEMS OF A SIMILAR NATURE WHICH PROMOTE THE
7 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE STATE
8 CAPITOL BUILDING.
9 (2) [ALL] EXCEPT FOR APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL
10 ASSEMBLY, ALL MONEYS RECEIVED OR RAISED UNDER THIS SECTION
11 SHALL BE PAID INTO THE STATE TREASURY AND CREDITED TO THE
12 CAPITOL RESTORATION TRUST FUND.
13 (D) OPERATING EXPENSES.--APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL <--
14 ASSEMBLY TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE USED FOR PAYMENT OF NECESSARY
15 TRAVEL AND OTHER REASONABLE EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FOR
16 THE COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES OF STAFF FOR THE COMMITTEE, FOR
17 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, AND GENERALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
18 CARRYING INTO EFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.
19 Section 2 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read: <--
20 Section 7.1. Independent agency.
21 Notwithstanding the provisions of the act of October 15, 1980
22 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, or
23 any other law, the Capitol Preservation Committee shall be
24 considered to be an independent agency.
25 Section 3 4. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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