HOUSE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 490, 2050 PRINTER'S NO. 2285
No. 450 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY O'CONNELL AND MUSTO, MARCH 11, 1983
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984
AN ACT <--
A SUPPLEMENT <--
AN ACT <--
1 Providing for an additional highway and safety capital project <--
2 in Luzerne County to be financed from the current revenues of
3 the Motor License Fund.
4 TO THE ACT OF (P.L. , NO. ), ENTITLED "AN <--
5 ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
6 1983-1984," ITEMIZING HIGHWAY SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
7 TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
8 TOGETHER WITH THEIR ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COST; AUTHORIZING THE
9 INCURRING OF DEBT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORS FOR
10 THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY
11 THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; STATING THE ESTIMATED
12 USEFUL LIFE OF THE PROJECTS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION; AND
13 MAKING A REPEAL.
14 AMENDING THE ACT OF JANUARY 22, 1968 (P.L.42, NO.8), ENTITLED,
15 AS AMENDED, "AN ACT EMPOWERING AND AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT
16 OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER CERTAIN GRANT
17 PROGRAMS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
18 AND FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH; PROVIDING FOR
19 STATE GRANTS TO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, MUNICIPALITIES,
20 COUNTIES, OR THEIR INSTRUMENTALITIES AND TO AGENCIES AND
21 INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR STUDIES, RESEARCH,
22 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS, PROMOTION PROGRAMS, PURCHASE OF
23 SERVICE PROJECTS, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UNDER
24 CERTAIN CONDITIONS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS BY COUNTIES OR
25 MUNICIPALITIES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS TO LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
26 ORGANIZATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A TRANSPORTATION
27 AUTHORITY TO FUNCTION IN EACH METROPOLITAN AREA CONSISTING OF
28 ANY COUNTY OF THE FIRST CLASS AND ALL NEARBY COUNTIES WITHIN
29 A RADIUS OF TWENTY MILES OF ANY SUCH FIRST CLASS COUNTY, AS A
1 BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AN
2 INTEGRATED MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH ALL PERTINENT
3 POWERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LEASING, ACQUIRING,
4 OWNING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING A SYSTEM FOR, OR OTHERWISE
5 PROVIDING FOR, THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS, AUTHORIZING THE
6 BORROWING OF MONEY AND ISSUANCE OF BONDS THEREFOR, CONFERRING
7 THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN ON THE AUTHORITY; ALTERING THE
8 JURISDICTION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, AUTHORIZING
9 THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
10 GOVERNMENTS, LIMITING ACTIONS AGAINST THE AUTHORITY AND
11 EXEMPTING IT FROM TAXATION, AUTHORIZING COUNTIES AND
12 MUNICIPALITIES TO ENTER INTO COMPACTS FOR THE FINANCING OF
13 EACH AUTHORITY AND TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
14 SUCH COMPACTS, CREATING A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE,
15 CONFERRING EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION UPON CERTAIN COURTS WITH
16 RESPECT TO MATTERS RELATING TO SUCH AUTHORITY, EMPOWERING
17 EACH AUTHORITY TO FUNCTION OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA
18 UNDER CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS," FURTHER DEFINING
19 "AVERAGE FARE."
20 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
21 hereby enacts as follows:
22 Section 1. The total authorization for the costs of the <--
23 project itemized in section 2 and to be financed from the
24 current revenues of the Motor License Fund shall be $45,000,000.
25 Section 2. The individual capital budget project in the
26 category of a highway and safety improvement project to be
27 constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation and
28 to be financed from the current revenues of the Motor License
29 Fund is hereby itemized together with its estimated financial
30 costs as follows:
31 Base
32 Project Construction Land Design Total
33 Cost Cost Cost Cost
34 I. Luzerne County
35 Alignment of
36 Cross Valley
37 Expy., Section
38 3, from the
39 Susquehanna
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1 River to
2 Interchange
3 at T.R.115 31,000,000 4,900,000 9,100,000 45,000,000
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
5 SECTION 1. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION. <--
6 THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS
7 IN THE CATEGORY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
8 ITEMIZED IN SECTION 2 AND TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
9 TRANSPORTATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS AND TO BE FINANCED BY
10 THE INCURRING OF DEBT, SHALL BE $72,405,000.
11 SECTION 2. ITEMIZATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT
12 PROJECTS.
13 ADDITIONAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF HIGHWAY SAFETY
14 AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
15 TRANSPORTATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED BY
16 THE INCURRING OF DEBT ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED TOGETHER WITH THEIR
17 RESPECTIVE ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS AS FOLLOWS:
18 BASE LAND DESIGN AND TOTAL
19 PROJECT PROJECT ACQUI- CONTINGENCY PROJECT
20 ALLOCATION SITION ALLOCATION ALLOCATION
21 (1) ALLEGHENY
22 COUNTY
23 (I) L.R.0224,
24 GUYS RUN ROAD,
25 HARMAR TWP:
26 STABILIZATION
27 OF STREAM, RE-
28 ALIGNMENT, RE-
29 SURFACING,
30 GUARD RAILS AND
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1 SHOULDER WORK 1,000,000 250,000 1,250,000
2 (II) INTER-
3 STATE I-79,
4 INTERCHANGE
5 WITH U.S. 22
6 AND 30 WEST,
7 ROBINSON TWP:
8 TWO LANE RE-
9 LOCATION:
10 LENGTH 1
11 MILE 500,000 100,000 50,000 650,000
12 (III) ROUTE 48,
13 L.R.228, APPROXI-
14 MATELY 11 MILES
15 TO UPGRADE AND
16 RESURFACE 1,000,000 700,000 1,700,000
17 (IV) WALNUT ST.,
18 L.R.376,
19 CITY OF
20 CLAIRTON 500,000 100,000 600,000
21 (V) ROUTE 837,
22 L.R.736,
23 LENGTH 7
24 MILES 1,000,000 435,000 1,435,000
25 (VI) ROUTE 51,
26 L.R.330 AND
27 L.R.288,
28 5.5 MILES,
29 NEW JERSEY
30 BARRIERS AND
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1 LEFT TURN
2 RAMPS 3,000,000 300,000 3,300,000
3 (VII) COCHRAN MILL
4 BRIDGE ROAD
5 WORK AND
6 BRIDGE
7 REPLACEMENT 500,000 56,000 556,000
8 (VIII) L.R.02309,
9 L.R.228 AND
10 L.R.02237,
11 INTERSECTION
12 OF SALTSBURG,
13 FRANKSTOWN AND
14 LEECHBURG
15 ROADS: RECON-
16 STRUCTION AND
17 SIGNALIZATION OF
18 INTERSECTION 1,000,000 200,000 1,200,000
19 (IX) L.R.02196,
20 HUNTER ROAD:
21 INSTALLATION OF
22 GUARDRAILS 100,000 20,000 120,000
23 (X) L.R.395,
24 RODI ROAD:
25 DRAINAGE PIPING 200,000 40,000 240,000
26 (XI) T.R.910,
27 STATION CONSIST-
28 ING OF: L.R.02157
29 FROM STATION
30 0+00 TO 122+225,
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1 2.3 MILES,
2 L.R.02148 FROM
3 STATION 43+97
4 TO 3+59, 0.8
5 MILE AND
6 L.R.02150
7 FROM STATION
8 0+00 TO 117+03,
9 2.2 MILES.
10 TOTAL OF
11 5.3 MILES.
12 RECONSTRUCTION 4,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 6,000,000
13 (XII) T.R.28,
14 L.R.70,
15 INTERSECTION
16 OF FREEPORT
17 RD. AND ALPHA
18 DR., O'HARE
19 TWP., SIGNALI-
20 ZATION AND
21 IMPROVEMENTS 24,000 27,000 7,000 58,000
22 (2) BEAVER
23 COUNTY
24 (I) L.R.04104,
25 ROCHESTER TWP:
26 STUDY FOR
27 ALLEVIATING
28 DETRIMENTAL
29 TRUCK TRAFFIC 100,000 100,000
30 (II) L.R.78 AND
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1 L.R.04104,
2 ROCHESTER TWP:
3 REPAIR, RENOVA-
4 TION AND SAFETY
5 ENHANCEMENT 4,000,000 500,000 500,000 5,000,000
6 (III) FOR ROAD
7 IMPROVEMENT WORK
8 ON BEANER HOLLOW
9 ROAD 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000
10 (3) BEDFORD
11 COUNTY
12 (I) TWPS. OF
13 BEDFORD, SNAKE
14 SPRING AND WEST
15 PROVIDENCE:
16 RT. 30 BETWEEN
17 BEDFORD BYPASS
18 AND BUD SHUSTER
19 BYPASS: CON-
20 STRUCTION AND
21 RECONSTRUCTION:
22 LENGTH
23 5.2 MILES 1,251,000 224,000 48,000 1,523,000
24 (4) BLAIR COUNTY
25 (I) WIDEN AND
26 RECONSTRUCT
27 L.R.493 FROM
28 DUNCANSVILLE TO
29 L.R.1101, SECTION
30 L03, IN ALLEGHENY
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1 TOWNSHIP:
2 LENGTH 1
3 MILE 3,100,000 100,000 250,000 3,450,000
4 (5) BUCKS COUNTY
5 (I) L.R.1141(A20),
6 T.R.332: NEW-
7 TOWN BYPASS
8 EXT., FROM
9 L.R.1141 TO
10 T.R.I-95: 4
11 LANE DIVIDED
12 RELOCATION:
13 LENGTH 2.8
14 MILES 6,847,000 1,071,000 7,918,000
15 (6) CENTRE COUNTY
16 (I) INTERSECTION
17 OF L.R.1050
18 (STATE COLLEGE
19 BYPASS) AND
20 WADDE RD.,
21 COMPLETION OF
22 INTERCHANGE 1,150,000 175,000 1,325,000
23 (7) CHESTER COUNTY
24 (I) KENNETT TWP.,
25 L.R.131 AND
26 L.R.134 STATION:
27 ANVIL (LONGWOOD):
28 REDESIGN AND RE-
29 CONSTRUCTION OF
30 HAZARDOUS INTER-
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1 SECTION: LENGTH
2 0.3 MILE 720,000 80,000 800,000
3 (II) LONDON GROVE
4 TWP., L.R.131
5 (U.S.1) AND L.R.215
6 (RT.41) NEAR AVON-
7 DALE ST. POLICE:
8 REDESIGN AND
9 RECONSTRUCTION OF
10 HAZARDOUS INTER-
11 SECTION: LENGTH
12 0.2 MILE: 855,000 95,000 950,000
13 (8) DELAWARE
14 COUNTY
15 (I) PROVIDENCE
16 RD. FROM THE
17 INTERSECTION
18 WITH LANSDOWNE
19 RD. TO 0.5 MILE
20 WEST OF DARBY
21 CREEK IN
22 DARBY BORO.,
23 UPPER DARBY
24 TWP. AND YEADON
25 BORO.: RECON-
26 STRUCT, WIDEN,
27 REPAVE ROAD-
28 WAY AND
29 REPLACE AND
30 WIDEN DARBY
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1 CREEK BRIDGE:
2 LENGTH ABOUT
3 0.75 MILE 300,000
4 (II) LANSDOWNE
5 AVE., BETWEEN
6 PROVIDENCE
7 RD. IN
8 YEADON BORO
9 AND MCDADE
10 BLVD. IN
11 DARBY BORO.,
12 UPPER
13 DARBY TWP.,
14 DARBY BORO.
15 AND YEADON
16 BORO.: WIDEN
17 AND REPAVE
18 4-LANE:
19 LENGTH ABOUT
20 0.75 MILE 200,000
21 (III) L.R.1010,
22 T.R.I-476:
23 MID-COUNTY
24 EXPY.,
25 CONSTRUCT
26 INTERCHANGE
27 AT RTE. 30,
28 LANCASTER
29 PIKE 1,970,000
30 (9) FAYETTE
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1 COUNTY
2 (I) T.R.31,
3 THREE MILE HILL,
4 BULLSKIN TWP:
5 CONSTRUCTION
6 OF TRUCK ES-
7 CAPE RAMP 500,000
8 (10) LACKAWANNA
9 COUNTY
10 (I) T.R.6,
11 SCRANTON TO
12 CARBONDALE,
13 WIDEN, RESURFACE,
14 GUARDRAILS,
15 SHOULDERS AND
16 DRAINAGE:
17 LENGTH 7
18 MILES 6,500,000 300,000 200,000 7,000,000
19 (II) CLARKS SUMMIT
20 BYPASS; CONSTRUC-
21 TION OF 4 LANES
22 CONNECTING 4 LANES,
23 SECTIONS OF T.R.611
24 AT 611 SPLIT, USING
25 OLD D & H RAILROAD
26 RIGHT-OF-WAY:
27 LENGTH
28 3.0 MILES 2,600,000 250,000 150,000 3,000,000
29 (III) DAVIS STREET
30 EXTENTION,
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1 CONSTRUCTION,
2 SCRANTON, CON-
3 NECT DAVIS
4 STREET TO
5 KEYSER AVE.,
6 IMPROVE ACCESS
7 TO DAVIS STREET
8 BRIDGE, BOTH
9 SIDES:
10 LENGTH 2
11 MILES 1,700,000 100,000 100,000 1,900,000
12 (IV) KEYSER
13 VALLEY AVE.,
14 RECONSTRUCTION
15 IN SCRANTON
16 AT OLD FORGE
17 AND TAYLOR,
18 LENGTH
19 7 MILES 2,200,000 200,000 100,000 2,500,000
20 (11) MONTGOMERY COUNTY
21 (I) L.R.46003:
22 INTERSECTION OF
23 FARMINGTON AVE.,
24 MAUGERS MILL
25 ROAD AND
26 GILBERTVILLE
27 ROAD, UPPER
28 POTTSGROVE TWP:
29 INTERSECTION
30 RECONSTRUCTION,
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1 RELOCATION OF
2 MAUGERS MILL
3 ROAD:
4 LENGTH 0.3
5 MILE 100,000 13,000 12,000 125,000
6 (12) NORTHAMPTON
7 COUNTY
8 (I) CITY OF
9 BETHLEHEM,
10 WIDENING OF
11 STEFKO BLVD. IN
12 CONJUNCTION WITH
13 MINSI TRAIL
14 BRIDGE CONSTRUC-
15 TION 240,000
16 (13) NORTHUMBER-
17 LAND COUNTY
18 (I) L.R.49018,
19 L.R.49086, L.R.
20 53083, L.R.53057,
21 L.R.53059 AND
22 L.R.53056, FROM
23 MOUNT CARMEL,
24 NORTHUMBERLAND
25 COUNTY TO INTER-
26 SECTION OF ROUTE
27 81 IN SCHUYLKILL
28 COUNTY: WIDEN
29 TWO LANE HIGHWAY
30 TO 3 LANES:
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1 LENGTH 9
2 MILES 7,500,000 2,500,000 10,000,000
3 (14) PERRY COUNTY
4 (I) ROUTE 34,
5 FROM NEWPORT
6 BOROUGH LINE,
7 WIDENING AND
8 RESURFACING:
9 LENGTH
10 2 MILES 744,000 186,000 930,000
11 (II) ROUTE 34,
12 FROM DRUMGOLD
13 CORNER TO
14 SHERMANSDALE,
15 WIDENING AND
16 RESURFACING 240,000 60,000 300,000
17 (III) ROUTE 74,
18 VILLAGE OF
19 LEBO TO
20 BRIDGEPORT,
21 WIDENING AND
22 RESURFACING 320,000 80,000 400,000
23 (15) SOMERSET
24 COUNTY
25 (I) L.R.50 AND
26 L.R.269,
27 CENTER AVE.
28 FROM PATRIOT
29 ST. IN SOMER-
30 SET BORO. TO
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1 U.S. 219 IN-
2 TERCHANGE IN
3 SOMERSET TWP:
4 WIDEN, RECON-
5 STRUCT AND
6 UPDATE TRAF-
7 FIC SIGNALS:
8 LENGTH 3.0
9 MILES 500,000 15,000 75,000 590,000
10 (16) WASHINGTON
11 COUNTY
12 (I) L.R.247,
13 SPUR F,
14 SECTION 6,
15 FROM MCKEAN
16 AVE. TO
17 FIFTH ST.,
18 DONORA BORO:
19 CONSTRUCTION
20 OF ACCESS
21 ROAD: LENGTH
22 0.6 MILE 1,250,000 100,000 125,000 1,275,000
23 SECTION 3. DEBT AUTHORIZATION.
24 THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL AND STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY
25 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW, FROM TIME TO TIME, IN
26 ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZATION HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER ENACTED,
27 ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS
28 PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, MONEY NOT EXCEEDING IN
29 THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF $72,405,000 AS MAY BE FOUND NECESSARY
30 TO CARRY OUT THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSISTING OF THE
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1 HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A
2 CAPITAL BUDGET.
3 SECTION 4. ISSUE OF BONDS.
4 THE INDEBTEDNESS HEREIN AUTHORIZED SHALL BE INCURRED FROM
5 TIME TO TIME AND SHALL BE EVIDENCED BY ONE OR MORE SERIES OF
6 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN SUCH AGGREGATE
7 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR EACH SERIES AS THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR
8 GENERAL AND STATE TREASURER SHALL DETERMINE, BUT THE LATEST
9 STATED MATURITY DATE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE
10 OF THE PROJECTS BEING FINANCED AS STATED IN SECTION 5.
11 SECTION 5. ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF PROJECTS.
12 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATES THAT THE ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF
13 THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HERETOFORE ITEMIZED IS 30 YEARS.
14 THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE DEBT AUTHORIZED TO BE INCURRED HEREUNDER
15 IS 30 YEARS.
16 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION.
17 THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATIONS HEREIN
18 AUTHORIZED ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES
19 FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
20 OF $72,405,000 TO BE USED BY IT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE
21 FINANCIAL COST OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CONSISTING OF
22 THE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY
23 ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET. AFTER RESERVING OR PAYING THE
24 EXPENSES OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATION, THE STATE TREASURER
25 SHALL PAY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THE MONEYS AS
26 REQUIRED AND CERTIFIED BY IT TO BE LEGALLY DUE AND PAYABLE.
27 SECTION 7. FEDERAL FUNDS.
28 IN ADDITION TO THOSE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN SECTION 6, ALL
29 MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROJECTS
30 SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED HEREIN ARE ALSO HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR
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1 THOSE PROJECTS.
2 SECTION 8. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
3 WHENEVER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
4 THAT THE FULL ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COST OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND
5 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 2 ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR
6 THE PROPER DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECTS, THE EXCESS
7 FUNDS NO LONGER REQUIRED MAY BE ALLOCATED TO INCREASE THE
8 ESTIMATED COST OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND
9 IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN A CAPITAL BUDGET.
10 SECTION 9. REPEAL.
11 SECTION 2.A.IX(5) OF THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 20, 1981 (P.L.352,
12 NO.128), KNOWN AS THE HIGHWAY CAPITAL BUDGET ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR
13 1981-1982, IS REPEALED.
14 SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
15 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
16 SECTION 1. THE DEFINITION OF "AVERAGE FARE" IN SECTION 202
17 OF THE ACT OF JANUARY 22, 1968 (P.L.42, NO.8), KNOWN AS THE
18 PENNSYLVANIA URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION LAW, AMENDED MAY 1, 1984
19 (P.L.226, NO.49), IS AMENDED TO READ:
20 SECTION 202. DEFINITIONS.--THE FOLLOWING TERMS, WHENEVER
21 USED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE, SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
22 MEANINGS, EXCEPT IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THE CONTEXT CLEARLY
23 INDICATES A DIFFERENT MEANING:
24 "AVERAGE FARE" SHALL BE DEFINED AS TOTAL PASSENGER REVENUE
25 DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FARE-PAYING PASSENGERS. WITH
26 REGARD TO THE CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FARE OR BASE FARE FOR THE
27 REIMBURSEMENT OF LOSSES RESULTING FROM FREE SERVICE TO SENIOR
28 CITIZENS AUTHORIZED BY THIS ACT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
29 TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN [SERVICES
30 PROVIDED BY ANY AGENCY FOR ANY REASON.] BUS SERVICES PROVIDED
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1 WITHIN AN OPERATING UNIT OR DIVISION OF ANY TRANSIT AGENCY FOR
2 ANY REASON. SERVICES FUNDED UNDER EITHER THE STATE URBAN OR
3 RURAL OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATE
4 OPERATING UNITS OR DIVISIONS.
5 * * *
6 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL BE RETROACTIVE TO JULY 1, 1983.
7 SECTION 3. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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