PRINTER'S NO. 263
No. 235 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BOWLEY, MAINE, CARLSON, LETTERMAN, STEIGHNER,
VEON, COY, DISTLER, NOYE, HERMAN, TRELLO, HERSHEY, LINTON,
CAWLEY, HECKLER, BATTISTO, S. H. SMITH, CAPPABIANCA,
LASHINGER, MELIO, MERRY, DIETTERICK, PHILLIPS, CORRIGAN,
SEMMEL, COLAIZZO AND STABACK, FEBRUARY 6, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 6, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235), entitled
2 "An act providing for the adoption of capital projects
3 related to the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of
4 highway bridges to be financed from current revenue or by the
5 incurring of debt and capital projects related to highway and
6 safety improvement projects to be financed from current
7 revenue of the Motor License Fund," providing for a timber
8 bridge program; making an appropriation; and making a repeal.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235),
12 known as the Highway-Railroad and Highway Bridge Capital Budget
13 Act for 1982-1983, is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 15.1. Demonstration timber bridge program.
15 (a) Selection of bridges.--The department may select certain
16 State highway or non-State highway bridges enumerated in this
17 act to be constructed with timber in accordance with
18 specifications prepared or approved by the department.
19 (b) Maximum grant amount.--The maximum grant to local
1 government municipalities shall not exceed the percentage set
2 forth in section 2(c).
3 (c) Appropriation.--The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from
4 the Motor License Fund for use in the demonstration timber
5 bridge program to be applied against the nonlocal government
6 municipality share of a project.
7 Section 2. As much of section 201 of the act of July 12,
8 1988 (P.L., No.13A) entitled "An act itemizing appropriations
9 required from the Motor License Fund and the State Stores Fund
10 for the fiscal year July 1, 1988, to June 30, 1989, for the
11 proper operation of the several departments of the Commonwealth
12 and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor
13 License Fund and the State Stores Fund moneys," as allocates
14 $300,000 of the State appropriation for highway and safety
15 improvement programs for a timber bridge research, design and
16 construction program, is repealed.
17 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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