PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 263 PRINTER'S NO. 3649
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, STABACK, ITKIN AND STAIRS, FEBRUARY 6, 1989
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 5, 1990
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 ADDING LOCAL PROJECTS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY AND IN CAMBRIA <--
10 COUNTY; AND MAKING MATHEMATICAL CORRECTIONS.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of December 8, 1982 (P.L.848, No.235), <--
14 known as the Highway-Railroad and Highway Bridge Capital Budget
15 Act for 1982-1983, is amended by adding a section to read:
16 Section 15.1. Demonstration timber bridge program.
17 (a) Selection of bridges.--The department may select certain
18 State highway or non-State highway bridges enumerated in this
19 act to be constructed with timber in accordance with
20 specifications prepared or approved by the department.
1 (b) Maximum grant amount.--The maximum grant to local
2 government municipalities shall not exceed the percentage set
3 forth in section 2(c).
4 (c) Appropriation.--The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from
5 the Motor License Fund for use in the demonstration timber
6 bridge program to be applied against the nonlocal government
7 municipality share of a project.
8 Section 2. As much of section 201 of the act of July 12,
9 1988 (P.L., No.13A) entitled "An act itemizing appropriations
10 required from the Motor License Fund and the State Stores Fund
11 for the fiscal year July 1, 1988, to June 30, 1989, for the
12 proper operation of the several departments of the Commonwealth
13 and the Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor
14 License Fund and the State Stores Fund moneys," as allocates
15 $300,000 of the State appropriation for highway and safety
16 improvement programs for a timber bridge research, design and
17 construction program, is repealed.
18 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
19 SECTION 1. SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF DECEMBER 8, 1982 <--
20 (P.L.848, NO.235), KNOWN AS THE HIGHWAY-RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY
21 BRIDGE CAPITAL BUDGET ACT FOR 1982-1983, AMENDED JULY 11, 1989
22 (P.L.335, NO.56), IS AMENDED TO READ:
23 SECTION 2. TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BRIDGE PROJECTS.
24 (A) THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COSTS OF THE PROJECTS
25 ITEMIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 AND TO BE FINANCED FROM CURRENT
26 REVENUE OR BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT SHALL BE [$3,750,960,950]
27 $3,752,053,950.
28 (B) THE AUTHORIZATION FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY
29 OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
30 TRANSPORTATION, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED BY
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1 THE INCURRING OF DEBT OR FROM THE HIGHWAY-RAILROAD AND HIGHWAY
2 BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT RESTRICTED ACCOUNT WITHIN THE MOTOR LICENSE
3 FUND, ITEMIZED IN SECTION 3 UNDER THE CATEGORY OF STATE BRIDGES,
4 IS [$2,367,222,000] $2,367,237,000.
5 (C) THE AUTHORIZATION FOR NON-STATE HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROJECTS
6 TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPALITIES AND TO BE
7 FINANCED IN PART WITH GRANTS NOT EXCEEDING 80% OF THE NON-
8 FEDERAL SHARE OF THE COSTS MADE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
9 MUNICIPALITIES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FROM REVENUES
10 DEPOSITED IN THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
11 WITHIN THE MOTOR LICENSE FUND, ITEMIZED IN SECTION 3 UNDER THE
12 CATEGORY OF LOCAL BRIDGES, IS [$1,383,738,950] $1,384,816,950.
13 SECTION 2. SECTION 3(2)(I) AND (11)(I) OF THE ACT, AMENDED
14 JULY 11, 1989 (P.L.335, NO.56), ARE AMENDED BY ADDING PROJECTS
15 TO READ:
16 SECTION 3. ITEMIZATION OF BRIDGE PROJECTS.
17 THE INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE CATEGORY OF HIGHWAY
18 PROJECTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
19 ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND TO BE FINANCED FROM CURRENT
20 REVENUE OR BY THE INCURRING OF DEBT ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED,
21 TOGETHER WITH THEIR ESTIMATED FINANCIAL COSTS, AS FOLLOWS:
22 BASE TOTAL
23 PROJECT PROJECT LAND DESIGN PROJECT
24 COST COST COST COST
25 * * *
26 (2) ALLEGHENY COUNTY
27 (I) LOCAL BRIDGES
28 * * *
29 (J18) MILLVALE
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1 BORO., LINCOLN
2 AVE. BRIDGE AT
3 EAST OHIO
4 OVER GIRTY'S
5 RUN, BRIDGE
6 REPLACE-
7 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
8 (K18) MILLVALE
9 BORO., FREMONT
10 ST. OVER GIRTY'S
11 RUN, BRIDGE
12 REPLACE-
13 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
14 (L18) MILLVALE
15 BORO., LINCOLN
16 AVE. BRIDGE AT
17 NORTH AVE. OVER
18 GIRTY'S RUN,
19 BRIDGE REPLACE-
20 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
21 (M18) MILLVALE
22 BORO., SHERIDAN
23 ST. BRIDGE OVER
24 GIRTY'S RUN,
25 BRIDGE REPLACE-
26 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
27 (N18) MILLVALE
28 BORO., NORTH AVE.
29 BRIDGE OVER
30 GIRTY'S RUN,
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1 BRIDGE REPLACE-
2 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
3 (O18) MILLVALE
4 BORO., KLOPHER
5 ST. BRIDGE OVER
6 GIRTY'S RUN,
7 BRIDGE REPLACE-
8 MENT........... 170,000 30,000 200,000
9 * * *
10 (11) CAMBRIA COUNTY
11 (I) LOCAL BRIDGES
12 * * *
13 (SSS) SPANGLER
14 BORO., 15TH ST.
15 BRIDGE OVER FOX
16 RUN, BRIDGE NO.3,
17 BRIDGE REPLACE-
18 MENT........... 330,000
19 * * *
20 SECTION 3. SECTIONS 7 AND 10 OF THE ACT, AMENDED JULY 11,
21 1989 (P.L.335, NO.56), ARE AMENDED TO READ:
22 SECTION 7. DEBT AUTHORIZATION.
23 THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR GENERAL AND STATE TREASURER ARE HEREBY
24 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO BORROW, FROM TIME TO TIME, IN
25 ADDITION TO ANY AUTHORIZATION HERETOFORE OR HEREAFTER ENACTED,
26 ON THE CREDIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS
27 PROVIDED IN THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET, MONEY NOT EXCEEDING IN
28 THE AGGREGATE THE SUM OF [$2,367,222,000] $2,367,237,000 AS MAY
29 BE FOUND NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
30 OF THE HIGHWAY PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN SECTION 3 OF
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1 THIS CAPITAL BUDGET.
2 SECTION 10. APPROPRIATION.
3 THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATIONS HEREIN
4 AUTHORIZED ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE CAPITAL FACILITIES
5 FUND TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE
6 MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF [$2,367,222,000] $2,367,237,000 TO BE USED BY
7 IT EXCLUSIVELY TO DEFRAY THE FINANCIAL COSTS OF THE PROJECTS
8 SPECIFICALLY ITEMIZED IN SECTION 3 OF THIS CAPITAL BUDGET. AFTER
9 RESERVING OR PAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE SALE OF THE OBLIGATION,
10 THE STATE TREASURER SHALL PAY OUT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT
11 OF TRANSPORTATION THE MONEYS AS REQUIRED AND CERTIFIED BY IT TO
12 BE LEGALLY DUE AND PAYABLE.
13 SECTION 4. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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