PRINTER'S NO. 3989

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2930 Session of 1992


        INTRODUCED BY HERMAN, SEPTEMBER 22, 1992

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 22, 1992

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of July 1, 1992 (P.L.  , No.11A), entitled, "A
     2     supplement to the act of April 1, 1863 (P.L.213, No.227),
     3     entitled 'An act to accept the grant of Public Lands, by the
     4     United States, to the several states, for the endowment of
     5     Agricultural Colleges,' making appropriations for carrying
     6     the same into effect; providing for a basis for payments of
     7     such appropriations; and providing a method of accounting for
     8     the funds appropriated," increasing appropriations for the
     9     various programs and expenses at The Pennsylvania State
    10     University.

    11     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    12  hereby enacts as follows:
    13     Section 1.  Section 1 of the act of July 1, 1992 (P.L.  ,
    14  No.11A), entitled, "A supplement to the act of April 1, 1863
    15  (P.L.213, No.227), entitled 'An act to accept the grant of
    16  Public Lands, by the United States, to the several states, for
    17  the endowment of Agricultural Colleges,' making appropriations
    18  for carrying the same into effect; providing for a basis for
    19  payments of such appropriations; and providing a method of
    20  accounting for the funds appropriated," vetoed in part, is
    21  amended to read:


     1     Section 1.  In order to carry into effect the act of
     2  Congress, approved July 2, 1862, granting public land to the
     3  several states for educational purposes, and subsequent acts of
     4  Congress related thereto, and the act of the General Assembly of
     5  Pennsylvania accepting the provisions and conditions of said
     6  acts of Congress and pledging the faith of the State to carry
     7  the same into effect, the following sums, or as much thereof as
     8  may be necessary, are hereby appropriated to the Trustees of The
     9  Pennsylvania State University for the fiscal year July 1, 1992,
    10  to June 30, 1993, for the purposes and in the amounts as shown:
    11     (1)  For educational and general expenses......[$189,319,000]
    12  ..................................................  $196,185,000
    13     (2)  For medical education.....................   [9,084,000]
    14  ..................................................     9,413,000
    15     (3)  For the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric
    16  Institute.........................................   [1,568,000]
    17  ..................................................     1,625,000
    18     (4)  For the cost of agricultural research.....  [18,352,000]
    19  ..................................................    19,518,000
    20     (5)  For cost of agricultural extension
    21  services..........................................  [19,787,000]
    22  ..................................................    20,505,000
    23     (6)  To enhance the recruitment and retention
    24  of disadvantaged students.........................       300,000
    25     (7)  For the Pennsylvania College of
    26  Technology........................................   [9,186,000]
    27  ..................................................     9,519,000
    28     (8)  For debt service related to the former
    29  Williamsport Area Community College...............     1,608,000
    30     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
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