PRINTER'S NO. 1480
No. 1294 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY NICKOL, LYNCH, STISH, FLEAGLE, COLAIZZO, TIGUE,
BELARDI, WAUGH, FARGO, BUNT, SAYLOR, BELFANTI, TRELLO, HESS,
MERRY, EGOLF, HENNESSEY, YOUNGBLOOD, ARMSTRONG, E. Z. TAYLOR,
FEESE, HALUSKA, PLATTS, MAITLAND, KENNEY, RAYMOND, MILLER AND
SHANER, MARCH 22, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 22, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655),
2 entitled "An act providing a permanent allocation of a part
3 of the fuels and liquids fuels tax proceeds to cities,
4 boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for their road,
5 street and bridge purposes; conferring powers and imposing
6 duties on local officers and the Department of Highways; and
7 making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund; and
8 repealing existing legislation," further providing for the
9 maintenance of alleys.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 4(1) of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
13 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal
14 Allocation Law, amended May 27, 1994 (P.L.260, No.42), is
15 amended to read:
16 Section 4. The money hereby appropriated to municipalities
17 shall be paid to the municipalities in accordance with the
18 following formula and subject to the provisions of this act:
19 (1) The money hereby allocated shall be paid to the cities,
20 boroughs, towns and townships in accordance with the following
1 formula:
2 Five-tenths of this The number of miles
3 allocation divided Multiplied in the particular
4 by the total miles By municipality.
5 of public roads and
6 streets which are
7 maintained by
8 municipalities.
9 Plus
10 Five-tenths of this The official
11 allocation divided Multiplied population of the
12 by the total official By particular
13 population of the municipality as of
14 municipalities as of January first of said
15 January first of the year.
16 year in which the
17 money is to be paid
18 to the municipalities.
19 .......................
20 (Amount due the
21 particular municipality)
22 To be expended by the authorities of the respective
23 municipalities (i) for the maintenance, repair, construction or
24 reconstruction of such public roads or streets, including
25 bridges, culverts and drainage structures for which they are
26 legally responsible and including the lining of streams
27 incidental to the drainage of highways, and for the maintenance,
28 repair, construction or reconstruction of curb ramps from a
29 road, street or highway to provide for access by individuals
30 with disabilities consistent with Federal and State law; [and]
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1 (ii) for the acquisition, maintenance, repair and operation of
2 street signs, traffic signs and traffic signal control systems[.
3 Where road or bridge]; and (iii) for the maintenance, repair,
4 construction or reconstruction of alleys adopted on or before
5 May 30, 1956, for which they are legally responsible. Where
6 road, bridge or alley work is performed by the political
7 subdivision the moneys herein allocated may be used only for
8 labor, hiring of equipment, payrolls, purchase of material,
9 including repair parts necessary for the maintenance of
10 equipment, small tools, road drags and snow fences and, in
11 addition, an amount not to exceed twenty per centum of the total
12 annual allocation received by each municipality, may be used for
13 the purchase of road machinery and road equipment.
14 No municipality shall receive less than the amount allocated
15 to such municipality during the fiscal year ending June 30,
16 1969. So much as is necessary of the taxes collected on each
17 gallon of liquid fuel under "The Liquid Fuel Tax Act" and on
18 each gallon of fuel under the "Fuel Use Tax Act" is hereby
19 appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to municipalities of
20 the Commonwealth for the purpose of making any additional
21 payments required under the provisions hereof. Funds hereby
22 appropriated shall be in addition to funds appropriated under
23 the provisions of section 3 of this act.
24 * * *
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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