PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3078, 3184, 3284 PRINTER'S NO. 3387
No. 2355 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY BARLEY, MARCH 11, 1998
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENTS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, APRIL 20, 1998
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within 2 the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the 3 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 8 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 9 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 10 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 11 year July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999, for the purposes and in the 12 amounts shown: 13 Federal State 14 For the salaries, wages and all 15 necessary expenses for the proper 16 operation and administration of the 17 Pennsylvania Public Utility
1 Commission, including the chairman 2 and commissioners and the Bureau of 3 Safety and Enforcement. 4 State appropriation........ 39,183,000 5 The following Federal 6 augmentation amounts, or as 7 much thereof as may be 8 necessary, are specifically 9 appropriated to supplement the 10 sum authorized to be billed to 11 utilities for the operation of 12 the commission: 13 (1) "Natural Gas 14 Pipeline Safety" - To 15 enforce the regulations of 16 the Natural Gas Pipeline 17 Safety Act. 18 Federal appropriation...... 250,000 19 Any Federal funds which the 20 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 21 receives pursuant to these 22 appropriations shall not be reimbursed 23 to any utility. 24 FOR EXPANDED CONSUMER EDUCATION <-- 25 EXPENSES RELATED TO ELECTRIC 26 COMPETITION. 27 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 200,000 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1998, or 29 immediately, whichever is later. B2L84RZ/19980H2355B3387 - 2 -