SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 849 PRINTER'S NO. 2854
No. 816 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY FEESE, MARCH 14, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, OCTOBER 18, 2005
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 AMENDING THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005 (P.L. , NO.6A), ENTITLED "AN <--
5 ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM A RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT
6 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS
7 TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION," MAKING AN
8 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY
9 COMMISSION.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be <--
13 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted
14 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal
15 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
16 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal
17 year July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, for the purposes and in the
18 amounts shown:
19 Federal State
20 For the salaries, wages and all
1 necessary expenses for the proper
2 operation and administration of the
3 Pennsylvania Public Utility
4 Commission, including the chairman and
5 commissioners and the Bureau of Safety
6 and Enforcement.
7 State appropriation........ 50,369,000
8 The following Federal augmentation
9 amounts, or as much thereof as may be
10 necessary, are specifically
11 appropriated to supplement the sum
12 authorized to be billed to utilities
13 for the operation of the commission:
14 (1) "Natural Gas Pipeline
15 Safety" - To enforce the
16 regulations of the Natural Gas
17 Pipeline Safety Act.
18 Federal appropriation...... 375,000
19 (2) "Motor Carrier Safety."
20 Federal appropriation...... 1,350,000
21 Any Federal funds which the
22 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
23 receives pursuant to these
24 appropriations shall not be reimbursed
25 to any utility.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, or
27 immediately, whichever is later.
28 SECTION 1. SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005 (P.L. , <--
29 NO.6A), ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM A
30 RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM
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1 FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY
2 COMMISSION," IS AMENDED TO READ:
3 SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING SUMS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
4 NECESSARY, ARE SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED
5 REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM FEDERAL
6 AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
7 TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL
8 YEAR JULY 1, 2005, TO JUNE 30, 2006, FOR THE PURPOSES AND IN THE
9 AMOUNTS SHOWN:
10 FEDERAL STATE
11 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL
12 NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER
13 OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE
14 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY
15 COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND
16 COMMISSIONERS AND THE BUREAU OF SAFETY
17 AND ENFORCEMENT AND FOR ENHANCED
18 COMMUNICATIONS.
19 [STATE APPROPRIATION....... 50,369,000]
20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 52,000,000
21 THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AUGMENTATION
22 AMOUNTS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
23 NECESSARY, ARE SPECIFICALLY
24 APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SUM
25 AUTHORIZED TO BE BILLED TO UTILITIES
26 FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION:
27 (1) "NATURAL GAS PIPELINE
28 SAFETY" - TO ENFORCE THE
29 REGULATIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS
30 PIPELINE SAFETY ACT.
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1 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 375,000
2 (2) "MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY."
3 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 1,350,000
4 ANY FEDERAL FUNDS WHICH THE
5 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
6 RECEIVES PURSUANT TO THESE
7 APPROPRIATIONS SHALL NOT BE REIMBURSED
8 TO ANY UTILITY.
9 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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