PRINTER'S NO.  3267

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2289

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, MARCH 5, 2010

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 5, 2010  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Short title and construction.

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(a)  Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited

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as the Capital Budget Act of 2010-2011.

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(b)  Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to

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include a reference to the supplements to this act.

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(c)  Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions

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and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999

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(P.L.1, No.1), known as The Capital Facilities Debt Enabling

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Act, shall apply to this act to the extent they are not

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inconsistent with this act.

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Section 2.  Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for

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capital projects.

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The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be

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incurred during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, and thereafter until

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the enactment of the 2011-2012 capital budget specifying the

 


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maximum debt for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, for capital projects

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specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section

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7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and

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the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,

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with respect to each category of capital projects, be as

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follows:

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Category

Amount

Fund

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(1)  Public Improvement

Projects:

  

  

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(i)  Buildings and

structures

  

  

$890,000,000

General Fund or Special Fund as applicable

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(2)  Furniture and

equipment

  

  

25,000,000

General Fund or Special Fund as applicable

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(3)  Transportation

assistance projects

  

175,000,000

  

General Fund

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(4)  Redevelopment

assistance projects

  

225,000,000

  

General Fund

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(5)  Flood control

projects

  

35,000,000

  

General Fund

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(6)  Bridge projects

  

  

200,000,000

General Fund or Motor License Fund

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TOTAL

$1,550,000,000

  

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Section 3.  Effective date.

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This act shall take effect July 1, 2010, or immediately,

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whichever is later.

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