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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2716 | PRINTER'S NO. 3265 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| INTRODUCED BY MILLARD, ADOLPH, BAKER, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GINGRICH, HESS, HORNAMAN, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MOUL, MULLERY, MUNDY, MYERS, PICKETT, SCAVELLO, CULVER, TAYLOR, TOOHIL, YOUNGBLOOD, GEIST AND TOBASH, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 26, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Itemizing public improvement projects for flood protection and | <-- |
2 | flood damage repair to be constructed by the Department of |
3 | General Services, together with their estimated financial |
4 | costs; stating the estimated useful life of the projects; |
5 | making an appropriation; and providing for the adoption of |
6 | specific disaster mitigation or assistance projects to be |
7 | financed from debt incurred under clause (1) of subsection |
8 | (a) of section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of |
9 | Pennsylvania. |
10 | Itemizing public improvement projects for flood protection and | <-- |
11 | flood damage repair to be constructed by the Department of |
12 | General Services, together with their estimated financial |
13 | costs; providing for the adoption of specific disaster |
14 | mitigation or assistance projects or flood assistance |
15 | projects, together with their estimated financial costs; |
16 | authorizing the use of interest earnings held by the |
17 | Commonwealth Financing Authority for funding the projects; |
18 | and making appropriations. |
19 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
20 | hereby enacts as follows: |
21 | CHAPTER 1 | <-- |
22 | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
23 | Section 101. Short title. |
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1 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Flood Control |
2 | and Disaster Mitigation Itemization Act of 2011. |
3 | CHAPTER 3 |
4 | DISASTER CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT ITEMIZATIONS |
5 | Section 301. Scope. |
6 | This chapter relates to disaster capital budget project |
7 | itemizations in 2011. |
8 | Section 302. Total authorization. |
9 | The total authorization for the capital projects in the |
10 | category of public improvement projects itemized in section 3 |
11 | and to be constructed by the Department of General Services, its |
12 | successors or assigns, and to be financed from debt incurred |
13 | under clause (1) of subsection (a) of section 7 of Article VIII |
14 | of the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall be $90,000,000. |
15 | Section 303. Itemization of public improvement projects. |
16 | Additional capital projects in the category of public |
17 | improvement projects to be constructed by the Department of |
18 | General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed |
19 | from debt incurred under clause (1) of subsection (a) of section |
20 | 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania are hereby |
21 | itemized, together with their respective estimated financial |
22 | costs, as follows: |
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24 | Section 304. Estimated useful life and term of debt. |
25 | The General Assembly states that the estimated useful life of |
26 | the public improvement projects and flood control projects |
27 | itemized in this chapter is 30 years. |
28 | Section 305. Federal funds. |
29 | All moneys received from the Federal Government for the |
30 | projects specifically itemized in this chapter are also hereby |
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1 | appropriated for those projects. |
2 | Section 306. Construction. |
3 | (a) Funding.--Amounts contained in this chapter for any |
4 | project shall not supplant or replace any Federal funds |
5 | authorized by any Federal law or regulation. Funding from this |
6 | chapter for any project is available only to the extent that |
7 | Federal funds are not available for such project. |
8 | (b) Flood mitigation projects.--Projects that are itemized |
9 | in this chapter are deemed to be flood mitigation projects for |
10 | purposes of and funding under Chapter 5 to the extent that the |
11 | projects qualify under The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief |
12 | and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, 88 Stat. 143). |
13 | CHAPTER 5 |
14 | DISASTER MITIGATION AND ASSISTANCE PROJECTS |
15 | Section 501. Scope. |
16 | This chapter relates to disaster mitigation and assistance |
17 | projects itemization in 2011. |
18 | Section 502. Definitions. |
19 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
20 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
21 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
22 | "Disaster." The period of time in calendar year 2011 |
23 | relating to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that was the |
24 | subject of a Presidential declaration of an emergency under The |
25 | Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act |
26 | (Public Law 93-288, 88 Stat. 143). |
27 | Section 503. Total authorization. |
28 | The total authorization for disaster mitigation projects or |
29 | public assistance projects as defined in The Robert T. Stafford |
30 | Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, |
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1 | 88 Stat. 143) and to be financed in part with grants limited to |
2 | the required match for the Federal share of the costs made to |
3 | local political subdivisions or nonprofit organizations where |
4 | applicable as itemized in this chapter is $8,000,000. Projects |
5 | for which no Federal funds are received shall not receive |
6 | funding under this chapter. |
7 | Section 504. Itemization of disaster mitigation or assistance |
8 | projects. |
9 | The individual disaster mitigation or assistance projects to |
10 | be financed from current revenues or debt are hereby itemized, |
11 | together with their respective estimated financial costs, in |
12 | this chapter. |
13 | Section 572. Funds. |
14 | The projects itemized in this chapter shall be funded from |
15 | debt incurred under the provisions of clause (1) of subsection |
16 | (a) of section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution of |
17 | Pennsylvania. |
18 | Section 573. State and local participation levels. |
19 | (a) Public assistance.--The required non-Federal |
20 | contribution of 25% necessary to secure Federal public |
21 | assistance funding shall be divided between the State and the |
22 | affected local political subdivision or nonprofit organization |
23 | where applicable. The State share will be 22%, and the political |
24 | subdivision or nonprofit organization share will be 3%. |
25 | (b) Local waiver.--The Commonwealth may reduce the share of |
26 | an affected political subdivision if the tax base of that |
27 | political subdivision was substantially reduced as a direct |
28 | result of Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee or if payment of |
29 | the local share exceeds 40% of the most recently adopted annual |
30 | budget of the political subdivision. The Commonwealth may |
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1 | require the adoption of appropriate flood control or storm water |
2 | management plans as a condition of the waiver if the adoption of |
3 | the plan does not present additional financial hardship. |
4 | Section 574. Federal funds. |
5 | All moneys received from the Federal Government for the |
6 | projects specifically itemized in this chapter are also hereby |
7 | appropriated for those projects. |
8 | Section 575. Construction. |
9 | Amounts contained in this chapter for any project shall not |
10 | supplant or replace any Federal funds authorized by any Federal |
11 | law or regulation. Funding from this chapter for any project is |
12 | available only to the extent that Federal funds are not |
13 | available for such project. |
14 | CHAPTER 7 |
15 | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
16 | Section 701. Constitutional construction. |
17 | The provisions of this act shall be severable and, if any of |
18 | the provisions of this act shall be held unconstitutional, such |
19 | decisions shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining |
20 | provisions of this act. It is hereby declared as the legislative |
21 | intent that this act would have been adopted had such |
22 | unconstitutional provisions not been included in this act. |
23 | Section 702. Effective date. |
24 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
25 | CHAPTER 1 | <-- |
26 | GENERAL PROVISIONS |
27 | Section 101. Short title. |
28 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Flood Control |
29 | and Disaster Mitigation Itemization Act of 2012. |
30 | CHAPTER 3 |
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1 | DISASTER CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT ITEMIZATIONS |
2 | Section 301. Scope. |
3 | This chapter relates to disaster capital budget project |
4 | itemizations in 2012. |
5 | Section 302. Construction of chapter. |
6 | For purposes of this act, the projects itemized in this |
7 | chapter shall be considered public improvement projects under |
8 | the provisions of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), |
9 | known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, for the |
10 | purposes of the administration and procurement. |
11 | Section 303. Total authorization. |
12 | The total authorization for the capital projects in the |
13 | category of public improvement projects itemized in section 304 |
14 | and to be constructed by the Department of General Services, its |
15 | successors or assigns and to be funded as specified in section |
16 | 305. |
17 | Section 304. Itemization of public improvement projects. |
18 | Additional capital projects in the category of public |
19 | improvement projects to be constructed by the Department of |
20 | General Services, its successors or assigns and to be funded as |
21 | specified in section 305, together with their respective |
22 | estimated financial costs, as follows: |
23 24 | (a) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. | | 25 | (1) Bucks County | | 26 27 28 29 | (i) State Forest District Number 17, Johnson Tract Adjacent to SR 0033, Streambank Stabilization and Restoration | | 30 | Project Allocation | 500,000 | | 1 2 3 4 | (ii) Ralph Stover State Park, Rock Ditches, Lot/trail Wash, Pedestrian Bridges, Repair General Park Damage | | 5 | Project Allocation | 100,000 | 6 7 8 | (iii) Tyler State Park, Mill Dam, Repair Damage to Comfort Station Roof | | 9 | Project Allocation | 15,000 | 10 11 12 | (iv) Delaware Canal State Park, Odettes Bulkhead, Smithtown Waste Gate, Repair General Damage | | 13 | Project Allocation | 600,000 | 14 15 | (v) Delaware Canal State Park, Repair General Canal Prism Damages | | 16 | Project Allocation | 330,000 | 17 | (2) Chester County | | 18 19 20 | (i) White Clay Creek State Park, Peltier Road, Repair Washouts to Road | | 21 | Project Allocation | 20,000 | 22 | (3) Dauphin County | | 23 24 | (i) Forest District Number 18, Radar Road, Repair Road | | 25 | Project Allocation | 14,000 | 26 | (4) Delaware County | | 27 28 29 30 | (i) Ridley Creek State Park, Multi- use Trail, Repair Culvert Pipe Separated and Pushed Out, Road Bed Erosion | | | 1 | Project Allocation | 200,000 | 2 | (5) Lebanon County | | 3 4 5 6 7 | (i) Memorial Lake State Park, Woodland Trail, Repair/Replace Bridges/Abutments, Replenish Trail Tread, Debris Removal, Replace Picnic Spots | | 8 | Project Allocation | 23,000 | 9 10 11 12 | (ii) Swatara State Park, Rail Trail Between AT and Inwood Bridges, Repair/Rebuild Trail Including Subbase and Tread | | 13 | Project Allocation | 26,000 | 14 15 16 17 18 | (iii) Swatara State Park, Waterville Bridge, Remove Debris from Underside of Decking, Repair Abutment, Remove Trees, Repair Bridge Railing | | 19 | Project Allocation | 16,000 | 20 21 22 23 | (iv) Swatara State Park, Old State Road at Roaring Run, Remove Debris, Replace Culvert, Rebuild Roadway | | 24 | Project Allocation | 13,000 | 25 26 27 | (v) Swatara State Park, Old State Road at Waterville Bridge, Remove and Repave Lifted Roadway | | 28 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 29 30 | (vi) Swatara State Park, Old State Road at Bordner's Tributary, | | | 1 2 | Replace Culvert, Regrade/Rebuild Roadway | | 3 | Project Allocation | 11,000 | 4 | (6) Luzerne County | | 5 6 | (i) Ricketts Glenn State Park, Falls Trail, Road/Trail/Campsite Repairs | | 7 | Project Allocation | 230,000 | 8 9 | (ii) Ricketts Glen State Park, Beach Erosion, Beach Sand Replacement | | 10 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 11 | (7) Lycoming County | | 12 13 14 15 | (i) Forest District Number 20, Arch Culvert Near Pleasant Stream/Hillsgrove Road, Repair Road and Culvert | | 16 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 17 18 19 | (ii) Forest District Number 20, Dry Run Road, Rebuild Road and Clean Culverts | | 20 | Project Allocation | 300,000 | 21 22 23 | (iii) Forest District Number 20, Along Little Bear Road, Repair Road Base/Foundation | | 24 | Project Allocation | 85,000 | 25 26 27 | (iv) Forest District Number 20, Big Hollow Road, Road Repair, Clean Culvert, Debris Removal | | 28 | Project Allocation | 29,000 | 29 30 | (v) Forest District Number 20, Big Hollow Road Bridge, Stabilize Bank | | | 1 | and Repair Bridge | | 2 | Project Allocation | 25,000 | 3 4 5 | (vi) Forest District Number 20, West End Rod and Gun Club, Debris Removal and Clean Culvert | | 6 | Project Allocation | 75,000 | 7 8 9 | (vii) Forest District Number 20, Dry Run Picnic Area, Bank Stabilization | | 10 | Project Allocation | 37,000 | 11 12 13 14 | (viii) Forest District Number 20, Hillsgrove Maintenance Building Parking Lot, Bank Stabilization and Debris Removal | | 15 | Project Allocation | 62,000 | 16 17 18 | (ix) Forest District Number 20, Along Little Bear Road, Replace Bridge over Red Run | | 19 | Project Allocation | 300,000 | 20 21 22 | (x) Forest District Number 20, Along Little Bear Road, Replace Bridge to Forest District Storage Area | | 23 | Project Allocation | 300,000 | 24 25 26 | (xi) Forest District Number 20, Lower Pleasant Stream Road, Repair Major Road Washout | | 27 | Project Allocation | 175,000 | 28 29 30 | (xii) Forest District Number 20, Lower Pleasant Stream Road, Repair Bank and Road Washout Downstream | | | 1 | of Major Washout | | 2 | Project Allocation | 75,000 | 3 | (8) Montgomery County | | 4 5 | (i) Evansburg State Park, Repair to Roadway, Abutments, Parking Lot | | 6 | Project Allocation | 25,000 | 7 8 9 | (ii) Evansburg State Park, Golf Course, Repair Bridges and Cart Path | | 10 | Project Allocation | 20,000 | 11 12 13 | (iii) Evansburg State Park, Trail System, Repair Trail, Bridge Repair, Tree Removal | | 14 | Project Allocation | 20,000 | 15 16 17 | (iv) Evansburg State Park, Property Management, Repair Basements, Water Heater, Heaters/Pumps | | 18 | Project Allocation | 50,000 | 19 | (9) Northampton County | | 20 21 | (i) Delaware Canal State Park, Repair General Damage | | 22 | Project Allocation | 300,000 | 23 24 | (ii) Delaware Canal State Park, Repair General Canal Prism Damages | | 25 | Project Allocation | 215,000 | 26 27 28 | (iii) Delaware Canal State Park, Wy-Hit-Tuk Mitre Gate, Mitre Gate Reconstruction and Placement | | 29 | Project Allocation | 45,000 | 30 | (iv) Delaware Canal State Park, STP | | | 1 2 | to Wy-Hit-Tuk, Wall Collapse Repair | | 3 | Project Allocation | 89,000 | 4 5 6 7 | (v) Delaware Canal State Park, Easton Fish Ladder, Repair Erosion/Fencing/Concrete/Clean Out Fish Chambers, Signage | | 8 | Project Allocation | 50,000 | 9 | (10) Northumberland County | | 10 11 | (i) Shikellamy State Park, Docks, Repair Stiff Arms and Gangways | | 12 | Project Allocation | 201,000 | 13 14 | (ii) Shikellamy State Park, Cleanup, Debris Cleanup | | 15 | Project Allocation | 12,000 | 16 | (11) Sullivan County | | 17 18 19 | (i) Forest District Number 20, Rock Run Road, Repair Roadway, Clean Two Large Culverts | | 20 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 21 22 | (ii) Forest District Number 20, Sand Stone Road, Repair Roadway | | 23 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 24 25 26 | (iii) Forest District Number 20, Rock Run Bridge, Repair Broken Cross Brace on Thru-truss Bridge | | 27 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 28 29 30 | (iv) Forest District Number 20, Rock Run Bridge over Loyalsock Creek, Repair to Thru-truss Bridge, Out | | | 1 | of Alignment in One Bay | | 2 | Project Allocation | 150,000 | 3 4 5 | (v) Worlds End State Park, Cabin Bridge Road, Repair/Replacement of Road Section | | 6 | Project Allocation | 150,000 | 7 8 9 10 | (vi) Forest District Number 20, Sones Pond Dam - Low Hazard, Streambank Stabilization and Repair Dam | | 11 | Project Allocation | 112,000 | 12 13 14 | (vii) Forest District Number 20, Along Rock Run Road, Repair Road Surface | | 15 | Project Allocation | 28,000 | 16 17 18 | (viii) Forest District Number 20, Along Sandstone Lane, Road Surface Repair | | 19 | Project Allocation | 16,000 | 20 21 22 23 | (ix) Forest District Number 20, Mill Creek Road Box Culvert, Rebuild Road, Debris Removal, Repair Culvert | | 24 | Project Allocation | 53,000 | 25 26 | (x) Forest District Number 20, Mill Creek Road, Road and Ditch Repair | | 27 | Project Allocation | 53,000 | 28 29 | (xi) Forest District Number 20, Mill Creek, Streambank Stabilization | | 30 | Project Allocation | 11,000 | | 1 2 3 4 | (xii) Forest District Number 20, Mill Creek Road, Stream Channel Realignment and Stabilization, Rebuild Road, Clean Culverts | | 5 | Project Allocation | 68,000 | 6 7 8 | (xiii) Forest District Number 20, Along Rock Run Road, Repair Camp 95 Bridge | | 9 | Project Allocation | 150,000 | 10 11 12 | (xiv) Forest District Number 20, Along Shanerburg Road, Repair Road Surface | | 13 | Project Allocation | 24,000 | 14 15 16 | (xv) Forest District Number 20, Along Shanerburg Road, Repair Roadbase | | 17 | Project Allocation | 32,000 | 18 19 20 | (xvi) Forest District Number 20, Along Shanerburg Road, Remove Slide Across Road | | 21 | Project Allocation | 21,000 | 22 23 24 | (xvii) Worlds End State Park, Cabin Bridge, Gravel Bar and Tree Removal | | 25 | Project Allocation | 100,000 | 26 27 28 | (xviii) Worlds End State Park, Cabin Bridge, Bridge and Cabin Road Replacement | | 29 | Project Allocation | 250,000 | 30 | (xix) Worlds End State Park, Beach | | | 1 2 | Area, Gravel Bar, Debris and Tree Removal, Dredging | | 3 | Project Allocation | 150,000 | 4 5 6 | (xx) Worlds End State Park, Beach Area, Repair/Replace Buoys, Safety Line, Stations and Signs | | 7 | Project Allocation | 20,000 | 8 9 10 | (xxi) Worlds End State Park, Snack Bar Area, Repair Eroded Area Adjacent to Snack Bar | | 11 | Project Allocation | 15,000 | 12 13 14 15 | (xxii) Worlds End State Park, Day Use Area, Sidewalk Replacement and Railing Replacement, Gravel for Lots | | 16 | Project Allocation | 20,000 | 17 | (12) Susquehanna County | | 18 19 20 21 | (i) Salt Springs State Park, Fall Brook and Silver Creek, Remove Debris and Repair Undermining and Stone Wall Along Fall Brook | | 22 | Project Allocation | 100,000 | 23 | (b) (Reserved). | |
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24 | Section 305. Funding of projects. |
25 | The projects itemized in this chapter shall be funded from a |
26 | portion of existing interest earnings held by the Commonwealth |
27 | Financing Authority established under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15 |
28 | (relating to Commonwealth Financing Authority). |
29 | Section 306. Transfer and appropriations. |
30 | Notwithstanding the provisions of 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15 Subchs. B |
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1 | (relating to structure and powers) and C (relating to bonds), |
2 | interest earnings held by the Commonwealth Financing Authority |
3 | in an amount not exceeding $6,171,000 shall be transferred to |
4 | the Capital Facilities Fund and appropriated to the Department |
5 | of General Services to be used by it exclusively to defray the |
6 | financial cost of the projects specifically itemized in this |
7 | chapter. |
8 | Section 307. Federal funds. |
9 | All moneys received from the Federal Government for the |
10 | projects specifically itemized in this chapter are also hereby |
11 | appropriated for those projects. |
12 | Section 308. Construction. |
13 | (a) Amounts contained in this chapter for any project shall |
14 | not supplant or replace any Federal funds authorized by any |
15 | Federal law or regulation. Funding from this chapter for any |
16 | project is available only to the extent that Federal funds are |
17 | not available for such project. |
18 | (b) Projects which are itemized in this chapter are deemed |
19 | to be flood mitigation projects for purposes of and funding |
20 | under Chapter 5 to the extent that the projects qualify under |
21 | The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance |
22 | Act (Public Law 93-288, 88 Stat. 143). |
23 | CHAPTER 5 |
24 | DISASTER MITIGATION AND ASSISTANCE PROJECTS |
25 | Section 501. Scope. |
26 | This chapter relates to disaster mitigation and assistance |
27 | projects itemization in 2012. |
28 | Section 502. Definitions. |
29 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
30 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
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1 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
2 | "Disaster." The period of time in calendar year 2011 |
3 | relating to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that was the |
4 | subject of a Presidential declaration of an emergency under The |
5 | Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act |
6 | (Public Law 93-288, 88 Stat. 143). |
7 | Section 503. Total authorization. |
8 | The total authorization for disaster mitigation projects or |
9 | public assistance projects as defined in The Robert T. Stafford |
10 | Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, |
11 | 88 Stat. 143) or as a project qualifying for assistance by the |
12 | United States Army Corps of Engineers and to be financed in part |
13 | with grants limited to the required match for the Federal share |
14 | of the costs made to local political subdivisions or nonprofit |
15 | organizations where applicable as itemized in this chapter is |
16 | $61,743,000. Projects for which no Federal funds are received |
17 | shall not receive funding under this chapter. |
18 | Section 504. Itemization of disaster mitigation or assistance |
19 | projects. |
20 | The individual disaster mitigation or assistance projects to |
21 | be funded as specified in section 516 are hereby itemized, |
22 | together with their respective estimated financial costs, in |
23 | this chapter. |
24 | Section 505. Bedford County. | | 25 | (a) Hyndman Flood Control Project | | 26 | Project Allocation | 100,000 | 27 | Section 506. Blair County. | | 28 | (a) Beaverdam Branch Flood Control Project | | 29 | Project Allocation | 12,500,000 | 30 | (b) Tyrone Flood Control Project | | | 1 | Project Allocation | 20,000,000 | 2 | Section 507. Bradford County. | | 3 4 | (a) Valley Joint Sewer Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 5 | Project Allocation | 40,000 | 6 | (b) Borough of Towanda, Restoration Project | | 7 | Project Allocation | 1,170,000 | 8 9 | (c) Borough of New Albany, Restoration Project | | 10 | Project Allocation | 62,000 | 11 | (d) Burlington Township, Restoration Project | | 12 | Project Allocation | 10,000 | 13 | (e) Borough of Canton, Restoration Project | | 14 | Project Allocation | 344,000 | 15 | Section 508. Columbia County. | | 16 17 | (a) Town of Bloomsburg, Flood Protection Project | | 18 | Project Allocation | 20,000,000 | 19 20 | (b) Town of Bloomsburg, Sanitary Sewer Flood Damage | | 21 | Project Allocation | 3,500,000 | 22 | Section 509. Lycoming County. | | 23 24 | (a) Muncy Borough Municipal Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 25 | Project Allocation | 2,000 | 26 27 | (b) City of Williamsport, Flood Control Project | | 28 | Project Allocation | 105,000 | 29 30 | (c) Lycoming County Water & Sewer Authority, Flood Damage to Authority | | | 1 | Project Allocation | 329,000 | 2 3 | (d) Muncy Creek Township Sewer Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 4 | Project Allocation | 76,000 | 5 6 | (e) Hughesville Borough Water Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 7 | Project Allocation | 37,000 | 8 9 | (f) Borough of Montoursville, Flood Control Project | | 10 | Project Allocation | 1,732,000 | 11 12 | (g) Borough of South Williamsport, Flood Control Project | | 13 | Project Allocation | 1,000 | 14 15 | (h) Williamsport Municipal Airport, Flood Control Project and Repair or Replacement | | 16 | Project Allocation | 985,000 | 17 18 | (i) Borough of Jersey Shore, Flood Control Project | | 19 | Project Allocation | 106,000 | 20 | Section 510. Sullivan County. | | 21 22 | (a) Borough of Dushore, Flood Control Project | | 23 | Project Allocation | 12,000 | 24 25 | (b) Borough of Eagles Mere, Flood Control Project | | 26 | Project Allocation | 5,000 | 27 28 | (c) Borough of Laporte, Flood Control Project | | 29 | Project Allocation | 35,000 | 30 | (d) Dushore Sewer Authority, Repair or | | | 1 | Replacement | | 2 | Project Allocation | 5,000 | 3 4 | (e) Dushore Water Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 5 | Project Allocation | 5,000 | 6 7 | (f) Davidson Township Sewer Authority, Repair or Replacement | | 8 | Project Allocation | 423,000 | 9 | Section 511. Susquehanna County. | | 10 11 | (a) Borough of New Milford, Restoration Project | | 12 | Project Allocation | 15,000 | 13 14 | (b) Borough of Little Meadows, Restoration Project | | 15 | Project Allocation | 7,000 | 16 | Section 512. Union County. | | 17 18 | (a) Borough of Lewisburg, Flood Control Project | | 19 | Project Allocation | 137,000 |
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20 | Section 513. Funds. |
21 | The projects itemized in this chapter shall be funded as |
22 | specified in section 516 in an amount not to exceed $15,500,000 |
23 | in the aggregate. |
24 | Section 514. State and local participation levels. |
25 | (a) Public assistance.--The required non-Federal |
26 | contribution of 25% or 20%, as appropriate, necessary to secure |
27 | Federal public assistance funding shall be divided between the |
28 | State and the affected local political subdivision or nonprofit |
29 | organization where applicable. The State share shall not exceed |
30 | 22% of the total cost of the projects. |
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1 | (b) Local waiver.--The Commonwealth may reduce the share of |
2 | an affected political subdivision if the tax base of that |
3 | political subdivision was substantially reduced as a direct |
4 | result of Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee or if payment of |
5 | the local share exceeds 40% of the most recently adopted annual |
6 | budget of the political subdivision. The Commonwealth may |
7 | require the adoption of appropriate flood control or storm water |
8 | management plans as a condition of the waiver if the adoption of |
9 | the plan does not present additional financial hardship. |
10 | Section 515. Federal funds. |
11 | All moneys received from the Federal Government for the |
12 | projects specifically itemized in this chapter are also hereby |
13 | appropriated for those projects. |
14 | Section 516. State funds. |
15 | The State share of funding for projects itemized in this |
16 | chapter shall be funded from a portion of existing interest |
17 | earnings held by the Commonwealth Financing Authority |
18 | established under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15 (relating to Commonwealth |
19 | Financing Authority). |
20 | Section 517. Transfer and appropriation. |
21 | Notwithstanding the provisions of 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15, Subchs. |
22 | B (relating to structure and powers) and C (relating to bonds), |
23 | interest earnings held by the Commonwealth Financing Authority |
24 | in an amount not exceeding $15,500,000 shall be transferred to |
25 | the Capital Facilities Fund and appropriated to the Department |
26 | of Environmental Protection to be used by it exclusively to |
27 | defray the financial cost of the projects specifically itemized |
28 | in this chapter. |
29 | Section 518. Construction. |
30 | Amounts contained in this chapter for any project shall not |
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1 | supplant or replace any Federal funds authorized by any Federal |
2 | law or regulation. Funding from this chapter for any project is |
3 | available only to the extent that Federal funds are not |
4 | available for such project. |
5 | CHAPTER 7 |
6 | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
7 | Section 701. Constitutional construction. |
8 | The provisions of this act shall be severable and, if any of |
9 | the provisions of this act shall be held unconstitutional, such |
10 | decisions shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining |
11 | provisions of this act. It is hereby declared as the legislative |
12 | intent that this act would have been adopted had such |
13 | unconstitutional provisions not been included in this act. |
14 | Section 702. Effective date. |
15 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
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