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PRINTER'S NO. 2359
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1768
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, BERNSTINE, GROVE, HENNESSEY, STRUZZI,
ZIMMERMAN AND ROTHMAN, AUGUST 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 30, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in transfer of State highways, further providing
for definitions and for restoration of highways.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9201 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 9201. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
* * *
"Rehabilitative work." Work that includes, but is not
limited to, the alteration or relocation of all or a portion of
a highway or road for safety purposes that is reasonably
necessary, economical or practicable as determined by the
department.
Section 2. Section 9207 of Title 75 is amended to read:
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§ 9207. Restoration of highways.
(a) General rule.--The department and the affected
municipality shall jointly determine whether any rehabilitative
work is required to put the highway or road in a satisfactory
condition. The rehabilitative work may be done by department or
municipal forces, or by contract, as the parties shall agree. If
the work is to be performed by the department or its
contractors, the highway or road transfer [shall not] may be
effective [until all agreed upon] before the rehabilitative work
has been completed if agreed to by the department and affected
municipality.
(b) Funding.--All [restoration] rehabilitative work shall be
paid from the State Highway Transfer Restoration Restricted
Account within the Motor License Fund, provided, however, that
the department may in its discretion pay for any or all such
work to be performed by the department or its contractors from
funds made available to the county maintenance districts under
section 9102 (relating to distribution of State highway
maintenance funds). No funds shall be allocated to
municipalities for the maintenance of highways transferred under
this chapter out of section 4 of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal
Allocation Law, nor shall highways transferred under the
provisions of this chapter be used to compute or determine the
allocations of municipalities under that section.
(c) Public liability.--Upon transfer of any highway, the
municipality shall assume the same public liability for the
transferred highway as it assumes for other highways under
municipal jurisdiction.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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