PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2229
PRINTER'S NO. 3164
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1952
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY THOMAS, SOLOMON, BERNSTINE, BOBACK, BRIGGS,
BROOKS, R. BROWN, CIRESI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DOWLING, DRISCOLL,
FARRY, FRITZ, GAYDOS, HELM, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD,
ISAACSON, JAMES, KAUFER, KINSEY, LEWIS DELROSSO, LONGIETTI,
MALAGARI, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MULLINS, ORTITAY,
PASHINSKI, PICKETT, PISCIOTTANO, RADER, SANCHEZ, SAPPEY,
SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, SNYDER, TOOHIL AND DALEY,
OCTOBER 4, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
MAY 25, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in United States Semiquincentennial, providing
for infrastructure improvements and projects.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
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Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 2808.1-I. Infrastructure improvements and projects.
(a) Committee.--A committee is established within the
commission to review and select infrastructure improvements and
projects under section 2807-I(2).
(b) Membership.--The following shall apply:
(1) The committee shall consist of the following
members:
(i) Ten TWELVE members of the Senate, of whom:
(A) Five SIX shall be appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate.
(B) Five SIX shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(ii) Ten TWELVE members of the House of
Representatives, of whom:
(A) Five SIX shall be appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
(B) Five SIX shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) To the extent possible, each member under paragraph
(1) shall be chosen in accordance with the following
guidelines:
(i) one member from each political party from the
southeastern region;
(ii) one member from each political party from the
northeastern region;
(iii) one member from each political party from the
Northern Tier or central region NORTHCENTRAL REGION ;
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(IV) ONE MEMBER FROM EACH POLITICAL PARTY FROM THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION;
(iv) (V) one member from each political party from
the northwestern region; and
(v) (VI) one member from each political party from
the western or southwestern region.
(3) Section 2814-I shall apply to members of the
committee.
(c) Selection process.-- T he committee shall:
(1) THE COMMITTEE SHALL:
(1) Meet within 30 days of the effective date of this
section
(I) NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 31, 2022, MEET to
schedule a series of meetings and hearings in each
geographic region.
(2) (II) Choose infrastructure improvements and
projects in each region that shall be completed by
January 31, 2026. The following shall apply:
(i) (A) Each infrastructure improvement or
project shall be a legacy project that allows each
region to secure funding for one or multiple
improvements or projects that help the region welcome
the rest of the nation and the world to this
Commonwealth during the United States
Semiquincentennial .
(ii) (B) The committee shall approve
infrastructure improvements and projects that have a
lasting legacy for future generations of
Pennsylvanians.
(3) (III) Consider infrastructure improvements and
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projects that will be funded by Federal infrastructure
dollars.
(4) (IV) Complete the selection of infrastructure
improvements and projects by December 31, 2022 2023 .
(5) (V) Inform the public of merit-worthy
infrastructure improvements and projects through a series
of public hearings, with at least two public hearings in
each region. The hearings shall provide an opportunity
for stakeholders, including nonprofit organizations, art
and history organizations, religious leaders, elected
officials, civic leaders and members of the community, to
identify infrastructure improvements and projects that
will best position the region for the United States
Semiquincentennial .
(6) (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term
"geographic region" means a region of this Commonwealth in
which members are selected under subsection (b)(2).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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