PRINTER'S NO. 355
No. 338 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RUFFING, DeWEESE, GEIST, McNAUGHTON, GEORGE,
GORDNER, CAWLEY, M. COHEN, BELARDI, LAUGHLIN, B. SMITH,
McILHATTAN, COLAFELLA, HALUSKA, WOJNAROSKI, STEIL, STEELMAN,
SOLOBAY, PRESTON, McCALL, STABACK, YOUNGBLOOD, SAINATO,
SCHRODER, LEVDANSKY, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, TIGUE, BARRAR,
SATHER, FREEMAN, PISTELLA, COSTA, TRELLO, WALKO, RUBLEY,
HORSEY, CAPPELLI, SHANER, GRUCELA, SCRIMENTI AND TANGRETTI,
JANUARY 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 31, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of September 18, 1961 (P.L.1389, No.615),
2 entitled "An act establishing and taking over as State
3 highways certain county highways, or sections thereof,
4 tunnels, bridges, viaducts and approaches thereto, in
5 counties, and certain streets and bridges in cities of the
6 first class and in cities of the second class, and certain
7 streets in cities of the second class A and third class, and
8 certain township roads and certain streets in boroughs and
9 incorporated towns; authorizing under certain terms and
10 conditions their construction, maintenance, repair,
11 reconstruction and improvement by the Commonwealth;
12 conferring certain powers upon Department of Highways and
13 local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for
14 sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such
15 highways; and deleting certain State highways," further
16 providing for alteration of responsibility.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Section 550 of the act of September 18, 1961
20 (P.L.1389, No.615), referred to as the County and Municipal
21 State Highway Law, added July 3, 1985 (P.L.159, No.43), is
22 amended to read:
1 Section 550. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles
2 I through V, pertaining to construction, reconstruction,
3 maintenance and resurfacing of the highways and bridges
4 enumerated therein, the Secretary of Transportation, subject to
5 subsection (b), shall have authority to enter into agreements
6 with any political subdivision to alter the respective
7 responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the
8 municipality for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and
9 resurfacing.
10 (b) The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into
11 agreements with cities and boroughs for the maintenance of all
12 stormwater sewers that serve State roads and highways in the
13 cities and boroughs and for the removal of antiskid material
14 applied by the Commonwealth on such roads and highways. The duty
15 to maintain and pay for such stormwater sewers and the duty to
16 remove and pay for such antiskid material shall be upon the
17 Commonwealth.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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