SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 849 PRINTER'S NO. 2854
No. 816 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY FEESE, MARCH 14, 2005
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, OCTOBER 18, 2005
AN ACT 1 Making an appropriation from a restricted revenue account within <-- 2 the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the 3 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. 4 AMENDING THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005 (P.L. , NO.6A), ENTITLED "AN <-- 5 ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM A RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT 6 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS 7 TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION," MAKING AN 8 ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY 9 COMMISSION. 10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 11 hereby enacts as follows: 12 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be <-- 13 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 14 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 15 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 16 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 17 year July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006, for the purposes and in the 18 amounts shown: 19 Federal State 20 For the salaries, wages and all
1 necessary expenses for the proper 2 operation and administration of the 3 Pennsylvania Public Utility 4 Commission, including the chairman and 5 commissioners and the Bureau of Safety 6 and Enforcement. 7 State appropriation........ 50,369,000 8 The following Federal augmentation 9 amounts, or as much thereof as may be 10 necessary, are specifically 11 appropriated to supplement the sum 12 authorized to be billed to utilities 13 for the operation of the commission: 14 (1) "Natural Gas Pipeline 15 Safety" - To enforce the 16 regulations of the Natural Gas 17 Pipeline Safety Act. 18 Federal appropriation...... 375,000 19 (2) "Motor Carrier Safety." 20 Federal appropriation...... 1,350,000 21 Any Federal funds which the 22 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 23 receives pursuant to these 24 appropriations shall not be reimbursed 25 to any utility. 26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005, or 27 immediately, whichever is later. 28 SECTION 1. SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF JULY 7, 2005 (P.L. , <-- 29 NO.6A), ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM A 30 RESTRICTED REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM 20050H0816B2854 - 2 -
1 FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY 2 COMMISSION," IS AMENDED TO READ: 3 SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING SUMS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE 4 NECESSARY, ARE SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED FROM THE RESTRICTED 5 REVENUE ACCOUNT WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM FEDERAL 6 AUGMENTATION FUNDS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 7 TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE FISCAL 8 YEAR JULY 1, 2005, TO JUNE 30, 2006, FOR THE PURPOSES AND IN THE 9 AMOUNTS SHOWN: 10 FEDERAL STATE 11 FOR THE SALARIES, WAGES AND ALL 12 NECESSARY EXPENSES FOR THE PROPER 13 OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE 14 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY 15 COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND 16 COMMISSIONERS AND THE BUREAU OF SAFETY 17 AND ENFORCEMENT AND FOR ENHANCED 18 COMMUNICATIONS. 19 [STATE APPROPRIATION....... 50,369,000] 20 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 52,000,000 21 THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL AUGMENTATION 22 AMOUNTS, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE 23 NECESSARY, ARE SPECIFICALLY 24 APPROPRIATED TO SUPPLEMENT THE SUM 25 AUTHORIZED TO BE BILLED TO UTILITIES 26 FOR THE OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION: 27 (1) "NATURAL GAS PIPELINE 28 SAFETY" - TO ENFORCE THE 29 REGULATIONS OF THE NATURAL GAS 30 PIPELINE SAFETY ACT. 20050H0816B2854 - 3 -
1 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 375,000 2 (2) "MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY." 3 FEDERAL APPROPRIATION...... 1,350,000 4 ANY FEDERAL FUNDS WHICH THE 5 PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION 6 RECEIVES PURSUANT TO THESE 7 APPROPRIATIONS SHALL NOT BE REIMBURSED 8 TO ANY UTILITY. 9 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. B10L84RZ/20050H0816B2854 - 4 -