PRINTER'S NO. 3640
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
967
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, RYAN, ROTHMAN, BOBACK, READSHAW AND
CAUSER, JUNE 7, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 7, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study of the distribution of State highway
maintenance funds to determine if the current funding is
fairly shared among each of the 11 PennDOT Districts and
whether the funding formula requires adjustments.
WHEREAS, Legislative authority established the maintenance
funding distribution formula in section 9102 of Title 75; and
WHEREAS, Each county is allocated highway maintenance funds
according to a two-part process: the base allocation plus the
additional State highway maintenance appropriations
distribution; and
WHEREAS, The base allocation is comprised of a five-year
rolling average of each county's routine maintenance operations
costs, personnel expenses, operational expenses for winter
services, traffic, roadside, administration, equipment repair,
maintenance of buildings and grounds, inventory procurement and
capital outlay expenditures; and
WHEREAS, The additional State highway maintenance
appropriations distribution is comprised of four factors,
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legislatively defined, which are also based on a five-year
rolling average; and
WHEREAS, These factors are weighted accordingly:
(1) 30% lane miles in county;
(2) 15% vehicle miles traveled in county;
(3) 15% bridge rating for county, which is made up of
square feet of bridge deck in county and bridge maintenance
condition based on inspections; and
(4) 40% roadway rating for county, which is made up of
road conditions collected through video logging and analysis,
guardrail conditions, drainage needs and truck miles in
county;
and
WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2016-2017 the gross allocation of
State highway maintenance funds among the 11 PennDOT Districts
was slightly over $1.33 billion; and
WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2017-2018 the gross allocation of
State highway maintenance funds among the 11 PennDOT Districts
was slightly over $1.34 billion; and
WHEREAS, The State highway maintenance funds support PennDOT
Districts, providing a safe and reliable transportation
infrastructure, which is a core function of government;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of
the distribution of State highway maintenance funds; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the study determine if the current State
highway funding formula provides for appropriate distribution of
funds among each county within the 11 PennDOT Districts; and be
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it further
RESOLVED, That the study consist of:
(1) A review of the existing formula.
(2) A review of the previous two fiscal years to
determine if any PennDOT District was inadequately funded.
(3) A review of the previous two fiscal years to
determine if any PennDOT District was inappropriately
overfunded.
(4) Recommendations on how to better improve the
distribution of State highway maintenance funds;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee issue to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives a report of its findings within nine
months from the date of the adoption of this resolution.
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