PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3152, 3719 PRINTER'S NO. 3827
No. 2359 Session of 1975
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 2359, entitled:
"An act amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, adding and revising
provisions relating to printing and distribution of statutes and
making repeals,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
K. LEROY IRVIS
JAMES J. MANDERINO
ROBERT J. BUTERA
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
STANLEY M. NOSZKA
JOSEPH F. SMITH
RICHARD A. TILGHMAN
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
AN ACT
1 To further provide for the expenses of the Executive,
2 Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for
3 the fiscal period July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977; to make
4 additional appropriations from the Federal augmentation to
5 the Executive Department for the fiscal period July 1, 1976
6 to June 30, 1977, and to appropriate the Federal funds
7 available for implementation of Title II, Public Law 94-369,
8 to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
9 Department.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
13 "Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1976."
14 Section 2. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be
15 necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from the General
16 Fund to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive,
17 Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for the
18 payment of the salaries, wages or other compensation and travel
19 expenses of the duly elected or appointed officers and employees
20 of the Commonwealth, for payment of fees of contractual services
21 rendered, for the purchase or rental of goods, services,
22 printing, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
23 other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
24 the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
25 for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal period
26 beginning July 1, 1976 and for the payment of bills incurred and
27 remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal period ending June
28 30, 1976.
29 I. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
30 To the Governor
31 For payments to fund the Governor's share of
32 the administrative expenses of the Commonwealth
1 Compensation Commission created by the act of
2 June 29, 1976 (No.111)........................... 25,000
3 To the Treasury Department
4 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
5 expenses for the proper conduct of the
6 following purposes and activities:
7 Administration of the Treasury Department..... 4,400,000
8 For death benefits payable by the Treasury
9 Department under the provisions of the act of
10 June 24, 1976 (No.101)........................... 500,000
11 For awards made by the Crime Victim's
12 Compensation Board and payable by the Treasury
13 Department under the provisions of the act of
14 July 9, 1976 (No.139)............................ 500,000
15 To the Department of Community Affairs
16 For grants for housing and redevelopment
17 assistance as authorized by the act of May 20,
18 1949 (P.L.1633, No.493), known as the "Housing
19 and Redevelopment Assistance Law," and by payment
20 of the costs of administering such act up to but
21 not exceeding an amount equaling 2% of the
22 appropriation.................................... 15,650,000
23 No more than 20% of the amount herein appropri-
24 ated shall be allocated or granted to any one
25 political subdivision. The 20% limitation shall
26 not include allocations or grants for money
27 formally committed in a prior year to any
28 municipality.
29 To the Department of Environmental Resources
30 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
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1 expenses for the proper administration of the
2 Department of Environmental Resources including
3 flood control, prevention, control and extinction
4 of forest fires, reduction of disease and insect
5 damage to forests, air pollution control, water
6 quality management, community environment
7 management, occupational health and safety,
8 radiological health, development, utilization and
9 regulation of water, land and mineral resources,
10 and development, operation and maintenance of
11 recreational areas and facilities................ 16,024,000
12 Stream Improvement Projects................... 750,000
13 Improvements to Hillman State Park............ 200,000
14 For establishing, maintaining and preserving
15 the Appalachian Trail............................ 250,000
16 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the
17 Department of Environmental Resources, is authorized
18 to enter into written cooperative agreements with
19 political subdivisions, landowners, private
20 organizations and individuals, and to acquire by
21 agreement, gift, eminent domain or purchase, land,
22 rights-of-way and easements for the purpose of
23 establishing, protecting and maintaining a walking
24 trail right-of-way across this Commonwealth, now
25 generally known as the Appalachian Trail, under
26 such terms and conditions, including payment by the
27 department in lieu of property taxes on trail lands
28 or property so acquired or subject to such use in
29 accordance with the act of May 17, 1929 (P.L.1798,
30 No.591), relating to payments made by the Common-
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1 wealth in lieu of taxes as shall protect the interests
2 of the actual or adjacent landowners, or land users
3 and as shall further the purposes of this act but in
4 the event of acquisition by eminent domain the total
5 amount of land so acquired shall not exceed an average
6 of 25 acres per mile of trail.
7 To the Department of Health
8 For payment of expenses incurred or to be
9 incurred by the Commonwealth and the City of
10 Philadelphia from research, surveillance and
11 investigative efforts related to the
12 "Legionnaires' Disease".......................... 250,000
13 For the Emergency Care Research Institute..... 350,000
14 To the Department of Revenue
15 For the distribution of Public Utility Realty
16 Tax.............................................. 27,016,000
17 To the Pennsylvania Securities Commission
18 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
19 expenses for the proper administration of the
20 Pennsylvania Securities Commission............... 861,000
21 To the Department of State
22 For the costs incurred resulting from the
23 implementation of postcard voter registration.... 1,200,000
24 To the State Employees' Retirement System
25 For payment of the cost of medical/hospital
26 insurance for Commonwealth annuitants............ 1,700,000
27 To the Pennsylvania State Police
28 For the payment of nonservice connected
29 disability benefits and nonservice connected
30 death benefits pursuant to the Greshenfeld Awards
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1 but payable only for fiscal year 1976-1977....... 80,000
2 II. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
3 To the Senate
4 Miscellaneous Expenses:
5 For payments to fund the President pro
6 tempore's share of the administrative expenses
7 of the Commonwealth Compensation Commission
8 created by the act of June 29, 1976 (No.111)..... 25,000
9 To the House of Representatives
10 For payments to fund the Speaker of the
11 House of Representatives' share of the
12 administrative expenses of the Commonwealth
13 Compensation Commission created by the act of
14 June 29, 1976 (No.111)........................... 25,000
15 For payment to the Chief Clerk of the House
16 of Representatives for reimbursement of costs
17 and expenses of members and officers of the
18 General Assembly attending the conference for
19 new members....................................... 7,500
20 To the Legislative Reference Bureau
21 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
22 for the work of the Legislative Reference Bureau
23 including the Document Law Section............... 1,065,000
24 Printing of Laws (including the Pennsylvania
25 Consolidated Statutes)........................... 141,000
26 Advance copies of statutes and volumes of the
27 Laws of Pennsylvania shall be printed under
28 contracts entered into by the Legislative
29 Reference Bureau (without the intervention of any
30 other State agency or officer and without regard
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1 to any other statute regulating printing
2 contracts) and distributed (without regard to any
3 other statute regulating distribution of laws)
4 as determined by the Bureau and moneys from sales
5 shall be made to the Bureau or the Department of
6 General Services, as the Bureau shall determine,
7 which shall pay the same into the State Treasury
8 to the credit of the General Fund. Such moneys
9 are hereby appropriated from the General Fund
10 to the Legislative Reference Bureau for the print-
11 ing of such laws.
12 III. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
13 Supreme Court
14 Court Administrator, including the expenses of
15 the Judicial Council of Pennsylvania, and the
16 District Justice Administrator pursuant to the act
17 of July 15, 1976 (No.204)........................ 1,198,000
18 Community Courts-District Justices of the Peace
19 Salaries of Community Court Judges and
20 District Justices of the Peace................... 12,174,000
21 IV. FEDERAL AUGMENTATION FUNDS
22 The following sums, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
23 are hereby specifically appropriated from the Federal
24 augmentation funds to the several hereinafter named agencies of
25 the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Commonwealth for
26 the payment of the expenses of implementing and carrying out the
27 programs stated herein for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
28 1976.
29 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
30 To the Governor
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1 (a) For the Office of Human Resources
2 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
3 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
4 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
5 of $151,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
6 revenues for administration and operation:
7 (1) "Developmental Disabilities - Basic
8 Support": To plan, administer, provide services
9 and contract facilities for the developmentally
10 disabled......................................... $3,000,000
11 (2) "Partnership grant for Services Inte-
12 gration": To assess, coordinate and improve the
13 delivery of human services at the State, county,
14 and local levels................................. 56,000
15 (3) "Grant from the Department of Health,
16 Education and Welfare."
17 To prepare for a National Conference on Handi-
18 capped Individuals............................... 14,000
19 (b) Office of Administration
20 The following Federal augmentation
21 amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
22 are hereby specifically appropriated to supplement
23 the sum of $3,821,000 appropriated from
24 Commonwealth revenues for administration:
25 (1) "Intergovernmental Personnel Act" - For
26 improvement of the State personnel system including
27 but not limited to the completion of evaluation
28 studies, the purchasing of equipment and the
29 employment of consultants........................ 400,000
30 (2) "Law Enforcement Assistance - Telecommun-
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1 ications Grant" - For provision, by the Bureau of
2 Management Services, of telecommunication
3 services to the Governor's Justice Commission.... 143,000
4 (c) For the Office of State Planning and Development
5 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
6 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
7 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
8 of $1,063,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
9 revenues for administration:
10 (1) "Comprehensive Planning Assistance" - To
11 undertake State land use policy and Pennsylvania
12 Projection Services planning activities.......... 324,000
13 (2) "Appalachian State Research, Technical
14 Assistance and Demonstration Projects" - To
15 undertake citizen participation development and
16 demonstration project activities................. 200,000
17 (d) For the Human Relations Commission
18 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
19 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
20 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
21 of $3,672,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
22 revenues for administration:
23 (1) Equal Employment Opportunity
24 Commission-Special Project Grant - To
25 undertake, identify and eliminate discrimi-
26 nation in employment due to race, color, religion,
27 sex, ancestry or national origin, in hiring,
28 recruitment, placement, promotion, referral,
29 transfer, lay-off, discharge and other employment
30 practices........................................ 460,000
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1 (2) "Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
2 ment-Special Project Grant."
3 To develop a program to combat discrimination
4 in housing....................................... 135,000
5 (3) "Law Enforcement Assistance Agency Anti-
6 discrimination Grant."
7 To combat discrimination in law enforcement
8 agencies......................................... 40,000
9 (e) For the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
10 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
11 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
12 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
13 of $1,004,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
14 revenues for administration:
15 (1) "Labor Liaison" - To form a liaison
16 between union members, their families, organi-
17 zations and communities and the State's artists,
18 art groups and institutions...................... 18,000
19 (2) "Program Development" - To provide
20 support of a music program director, dance
21 touring administrator, visual arts administrator
22 and support staff................................ 41,000
23 (3) Emergency School Aid to provide a pilot
24 program to aid in dealing with racially troubled
25 schools.......................................... 94,000
26 (f) For the Governor's Energy Council
27 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
28 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
29 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
30 of $291,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
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1 revenues for administration:
2 "Cooperative Agreement" - For specific energy
3 projects including but not limited to studies on
4 energy conservation.............................. 466,000
5 (g) Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
6 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
7 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
8 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
9 of $17,184,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
10 revenues for Grants to Drug and Alcohol Programs:
11 (1) State Training Systems Project National
12 Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse........ 45,562
13 (2) Integrated Drug Abuse Reporting Process -
14 National Institute on Drug Abuse................. 52,507
15 To the Department of Agriculture
16 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
17 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
18 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
19 of $13,658,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
20 revenues for general government operations:
21 (1) "Title 1 of the Comprehensive Employment
22 and Training Act of 1973 (CETA)" - To develop a
23 multiservice program for rehabilitating housing
24 and provide employment for economically disadvan-
25 taged, underemployed and unemployed persons; also,
26 for the repair of rural homes, particularly homes
27 owned by the handicapped, low income public
28 assistance recipients and senior citizens, with
29 high priority given to farm houses and rural
30 small town residents............................. 277,000
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1 (2) "Fruit Tree Survey" - To conduct a survey
2 of fruit trees and grapevines during fiscal year
3 1976-1977........................................ 6,700
4 (3) Federal/State Ornamental Crop Reporting
5 for development and support of a marketing infor-
6 mation system.................................... 21,000
7 To the State Council of Civil Defense
8 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
9 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
10 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
11 of $456,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
12 revenues for general government operations:
13 "Civil Defense - Federal CFDA Program
14 No. 12.300" - For payment of salaries, benefits
15 and administrative expenses and travel of author-
16 ized State and local civil defense employees and
17 for equipment, supplies and facilities........... 564,000
18 To the State Civil Service Commission
19 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
20 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
21 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
22 of $1,000 appropriated from Commonwealth revenues
23 for general government operations:
24 (1) "Sharing With a Purpose (S.W.A.P.)" - For
25 publication of a newsletter containing research
26 data related to Civil Service personnel
27 activities....................................... 8,000
28 (2) Federal Social Security Act, Title IV
29 Parts A and C as enacted 1960 and 1971 (State)
30 Work Incentive Program.......................... 1,000
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1 To the Department of Commerce
2 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
3 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
4 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
5 of $4,759,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
6 revenues for general government operations:
7 (1) "Appalachian Regional Commission - Child
8 Development Grant" - For provision and develop-
9 ment of demonstration health centers, child
10 development facilities, and day care centers..... 20,000
11 (2) "Appalachian Regional Commission - Manage-
12 ment Grant" - For salary and expenses of one
13 individual responsible for completion of project
14 status and assessment reports on all Appalachian
15 Regional Commission project established in
16 Pennsylvania since 1965.......................... 27,000
17 (3) "Minority Business Development Grant" -
18 To assist in the development and operation of the
19 State minority enterprise program................ 110,000
20 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
21 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
22 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
23 of $950,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
24 revenues for the Pennsylvania Science and
25 Engineering Foundation:
26 Public Works and Economic Development Act
27 Section 304 grant for public works projects for
28 the purposes of making loans or grants for urban
29 land acquisition, site development, and construc-
30 tion costs for industrial development purposes... 506,000
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1 To the State Bicentennial Commission
2 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
3 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
4 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
5 of $1,250,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
6 revenues for general government operations:
7 (1) "Bicentennial Administration - Matching
8 Project Grant" - For promotion of Bicentennial
9 projects in the State............................ 230,000
10 (2) "Bicentennial Administration - Direct
11 Grants" - To support the Bicentennial Commission. 25,000
12 To the Department of Community Affairs
13 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
14 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
15 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
16 of $5,782,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
17 revenues for general government operations:
18 (1) "Water Pollution Control Training" -
19 Training wastewater treatment plant operators in
20 technical subjects at regional locations......... 32,000
21 (2) "Economic Opportunity Act of 1964,
22 Title II_B, Section 231, as amended" - To provide
23 technical assistance and program review to C.S.A.
24 funded programs in the Commonwealth and to assist
25 grantee agencies, public or private, in develop-
26 ing innovative new concepts and sustaining
27 effective current anti-poverty programs.......... 312,000
28 (3) "Consultive Services to Local Government
29 in Police Administration" - To provide consulting
30 services to municipalities to improve police
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1 administration by LEAA support of five positions
2 in the regional offices.......................... 75,000
3 (4) Federal Planning Grants and Innovative
4 Housing Program - Appalachian Regional Commis-
5 sion." Use of funds for planning purposes and
6 establishment of an Appalachian Housing Program
7 providing seed money and technical assistance.... 638,000
8 (5) "Specialized Services to Minorities"
9 CETA Title III - To provide services to
10 migrants......................................... 73,000
11 The following Federal augmentation amount
12 or as much thereof as may be necessary is hereby
13 specifically appropriated to supplement the
14 sum of $1,750,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
15 revenues for the Statewide manpower employment
16 assistance and training program:
17 Second Language Program for non-English
18 speaking residents of the Commonwealth........... 95,000
19 To the Department of Education
20 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
21 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
22 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
23 of $12,328,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
24 revenues for general government operations:
25 (1) "Education of Exceptional Children - State
26 Operated Program" - Administration of the
27 initiation, expansion, and improvement of
28 educational programs for handicapped children.... 657,000
29 (2) "Higher Education Instruction Program
30 (undergraduate), HEA Title VI A" - To administer a
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1 program to acquire laboratory and special equip-
2 ment, closed circuit television equipment and
3 related materials................................ 21,000
4 (3) "Administration of ESEA Title IV B" -
5 To administer a program to improve quality of
6 education by distributing Federal funding for
7 libraries, learning resources and guidance....... 373,000
8 (4) "Food and Nutrition Service (Administration)" -
9 To administer all food nutrition programs........ 600,000
10 (5) "Indo-Chinese Children Refugee Program" -
11 To assist in providing inservice training for
12 cultural adjustment.............................. 32,000
13 (6) "Program for Bilingual Education, ESEA Title
14 VII". Coordination of Technical Assistance to
15 Monitor Local Education Agency Programs.......... 17,000
16 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
17 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
18 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
19 of $1,486,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
20 revenues for the State Library:
21 "Library Services and Construction Act Title I,
22 Public Library Services" - To provide library
23 services and administer aid to public libraries.. 800,000
24 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
25 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
26 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
27 of $169,026,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
28 revenues for the State Colleges and State-owned
29 University:
30 (1) "Basic Education Opportunity Grants" - For
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1 scholarships to students......................... 10,703,000
2 (2) "Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants" -
3 For scholarships to students..................... 1,111,000
4 (3) "National Direct Student Loan Program" -
5 For loans to students............................ 1,328,000
6 (4) "Vocational Education Information Network" -
7 For Millersville State College to collect and
8 disseminate materials for use in the vocational
9 and technical schools of the Commonwealth........ 197,000
10 (5) "Migrant Project" - For Millersville State
11 College to develop and provide and administer a
12 program which meets the educational needs of
13 children of migrant workers...................... 400,000
14 (6) "Head Start Program" - For California
15 State College to administer a program throughout
16 Fayette County to provide pre-school educational
17 experience for three to five year old children
18 from economically disadvantaged families......... 365,000
19 (7) "Basic Institutional Development Program" -
20 To strengthen the programs at Cheyney State
21 College through curriculum development,
22 administrative development, and student services. 375,000
23 (8) "Law Enforcement Education Program" - For
24 grants and loans to students at Indiana Univer-
25 sity............................................. 129,000
26 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
27 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
28 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
29 of $3,834,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
30 revenues for the Scotland School for Veteran's
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1 Children:
2 "ESEA Title I - Education for the Disadvantaged" -
3 To provide programs in: remedial reading,
4 developmental and corrective reading, remedial
5 math, environmental education; summer school
6 instruction, and home life counseling............ 245,000
7 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
8 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
9 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
10 of $8,896,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
11 revenues for the improvement of library services:
12 (1) Library Services and Construction Act
13 Title I, Public Library Services" - To promote the
14 extension of library services, develop library
15 systems, improve library services for minorities
16 and provide special library services for blind
17 and physically handicapped....................... 2,339,000
18 (2) "Library Services and Construction Act -
19 Title III" - To encourage inter library
20 cooperation and coordination of library services
21 and resources.................................... 124,000
22 To the Department of Environmental Resources
23 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
24 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
25 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
26 of $16,774,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
27 revenues for general government operations:
28 (1) Federal Reimbursement for Acid Mine
29 Drainage, Environmental Protection Agency for
30 cost incurred for literary reviews and research
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1 and demonstration projects to abate acid mine
2 drainage from abandoned mines.................... 107,000
3 (2) Federal Reimbursement - Abandoned Mine
4 Reclamation Program A.R.C. for reclamation of
5 non-burning refuse banks......................... 29,000
6 (3) Federal Reimbursement - Land Use Inven-
7 tory Data Collection A.R.C....................... 9,000
8 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
9 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
10 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
11 of $2,144,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
12 revenues for the deep mine safety inspections:
13 "Training and Education of Underground Coal
14 Miners" - For the conduct of a training program
15 for private coal industry employees in mine safety
16 and first aid practice including: (i) safe mine
17 machinery operation, (ii) emergency medical
18 training, and (iii) underground gas detection
19 training and other such activities as may be
20 necessary to carry out the purposes of this grant
21 program.......................................... 353,000
22 The following Federal Augmentation Amounts,
23 or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
24 hereby specifically appropriated to supplement
25 the sum of $600,000 appropriated from Common-
26 wealth revenues for occupational health:
27 (a) "Occupational Health and Safety Pro-
28 grams" - For the conduct of (1) special consulta-
29 tive programs with foundries in Pennsylvania, (2)
30 OSHA planning for State and local government
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1 employees, and (3) the Target Health Hazards
2 Program.
3 (b) "Childhood Lead Poisoning Centralized
4 Laboratory Facility" - For the operation of a
5 centralized laboratory facility for lead
6 detection and analysis and other such activities
7 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
8 of these grant programs.......................... 384,000
9 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
10 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
11 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
12 of $2,409,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
13 revenues for land protection:
14 "Solid Waste Planning, Study, Feasibility and
15 Demonstration Grants" and "Water Pollution
16 Control Areawide Waste Treatment Management
17 Planning Grants" (consolidated) - To be used for
18 the purposes of : (i) hazardous solid waste
19 planning, (ii) demonstrate and evaluate recla-
20 mation, stabilization and erosion control of strip
21 mine land for agricultural purposes using
22 municipal sewage sludge, (iii) use of flu gas
23 desulfurization sludges and fly ash to abate
24 mine drainage and subsidence, and (iv) feasibility
25 of lime encapsulation of planting waste sludges to
26 prevent waste pollution and for the conduct of a
27 program relating to the residual waste work
28 plan portion of the Comprehensive Water Quality
29 Management Planning Grant - P.L.92-500, section
30 208, and other such activities as may be required
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1 to carry out the purposes of these grant
2 programs......................................... 444,000
3 So much as may be necessary to aid the Common-
4 wealth in establishing, preserving and maintaining
5 the Appalachian Trail, including any additional
6 funds which may be available from the Federal
7 Government....................................... 250,000
8 To the Department of Health
9 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
10 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
11 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
12 of $16,350,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
13 revenues for general government operations:
14 (1) "Comprehensive Health Planning - Grants
15 to States" - To establish the health priorities
16 of the Commonwealth through studies of existing
17 and potential health facilities, manpower, and
18 services, and stimulate the development of Regional
19 Comprehensive Health Planning Agencies........... 950,000
20 (2) "Migrant Health Grants" - To provide
21 clinic services at medical centers, and intensify
22 public health nursing services and sanitary surveys
23 of camps for migrant health laborers and their
24 families in the Commonwealth..................... 223,000
25 (3) Cooperative Health Statistics Program -
26 Manpower.
27 To develop, establish and maintain the health
28 manpower component of the cooperative health
29 statistics system of the national center for
30 health statistics at the State/local level of
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1 government....................................... 98,000
2 (4) Tuberculosis record system to refine the
3 tuberculosis reporting system in the State....... 51,000
4 (5) "Maternal and Child Health Services" - To
5 extend and improve services, in rural areas and
6 in areas suffering from severe distress, for
7 reducing infant mortality and improvement of the
8 health of mothers and children and to advancement
9 of maternal and child health services............ 9,308,000
10 (6) "Crippled Children's Services" - To provide
11 medical, surgical and corrective care and services;
12 facilities for diagnosis, hospitalization; and
13 post-hospital care for children who are crippled
14 or suffering from conditions which lead to
15 crippling........................................ 4,615,000
16 (7) "Comprehensive Public Health Services -
17 Formula Grants" - To develop coordinated programs
18 of State and local public health services, includ-
19 ing those directed at maintaining physical and
20 mental health; detection, preventing and controlling
21 disease, injuries and disability; and protecting
22 and maintaining a healthful environment.......... 3,913,000
23 (8) For the purpose of administration of
24 facility construction............................ 100,000
25 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
26 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
27 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
28 of $550,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
29 revenues for Maternal and Child Health:
30 "Maternal and Child Health Research (Child
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1 Health Research Grants Program" - To research and
2 evaluate Prenatal Care and Pregnancy Outcome..... 140,000
3 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
4 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
5 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
6 of $4,267,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
7 revenues for the Elizabethtown Hospital for
8 Children and Youth:
9 "Educationally Deprived Children - Handicapped" -
10 To provide an educational program for children
11 from low-income families......................... 55,000
12 To the Historical and Museum Commission
13 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
14 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
15 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
16 of $5,477,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
17 revenues for general government operations:
18 National Endowment for the Humanities Division
19 of Research Grants.
20 For microfilming and guide preparation of the
21 records of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive
22 Council and for the acquisition and preparation
23 of the Henry Boquet papers....................... 39,000
24 To the Department of Justice
25 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
26 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
27 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
28 of $503,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
29 revenues for the Bureau of Investigations:
30 "Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving and
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1 Strengthening Law Enforcement" - To augment
2 staffing in the Bureau of Investigations in the
3 areas of investigation of organized crime........ 70,000
4 (1) "Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving
5 and Strengthening Law Enforcement" - For training
6 of new State and local personnel in enforcement
7 of the Commonwealth's Drug and Narcotic Laws..... 32,000
8 (2) "Law Enforcement Assistance Improving and
9 Strengthening Law Enforcement - For the Bureau of
10 Drug Control - For the Drug Diversion Investiga-
11 tion Unit"....................................... 53,000
12 (3) Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving
13 and Strengthening Law Enforcement - For Drug
14 Control Training for the Northwest Region........ 23,000
15 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
16 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
17 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
18 of $249,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
19 revenues for the Pennsylvania Crime Commission:
20 "Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving and
21 Strengthening Law Enforcement" - For support
22 of the organized crime control program........... 1,096,000
23 The following Federal Augmentation Amounts, or
24 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
25 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
26 of $950,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
27 revenues for the Community Treatment Centers.
28 Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving and
29 Strengthening Law Enforcement - For the Community
30 Service Centers Program.......................... 296,000
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1 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
2 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
3 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
4 of $209,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
5 revenues for the Juvenile Court Judges Commission:
6 "Law Enforcement Assistance Improving and
7 Strengthening Law Enforcement" - Statistical
8 Analysis Center for the Juvenile Courts.......... 87,000
9 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
10 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
11 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
12 of $66,948,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
13 revenues for the State Correctional Institutions:
14 (1) Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving
15 and Strengthening Law Enforcement for Staff
16 Development and Training, Treatment Program
17 for Drug Abusers, Treatment Program for
18 Psychiatrically Disturbed Inmates, for Physical
19 Fitness Training through Boxing, for Inmate
20 Data Bank Tracking System, for a Two-Way Radio
21 System, for Assessment, Training or Assertive
22 and Perspective Skills and the County Cor-
23 rectional Statistics Program..................... 954,000
24 To the Department of Military Affairs
25 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
26 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
27 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
28 of $851,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
29 revenues for the Soldiers and Sailors Home:
30 "Soldiers and Sailors Home" - To maintain and
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1 operate a domiciliary and nursing unit for
2 discharged, aged and indigent veterans of the
3 U.S. Armed Services.............................. 517,000
4 To the Department of Public Welfare
5 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
6 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
7 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
8 of $20,204,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
9 revenues for general government operations:
10 (1) "Child Welfare Services" - For adminis-
11 trative expenses incurred to establish, extend, and
12 strengthen services provided by the Commonwealth
13 and local Public Welfare Programs for development
14 of preventive services, which will prevent the
15 neglect, abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of
16 children......................................... 1,649,000
17 (2) Child Abuse - Prevention and Treatment
18 Act.............................................. 5,000
19 (3) Public Assistance - Social Services Train-
20 ing - To train Commonwealth personnel in support
21 of Social Services provision...................... 105,000
22 (4) Food Stamp Program - For administration
23 of the Food Stamp Program........................ 760,000
24 (5) Supplemental Security Income - For
25 administrative expenses in providing the
26 Supplemental Security Income Program............. 100,000
27 (6) Work Incentive Program - For adminis-
28 trative expenses relating to the Work Incentive
29 Program.......................................... 200,000
30 The following Federal Augmentation Amounts,
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1 or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
2 hereby specifically appropriated to supplement
3 the sum of $450,000 appropriated from Common-
4 wealth revenues for Internal Audit and Investiga-
5 tion Unit:
6 Medical Assistance - Internal Audit and
7 Investigation.................................... 192,000
8 Public Assistance - Internal Audit and
9 Investigation.................................... 61,000
10 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
11 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
12 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
13 of $23,237,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
14 revenues for youth development centers and
15 forestry camps:
16 "Law Enforcement Assistance - Improving
17 and Strengthening Law Enforcement" - To provide
18 for community group homes, youth development
19 centers, and for treatment of juvenile offenders
20 from adult correctional institutions............. 3,001,000
21 (1) "Medicare" - To provide Medicare services
22 for eligible persons at State Medical and
23 Surgical Hospitals............................... 17,682,000
24 (2) Medical Assistance Program - To provide
25 medical assistance services for eligible persons
26 at State Medical and Surgical Hospitals.......... 5,417,000
27 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
28 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
29 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
30 of $50,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
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1 revenues for training personnel - geriatric
2 homes:
3 "Medical Assistance - Training" - For medical
4 assistance expenses in the training of personnel
5 for geriatric homes.............................. 100,000
6 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
7 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
8 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
9 of $323,271,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
10 revenues for institutions for the mentally ill
11 and mentally retarded:
12 (1) "Hospital Improvement Grants" - To provide
13 funds to State mental hospitals for projects which
14 will improve the quality of care, treatment, and
15 rehabilitation of patients, encourage transition
16 to open institutions, and develop relations with
17 community programs for mental health............. 306,000
18 (2) "Medical Assistance Program" - To provide
19 medical assistance services for eligible persons
20 at State mental hospitals and State schools and
21 hospitals........................................ 118,400,000
22 (3) "Medicare" - To provide Medicare service
23 to eligible persons at State hospitals and
24 State schools and hospitals...................... 3,415,000
25 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
26 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
27 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
28 of $8,000,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
29 revenues for the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric
30 Institution:
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1 Public Health Service Grant - To provide
2 training in mental health center cost outcome
3 information system............................... 20,000
4 Federal Grant - Indirect Cost Reimbursement... 200,000
5 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
6 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
7 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
8 of $502,600,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
9 revenues for cash assistance:
10 "Indo-Chinese Refugee Program" - To furnish
11 temporary aid for refugees from Vietnam and
12 Cambodia......................................... 1,800,000
13 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
14 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
15 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
16 of $93,573,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
17 revenues for county administration.
18 (1) "Public Assistance - Social Services" -
19 To provide social services to eligible persons... 23,342,000
20 (2) "Medical Assistance" - For administrative
21 expenses in relation to the providing of medical
22 assistance services.............................. 16,024,000
23 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
24 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
25 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
26 of $3,173,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
27 revenues for claims settlement:
28 "Child Support Enforcement Program" - To
29 identify, locate and require parents, voluntarily
30 or through court action, to financially support
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1 their children................................... 9,345,000
2 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
3 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
4 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
5 of $286,816,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
6 revenues for medical assistance:
7 "Indo-Chinese Refuge Program" - To provide
8 Medical Assistance Services to refugees
9 from Vietnam and Cambodia........................ 538,000
10 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
11 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
12 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
13 of $8,058,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
14 revenues for services for the aging:
15 (1) "Special Programs for the Aging - State
16 Agency Activities and Area Planning and Social
17 Services Programs" - For support of programs for
18 older persons through Statewide planning, area
19 planning and social services..................... 5,072,000
20 (2) "Special Programs for the Aging - Nutri-
21 tion" - To provide older citizens with low cost
22 nutritious meals with appropriate supportive
23 services, including health services, education
24 and counseling, outreach socialization and
25 recreation....................................... 14,293,000
26 (3) "Special Programs for the Aging -
27 Training" - To support activities that attract
28 qualified persons to the field of aging, and
29 train persons employed or preparing for employ-
30 ment in aging and related fields................. 393,000
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1 (4) "Public Assistance - Social Services -
2 Training" - For training purposes in
3 relationship to Aging programs for eligible
4 persons.......................................... 950,000
5 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
6 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
7 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
8 of $32,689,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
9 revenues for payments to counties for Child
10 Welfare Programs:
11 (1) "Public Assistance - Maintenance Assistance"
12 - To provide cash and emergency assistance to
13 families with dependent children................. 7,145,000
14 (2) Indo-Chinese Refuge Program - To furnish
15 temporary aid for refuges from Indo-China........ 600,000
16 The following Federal augmentation amounts, or
17 as much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
18 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
19 of $18,500,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
20 revenues for Day Care:
21 "Public Assistance - Social Services" -
22 To provide social services to eligible persons... 41,723,000
23 The following Federal Augmentation Amounts,
24 or as much thereof as may be necessary, are
25 hereby specifically appropriated to supplement
26 the sum of $2,533,000 appropriated from
27 Commonwealth Revenues for the Social Services
28 Program.
29 Public Assistance - Social Services - To provide
30 social services to eligible persons............... 2,391,000
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1 "Public Assistance - Social Services" - For
2 the provision of social services program for
3 eligible persons.................................. 21,348,000
4 "Public Assistance - Social Services -
5 Training" - For training purposes in relation to
6 social services programs for eligible persons..... 586,000
7 To the Department of Transportation
8 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
9 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
10 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
11 of $1,058,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
12 revenues for Mass Transit Operations:
13 "Urban Mass Transportation Technical Studies
14 Grants" - For support of planning and technical
15 studies directed at development of a unified or
16 officially coordinated Urban Transportation
17 System........................................... 707,000
18 The following Federal augmentation amounts or
19 as much thereof as may be necessary are hereby
20 specifically appropriated to supplement the sum
21 of $1,200,000 appropriated from Commonwealth
22 revenues for Intercity Rail Transportation:
23 "Title IV Rail Assistance" - To be used to
24 reimburse eight railroad companies or their
25 successors for continuing freight operations on
26 373 miles of railroad that would otherwise be
27 abandoned........................................ 8,000,000
28 V. RESTRICTED RECEIPT ACCOUNTS
29 The Secretary of the Budget may create the following
30 restricted receipt accounts for the purpose of administering
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1 Federal grants:
2 Governor's Office
3 (1) "Office of State Planning and Development - Western
4 Pennsylvania Conservancy" - For deposit of private source funds
5 and Federal funds received from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
6 and from a Federal Grant under the Housing Act of 1954. A
7 disbursement will be made in the form of a grant to the Western
8 Pennsylvania Conservancy.
9 (2) "Federal Grant - Economic Development Council" - For
10 deposit of a Federal grant under the Housing Act of 1954 and the
11 Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to be conveyed to
12 the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
13 (3) "Federal Grant - Comprehensive Employment and Training
14 Act":
15 Title 1 - Special grant.
16 Title 2 - Public service employment programs - subgrants to
17 prime sponsors.
18 Title 3 - Specialized service to minorities.
19 (4) "Federal Grant - Office of State Planning and
20 Development - Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission" -
21 For a Federal planning grant to the Delaware Valley Regional
22 Planning Commission. This restricted receipt will be a holding
23 account until the grant is passed onto Delaware Valley Regional
24 Planning Commission.
25 Department of Education
26 (1) "Gifts and Grants for Educational Research" for payment
27 of Federal grants to State-owned colleges and universities for
28 the conduct of educational research projects.
29 (2) "Higher Education Facilities Projects" for the purpose
30 of constructing and equipping classroom facilities in the State-
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1 owned colleges and universities.
2 (3) "ESEA Title V Part C - Aid to Local Educational
3 Agencies" to provide technical training and assistance to
4 improve planning skills in intermediate units and local school
5 districts.
6 (4) "Library Services and Construction Act Title II -
7 Library Construction" for matching payments to local libraries
8 for construction of library facilities.
9 (5) "Manpower Development Training Grants" for the purpose
10 of providing 90% of the training costs for unemployed and
11 underemployed individuals seeking to improve their employable
12 skills.
13 (6) "Area Redevelopment Act Training Grants" for payment of
14 100% of training costs of unemployed individuals in Appalachian
15 Counties with high unemployment rates.
16 (7) "NDEA Title III" - Reimbursement for Equipment - for
17 reimbursement to school districts for the purchase of
18 instructional equipment and materials to strengthen priority
19 curriculum areas.
20 (8) "ESEA Title VI, Regional Resource Center" to stimulate
21 the development of instructional media and support systems for
22 handicapped learners and to provide education diagnosis and
23 remediation programs for handicapped children.
24 (9) "Adult Indo-Chinese Refugee Education Program" to
25 reimburse schools which have been providing English as a second
26 language program for refugees and for State level special
27 projects.
28 (10) "Higher Education Act of 1965; Community Services
29 Program" for grants to universities assisting university
30 communities in alleviating problems.
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1 (11) "Higher Education Act of 1965; Teachers Program" to
2 provide financial support for the training or retraining of
3 vocational education personnel.
4 Department of Justice
5 (1) "Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Grants" - For
6 implementation of the State's comprehensive State-wide law
7 enforcement improvement program involving: Improvement of police
8 operations; improvement of the courts and corrections systems;
9 crime prevention; reduction of organized crime; improvement of
10 community relations; research; and prevention and control of
11 juvenile delinquency. Except as specified in section 2 of the
12 act of July 1, 1976 (No.17-A), known as the "Federal
13 Augmentation Appropriation Act of 1976," all funds in this
14 account shall be grants to units of municipalities and private
15 agencies only.
16 Department of Environmental Resources
17 (1) "Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act" - For
18 deposit of Federal funds received from the Bureau of Outdoor
19 Recreation for outdoor recreation.
20 Department of Transportation
21 (1) "Federal Grants - Capital Assistance Elderly and
22 Handicapped Programs."
23 (2) "Rural Highway Public Demonstration Program - FHWA."
24 VI. PUBLIC LAW 94-369
25 The General Assembly hereby appropriates $16,060,000, or as
26 much thereof as may be necessary, from the Federal Funds
27 available in the General Fund for implementation of Title II,
28 Public Law 94-369, known as the "Public Works Employment Act of
29 1976" to the several hereinafter named agencies of the Executive
30 Department of the Commonwealth for the payment of expenses of
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1 implementing and carrying out the programs stated herein for the
2 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1976:
3 To the Governor
4 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
5 expenses for the proper administration of the
6 Human Relations Commission Program............... 120,000
7 For the administration and operation of the
8 Pennsylvania Commission for Women................ 20,000
9 To the Department of Education
10 To the State Public School Building Authority
11 for the salaries, wages and expenses incurred in
12 the proper administration of the authority,
13 subject to the condition that the authority
14 shall repay the amount appropriated within five
15 years. The repayments shall be paid into the
16 General Fund..................................... 1,200,000
17 To the Department of General Services
18 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
19 for the proper administration of the Department
20 of General Services including distribution of
21 surplus State property, purchase, maintenance
22 and disposition of State automotive equipment,
23 standards and specifications of commodities
24 for State agencies, purchase of commodities
25 for State agencies, real estate and insurance,
26 building, construction and engineering, mainten-
27 ance and custody of State office buildings and
28 grounds, general services, Federal surplus
29 property, and distribution of Federal surplus
30 commodities...................................... 1,000,000
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1 To the Department of Insurance
2 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
3 expenses for the proper administration of the
4 Department of Insurance including policyholder
5 services and protection, regulation of rates and
6 policies, liquidation of companies and regulation
7 of companies..................................... 70,000
8 To the Department of Justice
9 For the Bureau of Consumer Protection......... 300,000
10 For the operation, maintenance and administra-
11 tion of the State Correctional Institutions...... 750,000
12 For the operation, maintenance and administra-
13 tion of the community service centers............ 800,000
14 To the Department of Public Welfare
15 For the operation, maintenance and administra-
16 tion of the State institutions for the mentally
17 ill and the mentally retarded, except for the
18 Southeastern State School and Hospital and the
19 Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute....... 2,300,000
20 For the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric
21 Institute........................................ 1,800,000
22 For the operation, maintenance and administra-
23 tion of the State Restoration Centers............ 250,000
24 For the operation, maintenance and administra-
25 tion of the State medical and surgical hospitals. 250,000
26 To the Department of Revenue
27 For salaries, wages and all necessary expenses
28 for the proper administration of the Department
29 of Revenue including corporation taxes, county
30 collection, cigarette and beverage taxes,
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1 education tax administration, and administration
2 of the personal income tax....................... 250,000
3 To the Department of Transportation
4 For transfer to the Motor License Fund and
5 specifically appropriated therefrom for the
6 specific purpose of highway maintenance and
7 snow removal..................................... 6,450,000
8 To the Pennsylvania State Police
9 For the salaries, wages and all necessary
10 expenses for the organization and operation of a
11 new cadet class for the Pennsylvania State Police
12 beginning in January of 1977..................... 500,000
13 All Title II Federal funds expended by the several State
14 agencies named herein, or by any political subdivision,
15 organization or other agency receiving such moneys from the
16 State agencies named herein shall be spent only in accordance
17 with rules and regulations regarding the expenditure of funds
18 made available under Public Law 94-369, entitled the "Public
19 Works Employment Act of 1976."
20 Section 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) that
21 part of all appropriations in this act unexpended, uncommitted
22 and unencumbered as of June 30, 1977 shall automatically lapse
23 as of that date.
24 (b) The appropriation to the Department of Community Affairs
25 for housing and redevelopment assistance and the appropriations
26 to the Legislative Department shall be continuing
27 appropriations.
28 Section 4. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any
29 appropriation under the provisions of this act which is the same
30 or similar to an appropriation under the act of June 4, 1976
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1 (No.7-A), entitled "An act to provide for the expenses of the
2 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
3 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for the
4 fiscal period July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977, and for the payment
5 of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the
6 fiscal period ending June 30, 1976," or the act of July 1, 1976
7 (No.17-A), entitled "An act appropriating the Federal
8 augmentation to the Executive and Judicial Departments of the
9 Commonwealth for the fiscal period July 1, 1976 to June 30,
10 1977," shall replace such appropriation.
11 Section 5. (a) The act of June 4, 1976 (No.7-A), known as
12 the "General Appropriation Act of 1976," is repealed insofar as
13 it is inconsistent herewith.
14 (b) The act of July 1, 1976 (No.17-A), known as the "Federal
15 Augmentation Appropriation Act of 1976," is repealed insofar as
16 it is inconsistent herewith.
17 Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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