PRINTER'S NO. 4580
No. 2911 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, GABIG, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN,
BASTIAN, BELFANTI, BOYD, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, DAILEY, EGOLF, J. EVANS, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, GEORGE,
GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARRIS, HERMAN, HERSHEY,
HICKERNELL, KILLION, KOTIK, LEH, LEWIS, S. MILLER, NAILOR,
O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, REED, SCAVELLO, B. SMITH, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
WEBER, WILT, YUDICHAK, MAJOR, ROSS AND PETRARCA,
OCTOBER 21, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, OCTOBER 21, 2004
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 4, 2004 (P.L. , No.7A), entitled "An
2 act to provide from the General Fund for the expenses of the
3 Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the
4 Commonwealth, the public debt and for the public schools for
5 the fiscal year July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, for certain
6 institutions and organizations, and for the payment of bills
7 incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year
8 ending June 30, 2004; to provide appropriations from the
9 State Lottery Fund, the Energy Conservation and Assistance
10 Fund, the Hazardous Material Response Fund, The State Stores
11 Fund, the Milk Marketing Fund, the Home Investment Trust
12 Fund, the Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund, the
13 Tuition Payment Fund, the Banking Department Fund, the
14 Firearm Records Check Fund, the Ben Franklin Technology
15 Development Authority Fund, the Tobacco Settlement Fund, the
16 Health Care Provider Retention Account and the Alternative
17 Fuels Incentive Grant Fund to the Executive Department; to
18 provide appropriations from the Judicial Computer System
19 Augmentation Account to the Judicial Department for the
20 fiscal year July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005; to provide
21 appropriations from the Motor License Fund for the fiscal
22 year July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, for the proper operation
23 of the several departments of the Commonwealth and the
24 Pennsylvania State Police authorized to spend Motor License
25 Fund moneys; to provide for the appropriation of Federal
26 funds to the Executive Department of the Commonwealth and for
27 the establishment of restricted receipt accounts for the
1 fiscal year July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, and for the
2 payment of bills remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal
3 year ending June 30, 2004; to provide for the additional
4 appropriation of Federal and State funds from the General
5 Fund, for the Executive and the Legislative Departments of
6 the Commonwealth for the fiscal year July 1, 2003, to June
7 30, 2004, and for the payment of bills incurred and remaining
8 unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003,"
9 further providing for appropriations to the Pennsylvania
10 State Police.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Sections 223 and 809 of the act of July 4, 2004
14 (P.L. , No.7A), known as the General Appropriation Act of
15 2004, are amended to read:
16 Section 223. Pennsylvania State
17 Police.--The following amounts are
18 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
19 Police: Federal State
20 For general government operations
21 of the Pennsylvania State Police. The
22 Pennsylvania State Police may
23 anticipate Pennsylvania State Police
24 member vacancies occurring during the
25 fiscal period July 1, 2004, to June
26 30, 2005, and may authorize the
27 recruitment and training of cadets
28 based on anticipated vacancies prior
29 to the actual occurrence of the
30 vacancy.
31 [State appropriation....... 155,694,000]
32 State appropriation........ 153,956,000
33 For the hiring of 90 Pennsylvania
34 State Police members not based on
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1 anticipated vacancies prior to the
2 actual occurrence of the vacancy but
3 new positions, in order for the non-
4 Turnpike complement of the
5 Pennsylvania State Police to be 4,130
6 in the aggregate.
7 State appropriation........ 1,738,000
8 The following Federal amounts are
9 appropriated to supplement the sum
10 appropriated for general government
11 operations:
12 (1) "Drug Enforcement."
13 Federal appropriation...... 400,000
14 (2) "Bulletproof Vests."
15 Federal appropriation...... 1,473,000
16 (3) "Marijuana Eradication."
17 Federal appropriation...... 100,000
18 (4) "In-Car Video Cameras."
19 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
20 (5) "Computer Crime Prevention."
21 Federal appropriation...... 750,000
22 (6) "Improvements for Lab System."
23 Federal appropriation...... 250,000
24 (7) "Combat Underage Drinking."
25 Federal appropriation...... 450,000
26 (8) "Radiation Emergency Response
27 Fund."
28 Federal appropriation...... 10,000
29 (9) "Domestic Terrorism
30 Equipment."
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1 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
2 (10) "Forensic Lab Improvement."
3 Federal appropriation...... 139,000
4 (11) "Megan's Law Improvement."
5 Federal appropriation...... 105,000
6 (12) "DNA Backlog Reduction."
7 Federal appropriation...... 268,000
8 (13) "Innovative Occupant
9 Protection."
10 Federal appropriation...... 300,000
11 (14) "Racial Profiling Analysis."
12 Federal appropriation...... 166,000
13 (15) "Child Passenger Fitting
14 Station."
15 Federal appropriation...... 570,000
16 (16) "DNA Capacity Enhancement."
17 Federal appropriation...... 758,000
18 For the Commonwealth Law
19 Enforcement Assistance Network.
20 State appropriation........ 14,400,000
21 For the Municipal Police Officers'
22 Education and Training Commission,
23 including in-service training.
24 State appropriation........ 3,509,000
25 For replacement of patrol vehicles.
26 State appropriation........ 2,542,000
27 For an Automated Fingerprint
28 Identification System (AFIS).
29 State appropriation........ 975,000
30 For gun checks in association with
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1 firearm ownership.
2 State appropriation........ 2,221,000
3 Section 809. Pennsylvania State
4 Police.--The following amounts are
5 appropriated to the Pennsylvania State
6 Police: Federal State
7 For transfer to the General Fund to
8 finance the Traffic Control and the
9 Traffic Safety Facilities Program of
10 the Pennsylvania State Police. The
11 Pennsylvania State Police may
12 anticipate Pennsylvania State Police
13 member vacancies occurring during the
14 fiscal period July 1, 2004, to June
15 30, 2005, and may authorize the
16 recruitment and training of cadets
17 based on anticipated vacancies prior
18 to the actual occurrence of the
19 vacancy.
20 [State appropriation....... 331,337,000]
21 State appropriation........ 327,642,000
22 For transfer to the General Fund to
23 hire 90 Pennsylvania State Police
24 members not based on anticipated
25 vacancies prior to the actual
26 occurrence of the vacancy but new
27 positions, in order for the non-
28 Turnpike complement of the
29 Pennsylvania State Police to be 4,130
30 in the aggregate.
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1 State appropriation........ 3,695,000
2 For the Commonwealth Law
3 Enforcement Assistance Network.
4 State appropriation........ 30,600,000
5 For transfer to the General Fund to
6 finance the Municipal Police Officers'
7 Education and Training Commission.
8 State appropriation........ 3,509,000
9 For transfer to the General Fund to
10 finance adequate replacement patrol
11 vehicles.
12 State appropriation........ 5,401,000
13 For transfer to the General Fund to
14 finance the Automated Fingerprint
15 Identification System (AFIS).
16 State appropriation........ 1,846,000
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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