HOUSE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1797, 1876, 1998 PRINTER'S NO. 2055
No. 1352 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, MARCH 20, 2000
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 13, 2000
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 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 8 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 9 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 10 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 11 year July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001, for the purposes and in the 12 amounts shown: 13 Federal State 14 For the salaries, wages and all 15 necessary expenses for the proper 16 operation and administration of the 17 Pennsylvania Public Utility
1 Commission, including the chairman and 2 commissioners and the Bureau of Safety 3 and Enforcement. <-- 4 State appropriation........ 40,370,000 5 AND ENFORCEMENT. THE APPROPRIATION <-- 6 INCLUDES AT LEAST $440,000 TO DEFRAY 7 COSTS OF RELOCATION OF COMMISSION 8 OFFICES. 9 STATE APPROPRIATION........ 41,950,000 10 The following Federal augmentation 11 amounts, or as much thereof as may be 12 necessary, are specifically 13 appropriated to supplement the sum 14 authorized to be billed to utilities 15 for the operation of the commission: 16 (1) "Natural Gas Pipeline 17 Safety" - To enforce the 18 regulations of the Natural Gas 19 Pipeline Safety Act. 20 Federal appropriation...... 300,000 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, 2000, or 27 immediately, whichever is later. C20L84RZ/20000S1352B2055 - 2 -