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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2151

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1586 Session of 1990


        INTRODUCED BY STAPLETON AND REGOLI, APRIL 27, 1990

        REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 27, 1990

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of October 21, 1988 (P.L.962, No.114), entitled
     2     "A supplement to the act of July 3, 1987 (P.L.190, No.26),
     3     entitled 'An act providing for the capital budget for the
     4     fiscal year 1987-1988,' itemizing public highway projects to
     5     be constructed by the Department of Transportation, together
     6     with the estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring
     7     of debt without the approval of the electors for the purpose
     8     of financing the projects to be constructed by the Department
     9     of Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the
    10     projects; and making appropriations," amending a project in
    11     Armstrong County; and increasing the debt authorization and
    12     appropriation.

    13     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    14  hereby enacts as follows:
    15     Section 1.  Section 2 of the act of October 21, 1988
    16  (P.L.962, No.114), known as the Highway Supplement to the
    17  Capital Budget Act of 1987-1988, amended March 13, 1990 (P.L.75,
    18  No.16), is amended to read:
    19  Section 2.  Authorization.
    20     The total authorization for the capital projects in the
    21  category of highway projects itemized in section 3 and to be
    22  constructed by the Department of Transportation, its successors


     1  or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, or from
     2  current revenues of the Motor License Fund, shall be
     3  [$2,289,667,000] $2,296,052,000.
     4     Section 2.  Section 3(2)(iii) of the act is amended to read:
     5  Section 3.  Itemization.
     6     Additional capital projects in the category of public highway
     7  projects to be constructed by the Department of Transportation,
     8  its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring
     9  of debt, or from current revenues of the Motor License Fund, are
    10  hereby itemized, together with their respective estimated
    11  financial costs, as follows:
    12                                                           Total
    13                                                          Project
    14             Project                                    Allocation
    15  * * *
    16  (2)  Armstrong County
    17     * * *
    18     (iii) S.R.4023
    19         [(A)  Tarrtown Road, Applewold to West
    20             Mosgrove, East Franklin Township,
    21             reconstruct existing road, Length 5.0
    22             miles                                         460,000
    23             (Base Project Allocation - $400,000)
    24             (Land Allocation - $40,000)
    25             (Design and Contingencies - $20,000)]
    26         (A)  Tarrtown Road, East Franklin Township,
    27             two-lane rehabilitations and landslide
    28             corrections, Length 8.82 miles              8,265,000
    29             (Base Project Allocation - $7,935,000)
    30             (Land Allocation - $110,000)
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     1             (Design and Contingencies - $220,000)
     2  * * *
     3     Section 3.  Sections 5 and 8 of the act, amended March 13,
     4  1990 (P.L.75, No.16), are amended to read:
     5  Section 5.  Debt authorization.
     6     The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby
     7  authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in
     8  addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted,
     9  on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations
    10  provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in
    11  the aggregate the sum of [$2,289,667,000] $2,296,052,000 as may
    12  be found necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction
    13  of the highway projects, specifically itemized in section 3 of
    14  this capital budget.
    15  Section 8.  Appropriation.
    16     The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations herein
    17  authorized are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities
    18  Fund to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in the
    19  maximum amount of [$2,289,667,000] $2,296,052,000 to be used by
    20  it exclusively to defray the financial costs of the projects
    21  specifically itemized in section 3 of this capital budget. After
    22  reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation,
    23  the State Treasurer shall pay out to the Pennsylvania Department
    24  of Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to
    25  be legally due and payable.
    26     Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.



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