H1631B2345A03139 SFL:DHB 07/16/07 #90 A03139 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1631 Sponsor: SENATOR RHOADES Printer's No. 2345 1 Amend Sec. 3, page 42, line 1, by striking out all of said 2 line and inserting 3 (40) Luzerne County 4 (i) County projects 5 (A) Payments related to the construction 6 and development of a cargo airport, 7 including acquisition, infrastructure 8 and other related costs 495,000,000 9 (Base Project Allocation - 10 $495,000,000) 11 Amend Sec. 4, page 44, by inserting between lines 28 and 29 12 (9) The amount allocated to the project described in 13 section 3(40)(i)(A) shall be paid in annual amounts, not to 14 exceed $16,500,000, for 30 years or the retirement of the 15 debt issued for the project described in section 3(40)(i)(A), 16 whichever is less. No amounts allocated to the project 17 described in section 3(40)(i)(A) shall be paid or otherwise 18 released until the following conditions have been met: 19 (i) The project has been approved by the Federal 20 Aviation Administration and the Bureau of Aviation in the 21 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 22 (ii) That the report submitted by the Legislative 23 Budget and Finance Committee pursuant to Senate 24 Resolution 144 of 2007 indicates that the project is 25 feasible. 26 (iii) That no other funds derived by a political 27 subdivision under 4 Pa.C.S. (relating to amusements) be 28 utilized for the project. 29 (iv) No money allocated to the project described in 30 section 3(40)(i)(A) shall be approved for release until 31 the Department of Community and Economic Development 32 certifies that funding for the project includes at least 33 50% in non-Commonwealth funds at the time of application. 34 Amend Sec. 4, page 44, line 29, by striking out "(9)" and 35 inserting 36 (10) G16L90SFL/HB1631A03139