PRINTER'S NO. 355
No. 338 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY RUFFING, DeWEESE, GEIST, McNAUGHTON, GEORGE, GORDNER, CAWLEY, M. COHEN, BELARDI, LAUGHLIN, B. SMITH, McILHATTAN, COLAFELLA, HALUSKA, WOJNAROSKI, STEIL, STEELMAN, SOLOBAY, PRESTON, McCALL, STABACK, YOUNGBLOOD, SAINATO, SCHRODER, LEVDANSKY, CALTAGIRONE, READSHAW, TIGUE, BARRAR, SATHER, FREEMAN, PISTELLA, COSTA, TRELLO, WALKO, RUBLEY, HORSEY, CAPPELLI, SHANER, GRUCELA, SCRIMENTI AND TANGRETTI, JANUARY 31, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 31, 2001
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of September 18, 1961 (P.L.1389, No.615), 2 entitled "An act establishing and taking over as State 3 highways certain county highways, or sections thereof, 4 tunnels, bridges, viaducts and approaches thereto, in 5 counties, and certain streets and bridges in cities of the 6 first class and in cities of the second class, and certain 7 streets in cities of the second class A and third class, and 8 certain township roads and certain streets in boroughs and 9 incorporated towns; authorizing under certain terms and 10 conditions their construction, maintenance, repair, 11 reconstruction and improvement by the Commonwealth; 12 conferring certain powers upon Department of Highways and 13 local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for 14 sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such 15 highways; and deleting certain State highways," further 16 providing for alteration of responsibility. 17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 18 hereby enacts as follows: 19 Section 1. Section 550 of the act of September 18, 1961 20 (P.L.1389, No.615), referred to as the County and Municipal 21 State Highway Law, added July 3, 1985 (P.L.159, No.43), is 22 amended to read:
1 Section 550. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 2 I through V, pertaining to construction, reconstruction, 3 maintenance and resurfacing of the highways and bridges 4 enumerated therein, the Secretary of Transportation, subject to 5 subsection (b), shall have authority to enter into agreements 6 with any political subdivision to alter the respective 7 responsibilities of the Department of Transportation and the 8 municipality for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and 9 resurfacing. 10 (b) The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into 11 agreements with cities and boroughs for the maintenance of all 12 stormwater sewers that serve State roads and highways in the 13 cities and boroughs and for the removal of antiskid material 14 applied by the Commonwealth on such roads and highways. The duty 15 to maintain and pay for such stormwater sewers and the duty to 16 remove and pay for such antiskid material shall be upon the 17 Commonwealth. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A8L36DMS/20010H0338B0355 - 2 -