1Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, providing for police fuel reimbursement surcharge;
3and establishing the Police Fuel Reimbursement Fund.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

8§ 6508. Police fuel reimbursement surcharge.

9(a) Surcharge.--In addition to any fines, fees or penalties
10levied or imposed as provided by law under this title or any
11other statute, a surcharge of $12 shall be imposed upon
12conviction for a violation of section 3362 (relating to maximum
13speed limits) for disposition in accordance with subsection (b).

14(b) Disposition.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 42 
15Pa.C.S. §§ 3571 (relating to Commonwealth portion of fines, 
16etc.) and 3573 (relating to municipal corporation portion of 
17fines, etc.), the surcharge levied and collected under 
18subsection (a) by any division of the unified judicial system 

1existing under section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of 
2Pennsylvania and 42 Pa.C.S. § 301 (relating to unified judicial 
3system) shall be remitted to the Commonwealth for deposit in the 
4Police Fuel Reimbursement Fund for the purpose of police fuel 
5reimbursements in accordance with this section.

6(c) Police Fuel Reimbursement Fund.--

7(1) There is hereby established a Police Fuel
8Reimbursement Fund within the State Treasury. The fund shall
9be administered by the State Treasury. All interest earned
10from the deposit of moneys accumulated in the fund shall be
11deposited in the fund for the same use.

12(2) All moneys deposited into the fund shall be held in
13trust and shall not be considered general revenue of the
14Commonwealth but shall be used only to effectuate the
15purposes of this section.

16(d) Reimbursements.--

17(1) An issuing authority within this Commonwealth shall
18on a quarter annually basis, submit the following information
19on a form determined by the State Treasury:

20(i) The total number of convictions resulting in a
21surcharge under subsection (a).

22(ii) The total amount appropriated to the issuing
23authority for fuel costs.

24(2) The State Treasury shall pay annually from the fund
25to an issuing authority an amount equal to 12 times the
26amount of convictions reported under paragraph (1), but not
27more than the amount reported under subsection (a)(2).

28(3) After all annual reimbursements are made to issuing
29authorities, the remaining balance of the fund shall be paid
30to the Pennsylvania State Police for fuel costs. Moneys

1granted to the Pennsylvania State Police under this section
2shall not be included in determining its annual State
3appropriation.

4(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
5words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
6subsection:

7"Fund." The Police Fuel Reimbursement Fund.

8"Issuing authority." An enforcement agency employing public
9officials having the power and authority of a magisterial
10district judge and has issued at least one violation of 75
11Pa.C.S. § 3362 (relating to maximum speed limits), which has
12resulted in a conviction. The term does not include the
13Pennsylvania State Police.

14Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.