PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2055 PRINTER'S NO. 2108
No. 1631 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, JUNE 23, 2007
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 26, 2007
AN ACT
1 Providing for the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and
2 Tourism Fund Capital Budget for 2007-2008; itemizing projects
3 to be assisted by the Department of Community and Economic
4 Development, together with their estimated financial costs;
5 authorizing recurring payments for certain projects; and
6 making appropriations.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Short title.
10 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania
11 Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget
12 Itemization Act for 2007-2008.
13 Section 2. Total authorizations from Pennsylvania Gaming
14 Economic Development and Tourism Fund.
15 The total authorization for the projects itemized in section
16 3 for grants by the Department of Community and Economic
17 Development, its successors or assigns, and to be financed from
18 the revenues of the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and
19 Tourism Fund shall be $498,240,000.
1 Section 3. Itemization of Pennsylvania Gaming Economic
2 Development and Tourism Fund projects.
3 Projects for grants by the Department of Community and
4 Economic Development, its successors or assigns, to be financed
5 by the incurring of debt or revenues of the Pennsylvania Gaming
6 Economic Development and Tourism Fund are hereby itemized,
7 together with their respective estimated costs, as follows:
8 Project
9 Project Allocation
10 (1) ADAMS COUNTY (RESERVED) <--
11 (2) Allegheny County
12 (i) County projects
13 (A) Retirement of the indebtedness of an
14 urban redevelopment authority in a city
15 of the second class which is financed,
16 in part, with the utilization of funds
17 transferred to the regional asset
18 district pursuant to Article XXXI-B of
19 the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723,
20 No.230), known as the Second Class
21 County Code 65,740,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $65,740,000)
23 (B) Retirement of indebtedness of a
24 convention center in a city of the
25 second class established pursuant to
26 the authority of the act of July 29,
27 1953 (P.L.1034, No.270), known as the
28 Public Auditorium Authorities Law 20,000,000
29 (Base Project Allocation - $20,000,000)
30 (C) Payment of the operating deficit for
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1 the operation of a convention center in
2 a city of the second class established
3 pursuant to the Public Auditorium
4 Authorities Law 20,000,000
5 (Base Project Allocation - $20,000,000)
6 (D) Payments related to the construction
7 of a facility designated for use by a
8 professional hockey franchise,
9 including $500,000 to a nonprofit
10 community development fund to fund
11 infrastructure, construction and
12 redevelopment projects 8,000,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $8,000,000)
14 (E) Debt service and development and
15 economic development projects for an
16 international airport located in a
17 county of the second class 150,000,000
18 (Base Project Allocation -
19 $150,000,000)
20 (F) Distribution to a community
21 infrastructure development fund of a
22 county of the second class to fund
23 construction, development, improvement
24 and maintenance of infrastructure
25 projects 80,000,000
26 (Base Project Allocation - $80,000,000)
27 (G) Retirement of indebtedness and
28 financing of a hotel or convention
29 center in a city of the second class
30 established pursuant to the authority
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1 of the Public Auditorium Authorities
2 Law 44,000,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $44,000,000)
4 (H) Retirement of indebtedness of a county
5 of the second class development fund
6 created pursuant to the authority of
7 Article XXXI-B of the Second Class
8 County Code and the act of May 24, 1945
9 (P.L.991, No.385), known as the Urban
10 Redevelopment Law 30,000,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $30,000,000)
12 (II) CITY OF MCKEESPORT <--
13 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
14 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARSHALL
15 DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT 500,000
16 (III) CITY OF PITTSBURGH
17 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
18 RELATED COSTS FOR THE NATIONAL AVIARY
19 EXPANSION 25,000,000
20 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
21 RELATED COSTS FOR STRIP DISTRICT
22 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS 25,000,000
23 (C) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
24 RELATED COSTS FOR STRIP DISTRICT
25 IMPROVEMENTS 8,000,000
26 (3) ARMSTRONG COUNTY (RESERVED)
27 (4) BEAVER COUNTY (RESERVED)
28 (5) BEDFORD COUNTY (RESERVED)
29 (6) BERKS COUNTY
30 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
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1 (A) PAYMENTS RELATED TO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT,
2 TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND/OR ASSOCIATED
3 SOFTWARE 10,000,000
4 (7) BLAIR COUNTY (RESERVED)
5 (8) BRADFORD COUNTY (RESERVED)
6 (9) BUCKS COUNTY
7 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
8 (II) BRISTOL BOROUGH
9 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
10 RELATED COSTS FOR PARKING LOT
11 REDEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT 3,000,000
12 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
13 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
14 FOR A RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 3,500,000
15 (C) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
16 RELATED COSTS FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND
17 WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT 3,000,000
18 (III) BRISTOL TOWNSHIP
19 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
20 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
21 FOR ELM AND CHESTNUT STREETS
22 REDEVELOPMENT 2,500,000
23 (IV) FALLS TOWNSHIP
24 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
25 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
26 FOR THE YMCA COMMUNITY CENTER AT SNIPES
27 FARM 4,000,000
28 (V) MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP
29 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
30 FOR THE MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER 1,500,000
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1 (10) BUTLER COUNTY (RESERVED)
2 (11) CAMBRIA COUNTY
3 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
4 (II) CITY OF JOHNSTOWN
5 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
7 FOR BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDING
8 FESTIVAL PARK 5,000,000
9 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
10 RELATED COSTS FOR THE GREATER JOHNSTOWN
11 YMCA AND COMMUNITY CENTER 5,000,000
12 (C) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
13 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
14 FOR DOWNTOWN HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT 5,000,000
15 (III) RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
16 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
17 RELATED COSTS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
18 A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL INTO A MIXED USE
19 FACILITY 8,000,000
20 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
21 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
22 FOR THE EAST HILLS REDEVELOPMENT
23 INCLUDING A RECREATION CENTER 7,000,000
24 (12) CAMERON COUNTY (RESERVED)
25 (13) CARBON COUNTY
26 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
27 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
28 RELATED COSTS FOR THE COUNTY OFFICE
29 RENOVATION 1,000,000
30 (II) JIM THORPE BOROUGH
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1 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
2 RELATED COSTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
3 THE SWITCHBACK GRAVITY RAILROAD
4 HERITAGE SITE 1,250,000
5 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
7 FOR A NEW BOROUGH BUILDING 500,000
8 (III) MAHONING TOWNSHIP
9 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
10 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
11 FOR THE PAKERTOWN YARD INDUSTRIAL PARK 1,000,000
12 (IV) NESQUEHONING BOROUGH
13 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
14 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
15 FOR THE BROAD MOUNTAIN RESORT 7,500,000
16 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
17 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
18 FOR THE GREEN ACRES INDUSTRIAL PARK 1,000,000
19 (V) PALMERTON BOROUGH
20 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
21 RELATED COSTS TO REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
22 FORMER HORSEHEAD LABORATORY BUILDING 1,500,000
23 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
24 RELATED COSTS FOR THE REGIONAL WALL
25 STREET WEST INITIATIVE 25,000,000
26 (VI) SUMMIT HILL BOROUGH
27 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
28 FOR A NEW MUNICIPAL OFFICE AND FIRE
29 COMPANY BUILDING 1,250,000
30 (VII) WEATHERLY BOROUGH
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1 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
2 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
3 FOR THE RAILROAD/STEEL REVITALIZATION
4 PROJECT 1,500,000
5 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
6 RELATED COSTS FOR THE WEATHERLY CASTING
7 AND MACHINE MANUFACTURING FACILITY 500,000
8 (14) CENTRE COUNTY (RESERVED)
9 (15) CHESTER COUNTY (RESERVED)
10 (16) CLARION COUNTY (RESERVED)
11 (17) CLEARFIELD COUNTY (RESERVED)
12 (18) CLINTON COUNTY
13 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
14 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
15 FOR THE SR 120 RETAINING WALLS 1,200,000
16 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
17 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
18 FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER CORRIDOR 4,000,000
19 (II) BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP
20 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
21 RELATED COSTS FOR BALD EAGLE STADIUM 3,250,000
22 (III) CITY OF LOCK HAVEN
23 (A) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
24 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
25 TO BUILDING A PEDESTRIAN MALL 5,750,000
26 (B) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
27 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER COSTS
28 ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCK HAVEN
29 UNIVERSITY ALUMNI CENTER 4,000,000
30 (IV) MILL HALL BOROUGH
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1 (A) ACQUISITION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE
2 MILLBROOK PLAYHOUSE 1,000,000
3 (19) COLUMBIA COUNTY (RESERVED)
4 (20) CRAWFORD COUNTY (RESERVED)
5 (21) CUMBERLAND COUNTY (RESERVED)
6 (22) DAUPHIN COUNTY (RESERVED)
7 (23) DELAWARE COUNTY
8 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
9 (A) ACQUISITION AND OTHER COSTS RELATED TO
10 TRI BOROUGH FIRE COMPANY CONSOLIDATION 500,000
11 (II) BROOKHAVEN BOROUGH
12 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
13 COSTS RELATED TO THE BROOKHAVEN SOLAR
14 ENERGY PROJECT 250,000
15 (III) RIDLEY TOWNSHIP
16 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
17 TO SAPOVITZ PARK IMPROVEMENTS 80,000
18 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
19 RELATED COSTS TO BLACK ROCK PARK
20 IMPROVEMENTS 75,000
21 (C) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
22 RELATED COSTS FOR THE RIDLEY TOWNSHIP
23 COMMUNITY CENTER 2,000,000
24 (IV) SWARTHMORE BOROUGH
25 (A) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
26 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
27 TO THE SWARTHMORE TOWN CENTER
28 DEVELOPMENT 2,000,000
29 (24) ELK COUNTY (RESERVED)
30 (25) ERIE COUNTY (RESERVED)
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1 (26) FAYETTE COUNTY (RESERVED)
2 (27) FOREST COUNTY (RESERVED)
3 (28) FRANKLIN COUNTY (RESERVED)
4 (29) FULTON COUNTY (RESERVED)
5 (30) GREENE COUNTY
6 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
7 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
8 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
9 FOR A TIRE DEPOLYMERIZATION PLANT 12,000,000
10 (II) FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
11 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
12 FOR THE COMMUNITY AQUATIC CENTER 2,000,000
13 (III) PERRY TOWNSHIP
14 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
15 RELATED COSTS FOR THE MEADOW RIDGE
16 BUSINESS PARK 6,000,000
17 (IV) WAYNESBURG BOROUGH
18 (A) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
19 INFRASTRUCTURE, REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
20 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNTOWN
21 WAYNESBURG STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS 1,000,000
22 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
23 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
24 FOR WAYNESBURG REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4,000,000
25 (C) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
26 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
27 FOR THE GREENE COUNTY ARC PROJECT 2,000,000
28 (31) HUNTINGDON COUNTY (RESERVED)
29 (32) INDIANA COUNTY (RESERVED)
30 (33) JEFFERSON COUNTY (RESERVED)
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1 (34) JUNIATA COUNTY (RESERVED)
2 (35) LACKAWANNA COUNTY (RESERVED)
3 (36) LANCASTER COUNTY (RESERVED)
4 (37) LAWRENCE COUNTY (RESERVED)
5 (38) LEBANON COUNTY (RESERVED)
6 (39) LEHIGH COUNTY
7 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
8 (II) CITY OF BETHLEHEM
9 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
10 FOR THE RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF THE
11 LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL-MUHLENBERG 5,000,000
12 (40) Luzerne County
13 (i) County projects
14 (A) Payments related to the construction
15 and development of a cargo airport,
16 including acquisition, infrastructure
17 and other related costs 16,500,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $16,500,000)
19 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, <--
20 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
21 FOR THE SOUTH VALLEY PARKWAY 50,000,000
22 (II) CITY OF NANTICOKE
23 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
24 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
25 FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ON EAST MAIN
26 STREET 1,000,000
27 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
28 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
29 FOR THE LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY
30 COLLEGE CULINARY ARTS BUILDING WITH
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1 PARKING 3,000,000
2 (C) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
3 FOR DOWNTOWN PARKING EXPANSION 2,000,000
4 (III) CITY OF WILKES-BARRE
5 (A) ACQUISITION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
6 REDEVELOPMENT, ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
7 MATERIALS AND OTHER COSTS RELATED TO
8 BUILDING THE IREM TEMPLE MOSQUE 10,000,000
9 (B) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
10 INFRASTRUCTURE, REDEVELOPMENT,
11 ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND
12 OTHER COSTS RELATED TO HANOVER
13 INDUSTRIAL ESTATES 1,000,000
14 (C) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
15 ACQUISITION, ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS
16 MATERIALS, REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
17 COSTS RELATED TO DOWNTOWN WILKES-BARRE
18 REVITALIZATION PHASE II 15,000,000
19 (D) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
20 ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND
21 OTHER COSTS FOR PARKING FACILITIES
22 RELATED TO IMPACT WILKES-BARRE 5,000,000
23 (E) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
24 ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,
25 REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
26 TO IMPACT WILKES-BARRE 3,000,000
27 (IV) ASHLEY BOROUGH
28 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER
29 RELATED COSTS FOR THE MILL STREET MILL
30 PROJECT 500,000
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1 (V) HANOVER TOWNSHIP
2 (A) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
3 INFRASTRUCTURE, REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
4 COSTS RELATED TO HANOVER CROSSINGS
5 PHASE III AND IV 4,000,000
6 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
8 FOR HANOVER CROSSINGS PHASE III AND IV 4,000,000
9 (VI) PLAINS TOWNSHIP
10 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
11 RELATED COSTS FOR EAST MOUNTAIN DRIVE
12 IMPROVEMENTS 600,000
13 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
14 RELATED COSTS FOR CAREY STREET
15 IMPROVEMENTS 200,000
16 (VII) WRIGHT TOWNSHIP
17 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
18 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
19 FOR CRESTWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK 1,500,000
20 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
21 ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS,
22 REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
23 RELATED TO CRESTWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK 2,500,000
24 (41) LYCOMING COUNTY (RESERVED)
25 (42) MCKEAN COUNTY (RESERVED)
26 (43) MERCER COUNTY
27 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
28 (II) CITY OF SHARON
29 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
30 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
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1 FOR THE DOWNTOWN SHARON REVITALIZATION 6,000,000
2 (44) MIFFLIN COUNTY (RESERVED)
3 (45) MONROE COUNTY
4 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
5 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
7 FOR THE POCONO MOUNTAIN ECONOMIC
8 DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WEST END
9 DEVELOPMENT SITES 10,000,000
10 (B) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
11 RELATED COSTS TO DEVELOP
12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE 4,000,000
13 (II) EAST STROUDSBURG BOROUGH
14 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
15 TO THE EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY
16 CONFERENCE CENTER 2,000,000
17 (B) CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION,
18 INFRASTRUCTURE, REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
19 COSTS RELATED TO THE POCONO MOUNTAINS
20 REGIONAL CONVENTION CENTER 37,500,000
21 (C) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
22 TO THE POCONO MOUNTAINS REGIONAL
23 CONVENTION CENTER 75,000,000
24 (III) STROUDSBURG BOROUGH
25 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER
26 RELATED COSTS FOR THE SHERMAN THEATER
27 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 3,000,000
28 (IV) TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP
29 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
30 RELATED COSTS FOR THE TOBYHANNA
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1 TOWNSHIP SEWAGE AUTHORITY PROJECTS 3,500,000
2 (46) MONTGOMERY COUNTY
3 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
4 (II) UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP
5 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
6 RELATED COSTS FOR THE VILLAGE AT VALLEY
7 FORGE 100,000,000
8 (47) MONTOUR COUNTY (RESERVED)
9 (48) NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
10 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
11 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
12 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
13 FOR THE STEELSTAX COMMUNITY PROJECT 12,000,000
14 (49) NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (RESERVED)
15 (50) PERRY COUNTY (RESERVED)
16 (51) Philadelphia County
17 (i) County projects
18 (A) Reimbursement to the Commonwealth, any
19 other body corporate and politic
20 created by law or a city of the first
21 class to the extent that the
22 Commonwealth, any other body corporate
23 and politic created by law or a city of
24 the first class has made debt service
25 payments for the Pennsylvania
26 Convention Center or has made payments
27 for the operation expenses of the
28 Pennsylvania Convention Center during
29 the prior fiscal year 64,000,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $64,000,000)
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1 (II) CITY OF PHILADELPHIA <--
2 (A) CONSTRUCTION, REDEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
3 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACADEMY OF
4 NATURAL SCIENCE EXHIBIT 500,000
5 (B) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER
6 RELATED COSTS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA
7 POLYTECHNIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 10,000,000
8 (C) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER
9 RELATED COSTS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
10 THE HISTORIC JOHN GRASS COMPANY
11 BUILDING 700,000
12 (D) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
13 RELATED COSTS FOR THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE 500,000
14 (E) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
15 FOR THE WASHINGTON SQUARE
16 REDEVELOPMENT 1,000,000
17 (52) PIKE COUNTY
18 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
19 (II) PALMYRA TOWNSHIP
20 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
21 TO THE LAKE WALLENPAUPACK VISITORS
22 CENTER PROJECT 2,000,000
23 (53) POTTER COUNTY (RESERVED)
24 (54) SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (RESERVED)
25 (55) SNYDER COUNTY (RESERVED)
26 (56) SOMERSET COUNTY (RESERVED)
27 (57) SULLIVAN COUNTY (RESERVED)
28 (58) SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (RESERVED)
29 (59) TIOGA COUNTY (RESERVED)
30 (60) UNION COUNTY (RESERVED)
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1 (61) VENANGO COUNTY (RESERVED)
2 (62) WARREN COUNTY (RESERVED)
3 (63) WASHINGTON COUNTY
4 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
5 (II) ALLENPORT BOROUGH
6 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
8 TO RESTORE THE BARGE SHIPPING FACILITY 2,500,000
9 (III) CALIFORNIA BOROUGH
10 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
11 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
12 FOR THE CALIFORNIA TECHNOLOGY PARK FILM
13 INDUSTRY PROJECT 2,500,000
14 (IV) CARROLL TOWNSHIP
15 (A) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
16 FOR MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL UPGRADE
17 PROJECT 6,100,000
18 (V) HANOVER TOWNSHIP
19 (A) CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER
20 RELATED COSTS TO REDEVELOP THE
21 STARVAGGI PROPERTY 2,500,000
22 (64) WAYNE COUNTY (RESERVED)
23 (65) WESTMORELAND COUNTY
24 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS (RESERVED)
25 (II) UPPER BURRELL TOWNSHIP
26 (A) ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
27 INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS
28 OF A MANUFACTURING CAMPUS 5,000,000
29 (66) WYOMING COUNTY (RESERVED)
30 (67) YORK COUNTY (RESERVED)
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1 (68) MULTIPLE COUNTIES
2 (I) CARBON, MONROE, PIKE AND WAYNE
3 (A) INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
4 TO THE POCONO MOUNTAINS WAYFINDING
5 SIGNING PROGRAM 500,000
6 (B) CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COSTS RELATED
7 TO THE POCONO MOUNTAINS WAYFINDING
8 SIGNING PROGRAM 1,000,000
9 Section 4. Duration of payments.
10 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the following
11 shall apply to the projects authorized in section 3:
12 (1) The amount allocated to the project described in
13 section 3(2)(i)(A) shall be made through 2014-2015 in annual
14 amounts, not to exceed $7,782,000 each, pursuant to an
15 agreement with the Commonwealth specifying the amounts to be
16 paid each year. The payment for 2014-2015 shall not exceed
17 $11,736,000.
18 (2) The amount allocated to the project described in
19 section 3(2)(i)(C) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
20 exceed $2,000,000, for ten years. However, the amount paid
21 shall not exceed the operating deficit of the David L.
22 Lawrence Convention Center.
23 (3) The amount allocated to the project described in
24 section 3(2)(i)(D) and (40)(i)(A) shall be made in annual
25 amounts, in the amount allocated, for 30 years or the
26 retirement of the debt issued for the project described in
27 section 3(2)(i)(D) and (40)(i)(A), whichever is less.
28 (4) The amount allocated to the projects described in
29 section 3(2)(i)(E) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
30 exceed $15,000,000, for ten years.
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1 (5) The amount allocated to the project described in
2 section 3(51)(i)(A) and shall be made in annual amounts, not
3 to exceed the amount allocated, for 30 years or the
4 retirement of the debt issued for the project described in
5 section 3(51)(i)(A), whichever is less. However, the amount
6 paid may not exceed the actual amounts of debt service and
7 operating expenses in any year. Payments made pursuant to
8 section 3(51)(i)(A) which are reimbursements to the General
9 Fund shall be deposited into the Capital Debt Fund for
10 repayment of the debt issued.
11 Section 5. Appropriation.
12 The sums necessary for the annual amounts itemized in
13 sections 3 and 4 are hereby appropriated from the Pennsylvania
14 Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund to the Department
15 of Community and Economic Development, upon approval of the
16 Governor, for the projects itemized in this act.
17 Section 6. Special provisions.
18 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 4 Pa.C.S. § 1407(d)
19 (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development Tourism
20 Fund), the project PROJECTS authorized in section 3(2)(i)(D) <--
21 3(2) AND (51) shall be eligible for funding from the <--
22 Pennsylvania Gaming and Economic Development and Tourism Fund in
23 the ten-year period beginning with the first fiscal year during
24 which deposits are made into the fund.
25 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of 4 Pa.C.S. § 1407(d),
26 the project authorized in section 3(51)(i)(A) shall be eligible
27 for funding from the Pennsylvania Gaming and Economic
28 Development and Tourism Fund in the ten-year period beginning
29 with the first fiscal year during which deposits are made into
30 the fund and may include repayment of bonds issued to replace
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1 bonds issued for the Pennsylvania Convention Center,
2 reimbursement of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
3 for bonds issued for the construction of the Pennsylvania
4 Convention Center, or operating expenses of the Pennsylvania
5 Convention Center.
6 (c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
7 requirements of section 318 of the act of February 9, 1999
8 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
9 Act, shall provide the sole and exclusive requirements for
10 bidding for the acquisition, development construction of the
11 project in section 3(2)(i)(D).
12 Section 7. Effective date.
13 This act shall take effect immediately.
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