SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2055, 2108, 2112, PRINTER'S NO. 2345
2150
No. 1631 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY D. EVANS, JUNE 23, 2007
SENATOR EARLL, COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED, JULY 15, 2007
AN ACT
1 Providing for the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and
2 Tourism Fund Capital Budget for 2007-2008 2007; itemizing <--
3 projects to be assisted by the Department of Community and
4 Economic Development, together with their estimated financial
5 costs; authorizing recurring payments for certain projects;
6 and 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
1 Tourism Fund shall be $1,647,941,000.
2 Section 3. Itemization of Pennsylvania Gaming Economic
3 Development and Tourism Fund projects.
4 Projects for grants by the Department of Community and
5 Economic Development, its successors or assigns, to be financed
6 from the revenues of the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic
7 Development and Tourism Fund are hereby itemized, together with
8 their respective estimated costs, as follows:
9 Project
10 Project Allocation
11 (1) Adams County (Reserved)
12 (2) Allegheny County
13 (i) County projects
14 (A) Retirement of the indebtedness of an
15 urban redevelopment authority in a city
16 of the second class which is financed,
17 in part, with the utilization of funds
18 transferred to the regional asset
19 district pursuant to Article XXXI-B of
20 the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723,
21 No.230), known as the Second Class
22 County Code 65,740,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $65,740,000)
24 (B) Retirement of indebtedness of a
25 convention center in a city of the
26 second class established pursuant to
27 the authority of the act of July 29,
28 1953 (P.L.1034, No.270), known as the
29 Public Auditorium Authorities Law 20,000,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $20,000,000)
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1 (C) Payment of the operating deficit for
2 the operation of a convention center in
3 a city of the second class established
4 pursuant to the Public Auditorium
5 Authorities Law 20,000,000
6 (Base Project Allocation - $20,000,000)
7 (D) Payments related to the construction
8 of a facility designated for use by a
9 professional hockey franchise,
10 including $15,000,000 to a nonprofit
11 community development fund to fund
12 infrastructure, construction and
13 redevelopment projects 240,000,000
14 (Base Project Allocation -
15 $240,000,000)
16 (E) Debt service and development and
17 economic development projects for an
18 international airport located in a
19 county of the second class 150,000,000
20 (Base Project Allocation -
21 $150,000,000)
22 (F) Distribution to a community
23 infrastructure development fund of a
24 county of the second class to fund
25 construction, development, improvement
26 and maintenance of infrastructure
27 projects 80,000,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $80,000,000)
29 (G) Retirement of indebtedness and
30 financing of a hotel or convention
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1 center in a city of the second class
2 established pursuant to the authority
3 of the Public Auditorium Authorities
4 Law 44,000,000
5 (Base Project Allocation - $44,000,000)
6 (H) Retirement of indebtedness of a county
7 of the second class development fund
8 created pursuant to the authority of
9 Article XXXI-B of the Second Class
10 County Code and the act of May 24, 1945
11 (P.L.991, No.385), known as the Urban
12 Redevelopment Law 30,000,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $30,000,000)
14 (3) Armstrong County
15 (i) County projects (Reserved)
16 (ii) City of Parker
17 (A) Land acquisition, site development and
18 construction to support the
19 revitalization of downtown Parker 500,000
20 (iii) East Franklin Township
21 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
22 related costs for Armstrong County
23 Commons 10,000,000
24 (4) Beaver County
25 (i) County projects (Reserved)
26 (ii) Midland Borough
27 (A) Acquisition, construction,
28 infrastructure and other related costs
29 for the Beaver County Industrial
30 Museum 1,500,000
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1 (5) Bedford County
2 (i) County projects (Reserved)
3 (ii) West Providence Township
4 (A) Acquisition and construction of
5 Everett Business Center 1,500,000
6 (6) Berks County
7 (i) County Projects
8 (A) Payments related to medical equipment,
9 technology equipment and/or associated
10 software 10,000,000
11 (B) Construction and infrastructure
12 related to upgrades at the Reading
13 Hospital 1,000,000
14 (ii) Hamburg Borough
15 (A) Construction and related
16 infrastructure for the Hamburg Area
17 High School Stadium Project 300,000
18 (iii) New Morgan Borough
19 (A) Redevelopment of Bethlehem Steel Grace
20 Mine site, including construction 25,000,000
21 (7) Blair County
22 (i) County projects (Reserved)
23 (ii) City of Altoona and Logan Township
24 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
25 related costs for upgrades to the
26 Booker T. Washington Basketball Court 60,000
27 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
28 related costs for upgrades to the
29 Memorial Pool 140,000
30 (C) Construction, infrastructure and other
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1 related costs for upgrades to the
2 Fairview Basketball Court 10,000
3 (D) Construction, infrastructure and other
4 related costs for upgrades to Garden
5 Heights 63,000
6 (E) Construction, infrastructure and other
7 related costs for upgrades to Garden
8 Heights 90,000
9 (F) Construction, infrastructure and other
10 related costs for upgrades to the
11 Juniata Community Center 90,000
12 (G) Construction, infrastructure and other
13 related costs for upgrades to the
14 Prospect Pool 20,000
15 (H) Construction, infrastructure and other
16 related costs for upgrades to Greenwood
17 Park 175,000
18 (I) Construction, infrastructure and other
19 related costs for upgrades to the
20 Kipple Run Park 20,000
21 (J) Construction, infrastructure and other
22 related costs for upgrades to Garfield
23 Park 150,000
24 (K) Construction, infrastructure and other
25 related costs for upgrades to the
26 Veteran's Field 250,000
27 (L) Construction, infrastructure and other
28 related costs for upgrades to the
29 Booker T. Washington Community Center 90,000
30 (M) Construction and other costs related
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1 to the renovation of Newburg Community
2 Park 10,000
3 (N) Infrastructure costs related to the
4 replacement of a water transmission
5 line 1,300,000
6 (iii) City of Altoona
7 (A) Redevelopment of Am Tran intermodal
8 facility, including acquisition and
9 construction 5,000,000
10 (iv) Logan Township
11 (A) Acquisition, construction,
12 infrastructure and other costs related
13 to the redevelopment of Kettle Creek
14 Mixed-Use Development 5,000,000
15 (8) Bradford County (Reserved)
16 (9) Bucks County
17 (i) County projects (Reserved)
18 (ii) Bensalem
19 (A) Expansion and renovation of Bensalem
20 Rescue Squad, including construction 250,000
21 (iii) Bristol Borough
22 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
23 related costs for parking lot
24 redevelopment and improvement 3,000,000
25 (B) Acquisition, construction,
26 infrastructure and other related costs
27 for a recreational development project 3,500,000
28 (C) Construction, infrastructure and other
29 related costs for flood control and
30 waterfront development 3,000,000
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1 (iv) Bristol Township
2 (A) Acquisition, construction,
3 infrastructure and other related costs
4 for Elm and Chestnut Streets
5 redevelopment 2,500,000
6 (v) Chalfont Borough
7 (A) Acquisition, construction,
8 infrastructure and other costs related
9 to the expansion of The Children's
10 Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Care
11 and Ambulatory Surgery Center 500,000
12 (vi) Falls Township
13 (A) Acquisition, construction,
14 infrastructure and other related costs
15 for the YMCA Community Center at Snipes
16 Farm 4,000,000
17 (vii) Middletown Township
18 (A) Construction and other related costs
19 for the Middletown Community Center 1,500,000
20 (viii) Nockamixon
21 (A) Renovation of Central Bucks Senior
22 Center, including construction and
23 related infrastructure 60,000
24 (10) Butler County
25 (i) County projects
26 (A) Acquisition, construction,
27 infrastructure and other related costs
28 for a new inpatient facility at Butler
29 Memorial Hospital 20,000,000
30 (ii) Butler Township
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1 (A) Construction of Butler Crossing
2 project, including related
3 infrastructure 6,000,000
4 (11) Cambria County
5 (i) County projects (Reserved)
6 (ii) City of Johnstown
7 (A) Acquisition, construction,
8 infrastructure and other related costs
9 for brownfield redevelopment including
10 Festival Park 5,000,000
11 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
12 related costs for the Greater Johnstown
13 YMCA and community center 5,000,000
14 (C) Acquisition, construction,
15 infrastructure and other related costs
16 for downtown housing redevelopment 5,000,000
17 (iii) Richland Township
18 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
19 related costs for the redevelopment of
20 a vocational school into a mixed use
21 facility 8,000,000
22 (B) Acquisition, construction,
23 infrastructure and other related costs
24 for the East Hills redevelopment
25 including a recreation center 7,000,000
26 (12) Cameron County (Reserved)
27 (13) Carbon County
28 (i) County projects
29 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
30 related costs for the county office
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1 renovation 1,000,000
2 (ii) Jim Thorpe Borough
3 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
4 related costs for the development of
5 the Switchback Gravity Railroad
6 Heritage Site 1,250,000
7 (B) Acquisition, construction,
8 infrastructure and other related costs
9 for a new borough building 500,000
10 (iii) Mahoning Township
11 (A) Acquisition, construction,
12 infrastructure and other related costs
13 for the Pakertown Yard Industrial Park 1,000,000
14 (iv) Nesquehoning Borough
15 (A) Acquisition, construction,
16 infrastructure and other related costs
17 for the Broad Mountain Resort 7,500,000
18 (B) Acquisition, construction,
19 infrastructure and other related costs
20 for the Green Acres Industrial Park 1,000,000
21 (v) Palmerton Borough
22 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
23 related costs to redevelopment of the
24 former Horsehead Laboratory building 1,500,000
25 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
26 related costs for the regional Wall
27 Street West Initiative 25,000,000
28 (vi) Summit Hill Borough
29 (A) Construction and other related costs
30 for a new municipal office and fire
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1 company building 1,250,000
2 (vii) Weatherly Borough
3 (A) Acquisition, construction,
4 infrastructure and other related costs
5 for the railroad/steel revitalization
6 project 1,500,000
7 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
8 related costs for the Weatherly Casting
9 and Machine Manufacturing Facility 500,000
10 (14) Centre County
11 (i) County projects
12 (A) Acquisition, construction,
13 infrastructure and other related costs
14 for Centre County PAWS 350,000
15 (ii) Bellefonte Borough
16 (A) Acquisition, construction,
17 infrastructure and other related costs
18 for the Bellefonte Borough Water
19 System 1,000,000
20 (15) Chester County
21 (i) County projects (Reserved)
22 (ii) Borough of Downingtown
23 (A) Redevelopment, infrastructure
24 improvements and construction to
25 downtown Downingtown 4,000,000
26 (B) Redevelopment of Kardon Park,
27 including construction, infrastructure
28 and abatement of hazardous materials 5,000,000
29 (C) Construction of parking structure in
30 Central Business District 4,000,000
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1 (D) Redevelopment of former Sonoco Paper
2 Mill site, including construction,
3 infrastructure and abatement of
4 hazardous materials 1,750,000
5 (E) Construction of pedestrian tunnel,
6 including infrastructure 3,250,000
7 (F) Acquisition, construction,
8 infrastructure and other related costs
9 for River Station Downingtown
10 Redevelopment 9,500,000
11 (iii) West Whiteland Township
12 (A) Acquisition, construction,
13 infrastructure and other related costs
14 for the West Whiteland Township
15 Emergency Generator 200,000
16 (16) Clarion County
17 (i) County projects (Reserved)
18 (ii) Borough of Foxburg
19 (A) Site development and construction of
20 Municipal Center Building to support
21 downtown revitalization 3,000,000
22 (17) Clearfield County
23 (i) County projects
24 (A) Construction and other costs
25 associated with building a new indoor
26 athletic facility at Lock Haven
27 University 10,000,000
28 (B) Costs associated with furniture and
29 equipment for a new indoor athletic
30 facility at Lock Haven University 1,000,000
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1 (C) Construction, infrastructure and other
2 costs related to coal gasification
3 project 20,000,000
4 (D) Construction and other costs
5 associated with the Biomass Conversion
6 Center of Excellence 2,750,000
7 (E) Construction and other related costs
8 for the Wood Pellet Mill project 1,000,000
9 (ii) Curwensville Borough
10 (A) Construction and other related costs
11 for stream channel clearing and
12 restoration 5,000,000
13 (B) Infrastructure and other costs related
14 to building the Sunnyside Ethanol
15 Manufacturing Plant 5,000,000
16 (iii) Karthous Township
17 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
18 costs associated with the River Hill
19 Power Waste Coal Fired Power Plant 15,000,000
20 (iv) Lawrence Township
21 (A) Construction and other related costs
22 for a BioEnergy Ethanol Plant 5,000,000
23 (18) Clinton County
24 (i) County projects
25 (A) Construction and other related costs
26 for the SR 120 retaining walls 1,200,000
27 (B) Acquisition, construction,
28 infrastructure and other related costs
29 for the Susquehanna River Corridor 4,000,000
30 (ii) Bald Eagle Township
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1 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
2 related costs for Bald Eagle Stadium 3,250,000
3 (iii) City of Lock Haven
4 (A) Construction, acquisition,
5 infrastructure and other costs related
6 to building a pedestrian mall 5,750,000
7 (B) Construction, acquisition,
8 infrastructure and other costs
9 associated with the Lock Haven
10 University Alumni Center 4,000,000
11 (iv) Mill Hall Borough
12 (A) Acquisition and redevelopment of the
13 Millbrook Playhouse 1,000,000
14 (19) Columbia County (Reserved)
15 (20) Crawford County (Reserved)
16 (21) Cumberland County
17 (i) County projects (Reserved)
18 (ii) Silver Spring Township
19 (A) Construction, site preparation and
20 other related costs for a mixed-use
21 development 5,000,000
22 (22) Dauphin County
23 (i) County projects (Reserved)
24 (ii) Derry Township
25 (A) Acquisition, construction,
26 infrastructure and other related costs
27 for the Hershey Area Master Plan 25,000,000
28 (iii) Lower Paxton Township
29 (A) Construction of Heroes Grove,
30 including related infrastructure 1,000,000
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1 (B) Construction and development of the
2 Thomas B. George Park 1,000,000
3 (iv) Lower Swatara
4 (A) Acquisition, construction,
5 infrastructure and other related costs
6 for the redevelopment of Meade Heights 5,000,000
7 (v) Swatara Township
8 (A) Construction and infrastructure
9 related to the development of Swatara
10 Commons 10,000,000
11 (23) Delaware County
12 (i) County projects
13 (A) Acquisition and other costs related to
14 Tri Borough Fire Company Consolidation 500,000
15 (ii) Brookhaven Borough
16 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
17 costs related to the Brookhaven Solar
18 Energy Project 250,000
19 (iii) Glenolden
20 (A) Redevelopment and construction related
21 to the revitalization of various
22 borough buildings 500,000
23 (iv) Middletown Township
24 (A) Redevelopment of the Franklin Mint
25 site, including site development,
26 infrastructure improvements and
27 construction 15,000,000
28 (v) Norwood Borough
29 (A) Construction of firehouse and police
30 station, including facility demolition
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1 and site preparation 3,000,000
2 (vi) Ridley Park Borough
3 (A) Redevelopment and construction related
4 to the revitalization of various
5 borough buildings 1,000,000
6 (B) Infrastructure improvements and
7 construction to Taylor Hospital 2,000,000
8 (vii) Ridley Township
9 (A) Construction and other costs related
10 to Sapovitz Park improvements 80,000
11 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
12 related costs to Black Rock Park
13 improvements 75,000
14 (C) Construction, infrastructure and other
15 related costs for the Ridley Township
16 Community Center 2,000,000
17 (viii) Swarthmore Borough
18 (A) Construction, acquisition,
19 infrastructure and other costs related
20 to the Swarthmore Town Center
21 Development 2,000,000
22 (ix) Upper Darby
23 (A) Construction and abatement of
24 hazardous materials related to
25 demolition of 501 Bywood 2,500,000
26 (B) Construction of public safety
27 building, including land acquisition
28 and related costs 7,000,000
29 (C) Construction, infrastructure and other
30 costs related to rehabilitation of St.
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1 Charles Cemetery 1,000,000
2 (24) Elk County (Reserved)
3 (25) Erie County (Reserved)
4 (26) Fayette County (Reserved)
5 (27) Forest County (Reserved)
6 (28) Franklin County (Reserved)
7 (29) Fulton County (Reserved)
8 (30) Greene County
9 (i) County projects
10 (A) Acquisition, construction,
11 infrastructure and other related costs
12 for a tire depolymerization plant 12,000,000
13 (ii) Franklin Township
14 (A) Construction and other related costs
15 for the Community Aquatic Center 2,000,000
16 (iii) Perry Township
17 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
18 related costs for the Meadow Ridge
19 Business Park 6,000,000
20 (iv) Waynesburg Borough
21 (A) Construction, acquisition,
22 infrastructure, redevelopment and other
23 costs associated with Downtown
24 Waynesburg Streetscape improvements 1,000,000
25 (B) Acquisition, construction,
26 infrastructure and other related costs
27 for Waynesburg redevelopment project 4,000,000
28 (C) Acquisition, construction,
29 infrastructure and other related costs
30 for the Greene County ARC project 2,000,000
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1 (31) Huntingdon County (Reserved)
2 (32) Indiana County
3 (i) County projects
4 (A) Renovation of historical covered
5 bridges, including acquisition,
6 construction and other related costs 1,000,000
7 (ii) Burrell Township
8 (A) Land acquisition, site preparation and
9 construction related to development of
10 ambulatory care center at Indiana
11 Regional Medical Center 5,000,000
12 (B) Redevelopment of Corporate Campus
13 business park, including acquisition,
14 construction, infrastructure and other
15 related costs 3,000,000
16 (C) Expansion of the Interchange Center
17 multi-tenant building, including
18 construction, land acquisition and
19 other related costs 2,000,000
20 (iii) Indiana Borough
21 (A) Redevelopment, construction and
22 infrastructure improvements along
23 Philadelphia Street and 7th Street 5,000,000
24 (iv) White Township
25 (A) Expansion of the Indiana Regional
26 Medical Center, including construction
27 and related infrastructure 1,000,000
28 (B) Acquisition, related infrastructure
29 and construction of an access road and
30 hangars at the Jimmy Stewart Airport 2,000,000
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1 (C) Redevelopment, construction and
2 infrastructure improvements along Wayne
3 Avenue and 13th Street 4,000,000
4 (D) Renovation of the Mack Park recreation
5 complex, including construction,
6 infrastructure and other related costs 3,000,000
7 (E) Acquisition, construction and related
8 infrastructure for the development of
9 the Windy Ridge Business Park 4,000,000
10 (F) Construction of a medical-model
11 wellness center at Indiana Regional
12 Medical Center, including acquisition,
13 infrastructure and other related costs 2,000,000
14 (G) Construction of an agricultural multi-
15 tenant building, including land
16 acquisition, site preparation and other
17 related costs 3,000,000
18 (33) Jefferson County
19 (i) County projects
20 (A) Acquisition of land and development of
21 infrastructure amenities and related
22 improvements to use in development of
23 industrial/business park along
24 Interstate 80 in Jefferson County 5,000,000
25 (34) Juniata County (Reserved)
26 (35) Lackawanna County
27 (i) County projects
28 (A) Additional improvements to the
29 Archbald Regional Park 1,425,000
30 (36) Lancaster County
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1 (i) County projects (Reserved)
2 (ii) Ephrata Borough
3 (A) Redevelopment of Mountain Springs
4 Hotel property, including related
5 infrastructure 500,000
6 (iii) New Holland Borough
7 (A) Redevelopment of historic building on
8 Main Street, including related
9 infrastructure 500,000
10 (37) Lawrence County
11 (i) County projects (Reserved)
12 (ii) New Wilmington Borough
13 (A) Acquisition, construction,
14 infrastructure and other costs related
15 to the rehabilitation of downtown New
16 Wilmington 1,500,000
17 (38) Lebanon County
18 (i) County projects (Reserved)
19 (ii) South Lebanon Township
20 (A) Redevelopment of police department
21 facilities, including construction and
22 related infrastructure 565,000
23 (39) Lehigh County
24 (i) County projects (Reserved)
25 (ii) City of Bethlehem
26 (A) Construction and other related costs
27 for the renovation and expansion of the
28 Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg 5,000,000
29 (iii) Salisbury Township
30 (A) Acquisition, construction,
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1 infrastructure and other related costs
2 for the Emergency Department and
3 Imaging Department expansion at Lehigh
4 Valley Hospital and Health Network 5,300,000
5 (iv) Slatington Borough
6 (A) Acquisition, construction,
7 infrastructure and other related costs
8 for a Main Street Park 285,000
9 (B) Construction and other costs related
10 to the rehabilitation of the sanitary
11 sewer system and treatment facility 400,000
12 (C) Construction and other costs related
13 to the replacement of the potable water
14 main 400,000
15 (40) Luzerne County
16 (i) County projects
17 (A) Payments related to the construction
18 and development of a cargo airport,
19 including acquisition, infrastructure
20 and other related costs 495,000,000
21 (Base Project Allocation -
22 $495,000,000)
23 (B) Acquisition, construction,
24 infrastructure and other related costs
25 for the South Valley Parkway 50,000,000
26 (ii) City of Nanticoke
27 (A) Acquisition, construction,
28 infrastructure and other related costs
29 for mixed-use development on East Main
30 Street 1,000,000
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1 (B) Acquisition, construction,
2 infrastructure and other related costs
3 for the Luzerne County Community
4 College Culinary Arts Building with
5 parking 3,000,000
6 (C) Construction and other related costs
7 for downtown parking expansion 2,000,000
8 (iii) City of Wilkes-Barre
9 (A) Acquisition, infrastructure,
10 redevelopment, abatement of hazardous
11 materials and other costs related to
12 building the Irem Temple Mosque 10,000,000
13 (B) Construction, acquisition,
14 infrastructure, redevelopment,
15 abatement of hazardous materials and
16 other costs related to Hanover
17 Industrial Estates 1,000,000
18 (C) Construction, infrastructure,
19 acquisition, abatement of hazardous
20 materials, redevelopment and other
21 costs related to downtown Wilkes-Barre
22 Revitalization Phase II 15,000,000
23 (D) Construction, infrastructure,
24 abatement of hazardous materials and
25 other costs for parking facilities
26 related to Impact Wilkes-Barre 5,000,000
27 (E) Construction, infrastructure,
28 abatement of hazardous materials,
29 redevelopment and other costs related
30 to Impact Wilkes-Barre 3,000,000
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1 (iv) Ashley Borough
2 (A) Acquisition, construction and other
3 related costs for the Mill Street Mill
4 project 500,000
5 (v) Hanover Township
6 (A) Construction, acquisition,
7 infrastructure, redevelopment and other
8 costs related to Hanover Crossings
9 Phase III and IV 4,000,000
10 (B) Acquisition, construction,
11 infrastructure and other related costs
12 for Hanover Crossings Phase III and IV 4,000,000
13 (vi) Plains Township
14 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
15 related costs for East Mountain Drive
16 improvements 600,000
17 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
18 related costs for Carey Street
19 improvements 200,000
20 (vii) Wright Township
21 (A) Acquisition, construction,
22 infrastructure and other related costs
23 for Crestwood Industrial Park 1,500,000
24 (B) Construction, infrastructure,
25 abatement of hazardous materials,
26 redevelopment and other related costs
27 related to Crestwood Industrial Park 2,500,000
28 (41) Lycoming County
29 (i) County projects (Reserved)
30 (ii) City of Williamsport
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1 (A) Redevelopment and expansion of
2 Susquehanna Health Hospital, including
3 acquisition 10,000,000
4 (B) Acquisition, construction,
5 infrastructure and other related costs
6 for the revitalization of Textrom
7 Lycoming facilities 10,000,000
8 (C) Design and construction of a new
9 intermodal facility, including related
10 infrastructure for the Church Street
11 Transportation Center 4,000,000
12 (D) Construction, infrastructure and other
13 related costs for modifications to the
14 Williamsport sewer systems 20,000,000
15 (E) Construction, infrastructure and other
16 related costs for modifications to the
17 public water distribution system 1,000,000
18 (iii) Clinton Township
19 (A) Acquisition, construction,
20 infrastructure and other related costs
21 for the White Deer Recreation Complex 1,000,000
22 (iv) Duboistown Borough
23 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
24 related costs for modifications to the
25 Duboistown sewer system 1,000,000
26 (v) Fairfield Township
27 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
28 related costs for modifications to the
29 LCWSA Sewer Plant 8,500,000
30 (vi) Hughesville Borough, Wolf Township
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1 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
2 related costs for modifications to the
3 Hughesville/Wolf sewer plant 100,000
4 (vii) Jersey Shore
5 (A) Redevelopment of the Jersey Shore
6 YMCA, including construction and
7 related infrastructure 1,500,000
8 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
9 related costs for modifications to the
10 Jersey Shore sewer plant 3,000,000
11 (viii) Loyalsock Township
12 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
13 related costs for modifications to the
14 Loyalsock Township sewer system 4,000,000
15 (ix) Montgomery Borough
16 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
17 related costs for modifications to the
18 Montgomery sewer plant 3,000,000
19 (x) Montgomery, Brady and Clinton Townships
20 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
21 related costs for the Montgomery-Brady-
22 Clinton sanitary sewer 2,100,000
23 (xi) Muncy Borough
24 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
25 related costs for modifications to the
26 Muncy sewer plant 5,500,000
27 (xii) Muncy Township
28 (A) Infrastructure within Phase IV of the
29 Muncy Industrial Park 1,000,000
30 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
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1 related costs for the Muncy Industrial
2 Park Phase IV Water and Sewer 1,000,000
3 (xiii) Old Lycoming Township
4 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
5 related costs for new water line for
6 Grimesville Road neighborhood 500,000
7 (xiv) South Williamsport
8 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
9 related costs for new water storage
10 tank to support commercial and
11 residential construction in growth
12 areas 1,000,000
13 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
14 related costs for modifications to the
15 South Williamsport sewer system 3,500,000
16 (xv) Williamsport and Old Lycoming Townships
17 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
18 related costs for new water line and
19 associated pump station 8,000,000
20 (42) McKean County (Reserved)
21 (43) Mercer County
22 (i) County projects (Reserved)
23 (ii) Greenville Borough
24 (A) Construction costs related to the
25 expansion of the Greenville Borough
26 building 625,000
27 (iii) City of Sharon
28 (A) Acquisition, construction,
29 infrastructure and other related costs
30 for the downtown Sharon revitalization 6,000,000
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1 (44) Mifflin County (Reserved)
2 (45) Monroe County
3 (i) County projects
4 (A) Acquisition, construction,
5 infrastructure and other related costs
6 for the Pocono Mountain Economic
7 Development Corporation West End
8 development sites 10,000,000
9 (B) Construction, infrastructure and other
10 related costs to develop
11 telecommunications infrastructure 4,000,000
12 (C) Acquisition, construction,
13 infrastructure and other related costs
14 for the East Stroudsburg School
15 District Memorial Stadium 1,870,000
16 (ii) Barrett Township
17 (A) Acquisition, construction and
18 renovation costs related to the
19 expansion of a senior citizen/community
20 center 138,000
21 (iii) Coolbaugh Township
22 (A) Acquisition, construction,
23 infrastructure and other related costs
24 for the Pocono Mountain Public Library
25 Building 1,000,000
26 (B) Runway expansion at the Pocono
27 Mountain Municipal Airport 1,000,000
28 (C) Acquisition, construction,
29 infrastructure and other related costs
30 for the Commerce Court Extension 2,500,000
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1 (D) Acquisition, construction,
2 infrastructure and other related costs
3 for the Pocono Mountain Economic
4 Development Rail Served Business Park 4,000,000
5 (iv) East Stroudsburg Borough
6 (A) Construction and other costs related
7 to the East Stroudsburg University
8 Conference Center 2,000,000
9 (B) Construction, acquisition,
10 infrastructure, redevelopment and other
11 costs related to the Pocono Mountains
12 Regional Convention Center 37,500,000
13 (C) Construction and other costs related
14 to the Pocono Mountains Regional
15 Convention Center 75,000,000
16 (D) Acquisition, construction,
17 infrastructure and other related costs
18 for a parking garage adjacent to Pocono
19 Medical Center 14,000,000
20 (E) Construction of Computer Security
21 Research Center at East Stroudsburg
22 University Research and Technology
23 Park 2,000,000
24 (v) Borough of Mt. Pocono
25 (A) Acquisition, construction,
26 infrastructure and other related costs
27 for Mount Pocono Municipal Authority
28 Waste Water Chiller 2,500,000
29 (B) Construction and acquisition related
30 to new sewerage hookups and dispersal
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1 of treated affluent 4,000,000
2 (vi) Pocono Township
3 (A) Northampton Community College, Monroe
4 Campus - construction of new campus to
5 increase the availability of academic
6 square footage 44,000,000
7 (vii) Stroudsburg Borough
8 (A) Acquisition, construction and other
9 related costs for the Sherman Theater
10 Performing Arts Center 3,000,000
11 (B) Acquisition, restoration and expansion
12 of the Sherman Theater 1,500,000
13 (viii) Tobyhanna Township
14 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
15 related costs for the Tobyhanna
16 Township Sewage Authority projects 3,500,000
17 (ix) Multiple Municipalities
18 (A) Acquisition, construction,
19 infrastructure and other related costs
20 for rehabilitation of East Stroudsburg
21 to Delaware Water Gap Rail Line in East
22 Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg Boroughs
23 and Middle Smithfield Township 1,250,000
24 (B) Construction of bathrooms for persons
25 with disabilities, field improvements
26 and related infrastructure for
27 Challenger Program in Pocono, Paradise
28 and Jackson Townships 100,000
29 (46) Montgomery County
30 (i) County projects
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1 (A) Acquisition, construction,
2 infrastructure and other related costs
3 for the Montgomery County Expo Center 19,000,000
4 (ii) Lower Salford Township
5 (A) Construction of restroom facilities at
6 Harleysville Baseball Park 95,000
7 (iii) Norristown
8 (A) Acquisition, construction,
9 infrastructure and other related costs
10 for the Cultural Arts Center 3,000,000
11 (B) Acquisition and other costs related to
12 the construction of a wastewater
13 treatment plant in Norristown 25,000,000
14 (iv) Upper Merion Township
15 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
16 related costs for the Village at Valley
17 Forge 100,000,000
18 (47) Montour County (Reserved)
19 (48) Northampton County
20 (i) County projects
21 (A) Acquisition, construction,
22 infrastructure and other related costs
23 for the SteelStax Community Project 12,000,000
24 (ii) Bethlehem Township
25 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
26 related costs for the Summit Valley 21,500,000
27 (B) Design and construction of the Slate
28 Belt Community Center and regional
29 recreation facility 7,000,000
30 (C) Acquisition, infrastructure and other
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1 costs related to the construction of
2 St. Luke's Riverside Health Campus 15,000,000
3 (iii) North Catasauqua
4 (A) Renovation of Borough Hall to be used
5 for a senior center and multi-use
6 facility 650,000
7 (49) Northumberland County
8 (i) County projects (Reserved)
9 (ii) Sunbury
10 (A) Restoration and rehabilitation of the
11 clock tower in the historic
12 Northumberland County Court House 200,000
13 (B) Acquisition, construction,
14 infrastructure and other related costs
15 for the expansion of the East Sunbury
16 Fire Station to include a parking lot 130,000
17 (50) Perry County (Reserved)
18 (51) Philadelphia County
19 (i) County projects
20 (A) Reimbursement to the Commonwealth, any
21 other body corporate and politic
22 created by law or a city of the first
23 class to the extent that the
24 Commonwealth, any other body corporate
25 and politic created by law or a city of
26 the first class has made debt service
27 payments for the Pennsylvania
28 Convention Center or has made payments
29 for the operating expenses of the
30 Pennsylvania Convention Center 880,000,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation -
2 $880,000,000)
3 (52) Pike County
4 (i) County projects (Reserved)
5 (ii) Palmyra Township
6 (A) Construction and other related costs
7 to the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors
8 Center Project 2,000,000
9 (53) Potter County (Reserved)
10 (54) Schuylkill County
11 (i) County projects
12 (A) Acquisition, infrastructure and other
13 costs related to the construction of a
14 regional industrial park 1,000,000
15 (ii) West Penn Township
16 (A) Acquisition, infrastructure and other
17 costs related to the construction of a
18 regional industrial park 1,000,000
19 (55) Snyder County
20 (i) County projects (Reserved)
21 (ii) Selinsgrove Borough
22 (A) Renovation of science hall at
23 Susquehanna University, including
24 related infrastructure 6,000,000
25 (B) Construction of Susquehanna University
26 science facility 15,000,000
27 (56) Somerset County
28 (i) County projects
29 (A) Construction and renovation for
30 expansion of Somerset Hospital 3,000,000
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1 (ii) Jefferson Township
2 (A) Site development, construction and
3 infrastructure improvements to property
4 located along Route 31 10,000,000
5 (iii) Somerset Township
6 (A) Redevelopment, construction and
7 related infrastructure costs for Laurel
8 Highlands Business Park 5,000,000
9 (57) Sullivan County
10 (i) County projects
11 (A) Renovations to buildings and grounds
12 of Sullivan County Fairgrounds 2,000,000
13 (58) Susquehanna County (Reserved)
14 (59) Tioga County
15 (i) County projects (Reserved)
16 (ii) Shippen Township
17 (A) Expansion and construction of Nature
18 Quest Geotourism Lodge, including
19 acquisition and infrastructure 12,500,000
20 (iii) Wellsboro Borough
21 (A) Acquisition, construction and
22 infrastructure improvements of a
23 Community Performing Arts Center 7,500,000
24 (60) Union County (Reserved)
25 (61) Venango County
26 (i) County projects (Reserved)
27 (ii) Borough of Emlenton
28 (A) Acquisition, site development and
29 construction to support revitalization
30 in the Borough of Emlenton 500,000
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1 (62) Warren County (Reserved)
2 (63) Washington County
3 (i) County projects (Reserved)
4 (ii) Allenport Borough
5 (A) Acquisition, construction,
6 infrastructure and other related costs
7 to restore the Barge Shipping facility 2,500,000
8 (iii) California Borough
9 (A) Acquisition, construction,
10 infrastructure and other related costs
11 for the California Technology Park film
12 industry project 2,500,000
13 (iv) Carroll Township
14 (A) Construction and other related costs
15 for Monongahela Valley Hospital upgrade
16 project 6,100,000
17 (v) Hanover Township
18 (A) Construction, infrastructure and other
19 related costs to redevelop the
20 Starvaggi property 2,500,000
21 (64) Wayne County (Reserved)
22 (65) Westmoreland County
23 (i) County projects (Reserved)
24 (ii) Cook Township
25 (A) Acquisition, construction,
26 infrastructure and other related costs
27 for a marsh wastewater treatment
28 system 400,000
29 (iii) Unity Township
30 (A) Expansion of equine facilities at the
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1 Westmoreland Fairgrounds, including
2 construction and related costs 300,000
3 (iv) Upper Burrell Township
4 (A) Acquisition, construction,
5 infrastructure and other related costs
6 of a manufacturing campus 5,000,000
7 (66) Wyoming County (Reserved)
8 (67) York County (Reserved)
9 (68) Multiple counties
10 (i) Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne
11 (A) Infrastructure and other costs related
12 to the Pocono Mountains Wayfinding
13 Signing Program 500,000
14 (B) Construction and other costs related
15 to the Pocono Mountains Wayfinding
16 Signing Program 1,000,000
17 (ii) Wayne and Pike Counties
18 (A) Acquisition, construction,
19 infrastructure and other related costs
20 for Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed
21 Management 60,000
22 Section 4. Duration of payments.
23 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the following
24 shall apply to the projects authorized in section 3:
25 (1) The amount allocated to the project described in
26 section 3(2)(i)(A) shall be made through 2014-2015 in annual
27 amounts, not to exceed $7,782,000 each, pursuant to an
28 agreement with the Commonwealth specifying the amounts to be
29 paid each year. The payment for 2014-2015 shall not exceed
30 $11,736,000.
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1 (2) The amount allocated to the project described in
2 section 3(2)(i)(C) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
3 exceed $2,000,000, for ten years. However, the amount paid
4 shall not exceed the operating deficit of the David L.
5 Lawrence Convention Center.
6 (3) The amount allocated to the projects described in
7 section 3(2)(i)(D) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
8 exceed $8,000,000, including $500,000 to a nonprofit
9 community development fund to fund infrastructure,
10 construction and redevelopment projects, for 30 years or the
11 retirement of the debt issued for the projects described in
12 section 3(2)(i)(D), whichever is less.
13 (3.1) The amount allocated to the project described in
14 section 3(40)(i)(A) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
15 exceed $16,500,000, for 30 years or the retirement of the
16 debt issued for the project described in section 3(40)(i)(A),
17 whichever is less.
18 (4) The amount allocated to the projects described in
19 section 3(2)(i)(E) shall be made in annual amounts, not to
20 exceed $15,000,000, for ten years.
21 (5) The amount allocated to the project described in
22 section 3(51)(i)(A) and shall be made in annual amounts, not
23 to exceed $64,000,000, for 30 years or the retirement of the
24 debt issued for the project described in section 3(51)(i)(A),
25 whichever is less. However, the amount paid may not exceed
26 the actual amounts of debt service and $6,000,000 for
27 operating expenses in any year. Payments made pursuant to
28 section 3(51)(i)(A) which are reimbursements to the General
29 Fund shall be deposited into the Capital Debt Fund for
30 repayment of the debt issued.
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1 Section 5. Appropriation.
2 The sums necessary for the annual amounts itemized in
3 sections 3 and 4 are hereby appropriated from the Pennsylvania
4 Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund to the Department
5 of Community and Economic Development, upon approval of the
6 Governor, for the projects itemized in this act.
7 Section 6. Special provisions.
8 (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 4 Pa.C.S. § 1407(d)
9 (relating to Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development Tourism
10 Fund), the projects authorized in section 3(2)(I)(D) shall be
11 eligible for funding from the Pennsylvania Gaming and Economic
12 Development and Tourism Fund.
13 (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
14 requirements of section 318 of the act of February 9, 1999
15 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling
16 Act, shall provide the sole and exclusive requirements for
17 bidding for the acquisition, development construction of the
18 project in section 3(2)(i)(D).
19 Section 7. Editorial changes.
20 In editing and preparing this act for printing following the
21 final enactment, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall insert
22 or revise letters or numbers for projects where the letters or
23 numbers are missing or require revision. The bureau shall also
24 revise the total monetary amounts for the total authorization,
25 debt authorization, appropriations and departmental totals as
26 necessary to agree with the total monetary amounts of the
27 projects.
28 Section 8. Effective date.
29 This act shall take effect immediately.
30 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. <--
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1 THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE PENNSYLVANIA
2 GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND CAPITAL BUDGET
3 ITEMIZATION ACT OF 2007.
4 SECTION 2. AUTHORIZATIONS FROM PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC
5 DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND.
6 GRANTS FOR PROJECTS, INCLUDING CAPITAL, DEBT AND OPERATIONAL
7 EXPENSES ITEMIZED IN SECTIONS 3 AND 4 FROM THE CURRENT REVENUES
8 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND
9 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, OR ITS
10 SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO 4
11 PA.C.S. § 1407 (RELATING TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC
12 DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND) AS SET FORTH IN THIS ACT. THE
13 TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE FINANCED UNDER THIS ACT FROM THE
14 REVENUES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
15 TOURISM FUND SHALL BE $ .
16 SECTION 3. ITEMIZATION OF PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC
17 DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND PROJECTS.
18 PROJECTS FOR GRANTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
19 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, TO BE FINANCED
20 FROM THE REVENUES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC
21 DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND ARE HEREBY ITEMIZED, TOGETHER WITH
22 THEIR RESPECTIVE ESTIMATED COSTS, AS FOLLOWS:
23 PROJECT
24 PROJECT ALLOCATION
25 (1) (RESERVED)
26 (2) ALLEGHENY COUNTY
27 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
28 (A) RETIREMENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS OF AN
29 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN A CITY
30 OF THE SECOND CLASS WHICH IS FINANCED,
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1 IN PART, WITH THE UTILIZATION OF FUNDS
2 TRANSFERRED TO THE REGIONAL ASSET
3 DISTRICT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XXXI-B OF
4 THE ACT OF JULY 28, 1953 (P.L.723,
5 NO.230), KNOWN AS THE SECOND CLASS
6 COUNTY CODE 60,000,000
7 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $60,000,000)
8 (B) RETIREMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF A
9 CONVENTION CENTER IN A CITY OF THE
10 SECOND CLASS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
11 THE AUTHORITY OF THE ACT OF JULY 29,
12 1953 (P.L.1034, NO.270), KNOWN AS THE
13 PUBLIC AUDITORIUM AUTHORITIES LAW 20,000,000
14 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $20,000,000)
15 (C) PAYMENT OF THE OPERATING DEFICIT FOR
16 THE OPERATION OF A CONVENTION CENTER IN
17 A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS ESTABLISHED
18 PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC AUDITORIUM
19 AUTHORITIES LAW 20,000,000
20 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $20,000,000)
21 (D) PAYMENTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION
22 OF A FACILITY DESIGNATED FOR USE BY A
23 PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY FRANCHISE 225,000,000
24 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION -
25 $225,000,000)
26 (E) DEBT SERVICE AND DEVELOPMENT AND
27 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR AN
28 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATED IN A
29 COUNTY OF THE SECOND CLASS 150,000,000
30 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION -
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1 $150,000,000)
2 (F) DISTRIBUTION TO A COMMUNITY
3 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND OF A
4 COUNTY OF THE SECOND CLASS TO FUND
5 CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT
6 AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
7 PROJECTS 80,000,000
8 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $80,000,000)
9 (G) RETIREMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS AND
10 FINANCING OF A HOTEL OR CONVENTION
11 CENTER IN A CITY OF THE SECOND CLASS
12 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY
13 OF THE PUBLIC AUDITORIUM AUTHORITIES
14 LAW 44,000,000
15 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $44,000,000)
16 (H) RETIREMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS OF A COUNTY
17 OF THE SECOND CLASS DEVELOPMENT FUND
18 CREATED PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF
19 ARTICLE XXXI-B OF THE SECOND CLASS
20 COUNTY CODE AND THE ACT OF MAY 24, 1945
21 (P.L.991, NO.385), KNOWN AS THE URBAN
22 REDEVELOPMENT LAW 30,000,000
23 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION - $30,000,000)
24 (3) (RESERVED)
25 (4) (RESERVED)
26 (5) (RESERVED)
27 (6) (RESERVED)
28 (7) (RESERVED)
29 (8) (RESERVED)
30 (9) (RESERVED)
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1 (10) (RESERVED)
2 (11) (RESERVED)
3 (12) (RESERVED)
4 (13) (RESERVED)
5 (14) (RESERVED)
6 (15) (RESERVED)
7 (16) (RESERVED)
8 (17) (RESERVED)
9 (18) (RESERVED)
10 (19) (RESERVED)
11 (20) (RESERVED)
12 (21) (RESERVED)
13 (22) (RESERVED)
14 (23) (RESERVED)
15 (24) (RESERVED)
16 (25) (RESERVED)
17 (26) (RESERVED)
18 (27) (RESERVED)
19 (28) (RESERVED)
20 (29) (RESERVED)
21 (30) (RESERVED)
22 (31) (RESERVED)
23 (32) (RESERVED)
24 (33) (RESERVED)
25 (34) (RESERVED)
26 (35) (RESERVED)
27 (36) (RESERVED)
28 (37) (RESERVED)
29 (38) (RESERVED)
30 (39) (RESERVED)
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1 (40) (RESERVED)
2 (41) (RESERVED)
3 (42) (RESERVED)
4 (43) (RESERVED)
5 (44) (RESERVED)
6 (45) (RESERVED)
7 (46) (RESERVED)
8 (47) (RESERVED)
9 (48) (RESERVED)
10 (49) (RESERVED)
11 (50) (RESERVED)
12 (51) PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
13 (I) COUNTY PROJECTS
14 (A) REIMBURSEMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH, ANY
15 OTHER BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC
16 CREATED BY LAW OR A CITY OF THE FIRST
17 CLASS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE
18 COMMONWEALTH, ANY OTHER BODY CORPORATE
19 AND POLITIC CREATED BY LAW OR A CITY OF
20 THE FIRST CLASS HAS MADE DEBT SERVICE
21 PAYMENTS FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA
22 CONVENTION CENTER OR HAS MADE PAYMENTS
23 FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE
24 PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER 880,000,000
25 (BASE PROJECT ALLOCATION -
26 $880,000,000)
27 (52) (RESERVED)
28 (53) (RESERVED)
29 (54) (RESERVED)
30 (55) (RESERVED)
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1 (56) (RESERVED)
2 (57) (RESERVED)
3 (58) (RESERVED)
4 (59) (RESERVED)
5 (60) (RESERVED)
6 (61) (RESERVED)
7 (62) (RESERVED)
8 (63) (RESERVED)
9 (64) (RESERVED)
10 (65) (RESERVED)
11 (66) (RESERVED)
12 (67) (RESERVED)
13 (68) (RESERVED)
14 SECTION 4. DURATION OF PAYMENTS.
15 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE FOLLOWING
16 SHALL APPLY TO THE PROJECTS AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3:
17 (1) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
18 SECTION 3(2)(I)(A) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
19 LESS THAN $5,100,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
20 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
21 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
22 (2) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
23 SECTION 3(2)(I)(B) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
24 LESS THAN $1,700,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
25 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
26 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
27 (3) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
28 SECTION 3(2)(I)(C) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
29 LESS THAN $1,700,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
30 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
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1 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS. HOWEVER, THE
2 AMOUNT PAID SHALL NOT EXCEED THE OPERATING DEFICIT OF THE
3 DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER.
4 (4) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN
5 SECTION 3(2)(I)(D) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS, NOT TO
6 EXCEED $7,500,000, FOR 30 YEARS OR THE RETIREMENT OF THE DEBT
7 ISSUED FOR THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3(2)(I)(D),
8 WHICHEVER IS LESS.
9 (5) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECTS DESCRIBED IN
10 SECTION 3(2)(I)(E) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
11 LESS THAN $12,400,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
12 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
13 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
14 (6) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
15 SECTION 3(2)(I)(F) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
16 LESS THAN $6,600,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
17 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
18 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
19 (7) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
20 SECTION 3(2)(I)(G) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
21 LESS THAN $3,700,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
22 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
23 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
24 (8) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
25 SECTION 3(2)(I)(H) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF NOT
26 LESS THAN $2,500,000 FOR TEN YEARS. THE REMAINING UNPAID
27 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED IN SECTION 3 SHALL BE
28 PAID IN TOTAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS.
29 (9) THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN
30 SECTION 3(51)(I)(A) SHALL BE PAID IN ANNUAL AMOUNTS, NOT TO
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1 EXCEED $64,000,000, FOR UP TO 30 YEARS FOR THE RETIREMENT OF
2 THE DEBT ISSUED OR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE PROJECT
3 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3(51)(I)(A). HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT PAID
4 MAY NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS OF DEBT SERVICE AND
5 $6,000,000 FOR OPERATING EXPENSES IN ANY YEAR. PAYMENTS MADE
6 PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WHICH ARE REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE
7 GENERAL FUND SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE CAPITAL DEBT FUND
8 FOR REPAYMENT OF DEBT ISSUED. PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS
9 PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT EXCEED $880,000,000.
10 SECTION 5. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.
11 BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2007-2008, IT SHALL BE MANDATORY,
12 NOT DIRECTORY, THAT PAYMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 4(1), (2),
13 (3), (5), (6), (7) AND (8) SHALL BE MADE EACH YEAR FROM THE
14 GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND BY THE DEPARTMENT
15 OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IN SUCH YEARS THAT IT IS
16 DETERMINED FOR ANY REASON THAT THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO
17 MAKE THESE MANDATORY PAYMENTS, EACH MANDATORY PAYMENT SHALL BE
18 PROPORTIONATELY REDUCED IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE SHORTFALL IN
19 THE GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND. TOTAL
20 EXPENDITURES UNDER THIS ACT FOR THE PROJECTS REFERRED TO IN
21 SECTION 4 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR EACH
22 PROJECT IN SECTION 3.
23 SECTION 6. APPROPRIATION.
24 THE SUMS NECESSARY FOR THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS ITEMIZED IN
25 SECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA
26 GAMING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT
27 OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UPON APPROVAL OF THE
28 GOVERNOR, FOR THE PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN THIS ACT.
29 SECTION 7. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
30 (A) ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING.--NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS
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1 OF 4 PA.C.S. § 1407(D) (RELATING TO PENNSYLVANIA GAMING ECONOMIC
2 DEVELOPMENT TOURISM FUND), THE PROJECTS AUTHORIZED IN SECTION
3 3(2)(I)(D) AND (51)(I)(A) SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING FROM THE
4 PENNSYLVANIA GAMING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM FUND.
5 (B) BIDDING.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
6 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 318 OF THE ACT OF FEBRUARY 9, 1999
7 (P.L.1, NO.1), KNOWN AS THE CAPITAL FACILITIES DEBT ENABLING
8 ACT, SHALL PROVIDE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR
9 BIDDING FOR THE ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION OF THE
10 PROJECT IN SECTION 3(2)(I)(D).
11 (C) DELEGATION.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
12 CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES MAY DELEGATE THE
13 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT DESCRIBED IN SECTION
14 3(51)(I)(A) TO THE PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY. ALL
15 CONTRACTS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT DESCRIBED
16 IN SECTION 3(51)(I)(A) SHALL BE SUBJECT TO 64 PA.C.S. CH. 60
17 (RELATING TO PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION CENTER AUTHORITY).
18 (D) PAYMENTS TO COUNTY OF SECOND CLASS.--NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
19 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PAYMENTS FROM FUNDS
20 APPROPRIATED FOR PROJECTS ITEMIZED IN SECTION 3(2)(I)(E), (F)
21 AND (H) SHALL BE MADE TO A COUNTY OF THE SECOND CLASS FOR USE AS
22 SPECIFIED IN THIS ACT AND IN 4 PA.C.S. § 1407(D).
23 SECTION 8. REPORT.
24 THE SECRETARY OF THE BUDGET SHALL, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE
25 EXPIRATION OF EACH QUARTER OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, ELECTRONICALLY
26 PROVIDE TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE
27 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAIRMAN AND
28 MINORITY CHAIRMAN OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE
29 OF REPRESENTATIVES A REPORT RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZED PROJECTS
30 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3 WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST ALL OF THE
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1 FOLLOWING:
2 (1) AN ITEMIZED LIST OF THE AUTHORIZED PROJECTS APPROVED
3 FOR RELEASE IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER.
4 (2) AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS REMAINING
5 AVAILABLE TO BE COMMITTED FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS UNDER 4
6 PA.C.S PT. II (RELATING TO GAMING).
7 (3) AN ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING DEBT
8 RELATED TO THE AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.
9 SECTION 9. EDITORIAL CHANGES.
10 IN EDITING AND PREPARING THIS ACT FOR PRINTING FOLLOWING THE
11 FINAL ENACTMENT, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU SHALL INSERT
12 OR REVISE LETTERS OR NUMBERS FOR PROJECTS WHERE THE LETTERS OR
13 NUMBERS ARE MISSING OR REQUIRE REVISION. THE BUREAU SHALL ALSO
14 REVISE THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS FOR THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION,
15 DEBT AUTHORIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL TOTALS AS
16 NECESSARY TO AGREE WITH THE TOTAL MONETARY AMOUNTS OF THE
17 PROJECTS.
18 SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
19 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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