PRINTER'S NO. 3280
No. 2317 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY FEESE, DECEMBER 7, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, DECEMBER 7, 2005
AN ACT
1 Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2005-2006;
2 itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and
3 equipment projects, transportation assistance projects,
4 redevelopment assistance capital projects, Keystone
5 Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund projects,
6 Environmental Stewardship Fund projects and Motor License
7 Fund projects to be constructed or acquired or assisted by
8 the Department of General Services, the Department of
9 Community and Economic Development, the Department of
10 Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of
11 Environmental Protection and the Department of
12 Transportation, together with their estimated financial
13 costs; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval
14 of the electors for the purpose of financing the projects to
15 be constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of
16 General Services; stating the estimated useful life of the
17 projects; providing an exemption; and making appropriations.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Short title.
21 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital
22 Budget Project Itemization Act of 2005-2006.
23 Section 2. Total authorizations.
24 (a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the
25 additional capital projects in the category of public
1 improvement projects itemized in section 3 and to be acquired or
2 constructed by the Department of General Services, its
3 successors or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of
4 debt shall be $205,525,000.
5 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The total authorization for
6 the additional capital projects in the category of public
7 improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original
8 movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement
9 projects itemized in section 4 and to be acquired by the
10 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns and to
11 be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $6,721,000.
12 (c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for
13 the capital projects in the category of transportation
14 assistance projects itemized in section 5 with respect to which
15 an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the
16 Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to
17 be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $139,612,000.
18 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for
19 the additional capital projects in the category of redevelopment
20 assistance and redevelopment assistance capital projects
21 itemized in section 6 for capital grants by the Department of
22 Community and Economic Development, its successors or assigns,
23 and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be
24 $20,000,000.
25 (e) Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.--The
26 total authorization for the capital projects in the category of
27 public improvement projects itemized in section 7 and to be
28 constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural
29 Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed from
30 current revenues in the Keystone Recreation, Park and
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1 Conservation Fund shall be $16,400,000.
2 (f) Environmental Stewardship Fund projects.--The total
3 authorization for the capital projects in the category of public
4 improvement projects itemized in section 8 and to be constructed
5 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its
6 successors or assigns and to be financed from current revenues
7 in the Environmental Stewardship Fund shall be $15,000,000.
8 (g) Motor License Fund projects.--The total authorization
9 for the capital projects in the category of public improvement
10 projects itemized in section 9 and to be developed by the
11 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, for
12 the Department of Transportation, and to be financed by the
13 incurring of debt or from current revenues in the Motor License
14 Fund is $66,125,000.
15 (h) State forestry bridge projects.--The total authorization
16 for the capital projects itemized in section 9 to be constructed
17 by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its
18 successors or assigns and to be financed by oil company
19 franchise tax revenues pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 9502(a)(2)(iv)
20 (relating to imposition of tax) shall be $5,100,000.
21 Section 3. Itemization of public improvement capital projects.
22 Additional capital projects in the category of public
23 improvement projects to be constructed or acquired by the
24 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
25 to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized,
26 together with their respective estimated financial costs, as
27 follows:
28 Total
29 Project
30 Project Allocation
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1 (1) Office of Administration
2 (i) Statewide mobile radio and microwave
3 system
4 (A) Additional funds for DGS project 590-
5 10, Statewide mobile radio and
6 microwave system 15,000,000
7 (2) Department of Conservation and Natural
8 Resources
9 (i) Bald Eagle State Park
10 (A) Construct family campground, Phase 2 2,000,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
12 (ii) Forest District 12
13 (A) Relocate road 1,000,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $850,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $150,000)
16 (iii) Gouldsboro State Park
17 (A) Rehabilitation of dam 2,000,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $1,667,000)
19 (Design and Contingencies - $333,000)
20 (iv) Laurel Ridge State Park
21 (A) Replace pedestrian bridge over the
22 Pennsylvania Turnpike 3,500,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $2,916,000)
24 (Design and Contingencies - $584,000)
25 (v) S. B. Elliott State Park
26 (A) Complete visitors center and overnight
27 lodge facility 8,000,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $6,666,000)
29 (Design and Contingencies - $1,334,000)
30 (B) Design, fabricate and install exhibits
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1 at the Visitors Gateway Center to the
2 PA WILDS 2,000,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $1,750,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $250,000)
5 (vi) Shikellamy State Park
6 (A) Repair and replace marina facilities
7 that were partly destroyed or seriously
8 damaged during Hurricane Ivan in
9 September 2004 and will include head
10 walls, docks, ramps, anchors, walkways,
11 railings and support facilities.
12 Replacement facility to be constructed
13 in such a manner to lessen threats of
14 future flood damage 2,500,000
15 (Base Project Allocation - $2,083,000)
16 (Design and Contingencies - $417,000)
17 (3) Department of Corrections
18 (i) State Correctional Institution at Dallas
19 (A) Remove sanitary and storm drains cross
20 connections and upgrade plant
21 infrastructure and processing
22 equipment 3,600,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $2,880,000)
24 (Design and Contingencies - $720,000)
25 (ii) State Correctional Institution at
26 Graterford
27 (A) Continue upgrading plumbing fixtures
28 at various cell blocks and replace
29 existing radiators 9,000,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $7,200,000)
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1 (Design and Contingencies - $1,800,000)
2 (B) Continue security upgrades with new
3 cell doors and locks, HVAC to control
4 rooms and new fan coils 6,000,000
5 (Base Project Allocation - $4,800,000)
6 (Design and Contingencies - $1,200,000)
7 (iii) State Correctional Institution at Greene
8 (A) Renovate fire alarm system to replace
9 and modernize heat sensors, smoke
10 detectors, pull stations and computer
11 programming to current codes and
12 technology 900,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $720,000)
14 (Design and Contingencies - $180,000)
15 (iv) State Correctional Institution at
16 Houtzdale
17 (A) Renovate fire alarm system to replace
18 and modernize heat sensors, smoke
19 detectors, pull stations and computer
20 programming to current codes and
21 technology 900,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $720,000)
23 (Design and Contingencies - $180,000)
24 (v) State Correctional Institution at Rockview
25 (A) Modify Benner Spring Pump Station to
26 include a packaged water filtration
27 system 1,000,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $800,000)
29 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
30 (vi) State Correctional Institution at
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1 Somerset
2 (A) Renovate fire alarm system to replace
3 and modernize heat sensors, smoke
4 detectors, pull stations and computer
5 programming to current codes and
6 technology 900,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $720,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $180,000)
9 (vii) State Correctional Institution at
10 Waymart
11 (A) Life Safety Code improvements,
12 installation of fire alarms, emergency
13 lighting, zone fire doors and
14 networking of improvements into
15 existing system in Housing Units A2, F,
16 G, H, I, J and O 4,300,000
17 (Base Project Allocation - $3,440,000)
18 (Design and Contingencies - $860,000)
19 (4) Department of Education
20 (i) Lincoln University
21 (A) Campus and grounds renovation 13,000,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $10,400,000)
23 (Design and Contingencies - $2,600,000)
24 (ii) The Pennsylvania State University
25 (A) Additional funding for new classroom
26 building at Berks Campus 6,700,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $5,360,000)
28 (Design and Contingencies - $1,340,000)
29 (B) Additional funding for new
30 administration building at Delaware
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1 Campus 1,400,000
2 (Base Project Allocation - $1,120,000)
3 (Design and Contingencies - $280,000)
4 (iii) Scranton School for the Deaf
5 (A) Life safety, health and security
6 upgrades 7,878,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $6,850,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $1,028,000)
9 (iv) Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
10 (A) Construct new vocational education
11 building 2,500,000
12 (Base Project Allocation - $2,200,000)
13 (Design and Contingencies - $300,000)
14 (v) University of Pittsburgh
15 (A) Construct recreation and athletic
16 complex 18,000,000
17 (Base Project Allocation - $11,250,000)
18 (Land Allocation - $4,500,000)
19 (Design and Contingencies - $2,250,000)
20 (5) Emergency Management Agency
21 (i) Rehabilitate and renovate emergency
22 operations center 2,000,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $1,600,000)
24 (Design and Contingencies - $400,000)
25 (6) Department of Environmental Protection
26 (i) Allegheny County
27 (A) Additional funds for DGS project 184-
28 33, concrete channel system along Dirty
29 Camp Run 2,400,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
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1 (Design and Contingencies - $400,000)
2 (B) Etna flood protection project 864,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $720,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $144,000)
5 (ii) Berks County
6 (A) Demolition and removal of Felix Dam 600,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $100,000)
9 (iii) Clarion County
10 (A) New Bethlehem Federal flood control
11 project 570,000
12 (Base Project Allocation - $570,000)
13 (iv) Clearfield County
14 (A) DuBois Federal flood control project 1,290,000
15 (Base Project Allocation - $1,290,000)
16 (v) Crawford County
17 (A) Additional funds for DGS project 183-
18 16, compacted concrete detention dam on
19 Church Run upstream of Titusville 600,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
21 (Design and Contingencies - $100,000)
22 (vi) Dauphin County
23 (A) Renovation of technology
24 infrastructure within the Rachel Carson
25 State Office Building 5,000,000
26 (Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000)
27 (vii) Fayette County
28 (A) Connellsville Federal flood control
29 project 450,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $450,000)
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1 (viii) Lackawanna County
2 (A) Blakely flood protection project 600,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $100,000)
5 (ix) Montour County
6 (A) Additional funds for DGS project 181-
7 05, channel improvements including
8 replacement of Route 11 bridge and
9 railroad bridge with box culvert 2,400,000
10 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
11 (Design and Contingencies - $400,000)
12 (7) Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
13 (i) Pennsylvania National Guard Readiness
14 Center, Mercer County
15 (A) Additional funds for construction and
16 land acquisition to replace the
17 existing National Guard Armory, City of
18 Hermitage, Pennsylvania 952,000
19 (Base Project Allocation - $553,000)
20 (Land Allocation - $325,000)
21 (Design and Contingencies - $74,000)
22 (ii) Combined Readiness Center, York County
23 (A) Additional funds for construction of
24 combined readiness center 676,000
25 (Base Project Allocation - $521,000)
26 (Design and Contingencies - $155,000)
27 (8) Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
28 (i) Brandywine Battlefield
29 (A) Provide permanent exhibits for
30 visitors center 1,200,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
2 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
3 (9) Department of Public Welfare
4 (i) Allentown State Hospital
5 (A) Renovate boiler plant 600,000
6 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
7 (Design and Contingencies - $100,000)
8 (ii) Danville State Hospital
9 (A) Replace electrical switch gear in each
10 building 990,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $825,000)
12 (Design and Contingencies - $165,000)
13 (iii) Ebensburg Center
14 (A) Upgrade infrastructure for JFK
15 Learning Center and Memorial Hall 1,740,000
16 (Base Project Allocation - $1,450,000)
17 (Design and Contingencies - $290,000)
18 (iv) Hamburg Center
19 (A) Replace water distribution center 1,200,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
21 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
22 (v) Mayview State Hospital
23 (A) Renovate water distribution system to
24 all buildings 2,400,000
25 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000)
26 (Design and Contingencies - $400,000)
27 (vi) Norristown State Hospital
28 (A) Renovate boiler plant 1,800,000
29 (Base Project Allocation - $1,500,000)
30 (Design and Contingencies - $300,000)
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1 (vii) Polk Center
2 (A) Renovate storm drains 1,200,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
5 (B) Dredge lake 840,000
6 (Base Project Allocation - $700,000)
7 (Design and Contingencies - $140,000)
8 (viii) South Mountain Restoration Center
9 (A) Renovate HVAC system in building 7 3,720,000
10 (Base Project Allocation - $3,100,000)
11 (Design and Contingencies - $620,000)
12 (ix) Torrance State Hospital
13 (A) Install new gas boiler 2,640,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $2,200,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $440,000)
16 (B) Renovate HVAC system to the remainder
17 of the Wiseman Building along with
18 upgrading fire alarm system to meet
19 compliance 2,160,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $1,800,000)
21 (Design and Contingencies - $360,000)
22 (x) Warren State Hospital
23 (A) Upgrade electrical system 960,000
24 (Base Project Allocation - $800,000)
25 (Design and Contingencies - $160,000)
26 (xi) Wernersville State Hospital
27 (A) Repair sewer distribution piping 1,200,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
29 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
30 (xii) White Haven Center
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1 (A) Install emergency generators 1,080,000
2 (Base Project Allocation - $900,000)
3 (Design and Contingencies - $180,000)
4 (B) Install new roofs on the Hickory,
5 Penn, Pine, Laurel, Parc and Haven
6 Buildings 1,200,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $200,000)
9 (xiii) YDC/YFC System, Statewide
10 (A) Install Shatterguard protective
11 coating on windows through the YDC/YFC
12 system 615,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $513,000)
14 (Design and Contingencies - $102,000)
15 (10) Department of Transportation
16 (i) Riverfront Office Center
17 (A) Purchase Riverfront Office Center
18 building 30,000,000
19 (Base Project Allocation - $30,000,000)
20 (ii) Clearfield County Welcome Center
21 (A) Construct New Wilds Gateway Welcome
22 Center 6,500,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $6,500,000)
24 (iii) Safety rest area
25 (A) Construct safety rest area in Warren,
26 McKean, Potter or Tioga County 6,500,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $6,500,000)
28 (B) Construct safety rest area in Clinton
29 County 6,500,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $6,500,000)
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1 Section 4. Itemization of furniture and equipment projects.
2 Additional capital projects in the category of public
3 improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of movable
4 furniture and equipment to complete public improvement projects
5 and to be purchased by the Department of General Services, its
6 successors or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of
7 debt are hereby itemized, together with their respective
8 estimated financial costs, as follows:
9 Total
10 Project
11 Project Allocation
12 (1) Office of Administration
13 (i) Statewide mobile radio and microwave
14 system
15 (A) Additional funds for DGS project 590-
16 10, Statewide mobile radio and
17 microwave system 1,500,000
18 (2) Department of Conservation and Natural
19 Resources
20 (i) Benjamin Rush State Park
21 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
22 current capital projects 217,000
23 (ii) Cook Forest State Park
24 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
25 current capital projects 114,000
26 (iii) Delaware Canal State Park
27 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
28 current capital projects 200,000
29 (iv) Nescopeck State Park
30 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
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1 current capital projects 150,000
2 (v) Pine Grove Furnace State Park
3 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
4 current capital projects 200,000
5 (vi) Presque Isle State Park
6 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
7 current capital projects 400,000
8 (vii) S.B. Elliott State Park
9 (A) Original furnishings and equipment for
10 overnight lodge at Visitors Gateway
11 Center to the PA WILDS 1,500,000
12 (3) Department of Education
13 (i) The Pennsylvania State University
14 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
15 new classroom building at Berks Campus 1,090,000
16 (4) Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
17 (i) Brandywine Battlefield
18 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
19 expansion of visitors center 420,000
20 (ii) Pennsylvania Military Museum
21 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
22 renovation of museum 270,000
23 (iii) Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
24 (A) Original furniture and equipment for
25 renovation and expansion of museum 660,000
26 Section 5. Itemization of transportation assistance projects.
27 (a) Mass transit.--Additional capital projects in the
28 category of transportation assistance projects for mass transit
29 in which an interest is to be acquired or constructed by the
30 Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to
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1 be financed by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized,
2 together with their estimated financial costs, as follows:
3 Total
4 Project
5 Project Allocation
6 (1) Berks and Reading Transit Authority
7 (i) Replace two fixed-route buses 100,000
8 (Base Project Allocation - $90,000)
9 (Design and Contingencies -$10,000)
10 (ii) Replace eight paratransit buses 147,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $132,000)
12 (Design and Contingencies - $15,000)
13 (iii) Purchase auto vehicle locator system 167,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $150,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $17,000)
16 (2) Butler Township
17 (i) Pullman Center Multi-modal Transfer
18 Center 1,200,000
19 (Base Project Allocation - $1,080,000)
20 (Design and Contingencies - $120,000)
21 (3) Centre Area Transit Authority
22 (i) Replace fueling station 167,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $150,000)
24 (Design and Contingencies - $17,000)
25 (4) City of Philadelphia
26 (i) Streetscape improvements along Market
27 Street 833,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $750,000)
29 (Design and Contingencies - $83,000)
30 (ii) Streetscape improvements adjacent to the
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1 intersection of 52nd Street and Lancaster
2 Avenue 417,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $375,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $42,000)
5 (iii) Streetscape improvements along Oxford
6 Avenue and Huntingdon Pike in Fox Chase and
7 Rockledge Borough in Montgomery County 207,000
8 (Base Project Allocation - $186,000)
9 (Design and Contingencies - $21,000)
10 (5) Delaware River Port Authority
11 (i) Provide for additional smoke and fire
12 system at Philadelphia Locust Street
13 Subway 111,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $100,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $11,000)
16 (6) Erie Metropolitan Transportation Authority
17 (i) Construction of new transportation center 2,500,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $2,250,000)
19 (Design and Contingencies - $250,000)
20 (ii) Purchase and construction/installation of
21 passenger shelters 58,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $52,000)
23 (Design and Contingencies - $6,000)
24 (7) Fayette County
25 (i) Provide for Fayette County's intermodal
26 transit center and administrative
27 maintenance building 223,000
28 (Base Project Allocation - $201,000)
29 (Design and Contingencies - $22,000)
30 (8) Lehigh and Northampton Transportation
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1 Authority
2 (i) Purchase of 12 heavy-duty buses 576,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $518,000)
4 (Design and Contingencies - $58,000)
5 (ii) Provide for expansion of Easton garage 167,000
6 (Base Project Allocation - $150,000)
7 (Design and Contingencies - $17,000)
8 (iii) Purchase of 20 minibuses 360,000
9 (Base Project Allocation - $324,000)
10 (Design and Contingencies - $36,000)
11 (9) Mid-County Transit Authority
12 (i) Replace vehicle storage facility and
13 upgrade radio equipment 85,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $76,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $9,000)
16 (10) Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority
17 (i) Design and construct park and ride lot 67,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $60,000)
19 (Design and Contingencies - $7,000)
20 (11) Schuylkill Transportation System
21 (i) Purchase of four heavy-duty buses 233,000
22 (Base Project Allocation - $210,000)
23 (Design and Contingencies - $23,000)
24 (ii) Construction of Union Station Transit
25 Center 417,000
26 (Base Project Allocation - $375,000)
27 (Design and Contingencies - $42,000)
28 (iii) Purchase of seven small transit buses
29 and one trolley bus and repair and renovate
30 maintenance facility 219,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation - $197,000)
2 (Design and Contingencies - $22,000)
3 (12) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
4 Authority
5 (i) FFY 2006 trackless trolley purchase
6 program 3,559,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $3,203,000)
8 (Design and Contingencies - $356,000)
9 (ii) FFY 2005 bus purchase program 3,559,000
10 (Base Project Allocation - $3,203,000)
11 (Design and Contingencies - $356,000)
12 (iii) FY 2005-2006 vehicle overhaul program 47,000,000
13 (Base Project Allocation - $42,300,000)
14 (Design and Contingencies - $4,700,000)
15 (iv) FY 2005-2006 infrastructure safety
16 renewal program 33,000,000
17 (Base Project Allocation - $29,700,000)
18 (Design and Contingencies - $3,300,000)
19 (v) FFY 2001 additional funding for Section
20 5307 program 453,000
21 (Base Project Allocation - $408,000)
22 (Design and Contingencies - $45,000)
23 (vi) FFY 2006 Federal highway flex projects 834,000
24 (Base Project Allocation - $751,000)
25 (Design and Contingencies - $83,000)
26 (vii) FFY 2005 Federal highway flex projects 834,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $751,000)
28 (Design and Contingencies - $83,000)
29 (viii) FFY 2001 additional funding for Section
30 5307 fixed guideway program 4,765,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation - $4,288,000)
2 (Design and Contingencies - $477,000)
3 (ix) FFY 2006 Federal program 28,167,000
4 (Base Project Allocation - $25,350,000)
5 (Design and Contingencies - $2,817,000)
6 (13) Williamsport Bureau of Transit
7 (i) Improve rail hub at Lycoming Mall and
8 retrofit bus fleet to provide for automatic
9 vehicle location system 150,000
10 (Base Project Allocation - $135,000)
11 (Design and Contingencies - $15,000)
12 (b) Rural and intercity rail.--Additional capital projects
13 in the category of transportation assistance projects for rural
14 and intercity rail service projects to be constructed or with
15 respect to which an interest is to be acquired by the Department
16 of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to be financed
17 by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized, together with
18 their respective estimated financial costs, as follows:
19 Total
20 Project
21 Project Allocation
22 (1) Union Railroad Company
23 (i) USS Mon Valley rail rehabilitation
24 including upgrades, rail installation,
25 switches, road crossings at USS facility,
26 track ties and switches on the Union
27 Railroad mainline in Penn Hills, Turtle
28 Creek, East Pittsburgh, North Versailles,
29 West Mifflin and Clairton 5,020,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000)
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1 (Design and Contingencies - $20,000)
2 (c) Air transportation.--Additional capital projects in the
3 category of transportation assistance projects for air
4 transportation service to which an interest is to be acquired by
5 the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and
6 to be financed by the incurring of debt are hereby itemized,
7 together with their respective estimated financial costs, as
8 follows:
9 Total
10 Project
11 Project Allocation
12 (1) Berks County
13 (i) Reading Regional Airport
14 (A) Construct hangars 250,000
15 (Base Project Allocation - $200,000)
16 (Design and Contingencies - $50,000)
17 (2) Butler County
18 (i) Butler County Airport
19 (A) Construct hangars 500,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $400,000)
21 (Design and Contingencies - $100,000)
22 (3) Cambria County
23 (i) Cambria County Airport
24 (A) Construct hangars 400,000
25 (Base Project Allocation - $320,000)
26 (Design and Contingencies - $80,000)
27 (4) Carbon County
28 (i) Carbon County Airport
29 (A) Construct hangars 300,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $240,000)
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1 (Design and Contingencies - $60,000)
2 (5) Chester County
3 (i) Chester County Airport
4 (A) Construct hangars 513,000
5 (Base Project Allocation - $410,000)
6 (Design and Contingencies - $103,000)
7 (6) Lehigh County
8 (i) Lehigh Valley International Airport
9 (A) Land acquisition 1,500,000
10 (Land Allocation - $1,500,000)
11 (7) Luzerne County
12 (i) Wilkes-Barre/Wyoming Valley Airport
13 (A) Construct hangars 450,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $360,000)
15 (Design and Contingencies - $90,000)
16 (8) Northumberland County
17 (i) Northumberland County Airport
18 (A) Construct hangars 104,000
19 (Base Project Allocation - $83,000)
20 (Design and Contingencies - $21,000)
21 Section 6. Itemization of redevelopment assistance projects.
22 Additional capital projects in the category of redevelopment
23 assistance projects for capital grants by the Department of
24 Community and Economic Development, its successors or assigns,
25 authorized under the provisions of the act of May 20, 1949
26 (P.L.1633, No.493), known as the Housing and Redevelopment
27 Assistance Law, and redevelopment assistance capital projects
28 and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby
29 itemized, together with their estimated financial costs, as
30 follows:
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1 Total
2 Project
3 Project Allocation
4 (1) Lancaster County
5 (i) County projects
6 (A) Demolition, environmental remediation
7 and infrastructure development for
8 Northwest Gateway Development Project 10,000,000
9 (2) Somerset County
10 (i) County projects
11 (A) Land acquisition, site preparation,
12 infrastructure development, design and
13 construction of a visitors' center and
14 memorial for Flight 93 10,000,000
15 Section 7. Itemization of Keystone Recreation, Park and
16 Conservation Fund projects.
17 Projects in the category of public improvement projects to be
18 constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural
19 Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed by
20 current revenues of the Keystone Recreation, Park and
21 Conservation Fund are hereby itemized, together with their
22 respective estimated costs, as follows:
23 Total
24 Project
25 Project Allocation
26 (1) Department of Conservation and Natural
27 Resources
28 (i) Bald Eagle State Park
29 (A) Rehabilitate grit chamber 300,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
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1 (B) Replace courtesy desks at eight public
2 boat landings 300,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
4 (ii) Delaware Canal State Park
5 (A) Rehabilitate Lumberville wall 1,000,000
6 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
7 (B) Refurbish Route 13 bridge 1,000,000
8 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000)
9 (iii) Forest District 18
10 (A) Renovate Haldeman House 500,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
12 (iv) Kettle Creek State Park
13 (A) Modernize lower campground sewage
14 system 600,000
15 (Base Project Allocation - $600,000)
16 (v) Parker Dam State Park
17 (A) Modernize campground restrooms 300,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
19 (B) Repair and rehabilitate dam spillway 300,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
21 (vi) Patterson State Park
22 (A) Replace unisex restroom with modern
23 facilities 300,000
24 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
25 (vii) Raymond B. Winter State Park
26 (A) Renovate bridge 300,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
28 (viii) Reeds Gap State Park
29 (A) Replace and upgrade dump station 300,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
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1 (ix) Sinnemahoning State Park
2 (A) Upgrade and rehabilitate three bridges
3 with box culverts 300,000
4 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
5 (x) Sizerville State Park
6 (A) Replace pit latrines with modern
7 facilities and remove office within the
8 park 900,000
9 (Base Project Allocation - $900,000)
10 (xi) Various parks, Statewide
11 (A) Acquire land to be incorporated within
12 the park and forestry system according
13 to the Commonwealth's master plan 10,000,000
14 (Land Allocation - $10,000,000)
15 Section 8. Itemization of Environmental Stewardship Fund
16 projects.
17 Projects in the category of public improvement projects to be
18 constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural
19 Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed by
20 current revenues of the Environmental Stewardship Fund are
21 hereby itemized together with their respective estimated
22 financial costs as follows:
23 Total
24 Project
25 Project Allocation
26 (1) Department of Conservation and Natural
27 Resources
28 (i) Beltzville State Park
29 (A) Rehabilitate sewage treatment plant
30 and correct infiltration 250,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation - $250,000)
2 (ii) Black Moshannon State Park
3 (A) Repair and rehabilitate dam spillway 300,000
4 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
5 (iii) Delaware Canal State Park
6 (A) Refurbish Route 13 bridge 1,500,000
7 (Base Project Allocation - $1,500,000)
8 (iv) Evansburg State Park
9 (A) Replace temporary restrooms with
10 permanent modern facilities 250,000
11 (Base Project Allocation - $250,000)
12 (v) Forest District 18
13 (A) Rehabilitate Roaring Creek creekbed
14 along Route 42 500,000
15 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
16 (B) Rehabilitate Roaring Creek creekbed
17 along Route 54 500,000
18 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
19 (vi) Leonard Harrison State Park
20 (A) Construct addition to visitors center
21 with restrooms, classroom facility and
22 office 300,000
23 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
24 (vii) Reeds Gap State Park
25 (A) Rehabilitate shower house for camping
26 area 500,000
27 (Base Project Allocation - $500,000)
28 (viii) Ridley Creek State Park
29 (A) Reroof maintenance building 300,000
30 (Base Project Allocation - $300,000)
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1 (ix) Shikellamy State Park
2 (A) Rehabilitate marina buildings 600,000
3 (Base Project Allocation - $600,000)
4 (x) Various parks, Statewide
5 (A) Acquire land to be incorporated within
6 the park and forestry system according
7 to the Commonwealth's master plan 10,000,000
8 (Land Allocation - $10,000,000)
9 Section 9. Itemization of Motor License Fund projects.
10 The individual capital projects in the category of public
11 improvement projects to be developed by the Department of
12 General Services, its successors or assigns, for the Department
13 of Transportation, and to be financed by the incurring of debt
14 or from current revenues in the Motor License Fund are hereby
15 itemized together with their respective itemized costs as
16 follows:
17 Total
18 Project
19 Project Allocation
20 (1) Department of Transportation
21 (i) County maintenance facility, Adams County
22 (A) Construct or acquire new county
23 maintenance facility 13,800,000
24 (Base Project Allocation - $11,000,000)
25 (Land Allocation - $1,000,000)
26 (Design and Contingencies - $1,800,000)
27 (ii) County maintenance facility, Butler
28 County
29 (A) Construct or acquire new county
30 maintenance facility 13,800,000
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1 (Base Project Allocation - $11,000,000)
2 (Land Allocation - $1,000,000)
3 (Design and Contingencies - $1,800,000)
4 (iii) Welcome Center, Delaware County
5 (A) Renovate and expand existing
6 facilities at I-95 Welcome Center and
7 RSR Site N 9,775,000
8 (Base Project Allocation - $8,500,000)
9 (Design and Contingencies - $1,275,000)
10 (iv) County maintenance facility, Lehigh
11 County
12 (A) Construct or acquire new county
13 maintenance facility 13,800,000
14 (Base Project Allocation - $11,000,000)
15 (Land Allocation - $1,000,000)
16 (Design and Contingencies - $1,800,000)
17 (v) Parking facility, Lehigh County
18 (A) Acquire property and construct new
19 parking facility, Allentown 14,950,000
20 (Base Project Allocation - $12,000,000)
21 (Land Allocation - $1,000,000)
22 (Design and Contingencies - $1,950,000)
23 Section 10. Itemization of State forestry bridge projects.
24 Projects in the category of State forestry bridge projects to
25 be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural
26 Resources, it successors or assigns and to be financed by oil
27 company franchise tax revenues pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. §
28 9502(a)(2)(iv) (relating to imposition of tax) are hereby
29 itemized, together with their respective estimated costs, as
30 follows:
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1 Total
2 Project
3 Project Allocation
4 (1) Centre County
5 (i) Forest District 9
6 (A) Replacement of bridge at North Run
7 Road over Smays Run 300,000
8 (B) Replacement of Bridge No. 9-0028 at
9 Shirks Road over Black Moshannon Creek 300,000
10 (ii) Forest District 10
11 (A) Replacement of Bridge No. 10-0029 at
12 State Line Road over Beauty Run 300,000
13 (2) Clearfield County
14 (i) Forest District 9
15 (A) Replacement of bridge at Gordon Road
16 over Anderson Creek 300,000
17 (B) Replacement of bridge at Reservoir
18 Road over Upper Three Run 300,000
19 (C) Replacement of Bridge Nos. 9-0013, 9-
20 9914 and 9-0016 900,000
21 (3) Clinton County
22 (i) Forest District 10
23 (A) Replacement of Bridge No. 10-0040 at
24 Birch Island Road over Amos Branch 300,000
25 (B) Replacement of Bridge No. 10-0046 at
26 Mill Run Road over Mill Run 300,000
27 (4) Elk County
28 (i) Forest District 9
29 (A) Replacement of Bridge No. 9-0012 300,000
30 (ii) Forest District 13
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1 (A) Replacement of bridge, Ford Crossing,
2 at North Fork of Straight Creek 300,000
3 (B) Replacement of Bridge No. 13-9005 at
4 Dents Run Road over Bear Hollow 200,000
5 (C) Replacement of Bridge No. 13-9006 at
6 Dents Run Road over Weatherboard Run 200,000
7 (D) Replacement of Bridge No. 13-9007 at
8 East Hicks Run Road over Barr Hollow 200,000
9 (5) Huntingdon County
10 (i) Forest District 5
11 (A) Replacement of three culverts along
12 Bridge Nos. 05-0025 and 05-0009 at Pine
13 Swamp Road over Laurel and Little
14 Shingletown Run 200,000
15 (6) Mifflin County
16 (i) Forest District 5
17 (A) Replacement of Bridge No. 05-0056 at
18 Lingle Valley Road over Laurel Creek 200,000
19 (7) Tioga County
20 (i) Forest District 16
21 (A) Replacement of Bridge No. 16-0001 at
22 Spoor Hollow Road over Norris Brook 300,000
23 (B) Replacement of Bridge No. 16-0014 at
24 Cedar Mountain over Cedar Run 200,000
25 Section 11. Limited waiver of local requirements.
26 The limitation on Department of Transportation funding of
27 capital projects under 74 Pa.C.S. § 1302(4) (relating to program
28 authorizations) shall be totally waived for the capital projects
29 in the category of transportation assistance projects for mass
30 transit contained in section 5(a)(12)(iii) and (iv).
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1 Section 12. Debt authorization.
2 (a) Public improvements.--The Governor, Auditor General and
3 State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow
4 from time to time in addition to any authorization heretofore or
5 hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to
6 the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money
7 not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $205,525,000 as may be
8 found necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction of
9 the public improvement projects specifically itemized in a
10 capital budget.
11 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The Governor, Auditor General
12 and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow
13 from time to time in addition to any authorization heretofore or
14 hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to
15 the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money
16 not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $6,721,000 as may be
17 found necessary to carry out the public improvement projects
18 consisting of the acquisition of original movable furniture and
19 equipment specifically itemized in a capital budget.
20 (c) Transportation assistance.--The Governor, Auditor
21 General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed
22 to borrow from time to time in addition to any authorization
23 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
24 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
25 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
26 $139,612,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
27 acquisition and construction of the transportation assistance
28 projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
29 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--Subject to the limitation in
30 section 317(b) of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1),
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1 known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, the Governor,
2 Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and
3 directed to borrow from time to time in addition to any
4 authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of
5 the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the
6 current capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the
7 sum of $20,000,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
8 redevelopment assistance and the redevelopment assistance
9 capital projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
10 (e) Motor License Fund projects.--The Governor, Auditor
11 General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed
12 to borrow from time to time in addition to any authorization
13 heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the
14 Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current
15 capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of
16 $66,125,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the
17 acquisition and construction of the Motor License Fund projects
18 specifically itemized in a capital budget.
19 Section 13. Issue of bonds.
20 The indebtedness authorized in this act shall be incurred
21 from time to time and shall be evidenced by one or more series
22 of general obligation bonds of the Commonwealth in such
23 aggregate principal amount for each series as the Governor, the
24 Auditor General and the State Treasurer shall determine, but the
25 latest stated maturity date shall not exceed the estimated
26 useful life of the projects being financed as stated in section
27 12.
28 Section 14. Estimated useful life and term of debt.
29 (a) Estimated useful life.--The General Assembly states that
30 the estimated useful life of the public improvement projects
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1 itemized in this act is as follows:
2 (1) Public improvement projects, 30 years.
3 (2) Furniture and equipment projects, 10 years.
4 (3) Transportation assistance projects:
5 (i) Rolling stock, 15 years.
6 (ii) Passenger buses, 12 years.
7 (iii) Furniture and equipment, 10 years.
8 (iv) All others, 30 years.
9 (b) Term of debt.--The maximum term of the debt authorized
10 to be incurred under this act is 30 years.
11 Section 15. Appropriations.
12 (a) Public improvements.--The net proceeds of the sale of
13 the obligations authorized in this act are hereby appropriated
14 from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of General
15 Services in the maximum amount of $205,525,000 to be used by it
16 exclusively to defray the financial cost of the public
17 improvement projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
18 After reserving or paying the expense of the sale of the
19 obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of
20 General Services the moneys as required and certified by it to
21 be legally due and payable.
22 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The net proceeds of the sale
23 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
24 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
25 of General Services in the maximum amount of $6,721,000 to be
26 used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the
27 public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of
28 original movable furniture and equipment specifically itemized
29 in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of
30 the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the
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1 Department of General Services the moneys as required and
2 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
3 (c) Transportation assistance.--The net proceeds of the sale
4 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
5 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
6 of Transportation in the maximum amount of $139,612,000 to be
7 used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the
8 transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a
9 capital budget. After reserving or paying the expense of the
10 sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the
11 Department of Transportation the moneys as required and
12 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
13 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The net proceeds of the sale
14 of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
15 appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department
16 of Community and Economic Development in the maximum amount of
17 $20,000,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the financial
18 cost of the redevelopment assistance and redevelopment
19 assistance capital projects specifically itemized in a capital
20 budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of
21 the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department
22 of Community and Economic Development the moneys as required and
23 certified by it to be legally due and payable.
24 (e) Motor License Fund projects.--The net proceeds of the
25 sale of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby
26 appropriated from the Motor License Fund to the Department of
27 Transportation in the maximum amount of $66,125,000 to be used
28 by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the Motor
29 License Fund projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.
30 After reserving or paying the expense of the sale of the
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1 obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of
2 Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to be
3 legally due and payable.
4 Section 16. Federal funds.
5 (a) Projects itemized in this act.--In addition to those
6 funds appropriated in section 14, all moneys received from the
7 Federal Government for the projects specifically itemized in
8 this act are also hereby appropriated for those projects.
9 (b) Projects not requiring itemization.--Construction
10 projects which are totally federally funded but which are to be
11 administered by the Department of General Services are hereby
12 authorized.
13 Section 17. Editorial changes.
14 In editing and preparing this act for printing following the
15 final enactment, the Legislative Reference Bureau shall insert
16 or revise letters or numbers for projects where the letters or
17 numbers are missing or require revision. The bureau shall also
18 revise the total monetary amounts for the total authorization,
19 debt authorization, appropriations and departmental totals as
20 necessary to agree with the total monetary amounts of the
21 projects.
22 Section 18. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect immediately.
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