PRINTER'S NO. 873
No. 868 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY TILGHMAN, APRIL 1, 1997
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 1, 1997
AN ACT 1 Making appropriations from a restricted revenue account within 2 the General Fund and from Federal augmentation funds to the 3 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. The following sums, or as much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are specifically appropriated from the restricted 8 revenue account within the General Fund and from Federal 9 augmentation funds to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 10 to provide for the operation of the commission for the fiscal 11 year July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, for the purposes and in the 12 amounts shown: 13 Federal State 14 (1) For the salaries, wages 15 and all necessary expenses for the 16 proper operation and administration 17 of the Pennsylvania Public Utility 18 Commission, including the chairman
1 and commissioners and the Bureau of 2 Safety and Enforcement. 3 State appropriation........ $37,554,000 4 (i) The following Federal 5 augmentation amounts, or as 6 much thereof as may be 7 necessary, are specifically 8 appropriated to supplement the 9 sum authorized to be billed to 10 utilities for the operation of 11 the commission: 12 (A) "Natural Gas 13 Pipeline Safety" - To 14 enforce the regulations of 15 the Natural Gas Pipeline 16 Safety Act. 17 Federal appropriation...... 250,000 18 Any Federal funds which the 19 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 20 receives pursuant to these 21 appropriations shall not be credited 22 to any utility nor used to lower the 23 annual assessment of any utility. 24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997, or 25 immediately, whichever is later. C21L84RZ/19970S0868B0873 - 2 -