PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1374 PRINTER'S NO. 1378
No. 1012 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, M. WHITE, MADIGAN, D. WHITE, ERICKSON AND
PICCOLA, JANUARY 30, 2004
SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 2, 2004
AN ACT
1 Authorizing PROVIDING FOR submission of a question to the <--
2 electorate pertaining to incurring certain indebtedness; and <--
3 provisionally authorizing the incurring of debt AUTHORIZING <--
4 INCURRING INDEBTEDNESS for water and wastewater treatment
5 projects.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Short title.
9 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Water and
10 Wastewater Treatment Project Bond Act.
11 Section 2. Question of indebtedness.
12 (a) Authorization.--Pursuant to the provisions of section
13 7(a)(3) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the
14 question of incurring indebtedness of $250,000,000 for grants
15 and loans for the acquisition, repair, construction,
16 reconstruction, rehabilitation, extension, expansion and
17 improvement of water and wastewater infrastructure, including
18 water supply and sewage treatment systems, shall be submitted to
1 the electors at the 2004 primary election.
2 (b) Certification.--The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
3 forthwith certify the question to the county boards of
4 elections.
5 (c) Question.--The question shall be in substantially the
6 following form:
7 Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the
8 Commonwealth in the amount of $250,000,000 for use as
9 grants and loans for construction, expansion or
10 improvement of water and wastewater infrastructure,
11 including water supply and sewage treatment systems?
12 (D) ELECTION PROCEDURE.--THE ELECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN <--
13 ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT OF JUNE 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, NO.320),
14 KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE, EXCEPT THAT ANY TIME
15 LIMITS FOR ADVERTISING NOTICE RELATED TO THE QUESTION ARE HEREBY
16 WAIVED.
17 Section 3. Debt to be utilized for water and wastewater
18 treatment projects.
19 If the question in section 2 is submitted to the electors and <--
20 approved in accordance with law, the Commonwealth is authorized
21 to incur additional indebtedness, not to exceed $250,000,000, to
22 finance grants and loans as hereafter provided by law.
23 PROCEEDS OF THE BORROWING, NOT TO EXCEED $250,000,000, SHALL <--
24 BE USED FOR LOANS AND GRANTS FOR THE ACQUISITION, REPAIR,
25 CONSTRUCTION, EXPANSION, EXTENSION, RECONSTRUCTION,
26 REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENTS OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER
27 INFRASTRUCTURE AS HEREAFTER PROVIDED BY LAW.
28 Section 4. Effective date.
29 This act shall take effect immediately.
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