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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WATERS, DENLINGER AND WAGNER, MARCH 17, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Providing for oversight and review of capital projects; |
2 | establishing the Capital Projects Oversight Board and |
3 | providing for its powers and duties. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Short title. |
7 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital |
8 | Projects Oversight Act. |
9 | Section 2. Definitions. |
10 | The following words and phrases when used in this act shall |
11 | have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
12 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
13 | "Board." The Capital Projects Oversight Board established in |
14 | section 3. |
15 | Section 3. Capital Projects Oversight Board. |
16 | The Capital Projects Oversight Board is established in order |
17 | to provide review and oversight of capital projects. The board |
18 | shall also assist in providing information relating to ways each |
19 | specific project benefits the community at large. |
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1 | Section 4. Membership. |
2 | The board shall consist of members who reflect the racial and |
3 | ethnic diversity of this Commonwealth. The Governor shall |
4 | designate one of the appointed members as chairperson of the |
5 | board. The following shall serve as members on the board: |
6 | (1) One member appointed by the President pro tempore of |
7 | the Senate. |
8 | (2) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
9 | Senate. |
10 | (3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
11 | Representatives. |
12 | (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
13 | House of Representatives. |
14 | (5) Five members from across this Commonwealth appointed |
15 | by the Governor. |
16 | Section 5. Term of office. |
17 | The terms of office for appointed board members shall be two |
18 | years and until their successors have been appointed, but no |
19 | member shall serve more than six months beyond the expiration of |
20 | the member's term unless reappointed. In no event shall a member |
21 | serve more than two terms. Terms of office of members shall |
22 | expire on the third Tuesday of January of each odd-numbered |
23 | year. In the case of a vacancy in a position filled by |
24 | appointment of the Governor, the Governor shall make an |
25 | appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. In the case |
26 | of a vacancy in a position filled by appointment of a |
27 | legislative leader, that legislative leader shall make an |
28 | appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. |
29 | Section 6. Quorum and meetings. |
30 | The board shall meet at least twice per year, as well as at |
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1 | the call of the Governor. A majority of the members of the board |
2 | shall constitute a quorum. |
3 | Section 7. Compensation and expenses. |
4 | (a) Compensation.--The members of the board shall serve |
5 | without compensation. However, members other than the Governor |
6 | shall be entitled to receive traveling and other reasonable |
7 | expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties. |
8 | (b) Expenses.--The expenses of the board provided for in |
9 | this section shall be borne by the Executive Office of the |
10 | Governor. |
11 | Section 8. Publication of projects on Internet. |
12 | The board, within 120 days of the final appointment to the |
13 | initial board, shall electronically publish on the Internet a |
14 | list of the projects for which the board has oversight as well |
15 | as the times and dates of all board meetings. |
16 | Section 9. Annual report. |
17 | The board shall, no later than July 1 of each year, prepare a |
18 | comprehensive annual report detailing its review of each capital |
19 | project. |
20 | Section 10. Applicability. |
21 | This act shall only apply to capital projects involving |
22 | expenditures over $5,000,000. |
23 | Section 11. Effective date. |
24 | This act shall take effect in 120 days. |
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