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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY CASORIO, COHEN, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GROVE, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KULA, MANN, MURT, O'NEILL, QUINN, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 1, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 1, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania National Guard, |
3 | providing for reimbursement of members of the Pennsylvania |
4 | National Guard for tolls paid on the Pennsylvania Turnpike |
5 | System under certain circumstances. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
9 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
10 | § 1109. Reimbursement for tolls paid on Pennsylvania Turnpike |
11 | System. |
12 | (a) Duty to reimburse.–- |
13 | (1) The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall reimburse |
14 | a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard for tolls paid |
15 | directly by the member to the Pennsylvania Turnpike |
16 | Commission while traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike |
17 | System, provided that the member was performing official |
18 | duties for the Pennsylvania National Guard at the time of the |
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1 | travel and the member submits an application to the |
2 | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission that complies with the |
3 | provisions of subsection (b). |
4 | (2) Payment by a member of the Pennsylvania National |
5 | Guard of a toll through an electronic toll collection system |
6 | approved by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, including, |
7 | but not limited to, E-ZPass, shall be deemed direct payment |
8 | to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. |
9 | (b) Application for reimbursement.-- |
10 | (1) In order for a member of the Pennsylvania National |
11 | Guard to be reimbursed for tolls paid while traveling on the |
12 | Pennsylvania Turnpike System, the member must, within 30 days |
13 | of the date of travel, submit an application to the |
14 | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. |
15 | (2) The application of a member of the Pennsylvania |
16 | National Guard must include: |
17 | (i) A verified statement from the supervisor or |
18 | commanding officer of the member verifying the date on |
19 | which the travel occurred and that the member was |
20 | performing official duties on that date. |
21 | (ii) Such other information as required by the |
22 | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. |
23 | (c) Regulations.–-The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission shall |
24 | promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer this |
25 | section. |
26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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