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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY SCARNATI AND WONDERLING, JULY 23, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JULY 23, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 5, 1984 (P.L.587, No.119), entitled "An |
2 | act empowering the Department of Transportation to preserve |
3 | and improve rail freight service in the Commonwealth by |
4 | making grants, loans or other assistance available to |
5 | qualified applicants; authorizing a comprehensive rail study; |
6 | making an appropriation; and making repeals," further |
7 | providing for contracts, procurement and sale of property and |
8 | competition in award of contracts. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. Section 7(a)(1) of the act of July 5, 1984 |
12 | (P.L.587, No.119), known as the Rail Freight Preservation and |
13 | Improvement Act, is amended to read: |
14 | Section 7. Contracts; procurement and sale of property; |
15 | competition in award of contracts. |
16 | (a) Contractual authority.-- |
17 | (1) The department shall have the power and authority to |
18 | enter into contracts and to make joint contracts of purchase |
19 | with any railroad company, transportation organization or |
20 | municipality in any manner complying with the law applicable |
21 | to the entity. The department shall have power and authority |
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1 | to make contracts for the improvement of any rights-of-way, |
2 | roadbeds or rolling stock, electrification systems, other |
3 | transportation systems, or any parts thereof, constituting a |
4 | project without advertisement for competitive bids, where |
5 | such work is to be done at cost by the personnel and with the |
6 | facilities of the railroad company, or any of its wholly |
7 | owned affiliates, local transportation organization or |
8 | municipality on whose system the property is to be used. |
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10 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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