Bill Text: PA SB471 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for annual limitation on expenditure from Motor License Fund; and establishing the Pennsylvania State Police Fund and the Local Highway and Bridge Fund.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-10 - Referred to TRANSPORTATION [SB471 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB471-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 466
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 471 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, M. WHITE, BROWNE, ALLOWAY, D. WHITE, SCARNATI AND WOZNIAK, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for annual limitation on
expenditure from Motor License Fund; and establishing the
Pennsylvania State Police Fund and the Local Highway and
Bridge Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 74 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 304. Annual limitation on expenditure from Motor License
Fund.
Not more than the following amounts for the fiscal years
specified may be expended or transferred from the Motor License
Fund for the purpose of the operations of the Pennsylvania State
Police:
(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, not more
than $500,000,000.
(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, not more
than $450,000,000.
(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, not more
than $400,000,000.
(4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, not more
than $350,000,000.
(5) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, not more
than $300,000,000.
(6) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, not more
than $250,000,000.
(7) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, not more
than $200,000,000.
(8) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, not more
than $150,000,000.
(9) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, not more
than $100,000,000.
(10) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, not
more than $50,000,000.
(11) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
each fiscal year thereafter, no moneys may be expended or
transferred from the Motor License Fund for that purpose.
§ 305. Pennsylvania State Police Fund.
(a) Establishment.--The Pennsylvania State Police Fund is
established in the State Treasury. The moneys of the fund are
appropriated to the Pennsylvania State Police on a continuing
basis for the purposes set forth in this section.
(b) Source of funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, the following amounts for the fiscal
years specified shall be deposited into the fund from moneys
collected under Article II of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971:
(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012,
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$50,000,000.
(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013,
$100,000,000.
(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014,
$150,000,000.
(4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015,
$200,000,000.
(5) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016,
$250,000,000.
(6) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017,
$300,000,000.
(7) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,
$350,000,000.
(8) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019,
$400,000,000.
(9) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020,
$450,000,000.
(10) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,
$500,000,000.
(c) Use of funds.--In addition to any other moneys
appropriated or made available to the Pennsylvania State Police
for any purpose, the moneys of the fund shall be expended by the
Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of its operations,
including, but not limited to, the enforcement of the provisions
of 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) and other laws on the
highways of this Commonwealth.
(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, "fund" means
the Pennsylvania State Police Fund established under this
section.
§ 306. Local Highway and Bridge Fund.
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(a) Establishment.--The Local Highway and Bridge Fund is
established in the State Treasury. The moneys of the fund are
appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for the
purposes set forth in this section.
(b) Source of funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law to the contrary, the following amounts for the fiscal
years specified shall be transferred into the fund from moneys
in the Motor License Fund:
(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011,
$25,000,000.
(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012,
$50,000,000.
(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013,
$75,000,000.
(4) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014,
$100,000,000.
(5) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015,
$125,000,000.
(6) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016,
$150,000,000.
(7) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017,
$175,000,000.
(8) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,
$200,000,000.
(9) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019,
$225,000,000.
(10) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020,
$250,000,000.
(c) Use of funds.--The department shall use these funds to
provide grants to municipalities for road and bridge funding
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projects.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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