Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 19.312 - Capital projects in generalA SUPPLEMENT
To the act of June 3 the capital budget for the fiscal year 1984-1985," itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and equipment projects and transportation assistance projects to be constructed or acquired by the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation, together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed or acquired by the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the projects; and making appropriations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Total authorizations.(a) The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 2 and to be acquired or constructed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $77,862,000.(b) The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement projects itemized in section 3 and to be purchased by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $811,000.(c) The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects itemized in section 4 with respect to which an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $66,629,000.Section 2. Itemization of public improvement projects. Additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects to be constructed or acquired by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with their respective estimated financial costs, as follows:
| Project | Total Project Allocation |
| (1) | Department of Agriculture | 1,430,000 |
| (i) | Farm Show Complex-Harrisburg |
| (A) Improvement/Replacement of Main Exhibition Area Floor (Base Project Allocation-$1,300,000) (Design and Contingencies-$130,000) | 1,430,000 |
| (2) | Bureau of Correction |
| (i) | State Correctional Institution-Camp Hill |
| (A) Renovation of Main Gate (Base Project Allocation-$241,000) (Design and Contingencies-$48,000) | 289,000 |
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Section 3. Itemization of furniture and equipment projects. Additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement projects and to be purchased by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with their respective estimated financial costs, as follows:
| Project | Total Project Allocation |
| (1) | Department of Environmental Resources | 84,000 |
| (i) | Presque Isle State Park |
| (A) Water and Sanitary System Improvement Project: DGS 163-16 | 26,000 |
| (ii) | Prince Gallitzin State Park |
| (A) Water Storage Tank Project: DGS 193-35 | 4,000 |
| (iii) | Pymatuning State Park |
| (A) Sanitary Facilities Project: DGS 103-3 | 35,000 |
| (iv) | Raccoon Creek State Park |
| (A) Park Improvement Project: DGS 146-5 | 19,000 |
| (2) | Department of Public Welfare | 727,000 |
| (i) | Ashland State General Hospital |
| (A) Intensive Care/Cardiac Unit: DGS 530-6 | 105,000 |
| (ii) | Philipsburg State General Hospital |
| (A) Intensive Care Unit: DGS 537-11 | 105,000 |
| (iii) | Shamokin State General Hospital |
| (A) Two Ward Areas: DGS 539-10 | 125,000 |
| (iv) | Farview State Hospital |
| (A) Clinic, Patient Therapy and Living Areas, and Staff Offices: DGS 505-15 | 392,000 |
Section 4. Itemization of transportation assistance projects. (a) Additional capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects for rural and intercity rail service projects to be acquired by the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with their respective estimated financial costs, as follows: | Project | Total Project Allocation |
| (1) | Department of Transportation | 9,450,000 |
| (i) | Berks and Montgomery Counties |
| (A) Bridge Rehabilitation-Colebrookdale Industrial Branch, No. 3.74 and No. 4.21 | 80,000 |
| (ii) | Erie County |
| (A) Rail Rehabilitation-Erie to St. Mary's, Length 125 Miles | 2,100,000 |
| (iii) | Lackawanna County |
| (A) Rail Rehabilitation-Delaware and Hudson Railway Mainline, Length 45 Miles | 3,000,000 |
| (iv) | Lehigh County |
| (A) Tunnel Rehabilitation-Perkiomen Branch, U.S.R.A. No. 906, Length 0.32 Mile | 320,000 |
| (v) | Monroe County |
| (A) Rail Rehabilitation-East Stroudsburg to Scranton, Length 60 Miles | 2,200,000 |
| (vi) | Northumberland County |
| (A) Rail Rehabilitation-Delaware and Hudson, Sunbury Mainline, Length 28 Miles |
(b) Additional capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects for mass transit in which an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized, together with their estimated financial costs, as follows: | Project | Total Project Allocation |
| (1) | Berks Area Transportation Authority |
| (i) | Purchase of Equipment, Service Vehicles, Shelters and Facility Renovations | 92,000 |
| (2) | Cambria County Transit Authority |
| (i) | Purchase of Buses and Equipment and Construction of a Storage and Maintenance Buildings | 152,000 |
| (ii) | Purchase of 2 Service Vehicles, 1 Supervisory Vehicle, Shop Tools and Equipment | 20,000 |
| (3) | Centre Area Transportation Authority |
| (i) | Purchase of a Para-Transit Vehicle, Renovations to a Waiting Area and Purchase of Bus Related Equipment | 66,000 |
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Section 5. Debt authorization (a) The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $77,862,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction of the public improvement projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.(b) The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $811,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original movable furniture and equipment specifically itemized in a capital budget.(c) The Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer are hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, in addition to any authorization heretofore or hereafter enacted, on the credit of the Commonwealth, subject to the limitations provided in the current capital budget, money not exceeding in the aggregate the sum or $66,629,000 as may be found necessary to carry out the acquisition and construction of the transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a capital budget.Section 6. Issue of bonds. The indebtedness authorized in this act shall be incurred from time to time and shall be evidenced by one or more series of general obligations bonds of the Commonwealth in such aggregate principal amount for each series as the Governor, Auditor General and State Treasurer shall determine, but the latest stated maturity date shall not exceed the estimated useful life of the projects being financed as stated in section 7.
Section 7. Estimate useful life of projects.(a) The General Assembly states that the estimated useful life of the public improvement projects itemized in this act is as follows:(1) Public improvement projects:(i) Forest service roads, 10 years.(ii) All other projects, 30 years.(2) Furniture and equipment projects, 10 years.(3) Transportation assistance projects: (i) Rolling stock, 15 years.(ii) Passenger buses, 12 years.(iii) Furniture and equipment, 10 years.(iv) All others, 30 years.(b) The maximum term of the debt authorized to be incurred under this act is 30 years. Section 8. Appropriations.(a) The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of General Services in the maximum amount of $77,862,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the public improvement projects specifically itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of General Services the moneys as required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.(b) The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of General Services in the maximum amount of $811,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the financial cost of the public improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original movable furniture and equipment specifically itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay to the Department of General Services the moneys as required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.(c) The net proceeds of the sale of the obligations authorized in this act are hereby appropriated from the Capital Facilities Fund to the Department of Transportation in the maximum amount of $66,629,000 to be used by it exclusively to defray the financial costs of transportation assistance projects specifically itemized in a capital budget. After reserving or paying the expenses of the sale of the obligation, the State Treasurer shall pay out to the Department of Transportation the moneys as required and certified by it to be legally due and payable.Section 9. Federal funds. In addition to those funds appropriated in section 8, all moneys received from the Federal Government for the projects specifically itemized in this act are also hereby appropriated for those projects. Section 10. Effective date.
This act shall take effect July 1, 1984, or immediately, whichever is later.