CAPITAL BUDGET ACT of 2000-2001 Cl. 86 Act of May. 22
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CAPITAL BUDGET ACT OF 2000-2001 Act of May. 22, 2000, P.L. 104, No. 22 Cl. 86 AN ACT Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2000-2001, itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and equipment projects, transportation assistance projects, redevelopment assistance projects, flood control projects, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation projects, Environmental Stewardship Fund projects and public highway projects to be constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and 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 or assisted by the Department of General Services, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection or the Department of Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the projects; making appropriations; and making repeals. (Title amended June 22, 2000, P.L.136, No.27) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title and construction. (a) Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital Budget Debt Authorization and Project Itemization Act of 2000-2001. (b) Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to include a reference to the supplements to this act. (c) Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as The Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, shall apply to this act to the extent they are not inconsistent with this act. (1 amended June 22, 2000, P.L.136, No.27) Section 2. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for capital projects. The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be incurred during the 2000-2001 fiscal year, and thereafter until the enactment of the 2001-2002 capital budget specifying the maximum debt for the 2001-2002 fiscal year, for capital projects specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section 7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall, with respect to each category of capital projects, be as follows: Category Amount Fund (1) Public Improvement Projects (i) Buildings and General Fund or Structures $600,000,000 Special Fund as (ii) Furniture and applicable Equipment 80,000,000 (2) Transportation Assistance Projects 190,000,000 General Fund (3) Redevelopment Assistance Projects 295,000,000 General Fund (4) Flood Control Projects 14,000,000 General Fund Total $1,179,000,000 (2 amended June 22, 2000, P.L.136, No.27) Section 3. Total authorizations. (a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 4 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 $1,013,802,000. (b) Furniture and equipment.--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 5 and to be acquired by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $34,547,000. (c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of transportation assistance projects itemized in section 6 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 $1,190,149,000. (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance and redevelopment assistance capital projects itemized in section 7 for capital grants by the Department of Community and Economic Development, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $1,326,981,000. (e) Flood control.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of flood control projects itemized in section 8 and to be constructed by the Department of Environmental Protection, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $12,759,000. (f) Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation projects itemized in section 9 and to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors or assigns, and to be financed from revenues in the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, shall be $22,820,000. (g) Environmental Stewardship Fund Projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of Environmental Stewardship projects itemized in section 10 and to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors or assigns, and to be financed from revenues in the Environmental Stewardship Fund shall be $64,185,000. (h) Public highway projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of highway projects itemized in section 11 and to be constructed by the Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt or from current revenues of the Motor License Fund shall be $2,492,628,000. (i) Fish and Boat Fund projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 12 to be acquired or developed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and to be financed from current revenues of the Boat Fund and the Fish Fund pursuant to executive authorization shall be $1,200,000. (j) General Fund Current Revenue Projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 14 and to be constructed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed from current revenues in the General Fund shall be $14,960,000. (k) Motor License Fund Current Revenue Projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 15 and to be constructed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and to be financed from current revenues in the Motor License Fund shall be $7,500,000. (3 added and former 3 renumbered 59 and amended June 22, 2000, P.L.136, No.27) Section 4. 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: Total Project Project Allocation (1) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (i) Forest District 19 (A) Rehabilitation of Lily Pond Dam 500,000 (Base Project Allocation - $417,000) (Design and Contingencies - $83,000) (ii) Fort Washington State Park (A) Extension of Water and Sewer Lines and Construction of Modern Comfort Facilities 2,500,000 (Base Project Allocation - $2,075,000) (Design and Contingencies - $425,000) (iii) Leonard Harrison State Park (A) Development of Water Lines, Sewer Collection System and Construction of Modern Comfort Stations 2,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $1,660,000) (Design and Contingencies - $340,000) (iv) Lyman Run State Park (A) Rehabilitation and Construction of a New Dam 15,000,000 (v) Prince Gallitzin State Park (A) Phase Four, Marina Improvements 1,500,000 (Base Project Allocation - $1,250,000) (Design and Contingencies - $250,000) (vi) Shikellamy State Park (A) Rehabilitation of Inflatable Dam 5,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000) (B) Construction of a Fish Passage at the Fabridam in Sunbury 4,200,000 (Base Project Allocation - $3,850,000) (Design and Contingencies - $350,000) (vii) Sproul State Forest (A) Additional funds for DGS-173-74, Rehabilitation of Hyner View Road. For this additional funds project and the project authorized in section 3(3)(vii)(A) of the act of July 8, 1994 (P.L.444, No.74), known as the Capital Budget Project Itemization Act for 1994-95, the rehabilitation of Hyner View Road shall include widening, drainage and shoulder improvements along Ritchie Road and Old Hyner View Road and improvements to Hyner View State Park, including, but not limited to, the construction of ADA accessible parking, ADA accessible restroom facilities, the installation of appropriate guide rails and signage and improvements to the Overlook 400,000 (B) Rehabilitation of the Kato/Orviston Road, 3.84 miles 250,000 (viii) Oil Creek State Park (A) Rehabilitation of Miller Farm Bridge and Trail 250,000 (ix) Archbald Pothole State Park (A) Development of Valley View Recreational Area 2,315,000 (2) Department of Corrections (i) State Correctional Institution - Cambridge Springs (A) Install Emergency