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CAPITAL BUDGET PROJECT ITEMIZATION ACT OF 2007-2008 - ENACTMENT Act of Jul. 4, 2008, P.L. 329, No. 41 Cl. 72 AN ACT Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2007-2008; itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and equipment projects, transportation assistance projects, redevelopment assistance capital projects, flood control projects, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund projects, Environmental Stewardship Fund projects, Motor License Fund projects, State forestry bridge projects, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission projects, Manufacturing Fund projects, State ATV/Snowmobile Fund projects, State transportation enhancement funds projects and federally funded 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, 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 or the Department of Transportation; stating the estimated useful life of the projects; providing an exemption; providing for limitation on certain capital projects, for special provisions for certain redevelopment assistance capital projects and for preemption of local ordinances for Department of Corrections projects; making appropriations; and making a repeal. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2007-2008. Section 2. Total authorizations. (a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 3 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 $5,972,762,000. (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 4 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 $173,481,000. (c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of transportation -1- assistance projects itemized in section 5 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 $954,737,000. (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for the additional capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance capital projects itemized in section 6 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 $7,533,808,000. (e) Flood control.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of flood control projects itemized in section 7 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 $96,199,000. (f) Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 8 and to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed from current revenues in the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund shall be $34,353,000. (g) Environmental Stewardship Fund projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement 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 current revenues in the Environmental Stewardship Fund shall be $159,705,000. (h) State forestry bridge projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects itemized in section 10 to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed by oil company franchise tax revenues pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. 9502(a)(2)(iv) (relating to imposition of tax) shall be $11,215,000. (i) General Fund current revenue projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 11 and to be developed or constructed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns and to be financed from current revenues in the General Fund shall be $29,600,000. (j) Manufacturing Fund current revenue projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 11.1 and to be constructed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns and to be financed from current revenues in the Manufacturing Fund shall be $3,000,000. (k) Fish and Boat Fund projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 11.2 to be acquired or developed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and to be financed by the incurring of debt or by current revenues of the Fish Fund and the Boat Fund pursuant to executive authorization shall be $79,100,000. (l) State ATV/snowmobile projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects itemized in section 11.3 to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors or assigns and to be financed from current revenues in the State ATV/Snowmobile Fund shall be -2- $1,000,000. (m) State transportation enhancement projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects itemized in section 11.4 to be constructed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, its successors and assigns and to be financed from current revenues from State transportation enhancement funds shall be $1,000,000. (n) Motor License Fund projects.--The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 11.5 and to be developed by the Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, for the Department of Transportation, and to be financed by the incurring of debt or from current revenues in the Motor License Fund is $24,144,000. Section 3. Itemization of public improvement capital 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) Office of Administration (i) Statewide mobile radio and microwave system (A) Additional funds for DGS project 950- 10, Statewide mobile radio and microwave system 36,100,000 (Base Project Allocation - $36,100,000) (ii) Commonwealth Technology Center (A) Additional funds for DGS project 920-1 security and availability of operations 1,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $1,000,000) (2) Department of Agriculture (i) Health Diagnostic Laboratory (A) Construct a new Pennsylvania Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory (PADLS) with Bio-Safety Level-3 capabilities to support PADLS 33,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $29,700,000) (Design and Contingencies - $3,300,000) (ii) State Dairy Farm (A) Rehabilitate and construct several support facilities for State dairy farm to complement existing dairy operation 500,000 (Base Project Allocation - $450,000) (Design and Contingencies - $50,000) (iii) Pennsylvania fairs (A) Pennsylvania fairs matching funds 5,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000) (iv) Department Headquarters (A) Supplemental funding to Project No. 700.43 to complete upgrades, repairs and renovations to original electrical, roofing and mechanical systems 5,000,000 (v) State farm enhancement -3- (A) Construction and renovation of State farm site in Berks County 5,000,000 (B) Construction and renovation of State farm site in Snyder County 5,000,000 (vi) Farm Show Complex (A) Amending the description of Project No. 700.41, Phase III, Act 1999-35 2,000,000 (2.1) Capitol Preservation Committee (i) Soldier Memorial (A) For a Soldier Memorial identifying the Middle East Conflicts that would be developed in keeping with other memorials already placed in the Capitol Complex Soldiers' Grove park and improvements surrounding the memorial 800,000 (3) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (i) Bald Eagle State Park (A) Rehabilitate and develop a family campground at the State park, including infrastructure 2,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $2,000,000) (i.1) Carbon County (A) Construct small nature inn 6,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $5,000,000) (Design and Contingencies - $1,000,000) (ii) Chester County (A)