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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Hearing Budget Hearing COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING BUDGET HEARING STATE CAPITOL MAJORITY CAUCUS ROOM HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007, 9:00 A.M. PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE: HONORABLE STEPHEN BARRAR HONORABLE CRAIG A. DALLY HONORABLE GORDON DENLINGER HONORABLE BRIAN L. ELLIS HONORABLE JOHN T. GALLOWAY HONORABLE WILLIAM F. KELLER HONORABLE THADDEUS KIRKLAND HONORABLE TIM MAHONEY HONORABLE JOSEPH A. PETRACRA HONORABLE SEAN M. RAMALEY HONORABLE JOHN J. SIPTROTH ALSO PRESENT: MIRIAM FOX EDWARD NOLAN JEAN M. DAVIS, REPORTER NOTARY PUBLIC I N D E X WITNESSES NAME PAGE JOSEPH F. MARKOSEK 3 MIKE FLECK 8 RANDY VULAKOVICH 16 KAREN D. BEYER 22 SCOTT PERRY 31 MARK LONGIETTI 39 GENE DiGIROLAMO 43 DARYL METCALFE 47 THOMAS MURT 52 JOHN SIPTROTH 57 CARL MANTZ 61 ROSEMARIE SWANGER 66 EDDIE DAY PASHINSKI 69 JESS STAIRS 79 P. MICHAEL STURLA 84 3 1 REPRESENTATIVE KELLER: The hour of 9 o'clock 2 having arrived, I'd like to call to order the last 3 meeting of the appropriations hearings. This is when 4 the members have the chance to make a statement to the 5 committee. I would like to welcome Chairman Markosek. 6 Good morning, Joe. Would you like to start, 7 please? 8 REPRESENTATIVE MARKOSEK: Yes. Thank you, 9 Mr. Chairman. 10 Ladies and gentlemen of the committee, thank 11 you for the opportunity to testify before the 12 Appropriations Committee today. My name is Joe 13 Markosek and I represent the 25th Legislative 14 District, including constituents in Allegheny and 15 Westmoreland Counties. 16 As chairman of the House Transportation 17 Committee, I was pleased to see the Governor's 18 proposed budget acknowledge and emphasize the critical 19 state of Pennsylvania's roads, bridges, and transit 20 systems. We are truly at a crisis in Pennsylvania. 21 The Governor's Transportation Funding and 22 Reform Commission report found that Pennsylvania is 23 faced with 5,913 structurally deficit bridges, the 24 highest number of any state; 8,528 miles of roads in 25 poor condition; and 25 percent transit service cuts 4 1 looming in the future. 2 Mr. Chairman, our Commonwealth is a center 3 for industry, a vital commercial shipping corridor, 4 and home to the sixth largest state population in the 5 country. Pennsylvania is truly the Keystone state. 6 More than 12 million residents rely on Pennsylvania's 7 infrastructure to support every aspect of their daily 8 lives. 9 Each year, manufacturers and distributors 10 rely on our waterways, highways, airports, and rail 11 systems to transport billions of dollars in raw 12 materials and finished goods. In fact, commercial 13 traffic accounts for 21 percent of the vehicles on our 14 interstates. 15 The port of Pittsburgh alone moves 16 approximately $8 billion in goods annually, which 17 equates to 53,000 jobs and more than $2 billion in 18 income to the region. Unfortunately, with an aging 19 infrastructure and inadequate funding for maintenance 20 and upgrades, our Commonwealth is crumbling. Like a 21 decaying tooth, we have haphazardly filled holes that 22 needed more attention and now our transportation 23 system is in need of a major root canal. 24 Allow me a minute to outline the scope of our 25 problem. Mass transit. In an age of rising gas 5 1 prices and growing cities, mass transportation has 2 grown faster than ever before. In the Commonwealth, 3 transit use by all modes increased by an average of 5 4 percent between 2004 and 2005. In fact, more than one 5 million Pennsylvanians use public transit on a daily 6 basis. That's more than 400,000,000 rides annually. 7 Unfortunately, transit has been unable to 8 bear that load adequately; and faced with aging, 9 decades-old equipment, fare increases and service cuts 10 have been their only alternative. 11 Mr. Chairman, we live in an era where the 12 cost of oil, environmental concerns, and traffic 13 congestion hang heavily over the minds of Americans 14 and substantiate the need for public transit. 15 This is not just an urban issue. Over 77 16 public transit systems across the state deliver people 17 to their jobs, schools, businesses, and family. In my 18 own district, I have heard the concerns of many 19 constituents who will be immobilized by pending 20 service cuts by the Allegheny County Port Authority. 21 These shortfalls will not disappear with 22 time. As federal funding continues to decrease, we 23 must come up with a way to fund and stabilize 24 statewide mass transportation. 25 Roads and bridges. And just as mass transit 6 1 has felt the hard-worn effects of this funding crisis, 2 so too have our roads and bridges. I'm sure everyone 3 in this room can bring up a particularly frustrating 4 road or highway that desperately needs repair. There 5 is a backlog of road projects that need to be attended 6 to for increased safety and reduced congestion. With 7 more than 120,000 miles of roads, Pennsylvania has the 8 distinct challenge of having some of the oldest 9 highways in the nation. 10 In addition to age, our state has more miles 11 than any other state that must deal with severe 12 winters. Pavements are susceptible to cracking and 13 expanding due to the temperature and weather changes 14 in the state. Also, the salt used during snow and icy 15 conditions decreases the life of a pavement as 16 compared to a southern state. 17 Finally, being in the economic corridor, 18 there is the inevitable commercial truck traffic that 19 will continue to degrade the roads more rapidly. Add 20 to that 64 closed bridges and 735 bridges with posted 21 weight restrictions last year and we have a limited 22 mobility of people, goods, and public safety vehicles. 23 Federal Highway Administration statistics 24 show that 27 percent of Pennsylvania's roads are rated 25 mediocre or poor. For the nation as a whole, that 7 1 number is 18 percent. Pennsylvania's infrastructure 2 must not continue to fall behind the national average 3 if it is going to be a leader in attracting jobs, 4 families, and tourists. 5 In our 2006-2007 budget, we took a step in 6 the right direction, allotting an additional 7 $20 million for bridge preservation and $10 million 8 for emergency highway and bridge repairs. The harder 9 question will be finding a solution that is 10 sufficient, sustainable, and reasonable and, at the 11 end of the day, has acceptance by a majority of the 12 Legislature and the public. 13 In his budget address, Governor Rendell 14 proposed some bold and creative solutions to cover a 15 $1.7 billion annual price tag the Transportation 16 Funding and Reform Commission says is necessary to 17 maintain the state's roadways and transit systems. 18 I'm looking forward to studying and 19 considering the feasibility of his suggestions. 20 Certainly there are many variables when you consider 21 leasing our turnpike or introducing a new tax. But 22 this is a big step in the right direction. I'm also 23 hoping to hear from my colleagues and work in a 24 bipartisan fashion to accomplish a long-lasting 25 solution that everyone in every part of the state can 8 1 live with. But one thing is clear. The days of 2 inaction are through. We cannot wait any longer. 3 I ask you and the committee for your support 4 in addressing this problem. Thank you. 5 REPRESENTATIVE KELLER: Thank you, 6 Mr. Chairman. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one 7 talking about ports these days. Thank you very much. 8 Representative Fleck. 9 REPRESENTATIVE FLECK: Thank you, Chairman 10 Evans, Chairman Civera, and members of the committee. 11 Governor Rendell's proposed budget for 2007 12 has many great initiatives. However, I'm not sure how 13 the Commonwealth might pay for these new programs, 14 outside of the obvious answer of raising taxes or 15 cutting other vital programming. My testimony will 16 address just a few of the funding cuts that will 17 affect not only the 81st Legislative District but the 18 entire Commonwealth. 19 First off, Science in Motion has been 20 eliminated in the Governor's budget. The SIM program 21 that originated at Juniata College is about to 22 celebrate its 20th anniversary. I'm a firm believer 23 in the program and quite likely the only legislator 24 who can speak with first-hand knowledge regarding the 25 benefits of such, as it was a vital part of my 9 1 curriculum as a student at Southern Huntingdon County 2 High School. 3 It's amazing and inspiring to me to see how 4 the initiative has grown from one van, with one mobile 5 educator, traveling to a handful of schools, into the 6 program that we have today. Based on the 2005-2006 7 program report, Science in Motion supported 5,165 8 classes during the '05-'06 fiscal year. 9 Equipment loans and prepared experiments were 10 delivered to an additional 6,447 classrooms. 11 Altogether, 217,366 student experiences were provided. 12 Science in Motion provided support to 698 teachers in 13 307 public, private, and parochial schools. Eleven 14 institutions of higher education serve as the hubs of 15 these programs: Cedar Crest College, Clarion 16 University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Gannon 17 University, Gettysburg College, Juniata College, 18 Susquehanna University, University of Pittsburgh at 19 Bradford, Ursinus College, Westminster College, and 20 Wilkes University.
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