392 Act 1997-47 LAWS of PENNSYLVANIA No. 1997-47 a SUPPLEMENT SB 188 Enacts As Follows
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392 Act 1997-47 LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA No. 1997-47 A SUPPLEMENT SB 188 To the act of July 11, 1996 (P.L.595, No.101), entitled “An act providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 1996-1997; itemizing public improvement projects and furniture and equipment projects and redevelopment assistance projects to be constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services, together with their estimated financial costs; 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; stating the useful life of the projects; authorizing certain contract provisions; making appropriations; and making repeals,” itemizing public improvement projects, furniture andequipmentprojects, transportation assistanceprojects, redevelopment assistance and redevelopment assistance capital projects, flood control projects, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation projects and forestry bridge projects to be constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission or thePennsylvania Game Commission, together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors for thepurpose of financing the projects to be constructed or acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Community and Economic Development or the Department of Transportation; stating the estimated usefullifeof the projects; authorizing certain waivers; making appropriations; and making repeals. 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 for 1996-1997. 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 $2,378,345,000. (b) Furniture and equiprnent.—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 $54,390,000. SESSION OF 1997 Act 1997-47 393 (c) Transportation assistance.—The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of transportation 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 $958,633,000. (d) Redevelopment assistance.—The total authorization forthe additional capital projects in the category of redevelopment assistance and 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 $2,527,774,000. (e) Flood control.—The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of flood control projects itemized in section 7 and tobe constructed by the Department ofEnvironmental Protection,its successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of debt, shall be $122,741,000. (1) 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 8 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 $40,360,000. (g) Game Fund projects.—The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 9 to be acquired by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and to be financed from current revenues of the Game Fund pursuant to executive authorizations shall be $5,000,000. (h) Fish and Boat Fund projects.—The total authorization for the capital projects in the category of public improvement projects itemized in section 10 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 $11,520,000. Section 3. 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 Agriculture $12,397,000 (i) Department of Agriculture Headquarters (A) Construction of a headhouse and greenhouse addition, including a covered walkway to connect all structures 392,000 (Base Project Allocation - $327,000) 394 Act 1997-47 LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA (Design and Contingencies - $65,000) (ii) Farm Show Complex (A) Removal of piping and ducting which contain asbestos materials and/or encapsulation of asbestos-containing materials in Large Arena 785,000 (Base Project Allocation - $654,000) (Design and Contingencies - $131,000) (B) Reconstruction of roof system, including supporting joists, framing, decking, asbestos abatement andexterior materials involving 455,000 square feet over all main exhibition areas. Project must be fully evaluated regarding feasibility and costs of alternatives to reconstructing the existing design before implementation 9,000,000 (Base Project Allocation - $7,500,000) (Design and Contingencies - $1,500,000) (C) Conversion of one existing boiler to a gas/oil- fired unit to allow flexible operations at lower pressures 420,000 (Base Project Allocation - $350,000) (Design and Contingencies - $70,000) (D) Exterior cleaning, sealing and reconstruction of masonry walls and decorative friezes of main building 1,800,000 (Base Project Allocation - $1,500,000) (Design and Contingencies - $300,000) (2) Department of Community andEconomic Development $198,549,000 (i) Philadelphia area (A) Conversion of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard 182,000,000 (ii) Port of Philadelphia (A) Construction of a cruise ship facility 2,000,000 (iii) Port of Pittsburgh (A) Construction of a passenger pier terminal on Pittsburgh’s North Shore 1,000,000 (iv) Port of Erie (A) State Street Pier construction and renovation 1,000,000 (v) Lackawanna County (A) Borough of Throop, purchase and installation of traffic-control devices on Underwood Road 11,000 (Base Project Allocation - $9,000) (Design and Contingencies - $2,000) (vi) Greene County SESSION OF 1997 Act 1997-47 395 (A) Nemacolin Industrial Park - Phase I site development, environmental assessment and cleanup and improvements to port facilities 10,000,000 (vii) Somerset County, Summit Township (A) Relocation of approximately 46 houses out of the floodplain of the Casselman River across the river from the Borough of Meyersdale 2,500,000 (viii) Shawnee Park Field, City of Monessen, Westmoreland County (A) Erection of lights 38,000 (Base Project Allocation - $30,000) (Design and Contingencies - $8,000) (3) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources $81,175,000 (i) Chapman Dam State Park (A) Flood damage repairs, renovations and provide increased handicapped accessibility 550,000 (ii) Cowans Gap State Park (A) Day-use upgrade 300,000 (B) Repair dam control tower and gate valve 700,000 (C) Sewage treatment plant upgrade 200,000 (iii) Lackawanna State Park (A) Construction of improvements and additional amenities 200,000 (iv) Lehigh Gorge State Park (A) Park improvements 2,925,000 (Base Project Allocation - $2,500,000) (Design and Contingencies - $425,000) (B) Interpretive facilities and trail construction 3,225,000 (Base Project Allocation - $2,750,000) (Design and Contingencies - $475,000) (C) Land acquisition 2,500,000 (v) Nescopeck State Park (A) Park development, construction of comfort stations, pavilions, warming huts, roadways, parking lots and utilities in the main, middle and lower day-use areas 2,000,000 (B) Development of cabin area, construction of ten rustic cabins, including roads, utilities and site development 1,500,000 (C) Development of overnight camping area, construction of campground to include site development, bathhouses, living areas, roads, overflow parking and utilities 1,500,000 (vi) Oil Creek State Park (A) Rehabilitation and enlargement of train station 100,000 396 Act 1997-47 LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA (B) Design, production and installation of exhibits 201,000 (vii) Presque Isle State Park (A) Waterworks reservoir area - Phase II 950,000 (B) Rehabilitation of park roadways 1,760,000 (C) Rehabilitation of water mains serving park 2,610,000 (D) State share of the cost of replenishing the sand on the