THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, BOYD, GEIST AND SAYLOR, JUNE 27, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 27, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, providing for annual limitation on

expenditure from Motor License Fund; and establishing the

Pennsylvania State Police Fund.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Title 74 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:

§ 304.  Annual limitation on expenditure from Motor License

Fund.

Not more than the following amounts for the fiscal years

specified may be expended or transferred from the Motor License

Fund for the purpose of the operations of the Pennsylvania State

Police:

(1)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, not more

than $500,000,000.

(2)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, not more

than $450,000,000.

(3)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, not more

than $400,000,000.

(4)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, not more

than $350,000,000.

(5)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, not more

than $300,000,000.

(6)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, not more

than $250,000,000.

(7)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, not more

than $200,000,000.

(8)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, not more

than $150,000,000.

(9)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, not more

than $100,000,000.

(10)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, not

more than $50,000,000.

(11)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and

each fiscal year thereafter, no moneys may be expended or

transferred from the Motor License Fund for that purpose.

§ 305.  Pennsylvania State Police Fund.

(a)  Establishment.--The Pennsylvania State Police Fund is

established in the State Treasury. The moneys of the fund are

appropriated to the Pennsylvania State Police on a continuing

basis for the purposes set forth in this section.

(b)  Source of funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision

of law to the contrary, the following amounts for the fiscal

years specified shall be deposited into the fund from moneys

collected under Article II of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,

No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971:

(1)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014,

$50,000,000.

(2)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015,

$100,000,000.

(3)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016,

$150,000,000.

(4)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017,

$200,000,000.

(5)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,

$250,000,000.

(6)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019,

$300,000,000.

(7)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020,

$350,000,000.

(8)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021,

$400,000,000.

(9)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022,

$450,000,000.

(10)  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023,

$500,000,000.

(c)  Use of funds.--In addition to any other moneys

appropriated or made available to the Pennsylvania State Police

for any purpose, the moneys of the fund shall be expended by the

Pennsylvania State Police for the purpose of its operations,

including, but not limited to, the enforcement of the provisions

of 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) and other laws on the

highways of this Commonwealth.

(d)  Definition.--For purposes of this section, "fund" means

the Pennsylvania State Police Fund established under this

section.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.