Pennsylvania Act 1990-124 — TURNPIKE ORGANIZATION, EXTENSION AND TOLL ROAD CONVERSION ACT - AMEND

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TURNPIKE ORGANIZATION, EXTENSION AND TOLL ROAD CONVERSION ACT AMEND
                 Act of Jul. 11, 1990, P.L. 517, No. 124              Cl. 36
                             Session of 1990
                               No. 1990-124

                                  AN ACT

     SB 1368

     Amending the act of September 30, 1985 (P.L.240, No.61),
        entitled "An act to facilitate vehicular traffic within and
        across the Commonwealth by providing for the construction,
        reconstruction, improvement, operation and maintenance of
        toll roads and the conversion of existing toll-free roads to
        toll roads in Pennsylvania; conferring powers and imposing
        duties on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission; providing for
        membership on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission;
        authorizing issuance of turnpike revenue bonds, notes or
        other obligations of the commission, payable solely from
        revenues of the commission, including tolls, or from such
        other funds as may be available to the commission for that
        purpose, to pay the costs of such toll roads including the
        acquisition and other costs of toll-free roads and for
        refunding purposes; providing that no debt of the
        Commonwealth shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the
        powers granted by this act; providing for the collection of
        tolls for the payment of such bonds, notes or other
        obligations, and for the cost of maintenance, operation and
        repair of the toll roads including toll-free roads converted
        to toll roads; making such turnpike revenue bonds, notes or
        other obligations exempt from taxation; constituting the same
        legal investments in certain instances; requiring suits
        against the commission to be brought in the courts in which
        such actions may be brought against the Commonwealth;
        prescribing conditions on which toll roads shall be turned
        over to the Department of Transportation; providing for grade
        separations, grade changes, relocations, restorations and
        vacations of public roads and State highways affected by the
        toll roads; providing for the purchasing or condemnation of
        land and procedure for determining damages in condemnation;
        granting certain powers and authority to municipalities and
        agencies of the Commonwealth to cooperate with the
        commission; conferring powers and imposing duties on the
        Department of Transportation; authorizing the Secretary of
        Transportation to enter into negotiations with the United
        States Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway
        Administration or any other Federal agency regarding the
        conversion of toll-free highways constructed in the
        Commonwealth using Federal funds to toll roads; and
        authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to enter into
        agreements on behalf of the Commonwealth and the commission
        with the United States Department of Transportation, the
        Federal Highway Administration or any other Federal agency
        with respect to obtaining Federal funds for resurfacing,
        restoring, rehabilitating or reconstructing toll roads in
        Pennsylvania," further providing for a turnpike interchange
        at New Cumberland Army Depot and for an interchange on the
        Northeast Extension.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 3(a)(8) of the act of September 30, 1985
     (P.L.240, No.61), known as the Turnpike Organization, Extension
     and Toll Road Conversion Act, is amended and the subsection is
     amended by adding a paragraph to read:
      Section 3.  Authorization for turnpike extensions, turnpike
                        improvements and the conversion of toll-free
                        roads to toll roads.
        (a)  Improvement and extension authorizations.--In order to
     facilitate vehicular traffic within and across this
     Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission heretofore
     created by virtue of the provisions of the act of May 21, 1937
     (P.L.774, No.211), referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike
     Commission Act, and the supplements and amendments thereto and
     reorganized by this act, is hereby authorized and empowered to
     construct, operate and maintain turnpike extensions and turnpike
     improvements at such specific locations and according to such
     schedule as shall be deemed feasible and approved by the
     commission, together with connecting roads, storm water
     management systems, tunnels and bridges, subject to the waiver
     of the Federal toll prohibition provisions where applicable, as
     follows:
            * * *
            (8)  [Immediately enter negotiations with the United
        States Department of Defense for the construction and
        operation of] Construct a private turnpike interchange
        directly connected to the New Cumberland Army Depot. The
        commission may commence construction of the private turnpike
        interchange notwithstanding the construction schedule
        established by this section.
            (9)  Construct an interchange on the Northeast Extension
        with State Route 903 in Carbon County. The commission may
        commence construction of this interchange notwithstanding the
        construction schedule established by this section.
        * * *
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 11th day of July, A. D. 1990.

     ROBERT P. CASEY