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TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 01/27/10

The Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Committed:

SB 1115 (Stout) The bill designates the Donora-Monessen Bridge in Washington and Westmoreland Counties as the Stan Musial Bridge.

HB 1783 (Fairchild) The bill designates State Route 35 from Selinsgrove to the Snyder County line near Richfield as the Pfc. Justin W. Dreese Memorial Highway.

HB 1799 (White) The bill designates the interchange at Exit 48 of Interstate 79 in Washington County as the Purple Heart Interchange.

HB 692 (Causer) The bill designates the bridge on U.S. Route 6 over Potato Creek at Smethport, McKean County, as the POW/MIA Memorial Bridge; designates State Route 120 in the Borough of Emporium as General Joseph T. McNarney Memorial Boulevard; designates the bridge on U.S. Route 6 over Allegheny River at Liberty Township, McKean County, as the Lt. Colonel Richard J. Berrettini Memorial Bridge; designates the Main Street Bridge carrying U.S. Route 6 at Segment 260, offset 0711, over the Allegheny River in Coudersport Borough, Potter County, as the Potter County World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge; and designates the Gay Street Bridge on State Route 113, which crosses French Creek in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, as the Veterans Memorial Gay Street Bridge.

Reported Out as Amended:

SB 225 (Tartglione) The bill amends Title 42 (Judicial Procedure) to allow only municipalities with police departments to receive one-half of the fines from tickets issued by Pennsylvania State Police in that local municipality.

HB 67 (Markosek) The bill amends the Vehicle Code by adding various provisions to eliminate and reduce the number of incidences of distractions of drivers under the age of 18.


 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 08/12/09

The Senate Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, and unanimously reported out the following bill as committed:

 

SB 1047:  The bill amends the Rail Freight Preservation and Improvement Act (Act 119 of 1984) to add broadening language to a paragraph of current law that allows a railroad company which receives a grant under this act to perform the work at their cost with their own company forces without putting the project out for contract.


 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 06/16/09

The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Committed:

SB 693 (Rafferty) This bill is designed to amend Title 74 (Transportation) to provide for Public Private Partnerships (P3s or PPP) as defined by the federal government.

SB 765 (Fontana) The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicle) by further providing for driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked.

SB 958 (Scranati) The bill authorizes the transfer of Old Possessions Road in Ward Township, Tioga County from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to the township.


 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 06/09/09

The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Amended:

HB 988 (Longetti) The bill designates a bridge in the borough of Sharpsville, Mercer County as the Sargent. David W. Wallace III Memorial Bridge.

Reported Out as Committed:

HB 370 (Hickernell) The bill designates a bridge on State Route 2064 in Lancaster County as the Herbert "Cubby" Spiece Bridge.

HB 421 (Mirabito) The bill designates the Arch Street Bridge in Lycoming County as the Duboistown Bridge.

SB 888 (Orie) The bill designates a portion of Route 8 in Etna Borough, Allegheny County as the Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Memorial Highway.

SB 688 (Stout) The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles), further providing for revocation of habitual offender's license, for driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked, for permitting violation of title, for homicide by vehicle and for habitual offenders.

SB 747 (Rafferty) The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to sell at public sale land acquired by the Department upon determination that the land is not needed for present or future transportation purposes.


 

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 04/28/09

The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Amended:

SB 143 (Tomlinson)  The bill would prohibit the operation of motor vehicles while operating certain electronic wireless communications devices specifically texting would not be allowed.

Reported Out as Committed:

SB 10 (Smucker) The bill is designed to ensure that public logs are provided for flights on State owned or operated aircraft. 

SB 152 (Greenleaf) The bill provides for limited operation of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.

SB 380 (Scarnati) The bill designates a Bridge in Jefferson County as the Christopher E. Loudon Memorial Bridge.

SB 731 (Wonderling) The bill designates a portion of State Route 2019 in Northampton County as the Victor W. Anckaitis Memorial Highway.

 

   
 
 

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