TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 07/01/10

The Transportation Committee met on Thursday, July 1, 2010 and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Committed:

HB 1890 (Hanna) The bill authorizes the Department of General Services to grant and convey to The Pennsylvania State University, certain lands located in Benner Township, Centre County; authorizes the Department of General Services to grant and convey to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, certain lands located in Benner Township, Centre County; and authorizes the Department of General Services to grant and convey to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, certain lands located in Benner Township, Centre County.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 06/30/10

The Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Committed:

S.B. 1251 (Stack) The bill establishes a limited amnesty program for un-paid traffic fines for the city of the first class.

S.B 1283 (Yaw) The bill requires passengers to render aid to an injured person in an accident if the driver refuses or neglects to render aid.

S.B. 1378 (Eichelberger) The bill amends the DUI (driving under the influence) provision in Title 75 to include methadone in an individual’s blood above the prescribed dose or in combination with alcohol or other drugs.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 06/15/10

The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Amended:

S.B. 1315 (Pileggi) The bill expands the ‘red light enforcement program’ currently in the City of the 1^st class to include cities of the 2, 2A and 3^rd class.

Reported Out as Committed:

H.B. 2246 (Tallman) The bill enhances the penalties against drivers who recklessly or with gross negligence cause a motor vehicle accident that kills or seriously injures an emergency responder     who is acting in an official capacity.  Additionally, permits attorneys in civil actions involving motor vehicle accidents to argue specific lump sum amounts for past and future economic and   non-economic damages awards.

H.B. 2253 (Phillips) The bill designates a portion of the bridge on Route 11 over the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County as the Sgt. Brett Swank Memorial Highway.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 06/09/10

The Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, June 09, 2010, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Amended:

SB 522 (Stack) The bill increases penalties for hit and run incidents which results in injury or death. 

SB 1049 (D. White) The bill increases penalties for DUI hit and run incidents which results in injury or death.

SB 1305 (Rafferty) The bill raises the weight limit exemptions regulation requirements for farm vehicle from the current 17,000 to 26,000 pounds.

HB 1800 (Ellis) The bill exempts any stimulus payments from the Federal Government to individuals under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in determining if a retiree meets income qualifications to get a reduced annual fee of $10 for registration of his or her vehicle.     

Reported Out as Committed

SB 1163 (Argall) The bill exempts a nonprofit railroad museum from vehicle registration fees in lieu of a $10 fee.

SB 1288 (Stout) The designates the bridge on S.R. 2018 over Monongahela River in Washington County as the Governor John K. Tenor Memorial Bridge.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 03/23/10

The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, and took action as follows:

Reported Out as Committed:

SB 771 (Rafferty) The bill provides for limitation on discovery of proprietary information on breathalyzers used for DUI arrests. (Unanimously)

SB 1072 (Robbins) The bill designates U.S. Route 62 in Mercer County as the Mercer County Veterans Highway. (Unanimously)

SB 1157 (Piccola) The bill designates State Route 283, from the PA Turnpike Interchange in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, to State Route 30 in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, as the 283rd Field Artillery Battalion Highway. (Unanimously)

SB 1180 (Mellow) The bill designates the Donora-Webster Bridge in Donora, Washington County, as the Lieutenant Governor Ernest P. Kline Memorial Bridge. (Unanimously)

HB 117 (Harper) The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to sell land under certain conditions; and making a related repeal. (Unanimously)

HB 2003 (Murt) The bill designates the bridge in the Borough of Hatboro over Pennypack Creek as the PFC Joseph J. Lannon, Jr., USMC Memorial Bridge. (Unanimously)

SR 146 (Musto) The bill directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing passenger rail service between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and New York City. (Unanimously)

Reported Out as Amended:

SB 1144 (Kasunic) The bill designates the bridge in the Borough of Somerset over Barclay Run as the Trooper Stephen R. Gyurke Memorial Bridge. (Unanimously)

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 08/12/09

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

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.