PRINTER'S NO. 1395
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1073
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FEBRUARY 23, 2024
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 23, 2024
AN ACT
1 Providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2024-2025;
2 itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and
3 equipment projects, transportation assistance, redevelopment
4 assistance projects, flood control projects and Pennsylvania
5 Fish and Boat Commission projects leased or assisted by the
6 Department of General Services and other State agencies,
7 together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing
8 the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors
9 for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed,
10 acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services
11 and other State agencies; authorizing the use of current
12 revenue for the purpose of financing the projects to be
13 constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of
14 General Services and other State agencies stating the
15 estimated useful life of the projects; and making
16 appropriations.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. Short title.
20 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital
21 Budget Project Itemization Act of 2024-2025.
22 Section 2. Total authorizations.
23 (a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the
24 additional capital projects in the category of public
25 improvement projects itemized in section 3 and to be acquired or
 1 constructed by the Department of General Services, its
2 successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of
3 debt shall be $14,578,105,000.
4 (b) Furniture and equipment.--The total authorization for
5 the additional capital projects in the category of public
6 improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original
7 movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement
8 projects itemized in section 4 and to be acquired by the
9 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
10 to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $349,594,000.
11 (c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for
12 the capital projects in the category of transportation
13 assistance projects itemized in section 5 with respect to which
14 an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the
15 Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to
16 be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $1,300,000,000.
17 (d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for
18 the capital projects in the category of redevelopment capital
19 projects itemized in section 6 for capital grants by the
20 Department of Community and Economic Development, its successors
21 or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be
22 $0.
23 (e) Flood control.--The total authorization for the capital
24 projects in the category of flood control projects itemized in
25 section 7 and to be constructed by the Department of
26 Environmental Protection, its successors or assigns and to be
27 financed by the incurring of debt shall be $9,900,000.
28 (f) Fish Fund and Boat Fund.--The total authorization for
29 the capital projects in the category of public improvement
30 projects itemized in section 8 to be acquired or developed by
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 1 the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and to be financed by
2 the incurring of debt or by current revenues of the Fish Fund
3 and the Boat Fund pursuant to executive authorization shall be
4 $173,000,000.
5 Section 3. Itemization of public improvement capital projects.
6 Additional capital projects in the category of public
7 improvement projects to be acquired or constructed by the
8 Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
9 to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized,
10 together with their respective estimated financial costs, as
11 follows:
12 Total Project
13 Project Allocation
14 (1) Department of Agriculture
15 (i) Pennsylvania State University College of
16 Agricultural Sciences, Centre County
17 (A) Plant Science Facility to allow for
18 cross-disciplinary innovation and
19 research. Includes research facility,
20 greenhouse, headhouse and climate-
21 controlled plant production features
22 Project Allocation 30,000,000
23 (B) Animal Diagnostic Laboratory -
24 construction, alterations,
25 renovations, site improvements,
26 infrastructure upgrades and land
27 acquisition
28 Project Allocation 56,127,000
29 (ii) Livestock Evaluation Center, Centre
30 County
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 1 (A) Construction, alterations,
2 renovations, site improvements and
3 infrastructure upgrades
4 Project Allocation 2,000,000
5 (iii) New Bolton Center, Chester County
6 (A) Construction of Pennsylvania Equine
7 Toxicology and Research Laboratory on
8 New Bolton Campus of The University of
9 Pennsylvania
10 Project Allocation 20,000,000
11 (iv) Department of Agriculture Annex, Dauphin
12 County
13 (A) New construction, alterations,
14 renovations, site improvements,
15 infrastructure upgrades and land
16 acquisition
17 Project Allocation 5,770,000
18 (v) Farm Show Complex, Dauphin County
19 (A) Construction, alterations,
20 renovations, site improvements and
21 infrastructure upgrades
22 Project Allocation 5,400,000
23 (vi) Headquarters, Veterinary Laboratory and
24 Farm Show Complex, Dauphin County
25 (A) Security system upgrades and cameras
26 Project Allocation 5,000,000
27 (vii) Entomology Laboratory, Dauphin County
28 (A) New construction, alterations,
29 renovations, site improvements,
30 infrastructure upgrades and land
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 1 acquisition
2 Project Allocation 10,000,000
3 (viii) Greenhouse and Nematology Laboratory,
4 Dauphin County
5 (A) New construction, alterations,
6 renovations, site improvements,
7 infrastructure upgrades and land
8 acquisition
9 Project Allocation 10,000,000
10 (ix) Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory
11 (A) Renovations, additions and
12 construction, including site and
13 infrastructure improvements for design
14 and construction to satisfy modern
15 testing procedures
16 Project Allocation 75,500,000
17 (2) Department of Conservation and Natural
18 Resources
19 (i) Point State Park, Allegheny State Park
20 (A) Portal bridge replacement and park
21 sidewalk rehabilitation and ADA
22 improvements
23 Project Allocation 3,750,000
24 (B) Construct new parking facilities,
25 park office, rehabilitate flag bastion
26 area and install solar arrays
27 Project Allocation 6,250,000
28 (ii) Delaware Canal State Park, Bucks County
29 (A) Visitor center, park office and site
30 rehabilitation
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 1 Project Allocation 25,000,000
2 (iii) Gallitzin State Forest, Cambria County
3 (A) Construct new district office
4 Project Allocation 12,000,000
5 (iv) Elk State Forest, Cameron County
6 (A) Replace Brooks Run Forest maintenance
7 headquarters and storage building
8 Project Allocation 3,750,000
9 (B) Hicks Run Forest maintenance
10 headquarters and five bay pole
11 building
12 Project Allocation 1,250,000
13 (v) Forest Fire Protection, Centre County
14 (A) Construct new regional air operations
15 facility
16 Project Allocation 3,750,000
17 (vi) Penn Nursery, Centre County
18 (A) Construct new seed extraction
19 building
20 Project Allocation 1,250,000
21 (vii) Sproul State Forest, Centre County
22 (A) Replace snowshoe maintenance
23 headquarters
24 Project Allocation 2,500,000
25 (viii) Big Elk Creek State Park, Chester
26 County
27 (A) State park development Phase 2
28 Project Allocation 17,500,000
29 (ix) Moshannon State Forest, Clearfield
30 County
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 1 (A) Demolish Dague Mechanics Shop and
2 replace with modern mechanics shop
3 Project Allocation 4,375,000
4 (B) Repairs to Shaggers Inn Dam
5 Project Allocation 5,000,000
6 (x) Parker Dam State Park, Clearfield County
7 (A) Dam repairs and lake dredging
8 Project Allocation 11,250,000
9 (xi) Bald Eagle State Forest, Clinton County
10 (A) Construct new woodshop, groomer
11 storage and pole storage building
12 Project Allocation 5,625,000
13 (xii) Forestry Lab, Dauphin County
14 (A) Construction of new laboratory,
15 including site and infrastructure
16 improvements and land acquisition
17 Project Allocation 35,000,000
18 (xiii) Geologic Survey Headquarters, Dauphin
19 County
20 (A) Construct a new headquarters building
21 for the Bureau of Geologic Survey
22 Project Allocation 20,000,000
23 (xiv) Presque Isle State Park, Erie County
24 (A) Sand nourishment
25 Project Allocation 32,500,000
26 (B) Dune replacement and resource work
27 Project Allocation 25,000,000
28 (C) Roads and multipurpose trail
29 rehabilitation
30 Project Allocation 17,500,000
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 1 (xv) Cornplanter State Park, Forest County
2 (A) Construct new resource management
3 center and storage building
4 Project Allocation 7,000,000
5 (xvi) Michaux State Forest, Franklin County
6 (A) Construct resource management center
7 and storage building
8 Project Allocation 9,500,000
9 (xvii) Buchanan State Forest, Fulton County
10 (A) Replace Sideling Hill maintenance
11 headquarters and mechanics shop
12 Project Allocation 2,500,000
13 (xviii) Ryerson Station State Park, Greene
14 County
15 (A) Resource and recreation improvements
16 Phase 2
17 Project Allocation 12,500,000
18 (xix) Yellow Creek State Park, Indiana County
19 (A) Day use rehabilitation
20 Project Allocation 7,500,000
21 (xx) Clear Creek State Forest, Jefferson
22 County
23 (A) New maintenance shop and equipment
24 storage
25 Project Allocation 1,875,000
26 (xxi) Pinchot State Forest, Lackawanna County
27 (A) Breach and remove Edgerton Dam
28 Project Allocation 1,250,000
29 (B) Breach and remove Olyphant Dam No. 3
30 Project Allocation 1,875,000
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 1 (xxii) Forest Fire Protection, Luzerne County
2 (A) Rebuild Hazelton Air Operations
3 Building, including site improvements
4 Project Allocation 5,000,000
5 (xxiii) Pinchot State Forest, Luzerne County
6 (A) Construct Pinchot Forest district
7 resource management center complex
8 Project Allocation 16,500,000
9 (xxiv) Tiadaghton State Forest, Lycoming
10 County
11 (A) Construct new Waterville mechanics
12 garage and storage
13 Project Allocation 5,000,000
14 (xxv) Tuscarora State Forest, Mifflin County
15 (A) Replace East Licking Creek forest
16 maintenance headquarters
17 Project Allocation 5,000,000
18 (xxvi) Norristown Farm Park, Montgomery
19 County
20 (A) Replace multiple vehicular and
21 pedestrian bridges
22 Project Allocation 6,250,000
23 (xxvii) Shikellamy State Park, Northumberland
24 County
25 (A) Full replacement of dam and permanent
26 causeway
27 Project Allocation 37,500,000
28 (xxviii) Delaware State Forest, Pike County
29 (A) Lilly Pond Dam Spillway repair and
30 replacement
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 1 Project Allocation 1,250,000
2 (xxix) Gallitzin State Forest, Somerset
3 County
4 (A) Raze and replace the Babcock Forest
5 maintenance headquarters and storage
6 building
7 Project Allocation 5,625,000
8 (xxx) Kooser State Park, Somerset County
9 (A) Day use and dam rehabilitation
10 Project Allocation 6,250,000
11 (xxxi) Leonard Harrison State Park, Tioga
12 County
13 (A) Turkey Path Trail rehabilitation and
14 realignment
15 Project Allocation 3,750,000
16 (xxxii) Tioga State Forest, Tioga County
17 (A) Construct new maintenance
18 headquarters
19 Project Allocation 2,500,000
20 (xxxiii) Vosburg Neck State Park, Wyoming
21 County
22 (A) State park development Phase 2
23 Project Allocation 17,500,000
24 (xxxiv) Susquehanna Riverlands State Park,
25 York County
26 (A) State park development Phase 2
27 Project Allocation 17,500,000
28 (xxxv) State Parks - Statewide
29 (A) Upgrades and improvements to
30 campground washhouses, utilities,
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 1 sitework and other amenities,
2 including new construction,
3 renovations and alterations
4 Project Allocation 25,000,000
5 (B) Rehabilitate historic structures
6 Project Allocation 12,500,000
7 (C) Critical regulatory system repairs
8 and replacements at multiple water and
9 wastewater treatment plants
10 Project Allocation 12,500,000
11 (D) New construction, renovations and
12 alterations at roofed overnight
13 colonies, including improvements to
14 supporting infrastructure at multiple
15 locations
16 Project Allocation 6,250,000
17 (E) Improvements to training academy
18 infrastructure and range
19 Project Allocation 12,500,000
20 (F) Dam rehabilitation and lake dredging
21 and various dam impoundments
22