2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 89 - Pennsylvania Turnpike
8915.6 - Deposit and distribution of funds.

     § 8915.6.  Deposit and distribution of funds.
        (a)  Deposits.--Upon receipt by the department, the following
     amounts from the scheduled annual commission contribution shall
     be deposited in the Motor License Fund:
            (1)  For fiscal year 2007-2008, $450,000,000.
            (2)  For fiscal year 2008-2009, $500,000,000.
            (3)  For fiscal year 2009-2010, $500,000,000.
            (4)  For fiscal year 2010-2011 and each fiscal year
        thereafter, the amount calculated for the previous year
        increased by 2.5%.
        (b)  Distribution.--The following shall apply:
            (1)  Annually, 15% of the amount deposited in any fiscal
        year under subsection (a) shall be distributed at the
        discretion of the secretary.
            (2)  Annually, $5,000,000 of the amount deposited in any
        fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be distributed to
        counties.
                (i)  The distribution shall be in the ratio of:
                    (A)  the square footage of deck area of a
                county's county-owned bridges; to
                    (B)  the total square footage of deck area of
                county-owned bridges throughout this Commonwealth.
                (ii)  The amount of square footage under subparagraph
            (i) shall be that reported as part of the National Bridge
            Inspection Standards Program.
            (3)  Annually, $30,000,000 of the amount deposited in any
        fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be distributed to
        municipalities pursuant to the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
        P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax
        Municipal Allocation Law.
            (4)  Any funds deposited under subsection (a) but not
        distributed under paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall be
        distributed in accordance with needs-based formulas that are
        developed and subject to periodic revision based on
        consultation and collaboration among metropolitan planning
        organizations, rural planning organizations and the
        department.
        (c)  Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used
     in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this
     subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
        "Metropolitan planning organization."  The policy board of an
     organization created and designated to carry out the
     metropolitan transportation planning process.
        "Rural planning organization."  The organization of counties
     with populations of less than 50,000 created and designated as
     local development districts and which carry out the rural
     transportation planning process.
     (July 18, 2007, P.L.169, No.44, eff. imd.)

        2007 Amendment.  Act 44 added section 8915.6. Section 11.1 of
     Act 44 provided that Act 44 shall apply retroactively to July 1,
     2007.