Pennsylvania SB 1365: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in natural gas competition, further providing for standards for restructuring of natural gas utility industry and for consumer protections and customer service and for requirements for natural gas suppliers; and, in restructuring of electric utility industry, further providing for standards for restructuring of electric industry, for duties of electric distribution companies and for requirements for electric generation suppliers.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1784
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1365
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, BOSCOLA, BARTOLOTTA, FLYNN, PENNYCUICK,
VOGEL, ARGALL, CULVER, STEFANO, SCHWANK, YAW, LANGERHOLC,
MILLER, MALONE, PISCIOTTANO, ROBINSON AND KIM, JUNE 5, 2026
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 5, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Titles 74 (Transportation) and 75 (Vehicles) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Multimodal Fund,
further providing for use of money in fund; in preliminary
provisions relating to aviation, further providing for
definitions and for Aviation Restricted Account and providing
for Aviation Trust Fund; in authority of Department of
Transportation, further providing for authority of
department; in obstructions to aircraft operation, providing
for prohibited conduct; in airport operation and zoning,
providing for abandoned or derelict aircraft and further
providing for power to adopt airport zoning regulations; in
aviation development, further providing for service fees, for
tax on aviation fuels, for allocation of funds, for agreement
of maintenance and for tax on jet fuels and providing for tax
on alternative aviation fuels and for aviation fees; in
liquid fuels and fuels tax, further providing for imposition
of tax, exemptions and deductions, for distributor's report
and payment of tax, for disposition and use of tax and for
refunds; imposing fees; imposing penalties; making transfers;
abrogating regulations; and making editorial changes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2104(a)(1)(i), (2)(ii) and (4) of Title
74 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and
subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 2104. Use of money in fund.
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(a) Purposes.--Money in the fund shall be used as follows:
(1) To annually provide the following grants for
programs administered by the Department of Transportation:
(i) For programs related to aviation the following
shall be transferred to the Aviation Restricted Account:
(A) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2013-2014.
(B) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-2015 [and
each fiscal year thereafter.] until fiscal year 2027-
2028.
(C) $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2027-2028 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
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(2) To annually pay costs incurred by the department for
activities directly initiated or undertaken by the department
related to eligible programs in accordance with all of the
following:
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(ii) Costs may be incurred as follows:
(A) $0 for fiscal year 2013-2014.
(B) Not to exceed $20,000,000 for fiscal year
2014-2015.
(C) Not to exceed $40,000,000 annually in fiscal
year 2015-2016 [and each fiscal year thereafter]
until fiscal year 2027-2028, $35,000,000 of which
shall be from revenues deposited into the fund under
75 Pa.C.S. § 9502(a) (relating to imposition of tax).
(D) $30,000,000 annually in fiscal year 2027-
2028 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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(4) Annually, any money not allocated under paragraphs
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(1), (2) and (3) or as provided in subsection (b),
$35,000,000 of which shall be from revenues deposited into
the fund under 75 Pa.C.S. § 9502(a), shall be transferred to
the Commonwealth Financing Authority and used to fund
eligible programs. The authority shall develop guidelines for
use of the money for eligible programs, which shall include
the requirements of section 2106 (relating to local match).
(b) Automatic adjustments.--
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(3) The department shall do all of the following:
(i) Determine the percentage increase in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the
period beginning February 1, 2025, and ending January 31,
2027, and for each succeeding 24-month period.
(ii) Apply, as of July 1, 2027, the increase under
subparagraph (i) to the then current costs amount under
subsection (a)(2)(ii)(D).
Section 2. Section 5102 of Title 74 is amended by adding
definitions to read:
§ 5102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this part shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Aircraft operating area." A surface area of an aviation
facility intended for the landing, takeoff, taxiing, parking or
ground movement of aircraft.
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"Airport Improvement Program." The Federal Airport
Improvement Program.
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"Alternative aviation fuel." A fuel or energy source, other
than aviation gasoline taxed under section 6121 (relating to tax
on aviation fuels) or jet fuel taxed under section 6131
(relating to tax on jet fuels), that is used or intended for use
to power, propel or operate an aircraft, aircraft engine,
propeller, rotor system or other aircraft propulsion system,
including hydrogen fuel,