Pennsylvania SB 205: An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance, further providing for supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance; and, in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, further providing for imposition of tax.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 152 PRINTER'S NO. 892
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 205
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, BROWN, MILLER, KEARNEY AND STEFANO,
JANUARY 29, 2025
SENATOR J. WARD, TRANSPORTATION, AS AMENDED, JUNE 4, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in supplemental funding for municipal highway
maintenance, further providing for supplemental funding for
municipal highway maintenance; and, in taxes for highway
maintenance and construction, further providing for
imposition of tax.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9301(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 9301. Supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance.
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(b) County allocation supplement.--Commencing July 1, 2014,
the amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated out of the Motor
License Fund to counties annually. The following shall apply:
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(3) In addition to any other use authorized by law for
money distributed under this subsection, a county may use the
money for construction and maintenance of bridges owned by
municipalities in the county.
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Section 2. Section 9502(a)(2) of Title 75 is amended by
adding a subparagraph to read:
§ 9502. Imposition of tax.
(a) General rule.--
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(2) An additional 55 mills is hereby imposed on all
liquid fuels and fuels as defined and provided in Chapter 90
and such tax shall also be collected as provided in section
9004(b), the proceeds of which shall be distributed as
follows:
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(vii) In addition to any other use authorized by law
for money distributed under subparagraph (iv), a county
may use the money for the construction and maintenance of
bridges owned by municipalities in the county.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
immediately, whichever is later. IN SIX MONTHS.
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