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PRINTER'S NO. 2693
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2097
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GROVE, HAMM, GREINER, KAUFFMAN AND GILLEN,
DECEMBER 9, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, DECEMBER 9, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 72 (Taxation and Fiscal Affairs) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for
Commonwealth capital improvement plans, for duties of State
agencies, for debt limit for capital projects, for
prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital projects and
for legislative oversight; and making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 72 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding parts to read:
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
(Reserved)
PART II
TAXATION
Chapter
17. (Reserved)
CHAPTER 17
(Reserved)
Section 2. Title 72 is amended by adding a part heading
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immediately preceding Chapter 31 to read:
PART III
FISCAL AFFAIRS
Section 3. Title 72 is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 100
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Subchapter
A. General Provisions
B. Capital Improvement Plans
SUBCHAPTER A
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
10001. Definitions.
§ 10001. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Capital project." Any of the following:
(1) A project which is financed or funded or is proposed
to be financed or funded by the issuance of bonds, notes or
other evidences of indebtedness of the Commonwealth or a
State agency.
(2) A project which is financed or funded or is proposed
to be financed or funded by an appropriation in the General
Appropriation Act and designated as a capital expenditure by
the laws of this Commonwealth or under standards prescribed
by the State Treasurer.
"Legislative action." Any of the following:
(1) A vote by a standing committee of the Senate to
report a capital budget bill out of the standing committee of
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the Senate.
(2) A vote of a standing committee of the House of
Representatives to report a capital budget bill out of the
standing committee of the House of Representatives.
"Plan." The Commonwealth capital improvement plan prepared
under section 10002 (relating to Commonwealth capital
improvement plans).
"State agency." An executive or administrative department,
office, public authority or other instrumentality of the
Commonwealth. The term includes a board, commission or agency of
the Commonwealth that is authorized to incur debt or issue bonds
under the seal of the board, commission or agency.
SUBCHAPTER B
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS
Sec.
10002. Commonwealth capital improvement plans.
10003. Duties of State agencies.
10004. Debt limit for capital projects.
10005. Prohibition on exceeding debt limit for capital
projects.
10006. Legislative oversight.
§ 10002. Commonwealth capital improvement plans.
(a) Duties of Governor.--
(1) The Governor shall annually prepare a Commonwealth
capital improvement plan containing the Governor's proposals
for expenditures on capital projects. No later than February
1 of each year, the Office of the Budget shall post the plan
on the Office of the Budget's publicly accessible Internet
website for review and comment by the public.
(2) No later than February 1 of each year, the Governor
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shall submit a copy of the plan to the State Treasurer,
Auditor General, Independent Fiscal Office and members of the
General Assembly.
(b) Contents of plan.--The plan shall include all of the
following:
(1) A detailed list of capital projects that the
Governor recommends to be commenced, continued or completed
by each State agency within the next three fiscal years.
(2) The fiscal impact of the capital projects
recommended under paragraph (1) on future operating expenses
of the Commonwealth, including the Governor's recommendations
on methods to fund the capital projects, and the
prioritization of the capital projects.
(3) A schedule for the next fiscal year of the
Governor's recommendations for the appropriation of funds
from the issuance of bonds authorized under the laws of this
Commonwealth.
(4) A review of capital projects that have recently been
commenced, continued or completed or are in the process of
being commenced, continued or completed.
(5) The Governor's recommendations on the maintenance of
each State agency's physical properties and equipment of
State agencies.
(6) The Governor's recommendations on the use of
properties specified under section 10003(7) (relating to
duties of State agencies).
(7) A report on the cost of the Commonwealth's overall
debt for the previous fiscal year and the current fiscal year
and the estimated cost for the next five f