Pennsylvania SB 292: An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2025-2026; itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and equipment projects, transportation assistance, redevelopment assistance projects, flood control projects and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission projects leased or assisted by the Department of General Services and other State agencies, together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services and other State agencies; authorizing the use of current revenue for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services and other State agencies stating the estimated useful life of the projects; and making appropriations.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 269
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 292
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2025-2026;
itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and
equipment projects, transportation assistance, redevelopment
assistance projects, flood control projects and Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission projects leased or assisted by the
Department of General Services and other State agencies,
together with their estimated financial costs; authorizing
the incurring of debt without the approval of the electors
for the purpose of financing the projects to be constructed,
acquired or assisted by the Department of General Services
and other State agencies; authorizing the use of current
revenue for the purpose of financing the projects to be
constructed, acquired or assisted by the Department of
General Services and other State agencies stating the
estimated useful life of the projects; and making
appropriations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital
Budget Project Itemization Act of 2025-2026.
Section 2. Total authorizations.
(a) Public improvements.--The total authorization for the
additional capital projects in the category of public
improvement projects itemized in section 3 and to be acquired or
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constructed by the Department of General Services, its
successors or assigns, and to be financed by the incurring of
debt shall be $21,480,216,000.
(b) Furniture and equipment.--The total authorization for
the additional capital projects in the category of public
improvement projects consisting of the acquisition of original
movable furniture and equipment to complete public improvement
projects itemized in section 4 and to be acquired by the
Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $633,994,000.
(c) Transportation assistance.--The total authorization for
the capital projects in the category of transportation
assistance projects itemized in section 5 with respect to which
an interest is to be acquired in or constructed by the
Department of Transportation, its successors or assigns and to
be financed by the incurring of debt shall be $1,686,000,000.
(d) Redevelopment assistance.--The total authorization for
the capital projects in the category of redevelopment capital
projects itemized in section 6 for capital grants by the
Department of Community and Economic Development, its successors
or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of debt shall be
$0.
(e) Flood control.--The total authorization for the capital
projects in the category of flood control projects itemized in
section 7 and to be constructed by the Department of
Environmental Protection, its successors or assigns and to be
financed by the incurring of debt shall be $9,900,000.
(f) Fish Fund and Boat Fund.--The total authorization for
the capital projects in the category of public improvement
projects itemized in section 8 to be acquired or developed by
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the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and to be financed by
the incurring of debt or by current revenues of the Fish Fund
and the Boat Fund pursuant to executive authorization shall be
$199,400,000.
Section 3. Itemization of public improvement capital projects.
Additional capital projects in the category of public
improvement projects to be acquired or constructed by the
Department of General Services, its successors or assigns, and
to be financed by the incurring of debt, are hereby itemized,
together with their respective estimated financial costs, as
follows:
Project
Total Project
Allocation
(1) Department of Agriculture
(i) Pennsylvania State University College of
Agricultural Sciences, Centre County
(A) Plant Science Facility to allow for
cross-disciplinary innovation and
research, including research facility,
greenhouse, head house and climate-
controlled plant production features
Project Allocation 30,000,000
(B) Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
construction, alterations,
renovations, site improvements,
infrastructure upgrades and land
acquisition
Project Allocation 6,127,000
(ii) Livestock Evaluation Center, Centre
County
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(A) Construction, alterations,
renovations, site improvements and
infrastructure upgrades
Project Allocation 10,000,000
(iii) New Bolton Center, Chester County
(A) Construction of Pennsylvania Equine
Toxicology and Research Laboratory on
New Bolton Campus of The University of
Pennsylvania
Project Allocation 20,000,000
(iv) Annex, Dauphin County
(A) New construction, alteratio