Pennsylvania HB 1840: An Act amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, providing for reduced toll rates for disabled veterans.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2276
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1840
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, ROWE, WATRO, BANTA AND DELLOSO,
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), entitled "An
act to facilitate vehicular traffic between the eastern and
western sections of the Commonwealth by providing for the
construction, operation and maintenance of a turnpike from a
point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at
or near Irwin in Westmoreland County; providing for the
creation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and
conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission;
authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the
Commonwealth, payable solely from tolls, to pay the cost of
such turnpike; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth
shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers
granted by this act; providing for the collection of tolls
for the payment of such bonds and for the cost of
maintenance, operation and repair of the turnpike; making
such bonds exempt from taxation; constituting such bonds
legal investments in certain instances; prescribing
conditions upon which such turnpike shall become free;
providing for condemnation; granting certain powers and
authority to municipal subdivisions and agencies of the
Commonwealth to cooperate with the commission; and
authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding
bonds," providing for reduced toll rates for disabled
veterans.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211),
referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, is
amended by adding a section to read:
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Section 5.4. (a) A disabled veteran is entitled to receive
a fifty per centum reduction in the electronic toll rate for the
use of the turnpike. To qualify for the reduced toll rate, the
disabled veteran must:
(1) Be a resident of this Commonwealth.
(2) Have a valid electronic transponder issued by the
commission.
(3) Submit an application, approved by the commission, for
the toll reduction.
(4) Submit documentation of a disability that:
(i) was incurred in a war or armed conflict and consists of
the loss of one or more limbs, the loss of the use of one or
more limbs or total blindness; or
(ii) has been certified by the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs as fifty per centum disabled.
(5) Sign a statement that the veteran will not be involved
in fraudulent activities as defined by the commission. A
violation of the statement by the veteran may result in the loss
of electronic transponder privileges.
(b) The commission shall, not later than thirty days after
the effective date of this section, publish an application form
and guidance necessary to implement this section. The commission
shall approve or deny a completed application under this section
not later than forty-five days after receipt of the application.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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