Pennsylvania SB 291: An Act providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 268
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 291
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.
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 Act of 2025-2026.
Section 2. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for
capital projects.
The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be
incurred during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, and thereafter until
the enactment of the 2026-2027 capital budget specifying the
maximum debt for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, for capital projects
specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section
7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and
the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall,
with respect to each category of capital projects, be as
follows:
Category Amount Fund
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(1) Public Improvement
Projects:

(i) Buildings and
structures $1,100,000,000

General Fund or
Special Fund as
applicable
(2) Furniture and
equipment

20,000,000

General Fund or
Special Fund as
applicable
(3) Transportation
assistance projects

100,000,000

General Fund
(4) Redevelopment
assistance projects

350,000,000

General Fund
(5) Flood control
projects

0

General Fund
Total $1,570,000,000
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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