Pennsylvania HB 2402: An Act amending the act of December 3, 1959 (P.L.1688, No.621), known as the Housing Finance Agency Law, in general provisions, providing for suspension of interest payment collection.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3078
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2402
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, MARCH 24, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 24, 2026
AN ACT
Providing for the capital budget for fiscal year 2026-2027;
itemizing public improvement projects, furniture and
equipment projects, transportation assistance, flood control
projects, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission projects and
Manufacturing Fund 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 2026-2027.
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 $32,314,071,000.
(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 $917,194,000.
(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 $2,597,000,000.
(d) (Reserved).
(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
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
$208,900,000.
(g) Manufacturing Fund.--The total authorization for the
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capital projects in the category of public improvement projects
itemized in section 9 to be acquired or developed by the
Department of Corrections and to be financed by current revenues
of the Manufacturing Fund pursuant to executive authorization
shall be $10,075,000.
(h) Critical infrastructure investment.--The total
authorization for the capital projects in the category of
critical infrastructure investment projects itemized in section
10 for capital grants by the Office of the Budget, its
successors or assigns and to be financed by the incurring of
debt shall be $1,000,000,000.
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, headhouse and climate-
controlled plant production features
Project Allocation 50,000,000
(B) Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
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Construction, alterations,
renovations, site improvements,
infrastructure upgrades and land
acquisition
Project Allocation 25,000,000
(ii) Livestock Evaluation Center, Centre
County
(A) Construction, alte