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74 PA Cons Stat § 8306 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 83 - Scenic Highways|Section 8306 - Designation of State Route 92 in Susquehanna County as scenic byway

§ 8306. Designation of State Route 92 in Susquehanna County as scenic byway. (a) General rule.--Because of its outstanding scenic, historic, natural, recreational and archeological characteristics and qualities and because of opportunities for economic development and tourism and for conservation of the outstanding qualities along the road, State Route 92 in Susquehanna County from Lenox Township Segment No. 0130/0904 continuing to Jackson Township border Segment No. 0460/2408, and further continuing from the Susquehanna Borough Segment No. 0510/0747 and continuing to Oakland Borough Segment No. 0540/1702, is hereby designated as a scenic byway.  (b) Effect of designation.--No outdoor advertising device as defined in section 3 of the act of December 15, 1971 (P.L.596, No.160), known as the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 1971, may be erected:  (1) within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way; or (2) more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way, outside of urban areas, if the sign is visible from the main-traveled way of the scenic byway and the purpose of the sign is that its message be read from the main-traveled way of the scenic byway, except:  (i) the official signs and notices which are required or authorized by law and which conform to the national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131 (relating to control of outdoor advertising);  (ii) outdoor advertising devices advertising the sale or lease of the real property upon which they are located;  (iii) outdoor advertising devices advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located, including devices which display a message that may be changed at reasonable intervals by electronic process or remote control;  (iv) directional signs, including, but not limited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions and other points of interest to the traveling public which conform to the national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131; and  (v) signs approved by the department designating the route as a scenic byway installed in accordance with department requirements.  (c) Public use maps.--All public use maps produced by the department for travel, tourism and business interests shall give special identification of this route and briefly summarize that the General Assembly established the designation because of the outstanding scenic, historic, natural, recreational and archeological characteristics and outstanding qualities and opportunities for economic development, tourism and conservation of the sights along the route.   (July 5, 2005, P.L.94, No.35, eff. 60 days)   2005 Amendment. Act 35 added section 8306.
74 PA Cons Stat § 8309 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 83 - Scenic Highways|Section 8309 - Designation of U.S. Route 202 Parkway as scenic byway

§ 8309. Designation of U.S. Route 202 Parkway as scenic byway. (a) General rule.--Because of its outstanding scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, natural and archeological characteristics, the 8.6 mile U.S. Route 202 Parkway between State Route 63 (Welsh Road) in Montgomery Township and State Route 611 in Doylestown Township is hereby designated as a scenic byway.  (b) Effect of designation.--No outdoor advertising device, as defined in section 3 of the act of December 15, 1971 (P.L.596, No.160), known as the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 1971, may be erected:  (1) within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way; or (2) more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of the right-of-way, outside of urban areas, if the sign is visible from the main-traveled way of the scenic byway and the purpose of the sign is that its message be read from the main-traveled way of the scenic byway, except:  (i) the official signs and notices which are required or authorized by law and which conform to the national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131 (relating to control of outdoor advertising);  (ii) outdoor advertising devices advertising the sale or lease of the real property upon which they are located;  (iii) outdoor advertising devices advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located, including devices which display a message that may be changed at reasonable intervals by electronic process or remote control;  (iv) directional signs, including, but not limited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, scenic and historical attractions and other points of interest to the traveling public which conform to the national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131; and  (v) signs approved by the department designating the route as a scenic byway installed in accordance with department requirements.  (July 5, 2012, P.L.1140, No.140, eff. 60 days)   2012 Amendment. Act 140 added section 8309. See section 2 of Act 140 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to designation of bridge.
74 PA Cons Stat § 8401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 84 - Motor Carriers|Section 8401 - Definitions

§ 8401. 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:  "Common carrier by motor vehicle." As defined in 66 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).  "Contract carrier by motor vehicle." As defined in 66 Pa.C.S. § 2501(b) (relating to definitions).  "Indemnity provision." A provision which:  (1) is contained in, is collateral to or affects a motor carrier transportation contract; and  (2) indemnifies or attempts to indemnify the promisee against liability for loss or damage resulting from intentional, reckless or negligent acts or omissions.  "Motor carrier." As defined in 66 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions).  "Motor carrier transportation contract." Any contract, agreement or understanding covering any of the following:  (1) Transportation of property for compensation by a motor carrier. (2) Entrance on property by a motor carrier for the purpose of loading, unloading or transporting property for compensation.  (3) Service incidental to activity described in paragraph (1) or (2). This paragraph includes storage of property.  The term does not include the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered by the Intermodal Association of North America or other agreements providing for the interchange, use or possession of intermodal chassis, containers or other intermodal equipment.  "Promisee." A person that receives a promise under a motor carrier transportation contract. The term includes any agent, employee or independent contractor that is directly responsible to the promisee. The term excludes a motor carrier.
74 PA Cons Stat § 8402 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 84 - Motor Carriers|Section 8402 - Indemnity provisions void

§ 8402. Indemnity provisions void. (a) Public policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares that, except as set forth in subsection (c), indemnity provisions are against the public policy of the Commonwealth.  (b) Effect.--Except as set forth in subsection (c), an indemnity provision is void.  (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply to a contract or agreement which concerns or affects transportation involving a railroad.    Applicability. Section 2 of Act 83 of 2010 provided that section 8402 shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of section 2.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9101 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9101 - Scope of chapter

§ 9101. Scope of chapter. This chapter relates to public-private transportation partnerships.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9104 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9104 - Duties of board

§ 9104. Duties of board. (a) Duties.--The board shall do all of the following:  (1) Meet as often as necessary but at least annually. (2) Adopt guidelines establishing the procedure by which a public entity may submit a request for a transportation project or a private entity may submit an unsolicited plan for a transportation project to the board.  (3) Consult with persons affected by proposed transportation projects. (4) Evaluate and, where the board finds that the requests or plans for transportation projects are in the best interests of the Commonwealth and a public entity, approve the requests or plans for transportation projects. The board shall approve a proposed transportation project by adopting a resolution.  (5) Submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing all transportation projects evaluated and resolutions adopted.  (b) Actions.--Actions by the board are a determination of public policy and public interest and shall not be considered adjudications under 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action) and shall not be appealable to the department or a court of law.  (c) General Assembly.--The following shall apply:  (1) The General Assembly may, within 20 calendar days or nine legislative days, whichever is longer, of the adoption of the resolution under subsection (a)(4), pass a concurrent resolution rescinding the approval of a transportation project if the transportation facility which is the subject of the transportation project is owned by the Commonwealth.  (2) If the General Assembly adopts the concurrent resolution within the time period under paragraph (1) by majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the transportation project shall be deemed disapproved.  (3) If the General Assembly fails to adopt the concurrent resolution by majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives within the time period under paragraph (1), the transportation project shall be deemed approved.    Effective Date. Section 3(1) of Act 88 of 2012 provided that section 9104 shall take effect immediately.  Cross References. Section 9104 is referred to in section 9109 of this title.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9105 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9105 - Operation of board

§ 9105. Operation of board. (a) Technical assistance.--The department shall supply all necessary assistance to assist the board in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, including retention of legal, financial and technical consultants to assist with this role.  (b) Analysis.--The department shall develop a detailed analysis of a request or recommendation prior to approval by the board.  (c) Oversight.--If a transportation project becomes a public-private transportation project, the department shall retain oversight and monitor the public-private transportation project, including periodic reports to the board, as necessary.    Effective Date. Section 3(1) of Act 88 of 2012 provided that section 9105 shall take effect immediately.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9106 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9106 - Solicitations for transportation projects

§ 9106. Solicitations for transportation projects. A public entity may solicit transportation projects through a request for transportation projects. The public entity shall give public notice of a request for transportation projects consistent with section 9109(c) (relating to selection of development entities). Offerors shall submit their responses to the public entity in the form and manner required by the request for transportation projects. A public entity shall evaluate each response to determine if the response is in the best interest of the public entity. Upon being satisfied, the public entity may prepare and submit a request to the board to review the transportation project in accordance with this chapter.    Cross References. Section 9106 is referred to in section 9120 of this title.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9107 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9107 - Transportation projects

§ 9107. Transportation projects. (a) Submission.--Except as provided under subsection (b), a public entity which seeks to undertake a transportation project which has not been previously approved by the board shall submit a request for the transportation project to the board.  (b) Exception.--This chapter shall not apply to a transportation project which a public entity is authorized under law to undertake on the effective date of this subsection.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9108 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9108 - Requests

§ 9108. Requests. A request may be solicited or unsolicited and may provide for the development or operation of transportation facilities using a variety of project delivery methods and forms of agreement. The methods may include:  (1) Predevelopment agreements leading to other implementing agreements. (2) A design-build agreement. (3) A design-build-operate agreement. (4) A design-build-maintain agreement. (5) A design-build-finance-operate agreement. (6) A design-build-operate-maintain agreement. (7) A design-build-finance-operate-maintain agreement. (8) An operate-maintain agreement. (9) A concession providing for the development entity to design, build, operate, maintain, manage or lease a transportation facility.  (10) Any other innovative or nontraditional project delivery method or agreement or combination of methods or agreements that the public entity determines will address the transportation needs of the Commonwealth and the public entity and serve the public interest.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9111 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9111 - Records of requests

§ 9111. Records of requests. The following shall apply: (1) Upon the selection of a development entity to be a party to a public-private transportation partnership agreement, the identity of the development entity selected, the contents of the response of the development entity to the request for proposals, the final proposal submitted by the development entity and the form of the public-private transportation partnership agreement shall be made public. Any financial information of a development entity that was requested in the request for proposals or during discussions and negotiations to demonstrate the economic capability of a development entity to fully perform the requirements of the public-private transportation partnership agreement shall not be subject to public inspection.  (2) A proprietary public and a private development entity may agree, in their discretion, to make public any information described under paragraph (1) that would not otherwise be subject to public inspection.  (3) If a proprietary public entity terminates a public-private transportation partnership agreement for default, rejects a private entity on the grounds that the private entity is not responsible or suspends or debars a development entity, the private entity or development entity, as appropriate, shall, upon written request, be provided with a copy of the information contained in the file of the private entity or development entity maintained by the proprietary public entity under a contractor responsibility program.  (4) The following information shall not be public: (i) Information relating to proprietary information, trade secrets, patents or exclusive licenses, architectural and engineering plans and information relating to competitive marketing materials and strategies.  (ii) Security information, including risk prevention plans, detection and countermeasures, emergency management plans, security and surveillance plans, equipment and usage protocols and countermeasures.  (iii) Records considered nonpublic matters or information by the Securities and Exchange Commission under 17 CFR 200.80 (relating to commission records and information).  (iv) Any financial information deemed confidential by the proprietary public entity upon a showing of good cause by the offeror or development entity.  (v) Records prepared or utilized to evaluate a proposal.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9112 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9112 - Use of intellectual property

§ 9112. Use of intellectual property. Unless otherwise agreed and except to the extent not transferable by law, the department or a proprietary public entity shall have the right to use all or a portion of a submitted proposal, including the technologies, techniques, methods, processes and information contained in the proposal. Notice of nontransferability by law shall be given to the department and the proprietary public entity in response to the request for proposals.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9113 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9113 - Police powers and violations of law

§ 9113. Police powers and violations of law. (a) Enforcement of traffic laws.--To the extent the public-private transportation project is a highway, bridge, tunnel overpass or similar transportation facility for motor vehicles, 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) and other laws of this Commonwealth or, if applicable, any local jurisdiction shall be the same as those applying to conduct on similar transportation facilities in this Commonwealth or the local jurisdiction. Punishment for offenses shall be prescribed by law for conduct occurring on similar transportation facilities in this Commonwealth or the local jurisdiction.  (b) Arrest powers.--All officers authorized by law to make arrests for violations of law in this Commonwealth shall have the same powers, duties and jurisdiction within the limits of a public-private transportation project as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction. The grant of authority under this section shall not extend to the private offices, buildings, garages and other improvements of a development entity to any greater degree than the police power extends to any other private offices, buildings, garages and other improvements.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9114 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9114 - Environmental and other authorizations

§ 9114. Environmental and other authorizations. (a) The Administrative Code of 1929.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither soliciting nor approving a request for proposals, nor executing a public-private transportation partnership agreement under this chapter shall constitute the submission of a preliminary plan or design to the department under section 2002(b) of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929.  (b) Environmental authorizations.--A public-private transportation partnership agreement may require that prior to commencing any construction in connection with the development, operation or financing of any public-private transportation project if the agreement requires environmental authorizations to be obtained, the development entity shall do any of the following:  (1) Secure all necessary environmental permits and authorizations and, if specified under the act of May 19, 1995 (P.L.4, No.2), known as the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, obtain the approval of the Department of Environmental Protection.  (2) Complete environmental remediation of the site on which the public-private transportation project is to be located, including acts required under any agreement entered into with the Department of Environmental Protection for remediation of the site under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9115 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9115 - Taxation of development entity

§ 9115. Taxation of development entity. (a) General rule.--To the extent that revenues or user fees received by a development entity pursuant to a public-private transportation partnership agreement are subject to a tax imposed by a political subdivision prior to the effective date of this section, the revenues or user fees shall continue to be subject to the tax and to future increases in the rate of the tax.  (b) New taxation barred.--After the effective date of this section, no new tax shall be imposed by a political subdivision or the Commonwealth on the revenues or user fees received by a development entity pursuant to a public-private transportation partnership agreement.  (c) Realty transfer tax.--No public-private transportation partnership agreement, lease, concession, franchise or other contract involving real property of a public-private transportation project shall be subject to a Commonwealth or local realty transfer tax imposed under the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, or a successor statute.  (d) Property.--Property used in connection with a public-private transportation project shall be considered public property and shall be exempt from ad valorem property taxes and special assessments levied against property by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9116 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9116 - Power of eminent domain

§ 9116. Power of eminent domain. The exercise of the power of eminent domain by any condemnor to acquire property for public-private transportation project purposes under a public-private transportation partnership agreement shall be considered a taking for a public purpose and not for a private purpose or for private enterprise.
74 PA Cons Stat § 9117 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION|Chapter 91 - Public-Private Transportation Partnerships|Section 9117 - Sovereign immunity

§ 9117. Sovereign immunity. Under section 11 of Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, it is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that the Commonwealth, and its officials and employees, and a municipal authority, and its officials and employees, acting within the scope of their duties, shall continue to enjoy sovereign immunity and official immunity and remain immune from suit except as provided in section 9118 (relating to specific performance). A claim against the Commonwealth and its officials and employees or municipal authority and its officials and employees shall be brought only in such manner and in such courts and in such cases as directed by the provision of section 9110(e) (relating to public-private transportation partnership agreement), 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 85 (relating to matters affecting government units), 62 Pa.C.S. Ch. 17 (relating to legal and contractual remedies) or any procurement law applicable to a municipal authority.