2023 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes › Title 74 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 15 - Sustainable Mobility Options › Section 1506 - Fund

§ 1506. Fund.
(a) Establishment.--
A special fund is established within the State Treasury to be known as the Public Transportation Trust Fund. Money in the fund is hereby appropriated, upon approval of the Governor, to the department for the purposes set forth under this chapter.
(b) Deposits to fund by department.--
(1) The following apply:
(i) Upon receipt, the department shall deposit into the fund the revenues received by the department under 75 Pa.C.S. Ch. 89 (relating to Pennsylvania Turnpike) and the lease agreement executed between the department and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission under 75 Pa.C.S. § 8915.3 (relating to lease of Interstate 80; related agreements).
(ii) The deposits made to the fund under this subsection shall equal $450,000,000 annually for each fiscal year for fiscal years 2014-2015 through 2021-2022.
(iii) The deposits made to the fund under this subsection shall equal $50,000,000 annually for fiscal year 2022-2023 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2) Upon receipt, the department shall deposit the amount made available to the department as an executive authorization and any appropriation for the 2007-2008 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter from the State Lottery Fund for fixed route transit and for the Free Transit Program for Senior Citizens established under the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91), known as the State Lottery Law. The funds deposited under this paragraph shall only be used as permitted by the State Lottery Law, except that:
(i) funds may be used to pay estimated transit losses resulting from providing free service for senior passengers during the provider's regular hours of service; and
(ii) fares for senior citizens on commuter rail service shall be limited to $1 per trip and shall be extended to all hours of commuter rail service.
(c) Other deposits.--
The following shall be deposited into the fund annually:
(1) 4.4% of the amount collected under Article II of the Tax Reform Code. Revenues under this paragraph shall be deposited into the fund by the 20th day of each month for the preceding month. The amount deposited under this paragraph is estimated to be equivalent to the money available to the department from the following sources:
(i) The Supplemental Public Transportation Account established under former section 1310.1 (relating to supplemental public transportation assistance funding).
(ii) The amount appropriated annually by the Commonwealth from the General Fund for mass transit programs pursuant to a General Appropriations Act.
(2) An amount of proceeds of Commonwealth capital bonds as determined annually by the Secretary of the Budget.
(3) Revenue in the Public Transportation Assistance Fund established under Article XXIII of the Tax Reform Code not otherwise dedicated pursuant to law.
(3.1) (Reserved).
(3.2) The revenues deposited in the fund in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 1786 (relating to required financial responsibility).
(3.3) The revenues deposited in the fund in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 3111(a.1)(2)(ii) (relating to obedience to traffic-control devices).
(3.4) For fiscal year 2022-2023 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount collected under Article II of the Tax Reform Code, multiplied by the ratio that $450,000,000 is to the total amount collected under Article II of the Tax Reform Code in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, or $450,000,000, whichever is greater, shall be transferred to the fund. The source of the transfer shall be the revenue collected under section 238 of the Tax Reform Code on motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
(4) Other appropriations, deposits or transfers to the fund.
(d) Use of revenues.--
Money in the fund shall be used by the department as follows:
(1) to provide financial assistance through the programs established under this chapter;
(2) for costs incurred directly by the department in the administration of public passenger transportation programs, including under this chapter; and
(3) for all other purposes enumerated under this chapter.
(e) Program funding amounts.--
Subject to available funds, the programs established under this chapter shall be funded annually as follows:
(1) For the program established under section 1513 (relating to operating program), the following amounts shall be allocated from the fund:
(i) From the revenues deposited in the fund under subsection (b)(1):
(A) For fiscal year 2013-2014, $209,000,000 and for fiscal year 2014-2015, $187,000,000.
(B) For fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, $110,000,000.
(C) For fiscal years 2017-2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, $25,000,000.
(ii) All revenues deposited in the fund under subsection (b)(2).
(iii) 86.76% of the revenues deposited in the fund under subsection (c)(1).
(iv) All revenues deposited into the fund under subsection (c)(3).
(v) The following percentages of the revenue deposited in the fund in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 1904 (relating to collection and disposition of fees and moneys):
(A) For fiscal year 2013-2014, 5.8%.
(A.1) For fiscal year 2014-2015, 8.8%.
(B) For fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, 46.6%.
(C) For fiscal year 2017-2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, 69.3%.
(vi) All revenue deposited into the fund under subsection (c)(3.2).
(vii) Twenty-five million dollars from the revenue deposited into the fund under subsection (c)(3.4).
(2) For the program established under section 1514 (relating to asset improvement program):
(i) By the proceeds of Commonwealth capital bonds deposited into the fund under subsection (c)(2).
(ii) Ninety-five percent of the remaining revenue deposited in the fund under subsection (b)(1) and (c)(3.4), after the transfer of $30,000,000 to the Multimodal Transportation Fund under paragraph (6).
(iii) The revenue deposited in the fund under subsection (c)(3.3).
(iv) The following percentages of revenue deposited in the fund in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S. § 1904:
(A) For fiscal year 2013-2014, 28.1%.
(B) For fiscal year 2014-2015, 35.1%.
(C) For fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, 20%.
(D) For fiscal year 2017-2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, 7.7%.
(3) For the program established under section 1516 (relating to programs of Statewide significance):
(i) 13.24% of the revenues deposited in the fund under subsection (c)(1).
(ii) The revenue deposited in the fund under subsection (b)(1) and (c)(3.4) remaining after the allocation under paragraph (2)(ii).
(4) (Deleted by amendment).
(5) For the program established under section 1517.1 (relating to Alternative Energy Capital Investment Program), no more than $60,000,000 of the revenue deposited in the fund under subsection (c) may be allocated from the fund.
(6) Thirty million dollars of the revenue deposited in the fund under subsection (b)(1) and (c)(3.4) shall be transferred to the Multimodal Transportation Fund.
(Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89)
2013 Amendment.
Act 89 amended subsecs. (b)(1), (c) and (e), effective immediately as to subsecs. (c) and (e)(1)(i), (vi) and (vii), (2), (3) and (5), January 1, 2014, as to subsec. (e)(1)(iii) and (v) and (4), July 1, 2014, as to subsecs. (b) and (e)(6) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.
Cross References.
Section 1506 is referred to in sections 1503, 1513, 1515 of this title; section 8915.4 of Title 75 (Vehicles).