Transportation 2011-2012
The Senate Transportation Committee met on Monday, May 21, 2012 and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed:
SB 1465 (Dinniman) The bill designates a portion of State Route 3 in West Chester Borough, Chester County, as the Senator Robert J. Thompson Highway; and designatez the Pottstown Pike Bridge over the French Creek in South Coventry Township, Chester County, as the Representative Sam Morris and Eleanor Morris Memorial Bridge.
HB 2271 (Reese) The bill designates a bridge carrying State Route 2009, formerly the Huff Road Bridge, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County, and in St. Clair Township and New Florence Borough, Westmoreland County, as the PFC Robert “Piney Decker” Nadolski Memorial Bridge.
The Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Amended
HB 9 (Watson) The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles) by further providing for passenger restrictions and additional driving hours for junior drivers, suspension of operating privileges and for restraint systems.
The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
S.B. 992 (Argall) – An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in fees, further providing for exemption of persons, entities and vehicles from fees.
S.B. 1043 (Yaw) – An Act designating a bridge crossing Mill Lane in Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, as the Trooper Gary Rosenberger Memorial Bridge.
H.B. 66 (Staback) – An act designating a bridge on that portion of S.R. 1012 over the Lackawanna River, Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County, as the Police Chief Thomas J. Malone Memorial Bridge.
H.B. 145 (Marshall) – An Act designating State Route 18 in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County, as the “Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial Highway.”
H.B. 312 (Stevenson) – An Act designating U.S. Route 62 in Mercer County as the Mercer County Veterans Highway.
H.B. 390 (Watson) – An Act designating Route 202 Parkway on State Route 202 connecting State Route 63 in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, and State Route 611 in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the George A. Penglase Memorial Parkway.
H.B. 399 (Brooks) – An Act designating the Shenango River Bridge, which carries State Route 322 over the Shenango River in Jamestown Borough, Mercer County, as the Staff Sergeant David M. Veverka Veterans Memorial Bridges.
H.B. 438 (Harhart) – An Act amending the act of December 18, 2007 (P.L. 464, No.71), entitled “An act designating a portion of State Route 145 in Northampton County as the Battle of the Bulge Veterans Memorial Highway,” further providing for the Battle of the Bulge Veterans Memorial Highway.
H.B. 589 (Farry) – An Act designating U.S. Route 1 in Bucks County from mile marker 66.8 to mile marker 80.2 as the Detective Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer Memorial Highway.
H.B. 712 (Rock) – Designating State Route 997 within the limits of the Borough of Mont Alto, Franklin County, as the Sgt. Edward W. Shaffer Memorial Highway.
H.B. 917 (Stern) – An Act designating the bridge carrying State Route 2014 over the Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River in Hollidaysburg Borough, Blair County, as the Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Lightner Memorial Bridge.
H.B. 1173 (Killion) – An Act amending Title 74 (Transportation) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for metropolitan transportation authority powers relating to alternative means of raising revenue or reducing expenses.
H.B. 1219 (Hess) – An Act designating a bridge on that portion of State Route 2011 over the East Branch of Sideling Hill Creek, Monroe Township, Bedford County, as the Donald H. Clark Memorial Bridge.
H.B. 1255 (Moul) – An Act designating the bridge crossing Marsh Creek on Business Route 15, joining Freedom Township and Cumberland Township, Adams County, as the Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove Memorial Bridge.
Reported Out as Amended
S.B. 926 (Fontana) – An Act amending the act of April 6, 1956 (1955 P.L.1414, No. 465) known as the Second Class County Port Authority Act, further providing for board composition.
S.R. 57 (Wozniak) – A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to authorize a provision which would permit states to use toll credits as matching funds with Federal dollars to build highways such as the Appalachian Development Highway System.
The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 595 (Pileggi) – The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles), further providing for display of registration plate; and providing for automated red light enforcement in certain third class cities.
SB 635 (Wozniak) – The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles), defining “interactive wireless communications device”; further providing for junior driver’s license and for suspension of operating privilege; prohibiting interactive wireless communications devices; and further providing for duty of driver in construction or maintenance areas or on highway safety corridors, for duty of driver in emergency response areas, for accident report forms, for department to compile, tabulate and analyze accident reports, for television equipment and for restraint systems.
HB 218 (Saylor) – The bill designates State Route 462 from its intersection with U.S. Route 30 in West Manchester Township, York County, to the point where it meets State Route 24 in Springettsbury Township, York County, as the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.
Reported Out as amended
SB 299 (Yaw) – The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles), in accidents and accident reports, further providing for duty to give information and render aid.
SB 314 (Tomlinson) – The bill amends Title 75 (Vehicles), providing for prohibiting use of electronic wireless communications device while operating motor vehicles.
The Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, May 04, 2011, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 52 (Greenleaf) The bill amends Title 75 to provide for the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles.
SB 165 (Boscola) – The bill amends Title 75, identifying licensees as veterans if applicable.
SB 728 (Eichelberger) – The bill designates a bridge on a portion of Interstate 99 in Freedom Township, Blair County, as the Cpl. Raymond Harr Memorial Bridge.
The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, March 08, 2011, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 631 (Dinniman) – The bill designates the section of State Route 23 that is situated between Chester County’s border with Montgomery County and State Route 100 as the Medal of Honor Grove Highway.
SB 723 (Yaw) – The bill designates the bridge that connects South Williamsport to Williamsport, known as the Market Street Bridge, carrying U.S. Route 15 over the Susquehanna River in Loyalsock Township, Lycoming County, as the Carl E. Stotz Memorial Little League Bridge.
SB 745 (Scarnati) – The bill amends the Rail Freight Preservation and Improvement Act, further providing for contracts, procurement and sale of property and competition in award of contracts.
The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, March 01, 2011, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB369 (D. White) – The bill designates portions of various routes in Clearfield County as scenic byways.
SB 508 (Robbins) – The bill designates U.S. Route 62 in Mercer County as the Mercer County Veterans Highway.
SB 566 (Solobay) – The bill designates the Donora-Monessen Bridge in Washington and Westmoreland Counties as the Stan Musial Bridge.
SB 606 (Robbins) – The bill designates portions of various routes in Crawford County as a scenic byway to be known as the Crawford Lakelands Byway.
Reported Out As Amended
SB237 (Tartaglione) – The bill redirects the portion of revenue arising from State Police enforcement from municipalities that do not provide a minimum of 40 hours per week of local police enforcement to the State Police for cadet class.
SB 468 (Argall) – The bill provides for special registration plates for recipients of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Bronze Star with Valor.
The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, February 08, 2011, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 110 (Smucker) The bill requires PennDOT to maintain a publicly accessible log of all passengers traveling on aircraft owned or leased by the Commonwealth.
SB 163 (Baker) The bill designates the bridge on the portion of State Route 0006 over the Lackawaxen River, Honesdale Borough, Wayne County, as the Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge.
SB 199 (Argall) The designates a portion of Interstate 78 in Berks County as the CMSgt. Richard L. Etchberger Memorial Highway.
SB 242 (Kasunic) The bill designates the bridge that carries State Route 601 over Barclay Run in the Borough of Somerset, Somerset County, as the Trooper Stephen R. Gyurke Memorial Bridge.
Reported Out as Amended
SB 344 (Rafferty) The bill provides for public private partnerships related to transportation projects.