Pennsylvania Act 1990-104 — MILITARY CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - AMEND

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MILITARY CODE (51 PA.C.S.) - AMEND
                 Act of Jul. 11, 1990, P.L. 430, No. 104              Cl. 51
                             Session of 1990
                               No. 1990-104

                                  AN ACT

     HB 1374

     Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, providing for the disposition of the
        proceeds of rentals and sales of State armories; and further
        providing for expenditures from the State Treasury Armory
        Fund.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Sections 1507(b) and 1509 of Title 51 of the
     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
      § 1507.  Sale of unusable armories and land.
        * * *
        (b)  Disposition of proceeds.--The money derived from such
     sale of any armory building, armory site or other real estate
     shall be paid into the State Treasury Armory Fund. [Funds
     resultant from the provisions of this section shall be expended
     solely for the purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures or
     for the construction of new armories in the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania and are hereby specifically so appropriated.]
      § 1509.  Rental of armories.
        The State Armory Board may issue such rules and regulations
     for the rental of armories for non-military purposes to
     responsible persons or organizations at scheduled rates approved
     by the State Armory Board. [Said] Notwithstanding any other
     provision of law, said rentals shall be payable to the [State
     Armory Board for the use of the department] State Treasury
     Armory Fund.
        Section 2.  Title 51 is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 1511.  State Treasury Armory Fund.
        (a)  Establishment.--There is hereby established in the State
     Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the State
     Treasury Armory Fund. The proceeds from the sale of any armory
     building, armory site or other real estate used for the State
     military forces and from the rental of any State armories or
     other facilities used by the State military forces shall be
     deposited in the State Treasury Armory Fund.
        (b)  Appropriation.--Moneys in the State Treasury Armory Fund
     are hereby appropriated to the Department of Military Affairs in
     such amounts as may be determined annually by the Governor to be
     used for the purposes specified in subsections (c) and (d).
        (c)  Augmentation to department.--An amount equal to the
     1988-1989 rental revenues shall be provided to the department
     each year from the State Treasury Armory Fund.
        (d)  Expenditures from State Treasury Armory Fund.--The
     department may expend moneys from the State Treasury Armory Fund
     for the following purposes:
            (1)  Purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures for
        State armories.
            (2)  Essential repairs and maintenance of State armories.
            (3)  Purchase or rental of lands, buildings or facilities
        for use as State armories.
            (4)  Construction of new armories.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 11th day of July, A. D. 1990.

     ROBERT P. CASEY