Pennsylvania Act 2008-54 — CAPITAL BUDGET ACT OF 2008-2009 - ENACTMENT

Act text

AN ACT

Providing for the capital budget for the fiscal year 2008-2009.

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

Section 1. Short title and construction.

(a) Short title.--This act shall be known and may be cited as the Capital Budget Act of 2008-2009.

(b) Supplements.--A reference to this act shall be deemed to include a reference to the supplements to this act.

(c) Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act.--The provisions and definitions of Chapter 3 of the act of February 9, 1999 (P.L.1, No.1), known as the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act, shall apply to this act to the extent that they are not inconsistent with this act.

Section 2. Overall limitations on debt to be incurred for capital projects.

The maximum principal amount of additional debt to be incurred during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, and thereafter until the enactment of the 2009-2010 capital budget specifying the maximum debt for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, for capital projects specifically itemized in a capital budget pursuant to section 7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and the fund to be charged with the repayment of such debt, shall, with respect to each category of capital projects, be as follows:

Section 3. Effective date.

This act shall take effect July 1, 2008, or immediately, whichever is later.