Archived Bill Info

"TOLL", "BAZIN", "HOLT", "ANDERSON, SARAH A.", "FINEMAN"

An Act amending the act of May 7, 1937 (P. L. 589) entitled, as amended, "An act providing for the taking over by the Commonwealth, under certain terms, conditions and limitations, of certain streets in cities of the first class as State highways, and for the improvement, construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and maintenance by the Commonwealth of said streets; providing for the taking, opening, relocation, widening or change of grade of such State highways by the Commonwealth at the expense of the Commonwealth and any such city, or either of them, and authorizing agreements between cities and the Commonwealth for the opening, taking, relocating, widening or change of grade of said streets, and designating the city as agent of the Commonwealth in such opening, taking, relocating, widening or change of grade and the determination of damages to private property arising therefrom; imposing duties on such cities and on public utility companies using such streets; authorizing cities, persons, associations or corporations to enter into agreements with the Commonwealth to bear a portion of the cost of construction; regulating the replacement of certain facilities of public utility companies; prohibiting the making of any opening in said street after improvement without a permit, and providing penalty therefor; regulating the maintenance of detours; authorizing the increase of city indebtedness in certain cases; and appropriating money in the Motor License Fund for the purposes of this act," changing certain routes and adding a new route.

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1691 White

Referred to the Committee on Rules, April 4, 1956.

Reported as committed, April 4.

Passed first reading, April 4.

Passed second reading, April 5.

Passed third reading and final passage, May 1. (183-1)

House concurred in Senate amendments, May 18. (196-0)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on Rules, May 2.

Reported as amended, May 10.

Passed first reading, May 10.

Passed second reading, May 11.

Passed third reading and final passage, May 17. (47-0)

Approved by the Governor, May 29, 1956.

Act No. 622