An Act amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal Allocation Law, further providing for eligibility for receipt of funds relating to recycled asphalt in mixed use design on road or street maintenance.

PRINTER'S NO. 2125
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1725
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SCHEUREN, BENNINGHOFF, JAMES, KUZMA, ZIMMERMAN,
STEHR, BERNSTINE, DALEY, MARCELL, FLICK, TOMLINSON, SMITH,
LABS AND FLOOD, JULY 11, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JULY 14, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655),
entitled "An act providing a permanent allocation of a part
of the fuels and liquids fuels tax proceeds to cities,
boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for their road,
street and bridge purposes; conferring powers and imposing
duties on local officers and the Department of Highways; and
making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund; and
repealing existing legislation," further providing for
eligibility for receipt of funds relating to recycled asphalt
in mixed use design on road or street maintenance.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5 of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal
Allocation Law, is amended to read:
Section 5. In order to qualify for its share of the moneys
herein provided, each city, borough, town and township,
shall[--]:
(1) [Furnish] furnish evidence, annually, to the department
that its treasurer is bonded in accordance with law;
(2) [Submit] submit a report, on forms furnished by the
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department, concerning the way or ways the funds provided in
section one of this act shall be expended;
(3) [Submit] submit a proper report, on forms furnished by
the department, on the fifteenth day of January for the period
ending December thirty-first each year, showing the cost of work
done pursuant to the funds provided in section four clause (1)
of this act;
(4) [Establish] establish and maintain a special fund into
which the moneys provided in section four clause (1) of this act
shall be deposited and into which no other moneys may be
deposited or comingled;
(5) [Furnish] furnish evidence to the department that a tax
to provide funds for road and street purpose is being levied for
the year in which the allocation is made[.]; and
(6) for the purchase of or contract for asphalt pavement to
be used by the city, borough, town or township for road or
street maintenance, allow recycled asphalt, including reclaimed
asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles, in such mixed
use design as approved by regulation of the department. The
department shall promulgate regulations that include at least:
(i) the maximum allowed amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement
and recycled asphalt shingles in mixed-use design on road or
street maintenance;
(ii) performance testing standards for mixtures containing
reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles; and
(iii) integration protocols for combining reclaimed asphalt
pavement, recycled asphalt shingles and other recycled materials
to ensure compatibility.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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