An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance, further providing for supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance; and, in taxes for highway maintenance and construction, further providing for imposition of tax.

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2908 PRINTER'S NO. 3543
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2214
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BELLMON, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, D. WILLIAMS,
GALLAGHER, NEILSON, DOUGHERTY AND GREEN, FEBRUARY 10, 2026
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 8, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in supplemental funding for municipal highway
maintenance, further providing for supplemental funding for
municipal highway maintenance; and, in taxes for highway
maintenance and construction, further providing for
imposition of tax.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9301(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 9301. Supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance.
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(b) County allocation supplement.--Commencing July 1, 2014,
the amount of $5,000,000 or more as determined by the department
for the purposes of complying with paragraph (5), is
appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to counties annually.
The following shall apply:
(1) The distribution shall be in the ratio of:
(i) the square footage of deck area of a county's
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county-owned bridges; to
(ii) the total square footage of deck area of
county-owned bridges throughout this Commonwealth.
(2) The amount of square footage under paragraph (1)(i)
shall be the amount reported as part of the National Bridge
Inspection Standards Program.
(3) In addition to any other use authorized by law for
money distributed under this subsection, a county may use the
money for construction and maintenance of bridges owned by
municipalities in the county.
(4) For the purposes of this subsection, a city of the
first class shall be considered a county.
(5) A county may not receive funding under this
subsection in an amount less than the amount received in the
previous year unless the square footage of deck area or the
total square footage of deck area of a county's county-owned
bridges is less than the previous year.
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Section 2. Section 9502(a)(2)(iv) of Title 75 is amended and
the paragraph is amended by adding subparagraphs to read:
§ 9502. Imposition of tax.
(a) General rule.--
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(2) An additional 55 mills is hereby imposed on all
liquid fuels and fuels as defined and provided in Chapter 90
and such tax shall also be collected as provided in section
9004(b), the proceeds of which shall be distributed as
follows:
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(iv) Two percent, or more from the Motor License
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Fund as determined by the department for the purpose of
complying with subparagraph (ix), for bridges identified
as county or forestry bridges. Distribution under this
subparagraph shall be in the ratio of:
(A) the square footage of deck areas, as
reported as part of the National Bridge Inspection
Standards Program, of a county's county-owned
bridges; to
(B) the total square footage of deck area, as
reported as part of the National Bridge Inspection
Standards Program, of all county-owned bridges in
this Commonwealth.
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(vii) In addition to any other use authorized by law
for money distributed under subparagraph (iv), a county
may use the money for the construction and maintenance of
bridges owned by municipalities in the county.
(viii) For the purposes of subparagraph (iv), a city
of the first class shall be considered a county.
(ix) A county may not receive funding under
subparagraph (iv) in an amount less than the amount
received in the previous year unless:
(A) the square footage of deck area or the total
square footage of deck area of a county's county-
owned bridges is less than the previous year; or
(B) the total amount collected under subsection
(a)(2) is less than the total amount received in the
previous year as determined by the department.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
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immediately, whichever is later IN SIX MONTHS.
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