HB 1725 — 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
 1   Amending the act of June 1, 1956 (1955 P.L.1944, No.655),
 2      entitled "An act providing a permanent allocation of a part
 3      of the fuels and liquids fuels tax proceeds to cities,
 4      boroughs, incorporated towns and townships, for their road,
 5      street and bridge purposes; conferring powers and imposing
 6      duties on local officers and the Department of Highways; and
 7      making an appropriation out of the Motor License Fund; and
 8      repealing existing legislation," further providing for
 9      eligibility for receipt of funds relating to recycled asphalt
10      in mixed use design on road or street maintenance.
11      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12   hereby enacts as follows:
13      Section 1.    Section 5 of the act of June 1, 1956 (1955
14   P.L.1944, No.655), referred to as the Liquid Fuels Tax Municipal
15   Allocation Law, is amended to read:
16      Section 5.    In order to qualify for its share of the moneys
17   herein provided, each city, borough, town and township,
18   shall[--]:
19      (1)   [Furnish] furnish evidence, annually, to the department
20   that its treasurer is bonded in accordance with law;
21      (2)   [Submit] submit a report, on forms furnished by the
 1   department, concerning the way or ways the funds provided in
 2   section one of this act shall be expended;
 3      (3)    [Submit] submit a proper report, on forms furnished by
 4   the department, on the fifteenth day of January for the period
 5   ending December thirty-first each year, showing the cost of work
 6   done pursuant to the funds provided in section four clause (1)
 7   of this act;
 8      (4)    [Establish] establish and maintain a special fund into
 9   which the moneys provided in section four clause (1) of this act
10   shall be deposited and into which no other moneys may be
11   deposited or comingled;
12      (5)    [Furnish] furnish evidence to the department that a tax
13   to provide funds for road and street purpose is being levied for
14   the year in which the allocation is made[.]; and
15      (6)    for the purchase of or contract for asphalt pavement to
16   be used by the city, borough, town or township for road or
17   street maintenance, allow recycled asphalt, including reclaimed
18   asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles, in such mixed
19   use design as approved by regulation of the department. The
20   department shall promulgate regulations that include at least:
21      (i)    the maximum allowed amount of reclaimed asphalt pavement
22   and recycled asphalt shingles in mixed-use design on road or
23   street maintenance;
24      (ii)    performance testing standards for mixtures containing
25   reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles; and
26      (iii)   integration protocols for combining reclaimed asphalt
27   pavement, recycled asphalt shingles and other recycled materials
28   to ensure compatibility.
29      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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