HB 1840 — An Act amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, providing for reduced toll rates for disabled veterans.

PRINTER'S NO.   2276

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1840
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, ROWE, WATRO, BANTA AND DELLOSO,
        SEPTEMBER 4, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211), entitled "An
 2      act to facilitate vehicular traffic between the eastern and
 3      western sections of the Commonwealth by providing for the
 4      construction, operation and maintenance of a turnpike from a
 5      point at or near Middlesex in Cumberland County to a point at
 6      or near Irwin in Westmoreland County; providing for the
 7      creation of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and
 8      conferring powers and imposing duties on said commission;
 9      authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue bonds of the
10      Commonwealth, payable solely from tolls, to pay the cost of
11      such turnpike; providing that no debt of the Commonwealth
12      shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers
13      granted by this act; providing for the collection of tolls
14      for the payment of such bonds and for the cost of
15      maintenance, operation and repair of the turnpike; making
16      such bonds exempt from taxation; constituting such bonds
17      legal investments in certain instances; prescribing
18      conditions upon which such turnpike shall become free;
19      providing for condemnation; granting certain powers and
20      authority to municipal subdivisions and agencies of the
21      Commonwealth to cooperate with the commission; and
22      authorizing the issuance of turnpike revenue refunding
23      bonds," providing for reduced toll rates for disabled
24      veterans.
25      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
26   hereby enacts as follows:
27      Section 1.    The act of May 21, 1937 (P.L.774, No.211),
28   referred to as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Act, is
29   amended by adding a section to read:
 1      Section 5.4.    (a)   A disabled veteran is entitled to receive
 2   a fifty per centum reduction in the electronic toll rate for the
 3   use of the turnpike. To qualify for the reduced toll rate, the
 4   disabled veteran must:
 5      (1)    Be a resident of this Commonwealth.
 6      (2)    Have a valid electronic transponder issued by the
 7   commission.
 8      (3)    Submit an application, approved by the commission, for
 9   the toll reduction.
10      (4)    Submit documentation of a disability that:
11      (i)    was incurred in a war or armed conflict and consists of
12   the loss of one or more limbs, the loss of the use of one or
13   more limbs or total blindness; or
14      (ii)    has been certified by the United States Department of
15   Veterans Affairs as fifty per centum disabled.
16      (5)    Sign a statement that the veteran will not be involved
17   in fraudulent activities as defined by the commission. A
18   violation of the statement by the veteran may result in the loss
19   of electronic transponder privileges.
20      (b)    The commission shall, not later than thirty days after
21   the effective date of this section, publish an application form
22   and guidance necessary to implement this section. The commission
23   shall approve or deny a completed application under this section
24   not later than forty-five days after receipt of the application.
25      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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