SB 205 — 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.

PRINTER'S NO.    152

                       THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          SENATE BILL
                          No. 205
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, BROWN, MILLER, KEARNEY AND STEFANO,
        JANUARY 29, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 29, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 2      Statutes, in supplemental funding for municipal highway
 3      maintenance, further providing for supplemental funding for
 4      municipal highway maintenance; and, in taxes for highway
 5      maintenance and construction, further providing for
 6      imposition of tax.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.      Section 9301(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
11   § 9301.    Supplemental funding for municipal highway maintenance.
12      * * *
13      (b)    County allocation supplement.--Commencing July 1, 2014,
14   the amount of $5,000,000 is appropriated out of the Motor
15   License Fund to counties annually. The following shall apply:
16             * * *
17             (3)   In addition to any other use authorized by law for
18      money distributed under this subsection, a county may use the
19      money for construction and maintenance of bridges owned by
20      municipalities in the county.
 1      * * *
 2      Section 2.      Section 9502(a)(2) of Title 75 is amended by
 3   adding a subparagraph to read:
 4   § 9502.    Imposition of tax.
 5      (a)    General rule.--
 6             * * *
 7             (2)   An additional 55 mills is hereby imposed on all
 8      liquid fuels and fuels as defined and provided in Chapter 90
 9      and such tax shall also be collected as provided in section
10      9004(b), the proceeds of which shall be distributed as
11      follows:
12                   * * *
13                   (vii)   In addition to any other use authorized by law
14             for money distributed under subparagraph (iv), a county
15             may use the money for the construction and maintenance of
16             bridges owned by municipalities in the county.
17             * * *
18      Section 3.      This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
19   immediately, whichever is later.




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