HB 2214 — 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.     2908

                      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

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 11, 2026


                                         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 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 or more as determined by the department
15   for the purposes of complying with paragraph (5), is
16   appropriated out of the Motor License Fund to counties annually.
17   The following shall apply:
18             (1)   The distribution shall be in the ratio of:
19                   (i)    the square footage of deck area of a county's
20             county-owned bridges; to
 1                   (ii)    the total square footage of deck area of
 2             county-owned bridges throughout this Commonwealth.
 3             (2)   The amount of square footage under paragraph (1)(i)
 4      shall be the amount reported as part of the National Bridge
 5      Inspection Standards Program.
 6             (3)   In addition to any other use authorized by law for
 7      money distributed under this subsection, a county may use the
 8      money for construction and maintenance of bridges owned by
 9      municipalities in the county.
10             (4)   For the purposes of this subsection, a city of the
11      first class shall be considered a county.
12             (5)   A county may not receive funding under this
13      subsection in an amount less than the amount received in the
14      previous year unless the square footage of deck area or the
15      total square footage of deck area of a county's county-owned
16      bridges is less than the previous year.
17      * * *
18      Section 2.      Section 9502(a)(2)(iv) of Title 75 is amended and
19   the paragraph is amended by adding subparagraphs to read:
20   § 9502.    Imposition of tax.
21      (a)    General rule.--
22             * * *
23             (2)   An additional 55 mills is hereby imposed on all
24      liquid fuels and fuels as defined and provided in Chapter 90
25      and such tax shall also be collected as provided in section
26      9004(b), the proceeds of which shall be distributed as
27      follows:
28                   * * *
29                   (iv)    Two percent, or more from the Motor License
30             Fund as determined by the department for the purpose of

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 1          complying with subparagraph (ix), for bridges identified
 2          as county or forestry bridges. Distribution under this
 3          subparagraph shall be in the ratio of:
 4                     (A)    the square footage of deck areas, as
 5              reported as part of the National Bridge Inspection
 6              Standards Program, of a county's county-owned
 7              bridges; to
 8                     (B)    the total square footage of deck area, as
 9              reported as part of the National Bridge Inspection
10              Standards Program, of all county-owned bridges in
11              this Commonwealth.
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              (viii)       For the purposes of subparagraph (iv), a city
18          of the first class shall be considered a county.
19              (ix)    A county may not receive funding under
20          subparagraph (iv) in an amount less than the amount
21          received in the previous year unless:
22                     (A)    the square footage of deck area or the total
23              square footage of deck area of a county's county-
24              owned bridges is less than the previous year; or
25                     (B)    the total amount collected under subsection
26              (a)(2) is less than the total amount received in the
27              previous year as determined by the department.
28          * * *
29      Section 3.   This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, or
30   immediately, whichever is later.

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