HB 333 — An Act amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, adding a route in Dauphin County and in York County.

PRINTER'S NO.    288

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 333
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE AND KUZMA, JANUARY 27, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 27, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), entitled
 2      "An act establishing certain township roads as State
 3      highways; authorizing their construction, maintenance, and
 4      improvement under certain conditions and restrictions;
 5      limiting the obligation of the Commonwealth in the
 6      construction of certain structures located on such highways;
 7      conferring certain powers upon the Department of Highways and
 8      local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for
 9      sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such
10      highways; and making an appropriation to carry out the
11      provisions of said act," adding a route in Dauphin County.
12      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13   hereby enacts as follows:
14      Section 1.    Section 23 of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594,
15   No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, is
16   amended by adding a route to read:
17      Section 23.    The township roads to be taken over, under the
18   provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, are those
19   situate and described as follows:
20      * * *
21      Bow Creek Road Route T-612. The section of Bow Creek Road
22   beginning at the intersection with Jonestown Road (T-601),
23   heading in a northerly direction to a point at the intersection
 1   of SR 443 (formerly Legislative Route 22024) a distance of
 2   10,085 feet or 1.91 miles.
 3      Section 2.    The following apply:
 4          (1)     If South Hanover Township accepts the turn-back of
 5      Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly Legislative Route
 6      22051) from a beginning point at Sand Beach Road (SR 2015),
 7      Segment 0010 Offset 0000 (station 0+00) heading in an
 8      easterly direction to municipal line with East Hanover
 9      Township, Segment 0010 Offset 2378 (station 23+78) for a
10      distance of 2,378 feet or 0.450 miles, having an existing
11      right-of-way width of 40 feet, the Department of
12      Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of
13      the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
14      publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
15      Bulletin.
16          (2)     If East Hanover Township accepts the turn-back of
17      Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly Legislative Route
18      22051) from a beginning point at the municipal line with
19      South Hanover Township, Segment 0010 Offset 2378 (station
20      23+78) heading in an easterly direction to SR 0743 (formerly
21      Legislative Route 22014), Segment 0040 Offset 2665 (station
22      111+49) for a distance of 8,771 feet or 1.661 miles, having
23      an existing right-of-way width of 40 feet, the Department of
24      Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of
25      the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
26      publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
27      Bulletin.
28      Section 3.    The Department of Transportation of the
29   Commonwealth shall maintain ownership of the structure on Canal
30   Road over Bow Creek (BMS 22202200300964/ BRKEY 14499).

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1     Section 4.    This act shall take effect as follows:
2         (1)   This section shall take effect immediately.
3         (2)   Sections 2 and 3 of this act shall take effect
4     immediately.
5         (3)   The amendment of section 23 of the act shall take
6     effect upon publication of the notices in the Pennsylvania
7     Bulletin under section 2 of this act.




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