SB 569 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, establishing the Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program and the Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program Account; and imposing duties on the Department of Transportation.

PRINTER'S NO.   580

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      SENATE BILL
                      No. 569
                                             Session of
                                               2025

     INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, APRIL 9, 2025

     REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 9, 2025


                                  AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
 2      "An act relating to the finances of the State government;
 3      providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
 4      ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
 5      Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
 6      financial management firms, for private dam financial
 7      assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
 8      the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
 9      bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
10      collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
11      due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
12      including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
13      the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
14      and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
15      Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
16      Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
17      courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
18      Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
19      all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
20      moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
21      and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
22      authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
23      to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
24      section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
25      Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
26      certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
27      department, board, commission, and officer of the State
28      government, every political subdivision of the State, and
29      certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
30      association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
31      collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
32      imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
33      other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
34      every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
35      Commonwealth," establishing the Snow and Ice Removal Safety
 1      Grant Program and the Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant
 2      Program Account; and imposing duties on the Department of
 3      Transportation.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known
 7   as The Fiscal Code, is amended by adding an article to read:
 8                                ARTICLE I-M
 9                SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
10   Section 101-M.    Definitions.
11      The following words and phrases when used in this article
12   shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13   context clearly indicates otherwise:
14      "Account."    The Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program
15   Account established under section 103-M(a).
16      "Applicant."    A person that applies for a grant award under
17   the program.
18      "Department."    The Department of Transportation of the
19   Commonwealth.
20      "Eligible applicant."    An applicant who is eligible to
21   receive a grant award under the program.
22      "Motor carrier vehicle."      Any of the following:
23          (1)     A truck, truck tractor or combination of a truck and
24      truck tractor having a gross vehicle weight rating, gross
25      combination weight rating, registered gross weight,
26      registered combination weight or actual gross weight of
27      17,001 pounds or more.
28          (2)     A truck, truck tractor or combination of a truck and
29      truck tractor engaged in interstate commerce and having a
30      gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating,
31      registered gross weight, registered combination weight or


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 1      actual gross weight of 10,001 pounds or more.
 2      "Program."    The Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program
 3   established under section 102-M(a).
 4      "Snow and ice removal device."       Any apparatus, equipment or
 5   technology used to remove snow and ice from the roof of a motor
 6   carrier vehicle.
 7   Section 102-M.    Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program.
 8      (a)   Establishment.--The Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant
 9   Program is established within the department for the purpose of
10   developing snow and ice removal devices at locations across this
11   Commonwealth. The department shall award a grant under the
12   program to an eligible applicant for the purpose of funding the
13   purchase, installation or utilization of snow and ice removal
14   devices at locations across this Commonwealth.
15      (b)   Use of money.--
16            (1)   A recipient of a grant award under the program shall
17      use the grant money to purchase, install or utilize a snow
18      and ice removal device that will remove snow and ice from
19      motor carrier vehicles at a location in this Commonwealth.
20            (2)   A recipient of a grant award under the program shall
21      use the grant money to purchase, install or utilize a snow
22      and ice removal device at a location that is convenient and
23      easily accessible to motor carrier vehicles, including a
24      service area, a weigh station, an inspection facility, a
25      port, a terminal or another intermodal transportation
26      facility.
27            (3)   A recipient of a grant award under the program may
28      use the grant money to cover other direct costs related to a
29      snow and ice removal device for a project approved by the
30      department.

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 1      (c)   Operation and fees.--
 2            (1)   A recipient of a grant award under the program shall
 3      operate a snow and ice removal device at a location in
 4      accordance with regulations promulgated by the department
 5      under section 109-M.
 6            (2)   A recipient of a grant award under the program may
 7      charge a user fee for the use of a snow and ice removal
 8      device to pay for the costs associated of operating and
 9      maintaining the associated facilities and equipment.
10      (d)   Award limits.--Subject to the availability of grant
11   money for the program, the department may not provide a grant
12   award to an eligible applicant in excess of $50,000 per snow and
13   ice removal device location or $150,000 for all snow and ice
14   removal device locations.
15   Section 103-M.     Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant Program
16                  Account.
17      (a)   Establishment.--The Snow and Ice Removal Safety Grant
18   Program Account is established as an account in the General
19   Fund. Money in the account is appropriated on a continuing basis
20   to the department for the purposes specified under subsection
21   (c).
22      (b)   Deposits.--Notwithstanding 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571 (relating
23   to Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.), money collected under
24   75 Pa.C.S. § 3721 (relating to snow and ice) shall be deposited
25   into the account.
26      (c)   Use of money.--The department shall use the money
27   deposited into the account under subsection (b) only for the
28   following purposes:
29            (1)   Establishing the program to provide incentives to
30      eligible applicants to purchase, install and utilize snow and

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 1      ice removal devices for motor carrier vehicles at locations
 2      across this Commonwealth.
 3            (2)   Offsetting costs associated with a public awareness
 4      campaign related to snow and ice removal. The department may
 5      use no more than 3% of the annual account balance for the
 6      purpose specified under this paragraph.
 7            (3)   Offsetting the administrative costs of the program.
 8      The department may use no more than 3% of the annual account
 9      balance for the purpose specified under this paragraph.
10   Section 104-M.    Application form.
11      The department shall develop an application form for an
12   applicant to apply for grant awards under the program. The form
13   shall include all of the following information:
14            (1)   The name, address and contact information of the
15      applicant.
16            (2)   The amount of grant money requested.
17            (3)   The proposed use for the grant award.
18            (4)   Any other information the department deems
19      necessary.
20   Section 105-M.    Notice of availability and award of grants.
21      The department shall provide information regarding the
22   availability and award of grant money under the program on the
23   department's publicly accessible Internet website.
24   Section 106-M.    Award of grants.
25      (a)   Determination.--Within 60 days of the submission and
26   review of an application for a grant award under the program,
27   the department shall determine the applicant's eligibility for
28   the grant money. Upon approving the application, the department
29   shall award a grant amount to the eligible applicant in
30   accordance with section 102-M(d).

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 1      (b)     Notice.--The department shall provide the following
 2   written notice to an applicant:
 3            (1)   The amount of the grant money awarded under the
 4      program, if any, and the conditions or restrictions on the
 5      use of the grant money.
 6            (2)   If part or all of the application is denied, the
 7      reason for the full or partial denial.
 8      (c)     Other information.--If the department requests
 9   additional information from an applicant for the purpose of
10   reviewing an application for a grant award under the program,
11   the applicant shall immediately provide the additional
12   information to the department.
13   Section 107-M.    Transfer.
14      Notwithstanding section 1703-A, the sum of $2,000,000 is
15   transferred from the Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund to the
16   account.
17   Section 108-M.    Report.
18      No later than December 31, 2026, the department shall publish
19   a report that lists each recipient of a grant award under the
20   program and a recipient's application information on the
21   department's publicly accessible Internet website.
22   Section 109-M.    Regulations.
23      The department shall promulgate regulations necessary to
24   implement this article.
25      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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