Section 9121 - Federal, State, local and private assistance

74 PA Cons Stat § 9121 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Federal assistance.--The following shall apply:

(1) The department or a proprietary public entity may accept from the United States or any of its agencies funds that are available to the Commonwealth for carrying out this chapter, whether the funds are made available by grant, loan, loan guarantee or otherwise.

(2) The department or a proprietary public entity is authorized to assent to any Federal requirements, conditions or terms of any Federal funding accepted by the department or a proprietary public entity under this section.

(3) The department or a proprietary public entity may enter into agreements or other arrangements with the United States or any of its agencies as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) Acceptance of grants and donations.--The department or a proprietary public entity may accept from any source any grant, donation, gift or other form of conveyance of land, money or other real, personal or mixed property or other item of value for carrying out the purpose of this chapter.

(c) Contributions.--Subject to acceptance and agreement between the development entity and a proprietary public entity, any public-private transportation project may be financed, in whole or in part, by contribution of any funds or property made by a proprietary public entity, a development entity or an affected jurisdiction.

(d) Combination of funds.--The department or proprietary public entity may combine Federal, State, local and private funds to finance a public-private transportation project under this chapter.

(e) Itemization.--Pursuant to section 7(a)(4) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, a public-private transportation project funded, in whole or in part, through the issuance of debt where the credit of the Commonwealth is pledged shall be itemized in a capital budget itemization act.