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Pa. Senate Demands Legislative Approval for Bridge Tolls
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The caucus and one Democrat voted April 27 to impose a requirement that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation first get approval from the legislature before imposing new revenue-raising for bridge reconstruction and repair in spite of the formation of a public/private partnership committee years ago that was charged with finding new ways to pay for infrastructure upkeep.
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The new restriction passed the Senate in a 28-19 vote as Republicans claim the process leading up to PennDOT announcing in February plans to erect structures on deteriorating bridges that would record EZPass and license plate information to charge tolls, raising repair funds for that specific span wasn t what lawmakers actually intended when the partnership board was created in 2012.
Pennsylvania Senate OKs bill to pause plans to toll bridges
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HARRISBURG - Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate are trying to make Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration start over on its plans to toll up to nine major bridges, approving a bill Tuesday to require the state Department of Transportation to undergo a new process that includes approval from the Legislature.
The bill passed the Republican-controlled chamber, 28-19, with the backing of every Republican and one Democrat.
The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, but it may have a short life: Wolf opposes the bill, and the Senate lacks a veto-proof majority.