All the major bills on the Governor’s desk have now been signed. Here’s the rundown…

Budget Bills: The bills signed into law that implement the budget agreement include:

· House Bill 1286 (Evans-D-Philadelphia) General Fund budget bill, now Act 8A;

· House Bill 1287 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) making appropriations from the State Gaming Fund, now Act 9A;

· House Bill 1590 (Markosek-D-Allegheny) transportation funding for transit systems, highways and bridges now Act 44;

· House Bill 1295 (Hanna-D-Clinton) Fiscal Code changes, restoring the State System of Higher Education allocation from the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund for fiscal year 2006-07 and including other budget implementing language for fiscal year 2007-08 now Act 42;

· Senate Bill 798 (Armstrong-R-Lancaster) Capital Budget 2007-08 Itemization Act now Act 43.

· House Bill 842 (Prime Sponsor Withdrew) budget-related changes to the Education Code now Act 45;

· House Bill 1631 (D.Evans-D-Philadelphia) capital projects to be funded from the State Gaming Fund – Pennsylvania Convention Center and the Penguins Arena is now Act 53; and

· Senate Bill 97 (D.White-R-Indiana) Tax Code changes including increasing film production tax credit, Education Improvement Credit, creating the Resource Enhancement and Protection tax credit and making changes to the Neighborhood Tax credit is now Act 55.

REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit: Senate Bill 97 (D.White-R-Indiana), that includes the Resource Enhamcement and Protection Act (REAP) that provides tax credits for installation of farm conservaton practices, was signed by the Governor and is now Act 55.

7/27/2007