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An Ordinance delegating to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Department of Transportation, the right to acquire in the name of Allegheny County right-of-way necessary to rehabilitate Pine Creek Bridge No. 8, and to take such further action as may be necessary under applicable law, including the Eminent Domain Code.
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Whereas, the Congress of the United States has found it to be in the national interest to promote through the states a continuing federal-aid highway program (“Program”) to improve public roads, including bridges on these roads, both on and off federal-aid systems within the states, for the purpose of enhancing the safety and traffic flow on these roads, and has provided funds to be administered in accordance with the provisions of the various federal-aid highway acts, as amended, by the United State Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”); and,
Whereas, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to Act 235 of 1982, as amended, has appropriated funds to aid in the removal, rehabilitation or replacement of eligible bridges under the jurisdiction of eligible local governments; and,
Whereas, in addition, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to Act 26 of 1991, as amended, has provided for the distribution of tax revenues to eligible municipalities to use in offsetting their share of the costs of removing, rehabilitating or replacing eligible bridges; and,
Whereas, by Executive Action No. 5216-16 approved February 4, 2016, Allegheny County entered into the Standard Bridge Reimbursement Grant Agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Department of Transportation, effective 7/22/2016, (the “Bridge Reimbursement Agreement”), to receive federal, state funds, or a combination of both, as detailed below, for the rehabilitation of Pine Creek Bridge No. 8 (PI08), carrying Kummer Road over Pine Creek in the Town of Mc...
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