Pennsylvania § 8121 - Annual hearing and reports.

§ 8121. Annual hearing and reports.

(a) Duty to testify.--Upon request, at least one commission member shall testify at a public hearing before the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives each year to present information on turnpike operations and coordination with other State agencies.

(b) Duty to report.--

(1) No later than October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit a report to the General Assembly summarizing toll revenues that are collected and uncollected, and projected to be collected and uncollected, including the reasons that the toll revenues are uncollected, during the prior fiscal year.

(2) The report shall be submitted to the following:

(i) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate.

(ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.

(3) The report shall include the following information:

(i) The dollar amount of toll revenues collected and projected to be collected during the prior fiscal year.

(ii) The dollar amount and percentage of toll revenues collected and projected to be collected during the prior fiscal year by collection method.

(iii) The dollar amount and percentage of tolls uncollected and projected to be uncollected during the prior fiscal year.

(iv) A breakdown of uncollected tolls detailing the reason for failure to collect, including an unreadable or missing license plate, an undeliverable address or an unpaid invoice.

(c) Feasibility study.--

(1) The commission shall conduct a feasibility study to assess alternative electronic toll collection payment options. The study shall include:

(i) A review of third-party organizations that process accounts and transactions for toll collection through electronic funds transfer.

(ii) A review of electronic push notification alerts with the goal of posting a notification within 24 hours of the transaction posting to a customer's account or as soon as practicable if a valid account is not recognized at the time of the transaction.

(iii) Review of the commission's existing customer payment application.

(iv) Recommendations from the commission.

(2) The study shall be completed within one year of the effective date of this subsection and copies shall be submitted to the following:

(i) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the Senate.

(ii) The chairperson and minority chairperson of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives.

(Nov. 25, 2013, P.L.974, No.89, eff. 60 days; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1734, No.112, eff. 60 days)

2013 Amendment. See the preamble to Act 89 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to legislative findings and declarations.