In order to facilitate vehicular traffic within and across this Commonwealth, and to facilitate the completion of the turnpike extensions and improvements authorized in section 8911 (relating to improvement and extension authorizations), and subject to prior legislative approval by the General Assembly and the United States Congress, the commission is hereby authorized and empowered to convert to toll roads such portions of Pennsylvania's interstate highway system as may facilitate the completion of the turnpike extensions and improvements authorized in sections 8912 (relating to subsequent extension authorizations), 8913 (relating to additional subsequent extension authorizations) and 8914 (relating to further subsequent authorizations) and to operate and maintain such converted interstates as toll roads upon the approval by the Congress of the United States of America and the General Assembly of this Commonwealth of legislation expressly permitting the conversion of such interstates to toll roads. Such conversions shall take place at a time and manner set forth in the plan for the conversion prepared by the commission with the cooperation of the department. The provisions authorizing the commission to construct, operate and maintain the turnpike routes in sections 8911, 8912 and 8913 shall be subject to:

(1) the prior passage by the Congress of the United States and the General Assembly of this Commonwealth of legislation permitting the conversion of certain interstates to toll roads; or

(2) the availability of such other funds as might become available in amounts that would be sufficient to fund to completion any of the individual turnpike extensions and improvements set forth in sections 8912, 8913 and 8914 so long as no turnpike extension or improvement authorized by section 8914 is undertaken until after all the turnpike extensions authorized by section 8913 are completed and no turnpike extension authorized by section 8913 is undertaken until after all the turnpike extensions and improvements authorized by section 8912 are completed. The commission is authorized to use Federal funds which may be available for toll roads only pursuant to the approval of the Secretary of Transportation and only pursuant to the authority granted in section 19 of the act of September 30, 1985 (P.L.240, No.61), known as the Turnpike Organization, Extension and Toll Road Conversion Act.

(July 18, 2007, P.L.169, No.44, eff. imd.)

2007 Amendment. Act 44 amended the intro. par.

References in Text. The act of September 30, 1985 (P.L.240, No.61), known as the Turnpike Organization, Extension and Toll Road Conversion Act, was repealed by the act of July 18, 2007 (P.L.169, No.44).