Section 12. Payment of settlement or awards of claims.
Notwithstanding the provisions of 62 Pa.C.S. § 1726 (relating to payment of awards and costs), for fiscal year 2006-2007 the settlement or award of claims arising from construction contracts for public improvement projects may be paid by the Department of General Services from available funds in accounts within the Capital Facilities Fund that include funds no longer required for the design, acquisition or construction of any approved capital project.