Section 1777-A. Pennsylvania Convention Center.
(a) Extension.--The Commonwealth is authorized, through the Office of the Budget and the Department of General Services, to extend the termination date of the operating agreement until December 31, 2069.
(b) Itemization extension.--A base project allocation of $234,900,000 shall be made in addition to the amounts authorized in section 3(51)(i)(A) of Act 53 of 2007. The following shall apply:
(1) The amount allocated under this subsection to the project may not exceed a cumulative amount of $234,900,000. The payments shall be for reimbursement to the Commonwealth, any other body corporate and politic created by law or a city of the first class to the extent that the Commonwealth, any other body corporate and politic created by law or the city of the first class has made their debt service payments for the Pennsylvania Convention Center or has made payments for the capital, debt and operating expenses, including required reserves, of the Pennsylvania Convention Center approved by the Secretary of the Budget. Any payments made pursuant to this paragraph which are reimbursements to the Commonwealth shall be deposited into the Capital Debt Fund for repayment of debt issued. The amount allocated under this subsection to the project shall be available until December 31, 2039.
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, in any year, the amounts for the project may be expended only if:
(i) the amounts allocated to the project, other than the amounts under paragraph (1), from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund pursuant to section 3(51)(i)(A) of Act 53 of 2007 have been expended for the project to their fullest extent allowable in that year; or
(ii) the purpose for which the amounts are being utilized for the project is a purpose that is not a permissible purpose under section 3(51)(i)(A) of Act 53 of 2007 but is a permissible purpose under paragraph (1).
(3) Nothing under this subsection is intended to supersede or modify sections 3(51)(i)(A) and 4(9) of Act 53 of 2007.
(4) Payments authorized under this subsection may not exceed $234,900,000.
((b) relettered to (c) and added July 12, 2026, P.L.265, No.21)
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act 53 of 2007." The act of July 25, 2007 (P.L.342, No.53), known as Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget Itemization Act of 2007.
"Operating agreement." An agreement between the Commonwealth, a city of the first class and a convention center authority established under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 60 (relating to Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority) and executed prior to the effective date of this subsection.
"Project." The project described in section 3(51)(i)(A) of Act 53 of 2007.
((c) relettered from (b) July 12, 2026, P.L.265, No.21)
(1777-A added July 11, 2024, P.L.550, No.54)