SB 1181

                                                PRINTER'S NO.   1456
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                   SENATE BILL
                   No. 1181
                                          Session of
                                            2026
INTRODUCED BY KEEFER, KIM, FLYNN AND J. WARD, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
                               AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), entitled
2    "An act establishing certain township roads as State
3    highways; authorizing their construction, maintenance, and
4    improvement under certain conditions and restrictions;
5    limiting the obligation of the Commonwealth in the
6    construction of certain structures located on such highways;
7    conferring certain powers upon the Department of Highways and
8    local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for
9    sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such
10    highways; and making an appropriation to carry out the
11    provisions of said act," adding a route in Dauphin County and
12    in York County.
13    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15    Section 1.    Section 23 of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594,
16 No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, is
17 amended by adding a route to read:
18    Section 23.    The township roads to be taken over, under the
19 provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, are those
20 situate and described as follows:
21    * * *
22    Bow Creek Road Route T-612. The section of Bow Creek Road
23 beginning at the intersection with Jonestown Road (T-601),
1 heading in a northerly direction to a point at the intersection
2 of SR 443 (formerly Legislative Route 22024) a distance of
3 10,085 feet or 1.91 miles.
4    Section 2.    Section 67 of the act is amended by adding a
5 route to read:
6    Section 67.    The township roads to be taken over, under the
7 provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF YORK, are those situate
8 and described as follows:
9    * * *
10    Susquehanna Trail T-956 (formerly Legislative Route 333).
11 Upon completion of certain proposed improvements and completion
12 of the Canal Road State Route 921 betterment project, that
13 section of the Susquehanna Trail beginning at municipal line
14 with Manchester Township, York County, station 1038+52 heading
15 in a northerly direction to start of State Route 297, at station
16 1146+76, a distance of 10,824 feet or 2.05 miles.
17    Section 3.    The following apply:
18(1)     If South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, accepts
19    the turn-back of Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly
20    Legislative Route 22051) from a beginning point at Sand Beach
21    Road (SR 2015), Segment 0010 Offset 0000 (station 0+00)
22    heading in an easterly direction to municipal line with East
23    Hanover Township, Segment 0010 Offset 2378 (station 23+78)
24    for a distance of 2,378 feet or 0.450 miles, having an
25    existing right-of-way width of 40 feet, the Department of
26    Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of
27    the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
28    publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
29    Bulletin.
30(2)     If East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, accepts
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1    the turn-back of Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly
2    Legislative Route 22051) from a beginning point at the
3    municipal line with South Hanover Township, Segment 0010
4    Offset 2378 (station 23+78) heading in an easterly direction
5    to SR 0743 (formerly Legislative Route 22014), Segment 0040
6    Offset 2665 (station 111+49) for a distance of 8,771 feet or
7    1.661 miles, having an existing right-of-way width of 40
8    feet, the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth
9    shall transmit notice of the acceptance to the Legislative
10    Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue
11    of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
12    Section 4.   The Department of Transportation of the
13 Commonwealth shall maintain ownership of the structure on Canal
14 Road over Bow Creek (BMS 22202200300964/ BRKEY 14499).
15    Section 5.   If Conewago Township, York County, accepts the
16 turn-back of Bowers Bridge Road (State Route 1013, formerly
17 Legislative Route 66200) from a beginning point at Conewago
18 Creek Road (State Route 1004), Segment 0010 Offset 0000 (station
19 0+00) heading in an easterly direction to intersection with Cly
20 Road (State Route 1913), Segment 0030 Offset 3112 (station
21 91+13) for a distance of 9,113 feet or 1.726 miles, having an
22 existing right-of-way width of 40 feet, and upon the completion
23 of proposed improvements on State Route 921, the Department of
24 Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of the
25 acceptance and completion of proposed improvements to the
26 Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
27 available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
28    Section 6.   This act shall take effect as follows:
29(1)   This section shall take effect immediately.
30(2)   Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect
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1   immediately.
2(3)   The amendment of section 23 of the act shall take
3   effect upon publication of the notices in the Pennsylvania
4   Bulletin under section 3 of this act.
5(4)   The amendment of section 67 of the act shall take
6   effect upon publication of the notice in the Pennsylvania
7   Bulletin under section 5 of this act.
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