An Act amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, adding a route in Dauphin County and in York County, the official text

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
Amending the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594, No.203), entitled
"An act establishing certain township roads as State
highways; authorizing their construction, maintenance, and
improvement under certain conditions and restrictions;
limiting the obligation of the Commonwealth in the
construction of certain structures located on such highways;
conferring certain powers upon the Department of Highways and
local authorities, persons, associations and corporations for
sharing the cost of the maintenance and construction of such
highways; and making an appropriation to carry out the
provisions of said act," adding a route in Dauphin County and
in York County.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.  Section 23 of the act of June 22, 1931 (P.L.594,
No.203), referred to as the Township State Highway Law, is
amended by adding a route to read:
Section 23.  The township roads to be taken over, under the
provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF DAUPHIN, are those
situate and described as follows:
* * *
Bow Creek Road Route T-612. The section of Bow Creek Road
beginning at the intersection with Jonestown Road (T-601),
heading in a northerly direction to a point at the intersection
of SR 443 (formerly Legislative Route 22024) a distance of
10,085 feet or 1.91 miles.
Section 2.  Section 67 of the act is amended by adding a
route to read:
Section 67.  The township roads to be taken over, under the
provisions of this act, in the COUNTY OF YORK, are those situate
and described as follows:
* * *
Susquehanna Trail T-956 (formerly Legislative Route 333).
Upon completion of certain proposed improvements and completion
of the Canal Road State Route 921 betterment project, that
section of the Susquehanna Trail beginning at municipal line
with Manchester Township, York County, station 1038+52 heading
in a northerly direction to start of State Route 297, at station
1146+76, a distance of 10,824 feet or 2.05 miles.
Section 3.  The following apply:
(1)  If South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, accepts
the turn-back of Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly
Legislative Route 22051) from a beginning point at Sand Beach
Road (SR 2015), Segment 0010 Offset 0000 (station 0+00)
heading in an easterly direction to municipal line with East
Hanover Township, Segment 0010 Offset 2378 (station 23+78)
for a distance of 2,378 feet or 0.450 miles, having an
existing right-of-way width of 40 feet, the Department of
Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of
the acceptance to the Legislative Reference Bureau for
publication in the next available issue of the Pennsylvania
Bulletin.
(2)  If East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, accepts
the turn-back of Canal Road (State Route 2022, formerly
Legislative Route 22051) from a beginning point at the
municipal line with South Hanover Township, Segment 0010
Offset 2378 (station 23+78) heading in an easterly direction
to SR 0743 (formerly Legislative Route 22014), Segment 0040
Offset 2665 (station 111+49) for a distance of 8,771 feet or
1.661 miles, having an existing right-of-way width of 40
feet, the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth
shall transmit notice of the acceptance to the Legislative
Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue
of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 4.  The Department of Transportation of the
Commonwealth shall maintain ownership of the structure on Canal
Road over Bow Creek (BMS 22202200300964/ BRKEY 14499).
Section 5.  If Conewago Township, York County, accepts the
turn-back of Bowers Bridge Road (State Route 1013, formerly
Legislative Route 66200) from a beginning point at Conewago
Creek Road (State Route 1004), Segment 0010 Offset 0000 (station
0+00) heading in an easterly direction to intersection with Cly
Road (State Route 1913), Segment 0030 Offset 3112 (station
91+13) for a distance of 9,113 feet or 1.726 miles, having an
existing right-of-way width of 40 feet, and upon the completion
of proposed improvements on State Route 921, the Department of
Transportation of the Commonwealth shall transmit notice of the
acceptance and completion of proposed improvements to the
Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the next
available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Section 6.  This act shall take effect as follows:
(1)  This section shall take effect immediately.
(2)  Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act shall take effect
immediately.
(3)  The amendment of section 23 of the act shall take
effect upon publication of the notices in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin under section 3 of this act.
(4)  The amendment of section 67 of the act shall take
effect upon publication of the notice in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin under section 5 of this act.