Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 1755-A.1. Contributions to fund

(a) Department procurement.--The following apply:

(b) Commonwealth agency procurement.--Within six months of the effective date of this section, a Commonwealth agency may include a requirement in a notice for invitations for bids under 62 Pa.C.S. § 512, a notice of request for proposals under 62 Pa.C.S. § 513 and a notice for sole source procurement under 62 Pa.C.S. § 515, if the contract dollar threshold is expected to exceed $5,000,000 annually, that the selected contractor contribute the equivalent value of 1% of the annual contract amount to the fund no later than June 30 of any fiscal year when the contract is in effect.  The Commonwealth agency may withhold payment equivalent of 1% of the annual contract amount and remit the payment to the fund on behalf of the selected contractor in order to effectuate the contribution.

(c) Use.--Contributions under subsections (a) and (b) shall be deposited into the fund and shall only be used for the purposes set forth in section 1754-A.1(c).

(d) Deposits.--Within 15 days of the last day of each month, the commission and the Office of the Budget, in consultation with the State Treasurer, shall compute the total amount of revenue from all sources received by the Commonwealth during the immediately preceding month which shall be deposited into the fund by the State Treasurer in accordance with this subarticle.