The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is an agency created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate, and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike (both the mainline and the Northeast Extension). The commission consists of five members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, while the fifth member is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation. In addition to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the commission also operates the James E. Ross Highway, Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, Mon/Fayette Expressway, and Pittsburgh's Southern Beltway, the latter two of which are currently under construction. The PTC is the only transportation agency in Pennsylvania that is not part of PennDOT, though it does coordinate with PennDOT on road design procedures and guidelines. , Mark Compton is the CEO. History 1930–1970 The PTC was established by law on May 21, 1937, when Pennsylvania Governor George Earle signed Act 211 into law. The first commissioners were named on June 4 of the same year. PA Act 229 of 1953 states that the PTC shall be dissolved once its debts have been paid:"When all bonds, notes or other obligations and the interest thereon have been paid [...] the Turnpike and the connecting road, tunnels, and bridges shall become a part of the system of State Highways and shall be maintained by the Department of Highways free of tolls; and thereupon, the Commission shall be dissolved."In 1957 two commissioners and several contractors were convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges for defrauding the commission of $19 million. In 1963 a turnpike commissioner who replaced a commissioner from the previous scandal was charged with bribery, extortion and conspiracy. 1970–present In 1978 former turnpike commissioner Egidio Cerelli was convicted of extortion, serving time in federal prison. One of the largest projects the Commission managed was the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project. Legislated originally in 1978, construction did not begin until after environmental approval in 2004 and design work in 2008. Ground was finally broken in 2013. The total cost for the project exceeded $1 billion; the Commission borrowed from foreign investors for financing half the project by joining with the Delaware Valley Regional Center (DVRC) through the US Government EB-5 program, saving the Commission $35 million over conventional banking channels. The Pennsylvania Act 44 of 2007 required the commission to make quarterly payments to PennDOT, amounting to $450 million annually, to help fund public transportation in Pennsylvania, with the support of then CEO Joe Brimmeier. Act