In 2007, the legislature passed a measure — signed by Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell — that required the Turnpike Commission to give hundreds of millions of dollars each year to PennDot, money that was supposed to come from tolling I-80. When federal authorities rejected the state’s request to charge people who drive on that freeway, lawmakers reduced the amount of money the commission must pay. But the Turnpike Commission must still give PennDot $450 million each year through 2022, with the annual amount declining to $50 million in 2023.