Bill Text: PA HB1715 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In municipal authorities, further providing for purposes and powers.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-16 - Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT [HB1715 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1715-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2168
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1715 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, GEORGE, GIBBONS, KORTZ, KULA, PASHINSKI, SOLOBAY, YOUNGBLOOD, SANTARSIERO, HALUSKA AND HORNAMAN, JUNE 16, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 16, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in municipal authorities, further
providing for purposes and powers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5607(d) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 5607. Purposes and powers.
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(d) Powers.--Every authority may exercise all powers
necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the purposes set
forth in this section, including, but without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the following rights and powers:
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(34) When an authority approves a project in excess of
$1,000,000 and is eligible to apply for Federal or State
funding for the project that would have the effect of
offsetting costs to property owners, the authority shall
apply for the Federal or State funding and shall provide
public notice of any Federal or State funding for which the
authority has applied.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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