PRINTER'S NO. 746
No. 659 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BOYD, BAKER, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, COX, CURRY,
CUTLER, DALEY, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, EVERETT, FREEMAN,
GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER,
KILLION, MARSHALL, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR,
O'NEILL, PYLE, RAPP, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SONNEY,
STAIRS, STERN, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 9, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," further
4 providing for intergovernmental cooperation, joint ownership
5 and maintenance.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 2711 of the act of February 1, 1966 (1965
9 P.L.1656, No.581), known as The Borough Code, is amended to
10 read:
11 Section 2711. Intergovernmental Cooperation, Joint Ownership
12 and Maintenance.--[Any two or more boroughs, or a borough with
13 any city or township, or a borough with a county, may jointly
14 acquire property for, and operate and maintain, any recreation
15 places. Any borough or boroughs shall have power to join with
16 any school district in equipping, operating and maintaining
17 recreation places, and may appropriate money therefor.] (a) For
1 the purpose of acquiring property for, creating, equipping,
2 operating or maintaining a park, playground, playfield,
3 gymnasium, public bath, swimming pool or indoor recreation
4 center or public recreation area and similar facility or program
5 for public use, the borough may cooperate or join with any one
6 or more of any of the following:
7 (1) A local government in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23
8 Subch. A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation).
9 (2) A nonprofit corporation.
10 (b) A borough cooperating or joining with a nonprofit
11 corporation, as authorized under subsection (a) and except as
12 otherwise provided by law, shall comply with applicable
13 statutory requirements governing competitive bidding, written or
14 telephonic price quotations and execution of contracts.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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