PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 964 PRINTER'S NO. 2225
No. 854 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY MORRIS AND JOHNSON, APRIL 25, 1983
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
NOVEMBER 30, 1983
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the indebtedness, with the approval of the electors,
2 of $90,000,000 for the repair, rehabilitation, development
3 and acquisition of land and facilities for community services
4 and public recreational purposes.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Incurring indebtedness.
8 The question of incurring indebtedness of $90,000,000 for
9 rehabilitation of deteriorated park and recreation facilities,
10 for acquisition and development of land to preserve wildlife
11 habitats, complete public recreation areas and develop fishing
12 and boating access areas and for the rehabilitation and the
13 conversion of surplus schools and other public buildings OR NEW <--
14 CONSTRUCTION to house recreation programs, HISTORICAL AND <--
15 NATURAL INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS and community services shall be
16 submitted to the electors at the next primary, municipal or
17 general election following enactment of this act.
18 Section 2. Certification of question.
1 The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall forthwith certify the
2 question to the county boards of election.
3 Section 3. Question to electorate.
4 The question shall be in substantially the following form:
5 Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness of $90,000,000
6 by the Commonwealth to repair, rehabilitate, develop and
7 acquire land and facilities for community service and
8 public recreational purposes?
9 Section 4. Conduct of election.
10 The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of
11 June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
12 Election Code, except that the time limits for advertisement of
13 notice of the election may be waived as to the question.
14 Section 5. Use of proceeds.
15 Proceeds of borrowing shall be used to rehabilitate
16 deteriorated park and recreation facilities; to acquire and
17 develop land to preserve wildlife habitats, complete public
18 recreation areas and develop fishing and boating areas; and to
19 rehabilitate and convert surplus schools and other public
20 buildings OR NEW CONSTRUCTION to house HISTORICAL AND NATURAL <--
21 INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, recreation programs and community
22 services.
23 Section 6. Effective date.
24 This act shall take effect immediately.
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