PRINTER'S NO. 1089
No. 949 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY COWELL, DAWIDA, MARKOSEK, MAYERNIK, BOOK AND DeLUCA, MAY 4, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MAY 4, 1983
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), entitled 2 "An act concerning townships of the first class; amending, 3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating 4 thereto," providing for limited annual appropriations for 5 support of drug and alcohol abuse programs. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Section 1502 of the act of June 24, 1931 9 (P.L.1206, No.331), known as The First Class Township Code, 10 reenacted and amended May 27, 1949 (P.L.1955, No.569), is 11 amended by adding a clause to read: 12 Section 1502. The corporate power of a township of the first 13 class shall be vested in the board of township commissioners. 14 The board shall have power-- 15 * * * 16 LXXV. Appropriation for Support of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 17 Programs. To appropriate annually, out of the general funds to 18 the township, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000) 19 to be divided in such amounts as the commissioners deem proper
1 to be used for education and the development of programs within 2 the community dealing with drug and alcohol abuse. Such funds 3 may be contributed to existing programs in adjacent communities 4 or in the county where the township is situate at the discretion 5 of the township commissioners. 6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. D27L73RZ/19830H0949B1089 - 2 -