PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1977 PRINTER'S NO. 2053
No. 1584 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY MANDERINO, IRVIS, RAPPAPORT, DOMBROWSKI, WARGO,
ALDERETTE, PETRARCA, D. R. WRIGHT, PISTELLA, ITKIN, SHOWERS,
STUBAN, STEIGHNER, JAROLIN, MORRIS, SALOOM, CAPPABIANCA,
PRATT, CLARK, COLAFELLA, BELFANTI, DeWEESE, COHEN,
AFFLERBACH, WAMBACH, FREEMAN, OLASZ, McHALE, KOWALYSHYN,
RYBAK, PRESTON, BATTISTO, MICHLOVIC, KASUNIC, BURNS, FREIND,
LLOYD, HALUSKA, BALDWIN AND DeLUCA, OCTOBER 12, 1983
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 25, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164),
2 entitled, "A supplement to the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
3 No.175), entitled 'An act providing for and reorganizing the
4 conduct of the executive and administrative work of the
5 Commonwealth by the Executive Department thereof and the
6 administrative departments, boards, commissions, and officers
7 thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal
8 Schools, or Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating,
9 reorganizing or authorizing the reorganization of certain
10 administrative departments, boards, and commissions; defining
11 the powers and duties of the Governor and other executive and
12 administrative officers, and of the several administrative
13 departments, boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the
14 salaries of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain
15 other executive and administrative officers; providing for
16 the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of
17 all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain
18 departments, boards, and commissions; and prescribing the
19 manner in which the number and compensation of the deputies
20 and all other assistants and employes of certain departments,
21 boards and commissions shall be determined,' implementing the
22 addition of section 4.1 to Article IV of the Constitution of
23 Pennsylvania; establishing the Office of Attorney General
24 elected by the citizens and setting forth powers and duties
25 of the Attorney General; creating an Office of General
26 Counsel and providing for legal services for Commonwealth
27 agencies; transferring, reorganizing or reconstituting
28 certain boards, commissions and agencies; placing certain
1 duties upon the courts and district attorneys; repealing
2 certain acts and parts of acts and making appropriations,"
3 requiring the Attorney General to perform all legal services
4 required for issuance of all State general obligation bonds
5 or notes or other bonds and notes.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 204 of the act of October 15, 1980
9 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, is
10 amended by adding a subsection to read:
11 Section 204. Legal advice and civil matters.
12 * * *
13 (g) Bonds and notes.--
14 (1) The Attorney General shall perform any and all legal
15 services required with respect to the issuance of all general
16 obligation bonds and notes and all other bonds and notes of
17 the Commonwealth which are issued by the Commonwealth or any
18 of its agencies, authorities or, except as provided in
19 paragraph (3), commissions which legal services shall be
20 performed by one or more salaried assistant attorneys.
21 (2) The Attorney General may, during the initial <--
22 implementation of this function, hire, at his discretion,
23 such outside counsel as the Attorney General deems necessary.
24 Thereafter the Attorney General may, when such services are
25 absolutely necessary to protect the public interest, contract
26 with outside bond counsel for certain services.
27 (2) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY, WHEN SUCH SERVICES ARE <--
28 NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST, CONTRACT WITH
29 OUTSIDE BOND COUNSEL FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.
30 (3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not
31 apply to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
32 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
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1 Section 501.1. Specific transfer of certain powers and duties
2 to the Attorney General.
3 The powers and duties of the Department of Community Affairs
4 as set forth in sections 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808,
5 809 and 810 of the act of July 12, 1972 (P.L.781, No.185), known
6 as the "Local Government Unit Debt Act," are hereby transferred
7 to and shall be exercised by the Office of Attorney General.
8 Section 3. Article VIII of the act of July 12, 1972
9 (P.L.781, No.185), known as the Local Government Unit Debt Act,
10 is repealed insofar as it is inconsistent with the provisions of
11 section 2 of this amendatory act.
12 Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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