PRINTER'S NO. 754

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 682 Session of 1995


        INTRODUCED BY MERRY, PISTELLA, D. W. SNYDER, LESCOVITZ AND
           BATTISTO, FEBRUARY 13, 1995

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 13, 1995

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 27, 1953 (P.L.244, No.34), entitled "An
     2     act relating to and regulating the contracts of incorporated
     3     towns and providing penalties," further providing for
     4     contracts.

     5     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     6  hereby enacts as follows:
     7     Section 1.  Section 2(d)(2) of the act of May 27, 1953
     8  (P.L.244, No.34), entitled "An act relating to and regulating
     9  the contracts of incorporated towns and providing penalties,"
    10  amended July 10, 1990 (P.L.392, No.93), is amended to read:
    11     Section 2.  Regulation of Contracts.--* * *
    12     (d)  The contracts or purchases made by council [involving an
    13  expenditure of over ten thousand dollars], which shall not
    14  require advertising [or], bidding or price quotations as
    15  hereinbefore provided, are as follows:
    16     * * *
    17     (2)  Those made for improvements, repairs and maintenance of
    18  any kind made or provided by any incorporated town through its
    19  own employes: Provided, That all materials used for street

     1  improvement, maintenance and/or construction in excess of [ten
     2  thousand dollars] four thousand dollars be subject to the
     3  relevant price quotation or advertising requirements contained
     4  herein.
     5     * * *
     6     Section 2.  Section 3.1(a) of the act is repealed.
     7     Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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