PRINTER'S NO. 748
No. 661 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 May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," further providing for
5 intergovernmental cooperation, joint ownership and
6 maintenance.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 2205 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
10 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
11 amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended to read:
12 Section 2205. Intergovernmental Cooperation, Joint Ownership
13 and Maintenance.--[The board of supervisors may join with any
14 one or more municipal corporations, counties or school districts
15 to acquire, create, equip, maintain and operate any park or
16 recreation area to serve residents of the township under the act
17 of July 12, 1972 (P.L.762, No.180), referred to as the
18 Intergovernmental Cooperation Law.] (a) For the purpose of
1 acquiring property for, creating, equipping, operating or
2 maintaining a park, playground, playfield, gymnasium, public
3 bath, swimming pool or indoor recreation center or public
4 recreation area and similar facility or program for public use,
5 the board of supervisors may cooperate or join with any one or
6 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 township 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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