1Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as 
2reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the 
3second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and 
4changing the law relating thereto," further providing for 
5filing and recording of ordinances.

6The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7hereby enacts as follows:

8Section 1. Section 1601(a) of the act of May 1, 1933
9(P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
10reenacted and amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60) and
11amended December 18, 1996 (P.L.1142, No.172), is amended to
12read:

13Section 1601. Ordinances.--(a) The board of supervisors may
14adopt ordinances in which general or specific powers of the
15township may be exercised, and, by the enactment of subsequent
16ordinances, the board of supervisors may amend, repeal or revise
17existing ordinances. All proposed ordinances, whether original,
18amended, repealed, revised, consolidated or codified, shall be
19published not more than sixty days nor less than seven days

1before passage at least once in one newspaper circulating
2generally in the township. Public notices shall include either
3the full text or a brief summary of the proposed ordinance which
4lists the provisions in reasonable detail and a reference to a
5place within the township where copies of the proposed ordinance
6may be examined.

7(a.1) If the full text is not included, a copy shall be
8supplied to the publishing newspaper when the notice is
9published, and an attested copy shall be filed within thirty
10days after enactment in the county law library or other county
11office designated by the county commissioners, who may impose a
12fee no greater than that necessary to cover the actual costs of
13storing the ordinances. Filing with the county may be completed 
14by the submission of an electronic copy of the ordinance through 
15a method available, in the sole discretion of the county, to 
16permit receipt by the office storing municipal ordinances. Upon 
17request by the township, the county shall notify the township of 
18the method by which electronic copies may be submitted. The 
19county may store the ordinance electronically, provided that the 
20public is able to access the electronically stored township 
21ordinances during regular business hours at the office or at a 
22remote location. The township shall retain a printed copy of the 
23e-mail and ordinance as transmitted. The date of such filing
24shall not affect the effective date of the ordinance, the
25validity of the process of the enactment or adoption of the
26ordinance; nor shall a failure to record within the time
27provided be deemed a defect in the process of the enactment or
28adoption of such ordinance. If substantial amendments are made
29in the proposed ordinance, before voting upon enactment, the
30board of supervisors shall at least ten days before enactment

1readvertise in one newspaper of general circulation in the
2township a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in
3reasonable detail, together with a summary of the amendments.
4Ordinances shall be recorded in the ordinance book of the
5township and are effective five days after adoption unless a
6date later than five days after adoption is stated in the
7ordinance.

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9Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.