PRINTER'S NO. 3391
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2276
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, CHARLTON, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
HARPER AND WATSON, APRIL 18, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 18, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 10, 1987 (P.L.246, No.47), entitled "An
act empowering the Department of Community and Economic
Development to assist municipalities in avoiding financial
distress; declare certain municipalities as financially
distressed; providing for the restructuring of debt of
financially distressed municipalities; limiting the ability
of financially distressed municipalities to obtain government
funding; authorizing municipalities to participate in Federal
debt adjustment actions and bankruptcy actions under certain
circumstances; authorizing certain taxes; and providing for
the disincorporation of municipalities and the establishment
of unincorporated service districts," in Early Intervention
Program, further providing for definitions, for program
objectives and for authorization; in municipal financial
distress, further providing for limitation of status; and
making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The heading of Chapter 1-A of the act of July 10,
1987 (P.L.246, No.47), known as the Municipalities Financial
Recovery Act, is amended to read:
CHAPTER 1-A
[EARLY INTERVENTION] STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROGRAM
Section 2. The definition of "program" in section 101-A of
the act is amended to read:
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