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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 786
PRINTER'S NO. 888
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
667
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, McGARRIGLE, ARGALL, GORDNER, KILLION,
BARTOLOTTA, WHITE, YAW, VOGEL, VULAKOVICH, RESCHENTHALER,
LANGERHOLC, BREWSTER, YUDICHAK, WARD AND BLAKE, MAY 4, 2017
SENATOR McGARRIGLE, URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, AS AMENDED,
MAY 24, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991, No.385), entitled "An
act to promote elimination of blighted areas and supply
sanitary housing in areas throughout the Commonwealth; by
declaring acquisition, sound replanning and redevelopment of
such areas to be for the promotion of health, safety,
convenience and welfare; creating public bodies corporate and
politic to be known as Redevelopment Authorities; authorizing
them to engage in the elimination of blighted areas and to
plan and contract with private, corporate or governmental
redevelopers for their redevelopment; providing for the
organization of such authorities; defining and providing for
the exercise of their powers and duties, including the
acquisition of property by purchase, gift or eminent domain;
the leasing and selling of property, including borrowing
money, issuing bonds and other obligations, and giving
security therefor; restricting the interest of members and
employes of authorities; providing for notice and hearing;
supplying certain mandatory provisions to be inserted in
contracts with redevelopers; prescribing the remedies of
obligees of redevelopment authorities; conferring certain
duties upon local planning commissions, the governing bodies
of cities and counties, and on certain State officers, boards
and departments," further providing for powers of an
authority.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9 of the act of May 24, 1945 (P.L.991,
No.385), known as the Urban Redevelopment Law, is amended by
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adding subsections to read:
Section 9. Powers of an Authority.--An Authority shall
constitute a public body, corporate and politic, exercising
public powers of the Commonwealth as an agency thereof, which
powers shall include all powers necessary or appropriate to
carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this
act, including the following powers in addition to those herein
otherwise granted:
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(cc) To accept the transfer of real property of the county
held by the tax claim bureau, as trustee for the county, in a
repository for unsold property under section 626 of the act of
July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax
Sale Law.
(DD) TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY OF A
MUNICIPALITY PURCHASED BY THE MUNICIPALITY UNDER SECTION 29 OF
THE ACT OF MAY 16, 1923 (P.L.207, NO.153), REFERRED TO AS THE
MUNICIPAL CLAIM AND TAX LIEN LAW.
(EE) TO ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY HELD BY A CITY
OF THE SECOND CLASS AS AGENT FOR TAXING BODIES HAVING CLAIMS
AGAINST THE PROPERTY UNDER SECTION 401 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 11,
1984 (P.L.876, NO.171), KNOWN AS THE SECOND CLASS CITY
TREASURER'S SALE AND COLLECTION ACT.
(dd) (FF) To accept donations of real property and
extinguish delinquent claims for taxes as to the real property
as specified under section 5.1 of the act of May 16, 1923
(P.L.207, No.153), referred to as the Municipal Claim and Tax
Lien Law, and section 303 of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law. For
the purposes of this subsection, an authority shall have all
rights and obligations of a municipality under section 5.1 of
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the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law and a local taxing district
under section 303 of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law.
(ee) (GG) To accept the remittance or dedication of a
portion of real property taxes collected in accordance with the
laws of this Commonwealth on real property conveyed by an
authority if the remittance or dedication is authorized by the
taxing jurisdiction. An authority shall allocate tax revenues
collected under this subsection beginning in the first taxable
year after the date of conveyance and for five taxable years
thereafter. The tax revenue allocated under this subsection may
not exceed a maximum of 50% of the aggregate property tax
revenues generated by the real property. The remittance or
dedication of real property taxes shall include the real
property taxes of a school district if the school district
enters into an agreement with the authority for the remittance
or dedication.
Section 2. All acts or parts of acts are repealed insofar as
they are inconsistent with the addition of section 9(cc), (dd)
and (ee), (EE), (FF) AND (GG) of the act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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