incorporated under this chapter shall be a body corporate and
politic and shall be for the purposes of financing working
capital; acquiring, holding, constructing, financing, improving,
maintaining and operating, owning or leasing, either in the
capacity of lessor or lessee, projects of the following kind and
character and providing financing for insurance reserves:
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(19) Only in the case of an authority authorized under
section 5606.1 (relating to public safety authorities),
public safety projects.
(b) Limitations.--This section is subject to the following
limitations:
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(2) The purpose and intent of this chapter being to
benefit the people of the Commonwealth by, among other
things, increasing their commerce, health, safety and
prosperity and not to unnecessarily burden or interfere with
existing business by the establishment of competitive
enterprises, none of the powers granted by this chapter shall
be exercised in the construction, financing, improvement,
maintenance, extension or operation of any project or
projects or providing financing for insurance reserves which
in whole or in part shall duplicate or compete with existing
enterprises serving substantially the same purposes. This
limitation shall not apply to the exercise of the powers
granted under this section:
(i) for facilities and equipment for the collection,
removal or disposal of ashes, garbage, rubbish and other
refuse materials by incineration, landfill or other
methods if each municipality organizing or intending to
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