H0104B2952A08940 MAB:CMD 06/22/18 #90 A08940
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 104
Sponsor: SENATOR WARD
Printer's No. 2952
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Section 1. Section 5612(b) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
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(d) Auditor General.--The Auditor General, through agents as
the Auditor General may select, shall perform an audit of a
municipal authority located in a county of the third class with
a population of more than 355,000 but less than 400,000,
incorporated pursuant to this chapter as a public corporation of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 15, 1942, and
organized for the purpose of providing municipal services,
principally consisting of operation of a water collection,
treatment and distribution system. The audit shall be a thorough
review of all financial information and examine the
effectiveness, economy and efficiency of the authority,
including, but not limited to, a review of billing systems,
acquisitions of other municipal authorities, contract processes
and transparency, management practices, conflicts of interest
and compliance with relevant Federal and State statutes by the
authority, its board members and its contractors. For this
purpose, the Auditor General may employ consultants, experts,
accountants or investigators as the Auditor General may deem
advisable and conduct the audit independently of any other
audits. The audit shall be concluded by December 31, 2019, and
may include recommendations on how to improve procedures and
activities to enhance economy, efficiency and effectiveness in
any areas covered by the audit.
Section 2. Section 5613(b) of Title 53 is amended to read:
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