PRINTER'S NO. 2433
No. 1969 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY STEWART, BITTINGER, STUBAN, C. GEORGE, SCHEAFFER,
LETTERMAN, FEE, DeWEESE, D. R. WRIGHT, MOWERY, W. W. FOSTER,
HALVERSON, KOWALYSHYN, REED, RENWICK, YAHNER, PETRARCA,
FISCHER AND O'CONNELL, DECEMBER 12, 1977
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS,
DECEMBER 12, 1977
AN ACT
1 Providing for a referendum on the question of municipalities
2 participating in the National Flood Insurance Program.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. (a) At the municipal or general election held
6 more than 90 days after enactment of this act, there shall be a
7 referendum in each county having flood prone areas regarding
8 participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
9 (b) The question shall be presented in substantially the
10 following form:
11 Shall (name of the city, borough, incorporated town or
12 township) participate in the National Flood Insurance Program?
13 (c) If a majority of the electors voting on the question
14 vote "yes", the municipal corporation shall implement the
15 National Flood Insurance Program.
16 (d) If a majority of the electors voting on the question
1 vote "no", or if there is a tie vote, the question shall fail
2 and the municipal corporation shall not be required to
3 participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, however,
4 the negative vote notwithstanding, the municipal corporation
5 may, by ordinance or resolution, become a participant or
6 continue participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
7 Section 2. The Department of Community Affairs shall
8 forthwith send copies of the Federal map which identifies flood
9 prone areas to the board of commissioners of each county. The
10 map shall also be available to all municipal corporations and
11 persons who request copies.
12 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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