PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 147, 688, PRINTER'S NO. 2450
1790, 1920
No. 142 Session of 1975
Report of the Committee of Conference
To the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate:
We, the undersigned, Committee of Conference on the part of
the House of Representatives and Senate for the purpose of
considering House Bill No. 142, entitled:
"An act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69),
entitled 'An act concerning townships of the second class; and
amending, revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
thereto,' providing for appropriations for building hospitals,"
respectfully submit the following bill as our report:
AUSTIN J. MURPHY
QUENTIN R. ORLANDO
JOHN STAUFFER
(Committee on the part of the House of Representatives.)
JOSEPH A. PETRARCA
JAMES J. MANDERINO
CHARLES F. MEBUS
(Committee on the part of the Senate.)
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
2 act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
3 revising, consolidating, and changing the law relating
4 thereto," providing for appropriations for building
5 hospitals.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 702, act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69),
9 known as "The Second Class Township Code," reenacted and amended
10 July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567), and amended May 24, 1951
11 (P.L.370, No.85), is amended by adding a clause to read:
12 Section 702. Supervisors to Exercise Powers.--The corporate
13 powers of townships of the second class shall be exercised by
14 the township supervisors. Where no specific authority is given
15 for the expenditures incident to the exercise of any power
16 hereinafter conferred, or where no specific fund is designated
17 from which such expenditures shall be made, appropriations for
18 such expenditures shall be made only from the general township
19 fund. In addition to the duties imposed upon them by section 516
20 hereof, they shall have power--
21 * * *
22 LXVIII. Building Hospitals.--To appropriate not exceeding
23 one dollar ($1) per township resident per year toward the
24 maintenance and/or support of any medical center or hospital
25 building and further appropriate from such funds toward the
26 purchase and/or erection of medical or hospital facilities.
27 Where the total cost of such purchase or erection exceeds one
28 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), it will necessitate
29 approval by the appropriate health planning agency. The number
30 of residents shall be determined from the latest decennial
1 Federal Census.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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