PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1137, 1877 PRINTER'S NO. 2276
No. 1020 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY MESSRS. TADDONIO, McVERRY AND MILLER,
APRIL 24, 1979
AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 15, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of February 1, 1966 (1965 P.L.1656, No.581),
2 entitled "An act concerning boroughs, and revising, amending
3 and consolidating the law relating to boroughs," providing <--
4 for AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BOROUGHS TO OPERATE cable television <--
5 service to FOR borough inhabitants. <--
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 2471, act of February 1, 1966 (1965
9 P.L.1656, No.581), known as "The Borough Code," is amended to
10 read:
11 Section 2471. Manufacture and Purchase of Electricity.--Any
12 borough may manufacture or purchase electricity for the use of
13 the inhabitants of such borough. Any borough owning or operating
14 electric light plants may make contracts for supplying
15 electricity for commercial purposes outside the limits of such
16 borough, with the consent of the municipal and township
17 authorities. Nothing in this section shall conflict with the
18 corporate rights of any corporation empowered to supply
19 electricity in territory adjacent to such boroughs, or with the
1 rights of any other borough. No person, firm, or corporation
2 shall introduce electric current for light, heat, or power
3 purposes, without the consent of the borough authorities, into
4 the limits of any borough which is furnishing electric current
5 to the inhabitants: Provided, however, That this section shall
6 not apply to any person, firm, or corporation manufacturing
7 electricity exclusively for its own use: And provided further,
8 That before any borough shall construct an electric light plant,
9 or purchase the property of any person, copartnership, or
10 electric light company, the question of the increase of the debt
11 of such borough, for any of such purposes, shall first be
12 submitted to the qualified voters of the borough, in the manner
13 provided by law for the increase of indebtedness of municipal
14 corporations. Any borough which purchases electricity for the <--
15 use of the inhabitants of the borough may also own, operate and
16 provide cable television service to the borough inhabitants.
17 NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED SO AS TO DISALLOW ANY <--
18 BOROUGH OPERATING A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM AS OF JULY 1, 1979
19 FROM CONTINUING TO OPERATE THE SAME.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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