PRINTER'S NO. 1297

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1149 Session of 1987


        INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, CARN, KUKOVICH, WASS, TIGUE, RYBAK,
           WOGAN, J. L. WRIGHT, TRELLO, ITKIN, HASAY, YANDRISEVITS,
           CORRIGAN, BLAUM, JOHNSON, KOSINSKI, PUNT, BUNT, MORRIS, VEON,
           FISCHER, BELARDI, PETRARCA, LUCYK, BALDWIN, CIVERA, FOX,
           PETRONE, SHOWERS, MELIO, PHILLIPS, CLYMER, McHALE, HALUSKA,
           BATTISTO, ARGALL, STABACK, HERMAN, CAWLEY, D. W. SNYDER AND
           STEVENS, APRIL 27, 1987

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, APRIL 27, 1987

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 17, 1956 (1955 P.L.1609, No.537),
     2     entitled "An act to promote the welfare of the people of the
     3     Commonwealth by the reduction of unemployment in certain
     4     areas of the Commonwealth determined to be critical economic
     5     areas; providing for the establishment of industrial
     6     development projects in such areas; creating The Pennsylvania
     7     Industrial Development Authority as a body corporate and
     8     politic with power to allocate funds for and make secured
     9     loans to industrial development agencies for the payment of a
    10     part of the cost of industrial development projects in
    11     critical economic areas; authorizing the Authority to enter
    12     into agreements with the Government of the United States or
    13     any Federal agency or industrial development agency;
    14     empowering the Authority to take title to, sell, convey and
    15     lease industrial development projects where necessary to
    16     protect loans made by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development
    17     Authority on industrial development projects; providing that
    18     no debt of the Commonwealth, its municipalities or political
    19     subdivisions shall be incurred in the exercise of any powers
    20     granted by this act; and providing for the examination of the
    21     accounts and affairs of the Authority; and making an
    22     appropriation," changing the definition of "industrial
    23     development project."

    24     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    25  hereby enacts as follows:
    26     Section 1.  Section 3(i) of the act of May 17, 1956 (1955

     1  P.L.1609, No.537), known as the Pennsylvania Industrial
     2  Development Authority Act, amended June 16, 1972 (P.L.475,
     3  No.153), is amended to read:
     4     Section 3.  Definitions.--The following terms, whenever used
     5  or referred to in this act, shall have the following meanings,
     6  except in those instances where the context clearly indicates
     7  otherwise:
     8     * * *
     9     (i)  The term "industrial development project" shall mean any
    10  land, site, structure, facility or undertaking (including in the
    11  case of the garment industry, machinery and equipment)
    12  comprising or being connected with or being a part of (i) an
    13  industrial enterprise, (ii) a manufacturing enterprise, (iii) a
    14  research and development enterprise, or (iv) an agricultural
    15  enterprise, established or to be established by an industrial
    16  development agency in a critical economic area.
    17     * * *
    18     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.








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