PRINTER'S NO. 2535
No. 2029 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY GLADECK, FOX, REBER, GERLACH, HECKLER, LAWLESS,
TRELLO, DeLUCA, FREEMAN, PICCOLA AND SAURMAN,
OCTOBER 21, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 21, 1991
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 the acquisition of property for parks
5 and recreation areas by right of eminent domain.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1901 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and
10 amended July 10, 1947 (P.L.1481, No.567) and amended July 2,
11 1953 (P.L.354, No.83), is amended to read:
12 Section 1901. Acquisition of Lands and Buildings.--The
13 supervisors of any township may by ordinance separately or
14 jointly designate and set apart for use as parks, playgrounds,
15 playfields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming pools, or indoor
16 recreation centers, hereinafter called public parks, recreation
17 areas and facilities, any lands or buildings, owned by such
18 township, and not dedicated or devoted to other public use. Such
19 township [may, in such manner as may be authorized or provided
1 by law for the acquisition of lands or buildings for public
2 purposes in such township, acquire lands or buildings therein
3 for any of such purposes or construct and equip new facilities
4 upon such lands or, if there be no law authorizing such
5 acquisition, the township supervisors] may acquire lands or
6 buildings for such purposes by gift or purchase or by the
7 exercise of the right of eminent domain, or may lease lands or
8 buildings in such township for temporary use for such purposes.
9 Whenever the supervisors designate or acquire any lands, with or
10 without buildings, under the provisions of this section, except
11 when the acquisition is under a lease for temporary use, they
12 may construct buildings and facilities thereon for the purposes
13 herein indicated.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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