PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1289 PRINTER'S NO. 2556
No. 1141 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY VAN HORNE, REINARD, PETRONE, HENNESSEY, RAMOS,
WASHINGTON, MARSICO, ROSS, ARGALL, L. I. COHEN, COSTA,
STEVENSON, BUNT, WRIGHT, FICHTER, READSHAW, FREEMAN,
McILHINNEY, FARGO, STEELMAN, E. Z. TAYLOR AND BROWNE,
MARCH 29, 1999
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 26, 1999
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," further providing for real property.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1503(c) of the act of May 1, 1933
8 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code,
9 reenacted and amended November 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is
10 amended to read:
11 Section 1503. Real Property.--* * *
12 (c) The requirements of this section do not apply to
13 conveyances or leases of real property by a township to any
14 municipal corporation, the Federal Government, the Commonwealth,
15 or any institution district, school district, municipality
16 authority, county, public utility, volunteer fire company,
17 nonprofit corporation engaged in community industrial,
1 commercial or affordable housing development or reuse, volunteer
2 ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad located within the
3 township, nonprofit corporation organized as a public library,
4 nonprofit medical service corporation, nonprofit housing
5 corporation, nonprofit organizations providing community service
6 or development activities or nonprofit corporation established
7 for the preservation of historical, architectural or aesthetic
8 sites or artifacts. The exemption granted by this subsection to
9 nonprofit corporations OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS IN WHICH A <--
10 NONPROFIT CORPORATION IS A GENERAL PARTNER AND MANAGING AGENT
11 engaged in community, industrial, commercial or affordable
12 housing development or reuse shall not apply to property owned
13 and operated by the township or subcontracted or operated on the
14 behalf of the township in order to conduct existing governmental
15 functions.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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