SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1289, 2556 PRINTER'S NO. 3444
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, BROWNE AND STURLA, MARCH 29, 1999
SENATOR GERLACH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, MAY 1, 2000
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,
1 nonprofit corporation engaged in community industrial, 2 commercial or affordable housing development or reuse, volunteer <-- 3 ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad located within the 4 township, nonprofit corporation organized as a public library, 5 nonprofit medical service corporation, nonprofit housing 6 corporation, nonprofit organizations providing community service 7 or development activities or nonprofit corporation established 8 for the preservation of historical, architectural or aesthetic 9 sites or artifacts. The exemption granted by this subsection to <-- 10 nonprofit corporations or limited partnerships in which a 11 nonprofit corporation is a general partner and managing agent 12 engaged in community, industrial, commercial or affordable 13 housing development or reuse shall not apply to property owned 14 and operated by the township or subcontracted or operated on the 15 behalf of the township in order to conduct existing governmental 16 functions. SUCH CONVEYANCES OR LEASES SHALL BE AT THE SOLE <-- 17 DISCRETION OF THE TOWNSHIP. 18 * * * 19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A25L73JLW/19990H1141B3444 - 2 -