PRINTER'S NO. 186
No. 166 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY BARD, HERMAN, BUNT, CREIGHTON, READSHAW, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BARRAR, BELARDI, BELFANTI, CAPPELLI, DAILEY, EACHUS,
GEORGE, GODSHALL, HENNESSEY, LEACH, MELIO, O'NEILL, PETRI,
SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, TANGRETTI, THOMAS,
WATSON, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 10, 2003
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2003
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the incurring of indebtedness, with the approval of
2 the electors, of $150,000,000 to provide additional funding
3 for the preservation of land for open space uses and for the
4 mitigation of flood hazards.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Referendum.
8 The question of incurring indebtedness of $150,000,000 to
9 provide additional funding for the preservation of land for open
10 space uses and for the mitigation of flood hazards shall be
11 submitted to the electors at the next primary, municipal or
12 general election following the effective date of this act.
13 Section 2. Certification.
14 The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall forthwith certify the
15 question to the county boards of election.
16 Section 3. Form of question.
17 The question shall be in substantially the following form:
1 Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the
2 Commonwealth of $150,000,000 to provide funding for the
3 preservation of land for open space uses and for the
4 mitigation of flood hazards?
5 Section 4. Conduct of referendum.
6 The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of
7 June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
8 Election Code, except that the time limits for advertisement of
9 notice of the election may be waived as to the question.
10 Section 5. Use of bond proceeds.
11 Proceeds of borrowing shall be used to provide funding to
12 preservation of land for open space uses and for the mitigation
13 of flood hazards to promote the purposes of the act of January
14 19, 1968 (1967 P.L.992, No.442), entitled, as amended, "An act
15 authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the local
16 government units thereof to preserve, acquire or hold land for
17 open space uses" and the act of , 2003 (P.L. , No.
18 ), known as the Flood Hazard Mitigation Act.
19 Section 6. Effective date.
20 This act shall take effect immediately.
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